Black History Month event at Live in Peace — East Palo Alto — Feb. 18, 2023 Fertile Ground Conservancy 2023-02-22 | Featuring Dominique Christina, DNA Picasso, Artelia Green and the Bandanas, and community members from East Palo Alto and the Bay Area.
DNA Picasso @ Live in Peace — Black History Month, February 2023 Fertile Ground Conservancy 2023-02-24 | DNA Picasso performs during a Black History Month event at Live in Peace — East Palo Alto — Feb. 18, 2023.Full event video: youtube.com/watch?v=AhkAVJG_Y0Y
Tusks — Slam Poetry by Dominique Christina Fertile Ground Conservancy 2023-02-22 | Performed February 18th, 2023 at Live in Peace in East Palo Alto as part of a Black History Month event.dominiquechristina.com
Indigenous and Women of Color Rise: Dominique Christina and Cherry Smiley Fertile Ground Conservancy 2019-03-20 | On March 8th, 2019 (International Women's Day), we held an event featuring two powerful voices: Dominique Christina, the author of four books and a multiple world champion in slam poetry, and Cherry Smiley, warrior hero, feminist activist, scholar, and artist from the Nlaka'pamux (Thompson) and Diné (Navajo) nations. They discuss slavery, colonization, sexual exploitation, and resistance in this incredible recording.As our world burns, injustice festers around the globe. Patriarchy, racism, and capitalism are bringing us to ruin. In the face of this brutality, we need to elevate voices from the grassroots. And not just any voices. We need radical voices that take no prisoners, that speak the truth, that rip down the fantasies of the powerful and inspire us to fight like our lives depend on it.This event was organized by Asian Women for Equality and Fertile Ground Institute for Social and Environmental Justice.awcep.orgfertilegroundinstitute.org
Vandana Shiva keynote speech — Earth at Risk Conference 2014 Fertile Ground Conservancy 2017-02-20 | Vandana Shiva is a world-renowned activist and author focusing primarily on issues of food justice. She has been active in the environmental and social justice movement for more than 25 years.This talk was given at the 2014 Earth at Risk Conference. Footage is © Fertile Ground Institute.
Thomas Linzey keynote speech — Earth at Risk Conference 2014 Fertile Ground Conservancy 2017-02-20 | Thomas Linzey is an environmental attorney and the founder of the Community Legal Environmental Defense Fund, a non-profit law firm that uses bold and aggressive legal methods to remove rights from corporations and give them back to communities and the natural world.This talk was given at the 2014 Earth at Risk Conference. Footage is © Fertile Ground Institute.
Gail Dines, Sarah Mah, Yuly Chan, and Cherry Smiley - Feminist Panel - Earth at Risk Conference Fertile Ground Conservancy 2017-02-20 | Gail Dines (Prof. of Women's Studies at Wheelock College)Cherry Smiley (Aboriginal Women Against the Sex Industry)Sarah Mah (Asian Women Coalition Ending Prostitution)Yuly Chan (Asian Women Coalition Ending Prostitution)Moderator: Saba Malik (Fertile Ground Environmental Institute, Deep Green Resistance)Focus: Human trafficking, pornography, and violence against women are serious issues, but receive little attention. This panel will discuss these issues and how to bring the fight for women’s liberation to the center of our work.This talk was given at the 2014 Earth at Risk Conference. Footage is © Fertile Ground Institute.
Race, Militarism, and Masculinity — Doug Zachary, Kourtney Mitchell, Stan Goff, Vince Emanuele Fertile Ground Conservancy 2017-02-20 | Racism and toxic masculinity are pervasive hallmarks of our culture. This panel will examine how these manifest and how they can be uprooted to stem the rise of militarism and global violence.Kourtney Mitchell (Deep Green Resistance, Veterans for Peace)Stan Goff (Author and Activist)Doug Zachary (Deep Green Resistance, Veterans for Peace)Vince Emanuele (Iraq Veterans Against the WAr, Veterans Unplugged radio host)Moderator: Gail Dines, Prof. of Women's Studies at Wheelock CollegeThis talk was given at the 2014 Earth at Risk Conference. Footage is © Fertile Ground Institute.
Indicators of Ecological Collapse - Dahr Jamail, Guy McPherson, Diane Wilson, Richard Manning Fertile Ground Conservancy 2017-02-20 | Indicators of Ecological CollapsePanelists:Dahr JamailGuy McPhersonDiane WilsonRichard Manning This talk was given at the 2014 Earth at Risk Conference. Footage is © Fertile Ground Institute.
