Permaculture is a set of ethics and design principles to be used as a framework for designing or re-organizing ANY system so that it can sustain itself indefinitely (maintaining harmony within itself and with its external environment). A system is a functioning entity made up of physical elements (objects, plants, animals, people etc.) and their specific interactions or relationships.Social Permaculture is one contextual application of Permaculture in this place and time. S.P. puts a strong emphasis on the symbiotic relationship between primarily social/community systems and physical/logistical systems. That many movements fail to see this connection is part of the reason why we are currently faced with dual problems of corrupt and oppressive politics, and destructively wasteful market/societies, that materially benefit a few elites, exploiting the vast global majority while destroying the natural environment and resources that every one of us ultimately relies upon.
S.P. seeks to synthesize movements of social and ecological harmony so as to proactively resist the worst aspects of modern society, and simultaneously organize just, intelligent and responsible communities that can last.
those who are willing to dedicate themselves to proactive sustainability advocacy, design, reoraganization and construction work, and social struggle here and abroad if need be.
"Block-rocking, system-knocking, lyrical-gun-cocking funkateers..."
ADELIT@S "Adelit@s is an anarchist punk band affiliated with PDX Sin Fronteras, a network of autonomous collectives in the Portland area whose aim is to combat capitalism and white supremacy as systems of domination and to link the anti-capitalist struggles of Latin America to our own struggles here at home."
Mandeep Sethi:Organik Art./Souled.Out.Underground "Experiencing, viewing, and analyzing the systematically perpetuated violence and oppression against minorities and immigrants in the United States, hip hop serves as a vehicle of dissent, retaliation, radicalization, and resistance."
Anima Mundi "a diverse collective of varying age, culture, gender and sexuality..." permaculture reppin' punk from LA.
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The Fourth World War
Amazing book list (by amazing author Derrick Jensen)
Other Recommended authors:
David Holmgren
Emma Goldman
Fritjof Capra
Petr Kropotkin
Paulo Friere
Ward Churchill
Bell Hooks
David Graeber
Noam Chomsky
E.F. Shumacher
Michael Lerner
those who lend their efforts to the struggle against mediocrity and oblivion