114 Unit 07 | You be the judge Look at the picture and discuss: 1 W hat could the people be protesting against or demonstrating for? 2 How could the government or society respond to this protest? SPEAKING 26 Expand your vocabulary: Civil disobedience Read the text below and choose the correct words to complete the sentences. LANGUAGE 27 Discuss with a partner: 1 Do you think non-violent protests are an effective way to achieve the protesters’ aims? Why?/Why not? 2 Have you ever taken part in a protest like this? What was it about? What was it like? 3 Which of these forms of peaceful protest are most effective, and why? sit-ins flashmobs protest marches or demonstrations hunger strikes boycotts signing (online) petitions 4 What do you think about people who use violence to achieve their aims? Work in groups and choose one of the activists below or another civil rights activist you want to know more about. Research their lives and prepare a poster or slide show for class. Nelson Mandela Rosa Parks Martin Luther King Malala Yousafzai Mahatma Gandhi Emmeline Pankhurst SPEAKING 28 29 a change b civil society c court d equality g non-violence h peacefully i sit-ins j witnessed e injustice f jail Civil disobedience Throughout history, people have fought (1) for the right to vote, for freedom, (2) for , and, more recently, they have been protesting against companies which pollute our environment. Based on the principle of (3) , an act of civil disobedience involves deliberately refusing to obey laws considered unjust in order to initiate political, social or economic (4) . Clearly, protests of this kind often lead to clashes between the authorities (e.g. the police) and those protesting, with the authorities claiming that the (5) , camp-ins, blockades, marches or hunger strikes are a threat to public safety and need to be banned. Most protesters are trained in how to peacefully resist if the police use water jets, mace, dogs, clubs and violent methods of arrest. They are prepared to get beaten, arrested, taken before a judge and thrown into (6) . Often, larger organisations support the protesters by paying lawyers who defend them in (7) . Civil disobedience is an effective tool to fight (8) as it draws attention to important issues that might otherwise go unnoticed. Social media has created new possibilities to strengthen (9) . The Black Lives Matter movement, for example, used social media to coordinate protests and share real-time updates, with YouTube serving as a tool for activists to document what they (10) and experienced. As Mahatma Gandhi wisely said, “Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man.” Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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