Another, democratic, world is possible. With structural change and collective action grounded in critical theory, queer ecology, and historically informed action in the long now.

#thelongnow #criticaltheory #futures #queer #ecology #democracy

📍 Naomi Klein unpacks #world affairs and #politics, New Democratic Party (NDP) leadership #election in Canada, and importance of Avi Lewis becoming the new NDP leader on March 29

"And so, we really haven't had that for a long time; politicians who are really able to name the #system itself, and I honestly think it's the only way we can bring people back,"

📍 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1btIQPHHNkg

#democracy #systemspolitics #unpacking #structures #ideas

#publicschools #publichealth #publictransportation

"I think hard times are coming, when we will be wanting the voices of writers who can see alternatives to how we live now, and can see through our fear-stricken society and its obsessive technologies, to other ways of being. And even imagine some real grounds for hope. We will need writers who can remember freedom."

“Resistance and change often begin in #art, and very often in our art, the art of words.”

- Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018)

https://www.ursulakleguin.com/biography

#UrsulaKLeGuin #poet #writer

The life and works of #WalterBenjamin can open up new spaces to think through #history and #concepts to inform the contemporary moment.

📷 Walter Benjamin Memorial, #Portbou
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