civil disobedience


Lessons from Protesting Guantánamo

Lessons from Protesting Guantánamo

February 1, 2008 | Published by Foreign Policy In Focus

Wearing orange jumpsuits with black hoods, we knelt in silence on the steps of the Supreme Court to protest the seventh year that prisoners are being held in Guantánamo Bay without habeas corpus rights and subjected to torture [...]

Exploiting Activism

Exploiting Activism

January 25, 2008

I gave a talk last week at the Catholic Worker, reflecting on my first act of civil disobedience and subsequent arrest. I was accompanied by a panel of amazing activists, who also spoke about their experiences. By all accounts it was an incredibly moving program.

Why Pay For War?

Why Pay For War?

Those working for peace may want to voice their dissent through tactics that sever the flow of tax dollars to policies they find morally reprehensible.