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A review by samdalefox
The Red Deal: Indigenous Action to Save Our Earth by The Red Nation
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
'The Red Deal: Idigenous action to save our Earth' is the manifesto that every single person should be backing. I'd recommend reading this to anyone vaguely interested in the Green New Deal.
Written by The Red Nation and published by Common Motions, this is the pinnacle of intersectionality of the social justice movement. It is a living document, ever growing, and it unflinchingly calls out the necessary actions humanity needs to take immediately to combat the climate crisis. The Red Deal builds upon and joins up previously existing ideas and struggles. It is more ambitious, inspiring, and comprehensive in scope than the Green New Deal. I'll admit that I found the first third more challenging because I am not American and have less exposure to those systems, however the occupation problems highlighted affect us all. The actions of modern day colonial imperial USA affects us all, as the book explains. I am convinced that pushing to adopt The Red Deal will benefit climate activism, and ultimately, our way of life relating to each other and our environment.
An overview of chapters:
Written by The Red Nation and published by Common Motions, this is the pinnacle of intersectionality of the social justice movement. It is a living document, ever growing, and it unflinchingly calls out the necessary actions humanity needs to take immediately to combat the climate crisis. The Red Deal builds upon and joins up previously existing ideas and struggles. It is more ambitious, inspiring, and comprehensive in scope than the Green New Deal. I'll admit that I found the first third more challenging because I am not American and have less exposure to those systems, however the occupation problems highlighted affect us all. The actions of modern day colonial imperial USA affects us all, as the book explains. I am convinced that pushing to adopt The Red Deal will benefit climate activism, and ultimately, our way of life relating to each other and our environment.
An overview of chapters:
- Introduction (do not skip this, even if you're familiar with intersectional activism, it's shocking and informative. I particularly liked the caretaking economy section)
- Part I - Divest (Defunding the police, ending violence, abolishing the carceral system, imperialism, and occupation everywhere)
- Part II - Heal our bodies (Reinvesting in our common humanity; housing, education, health, transportation and infrastructure, food, clean air water land, ending of sexual violence)
- Part III - Heal our planet (Reinvesting in our common future; clean energy, protection and restoration of natural resources and enviornments, sustainable agriculture, enforcement of treaty rights and other agreements).