A difficult topic, to be sure, but Bill McKibben who I know most for his book "The End of Nature" can take it on. Also, if you haven't read his new book he talks about here, "Eaarth"--you simply must. It's eye-opening.
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McKibben has been calling for mass boots on the ground protests as the only
reasonable alternative to civil war for a number of years now, once it was clear
that President Obama was actually what used to be called a conservative
Republican masquerading as a so-called "progressive", with policy decisions
characteristically far to the right of Dwight D. Eisenhower. So McKibben, and
other leading activists have spent the past few years getting organized. Major
actions began last week with the occupation of Wall Street by 5,000 protesters,
in it for the long haul. Next week McKibben's 350.org protests kick off, including
linked actions across the globe in over 150 countries like "100,000 Poets for Change"
and similar non-violent resistance activities. If you haven't already tuned in, America's
"Tahir Square" is starting. As a person of conscience, who cares about the kind of
world we leave as a legacy to future generations, it's time to wake up and spread
the collective news. History, as it did in the 60s with the civil rights and anti-war
movements of that era, is once again knocking. Be there, or be square. We can no
longer depend on so-called leaders to take care of the needs of humanity and the
planet. It's time for each one of us to take some responsibility and do our part.
You are all invited to join in the resistance however you can. On October 6, in just
a few weeks, many leading activists -- including Rabbi Michael Lerner of the Network
of Spiritual Progressives, journalist Chris Hedges, firebrand Glen Ford of the Black
Agenda Report, FBI Bush Whistleblower Sibel Edmonds, former Congresswoman
Cynthia McKinney, Dr. Cornel West, and CodePink (led by Jodi Evans and Medea
Benjamin) and MANY others-- have pledged to occupy Washington D.C. for the
foreseeable future in a collective action in what promises to become our times version
of the March to Selma. Please join us, won't you, and spread the word.
For more information, check out the website at "www.October2011.org" or on the
"Stop the Machine!" page on Facebook.
Thanks,
Ron