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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Damien Gayle

Disruptive protest helps rather than hinders activists’ cause, experts say

Wimbledon staff rush to apprehend a Just Stop Oil protester on court 18
Wimbledon staff rush to apprehend a Just Stop Oil protester on court 18 on Wednesday. Non-violent protest could be climate activists’ most important weapon, experts say. Photograph: Adam Davy/PA

Their “guerrilla protests” on Britain’s roads, at art galleries, museums, and cultural and sporting events have enraged the press, politicians and the public alike. But now experts have said they believe climate activists’ most important weapon could be “the strategic use of nonviolent disruptive tactics”.

Nearly seven in 10 of academics surveyed rated disruptive protest tactics as “at least quite important” to success of a movement, ranking it as more important than gaining media coverage or even strictly avoiding violent tactics.

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