System Change

Question 1

Why don’t we need direct action? (3)

Answer 1

Communicate

Persuade

Demonstrate (media?)

Ecotage (sabotage for conservation)

Question 2

Precursor: anti-nuclear action

Answer 2

Danger of nuclear war

Disarmament

Formed CND (campaign for nuclear disarment) and discrete action politics (using body)

Question 3

Green parties (5)

Answer 3

Anti-nuclear, anti authoritarianism and increased awareness

Anti-party parties

German greens “realos” and “fundis”

1973 is when the UK ecology party created

English Green Party has many members

Question 4

1990’s environmental activism (2)

Answer 4

Anti-roads (1992)

Reclamation streets as cities are for people not cars

Question 5

Transition towns (2)

Answer 5

-twin drivers of peak oil

1. community awareness
2. Working groups/ projects
3. Energy descent pathway
4. Resilience economy

Question 6

Assumption of transition movement (4)

Answer 6

1. Decrease in energy needs to be planned for
2. Less resilience to cope with energy shocks
3. Act for everyone, now
4. Design energy descent eg Totness pound

Question 7

Critique of transitional areas (4)

Answer 7

Refuses to confront global or local power (“have to focus on our communities” Hopkins 2007)

Need to be part of big anti capitalist movement using direct action

Creative

Direct action on climate change

Question 8

Extinction rebellion (4)

Answer 8

2018/19

Government must tell the truth

Legally binding policies

Initiatives similar to war