direct action


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a protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain their demands

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While clearly in sympathy with contemporary forms of direct action, Peterson frames this within the legacy of the 'direct action' associated with Baader Meinhof and the Rote Armee of the early 1970s, and their assertion that action speaks louder than words.
The "politics" of Direct Action occur throughout the book.
And Appel said she believed that the organization's "direct action" approach was effective, especially in cases like this where what she called "hazardous conditions" exist.
Flockton Bypass protesters took direct action to highlight their campaign at the start of July GLEN WILKIN
The group have said they will continue to carry out direct action until Brexit is dealt with.
The protest was carried out by campaigners from the Brexit Protest and Direct Action Group UK yesterday (Friday, March 29) in anger over the way Brexit was being handled.
In short, presidents, like Congress and administrative agencies, routinely engage in exit to reverse prior administrations' initiatives and policies, and when one president has made policy through a direct action, the most effective way for a successor to undo it is through another direct action.
Unless the growth is tidied before spring then council staff will take "direct action" and cut it down to an acceptable size.
SUMMARY: In the early 1980s, Ann Hansen was a member of the militant group Direct Action, also known as the Squamish Five.
Trautmann, Direct Action & Sabotage: Three Classic IWW pamphlets from the 1910s, Salvatore Salerno (ed.)
Charges against them were eventually dropped, but arrest, a night in jail, the stress of facing charges, the expense of legal representation, and the challenge of having equipment held for evidence are all deterrents to independent media coverage of direct action. That may have been the officials' objective all along.
The editors examine: the motives informing Indigenous militancy, the evolving state strategies of response, the representation of events in the media, and the ultimate efficacy of direct action as an Indigenous political strategy.
Chief Constable Phil Gormley said: "These priorities are more than just fine words; they link to direct action which will shape the work we do with children and young people over the coming years."
Last week Mr Cairns told Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood that "many" of her party's members have "taken direct action in the past" and "broken the law to that effect".
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Tuesday said the United States will ramp up attacks on Daesh terrorists in Syria and Iraq, with additional air strikes and even direct action on the ground.
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