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This video shows how easy it is for the rich to manipulate culture, and push it further and further into fascism.
https://youtu.be/7KmZpvnVL7o To leave the capitalist system and be a part of building a new culture, join the group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/herlandcommune/
Top 6 positives of Trump winning the election.
1) You get to see the most important election of the century, just like when Hitler came to power people knew that it was the start of a new era. All of us know it is a change for the worse but that does not mean that this is not a significant part of your life. If you have grand kids you will be telling them about the day Trump came to power and warning them about the negative side affects of Racism and Fascism.
(2) On that note, although the USA has been a Fascist nation for 10+ years people will finally now start to accept that it is reality. And we all know the first step to fixing any problem is acknowledging that it is a problem.
(3) Hillary will stop damaging feminism. Just like how Margaret Thatcher damaged feminism in the UK. Hillary is a pro war, anti workers rights and anti human rights, right wing candidate. Feminists world wide have made amazing progress to build a positive movement but what would have happened if Hillary actively harmed most women as a “feminist”? Hillary has a track record of actively seeking money from the same people who funded ISIS (source WikiLeaks). Hilary Clinton has been in power as the Obama administration has deported more people of colour than any other administration in recent memory and bombed more brown women and children with drones than Bush. Whereas other leaders such as Dilma Rousseff had a proven track record of taking money from banks and using it to fight for the revolution (aka giving to the poor).
(4) Americans will finally realise that they need to look outside of their own borders when it comes to building a better future. For too long Americans have looked at their own nation as if it is the whole world. As the USA falls Americans will be forced to look out to see what is going on in the world. A good place to start if you are one of these Americans is https://www.facebook.com/groups/FeministExplorers/
(5) As the US economy crashes now is a good time to buy US goods at a discounted price. It is also a good time to own Bitcoin and Gold. No matter what your income level you should always be ready to to thrive in a collapsing economy, Yes it is not easy but as the economy falls faster then it rises, it is an opportunity for all of those who are willing to plan ahead. And something we should all know by know, economies rise and fall, so you have to be ready for both.
(6) Now is the ideal time to join the feminist commune in South America. When most people are looking north to the frozen lands of Canada. The Feminist Commune promises tropical heat year round and a safe space away from cis men. All of the pioneers of the project have been in the USA during the election and seen a shocking rise in aggression during the rise of Trump which may get a lot worse, thus the pioneers of the project will be sensitive to the feelings of those who feel the need to leave the USA. We understand that times like these can seem hopeless especially for those on low incomes, we also understand the disillusionment and sadness that a lot of you experience, we feel with you. Predictions that something like this would happen is among the things that led us to start building this commune, where we will work together towards positive change. As long as you are not a cis man you can apply to join. Both the application and the commuity itself will be free, so, are you with us?
You can start the process of joining the community by joining the facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/herlandcommune/ And then proceed to fill out the Beta application form at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeR0z0jqcterTBO7UbktCdWr0mcgwhAiXGqnJHCcqHdyLlqtg/viewform
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Sorry if you think this list is not that positive, you are right. We have known this would happen and told you about it 11 months ago. (http://feministecovillage.tumblr.com/post/134834815995/it-is-ironic-that-patriotic-americans-will-vote) However the situation is so bad this is the best we could come up with.
Phil Watt, Guest Waking Times
Humanity has lost its connection to nature. We’re so bombarded with artificial imagery and ideals of superficial living that most of us think taking in an occasional sunset or going for a bush-walk is what it means to be united with our Mother Earth. These practices are wonderful, and very grounding, however they are temporary and don’t truly represent the holistic way we most naturally connect to the spirit of our world and the life that it breathes.
As a culture, we have become disconnected from our food. We have forgotten the cycles of natural systems. We are blind to the divine patterns found in nature. We have lost the innate wisdom of knowing our environment like the back of our heart, and knowing our place within it. Instead we have accepted urbanization of our civilization as ‘natural’. In cities we live in a cement jungle, on top of each other but isolated from each other and our natural environment. (In this context, the rise of social media technology is an ironic twist.)
But this is all by design; and the way in which we engage with our local community has been inhibited by the organisational systems that the majority of us subscribe to without question.
And for what? For a sense of security? Or a sense of community?
