Rising Tide North America Statement of Solidarity with Occupy Oakland San Francisco, CA- The climate justice group Rising Tide North America released this statement in response to the brutal attack against Occupy Oakland on Jan. 28th by the Oakland Police Department and subsequent lies and misinformation being spread by Oakland...
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Shut Down the Corporations on Feb. 29 Dear Friends- Ever heard of the American Legislative Exchange Council or ALEC? They are one of the political arms for the biggest corporations in America. Corporations like ExxonMobil, Bank of America, BP, Monsanto, Pfizer, and Wal-Mart all use ALEC to buy off legislators and craft legislation...
read moreDear Friends- Five years ago in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, Rising Tide North America (RTNA) emerged as a radical force in the climate movements. Seeking to make the connection between climate change and social justice, RTNA has built a climate justice network throughout Canada, Mexico and the United States that includes...
read moreBackground to this statement Rising Tide is a grassroots international network of groups and individuals who take direct action to confront the root causes of climate change and to promote local, community-based solutions to the climate crisis. It is part of a wider global movement for social and ecological justice. Rising Tide...
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“Thus far and no further” Dear Friends- We’re about the movement, not the moment! And we’re coming for the worst polluters and earth destroyers. We’re building a movement to counter Corporate America’s hold on our environment, our climate and our democracy. Grassroots direct action in the climate movement...
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Today, hundreds marched and saw fifteen community and climate activists arrested as the Midwest Rising! Convergence took the streets of St. Louis to protest Bank of America and Peabody Coal. The arrest action occurred in the intersection connecting Bank of America’s St. Louis offices and Peabody’s national...
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