198 Effective Methods of Nonviolent Resistance (marching is only one of them)

On August 17, 2017November 15, 2017 By Clear Blue Sky Out WestIn * Key POLITICAL posts - general, Non-violent peaceful resistance, Oligarchy, corporatism and / or plutocracy, Positive, solutions, Wealth inequality / income inequalityLeave a comment

Martin Luther King, Jr. said that nonviolence is the most powerful weapon on earth. Gene Sharp agrees. Sharp (who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize) developed a list of 198 Methods of non-violent resistance and wrote books describing how to deploy them successfully. As you'll see in the video below, Sharp's proven …

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Eerie echoes of fascism: Police chanted “Whose street? Our street!” in a celebratory manner after kettling and arresting protesters in St. Louis

On August 16, 2017November 15, 2017 By Clear Blue Sky Out WestIn Black lives matter, Fascism, Police, racial injustice, RacismLeave a comment

Article from the Guardian here: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/18/hundreds-of-police-officers-in-st-louis-chant-after-breaking-up-protests?CMP=fb_gu

25 YEARS

On August 16, 2017November 15, 2017 By Clear Blue Sky Out WestIn racial injustice, RacismLeave a comment

Yet another white officer was just acquitted in the killing of a black man. This time the killing occurred in St. Louis, Missouri. The incident happened near the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson where, in 2014, another black man was killed by a white policeman. (That officer was also acquitted). I have a question. Before …

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