Protest - Revolt

ACLU Celebrates Settlement Ending Unconstitutional Efforts to Silence Pipeline Protesters in South Dakota

26/10/19
Author: 
Jessica Corbett
Link: 
Common Dreams
Demonstrators protest against the Keystone XL pipeline, which the Trump administration is attempting to approve despite its disastrous environmental impact. (Photo: Rainforest Action Network/Bonnie Chan/flickr/cc)

"Let this be a lesson to other states: If you criminalize protest, we will sue."

October 24, 2019

The ACLU and environmental activists celebrated Thursday after reaching a settlement agreement with South Dakota's Republican Gov. Kristi Noem and state Attorney General Jason Ravnesborg to end what critics called "their unconstitutional attempts to silence pipeline protestors."

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Ecology/Environment
Indigenous Peoples
Oil - Pipelines
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How Seven Thousand Quebec Workers Went on Strike against Climate Change

26/10/19
Author: 
Alain Savard
Link: 
Labor Notes
Hundreds of thousands marched in Montreal against climate change on September 27, including 7,500 workers on strike. Photo: Félix Sésé.

October 25, 2019

With a crowd of 500,000, Montreal’s march for the climate was the largest in the world during the September 20-27 week of climate action. Yet it was also noteworthy for another reason.

Despite provincial labor laws preventing unions from striking over political issues, 11 locals representing 7,500 workers formally voted to go on strike for a day.

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Canada
Climate Change
Labour - Unions
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Indigenous Rising in Ecuador and International Solidarity

22/10/19
Author: 
Kasim Tirmizey
Link: 
The Bullet
Photo of Miriam Cisneros, president of the community of Sarayaku. Translation: “I don’t feel alone because this struggle has been alongside the mestizo, afro, and indigenous communities. We have struggled together. We demand that our sisters detained in the prison be liberated, and that our leaders no longer be persecuted when this is over.” Photo Credit: CONAIE.

 October 18, 2019  •  

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Category: 
Capitalism
Ecology/Environment
Global
Indigenous Peoples
Labour - Unions
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Greta Thunberg goes to heart of Canada's oil sands

21/10/19
Author: 
The Canadian Press
Link: 
National Observer
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg speaks at a rally at the Alberta Legislature Building in Edmonton, on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. File photo by The Canadian Press/Dave Chidley

The chief of a northern Alberta First Nation says he gave climate activist Greta Thunberg a message during a quietly arranged meeting in Fort McMurray on Friday night.

Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam says he told the 16-year-old Swede that Europeans are major investors in the area's oilsands, and she needs to get people to lobby those investors for greener technology to extract Alberta energy.

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Alberta
Canada
Climate Change
Indigenous Peoples
Oil - Pipelines
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Today, I aim to get arrested. It is the only real power climate protesters have

21/10/19
Author: 
George Monbiot
Link: 
The Guardian

By putting our bodies on the line and risking our liberty, we make this great neglected issue impossible to ignore

Update: George Monbiot was arrested just before 3.30pm on 16 October 2019

  • 16 October 2019
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Climate Change
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'We stand together': Greta Thunberg at climate rally in Edmonton

18/10/19
Author: 
CTV News
Link: 
youtube.com

Oct. 18, 2019

Watch Greta at link here.

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Alberta
Canada
Climate Change
Climate Science
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Activists Shut Down Vancouver (WA) Port to Stop Import of Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Infrastructure

18/10/19
Author: 
Rising Tide North America
Link: 
Rising Tide North America

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Alberta
British Columbia
Canada
Oil - Pipelines
Protest - Revolt
USA
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Only rebellion will prevent an ecological apocalypse

18/10/19
Author: 
George Monbiot
Link: 
The Guardian
‘Catastrophe afflicts people now and, unlike those in the rich world who can still afford to wallow in despair, they are forced to respond in practical ways.’ Photograph: Guillem Sartorio/AFP/Getty Images
15 Apr 2019

No one is coming to save us. Mass civil disobedience is essential to force a political response
 
Had we put as much effort into preventing environmental catastrophe as we’ve spent on making excuses for inaction, we would have solved it by now. Everywhere I look, I see people engaged in furious attempts to fend off the moral challenge it presents.
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Climate Change
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Extinction Rebellion plans snake march through downtown Vancouver during Friday afternoon rush-hour traffic

17/10/19
Author: 
Charlie Smith
Link: 
Georgia Straight
Extinction Rebellion practises peaceful civil disobedience in fighting the climate crisis. RYAN DOUCET

October 16th, 2019

Climate activists who practise peaceful civil disobedience are planning their second significant action in Vancouver in less than two weeks.

On October 7, the Vancouver chapter of Extinction Rebellion took over the Burrard Bridge for 13 hours before police ordered demonstrators to disperse.

In the end, 10 people were arrested for refusing to leave.

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British Columbia
Climate Change
Protest - Revolt
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Just 100 Companies Will Sign Humanity’s Death Warrant

16/10/19
Author: 
 Lee Camp
Link: 
TruthDig
child and stuffy with face mask - Shutterstock
OCT 15, 2019
 
Lee Camp is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actor and activist.

Only 100 companies will sign humanity’s death sentence. That’s it. One hundred corporate boards filled with sociopaths. But I’ll get back to that in a moment.
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Capitalism
Climate Change
Global
Protest - Revolt
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