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The illustrated book can be read and downloaded at https://makerojavagreenagain.org/book/

What is it about the social structures of Rojava that so inspires the fierce loyalty of its defenders and its people? This book answers that question. In language that bridges the Utopian and the concrete, the poetic and the everyday, the Internationalist Commune of Rojava has produced both a vision and a manual for what a free, ecological society can look like. In these pages you will find a philosophical introduction to the idea of social ecology, a theory that argues that only when we end the hierarchical relations between human beings (men over women, young over old, one ethnicity or religion over another) will we be able to heal our relationship with the natural world.

Debbie Bookchin

Make Rojava Green Again is an excellent book. Written comprehensively, it effectively outlines the fundamental causes of the climate crisis we currently face across the world. In simple terms, it sets out the fundamentals of the theory of ‘Social Ecology;’ that domination of human over human, and capitalist modernity in its infinite drive for growth are responsible for ecological breakdown. Most importantly, this book serves as a profound manifesto of hope for those of us who are fearful for the future of this world. Surrounded by enemies on all borders, and torn by war, the international commune in Rojava still labors to restore the integrity of its ecology and natural environment; this surely is a source of inspiration and it shows that everywhere, in liberated societies, we may hope to preserve the natural fabric of our world.

Tim Lewes

Nevertheless, Make Rojava Green Again offers a positive vision of the ongoing social revolution taking place in the area. At a moment when the launch of Extinction Rebellion suggests that a resurgent ecology movement is appearing at home, these under-reported initiatives are a great inspiration. Given the immense scale of the ecological challenges facing us, it is often difficult to know where to concentrate efforts. So here are two suggestions. First, your own community, and second, global solidarity initiatives such as this one! This book will help to raise the profile of some hopeful green shoots of change. To give the final word to the Internationalist Commune for Rojava: ‘Rojava needs us, but even more we need Rojava’.

Steve Hunt

Part I [6:31:28]:

• 00:09 .Preface
• 17:18 .CHAPTER ONE: Common Sense, the Taken-for-Granted, and Power
• 02:12:34 .CHAPTER TWO: The Current Common Sense: Capitalist Realism
• 04:01:33 .CHAPTER THREE: Capitalism and Militarism

Part II [7:38:01]:

• 00:00 .CHAPTER FOUR: Capitalism versus the Environment
• 02:03:30 .CHAPTER FIVE: Neoliberalism, Globalization, and Financialization
• 04:11:41 .CHAPTER SIX: Resistance and Response
• 05:54:47 .CHAPTER SEVEN: Social Change
• 07:14:57 .Capitalism and Covid-19: A Concluding Coda

"Consequences of Capitalism: Manufacturing Discontent and Resistance" by Noam Chomsky and Marv Waterstone is a critical examination of capitalism's impact on society. The authors argue that capitalism inherently requires exploitation and expansion, leading to environmental devastation, economic inequality, and eroded civil liberties. They explore how fear-mongering, propaganda, and media control maintain capitalist hegemony. The book also discusses the role of neoliberal "common sense" in perpetuating these issues and highlights the importance of solidarity, sustainability, and human needs over profits. Chomsky and Waterstone envision an alternative future based on a participatory, democratic economy.

The full text can be downloaded in several formats from Anna's Archive.

Note: Unfortunately through out this text they talk about South America by using the term Latin America. Sure, this is a widely used term but as a Chilean friend said "the only thing that is latin in this part of the world is colonialism".

Are alternative energies and Green New Deals enough to deliver environmental justice? Peter Gelderloos argues that international governmental responses to the climate emergency are structurally incapable of solving the crisis. But there is hope. Across the world, grassroots networks of local communities are working to realize their visions of an alternative revolutionary response to planetary destruction, often pitted against the new megaprojects promoted by greenwashed alternative energy infrastructures and the neocolonialist, technocratic policies that are the forerunners of the Green New Deal. Gelderloos interviews food sovereignty activists in Venezuela, Indigenous communities reforesting their lands in Brazil and anarchists fighting biofuel plantations in Indonesia, looking at the battles that have cancelled airports, stopped pipelines, and helped the most marginalized to fight borders and environmental racism, to transform their cities, to win a dignified survival.

The full text can be found in Internet Archive

The text can be downloaded in several formats from anna's archive.

