The Institute for Social Ecology presents an 8-day intensive introduction to the philosophy and politics of Social Ecology. This 8-day intensive will offer students an introduction to the dialectical philosophy and politics of Social Ecology. Using the lens of Social Ecology, students will also participate in topical seminars and lectures focused on climate justice, alternatives to capitalism, naturalist philosophy, gender politics, radical historical movements, food justice, media justice and designing democratic organizations.

What Is the ISE?

For more than thirty years, the Institute for Social ecology has been offering educational programs focused on a reconstructive social and ecological transformation of society. The ISE views the global penetration of systems of domination into daily life, the centralization of power, the homogenization of culture, and the strengthening of hierarchy and social control as impediments to human freedom and the root causes of the current ecological crisis. It is the ISE’s core belief that humans have the potential to play a creative role in natural and social evolution, and to foster vibrant, self-governing communities free from hierarchy, social inequity, and ecological degradation.

Class Descriptions:

Daniel Chodorkoff — Social Ecology: From Theory to Practice

This class will begin with an overview of the theory of social ecology, and then turn to examination of the role that social ecology has played in a variety of social movements over the past 35 years, ranging from the anti-nuke movement through the movement for climate justice. We will conclude with an exploration of a social ecological approach to community development, using the Lower East Side as a case study.

Chaia Heller – The Philosophy and Politics of Social Ecology

This class explores key philosophical, political, and strategic issues that surface in the theory and practice of social ecology. After re-thinking the idea of nature and human nature, the course examines the creative tensions produced when we bring together questions of left libertarian politics, a utopian perspective, and an ecological vision. In addition, the course addresses social-ecological praxis, exploring various approaches to transforming a revolutionary reconstructive vision into a reality.

Brooke Lehman and Guests – Building Healthy Democratic Organizations

This hands-on seminar will walk students through a dynamic and participatory process of designing radically democratic organizations. Students will work individually or in small groups on developing a mission statement, organizational principles, a vision document, and a thorough organizational structure for a real or hypothetical organization. In addition students will develop a holistic analysis, a reconstructive vision, and outreach materials for their project. Students will present their projects to the group for feedback in the final session.

Brian Tokar – From Climate Awareness to Climate Justice: A Social Ecology View

While policymakers and mainstream environmentalists are busy debating parts per million of carbon dioxide, people around the world are already suffering the impacts of worldwide climate chaos, from droughts and wildfires, to unprecedented floods and tornadoes. In response, climate justice activists worldwide are proposing a holistic, human rights-centered approach to the climate crisis. We will address the broad scope of climate justice perspectives, examine false and real solutions, and discuss how social ecology’s views on justice and technology, as well as its long-range, reconstructive can contribute to transforming the current climate debate.

Peter Staudenmaier – Alternatives to Capitalism

As discontent with capitalism grows around the globe, those of us involved in struggles for a better world face challenging questions about just what form of society we’re working toward. Questions of political economy, in particular, present a series of dilemmas for anti-capitalist activists. This intensive course aims to work through several of these core questions collectively and critically. Building on social ecology’s analysis of capitalism as an irrational social system, we will examine several alternative economic visions put forward by a range of radical thinkers on the libertarian left. We will take a utopian yet skeptical approach to these proposed frameworks, evaluate their merits and flaws, consider their practical implications, and compare them with social ecology’s communalist perspective.

Peter Staudenmaier – The Nature of Nature

This seminar will examine a question that lies at the heart of social ecology’s understanding of the world: What do we mean by ‘nature’ and why does it matter? Applying the insights of dialectical naturalism to various contemporary controversies within environmental ethics and the philosophy of nature, we will analyze concepts such as ‘environment’, ‘intervention’, ‘adaptation’, and ‘wilderness’ and consider how to make sense of these terms within the framework of first and second nature. We will draw on readings in biology, history, and social theory in order to deepen our understanding of the relationships between first nature and second nature, and will work toward formulating a distinctively social-ecological perspective on these complex questions of the nature of nature.

Logistics:

The Seminar will be held at a beautiful rural retreat center in the Hudson Valley of New York State. Meals and Board (dorm or camping) included. Classes will run from 10AM to 9PM. We ask that you arrive by 1PM on the 9th, and the closing circle will finish by 5PM on the 17th.

