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Tell these Stories to your Children

July 16, 2010

Presentation of my research on ontologies of wilderness and domestication at the conference “In the beginning: Anarchism, Christianity and the roots of resistance” in Portland, OR 6th-7th August 2010. Synopsis: Like the Egyptian pyramids of exploitation or the empires of devastation, the stories we tell our children stand firmly on a few fundamental concepts. These […]

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Response to critiques of Avatar that accuse it of scientism and racism

January 30, 2010

John Zerzan discussed my review of Avatar on Anarchy Radio on Tuesday the 29th, December ‘09 and continued the discussion of the film throughout January, after he’d seen it. This has generated a lively debate on the various aspects of the film and the position of film medium in revolutionary thought. On the 26th of […]

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Ewuare X. Osayande: Jesus & the Money Changers: Rioting Against the Economic Crisis 2/2

January 5, 2010

Click to Play Rioting Against the Economic Crisis As recorded in the Gospel of Mark 11:15-18, Jesus initiates a rebellion within the temple at Jerusalem in response to the corrupt and exploitative practices he witnessed there. A few days later he would be crucified. This riotous act of protest by the “Prince of Peace” has […]

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Ewuare X. Osayande: Jesus & the Money Changers: Rioting Against the Economic Crisis 1/2

December 25, 2009

Click to Play Jesus & the Money Changers: Rioting Against the Economic Crisis As recorded in the Gospel of Mark 11:15-18, Jesus initiates a rebellion within the temple at Jerusalem in response to the corrupt and exploitative practices he witnessed there. A few days later he would be crucified. This riotous act of protest by […]

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Avatar: An Anarcho-Primitivist Picture of the History of the World

December 23, 2009

review by Layla AbdelRahim, 23 December ’09 Avatar is rich in historical allusions and James Cameron deftly weaves into the fabric of the film the core of the relations between humans and their world. Namely, the film is primarily about the two clashing world-views at the core of the relationship between the civilised and the […]

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A Lullaby for the Planet: Undressing Ourselves for a Viable Parenthood

December 20, 2009

Abstract: The current civilized and globalized model of parenting stems from the model of civilization and its methods of domestication. As Pavlov, the famous Russian animal “psychologist” observed, if you deny dogs access to food, you can train them to do anything you like by promising to give them a little bit. Of course, Pavlov […]

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Layla AbdelRahim: A Lullaby for the Planet: Undressing Ourselves for a Viable Parenthood 2/2

December 13, 2009

The current civilized and globalized model of parenting stems from the model of civilization and its methods of domestication. As Pavlov, the famous Russian animal “psychologist” observed, if you deny dogs access to food, you can train them to do anything you like by promising to give them a little bit. Of course, Pavlov was […]

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Layla AbdelRahim: A Lullaby for the Planet: Undressing Ourselves for a Viable Parenthood 1/2

filmed at JesusRadicals Conference, Memphis, Tennessee on 15 Aug ’09 The current civilized and globalized model of parenting stems from the model of civilization and its methods of domestication. As Pavlov, the famous Russian animal psychologist observed, if you deny dogs access to food, you can train them to do anything you like by promising […]

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John Zerzan: Anarcho-Primitivism versus a Darkening Reality 1/2

December 8, 2009

John Zerzan is an anarchist and philosopher whose critique of civilization and call for a non-domesticated form of life has been described as ?primitivist.? Zerzan has analyzed agricultural and industrial society in detail and has drawn on anthropological research on prehistoric and other ?primitive? societies in describing egalitarian and non-alienated ways of communal life. Zerzan […]

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John Zerzan: Anarcho-Primitivism versus a Darkening Reality 2/2

December 7, 2009

John Zerzan is an anarchist and philosopher whose critique of civilization and call for a non-domesticated form of life has been described as “primitivist”. Zerzan has analyzed agricultural and industrial society in detail and has drawn on anthropological research on prehistoric and other “primitive” societies in describing egalitarian and non-alienated ways of communal life. Zerzan […]

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