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This episode, we get into the climate rebellion spreading across the globe with Bea Ruiz from Extinction Rebellion US (XR US).   We kick the episode off with a tribute to priest, poet and Sandinista Ernesto Cardenal who died on March 1st.   Then we go in depth with Bea on climate politics, Extinction Rebellion, the Big Green non-profit industrial complex, and solidarity with brown, black and poor white communities on the frontlines of fossil fuel extraction, as well as the legacy of Judi Bari.  Bea is a longtime organizer in radical movements. Bea worked with Diablo Rising Tide, the Bay Area chapter of Rising Tide North America. She’s a member of XR US’s national team, a support team for XR US local groups.  Read more on:  Ernesto Cardenal:  With Walker in Nicaragua by Ernesto Cardenal  Ernesto Cardenal, poet and Catholic priest, still causes controversy at age 86   Judi Bari:  The Judi Bari website  A glimpse inside the FBI Investigation into Judi Bari and Earth First!   Extinction Rebellion:    The Baffler: Striking at the End of the World  Think Progress: Extinction Rebellion’s radical philosophy  Cherri Foytlin: Is XR America Going to ‘Make XR Great Again,’ or is it an XR EXIT?   Scott on the climate rebellion:   Why “Good Liberals” Won’t Save the Climate (2018)   When We Fight, We Fuck Shit Up: Keystone XL and Delegitimizing Fossil Fuels (2015)  Making Green A Threat Again (2013)   Scott also has a chapter on the recent history of direct action versus fossil fuels in the forthcoming "Climate Justice and Community Renewal" (Edited by Brian Tokar and Tamra Gilbertson) coming out in April. As always follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. And please consider becoming a patron of Green and Red on Patreon. You can also email us at greenredpodcast@gmail.com with any comments or feedback. 

This episode, we get into the climate rebellion spreading across the globe with Bea Ruiz from Extinction Rebellion US (XR US).   We kick the episode off with a tribute to priest, poet and Sandinista <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/mar/06/ernesto-cardenal-obituary" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ernesto Cardenal</a> who died on March 1st.   Then we go in depth with Bea on climate politics, Extinction Rebellion, the Big Green non-profit industrial complex, and solidarity with brown, black and poor white communities on the frontlines of fossil fuel extraction, as well as the legacy of Judi Bari.  Bea is a longtime organizer in radical movements. Bea worked with Diablo Rising Tide, the Bay Area chapter of Rising Tide North America. She’s a member of XR US’s national team, a support team for XR US local groups.  Read more on:  Ernesto Cardenal: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.jonathancohenweb.com/walker.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">With Walker in Nicaragua by Ernesto Cardenal </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/ernesto-cardenal-poet-and-catholic-priest-still-causes-controversy-at-age-86/2011/05/26/AGSok0EH_story.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ernesto Cardenal, poet and Catholic priest, still causes controversy at age 86 </a></li> </ul> Judi Bari: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.judibari.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Judi Bari website </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2019/jul/10/fbi-judi-bari-ii/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A glimpse inside the FBI Investigation into Judi Bari and Earth First! </a></li> </ul> Extinction Rebellion:   <ul> <li><a href="https://thebaffler.com/latest/striking-at-the-end-of-the-world-raymond " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Baffler: Striking at the End of the World </a></li> <li><a href="https://thinkprogress.org/the-radical-philosophy-of-extinction-rebellion-5857d3955b57/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Think Progress: Extinction Rebellion’s radical philosophy </a></li> <li><a href="https://acherrifoytlinblog.com/is-xr-america-going-to-make-xr-great-again-or-is-it-an-xr-exit/?fbclid=IwAR1fuFYOYUy_BB5jQekxghrGDMOtjsp-tzFDYN6Z2Txh4z5HKCCsNaBIZqc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cherri Foytlin: Is XR America Going to ‘Make XR Great Again,’ or is it an XR EXIT? </a></li> </ul> Scott on the climate rebellion:  <ul> <li><a href="https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/10/24/why-good-liberals-wont-save-the-climate/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Why “Good Liberals” Won’t Save the Climate (2018)  </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.counterpunch.org/2015/11/09/when-we-fight-we-fuck-shit-up-keystone-xl-and-delegitimizing-fossil-fuels/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">When We Fight, We Fuck Shit Up: Keystone XL and Delegitimizing Fossil Fuels (2015) </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.counterpunch.org/2013/01/18/making-green-a-threat-again/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Making Green A Threat Again (2013) </a></li> </ul> Scott also has a chapter on the recent history of direct action versus fossil fuels in the forthcoming "<a href="https://www.crcpress.com/Climate-Justice-and-Community-Renewal-Resistance-and-Grassroots-Solutions/Tokar-Gilbertson/p/book/9780367228491" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Climate Justice and Community Renewal</a>" (Edited by Brian Tokar and Tamra Gilbertson) coming out in April. As always follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. And please consider becoming a patron of Green and Red on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. You can also email us at greenredpodcast@gmail.com with any comments or feedback.

G&R Episode 5: Climate Rebellion with Bea Ruiz