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The Green FlameState Repression, Vigilante Violence, and People's Resistance in the Philippines and AppalachiaThis episode is a cross-post from CELDF's Truth and Reckoning podcast. On this episode we speak with Denzel Caldwell and Jassim Guila The interview with Denzel Caldwell was conducted by Kai Huschke, CELDF’s Executive Director. Caldwell is part of the Black Nashville Assembly and is Program Manager for Economics and Governance at the Highlander Research & Education Center in Tennessee. The second interview is conducted by Max Wilbert, and is with Jassim Guila. Guila lives in the Philippines and is part of various grassroots networks of resistance, environmental protection, and mutual aid. He is also the...
2025-07-1944 min
Truth and ReckoningState Repression, Vigilante Violence, and People's ResistanceWelcome to Truth and Reckoning, a podcast from CELDF — the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund.On this episode we speak with Denzel Caldwell and Jassim GuilaThe interview with Denzel Caldwell was conducted by Kai Huschke, CELDF’s Executive Director. Caldwell is part of the Black Nashville Assembly and is Program Manager for Economics and Governance at the Highlander Research & Education Center in Tennessee.The second interview is conducted by Max Wilbert, and is with Jassim Guila. Guila lives in the Philippines and is part of various grassroots networks of resistance, environmental protection, and...
2025-07-1640 min
Planet: CriticalResilience is Resistance | Max WilbertHow do we survive?Max Wilbert is a long-time activist who spent the past few years defending Thacker Pass, and recently joined CELDF to as part of their new strategy to build out community resilience. I first interviewed Max on why techno-optimism won’t save the day. As with many compatriots around the world, the answer he’s landed on as to what will is local action.In this winding and weaving conversation we discuss the new bill on the floor of the New York State Senate which would give rights of nature to all wate...
2025-07-031h 33
The Real News PodcastThis lithium company is trying to sue Indigenous land defenders into silenceVancouver-based Lithium Americas is developing a massive lithium mine in Nevada’s remote Thacker Pass, but for nearly five years several local Indigenous tribes and environmental organizations have tried to block or delay the mine in the courts and through direct action. Six land defenders, known as the “Thacker Pass 6,” are currently being sued by Lithium Nevada Corporation and have been barred by court injunction from returning to and peacefully protesting and praying at the sacred site on their ancestral homeland. TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez speaks with two members of the “Thacker Pass 6,” Will Falk and Max Wilbert, about the charges ag...
2025-05-0942 minThe Green FlameThis Poet and Tribal Attorney is Being Sued by a Mining CompanyThis episode is the audio recording of an article published at https://maxwilbert.substack.com/p/this-poet-and-tribal-attorney-is. It is the third in a series of articles introducing the Thacker Pass Six, a group of traditional indigenous people and grassroots activists — including Green Flame host Max Wilbert — who are being sued by a Canadian mining company called Lithium Nevada Corporation. It was published on January 15th, 2025 — the four-year anniversary of the day that Will and Max set up a tent on the mountainside and launched the Protect Thacker Pass land defense campaign in 2021.
2025-02-0409 min
First Voices Radio10/06/24 - Max WilbertHost Tiokasin Ghosthorse talks with Max Wilbert, a frequent guest and friend of "First Voices Radio." Max is a writer and biocentric community organizer. He has been part of grassroots political work for 20 years and is the founder of Protect Thacker Pass. Max is the author of two books, most recently "Bright Green Lies: How The Environmental Movement Lost Its Way and What We Can Do About It," published by Monkfish in 2021. He is currently studying for a Masters in Degrowth. Max's work has been featured on CNN, The New York Times, NPR, Le Monde, BBC and elsewhere.
2024-10-1358 minFirst Voices Radio06/30/24 - Max WilbertHost Tiokasin Ghosthorse talks with Max Wilbert, who is a frequent guest on "First Voices Radio." Max is a writer and biocentric community organizer. He has been part of grassroots political work for 20 years and is the founder of Protect Thacker Pass. Max is the author of two books, most recently "Bright Green Lies: How The Environmental Movement Lost Its Way and What We Can Do About It," published by Monkfish in 2021. He is currently studying for a Masters in Degrowth. Max's work has been featured on CNN, The New York Times, NPR, Le Monde, BBC and elsewhere. Tiokasin...
2024-07-1558 minSteven Scharf EntertainmentJAMIE RECORDS' ARTIST WILBERT HARRISON FEATURED IN "MOVIE PASS, MOVIECRASH" - MAXJamie Records artist, Wilbert Harrison, will be featured in the new HBO/MAX Documentary “Movie Pass, MovieCrash with his iconic recording of “Let’s Work Together” airing today!
2024-05-2900 minFirst Voices Radio05/05/2024 - Max WilbertHost Tiokasin Ghosthorse spends the hour with Max Wilbert. Max is a writer and biocentric community organizer. He has been part of grassroots political work for 20 years and is the founder of Protect Thacker Pass. Max is the author of two books, most recently "Bright Green Lies: How The Environmental Movement Lost Its Way and What We Can Do About It,” published by Monkfish in 2021. He is currently studying for a Masters in Degrowth. Max’s work has been featured on CNN, The New York Times, NPR, Le Monde, BBC and elsewhere. Production Credits: Tiok...
2024-05-0654 minThe Green FlameEpisode 100 Live Show: Looking Back on 5 YearsFor episode 100 of The Green Flame, we hosted a special live conversation between hosts Jennifer Murnan and Saba Malik, Saba Malik, Renee Gerlich, Carl Van Warmerdam, and Rebecca Wildbear. We announced that the show has separated from Deep Green Resistance, reflected on the origins of the Green Flame, discussed our favorite and most impactful episodes, and discussed our organizing projects. This episode is a celebration. JOIN the email list for the new confederation: https://mailchi.mp/4b63d232c6ee/soft-launch DONATE to The Green Flame: https://gofund.me/514f19bb READ Max's reflections on leaving DGR: https://ma...
2024-05-061h 45
The Long Way Around Podcast VersionMax Wilbert-Realigning The Green AgendaEnvironmental activist Max Wilbert joins me to discuss new directions for the Green movement for a more constructive approach to solving humanities greatest challenge.
2024-04-251h 58
FormulaTercos2. MAX INTRATABLE, CHECO AHÍ VA #SAUDIARABIANGP FormulaTercos #Resumendecarrera#RedBull intratable, Checo llegando al ritmo de Max constantemente durante la carrera.
#Ferrari con el chico Bearman increíble y Leclerc imprimiendo ritmo similar a Redbull.
#McLaren le falta mucho desarrollo y velocidad
#AstonMartin solo Alonso esta jugando
#Mercedes no se que tan cómodos se sientan en esas posiciones.