The cost of the seminar is $600, which includes classes, room (camping or dorms) and incredible meals. Limited scholarships will be available based on need. (This Seminar is co-hosted by the Watershed Center)

The closest airport is LaGuardia (JFK second best). Transportation from the Metro North train station in Wassaic will be available on the morning of the 9th. The train leaves Grand Central Station at 9:48AM (or 125th Street at 9:58AM). Transportation back to the Wassaic train will be provided on the evening of the 17th arriving in NYC at 8:32. Please arrange your travel accordingly. A round trip ticket should run you about $35.00 and can be purchased at the station (not on the train). More information to come.

Application

Summer Intensive Application

1. Your Name(required)
2. Email(valid email required)
3. Street Address(required)
4. City, State Zip(required)
5. Tell us a little about you:(required)
6. Why are you interested in Social Ecology?(required)
7. How did you hear about Social Ecology?(required)

 

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“Social Ecology and the Future of Resistance”

Fifth Annual Summer Colloquium - Institute for Social Ecology

Marshfield, VT USA

August 19-21

Application/Registration Deadline: June 1, 2011 (please see below)
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Contact: admin@social-ecology.org

CALL FOR PAPER & PRESENTATION PROPOSALS

ISE Colloquium: INVITATION & CALL FOR PAPER PROPOSALS:

“Social Ecology and the Future of Resistance”

Fifth Annual Summer Colloquium - Institute for Social Ecology

Marshfield, VT USA

August 19-21

Application/Registration Deadline: June 1, 2011 (please see below)
Jump to application

Contact: admin@social-ecology.org

CALL FOR PAPER & PRESENTATION PROPOSALS

NOTE: While proposing a paper is certainly welcomed it is not a requirement for attendance. We recognize the many ways in which attendees can contribute to the Colloquium experience.

The Institute for Social Ecology invites abstracts for papers and presentations for our fifth annual summer colloquium scheduled for August 19-21 in Marshfield, VT. Workshop and presentation periods are intended to facilitate the development of specific writing and activist projects as well as the theory/praxis of social ecology.

The dramatic events in Northern Africa and across the “Middle East” this winter have rekindled long-dormant discussions about the meaning and possibilities of revolution in our time. Meanwhile, the rising profile of a more ideologically-driven right wing in the US has raised historical and political questions about the continuing legacy of liberalism in the US.

How does social ecology help us rethink the underlying tensions here?

Some questions and topics for proposals include:

• Social Ecology in a Global Context: For example, what does social ecology have to contribute to discussion surrounding the situation in Northern Africa or in Israel/Palestine?
• Social Ecology and Solidarity: How can social ecology and social ecologists act in solidarity with social movements and/or organizations engaged in complementary work?
• Revisiting the “Reform” vs “Revolution” debate: is there a “third option”?
• Do the conditions of neoliberalism compel a re-thinking of a libertarian municipalist or dual-power strategy
• Considering the question of non-violence in relation to libertarian municipalism or building towards a dual-power situation.
• The crisis of liberalism: we invite critical analyses.

***NOTE: these are suggested topics only. We welcome all paper proposals that demonstrate a clear contribution to the work of the ISE community.***

• We expect high-quality, rigorous papers, though, we wish to emphasize that we value and encourage a variety of writing styles and “tone” — that is, we expect strong papers but papers need not necessarily adopt a formal or conventionally “academic” model.
• In addition, we very much value and encourage paper proposals that deal directly with activist projects or questions of activist praxis.
• The use of multimedia (video/audio) is welcomed and encouraged. If you require A/V equipment, please include this information in your proposal.
• Please send abstracts ( 350-500 words) which briefly describe your paper/presentation objectives and demonstrate a clear contribution to the work of the ISE community to Brian Tokar (briant at pshift.com) by June 1. Final papers and presentation details will be due on July 15 with the expectation of distributing to Colloquium attendees by August 1 to allow for everyone to arrive having read the papers and or familiarized themselves with presentation details. We ask that you please respect these deadlines as they are intended to facilitate optimal planning and actual Colloquium experience for all.

