Nonviolence 4 Equality - Training LGBT People in Civil Disobedience and Direct Action

A call has been issued for non-violent resistance by the LGBT community and allies in our plight to raise awareness that it is time to give us equal rights under the law.

"Today, we affirm that nonviolent strategies such as marches, vigils, demonstrations, public protests, and civil disobedience, seek to create what Dr. King called “healthy tension”. This constructive tension forces those who perpetuate injustice, and society as a whole, to pause, reflect, and consider the ugliness of their prejudices and the indecency embodied in their discrimination. In his Letter from Birmingham Jail, Dr. King wrote: “Nonviolent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and foster such a tension that a community which has constantly refused to negotiate is forced to confront the issue. It seeks so to dramatize the issue that it can no longer be ignored."

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A Display of Non-Violent Resistance

During the Eve of Justice demonstrations last night, LGBT and allied activists took back the streets in an effort to show solidarity with the movement to overturn prop 8. The picture shown is of a projected boycott sign on the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel whose owner Doug Manchester donated $125,000 to prop 8. This is a beautiful display of non-violent resistance.