BG | berlinergazette.deDec 11, 2023

In the past, labor struggles have triggered ‘innovations’ of capital. How can today’s labor struggles achieve emancipatory goals, rather than catalyzing the next phase of capitalist accumulation and, in the course of this, accelerating the climate crisis?

Check out this #AlliedGrounds video lecture by Lorenzo Feltrin:

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Lorenzo Feltrin · Convergence of Struggles

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BG | berlinergazette.deNov 6, 2023
The moral force of the climate movements is undeniable. But are they capable of driving the transition from capitalism to eco-socialism? asks Florin Poenaru in his #AlliedGrounds video talk, urging us to reassess the political potential of the refugee workforce: https://vimeo.com/874720394
Florin Poenaru · Catastrophe and Class

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BG | berlinergazette.deOct 25, 2023
As the global economic-ecological crises intensify, the spread of racist nationalism accelerates. In the course of this, dividing the working class into “white workers” and “non-white workers” is being reinforced. This poses a major problem for all of us: The divisions weaken internationalist struggles, while workers are turned against each other rather than challenging capitalism, as scholar-activist Harsha Walia argues in her #AlliedGrounds video talk: https://vimeo.com/839655880
Harsha Walia · Against Eco-Apartheid #AlliedGrounds

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BG | berlinergazette.deOct 20, 2023
Colonialism, capitalism, and imperialism have caused, or even created, disasters in the Global South (floods, droughts, etc.), displacing millions of people, putting them out of work, and turning them into “reserve army of labor” in the centers of capital in the Global North. Here, the least protected and the most exploited could become agents of system change, argues activist Jennifer Kamau in her #AlliedGrounds video talk: https://vimeo.com/874745216
Jennifer Kamau · Climate Proletariat

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BG | berlinergazette.deOct 11, 2023
On Oct 5, 6, and 7, the #AlliedGrounds conference brought together scholars, activists, and cultural workers from more than 25 countries at the Haus der Demokratie und Menschenrechte in Berlin. We are currently working on the documentation, a first step is to share the photos taken at the event: https://www.flickr.com/photos/berlinergazette/albums/72177720311842089/with/53246947297/
Allied Grounds · BG Annual Conference 2023

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BG | berlinergazette.deOct 2, 2023
On Oct 5, 6, 7, the #AlliedGrounds conference invites the general public to attend talks. Scholars, activists + cultural workers from 25 countries will discuss the political-discursive concerns of the “Allied Grounds” project from 3 thematic perspectives: “Agents of System Change,” “Resisting Green Jobs,” + “Politics of Translation.” All sessions will take place at 7 p.m. in the Haus der Demokratie und Menschenrechte, Greifswalder Straße 4, 10405 Bln. Free admission! https://berlinergazette.de/allied-grounds-public-talks/
Allied Grounds: Public Talks on the Evenings of October 5, 6, and 7 at Haus der Demokratie und Menschenrechte · BG · berlinergazette.de · 1999-2023

On the evenings of October 5, 6, and 7, the “Allied Grounds” conference invites the general public to attend talks. Scholars, activists, and cultural workers from more than 25 countries will discuss the political-discursive concerns of the “Allied Grounds” project from three thematic perspectives: “Agents of System Change,” “Resisting Green Jobs,” and “Politics of Translation.” All sessions will take place at 7 p.m. in the Haus der Demokratie und Menschenrechte, Greifswalder Straße 4, 10405 Berlin. Admission is free.

BG · berlinergazette.de · 1999-2023
AGF : poemproducerJul 25, 2023

Against Eco-Apartheid

As the global economic-ecological crises intensify, the spread of racist nationalism accelerates.

scholar-activist Harsha Walia video talk from June 2023
#AlliedGrounds #ecoapartheid

https://berlinergazette.de/against-eco-apartheid/

Against Eco-Apartheid · BG · berlinergazette.de · 1999-2023

As the global economic-ecological crises intensify, the spread of racist nationalism accelerates. In the course of this, dividing the working class into “white workers” and “non-white workers” is being reinforced. […]

BG · berlinergazette.de · 1999-2023
BG | berlinergazette.deJul 20, 2023
The #AlliedGrounds conference will take place on Oct. 5-7 in Berlin. Workshops will bring together scholars, activists, and cultural workers from more than 25 countries to explore and construct the intersection of environmental and labor struggles. In order to create the conditions for creative processes, the organizers of the conference have invited a number of guests. Additional participants may register through an open call. Learn more about it here: https://berlinergazette.de/allied-grounds-call-for-workshop-registrations
Allied Grounds: Call for Workshop Registrations · BG · berlinergazette.de · 1999-2023

At the heart of the “Allied Grounds” conference are workshops that will bring together scholars, activists, and cultural workers from more than 25 countries. Participants may register through an open call. This call targets researchers, activists, artists, journalists, and producers of subjugated knowledge at large. You can register for one of the five tracks by September 1.

BG · berlinergazette.de · 1999-2023
mirko nikolićJul 19, 2023
"The ongoing (sub)urbanization and industrialization of land use and oceans (agriculture, fishing, forestry, land and deep sea mining) threatens to wipe out life on this planet. This process is often accelerated by toxic monocultures, because focusing the development of a city or an entire region on one extractive activity degrades other ways of life and eventually leads to “ghost towns” and “sacrifice zones.” To dismantle such monocultures, we should explore the many connections between rural and urban communities and reinvent social and environmental struggles"
Intro to my contribution to @berlinergazette text series #alliedgrounds
https://berlinergazette.de/shutting-down-monocultures-of-capital-reinventing-labor-struggles/
Shutting Down Monocultures of Capital: Reinventing Labor Struggles by Forging the Connections Between Rural and Urban Communities · BG · berlinergazette.de · 1999-2023

The ongoing (sub)urbanization and industrialization of land use and oceans (agriculture, fishing, forestry, land and deep sea mining) threatens to wipe out life on this planet. This process is often […]

BG · berlinergazette.de · 1999-2023
AGF : poemproducerApr 25, 2023

Allied Grounds: Connecting Climate and Labor Struggles

BG Project 2023 w/ Texts, Conference + more #berlinergazette #alliedgrounds #climate #labor

https://allied-grounds.berlinergazette.de

Allied Grounds · BG°2023 Project – The means of production have become the means of climate production, so how can we – all kinds of exploited workers around the world – seize these very means and address both the eco-social and decolonial question of the climate crisis?