Keystone XL pipeline protest marks first civil disobedience by Sierra Club
Keystone XL pipeline protest marks first civil disobedience by Sierra Club
- February 14, 2013
- David Meyer, sociology professor, is quoted in the Christian Science Monitor February 14, 2013
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From the Christian Science Monitor:
History is full of nonviolent protests against everything from segregation to dictatorship,
but they've met with mixed success. "Dramatic protest events are only effective to
the extent that they can mobilize people to do other things besides civil disobedience,"
said David Meyer, professor of sociology and political science at University of California,
Irvine, and author of "The Politics of Protest: Social Movements in America." "When
you scan the headlines, they’re not talking about Keystone. They’re talking about
guns, immigration, and sequester, sequester, sequester. This is a way to get back
on the agenda."
For the full story, please visit http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2013/0214/Keystone-XL....
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