Some joy first in the Ethiopian Spiderman and some thoughts on ancestor worship.

Conflict

Myanmar rebels continue to make gains but we are hearing echos of the Rohingya genocide.

Swiss government is reconsidering their neutrality due to the war for Ukraine’s sovereignty.

The Canary have an interesting article on the weaponisation of anti-semitism. Which makes me wonder about the circularity of it all… Not something I can easily put into words. But the quote “There’s nothing Jewish about Israel” will stick with me.

Garment workers in Bangladesh blacklisted for engaging in protests.

Environment

More Forestry Stewardship Council fuckery.

REDD-Monitor

Carbon projects are projects of death

The most recent issue of the World Rainforest Movement Bulletin highlights several cases where “the expansion of carbon projects has become an integral part of the extractivist model…

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Colonial conservation methods in Senegal causing more problems than they are solving and these green-washing organisations also underpaying their workers.

Indigenous groups win in Colombia but Delta Airlines and REDD+ scams dodge responsibility.

I learned about the Global Commons Alliance. Just shouting them out for good work. I’m thinking of bringing land stewardship to my tenant’s union, I don’t think it’ll go down well so the delivery will need to be on point.

Masaai of Ngorogoro protest over exclusion from democracy.

UK

Labour probably doing voter fraud, in my (anti-state) opinion.

Business as usual with the DWP fucking over carers.

More political prisoners.

Inquiry into the Grenfell tragedy reveals human rights abuses.

Edit: Left some bare links in this, my bad. Added commentary and hyperlinks