by DGR News Service | Dec 8, 2021 | Building Alternatives, Culture of Resistance, Defensive Violence, Direct Action, Indigenous Autonomy, Indirect Action, Mining & Drilling, Repression at Home, The Problem: Civilization, The Solution: Resistance
This story was first published in Mongabay. By Sandra Cuffe In the midst of a long conflict and recent protest over a nickel mine in El Estor, in eastern Guatemala, police have carried out more than 40 raids and 60 arrests, and the government has declared a 30-day...
by DGR News Service | Dec 6, 2021 | Biodiversity & Habitat Destruction, Colonialism & Conquest, Culture of Resistance, Human Supremacy, Indigenous Autonomy, Repression at Home, The Problem: Civilization
Editor’s note: We would hope that this action would be a turning point where the United States stops its management planning philosophy of “natural resources” and focuses on the protection of all living beings. Yet how tenative only 10-mile buffer...
by DGR News Service | Dec 3, 2021 | Climate Change, Culture of Resistance, Human Supremacy, Indigenous Autonomy, Indirect Action, Lobbying, Mining & Drilling, The Problem: Civilization, The Solution: Resistance
Editor’s note: You don’t have to be indigenous to love the land you live on but it certainly gives moral authority. And in the fight against settler colonialism gives a much greater legitimate claim to virtue. They don’t even follow their own rules....
by DGR News Service | Dec 2, 2021 | Agriculture, Biodiversity & Habitat Destruction, Colonialism & Conquest, Indigenous Autonomy, Repression at Home, White Supremacy
This article originally appeared in Survival International. Featured image: Piripkura men Baita and Tamandua, photographed during an encounter with a FUNAI unit. The two men, who are uncle and nephew, have had sporadic interactions with the local FUNAI team, but...
by DGR News Service | Nov 27, 2021 | Agriculture, Biodiversity & Habitat Destruction, Indigenous Autonomy, Movement Building & Support, Repression at Home
This article originally appeared in Mongabay. Editor’s note: The strong focus on mapping forests mentioned in this article makes one suspicious. Mapping is needed for governments to control “natural ressources” and give concessions to companies to...
by DGR News Service | 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...