 

Location and time: The colloquium will be held at the home of Dan and Betsy Chodorkoff, in Marshfield, Vermont, starting on the Afternoon of Friday, August 19 and concluding in the Afternoon of Sunday, August 21.

Registration: The Colloquium is intended to be a space for focused discussion on the development of social ecology, both theory and praxis, as well as a time for renewal and building of the ISE community. As space is, unfortunately, limited we are asking that you please submit a brief “application” by **June 1, 2011**  Please also consider attending the ISE Intensive (taking place August 9-17, 2011 in upstate New York) which will include a more comprehensive schedule of courses, workshops, etc.

To attend the colloquium please submit a short statement that briefly explains your relationship and familiarity with social ecology and the ISE. In addition, You should articulate the contributions you intend to make to the Colloquium gathering and what you hope to get out of attending.

***To apply please use the form below, or send your Registration/Application materials to: admin@social-ecology.org with 2011 Colloquium Application in the subject line***

If we receive more applications than space allows, we will have to make determinations based upon our goals for the Colloquium experience. Those applicants who we are unable to accomodate for the Colloquium are invited and encouraged to attend the ISE Intensive.

Participation will be limited to 30 people. Indoor housing, nearby hotels, and camping options will be available.

 

Meals: We will begin the weekend eating lunch together on Friday at 12:30pm.  Continental breakfasts will be served Saturday and Sunday mornings.  All meals are included: Friday dinner, Saturday lunch and dinner, and Sunday lunch.

Lodging: There are nearby bed and breakfasts and a motel, as well as on-site camping available. There will be a limited number of indoor on-site options on a need-based priority basis. We will do our best to assist you in finding lodging and also to help coordinate carpool/transportation; please let us know what we can do to help! (admin@social-ecology.org)

Fees: The fee for the weekend is sliding scale from $250 to $150 per person.  We ask that you please give on the higher end of this fee spectrum to support the Institute for Social Ecology, which has ongoing costs to sustain our organization, but few sources of income.  We also want to make this financially workable for people in various financial situations, so please be frank if you need financial assistance for this event, as it is available.  For perspective, approximately $75 covers the basic expenses for delicious, healthy food and helping to adequately compensate our cook for the weekend.  Bring cash or a check (made out to “Institute for Social Ecology”) to the colloquium, and it will be collected on Friday night.

The 2011 Social Ecology Colloquium Organizing Committee:

Ben Grosscup,  Brian Tokar,  Chaia Heller,  Dan Chodorkoff, Josh Telson,  Karl Hardy, and Samantha Gorelick.

1. 2011 Colloquium Application
2. Your Name(required)
3. Email(valid email required)
4. Street Address(required)
5. City, State Zip(required)
6. Tell us a little about you:(required)
7. Please submit a short statement that briefly explains your relationship and familiarity with social ecology and the ISE:(required)
8. How did you hear about social ecology?(required)
9. Where will you be traveling from?
10. Would you like to camp on-site?
11. I am submitting a paper
12. If yes, please submit an abstract (350 - 500 words):

 

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]]> http://www.social-ecology.org/2011/02/ise-colloquium-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.social-ecology.org/2011/01/seeds-spring-permaculture-design-course-registration-now-open/ http://www.social-ecology.org/2011/01/seeds-spring-permaculture-design-course-registration-now-open/#comments Fri, 28 Jan 2011 05:01:34 +0000 admin http://www.social-ecology.org/?p=1905 The Social Ecology Education and Demonstration School (SEEDS), located on Vashon Island near Seattle, Washington (USA) is putting on a series of 8 weekend permaculture workshops between April 30 [...]]]> The Social Ecology Education and Demonstration School (SEEDS), located on Vashon Island near Seattle, Washington (USA) is putting on a series of 8 weekend permaculture workshops between April 30 and June 25. Pre-register by March 1 for a nearly 20% reduced rate! Details.

SEEDS is an exciting project co-founded by ISE Board member Bob Spivey. Over the past several years they’ve been quite active, hosting workshops, holding study groups, and contributing to organizing in the Seattle area around climate justice issues.

