“Tax redirection” is a form of tax rebellion where the individual pays their tax directly to another source rather than the IRS as a form of protest. Julia “Butterfly” Hill, an environmentalist turned proponent of tax redirection, sent about $150,000 in federal taxes directly to schools, arts and culture programs, community gardens, and other recipients, stating in a letter to the IRS, “I’m not refusing to pay my taxes. I’m actually paying them but I’m paying them where they belong because you refuse to do so.” Hill is best known for her tree sit in the late 1990s, when she lived in a 180-foot tall Redwood tree named Luna for 738 days to protect it from being cut down by the Pacific Lumber Company.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Butterfly_Hill)
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