Oct 04
20160
Pacifism as Pathology, Whiteness & Aversive Racism
Assimilation Bakken Pipeline Capitalism Colonialism Decolonization Genocide NODAPL Nuclear Resistance Standing Rock Sioux reservation
"As the pipeline is a mere conduit of the resource that flows through its vessels, the uproarious response by the First Nations community is the conduit of the centuries long anger which as has been internalized on these outposts of human despair. We can only hope that the rupture of First Nation emotions will make all of the previous pipeline fissures pale in comparison."
"Ward argues that all of these labels mask the true nature of Canadians; they are occupiers upon indigenous homelands. The labels guests, partners, brothers and newcomers are all pacifist revisionist ways of incorretly re-constructing the relationship. "
Jan 13
20130
Neo-Liberalism and the Defanging of Feminism, Non-Profit Industrial Complex, Whiteness & Aversive Racism
Assimilation Co-optation Colonialism Decolonization Feminism First Nations IdleNoMore Indigenous
"Inspired by artists, academics and activist colleagues who have rolled their eyes at the spiritual beliefs of their Indigenous counterparts as well as protested the inclusion of prayer and ceremony into political, academic and artistic activities, I have decided to share my thinking on some fundamental differences in values and knowledge ways that impede relationship-making across our communities."
"This urgent meeting is about the future of your generation and the final extinction of your rights and existence as they are being taken away from all Nations behind closed doors by those to blind to see what is happening on a grander scale. Even if the hearts of the chiefs are in the right place, they have no clue what they are doing to this generation and the next seven to come because they have not been aware of what is going on worldwide at this moment and within other nations."