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Michael Riordon

@After_Bacon

Writer/documentary-maker. New book: Bold Scientists: dispatches from the battle for honest science. Whole food for free range minds.

 Rural eastern Ontario, Canada
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Joined March 2010
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In our name... The Wet’suwet’en defenders are putting their lives on the line, for the earth and for all of us. Most of us can’t be there with them. But whoever and wherever we are, we still have other capacities, including our voices... Details in... wp.me/p62NAa-zk

In our name…

…the war against the earth and its defenders goes on. Photo: StarMetro Vancouver Currently one of the most vital front lines is on Wet’suwet’en First Nation land in “British Columbia,” Canada.  Wet…

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Cristián Orrego is in the final stages of a struggle with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease). Cristián inspired and enabled me to write Stolen children, a... michaelriordon.com/2018/12/1…

Stolen Children: a tribute to Cristián Orrego

Cristián Orrego is in the final stages of a struggle with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease). Based at the Human Rights Center, University of California i…

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Stolen Children: a tribute to Cristián Orrego

Cristián Orrego is in the final stages of a struggle with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease). Based at the Human Rights Center, University of California i…

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Jerusalem bleeding michaelriordon.com/2017/12/1…
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In British Columbia a mountain just moved. In a good way. Details here: wp.me/p62NAa-yZ fb.me/ZUPI6QMk

“There is a crack in everything…”

“…That’s how the light gets in.”  (from Anthem, by Leonard Cohen). In the closed, murky realm of democracy-for-sale and rent-a-politician, a huge, astonishing crack has just opened up in Brit…

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Three rivers get civil rights. At certain moments, here and there, we grow up a little. Details here:... fb.me/5qvyIjnIB

Growing up: Three rivers get legal rights

Whanganui River, New Zealand Glimmers of hope.  Details here. Mind you, human rights tend to be honoured a lot more on paper than in practice.  So it will be with river rights.  Rivers, lakes, ocea…

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"The fact top law firms around the world are helping the Ecuadorean villagers is terrifying to Chevron and the... fb.me/8t2MxLuYl

And yet, grounds for hope. Real hope.

Against impossible odds:  Ecuadoreans’ Legal Fight Against Chevron Continues in Canada. Texaco/Chevron vs Ecuador.  Photo: La Hora. On South America’s teleSur, journalist Joe Emersberger inte…

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And yet, grounds for hope. Real hope. michaelriordon.com/2017/02/1…
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Yemen. It’s in the news, briefly. But not enough, not nearly enough. As usual the big media reliably pour out a... fb.me/6jBsixNyz
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Oil crimes: Who needs a Trump? In Washington DC, President Trump has just re-opened the door to the infamous... fb.me/8IZyZk5N5
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A first crack in the Great Wall of Banking, Norwegian banker DNB’s surprising move is a direct result of... fb.me/1wSYzbEJL
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DAPL and DNB: good news michaelriordon.com/2016/11/2…
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Kanesatake Grand Chief Serge Simon: “Consent, it’s what we are demanding, and he will never get our consent, not... fb.me/7IHiREu0R

Life endures. But it needs a little help.

Governments come and go.  But life endures, as long as earth, water and air can sustain it. All of these face escalating assaults by powerful corporations whose twin obsessions, power and profit, a…

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An arresting time lapse animation from NASA sparked some thoughts. Here:... fb.me/9QcI1xZ7h
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