1. 350seattle.org

    Here are three reasons why: 1. Direct action shines a spotlight on an injustice, making it much harder for authorities to ignore. As Martin Luther King Jr., wrote in his Letter from a Birmingham Jail: "We who engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface hidden tension that is already alive ...
  2. globalcitizen.org

    Direct action can be defined as a politically motivated action that involves physical presence, or putting your body on the line — attending a protest, blocking a road, confronting a powerful person, disrupting events, and even obstructing fossil fuel infrastructure to directly stop greenhouse gas emissions.
  3. earthisland.org

    But direct action is something that is easier to describe through the sensations and stories that accompany it than through technical explanations. In a most bare-bones definition, using direct action means recognizing what efforts we - as individuals or affinity groups - can take which will result in achieving our goals without awaiting ...
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  5. en.wikipedia.org

    Direct action is a term for economic and political behavior in which participants use agency—for example economic or physical power—to achieve their goals. The aim of direct action is to either obstruct a certain practice (such as a government's laws or actions) or to solve perceived problems (such as social inequality). ...
  6. Direct action can be used to sustain interest in a campaign. It is a dramatic reminder that the problem has not gone away. Direct action can serve as a milepost - the early anti- nuclear movement marked time by Seabrook occupations - or it may commemorate an outrage that should not be forgotten, such as the fifth anniversary of the Exxon ...
  7. greenpeace.org

    The modern environmental movement emerged, not because we possessed the logic, but because we told a more truthful story with non-violent direct action. The world's people responded not to facts, but to images of destruction and bravery. The moral truth became manifest through narrative, and this is one purpose of non-violent direct action.
  8. activisthandbook.org

    Mar 3, 2023Direct action is a form of protest in which those taking part seek to achieve their goals through direct, often physical, action, rather than through negotiation or discussion. Direct action can take many different forms, from occupying buildings or blocking roads, to more disruptive actions such as property damage or violence.
  9. nwprogressive.org

    Today is Mar­tin Luther King Jr. Day, and like we do every year in hon­or of Dr. King's mem­o­ry, I'm post­ing an excerpt from his Let­ter From Birm­ing­ham Jail.. In these pas­sages, Dr. King makes the case for the val­ue of direct action (cit­ing the exam­ples of sit-ins, march­es, and so forth) to his audi­ence, explain­ing that non­vi­o­lent direct action sets the ...
  10. kansascitydefender.com

    Direct action, like walkouts, sends a clear, unequivocal message: We are not requesting change; we are demanding it. It shows those in power that we are serious, that we are not willing to be placated with empty promises or meaningless platitudes. A walkout demonstrates our collective strength. It's an assertion of our fundamental human ...
  11. blackrosefed.org

    And also finding empty bank-owned homes and moving homeless families into them. So one of the things is that it is a very direct thing, it uses direct action. What is direct action, and why does it end up being so important as a kernel for movements like this? Noam Chomsky: Direct action carries the message forward in a very dramatic fashion.
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