#Haas rescatando el último puntito sacrificando a KMag, y Hulk en 10mo
#Williams a nada de los puntos
#Alpine milagro, no fue último y casi no empiezan el GP
#RB alguién ha visto a Ricciardo? solo Yuki se hace presente
#Sauber Zho estaba más arriba, que pasó con Bot...
2024-03-1020 minThe Green FlameDr. Nzingha Dalila | Black People for the Natural WorldDr Nzinga Dalilia, Saba Malik, and Max Wilbert join in conversation offering their unique perspectives on trauma, trauma community, addiction, “environmental justice”, othering, the necessity of feeling safe in the process of seeing and being seen, healing spaces, falling back in love with ourselves and with all of life and coming into our individual and collective power in the process and much more. Watch for part two of this heartfelt compassionate and expansive exploration of Black People for the Natural World. Dr. Dalila's book can be found here: https://nzinghadalila.gumroad.com/l/nxrbq
2024-01-141h 16
The Long Way Around Podcast VersionMax Wilbert- Brite Green Lies and The Future Of The Environmental Movement We cannot expect to simply buy or consume our way out of an existential environmental crisis by building and creating more stuff such as electric cars or wind turbines, all of which come at a cost. This week independent environmental activist and author Max Wilbert joins me to discuss some of the fallacies and myths surrounding the Green movement and also discuss various positive ideas about how to fix them. Also some excellent music from Max's playlist. Please like ,share and subscribe.!!!!!!!!
2023-12-051h 38
FormulaTercos18. FormulaTercos #CDMXP Resumen de carreraUn gran premio lleno de sorpresas, invitados no esperados a la quali tres, y sobre todo, el fin de semana más alentador de Checo en los últimos tiempos, pero un domingo de pesadilla. Max Verstappen sin rival, y los McLaren intentándolo, Aston Martin muy muy pero muy atrás.
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2023-10-3022 min
FormulaTercos17. FormulaTercos #USAGP (AUSTIN) Resumen de carrera#GranPremio de Estados Unidos en Austin, ha sido un gran premio con unas buenas sorpresas y que justo horas después ha logrado definir las posiciones finales. Max Verstappen irrompible, por favor, no lo molesten en las frenadas. Lando, será la siguiente, y McLaren se parece mucho más a Aston Martin de la primer carrera y Aston cada vez más parecido a McLaren de la misma.
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2023-10-2328 minThe Green FlameEcology of Spirit: Biocentrism, Animism, and the Environmental CrisisSpecies extinction. Plastic pollution. Global warming. Catastrophic floods. Raging fires. The failure of coral reefs. Whales dying en masse. Forever chemicals contaminating mothers' breast milk. Our planet is in crisis. And while the wealthy and governments pour trillions into technological so-called “solutions,” things are spiraling out of control. What if solving the ecological crisis depended on falling in love with the natural world, and acting to defend those we love? What if a biocentric worldview — one which places the natural world at the center of our morality — could help us access the courage needed to stop the destruction? On October 21st, join us...
2023-10-1412 min
FormulaTercos16. FormulaTercos #QatarGP Resumen de carrera16. FormulaTercos #QatarGP Resumen de carrera
#GranPremio de Qatar. Límites de pista severos y estrictos, sanciones que nos recuerdan a Austria, Max Verstappen en modo dios, Checo Pérez quedando en medio de la acción. Ah si, también una organización y disposición del Gran Premio un tanto dudosa. Aguas con las sanciones, esto se va a descontrolar.
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2023-10-0931 min
FormulaTercos12. FormulaTercos #DutchGP Resumen de carreraSeguimos viendo un dominio muy claro y marcado de Max. La lluvia, el sol, las estrategias y la incertidumbre ha reinado en este gran premio. Hemos visto un sin fin de detenciones y muchos pilotos moverse de su lugar original de partida.
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2023-08-2832 min
FormulaTercos11. FormulaTercos #BelgicaGP Resumen de carreraAlguién por favor que detenga a Max!! Ya no vamos a comentar a RB en las F de los tercos! Ahora nos vemos hasta casi un mes. ¿Qué haremos en esta sequía de carreras?
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2023-07-3127 min
FormulaTercos10. FormulaTercos #HungriaGP Resumen de carreraAlpine destruyéndose en la primer curva, Zhou tirando la clasificación de ensueño. Amargo debut (regreso) de Daniel a AlphaTauri, pero, sobre todo, 33 pero los segundos de Max a Lando al final de la carrera. ç
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2023-07-2428 minThe Green FlameSued for Protecting Thacker PassIn this episode of The Green Flame podcast, host Max Wilbert shares an update about the lawsuit filed against him and six other water protectors (including Will Falk, who has been on the Green Flame before) related to their protests against the Thacker Pass lithium mine in Nevada. For more information on the lawsuit and the campaign, visit https://ProtectThackerPass.org. The Green Flame production team would also like to sincerely thank everyone who contributed to our fundraiser in May and June. Your generous donations enabled us to purchase equipment for our audio engineer to...
2023-07-0621 minFirst Voices Radio05/28/23 - Max Wilbert, Ofelia RivasMax Wilbert is back for an update on Thacker Pass. Max is a writer and biocentric community organizer. For nearly two decades he has been working to save our planet. This has taken him to the Siberian Arctic, to fossil fuel blockades, to solidarity work with environmentalists in the third world, and beyond. Max is part of several grassroots political movements, including Fertile Ground Institute for Social and Ecological Justice and Deep Green Resistance. Max co-founded Protect Thacker Pass. He is also co-author of "Bright Green Lies: How the Environmental Movement Lost Its Way and What We Can Do...
2023-05-2956 minThe Green Flame"Our Rights to Self-Determination: a Hawaiian Manifesto" with Anne Keala KellyOn this episode, Max Wilbert speaks with Anne Keala Kelly about her new short book, "Our Rights to Self-Determination: a Hawaiian Manifesto." In addition to being an author, Keala is a filmmaker, journalist, podcaster, and writer. Her published articles and Op-Eds have appeared in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, The Nation, Indian Country Today, Honolulu Weekly, Honolulu Civil Beat, Hana Hou! Magazine, Big Island Journal, and other publications. Her broadcast journalism has aired on Free Speech Radio News, Independent Native News, Al Jazeera English, The Newshour with Jim Lehrer, Democracy Now!, The Environment Report, and more. She i...
2023-03-101h 22
Turning Season: Conversations with Changemakers in Our Adventure Toward a Life-Sustaining SocietyBright Green Lies and How to Act on What's True (with Max Wilbert)I guess I was believing some "bright green fairytales" myself - because the truths in Bright Green Lies burst a few bubbles in my mind. In a tiny nutshell: Solar, wind, hydro, and recycling do worse than not solve our problems. They continue the harms of industrial society, and divert the attention of people who want to address our ecological crisis away from what matters most.This book intensified some of my biggest personal questions, especially about relinquishment, and my ongoing participation in destructive ways of life.So I...
