Sentences with phrase «through civil disobedience»

Kennerly writes that «the 10 AM rule is typically enforced through civil disobedience to earlier times.

They can take action through civil disobedience,» says Brune.

In 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to end racial segregation and discrimination through civil disobedience and other nonviolent means.

Pope Pius XII did not demand that people rise up in violence to stop the Nazis, yet many regard him as a hero because he and the Church were able to save 800,000 Jews through civil disobedience and cultural resistance.

Brooks defended the group's peaceful protest and said: «It is a personal witness against war and for a more peaceful world, and it is the way many things are changed, through direct action and through civil disobedience.»

Not exact matches

But the tactic of trying to hit forestry companies through their customers, of seeking out and winning international attention and the War in the Woods» successful use of civil disobedience became a model for environmentalists around the world.

«Civil Disobedience» has been criticized as naïve, but this «bible of protesting minorities» profoundly influenced both Mohandas Gandhi and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and, through them, both Indian independence and the U.S. civil rights moveCivil Disobedience» has been criticized as naïve, but this «bible of protesting minorities» profoundly influenced both Mohandas Gandhi and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and, through them, both Indian independence and the U.S. civil rights movecivil rights movement.

In her 1972 work Crises of the Republic: Lying in Politics; Civil Disobedience; On Violence; Thoughts on Politics and Revolution, Arendt points out that the rise of state violence is frequently connected to a decrease in substantive power as regimes mistakenly believe they can retain real control through violent measures (CR 184).

The whole idea here is «perseverance through patience»: Richard and Mildred are strong and in love from frame one through to the very end, and though the threat they feel is pervasive, they fight it with the civil disobedience of... eating dinner as a family.

Disobedience Archive (The Parliament) is a user's guide to the geography of civil disobedience, from Italy 1977's social struggles to global protests, through to the current insurrections in the Middle East and theDisobedience Archive (The Parliament) is a user's guide to the geography of civil disobedience, from Italy 1977's social struggles to global protests, through to the current insurrections in the Middle East and thedisobedience, from Italy 1977's social struggles to global protests, through to the current insurrections in the Middle East and the Arab world.

Through large - scale civil disobedience projects, augmented reality mobile apps, and an ongoing studio practice, Seiler's work questions the monopoly of consumer media on our shared public spaces while creating new opportunities for public communications.

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Alfredo Scaroina: «Reclaimed Matter» and «David Graeve: Civil Disobedience to Direct Action,» through Aug. 23; Deborah Colton Gallery, 2445 North Blvd.; 713-869-5151, deboracoltongallery.com.

The exhibition — whose themes echo the expansive humanitarian interests of the Menil Collection's founders — aims to create a platform for international dialogue on the issues of human rights, compassion, civil disobedience and progress through non-violence.

The undeniable truth is that the moral / ethical obligation is for all of the most fortunate to lead the rapid increase of awareness and understanding of the corrections required for the future of humanity and lead by example (discrediting and correcting «legal developments» when developed Laws and their enforcement are unethical / harmful, including exposing the awareness of unethical legal developments by disobeying through «civil disobedience»).

Victories were seen on four continents: in Bolivia a draconian response to protestors embarrassed the government, causing them to drop plans to build a road through Tipnis, an indigenous Amazonian reserve; in Myanmar, a nation not known for bowing to public demands, large protests pushed the government to cancel a massive Chinese hydroelectric project; in Borneo a three - year struggle to stop the construction of a coal plant on the coast of the Coral Triangle ended in victory for activists; in Britain plans to privatize forests created such a public outcry that the government not only pulled back but also apologized; and in the U.S. civil disobedience and massive marches pressured the Obama Administration to delay a decision on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, which would bring tar sands from Canada to a global market.

At CREDO, we will do everything in our power to resist this pipeline — including risking arrest through peaceful civil disobedience.

First, why is it called extremism when you try to «intimidate» companies into making policy decisions you prefer, when that intimidation is done through protest, campaigning and civil disobedience, when the grand old tradition of political lobbying and corporate campaign contributions essential does the same thing?