Another World is Possible
Another world is possible and we are constructing it, right here, right now. This slogan began with the first World Social Forum in 2001 and continues to guide this annual phenomenon….
A Message from the Heart of the Amazon
This morning Andrea, Atossa and I climbed out of bed as the sun was rising on the first day of the World Social Forum to go lay out an image…
Human Banner will Send SOS from the Amazon
This year’s World Social Forum is officially kicking off tomorrow, and is being held in Belem–in the Brazilian Amazon. Approximately 100,000 people, representing civil society, social movements, and Indigenous people…
First Nations Petition Obama on Native Rights vs. Dirty Energy
How will an Obama Administration handle Native Rights issues in the face of fossil fuel expansion? That’s the question raised in a good article from by Joe Friesen in the…
Utah Activist Single-Handedly Disrupts Oil and Gas Leases Auction
On Dec. 19th University of Utah student Tim DeChristopher entered an auction that was selling off hundreds of thousands of acres for oil and gas development in the wilderness of…
Climate Activists Confront Environmental Defense for Greenwashing
Washington, DC – As the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change opened today in Poznan, Poland, grassroots climate activists took over the Washington DC office of Environmental Defense. The activists…
Dispatch from the Roundtable on (so called) Sustainable Palm Oil
Where to start? For the last 5 days, I have been observing the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in the resort area of Nusa Dua, Bali. Just like last…
RAN Grassroots Stick It to Palm Oil
I know, I know – after the past couple days, Halloween seems like it happened about three months ago. But I wanted to share my excitement with you about last…
HSBC Ad: Police Attacking Forest Activists
I have almost nothing to say. this is mostly just bizarre. And disgusting. The giant bank HSBC has a new ad depicting a violent police disruption of a forest protest….
Landmark Human Rights Trial Bowoto v. Chevron to Begin October 27th
From former RAN staffer Daniel Firger who is in the Bowoto v. Chevron courtroom this week in San Francisco Nigeria’s Delta State is not a good place to be an…