Civil Disobedience

Salon: A band of gold 2008-05-17

... were married, with our daughter as witness, at San Francisco's City Hall, in the great Valentine's Day uprising of affirmative civil disobedience .

Weekend America: Not So Bezerkeley After All 2008-05-17

It turns out that Berkeley, known more for its "innovations" in civil disobedience , is also an innovator in law enforcement. Exhibit A: The lie detector.

ZNet: Frances Fox Piven's "Challenging Authority" 2008-05-16

It came to a head in the mid-1960s in the form of civil disobedience . It began in the South, spread across the country, resulted in harsh police crackdown ...

Newindpress: Measures to streamline PDS 2008-05-16

The move comes following a civil disobedience agitation by CPM-led slum-dwellers and BPL card-holders in front of the collectorate here.

RTT News: Hizbollah Promises Calm On Reversal Of Two Decisions 2008-05-16

... the government reversed these two decrees on Wednesday and Kassem's comments may signal the end of Hizbollah's civil disobedience movement.

The National: Sunnis in Lebanon could back al Qa"eda 2008-05-16

... spurred Hizbollah and its opposition allies to mount a campaign of civil disobedience through blocking roads and blockading Beirut airport.

Center for Research on Globalization: "Challenging Authority" : The Role of Social Movements 2008-05-15

It came to a head in the mid-1960s in the form of civil disobedience . It began in the South, spread across the country, resulted in harsh police crackdown ...

Center for Research on Globalization: Senate Moves Forward on Orwellian "Violent Radicalization ... 2008-05-15

... effectively criminalizing civil disobedience and non-violent direct action by developing policies for "prevention, disruption and mitigation.

Center for Research on Globalization: Senate Moves Forward on Orwellian "Violent Radicalization ... 2008-05-15

... effectively criminalizing civil disobedience and non-violent direct action by developing policies for "prevention, disruption and mitigation.

Earthtimes (press release): Hezbollah ready for dialogue as normality returns to Beirut - Summary 2008-05-15

This was one of Hezbollahs's main conditions before it would put an end to the civil disobedience and open all roads in the capital and its outskirts.

The News-Press: Instant Editorial: Builder"s civil disobedience foolish 2008-05-15

A Cape Coral builder"s civil disobedience over the city"s sign ordinance is another indication of how desperate many sellers are to unload their homes.

Ya Libnan: Today in Lebanon : A brief outline 2008-05-15

11:35 Former MP Ghattas Khoury to LBC: The ideas proposed by the Arab Ministerial Commission end the civil disobedience , return the dialogue to ...

Alsumaria: Lebanon: Tension lowers as government reverses decisions 2008-05-15

... out that it constitutes the first step towards putting an end to civil disobedience in the country including lifting barrages from the airport"s road.

Middle East Online: 'Untouchable' Hezbollah emerges victorious 2008-05-15

Although the opposition withdrew at the weekend after the army moved in, it refused to lift its blockade on Beirut airport and end a civil disobedience ...

Middle East Times: What the Arab papers said on May 15: 2008-05-15

The cancellation of the decisions will be met with the opposition's end to its " civil disobedience " campaign by removing the roadblocks and reopening ...

Taiwan Journal: The slow progress of engagement 2008-05-15

This was the product of a different tradition that privileges the vigorous presentation of views through demonstrations, civil disobedience and bursts ...

WNBC: Sean Bell Rally Held Near Madison Square Garden; No Arrests 2008-05-15

... around Manhattan and Brooklyn ended with 200 arrests. Rev. Al Sharpton, who organized the protests, has vowed a series of civil disobedience over the case.

Buffalo News: Take this dispute to court 2008-05-15

Horne"s supporters have announced that they plan to call upon the noble American tradition of civil disobedience to press their case.

A1plus: THREATENING THROUGH DISOBEDIENCE 2008-05-15

... that they had a round table talk with the President and an open discussion of the problem, otherwise they threatened to launch a civil disobedience .

Alalam News Network: Calls Grow for Siniora to Resign 2008-05-15

He stressed the opposition abandoned civil disobedience after the government decided to scrap the anti-Hezbollah measures. Wahab also said holding snap ...

The Lookout News: Treesavers Loses Appeal, City Set to Remove Ficus Trees 2008-05-15

Treesavers, which has threatened to engage in acts of civil disobedience , says the group does not oppose the overall project, only the removal of the trees.

