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Mission: To demand that our leaders provide a livable world for our children and hold ourselves to the same.
Peaceful Uprising was formed to train, support and defend those who engage in nonviolent direct action to protect our future from climate change.
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DeChristopher pleads not guilty after marching...
Activist Tim DeChristopher concedes he's had concerns at the prospect of spending 10 years in prison for disrupting a federal auction of oil and gas leases. But those concerns, he... More »
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Turn up the Heat in the Climate Battle
Are environmental groups still relevant as the world battles climate change? On the face of it, this seems a farcical question. Environmentalists have worked tirelessly to alert... More »
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PEACEFUL UPRISING GOES PUBLIC
74 comments Nothing short of an uprising will stop the destruction of the environment, activist Tim DeChristopher told a standing-room-only crowd Friday night. And while... More »
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More Than Consumers
In the essential film The Story of Stuff, Annie Leonard says, “Our primary identity has become that of consumer.” This is certainly a disturbing notion for those... More »
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Power Shift, Washington DC & shutting down the...
PEEPS! Upload your fabulous photos here! All Material here is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License. More »
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Letter to Brett Tolman
To Brett Tolman, US Attorney: Today's Salt Lake Tribune piece on the Tim DeChristopher case by Rebecca Walsh reminds us that civil disobedience was practiced by your... More »
Ashley's Report from Copenhagen
Last Updated on 2010-01-05 at 09:54
Hello Peaceful Uprisers! It is good to be stateside again.
You may know that I went to Copenhagen to attend/participate in/keep an eye on the UNFCCC 15th Council of the... More »
Peaceful Uprising's First Anniversary
Last Updated on 2010-01-04 at 13:24
It has been almost a year since Tim DeChristopher and a group of colleagues founded Peaceful Uprising. Since then, we have grown to be a passionate, diverse group of about 40... More »
More Than Consumers
Last Updated on 2009-11-09 at 13:00
In the essential film The Story of Stuff, Annie Leonard says, “Our primary identity has become that of consumer.” This is certainly a disturbing notion for those... More »
33 Utahns travel to Washington DC to Demand an End to...
Last Updated on 2009-10-23 at 16:51
As a lifelong resident of Utah, a mother of two sons, and asthma sufferer, I am outraged at the casual and dismissive attitude of our local and national legislators to dirty... More »
NY Times: Legal Cost for Throwing a Monkey Wrench
Last Updated on 2009-10-11 at 12:08
SALT LAKE CITY — Tim DeChristopher became convinced last year that global warming’s potential effects were so urgent and dire that direct action was needed. The niceties of... More »
Turn up the Heat in the Climate Battle
Last Updated on 2009-06-29 at 13:30
Are environmental groups still relevant as the world battles climate change? On the face of it, this seems a farcical question. Environmentalists have worked tirelessly to alert... More »
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