Kathleen Kesson on Curricula and Culture War
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
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
Fall 2020 newsletter of the Institute for Social Ecology.
Popular Front zine review
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.
Rojava Today: Where Is the Movement Now?
Online panel discussion on the Rojava Revolution today with international volunteers Viyan Qereçox, Argeş Tolhildan, and Kurdish author Dilar Dirik.
Kisir, Turkey: The Next Big Radioactive Tourism Destination?
Disaster tourism is big business; will Kisir, Turkey become the next hot spot?
ISE Newsletter: Spring/Summer 2020
The ISE has some excellent upcoming programs, so be sure to check out our online Social Ecology Intensive in June, Summer Ecology of Freedom Reading Group, new issue of Harbinger, an invitation to get involved with the ISE, and more!
First Arabic Translation of Murray Bookchin’s work now available!
The ISE is thrilled to announce the first-ever translation of Murray Bookchin’s work into Arabic: a translation of “The Communalist Project.”
New Social Ecology Comic!
We’re thrilled to share a new comic strip about social ecology and the ISE produced in collaboration with our friends at Ad Astra Comix – take a look!
Coronavirus: what you need to know
The domination of nature has reached crisis proportions under capitalism, and viral outbreaks are yet another ecological problem. There are ways that we can prevent the spread of these pathogens: wash your hands, disinfect your phone, don’t touch your face and self-quarantine if you exhibit symptoms of being sick. But without addressing the root causes of these issues—capitalism and the idea of dominating nature—these sorts of problems will only worsen. Social ecology offers an alternative vision of what an ecological and socially just world might look like – a world organized around care instead of domination that fosters a reharmonization of humanity and non-human nature.
