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Wendell Berry, Tim DeChristopher, and Teri Blanton discuss principled activism (audio)
Orion Magazine
Wendell Berry, Tim DeChristopher, and Teri Blanton discussed principled activism during this live web event hosted by the Orion staff on April 12, 2011. Each of them were recently involved in effective and creative actions that challenged questionable mining practices in Kentucky and Utah. After sharing their perspectives on principled activism, they answered questions sent in by listeners.
Orion magazine hosts regular dialogues like this with writers, artists, activists, and thinkers about transforming ideas into action for people and planet. They are made possible by your donations, so please go to http://www.orionmagazine.org/donate to support Orion in bringing readers, writers, and activists together in this way.
(15 April 2011)
Suggested by Post Carbon Institute. -BA
Bristol burns once more as Tesco riots return to streets of Stokes Croft
Jerome Taylor, Independent/UK
Police launched an eviction raid on a Bristol squat yesterday after riots raged for a second time in a suburb that has become a focal point for anger against heavy-handed policing.
More than 30 people were arrested after another night of violence in Stokes Croft, a bohemian suburb of Bristol that is vehemently opposed to the opening of a Tesco store.
Last week, a protest against the supermarket giant turned into running street battles as demonstrators clashed with baton-wielding riot officers. Somerset and Avon Police claimed they had uncovered a petrol bomb plot to attack the store but locals rubbished this and accused officers of using wildly disproportionate force to quell a peaceful anti-Tesco movement.
A broadly peaceful second protest on Thursday evening turned violent shortly after midnight when a small group of masked protesters threw bottles at police officers. Witnesses say police units responded with baton and horse charges, sparking more rioting that continued through the night.
Last week’s protests centred on the opening of the new Tesco store, but many local residents of Stokes Croft yesterday voiced concerns that their demonstrations had been hijacked by outsiders keen to fight with the police.
(30 April 2011)
I was surprised to learn from our staff in EB’s UK bureau about how dramatic the protest against opening a supermarket has gotten. As you might expect, stories from the different sides of the protests are wildly different. It’s just a surprise to see so much heat over a supermarket. I expect we’ll be seeing more of this in the future. More at Google News. -BA
Watch out! You’re leading a movement!
Unattributed author, YouTube
(2006)
Have you ever felt like the victims in this televised prank? You’re a regular person, just helping out, using common sense. When you look behind you, there’s a Movement! -BA
