Direct Action
| Mission: | A group relating to ecological direct action rather than lobbying and party politics. |
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| Founder: |
 gringo ben,
London |
| Description: | Are you tired of namby-pamby environmental groups? Are you tired of overpaid corporate environmentalists who suck up to bureaucrats and industry? Have you become disempowered by the reductionist approach of environmental professionals and scientists? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then it's time for direct action! |
| Details: | Direct action is political action which happens outside established political channels such as electing representatives. Direct Action is a form of political activism that seeks immediate remedy for perceived ills. Direct action can include nonviolent and violent activities, with a blurred intermediate area of attacks on properties. Direct actions are often (but not always) a form of civil disobedience and thus often violate criminal law. For example, vandalism is illegal, while demonstrations are usually not illegal in most constitutional democracies. Less confrontational forms of this definition of direct action include establishing radical social centers. |
| Tags: | action direct da nvda protests |
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News & Discussions
 The Attack on Climate-Change Science: Why It’s the O.J. Moment of the Twenty-First Century The Attack on Climate-Change Science Why It’s the O.J. Moment of the Twenty-First Century By Bil... |
 Leonardo DiCaprio: It's Time to Stop Talking About Clean Energy and Start ActingIt's Time to Stop Talking About Clean Energy and Start Acting It's time people stop talking about clean energy and cl... |
 12 Innovations That Could Save Us 12 Innovations From the ‘00s That Could Save Us Posted by Sarah van Gelder at Ja... |
 The city that said 'no' to pollution The city that said ‘no’ Maywood, Calif., has become a ‘culture of participation’ to help s... |
 Carbon Capitalists Warming to Climate Market Using Derivatives Carbon Capitalists Warming to Climate Market Using Derivatives By Lisa Kassenaar Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Ac... |
 Activists Plan to Reduce Emissions if Govt Won'tActivists Plan to Reduce Emissions if Govt Won't November 18, 2009 Adam Groves, OneClimate.net ... |
| Confused About All the Climate Talk and the Copenhagen Summit? Here's the Skinny: Five Things You Should Know Confused About All the Climate Talk and the Copenhagen Summit? Here's the Skinny: Five Things You Should Know By ... |
| Advocates Fight Mountaintop Removal ENVIRONMENT-US: Advocates Fight Mountaintop Removal Matthew Cardinale ATLANTA, Georgia, 30 Sep (IPS) - Environmental... |
| "WE'RE SCREWED": TABLOID HEIST BLANKETS NEW YORK WITH TRUTH ON CLIMATE CHANGE "WE'RE SCREWED": TABLOID HEIST BLANKETS NEW YORK WITH TRUTH ON CLIMATE CHANGE Submitted by davidswanson on Mon, 2009-09... |
| White House action puts on hold dozens of mountaintop mining projects White House action puts on hold dozens of mountaintop mining projects Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment c... |
Videos
Class Action Against Big Oil: Corporations on Trial for Environmental Damage
Last year Juliana Ruhfus reported on five cases of multi-national companies being held to legal account by ordinary people. The charges against them range from environmental damage and corruption to......
Connected to: Science of Climate Change Greenhouse Gases Extreme Weather Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Climate Change and Government Direct Action Fired Up Media The effects of Mining worldwide Endangered Species
Last year Juliana Ruhfus reported on five cases of multi-national companies being held to legal account by ordinary people. The charges against them range from environmental damage and corruption to......
Connected to: Science of Climate Change Greenhouse Gases Extreme Weather Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Climate Change and Government Direct Action Fired Up Media The effects of Mining worldwide Endangered Species
100% of U.S. Fish Contaminated with Mercury & Dolphins take home an Oscar
Every fish tested by the USGC was contaminated with mercury, MIT teaches the people of Afghanistan to network with trash, and the Dolphins take home Oscar. Check out more Planet 100 News at:......
Connected to: Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Direct Action Sustainable Seafood Coastal Plastic watch Fired Up Media The effects of Mining worldwide Endangered Species
Every fish tested by the USGC was contaminated with mercury, MIT teaches the people of Afghanistan to network with trash, and the Dolphins take home Oscar. Check out more Planet 100 News at:......
