NORCO & The Legacy of Capitalism

"There was no such thing as silence. The noise never went away. The refinery exhaled an endless sigh."

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HUGE thanks to ‪@KaiAfterKai‬, ‪@EVHaste‬, ‪@MediumIlliam-ud1nt‬ and ‪@Aranock‬ for helping out with the video!

Louisiana Organisations:
Rise St. James - https://risestjames.org/
The Concerned Citizens of Saint John - https://www.ccosj.com/
Louisiana Bucket Brigade - https://labucketbrigade.org/

Maui Organisations:
‘Āina Momona - https://www.kaainamomona.org/
Hawaii People's Fund - https://hawaiipeoplesfund.org/
Food Not Bombs Maui -   / mauifoodnotbombs  

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Timestamps:
Intro - 00:00
Part 1 - 1:48
Part 2 - 6:00
Part 3 - 8:22
Part 4 (Slow Violence) - 15:10
Part 5 - 18:57
Part 6 - 28:05
Epilogue - 29:31

Sources and Further Readings:
Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor by Rob Nixon (Harvard University Press)

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   • From Theory to Praxis: A Guide on Mut...   by ‪@lucretia_macevil‬
   • Mutual Aid is Radical!   by ‪@COLORMIND.mp4‬
   • What is Mutual Aid?   by ‪@Andrewism‬

The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein (Picador)

Footage Credits:
   • The Politics of Final Fantasy 7's Arc...   by ‪@JacobGeller‬
   • Ohio train derailment: Explosion spar...   by Kelly Matter
   • How Corporate Greed Destroyed East Pa...   by ‪@SecondThought‬
   • Louisiana's 'Cancer Alley' Residents ...   by ‪@HumanRightsWatch‬
   • Why This Town Is Dying From Cancer | AJ+   by ‪@ajplus‬
   • A push for clean air in Louisiana’s ‘...   by ABC News
   • 'I Don’t Feel Safe': Ohio’s Derailed ...   by VICE
   • Surveillance video shows the timeline...   by CNN

Norco Town Sign Photo by Anne Rolfes
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Music: Rain. Storm. Thunder. (FAR: Lone Sails), Hallway Alpha (SUPERHOT: Mind Control Delete), Hypno (NORCO), Backyard (NORCO), Air Cybervoid (Ghostrunner), Before You Die (NORCO), Endless Eve (NORCO), The Doomed Comercial Area (Disco Elysium), Prague: Čistá District (Deus Ex: Mankind Divided), Hacking (Deus Ex: Human Revolution), Fourth Flood (NORCO), Access Memory (SUPERHOT: Mind Control Delete), Favored Boy (NORCO), The Face of Genocide (Gods Will Be Watching), Warehouse Rubin (Pathologic), Otar Botkoveli Debate (Deus Ex: Mankind Divided), Planner Will Hide (NORCO), Everdusk Headquarters (Gods Will Be Watching), Critical (Suzerain), The Bank Job: Exploration (Dishonored: Death of the Outsider), Consumer Cathedral (Cyberpunk 2077), Singularity (Hyper Light Breaker), Bells of Laguna Bend (Cyberpunk 2077), The Long Road (NORCO), Blessed Are The Peacemakers (Read Dead Redemption 2), Bright Moon Cottage Ambient A (LSD Dream Emulator), Miracle Workshop (Pathologic 2), Been Good to Know Ya (Cyberpunk 2077), Lights On (FAR: Lone Sails), Prologue (Firewatch), Liquid Light (Everybody's Gone to the Rapture).

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