In reality, this way of living provides us neither. Disconnected, we have no idea where our food comes from, or where our garbage goes. Our security becomes dependent on the mechanisms of society, providing fuel to corporate and governmental power structures. Because of the State dependence nationalism and globalisation creates, our local communities no longer function as unified inter-related wholes, driving the sense of separation within communities and often leaving its members with few constructive common interactions — a crucial element in creating a sense of comm-unity.
And the result? We work to accept the unsustainable principle of perpetual economic growth, diligently accepting a life of 9 to 5 jobs we don’t even enjoy and willingly sacrifice our natural world to ensure the whole system continues, to the benefit of a small elite group of families.
Consumerism has harmed our collective and environmental wellbeing. Materialism has eroded our value systems and fuelled a cultural existential crisis. Globalization has polluted our planetary and community health. Industrial agriculture is killing our ecological systems and failing to feed the population of earth.
There has to be other ways.
Well, there are. One is called permaculture. This age-old method of living cooperatively with nature is being embraced once again, leading communities toward a self-sustaining future of chemical-free agriculture.
Permaculture – What Is It and Why Is It Important?
Developed for the modern age by Australians Bill Mollison and David Holmgren in the 1970’s, permaculture has spread wildly throughout the world. The term initially meant ‘permanent agriculture’, however it evolved to also represent ‘permanent culture’.
Permaculture is a practice which can provide most of our resources locally, yet it’s more than just an agricultural practice — it starts with ethics. What is truly right for our individual, community and environmental health? How can we provide the basic needs of humanity whilst doing it in balance with nature?
Then it becomes a design science. Designing permaculture plots includes a process of surveying the local environment, identifying its patterns, decoding the inherent wisdom that it contains, and combining that and other knowledge with technological innovation to efficiently and effectively collaborate with natural systems to provide all the food, medicine, fibre and fuelthat we need. This not only ensures that we survive, but psychologically thrive.
So in a sense, permaculture is an art. It’s an expression of human ingenuity in its most glorious form because it’s the creation of a painting that reflects the way in which humans and nature become one. The external world is the canvas, human novelty is the paint and the human heart is the paintbrush. And no matter where we live on our planet, we can create a masterpiece.
Permaculture Ethics, Food and Communities
An interview with permaculture pioneer, Geoff Lawton.
Geoff is an expert in this growing field. Since the mid-nineties he has specialised in all things permaculture, including the education, design, implementation, system establishment, administration and community development of it across the world. He is a true leader in building a sustainable and healthy future for humanity.
In the video he moves through many aspects of permaculture, including its positive environmental, practical, cultural and philosophical impacts. He talks about the patterns of nature, the diversity of foods it can offer, the values it endorses, the quality of living it offers and the meaning and hope it can give to one’s life:
“It feels like that the meaningful, interesting, intense engagement that you get involved in, that’s very relative to you and your health … expands time. Now, wow! If you could bottle that up and sell it as a product it would be a best seller! That’s what this is. I mean, it has great purpose. And with our online course I get a lot of endorsements … (such as) you’ve changed my life; this has given me total meaning; this has put so much knowledge together I’ve already got in a format I can now engage in; I feel like there’s hope.”
Simply, that’s the progressive effect that permaculture can have on a society that is increasingly suffering.
The Way Forward?
Permaculture has conclusively shown that it can produce quality and sustainable results in any region on earth. It utilizes the local energy – such as water, solar, soil and biological – in the most productive ways possible. It can generate an abundance of resources in cold, hot, wet, dry and other challenging conditions. It has conquered the mountains, the plains, the jungle and the desert, without missing a beat.
This is exactly why permaculture is a system that can easily feed the entire population of the world. Permaculture incorporates the advancements made in sustainable and renewable technologies, while also honouring ancient technologies, such as natural building materials, and works with not against variations in local ecologies. Whilst doing so, it leaves no toxic trace, as it doesn’t require the environmentally damaging oil products that industrial agriculture relies on. It uses natural remedies to deal with the imbalances local to each area, such as flora and fauna pests.
Applying the principles of permaculture also integrate communities. Instead of going to a multinational supermarket to get your food, we go to our backyard and it pick it fresh to cook in our own kitchen, or trade for ingredients that our neighbours grow. All-inclusive community gardens can also be designed as a collective effort for those with limited space, which also serves as a social meeting place and a forum to teach each other and our kids not only what we’re eating, but how to grow and nurture it.