Freda Huson, Sakej Ward, Dini ze Toghestiy, Saba Malik Dahr Jamail ft Dominique Christina Fertile Ground Conservancy 2017-02-18 | Sakej Ward (Warrior Alliance, Migmaw Nation)Freda Huson (Spokesperson for the Unist'ot'en Clan, Wet'suwet'en Nation)Dini ze Toghestiy (Hereditary Chief, Wet'suwet'en Nation)Saba Malik (Fertile Ground Environmental Institute, Deep Green Resistance)Moderator: Dahr Jamail (journalist and author)Focus: Outlining the strategies and work required to make effective resistance a reality. This topic includes examining how we maintain strategic alliances between distinct groups without compromising values. Panelists are involved in a variety of front line and grassroots organizing work.This talk was given at the 2014 Earth at Risk Conference. Footage is © Fertile Ground Institute.
Derrick Jensen keynote speech Earth at Risk Conference 2014 Fertile Ground Conservancy 2017-02-17 | Derrick Jensen is an activist, author, and philosopher of the environmental movement. Hailed for his ability to break and then mend the hearts of his readers, he writes on topics of ecocide, misogyny, racism, and human supremacism.This talk was given at the 2014 Earth at Risk Conference. Footage is © Fertile Ground Institute.
Colonization and Indigenous People panel Chief Caleen Sisk, Jeannette Armstrong, Anne Keala Kelly Fertile Ground Conservancy 2017-02-17 | Jeannette Armstrong (Okanagan)Chief Caleen Sisk (Winnemum Wintu)Anne Keala Kelly (Kanaka Oiwi)Moderator: Derrick Jensen (author and activist)Focus: Colonization and land theft are affecting indigenous peoples and lands on an ongoing basis. Our panelists will share their experiences in working for indigenous sovereignty and decolonization, as well as the links between healthy communities and healthy land.This talk was given at the 2014 Earth at Risk Conference. Footage is © Fertile Ground Institute.
Chris Hedges keynote speech ft Dominique Christina Earth at Risk Conference 2014 Fertile Ground Conservancy 2017-02-17 | Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer-prize winner journalist and author who has covered wars and conflict around the globe. He has been working as a tireless social critic and crusader for human rights for decades.Dominique Christina is an award winning slam poet and a tireless voice for human rights, especially the rights of women and people of color. She is the only poet in history to twice win the Women of the World Championship.This talk was given at the 2014 Earth at Risk Conference. Footage is © Fertile Ground Institute.
Capitalism and Sociopathology Panel - Derrick Jensen, Stephanie McMillan, Charles Derber, Stan Goff Fertile Ground Conservancy 2017-02-17 | Panel: Capitalism and SociopathologyCharles Derber (Prof. of Sociology at Boston College)Derrick Jensen (author and activist)Stephanie McMillan (activist, author, and artist)Moderator: Stan Goff (author and activist)Focus: Exploitation and domination are built into our economic system as well as our culture. This panel will examine these issues and how to stop them.This talk was given at the 2014 Earth at Risk Conference. Footage is © Fertile Ground Institute.
Alice Walker keynote speeech Earth at Risk Conference 2014 Fertile Ground Conservancy 2017-02-17 | Alice Walker is a celebrated author, poet, and activist who is most famous for her book The Color Purple. She is a tireless advocate for the rights and dignity of women, people of color, the Palestinian people, and others.This talk was given at the 2014 Earth at Risk Conference. Footage is © Fertile Ground Institute.
Fertile Ground Institute for Social and Environmental Justice Fertile Ground Conservancy 2016-10-24 | www.FertileGroundInstitute.orgFertile Ground Institute for Social and Environmental Justice is a small, grassroots non-profit rooted in deep ecology and anti-racist, feminist politics.We work to promote effective resistance, train movement leaders, and bring together seemingly disparate movements.We also support other groups through collaboration and sponsorship.If we're going to collectively solve the dire problems we face, we need to get organized and build a no-compromise movement that prioritizes justice in the real world.And to do that, we need your help. We invite you to visit our website, www.fertilegroundinstitute.org, to learn more about Fertile Ground, to donate, or to volunteer and get involved.Thank you.Music:Ason ID - Xander by Ason ID soundcloud.com/ason-musicCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0
TRAILER — Earth at Risk 2014: The Justice and Sustainability Conference Fertile Ground Conservancy 2015-03-10 | In November 2014, some of the world’s preeminent strategists in environmental defense, social justice, revolutionary fire, and grassroots activism came together to share their insights and speak toward ONE goal: crafting game-changing responses to address the converging crises we face.
