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Common sense for the 21st century : only nonviolent rebellion can now stop climate breakdown and social collapse

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    Publisher:
    Chelsea Green Publishing, 2019
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.
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    Temps de fonctionnement: 02:53 hrs
    Voix de: Tim Bruce
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    BC Libraries Cooperative, 2023
    Note: This book was produced with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.

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  • Author: Hallam, Roger
    Date:
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    2019
    Summary:

    What can we do to avert catastrophe and avoid extinction? The political class won't save us. According to Roger Hallam, real change comes from ordinary people breaking the law. In Common Sense for the 21st Century, Hallam explains why mass disruption, mass arrests, and mass sacrifice are necessary and details how to carry out acts of civil disobedience effectively, respectfully and non-violently. He bypasses contemporary political theory and takes his inspiration from Thomas Paine, the pragmatic 18th century revolutionary whose pamphlet Common Sense sparked the American Revolution.

    Contents:
    • Why a rebellion?
    • Accepting the truth is the first step
    • Reformism vs political revolution
    • A proposal for rebellion
    • The action plan
    • The power of symbolic and sacrificial disruption
    • Building alliances
    • Framing and messaging
    • Post-rebellion done right
    • The great transition
    • The cost of freedom is civic duty.
    Original Publisher: White River Junction, Vermont, Chelsea Green Publishing
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 1645020002, 9781645020004, 9781645020028