Directaction

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Direct action is politically motivated activity undertaken by groups to achieve political goals outside of normal social/political channels. Direct action can include nonviolent and violent activities which target persons, groups, or property deemed offensive to the direct action participant. For the purposes of this page our definition does not include wars or other acts of state and only includes actions with more than 100 participants.

209 BC http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen_Sheng_Wu_Guang_Uprising

73-71 BC http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Servile_War

0 Jesus in the temple http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_and_the_money_changers

184 Yellow Turban rebellion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Turban_Rebellion

838-41 Stellinga http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellinga

869 Zanj Rebellion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zanj_Rebellion

1323-1328 Peasant revolt in Flanders http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peasant_revolt_in_Flanders_1323-1328

1343-1345 St. George's Night Uprising http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._George%27s_Night_Uprising

1358 Jacquerie in France http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacquerie

1378 Revolt of the Ciompi in Italy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolt_of_the_Ciompi

1381 English peasants' revolt http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_peasants%27_revolt_of_1381

1488-1588 Ikkō-ikki in Japan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikk%C5%8D-ikki

1514 Dózsa rebellion in Hungary http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gy%C3%B6rgy_D%C3%B3zsa

1515 Slovenian peasant revolt http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenian_peasant_revolt_of_1515

1524-1525 German peasants war http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_peasants_war_of_1524-1525

1573 Croatian and Slovenian peasant revolt http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatian_and_Slovenian_peasant_revolt

1606-1607 Ivan Bolotnikov http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Bolotnikov

1649 Diggers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diggers

1651 Kostka-Napierski Uprising http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kostka-Napierski_Uprising

1653 Swiss peasant war http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_peasant_war_of_1653

1670 Stenka Razin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stenka_Razin

1773-1775 Pugachev's Rebellion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pugachev%27s_Rebellion

1793 Bristol Bridge riot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Riots#Bristol_Bridge_riot.2C_1793

1798 French Peasants' War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peasants%27_War_(1798)

1810-1850 The Underground railroad http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_Railroad

1831 Bristol Queen square riot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Riots#Queen_Square_riots.2C_1831

1839 - 1842 Rebecca Riots http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Riots

1838 - 1848 Chartists http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartists

1848 French revolution http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Revolution_of_1848

1871 Paris commune http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_commune

1900 Suffragettes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffragette

1930 Salt march http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghandi#Swaraj_and_the_Salt_Satyagraha_.28Salt_March.29

1934 Teamsters http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis_Teamsters_Strike_of_1934

1936 -1939 Spanish civil War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_civil_war

1950-1980 Civil Rights http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_rights_movement

1984 - 1985 Miners strike http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miners_strike

1990 Poll tax riot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poll_tax_demonstrations

1992 Start of direct action at Twyford down http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_protest_(UK)#1979-1997

1993 M11 Road protest http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M11_link_road_protest

1994 Zapatistas http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zapatista_Army_of_National_Liberation

1994 Loads that is well documented here http://www.weareeverywhere.org/

1995 Loads that is well documented here http://www.weareeverywhere.org/

1996 Loads that is well documented here http://www.weareeverywhere.org/

1997 Loads that is well documented here http://www.weareeverywhere.org/

1998 Loads that is well documented here http://www.weareeverywhere.org/

1999 Loads that is well documented here http://www.weareeverywhere.org/

2000 Loads that is well documented here http://www.weareeverywhere.org/

2001 Loads that is well documented here http://www.weareeverywhere.org/

2002 Loads that is well documented here http://www.weareeverywhere.org/

2003 Loads that is well documented here http://www.weareeverywhere.org/

2004 Mayday protest in London and Dublin http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/actions/2004/mayday/

2005 G8 Protests Scotland http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/31st_G8_summit#Activism

2006 Climate camp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_Camp#Drax_2006

2007 Climate camp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_Camp#Heathrow_2007

2008 Climate camp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_Camp#Kingsnorth_2008

2009 G20 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_G-20_London_summit#Protests