“L'Adventice” — Collective for social ecology & communalist perspectives
“L'Adventice” — Collective for social ecology & communalist perspectives
Communalism
A text by Nicolas Casaux, recently published in *Le Partage*, revisits the work of Murray Bookchin to denounce a technological messianism and what he calls the “everyday racism” of the ideology of Progress. We will not respond to this article…
July 30 will mark the 20th anniversary of Murray Bookchin’s death. He was known as a pioneer of the environmental movement, a political theorist, and a visionary of a future society based on a confederation of free communes—one that rejects…
Communalist Social Ecology: From Imposed Institutions to the Self-Institutioning of Society Today we are launching a new format for sharing information: the infographic. This first visual aid aims to provide a concise introduction to the Atelier’s theoretical and political project—communalist…
Toward a Radical and Feminist Ecology Passages presents itself as a journal “for a radical and feminist ecology.” Its inaugural issue, devoted to the question of civilization, draws on an impressive array of theoretical tools and activist narratives: Lewis Mumford…
“Caminando preguntamos.” — EZLN Two years ago—on May 11 and 12, 2024—we founded “L’Adventice,” a free association dedicated to Communalist Social Ecology. We chose our name with care: inspired by the Canadian fleabane—Erigeron canadensis—that herbaceous plant which industrial agriculture classifies…
Dr. Eleanor Finley reviews Yavor Tarinski’s latest book Horizons of Direct Democracy: Revolutionary Politics in an Age of Social & Environmental Collapse (On Our Own Authority! Publishing, 2025). It is no secret that our current global order is in chaos.…
Solidarity contribution — pooling As ecological, social, and democratic crises deepen, one question remains central: how can we build emancipatory forms of organization without repeating the logic we contest? This requirement for consistency between means and ends is not simply…
– against stagnation – Everyone is familiar with this “action by which a body moves from one place to another”, which traverses the entire universe, from atoms to celestial bodies, including all living beings on our planet. But in recent…
A tool for emancipation to be revived at a time when resistance to oppression is once again mobilizing The history of revolutionary struggles cannot be reduced to major strikes, insurrections, or street clashes. It also plays out in more discreet…
In the beginning, there were peasant communities; they were destroyed by the bourgeoisie. Dispossessed of their land, uprooted and turned into proletarians, men, women, and children alike were forced to sell their labor power in order to survive. This fundamental…
5pm – 7pm – Reclaiming the means of production and rethinking our eco-friendly alternatives Round table discussion 📍Chapiteau Anne Sylvestre – Saturday, August 9 In the presence of local trade unionists, representatives from international territories such as Chiapas and Rojava,…
