2018 ISE Annual Gathering: Aug. 17-19 Marshfield, VT

The Institute for Social Ecology cordially invites you to our 2018 Annual Gathering for a weekend of engaging political discussion, great food, and socializing in Marshfield, Vermont. The gathering is a unique opportunity to renew the Social Ecology community in person, restore old friendships and make new ones, and connect with like-minded people from around […]
Social Ecology Summer Intensive: June 8-13, Poulsbo, WA.

We had a superbly successful Social Ecology Summer Intensive June 8-13, 2018 at the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action in Poulsbo, Washington. Stay tuned this coming winter for announcements of our 2019 Intensives, tentatively planned for both Vermont and British Columbia!
From our recent intensive in San Francisco

We had a truly exceptional time at our recent social ecology seminar in San Francisco. Thanks to Michelle Glowa and everyone at the California Institute for Integral Studies who made it possible, and to our incredible class of participants from all across North America and around the world! You can view the full schedule, and […]
San Francisco Summer Intensive Program and Courses

2017 ISE Summer Intensive Schedule Sat 6/10 9-10 Introductions and welcoming 10-11:30 Foundations of Social Ecology (Dan Chodorkoff) 11:45-1:15 Philosophy and Politics of Social Ecology (Chaia Heller) Lunch 2:30-4:30 Understanding capitalism and the current crisis (Eddie Yuen & Peter Staudenmaier) 4:45- 6 The Rise of the Right: Making Sense of Populism, Authoritarianism, and Fascism […]
ISE 2017 Annual Gathering: August 18-20 – Marshfield, VT

In 2017 we had our best-attended and most wide-ranging gathering to date. An account of our latest summer gathering will be posted soon.
2017 Social Ecology Intensive: June 10-15, San Francisco

Theme is “Linking Protest and Social Transformation: Social Ecology and the Future of Our Movements,” and sessions will be held at the California Institute for Integral Studies.
Program for ISE 2016 Annual Gathering, Aug. 19-21

Full schedule for our 2016 Annual Gathering, August 19-21, Marshfield Vermont. It was one of our best – special thanks to all the new folks who came from throughout the US and beyond!
16 Year Anniversary of A16 IMF/World Bank Protest – Bringing Democracy Home

ISE faculty and students were key organizers and active participants in the alterglobalization movement. To commemorate the 16th anniversary of the “A16” action in Washington D.C. and the important role played by Social Ecologists in this movement, we’re posting the widely-read Bringing Democracy Home pamphlet that helped give the movement its political flavor. Although written 16 years ago, its insights remain as relevant as ever.
2016 ISE Summer Gathering: August 19-21 – Marshfield, Vermont

Join the ISE for our annual summer gathering in Vermont. This year’s theme: Social Ecology, Socialism, and the State. How can we move from protest to social transformation?
New Online Course – Ecology, Democracy, Utopia

Our first online course on the foundations of social ecology. Offered again soon!