Ecosocialist Conference, Los Angeles 2013

Ecosocialist Conference, Los Angeles 2013
http://escla2013.wordpress.com

Saturday, September 21, 2013 at the Mayme Clayton Library and Museum, 4130 Overland Ave, Culver City, CA 90230 from 10am-8pm.

Registration will begin at 9:00am. Opening plenary will begin at 10am.

Background:

This year marked the beginning of a new epoch in human history. For the first time since the Pliocine (2.6-5 million years ago), CO2 levels have reached 400 ppm. The implications of this are sobering, to say the least. The current manifestations of climate change disproportionately affect women, people of color, poor folks, and members of the “developing” world. The Democrats and Republicans are incapable of addressing this crisis. Only the self-activity and self-organization of the masses can bring about the necessary transformation needed to avert a climate catastrophe.

What defines social ecology as social is its recognition of the often-overlooked fact that nearly all our present ecological problems arise from deep-seated social problems. Conversely, our present ecological problems cannot be clearly understood, much less resolved, without resolutely dealing with problems within society.

-Murray Bookchin, Ecological Problems are Social Problems
http://climateandcapitalism.com/2011/03/25/murray-bookchin-what-is-social-ecology/