Flux Kit July 16-17 workshop discussion summary

Politics:  Care, Degrowth and Regeneration Sympoietics:Detournement DerivativesPrefigurative Modelling Grammar: open-source, negentropic (negation & biomimicry), translation (via paradox, riddles, puzzles) Rhythm: acceleration and slowdown as analogue variationRepair: non-solutionist, via solidarity economy, P2P, social reproductive and regenerative, degrowing energy consumptionForms/media: diagrams, poems, instructions, lists, spells, recipes, catalogues, flip-books, chapbooks, repair manuals COMMUNITY…

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Beth Dempster sympoietics (notes)

SYMPOIETIC AND AUTOPOIETIC SYSTEMS:A NEW DISTINCTION FOR SELF-ORGANIZING SYSTEMS Beth Dempster School of Planning, University of Waterloo,Waterloo, ON, Canada N2L 3G1 E-mail: mbldemps@fes.uwaterloo.ca Sympoiesis vs. Autopoiesis To gain an understanding of the two poietic system heuristics and the significance of their differences, some specific definitions applied by Maturana and Varela…

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Feminism(s) and Degrowth Alliance

FADA Corinna Dengler, Camila Rolando Mazzuca and Renda Belmallem The Feminisms and Degrowth Alliance (FaDA) network was launched in September 2016 at the 5th International Degrowth Conference in Budapest. As an inclusive network of both academics and activists, FaDA aims at fostering a dialogue between feminists and degrowth proponents and…

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POLLEN

Political Ecology Network About POLLEN POLLEN is an umbrella organization of political ecology researchers, groups, projects, networks and ‘nodes’ across the globe. As the name suggests, POLLEN seeks to provide a platform for the ‘cross fertilization’ of ideas and where the world’s many rich, diverse traditions can come together, discuss,…

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Undisciplined Environments

Undisciplined Environments (formerly entitle blog) About the platform We are a collective of scholars and activists oriented towards a common horizon of emancipatory social and ecological transformation. With this platform, we aim to animate a space to share, debate and critically reflect on research and activist experiences, observations, methodologies, news,…

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Environmental Justice Atlas

Environmental Justice Atlas @ ICTA What is the research project about? Environmentalism is about Justice. Our economic system produces social and environmental injustices. Too many people, animals and plants are contaminated, displaced and killed. This is often linked to companies that provide our materials, food, water and energy. Communities and…

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