Earth liberation

Earth liberation as no universal understanding as a concept, as it is much considered to be a part of radical environmentalism, or as a militant off-shoot, favouring instead radical "and" revolutionary environmentalism.Bron Taylor, Best, Steven and Best & Nocella. "Igniting a Revolution: Voices in Defense of the Earth", Lantern Books, 2006, p.4 & 5]

History

"Earth liberation" is an ideology founded by the radical environmental movement and was popularised by the Earth Liberation Front (ELF) as well as the Earth Liberation Army (ELA) in the 1990s.

As a movement

Earth liberationists reject the mainstream environmental movement and include a diversity of individuals with a variety of different ideologies as well as theories. Activists include; animal liberationists, anti-capitalists, green anarchists, deep ecologists, eco-feminists and anti-globalisationists.Manes, Christopher, 1990. "Green Rage: Radical Environmentalism and the Unmaking of Civilization", Boston: Little, Brown and Co.] They are notably also within the ELF and ELA, with others from the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) and Class War. [Quoting "Burn the Rich", popular Class War slogan. [http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/03/house-fires-with-a-message-in-the-northwest/?ref=us House Fires With a Message in the Northwest] , "The New York Times, March 3rd 2008.]

A primary concern is making long lasting, systemic change, by overtunning contemporary social and ecological conditions, as part of an "earth liberation movement", similar to the aims of the animal liberation movement.Bron Taylor, Best, Steven and Best & Nocella. "Igniting a Revolution: Voices in Defense of the Earth", Lantern Books, 2006, p.4 & 5]

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