Surviving Capitalism (Not) : Rising Tide of ‘Politically Acceptable’ Killings Spells Danger for Environmentalists Worldwide

We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Friday, July 1, 2016

Rising Tide of ‘Politically Acceptable’ Killings Spells Danger for Environmentalists Worldwide

Click here to access article by Nika Knight from Uncommon Thought Journal.

“Across the world, collusion between state and corporate interests shield many of those responsible for the killings. In cases that are well documented we found 16 were related to paramilitary groups, 13 to the army, 11 to the police and 11 to private security—strongly implying state or company links to the killings. There was little evidence that the authorities either fully investigated the crimes, or took actions to bring the perpetrators to account.”

Read also this Greenpeace report entitled "Brazil: the most dangerous country for environmental activists in 2015".