Connected to: Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Direct Action Sustainable Seafood Coastal Plastic watch Fired Up Media The effects of Mining worldwide Endangered Species
Food Activism: Monsanto GMO Protest Weekend!
What a weekend! ...
Connected to: Organic Farming Emperilled Ecosystems Green Gardening Buying Green Direct Action Endangered Species
What a weekend! ...
Connected to: Organic Farming Emperilled Ecosystems Green Gardening Buying Green Direct Action Endangered Species
Direct action protests against Genetically modification(GM) of food (spanish subtitles)
Direct action protests against Genetically modification of food - from thrashing crops to going naked...
Connected to: Organic Farming Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Direct Action Endangered Species
Direct action protests against Genetically modification of food - from thrashing crops to going naked...
Connected to: Organic Farming Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Direct Action Endangered Species
Great Mountain Top Removal documentary trailer
One minute trailer for the award winning documentary film Mountain Top Removal. Directed by Michael C O'Connell ...
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Water Impacts Forest Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Climate Change and Government Direct Action Fired Up Media The effects of Mining worldwide Endangered Species
One minute trailer for the award winning documentary film Mountain Top Removal. Directed by Michael C O'Connell ...
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Water Impacts Forest Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Climate Change and Government Direct Action Fired Up Media The effects of Mining worldwide Endangered Species
Bill Nighy in hilarious video backing Robin Hood tax on banks that would fund climate change action
Bill Nighy appears in a video backing a Robin Hood tax on banks to raise billions of pounds to fight poverty and climate change. . Follow us on twitter at http://twitter.com/itn_news....
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Global Meltdown Pop Culture Campaigns Climate Change and Government Direct Action Fired Up Media
Bill Nighy appears in a video backing a Robin Hood tax on banks to raise billions of pounds to fight poverty and climate change. . Follow us on twitter at http://twitter.com/itn_news....
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Global Meltdown Pop Culture Campaigns Climate Change and Government Direct Action Fired Up Media
The Killing Fields - the battle to feed factory farms
The rapid spread of animal feed plantations across South America is wiping out rainforests and destroying the communities who've lived on the land for centuries. The Killing Fields lifts the lid on......
Connected to: Water Impacts Forest Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Direct Action Rainforest Protests: World Rainforest Movement Endangered Species
The rapid spread of animal feed plantations across South America is wiping out rainforests and destroying the communities who've lived on the land for centuries. The Killing Fields lifts the lid on......
Connected to: Water Impacts Forest Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Direct Action Rainforest Protests: World Rainforest Movement Endangered Species
introducing... GREEN GUERRILLAS YOUTH MEDIA TECH COLLECTIVE
Young sustainable storytellers who are cool with mother earth... and challenge the status quo...
Connected to: Climate Change and Government Green Innovation Direct Action Repower America Fired Up Media
Young sustainable storytellers who are cool with mother earth... and challenge the status quo...
Connected to: Climate Change and Government Green Innovation Direct Action Repower America Fired Up Media
Your ideas for the climate movement - Bill McKibben, 350.org
Our organizing team has been discussing what's next for 350.org for the past couple weeks in Vermont, USA. We've taken a look at all of your ideas, and we're honing in on a plan for 2010 and beyond.......
Connected to: Pop Culture Campaigns Climate Change and Government Direct Action Repower America Fired Up Media Copenhagen Climate Change Summit
Our organizing team has been discussing what's next for 350.org for the past couple weeks in Vermont, USA. We've taken a look at all of your ideas, and we're honing in on a plan for 2010 and beyond.......
Connected to: Pop Culture Campaigns Climate Change and Government Direct Action Repower America Fired Up Media Copenhagen Climate Change Summit
The Tokyo 2: Greenpeace Activist On Trial For Stealing Whale Meat In Japan
February 15, 2010 BBC World News ...
Connected to: Emperilled Ecosystems Direct Action Fired Up Media Endangered Species
February 15, 2010 BBC World News ...
Connected to: Emperilled Ecosystems Direct Action Fired Up Media Endangered Species
