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Mitigation, Adaptation & Suffering
Mitigation, Adaptation & Suffering In this conversation, the Climate Disobedience Center’s Tim DeChristopher looks at how the progressive movement’s strategies need to change in now that climate change’s real impacts are more obvious to the American public. He addresses the focus on carbon mitigation (policies for reduction in greenhouse gas emissions) in light of the […]
Mid-Sized Meditations #11: Thoughts on Localism and Resilience
Mid-Sized Meditations #11: Thoughts on Localism and Resilience [Cross-posted to Front Porch Republic] Yesterday, I had the opportunity to speak to the “Resilience Group,” an informal gathering of environmentalists, activists, and interested others that meet regularly at the home of Wes Jackson, in Salina, KS. My short remarks–which were mostly inspired by the material in this post–gave […]
Liberty Activists And ISIS Will Soon Be Treated As Identical Threats
Liberty Activists And ISIS Will Soon Be Treated As Identical Threats Many of us saw it coming a long time ago — increasing confrontation between liberty proponents and the corrupt federal establishment leading to increasing calls by political elites and bureaucrats to apply to American citizens the terrorism countermeasures designed for foreign combatants. It was […]
Climate Activists Announce Global Campaign of Civil Disobedience to “Break Free From Fossil Fuels”
Climate Activists Announce Global Campaign of Civil Disobedience to “Break Free From Fossil Fuels” Climate justice and environmental campaigners announced plans today at COP21 in Paris to escalate the number of non-violent civil disobedience actions against fossil fuel projects over the next year. The groups are planning a concentrated week of global actions in May of 2016. […]
200+ detained, tear gas & scuffles at banned Global March for Climate in Paris (VIDEO)
200+ detained, tear gas & scuffles at banned Global March for Climate in Paris (VIDEO) © / Ruptly Crowds gathered in the French capital on Sunday to attend a global march for the climate, despite the ban on gatherings enforced by French authorities. When one of the groups charged a police cordon, tear gas was […]
Protest ban? What protest ban?
Protest ban? What protest ban? The crowd celebrates in Place de la Republique. by Danny Chivers/New Internationalist The French government’s attempts to crack down on climate protesters have only made their voices louder, reports Danny Chivers. Protest is currently banned in Paris. Any outdoor gathering of more than two people with a political message has been strictly prohibited under […]
France Arrests 24 Climate Activists Using New “State Of Emergency” Laws, As Clashes Break Out In Paris – Live Feed
France Arrests 24 Climate Activists Using New “State Of Emergency” Laws, As Clashes Break Out In Paris – Live Feed As Intellihub’s Shepard Ambellas writes, one-hundred and fifty heads of government, a.k.a. the elite, are gathering over the course of the next few weeks for a massive climate summit that’s anticipated to attract and indoctrinate over 40,000 […]
Beyond Keystone: Why Climate Movement Must Keep Heat On
Beyond Keystone: Why Climate Movement Must Keep Heat On It took a committed coalition and the increasingly harsh reality of climate change to push President Obama to reject the Keystone XL pipeline. But sustained public pressure will now be needed to force politicians to take the next critical actions on climate. The key passage — […]
The Left should embrace degrowth
The Left should embrace degrowth Only if we stop the cycle of endless growth will our planet prosper, argue Degrowthers. Jenny Downing under a Creative Commons Licence Degrowth is a frontal attack on the ideology of economic growth. Some call it a critique: a slogan or a ‘missile word’. Others talk of the ‘theory of’ – or the ‘literature […]
Ranking the Peasants – China Introduces Orwellian “Citizen Scores”
Ranking the Peasants – China Introduces Orwellian “Citizen Scores” The following is extraordinarily creepy and disturbing. It’s also extremely clever, from a jackbooted, fascist thug perspective. When massive censorship itself isn’t enough… TechDirt reports: China’s plan to control the hearts, minds and internet connections of its citizens continues unimpeded. That’s the great thing about authoritarian regimes: rollout […]
Op Nimr: Anonymous targets Saudi websites as teen awaits crucifixion for ‘anti-govt activities’
Op Nimr: Anonymous targets Saudi websites as teen awaits crucifixion for ‘anti-govt activities’ © Stephane Mahe / Reuters Hacktivist group Anonymous has called out Saudi Arabia for its horrific human rights record by attacking the Gulf kingdom’s government websites. The attack is in response to the upholding of a death sentence handed down to 17-year-old […]
How the Media Shapes Public Response to Climate Change
How the Media Shapes Public Response to Climate Change Climate change stories that give local information and emphasize positive achievements are more likely to encourage people to become active participants in climate change action than stories of political failures, a newstudy by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has found . Researchers worked with focus groups made […]
RCMP planning mass arrests at pipeline protest camp, northern B.C chiefs fear
RCMP planning mass arrests at pipeline protest camp, northern B.C chiefs fear RCMP say they are just working to keep the peace A dispute over energy projects and aboriginal rights is heating up at a pipeline protest camp in northern B.C. where First Nations leaders fear police are planning mass arrests. Since 2009, Wet’suwet’en people, […]
Civil Disobedience Isn’t Helping Your Cause
Civil Disobedience Isn’t Helping Your Cause Last week, activists protesting the climate summit blocked off a street near where I live. Not a big inconvenience for me since my schedule for the day only included binge watching Shark Week, but it was met with a fair amount of negativity from those I share a building […]
Spain in Transition?: Answers from the grassroots facing a collapsing country
Spain in Transition?: Answers from the grassroots facing a collapsing country Introduction Some months ago, I had a conversation with a friend which seemed meaningful to me as an anthropologist. My friend –an old-school activist with a lot of experience in social struggle- said: “Curiously, during these years of crisis I sometimes feel it’s the […]
