Mini-Unit: Climate Crisis and Revolutionary Ecology

I put together a one day mini-unit on “Climate Crisis and Revolutionary Ecology” for the course on anarchism that I’m teaching and I’m excited to discuss this with my students next week. It includes a range of different analysis (and strategies) and should provide a good entry point for understanding radical ecology.

Reading:

  1. Judi Bari, “Revolutionary Ecology” (1995)
  2. Murray Bookchin, “What is Social Ecology?” [Link to PDF] (2007)
  3. “Veganarchy: Anti-Speciesist Warfare & Direct Action” [Link to PDF] (2014)
  4. Earth Liberation Front, “Igniting a Revolution” (mini-documentary/propaganda video) (2001)
  5. Out of the Woods, “The Uses of Disaster” (2019)

Optional Reading:

  1. Documentary, “Earth First!: The Politics of Radical Environmentalism” (1987)
  2. It’s Going Down podcast, “Raw Deal: Why Statecraft Won’t Solve the Climate Crisis” (2019)
  3. CrimethInc. “Green Scared? Lessons from the FBI Crackdown on Eco-Activists” (2008)
  4. Documentary: “If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front” (2011)

Author: Empty Hands

Empty Hands History is written by Spencer Beswick, a historian of anarchism and the left who hopes to offer inspiration and lessons for today's movements.