North & South, Ecology and Justice, Part 2
by Carmelo Ruiz-Marrero (Second of 3 parts) Beyond sustainable development Sustainable development as defined by the Brundtland Commission and the documents that came out of the Earth Summit did not question the basic assumptions of Western-style development, it merely offered some policy safeguards and technological fixes. According to Chatterjee and Finger, “none of the (Earth […]
“Loisaida” reading this Friday
ISE co-founder Dan Chodorkoff will be reading from his new novel Loisaida this Friday, May 20th at Shiretown Books, 9 Central Ave, Woodstock, Vermont, starting at 7PM. Woodstock is on US Route 4 between White River Junction and Rutland, Vermont. All are welcome.
North & South, Ecology and Justice, Part 1
by Carmelo Ruiz-Marrero (First of 3 parts) The movements for ecology and justice face a particular set of opportunities and perils at the start of the second decade of the 21st century. Those who seek to transform North-South relations to advance sustainability and the eradication of poverty and hunger would do good to re-examine and […]
Brian Tokar on “Alternative Radio” this week
During the week of May 9th, David Barsamian’s weekly Alternative Radio program is featuring Brian Tokar’s recent talk on climate justice, recorded at Naropa University in Boulder, CO this past March. If your local public or community radio station doesn’t broadcast A.R., now’s a good time to let them know that this is an outstanding […]
Audio: Chodorkoff’s NYC Anarchist Bookfair “Loisaida” reading
Audio is now available from ISE co-founder Dan Chodorkoff’s reading from his debut novel Loisaida at the 2011 NYC Anarchist Bookfair. Loisaida (Fomite Press) is now available from Amazon. Please do ask your local bookseller to order copies. Please click here for the audio.
“Mumford Gutkind Bookchin” – A brief review
Review of Janet Biehl’s booklet, Mumford Gutkind Bookchin: The Emergence of Eco-Decentralism (available from New Compass Press) by Brian Tokar The link between ecology and decentralist politics is often taken as a given, as natural a connection as between bees and pollen or tulips and Dutch gardens. But as with everything in the evolution of […]
“The half-life of disaster” by Brian Massumi
ISE Director Brian Tokar recommends this article from Brian Massumi, who translated Deleuze & Guattari’s 1000 Plateaus and several later writings of theirs into English. Here’s an excerpt from the piece: As a counterweight to the conditions of precariousness fostered by disaster capitalism itself, certain key economic sectors are allowed to consolidate through mergers. These quasi-monopolistic […]
Social Ecologist Profile: Rafter Sass of Urbana, IL
Please introduce yourself (What kind of work you do, Where you live, etc.) I’m a research agroecologist, Permaculture designer, and educator-activist. I recently moved to Urbana, IL, with my partner Brook, where I’m working on a PhD at University of Illinois. As a Permaculturist and ecological designer, I’ve done work in waste and water treatment, agroforestry, whole farm and homestead […]
Chodorkoff’s novel “Loisaida” now available
ISE co-founder, longtime Director, and current Board member Dan Chodorkoff’s long-awaited and much-anticipated novel Loisaida (Fomite Press) is now available from Amazon. Please do also contact your local bookseller and request that they order Loisaida. In related news, Dan reports that his Loisaida reading at the 2011 NYC Anarchist Bookfair went very well! Here’s the novel’s description, as provided […]
Audio: NYC Anarchist Bookfair Closing Plenary with Ashanti Alston
Audio from the closing plenary of the 2011 New York City Anarchist Bookfair featuring ISE associate Ashanti Alston is now available. Click here to link to the audio.
