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“This is what you shall do: Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to everyone that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyranny, argue not concerning God.” ~ Walt Whitman, from Leaves of Grass “If you are doing the right thing for the earth, she’s giving you great company.” ~ Vandana Shiva “Most people do not see, understand, or care very much about this catastrophe of the planet because they are overwhelmingly preoccupied with grave psychological problems. The environmental crisis is rooted in the psychological crisis of the modern individual.” ~ Glenn Parton, The Machine in our Heads“[How do I do it?] Well, it’s always a mystery, because you don’t know why you get depleted or recharged. But this much I know. I do not allow myself to be overcome by hopelessness, no matter how tough the situation. I believe that if you just do your little bit without thinking of the bigness of what you stand against, if you turn to the enlargement of your own capacities, just that itself creates new potential. And I’ve learned from the Bhagavad-Gita and other teachings of our culture to detach myself from the results of what I do, because those are not in my hands. The context is not in your control, but your commitment is yours to make, and you can make the deepest commitment with a total detachment about where it will take you. You want it to lead to a better world, and you shape your actions and take full responsibility for them, but then you have detachment. And that combination of deep passion and deep detachment allows me to take on the next challenge, because I don’t cripple myself, I don’t tie myself in knots. I function like a free being. I think getting that freedom is a social duty because I think we owe it to each not to burden each other with prescription and demands. I think what we owe each other is a celebration of life and to replace fear and hopelessness with fearlessness and joy.” ~ Vandana Shiva, physicist ...

Welcome to a resource that builds community networks locally in Austin, Texas (Tonkawa land) and shares information to encourage Deep Green Resistance and healthy communities. DGR Austin is a group of volunteers working at the local, bioregional, and global level to promote a Culture of Resistance. The Deep Green analysis is deeply rooted in love for the natural world, and this love embraces the reality of a multi-factorial planetary crisis, a range of smart strategy, and the struggles of indigenous peoples the world over. We are a movement being born — the only movement of its kind.
You can learn more by exploring our Books and Films page, and at the Deep Green Resistance central website . ...

We are a young movement, but we have a message that is more unique and strategic than anything else we have seen. The DGR strategy lays out a simple (though not easy) plan. And this movement is comprised of all kinds of people contributing diverse work according to their circumstances. Our members & allies donate personal time, energy, and organizing for Deep Green Resistance - and this crucial for creating an effective, concentrated movement. ...

Deep Green Resistance’s vision is to articulate & encourage a full-range of strategies in response to the current climate catastrophe & urban challenges, and to effectively resist the industrialization that fuels ecocide and indigenous culture destruction. We encourage the forging of healthy networks in a real & meaningful way within social circles - and neighborhood blocks. These networks can nurture wise responses and emotional health as we navigate perilous times. Struggle occurs on many fronts: material support, community building, creating alternatives, and frontline work. ...

Many people come to an awareness of the inherent violence and unsustainability of industrial civilization through reading good books, watching excellent documentary films, and exploring the worldviews of indigenous cultures who live well, outside of what we think of as “civilization.” Books If you’re new to this material, you might want to start by reading “Endgame” by Derrick Jensen - or “Deep Green Resistance” by Keith, Jensen, McBay. Abbey, Edward. Desert Solitaire: A Season in The Wilderness. The Monkey Wrench Gang. Ackerman, Diane. A Natural History of The Senses. Best, Peter (ed.). Igniting a Revolution: Voices in Defense of The Earth. Diamond, Jared. Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed. Dines, Gail. Pornland: How Porn Has Hijacked Our Sexuality. Churchill, Ward. Pacifism as Pathology: Reflections on The Role of Armed Struggle in North America. A Little Matter of Genocide: Holocaust & Denial in The Americas, 1492 to Present. Devall, Bill & George Sessions. Deep Ecology: Living as if Nature Mattered. Fleischman MD, Paul R. The Buddha Taught Nonviolence, Not Pacifism. Foreman, Dave, & Bill Haywood. Ecodefense: A Field Guide to Monkeywrenching. Griffin, Susan. Woman and Nature. Jensen, Derrick. Endgame, Vol. I: The Problem of Civilization. Endgame, Vol. II: Deep Green Resistance(with Lierre Keith & Aric McBay). La Chapelle, Dolores. Sacred Land, Sacred Sex; Rapture of the Deep: Concerning Deep Ecology and Celebrating Life Mander, Jerry. In The Absence of The Sacred: The Failure of Technology & the Survival of the Indian Nations. Matthiessen, Peter. In The Spirit of Crazy Horse. McLuhan, T.C. Touch The Earth: A Self-Portrait of Indian Existence. The Way of The Earth: Encounters with Nature in Ancient & Contemporary Thought. Quinn, Daniel. Ishmael. My Ishmael. The Story of B. Providence. Beyond Civilization: Humanity’s Next Great Adventure. Sessions, George. Simple in Means, Rich in Ends: Practicing Deep Ecology. Deep Ecology for the Twenty-First Century: Readings on the Philosophy and Practice of the New Environmentalism. Some, Malidoma. Of Water and The Spirit: Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman Zehner, Ozzie. Green Illusions: The Dirty Secrets of Clean Energy Zinn, Howard. A People’s History of the United States: 1492 to Present FILMS viewable online ...

This is a resource to build community networks locally in Austin, Texas (Tonkawa land) and share information that encourages deep green resistance and healthy communities at the grassroots level. We align ourselves with the Deep Green Resistance Movement . This means that we are informed by a foundational Code of Conduct , the DGR Statement of Principles , and the DGR Aboveground Strategy . We encourage allies to organize their within their own community circles, and to connect to the national and international DGR movement. If you are interested in learning more about DGR Texas, please email us at texas@deepgreenresistance.org ...