Cars, Riots, and Black Liberation: Lessons from Philadelphia’s Walter Wallace Rebellion
by Shemon and Arturo / Mute The US saw some of the largest riots and protests in its history this year in response to the continuing police murder of black people – most recently the Walter Wallace Rebellion in Philadelphia. Yet there has been scant attention paid to the innovations in struggle specific to these […]
#LANDBACK Coast to Coast Call to Action: November 23rd – 29th
anonymous / It’s Going Down Call for a week of solidarity with indigenous land struggles for sovereignty across so-called Canada and beyond. The Indigenous people of the land have been under attack ever since the first invaders came to our shores. We have been defending our lands and protecting our waters for generations. We have […]
Nov 18: Two Water Protectors Lock Down to Enbridge Line 3 Excavators, Blocking Active Construction
by Ginew Collective / Rising Tide North America Two Inlets, MN – This morning, two water protectors locked their bodies through the treads of excavators working on a pump station for Enbridge’s Line 3 tar sands pipeline, as dozens of others rallied in support. Last week, Democratic Governor Tim Walz’s administration approved the last major […]
Road-Paving Project Threatens a Wildlife-Rich Reserve in Papua
by Asrida Elisabeth / adapted by Hans Nicholas Jong / Mongabay The Indonesian government plans to pave a stretch of highway running through an ecologically important wildlife reserve in the country’s Papua region. Experts warn the paving will encourage greater encroachment into Mamberamo Foja Wildlife Reserve, which is home to at least 332 bird species […]
Environmental Democracy in Ecuador Promotes Anti-Mining Agenda
by Vincent Ricci / Mongabay A court ruling in Ecuador allowing a community referendum on proposed mining projects could embolden communities across the country mounting similar opposition to mines. The ruling in favor of Cuenca, the capital of Azuay province and the third-largest city in Ecuador, was prompted by concerns over two gold mines, although […]
Desert Solidarity: Encounters With Edward Abbey in the Age of Border Death
by Max Granger / EF!J Spring 2019 The day after Edward Abbey died, in the spring of 1989, his friends and family wrapped his body in a sleeping bag, packed it in dry ice, and loaded it into the bed of a blue Chevy pickup. They drove west out of Tucson, then south toward Mexico, […]
Escaped Cloned Female Mutant Crayfish Take Over Belgian Cemetery
from nzherald Escaped self-cloning mutant crayfish created in experimental breeding programmes have invaded a Belgian cemetery. Hundreds of the duplicating crustaceans, which can dig down to up to a metre and are always female, pose a deadly threat to local biodiversity after colonising a historic Antwerp graveyard. “It’s impossible to round up all of them. […]
Birds Share Food With Less Fortunate Conspecifics
by Jorg Massen / Utrecht University Not only people show sympathy, also birds seem to care about the fate of conspecifics. They notice how much food the others already have and then share theirs with individuals that were not given any. “They seem to take the each other’s perspective into account in their decision and […]
Oct. 13: Day of Action to Demand Mexican Gov’t Stop Paramilitary Attacks on Zapatista & Indigenous Communities
by Chiapas Support Committee Dear friends & supporters of the EZLN and the struggle for autonomy by indigenous communities: The Chiapas Support Committee is inviting you to join us in person on October 13, 2020, at 1:30pm PST at the offices of the Mexican Consulate in San Francisco, CA, to deliver a letter signed by […]
Canada: Permanent Protest Camp Established Near Trans Mountain Work Site in Kamloops
Secwépemc protesters have settled in for the long haul in a bid to stop the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project from being completed in Kamloops.