Ralph miliband lecture 18.10.2012 final
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This is the presentation I delivered at the London School of Economics in October, part of the Ralph Miliband lecture series.
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- 1. From hippy to hip: dissent in a globalising world !! Ralph Miliband Lecture Series – LSE! Kumi Naidoo !
- 2. Antonio Gramsci (1981-1937)! ! “I’m a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will.” ! Source: Wikipedia
- 3. A perfect storm: convergence of multiple crises! …with deep social, environmental and economic injus6ce Source: Greenpeace
- 4. Key global challenges! • Democratic deficit! • Global governance! • Social exclusion! • Role of civil society! • War on terror (curtailment of international civic mobility)!
- 5. The world is at a boiling point! Source: Capital Ins6tute
- 6. Biodiversity loss! Threats include: habitat destruction, invasive species, overexploitation, climate change, human overpopulation! Source: Greenpeace, Logging ac6vity in Waropen district, Papua province.
- 7. Climate change! September 2012 September 1984 Source: earthobservatory.nasa.gov
- 9. Cognitive dissonance! ! ! Definition: A condition of conflict or anxiety resulting from inconsistency between one's beliefs and one's actions.! Source: Encyclopedia Britannica
- 10. Louis Althusser! • ISA’s versus RSA’s!
- 12. Are we witnessing a turning point in the history of civil disobedience?!
- 13. Civil disobedience! ….the active, professed refusal to obey certain laws, demands, and commands of a government.!
- 14. SavetheArctic.org ! • The environmental problem! • The campaign! 2012 June
- 15. Struggle for a global sanctuary!
- 18. Taking over Shell HQ in the Hague! Speaking from within the headquarters of oil major Shell on Friday, the words of Greenpeace Netherlands executive director Sylvia Borren were clear: “My first move as the new CEO of Shell is simple and effective: no drilling for oil in the pristine Arctic.” ! (www.tcktcktck.org)! 2012 July
- 19. 2012 July
- 20. Gazprom action in the Russian Arctic! 2012 August
- 21. Private companies and reputation concerns! ! ! “Oil on Greenland would be a disaster. A leak would do too much damage to the image of the company.” ! Christophe de Margerie, chief executive of oil giant Total ! 2012 September
- 22. Dutch court ruling/SLAPP Suits! ! “A company like Shell, that is taking actions or plans to take actions that are controversial in society and which many people will object to, can and should expect that actions will be taken to try to change its mind.”! ! 2012 September
- 23. 2012 October
- 24. ! What next?! • Financial sector focus! • Building broad-based alliances! • Intersectionality! • Intensifying civil disobedience! • New international solidarity !