ALARM no. 4

Abstract

The Alarmists, eds., ALARM no. 4 (September 1992). Republished by the Environment & Society Portal, Multimedia Library. http://www.environmentandsociety.org/node/7096.

This issue of the ALARM celebrates 500 years of indigenous resistance, for example with "Columbus sucks" actions. Anne Petermann discusses voting rights and voting's potential for change; Judi Bari brings good news from the actions to save redwoods in northern California; Steve Taylor updates readers on the Shawnee forest in southern Illinois; and Abbey Edwards writes on Native American land ethics:

"However, what little I know of other places, such as Africa, New Zealand and Australia, it seems clear that wherever you go, the Natives know what's best for the land, and the white European invaders know best how to destroy it. Why are the Natives so much smarter than the whites? Is it genetic? Or is it experience? I hope it is experience, because then there is hope, and because then I don't have to hate myself. I don't have answers, but I certainly have my opinions."
— Abbey Edwards   

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