VIDEO: What I Wanted To See At Occupy Wall Street, Author Lierre Keith At Occupy Oakland

by Madam Toussaint on December 7th, 2011 at 12:00 pm

Well, I think in the Occupy movements this is probably what I’ve been waiting to see all this time. This video is what prompted me to write What I Wanted To See At Occupy Wall Street And What I Actually Saw because at Occupy Oakland I finally felt I got to see what I wanted and needed to see at these Occupy movements given the state of things.

Deep Green Resistance: Strategy to Save the Planet co-author Lierre Keith (seated beside Deep Green co-author Derrick Jensen) is on point here from start to finish when she opens with encouraging and supportive words then relays the request Indigenous peoples that the Occupy Movement take the word “Occupy” out of their movement. She addressed violence, non violence, destruction of habitats, imperialism, resistance, patriarchy, and the Pollyanna utopianism that I think these occupy movements are in danger of. Finally, someone who doesn’t want to be a cool parent!

If you’re going to have a book list like this then someone needs to tell it like it is to you.

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Deep Green Resistance

December 8, 2011 at 2:58 am | #

A movement is growing based on the book, co-authored by Lierre Keith, called Deep Green Resistance: Strategy to Save the Planet. Deep Green Resistance has a plan of action for anyone determined to fight for this planet-and win. If you’ve ever been inspired by Lierre’s work, then here’s where the solutions are. The time for action is now. Now this war has two sides…

98% of the old growth forests are gone. 99% of of the prairies are gone. 80% of the rivers on this planet do not support life anymore. We are out of species, we are out soil, and we are out of time. And what we are being told by most of the environmental movement is that the way to stop all of this is through personal consumer choices. It’s time for a real strategy that truly addresses the scope of our predicament.

Where is your threshold for resistance? To take only one variable out of hundreds: Ninety percent of the large fish in the oceans are already gone. Is it 91 percent? 92? 93? 94? Would you wait till they had killed off 95 percent? 96? 97? 98? 99? How about 100 percent? Would you fight back then?

Good people have stayed silent for too long. We’re tired of ineffective, symbolic acts – piecemeal, reactive, and sad. Now our despair and anger can be matched by an even deeper joy, beyond compare, the joy of beginning to fight back, effectively. We are pleased to announce the formation of DGR Action Groups worldwide. Take the first step and join the resistance.

Learn more about the strategy, find groups that have formed near you, or find out how to start a group at: 
http://deepgreenresistance.org

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