In salute to the vets and others disobeying this week at the White House: “Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience. Our problem is that people all over the world have obeyed the dictates of their leaders. Our problem is that people are obedient all over the world in the face [...]
Archive for the ‘Direct Action’ Category
4 Nov
The Climate Trial We Should Be having
If you don’t know Tim DeChristopher, or Bidder #70, this Friday is your chance to learn more about him and why he is facing many years in federal prison. His trial has been delayed eight times now, perhaps in an attempt to keep the public eye off contentious issues: the hawking of pristine public lands [...]
12 Oct
Week of Climate Action, Oct. 12-16
From the Global Justice Ecology Project Climate Connections Blog: 1. Why take action from October 12th? In 2009, Indigenous peoples throughout the world called for a global mobilisation ‘in defence of mother earth’ on October 12, reclaiming the day that used to be imposed as ‘Columbus Day’. Responding to this call, and the demand for [...]
24 Sep
Appalachia Rises This Weekend!
Tomorrow marks the beginning of Appalachia Rising, a national response against mountaintop removal coal mining. Thousands of Appalachians from impacted communities along with allies and supporters of clean energy across the nation will gather together in D.C. for a movement summit demanding the abolition of the practice and promoting a diverse and sustainable Appalachian economy. [...]
1 Sep
“When I say Chevron, you say, ‘Clean up!’, When I say BP, you say, ‘Pay up!’”
On August 30, a couple hundred people snaked through downtown San Francisco to confront Big Oil and demand accountability for the damage they have done to impacted communities worldwide. It marked the 5th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. It was also the largest non-violent direct action since the BP oil disaster. After a die-in on a [...]
27 Aug
Why I will engage in non-violent direct action against Big Oil
(Published on Ecolocalizer) It will not be business-as-usual at the the offices of BP, Chevron, and the Environmental Protection Agency Monday morning in San Francico’s financial district. A rally, march, and acts of non-violent direct actions are planned by a coalition of a local organizations. I’m participating and one of many willing to be arrested. [...]
