Plans to destroy Palestine were well under way 75 years ago with schemes to legalize land theft. The LandBack movement began in 2018 with efforts in the US and Canada for Native Americans to regain their ancestral lands. The idea quickly spread to Mexico, Australia, New Zealand and even Fiji. LandBack could easily encompass the … Continue reading Palestine and LANDBACK
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How the world sees Israel’s colonial violence in Palestine
(c)2023 Jeff Kisling Increasingly, many more stories and events are emerging related to global opposition to Israel's war in Palestine and the US support for it. The US and Israel are facing growing isolation and opposition from the rest of the world due to their colonial and imperial policies. The U.S. Again Voted Against A … Continue reading How the world sees Israel’s colonial violence in Palestine
Language
The point of this post comes from the article, It’s time to rethink the climate emergency narrative. The language we have been using has not resulted in any significant environmental action. But to get to that point, some context might help. One of the first memorable experiences I had with language was when I learned … Continue reading Language
Hypernormalization and polycrisis
I've been writing about polycrisis for some time because I think it is a useful way to look at the risks, local and global, that we are facing. (See: https://polycrisis.center/). Hypernormalization is another new term. As soon as you hear its definition you recognize how helpful it is in trying to make sense of what … Continue reading Hypernormalization and polycrisis
Hypernormalization
New terminology is needed to describe unprecedented global collapse. I've struggled for years to try to motivate people to resist the conditions that are are fueling this collapse. I grew up in a Quaker community that worked against injustice. Where men and their families refused to participate in the militarism in this country, knowing they … Continue reading Hypernormalization
“Ain’t Gonna Study War No More”
There is a sense of hopelessness, helplessness, and despair in the face of the horrors of the Israeli-Hamas war. Coming of age in the 1960s, during the Vietnam War, I witnessed and was part of the massive antiwar movement in this country. But for the past several decades I’ve wondered what happened to the antiwar … Continue reading “Ain’t Gonna Study War No More”
Prerequisites to Building a Hub for Local Resilience
[Note: This is a continuation of a series I’ve been writing about resilience based on THE RESILIENCE WE WANT, A Guide to Making Your Community Space into a Hub for Local Resilience and Mutual Aid.] Before getting more into the details of the guide to make your community a hub for resilience, I'd like to express more fully … Continue reading Prerequisites to Building a Hub for Local Resilience
Where Does Resilience Come From?
This is a continuation of a series I've been writing about resilience that is based on THE RESILIENCE WE WANT, A Guide to Making Your Community Space into a Hub for Local Resilience and Mutual Aid. I'm writing about that guide because it explains why Mutual Aid is the way to respond to disasters and … Continue reading Where Does Resilience Come From?
Midwest Solidarity with Palestine
The focus of the mainstream media in this country revolves around who is to blame for the current hostilities and the relentless videos of the bombings and devastation in Gaza. But there is a much deeper fundamental reason behind this conflict: Israel's settler colonialism of Palestine. The same settler colonialism that dispossessed Indigenous peoples of … Continue reading Midwest Solidarity with Palestine
Coastal GasLink pipeline nears completion
News of the near completion of the Coastal GasLink pipeline marks the end of an era for me. Despite opposition and environmental violations, major B.C. pipeline project nearly complete. TC Energy says the 670-km Coastal GasLink pipeline has been fully installed from Dawson Creek to Kitimat, CBC, Oct 30, 2023. I once heard a Quaker … Continue reading Coastal GasLink pipeline nears completion
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