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Uncivil Obedience The Tactics and Tales of a Democratic Agitator Borovoy, A. Alan Publisher:  Lester Publishing, Toronto, Canada Year Published:  1991   Pages:  225pp   Price:  $27.95   ISBN:  1-895555-08-6 Library of Congress Number:  JC571.B67 1991   Dewey:  324'.4 Resource Type:  Book How to push for social change without breaking the law. Abstract:  Uncivil Obedience was written by A. Alan Borovoy, a civil libertarian with years of experience in activism. His book uses his experiences as a focal point as he instructs all members of democratic society on how to push for social change without breaking the law. It is a How-To guide to getting publicity, mucking up the status quo, and building coalitions. The idea is to use the media and other instruments within a citizen’s legal rights for social progress. An understanding of the democratic system is required to achieve this, and such is provided in the book. Borovoy’s work includes six sections: Fighting City Hall, Raising Hell, Tools of the Trade, Facts Have Clout, Coping with Headaches and Keeping Faith. It instructs on how democrats should make change, while Borovoy’s last book, When Freedoms Collide (1988), advocates what democrats should change. His four lawful methods include publication, dislocation, litigation and coalition. He also recommends the use of surveys and case studies, and describes situations in which focus letters, with a copy sent to the media, are likely to work. Examples of such letters are provided as guidelines and Borovoy describes personal experiences where different tactics were successful. One does not need to break the law in order to be heard, according to this guide. Borovoy agrees with the idea that as democrats we have a responsibility to push for social change and get involved in issues of rights abuse. He claims, “We can be completely obedient to the law and absolutely miserable to the government, at one and the same time.” [Abstract by Mia Manns] Topics Aboriginal Justice Aboriginal Prisoners Aboriginal Rights Activism/Radicalism Capital Punishment Charter of Rights & Freedoms Civil Liberties Democracy Discrimination Discrimination in Employment Electronic Surveillance Emergency Powers Employment/Visible Minorities Human Rights Jews in Canada National Security Organizing Police Complaints Police Issues Police Oversight Policing Pornography Prostitution Laws Racism Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Supreme Court of Canada Surveillance Torture Violence

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