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

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

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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 the beginning of a new world. Typically, the end of one world … Continue reading Paths Forward: In Defense of “Utopian” Creativity (Part 1 of 2) →
The Problem: Civilization, Human Supremacy, Climate Change, The Solution: Resistance, Direct Action, Obstruction & Occupation, Indirect Action, Protests & Symbolic Acts, Featured

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

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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 just how vulnerable the system is. It can be … Continue reading Two Climate Activists Halt Operations at World’s Largest Coal Port →
The Problem: Civilization, Human Supremacy, Mining & Drilling, The Solution: Resistance, Direct Action, Obstruction & Occupation, Indirect Action, Education, Protests & Symbolic Acts, Featured

Update from Peehee Mu’huh / Thacker Pass

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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 sharing reflections on where the movement to protect … Continue reading Update from Peehee Mu’huh / Thacker Pass →
The Problem: Civilization, Human Supremacy, Climate Change, Mining & Drilling, The Solution: Resistance, Direct Action, Obstruction & Occupation, Strategy & Analysis, Culture of Resistance, Indigenous Autonomy, Featured

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

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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 a climate catastrophe, these battles are good, old-fashioned, come-from-behind, David-versus-Goliath examples … Continue reading What climate change activists can learn from First Nations campaigns against the fossil fuel industry →
The Solution: Resistance, Direct Action, Obstruction & Occupation, Featured, Climate Change, Repression at Home

1st letter from political prisoner Jessica Reznicek

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Free Jessica Reznicek 15m BREAKING: As Joe Biden talks of being a climate leader at #COP26 in Glasgow we received our first letter & update from #JessicaReznicek for the people. Jessica is a climate / water protector political prisoner in the U.S. who was labeled a terrorist just months ago by the US government for her … Continue reading 1st letter from political prisoner Jessica Reznicek →
The Problem: Civilization, Human Supremacy, Biodiversity & Habitat Destruction, Featured, Direct Action, Obstruction & Occupation

What It’s Like to Watch a Harpooned Whale Die Right Before Your Eyes

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Author Paul Watson has no problem with critics calling him and his marine-life-defending colleagues pirates—it’s far better than helplessly standing by and doing nothing in the face of the violence against animals they have witnessed. This excerpt is from Death of a Whale, by Captain Paul Watson (GroundSwell Books, 2021). This web adaptation was produced by … Continue reading What It’s Like to Watch a Harpooned Whale Die Right Before Your Eyes →
Culture of Resistance, Indigenous Autonomy, Featured, Biodiversity & Habitat Destruction, Climate Change, Mining & Drilling, Colonialism & Conquest, Repression at Home, Direct Action, Indirect Action, Noncooperation, Lobbying, Protests & Symbolic Acts, Obstruction & Occupation

“People vs. Fossil Fuels’’: Winona LaDuke & Mass Protests Call on Biden to Stop Line 3 Pipeline

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This piece was first published at Democracy Now!     By AMY GOODMAN In response to the completion of the contested Line 3 pipeline, which is now reportedly operational, thousands of Indigenous leaders and climate justice advocates are kicking off the “People vs. Fossil Fuels’’ mobilization, an Indigenous-led five-day action of civil disobedience at the … Continue reading “People vs. Fossil Fuels’’: Winona LaDuke & Mass Protests Call on Biden to Stop Line 3 Pipeline →
Featured, Climate Change, Colonialism & Conquest, Repression at Home, Indigenous Autonomy, Obstruction & Occupation, Protests & Symbolic Acts

Settlers Have an Obligation to Defend Treaty Rights, Too

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This article originally appeared in YES! Magazine. BY ALEC CONNON & ERIKA LUNDAHL Shanai Matteson, a 39-year-old White settler, sat in the stuffy overflow room watching the packed Public Utility Commission meeting, along with more than a hundred others, in St. Paul, Minnesota, in June 2018. Over several hours, she listened as dozens of people—Native elders, local … Continue reading Settlers Have an Obligation to Defend Treaty Rights, Too →
Climate Change, Mining & Drilling, Toxification, Colonialism & Conquest, Repression at Home, Indigenous Autonomy, Movement Building & Support, Obstruction & Occupation

Line 3 Resistance has continued in Minnesota and around the Country

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Over the past three weeks Line 3 resistance has continued in Minnesota and around the country. Since our last weekly recap… The harm Line 3 has already caused Minnesota’s land and waters became more clear… The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced that it had ordered Enbridge Energy to pay $3.32 million for breaching an aquifer … Continue reading Line 3 Resistance has continued in Minnesota and around the Country →
Climate Change, Mining & Drilling, Toxification, Colonialism & Conquest, Repression at Home, Indigenous Autonomy, Movement Building & Support, Obstruction & Occupation, Reclamation & Expropriation

WET’SUWET’EN BLOCKADES ERECTED TO STOP COASTAL GASLINK DRILLING UNDER SACRED HEADWATERS

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Editor’s note: Premise One: Civilization is not and can never be sustainable. This is especially true for industrial civilization. Premise Two: Traditional communities do not often voluntarily give up or sell the resources on which their communities are based until their communities have been destroyed. They also do not willingly allow their landbases to be … Continue reading WET’SUWET’EN BLOCKADES ERECTED TO STOP COASTAL GASLINK DRILLING UNDER SACRED HEADWATERS →