Tag: activism
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False Hope: Fossil Fuel Fantasies
Fantasies about political power are hard to break. People want to believe that activism led by Wall Street stooges, funded by Wall Street derivatives, and promoted by Wall Street media is revolutionary. Where do they get such ideas? If you want to stop the environmental destruction from mining Tar Sands bitumen, Powder River Basin coal,…
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Good Advice
As noted on Climate Connections, when you get serious about environmental activism, the FBI has a way of making your life uncomfortable. And when you become an effective organizer, the FBI can make your life downright risky. Common Sense Security by Sheila O’Donnell remains good advice. The War Against the Greens by David Helvarg tells…
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Formula for Success
The sequential formula for successful activism is Research, Education, Organizing, Action. Without research, educators, organizers and activists are flying blind, emotionally motivated, but intelligence-impaired. Investigative research allows organizers and activists to respond to what is actually happening, rather than to what they imagine is happening. Indeed, the most important role of researchers is in protecting…