Monthly Archives: February 2025

Search for a Strategy: Protest Plus

Posted on February 9, 2025 by David S. Meyer

The iconic image of a social movement is the mass demonstration, and American history is littered with plenty of them, representing causes, good and bad. Washington, DC is a magnet for mass demonstrations, and the Resistance to Trump I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Al Gore, civil rights, climate, democracy, demonstrations, Donald Trump, education, elections, feminism, history, immigration, Israel, lobbying, news, Occupy, Palestine, petitions, politics, protest, racist nationalist, reproductive rights, resistance, science, strategy, tactics, Washington DC | 2 Comments

Greensboro Sit-in anniversary–and a few thoughts on tactics;

Posted on February 1, 2025 by David S. Meyer

Today marks the anniversary of the start of the sit-in campaign in Greensboro, North Carolina. I’m always moved and encouraged by the audacity of those young men. The original post appears below, but there is more to say: The sitters-in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged anniversary, black-history, civil disobedience, civil rights, commemoration, David Richmond, Ella Baker, Ezell Blair, Franklin McCain, Greensboro, history, IWW, John Lewis, Joseph McNeil, mlk, North Carolina, politics, sit-in, SNCC., tactics | Leave a comment

Monthly Archives: February 2025

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