ecology
The Science and Politics of our Ecological Crisis
On-Line via Zoom You will receive Zoom link by email before the event., NYA Marxist approach will be taken to explain the origins of modern science as a cultural production of our socio-economic system, in order to examine the roots of our ecological crisis.
Ecology, Justice and Revolution in Pope Francis’s ‘Laudato Si’”
On-Line via Zoom You will receive Zoom link by email before the event., NYWe will undertake a close reading of “Laudato Si” supplemented by selected readings in liberation theology, the movement from the Global South combining Christian principles and Marxist praxis that is a major influence on “Laudato Si.”
Marxism, Science and The Anthropocene
On-Line via Zoom You will receive Zoom link by email before the event., NYOur studies address the nexus of capitalism, science, threats to human existence on planet Earth, and the fight for climate justice and ecosocialism.
Integrating Social and Natural Systems
On-Line via Zoom You will receive Zoom link by email before the event., NY...this course will focus on key concepts in Earth system science (water, air, soil, and life) and systems thinking. Gaining a perspective of how we exist in the natural world even in built environments influences the framing of questions and then how these questions might be answered in order to understand ways we can become sustainable and resilient societies.
Creating An Ecological Society
Brooklyn Commons 388 Atlantic Avenue, BrooklynWith Fred Magdoff —co-author with Chris Williams of the new book Creating an Ecological Society, which assesses how capitalism is destabilizing Earth’s climate and envisions a society that is genuinely democratic, equitable, and ecologically sustainable.