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Seattle: A City on the Cutting Edge of Empire

Posted on March 27, 2019 by Deep Green Resistance Seattle

Seattle is the “cutting edge” of hyper-modern industrially-outsourced capitalism. 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 … Continue reading →

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Arundhati Roy on Armed Struggle vs. Passive Resistance

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Deep Green Resistance Seattle

“Fighting people will choose their own weapons. For me, the question of armed struggle versus passive resistance is a tactical one, not an ideological one. For example, how do indigenous people who live deep inside the forest passively resist armed … Continue reading →

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A Manifesto for a World in Crisis

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Deep Green Resistance Seattle

THE SITUATION Our world is in crisis. Species extinction, topsoil loss, deforestation, rising seas, ocean acidification, global warming. It’s no exaggeration to say that the dominant culture is killing the planet. At the same time, societies around the world are … Continue reading →

Posted in Biodiversity & Habitat Destruction, Movement Building & Support, Strategy & Analysis | Tagged , | 3 Comments

Standing Against the Coming Climate Nightmare

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Deep Green Resistance Seattle

Trump’s election has sabotaged any prospect of reigning in the global warming crisis by Max Wilbert / Deep Green Resistance — On Tuesday night, the American people decided to elect Donald J. Trump, a billionaire business mogul and reality TV … Continue reading →

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Ecological Special Forces: A Proposal

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Deep Green Resistance Seattle

The planet needs commandos It wasn’t until the 1940’s that what we think of as the “commando” or special forces units were standardized by the British Army. With the goal of disrupting German forces in western France and later in … Continue reading →

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The Climate Movement is Failing. Here are Two Models to Turn the Tide.

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Deep Green Resistance Seattle

The great musician Lauren Hill once said, “Fantasy is what people want but reality is what they need.” And the reality is that the climate movement is failing. See this graph? That’s a measure of carbon dioxide levels in the … Continue reading →

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News Roundup: Mauna Kea Resistance, Prairie Dog Protection, and War Games

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Deep Green Resistance Seattle

Defending Wildlife in Colorado The DGR Southwest Coalition recently held their annual Southwest Gathering, sharing skills & good food, and engaging in many discussions & strategy sessions. As part of the gathering, Deanna Meyer of Deep Green Resistance Colorado joined … Continue reading →

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Interview with an Eco-Saboteur, Part III

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Deep Green Resistance Seattle

Today we’re excited to bring you part 3 of a lengthy interview with Michael Carter, a Utah resident and longtime DGR member who was convicted for acts of eco-sabotage in the 1990’s. You can read the first installments: part I, … Continue reading →

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What do we do when mass movements fail? #sHellNO #SaveTheArctic

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Deep Green Resistance Seattle

Here in Seattle, we’ve been participating in and supporting the #sHellNO actions against the Arctic Drilling rig, Polar Pioneer, that has been parked at the Port of Seattle for weeks. As of yesterday morning, the rig is finally on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Obstruction & Occupation, Protests & Symbolic Acts, Strategy & Analysis | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Interview with an ECO-SABOTEUR (part II)

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Deep Green Resistance Seattle

Editor’s Note:  An early version of this interview first appeared on the Deep Green Resistance News Service, June 20, 2013. In 1993 Michael Carter was arrested and indicted for underground environmental activism. Since then he’s worked aboveground, fighting timber sales and … Continue reading →

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