Hope, Anarchy, and the Common Ground Collective: An Epic Tale Past the Point of No-Return by Sasha When I began reading Black Flags and Windmills (PM Press 2011), by scott crow, my imagination was sparked by the power of scott crow’s commitment to […]
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Canada: Movement Against Tar Sands on the Rise
By Roger Annis / Green Left A popular movement against tar sands oil production and pipeline transport is on the rise and gathering steam in Canada. Its biggest expression so far came on October 22 when 4000- 5000 people rallied in […]
Continue readingTar Sands Blockade Lines Cut, Tree Sitter Literally out on a Limb
***UPDATE THURSDAY 11/1/12 12:30PM – Pika managed to come down late last night around 2am. She had no food or water and her warm clothes had been cut down as well. She was arrested upon descent and is now facing a similar set […]
Continue readingNew Blockade, Green Party Candidate Gets Popped
In Winnsboro, Texas, the Green Party candidate for President, Dr. Jill Stein, has been arrested, taken to Wood County Jail, and is awaiting processing. The freelance reporter has been released from detainment without arrest or charge. A statement from Dr. Jill Stein: […]
Continue readingGrand Jury Fishing Expedition Widens in the Pacific Northwest
Cross Posted from AnarchistNews.org “On October 25th, the day before my 23rd birthday, two FBI agents wearing ill-fitting khakis and too much gel in their hair, served me a subpoena for 9am on November 7th. I knew my fate right away: 18 […]
Continue readingChinese Environmental Protest a Sign of Things to Come?
Cross Posted from Gather On Monday October 29, Bloomberg reported that hundreds of Chinese citizens marched through the coastal city of Ningbo to protest the local government’s plan to expand a petrochemical plant. The expansion was planned to have cost $8.9 billion, with all […]
Continue readingNo Dash for Gas Occupies Gas-Fired Power Plant in UK
Cross Posted from The Guardian Climate change protesters perched 91m (300ft) up two power station towers have repeated promises to stay for as long as possible, in spite of derisive criticism from the local Labour MP and police estimates that local taxpayers […]
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Tim DeChristopher Released to a Halfway House
Tim DeChristopher has safely arrived at a halfway house in Salt Lake City, UT where he will serve out the remainder of his two year sentence. Contrary to recent media reports, DeChristopher has not been “released” and remains an inmate of the […]
Continue readingFor the Next Seven Generations Trailer
In 2004, thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers from all four corners, moved by their concern for our planet, came together at a historic gathering, where they decided to form an alliance: The International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers. This is their story. Four years […]
Continue readingExxonMobile Executive Assassinated in the Streets of Brussels
from NBC News Police in Belgium are investigating the murder of a British oil executive who was shot and killed in front of his wife in Brussels in mid-October. Nicholas Mockford, a 59-year-old executive for ExxonMobil, the world’s largest oil company, was […]
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