Earth at Risk 2014: The Justice and Sustainability Conference Fertile Ground Conservancy 2014-09-23 | November 22nd and 23rdPalace of Fine ArtsSan Francisco, CAwww.EarthatRisk.infoAdmission range is $20 to $50 for online reservation: www.EarthatRisk.infoGroup, student and low income discounts are available.Admission cost increases $5 for single day and $10 for two day when purchased at the door.This November, some of the world’s preeminent strategists in environmental defense, social justice, and grassroots activism will come together to share their insights and speak toward ONE goal: crafting game-changing responses to address the converging crises we face.2014 SPEAKERS INCLUDE:Alice Walker - Vandana Shiva - Chris HedgesDerrick Jensen - Guy McPherson - Thomas Linzey - Charles Derber - Dahr Jamail - Diane Wilson - Vince Emanuele Freda Huson and Dini Ze Toghestiy - Sakej Ward - Richard Manning Keala Kelly Sarah - Meghan Mah - Yuly Chan - Gail Dines - Chief Caleen Sisk - Jeanette Armstrong - Stan Goff - Cherry Smiley Doug Zachary - Kourtney MitchellSpecies extinction, racism, sexual warfare, deforestation, global warming, corruption -- all stem from the same root.For too long environmentalism has hinged on conformity to capitalism and the status quo. For too long social justice work has capitulated to this profoundly abusive culture.We may live on an EARTH AT RISK - but with this great challenge comes a GREAT OPPORTUNITY.This is your struggle, whether you acknowledge it or not. Will you sit on the sidelines as the world burns?Join this global conversation - and know that lines have been drawn.
Fertile Ground presentation at The Great Unleashing (2010) [Part 1 of 2] Fertile Ground Conservancy 2014-08-20 | In the early days of Fertile Ground, we presented with several sister organizations at "The Great Unleashing" of Transition Whatcom.
Fertile Ground presentation at The Great Unleashing (2010) [Part 2 of 2] Fertile Ground Conservancy 2014-08-20 | In the early days of Fertile Ground, we presented with several sister organizations at "The Great Unleashing" of Transition Whatcom.
Earth at Risk 2010 (2/8) Dr. William R. Catton, Jr. (author of Overshoot) Fertile Ground Conservancy 2014-07-28 | William Robert Catton, Jr. (born January 15, 1926) is an American sociologist best known for his scholarly work in environmental sociology and human ecology. His intellectual approach is broad and interdisciplinary. Catton's repute extends beyond academic social science due primarily to his 1980 book, Overshoot: The Ecological Basis of Revolutionary Change.Earth at Risk is an annual conference in San Francisco that brings together some of the greatest thinkers and activists in the fields of social and environmental justice. For more information, visit www.earthatrisk.info.
Earth at Risk 2010 (6/8) - Dr. Riki Ott on Corporate Personhood and the Gulf Oil Spill Fertile Ground Conservancy 2014-07-28 | Earth at Risk is an annual conference in San Francisco that brings together some of the greatest thinkers and activists in the fields of social and environmental justice. For more information, visit www.earthatrisk.info.
Earth at Risk (5/8) - Nora Barrows-Friedman on the occupation of Palestine Fertile Ground Conservancy 2014-07-28 | Nora Barrows-Friedman is a staff writer and editor with The Electronic Intifada, and contributes to Al-Jazeera English, Inter Press Service, Truthout.org, Left Turn magazine, and various other international media outlets. From 2003-2010, she was the Senior Producer and co-host of Flashpoints, an award-winning investigative newsmagazine operating out of KPFA/Pacifica Radio in Berkeley, California. Nora has been regularly reporting from Palestine since 2004.Earth at Risk is an annual conference in San Francisco that brings together some of the greatest thinkers and activists in the fields of social and environmental justice. For more information, visit www.earthatrisk.info.
Earth at Risk 2010 (8/8) - Dr. Gail Dines on the Misogyny of the Porn Industry Fertile Ground Conservancy 2014-07-28 | Dr. Gail Dines is a professor of sociology and women’s studies at Wheelock College in Boston, an internationally acclaimed speaker and author, and a feminist activist. Her writing and lectures focus on the hypersexualization of the culture and the ways that porn images filter down into mainstream pop culture.Gail’s work on media and pornography has appeared in academic journals, magazines such as Time and Newsweek, and newspapers across the country. She is a frequent guest on radio and television and is a recipient of the Myers Center Award for the Study of Human Rights.Gail is a founding member of Stop Porn Culture – an educational and activist group made up of academics, anti-violence experts, community organizers and anyone who is concerned about the increasing pornification of the culture.Earth at Risk is an annual conference in San Francisco that brings together some of the greatest thinkers and activists in the fields of social and environmental justice. For more information, visit www.earthatrisk.info.
