Chris K. Go to this web iste.
http://www.edf.org/preview/HomePage_Archive/1998/Nov/nov19.html
>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Nov 25 10:31:17 1998
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 12:30:59 -0500
From: Beth Carroll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: call for action
dear ecofem,
i am inspired by devon pena's post concerning the need for discussion of
putting ecofeminist theory into practice. what good are the ideas
without any practical application?
i am particularly intrigued by the intersecting ecofeminist and
anti-racist campaigns in the southwest which devon mentioned.
historically, non-white people have been viewed by colonists as "savage"
or closer to the earth and nature. because of the western tendency to
elevate technology over "nature," white people are seen as somehow
better or more privileged because of our technological developments (a
mark of intelligence or civilization, supposedly). a lot of rhetoric
surrounding dsicussions of the american indians relegates them to a
state of atavistic romanticism: attached to nature, therefore, attached
to a fading worldview which will inevitably (sadly enough, they say)
result in the assimilation or elimination of traditional indian beliefs
and customs. also, given the poverty and lack of adequate government
representation of many native american nations, indian reservations have
become dumping grounds for toxic waste and uranium mining. obviously
there are direct and important connections between environmental and
racial issues. i think this list could benefit from some discussion
about what's being done to solve these problems that real people are
confronting...
unfortunately, i am unfamiliar with the SNEEJ and its campaigns. could
anyone direct me to some sources on the matter? maybe we could begin
discussing some specific activist campaigns (like those of the SNEEJ)
which have real environmental and social ramifications.