2023-02-051h 10
The Green FlameLive event recording from "Collapse: Climate, Ecology, and Civilization"On November 19th, Deep Green Resistance hosted a special 3-hour live streaming event, "Collapse: Climate, Ecology, and Civilization" featuring Derrick Jensen, Saba Malik, Max Wilbert, Robert Jensen, Lierre Keith, and grassroots activists from four continents. This podcast is the audio recording of the event. If you wish to donate to support this work, please visit: https://givebutter.com/collapse. Thank you for our speakers, volunteers, organizers, and donors. We could not do this without you. ______________________ Our way of life — industrial civilization — is destroying the planet. From coral reefs to the great fores...
2022-11-212h 41
SputnikMore Weapons to Ukraine, Inequality of Waste Disposal, Student Loan Forgiveness and Florida PoliticsJim Jatras, former US diplomat, and former senior foreign policy advisor to the Senate Republican Leadership joins the show to talk about the latest developments in Eastern Europe. The US is signaling that it might be ready to apply more pressure to NATO ally Turkey - Washington has apparently just warned Turkish companies that they might be sanctioned for their ongoing dealings with Russia. Regarding Ukraine, the EU is discussing more military training for Ukrainian forces, and in the US we have questions being raised about whether Washington is giving Kiev more different types of weapons than we’ve been le...
2022-08-231h 51
Planet: CriticalBright Green Lies | Max WilbertMax Wilbert is an activist, wilderness guide and writer, co-authoring Bright Green Lies: How The Environmental Movement Lost Its Way and What We Can Do About It. Max reveals how mainstream environmentalism is merely a proponent for green growth and business as usual. He says this comfortable form of environmentalism, which sees people trade in their cars for electric vehicles and go meatless only on Mondays, is a damaging distraction to the real work which has to be done: Systemic change.We also discuss his years protesting resource extraction, the role of technology, and the...
2022-08-181h 05
The Green Flame"Don't Look Up" — Brilliant Critique of Climate Deniers or Neoliberal Fairy Tale?In this episode, Max Wilbert and Carl van Warmerdam discuss the 2021 Netflix film "Don't Look Up," an extended allegory for global warming. We discuss whether the film is an accurate satire or a pandering neoliberal fairy tale - or both.
2022-04-2952 min
A Climate Change with Matt Matern53: Max Wilbert on Lithium Mining and Environmental ActivismGuest host Max Sloves speaks with Max Wilbert about his book "Bright Green Lies" and the destructive Thacker Pass lithium mine. He emphasized rethinking our relationship with the planet and called for political action and personal behavior changes.A Climate Change With Matt Matern is handcrafted by our friends over at: fame.so
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2022-01-1047 min
First Voices Radio01/02/22 - Matt Remle, Max WilbertIn the first half-hour, Host Tiokasin Ghosthorse welcomes Matt Remle (Hunkpapa Lakota). Matt lives in Duwamish Territory - Seattle, Washington - with his family. He is the editor and writer for Last Real Indians and works for the Office of Native Education for the Marysville School District. Matt is the co-founder of the group Mazaska Talks which focuses on global divestment from banks and corporations that negatively impact social welfare and the environment. He is the author of Seattle's Indigenous Peoples' Day resolution, Seattle's resolution calling on Congress to engage in reconciliation with Tribes over the Boarding...
2022-01-0357 min
Fuel Your Mind With The Next-Level Full Audiobook Now, Curious Minds!Bright Green Lies: How the Environmental Movement Lost Its Way and What We Can Do About It by Max Wilbert, Lierre Keith, Derrick JensenPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/554769to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Bright Green Lies: How the Environmental Movement Lost Its Way and What We Can Do About It
Author: Max Wilbert, Lierre Keith, Derrick Jensen
Narrator: Joel Richards
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 15 hours 6 minutes
Release date: December 28, 2021
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Animals & Nature
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'This disturbing but very important book makes clear we must dig deeper than the normal solutions we are offered.'—Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia Works Bright Green Lies exposes the hypocrisy and bankruptcy of leading environmental gr...
2021-12-283h 06Download High-Quality Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Animals & NatureBright Green Lies: How the Environmental Movement Lost Its Way and What We Can Do About It by Max Wilbert, Lierre Keith, Derrick JensenPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/554769to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Bright Green Lies: How the Environmental Movement Lost Its Way and What We Can Do About It
Author: Max Wilbert, Lierre Keith, Derrick Jensen
Narrator: Joel Richards
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 15 hours 6 minutes
Release date: December 28, 2021
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Animals & Nature
Publisher's Summary:
'This disturbing but very important book makes clear we must dig deeper than the normal solutions we are offered.'—Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia Works Bright Green Lies exposes the hypocrisy and bankruptcy of leading environmental gr...
2021-12-283h 06
Dive Into A Ground-Breaking Full Audiobook On Your Commute.Bright Green Lies by Derrick Jensen, Lierre Keith, Max WilbertPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/165224to listen full audiobooks.
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Release date: 12-28-21
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2021-12-283h 06
The Green FlameProtecting Ancient Forests — Update from the Front Lines of Fairy CreekIn this episode Max speaks with Joshua Wright, a front-line activist who was amongst the first involved in blockading access to Fairy Creek, trying to prevent ancient old-growth forests from being destroyed by logging companies. There have been over 1000 arrests making it one of the largest acts of civil disobedience in Canadian history. These on the ground activists continue to camp on site despite pressure from the loggers to endanger both the forest and its present inhabitants. The injunction against the protestors which ran from April until the end of September of this year was not allowed...
2021-11-0424 min
Next Culture RadioPossibilitator Interviews : Archetypal Use of Conscious Anger Fighting Lithium Wars at Thacker Pass - by Max Wilbert of DGRAfter listening to this entire recording, enter Matrix Code: NCRADIO1.91 in your free account at StartOver.xyz Game.
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Max Wilbert of Deep Green Resistance perfectly demonstrates the conscious use of initiated archetypal anger. We share Max's video with you so that you can experience what is possible for a human being, a man exiting the patriarchy. This is what needs to happen now multiplied by a million... by a billion... Taking such a stand is possible. Max's demonstration overflows with so much broadly-informed clarity and so much Ra...
2021-11-0114 min
First Voices Radio10/17/21 - Max Wilbert, Dr. Louellyn WhiteTiokasin Ghosthorse's guest in the first segment is Max Wilbert. In January of 2021, Max Wilbert and Will Falk launched an occupation of a proposed lithium mine at Thacker Pass in northern Nevada. Max appears regularly on First Voices Radio to give updates on what is happening at Thacker Pass and what we can do to support the peoples' efforts. Max is a writer, organizer and wilderness guide, and has been part of grassroots political work for nearly 20 years. He is an author and his essays have been published many places, including CounterPunch and Dissident Voice. His latest...
