OMNI
ECOSOCIALISM ANTHOLOGY #2
July 22, 2022
Collected
by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology
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Ecosocialism is a vision of a transformed society in
harmony with nature, and the development of practices that can attain it. It seeks
alternatives to all socially and ecologically destructive systems, such as capitalism,
fossil-fuel based economy, patriarchy, racism, and homophobia. (From #1, Google search).
CONTENTS OF ECOSOCIALISM ANTHOLOGY #2
BOOKS
David Camfield. Future on Fire:
Capitalism and the Politics of Climate Change.
PM
Press, 2022. 128.
Kohei
Saito. Karl Marx’s Ecosocialism. 2017.
ARTICLES (all published
in 2022)
Garzón Espinoza. “The
Limits to Growth.”
Jayatri Ghosh. “Climate Imperialism in
the Twenty-First Century.”
Joao Stedile. “We Have Only One Planet: Defending It Will Require Collective
Measures.”
Brazilian
Popular Movements.
“Measures to Defend Life on Planet Earth and Improve Living Conditions.”
“End Ecocidal Capitalism or Exterminate Life on Planet Earth: A South
African Contribution to Ecosocialist Strategy.” Vishwas
Satgar
Christina
Ergas. “Surviving Collapse Through Social Transformation and Regeneration.”
John Bellamy Foster. “Ecology and the Future of History.
“From Production to Livelihood – Raymond Williams on Ecosocialism: Part 3.”
“Women and Nature: Towards an Ecosocialist Feminism.”
“Ecosocialism: A Vital Synthesis.”
“Surviving Through Community Building in Catastrophic Times.”
TEXTS
BOOKS
Future on Fire:
Capitalism and the Politics of Climate Change
Author: David Camfield • Foreword by Dharna Noor
Series: PM Press
Published: 10/25/22
Format: Paperback
Pages: 128
Subjects: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political
Advocacy & Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism
• NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection
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Climate change is already affecting millions of people. Governments talk about
taking action to limit global warming to 2°C above preindustrial
levels, but the greenhouse gas emissions allowed by their policies have the
Earth on track to far exceed that by the end of the century—a truly disastrous
path. Visionary plans abound for how to slash emissions and improve society at
the same, including various Green
New Deals, but how can we make
these urgently needed changes?
Future on Fire argues
that a just transition from fossil fuels and other drivers of climate change
will not be delivered by businesspeople or politicians who support the status
quo. Electing green left leaders will not be enough to overcome opposition from
capitalists and state bureaucrats. Only the power of disruptive mass social
movements has the potential to pressure governments to change, so supporters of
climate justice should commit to building them. Confronting the question “What
if warming above 2° becomes unavoidable?” and refusing to despair, David
Camfield argues that even a ravaged planet is worth fighting for—and that
ultimately the only solution to the ecological crisis created by capitalism is
a transition to ecosocialism.
Praise
“At last, a book that
can be shared with anyone awakening to the urgency of climate justice. In clear
and accessible prose, Future on Fire shows us why we are in an
ecological crisis—and what it will take to move beyond it. With meticulous
care, David Camfield lays out sharp and compelling arguments for building mass
movements that set their sights on ecosocialism. Spread the word!”
—David McNally, Cullen Distinguished Professor of History and Business,
University of Houston, and author of Global Slump: The Economics and
Politics of Crisis and Resistance
“Naomi Klein says only
mass movements can save us from climate catastrophe. In this clear, concise,
and absolutely convincing book, David Camfield shows why that is, and how we
can build an effective movement to stop capitalism’s deadly assault on our
planet. Essential reading for every climate activist.”
—Ian Angus, author of Facing the Anthropocene and editor of
climateandcapitalism.com
“In these times of
rising oceans and constant bruising of the natural world it is easy to feel
hopeless and alone. David Camfield’s fine-grained study shows precisely where
the resources for hope lie: in collective mass movements that threaten
capitalism’s power and its planet-destroying drive for profit. It is essential
reading for all those seeking to put the brakes on accumulation, but especially
for those who dare to imagine a world of beauty and justice.”
—Tithi Bhattacharya, coauthor of Feminism for the 99%
“Facing up to the
climate crisis means building mass movements, but what does this entail? David
Camfield has given activists an indispensable guide to the key issues and the
practical implications.”
—Gareth Dale, Brunel University
“This book is a
powerfully concise and brilliant primer on the connections between climate
change and capitalism, and the potential of social movements. Camfield weaves
in lessons from history, dispels false solutions to the crisis, and lays out
clear opportunities. Perfect for climate justice organizers and climate
strikers thinking through strategy and what it will take to win the world we so
urgently need.”
—James Hutt, labour and climate organizer, digital campaign strategist
“We know what the
solutions are—David Camfield asks the question we should all be focusing on
now: what is stopping policymakers from acting? Camfield argues that we—the
workers, students, and caregivers of civil society—have a critical role to
play—not as consumers or even primarily as voters, but as builders of mass
movements. It is a compelling argument for the power we hold when we organize
collectively. This book is illuminating, empowering, and hopeful.”
—Hannah Muhajarine, organizer with Manitoba Energy Justice Coalition
“This is an excellent
book that clearly articulates why we need to understand the politics of the
climate crisis in order to be able to effectively approach it. Camfield makes a
robust case for why the climate movement should be mass in scale,
anticapitalist and intersectional—not as a nice addition but as an absolute
necessity if we are to win. This is essential reading for anyone concerned
about climate change and how we ought to face it, succinctly laying out what we
need to do, why, and how.”
