Author Archives: communitiesthatprotectandresist

It’s no secret that resistance to industrial civilization isn’t winning. The planet is still dying, and injustice and oppression are rampant; you might say we’re getting our asses kicked. In part, our struggles are due to the enormity of the problem, and our small numbers. We have no control over the former, but more overContinue reading “Leadership in Resistance”

The seductive danger of the pandemic for communities The 9/11 disaster produced, among other consequences, an outpouring of voiced solidarity among many americans, with cries to come together to heal and rebuild. Within three days, however, reports and footage showed the NYPD and FDNY in-fighting over who had jurisdiction over what aspects of the cleanupContinue reading “Community Builders, don’t be ‘seduced’ by the pandemic. The danger of false solidarity”

We’ve been exploring the notion of Community as a way of understanding this critical component of resistance to the dominant culture. One outcome of these explorations is that we Community builders better understand where our collectives are – see our earlier post describing Functional vs. Conscious vs. Deep Community, and the notion of Radical Community. Continue reading “Characterizing Community Series: Commitment”

For many, the current pandemic reveals not only the dismal state of a privatized health care system, but the cruelty of capitalism, and global damage caused by industrial civilization (note how pollution has waned and wildlife has begun to reestablish itself in just a few weeks, without the crush of humans). The Trials have alsoContinue reading “Perspectives on the Pandemic and Associated Trials – CPR Staff”

For many, the current pandemic reveals not only the dismal state of a privatized health care system, but the cruelty of capitalism, and global damage caused by industrial civilization (note how pollution has waned and wildlife has begun to reestablish itself in just a few weeks, without the crush of humans). The Trials have alsoContinue reading “CPR Perspectives on the Pandemic and Associated Trials – Ani”

Maureen One day when I was about 12 years old, playing outside, my mother called me to tell me she didn’t know where my sister was, and we needed to find her. This was the early 1960s, so the first thing we thought of was not that she had been kidnapped or anything, but weContinue reading “Characterizing Community”

We celebrate our Community Protectors and you who want to be one. We praise your devotion to the land, life, and the space you and your community need to live in justice.  Unless you’re experienced and reflective, though, the Protector notion might seem theoretical or vague. We don’t claim to know the answers, or evenContinue reading “What it Means to be a Community Protector”