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direct action
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Encyclopedic overview
Depiction of the Belgian general strike of 1893. A general strike is an example of direct action.
Direct action is a form of activism in which participants use economic power or political power to achieve their goals. The aim of direct action is to either obstruct a certain practice such as a government's laws or actions or to draw attention to and create a dialogue in order to solve perceived problems.
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