Deep green resistance also discusses a culture of resistance and the crucial support role that it can play. Author, teacher, activist, small farmer and leading voice of uncompromising. Madison, wi deep green resistance is hosting a new wisconsin membership meeting saturday dec. The conference had been convened by a group that wanted to defend two positions that have made radical feminism anathema to much of the left. We think it an exceptional piece, and would like to share it again. Dee graham addresses this in her book loving to survive page 243 whereas patriarchy imagines. Bomb train protest in pilsen deep green resistance chicago. I wrote about going to a deep green resistance presentation.
Deep green resistance uk is the uk chapter of the deep green resistance dgr organisation. The deep green resistance book offers a plan of action for anyone. Lierre keith is a writer, small farmer, and radical feminist activist. Trans debate articles nondgr sources attacks on deep. Feb 15, 2015 this pin was discovered by deep green resistance. For a book that advertises itself as a shift in strategy and tactics, deep. Deep green resistance lays out a plan with an actual chance of success, decisive ecological warfare. This is why, despite having the most progressive city government of any big city in the country, seattle has been unable to address a crisis of homelessness or pass taxes on big corporations.
Deep green resistance factions have defected over it. We do this for the security of all involved with deep green resistance. Deep green resistance chicago chicago chapter of deep. Deep green resistance condemns in the strongest possible terms the decision of monkeywrench books in austin, texas to cut ties with activist robert jensen. Radical feminists view society as fundamentally a patriarchy in which men dominate and oppress women, and seek to abolish the patriarchy in order to liberate everyone from an. I had read two of derrick jensens books and had been sending him environmental breaking news by email. These organizations protect the industrial economy and distract us from real solutions. Introduction to dgr deep green resistance wisconsin. Dgr austin is a group of volunteers working at the local, bioregional, and global level to promote a culture of resistance. The dispute between radical feminism and transgenderism. Basically, they argue that women are an oppressed group and for people born male to attempt to invade femaleonly spaces they are adding to the oppression.
Posted on march 27, 2019 by deep green resistance seattle seattle is the cutting edge of hypermodern industriallyoutsourced capitalism. Do radical feminists want a world dominated by women. This system of violence is called patriarchy, and over the past two thousand years it has come to rule most of the world. Patriarchy is an environmental issue deep green resistance. Deep green resistance chicago chicago chapter of deep green. Jul 19, 2014 deep green resistance condemns in the strongest possible terms the decision of monkeywrench books in austin, texas to cut ties with activist robert jensen.
Deep green resistance dgr is a radical environmental movement that views mainstream. Winner of numerous awards and honors including the eric hoffer book award, usa todays critics choice, and press actions person of the year, jensen is the author of over fifteen books, including endgame, a language older than words, what we leave behind with aric mcbay, and deep green. May 16, 2017 interestingly, i wrote this critique of the radical feminist faq page on the deep green resistance website, without ever having visited the site before. This episode is also dedicated to the memory of our beloved sister. Robert has received a massive amount of criticism recently for his article some basic propositions about sex, gender and patriarchy, in which he makes public his support for women. We also strive to eradicate domination and subordination from our private lives and sexual practices. Posts about deep green resistance written by forestgreenfeminism. Deep green resistance works to end abuse at the personal, organizational, and cultural levels. Posts about deep green resistance written by bannedhipster. Dgr is an anticivilization community activist organization, working to save the planet.
Boldt way in appleton, wisconsin, on sunday, april 17 st starting at 1. The group believes that industrial civilization, as they define it, is endangering the environment, and that must be destroyed using a broad range of tactics including militancy. Dgr is an anti civilization community activist organization, working to save the planet. Jul 07, 20 i wrote about going to a deep green resistance presentation. On thursday july 10th, there was a protest against the fact that trains carrying bakkan tar sands oil are finding their way through the pilsen neighborhood of chicago. A mustread for anyone seeking effective strategies to address environmental and social crises. Deep green resistance wakes up the book lipstick and war. With increasing mainstream news media and pop culture attention focused on the issue, understanding that feminist debate is more important than ever. Deep green resistance is a radical feminist organization. Deep green resistance dgr is a radical environmental movement that views mainstream environmental activism as being ineffective. Deep green resistance helps blur gender for new world.
