civil disobedience

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Women's Lives in the Victorian Era ~ The Change was Inevidible

celticeagle @celticeagle (189957) • Boise, Idaho 11 Feb

The 'Victorian Era' was from June 1837 and January of 1901. During that time women were treated as if they had no brains and had no rights. About 1850 many women began to challenge social norms. One of those women was the 7th...

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Did I "do the right thing"?

The Horse @TheHorse (238356) • Walnut Creek, California 30 Oct 20

Yesterday, I took a short cycle (about a mile). I just wanted to loosen up the old bones. At the entrance to the bike path, I saw the word POLICE, written in kids' sidewalk chalk. Looking more closely, I saw that someone had...

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Movie Review Suffragette

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 14 Apr 18

2015 – Spoiler alerts . A fictional drama set against the backdrop of real historic events at the height of the British women’s struggle for the right to vote in political elections, alongside men. Largely ignored and ridiculed...

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Did students at that South Carolina High School choose education over racial division? Good for them!

The Horse @TheHorse (238356) • Walnut Creek, California 31 Oct 15

I read today that between 100 and 150 students at that South Carolina High school walked out of classes for about ten minutes yesterday to protest the firing of the "school resource officer" who was videotaped trying to escort a...

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The only scientifically significant poll taken of the Occupy Movement says a lot

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 19 Oct 11

With all the talk about what the Occupy movement is really all about, and where the rank and file participants fall on specific issues, there has only been one scientifically significant poll taken... and it's pretty...

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Occupy Wall Street on September 17!

dragon54u @dragon54u (31633) • United States 16 Sep 11

I'm not sure who is backing this but there is a call for 20,000 people to camp out for months on Wall Street. I guess the idea is to shut it down, I'm not sure from their website. They say they want to return control of the U.S....

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mass deomonstrations

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shut down wall street

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Man Attacks Beer & Looters to follow

3SnuggleBunnies @3SnuggleBunnies (16374) • United States 15 Jan 11

When I saw this headline hit my FB account I was surprised at the man who said the beer was "poisoning" his community would attack a shipment of beer. Seriously, there are bigger issues at hand there (and everywhere) that "poison"...

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Help Disability Rights Activist Pay their Civil Disobedience Fees!

cripfemme @cripfemme (7698) • United States 18 May 09

Please Note: I was arrested twice myself and would do it again in a moment to help secure freedom for people with disabilities who need home care, like me. It was my 24th and 25th arrest. Any amount even $5 is helpful. ear...

Do you believe in civil disobedience?

katran @katran (585) • United States 18 Dec 08

I just thought of this, because I was participating in a discussion where a lot of people seemed to be of the mindset that you should follow the law unconditionally, even if you think the law is infringing upon your rights. If you...

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I May Go to Jail Tomorrow...

cripfemme @cripfemme (7698) • United States 14 Sep 08

But not for anything bad (don't worry) and not for very long either (they never keep people with care needs very long; too messy for them). I just might choose to go to jail for justice like Martin Luther King, for the 24th time...

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Bombing Abortion Clinics... Bad; Bombing Police, US Military and Courthouses..OK

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 16 Jun 08

Obama supporters are (once again) falling over themselves to excuse, explain away, or simply shrug off their candidate's questionable judgement and associations. The relationship between Barack Obama, William Ayers and...

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Civil disobedience

jep_toyo @jep_toyo (1606) • Philippines 7 Feb 07

When is it justifiable for protesters and activists to break the law for the sake of their cause?

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Do we have a duty to obey unjust laws?

beautifulceiling @beautifulceiling (1300) • United States 24 Jan 07

Are laws inherently just? If not, do we have the responsibility to obey them anyway? If not, how do we know when we should and when we shouldn't?

civil disobedience

justice

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Has anyone here been arrested for civil disobedience? Do you regret it?

cripfemme @cripfemme (7698) • United States 17 Dec 06

I have; I went to jail 13 times for disability rights in favor of community based services and against euthanasia. I have also gone jail numerous times for peace issues, including getting arrested for protesting at the School of...

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