Systemic Transitions

By Pablo Solón[1]

[Español, Italian] The following proposals[2] seek to motivate reflections on how to deal with the systemic crises. These are ideas that arose from a South American and in particular, a Bolivian context.

1) We must rethink the processes of transitions based on the systemic crises that the Earth community is now experiencing. Although there is no doubt that the ecological and climate crises are the most relevant because they put at risk the continuity of life as we know it, transitions must be multidimensional and inclusive of our relationships with nature, our daily behavior patterns, the State and the political system, the economy, the social, the spiritual, energy, international relations and ethics.

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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?”

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

Resistir, defender los derechos de los pueblos y la Tierra, y reinventar el mundo

Simposio Alternativas Sistémicas, Itaipava (Brasil), 7-9 de abril de 2019[1]  [English, Français] Más de 50 activistas participaron en una maratón de tres días para analizar las principales tendencias de la situación mundial, establecer y profundizar sus relaciones, fortalecer las alternativas para un cambio sistémico radical y hacer avanzar el pensamiento estratégico sobre la creación de alternativas. Hay que señalar que el simposio reunió a una … Continue reading Resistir, defender los derechos de los pueblos y la Tierra, y reinventar el mundo

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

What are systemic alternatives?

By Pablo Solón [Versión en español] The premise of systemic alternatives is that the environmental, economic, social, geopolitical, institutional and civilizational crises are part of a whole, are interrelated and feed into one another. Therefore, it is impossible to resolve one of these crises without addressing the others in a complementary manner. One-dimensional strategies are incapable of solving systemic crises and, on the contrary, can … Continue reading What are systemic alternatives?

Systemic Alternatives Symposium: Addressing the hard questions

We are at a critical moment and choices and actions we take now will determine if we contribute further to the various crises threatening our planet and people, or if we actively join those who would face the different crises and work together to dismantle the system of root causes of these crises and in its place, push forward both existing and new systemic alternatives. … Continue reading Systemic Alternatives Symposium: Addressing the hard questions

COMUNICADO A unos días antes del Buenos Aires G20, se organiza la resistencia.

El G20 se celebrará este año en Argentina los días 30 de noviembre y 1 de diciembre. Al parecer, los líderes de estos países que por si mismos representan el 85% del PIB mundial y dos tercios de la población mundial no temen el ridículo, ya que han elegido reunirse en un país hoy en día en el borde abismo debido a la aplicación de … Continue reading COMUNICADO A unos días antes del Buenos Aires G20, se organiza la resistencia.

Alternatives Systémiques: Infographies

Nous vivons des crises systémiques. Les crises économique, sociale, environnementale et politique font partie d’un tout. Il est impossible de résoudre l’une de ces crises sans s’attaquer aux autres. Les stratégies unidimensionnelles sont incapables de résoudre ces crises systémiques et au contraire parfois les aggravent. Pour construire des alternatives systémiques, il est nécessaire de forger des stratégies et des propositions qui, à différents niveaux, confrontent … Continue reading Alternatives Systémiques: Infographies

Infographics: Systemic Alternatives

We live systemic crises. The economic, social, environmental and political crises are part of a whole. It is impossible to solve one of these crises without addressing the others. One-dimensional strategies are unable to solve these systemic crises and on the contrary sometimes aggravate it. To build systemic alternatives it is necessary to forge strategies and proposals that at different levels confront capitalism, extractivism, productivism, … Continue reading Infographics: Systemic Alternatives

Systemwandel

Alternativen zum globalen Kapitalismus https://www.mandelbaum.at/buch.php?id=861&menu=buecher Welche Alternativen gibt es zum Kapitalismus in seiner gegenwärtig so destruktiven Verfasst­heit? Der international renommierte Glo­ba­lisierungskritiker und Boliviens früherer UN-Vertreter Pablo Solón hat die wesentlichen zusammengestellt und bringt sie in einen Dialog: In den letzten Jahren sind eine Vielzahl alternativer Konzepte im Globalen Süden, insbesondere in Lateinamerika, entworfen worden, von denen Buen Vivir nur das bekannteste ist, weil es Eingang … Continue reading Systemwandel

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

Alternativas Sistémicas: Una reflexión

[15-15-15,  Marian R. Gómez y Pepe Campana] El coordinador de 15/15\15 nos sugirió preparar una reseña sobre el libro Alternativas sistémicas, edición conjunta de Focus on the Global South, Attac France y Fundación Solón (La Paz, Bolivia, 2017, disponible bajo licencia CC BY-NC-ND en http://www.systemicalternatives.org). Nos pusimos a ello, pensando en escribir, si acaso, unas notas animando a los lectores a intersarse por el libro. … Continue reading Alternativas Sistémicas: Una reflexión

Introduction

The premise of this publication is that we are living a systemic crisis that can only be solved through systemic alternatives. Humanity is facing a complex set of crises from environmental, economic, social to civilizational crisis. All of these crises are part of a whole.  We cannot solve one of these crises without addressing the others. Each one is constantly receiving a strong feedback from … Continue reading Introduction

Introducción

La presente publicación parte de la premisa de que estamos viviendo una crisis sistémica que sólo puede ser resuelta con alternativas sistémicas. Lo que la humanidad enfrenta no es sólo una crisis ambiental, económica, social, geopolítica, institucional o civilizatoria. Todas estas crisis son parte de un todo. Es imposible resolver una de estas crisis sin abordar las otras en su conjunto. Cada una de estas … Continue reading Introducción