Naharnet: Berri Hints at Calling Off Civil Disobedience 2008-05-15

... it was revoking its decisions and was willing to resume dialogue will be exchanged for calling off the civil disobedience from our side," Berri said.

Al-Arabiya: Arab League mission expected to conclude a deal 2008-05-15

... who is close to the group, were two of Hezbollah's demands to lift its campaign of civil disobedience , including barricades on the airport road.

Reuters South Africa: Arab mediators expected to seal Beirut deal 2008-05-15

Hezbollah, which leads an alliance of opposition factions, also demanded the ruling coalition agree to talks as a condition for ending a civil disobedience ...

Socialist Worker Online: The unfinished struggle 2008-05-15

The idea was to also organize mass civil disobedience --blocking traffic, shutting down government buildings--until the Congress or the president created ...

The News-Press: Builder defies Cape Coral sign rule with bluster 2008-05-15

Mike Rubinski ultimately was fined $100 for violating the city's sign ordinance, but was warned if he continues his civil disobedience , he could wind up ...

Pasadena Weekly: Point made 2008-05-15

... of a controversial China-themed Rose Parade float was punishment enough for his act of civil disobedience , a Pasadena Superior Court judge ruled Friday.

Alalam News Network: Anti-Hezbollah Measures Revoked 2008-05-15

But it met one of the opposition's two conditions for ending its civil disobedience campaign, including roadblocks around Beirut.

New York Times: Lebanon Reverses Decisions That Prompted Violence 2008-05-15

But it was too early to tell if the government"s announcement would persuade Hezbollah to end its í civil disobedience ì campaign, which has included blocking ...

Aljazeera.net: Lebanon cabinet cancels crackdown 2008-05-15

It has also pledged to end its civil disobedience . But he said Wednesday's climbdown by the government also indicated that the balance of power in Leb ...

GMA news.tv: Group mulls boycott on payment of Meralco bills 2008-05-14

MANILA, Philippines - An anti-crime and corruption group on Wednesday warned of a possible civil disobedience against Manila Electric Corporation if ...

RedOrbit: Writer Criticizes Hezbollah, Urges "Arab or International" Force ... 2008-05-14

It proclaimed civil disobedience and lost. It is losing as it burns the roads and closes the airport. It bore arms and besieged homes and is losing.

China Post: Clashes in Lebanon as army deploys in capital 2008-05-12

... the road to Beirut's sole civilian airport was shut for the fifth straight day, reflecting a continuing civil disobedience campaign by the opposition.

Green Left Weekly: United States: Innocent Black man"s murderers walk free and ... 2008-05-11

... the foil to the heroic civil rights movement of the early "60s, where African Americans conducted nonviolent civil disobedience for the right to vote.

Africasia: Fighting in north Lebanon as opposition ends Beirut takeover 2008-05-11

But lawmaker Ali Hassan Khalil of Hezbollah's Shiite ally Amal said the opposition would still keep up its campaign of civil disobedience against ...

PRESS TV: Tripoli tense despite calm in Beirut 2008-05-11

But lawmaker Ali Hassan Khalil of Hezbollah's ally Amal said the opposition would maintain a civil disobedience campaign against the government.

Washington Post: Lebanon Struggles to Defuse Crisis 2008-05-11

... turned into a massive show of civil disobedience , accompanied by the closure of major roads, including all roads to the city's international airport.

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Civil disobedience & dimwits 2008-05-11

By L. Brent Bozell III Air America Radio may have tried and failed to use washed-up comedians like Janeane Garofalo and Al Franken to make liberal talk ...

Austin American-Statesman: Hezbollah pulls back in Beirut 2008-05-11

... acts of " civil disobedience ," which include blocking off the city's main airport, a move that has halted flights coming in and departing the country.

CTV.ca: Hezbollah fighters withdraw from streets in Beirut 2008-05-11

Prime Minister Fuad Saniora said the Shiite militant group must give up its weapons, but the group said that a " civil disobedience " campaign will continue ...

Trading Markets (press release): Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, May 11 2008-05-11

However, it maintained that it will peruse civil disobedience until its demands are achieved. (Lebanon-Opposition) - - - - COLOMBO -- The Sri Lank ...

New York Times: Partners, in Pursuit of a Marriage License 2008-05-10

Their act of civil disobedience , along with a series of 17000 household mailings Mr. Pinello paid for with $25000 from his savings, was solely intended ...

Guerrilla News Network: Native News Roundup 2008-05-10

... court order to stay away from any protests or acts of civil disobedience following his involvement in the National Day of Action protests last June.