Political Methods for
Direct Action
What sort of political action techniques are available to pro-liberty activists other than running for office? Here we look at several:
- Press Releases
How might a pro-liberty group communicate with the press? Here are some model
press releases from a pro-liberty candidate running in the 1996 election.
- Picketing
Will you be outside when they are inside? Here's a legal, non-violent way to attract attention to your cause:
picketing.
- Heckling
-- the fine line between respecting others' freedom of speech and using a public forum to express one's views while other people are doing the same: a heckler
describes a 1990s anti-War action at Ohio State.
- Civil Disobedience.
Voting Rights were won for African-Americans by a synergistic combination of
legislative action and open public protest against unjust laws. Similarly, in the political effort to protect our liberties, some may see good reasons to dramatize their objections to particular legal strictures via concrete actions, as discussed
here by author Claire Wolfe.
- Street Theater.
Legal Actions that dramatize your point of view are sometimes a valuable rhetorical link. An example is provided by the
One-Shot Ceremony for November 11.
- Fighting Juvenile Curfews --
a Recruiting Tool developed by Liberty Consultants.
- Contests.
The Liberty Round Table runs writing contests for young
people and children. Here is their most recent
contest. We also have the
results
from their 1996-1997 contest.
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