sit-in, “die-in” , turn the other cheek, civil disobedience, sit-ins, a bit of a cheek

「躺死」（die-in）在地，對照五、六〇年代民權運動大規模的「坐進去」（sit-in）或「靜坐示威」（sit-down），說明一個具有高度團結象徵的動作，需要發展的時間有多麽漫長：最早的「坐進去」始於四〇年初，經過二十年，才成為集體行動共同的肢體語言；而「躺死」在2003年因反對美國出兵伊拉克被抗議者採用，當時的「躺死」，偶爾也撒「假血」，凸顯戰爭慘狀。較之先前帶著劇場儀式的「躺死」，有一定表演性質，近一年來抗議者都躺下，人人能躺下，躺下看到的天空，閉眼想像死者最後一眼看到的人世，內心難免洶湧…

A "die-in" protest inside New York's Grand Central Terminal. --From CNN's Carolyn Sung http://cnn.it/1wHsjWz ‪#‎EricGarner‬ 

Less than two weeks after a grand jury decided not to indict a white police officer for killing an unarmed black man in Ferguson, Missouri, another grand jury—this one in New York City—ruled on a similar case, and delivered a similar verdict. Peaceful protests against the decision were organised within hours, including a multi-racial “die-in” at Grand Central Station http://econ.st/1zo9Z2h

Bloodshed sometimes works for autocrats, at least temporarily. But for protesters, taking up arms is usually a mistake. History suggests that, for most protest movements, violence is counterproductive: those that turn the other cheek, opting for civil disobedience, sit-ins and strikes rather than armed retaliation, tend to do best http://econ.st/1h7juZb

singular noun. You say that someone has a cheek when you are annoyed or shocked at something unreasonable that they have done. [informal] I'm amazed they had the cheek to ask in the first place. I still think it's a bit of a cheek sending avoucher rather than a refund.

Cheek definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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turn the other cheek

refrain from retaliating when one has been attacked or insulted.

[with biblical allusion to Matt. 5:39]


sit in

(Of a group of people) occupy a place as a form ofprotest:students have been sitting in on and off this week

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2Attend a meeting or discussion without taking an active part in it:I sat in on a training session for therapists

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