It's not vocal, it's not as dramatic as a cracked head and it's not manning the barricades of the communes Les Miserables-style.
However, what UCal Davis's Chancellor Linda Katehi witnessed and endured was the perfect example of non-violent protest in the style espoused by Messrs Thoreau and Gandhi and Dr King - perfect, dignified and very disconcerting silence.
I thank my Facebook friend John Corzan for reminding me of something anyone engaging in the Occupy movement really should know - that in non-violent protest, sometimes one says it best, when one says nothing at all. It's called presence.
However, what UCal Davis's Chancellor Linda Katehi witnessed and endured was the perfect example of non-violent protest in the style espoused by Messrs Thoreau and Gandhi and Dr King - perfect, dignified and very disconcerting silence.
I thank my Facebook friend John Corzan for reminding me of something anyone engaging in the Occupy movement really should know - that in non-violent protest, sometimes one says it best, when one says nothing at all. It's called presence.
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