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Climate action after COP15
Toban Black —
Authority: 109
(A Grist photo) ======= UK Climate Campers have said this on Twitter (in their “bio” statement) - “It’s time to show our ‘leaders’ how we’re going to take action to reduce emissions ourselves. Because it’s business as usual at Copenhagen.” ——- Cascadia Brian (of Rising Tide North America) ...1 day ago -
Identity politics vs class politics - 6: The transformation of social liberalism into neo-liberalism
liberation —
Authority: 414
An examination of the history of left politics in New Zealand since the 1960s shows how liberal identity politics has actually aided the forces of the right in carrying out and maintaining the neoliberal project. This has occurred in various ways. At one level on the left there has simply been a shift since the late ...3 days ago -
Bolivia Calls World Conference of Social Movements
Creative-i —
Authority: 145
Bolivian President Evo Morales announced today that a world conference of social movements is to take place in Bolivia, as a response to the failure of the 15th Summit on Climate Change, recently held in Copenhagen.3 days ago -
Bolivia Calls World Conference of Social Movements
Creative-i —
Authority: 145
Bolivian President Evo Morales announced today that a world conference of social movements is to take place in Bolivia, as a response to the failure of the 15th Summit on Climate Change, recently held in Copenhagen.3 days ago -
20 Years Ago, The Revolution Was Televised
The Global Sociology Blog —
Authority: 135
The Romanian revolution, that is, the revolution that overthrew the Ceaucescu regime, with much death and media spectacle. I don’t know how much it played in the US, but in Europe, this was huge and we got it all live. It started on this day, twenty years ago. It started with booing a traditional speech: And ...3 days ago -
Identity politics vs class politics - 5: What is identity politics?
liberation —
Authority: 414
Increasingly the debates around New Zealand politics – especially relating to the left – feature concepts such as ‘identity politics’ and ‘social liberalism’. These terms are especially useful for understanding the history of Labour Party over the last thirty years, as well as for understanding the ...4 days ago -
The official Copenhagen talks: A fraudulent farce
Toban Black —
Authority: 109
(That image was cropped out of a photo taken by Jody B.) ——- The COP15 talks in Copenhagen have been called “Brokenhagen” and “Failenhagen.” One write-up in The Guardian is titled “Low targets, goals dropped: Copenhagen ends in failure.” Here is some selected material about the betrayal and ...5 days ago -
Criticizing President Obama Is Pragmatic
DISSENTING JUSTICE —
Authority: 420
President Obamas defenders in the media often describe him as a "pragmatist." Although these journalists usually do not define the term, it seems that they wish to imply that Obama can set aside his ideological commitments in order to deliver concrete results to his constituents. By contrast, many commentators ...6 days ago -
The Energy Crisis: A Conversation with Jonathan Schell About Invigorating the Climate Movement
The Indypendent —
Authority: 502
Last June was the 27th anniversary of one of the largest protests in history, when upwards of one million people gathered on the Great Lawn in New York’s Central Park to rally against nuclear weapons while the U.N. held a Special Session on Disarmament. Two days later 1,600 demonstrators were involved in acts of ...1 week ago -
I Wrote This In October 2008. . . .
DISSENTING JUSTICE —
Authority: 420
On October 21, 2008, when Dissenting Justice was still getting started as a blog, I wrote the following essay reprinted below. I am republishing it because it seems highly relevant today. FYI: The article received many hits at the time and remains very popular among readers. ...1 week ago -
the contentiousness of markets
orgtheory.net —
Authority: 545
A graduate student here at Northwestern, Nicholas Pearce, and I have written an essay about the influence of social movements on markets for next year’s Annual Review of Sociology . A number of you offered very useful feedback on the paper. Thank you! Now that it’s finally finished, I thought I’d post a link ...1 week ago -
2009 in Pictures – Displacement, Environment, Protests
The Global Sociology Blog —
Authority: 135
Great 3-parter from the Boston Globe , lots of protest movements, refugees and displaced peoples, and environmental catastrophes… kinda says it all. Pick your “favorite” as in most striking and representative. Mine? (click on the image for big version) Shelling of a UN schools in Gaza by the Israeli army: ...1 week ago -
Women and Social Movements: The Online Discussion
Word on the Street —
Authority: 403
Fans of Women and Social Movements in the United States will be excited to learn of the new online forum for discussions of teaching and research in U.S. womens history. Women and Social Movements: The Online Discussion is directed and managed by a group of historians, including Laura Westhoff of the ...1 week ago -
Call for Writers: Hip-hop, resistance, and feminism
feminist blogs —
Authority: 161
Gender Across Borders is planning a series about hip-hop, resistance, and feminism for mid-January. We are seeking articles that tie together an analysis of race and gender with a consideration of the impact of music on social movements. Those with knowledge of music and/or a familiarity with resistance movements ...1 week ago -
forget the bowling league, join a choir
orgtheory.net —
Authority: 545
So you’re looking to get some good civic experience and become a major player in community politics? Although conventional wisdom would suggest that you join a bowling league or a political activist group , a new study by Matthew Baggetta in Social Forces tells us that the ideal organization for gaining ...2 weeks ago -
coalitions and coordination in tea party organizing
orgtheory.net —
Authority: 545
Michael Tomasky’s provocative article a little while back in the NYRB, which discussed the Tea Parties and new right-wing protest movements, had me thinking about what initial insights social movement theory can offer to understanding this recent wave of activism. There are clearly certain aspects of this — such ...2 weeks ago -
Protesters Challenge Skeptics: The Earth is Round and Climate Change is Real
Sociology Lens —
Authority: 507
by smteixeirapoit The United Nations Climate Change Conference is taking place in Copenhagen from December 7 th to 18 th . Prior to the start of the conference, members of an action group, Stop Climate Chaos, organized demonstrations encouraging world leaders to advance a world climate change agreement. Around the ...2 weeks ago -
A Time to Conspire: The Copenhagen Moment
banned librarian —
Authority: 99
The new issue of Left Turn magazine is out with an important article about this week’s convergence in Copenhagen by my colleague Gopal Dayaneni. Here’s a preview. Movement Generation Justice and Ecology Project “Imagine waking up on December 1, 1999, and learning about the World Trade Organization for the ...2 weeks ago -
advice to activists: use the primaries
orgtheory.net —
Authority: 545
Recently, a student asked me what I would recommend to social movement activists. Among movement tactics, I’ve decided that primary challenges are severely underrated by most activists and that most movements should focus more on primaries. If you go to many movement events, you have lots of talk about grassroots ...2 weeks ago -
Women : The Secret Weapon of the Marijuana Reform Movement
The Rag Blog —
Authority: 506
Art from Anne of Carversville.The secret to legal marijuana?It may just be womenBy Daniela Perdomo / December 6, 2009In September, ladymag Marieclaire ruffled some feathers when it published a piece about women who smoke weed. But its most interesting effect was not the "marijuana moms" chatter it unleashed, and ...2 weeks ago