2021-10-1900 min
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2021-09-2042 min
First Voices Radio07/07/21 - Mario Murillo, Max WilbertAs we’ve reported before on “First Voices Radio,” since April 28, 2021, tens of thousands of Colombians have been protesting in the streets in just about every part of the country. They’ve been participating in a months-long National Strike against the government, demanding widespread change in its social economic program, its response to the COVID pandemic, and respect for the defense of human rights. From the outset, the Colombian State tried to block the protests, first through a court order forbidding the protests in Bogotá. Then, as Colombians refused to obey this order, security forces responded with violence. The results h...
2021-08-2458 minThe Green FlameMax Wilbert - Solo PodcastFor this episode, Max Wilbert shares some updates from projects he is working on such as lithium mine resistance and Bright Green Lies. Music is Cinderella (Instrumental) by RYYZN https://soundcloud.com/ryyzn Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0.
2021-08-2125 min
The Green FlameBright Green Lies Book and Film DiscussionOn this episode of the Green Flame the DGR Book Club discusses Bright Green Lies by Lierre Keith Derrick Jenson and Max Wilbert. The discussion, led by Beth Robson, also encompasses the documentary film, Bright Green Lies. We are so grateful to Julia Barnes, the film's creator for joining us in this conversation.
2021-07-051h 05
The Green FlameFour Months at Protect Thacker PassThe protection camp at Thacker Pass, Peehee mu'huh, has been in place for more than four months. This episode is an update starting with a new recording from May 18th, as well as audio from recent video updates recorded on-site by Max Wilbert over the past month or so. Poem "Newspeak" by Trinity La Fey. https://www.protectthackerpass.org Petition: https://www.change.org/p/protect-thacker-pass-peehee-mu-huh Donate: https://www.gofundme.com/f/j2gx7f-people-of-red-mountain Twilight by Neutrin05 https://soundcloud.com/neutrin05 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
2021-05-1944 min
Post-doom: Regenerative conversations exploring overshoot grief, grounding, and gratitudeMax Wilbert - Post-doom with Michael DowdPost-doom regenerative conversation exploring overshoot grief, grounding, and gratitude, with Max Wilbert and host, Michael Dowd; edited by Ivey Cone.
2021-05-101h 16
For The WildMAX WILBERT on Renewable Energy’s Sacrifice ZonesWithin Paiute and Shoshone lands in so-called Nevada exists a quiet habitat teeming with life. Thacker Pass is home to rare desert wildflowers, bighorn sheep, old-growth sagebrush, sage grouse, pronghorns, and coyote to name a few. Yet the abundance of this place, these sacred lands, and the wellbeing of the surrounding community means absolutely nothing to Lithium Nevada, a corporation planning to extract an estimated 179 metric tonnes of lithium over the next 46 years to meet the rising demand of lithium for electric vehicles and energy grid storage. In part one of our two-part conversation, we join Max Wilbert of Protect...
2021-04-2800 min
First Voices Radio04/28/21 - Max Wilbert, Peter BuffettIn the first segment, Tiokasin talks with returning guest Max Wilbert about the new book that he co-authored with Derrick Jensen and Lierre Keith titled, “Bright Green Lies: How the Environmental Movement Lost Its Way and What We Can Do About It” (Monkfish Press Publishing Company, 2021). Max is a writer, organizer and wilderness guide, and has been part of grassroots political work for nearly 20 years. He’s an author and his essays have been published many places, including CounterPunch and Dissident Voice. Max has been involved in fighting both Canadian and Utah tar sands, in resisting industrial-scale water extraction and de...
2021-04-2859 min
Banyen Books ~ Branches of WisdomEpisode 48: Bright Green Lies ~ Derrick Jensen, Lierre Keith, Max WilbertDerrick Jensen, Lierre Keith & Max Wilbert discuss Bright Green Lies: How the Environmental Movement Lost Its Way and What We Can Do About It.
"Bright Green Lies exposes the hypocrisy of leading environmental groups. It asks the questions most refuse to ask, and in that questioning, uncovers profound truths.” ―Chris Hedges
"This disturbing but very important book makes clear we must dig deeper than the normal solutions we are offered." ―Yvon Chouinard
“Derrick Jensen is a rare and original voice of sanity in a chaotic world. ”
―Howard Zinn
Derrick Jensen is an American author, ecophilosopher and radical environmentalist living in Crescent City...
2021-04-261h 23
The Green FlameDefending The San Antonio Bay with Diane WilsonFor this episode of The Green Flame, we're joined by Diane Wilson. Diane is a fourth-generation shrimper, boat captain, mother of five, author, and an environmental, peace, and social justice advocate. During the last 30 years, she has launched legislative campaigns, demonstrations, hunger strikes, sunk boats, and even climbed chemical towers in her fight to protect her Gulf Coast bay. She is a co-founder of Code Pink, the women’s anti-war group based in Washington, DC and co-founder of the Texas Jail Project, which advocates for inmates’ rights in Texas county jails. On April 7th, Diane laun...
2021-04-2327 min
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration305) Max Wilbert & Lierre Keith: How the green movement lost its way and remembering our roles as caretakers of EarthWhat if neither the Green New Deal nor the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals will help us address ecological breakdown? Why do frontline Earth activists say that the green movement has lost its way? In this episode, we're joined by Max Wilbert and Lierre Keith, co-authors of Bright Green Lies: How the Environmental Movement Lost Its Way and What We Can Do About It. Song featured in this episode: The Fading by Joan Shelley Green Dreamer with Kamea Chayne is a podcast exploring our paths to collective healing, ecological regeneration, and tru...
2021-04-201h 03
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration305) Max Wilbert & Lierre Keith: How the green movement lost its way and remembering our roles as caretakers of EarthWhat if neither the Green New Deal nor the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals will help us address ecological breakdown? Why do frontline Earth activists say that the green movement has lost its way? In this episode, we're joined by Max Wilbert and Lierre Keith, co-authors of Bright Green Lies: How the Environmental Movement Lost Its Way and What We Can Do About It. Song featured in this episode: The Fading by Joan Shelley Green Dreamer with Kamea Chayne is a podcast exploring our paths to collective healing, ecological regeneration, and tru...