So with a permaculture approach applied on both an individual and community level, basically no one will go hungry and everyone will be adequately housed. There will be little social isolation. Problematic behaviours from disenfranchised adults and youth would decrease. Local economies, based in quality interactions, would thrive, as would the happiness of the people. And our natural systems would diversify and flourish too.
Quite simply, permaculture is a necessary long-term solution for so many of our problems.
As Geoff summarises beautifully, permaculture isn’t just good for the earth but good for the soul of humanity. It can provide the food and other physical resources we need, as well as the psychological and philosophical health resources too. It is a grass roots tool that empowers individuals and entire communities to help overcome a long list of problems that we collectively face.
“(Permaculture is) a connecting system … that’s incredibly valuable to get us out of the problems we’re in, in so many ways. The environment, the people, the social order; we will never have good social order until we design our way out this problem ourselves. No one’s coming to help us, we’re going to have to do this ourselves, together, everybody”.
About the Author
Exploring the edges of life, Phil is an ‘experience veteran’. His mantra is “Have a Crack at Life”.
Living in Sydney, Australia, Phil is best described as a ‘self-help guide’. He focuses on his own physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health and aims to share that with his clients. His written articles generally focus on ideology, society, adventure and self-help.
Working in the therapeutic sector, Phil assists families and children as a mentor, relationship mediator and health & life teacher. He also provides tailored programs for personal growth which are facilitated face-to-face, via email and over the phone. He also has a degree in Social Science & Philosophy and has been trained extensively in health services.
Connect with Phil on Facebook or visit his website Have a Crack at Life where you can reach him for a personal appointment.
Please note: This article is part of the Redesigning Society series. Over the coming weeks, this series will present a range of expert perspectives on the current state of societal affairs, as well as the collective changes we desperately need both philosophically and practically. Details of upcoming and past guests and topics can be viewed here. You can subscribe to The Conscious Society Youtube Channel to get early access to each interview in the series.
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If your brand of feminism is on a university reading list, it is probably problematic.
The goal of feminism is not just equality it is also about freeing women.
And universities can not offer information about this.
The reason for that is that universities rely on outside funding whether it be from the Koch Brothers, Rockefeller’s, or some other rich capitalist promoting an agenda of wage slavery. A choice between wage slavery and/or domestic slavery is not a choice of freedom.
If you think that these donations come without strings attached then you are mistaken and should watch the following video.
https://youtu.be/4VX7lJff130
This is why when we look at feminism that comes from Anarchist or Marxist organisations we see that they are far more relevant and far more important for the freeing of women.
This is also why feminism from Universities often focus on smaller issues that don’t harm the power structure of the patriarchal mainstream society.
It should be noted that this problem extends past just feminism and extends to all fields, from holding back the development of good science to promoting economics and agricultural practice that is harmful to both the planet and Humanity.
In short, there is a difference between ACADEMICALLY CORRECT (because some inaccurate studies can be sourced) and REAL WORLD CORRECT.
Do not wait for your teachers to give you a book that has been approved of by the ruling class. Get online and start learning today, find others who are also wanting to learn about the same things and create your own work shops. Because you can achieve a higher level then what a University offers.
To be apart of the real revolution visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/herlandcommune/ It should be noted that this does not mean that women have not been helped by universities. The difficulty is that the University system has huge problems, now that we have the internet we can do much better.
We can make a better system!
And thus we should make one…
[ To see more context about this issue visit https://youtu.be/50ZebmQq51Q ]
“Capitalism and Mental Health: How the Market Makes Us Sick”
https://youtu.be/AVQ4LIp39Xo
To live in a more supportive society visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/herlandcommune/
To get away from poverty, visit www.jungle2jungle.org.
The #Revolutionary #Life of Emma Goldman #OrdinaryWomen https://youtu.be/_1IiRssfp4U To live in a revolutionary world where we are free to dance where ever and when ever visit http://www.jungle2jungle.org/
Critics claim that polyamory only works in tribes were all members care about each other....
Ok that is fine, leave capitalism behind and join our tribe at http://www.jungle2jungle.org/
How do you change the world when living outside of a city?