Additionally, they completed a beautiful “green map” of Vashon Island (learn more about SEEDS Vashon’s Green Map here).

]]> http://www.social-ecology.org/2011/01/seeds-spring-permaculture-design-course-registration-now-open/feed/ 1 http://www.social-ecology.org/2011/01/announcing-the-purple-thistle-institute/ http://www.social-ecology.org/2011/01/announcing-the-purple-thistle-institute/#comments Sat, 01 Jan 2011 05:01:04 +0000 admin http://www.social-ecology.org/?p=1758 Passing along the exciting news of the launch of the Purple Thistle Institute from Matt Hern, an associate of the ISE who has lectured and published widely on alternative education topics:

WHAT IS IT? The PTI will be something like an alternative university, or maybe better: an alternative‐to‐ university. The idea [...]]]> Passing along the exciting news of the launch of the Purple Thistle Institute from Matt Hern, an associate of the ISE who has lectured and published widely on alternative education topics:

WHAT IS IT? The PTI will be something like an alternative university, or maybe better: an alternative‐to‐ university. The idea is to bring together a bunch of engaged, interested people to talk about theory, ideas and practise for radical social change. We’ll have a great time, meet good people, get our praxis challenged and with luck refine and renew our ideas, politics and energies.

Importantly, the conversations will very deliberately cut across radical orientations – anarchists, socialists, lefties, progressives, anti‐colonialists, anti‐authoritarians, ecologists of all stripes are welcome. The idea is to work, think and talk together – to articulate and comprehend differences sure – but to find common ground, get beyond factionalized pettiness and stimulate radical ecological and egalitarian social change. We want to get good people with good ideas together to talk and listen to each other.

WHEN IS BEING HELD? July 4th – 23rd, 2011

For more information visit http://institute.purplethistle.ca/ or send email to institute@purplethistle.ca

]]> http://www.social-ecology.org/2011/01/announcing-the-purple-thistle-institute/feed/ 2 http://www.social-ecology.org/2010/12/new-instillation-reframing-eden-by-beverly-naidus/ http://www.social-ecology.org/2010/12/new-instillation-reframing-eden-by-beverly-naidus/#comments Fri, 31 Dec 2010 16:19:16 +0000 admin http://www.social-ecology.org/?p=1775 Passing along this announcement of a new installation by Beverly Naidus, an associate of the ISE:

“REFRAMING EDEN” an audience-participatory installation at VALISE gallery, VASHON, WA, Jan 2011

During the month of January 2011, VALISE gallery is pleased to host the work of two Vashon artists, Beverly Naidus (a member of the VALISE collective) and [...]]]> Passing along this announcement of a new installation by Beverly Naidus, an associate of the ISE:

“REFRAMING EDEN” an audience-participatory installation at VALISE gallery, VASHON, WA, Jan 2011

During the month of January 2011, VALISE gallery is pleased to host the work of two Vashon artists, Beverly Naidus (a member of the VALISE collective) and Shahreyar Ataie.

Beverly Naidus will be sharing mixed media works and will solicit stories from gallery visitors as part of Reframing Eden: Phase #2 – Gathering Pollen.  In 2010 Beverly Naidus was awarded the Royalty Research Foundation grant (from the University of Washington) to create a community-based, eco-art project entitled Eden Reframed.  This public project will remediate soil, offer a permaculture designed “food forest,” and share the stories of Vashon farmers and gardeners in sculptural story hives.  The exhibition will display various proposals and explorations of the project’s form and content.  During the month of January, Beverly Naidus will be in residence in the gallery collecting stories about what has inspired Vashon farmers and gardeners to plant seeds.

Beverly Naidus is currently on sabbatical from UW Tacoma where she has taught art for social change since 2003.  Her work has received recognition in the New York and Los Angeles art worlds, and has been written about in several books.  She has exhibited her work internationally and travels frequently to give talks and workshops.  She is the author of Arts for Change: Teaching Outside the Frame (New Village Press, 2009). Her local involvement includes being a founding member of SEEDS (www.socialecologyvashon.org) along with her husband, Bob Spivey.  She shares her home with her husband and their teenage son, Sam, three cats and her housemate, Jenny Bell. Her websites are www.beverlynaidus.net, www.artsforchange.org and www.edenreframed.blogspot.com.