2021-04-201h 03
The Green FlameBright Green Lies: How The Environmental Movement Lost Its Way and What We Can Do About ItThis episode features a launch party for the new book Bright Green Lies: How The Environmental Movement Lost Its Way and What We Can Do About It, by Derrick Jensen, Lierre Keith, and Max Wilbert. The book tackles the greenwashing surrounding so much so-called "green" technology and other false solutions. The authors read excerpts from the book, discuss it's themes, and answer audience questions. You can order the book into your local bookstore (or for delivery) here: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781948626392 Music: Trick or Treat (instrumental) by RYYZN https://soundcloud.com/ryyzn Creative Commons — Attr...
2021-03-202h 22
The Green FlameDigging Ourselves Into a Hole with Jamie KneenIn this episode, Max gives a brief update on the Protect Thacker Pass action, and Elisabeth Robson interviews Jamie Kneen, Communications & Outreach Coordinator for Mining Watch Canada, an organization that works to protect the public and the environment from destructive mining practices. https://miningwatch.ca/ Elisabeth also reads two excerpts about mining from Bright Green Lies, a new book by Derrick Jensen, Lierre Keith, and Max Wilbert. https://www.brightgreenlies.com/ Sarah Gardam reads her poem Upon the Proposed Mining of "Thacker Pass, Nevada", a poem by Sarah Gardam, a visitor to the...
2021-03-161h 33
The Green FlameNordic Animism with Rune Hjarnø RasmussenIn this episode Max Wilbert interviews Danish historian of Religion Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen who runs the youtube channel Nordic Animism. Danish Viking folk band Gjaldulei provides the perfect accompaniment with their original composition Lyset Vågner. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-Bd50fqIRk
2021-03-111h 14
The Green Flame50 Days of Protect Thacker PassIn this episode, Max Wilbert and Will Falk sit around the campfire at Thacker Pass to share the latest updates from the #ProtectThackerPass campaign, which aims to stop Lithium Americas Corporation from strip mining this place and more broadly to shift power in the environmental movement away from extraction and towards degrowth. Our music for this week is "The Way It Is" by The Filthy Politicians.
2021-03-0952 min
Conservation TodayThacker Pass Lithium Mine occupation, with Will FalkWill Falk is occupying the site of an approved lithium mine in northern Nevada, near the southern Oregon border. Will describes why the BLM approved this mine in January 2021, and why he, and his friend Max Wilbert, are determined to stop it. To find out how you can help or how to join Max and Will, visit their web site at https://www.protectthackerpass.org/
Will and Max upload beautiful writings and photos of the sagebrush habitat at that site. Note the donation button. Also visit Will's other web page at http://willfalk.org/
Our closing song is "Paradise", by...
2021-03-0558 min
The Green FlameFairy Creek Urgent AppealIn this time sensitive urgent appeal Max Wilbert interviews forest defenders Joshua Wright and Carole Tootill concerning the Fairy Creek old growth forest in British Columbia. Please listen then act to defend Fairy Creek. https://www.fairycreekblockade.com/ https://www.facebook.com/FairyCreekBlockade
2021-02-2852 min
First Voices Radio02/10/21 - Stephany Seay, Max Wilbert and Will FalkIn the first segment, Host Tiokasin Ghosthorse welcomes returning guest Stephany Seay from the Buffalo Field Campaign. Stephany was born in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, and raised in Virginia. She became aware of this culture’s capacity for mindless destruction as the beaches and forests she grew up in were destroyed by so-called development. Stephany has been an earth activist since the late 1980s, has apprenticed as a wildlife rehabilitator, and is a student of horses. She started following the work of the Buffalo Field Campaign in 1997. In January 2004, she moved to Montana and has been on th...
2021-02-1159 min
Audible Cafe Radio Show and PodcastMax Wilbert with Protect Thacker PassToday I'm sharing my conversation with Max Wilbert, one of the activists occupying Thacker Pass, Nevada, up in the northern-central part of the state, to protest a proposed lithium mine there. He and his fellow protesters have been camping on this land, currently governed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), in winter conditions at about 5,100 feet elevation, so it's cold and snowy. But the beauty of the pass and their belief in the cause sustains them, though their numbers are few. When you visit the website, ProtectThackerPass.org, and I hope you do, you will find...
2021-02-1042 min
Heating Up PodcastProtect Thacker PassThis Week Derek and Corinne hand the floor over to Max Wilbert, a long time activist and friend who is currently occupying the site of a proposed lithium mine in northern Nevada. Max and his friends could really use your help. If you want to learn more and/or figure out how you can go and physically be on the land, visit www.protectthackerpass.org of find "Protect Thacker Pass" on Facebook.
2021-02-0415 min
The Green FlameProtect Thacker Pass with activists Max Wilbert, Will Falk and Rebecca WildbearActivists aiming to stop Lithium Americas’ Thacker Pass open-pit lithium mine – what would be the United States’ largest lithium mine, supplying up to 25% of the world's lithium – launched a permanent protest encampment hours after the Bureau of Land Management gave final approval to the mine on January 15. The Green Flame brings you the voices of land protectors Will Falk and Max Wilbert who mean to stay for as long as it takes to protect this old-growth sagebrush mountainside despite winter conditions at Thacker Pass. Rebecca Wildbear, river and soul guide, lover of the wild, joins us in honoring and calling...
2021-01-281h 15
First Voices Radio1/20/21 - Darryl Leroux, Max WilbertIn the first segment, Host Tiokasin Ghosthorse speaks with returning guest Darryl Leroux. Darryl is associate professor in the Department of Social Justice and Community Studies at Saint Mary’s University in Kjipuktuk (Halifax, Nova Scotia). His book, "Distorted Descent: White Claims to Indigenous Identity," explores the many efforts made by white Americans and Canadians to claim an “Indigenous”identity. He and Tiokasin discuss Darryl’s most recent research demonstrating how Franco-Americans with no Abenaki ancestry have created a series of "Abenaki tribes" in Vermont and New Hampshire.At the bottom of the hour...
2021-01-2059 min
The Green FlameChaos in Washington D.C.This episode, recorded January 7th, is a round table discussion of January 6th protest and riot in Washington D.C. at the U.S. Capitol. Max Wilbert and Jennifer Murnan are joined by Saba Malik and Will Falk.
2021-01-0849 min
The Green FlamePoetryWelcome to the final Green Flame episode of 2020. In this episode, a discussion with Trinity La Fey is woven into a chorus of other poets. We revisit the words of Dominique Christina which were a part of our December 2019 Radical Feminism episode, celebrate Shahidah Janjua with Aimee, and share poems from Max, Jennifer, Ross, Ben, and Salonika. The episode concludes with a medley of music from prior episodes including the lyrical "Shchedryk" by Beth Quist. Thank you all, thank you for listening and Happy New Year. Thanks to our editor for this episode, Iona.
