Tag Archives: civil disobedience

Here’s a short list of what might be called “great moments in civil disobedience” of good people breaking bad laws to change the world forever.

Can you name the first woman who wouldn't give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama? The answer is not Rosa Parks.

As police moved in to arrest a woman for walking on the beach, dozens of citizens swarmed the officers, forcing them to stand down and let her go.

A Texas salon owner who is refusing to obey the shut down order for her business is finding aid in the community in the form of dozens of armed supporters.

For feeding the homeless during the COVID-19 lockdown, a pastor was surrounded by cops and issued a $1,200 fine for his good deed.

Rep. Allen Peake doesn’t let the immoral war on drugs get in the way of saving children from debilitating illnesses — this is public service!

For those who have been working on unique approaches to benefit humanity through disobedience, their efforts could be rewarded.

In a first, Washington is rolling out its own cannabis research licensing program to bypass stifling federal regulations on "Schedule 1" drugs.

Legality does not dictate morality -- and this Congressman from Georgia knows it.

The owners of the outfit were unfazed by the arrest, and vowed to get back to work the very next day.