Category: Ecosocialism

Christophe Aguiton, Commons, Degrowth, Ecosocialism, Feminism, Français, Power

Les nouvelles frontières de la démocratie

Christophe Aguiton

(English/Español) Parler d’« alternatives systémiques » impose de s’intéresser aux concepts ou expériences issus de pratiques sociales réelles, qu’ils aient émergés récemment ou dans le passé, et qui tous remettent en cause tout ou partie du système de domination contemporain. Et  d’aborder la « mise en actions » de ces alternatives, il faut se poser la question de leur gestion, c’est à dire des modèles démocratiques qui en assurent la régulation. Continue reading “Les nouvelles frontières de la démocratie”

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Alternatives, Commons, Deglobalization, Degrowth, Economy..., Ecosocialism, Feminism, Pablo Solón, Vivir Bien

Alternative sistemiche: di cosa parliamo?

Pablo Solón

La premessa delle alternative sistemiche è che le crisi ambientali, economiche, sociali, geopolitiche, istituzionali e di civiltà sono parte di un tutto, sono interconnesse e si rinforzano mutualmente. È quindi impossibile risolvere una di queste crisi senza affrontare le altre come parte del tutto. Strategie unidimensionali non sono in grado di risolvere le crisi sistemiche e rischiano al contrario di aggravarle. Le crisi sistemiche sono causate da insiemi di fattori quali il capitalismo, la xenofobia, il razzismo, il patriarcato, l’estrattivismo, l’antropocentrismo, la plutocrazia, il produttivismo e il colonialismo. Un’alternativa sistemica tenta di affrontare e superare le cause strutturali delle crisi sistemiche. Le alternative sistemiche non progrediscono per stadi. Non si sostiene che bisogna prima andare oltre il capitalismo per poter risolvere il patriarcato o l’antropocentrismo. Le alternative sistemiche affermano che il capitalismo, il patriarcato, l’antropocentrismo e gli altri fattori sopra menzionati sono interdipendenti e mutualmente rafforzantisi. Continue reading “Alternative sistemiche: di cosa parliamo?”

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Alternatives, Commons, Deglobalization, Degrowth, Ecosocialism, Events, Feminism, Food Sovereignty, Global, Mother Earth Rights, Various

Résister, défendre les droits des peuples et de la planète, réinventer le monde

Synthèse du symposium organisé par Alternatives systémiques, Itaipava (Brésil), 7-9 avril 2019[1]  [English, Español] Plus de 50 participants ont participé à un véritable marathon de trois jours pour analyser les grandes tendances de la situation mondiale, établir et approfondir leurs relations, renforcer les alternatives pour un changement systémique radical et faire avancer la réflexion stratégique sur la création d’alternatives.  Fait à noter, le symposium a réuni … Continue reading Résister, défendre les droits des peuples et de la planète, réinventer le monde

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Alternatives, Analysis, Commons, Contributors, Deglobalization, Degrowth, Economy..., Ecosocialism, English, Events, Feminism, Food Sovereignty, Global, Mother Earth Rights, Power, Various, Vivir Bien

Social Movements: Resisting, Defending the Rights of Peoples and the Planet, Reinventing the World

Systemic Alternatives, May 2019 [Español, Français] An important symposium took place in Itaipava (Brazil),7-9 April 2019[1]. Over 50 participants came out of the marathon to analyse new and persisting trends in the global situation, build and deepen relationships, strengthen alternatives for radical systemic change, and advance strategic thinking on the creation of alternatives. What was remarkable was the mix of resistance, resilience, hope and creativity, expressed … Continue reading Social Movements: Resisting, Defending the Rights of Peoples and the Planet, Reinventing the World

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Analysis, Ecosocialism, English, Pablo Solón, Vivir Bien

Roundtable on Vivir Bien

During January 2018 the Great Transition Initiative organized a discussion around an  essay prepared by Pablo Solón, “Vivir Bien: Old Cosmovisions and New Paradigms.” Solón introduced Vivir Bien (also known as Buen Vivir), the disputes around this concept, the contradictions in its implementation by the government of Bolivia and how Vivir Bien can contribute and needs the complementarity with other visions. Below you will find the … Continue reading Roundtable on Vivir Bien

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Animation: To change the system we need systemic alternatives

This two-minute animation is based on the premise that we are facing a systemic crises and that we need systemic alternatives to capitalism, productivism, extractivism, patriarchy, plutocracy and anthropocentrism. Continue reading Animation: To change the system we need systemic alternatives

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Alternatives, Analysis, Degrowth, Economic, Economy..., Ecosocialism, Español, Others, Power

¿La economía solidaria representa un modelo viable a escala global?

[Fernando de La Cuadra, Rebelión] Hace ya algunas décadas el economista húngaro Karl Polanyi apuntaba que es posible pensar que existen formas de integración o de funcionamiento de la economía que no se asientan necesariamente en instituciones monetarias basadas en el intercambio convencional, es decir, que superan los movimientos de “doble mano” que se producen en el lugar del mercado, el cual representaría su locus por excelencia … Continue reading ¿La economía solidaria representa un modelo viable a escala global?

