[GPSCC-chat] Tom Steyer, climate change, & civil disobedience

[Gerry Gras]

"Opinion: We stand on the precipice of change"
http://wwwp.dailyclimate.org/tdc-newsroom/2013/08/opinion-tom-steyer-mlk-dream

"According to a fascinating poll that came out last week, 13 percent of
Americans claim that they would commit some form of non-violent civil
disobedience to get action on climate change."

{About MLK on civil disobedience]
"The first was his outline of the preparation needed for mass,
non-violent protest. He advocated a four-step process of analysis,
negotiation, self-purification, and, finally, confrontation. The
ordering here was crucial; only after the first three stages did he
advocate the last."

Gerry