Detroit Environmental Justice Leader Unjustly Incarcerated for Defending Family from Assault
Siwatu-Salama Ra Sentenced to Two Years in Prison During High-Risk Pregnancy by Sierra Club Detroit, MI — Earlier this month, Siwatu-Salama Ra, Co-Director of the East Michigan Environmental Action Council (EMEAC), was sentenced to two years in prison for defending herself and her young child from an attacker. Siwatu is a member of the Sierra Club family, … Continue reading Detroit Environmental Justice Leader Unjustly Incarcerated for Defending Family from Assault
Call for Solidarity Actions to End the Destruction of the Zad of Notre Dame Des Landes
by Zad Forever We are writing with the smell of tear gas rising from our fingers. The springtime symphony of birdsong is punctuated by the explosive echo of concussion grenades. Our eyes are watering, less from the gas than the sadness; because our friends’ homes, barns and organic farms are being destroyed. Bulldozers, … Continue reading Call for Solidarity Actions to End the Destruction of the Zad of Notre Dame Des Landes
Biko: Some African Cultural Concepts
by Steve Biko One of the most difficult things to do these days is to talk with authority on anything to do with African Culture. Somehow Africans are not expected to have any deep understanding of their own culture or even of themselves. Other people have become authorities on all aspects of the … Continue reading Biko: Some African Cultural Concepts
I Write What I Like: The Legacy of Steve Biko and the Anti-Apartheid Struggle
by Max Wilbert / Deep Green Resistance “Deep down, every liberationist is an optimist.” – Steve Biko Steve Biko was a South African anti-apartheid activist and organizer who was murdered by the secret police in 1978. He was 32 years old when he was tortured and beaten, resulting in his death. “I Write … Continue reading I Write What I Like: The Legacy of Steve Biko and the Anti-Apartheid Struggle
STOP THE MADNESS: Major Wind Energy Generation Facility Proposed for Nevada Wildland
Editors note: Wind energy is destroying the planet just like fossil fuels. So-called “renewable energy” development threatens a massive amount of land globally in the coming years. We will fight all activities that destroy the land, even when greenwashing propaganda tells us these projects are “sustainable.” We know bullshit when we see it. Capitalists own … Continue reading STOP THE MADNESS: Major Wind Energy Generation Facility Proposed for Nevada Wildland
Colombia Supreme Court Rules that Amazon Region is “Subject of Rights”
Featured image: Dan From Indiana on flickr. Some Rights Reserved. The Rights of Nature Movement continues to advance through lawmaking and court decisions. by The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) via Intercontinental Cry MERCERSBURG, PA, USA: Today, the Colombia Supreme Court of Justice issued a decision declaring that the Amazon region in Colombia … Continue reading Colombia Supreme Court Rules that Amazon Region is “Subject of Rights”
Faith
by Boris Forkel / Deep Green Resistance Germany The most basic commandment of our culture: Thou shalt pretend there is nothing wrong. Indigenous cultures, uncivilized societies that did not build cities and lived as hunters and gatherers or from small scale subsistence farming, were land-based cultures. Their livelihoods were based on the land … Continue reading Faith
Global Warming Roundup: 410 ppmv
Featured image: Ice melt in a Greenland fjord: A little heat makes a big difference. Image: By Hannes Grobe, via Wikimedia Commons by Robert Doublin / Deep Green Resistance Looks like April will be the first month on record averaging 410 parts per million volume (ppmv) of carbon dioxide or above in the atmosphere. We … Continue reading Global Warming Roundup: 410 ppmv
Kiss the Ground
Featured image: salmon eggs Editor’s note: This is an edited transcript of Derrick Jensen’s talk, which you can view on Deep Green Video. by Derrick Jensen / Deep Green Resistance There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground. There are hundreds of ways to pray. You can walk through a forest. You … Continue reading Kiss the Ground
Uncontacted Tribes’ Rights Recognized in Peru’s Historic Land Pledge
Featured image: The Mashco Piro have been increasingly entering into contact with outsiders. The new reserves are intended to ensure uncontacted groups’ lands remain undisturbed. © Jean-Paul Van Belle by Survival International Peru is to create two Amazonian reserves for the protection of uncontacted tribes , covering more than 2.5 million hectares. At least seven … Continue reading Uncontacted Tribes’ Rights Recognized in Peru’s Historic Land Pledge