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In Igniting a Revolution: Voices in Defense of theEarth, editors Steven Best and Anthony J. Nocella,II have compiled what they believe is a “book to helpmake history” (p 24). Weighing in at a hefty 441 pages,this collection brings together over 40 perspectives thatrepresent what Best and Nocella have termed ‘revolutionaryenvironmentalism.’ Poets, activists, theorists,and former and current prisoners who were convictedof ecoterrorism write with a passionate intensity andopen anger about the “menacing foes [that] are part of acoherent system rooted in the global capitalist market...that consumes, entraps, or kills everything in its path”(p 8). The fundamental challenge this unique collectionposes for someone of an environmental/social justicebent is: given the pace of environmental destruction andthe depth of global social injustice, what are you reallywilling to do to change the world? Acknowledgements Dedication Contents Foreword. Experimenting with Truth by Bron Taylor Introduction. A Fire in the Belly of the Beast: The Emergence of Revolutionary Environmentalism by Steven Best and Anthony J. Nocella, II Part I. THE HISTORY AND NATURE OF REVOLUTIONARY ENVIRONMENTALISM Poems From Prison by Marilyn Buck Revolutionary Environmentalism: An Introduction by Mark Somma A Spark That Ignited a Flame: The Evolution of the Earth Liberation Front by Noel Molland To Cast a Giant Shadow: Revolutionary Ecology and Its Practical Implementation Through the Earth Liberation Front by Davey Garland Ontological Anarchism: The Philosophical Roots of Revolutionary Environmentalism by Michael Becker Shades of Green: Examining Cooperation Between Radical and Mainstream Environmentalists by Matthew Walton and Jessica Widay Part II. SUSTAINABILITY AND THE POLITICS OF CONSUMPTION Lakota Woableze (Lakota Perception) by Rosalie Little Thunder What is a Morally Defensible Level of Consumption? by Robert Jensen Contesting the Economic Order and Media Construction of Reality by Lauren E. Eastwood The Revolution in Everyday Life by Adam Weissman Part III. RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY I don't want to live where they are killing me by Kalamu ya Salaam Jains, the ALF, and the ELF: Antagonists or Allies? by Charlotte Laws In the Beginning: God Created the Earth and "Ecoterrorism" L. A. Kemmerer Gwarth-E-Lass: Stick Standing Strong by Wanbli Watakpe and Paula Ostrovsky The Animal Question: Uncovering the Roots of Our Domination of Nature and Each Other by Jim Mason Part IV. PRIMITIVISM AND THE CRITIQUE OF CIVILIZATION Death Has Already Arrived by Levana Saxon The Lies of Progress by Robert Thaxton (aka Rob Los Ricos) Attack the System by Craig "Critter" Marshall Against Civilization, For Reconnection to Life! by Terra Greenbrier What is Liberation? by John Zerzan Part V. REPRESSION AND RESISTANCE The Troubles I 've Seen by Fred Hampton Jr. From Protest To Resistance by Jeffrey "Free" Luers Mojo Workin' by Ashanti Omowali Alston Facing the Agents of Omnicide Hope in a Dark Time by Josh Harper From the Prisonhouse to the Slaughterhouse: Reflections on Lives in Captivity by Anthony Rayson Taking Back Our land: Who's Going To Stop Us? The Native Youth Movement Warriors Society by Kanahus Pellkey Speak the Truth, Go to Jail by Rik Scarce Armageddon Now!! by Sara Olson Part VI. DIRECT ACTION AND BEYOND Medusa Trilogy by Jesus Sepulveda Radical Environmentalism: Is There Any Other Kind? by John Wade What Goes Up Must Come Down by Derrick Jensen People Ain't Feeling This Bullshit by Leslie James Pickering Direct Action and the Heroic Ideal: An Ecofeminist Critique by Marti Kheel Stomping with the elephants: Feminist principles for radical solidarity by pattrice jones Part VII. SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND ALLIANCE POLITICS Ancestors & Angels by Drew Dellinger Armed Struggle, Guerilla Warfare, and the Social Movement Influences on "Direct Action" by Ann Hansen They Took Ulrike Meinhof's Brain: A Comparative Study of the Causes of and Justifications for Militant Direct Action by Maxwell Schnurer The American Indian Movement in the 21st Century by Tony LoGrande and Robert Roche Random Thoughts on Eco-Racism and Resistance by Kazi Toure Grumpywarriorcool: What makes our movements white? by amory starr Identity Politics and Poetic Solidarity: Roots of Alliance between Feminism and Animal/Earth Liberation by homefries Radical Ecology, Repressive Tolerance, and Zoocide by Richard Kahn Afterword. Katrina!!! by Jalil A. Muntaqim Appendix. Earth Liberation Front Communiques Contributors' Biographies

“Before his 1969 assassination, Chairman Fred Hampton of the Black Panther Party in Chicago famously remarked that, ‘When one of us falls, 1000 will take his place.’ This book proves Fred’s point. No matter the degree of repression visited upon it, the spirit of revolution cannot be quelled.”—Ward Churchill, author of On the Justice of Roosting Chickens

As the destruction of nature reaches new extremes, resistance becomes ever more militant. Radical environmental groups are front page news. From laboratory bombings to the destruction of ski resorts, this emerging new militancy has been steadily upping the political ante. Authorities have responded in kind, handing down unprecedented heavy prison sentences for acts of property destruction. Congressional committees have been convened, the FBI has put revolutionary environmentalists at the top of their domestic terrorism list, and the "terrorists" themselves promise bigger and more spectacular assaults in the future. This anthology features a range of voices—from academics to armed revolutionaries—that explore this new form of political struggle. The first book of it’s kind on this increasingly important topic!

Steven Best, PhD, is chair of the department of philosophy at the University of Texas, El Paso. He has published numerous books and articles on philosophy, cultural criticism, social theory and animal rights, and is frequently interviewed by national print and radio media.

Anthony J. Nocella II is a peace activist who teaches workshops on mediating and negotiating in revolutionary environments.

"Global warming, acid rain, deforestation, air and water pollution are but a few of the overwhelming indicators that the earth's health is worsening. For decades, environmental groups have been resisting the destructive trends set by industry and government, but as the social and political climate has changed, popular protest movements have become less and less effective. As the earth's situation worsens, those opposing its destruction have out of necessity become increasingly militant. Corporate and federal properties have been vandalized, set ablaze-even bombed-and the government is meeting this new brand of environmental militance with an increasingly heavy hand. Whether you're drawn by frustration with environmental strategies that, to date, have been ineffective against this growing ecological crisis, or simply by curiosity (Who are these people? Why are they doing this? What do they hope to gain?), Igniting a Revolution offers a fascinating and compelling look at the emerging movement of revolutionary environmentalism. Includes contributions by Marilyn Buck, Robert Jensen, pattrice jones, John Zerzan, Ashanti Alston, Jeffrey "Free" Luers, Marti Kheel, Derrick Jensen, Ann Hansen, and a foreword by Bron Taylor." -- Publisher's Description "Global warming, acid rain, deforestation, air and water pollution are but a few of the overwhelming indicators that the earth's health is worsening. For decades, environmental groups have been resisting the destructive trends set by industry and government, but as the social and political climate has changed, popular protest movements have become less and less effective. As the earth's situation worsens, those opposing its destruction have out of necessity become increasingly militant. Corporate and federal properties have been vandalized, set ablaze-even bombed-and the government is meeting this new brand of environmental militance with an increasingly heavy hand."--Publisher's website