Thursday, May 12, 2016

Article 7

Uranan Kou Yang

SOC 122

Anti-Fossil Fuel Actions Held in Newcastle & Philadelphia Amid Global Campaign

            Climate activist have participated in the civil disobedience towards fossil fuel production in parts of the world such as Newcastle, Australia, Philadelphia, and Pennsylvania. Resource mobilization is the highlighted theory in this article, because of the hundreds of protesting that has shut down operations by blocking the entrance to the coal transport in train line ports. During the blockade more than 60 people were arrested in the process.

http://www.democracynow.org/2016/5/9/headlines/anti_fossil_fuel_actions_held_in_newcastle_philadelphia_amid_global_campaign

20 Anti-Trump Protesters Arrested at Trump Rally in California

In Costa Mesa a protest took place to rally against Donald Trump. The protestors blocked traffic on the ramp to the freeway this lead to protestors, Trump supporters, and police officers to clash with each other. During this protest 20 people were arrested during that time. Resource mobilization was present in the article due to the organizing of the protest, and the framing of the protest got the media's attention.

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