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5 Reasons You Should Care About Environmental Justice If You Care About Women

If you live in the United States, it’s easy to see certain matters as feminist issues. A bunch of creepy, old white dudes policing reproductive health is clearly a feminist issue. Republicans banning trans women from using the women’s restroom, apparently because they have some weird fantasy about cis men dressing up as ladies after seeing too many unfunny ‘90s comedies, is obviously a feminist issue. Donald Trump bragging about … Continue reading 5 Reasons You Should Care About Environmental Justice If You Care About Women

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Introduction to ecofeminism

[Karen J. Warren] From Michael E. Zimmerman, J. Baird Callicott, George Sessions,Karen J. Warren, and John Clark (Eds.), Environmental Philosophy:From Animal Rights to Radical Ecology. Englewood Cliffs, NJ:Prentice-Hall, 1993, pp. 253-267. Introduction The past few decades have witnessed an enormous interest in boththe women’s movement and the ecology (environmental) movement. Manyfeminists have argued that the goals of these two movements aremutually reinforcing; ultimately they involve the development … Continue reading Introduction to ecofeminism

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Ecofeminismo, una propuesta para repensar el presente y construir el futuro

[Marta Pascual Rodríguez y Yayo Herrero López – Ecologistas en Acción] El pensamiento patriarcal estructura el mundo en una serie de dualismos o pares de opuestos que separan y dividen la realidad. Cada par de opuestos, en los que la relación es jerárquica y el término normativo encarna la universalidad, se denomina dicotomía. Cultura o naturaleza, mente o cuerpo, razón o emoción, conocimiento científico o saber … Continue reading Ecofeminismo, una propuesta para repensar el presente y construir el futuro

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Theses on Saving the Planet – “The Promise of Ecosocialism”

Written by Richard Smith and first published at Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières I don’t need to tell you we face an existential threat. Scientists tell us we face a “climate emergency.” Last year was the hottest year ever recorded, beating 2014, which beat 2012. We break new records every year. The fourteen hottest years ever recorded have been recorded since 2000. January and February temperatures … Continue reading Theses on Saving the Planet – “The Promise of Ecosocialism”

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Final Manifesto: Third International Socialist Encounter

We, the organizations convening the Third International Ecosocialist Encounter, held in Bilbao from 23-25 September of 2016, Considering: That capitalism has been developed despite and in the face of the two basic dependencies that make human life possible. First, it ignores the fact that, like all other living species, we obtain the things we need in order to live from nature; second, it obscures the … Continue reading Final Manifesto: Third International Socialist Encounter

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Manifiesto final del III Encuentro Ecosocialista Internacional

Las organizaciones convocantes del III Encuentro ecosocialista internacional celebrado en Bilbao, los días 23, 24 y 25 de septiembre de 2016, CONSIDERAMOS: Que el capitalismo se ha desarrollado de espaldas y enfrentado con las dos dependencias básicas que posibilitan la vida humana. Ignora, en primer término que, como el resto de las especies vivas, obtenemos de la naturaleza lo que necesitamos para vivir y, en … Continue reading Manifiesto final del III Encuentro Ecosocialista Internacional

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‘Ecofeminism’: a talk about hard work and great joy

[Maria Mies, Roar Magazine] Recently, the UK-based publisher Zed Books launched its Critique Influence Change series, which “brings together pivotal texts by notable academics and activists from Zed Books’ publishing of the last thirty-five years”. Over the coming weeks ROAR will publish a series of interviews with some of the authors from this varied and inspiring collection of critical analyses and theories. We will look … Continue reading ‘Ecofeminism’: a talk about hard work and great joy

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Ariel Salleh, Ecosocialism, English, Feminism

Ecology Reframes History

[Ariel Salleh, 1997] Ecological crisis displaces modernist political analyses – liberalism, socialism, feminism. It provokes us to re-frame our history, to inscribe a new understanding of ourselves in relation to Nature, so called, and to ask how can we get to live this new sensibility in practical ways.1 That political moment is long due. The bourgeois and proletarian revolutions evaporated before realising their full potential; feminists … Continue reading Ecology Reframes History

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Ecosocialism, English, Michael Lowy

Ecosocialism and Spirituality

[Frei Betto and Michael Löwy, 2009] We would like to start our conference here at the World Social Forum of Belem with a homage to two personalities of high human quality,  which gave their lives for the defense of the Amazonian forest,  and the Peoples of the Forest:  Chico Mendes and Dorothy Stang. They are the best known,  the visible tip of the iceberg, of … Continue reading Ecosocialism and Spirituality

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Alternatives, Deglobalization, Degrowth, Economy..., Ecosocialism, English, Feminism, Mother Earth Rights, Various, Vivir Bien

Economy for Life in our Earth community

[Versión en español] Brief Background: This living document is a result of an extensive process led by the Social Movements for an Alternative Asia (SMAA), Gerak Lawan, La Via Campesina and the supporters of the #EndWTO Campaign. A draft document was written and circulated online before the #EndWTO Week of Action parallel to the 9th Ministerial of the World Trade Organization in Bali, Indonesia last … Continue reading Economy for Life in our Earth community

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