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• 1 2017-10-31T14:16:13-07:00 #39, reward responsible disobedience 5 March 10, 2017 plain 2019-07-24T20:48:44-07:00 Rewarding Disobedience is offering a $250K prize for responsible disobedience: “This idea came after a realization that there’s a widespread frustration from people trying to figure out how can we effectively harness responsible, ethical disobedience aimed at challenging our norms, rules, or laws to benefit society.”
  “The award will go to a person or group engaged in what we believe is extraordinary disobedience for the benefit of society. Specifically, we’d like to call out action that seeks to change society in positive ways and is consistent with a set of key principles. These principles include non-violence, creativity, courage, and taking responsibility for one’s actions. We’re seeking both expected and unexpected nominees. This could include–but isn’t limited to–those engaged in scientific research, civil rights, freedom of speech, human rights, and the freedom to innovate.”
  
  See More:
  • Civil Disobedience, Henry David Thoreau
  • Electronic Civil Disobedience & Other Unpopular Ideas, Critical Art Ensemble, 2009
  • Climate Disobedience Center

  To see a poetic response to this hardtruth:

  Our oral stories are our truth
• 1 2019-07-24T20:46:50-07:00 Our oral stories are our truth 3 Poets of Course plain 2020-03-03T16:02:04-08:00 In my young days
  as a little boy
  being insulted and being bullied
  I understand that is who I am
  and the way I respond
  it's true
  I am afraid of terror
  hard to Stand My Ground
  as a man
  being mistreated making me more recessive
  I must remember
  that I am God's greatest creation
  God loves me
  and accepts me the way I am
  even though I keep getting insulted
  I must learn not to meditate
  on being cold a fa***t
  though it is mean
  I know Society or the public doesn't like the status of gay men
  I must remember not to worry when I am mistreated
  or insulted
  I must learn to be strong
  when I learn to be strong
  I think about myself as a person
  that has a very strong nature
  and not to worry
  I must learn to think positive in life
  and not let people feed
  with negative insulting thoughts
  that can destroy my glamorous nature as a man
  
  By Wayne A.B.

  This poem is a response to hardtruth #39:

  #39, reward responsible disobedience