Reconciliation & Sustainability

Reconciliation & Sustainability

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Were our ancestors mostly peaceful, with a few psychopaths doing most of the killing? A review of hunter-gatherer data finds prehistoric violence was ~4x lower than Steven Pinker estimated, and heavily concentrated in a handful of individuals
Were our ancestors mostly peaceful, with a few psychopaths doing most of the killing? A review of hunter-gatherer data finds prehistoric violence was ~4x lower than Steven Pinker estimated, and heavily concentrated in a handful of individuals
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Decolonizing AnthropologyDecolonizing Anthropology
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Were our ancestors mostly peaceful, with a few psychopaths doing most of the killing? A review of hunter-gatherer data finds prehistoric violence was ~4x lower than Steven Pinker estimated, and heavily concentrated in a handful of individuals
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11K likes, 24 comments - decolonizemyself on August 17, 2026: "Eight Stages of White Settler-Colonial Denial I. "They didn't exist" (terra nullius) Complete denial of Indigenous presence in a given area (country, province, etc). Includes denial of Indigeneity, e.g. “Indigenous Peoples are Settlers too". 2. "If they did, they weren't here" (terra nullius) Denial that Indigenous People inhabit/travel/harvest/exist in a specific area. Often based on euro-centric definitions of evidence of occupation. 3. "If they were, they didn't use the land" (doctrine of discovery) Denial that Indigenous People have a connection with the Land. Often based on euro-centric worldviews of the land as something to be owned and extracted. 4. "If they did, they didn't deserve it" (great chain of being) Denial that Indigenous People have rights to their Lands. Often based on euro- centric value judgements of "primitive vs. civilized", "nomadic vs. sedentary". 5. "If they did, they lost it" (right of conquest) Denial that Indigenous People retain their rights to their Lands. Often based on colonially imposed European systems of law / "might makes right" worldviews. 6. "If they didn't, it doesn't matter any more" (Westphalian sovereignty) Denial that Indigenous Rights are still binding and take precedence. Often based on false claims of supremacy of colonial legal institutions and systems. 7. "If it does, we need to move on". (liberalism) Denial that violations of Indigenous Rights requires redress. Often based on claims redress is "disruptive/unfair/reverse racism" & false calls for “equality". 8. "If we can't, we are you" (self-indigenization) Denial of separateness of Indigenous Peoples and Rights. Often based on attempts to reduce Indigenous Rights to Human Rights, claim Indigeneity, etc. Via Kim Tallbear (who found it on unknown Twitter account that has since been deleted) https://ali-alkhatib.com/blog/eight-stages #Kkkanada #Canadians #NativeLand #TreatiesAreForever #ResidentialSchoolDenialism".
Reconciliation & Owning Settlerism/AppropriationReconciliation & Owning Settlerism/Appropriation
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China's "Bamboo Replaces Plastic" initiative drives production of eco-friendly bags and tableware made from fast-growing bamboo. These products fully biodegrade in 4–6 months with no microplastic residue, and cut carbon footprints by up to 70% versus their plastic equivalents.
China's "Bamboo Replaces Plastic" initiative drives production of eco-friendly bags and tableware made from fast-growing bamboo. These products fully biodegrade in 4–6 months with no microplastic residue, and cut carbon footprints by up to 70% versus their plastic equivalents.
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China & Global Sustainability Leadership ExamplesChina & Global Sustainability Leadership Examples
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China's "Bamboo Replaces Plastic" initiative drives production of eco-friendly bags and tableware made from fast-growing bamboo. These products fully biodegrade in 4–6 months with no microplastic residue, and cut carbon footprints by up to 70% versus their plastic equivalents.
Climate Crisis in Canada
Climate Crisis in Canada
The home for discussion about the climate crisis and environmental destruction as it affects Canada. READ THE RULES AND COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS
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Climate Crisis in Canada
Depression isn’t just in the head: Scientists find altered genetic activity in white blood cells. This provides evidence that the biological footprints of depression extend well beyond the brain and into the immune system, offering a whole-body perspective on the condition
Depression isn’t just in the head: Scientists find altered genetic activity in white blood cells. This provides evidence that the biological footprints of depression extend well beyond the brain and into the immune system, offering a whole-body perspective on the condition
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Thesis: Evidence of WholismThesis: Evidence of Wholism
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Depression isn’t just in the head: Scientists find altered genetic activity in white blood cells. This provides evidence that the biological footprints of depression extend well beyond the brain and into the immune system, offering a whole-body perspective on the condition
We Don’t Need to Save the Planet
We Don’t Need to Save the Planet
The Earth will survive capitalism. The question is which forms of life—and whose lives—will survive on it. The very phrase “saving the planet” is far from innocent. It preserves modernity’s old sovereign fantasy: a human subject invested with a mission of salvation, standing above a nature reduced to a passive object of protection. Our task has never been to save an external Other, but to transform the social order that is making the Earth a hell for the living. Full essay on The Ecosocialist.
Eco Socialism/Green Anarchism/SolarpunkEco Socialism/Green Anarchism/Solarpunk
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We Don’t Need to Save the Planet
Ben Lockwood, Ph.D.
Ben Lockwood, Ph.D.
Ecologist & Geographer @ Penn State University | Editor-in-chief of Brief Ecology | Author of Ecologizing Society | Featured in Nature, Clarkesworld Magazine, Area, Literary Geographies, & more | Working for a more ecological society
Eco Socialism/Green Anarchism/SolarpunkEco Socialism/Green Anarchism/Solarpunk
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Ben Lockwood, Ph.D.
Sunlight against the blockade: China and Cuba’s solar revolution
Sunlight against the blockade: China and Cuba’s solar revolution
China has delivered a second consignment of 5,000 photovoltaic systems to Cuba, destined for rural communities, health centres, day nurseries and bank branches – the latest instalment in what has become one of the fastest energy transitions anywhere in the world. With Chinese equipment, finance and technical support, Cuba has installed around 1,000 MW of … Continue reading Sunlight against the blockade: China and Cuba’s solar revolution
China & Global Sustainability Leadership ExamplesChina & Global Sustainability Leadership Examples
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Sunlight against the blockade: China and Cuba’s solar revolution