On the 3rd of October, in collaboration with the Academy of Democratic Modernity, a presentation of Ocalan’s brochure “Ecology: The Rebellion of the Environment” will take place at our social space in Athens, from 19:00. More about the brochure HERE.
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On the morning of February, 17th, the session on the ” Kurd”, organized by Civil Diplomacy Center NE Syria, in collaboration with Kongra Star Women’s Movement and Jineoloji Center took place. 50 people from around the world took part online to learn about the methods of the people- and women-led revolution in North and East […]
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Written by Netzwerk für Kommunalismus. Below we present an English translation of the original German text. July 24, 2023 150 years after the foundation of the Anti-Authoritarian International more than 4000 anarchists and left-libertarians met at St. Imier, a small town in the Swiss Jura mountains. Among them were also Communalists. During the five-day meeting […]
Read More Communalists use meeting at St. Imier to strengthen bonds and build collective power
One of TRISE’s projects is a open social space in the heart of Athens, Greece. Located near Syntagma Square (31 Kolokotronis Street), it is an entirely self-organized place that we co-manage with Greek libertarian collective Aftenergia. In the space we operate a library with selected works (both in Greek and English) on political theory […]
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On 23rd of May the Transnational Institute of Social Ecology (TRISE) organized a webinar on the legacy of the Paris Commune. It brought together notable speakers who articulated the lessons from the past and the opportunities today to move communities into a period of fundamental change. Such analysis and insights hopefully will help our societies […]
Read More Paris Commune 150: From the 1871 Commune to Contemporary Communalism (full event video)
The Paris Commune of 1871 was the biggest urban uprising and experience of self-organization of modern history. For those engaged in social and political change, this historic experience stands as the first example of the exercise of social and political power by the grassroots. To this day, it remains a vibrant and inspiring example of […]
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Video from the book launch of “Enlightenment and Ecology: The Legacy of Murray Bookchin in the 21st Century”, edited by TRISE member Yavor Tarinski. The event took place on 14th of January, date that marks 100 years from the birth of Murray Bookchin, founding theorist of social ecology and one of the most profound […]
Read More Video from “Enlightenment and Ecology” book launch
Panel discussion with the contributors to the book “Social Ecology and the Right to the City”, organized by TRISE and Black Rose Books Speakers: Federico Venturini (activist-researcher) Havin Guneser (Kurdish activist, publisher, and translator) Dan Chodorkoff (author, activist, the Institute of Social Ecology) Cities are a major cause of, but also a potential solution for, […]
Read More Social Ecology and the Right to the City: From the Middle East to the USA
Yesterday (23/10/19) an event entitled “Climate change and the strategies from below” took place in Athens (Greece), at the self-managed theater Empros. It was intended as promotional for the upcoming TRISE conference, which will take place at the end of this week (25-27 October) in the city of Athens. It also raised important questions, […]
Read More Report from the event “Climate change and the strategies from below”
Written by the 3E Collective 1. Introduction “If we do not do the impossible, we shall be faced with the unthinkable.” – Murray Bookchin The 3E Collective held the first Ecosocialist Education Convergence (ECOEC) in May 2018 outside the Baltic city of Rostock, Germany. Events included structured lectures, discussions, infrastructure projects, excursions to local activist projects, […]
Read More Report of the Ecosocialist Education Convergence (ECOEC), 2018 – Rostock, Germany