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Nuclear Priesthood, and Police Repression: Feminist Confrontations of Violent Industries, and Movements to Abolish Them

This report investigates the nexus between the nuclear and fossil fuel industries, and state repression of activism against these industries.

‘Petrobromance,’ Nuclear Priesthood, and Police Repression: Feminist Confrontations of Violent Industries, and Movements to Abolish Them analyses, from a feminist and gender-transformative perspective, trends and parallels in how the nuclear and fossil fuel industries operate and entrench their power; their impacts on communities, including gendered impacts; and the ways in which resistance against these industries is suppressed by police, militaries, and private military and security companies. Drawn from research and consultation with activists, organisers, academics, and members of impacted communities, this research aims to create a shared knowledge base and illuminate paths forward for deeper collaboration across movements, including, but not limited to, among antinuclear, environmental, and land and water defence movements.

Authors: Ray Acheson, Katrin Geyer, Genevieve Riccoboni, Laura Varella
Editor: Ray Acheson
Research support: Emma Murray and Michelle Benzing
Copy review: Genevieve Riccoboni and Zarin Hamid
Design: Nadia Joubert

Credit: The term “petrobromance” was coined by Joni Seager

This report was made possible with support from the Ploughshares Fund.

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October 1, 2024 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | media, resources - print