2020-12-311h 11
The Green Flame50th Episode - Drawing the LineOn this 50th Episode of the Green Flame, Max and Jennifer share a retrospective of the 20-month Green Flame adventure leading into a lightly edited recording of DGR's recent live streaming event, "Drawing the Line: Stopping the Murder of the Planet." The event features Lierre Keith, Derrick Jensen, Chris Hedges and the voices and work of comrades across all fronts, worldwide. We call on all our listeners to join in listening to this Feast de Resistance. Happy Holidays!
2020-12-263h 40
The Green FlameShale Must FallIn this episode we interview Sue and Esteban from the Shale Must Fall Campaign. The campaign works to increase the global visibility of frontline struggles against fracking and other extraction, and educate about the dangers of shale gas and the fracking industry. December 11, 2020 is the Day of Action for the Shale Must Fall Campaign, with actions across Europe, Africa and Asia to show global solidarity against fracking. The episode also features the music of wind chimes and a recording from Ina-Maria Shikongo in Namibia. For more information about the Shale Must Fall Campaign: https://shalemustfall...
2020-12-1137 min
Last Exit - Das politische PamphletWeihnachtlicher Konsumrausch, während die Zivilisation sich an den Abgrund manövriert.Dr. Derrick Jensens neues Buch „Bright Green Lies“ entlarvt die Lügen der sogenannten Grünen Technologie, exklusiv für „last exit“ vor dem offiziellen Erscheinungstermin im März 2021 hier besprochen, mit persönlichem live-statement von Dr. Jensen.
„Scholars Warning on Risk of Societal Collapse“: Eine Gemeinschaft von 250 hochrangigen Wissenschaftlern hat diese Woche einen Aufruf an alle Entscheidungsträger publiziert, die Möglichkeit eines globalen Zusammenbruchs unserer Zivilisation öffentlich anzuerkennen und zu diskutieren.
Links:
Buch "Bright Green Lies", Derrick Jensen, Lierre Keith und Max Wilbert: https://www.monkfishpublishing.com/products-page-2/environmentalism/bright-green-lies/
Öffentliche Warnung...
2020-12-1032 min
First Voices Radio12/02/20 - Max Wilbert, Christine Diindiisi McCleaveIn the first segment, Host Tiokasin Ghosthorse welcomes Max Wilbert. Max is a writer, organizer and wilderness guide. A third-generation dissident, Max grew up on Duwamish land in post–WTO Seattle. Max is the author of two books, most recently “Bright Green Lies: How the Environmental Movement Lost Its Way and What We Can Do About It” (Monkfish, 2021. Max’s essays have been published in Earth Island Journal, Counterpunch and Dissident Voice, and have been translated into several languages. Max has been part of grassroots political work for nearly 20 years. He has been involved in fighting both Canadian and Utah tar...
2020-12-0256 min
The Green FlameExtreme WeatherFor this episode of The Green Flame, Jennifer Murnan and Max Wilbert discuss extreme weather around the world. As the Arctic is experiencing catastrophic low ice formation, wildfires have swept western Turtle Island this summer and fall, and storms have pounded southeast Asia and the Caribbean. We include excerpts from a January podcast covering the megafires in Australia, discuss the rise of extreme weather under global warming, the basic science of why this occurs, and more. Music is from DENNI: https://www.facebook.com/denni420/
2020-12-0150 min
The Green FlameCPR — Communities that Protect and ResistOn this episode of the Green Flame, we converse with Fred Gibson, co-founder of Communities that Protect and Resist. CPR is a support group, clearinghouse, resource bank, and facilitator for activists who want to build strong communities and leverage them to pursue a sustainable and just existence and resist the dominant culture. We are grateful to our editor Iona, for the harmonious blending of the voices of grasslands and in house improvisational piano solo. https://www.facebook.com/Communities-that-Protect-and-Resist-100969171337864 ctpr.home.blog
2020-11-1734 min
The Green FlameIndustrial Solar is Destroying the Mojave DesertFor this episode, we speak with Laura Cunningham of Basin and Range Watch (http://www.basinandrangewatch.org/) about dozens of large solar energy projects threatening the Mojave and Great Basin deserts in Nevada and eastern California. We explore why utility-scale solar built on habitat is not a solution. Our music for this episode is Melodi från Vest-Agder by Tim Eastwood of Dic Penderyn.
2020-11-1243 min
The Green FlameWhat Comes After Industrial Civilization?Industrial civilization is killing the planet, and it's not good for human beings either. But how can we live without it? We are dependent and addicted. In this episode of The Green Flame, we ask what comes after and speak with two people: Lierre Keith, author of The Vegetarian Myth, Deep Green Resistance, Bright Green Lies, and more; and Michel Jacobi, an ecologist working in western Ukraine to preserve and revive ancient pastoral traditions and the Carpathian water buffalo. http://www.karpaten-bueffel.eu/en.html http://www.lierrekeith.com/ Our song for this...
2020-11-042h 26
The Green FlameThe Domestication of the Human Animal: Frank Forencich Frank Forencich is an internationally-recognized expert on health and human adaptation. As an engaging speaker and movement teacher, he brings a unique perspective to the human predicament and offers practical solutions for some of the most pressing problems of our age. Frank is the author of several books on health and the human predicament, most recently The Sapience Curriculum. He is a black belt in karate and aikido. https://www.sapience.earth/ https://www.exuberantanimal.com Our music for this episode is the track "Run Billy Run" by Dana Lyons. http://cowswithguns.com/
2020-10-181h 04
The Green FlameA Critical Review of "The Shock Doctrine"This episode of The Green Flame revolves around a group discussion of Naomi Klein's 2007 book The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. We discuss the points of the book that are on point, other areas where the book fails, and how in some ways Klein's own analysis describes how her mainstream climate movement operates. Our music for this episode is "Drag the Forests Down" by Foxpockets: https://soundcloud.com/foxpockets
2020-10-151h 04
The Green FlameMatriarchy with Heide Goettner-AbendrothThis episode of the Green Flame comes to you from Germany. We interview Heide Goettner-Abendroth, philosopher and researcher on culture and society, focused on matriarchal studies. She has published various books on matriarchal society and culture, and has become the founding mother of Modern Matriarchal Studies. We also include three poems by Heide in German and English. The International Academy for Matriarchal Studies and Matriarchal Spirituality: https://www.hagia.de/en/international-academy-hagia/ https://www.goettner-abendroth.de/home/ Our song for this episode is "Grace" by Beth Quist. http://bethquist.com/
2020-09-2547 min
The Green FlameResisting A New Dam Proposal on the Zambezi RiverThis episode of The Green Flame podcast focuses on the proposed Batoka Gorge Dam on the Zambezi River on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe, just downstream from the world-famous Victoria Falls. The Batoka Gorge Dam would damage some of the most important habitat in the region and harm the local indigenous communities while profiting transnational corporations to the tune of billions. We hear from three organizers working to stop this dam. Moonga is Zambian born and currently lives in the United Kingdom. She has lived in the area close to the Zambezi and the G...
