Murray Bookchin Centennial Conference & Events
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2021 marks the centennial of the birth of Murray Bookchin, the founding theorist of social ecology and co-founder of the Institute for Social Ecology. We are excited to announce a year-long series of events to celebrate 100 years of Bookchin!
Social Ecology in Thailand
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Din Deng, a radical journal focused on Thailand and Southeast Asia, has published the first Thai translation of Social Ecology: An Ecological Humanism, by ISE co-founder Dan Chodorkoff.
“Vive la Commune!”: Belgian exhibition celebrating the 150th birthday of the Paris Commune
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New art exhibition in Belgium commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Paris Commune – Vive la Commune!
Ecological Movements in Kurdistan: From Rojava to Bakur
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Join us January 6 at 1 PM ET for a webinar on Ecological Movements in Kurdistan: From Rojava to Bakur.
Upcoming 2021 ISE Online Courses
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Check out upcoming 2021 online courses from the Institute for Social Ecology, including Ecology Democracy Utopia (Jan 11), Frankfurt School Critical Theory (Jan 12), Understanding Antisemitism (March 10), and a new course on Food & Climate Justice in March!
New Comic on COVID, Capitalism, and Climate Change from South Africa
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Our friends at Environmental Monitoring Group have produced a fantastic new comic: “Noma and the Curse of the 3 Cs:” COVID, Capitalism, and Climate Change. Set in South Africa, the story looks at the interrelationship between poverty, exploitation, and environmental degradation from the perspective of a woman named Noma. It’s a great resource with lessons […]
Kathleen Kesson on Curricula and Culture War
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Kathleen Kesson – ISE board member, professor emerita at LIU-Brooklyn and former director of the John Dewey Project on Progressive Education at the University of Vermont – has a new article on the impact of Trump’s targeting of critical education and insistence on a “patriotic” curriculum up at the VTDigger: “It is no accident that […]
The Rise of Eco-Fascism: The Environmental Case for Taking a Tougher Stance Against Online Hate
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Louis Dean The rise of eco-fascism has led to some of the worst far-right lone wolf terror attacks in recent years. From the Christchurch and El Paso massacres, eco-fascist philosophy has played a key, if not the central, motivation for these attacks. An often overlooked and unforeseen consequence of the worsening climate crisis is the […]
Fall 2020 ISE Newsletter
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Fall 2020 newsletter of the Institute for Social Ecology.
Popular Front zine review
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In the context of crisis and conflict, Popular Front is a voice for the truth; its zine is a valuable addition to this project. Those wanting to learn more can visit popularfront.co or find them on most social media.