What is direct action? Why is it necessary?

national | miscellaneous | news report Friday February 28, 2003 16:24 by NVDA Supporter

What is direct action and why it is necessary

What is direct action? Direct action, to use Rudolf Rocker's words, is "every method of immediate warfare by the workers [or other sections of society] against their economic and political oppressors. Among these the outstanding are: the strike, in all its graduations from the simple wage struggle to the general strike; the boycott; sabotage in all its countless forms; [occupations and sit-down strikes;] anti-militarist propaganda, and in particularly critical cases,... armed resistance of the people for the protection of life and liberty." BEFORE SUPPORTING, CRITICISING OR JUST GETTING ALL CONFUSED ABOUT THE DIRECT ACTION AT SHANNON - Why not check out this article: http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/1931/secJ2.html