The “Green New Deal” is such a basic step in our dire situation (hey, let’s mobilize social expectations and hoarded wealth to prevent the worst of the climate crisis and alleviate the need for better jobs) we can deal with denialism elsewhere (there will always be flat-Earthers when oil companies and the US military have been well-aware and planning, the greater concern is eco-fascism). It’s a deal with the humble people of the earth a pact that we shall strive for peace and justice and a declaration that movements for justice must come from below and to the left. The Red Deal is not a response to the Green New Deal, or a “bargain” with the elite and powerful. It’s a program for Indigenous liberation, life, and land-an affirmation that colonialism and capitalism must be overturned for this planet to be habitable for human and other-than-human relatives to live dignified lives. The Red Deal is a call for action beyond the scope of the US colonial state. Politicians may or may not follow-it is up to them-but we will design, build, and lead this movement with or without them. Only mass movements can do what the moment demands. It is time to reclaim the life and destiny that has been stolen from us and rise up together to confront this challenge and build a world where all life can thrive. We have barely a decade to turn back the tide of climate disaster. We-Indigenous, Black and people of color, women and trans folks, migrants, and working people-did not create this disaster, but we have inherited it.

One-part visionary platform, one-part practical toolkit, the Red Deal is a platform that encompasses everyone, including non-Indigenous comrades and relatives who live on Indigenous land.

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