—Alice Swift, international climate activist of ten years, cofounder of Fossil
Free UK
“An all-in-one book
with everything the committed climate justice activist needs to know. This book
covers the issues, the arguments, and most importantly the strategies and
methods to win. As climate justice activists, we know what is at stake, and we
know that the problem is ultimately political, not technological. Drawing on a
range of political theorists and engaged activists, this guidebook provides us
the building blocks for a road towards climate justice and human emancipation.”
—Tara Olivetree (Ehrcke), Climate Justice Committee chair, Greater Victoria
Teachers Association
About the Contributors
David Camfield teaches labour studies and sociology at
the University of Manitoba and has been involved in social justice efforts
since high school. He is the author of We Can Do Better: Ideas for
Changing Society and Canadian Labour in Crisis: Reinventing
the Workers’ Movement.
Dharna Noor is a climate and environmental justice
journalist. She currently covers climate change for the Boston Globe.
Previously, she worked as a writer for Earther, Gizmodo's climate vertical, and
before that, she led the Real News Network's climate team. Her writing has
appeared in publications including In These Times, Jacobin Magazine, and
Truthout, and was also featured in a 2021 anthology on climate justice
movements called The World We Need. She lives in Baltimore.
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“Karl Marx’s Ecosocialism:
Capital, Nature, and the Unfinished Critique of Political Economy” (2017).
Editor. Mronline.org (7-30-21).
This guide is designed
to help understand the central ideas in Kohei Saito, Karl Marx’s Ecosocialism: Capital, Nature, and the Unfinished Critique
of Political Economy. New York: Monthly Review, (2017)
ARTICLES
[Diverse criticism of the 20 or so features of capitalism destructive of nature
(atmosphere, soil, species)—profit, growth, alienation, etc.]
“The Limits to Growth: Ecosocialism or Barbarism.”
Alberto Garzón
Espinosa (July 5,
2022)
A major deficiency of the growth-obsessed model driving global
neoliberal economic policy is its lack of understanding on the Earth System on
which it—and indeed, all life on Earth—relies. | more…
“Climate Imperialism in the Twenty-First Century.”
Jayati Ghosh (July 5, 2022)
Climate
imperialism has emerged as a new—and potentially even the most lethal—form of
imperialism in the world economy today. Confronting it requires recognizing and
dealing with all its different aspects. But it also requires addressing the
monopolies of knowledge created by the global
regime of intellectual property rights that has been instituted and
cemented by hegemonic world powers. | more…
“We Only Have One Planet—Defending It Will Require Collective Measures.” João
Pedro Stedile (July 5, 2022)
As climate change and the deforestation of the Amazon alters
conditions of life across Latin America, it is clear that planetary defense
will require an organized mass movement of all working people against the
levers of global capital. | more…
“Measures to Defend Life on Planet Earth and Improve Living Conditions.” Brazilian popular movements (July 5, 2022)
Out
of the dissatisfaction with the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow,
Brazilian popular movements came together to propose measures to defend life on
Earth. | more…
“End Ecocidal Capitalism or Exterminate Life on Planet Earth: “A South
African Contribution to Ecosocialist Strategy.” Vishwas Satgar (July
5, 2022).
The South African climate justice movement presents a model for
popular revolt against the ecofascist project. | more…
“Surviving Collapse Through Social Transformation and Regeneration.” Christina
Ergas (July 5, 2022).
This article will be released in
full online August 15, 2022.
As
the effects of the climate crisis become ever-more deeply felt worldwide, our
vision of the future must be grounded in radical imaginaries of the world to
come, based on the experiences of those who suffer most under the current
system of exploitation and violence. | more…
“Ecology and the Future of History.”
John Bellamy Foster (July 5, 2022).
This article will be
released in full online August 22, 2022.
Contradicting previous liberal notions of an “end of history,”
humanity is now facing unprecedented threats to our species’ survival, but an
environmental proletariat to combat them is emerging. | more…
“From Production to Livelihood – Raymond Williams on Ecosocialism: Part 3.” Editor.
Mronline.org (9-24-21)
In
‘Socialism and Ecology’ and ‘Ecology and the Labour Movement’, Raymond Williams
is arguing the case for a political convergence. Socialism and the labour
movement on the one hand, and the ecological or environmental movement on the
other, should join forces and both be transformed in the process.
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“Women and nature: Towards an Ecosocialist Feminism.” Mronline.org (3-16-21).
For Marxist ecofeminists, the domination of men over women in
society and nature at large is therefore not a result of patriarchal ideas
alone. | more…
“Ecosocialism: A Vital Synthesis.” Mronline.org (12-13-20)
The
capitalist system, driven at its core by the maximization of profit, regardless
of social and ecological costs, is incompatible with a just and sustainable
future. Ecosocialism offers a radical alternative that puts social and
ecological well-being first. | more…
“Socialism and Ecological Survival: An Introduction.
John Bellamy Foster. Mronline.org (July 5,
2022).
Time
is running out for humanity to avoid a catastrophic planetary tipping point.
Widespread mass mobilizations of populations worldwide must fight to bring
about revolutionary societal changes and dismantle neoliberal monopoly
capitalism, with its reliance on extractive exploitation of our planet’s
resources and communities. | more…
“Surviving Through Community Building in Catastrophic Times.”
Sit Tsui (July 5, 2022)
Over the last twenty years, China has gained recognition for its
efforts to reduce pollution and remediate the effects of industrialization
within its borders. To mitigate the adverse effects of this reality,
communities are returning to grassroots projects that present an alternative to
unchecked globalization. | more…
TABLE OF CONTENTS Ecosocialism Anthology #1
https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2020/11/omni-ecosocialism-newsletter-1.html
Introduction via Google
Books
Articles
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