Judi Bari and 'the feminization of Earth First!': the convergence of class, gender and radical environmentalism

This paper addresses feminist materialism as political practice through a case study of IWW-Earth First! Local 1, the late Judi Bari's organization of a radical ecology/timber workers' union in the ancient redwood forests of northern CA. Rejecting the Earth First! mythology of timber worke...

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Published inFeminist review Vol. 70; no. 1; pp. 105 - 122
Main Author Shantz, Jeffrey
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 2002
Subjects
California
Class
Coalitions
Environmental Movements
Environmentalism
Feminism
Forestry
Gender
Gender studies
Globalization
Judi Bari
Radicalism
Unions
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Summary:This paper addresses feminist materialism as political practice through a case study of IWW-Earth First! Local 1, the late Judi Bari's organization of a radical ecology/timber workers' union in the ancient redwood forests of northern CA. Rejecting the Earth First! mythology of timber workers as 'enemies' of nature, Bari sought to unite workers & environmentalists in pursuit of sustainable forestry practices against the devastating approaches favored by multinational logging corporations. In so doing, she brought a working-class feminist perspective to the radical ecology of Earth First! Bari's work provided a significant instance of community organizing in opposition to the masculinist, exclusionary practices & misanthropic posturing of Earth First!'s self-proclaimed 'eco-warriors' & 'rednecks for nature'. What is perhaps most interesting about the development of Local 1 is the articulation of feminist, environmentalist, & labor discourses through a series of political actions. 38 References. Adapted from the source document.
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ISSN:0141-7789
1466-4380
DOI:10.1057/palgrave/fr/9400003