Building durable and principled #structural change is very hard but #possible with #epistemic #kindredspirits who share historical materialist, postcolonial/decolonial and cultural values and pillars, instead of #transactionalism (highly prevalent in these times) that lacks historical, materialist, critical and cultural grounding, and thus, results, in most situations, in dissipating and dissolving the #liberatory #struggles into thin air.

Resharing this here for anyone new who hasn't found us over on the new server yet, because it's really very worth sharing:

https://rancholibertad.com/on-community/

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I'm keeping this account alive until (hopefully) the new instance is able to support porting over our current followers, but it's not really being updated and may disappear eventually. I might pop in from time to time to check in, though ✨

In the meantime, feel free to dialogue about our latest article. We'd love to hear your perspective, and if there are any opinions on a future installment to cover some of what we had to omit in this one.

#Community #RanchoDeLaLibertad #CommunitySovereignty #IntentionalCommunity #Commune #Liberation #Indigenous #Liberatory

On Community

Community. This word encompasses many potential subdefinitions, and many of those in turn have their own emotional connotation depending on who you are and what your experiences are living with and amongst other people. Ultimately, regardless of the subdefinition, we can make some sweeping statements about community and its role

Rancho de la Libertad

Sharing this here makes more sense than IG:

#Anarchism & the #Built #Environment Guest #Lecture, Alex Head for #Oppressed #Fantasies - #Liberatory Constructions MA Seminar, Anna Kostreva - TU Darmstadt

Discussing phase transitions between the organizational density of hunter-gatherers, early agricultural and #urban #societies are explored for clues to the day-to-day roles #anarchistic thinking and behaviors play in some of the most cherished aspects of #modern #life.

Drawing upon the work of Emma Goldman, #Wikipedia, the members of the autonomous nation state #Frestonia, #London, and the intentional anarchist commune #Christiana, #Copenhagen.

Are You An Anarchist? The Answer May #Surprise You.

Artwork: Alex Head

From The #Resistance #Garden on #BlueSky:

"#Liberatory #economics will necessarily include creating ways to #subsist that don't rely on #extracting #resources and #labor from elsewhere, not simply #distributing #imperial spoils more equitably."

The 25th Anniversary of ‘#TheMatrix’:
#Liberation and #Cooptation

https://observer.com/2024/03/the-25th-anniversary-of-the-matrix-liberation-and-co-optation/

A quarter century after its release, the #film is not just an #inspiration. It’s also a cautionary tale about how even the most #liberatory dreams can be adopted by the #mainstream—and the #Opposition

The 25th Anniversary of ‘The Matrix’: Liberation and Co-optation

'The Matrix' remains a cultural touchstone 25 years after its release. But its message of libration has been absorbed back into the matrix.

Observer

Oh my goodness, y’all! I had the most wonder conversation with Dartricia Rollins.

We talked about the need for more #movement #archivists, the #deradicalizing affect of #academia, and the role of #socialJustice in a #liberatory framewok

“We need more movement archivists”

Find it on the @SolidarityHistory #podcast!

It’s that time of year when professors / instructors start reaching out to ask if I’ll talk about #community/ #liberatory archives, and the answer is ✨YES✨

#archives / #specialCollections /. #culturalHeritage educators, if you’re looking for someone to talk to your class about these things, and you think I might be a good fit, I’m happy to help 💜

More about me and my projects: https://www.slziegler.com/

Sophie Ziegler

Sophie Ziegler
Update: 3D Printing Lab – MSDN

Going through the messy process of trying to come up with company values at the start up org where I currently work. Anyone have good resources on #workplaceculture and #workplacevalues? Of course I'm coming in strong with the #coop #nonhierarchical #liberatory vibes and I'd love to convert my team ;)