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t. e. A protest (also called a demonstration, remonstration, or remonstrance) is a public expression of objection, disapproval, or dissent towards an idea or action, typically a political one. [1] [2] Protests can be thought of as acts of cooperation in which numerous people cooperate by attending, and share the potential costs and risks of ...
The Civil Resistance Funders Initiative fosters coordination and sharing of best practices in philanthropic support for movements for human rights, freedom, and justice. Drawing on insights from practitioners and scholars, a key deliverable will be a new 2024 publication, tentatively titled: Turning the Tide on Authoritarianism: A Funder’s ...
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 88–352, 78 Stat. 241, enacted July 2, 1964) is a landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, [a] and national origin. [4] It prohibits unequal application of voter registration requirements ...
Tax resistance is the refusal to pay tax because of opposition to the government that is imposing the tax, or to government policy, or as opposition to taxation in itself. Tax resistance is a form of direct action and, if in violation of the tax regulations, also a form of civil disobedience . Examples of tax resistance campaigns include those ...
e. An insurgency is a violent, armed rebellion by small, lightly armed bands who practice guerrilla warfare against a larger authority. [1] [2] [3] The key descriptive feature of insurgency is its asymmetric nature: small irregular forces face a large, well-equipped, regular military force state adversary. [4]
Measuring the compressive strength of a steel drum. In mechanics, compressive strength (or compression strength) is the capacity of a material or structure to withstand loads tending to reduce size (as opposed to tensile strength which withstands loads tending to elongate). In other words, compressive strength resists compression (being pushed ...
Strength of materials. The field of strength of materials (also called mechanics of materials) typically refers to various methods of calculating the stresses and strains in structural members, such as beams, columns, and shafts. The methods employed to predict the response of a structure under loading and its susceptibility to various failure ...