Earth at Risk 2010 (3/8) - Dr. Jane Caputi on the myths of patriarchy Fertile Ground Conservancy 2014-07-28 | Dr. Caputi arrived at Florida Atlantic University in 1997 as one of two faculty in Women’s Studies. Prior to coming to FAU, she was Professor of American Studies at the University of New Mexico. Her primary research is in contemporary cultural studies, including popular culture, gender and violence, and environmental feminism. She is the author of three books, The Age of Sex Crime; Gossips, Gorgons and Crones: The Fates of the Earth; and Goddesses and Monsters: Women, Myth, Power and Popular Culture. She also collaborated with Mary Daly on Websters’ First Intergalactic Wickedary of the English Language, and has made an educational documentary, The Pornography of Everyday Life.Earth at Risk is an annual conference in San Francisco that brings together some of the greatest thinkers and activists in the fields of social and environmental justice. For more information, visit www.earthatrisk.info.
Earth at Risk 2010 (4/8) - Dr. Jane Caputi on the myths of patriarchy Fertile Ground Conservancy 2014-07-28 | Dr. Caputi arrived at Florida Atlantic University in 1997 as one of two faculty in Women’s Studies. Prior to coming to FAU, she was Professor of American Studies at the University of New Mexico. Her primary research is in contemporary cultural studies, including popular culture, gender and violence, and environmental feminism. She is the author of three books, The Age of Sex Crime; Gossips, Gorgons and Crones: The Fates of the Earth; and Goddesses and Monsters: Women, Myth, Power and Popular Culture. She also collaborated with Mary Daly on Websters’ First Intergalactic Wickedary of the English Language, and has made an educational documentary, The Pornography of Everyday Life.Earth at Risk is an annual conference in San Francisco that brings together some of the greatest thinkers and activists in the fields of social and environmental justice. For more information, visit www.earthatrisk.info.
Earth at Risk 2010 (1/8) - Dr. William R. Catton, Jr. on population overshoot Fertile Ground Conservancy 2014-07-28 | William Robert Catton, Jr. (born January 15, 1926) is an American sociologist best known for his scholarly work in environmental sociology and human ecology. His intellectual approach is broad and interdisciplinary. Catton's repute extends beyond academic social science due primarily to his 1980 book, Overshoot: The Ecological Basis of Revolutionary Change.Earth at Risk is an annual conference in San Francisco that brings together some of the greatest thinkers and activists in the fields of social and environmental justice. For more information, visit www.earthatrisk.info.
Earth at Risk 2010 (7/8) - Thomas Linzey, Esq. on Rights for Nature Fertile Ground Conservancy 2014-07-28 | Thomas Linzey is a co-founder of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund and serves as chief legal counsel. He has been involved in countless struggles against oil and gas extraction, factory farms, water privatization, mining, and other industrial projects. His law firm, CELDF, was instrumental in Ecuador including rights for nature in their constitution.Earth at Risk is an annual conference in San Francisco that brings together some of the greatest thinkers and activists in the fields of social and environmental justice. For more information, visit www.earthatrisk.info.
Deep Green Resistance Speaking Tour- Fall 2011 Fertile Ground Conservancy 2011-10-13 | In October of 2011, environmental activist Dillon Thomson is taking to the road for a Deep Green Resistance speaking tour down the western coast of the U.S. Having worked as an activist for over four years, Dillon has seen firsthand the sluggishness of the environmental movement. Responding to the alarming indicators of ecological collapse, Dillon will travel to colleges, community centers, and family rooms throughout the United States to talk about the burgeoning movement that has a strategy set on winning: Deep Green Resistance. In his appeal Dillon will cover such issues as: environmental degradation; indigenous struggles; cultural crises; and the structure of the environmental movement. In the face of global crisis, this talk is not to be missed. Dillon Thomson is a founding member of the environmental group Fertile Ground, established in 2008. He has worked on issues such as organic foods, indigenous rights, tar sands, and environmental education. For three years he's engaged people of all ages as an environmental activist, speaking both at community events and college classrooms. Dillon is a gifted public speaker and a committed activist. For those interested in learning more about Deep Green Resistance, you can check out the website here: www.deepgreenresistance.org Also, if you want to send Dillon questions related to Deep Green Resistance for him to answer at this event, please send them to: thomsodden@gmail.com.
