Monthly Archives: October 2015

Climate Justice Forum: Idaho Flood the System & More 10-26-15

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The Monday, October 26, 2015 Climate Justice Forum radio program, hosted by Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT), features updates on Rising Tide and allied Flood the System non-violent direct action trainings and actions and issue developments regarding regional, citizen-resisted coal, gas, oil, and tar sands infrastructure.  Broadcast on progressive, volunteer, community station KRFP Radio Free Moscow every Monday between 7:30 and 9:00 pm PDT, live at 90.3 FM and online, the show covers continent-wide, climate and indigenous activism and frontline, grassroots opposition to corporate extreme energy projects, thanks to the generous, anonymous listener who adopted program host Helen Yost as her KRFP DJ.

Idaho Flood the System Trainings

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Idaho Flood the System Trainings 2 Flyer

Participants in the November 1 Idaho Flood the System Training in Boise requested another, bigger, and better workshop, so Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT) and allies are hosting the Idaho Flood the System Trainings 2.  Please join us between 12 noon and 3 pm on Sunday, November 15, to learn non-violent direct action skills and to plan Idaho gasland protests.  Converge in the Gates Room of the main, downtown Boise Public Library, 715 South Capitol Boulevard in Boise, Idaho.  The following revision of the original event announcement further describes this workshop and previous, similar trainings.  Thanks!

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Wild Idaho Rising Tide, Silver Valley Community Resource Center (SVCRC), Nimiipuu (Nez Perce) Protecting the Environment, Palouse Environmental Sustainability Coalition (PESC), and inland Northwest Occupy activists invite you to attend these #FloodtheSystem trainings, presented by Rising Tide organizers and trainers in close proximity to co-sponsoring groups:

* Saturday, October 24, 12 noon to 4 pm: East Bonner County/Sandpoint Library, 1407 Cedar Street, Sandpoint, Idaho

* Sunday, October 25, 10 am to 2 pm: Pilgrim’s Market, 1316 N. Fourth Street, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

* Sunday, October 25, 4 to 8 pm: Liberty Park United Methodist Church, 1526 E. Eleventh Avenue, Spokane, Washington

* Thursday, October 29, 6 to 10 pm: The Attic, up the back stairs of 314 E. Second Street, Moscow, Idaho

* Sunday, November 1, 1 to 4 pm: Main (downtown) Boise Public Library, Marion Bingham Room, 715 S. Capitol Boulevard, Boise, Idaho

* Sunday, November 15, 12 noon to 3 pm: Main (downtown) Boise Public Library, Gates Room, 715 S. Capitol Boulevard, Boise, Idaho

#FloodtheSystem is a callout this fall to flood, blockade, occupy, and shut down the systems that jeopardize our future. Initiated by Rising Tide North America, #FloodtheSystem is creating opportunities for massive economic and political interventions, long-term coalition and relationship formation, and expansion of popular power along the intersections of race, class, gender, and ability.  Learn about Flood the System through links to a graphic narrative presentation and other informative material at the Flood the System website. Continue reading →

Climate Justice Forum: Regional Activism 10-12-15

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The Monday, October 12, 2015 Climate Justice Forum radio program, hosted by Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT), features news about upcoming, regional, climate activist events and allied Flood the System actions.  Broadcast on progressive, volunteer, community station KRFP Radio Free Moscow every Monday between 7:30 and 9:00 pm PDT, live at 90.3 FM and online, the show covers continent-wide, climate and indigenous activism and frontline, grassroots opposition to corporate extreme energy projects, thanks to the generous, anonymous listener who adopted program host Helen Yost as her KRFP DJ.

Climate Justice Forum: Nebraska Victory, Oregon Setback, & Climate Actions 10-5-15

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The Monday, October 5, 2015 Climate Justice Forum radio program, hosted by Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT), features news about upcoming Idaho and Montana climate activist events, Colorado and Utah anti-fossil fuels actions, a Nebraska landowner lawsuit victory over the Keystone XL pipeline, and growing Oregon resistance to‎ a natural gas pipeline and export facility after their recent government approval.  Broadcast on progressive, volunteer, community station KRFP Radio Free Moscow every Monday between 7:30 and 9:00 pm PDT, live at 90.3 FM and online, the show covers continent-wide, climate and indigenous activism and frontline, grassroots opposition to corporate extreme energy projects, thanks to the generous, anonymous listener who adopted program host Helen Yost as her KRFP DJ.

WIRT Newsletter: Events This Week & In October

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Friends and allies,

Monday, October 5, 5:30 pm

Authors Brooke and Terry Tempest Williams

1912 Center, 412 East Third Street, Moscow, Idaho

Hosted by BookPeople of Moscow, these renown writers and environmentalists from Utah will read from and talk about their joint book project, The Story of My Heart, with an introduction by Terry Tempest Williams, afterword by University of Idaho (UI) English Department Chair Scott Slovic, and essays by Brooke Williams alongside British nature writer Richard Jefferies’ original 1883 work exploring the existence of a travel-experienced “soul-life.” The authors will discuss the “dilemmas of modernity, the intrinsic need for wildness, and what it means to be human in the 21st century.”

Brooke Williams and Terry Tempest Williams Author Event: The Story of My Heart

Terry Tempest Williams and Brooke Williams, Monday, October 5, 1912 Center, 5:30 pm

Wednesday, October 7, 7 pm

Merchants of Doubt

Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre, 508 South Main Street, Moscow, Idaho

Presented by the Palouse Environmental Sustainability Coalition, the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Palouse Green Sanctuary Committee, and the Palouse Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL), this award-winning documentary demonstrates how corporate-hired pundits, posing as scientific authorities, spin the truth and confuse the public about well-studied, industry-produced threats such as toxic chemicals, pharmaceuticals, tobacco, fossil fuels, and climate change. Admission accepting donations toward the free, public screening of the movie, produced by filmmaker Robert Kenner and inspired by the acclaimed book by Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway, starts at 6:30 pm. A concluding panel discussion will feature UI professors Tom Bitterwolf and Kenton Bird and CCL representative Mary Dupree.

Merchants of Doubt

PESC Presents: Merchants of Doubt Continue reading →