Radical feminism takes aim at the root cause of the crisis facing women. Strategy to save the planet 2011 are at least as deeply concerned as naomi klein about capitalisms destruction of earths living systems. It provides an exploration of organizational structures, recruitment, security, and target selection for both aboveground and underground action. On this episode of the green flame, we interviewed shahidah janjua about women, writing, activism and the creation of a womens centre in kerry. Richard powers recommends 26 other books on trees pbs newshour. The actual mechanics of revolution depend on a long process of building both nonviolent and violent capacity. Deep green resistance radical environmental group dgr. Not believing however, that a mass movement will arise in. As with most books by this trio of authors, i disliked deep green resistance. Deep green resistance is a radical environmental movement that views mainstream environmental activism as being ineffective. Strategic resistance decisive ecological warfare about the dgr book read deep green resistance resistance profiles. How you can help radical feminism spread the radical pen. Dgr ny is a chapter of the international radical environmental and social justice organization, deep green resistance. Deep green resistance seattle blogdeep green resistance.
Sep 01, 2019 patriarchy is an environmental issue september 1, 2019 deep green resistance eugene editors note. Deep green resistance colorado plateau deep green resistance main site deep green resistance news service deep green resistance blog. In the 1960s, radical feminism emerged simultaneously within liberal feminist and workingclass feminist discussions, first in the united states, then in the united kingdom and australia. For a book that advertises itself as a shift in strategy and tactics, deep green resistance dgr has an overwhelmingly dispiriting tone, and is riddled with contradictions. I deeply disagree with them, as do most radical feminists. Books if youre new to this material, you might want to start by reading endgame by derrick jensen or deep green resistance by keith, jensen, mcbay. Aboveground activists must rebuild local, sustainable, democratic communities while underground activists disable the physical infrastructure destroying our planet. Later, secondwave radical feminism saw greater numbers of black feminists and other women of color participating.
Deep green resistance evaluates strategic options for resistance, from nonviolence to guerrilla warfare, and the conditions required for those options to be successful. Deep green resistance dgr can loosely be described as a radical environmental movement that believes civilization, particularly industrial. How derrick jensens deep green resistance supports transphobia. Deep green resistance organizers are at work building a political resistance resistance movement to defend the living planet and rebuild just, sustainable human communities. Poor people are too preoccupied by primary emergencies, rich people benefit from the status quo, and the middle class are too obsessed with their own entitlement and the technological spectacle to do anything. Derrick jensen, aric mcbay, and lierre keith, the authors of deep green resistance. Deep green resistance is a plan of action for anyone determined to fight for this planet and win. Apr 28, 2020 on this episode of the green flame, we interviewed shahidah janjua about women, writing, activism and the creation of a womens centre in kerry. The deep green resistance book strategy to save the planet. The group believes that industrial civilization, as they define it, is endangering the environment, and that must be destroyed using a. The ignored reality of male violence deep green resistance.
May 16, 2017 interestingly, i wrote this critique of the radical feminist faq page on the deep green resistance dgr website, without ever having visited the site before. Interestingly, i wrote this critique of the radical feminist faq page on the deep green resistance dgr website, without ever having visited the site before. His suggestion that the 1800s irish immigrants could have had working class solidarity with the freed blacks is naive, at best, and its based on communist propaganda, which has never been based on naturalism, empiricism, or simply observation. The deep green analysis is deeply rooted in love for. Derrick is the acclaimed author of fifteen books, including a language older than words, the culture of make believe, endgame, and deep green resistance, a book, coauthored with lierre keith and aric mcbay, which inspired the formation of a movement by the same name. May 12, 20 this page serves as the dgr action calendar, with updates about action opportunities and upcoming events. How derrick jensens deep green resistance supports. Deep green resistance member will falk will speak and fund raise in chicago for the bc, canada unistoten camp. Deep green resistance, thanks to its code of conduct and interview process, is an example of a radical feminist organization creating safety for women to work alongside male allies. Deep green resistance wisconsin wisconsins chapter of. We recognize that the current ecological crisis and the oppression of vast groups of human beings are systemic.
Jan 09, 2017 for resistance forces to have any chance at success in the fight against the ecocidal corporate state and forces aligned with white supremacy and misogyny, they must be skilled. Strategy to save the planet, which we thoroughly recommend you read. Browse the deep green resistance reading list for hundreds more book. Welcome to a resource that builds community networks locally in austin, texas tonkawa land and shares information to encourage deep green resistance and healthy communities.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The book that inspired this organization, this is crucial reading for anyone who has accepted that civilization is destroying the planet, but hasnt known how to respond. Posted on april 10, 2016 by deep green resistance seattle big ngosgreenpeace, avaaz, and so onplay an important role in maintaining capitalism and the status quo. Join deep green resistance in building a resistance movement. Keith is the author of the provocative book the vegetarian myth and editor of the derrick jensen reader. I do believe men can be our allies in some cases, like the wonderful derrick jensen of deep green resistance, who is doing some fantastic work to raise radical feminist consciousness in men as to the harms and brutality of patriarchy.