Shahreyar Ataie will exhibit a new site-specific installation at VALISE gallery entitled Sheep.  Shahreyar states about his work, “It is an interesting psyche that can burden a source of food and clothing with enumerable psychological, cultural, and spiritual meaning.  From surrogate sacrificial offering to a symbol for our desire to find the meaning of life, from Abraham and the fortunate Isaac to Jason and the adventurous Argonauts, sheep have played a pivotal role in the development of human history.  It is this love-eat relationship that I am interested in – this total indifference to our simile for innocence- this idyll that we pillage repeatedly without remorse- this relationship that we take for granted and use.”  Shahreyar also states that he believes long drawn out Biographies only serve to irritate the reader, in this spirit of focused brevity he presents his own: “Shahreyar Ataie lives on Vashon with his wife Jutta and two cats Gianni and LittleMan.”

The gallery will be open every Saturday from 10 am – 5 pm, on Thursday evenings from 5-8 pm, and by appointment.  To call for an appointment, please contact Beverly at 206-463-4223.  The opening reception for these two site-specific installations will be on January 7th from 6-9 pm. VALISE is located at 17633 Vashon Highway SW, on Vashon Island, just a quick ferry ride from West Seattle, Washington.

Beverly Naidus
Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Arts
(on sabbatical Sept 2010 until Sept 2011)
Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Program
University of Washington, Tacoma
email: bnaidus@uw.edu

]]> http://www.social-ecology.org/2010/12/new-instillation-reframing-eden-by-beverly-naidus/feed/ 0 http://www.social-ecology.org/2010/09/1615/ http://www.social-ecology.org/2010/09/1615/#comments Mon, 13 Sep 2010 20:37:39 +0000 admin http://www.social-ecology.org/?p=1615 Toward Climate Justice
Perspectives on the Climate Crisis & Social Change

By Brian Tokar
From Communalism Press, Porsgrunn, Norway

The emerging global movement for climate justice highlights the social justice and human rights dimensions of global climate disruptions, while challenging corporate-driven false [...]]]> Toward Climate Justice
Perspectives on the Climate Crisis & Social Change

By Brian Tokar
From Communalism Press, Porsgrunn, Norway

The emerging global movement for climate justice highlights the social justice and human rights dimensions of global climate disruptions, while challenging corporate-driven false solutions, and using creative direct action to press for real, systemic changes. Brian Tokar shows how the perspective of social ecology can point the way toward a radically ecological reconstruction of society, in contrast to the grim, apocalyptic visions that underlie much of today’s popular climate activism.

Hope Beneath Our Feet
Restoring Our Place in the Natural World

Edited by Martin Keogh
From North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, California, USA

Featuring essays by social ecologists Chaia Heller and Brian Tokar, along with contributions by Barbara Kingsolver, Frances Moore Lappé, Michael Pollan, Vandana Shiva, Wendell Berry, and nearly 50 others.

Uses of a Whirlwind
Movement, Movements, and Contemporary
Radical Currents in the United States

Edited by the Team Colors Collective, including ISE alumnus Kevin Van Meter
From AK Press, Oakland, California, USA

With contributions from Brian Tokar, and allies such as Ashanti Alston, Andrej Grubacic, George Caffentzis, Silvia Federici, and Chris Carlsson.

The Anti-Jewish Riots in Oslo
By Eirik Eiglad
From Communalism Press, Porsgrunn, Norway

In  January 2009, massive protests in Oslo against the war in Gaza degenerated into the most violent riots Norway had seen for three decades; to many observers the riots mirrored age-old patterns of anti-Semitic hatred. This book is a personal narrative of the events, as told by a Norwegian anti-fascist and social ecologist.

La Tierra Viva (The Living Earth)
Manual de Agricultura Ecológica

By ISE alumnus Nelson Alvarez Febles
From the Conservation Trust of Puerto Rico (Fideicomiso de Conservación de Puerto Rico)

Greatly expanded from the original 1994 edition, this new edition offers a broad vision of agro-ecological sustainability, and provides the reader with the tools needed to produce food using environmentally friendly practices. The book includes sections on urban plantings, tropical beekeeping, organic fruit trees, marketing of organic products, and includes several appendices and indexes that make it a real handbook on organic farming.

