London newsletter Archived Message Posted by Ian M on June 6, 2020, 10:31 am, in reply to "Latest XR newsletter" This seemed to offer more UK-relevant analysis (via email) ***** The London Newsletter Solidarity and Justice - https://rebellion.earth/2020/06/02/extinction-rebellion-uk-statement-on-death-of-george-floyd-and-us-protests/ Extinction Rebellion UK stands in solidarity with those in the US mourning and raging in memory of George Floyd and of so many others. There can be no environmental justice without social and racial justice. Here are a few pieces that may give food for thought: "We are Witnessing America as a Failed Social Experiment" 7-mins watch Dr Cornell West on the George Floyd atrocity. 10 Steps to Non-Optical Allyship - https://www.instagram.com/p/CA04VKDAyjb/ Mireille Charper offers these steps as a brief summary, gleaned from her own experience, activism and learning to 'allies and anyone else who was seeking advice but didn't know where to turn'. Getting It Together Before It's Too Late: Solidarity Across Race and Class - https://www.facebook.com/XRLondon/videos/242430900423831?link_id=4&can_id=9fa28002bdb2765ed6b86d2c54ae1283 90 mins video interview Roger Hallam in conversation with Ian Haney Lopez (author of Merge Left: Fusing Race and Class, Winning Elections and Saving America) and Dr Adam Elliott-Cooper (antiracism researcher and campaigner). They discuss the strategic racism of reactionary elites and building a multi-racial, class-conscious solidarity. WOW: Angela Davis in Conversation 85-mins interview and Q&A - Women of the World Festival, 2017 Angela Davis talks about a life of activism, taking in a range of subjects including the civil rights movement, feminism, intersectionality, state violence and the Black Lives Matter movement. A 3-min clip of her campaigning in 1969 If Not Us Then Who? https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=62&v=M8RYVFUFZqE 3-mins video "It is essential to change the face of anglo-environmentalism and amplify the real leaders and game-changers that are making a difference and fighting for our planet and the future for the next generations to come" - Leo Cerda. When Black Lives Matter Occupied London City Airport In 2016, this action by Black Lives Matter drew attention to the climate crisis being a racist crisis. 2-min video: Shut it down 2-min video of the action 2-mins read https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/sep/06/climate-change-racist-crisis-london-city-airport-black-lives-matter Intersectional Approaches to Climate Change 2-min watch Gloria Walton (SCOPE) says climate solutions require an intersectional approach because the climate problems we face are rooted in different kinds of systemic oppression. Climate Crisis - Racist Crisis: Alexandra Wanjiku Kelbert 75-min watch In this talk, Alexandra Wanjiku Kelbert (Black Lives Matter; Wretched of the Earth) outlines the relationship between climate change and colonialism/extractivism and the way communities are resisting, creating a global movement for climate justice. Climate Change Isn't Racist - People Are: Mary Heglar - https://zora.medium.com/climate-change-isnt-racist-people-are-c586b9380965 5-min read 'We love to tell ourselves that it all started with the Industrial Revolution. But we're telling ourselves a lie. It started with conquests, genocides, slavery, and colonialism ... the climate justice movement is inextricably linked to Black Lives Matter and the movements for Indigenous rights and for immigrant rights ...' Conservation and Racism - https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=1178416685853048 34-min webinar Hosted by XR Youth, this illuminating discussion exposes the truth about the conservation industry's eco-fascism and racism. Stephen Correy, director of Survival International; Fiore Longo, research and advocacy officer, Survival International (Congo) and Mordecai Orgada, Kenyan ecologist and author of The Big Conservation Lie provide a wake-up call. Rebel Radio Special: XRISN - https://www.mixcloud.com/XR_RebelRadio/rebel-radio-special-internationalist-solidarity-network-29052020/ 1-hr listen Esther Stanford-Xosei talks about the work of XR's International Solidarity Network, alliances that have been formed and the work going on, particularly involving youth, within international struggles for liberation and climate justice. Essential connections are being formed: a true 'movement of movements'. Vanessa Nakate in Conversation with Girl-Boss 34-mins video Vanessa Nakate, a young Ugandan climate activist, shares her passion for activism and advocates for other young women to join the movement. She explains how the climate crisis is already threatening water and food supply in Africa and highlights the plight of the Congo rainforest. She also talks about environmental racism including her own experience of the media cutting out her image. Donate There are many groups doing good work on anti-racism in need of financial support such as Black Lives Matter UK https://www.gofundme.com/f/ukblm-fund and Black Protest Legal Support UK https://www.gofundme.com/f/black-protest-legal-support-uk ***** Hopefully those links all work, had to clean up all the email-referrer extras on the urls... cheers, I PS: can't help thinking that if turtleman was still here he'd have a meltdown over this stuff! Sadly the other turtleman (above) doesn't seem to have put up anything new since his friend died last year: Message Thread: Latest XR newsletter - Ian M June 6, 2020, 10:07 am London newsletter - Ian M June 6, 2020, 10:31 am Good stuff, Ian---except for the clip with Ash Sarkar. She's nasty - Morrissey June 6, 2020, 11:58 am   Searching