Curated Video
Sudan opposition declares strike a success
Sudanese protest leaders have threatened a civil disobedience campaign if army generals fail to comply with their demands.
Curated Video
Protests continue in Sudan as deadlock rolls on
Sudan's protest leaders are calling for mass rallies across the country amid deadlocked negotiations with the ruling military over its handover of power.
Curated Video
China slams Pelosi over HK protests support
China's Foreign Ministry Thursday denounced the remarks made by Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi of supporting protests in Hong Kong, slamming it as confusing right and wrong and beautifying the violent crimes.
Curated Video
Protesters in nooses demand action at COP25
As negotiations at the United Nations climate talks in Madrid continued into the night on Saturday, activists staged a protest outside the COP25 venue.
PBS
Alice Paul and Women’s Suffrage | The Great War
The United States has a long tradition of civil disobedience. Before the protests of 2020, before the protests against the Vietnam War, before the Civil Rights protests of the 1960s, were the protests of the Suffrage Movement. Viewers of...
PBS
Alice Paul and Civil Disobedience for Women’s Suffrage | Carrie Chapman Catt
Within any political movement conflicts arise as to how to proceed, how to gain the desired goal. The movement to pass the 19th Amendment was no exception. A short PBS video contrasts the strategies of long-time suffragist Carrie Chapman...
PBS
Louisa May Alcott | Transcendentalism
Readers may not immediately think of transcendentalism when they consider Little Women, but its tenets of self-reliance, civil disobedience, and progressivism were major influences on Louisa May Alcott and her body of work. Learn more...
The School of Life
Political Theory - Henry David Thoreau
Did you know that sometimes hermits come up with some of the most influential political ideas? The 10th video in a series of 13 covers Henry David Thoreau, a highly influential man who authored Civil Disobedience and lived a quiet,...
The School of Life
Thoreau and Civil Disobedience
Countless peaceful protests occur in a healthy democracy, thanks to the forefathers of civil disobedience. Teach pupils about the importance of civil disobedience and a powerful minority with a video on Henry David Thoreau, which...
Macat
An Introduction to Henry David Thoreau’s Civil Disobedience
What is right isn't always lawful — and what is lawful isn't always right. Such is the argument of Henry David Thoreau's Civil Disobedience, which contends that it is the duty of the citizen to disobey the authority of the...
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Civil Rights Part 18: Thoreau on Civil Disobedience
Today we learn about Henry David Thoreau's belief that one must participate in nonviolent civil disobedience when conscience conflicts with an unjust law. This episode originally aired in November 2011.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Civil Rights Part 9: Nonviolent Direct Action
On today's podcast we learn about the NAACP and other civil rights organizations and examine nonviolent direct action. This podcast originally aired in November 2011.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Civil Rights Part 10: Preparation and Education
Today we examine the importance of preparation and education in the civil rights movement. This episode originally aired in November 2011.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Civil Rights Part 17: Martin L. King Jr. On Civil Disobedience
Today we learn what Martin Luther King Jr. wrote about civil disobedience. This episode originally aired in November 2011.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Civil Rights Part 19: The Ancient Roots of Higher Law
On today's 60-Second Civics, we learn about the ancient roots of the idea of civil disobedience. This episode originally aired in November 2011.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Civil Rights Part 20: Criticism of Civil Disobedience
Today we learn about some of the criticism of civil disobedience. This episode originally aired in November 2011.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Civil Rights Part 21: Supporting Civil Disobedience
Today we explore how supporters of civil disobedience defend their arguments. This episode originally aired in November 2011.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: We the People Lesson 29 Part 6: Civil Disobedience
What did Henry David Thoreau and Martin Luther King Jr have in common? We find out on today's podcast.