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• 00:15 .Preface

• 34:54 .PART I - Look at This Grain

• 01:19:04 .PART II - Four Principles of Natural Farming

• 02:25:16 .PART III - One Farmer Speaks Out

• 03:32:45 .PART IV - Confusion About Food

• 04:11:59 .PART V - Foolishness Comes Out Looking Smart

• 04:55:37 .The One-Straw Revolution

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“Social Ecology and Communalism” is a compilation of four potent essays by Bookchin, written between 1989 and 2002. These essays deeply dive into some of our time’s most critical social and ecological challenges, proposing that our ecological issues directly reflect societal disruption.

This is a PDF version from The Anarchist Library. It has the following sections:

• An Introduction to Social Ecology and Communalism
• What is Social Ecology?
• Radical Politics in an Era of Advanced Capitalism
• The Role of Social Ecology in a Period of Reaction
• The Communalist Project
• After Murray Bookchin

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• 00:10 :: Preface
• 04:17 :: 1 - Learning from Past Struggles
• 01:39:19 :: 2 - Breaking the Spell
• 03:26:24 :: 3 - Fighting Despair

This is the youtube link.

The text can be downloaded in several versions from anna's archive.

All that you touch

You Change.

All that you Change

Changes you.

The only lasting truth

is Change.

God

is Change.

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The Dawn of Everything - A New History of Humanity | David Graeber, David Wengrow | PART 2

I hesitated posting this audiobook because it is read by an automated voice. I find it to be it such an important book that I thought it is worth having it here. Also, every now and then, it loops some sentences (at least for part 1, I haven't gone through part 2), which is annoying but personally it didn't bother me too much.

If you find a better version, please do share!

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Edit: Here is a pdf version of the book, as well as more formats

This essay is part of the following collection:

https://www.audioanarchy.org/antiwork.html

The 1982 edittion can be found in the anarchist library

This is the playlist with the full audiobook.

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This is the link to the full audiobook.

I thought of sharing one of my favorite chapters - and to be clear - there were plenty of those. Her way of writing, as well as what she is writing about, felt kind of soothing to me.

Maybe, starting from chapter 1 would be the best option because it's related to an origin myth. Still, due to the fact that it is divided by topic, I suppose it also works to go trough the titles and start with the one you like best that day for instance, or depending on its length etc.

From wiki:

American Indian Quarterly writes that Braiding Sweetgrass is a book about traditional ecological knowledge and environmental humanities. Kimmerer combines her training in Western scientific methods and her Native American knowledge about sustainable land stewardship to describe a more joyful and ecological way of using our land

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Even tho the parts are not divided by chapters, I suppose they can be more or less categorised as follows

• Part 1 - Preface by Extinction Rebellion
• Part 2 to 5 - historical analysis
• Skip parts 6, 7, 8 because they are the same as part 1
• Part 9 to 12 - analysis of contemporary times & practical systemic change suggestions

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Andrej Grubacic and David Graeber wrote this introductory essay to a new edition of Kropotkin's Mutual Aid. The essay summarises and explains the importance of the work the context of its original publication and the importance of Kropotkin in current times.

The Dispossessed is a science fiction novel written by Ursula K. Le Guin and published in 1974. The novel is set in a fictional universe and tells the story of two planets, Urras and Anarres, and their relationship with each other. The novel explores themes of anarchism, socialism, and the struggle for freedom and equality.

The audiobook version of The Dispossessed is narrated by Don Leslie and was released in 2008. The audiobook is 13 hours and 25 minutes long

The story of The Dispossessed is told through the eyes of the protagonist, Shevek, a physicist from Anarres who travels to Urras to share his research with the scientists there. Anarres is a planet that was settled by anarchists who left Urras in search of a better life. Anarres is a harsh and barren planet, but the people who live there have created a society based on the principles of anarchism and socialism. There is no government or hierarchy on Anarres, and everyone works together for the common good.

Urras, on the other hand, is a planet that is divided into two nations, A-Io and Thu. A-Io is a capitalist society, while Thu is a socialist society. Shevek is fascinated by the differences between the two planets and wants to share his research with the scientists on Urras in the hope of creating a better future for both planets. (...)

The pamphlet can be read at https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/anarchist-federation-revolutionary-women

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