Can militant struggle work? Fertile Ground Conservancy 2011-08-10 | Fertile Ground board member Dillon Thomson responds to a common question: "Do you really think militant struggle can work against a global empire?"
Will civilization re-emerge? Fertile Ground Conservancy 2011-08-08 | Fertile Ground board member Max Wilbert responds to a common question - if a resistance movement brings down industrial civilization, won't it just rebuild itself?
FG National Tour needs your help Fertile Ground Conservancy 2011-08-06 | Fertile Ground board member Dillon Thomson will be embarking on a national speaking tour in Fall of 2011, and he needs your help with donations, hosting an event, or sharing your hosptiality.
Is Deep Green negative? Fertile Ground Conservancy 2011-08-06 | Fertile Ground board member Saba Malik responds to a common criticism of the Deep Green movement - that our analysis is "too negative."
Fertile Ground presentation: Huxley Speaker Series (6 of 6) Fertile Ground Conservancy 2011-07-31 | Max Wilbert and Dillon Thomson, of Fertile Ground, present at the Huxley College of the Environment Speaker Series in April of 2011.
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Fertile Ground presentation: Huxley Speaker Series (1 of 6) Fertile Ground Conservancy 2011-04-28 | Max Wilbert and Dillon Thomson, of Fertile Ground, present at the Huxley College of the Environment Speaker Series in April of 2011.
(6/6) The Failure and Future of Environmentalism Fertile Ground Conservancy 2011-03-08 | Cameron Foley and Lierre Keith present at the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference in Eugene, Oregon on March 4th, 2011.Topics include:Liberal/Radical PoliticsHistorical Political MovementsA Strategy for Saving The Planet
(5/6) The Failure and Future of Environmentalism Fertile Ground Conservancy 2011-03-08 | Cameron Foley and Lierre Keith present at the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference in Eugene, Oregon on March 4th, 2011.Topics include:Liberal/Radical PoliticsHistorical Political MovementsA Strategy for Saving The Planet
(4/6) The Failure and Future of Environmentalism Fertile Ground Conservancy 2011-03-08 | Cameron Foley and Lierre Keith present at the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference in Eugene, Oregon on March 4th, 2011.Topics include:Liberal/Radical PoliticsHistorical Political MovementsA Strategy for Saving The Planet
(3/6) The Failure and Future of Environmentalism Fertile Ground Conservancy 2011-03-08 | Cameron Foley and Lierre Keith present at the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference in Eugene, Oregon on March 4th, 2011.Topics include:Liberal/Radical PoliticsHistorical Political MovementsA Strategy for Saving The Planet
(2/6) The Failure and Future of Environmentalism Fertile Ground Conservancy 2011-03-08 | Cameron Foley and Lierre Keith present at the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference in Eugene, Oregon on March 4th, 2011.Topics include:Liberal/Radical PoliticsHistorical Political MovementsA Strategy for Saving The Planet
(1/6) The Failure and Future of Environmentalism Fertile Ground Conservancy 2011-03-08 | Cameron Foley and Lierre Keith present at the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference in Eugene, Oregon on March 4th, 2011.Topics include:Liberal/Radical PoliticsHistorical Political MovementsA Strategy for Saving The Planet
(6/6) Dillon Thomson - Environmentalism in the 21st Century Fertile Ground Conservancy 2011-03-07 | A call to action from Dillon Thomson of Fertile Ground. The presentation is a mix of political education, environmentalism, and historical examples of organized political resistance to oppression.
(5/6) Dillon Thomson - Environmentalism in the 21st Century Fertile Ground Conservancy 2011-03-07 | A call to action from Dillon Thomson of Fertile Ground. The presentation is a mix of political education, environmentalism, and historical examples of organized political resistance to oppression.
(4/6) Dillon Thomson - Environmentalism in the 21st Century Fertile Ground Conservancy 2011-03-05 | A call to action from Dillon Thomson of Fertile Ground. The presentation is a mix of political education, environmentalism, and historical examples of organized political resistance to oppression.
(3/6) Dillon Thomson - Environmentalism in the 21st Century Fertile Ground Conservancy 2011-03-03 | A call to action from Dillon Thomson of Fertile Ground. The presentation is a mix of political education, environmentalism, and historical examples of organized political resistance to oppression.
(2/6) Dillon Thomson - Environmentalism in the 21st Century Fertile Ground Conservancy 2011-03-02 | A call to action from Dillon Thomson of Fertile Ground. The presentation is a mix of political education, environmentalism, and historical examples of organized political resistance to oppression.
