August Book Club Meeting Recap
The fourth meeting of the DGR Santa Barbara book club was held on Saturday, August 19th at the Santa Barbara Eastside Library. We discussed chapters 5 & 6 of Deep Green Resistance: Strategy to Save the Planet. The following questions were posed before the meeting to inspire discussion: 1) Do you agree with the 4 … Continue reading August Book Club Meeting Recap
Historic Ruling Set to Decide Future of Brazilian Tribes
Featured image: Brazil has seen frequent indigenous protests this year, against the anti-Indian policies of President Temer. © Rogerio Assis by Survival International Brazil’s Supreme Court will next week deliver a historic judgement on tribal territories which could strike the greatest blow to indigenous land rights since the country’s military dictatorship. The judgement will be … Continue reading Historic Ruling Set to Decide Future of Brazilian Tribes
Navajo Sign Law Criminalizing Human Trafficking
Nathaniel Brown on Human Trafficking: ‘Two years ago, I didn’t think we really had a problem … I have a permanent lump in my throat.’ by Alysa Landry / Indian Country Media Network A new Navajo law criminalizes human trafficking on the country’s largest American Indian reservation. Navajo President Russell Begaye on August 7 … Continue reading Navajo Sign Law Criminalizing Human Trafficking
Book Excerpt: Part 1: Resistance—The Problem
Editor’s note: The following is from the chapter “The Problem” of the book Deep Green Resistance: A Strategy to Save the Planet. This book is now available for free online. by Lierre Keith / Deep Green Resistance Most people, or at least most people with a beating heart, have already done the math, added … Continue reading Book Excerpt: Part 1: Resistance—The Problem
Newly Described Toad Species Threatened by Geothermal Energy Production
One more strike against so-called “renewable” energy production, which is really the same old Earth-destroying, extractive, colonial paradigm—with new marketing: — Researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno, have named three new toad species: the Dixie Valley toad, the Railroad Valley toad and the Hot Creek toad. This is an especially exciting feat because it’s … Continue reading Newly Described Toad Species Threatened by Geothermal Energy Production
Tactical Bugging Out Planning Course at Shxwowhamel First Nation
This is one in a series of courses being hosted by Sakej Ward, a warrior society veteran with a great deal of skill in resistance operations. Details follow: — Tactical Bugging Out Planning Course Imagine the immediate aftermath of a natural disaster (earthquake, wild fire, tsunami, landslide, volcanic eruption, flood, winter/ice storms, etc) or a … Continue reading Tactical Bugging Out Planning Course at Shxwowhamel First Nation
The Sápara Nation vs. The Slimy Oil Mungia
Featured image: Sápara leader Gloria Ushigua. Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown by Sarah Belle Lin / Intercontinental Cry For the Sápara Peoples of the Ecuadorian Amazon, “Sinchi”, or “sacred” is the term that best describes their ancestral language and forests. Though abundant with meaning, the Sápara never had a word for “sacred”. There was … Continue reading The Sápara Nation vs. The Slimy Oil Mungia
News Roundup – August 2017
Local Global Mass Extinction According to an article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in July, the planet is in the midst of the sixth mass extinction event. Strikingly, the scientists who wrote the article call this a “biological annihilation.” The destruction of the planet happens bit-by-bit. A new big-box store, a … Continue reading News Roundup – August 2017
Indigenous Win Fight Against Massive Dam Project In Brazil
Featured image: Munduruku warriors gather at the São Manoel hydroelectric dam site. Courtesy Caio Mota/Centro Popular do Audiovisual/Forum Teles Pires via internationalrivers.org Munduruku await for government to comply with their promises or they will return to halt construction again by Rick Kearns / Indian Country Today Media Network Indigenous activists shut down construction of a massive … Continue reading Indigenous Win Fight Against Massive Dam Project In Brazil
Oppression and Subordination
Oppression is not an attitude, it’s about systems of power. by Lierre Keith / Deep Green Resistance. At this moment, the liberal basis of most progressive movements is impeding our ability, individually and collectively, to take action. The individualism of liberalism, and of American society generally, renders too many of us unable to think clearly about … Continue reading Oppression and Subordination