Resistance: Journal of the Earth Liberation Movement
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Resistance: Journal of the Earth Liberation Movement was an environmentalist
magazine that was created with the stated aim to "inform, inspire, and energize the earth liberation movement". One of the activists involved was former Earth Liberation Front spokesman, Craig Rosebraugh
.
, news concerning the struggle and the environmental crisis, practical discussions on strategies and security issues, as well as listing the diary of actions for various earth liberation groups like the Earth Liberation Front
and the Animal Liberation Front
.
The first issue was published in Summer of 2009. According to their website, the magazine has a worldwide based subscription, and can be found on several mainstream bookstores, such as Borders
and Chapters Indigo
, as well as hundreds of independent bookstore
s and Infoshops across the United States and Canada.
Rosebraugh, one of the co-editors, explained in an interview that the magazine was searching a more mainstream distribution in order to create “an effective, diverse and large movement to protect the planet”. He believes that when governments and politicians refuse to act to protect it, it is "up to all of us to step in and protect our home.” The goal, he says, is to “remove the profit motive that is driving environmental destruction.” Rosebraugh says that the magazine "was created to inform readers not only of the dangerous state of the planet, but also the urgency of action.”
Environmentalism
Environmentalism is a broad philosophy, ideology and social movement regarding concerns for environmental conservation and improvement of the health of the environment, particularly as the measure for this health seeks to incorporate the concerns of non-human elements...
magazine that was created with the stated aim to "inform, inspire, and energize the earth liberation movement". One of the activists involved was former Earth Liberation Front spokesman, Craig Rosebraugh
Craig Rosebraugh
Craig Rosebraugh is a writer, filmmaker and activist advocating for political and social justice, human rights, and environmental and animal protection.- Activism :...
.
History and aims
The issues carry several articles on the philosophy of direct action in defense of earth liberationEarth liberation
Earth liberation has no universal understanding as a concept, as it is much considered to be a part of radical environmentalism, or as a militant off-shoot, favouring instead radical and revolutionary environmentalism.-History:...
, news concerning the struggle and the environmental crisis, practical discussions on strategies and security issues, as well as listing the diary of actions for various earth liberation groups like the Earth Liberation Front
Earth Liberation Front
The Earth Liberation Front , also known as "Elves" or "The Elves", is the collective name for autonomous individuals or covert cells who, according to the ELF Press Office, use "economic sabotage and guerrilla warfare to stop the exploitation and destruction of the environment".The ELF was founded...
and the Animal Liberation Front
Animal Liberation Front
The Animal Liberation Front is an international, underground leaderless resistance that engages in illegal direct action in pursuit of animal liberation...
.
The first issue was published in Summer of 2009. According to their website, the magazine has a worldwide based subscription, and can be found on several mainstream bookstores, such as Borders
Borders Group
Borders Group, Inc. was an international book and music retailer based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The company employed approximately 19,500 throughout the U.S., primarily in its Borders and Waldenbooks stores....
and Chapters Indigo
Indigo Books and Music
Indigo Books & Music Inc. is a Canadian retail bookstore chain. The company was founded in 1996 by CEO Heather Reisman, wife of Gerry Schwartz, majority owner and CEO of Onex Corporation....
, as well as hundreds of independent bookstore
Independent bookstore
An independent bookstore is a retail bookstore which is independently owned.-Literary and countercultural history:Author events at independent bookstores sometimes take the role of literary salons. The bookstores themselves, "have historically supported and cultivated the work of independent...
s and Infoshops across the United States and Canada.
Rosebraugh, one of the co-editors, explained in an interview that the magazine was searching a more mainstream distribution in order to create “an effective, diverse and large movement to protect the planet”. He believes that when governments and politicians refuse to act to protect it, it is "up to all of us to step in and protect our home.” The goal, he says, is to “remove the profit motive that is driving environmental destruction.” Rosebraugh says that the magazine "was created to inform readers not only of the dangerous state of the planet, but also the urgency of action.”
See also
- Bite BackBite BackBite Back is a Malaysia-registered website and magazine that promotes the cause of the animal liberation movement, and specifically the Animal Liberation Front...
- Deep ecologyDeep ecologyDeep ecology is a contemporary ecological philosophy that recognizes an inherent worth of all living beings, regardless of their instrumental utility to human needs. The philosophy emphasizes the interdependence of organisms within ecosystems and that of ecosystems with each other within the...
- Direct actionDirect actionDirect action is activity undertaken by individuals, groups, or governments to achieve political, economic, or social goals outside of normal social/political channels. This can include nonviolent and violent activities which target persons, groups, or property deemed offensive to the direct action...
- Green anarchismGreen anarchismGreen anarchism, or ecoanarchism, is a school of thought within anarchism which puts a particular emphasis on environmental issues. An important early influence was the thought of the American anarchist Henry David Thoreau and his book Walden...
- Monkeywrenching
External links
- Official website
- North American Earth Liberation Front Press Office
- ELF's New Magazine: Resistance - Interview with co-editor, Craig RosebraughCraig RosebraughCraig Rosebraugh is a writer, filmmaker and activist advocating for political and social justice, human rights, and environmental and animal protection.- Activism :...
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