Last time I checked (couple of years ago, to be sure), the environmental justice movement was being taken more seriously within the larger environmental movement, and there was some coalition building going on. The environmental justice movement is made up almost entirely of people of color (Hispanic and Native American folks out west, African Americans down here in the south), and I think 97 or 98% of the leadership is women. That might be one place to look, and it's one that can bring together the concerns of labor and enviros.
Frances
-----Original Message----- From: ssherman <ssherman at gborocollege.edu> To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com <lbo-talk at lists.panix.com> Date: Thursday, December 09, 1999 10:43 AM Subject: RE: Is the Coalition Falling Apart?
>Has anyone considered whether there is any room for African Americans in
this
>emergent labor-environmental coalition? I mean as a political force, not
>impugning the character of any protester or groups of protesters. Its just
>the coalition that defined the great society era Democratic party left was
>labor/blacks. Now that the left (again, as political force, not petty
>sectarians) seems to finally be preparing to redefine itself, is it
planning
>to go this time without them? I'm not sure I'm convinced that a green
>coalition is as potent as a rainbow.
>
>Steven Sherman
>
>>===== Original Message From lbo-talk at lists.panix.com =====
>>Carrol Cox wrote:
>>>
>>> It sort of looks like it is.
>>>
>>> Item: I would take silence on the part of Chuck0 and Eric to
>>> indicate that their answer is "No" to the Question: Will anarchists
>>> unite with non-anarchists?
>>
>>My silence is simply that, silence. I also shut up because i sent out to
>>many messages to this list the other day. Plus, I've been overwhelmed
>>with archiving N30 stuff.
>>
>>Yes, anarchists will unite with non-anarchists. It depends on the issue.
>>We build our coalitions carefully. The best example of anarchists
>>working with a broad range of non-anarchists has been the successful
>>micropower radio movement.
>>
>>> Item: Two groups of anarchists have declared each other
>>> incompatible and apparently will no longer work with each other.
>>
>>They have? If anything, I'm seeing the various anarchist factions
>>pulling together more in the wake of Seattle. There's a tremendous
>>upsurge in solidarity and interest in working together. The anarchists
>>who were skeptical about supporting the Eugenies after last June are now
>>standing in solidarity with them, even if they still disagree with them
>>on some issues.
>>
>>> Item: According to a number of recent posts on pen-l major parts
>>> of the coalition (Labor and dogmatic supporters of labor) have already
>>> decided that the next target will be China.
>>
>>You mean the parts of the coalition that fancy themselves the leaders.
>>Whatever, they are free to do what they want. I just hope they
>>understand that there were 4-6000 anarchists on the streets of Seattle
>>on November 30th. Some of them may support that policy, but many will
>>not. We're not interested in tinkering with the WTO. That's Bill
>>Clinton's job. ;-)
>>
>>> Item: Someone recently mentioned planning for demonstrations at
>>> the Republican National Convention.
>>
>>Something may happen around that. Maybe the Dems too. I've asked friends
>>why we should bother. Why give two dying parties any respect?
>>
>>Well, my big idea was to hold a wake for the Republican Party.
>>
>>> The question seems to be not whether the Seattle Coalition will
>>> hold together but whether in the next several years it will be possible
>>> to build any other coalition half as big. The Seattle Coalition is
>>> already
>>> unravelling.
>>
>>As well it should. It was put together for one event, but that doesn't
>>mean that the that the movement will go away. There is alot of energy
>>out there to keep up the pressure.
>>
>>Oh, when you say "Seattle Coalition" you ignore the fact that N30
>>involved actions around the world.
>>
>>> I would like to point out for the record that those plunging ahead
>>> dogmatically on their own, ignoring all other coalition participants,
>>> are everyone but marxists.
>>
>>Are you aware that N30 was organized by a decentralized network, not a
>>legible organization? Why should people and groups involved in this
>>network--which was put together mainly to do the N30 actions--be
>>expected to have to decide things collectively now? Are you familiar
>>with how affinity groups work and why they exist? Are you familiar with
>>pixieing?
>>
>>--
>>Chuck0
>>http://flag.blackened.net/chuck0/home/
>>
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