Title: Five examples of civil disobedience to remember | Civil liberties - international | The Guardian
Headings: Five examples of civil disobedience to remember
Five examples of civil disobedience to remember
Richard Seymour
Juan Manuel Sánchez Gordillo's raid on Spanish supermarkets recalls protests from Gandhi's Salt March to the poll tax riots
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1. Salt March
2. Extremadura campaign
3. Flying pickets and sit-ins
4. Dismantling unwanted enterprises
5. Poll tax non-payment

Content: Second, it announced to the world that the Indian masses were a serious force, and that the British authorities had been forced to negotiate with their leader. Third, it stimulated further waves of civil disobedience. Finally, the Salt March had a tremendous influence on the thinking and strategy of other insurgents, such as Martin Luther King. 2. Extremadura campaign
Farms in Extremadura were occupied by unemployed peasants during the 1936 election campaign. Photograph: Prisma Bildagentur AG / Alamy/Alamy
Land reform was a priority in rural areas of Spain during the republican era. High countryside unemployment contributed to the election of the leftist Popular Front government. In Extremadura, during the 1936 election campaign, Popular Front candidates had promised quick land reform. Rather than wait for the government to deliver on its pledges, unemployed peasants began to occupy large estates, starting with some 3,000 farms in the Badajoz province.