Tag Archives: california

Oil Trains, Indigenous Insurgency, and the Disruption of Capitalist Logistics

Posted on November 22, 2014 by RK Upadhya

There is huge potential for different communities in the Bay Area, the West Coast, and the First Nations to coordinate their ongoing disruption of the supply chain of the carbon economy.   

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A Hypothesis on Applying Lessons From Venezuela to Student Organizing

Posted on July 27, 2014 by RK Upadhya

Student movements–and society as a whole–would benefit greatly from breaking down the walls between the university and society, and forging concrete connections between student groups and local community organizations.

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The Oil Industry in the Bay Area–Current Problems, Proposed Expansions, and Community Resistance

Posted on November 17, 2013 by RK Upadhya

The communities of the northern Bay Area of California–mostly working class communities of color–have a long dealt with the externalities of local oil refineries.  Now, due to the fracking boom, these companies are set to expand their infrastructure even more. 

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