Eco-Images: Historical Views and Political Strategies
Taking a closer look at the history of eco-images and their influence in current debates, this issue of RCC Perspectives analyzes the role of visual material in shaping environmental discourses.
Taking a closer look at the history of eco-images and their influence in current debates, this issue of RCC Perspectives analyzes the role of visual material in shaping environmental discourses.
Greenpeace pioneer Bob Hunter was heavily influenced by Native American mythology and thus created the image of Greenpeace activists as “Rainbow Warriors.”
The creation of Kouchibouguac National Park along Canada’s Atlantic coast in the province of New Brunswick came at the cost of removing 1,200 residents from their lands.
A small seaside village in Brazil has been found by tourists and is now coveted by real estate developers.
Yindabad deals with the flipside of Indian economic development, and how the enormous Narmada Valley Development Project impacts an indigenous population.
This film follows the residents of Brazil’s virgin forests as they struggle to maintain their identity in the face of environmental exploitation.
In this issue of Earth First! Journal Ben Manski reports on the protests against the mining company Exxon Corporation, Sherman Bamford puts focus on the Appalachian wilderness, and George Wuerthner reflects on the mythology regarding Indians.
In this issue of Earth First! Journal Christine Halvorson reports about the march of indigenous Brazilians against 500 years of oppression, and Edward May sheds light on the slaughter of sea lions in British Columbia. The issue also features stories from various actions against capitalism during May Day 2000.
This issue of the ALARM celebrates 500 years of indigenous resistance, for example with “Columbus sucks” actions. Anne Petermann discusses voting rights and voting’s potential for change; Judi Bari brings good news from the actions to save redwoods in northern California; Steve Taylor updates readers on the Shawnee forest in southern Illinois; and Abbey Edwards writes on Native American land ethics.
This film examines a radical policy implemented by Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa: to leave Yasuni National Park’s oil in the ground and let the industrialized countries make a contribution to the preservation of the planet’s “green lungs.”