May 24, 20 what you may not have known is that the organization that acclaimed author derrick jensen cofounded and is the figurehead of, deep green resistance dgr, is one of the more vocal and prominent supporters of the radical feminist and antitrans agenda. Then after a few days i ended up hearing about the controversy around dgrs position on transgenderism. A writer, smallscale farmer, and radical feminist activist, lierre keith is the author of two. The camp is blockading construction of multiple pipelines from tar sands and shale gas projects, an excellent example of strategic aboveground action towards the goals of dgrs decisive ecological warfare. Dgr is a radical feminist organisation which believes that gender is a. Deep green resistance helps blur gender for new world order. Videos related to radical feminism, many presented by deep green resistance members. The deep green resistance new service is dedicated to broadcasting news related to our current ecological and social. Audre lorde radical feminism, audre lorde, progressive. In the 2011 book deep green resistance, the authors lierre keith, derrick jensen and aric mcbay state. Browse the deep green resistance reading list for hundreds more book recommendations start by.
See more ideas about deep green, radical feminism, resistance. If you dont hear back from us within 10 days, please contact us again. General deep green resistance resources these lists are maintained by the international dgr organization. Derrick jensen is the bestknown voice of the growing deep ecology movement. If you know of anything going on in or around colorado, let. We share this memorial she wrote on the passing of andrea dworkin, whom continue reading shahidah janjua. Join lierre kieth, writer, radical feminist, food activist and environmentalist as she speaks on civilizations violence to the earth, male violence against women, and the need for serious resistance to both this event will take place at lawrence university steitz hall room 102, located at 711 e.
What you may not have known is that the organization that acclaimed author derrick jensen cofounded and is the figurehead of, deep green resistance dgr, is one of the more vocal and prominent supporters of the radical feminist and antitrans agenda. Deep green resistance under attack feminist current. Humans arent going to do anything in time to prevent the planet from being destroyed wholesale. Ive stumbled across the same line several times in radical feminist spaces. The task of an activist is not to navigate systems of oppressive power with as much personal integrity as possible.
Adam h argues for a deep green resistance that attacks the power structures. Colonial radicals and the development of american opposition to britain, 17651776. Captured in a test tube, blood may look like a static liquid, but its alive, as. Jun 09, 2018 allowing men of any kind to coopt feminism. For resistance to be effective and make a material difference in the real world, we need to come out in force and dedication whenever and wherever possible. Ecological collapse cultural crisis the problem resources.
Radical feminism, in the truest sense of the word radical, is about going to the root of the systems of oppression that we all participate in and perpetuate, creating change from the ground up and making the world a better, more equitable, nonoppressive place. Please spread the word, and come out in support if you possibly can. Dgr is based on derrick jensens analysis from his endgame books volume one and two. Deep green resistance starts where the environmental movement leaves off. Interestingly, i wrote this critique of the radical feminist faq page on the deep green resistance website, without ever having visited the site before. For resistance forces to have any chance at success in the fight against the ecocidal corporate state and forces aligned with white supremacy and misogyny, they must be skilled.
Dgr is an environmental and social justice organization based on the book, deep green resistance. This protest was organized by debra michaud of tar sands free midwest. Resources recommended by deep green resistance deep. Dec 10, 2016 the accounts of rape, wife beating, forced childbearing, medical butchering, sexmotivated murder, forced prostitution, physical mutilation, sadistic psychological abuse, and other commonplaces of female experience that are excavated from the past or given by contemporary survivors should leave the heart seared, the mind in anguish, the conscience in upheaval. Deep green resistance is a plan of action for anyone determined to fight for this planetand win. Rape, battering, incest, prostitution, pornography, poverty, and gynocide are both the main weapons in this war and the conditions that create the sexclass women. The dispute between radical feminism and transgenderism the. Radical feminism is a perspective within feminism that calls for a radical reordering of society in which male supremacy is eliminated in all social and economic contexts. Radical feminists in deep green resistance are committed to overturning this brutal patriarchal culture in defense of the earth, the source of life. The protesters were there because of their concern that an explosive train derailment could devastate the the pilsen. Deep green resistance aligns itself with feminists and others who seek to eradicate all social domination and to promote solidarity between oppressed. The book identifies civilization, patriarchy, and capitalism as the brutal arrangements. She is the author of two novels, as well the vegetarian myth.
Loved the book but it irritated me that radical ecologists downplay the role of. The first section mostly written by lierre keith is centered on the philosophy and motivation behind the book. Kurdish feminism april 5, 2015 august 14, 2015 deep green resistance great basin this article out of kurdish territory in the northern regions of iraq struck our interest. Short list of top recommendations of articles, websites, films, books, and youtube movies full deep green resistance reading list of more than 600 books deep green resistance youtube channel with original and reshared videos deep green resistance imdb movie lists deep.
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