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Civil Initiative is an activist philosophy that was developed by leaders of the Sanctuary Movement of the 1980's based in Tucson, AZ. In contrast to Civil Disobedience, which asks individuals to intentionally break unjust laws, Civil Initiative occurs when individuals uphold laws that a government is violating. The leading proponent of Civil Initiative was Jim Corbett, a Quaker rancher and philosopher who started helping Central American refugees and asylum seekers cross the border from Mexico into the United States. Since the United States was actively deporting Central Americans, against its own laws and regulations, activists involved in the Sanctuary Movement took it upon themselves to provide safe passage into the US.