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Resistance Culture

Who’s Got the Time?

March 11, 2020

A dear friend of mine just wrote a spontaneous meditation on time entitled “A Curious Loss of Time”, which is all about how life is speeding up, how we are run by a linear, clockwork kind of time which colonizes our minds and our bodies and makes us inward slaves to an outward illusory master. It’s been a provocative read which, quite honestly, I haven’t had the time to finish… So when the alarm … [Read more...] about Who’s Got the Time?

Filed Under: Resistance Culture, Urban Homesteading

Me and Dr. Prepper

June 12, 2013

Interview with Rachel Kaplan and Dr. Prepper, an old-time back to basics author and prepping practitioner hailing from the hinterlands of Texas. We had a good talk about urban homesteading, heirloom skills and other practices of preparedness. Even though we live far from one another on the political spectrum, we found our common ground in these daily practices that support our lives. I appreciated … [Read more...] about Me and Dr. Prepper

Filed Under: Resistance Culture, Urban Homesteading

Governance in the Long Emergency

May 29, 2013

I recently read a great article about governance during the "long emergency".  It addresses questions of true participatory democracy, and how we might conduct ourselves in a civic way in the presence of ongoing resource shortages, economic hardship, corporate predation, et al. While not filled with simple solutions, it does clearly point in the direction of urban homesteading, and other DIY … [Read more...] about Governance in the Long Emergency

Filed Under: climate change, Culture Repair, Resistance Culture, Urban Homesteading

Quote of the Week

February 18, 2013

I notice a lot of permaculturists won't read Derrick Jensen because, I guess, he's so "depressing." Truth-tellers always get a bad rap. Here's a quote I liked from Deep Green Resistance, a treatise designed to inspire and encourage insurrection against the machine... "...Don’t just swap seeds; swap the US Constitution for local direct democracies confederated across your bioregion. Swap … [Read more...] about Quote of the Week

Filed Under: Resistance Culture

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