After a five day sit-in starting on Monday, student protesters concluded their occupation of the Main Quad Friday morning by holding a rally for full divestment from fossil fuels. Later in the day, students met with President Hennessy to discuss their cause. The night before the rally organized by Fossil Free Stanford (FFS), the participants had received another warning from the University, this time with a more clear timeline for punishment as well as an extended threat to suspend investment...| The Stanford Daily
What is civil disobedience? Can it be justified? If so, under what conditions? And what should happen to people who engage in civil disobedience? Should they be punished? Or should they be praised This essay reviews some important philosophical answers to these questions. The post Civil Disobedience: Seeking Justice by Breaking the Law first appeared on 1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology.| 1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Federal Judge Permanently Dismisses Two Palestinian Rights Orgs from Frivolous Chicago O’Hare Protest SLAPP Suit Press Contact: Submit a media inquiry. WASHINGTON, DC, January 31, 2025—A federal judge has granted the motion to permanently dismiss two defendants, the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR) and American Muslims for Palestine, from a meritless… The post Federal Judge Permanently Dismisses Two Palestinian Rights Orgs from Frivolous Chicago O’Hare ...| US Campaign for Palestinian Rights
From the production of clandestine symbols to the creation of tools of defiance, crafting resistance has long offered a quiet yet potent method of rebellion.| Albion Gould
This (belated) review covers the SF Mime Troupe’s world premiere which returns Dickens to its SJW roots.| The Thinking Man's Idiot (Charles Lewis III)
In the largest single day of deliberately disruptive protest activity in the United States since at least 2020, activists responded to the call for a global “coordinated economic blockade to …| Counting Crowds
"Christians are taking on this role of witnessing publicly---even paying the cost of being arrested---in order to witness to compassion for refugees."| Bearing Witness