Paths Forward: In Defense of “Utopian” Creativity (Part 1 of 2)

Paths Forward: In Defense of “Utopian” Creativity (Part 1 of 2)

by | Dec 25, 2021 | Climate Change, Colonialism & Conquest, Direct Action, Human Supremacy, Indirect Action, Mining & Drilling, Obstruction & Occupation, Repression at Home, Strategy & Analysis, The Problem: Civilization, The Solution: Resistance

This story was first published in Learning Earthways. By George R. Price The oral traditions and origin stories of many Indigenous peoples, worldwide, include some stories of the endings of previous worlds. In such stories, the end of one world usually coincides with...
Two Climate Activists Halt Operations at World’s Largest Coal Port

Two Climate Activists Halt Operations at World’s Largest Coal Port

by | Dec 9, 2021 | Climate Change, Direct Action, Human Supremacy, Indirect Action, Obstruction & Occupation, Protests & Symbolic Acts, The Problem: Civilization, The Solution: Resistance

Editor’s note: The preferred method to stop a coal port for hours or days would be anonymously, so as to “live to fight another day”. But this action does highlight the fact that this port exports 158 million tonnes of coal a year. This action shows...
Update from Peehee Mu’huh / Thacker Pass

Update from Peehee Mu’huh / Thacker Pass

by | Nov 30, 2021 | Direct Action, Education, Human Supremacy, Indirect Action, Mining & Drilling, Obstruction & Occupation, Protests & Symbolic Acts, The Problem: Civilization, The Solution: Resistance

This story first appeared in Protect Thacker Pass. By Max Wilbert It’s been 10 months since I first arrived at Thacker Pass and began work to protect the land from a proposed open-pit lithium mine in earnest. Today I share this video reporting from the land and...
What climate change activists can learn from First Nations campaigns against the fossil fuel industry

What climate change activists can learn from First Nations campaigns against the fossil fuel industry

by | Nov 26, 2021 | Climate Change, Culture of Resistance, Direct Action, Human Supremacy, Indigenous Autonomy, Mining & Drilling, Obstruction & Occupation, Strategy & Analysis, The Problem: Civilization, The Solution: Resistance

This story first appeared in The Conversation. As the Glasgow climate conference begins, and the time we have to avert a climate crisis narrows, it is time to revisit successful First Nations campaigns against the fossil fuel industry. Like the current fight to avert...