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Encyclopedia > Civil and social disobedience
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Civil and social disobedience is the practice of the Disobbedienti, an anti-capitalist movement in Italy, which grew out of the "Tute Bianche" or "White Overalls" movement, known in the United Kingdom as the WOMBLES (White Overall Movement Building Libertarian Expression) and in New York City as Ya Basta. The White Overalls principle, inspired by the EZLN and Zapatista-solidarity groups, consisted of covering one's body in padding and wearing helmets to deflect the blows of police, and going on marches or demonstrations while wearing easily-recognizable white or yellow overalls. This practice came to be associated with civil disobedience during the International Monetary Fund and World Bank protests in Prague, Czech Republic, on September 26, 2000, in which those who offered symbolic physical resistance by crossing police lines while covered in padding joined the yellow line, which was associated with civil disobedience. Currently, civil and social disobedience includes the creation of autonomous squatted social centers and political activism for migration rights. See anti-globalization movement. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... It has been suggested that Civil and social disobedience be merged into this article or section. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Disobbedienti are those who practice Civil and social disobedience, a philosophy growing out of the militant Italian social movement Tute Bianche, which literally means, White Overalls. This philosophy includes the occupation and creation of squatted selfmanaged Social centers, anti-sexist organizing, activism for migration rights and political asylum rights... The Disobbedienti are those who practice Civil and social disobedience, a philosophy growing out of the militant Italian social movement Tute Bianche, which literally means, White Overalls. This philosophy includes the occupation and creation of squatted selfmanaged Social centers, anti-sexist organizing, activism for migration rights and political asylum rights... An anti-capitalist poster printed by the Industrial Workers of the World in 1911. ... Tute Bianche is a militant Italian social movement based on the idea of covering ones body with padding so as to resist the blows of police, to push through police lines, and to march together in large blocks for mutual protection during demonstrations. ... The WOMBLES (White Overalls Movement Building Libertarian Effective Struggles) are a loose Anti-Capitalistic group in London that dresses in White overalls with Padding and Helmets at protests. ... The Empire State Building (right) and the Chrysler Building (left) are easily recognized symbols of New York City to the world. ... Ya Basta! is a phrase in Spanish roughly approximate to enough already! in English. ... The Flag of the EZLN. The Zapatista Army of National Liberation (Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional, EZLN) is an armed revolutionary group based in Chiapas, one of the poorest states of Mexico. ... It has been suggested that Civil and social disobedience be merged into this article or section. ... The logo of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is the international organization entrusted with overseeing the global financial system by monitoring exchange rates and balance of payments, as well as offering technical and financial assistance when asked. ... Logo of the World Bank The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD, in Romance languages: BIRD), better known as the World Bank, is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by WWII. Now, its mission has expanded to fight poverty by means... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change. ... The area on which Prague was founded was settled in ancient times since the Paleolithic Age. ... September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 96 days remaining. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The word squat has different meanings: Squatting is a term for inhabiting unused land without title, especially in a city. ... Social Centers are squatted buildings, mostly in Europe, which have been made into organizing centers for community support networks and structures such as free kitchens, free shops, public computer labs, graffiti murals, free housing for activists and travelers, recreation, public meetings, legal collectives, and spaces for dances, performances and art... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Politics Look up Politics in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Politics (disambiguation) Democracy History of democracy List of democracy and elections-related topics List of years in politics List of politics by country articles Progressivism Progressive Logic Political corruption Political economy Political movement... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change. ... This article is about non-human migration. ... Anti-WEF grafiti in Lausanne. ...


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AllRefer.com - civil disobedience (Social Reform) - Encyclopedia (640 words)
Practitioners of civil disobediance basing their actions on moral right and usually employ the nonviolent technique of passive resistance in order to bring wider attention to the injustice.
The philosophy and tactics of civil disobedience have been used by Quakers and other religious groups, the British labor movement, suffragists, feminists, adherents of prohibition, pacifists and other war resisters (see conscientious objector), supporters of the disabled, and a wide variety of other dissenters.
Civil disobedience in the United States traditionally has been associated with those on the left of the political spectrum, as were most participants in the anti–Vietnam War movement, but toward the end of the 20th cent.
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