Released last year:

Common Ground in a Liquid City: Essays in Defense of an Urban Future
by Matt Hern
From AK Press

Just released:

Agriculture and Food in Crisis: Conflict, Resistance, and Renewal
Co-edited by Fred Magdoff and Brian Tokar
From Monthly Review Press [Update: Available now!]

Coming Soon:

Post-Industrial Peasants
By Chaia Heller
From Duke University Press
Watch this space for publication information.

]]> http://www.social-ecology.org/2010/09/1615/feed/ 1 http://www.social-ecology.org/2010/06/workshop-details-ise-at-the-us-social-forum/ http://www.social-ecology.org/2010/06/workshop-details-ise-at-the-us-social-forum/#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:54:07 +0000 admin http://www.social-ecology.org/?p=1584 Here are full descriptions of the ISE’s offerings at the US Social Forum:

False Solutions and Real Solutions to Climate Change

Thurs. Jun 24 2010 – 1-5 pm               Cobo Hall: D3-22

Cosponsored with the Massachusetts Coalition for Healthy Communities

Collaborating Organizations: Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, Biofuelwatch, Rising Tide, Institute for Policy Studies (with ETC [...]]]> Here are full descriptions of the ISE’s offerings at the US Social Forum:

False Solutions and Real Solutions to Climate Change

Thurs. Jun 24 2010 – 1-5 pm               Cobo Hall: D3-22

Cosponsored with the Massachusetts Coalition for Healthy Communities

Collaborating Organizations: Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, Biofuelwatch, Rising Tide, Institute for Policy Studies (with ETC Group, Global Justice Ecology Project and others)

The challenge of global climate disruption has created new opportunities for corporate profiteering, marketing of “technofixes” and further commodification of the earth. Many of these “false solutions” will in fact worsen global warming and stand in the way of changes that must be made. Policies to market carbon and offset emissions, unproven and costly technologies such as carbon capture and sequestration (“clean coal”), “advanced” bioenergy, GMO “climate ready” crops, nuclear expansion, and natural gas as a “bridge fuel” are all examples of false solutions. Real solutions do exist! This workshop will begin with discussion of false solutions and their direct impacts on our communities, and then turn toward a collaborative and wide ranging discussion of genuinely renewable, community-centered solutions, rooted in the principles of climate justice. This is part of an ongoing effort to build a “People’s Vision” for U.S. climate action that is just, effective, realistic and potentially transformative.

1 – 2:10 pm: False solutions: Energy technology

Diane D’Arrigo (Nuclear Information and Resource Service), Rachel Smolker (Biofuelwatch), Kerwin Olson (Citizens Action Coalition/IN), Pat Mooney (ETC Group)

2:15 – 3:30 pm: False solutions: Carbon markets, offsets and policies:

Michael Dorsey (Dartmouth College), Daphne Wysham (Inst. for Policy Studies), Brihannala Morgan (Rising Tide NA), Maggie Zhou (Mass. Coalition for Healthy Communities).

3:40 – 4:15 pm: Speak-out on real solutions.

Bring a summary of what’s happening in your community!

4:15 – 5:30 pm:  Wrapup panel:  Real solutions and ways forward

Howard Ehrman (Little Village Environmental Justice Organization), Emily Kirsch (Ella Baker Center), Edgardo García (Vía Campesina Nicaragua), Aaron Lehmer (Bay Localize).

From Climate Crisis to Collective Commons: Renewable Energy from Below

Fri. Jun 25 2010 – 1-3 pm               WSU Old Main: O134

Control over energy technologies and resources has long been a major factor in defining human power relations. In the current transition to renewable energy, social justice is far from inevitable and will only come about as the result of decisive collective action. If strategic steps are taken, the transition to renewable energy can offer an historic opportunity for communities to assume democratic control over their territories, resources and lives; to build more egalitarian relations of production and exchange; and to catalyze a global reawakening to the social and ecological importance of the “collective commons.” Join us in discussion with activists, theorists and community leaders as we look at new models for a just transition to renewable energy. Speakers will address the global threat of community displacement and exploitation by multinational energy corporations; the difference between “green jobs” and community / worker control over green industries; current models for community controlled energy projects, with a particular focus on Indigenous territories; legislative requirements for a decentralized and democratic energy system; and ideas for building a movement for collective commons around green technologies.

