Social Ecologist Profile: Vincent Gerber of Geneva, Switzerland
[Editor’s note: We are grateful to Vincent for his contribution and happy that he was able to travel to North American to join us for the 2010 ISE Colloquium. As English is not Vincent’s first language we have done some editing/correcting while trying not to alter his meaning or change the character of his replies.] […]
Why We Should Mobilize on the Sacramento Ministerial
The Sacramento summit gives social and environmental justice movements a unique opportunity to act in solidarity with movements around the world, and to highlight some of the most pressing issues of our time: the threat of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) to ecosystems and human health; the ever widening gap between the very rich and very poor; the increasing use of trade agreements to subvert democratic process; and the unchecked power of multinational corporations over our food, our farms, and our future.
USDA Announces WTO-Level Ministerial Conference for Sacramento
Veneman announces agricultural science and technology ministerial conference
New audio available; Hern to debate Zerzan; Gershuny to speak in CA
Audio of a talk “Vancouver: The Best Place on Earth” by Matt Hern, an associate of the ISE, with Charles Demers. A summary: Hern and Demers, both accomplished speakers, have arranged their criticisms and congratulations for Vancouver into an entertaining and engaging presentation that will challenge residents, activists, students, planners, wonks, urbanists and anyone interested […]
ISE Colloquium, August 19-21, 2011
ISE Colloquium: INVITATION & CALL FOR PAPER PROPOSALS: “Social Ecology and the Future of Resistance” Fifth Annual Summer Colloquium – Institute for Social Ecology Marshfield, VT USA August 19-21 Application/Registration Deadline: June 1, 2011 (please see below) Jump to application Contact: admin@social-ecology.org CALL FOR PAPER & PRESENTATION PROPOSALS NOTE: While proposing a paper is certainly welcomed it is not […]
In Solidarity: Staying informed about the Egyptian uprising
Al-Jazeera English video feed Full coverage from Democracy Now! Twitter feeds: @democracynow, @sharifkouddous, @AJEnglish Twitter hash tags: #jan25, #Egypt, #Cairo, #tahrir From Z Net, “Egypt: death throws of a dictatorship” by Robert Fisk “A Guide: How Not to Say Stupid Stuff About Egypt”
Striking Puerto Rican Students Face Police Brutality
The following message was forwarded from ISE Associate Carmelo Ruiz-Marrero. For more background on the situation in Puerto Rico, please visit Carmelo’s blog: Jan. 28th, 2011 Dear Friends, Levels of violence used against Puerto Rican non-violent striking students have risen exponentially. I strongly urge you to open the photos and videos of yesterday’s actions, brought to you by […]
SEEDS: Spring Permaculture Design Course Registration Now Open!
The Social Ecology Education and Demonstration School (SEEDS), located on Vashon Island near Seattle, Washington (USA) is putting on a series of 8 weekend permaculture workshops between April 30 and June 25. Pre-register by March 1 for a nearly 20% reduced rate! Details. SEEDS is an exciting project co-founded by ISE Board member Bob Spivey. Over the past […]
Richards: A Social Ecology
This article is contributed by J. Kelvyn Richards who maintains a website “Discourse: Social Ecology.” Kelvyn was active in community-based education projects for many years. He is now retired and living with family in Greece. Many writers have argued that in order to make an impact on world pollution, all governments will have to work […]
Ruiz-Marrero: Civil Disobedience at the University of Puerto Rico
Carmelo Ruiz-Marrero, a research associate with the ISE, has been sending updates and resources for becoming informed on the happenings at the University of Puerto Rico: English-language article from the Puerto Rico Sun Carmelo’s bilingual blog (Spanish language entries can be translated using Google translate or similar tools) Indymedia-Puerto Rico (also primarily Spanish language but can […]