2020-09-1454 min
The Green FlameSergio Alexander Kochergin on Ukraine, Iraq, and the United StatesFor this episode of The Green Flame, we speak with Sergio Alexander Kochergin, a filmmaker, organizer, former U.S. Marine, and native of Ukraine. He did two deployments to Iraq in 2003, 2004, and 2005, and testified before members of Congress in 2008 as part of the new Winter Soldier hearings organized by Iraq Veterans Against the War. Sergio lives in Michigan City, Indiana where he is the co-founder of Politics Art Roots Culture, or the PARC center, which is an event and community space. We speak about Sergio's childhood in Crimea, his experiences emigrating to the U.S. and joining...
2020-09-112h 16
The Green FlameRadical Discourse: The Wind That Shakes the BarleyRadical Discourse: The Wind That Shakes the Barley This episode of The Green Flame is a group discussion of the 2006 Ken Loach film "The Wind That Shakes the Barley." We recommend watching the film before listening to this episode to better understand the discussion. You can view the film for free on Archive.org: https://archive.org/details/TheWindThatShakesTheBarleyFULLMOVIE The title of the film "The Wind That Shakes the Barley" comes from an Irish ballad written by Robert Dwyer Joyce (1836–1883), a Limerick-born poet and professor of English literature. The song is written from th...
2020-08-2651 min
The Green FlameThe Declaration on Women's Sex-Based RightsFor this episode of the Green Flame we celebrate the United States launch of the Women's Human Rights Campaign with WHRC U.S. co-contact Thistle Pettersen and U.S. WHRC media moderator Austin DeVille. Our skill-share highlights the efforts of the Women's Human Rights Campaign's work to offer mutual support in the face of inevitable push back. We thank Thistle for permission to include her performance Michigan aka Gender Hurts in our program. Declaration: https://www.womensdeclaration.com/en/ US WHRC: https://www.womensdeclaration.com/en/country-info/united-states-america/
2020-08-2428 min
The Green FlameActivists Launch Old-Growth Forest Protection Blockade on Vancouver IslandIn this episode of The Green Flame, we interview Joshua Wright about a new forest protection blockade established last week on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. The blockade protects ancient old-growth forest stands, including the 9th largest Alaska Yellow Cedar known to exist and other trees thousands of years old, in the Fairy Creek area near Port Renfrew, on unceded Pacheedaht territory. Support is urgently needed to maintain and expand this blockade. As Joshua explains, this is a critical moment for protecting the last old-growth forests on Vancouver Island. Residents of the region: contact the blockaders, donate, spread...
2020-08-1938 min
The Green FlameRadical Discourse: Reactionaries and Planet of the HumansIn this episode we discuss the film Planet of The Humans, directed by Jeff Gibbs and produced by Ozie Zehner and Michael Moore. The film shows how the environmental movement -- as defined by large environmental organizations, what we call big green environmentalism -- has been largely been co-opted by corporations and finance, and refocused from the natural world to so-called green technology that, despite what we may like to believe, will not and cannot solve the climate problem. The film was released on Earth Day 2020 and has been viewed over 8 million times since then. The backlash...
2020-08-061h 11
The Green FlameThe Descent Into Fascism with Dahr JamailIn this episode we speak with Dahr Jamail. In late 2003, weary of the overall failure of the US media to accurately report on the realities of the war in Iraq for the Iraqi people, Dahr Jamail went to the Middle East to report on the war himself, where he has spent more than one year in Iraq as one of only a few independent US journalists in the country. Dahr has also reported from Syria, Lebanon, Turkey and Jordan. He has also reported extensively on veterans’ resistance against US foreign policy, and is now focusing on anthropogenic climate disruption an...
2020-07-3136 min
The Green Flame"We're Going to Be At This A While" — Hunger Strike Against Old-Growth LoggingThis episode of The Green Flame features an interview with James Darling who is currently on the 3rd day of a hunger strike against logging of old-growth forests in British Columbia, Canada (occupied First Nations territory). You can contact James at: (250) 816-4321, or at james0darling@gmail.com. Press release: https://www.focusonvictoria.ca/letters/6/ Music: "Weightless" by LiQWYD. https://soundcloud.com/liqwyd Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0.
2020-07-2917 min
The Green FlameClearcuts and Poisoned Rivers with Will Falk and Joshua WrightThis podcast features two interviews. First, we speak with Joshua Wright about current logging of old-growth forest in the Mattole River Watershed, as well as on Vancouver Island and in Alaska. Second, we speak with Will Falk. Will is currently journeying the length of the Ohio River (the most polluted river in the United States) exploring the history and ongoing colonization and desecration of the watershed. Will Falk's work can be found at: https://www.theohioriverspeaks.org/ http://willfalk.org/ Joshua Wright's work can be found at: https://www.universalwildlands.com/about-the-film https://igg...
2020-07-171h 20
The Green FlameJulia BeckThis interview with radical lesbian feminist, activist, and writer Julia Beck includes her insights on being politically homeless, girl gangs, the resilience of women (particularly women who have de transitioned), and our need for mutual respect and solidarity and support. Our skill share for this episode is a reading of DGR's Solidarity Guidelines. Music is by Ali Bee, radical feminist singer and songwriter, and by Thistle Pettersen, radical feminist, activist and musician. We invite our listeners to explore the diversity within the radical feminist community and to challenge ourselves at every level, personally, politically and socially, in the fight...
2020-07-1557 min
The Green FlameAnti-Racist Strategy for a World in CrisisThis episode features Max Wilbert reading his article from 2019 entitled "Anti-Racist Strategy for a World in Crisis." The piece was originally published on Counterpunch. You can read it here: https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/03/04/anti-racist-strategy-for-a-world-in-crisis/
2020-06-2515 min
The Green FlameCommunity Forest Conservation in KenyaIn this episode, we speak with Ely Lunani of the Kakamega Forest Community Conservation Network in Kenya. The Network is a grassroots effort emerging from local youth in the Buyangu Area to protect and restore the Kakamega Forest through environmental education, conservation, reforestation, and programs to reduce local poverty. You can reach Ely Lunani at kafcocon2019@gmail.com. This episode features music by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/).
2020-06-1633 min
The Green FlameFrom Imperialist Foot Soldier to Resisting Empire — Vince Emanuele This excerpt comes from Episode 21 with Vince Emanuele. This full interview between Max Wilbert and Vince Emanuele covers mutual aid, organizing strategies, revolution vs. reform, coronavirus, survival, the Iraq war, the crumbling of the United States, and more. Vince Emanuele is an organizer who began his political journey after refusing to re-deploy into Iraq in 2005. After leaving the Marine Corps he joined the anti-war movement. Today Vince is co-founder of a community space called PARC (Politics, Art, Roots, Culture) in Michigan City, Indiana.
