For People And Planet
Eco-socialist analysis from Africa and the Global South.
Critical eco-socialist and decolonial analysis from Africa and the Global South — exposing the systems that exploit both people and the planet.
The Congo Basin is the Earth’s second lung, absorbing billions of tonnes of carbon each year. Yet it is being sacrificed for profit — through logging, mining, and false “green” promises. This is not just an environmental crisis; it is a struggle for justice, sovereignty, and survival.
The DRC’s cobalt fuels the world’s “green” technologies — but the price is paid by its people and ecosystems. This post traces how colonial extraction survives inside the green transition.
Capitalism, colonialism, and climate collapse are not separate crises — they are one system of domination expressed through different forms. This opening statement defines the mission and values of Timothy for Change: an eco-socialist, decolonial platform from South Africa for people and planet.
Understanding the present through the forces and relations of production — how material conditions, not moral ideals, shape society
Exposing how colonial power structures persist beyond formal empire — in economy, culture, and knowledge
Linking human liberation with ecological survival. The fight for climate justice is inseparable from dismantling capitalism
Centering the Global South's struggle against military, economic, and ideological domination by imperial powers
Writing from Africa for the world — reclaiming narrative space from Western academia and media
Ideas matter only when they serve struggle. Thought must guide action, not become a substitute for it
