,NON-VIOL5T ,ACTION3 ,DIRECT & 0DIRECT0 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,MELB\RNE ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P 7,M,A,C,G7 

,TEXT 3 

,AS MORE PEOPLE REALIZE ?AT CLIMATE *ANGE IS HAPP5+1 & !RE'S NO MA9/REAM POLITICAL CALL TO /OP IT1 !Y >E />T+ TO LOOK BEYOND CONV5TIONAL POLITICAL TACTICS4 ,WRIT+ TO POLITICIANS1 CANVAS+ = VOTES & HAV+ A PROTE/ M>* FROM ,A TO ,B WON'T CUT IT4 ,! PEACE & 5VIRONM5T MOVEM5TS HAVE A LONG TRADITION ( ADOPT+ ,NON-,VIOL5T ,DIRECT ,ACTION 7,N,V,D,A7 :5 O!R TACTICS FAIL1 )\T CL>IFY+ JU/ :AT ?IS MEANS4 

,IT IS G5]ALLY AGRE$ ?AT ,N,V,D,A ATTEMPTS TO A*IEVE AIMS BY PEACEFULLY TAK+ ACTION ?AT EI!R DIRECTLY REA*ES ! GOALS OR BLOCKS ! GOV]NM5T OR CORPORATION FROM CONDUCT+ BUS9ESS-AS-USUAL 7,B,A,U74 ,!SE >E V]Y EFFECTIVE TACTICS4 ,9DE$1 IT CAN BE SE5 ?AT A /RIKE IS A PRIM>Y EXAMPLE4 ,WORK]S )DRAW !IR LABOR & REFUSE TO CONDUCT ,B,A,U UNTIL ! BOSS MAKES AN ADEQUATE (F]4 ,DIRECT ACTION GETS ! GOODS4 

,9 PRACTICE1 ?\<1 !RE IS MORE TO ,N,V,D,A ?AN MEETS ! EYE4 ,:ILE ! PEACE & 5VIRONM5T MOVEM5TS 9 ,AU/RALIA >E ALMO/ TOTALLY UNIT$ 9 SUPPORT+ ?IS APPROA*1 !RE HAS BE5 MU* DEBATE >\ND H[ TO GO AB\T IT4 ,BIG CAMPAIGNS OV] ! ,FRANKL9 ,DAM 9 ! #a#i#hS & ,JABILUKA 9 ! #a#i#iS W]E RIV5 BY CONFLICTS OV] ?IS ISSUE4 ,) ! CLIMATE MOVEM5T GE>+ UP TO WAGE AN ,N,V,D,A CAMPAIGN TO _?,/OP,ADANI1 ! ,M,A,C,G BELIEVES IT'S IMPORTANT TO UND]/& ,N,V,D,A A LITTLE BETT]4 

,SOMETIMES ,N,V,D,A REALLY IS :AT IT SAYS ON ! T94 ,PEOPLE COME TOGE!R TO TAKE ACTION ?AT A*IEVES !IR GOALS DIRECTLY4 ,ON O!R OCCASIONS1 H[EV]1 :AT OCCURS IS ,NON-,VIOL5T 0,DIRECT0 ,ACTION4 ,! P>TICIPANTS GO ?R\< ! =MS ( ,DIRECT ,ACTION1 )\T ! SUB/ANCE4 ,! ACTION IS SYMBOLIC & ! 9T5T IS TO A*IEVE ITS AIMS 9DIRECTLY1 ?R\< TRADITIONAL *ANNELS4 

,?\< MANY EXAMPLES ( SU* 0,DIRECT0 ,ACTION HAVE OCCURR$ 9 ,AU/RALIA1 IT IS BE/ ILLU/RAT$ BY A P>TICUL>LY EGREGI\S CASE 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,DEMOCRACY ,SPR+ IS A PROGRESSIVE ORGANIZATION 9 ! ,U,S TRY+ TO IMPROVE VOT+ RI<TS & LIMIT ! ABILITY ( RI* PEOPLE TO USE !IR MONEY TO 9FLU5CE ELECTIONS - WOR?Y OBJECTIVES1 BUT V]Y LIMIT$ ONES4 ,9 ,APRIL #b#a#f1 ?IS ORGANIZATION CONDUCT$ A M>* FROM ,PHILADELPHIA TO ,WA%+TON ,D,C1 CULM9AT+ 9 A BLOCKADE ( ! ,CAPITOL ,BUILD+1 ! ,P>LIAM5T ,H\SE 9 ! ,U,S4 ,OV] ! C\RSE ( A WEEK1 MORE ?AN #i PEOPLE W]E >RE/$4 ,AN IMPRESSIVE DISPLAY ( ,DIRECT ,ACTION1 IT APPE>$4 

