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Government of Sudan Preparing for ‘Final Assault’ on Nuba People

Syndicated from Intercontinental Cry on Tue, 2012-01-31

The government of Sudan appears to be on the verge of a 'final assault' on Indigenous Africans in the Nuba Mountains of South Kordofan. The U.S.-based Satellite Sentinel Project has released a series of images which seem to indicate that Sudanese Armed...

Tibetan Villagers Halt Mining Project on Sacred Mountain

Syndicated from Intercontinental Cry on Sat, 2012-01-28

Tibetan Villagers have successfully halted a controversial mining operation that threatened Kawagebo, one of the most sacred peaks in the Tibetan world. Article cross-posted from the Sacred Land Film Project Tibetan Village Stops Mining on Sacred...

How to learn to stop worrying and love the oil sands

Syndicated from Intercontinental Cry on Sat, 2012-01-14

"Communication might be understood as both the conduit for and the actual substance of human culture and consciousness. Psychological warfare is the application of mass communication to modern social conflict." —Science of Coercion, Christopher Simpson,...

De-Occupy Rattlesnake Island! Protesters Demonstrate Against Desecration of Sacred Land at John Nady’s Home

Syndicated from Intercontinental Cry on Wed, 2011-12-21

Some 200 Indigenous people and supporters recently marched to the home of John Nady, a millionaire who is desecrating Rattlesnake Island, the spiritual center of the Elem community of Southeastern Pomo. John Nady, who invented the wireless microphones...

Boycott Weyerhaeuser – Stop Logging in the Traditional Territory of Grassy Narrows First Nation

Syndicated from Intercontinental Cry on Sun, 2011-12-18

Join the Boreal Forest Network, the Boreal Action Project and the Winnipeg Indigenous Peoples Solidarity Movement in calling for a complete boycott of all Weyerhaeuser forest products until the company ceases all logging and sourcing in the contested...

Australia: Traditional Owners Claim Victory Over Controversial Land Grab

Syndicated from Intercontinental Cry on Wed, 2011-12-14

Traditional land owners won a major victory this month in their long running battle against the proposed Woodside gas hub project at James Price Point on Western Australia's Kimberley coast. On December 6, WA Supreme Court Justice Wayne Martin issued a...

Defenders of the Land condemns Harper government surveillance of First Nations

Syndicated from Intercontinental Cry on Wed, 2011-12-07

Defenders of the Land (DotL) this week condemned the Harper government for using police to spy on First Nations instead of addressing Canada's continued violation of Indigenous Peoples' rights. Adding insult to injury, DotL indicates that the...

Underreported Struggles #56, November 2011

Syndicated from Intercontinental Cry on Thu, 2011-12-01

In this month's Underreported Struggles: Gunmen in Brazil brazenly intimidating indigenous communities with a 'hit list' of prominent leaders; the Wixarika People face yet another threat to their sacred landscape in Mexico; Wet'suwet'en People evict...

In Anti-Government Politics, “Time-Out” on Regulation versus Shortened Lives

Syndicated from APOC on Sun, 2011-10-02

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Occupy Wall Street: The Game of Colonialism and Further Nationalism to be Decolonized From the “Left”

Syndicated from APOC on Sat, 2011-10-01

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Debating the Spanish Revolution: “The Class, Party and Leadership”

Syndicated from APOC on Fri, 2011-09-30

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Women of Color Respond to SlutWalk: “The Women’s Movement Is Not Monochromatic”

Syndicated from APOC on Thu, 2011-09-29

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Race, Gender or Class? The Eternal(ly) Annoying Question

Syndicated from APOC on Wed, 2011-09-28

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The Church and Colonialism

Syndicated from APOC on Mon, 2011-09-26

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No, *This* Is How We Get More Black People Involved in the Atheist Movement

Syndicated from APOC on Mon, 2011-09-26

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