Stephen D'Arcy
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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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![]() A Line in the Tar SandsStruggles for Environmental Justice |
Tar sands “development” comes with an enormous environmental and human cost. But tar sands opponents—fighting a powerful international industry—are likened to terrorists; … | Joshua Kahn Russell; Stephen D'Arcy; Toban Black; Tony Weis | 390 | 2014 | View |
![]() Languages of the UnheardWhy Militant Protest is Good for Democracy |
“What we must see,” Martin Luther King once insisted, “is that a riot is the language of the unheard.” In this new era of global protest and popular revolt, Languages of … | Stephen D'Arcy | 232 | 2013 | View |
From ![]() Introduction: Militancy as a Civic VirtueFrom: Languages of the Unheard |
Riots, as outbursts of rebellion, might sometimes be defensible, even admirable, because they make it impossible to ignore the grievances of the exploited and the oppressed. The author presents a … | Stephen D'Arcy | 11 | 2013 | $1.10 Add |
From ![]() IntroductionDrawing a Line in the Tar Sands From: A Line in the Tar Sands |
In the Introduction the editors explain the premise of the book, which serves as a tool for use in classrooms, a guide for activist strategy, and a way to share the historic and present struggle … | Joshua Kahn Russell; Stephen D'Arcy; Toban Black; Tony Weis | 20 | 2014 | $2.00 Add |
From ![]() The Militant’s VocationFrom: Languages of the Unheard |
This chapter explores two case studies in the recent history of militancy: the recent Assemblies movement and the Global Justice movement from around the turn of the twenty-first century, and … | Stephen D'Arcy | 24 | 2013 | $2.40 Add |
From ![]() The Liberal ObjectionFrom: Languages of the Unheard |
Not everyone admires confrontational protesters. Some people specifically dispute the claim that militancy is good for democracy. They believe, on the contrary, that militancy is a failing, … | Stephen D'Arcy | 24 | 2013 | $2.40 Add |
From ![]() The Democratic StandardFrom: Languages of the Unheard |
This chapter proposes a democratic standard of sound militancy by asking why some militant actions are seen as acceptable in advancing a just cause while other similar actions are not. This … | Stephen D'Arcy | 19 | 2013 | $1.90 Add |
From ![]() Civil DisobedienceFrom: Languages of the Unheard |
this chapter explores the paradox of civil disobedience—its law-respecting legal defiance—and the ethical concerns that this paradox raises. | Stephen D'Arcy | 15 | 2013 | $1.50 Add |
From ![]() Disruptive Direct ActionFrom: Languages of the Unheard |
The militant intends to gain a hearing for the silenced or ignored, giving voice to the voiceless and defending public autonomy against the antidemocratic influence of intransigent elites and … | Stephen D'Arcy | 16 | 2013 | $1.60 Add |
From ![]() SabotageFrom: Languages of the Unheard |
Sabotage has been practised for thousands of years, wherever people have found themselves forced, by the explicit threat of violence or the looming prospect of hunger, to toil on behalf of the … | Stephen D'Arcy | 19 | 2013 | $1.90 Add |
From ![]() The Black BlocFrom: Languages of the Unheard |
In order to assess the role of black blocs as languages of the unheard, that is, as vehicles for fostering public autonomy and securing a voice for the silenced or ignored, it may matter … | Stephen D'Arcy | 23 | 2013 | $2.30 Add |
From ![]() RiotingFrom: Languages of the Unheard |
This chapter argues that in many cases rioting may serve as a vehicle for fostering social inclusion and civic equality. Rioting has a unique capacity to allow the voiceless to interrupt business … | Stephen D'Arcy | 22 | 2013 | $2.20 Add |
From ![]() Armed StruggleFrom: Languages of the Unheard |
“Armed struggle” refers to intentionally using armed force to kill or injure people. Some groups, like Direct Action in Canada, injured people accidentally, but did not target them … | Stephen D'Arcy | 32 | 2013 | $3.20 Add |
From ![]() Secondary Targeting: A Strategic Approach to Tar Sands ResistancePart III: Future Prospects From: A Line in the Tar Sands |
In Chapter 26 Stephan D’Arcy examines strategies to tar sand resistance by Indigenous communities, environmental NGOs, trade unions, and community defence organizations, and how to bring it … | Stephen D'Arcy | 11 | 2014 | $1.10 Add |