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Many who practice civil disobedience do so out of religious faith, and there has been evidence that clergy often participate in or lead actions of civil disobedience. Notable examples include Dorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement, Philip Berrigan, a one-time Catholic priest, and his brother Daniel Berrigan, a Jesuit priest ...
Civil disobedience is the active, and professed refusal of a citizen to obey certain laws, ... (For example, they might refuse to swear allegiance to the king, and ...
Nonviolent resistance, or nonviolent action, sometimes called civil resistance, is the practice of achieving goals such as social change through symbolic protests, civil disobedience, economic or political noncooperation, satyagraha, constructive program, or other methods, while refraining from violence and the threat of violence. [1]
For example, “(universities) can say protesters cannot use a megaphone at 2 a.m. on campus property,” Thacher said. ... “Civil disobedience is a public, nonviolent, ...
Pages in category "Civil disobedience in the United States" The following 57 pages are in this category, out of 57 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
At the time, he said, the main acts of civil disobedience were calls for “divestments from South Africa, and occupying buildings, as well as pitching tents, was one of the techniques.”
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Research has identified variations in attitudes to a range of issues across generations.