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Author Talk: Eleanor Finley on "Practicing Social Ecology"
Eleanor Finley discusses her thought-provoking guide to environmental and social justice
Bards Alley is excited to host researcher and author Eleanor Finley for a conversation about her recently released book Practicing Social Ecology: From Bookchin to Rajava and Beyond. Join us to learn about how communities around the world are addressing climate change through innovation and collective action!
David Heilbrun, the leader of our classics book club, will moderate the conversation, and a signing will follow. Copies of Eleanor's book can be ordered for pick-up by calling (571) 459-2653 or purchased at Bards Alley during the event.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Eleanor Finley is a researcher at the University of Massachusetts and an associate editor at ROAR magazine. She has published numerous articles on social ecology and related themes, such as Kurdish democratic confederalism, energy and environmental justice, and degrowth, and conducted dozens of workshops, talks, and lectures to diverse audiences in North America and Europe.
ABOUT THE BOOK
How can we unlock society’s potential to shift the course of the climate crisis? So many of us feel helpless in the face of corporate-fueled environmental destruction. However, Practicing Social Ecology shows that there is an amazing well of untapped power in our communities—we just need to know how to use it.
Drawing from her experience of working in democratic ecology movements from the revolution in Rojava to Barcelona’s municipalist movement, Finley shows how to develop assemblies, confederations, study groups, and permaculture projects. Looking to history, she maps out how social ecologists, such as Murray Bookchin, have led inspirational struggles around climate and energy, agriculture and biotechnology, globalization, and economic inequality. This guide is perfect for anyone curious about how to challenge unending capitalist growth through the democratic power of social ecology.