Soliman Lawrence on the revival of Jewish culture in Poland
ISE alum and former summer staff member Soliman Lawrence has been living in Berlin for many years and working as a documentary photographer. Recently he was interviewed by the popular German news magazine, Die Zeit, on his series of photographs documenting the recent revival of Jewish culture in Poland. Soli’s work explores the central paradox of […]
New documentary on “Europe’s Last Revolution”
We’ve received notice of a documentary film, currently in production, that tells the story of the expropriated and collectively managed factories in northern Spain during the lead-up to the Spanish Civil War. The full title is translated as Collective Economy: Europe’s Last Revolution. Readers may recall Sam Dolgoff’s landmark book, The Anarchist Collectives, which was prefaced […]
“Occupy, Debt, Finance & Class Struggle”
This short essay by ISE alum, Rob Ogman, offers an insightful perspective on these issues. Was the financial crisis partly a product of labor’s decline? How was Occupy a “coming out” event for the “graduates without a future”? How can we make debt cancellation a reality? Full text at http://occupythecrisis.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/occupy-debt-finance-and-class-struggle/.
Paradise Lot: New book from 2 ISE alums.!
Paradise Lot: Two Plant Geeks, One-Tenth of an Acre, and the Making of an Edible Garden Oasis in the City by Eric Toensmeier and Jonathan Bates Information from Chelsea Green Books. Their link also contains ordering information. When Eric Toensmeier and Jonathan Bates moved into a duplex in a run-down part of […]
“The Day After Hurricane Sandy”
An exceptional review of the personal and political aftermath of the recent superstorm, written by the inimitable Nicholas Powers of New York City’s Indypendent newspaper: http://www.indypendent.org/2012/11/18/day-after-hurricane-sandy. Some excerpts: New Yorkers solemnly nodded when told about Gotham’s climate refugees. They were victims whose homelessness was not their fault. But beneath the sympathy were long lines of […]
New Book & website: Public Health and Social Justice
From Martin Donohoe, a Portland, Oregon medical doctor and long-time supporter of efforts to expose the hazards of GMOs: http://www.publichealthandsocialjustice.org/ http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-111808814X.html His website contains a vast archive of articles, slide shows, syllabi, and other documents relevant to topics in more than 30 key areas of public health and social justice. Regarding Dr. Donohoe’s book, Dr. […]
New writing on utopias
ISE alum Karl Hardy has edited a special issue of the literary journal Puerto del Sol, focusing on the theme of Utopias!. This special issue (47.2 Fall 2012) features original poetry and prose as well as a ’roundtable’ Q&A with: Kim Stanley Robinson – author of acclaimed utopian novels including The Three Californias, Mars, and […]
Support Food Democracy at Green Mountain College
The fate of a pair of oxen at Green Mountain College’s Cerridwen Farm (Poultney, VT) has attracted national media attention, but not because of the exemplary way the administration at this small college has engaged students in deciding the role of animals in their community food system. Please read the appeal that follows by the […]
New book: “Our Food, Our Right”
This outstanding introduction to today’s community-based food movements is designed by Annie Brulé of SEEDS, the social ecology project on Washington state’s Vashon Island. This review was written for the publisher’s website at seattleglobaljustice.org:
Local food is all the rage these days, and rightfully so. People across the US are increasingly frustrated by the chemical-laden, processed calories that pass for food in most major supermarkets and are increasingly looking to alternative sources, from farmers markets and farm share programs to co-ops and natural food stores. But with food prices rising everywhere, healthy food is in danger of becoming even more of an elite niche market, accessible only to those with surplus income to spend. While some of us will pay more for food that is local, organic and fair-trade, many of our neighbors are often limited by shrinking household budgets to food that is nutrient-deficient, genetically engineered, and potentially hazardous to health.
New book: “Recovering Bookchin”
New Compass Press, based in Norway, has just announced the publication of Recovering Bookchin: Social Ecology and the Crises of Our Time, written by Sheffield Hallam University (UK) Senior Lecturer, Dr. Andy Price. New Compass describes the rationale for this book: Through an extensive body of political and philosophical ideas he called social ecology, Murray […]
