So we're back now, having missed out reporting on everthing that's hapened since last summer. Maybe I need sunshine to inspire blogging that can otherwise very quickly seem like homework!
Those happenings would include some small, but productive meetings of Sefton Trade Union Council with guest speakers from campaigns like this http://www.mrsn.org.uk/letthemwork/index.html ; and our free public film showing of this
http://www.powerofcommunity.org/cm/index.php , testing the water for eco-socialism on the Sefton coast.
The war on Gaza brought masses of people onto the streets, including in Liverpool http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec0WgaiRn1o , and inspired our Trade Union Palestinian Solidarity Conference (see next post)
The Unite General Secretary Election election, where a rank and file candidate almost caused a shock http://jerryhicks.wordpress.com/ also followed from the oil refinery protests which sparked a bit of a debate on the left. My own view is that 'British Jobs for British workers' was only ever a cynical politicians slogan. I am pleased of the work our comrades did to make this an issue of decent jobs with union agreements for everyone, and marched with Unite on the streets of Liverpool for this http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/7956612.stm
I didnt get to Put People First in London, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43UjPt4wmiU having a previous engagement with our fraternal friends in the North West TUC, so had to settle for the T-Shirt instead http://www.putpeoplefirst.org.uk/2009/03/put-people-first-t-shirts-from-philosophy-football-now. From experience I was not surprised about the police assaults on protesters and bystanders with tragic consequences later in that week. Seeing it on the news is a surprise though and lets hope for justice and accountability over this too.
We keep on keeping on with Keep Our NHS Public and its advantage local democray against the PFI scam http://www.labournet.net/ukunion/0904/royal2.html
I'm reading the very excellent Naomi Klein book 'The Shock Doctrine' at the moment, this recession is a scary time and collective organisation has never been more important.
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In response to ecosocialism :
Industrial Society Destroys Mind and Environment.
Industrial Society is destroying necessary things [Animals, Trees, Air, Water and Land] for making unnecessary things [consumer goods].
"Growth Rate" - "Economy Rate" - "GDP"
These are figures of "Ecocide".
These are figures of "crimes against Nature".
These are figures of "destruction of Ecosystems".
These are figures of "Insanity, Abnormality and Criminality".
The link between Mind and Social / Environmental-Issues.
The fast-paced, consumerist lifestyle of Industrial Society is causing exponential rise in psychological problems besides destroying the environment. All issues are interlinked. Our Minds cannot be peaceful when attention-spans are down to nanoseconds, microseconds and milliseconds. Our Minds cannot be peaceful if we destroy Nature [Animals, Trees, Air, Water and Land].
Destroy the system that has killed all ecosystems.
Chief Seattle of the Indian Tribe had warned the destroyers of ecosystems way back in 1854 :
Only after the last tree has been cut down,
Only after the last river has been poisoned,
Only after the last fish has been caught,
Only then will you realize that you cannot eat money.
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Industrial Society Destroys Mind and Environment
Industrial Society Destroys Mind and Environment
Industrial Society Destroys Mind and Environment
Industrial Society Destroys Mind and Environment
sushil_yadav
Delhi, India
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