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8 Gay Activists Arrested in Reid Protest on Vegas Strip

LAS VEGAS (July 20) -- In a rare incidence of civil disobedience in this destination's tourism corridor, eight activists protesting Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's inaction on gay rights legislation were arrested for blocking traffic at one of the Strip's busiest intersections today. As they were being handcuffed and...

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"Whom Shall I Fear?" The Incomparable Testimony Of Civil Rights Icon Rep. John Lewis

Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) is the last living leader of the civil rights movement.

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Support the Candidate Who Spent 40 Days in Jail

I'm asking you to support a candidate, Norman Solomon, who has spent 40 days in jail.

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Behind Every Great Man is the Mother of His Children. One of Them Finally Comes Out.

The upcoming presidential elections have once again ignited the mommy wars.

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Occupy Wanes, Ignoring 'Regime Change'

"the people want to bring down the regime."

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Understanding Civility in Civil Disobedience

I'm not sure that civil disobedience changes hearts.

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05/30/12 Timing Is Everything Source: Commonweal For me, one of the most interesting things about the lawsuits filed last week against the contraception mandate was their timing.
05/30/12 Pax Christi film series presents âInside Job' Source: The Rio Grande Catholic News - Rio Grande TX Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert has called Pax Christi's June film "an angry, well-argued documentary about how the American financial industry set out deliberately to defraud the ordinary American investor."
05/30/12 Building partnerships for peace Source: Radio Vaticana How can Catholic peace networks and individual activists become more effective in overcoming conflicts and sowing seeds of reconciliation amongst divided communities?
05/30/12 Iowa Mennonite Relief Sale to be Fri. Source: Iowa City Press-Citizen - Iowa City IA The annual Iowa Mennonite Relief Sale will begin at 3 p.m.
05/30/12 Utica: 'Our drinking water is safe' Source: The Times - Ottawa IL Skoog wants to do something to let Utica residents know they are drinking safe water.

Background on Nonviolence

Nonviolence has two (closely related) meanings: (1) It can refer, first, to a general philosophy of abstention from violence because of moral or religious principle (e.g.

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