Peaceful Resistance

Does peaceful resistance to laws positively or negatively impact a free society? I feel it ultimately impacts in a positive way by raising awareness of pertinent issues. Non-violent action tends to win more support than does violence. Peaceful resistance is a method of social change that can employ strategies such as strikes, sit-ins, boycotts and civil disobedience. One example is of the numerous protests against the petroleum industry to transition to a renewable energy source. We have become so dependent on petroleum that we put ourselves and our climate at risk especially when issues such as the recent gas line breakage that occurred in Alabama resulting in undetermined amounts of damage both now and in the years to come. Not only do we see the damages to climate and wildlife, but risks we see to transportation from gas shortages and rising costs from price gouging put the economy that is unprepared with alternative means of fuel at risk.
or simply too busy to notice. These resistances are necessary and growing more urgent as we face increasingly undeniable global climate changes due in part to the effects of the petroleum industry. When people come together... from the young students to the retirees, from the hippies to the veterans... for a common cause, that gets attention and that raises awareness. The goal is to make everyone aware of potential environmental and safety concerns and to show that our voices and opinions matter. It is empowering for the participants, promotes feelings of capability, solidarity and sense of