In these days of uncertainty, unrest, distrust and oligarchic assault on institutions and nations, perhaps the following materials will help people empower themselves and right their ships of state. The materials here provide information on both civil disobedience and nonviolent resistance. civil disobedience (noun) Refusal to obey a law as a result of moral objections, especially through passive resistance. A form of social protest, involving the active but non-violent refusal to obey certain laws, demands, or commands of an established authority, because they are considered to be morally wrong or detrimental. A group’s refusal to obey a law because they believe the law is immoral (as in protest against discrimination). The American Heritage®…