What question did this study set out to answer?

The main aim is to highlight various forms of environmental activism and resistance against oppression.

April 10, 2026Open Access

Earth First! 29, no. 1

Key Points

The main aim is to highlight various forms of environmental activism and resistance against oppression.
Compilation of articles and features related to environmental struggles
Focus on direct actions and protests from various groups
Inclusion of personal reflections and perspectives from activists involved
Report on victories for redwood conservation
Reflections on the impact of protests at the RNC and DNC
Highlight the repression faced by activists, specifically in the UK and Austria
Showcase of various climate action events and infoshop regroupings
Tributes to influential activists and their contributions to the movement

Abstract

Donny, James Jameson, Leah, and Sophia, eds., Earth First! 29, no. 1 (1 November 2008). Republished by the Environment & Society Portal, Multimedia Library. http://www.environmentandsociety.org/node/7252. FEATURES • VICTORY FOR THE REDWOODS • STEPPING OFF AFTER THE RNC PROTESTS • LONG HAUL INFOSHOP REGROUPS AFTER POLICE RAID • THE CLIMATE AND ANTI-RACIST CAMP IN GERMANY • AN ENVIRONMENT OF REPRESSION HOW THE UK CLIMATE CAMPE WEATHERED THE STORM • ONE HOT SOUTHEAST CLIMATE CONVERGENCE • SEVEN GERMAN BANKS ATTACKED IN SOLIDARITY WITH UK CLIMATE CAMP • THE NORTHEAST CLIMATE CONFLUENCE MIXING RIVERS OF RESISTANCE • FLAM: THE ALF OF MEXICO • GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION AGAINST STATE TERROR IN AOTEAROA/NEW ZEELAND • BLUE RIDGE EARTH FIRST! ROUNDUP • EARTH FIRST! ROAD SHOW HITTING THE ROAD IN SPRING AND SUMME, 2009 • A LONG STRANGE TREESIT THE DAYS OF THE BERKELEY TREESIT COME TO A CLOSE • TREESITTING WORKS • A HUMBOLDT ACTIVIST REFLECTS • A HEARTFELT TRIBUTE TO SALI WE MISS YOU • DECENDING ON THE DNC AN EF! RETROSPECTIVE OF THE 2008 PROTESTS • FELONY CHARGES FOR RNC ARRESTEES • A LETTER FROM THE RNC 8 • CONTINUING REPRESSION AGAINST ANIMAL ACTIVISTS IN AUSTRIA • AN INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVE ON THE ECONOMIC COLLAPSE FROM MOHAWK NATION NEWS • SAVING ICELAND ON ITS FOURTH DIRECT ACTION CAMP AND THE ALUMINUM CONFERENCE • TOWARD STRONGER COMMUNITIES AND DIRECT ACTION • MARIE MASON’S PLEA AGREEMENT DETAILS • LIGHTS, CAMERA, DIRECT ACTION! BATTLE IN SEATTLE REVIEW: AN ANARCHISTS PERSPECTIVE Who would have thought that artificial economies and their worthless paper currencies, based on the theft of indigenous resources, would come tumbling down? Greed and oppression can’t go on forever. —Karakwine and MNN Staff The Rachel Carson Center’s Environment & Society Portal makes archival materials openly accessible for purposes of research and education. Views expressed in these materials do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of the Rachel Carson Center or its partners.

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