This episode of The Green Flame revolves around a group discussion ofNaomi Klein‘s 2007 book The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. We discuss the points of the book that are on point, other areas where the book fails, and how in some ways Klein’s own analysis describes how her mainstream climate movement operates. … Continue reading Radical Discourse: A Critical Review of “The Shock Doctrine”→
Resistance Radio – Guest: Joan Maloof In this episode of resistance radio Derrick interviews Joan Maloof, who is a Professor Emeritus of biology and environmental studies at Salisbury University. Joan founded the Old-Growth Forest Network to preserve, protect and promote the country’s few remaining stands of old-growth forest. Joan spends her time lecturing, writing, visiting … Continue reading Resistance Radio – Guest: Joan Maloof→
Where do you draw the line? What is the threshold at which you will fight for the living planet? And how shall we fight? This November 22nd, join Derrick Jensen, Lierre Keith, Chris Hedges, organizers from around the world, and guests for a special 4-hour live streaming event, Drawing the Line: Stopping the Murder of … Continue reading Drawing the Line: Stopping the Murder of the Planet — Live Streaming Event November 22nd→
Our planet is dying. Earth is being killed, and we know the reason for it – industrial civilization. We need to resist the destruction, protect our land and life, and replace the toxic culture with land-based, just and sustainable forms. We need radical, alternative Communities. Communities That Protect And Resist: CPR. Such communities provide a … Continue reading Leading Communities Of Resistance Course→
One of the biggest barriers to effective resistance today is that most people who want to resist don’t have the knowledge or skills. That’s why Deep Green Resistance offers trainings and workshops to aspiring organizers and revolutionaries. Our trainings are tailored to your needs and adapted to your specific situation. These trainings aim to move … Continue reading How To Organize A DGR Training In Your Community→
Excerpted from the book Deep Green Resistance — Chapter 15: Our Best Hope by Lierre Keith. 6. Deep Green Resistance recognizes the necessity of militant action. If we had enough people for a mass movement or enough time to build one, we could shut down the activities that are destroying our planet using only determined … Continue reading Deep Green Resistance recognizes the necessity of militant action→
Excerpted from the book Deep Green Resistance — Chapter 15: Our Best Hope by Lierre Keith. Featured Image: Women in 1919 Revolution in Egypt via Flickr 5. Deep Green Resistance means repair of human cultures That repair must, in the words of Andrea Dworkin, be based on “one absolute standard of human dignity.” That starts … Continue reading Deep Green Resistance means repair of human cultures→
Excerpted from the book Deep Green Resistance — Chapter 15: Our Best Hope by Lierre Keith. 4. Deep Green Resistance requires repair of the planet This principle has the built-in prerequisite, of course, of stopping the destruction. Burning fossil fuels has to stop. Likewise, industrial logging, fishing, and agriculture have to stop. Denmark and New … Continue reading Deep Green Resistance requires repair of the planet→
Excerpted from the book Deep Green Resistance — Chapter 15: Our Best Hope by Lierre Keith. Featured image: Felix Mittermeier via Unsplash 3. Deep Green Resistance must be multilevel. There is work to be done—desperately important work—aboveground and underground, in the legal sphere and the economic realm, locally and internationally. We must not be divided … Continue reading Deep Green Resistance must be multilevel→
This material from the Neighborhood Anarchist Collective differentiates activism, organizing and leadership. It explains the basics of organizing. For further information on organizing, check out the book Deep Green Resistance. This guide aims to empower people to become effective organizers in their communities. Organizers bring people together and make it easier for people to take … Continue reading Community Organizing Guide→
