Dictators on the Skids (in 1973), Dockworkers Say No to Japan (1938), Free Speech Is the Future (1928), Not Only a Crook, but a Liar Too (1973), Three Cheers for Yellow Fever (1803), Crime Doesn't Pay (1873), Measuring Time Pays Off (1888)
Students are walking out today to protest for university divestment from arms manufacturers over Israel's warfare on Gaza.
“Tin soldiers and Nixon’s coming, We’re finally on our own. This summer, I hear the drummin’ Four dead in O-hi-o…” --“Ohio” (1970) Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
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Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old climate activist from Sweden, has inspired kids in more than 98 countries to skip school.
So you’re going to high school and have decided that you can’t abide the notion of your classmates getting gunned down by yet another perpetrator of domestic violence. You want to walk out of your classes in protest, be it on 3/14 or 4/20, but you haven’t really done anything like this before. Worse, you live somewhere that has Confederate battle flags flying near the Interstate and there’s not many adults you can trust to help you organize a walkout at your school.
Don’t worry, I am here to help guide you through the process of taking your first direct action.
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