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This episode, we get into the climate rebellion spreading across the globe with Bea Ruiz from Extinction Rebellion US (XR US).  

We kick the episode off with a tribute to priest, poet and Sandinista Ernesto Cardenal who died on March 1st.  

Then we go in depth with Bea on climate politics, Extinction Rebellion, the Big Green non-profit industrial complex, and solidarity with brown, black and poor white communities on the frontlines of fossil fuel extraction, as well as the legacy of Judi Bari.  Bea is a longtime organizer in radical movements. Bea worked with Diablo Rising Tide, the Bay Area chapter of Rising Tide North America. She’s a member of XR US’s national team, a support team for XR US local groups. 

Read more on: 

Ernesto Cardenal:

• With Walker in Nicaragua by Ernesto Cardenal 
• Ernesto Cardenal, poet and Catholic priest, still causes controversy at age 86 

Judi Bari:

• The Judi Bari website 
• A glimpse inside the FBI Investigation into Judi Bari and Earth First! 

Extinction Rebellion:  

• The Baffler: Striking at the End of the World 
• Think Progress: Extinction Rebellion’s radical philosophy 
• Cherri Foytlin: Is XR America Going to ‘Make XR Great Again,’ or is it an XR EXIT? 

Scott on the climate rebellion: 

• Why “Good Liberals” Won’t Save the Climate (2018)  
• When We Fight, We Fuck Shit Up: Keystone XL and Delegitimizing Fossil Fuels (2015) 
• Making Green A Threat Again (2013) 

Scott also has a chapter on the recent history of direct action versus fossil fuels in the forthcoming "Climate Justice and Community Renewal" (Edited by Brian Tokar and Tamra Gilbertson) coming out in April.

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