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#PeacefulProtest

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#peacefulprotest is 1 of many tactics to leverage a small force against a larger and better resourced one.

It works in part because you challenge a systems pretense of justice. If the system reacts with violence you reveal its hypocrisy.

A peoples ability to see themselves in another's shoes (empathy) is critical for this tactic. that's why a common counter tactic is to emphasize differences and dehumanize sub groups.

Caring about another person is resistance.
#activism #tactics #resistance

#Greenpeace on Trial: $300M Lawsuit over #StandingRock #Protests Could Shutter Group & Chill #FreeSpeech

#DemocracyNow, March 04, 2025

"A closely watched civil trial that began in #NorthDakota last week could bankrupt Greenpeace and chill #EnvironmentalActivism as the climate crisis continues to deepen. The multimillion-dollar lawsuit by #EnergyTransfer, the oil corporation behind the #DakotaAccessPipeline, claims Greenpeace organized the mass protests and encampment at Standing Rock between 2016 and 2017 aimed at stopping construction of the project.

"Although the uprising at Standing Rock was led by #Indigenous #WaterDefenders, Energy Transfer is instead going after Greenpeace for $300 million in damages — an amount that could effectively shutter the group’s U.S. operations. 'This case is not just an obvious and blatant erasure of #IndigenousLeadership, of #IndigenousResistance,' says Deepa Padmanabha, a senior legal adviser for #GreenpeaceUSA. 'It is an attack on the broader movement and all of our First Amendment rights to free speech and #PeacefulProtest.'"

Watch / listen / read transcript:
democracynow.org/2025/3/4/gree
#ViewerSupportedNews #StandWithStandingRock #WaterIsLife #NoDAPL #KelcyWarren #Trump #BigOil #CorporateColonialism #BigOilAndGas #EnvironmentalRacism #StandingRock #SLAPPs #NoDAPL #WaterIsLife #SLAPPsLawsuits #SilencingDissent #ACAB #EnergyTransfer #UnicornRiot #CriminalizingDissent #ACAB #Blackwater #ErikPrince

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@RiaResists Todays the day!!! ⬆️ ⬆️ ⬆️ You can join in even if you can’t be there. ⬆️ ⬆️ ⬆️ Do your part no matter how big or small. 🥰 If what you choose to do today is to just call Congress make sure & mention March 4 Liberty, make sure and mention that it’s all 50 ( #50in501 ) states & it’s growing. ❤️ 🤍 💙
#AfternoonNotesToAmerica #RaiseYourVoice
#3WordNote
#Resist #tRump
#musk #GOP #USPol
#BuildTheResistance
#PeacefulProtest
#ResistEverywhere
#50501Movement #50501Protests
@palin

Let’s be clear: the right to protest is enshrined in the Constitution, and no one, least of all the current president, has the authority to strip us of that right.

We urge everyone to be safe, stay informed, and continue to exercise their rights peacefully and lawfully. This is a critical moment in the ongoing fight to protect our freedoms. Together, we will not let these threats deter us.

#50501movement #PeoplesMovement #FiftyFiftyOne #50501 #ImpeachTrump #NoKings #PeacefulProtest