Political change is when people change the way they live. There are 2 ways you can change the way people live.
(A) Convincing people to live in a different way.
(B) Changing the material conditions of people's lives. An example of this would be the creation of the internet, or the industrial revolution.
The Herland Ecovillage is addressing both of these. We are creating it as an example to show others they to can create better lives from scratch. People do not need to be dependent on the current systems. They can create their own systems.
We are also going to be proof that women and people who are trans are 100% capable of building everything needed for a society. When our village becomes common knowledge people will stop thinking that women can not build houses or explore the wilderness. And this in itself creates better treatment for women and people who are trans in the wider world.
But so far this is just convincing people to live in a different way. Just like when pacifists take to the streets in protest it helps to make people aware of the fact that large numbers of people have a given opinion.
Some might say, “but what about violent bloody revolution where we kill the ruling class?”. Although that may be a possibility in developing nations, the internet has changed the material conditions, meaning that in developed areas such as the USA or EU states would know about your plans before you could carry them out and you would be sitting in a jail cell before you could put your plans into action. Whether the violent option is the right option or not, is simply not the point, the point is that it is no longer realistic. The Ukrainian example is not a good example because (A) They don’t have the surveillance abilities of the UK or USA. (B) The Ukrainian fascists that took over did it with money given to them from Western Powers, people trying to create a new system will not have those resources.
So what is our solution to changing the material conditions? Well first we want to create a guide so others can create their own projects. As can be seen here
https://www.facebook.com/notes/herland-feminist-ecovillage-commune-intentional-community-_/how-to-build-a-village-for-under-15000/1627567294159183
But we also hope to help the building of alternatives to the world wide web by aiding the development of projects such as https://hyperboria.net/ and aid the open source revolution by being a part of projects such as http://reprap.org/ Think about it, if people's materials change because they can 3d print everything they need and they can not be spied on when connecting all over the world because there is an alternative to mainstream internet, people may really start changing the way in which they live. Seriously, how many people are going to pay for houses and cars when they can be 3d printed? And how would that kind of world look at capitalism? If you can think of more ways we can help to change the world for the better please let us know. :)
A growing population of ‘elder orphans’ lack a built-in support system. What to do if you become one.
The nuclear family was created after "civilizations" destroyed the tribes that existed before. The new "civilizations" forced small nuclear families to fill all the human needs that in the past were filled by the tribes. This meant women were forced to produce children for many reasons but also for the reason of ensuring that there is some one to provide care for when they are old and grey.
With the capitalist system attacking Social Security (the welfare state) when people become old they are subject to a horrible life.
Our goal is to create a community / tribe, so we can look after each other in our old age. And will always have people of all ages in the community.
I remember once visiting a school for the mentally handicapped children. 'Our children do not have to take examinations," the headmaster told me, 'and so we are able to teach them things which will be really useful to them in life.'
Sir John Glubb
Feminism is incompatible with capitalism
By Amit Singh
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has been getting some pretty bad press after his rather strange comments on equal pay. Nadella remarked that women shouldn’t ask for a raise but should just wait for the system to reward them with ‘good karma’. Nadella has since backtracked but the comments have brought the issue of equal pay to the fore.
In the tech industry, to which Nadella was referring, women receive on average $6,358 per year less than their male counterparts. Harvard professor Dr Claudia Godin’s research shows that in the financial services women earn 66 per cent of what their male colleagues earn. Comedian Sarah Silverman has raised almost $100,000 of the total $30 trillion she estimates women in the US lose out on per year because of unequal pay. Of Dr Godin’s research, only as a dental hygienist, HR specialist or advertising salesperson would women earn the same as men. The problem is both endemic and pervasive.
The focus for improving institutional sexism in the work place is thus placed upon improving the gender pay gap. Solutions to alleviate the problem have been widely debated and disputed. Some argue that women should be remunerated for their ‘household chores’ (which would hardly serve to de-gender the concept of housework and thus maintains the sexist ideology that is associated with it); others say that working hours need to be more flexible to accommodate working mothers, while others argue men should simply help out at home more. Women on average do about twice as much housework as men. All of these arguments have their merits and de-merits but none of them really get to the heart of the issue.
