My dear friend and hero in local activism, Bob Waldrop wrote a book, really a compendium of resources on permaculture, frugal living, gardening, and so much more.

Bob has passed on back in 2019, but I think it is important that he not be forgotten, so I’ve decided to republish his book "iPermie: How to Permaculture your Urban Lifestyle" as a PDF (released under a Creative Commons Non-Commercial share-alike license).

Here's how to download the book: https://jmb.mx/blog/2025/11/23/republishing-ipermies-how-to-permaculture-your-urban-lifestyle-by-bob-waldrop/

#Permaculture #Sustainabilty #Frugality #Cooking #Recipes #Gardening #Oklahoma #OKC #CatholicWorker

In 1965 on #ThisDayInHistory, #RogerAllenLaPorte became the third American to #SelfImmolate over the #VietnamWar, outside the UN. A part of the #CatholicWorker Movement and a strong #pacifist, he considered his death to be a religious act in protest of an immoral imperialist war.

Today in Labor History November 8, 1897: Dorothy Day was born. She was a Christian anarchist, journalist and activist. In 1933, she cofounded the Catholic Worker movement with Peter Maurin, combining a spiritual vision of social justice with trade unionism and other activism. They used nonviolent direct action and civil disobedience to fight for the rights of workers, the poor and homeless, and against war. Catholic Worker houses still exist throughout the country, providing hospice care, housing for activists, and support for various movements.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #catholicworker #dorothyday #anarchism #antiwar #peace #labor #union #activism #socialjustice #journalism #writer

Patrick Jordan, who died October 2, embodied the Catholic Worker ethos throughout his life. He moved to New York in 1968 to volunteer, met Dorothy Day, and became editor of The Catholic Worker newspaper. He and his wife Kathleen lived as Day's neighbors on Staten Island until her death in 1980. Jordan went on to edit Commonweal for 28 years, writing powerful editorials on peace and social justice.
#CatholicWorker #SocialJustice
https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/jordan-patrick-obituary-dorothy-day-commonweal-catholic-worker

If you're curious about #anarchism in #NYC, then check out a book edited by Tom Goyens called Radical Gotham: Anarchism in #NewYorkCity from Schwab's Saloon to #OccupyWallStreet. It includes an overview of various ethnic communities (German, Yiddish, Italian, Spanish) during the classical era & post-WWII topics (including the #CatholicWorker, Why? newspaper, the #LivingTheater, Up Against the Wall MFer, ABC No Rio, and Occupy). Great collection!

https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p082542

#Reading

"The Eucharist is in the poor." Martha Hennessy, granddaughter of Catholic Worker Movement co-founder Dorothy Day, continues her grandmother's mission of radical Christian discipleship. Day, a candidate for sainthood, co-founded a movement that "took the Sermon on the Mount and Catholic social teaching literally" by feeding the hungry and sheltering the homeless.
#DorothyDay #CatholicWorker #SocialJustice #PeaceActivism #RadicalChristianity #Sainthood #ServiceToThePoor
https://www.jesuits.org/stories/how-dorothy-days-granddaughter-martha-hennessy-continues-the-mission/
How Dorothy Day's Granddaughter Martha Hennessy Continues the Mission - Jesuits.org

On this episode of the AMDG podcast, Martha Hennessy, who is Dorothy Day’s granddaughter, shares how she's carried on the Catholic Worker tradition in her own life.

Jesuits.org
My journey as a Tottenville historian began as a reporter covering Spanish Camp's demise, where I discovered Dorothy Day had stayed in a summer cottage as retreat from her Catholic Worker ministry. Learning she was baptized at my own parish, Our Lady Help of Christians, changed everything. History became personal.
#LocalHistory #TottenvilleHistory #DorothyDay #CatholicWorker #HistoryWriting #StatenIsland #Journalism
https://medium.com/@AngieMangino/an-authors-journey-through-time-78d4f4c659f2?sk=bcde1ea4ca2a8384de1b7865d54fa716
An Author’s Journey Through Time

Uncovering Tottenville

Medium

@SimonLandmine @iamwahl @soundclamp @vinomadic #ListeningClub
Dug out my scrapbook of the #Mural we did on the #Tacoma #CatholicWorker Guadalupe House back in 1995

It’s due for a refresh now, but on the shady side of the house so has held up well

@nedraggett
Places I’d like to visit

That’s where the #CatholicWorker archives are too

Not sure what the overlap is, but I know Wisconsin is higher on my tourism list than most places in the US
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Worker_Movement

Nouvelle traduction de #Cometbus qui pars sous presse!!

Ça devrait être disponible à l'automne !

Post-Mortem

Ce livre est une vaste étude de l’underground aux États-Unis, un recensement le plus honnête possible de ses réussites et de ses échecs, quelque part entre l’inventaire et l’autopsie. Tel un comptable, Aaron Cometbus étudie les factures en souffrance et remonte à la source de tous les espoirs : peut-on perdurer sans perdre son âme ? Parce que c’était bien là l’objectif : créer des institutions capables de répondre aux besoins de nos communautés, aussi disparates soient-elles.
Passé maître dans l’art du récit et lassé des nobles échecs, l’auteur se penche sur des projets qui ont duré et les étudie d’un œil critique, sans le pinaillage et l’absence de compassion que la gauche radicale, la scène punk et la contre-culture au sens large ont tendance à réserver à ce qui leur est le plus proche. Pourquoi tant de ces projets ont connu un sort épouvantable – souvent le même ? Un tueur en liberté s’en est-il pris à toutes ces institutions chéries ? Et comment faire pour continuer d’expérimenter d’autres manières d’être à l’ombre d’un capitalisme barbare ?

Aaron Cometbus, l’écrivain inconnu le plus connu d’Amérique, édite le fanzine Cometbus depuis 1981. De lui ont notamment été traduits huit livres, dont Double Duce, Un bestiaire de bouquinistes et La Solitude de la menora électrique.

Demain les flammes & Nœuds Éditions
15 € / $18

#postmortem #aaroncometbus #underground #punk #punkculture #undergroundscene #epitaphrecords #echopark #trasher #BoundTogether #mrr #interference #behivecollective #emptyvesselproject #interferencearchives #luncheonette #theHaight #blackmask #leftbankbooks #fantagraphic #subpop #csquat #catholicworker #umbrellahouse