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Hello friends - our 2018 summer school is a month away, and we have an amazing program this year! Combining courses, guest lectures, field trips, and performances, we'll explore capitalism, direct democracy, confronting white nationalism & fascism, feminism, art & social change, movement history & strategy. Come spend a weekend or week with ISE faculty and activist thinkers from around the world in the beautiful Pacific Northwest!
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Seattle is ruled by capital, but throughout history social movements have imposed limits on its rule. This walking tour of Seattle's pan-Asian neighborhood, the International District, will visit some of the many sites of capitalist development, state violence and social movement activity over 150 years that have made the neighborhood what it is today, for better and for worse: anti-Chinese riots, Japanese internment, Filipino American labor radicalism, urban renewal and anti-gentrification battles, and more.
This walking tour is part of the Institute for Social Ecology Summer Intensive. Suggested donation of $10.
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There's still time to enroll for our summer intensive in Poulsbo, WA - June 8-13. Come explore the struggle for a free society in theory and praxis with activist-thinkers from around the world!
Register today for our Summer Intensive, June 8-13 in Poulsbo, Washington and spend a week/weekend studying social transformation from theory to praxis!
Classes & workshops include: Foundations of Social Ecology, Understanding Capitalism, Confronting Racism, Fascism & White Nationalism, Nature Philosophy, Municipal Movements and Direct Democracy, History of the Left, Food and Climate Justice, Indigenous Resistance, Art and Social Change, a Radical History Walking Tour of Seattle, The Rojava Revolution. We’ll also kick things off Friday night with a concert and party!
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The Rojava Revolution: Building Radical Democracy in Syria
Lecture by Saladdin Ahmed
Seattle University: Wycoff Auditorium, 2nd floor Engineering Building
...Is it true that there is no alternative to the existing hierarchical world, or do we simply choose not to perceive alternatives? Is it true that inclusive social egalitarianism is an unrealizable utopia, or do we just prefer to perpetuate the conditions of a reality that renders imagination impossible? This talk will examine the current revolution in Rojava, the Kurdish region of Northern Syria, as an unprecedented political alternative that offers a new model for a radically egalitarian and democratic model. We will discuss the history of the Rojava liberation movement, its radical feminist, democratic, and cosmopolitan political vision, and what North American movements can learn from their inspiring example.
This public lecture is part of the Institute for Social Ecology's 2018 Summer Intensive, full program and more details here: http://social-ecology.org/…/social-ecology-summer-intensiv…/. Co-sponsored by the Autonomous Collective of Seattle University.
Speaker bio: Saladdin Ahmed’s research centers on critical theory and social and political philosophy, focusing on social space and political movements. His academic work has been published in Theory in Action, Critique: Journal of Socialist Theory, and Critical Race and Whiteness Studies, and has a forthcoming book titled Totalitarian Space and the Destruction of Aura (SUNY Press).He has a Ph.D in Philosophy from the University of Ottawa, and is currently Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics and Race and Ethnic Studies at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington.
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There's still time left to enroll for our new online course, Social Transformation Beyond Pragmatism or Utopia! This 3-session seminar will explore how we can make real change now without losing sight of our more radical long-term political vision. Enroll today!
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Social ecologists, communalists, and liberatarian municipalists in Aoteroa/New Zealand should check out this exciting new project!
The full schedule for our June Intensive in Poulsbo, WA is now up! Workshops on art & social change, understanding capitalism, confronting white nationalist and fascist movements, indigenous politics, food justice, radical democracy and more - enroll today!
The full program for our June Intensive is now up, featuring classes, workshops and guest lectures on topics including Foundations of Social Ecology; Understanding Capitalism; Confronting Racism, Fascism & White Nationalism; Municipal Movements and Direct Democracy; Food & Climate Justice; Indigenous Resistance; Art & Social Change; Radical History Walking Tour of Seattle. Register today!
New blog post on the eviction of the utopian community of the Zone à Défendre in France by ISE faculty Beverly Naidus.
Long Live la ZAD!
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Join us for a night of music and revelry, featuring local music by The Window Smashing Job Creators, Bookchin, and Alessandra Rose.
Window Smashing Job Creators: https://thewindowsmashingjobcreators.bandcamp.com/
Bookchin:...
https://bookchin.bandcamp.com/
Alessandra Rose:
http://www.alessandrarose.com/
Institute for Social Ecology shared their event.
Register now for our 2018 Summer Intensive! Join us for a week/ weekend of learning, strategizing, and networking to change the world! We'll explore topics like Social Ecology, Movement History & Strategy, Confronting Racism/White Nationalism/Fascism, Understanding Capitalism, Indigenous Resistance, Direct Democracy, Food & Climate Justice, and Indigenous Resistance. June 8-13 in Poulsbo, Washington.
How can we actually change the world without becoming part of the problem? How do we balance the "no" of protest with the "yes" of positive change in the present? Register today to explore these questions and more in our new 3 session online seminar Social Transformation Beyond Pragmatism or Utopia, starting April 26.
ISE Board retreaters spent the weekend discussing our future and charting a path to renewal and growth. Unfortunately Chaia Heller and Lincoln Van Sluytman couldn’t make it to join us, but we accomplished a lot. What a great crew! We so look forward to sharing our ideas with you at our Intensive and Annual Gathering this summer.
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Enroll today for our new online seminar, Social Transformation Beyond Pragmatism or Utopia - starts April 26!