Panelists:

Kandi Mosset: Tribal Campus Climate Challenge Organizer for the Indigenous Environmental Network
Nikke Alex: Executive Director of the Black Mesa Water Coalition
Yvonne Liu: Senior Research Associate at the Applied Research Center
Deborah Groban Olson: Executive Director the Center for Community Based Enterprises

ISE Director Brian Tokar is also scheduled to speak on:

The Capitalist Roots of the Ecological Crisis
Weds. Jun 23 2010 – 1:00pm               WSU Manoogian: 112

with Joel Kovel, Terisa Turner, and Chris Williams.
Ecotopia or capitalist ecocide?
Fri. June 25 2010 – 3:30 pm             UAW-Chrysler Building: 1

with Richard Greeman, Victor Wallis, and others

]]> http://www.social-ecology.org/2010/06/workshop-details-ise-at-the-us-social-forum/feed/ 1 http://www.social-ecology.org/2010/06/ise-at-the-us-social-forum-in-detroit-june-22-26/ http://www.social-ecology.org/2010/06/ise-at-the-us-social-forum-in-detroit-june-22-26/#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:33:21 +0000 admin http://www.social-ecology.org/?p=1581 The Institute for Social Ecology is participating in 4 sessions at the upcoming US Social Forum. Please join us!

False Solutions and Real Solutions to Climate Change
Thurs. Jun 24 2010 – 1-5 pm Cobo Hall: D3-22
Co-sponsored with the Massachusetts Coalition for Healthy Communities

From Climate Crisis to Collective Commons: Renewable Energy [...]]]> The Institute for Social Ecology is participating in 4 sessions at the upcoming US Social Forum. Please join us!

False Solutions and Real Solutions to Climate Change
Thurs. Jun 24 2010 – 1-5 pm Cobo Hall: D3-22
Co-sponsored with the Massachusetts Coalition for Healthy Communities

From Climate Crisis to Collective Commons: Renewable Energy from Below
Fri. Jun 25 2010 – 1-3 pm WSU Old Main: O134

Capitalist Roots of the Ecological Crisis
Weds. Jun 23 2010 – 1:00pm               WSU Manoogian: 112
Panel with Brian Tokar, Joel Kovel, Terisa Turner, Chris Williams

Ecotopia or capitalist ecocide?
Fri. June 25 2010 – 3:30 pm             UAW-Chrysler Building: 1
With Richard Greeman, Victor Wallis, Brian Tokar, and others

Full details…

]]> http://www.social-ecology.org/2010/06/ise-at-the-us-social-forum-in-detroit-june-22-26/feed/ 0 http://www.social-ecology.org/learn/january-seminar http://www.social-ecology.org/learn/january-seminar#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:17:31 +0000 admin http://www.social-ecology.org/?p=1423 January 9th – 16th, 2010 — New York City — $300 (scholarships available)

The Institute for Social Ecology presented an 8-day intensive introduction to the philosophy and politics of Social Ecology. This 8-day intensive offered students an introduction to the dialectical philosophy and politics of Social Ecology. Using the lens of Social Ecology, students participated [...]]]> January 9th – 16th, 2010 — New York City — $300 (scholarships available)

The Institute for Social Ecology presented an 8-day intensive introduction to the philosophy and politics of Social Ecology. This 8-day intensive offered students an introduction to the dialectical philosophy and politics of Social Ecology. Using the lens of Social Ecology, students participated in four topical seminars focused the climate justice; alternatives capitalism; race; and the history of Social Ecology and radical movements. Students also participated in a practicum applying the principles of Social Ecology to their own actual (or imagined) activist campaigns. We are reviewing options for a similar program next winter.

*The philosophy class will be held in the evening to allow for NYC students with day jobs to attend.

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