Remembering Murray Bookchin
On January 14, ISE co-founder Murray Bookchin would have turned 90. We invite you to celebrate his life and work: Listen to Chaia Heller speak about her friend and mentor following his passing in July 2006. (Recording from September 6, 2006) Check out some cartoons written and illustrated by Janet Biehl, Bookchin’s companion during the […]
Friday news roundup
Our social ecologist profile of Erin Lingo has been republished on the blog New. Clear. Vision. Two links from the North American Anarchist Studies conference that took place last weekend in Toronto, Ontario. (ISE board member Karl Hardy presented as part of the “Greening Anarchy” panel.) A report back from Deric Shannon and some video […]
Social Ecologist Profile: Blair Taylor of Brooklyn, NY USA
1. Please introduce yourself (What kind of work you do, Where you live, etc.) My name is Blair Taylor, I live in Brooklyn, NY. I’m a PhD student in political science at the New School, working on a dissertation on social movements and recuperation. I teach and do some freelance editing. 2. How did you […]
Ruiz-Marrero’s “Organic and Beyond” in Counterpunch, etc.
Honoring the memory of ISE co-founder Murray Bookchin who would’ve turned 90 today… Carmelo Ruiz-Marrero, a Research Associate with the ISE has an article “Organic and Beyond” in today’s edition of Counterpunch. Information about the 2011 Z Media Institute has been made available. The Z Media Institute was founded in 1994 and recent faculty have […]
News briefs and blog recommendations
ISE board member Karl Hardy will be participating on the “Greening Anarchy” panel as part of the North American Anarchist Studies Network conference in Toronto, January 15th. ISE associate Matt Hern will be speaking at Simon Fraser University on the history of the city of Vancouver on January 27. Details. ISE associate Beverly Naidus has […]
@InstSocEcology: Follow the ISE on Twitter!
That’s right, the Institute for Social Ecology is now tweeting! You can find us at: http://www.twitter.com/InstSocEcology Follow us and please feel free to suggest worthwhile feeds for us to follow.
Social Ecologist Profile: Erin Lingo of Prescott, Arizona USA
Please introduce yourself (What kind of work you do, Where you live, etc.) I live in Prescott, AZ, and am the coordinator of the Prescott College CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) and the Prescott Farmers Market. My passion is food and all things related: nutrition, cooking, food justice, sustainable agriculture, farmworker rights, and local food systems. I am a graduate student in the […]
Arizona’s Long Dark Night Continues
We republish [originally published by the Huffington Post] this piece by Randall Amster [Facebook page, Wikipedia page, Twitter: @randallamster] who is the Chair of the Master’s of Arts program at Prescott College and a friend and ally of the ISE. Randall’s work appears regularly on the Huffington Post and Truthout website as well as various […]
Social Ecologist Profile: Bruce Norman of Quebec, Canada
[This post inaugurates what we plan to be a regular series of profiles of social ecologists. Special thanks to Bruce, who utilizes a pseudonym in honor of Norman Bethune, a Canadian physician who served in the Spanish Civil War.] Please introduce yourself (What kind of work you do, Where you live, etc.) I am a freelance […]
Announcing the Purple Thistle Institute
Passing along the exciting news of the launch of the Purple Thistle Institute from Matt Hern, an associate of the ISE who has lectured and published widely on alternative education topics: WHAT IS IT? The PTI will be something like an alternative university, or maybe better: an alternative‐to‐ university. The idea is to bring together […]
