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The Problem: Civilization, Human Supremacy, Biodiversity & Habitat Destruction, The Solution: Resistance, Featured

El Salvador women’s group takes a stand for river system targeted by development

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This story first appeared in Mongabay. By Maxwell Radwin Women in a rural part of El Salvador are leading an effort to stop urban development that could result in deforestation and loss of access to water. The Ciudad Valle El Ángel project involves the construction of stores, hotels and houses in Apopa municipality, an hour … Continue reading El Salvador women’s group takes a stand for river system targeted by development →
Human Supremacy

Runaway Population Growth: The Crisis Behind the Climate Crisis

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Editor’s note: this essay was written by Mark Behrend, a Routledge author and veteran of the Vietnam War who became an activist after refusing to facilitate shipments of munitions. DGR does not agree with all of the points in this essay, but it has value and deserves publication. Image: mwewering, Pixabay By Mark Behrend While … Continue reading Runaway Population Growth: The Crisis Behind the Climate Crisis →
Education, Movement Building & Support

Eugene NVDA Training

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       by Erin Moberg / Deep Green Resistance Eugene On Saturday, February 4th, several members of DGR Oregon attended a day-long NVDA training in Eugene, Oregon. The event was organized by local and regional activists. Over 200 people attended, including local activists, community members new to direct action, college students, youth, retired people, … Continue reading Eugene NVDA Training →
Colonialism & Conquest, Human Supremacy, Prostitution

Derrick Jensen: Culture of Plunder

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Featured image: Mining in Seite Suyos, Bolivia. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons user Mach Marco) By Derrick Jensen / Deep Green Resistance When living the dream means others will die I want to tell you three stories of winning and losing, of selfishness and sacrifice, of this culture. Story one. Last spring I gave a talk in a small farming … Continue reading Derrick Jensen: Culture of Plunder →
Gender

Sorry, Dudes: Exclusion from Femininity is Privilege, Not Oppression

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by Jonah Mix, Deep Green Resistance Some days, queer theory feels like an elaborate practical joke. I’m writing this after a good four hours spent in a marathon Twitter exchange, so forgive me if I’m a little short. The man in question was your average trans dude, berating women for their refusal to accept his … Continue reading Sorry, Dudes: Exclusion from Femininity is Privilege, Not Oppression →
Colonialism & Conquest, White Supremacy, Strategy & Analysis

Liberalism’s Game: the Failure of Settler Solidarity in Hawai’i

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Editor’s Note: For further analysis of effective resistance movements, please visit the Deep Green Resistance Book, and read about our strategy: Decisive Ecological Warfare. By Will Falk / Deep Green Resistance When I am in Hawai’i, I ask everyone I meet if the United States will ever voluntarily de-occupy the Islands. No one ever says yes. … Continue reading Liberalism’s Game: the Failure of Settler Solidarity in Hawai’i →
Building Alternatives, Indigenous Autonomy, Colonialism & Conquest, Defensive Violence

The Humility of Love: A Lesson from Chiapas

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Humility. An important word you rarely hear in our culture anymore. Our culture seems to be going in the opposite direction, everything with a superlative. Everything bigger, faster, better, stronger. Everything new, shiny, pretty, expensive. But never humble. “Dude, love that car. It’s so humble.” Yeah, you never hear that. ... Continue reading →
Direct Action, Human Supremacy, Male Supremacy

DIY Resistance: Develop a Sense of Urgency

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Many thanks to San Diego Free Press, who first published this article By Will Falk, Deep Green Resistance Southwest Coalition We are losing badly. The dominant culture is destroying what is left of the world and, right now, our resistance is simply ineffective. I cannot pretend to know exactly how we’re going to turn things … Continue reading DIY Resistance: Develop a Sense of Urgency →
Alienation & Mental Health, Human Supremacy, Listening to the Land, Pornography

DIY Resistance: Recover Empathy

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Many thanks to San Diego Free Press, who first published this article By Will Falk, Deep Green Resistance Southwest Coalition The dominant culture kills our ability to empathize. Faucets deliver water over great distances silencing the voices of rivers. Super-markets place meat on chilled display shelves hiding the sacred ceremonial relationship between hunter and prey. … Continue reading DIY Resistance: Recover Empathy →
Women & Radical Feminism

But I’m an anarchist! How can I be sexist?

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“Going to Places That Scare Me: Personal Reflections on Challenging Male Supremacy” Chris Crass, author of the book Towards Collective Liberation: Anti-Racist Organizing, Feminist Praxis, and Movement Building Strategy, devotes one chapter to detailing his personal experience becoming aware of his own sexism and that of his fellow male activists. After accepting the reality of … Continue reading But I’m an anarchist! How can I be sexist? →