,APPE>ANCES1 ?\<1 W]E DECEIV+4 ,! 0BLOCKADE0 ( ! ,CAPITOL WAS A HI<LY *OREOGRAPH$ AFFAIR1 CONDUCT$ 9 CLOSE COOP]ATION ) ! POLICE4 ,!RE WAS NO S]I\S ATTEMPT TO IMP$E ACCESS TO ! BUILD+4 ,! >RE/EES W]E NOT EV5 *>G$1 SOME?+ :I* W\LD HAVE CLOGG$ UP ! C\RTS4 ,9/EAD1 !Y W]E RELEAS$ AFT] PAY+ @s#e EA* TO A FUND ?AT GOES TO ! ,WA%+TON ,D,C POLICE4 ,?IS WAS 0,DIRECT0 ,ACTION AS A M]E RITUAL1 A SYMBOL ( DET]M9ATION1 ) ! REAL OBJECTIVE ( GETT+ ,T,V COV]AGE ?AT M5TION$ 0A RECORD NUMB] ( >RE/S04 ,IT WAS A M$IA /RATEGY BAS$ UPON DECEPTION4 

,! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ,N,V,D,A & ,N,V0,D0,A IS USUALLY APP>5T 9 ! M$IA /RATEGY4 ,9 ,DIRECT ,ACTION1 ! PRIM>Y FUNCTION ( ! M$IA /RATEGY IS TO DRAW MORE PEOPLE 9TO ! ACTION & TO DET] ,/ATE VIOL5CE4 ,9 0,DIRECT0 ,ACTION1 ITS PRIM>Y FUNCTION IS TO G5]ATE MASS M$IA ATT5TION ?AT AFFECTS ! MA9/REAM POLITICAL PROCESS4 ,DIRECT ,ACTION EMP[]S ! P>TICIPANTS1 :ILE 0,DIRECT0 ,ACTION TREATS !M AS A /AGE >MY1 TO BE :EEL$ ON & (F ACCORD+ TO ! JUDGM5T ( ! LEAD]%IP4 

,! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ,DIRECT ,ACTION & 0,DIRECT0 ,ACTION CAN ALSO BE SE5 9 !IR V]Y DIFF]5T TREATM5T BY ! POLICE4 ,POLICE 9 LIB]AL DEMOCRACIES >E (T5 QUITE WILL+ TO COLLABORATE ) 0,DIRECT0 ,ACTION AS A SYMBOLIC SPECTACLE1 PROVID$ EV]Y?+ IS NEGOTIAT$ PROP]LY BE=EH& & IT IS UND]/OOD ?AT !RE IS NO ACTUAL ATTEMPT TO PREV5T ,B,A,U4 ,! POLICE >E ALMO/ ALWAYS V]Y HO/ILE TO ,DIRECT ,ACTION4 ,!Y >E ! >M$ ?UGS ( ! ,/ATE & !IR JOB IS TO UPHOLD AN UNJU/ SOCIAL ORD]4 ,DIRECT ,ACTION PUTS ! ,/ATE 9 ! POSITION ( EI!R BE+ =C$ TO CONC$E1 OR TO USE POLICE VIOL5CE TO DEFEAT ! MOVEM5T4 ,! L>G] ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION IS1 ! MORE VIOL5CE ! ,/ATE W\LD REQUIRE & ! MORE IT W\LD BE DISCR$IT$ BY ITS RESPONSE1 SP>K+ WID] RESI/ANCE4 ,IT IS ?US A *ALL5GE TO ! ,/ATE1 SOME?+ NO POLICE =CE CAN TOL]ATE4 

,N[ ?AT ,ADANI HAVE ANN\NC$ !Y 9T5D TO BUILD !IR COAL M9E & RAILWAY L9E )\T BORR[+ FROM ! BANKS1 ! PROBABILITY ( IT ACTUALLY />T+ WORK HAS 9CREAS$4 ,IF ! CLIMATE MOVEM5T WANTS TO _?,/OP,ADANI1 IT WILL HAVE TO DEFEAT ! OPPOSITION ( ! ,QUE5SL& ,GOV]NM5T4 ,N,V,D,A WILL BE CALL$ =4 ,! MOVEM5T NE$S TO BE CLE>1 ?\<1 ?AT 0,DIRECT0 ,ACTION IS DIFF]5T FROM ,DIRECT ,ACTION4 

,:5 A GOV]NM5T IS FIRMLY 9 ! POCKET ( ! M9+ COMPANIES1 IT WILL NOT BE SWAY$ BY A FEW WEEKS ( ,T,V /ORIES %[+ PICTURES ( PEOPLE PASSIVELY SITT+ & WAIT+ TO BE TAK5 AWAY BY ! COPS4 ,:AT IS REQUIR$ IS A MOVEM5T ?AT KN[S ! POLICE >E ! ATTACK DOGS ( ! 5EMY & !Y >E TO BE RESI/$ ) ALL ! /R5G? & 9TELLIG5CE WE CAN MU/]4 ,WE NE$ A MOVEM5T ?AT WANTS TO _?,/OP,ADANI DIRECTLY1 A MOVEM5T ?AT WILL CREATE FACTS ON ! GR\ND ?AT ! ,GOV]NM5T CANNOT IGNORE4 ,& ?IS MOVEM5T1 9 *ALL5G+ ! ,/ATE1 WILL 9EVITABLY LOOK BEYOND IT1 TO A NEW SOCIETY ) NO ,/ATE & NO COPS1 & :]E CAPITALISM IS NO MORE4 

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