Here I go supporting Joe again. Geez, cant people realize that there are a plethora of issues out there that we arent going to all agree with and leave it at that? Racism isnt humanist either (Doh!!) but doesnt mean that I was offended by a nation that decided to utilize what they could to combat terrorism. Bertina [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Mon, 7 Sep 1998, Richard Twine wrote: > joe, i guess from your e-mail address that you are a student (it doesn't mean you >have > to be devoid of style), but please do try and show an ounce of maturity. It was > obvious to everyone except you of course, that I was referring to those people who > died during the american terrorism (responding to initial terrorism) who were *not > involved* in any terrorist acts whatsoever. For example, the 6 lives ended in >pakistan > by the stray american missile (doh!! er like gee sorry). Ignoring these lives is > racist pure and simple. And being racist is not being an ecofeminist, anyone disagree > here? > Angela, far be it from me to define what an ecofeminist is, but I think it might be a > little bit more than a belief in the connection between the domination of women and > nature. Pretty much anyone can be convinced of this. Start someone off on the easily > accessible discourse of 'mother earth', and then its pretty straightforward to >educate > someone about the double bind of the feminisation of nature, and the flip side, the > naturalisation of women. So, its down to beliefs for sure (ecological, profeminist, > *anti-racist* and anti-capitalist) but its also down to what you do in your everyday > life to embody these beliefs. In addition, it also helps if you've read a lot of the > recent literature on ecofeminism to get an idea on the diversity of the movement. For > specific ecofeminist writing on the issue of 'race' I recommend Noel Sturgeon's > "Ecofeminist Natures" (1997) on Routledge, and Val Plumwood writes equally important > stuff on colonialism from an ecofeminist perspective. Anyway there's an extensive > bibliography at my web-site that would keep even the most bookish occupied for >months. > > cheers, > richard > __________________________________________ > http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/8385/ecofemlinks.html > > >
