(en) France, Alternative Libertaire AL #241 - Unit meetings: Global warming environmentalist (fr, pt)

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The "Social Climate, meetings of the radical ecology 'forum, held in the associative space 
as you stir Montreuil on June 8. Organized by environmentalists and anti-capitalists of 
various collectives and organizations activists he met in a friendly and participatory 
atmosphere, about 80 people to identify what is social ecology ---- The first forum 
discussion "Social Climate, meetings of radical ecology", held in Montreuil on June 8, 
allowed to cross the different movements and visions of radical ecology with social 
ecology inspired by Murray Bookchin, the libertarian ecology as conceived Alternative 
libertarian ecosocialism more Marxist claimed by the NPA, and the decrease promoted by the 
Movement of growth objectors. These currents were very close in the analysis of social 
mechanisms of capitalism and springs of the ecological crisis, in denouncing all forms of 
productivism and consumerism, and the proposal of a decentralized society, orienting 
production towards social needs and not the profit gains, with both ecological and social 
productive organization adapted to local conditions. Nevertheless the four groups differ 
the issue of concrete political organization of such a society (ratio between the 
different levels of decision, forms and means of radical democracy). Finally, if the 
language used is unique to each stream, it can sometimes designate closely related concepts.

The second discussion focused on the production and work, is part of the difficulty in 
reconciling ecology and defense of employment in the capitalist system.

Producer-consumer report

The testimony of a union of South Chemistry was edifying about the contradictions that 
employees-are required to produce toxic products for health and the planet, with safety 
rules insufficient to limit the costs of production live. The specificity and importance 
of the work of the Peasant Confederation, which develops an overall vision of the 
production and the producer-consumer relationship, were recalled. But there was no time to 
investigate the issue of the meaning of work, or simply the practical organization of 
productive structures in a non-capitalist society.

The last debate was about the various current struggles at Notre Dame des Landes, against 
shale gas, against nuclear power. How these struggles, starting from a local and specific 
dynamics lead to a comprehensive critique of the system, and how they are politically, 
concretely. The prospects for mobilization (movements, appointment) then dominated the 
exchanges between collectives and organizations. It was decided to meet in 
Notre-Dame-des-Landes (this fight so close to being won) on 5 and 6 July on a workshop 
around our main common perspectives: the opposition to the transatlantic treaty and 
mobilization anticapitalist and environmentalist massive climate summit in Paris in 
December 2015 Meetings similar to those of June 8 should be held in the regions to 
continue discussions and prepare this mobilization.

Jocelyn (AL Gard)