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Strategy & Analysis

Book Excerpt: Learning from Nonviolent Strategy

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Editor’s note: The following is from the chapter “Introduction to Strategy” of the book Deep Green Resistance: A Strategy to Save the  Planet. This book is now available for free online.      by Aric McBay It’s also worth looking at the principles that guide strategic nonviolence. Effective nonviolent organizing is not a pacifist attempt to convince the … Continue reading Book Excerpt: Learning from Nonviolent Strategy →
Strategy & Analysis

Book Excerpt: Devising Strategy

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Editor’s note: The following is from the chapter “Introduction to Strategy” of the book Deep Green Resistance: A Strategy to Save the  Planet. This book is now available for free online.      by Aric McBay Despite the limitations created by their smaller numbers, resistance movements do have real strategic choices, from the loftiest overarching strategy to the … Continue reading Book Excerpt: Devising Strategy →
Biodiversity & Habitat Destruction

46% of Forests Have Been Destroyed by Civilization…and Counting

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     by Max Wilbert / Deep Green Resistance “Forests precede civilizations and deserts follow them.” – François-René de Chateaubriand New research in the prestigious journal Nature estimates that “the global number of trees has fallen by approximately 46% since the start of human civilization.” The study also suggests that about 15 billion trees are … Continue reading 46% of Forests Have Been Destroyed by Civilization…and Counting →
Strategy & Analysis

Our Vision

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     by Max Wilbert / Deep Green Resistance THE SITUATION Our world is in crisis. Species extinction, topsoil loss, deforestation, rising seas, ocean acidification, global warming. It’s no exaggeration to say that the dominant culture is killing the planet. At the same time, societies around the world are staggeringly unjust. Neocolonialism builds up empires … Continue reading Our Vision →
Biodiversity & Habitat Destruction, Movement Building & Support, Strategy & Analysis

A Manifesto for a World in Crisis

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THE SITUATION Our world is in crisis. Species extinction, topsoil loss, deforestation, rising seas, ocean acidification, global warming. It’s no exaggeration to say that the dominant culture is killing the planet. At the same time, societies around the world are staggeringly unjust. Neocolonialism builds up empires on the backs of indigenous peoples, sweatshop workers, unpaid … Continue reading A Manifesto for a World in Crisis →
Strategy & Analysis

Book Excerpt: Principles of War and Strategy

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Editor’s note: The following is from the chapter “Introduction to Strategy” of the book Deep Green Resistance: A Strategy to Save the  Planet. This book is now available for free online.      by Aric McBay I do not wish to kill nor to be killed, but I can foresee circumstances in which both these things would be … Continue reading Book Excerpt: Principles of War and Strategy →
Prostitution

Prostitution Abolition News from Australia

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     by Joanna Pinkiewicz / Deep Green Resistance Australia Australia has different legislations in regards to prostitution in each state. For example New South Wales has almost full decriminalisation and definitely in favour of brothel owners, less so for individual, who can be charged for “living on the earnings of prostitute” or soliciting for … Continue reading Prostitution Abolition News from Australia →
Direct Action

Book Excerpt: Four Ways to Directly Confront Those in Power

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Editor’s note: The following is from the chapter “A Taxonomy of Action” of the book Deep Green Resistance: A Strategy to Save the  Planet.  This book is now available for free online.      by Aric McBay There are four basic ways to directly confront those in power. Three deal with land, property, or infrastructure, and one deals … Continue reading Book Excerpt: Four Ways to Directly Confront Those in Power →
Strategy & Analysis

Book Excerpt: Acts of Commission: Indirect to Direct

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Editor’s note: The following is from the chapter “A Taxonomy of Action” of the book Deep Green Resistance: A Strategy to Save the  Planet.  This book is now available for free online.      by Aric McBay As we’ve made clear, acts of omission are not going to bring down civilization. Let’s talk about action with more … Continue reading Book Excerpt: Acts of Commission: Indirect to Direct →
Climate Change

Global Warming Roundup: Record Arctic Cyclone Leaves Ice Shaken and Stirred

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     by Robert Doublin / Deep Green Resistance Atmospheric greenhouse gases continue inexorable rise – 2017 was sixth consecutive year CO2 rose by 2 ppm or more In a Single Generation, Alaska’s Landscapes Have Transformed Record Arctic Cyclone Leaves Ice Shaken and Stirred “The fuse has been blown.” Why Antarctica’s Melt is Important “Utterly … Continue reading Global Warming Roundup: Record Arctic Cyclone Leaves Ice Shaken and Stirred →