Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Deep Green Resistance, Death Threats and the Police

An interview with Derrick Jensen

by Vancouver Media Co-op August 24, 2011

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In this exclusive interview with the Vancouver Media Co-op, author Derrick
Jensen talks about a recent spate of death threats directed towards him.
He explains his decision to take his case to the FBI. He also expresses
his distaste for those who question his decision to go to the feds.

The interview was conducted by phone yesterday by Dawn Paley for the
Vancouver Media Co-op, and has been minimally edited for sound quality and
length.

1 comment:

Deep Green Resistance said...

A movement is growing based on the book, co-authored by Derrick Jensen, called Deep Green Resistance: Strategy to Save the Planet. Deep Green Resistance has a plan of action for anyone determined to fight for this planet-and win. If you’ve ever been inspired by Derrick’s work, then here’s where the solutions are. The time for action is now. Now this war has two sides…

98% of the old growth forests are gone. 99% of of the prairies are gone. 80% of the rivers on this planet do not support life anymore. We are out of species, we are out soil, and we are out of time. And what we are being told by most of the environmental movement is that the way to stop all of this is through personal consumer choices. It’s time for a real strategy that truly addresses the scope of our predicament.

Where is your threshold for resistance? To take only one variable out of hundreds: Ninety percent of the large fish in the oceans are already gone. Is it 91 percent? 92? 93? 94? Would you wait till they had killed off 95 percent? 96? 97? 98? 99? How about 100 percent? Would you fight back then?

Good people have stayed silent for too long. We’re tired of ineffective, symbolic acts – piecemeal, reactive, and sad. Now our despair and anger can be matched by an even deeper joy, beyond compare, the joy of beginning to fight back, effectively. We are pleased to announce the formation of DGR Action Groups worldwide. Take the first step and join the resistance.

Learn more about the strategy, find groups that have formed near you, or find out how to start your own group at:

http://deepgreenresistance.org