2020-06-1502 min
The Green Flame"Resistance is a Life-Affirming Process" — Shahidah JanjuaThis is an excerpt from episode 23, our conversation with our comrade Shahidah Janjua. We conversed about women, writing, activism and the creation of a Women's Centre in Kerry. On behalf of the Women of DGR: We lost you Shahidah in March, and we are gutted. We mourn no longer having the opportunity to work shoulder to shoulder with you, dear sister. We cherish the many gifts of your life’s work. We dedicate our lives, as you once did, to being brave, to continuing that work, wherever we are, with whatever gifts we have to give. With al...
2020-06-1205 min
The Green FlamePornography: Men Possessing WomenDeep Green Resistance is a radical feminist organization, because all oppression is connected. The freedom of women as a class cannot be separated from the resistance to the dominant culture as a whole. Racism is connected to patriarchy is connected to the destruction of the planet. "Pornography Men Possessing Women," one of Andrea Dworkin’s most influential and important books, is the focus for this episode of the Green Flame. The Deep Green Book Club discussion provides the means by which we approach the heart of Andrea Dworkin’s analysis and life’s work. We thank...
2020-06-091h 31
Puerto Rico JazzPuerto Rico Jazz: Jazz contra el racismoEl viernes 5 de junio conéctate al podcast Puerto Rico Jazz y escucha el programa especial Jazz contra el racismo; La historia de la constante lucha del Jazz contra la ignorancia racista en Estados Unidos.Música de Gil Scott, Billie Holiday, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, Nina Simone, Max Roach, Miles Davis y Joe Henderson.Pueden escuchar el programa el viernes de junio en:TuneIn Radiohttp://tun.in/pjADHApple Podcasthttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/puerto-rico-jazz/id1508259152So...
2020-06-051h 03
The Green FlamePlanet of the Humans with Director Jeff GibbsWe speak with Jeff Gibbs, director of the new film "Planet of the Humans" (produced by Michael Moore) about why green energy won't save the world, the need to focus on consumption, and how the environmental movement has gotten off track. Since this interview was recorded, the film was viewed more than 8 million times and a copyright claim was filed against the film for using 4 seconds of copyrighted footage. The film has been taken off YouTube, but is now on Vimeo. Watch the Film: https://planetofthehumans.com/ More Information https://planetofthehumans...
2020-05-271h 08
The Green FlameEsther Figueroa, Jamaican Ecofeminist, on Aluminum Mining in Cockpit CountryOur guest for show is Esther Figueroa. Esther is a Jamaican filmmaker, writer and advocate who in 2006 returned home to live in Jamaica after being based in Hawa’ii for 25 years. She has a long history of filmmaking, art, and community engagement to protect traditional cultures and the land. Dr. Figueroa has a PhD in linguistics and a masters degree in east asian langauges and literature. We talk about modernity, colonization, and aluminum mining in Jamaica. MUSIC: "Red Pill" by Minori. POEM: "Cockpit Country Dreams" by Olivia Senior. Check out Esther's video work on...
2020-05-171h 30
The Green FlameShahidah JanjuaOn this episode of the Green Flame we interviewed Shahidah Janjua and conversed about women, writing, activism and the creation of a Women's Centre in Kerry. She also shared a recitation of one of her soon to be published poems on our broadcast. This episode is also dedicated to the memory of our beloved sister. We share this memorial she wrote on the passing of Andrea Dworkin, whom she mentions in the interview saying, “I love that woman.” April 12, 2005 05:53 AM “I am gutted. It is the end of an era; not of our...
2020-04-2446 min
The Green FlameCoronavirus Organizing with Vince EmanueleThis conversation between Max Wilbert and Vince Emanuele covers mutual aid, organizing strategies, revolution vs. reform, coronavirus, survival, the Iraq war, the crumbling of the United States, and more. Vince Emanuele was born and raised in America’s Rust-Belt and lives in Michigan City, Indiana. In 2002, he joined the United States Marine Corps. In 2005, Vince refused orders for a third deployment and immediately began working with the antiwar movement. Today he works in Michigan City and is co-founder of a community space called PARC—Politics, Arts, Roots, Culture. Vince’s writings and transcribed interviews have appear...
2020-04-172h 07
The Green FlameColonization and Resistance in the Philippine ArchipelagoThe Philippine archipelago was a Spanish colony for nearly 500 years, and a US colony for 50. Today, it is an economic colony. This episode of The Green Flame focuses on the history of the Archipelago (decolonized name for the Philippines). Our interview is with Neneth, a longtime revolutionary and organizer based on the northern island of Luzon. This show features Andres Bonifacio’s poem “Pag-Ibig sa Tinubuang Lupa.” Our skill focuses on capacity building and logistics. Music: Perilune - AERØHEAD https://soundcloud.com/aerohead Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Horizons by...
2020-04-151h 16
The Green FlameListening to Nature with Derrick JensenIn this episode of The Green Flame, we speak with Derrick Jensen. Derrick is a co-author of Deep Green Resistance, and the author of Endgame, The Culture of Make Believe, A Language Older than Words, and many other books. Derrick's website: https://derrickjensen.org/ This show features the song, The Man Sitting Right Next Door by SKAGS. Music video for The Man Sitting Right Next Door: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzlvgEWAIVs SKAGS on Bandcamp: https://skagsband.bandcamp.com/ Subscribe to The Green Flame Podcast • Apple Podcasts...
2020-03-301h 12
The Green FlameRights of Nature and Breaking Illustions with Will FalkIn this episode of The Green Flame, we speak with Will Falk. Will is a writer, lawyer, and environmental activist. The natural world speaks and Will’s work is how he listens. He believes the ongoing destruction of the natural world is the most pressing issue confronting us today. For Will, writing is a tool to be used in resistance. Our conversation focuses on the Rights of Nature movement, Will's efforts to advocate for the Rights of the Colorado River, and his book, How Dams Fall. Will's website: http://willfalk.org/ Buy Will's book: https://ho...
2020-03-221h 10
FloraisonsPour une écologie radicaleNous avons enregistré la conférence "Pour une écologie radicale", présentée à Lyon et Grenoble, sous forme de podcast-article-vidéo.
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💀 La culture dominante est en train de tuer la planète. La civilisation industrielle, sa structure et ses valeurs, nous dirige vers l’effondrement biotique. Il est temps pour celles et ceux d’entre nous qui se soucient de la vie sur Terre de commencer à prendre les mesures nécessaires, pour riposter et l’empêcher de détruire tout ce qui vit...
2020-03-191h 28