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	Political Protest
		Political protest is the kind of political activity, eg, demonstrations, strikes and even VIOLENCE, usually but not always undertaken by those who lack access to the resources of organized PRESSURE GROUPS, or by those whose values conflict sharply with those of the dominant ELITE.
		Protest movements in Canada, which were concerned particularly with the economic grievances of farmers and workers, erupted in the early part of this century.
		Protest campaigns against bilingualism and metrification, the movement for western SEPARATISM and the movement against ABORTION (eg, the Pro-Life Campaign) have all shown that protest movements are no monopoly of the political left.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0006373 (1240 words)

	20th WCP: The Moral Aspect of Political Protest under the Totalitarian System
		The deepest roots of protest against the régime are of a moral and ideological nature, and may be found in the individuals, their spirituality, values and self-definition of moral beings.
		They protest because they feel that there is nothing else left to do and that they cannot go on like this any longer, since this would entail the loss of material or moral dignity, and denying themselves the right of self-determination and independent life.
		As we have stated, what provokes political protest is not any threat to values and the good, but only the concern over such values as are significant and essential, and make up group and human identity in a given culture, thereby defining the limit that cannot be exceeded if one is to remain oneself.
	www.bu.edu /wcp/Papers/Poli/PoliBuks.htm (3769 words)

	Lesson Plan on Art as Political Protest
		They will then be presented with a number of examples of protest posters, and with a statement by the producers of the posters discussing their purpose.
		The content areas for this lesson are modern history and art as political protest.
		The remainder of the class will be spent with the students creating their own posters in support or protest of a current even or situation, with a one page description of the purpose of the poster, and how it supports a political view.
	www.towson.edu /heartfield/lessons/lppolitical1.html (497 words)

	Numismatics and Political Protest
		Political protest in numismatics has not been limited to paper items, however, nor has it been limited to the twentieth century.
		Jewish coins of this time period are thick with political messages, so much so that the message is often all that survives through the years.
		Although the coin does not appear to be in circulation before the early 1830s, it bears the date 1811 as a means of avoiding the laws brought into effect to prevent the circulation of such coinage.
	www.ucalgary.ca /~cns/protest.html (758 words)

	Protest - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A pro-life group is symbolically gagged during a vigil in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. Lebanese protest in Sydney during the 2006 Israel Lebanon conflict.
		Protesters may organize a protest as a way of publicly and forcefully making their opinions heard in an attempt to influence public opinion or government policy, or may undertake direct action to attempt to directly enact desired changes themselves.
		Written evidence of political or economic power, or democratic justification may also be a way of protesting.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Protest (590 words)

	Protest art - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Protest art refers to the signs, banners, and any other form of creative expression used by activists to convey a particular cause or message.
		Some key icons in protest art have been the dove, the peace symbol, and taunting messages.
		Protest art relies on people's understanding of the symbols used in the art.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Protest_art (283 words)

	Track 16 Exhibition: Decade of Protest: Political Posters from the United States, Viet Nam and Cuba, 1965-1975
		Decade of Protest: Political Posters from the United States, Viet Nam and Cuba 1965-1975 at Track 16 Gallery organized with the Center for the Study of Political Graphics, brings together two remarkable collections: Tom Patchett's breathtaking collection of original art for posters from North Viet Nam, and the Center's vast holdings in political graphics.
		Throughout this catalogue, I have endeavored to balance the social, political, and aesthetic concerns of the diverse cultures in the exhibition.
		Decade of Protest frames an age of idealism and rage, of energy and optimism, activism and dissent.
	lists.village.virginia.edu /sixties/HTML_docs/Exhibits/Track16.html (2614 words)

	Bill Bradley’s NEW WEST NOTES » Blog Archive » State Homeland Security After The Political Protest ...
		Following a spectacular report of political “tracking” in the Los Angeles Times, state homeland security staffers put in a week preparing the documents for prerusal by journalists, removing classified references to investigations.
		In any event, Bettenhausen says, and the evidence appears to support this, that political protests were not a focus of the intelligence briefs and when they cropped up he had the company contracted to supply the reports halt the practice in subsequent documents, although there was one recurrence.
		Namely, that a principal source of the information on upcoming political protests was reporting in the San Francisco Chronicle.
	www.newwestnotes.com /state-homeland-security-in-the-wake-of-the-political-protest-flap (3196 words)

	Top Political Folk & Protest Songs Artists, Albums, Tracks and Videos on Rhapsody
		Folk music quite often takes on the establishment or espouses a certain political agenda.
		In the 1960s, artists such as Bob Dylan and Phil Ochs recorded blistering indictments of cultural and political forces; Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind" and Ochs'...
		Take Rhapsody with you on a portable player
	www.rhapsody.com /folk/politicalfolkprotestsongs (97 words)

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