I normally respect the law . . . but I needed to get the message out. By getting arrested, that happened.” So commented Patricia Warwick, 68, who ventured down to the White House last month to protest the…
Civil disobedience goes green
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Botswana Bushmen Celebrate Borehole Victory
In Botswana, Bushmen are celebrating a victory in their long legal battle with the government. For the first time in nine years, Bushmen are drinking water from the Mothomelo borehole in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. The government…
Farmers protest in Sulawesi: “Mining is destroying our lives”
In central Sulawesi, powerful mining conglomerates have an insatiable appetite for mineral resources. In contrast to the northern and southern ends of the Indonesian island, the exploitation has only begun in the central region. But clearing of forests…
Graveyard of trees
An apology for writing more frequent than the usual 2-3 messages a week but our hearts broke when we arrived to find that much of the Israeli uprooting of Palestinian olive trees was already done in Al-Walaja today. The old…
From enemy of the state to hero
When Tzeporah Berman arrived in B.C. in the early ’90s, it was with the idea of getting to know more about the forests by volunteering. She knew no one here, had only $200 in her wallet and had…
Native American and Canadian First Nations To Take Part In Largest Act of Civil Disobedience to Stop Keystone XL Pipeline
The Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN) is a national environmental justice and indigenous rights organization taking part in the largest act of civil disobedience in decades taking place at the White House in Washington DC from August 20 to…
From Midwest Rising to the Tar Sands Action, Civil Disobedience as Tactic for Change « It’s Getting Hot In Here
Last Saturday, while listening to the “Why Direct Action?” panel at the Midwest Rising Convergence, I whispered to my close friend Todd sitting next to me, “I think I’m going to risk arrest on Monday.” He responded, “Why…
What Will Effective 21st Century Civil Disobedience Look Like?
David Roberts’ most recent post tackles an issue I spend a good amount of time thinking about: the efficacy of civil disobedience in the modern era. More specifically — what can we do to give it a shot…
Indigenous Peoples: Civil disobedience to halt dirty Tar Sands pipeline in US | the narcosphere
At the Protecting Mother Earth Gathering, First Nations activists announce civil disobedience to halt dirty Tar Sands pipeline in US Article and photo by Brenda Norrell NEW TOWN, North Dakota –The resistance to the dirty Tar Sands announced plans…
Climate activist sentenced to 2 years in jail for civil disobedience
July 27, 2011 Yesterday a federal court in Salt Lake City, Utah convicted climate activist Tim DeChristopher of defrauding the US government, sentencing him to two years in jail and a fine of $10,000, reports the Associated Press. In December…