• BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- U.S. military commanders say "direct-action" missions will continue throughout Iraq despite the winding down of military action.

    CNN: U.S. says Iraq missions will go on

  • All have been characterized by a mix of peaceful protest around a "camp" that is intended to model low-carbon living, alongside militant direct action - and an increasingly tense relationship with police.

    CNN: The eco activists who are camping against climate change

  • Consumers can reduce the amount of water through direct action - by applying a water-saving showerhead, shutting off the tap during teeth brushing, by not disposing of medicines, paints or other pollutants down the sink etc.

    UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

  • JAM74 said almost 100 people had committed themselves to non-violent direct action within hours of Thursday's announcement that the project had received the green light.

    BBC: NEWS | UK | Scotland | M74 protesters vow to fight link

  • All across the world planting fruit and vegetables is becoming a new form of non-violent direct action for a diverse group of environmentalists and food campaigners.

    CNN: Transforming England's towns into green and pleasant land

  • "If I feel anything I'm so proud that I was part of the Greenham Common women's protest that really stood firm and did everything we could with non-violent direct action to oppose her policies, " she said.

    BBC: Berkshire

  • As King followed a path of non-violent direct action he transformed himself from a bourgeois intellectual into the King we remember today, a man who reached across class and color lines to call America to justice.

    FORBES: Dr. King and the Klansman -- Love in a Time of Vitriol

  • And certainly what was true about the situation in Libya was the unanimity around the world about the need to take action, the U.N. resolution that reflected that unanimous feeling, the willingness in the regime and the desire in the regime that action be taken, and the opportunity in a -- for action to halt a direct threat on many, many thousands of Libyans in Benghazi.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • "It is a direct result of the day of action - there are no strike specials, " he said.

    BBC: Striking workers head north for bargains

  • The Bloomsbury Pro-Choice Alliance in London and the Brighton Feminist Collective have been particularly engaged in organizing direct action and producing literature to refute alarmist claims of anti-choice groups.

    FORBES: U.K. Sees Rise of U.S.-Style Anti-Abortion Tactics

  • But in criticizing sweeping statements from Bush, el-Baz said Washington must take direct, specific action to curb the violence.

    CNN: El-Baz

  • In a limited number of cases, the U.S. military has taken direct action in Somalia against members of al-Qa'ida, including those who are also members of al-Shabaab, who are engaged in efforts to carry out terrorist attacks against the United States and our interests.

    WHITEHOUSE: The White House

  • The National Farmers' Union (NFU) said it reluctantly accepted the pre-emptive cull but others are warning of direct action against the measure.

    BBC: Show doubt as outbreaks reach 20

  • The requirement, as he discussed, of taking some direct military action in order to effectively implement a no-fly zone is pretty clear.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • The sub has so many lights and cameras that it is like an underwater TV studio - with Mr Cameron able to direct and film the action from within.

    BBC: James Cameron back on surface after deepest ocean dive

  • Even police departments often train off-duty officers to call 911 rather than taking direct action, unless human life is at risk.

    CNN: SHARE THIS

  • Direct action is intended to draw media attention to the anti-fracking movement, motivate the anti-fracking opposition, and physically disrupt operations.

    FORBES: An Investigation Of The Global Anti-Fracking Movement

  • The action was criticized as illegal - civic groups are barred from direct campaigning - but it made its mark: 59 of the 86 lost their races.

    CNN: A Tale Of Two Parties

  • Stack was again called into action in the 61st minute when Naylor curved in a tempting direct free-kick as the visitors enjoyed a brief spell of pressure.

    BBC: Robbie Keane

  • Direct action to tackle the weak dollar, which is driving investors into "safe-haven" commodities like oil, looks unlikely for now.

    FORBES: Dollar Beats Back Oil

  • This documentary by Marshall Curry is centered on former activists of the Earth Liberation Front, an anti-logging group that, in the late nineties, turned from peaceful protest to direct, unlawful action in the name of social change.

    NEWYORKER: If a Tree Falls

  • The 40-plus people at the traveller-owned Waltham St Lawrence site will be given 28 days to leave before the council takes "direct action".

    BBC: Waltham St Lawrence Gypsy families served eviction notice

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