The crux being that even if women are paid the same as men, this will not change the fact that institutional sexism exists at almost every level of society. In fact, the focus on equal pay arguably clouds the real issues that are causing the persistence of sexist attitudes within society. Earning the same as men won’t give women an equal social standing. There are still cases of men in lower economic positions than women who will cat-call or grope them on the street. There will still exist everyday sexism on a wide scale; it is naïve to think that high pay for women will alleviate this. Workplace sexism won’t disappear with female CEOs (there are some and it’s still pervasive). Men in positions of relative power will still be able to and choose to pay for sex with women who are in a relative position of low power, such as trafficked sex-workers.
Emphasis on equal pay, whilst laudable and logical, does not address the fact that our society is structured as a white, capitalist patriarchal society. To overcome sexism it is necessary to combat this system as a whole, rather than focusing specifically on equal pay. The whole system must be critiqued and examined.
Capitalism will only serve to compound inequalities of some kind. Many women vying for top jobs, for example, would often (but not always) be from middle-upper class backgrounds and thus be at an advantage over a working-class woman who was perhaps less well educated. Such a woman doesn’t benefit from higher pay for Microsoft executives or bankers. The wage for low-skilled workers will always be low, irrespective of gender. Getting more women into politics or as top judges alienates large swathes of women who have different aspirations (this is arguably also true of quotas to get ethnic minorities into leading roles, both male and female). Bell Hooks suggests that a focus on equal pay and getting women into top jobs is reflective of a ‘bourgeois class bias’. It doesn’t reflect a diversity of wants and needs.
We need to have a discussion about a system whereby many under-represented groups, including ethnic minorities and people living with disabilities, are structurally disadvantaged and have their access to high pay and opportunities restricted by white male ruling élites. Sexism and oppression did not begin with capitalism but it has certainly been exacerbated by it, and sexism helps uphold capitalism. Such a capitalist system has led to unprecedented levels of inequality and the consolidation of wealth in the hands of a few (mostly men).
Encouraging capitalism means promoting individualism over collective action. The celebrating of female entrepreneurs is an example of this. It is easy to point to a female entrepreneur such as Oprah Winfrey and come to the conclusion that there is no sexism or racism and that capitalism helps advance us all. Against this backdrop many women and vulnerable groups around the world are being exploited in a neoliberal world order.
Feminism has historically been about eradicating and opposing inequality. Feminism is thus incompatible with capitalism, as this is a system that compounds and exacerbates such inequality. It is, simply put, a system that requires inequality for it to thrive and function effectively. Earning a lot of money won’t eradicate these inequalities, it will exacerbate them, as people around the world will continue to live in incredible impoverishment and harsh conditions.
Focusing on equal pay can land us in dangerous territory then, as we can forget the inequalities that go hand in hand with capitalism. Capitalism is unfortunately here to stay (at least in the short to medium term) so it is important to reduce the overwhelming gap in pay and advocate more equality in the current capitalist system. But we need to look more deeply at the issues and think of plausible alternatives to our current societal and economic model, which will forever uphold a white, capitalist patriarchy.
Amit Singh is a graduate of the London School of Economics who works on the World Views of Nature Project, examining how local philosophies should have more sway in creating international policy.
Source https://newint.org/blog/2014/10/15/feminism-capitalism-equal-pay/
Our alternative is to build a new alternative to capitalism. You can be apart of that be joining the group here https://www.facebook.com/groups/herlandcommune/
How Diets Hurt You (And Help Capitalism)
The phrase "diet culture" refers to a society that is so inundated with dieting propaganda, oftentimes imperceptibly, that it affects how we relate to ourselves and each other. In this video, I talk about how the yo-yo dieting cycle does absolutely nothing to help us and absolutely everything to uphold capitalism.
To join our revolution visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/herlandcommune/
We promised to make #tutorials #teaching others how to create their own Eco-Villages. The promise can be seen in this link here.
https://www.facebook.com/notes/herland-feminist-ecovillage-commune-intentional-community-_/how-to-build-a-village-for-under-15000/1627567294159183
We will soon be driving out to create the #Commune. As a result so that we can make these tutorials we have got a Nikon D3200. The reason why we have chosen this model is because we felt of the camera's that filled our requirements this one was the most cost effective.
The #herstory / #history of #Anarchism in 8 minutes #Anarchist
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