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David S. Meyer
I'm a professor of sociology and political science at the University of California, Irvine. I've been thinking, and writing about, protest politics for almost ever. This site offers comments on contemporary events, informed (I hope) by knowing something about history and about the academic study of social movements.
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Tag Archives: civil disobedience
Comfort, Congregation, Contagion,Contention, COVID-19 (3/x)
Public worship, especially when prohibited, is often political. The litany of martyrs who practiced their faith against the dictates of their governments stretches at least a couple of thousand years. Stories of individuals or groups standing up against authoritarian states … Continue reading
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Tagged Antigone, civil disobedience, COVID-19, Donald Trump, faith, First Amendment, Florida, Greg Abott, Louisiana, prayer, public health, religion, Rodney Howard-Brown, Ron DeSantis, Tampa, Texas, vector
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Strike the flag; direct action version
Just in case all those rainbow flags flying everywhere had obscured the Confederate flag still flying at the state capitol in South Carolina, Bree Newsome climbed the flag poll and took it down. Police were on top of the situation, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bree Newsome, Charlotte, civil disobedience, Columbia, Confederate flag, heritage, James Tyson, Martin Luther King, Michael Moore, NAACP, Occupy, race, Rosa Parks, South Carolina
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Occupy Recapture on wheels
Phil Lyman, elected a county commissioner for San Juan County in Utah, thinks that people should be able to use public land near them as they see fit. The Federal Bureau of Land Management disagrees, at least partly. Since 2007 … Continue reading
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Tagged Anasazi, ATV, BLM, civil disobedience, Cliven Bundy, drive-in, elected officials, Native Americans, Occupy, Phil Lyman, Pueblos, Recapture Canyon, San Juan County, Utah
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Thanks to Franklin McCain
Franklin McCain died at the age of 73, another chance for the rest of us to appreciate his commitment and courage, and to say thank you to remind ourselves of what’s possible. McCain was one of the four freshmen (not … Continue reading
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Tagged civil disobedience, civil rights, David Richmond, Ezell Blair, Franklin McCain, Greensboro, Joseph McNeil, Jr., lunch counter, memory, sit-in
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Who’s running the immigrant rights movement?
Lots of people. No one. In this regard, the immigrant rights movement isn’t very different from virtually every other social movement in recent American history. While I’ve been awed by the bravery and commitment of the DREAM 9, subjecting themselves … Continue reading
