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Beyond the Periphery of the Skin: An Interview with Silvia Federici

Beyond the Periphery of the Skin: An Interview with Silvia Federici

In this interview, Federici elaborates on how this ongoing transformation of the body extends inward just as much outward. Our modern conception of the “self” is, without a doubt, impoverished, but as her book titled suggests, reconnecting with what lies beyond the periphery of the skin is essential in reclaiming what was lost on this long and violent path to our present moment, with all its beautiful acts of solidarity and resistance, to the ongoing brutal repression of human and more-than-human life in all its forms.

Capitalism, Feminism, ReclaimingGods&RadicalsJuly 21, 2020FeminismComment

On The No-Gender Drag

On The No-Gender Drag

Fitting Into Gender Categories As A Non-Binary Person (From Nox)

Queer Theory, Reclaiming, UncategorizedGods&RadicalsJuly 3, 2020Feminism, Gender, gender essentialism, Identity, life, non-binary, Queer, sexuality, Transgender Comments

When the World Wearies, Get Growing

When the World Wearies, Get Growing

I place the root ball in the carefully dug furrow and close the earth over it, firming it down and move on to the next until there’s a row of young tomato plants, ready to extend their roots into the earth, to grow. And when it’s done I sit down and have a drink. There’s dirt beneath my nails and I think once more, I could do this forever.

ReclaimingEmma KathrynMay 8, 2020gardening, grow your own, fruit and veg, animismComment

The Method of Art; the Aim of Magick

The Method of Art; the Aim of Magick

“The reliance on science for method is tragic; instead of religion try aiming for magick.”

Capitalism, Magic, ReclaimingPatacelsusJune 4, 2019art, anti-capitalism, artifact Comment

Gardening: An Act Of Resistance

Gardening: An Act Of Resistance

Finding ourselves and rediscovering our closeness to nature is just the beginning of resistance. Gardening teaches us self reliance, it teaches us to work for ourselves and the joy that comes with eating produce grown with love and care. It highlights the symbiotic relationship we have with the land.

Reclaiming, LandEmma KathrynMay 17, 2019reclaiming, resistance, gardening Comments

Reclaiming ourselves: Cutting The Cords That Hold Us Back

Reclaiming ourselves: Cutting The Cords That Hold Us Back

This is the first step in freeing ourselves, in reclaiming ourselves. Or is it the last? Sometimes it’s hard to tell. Perhaps it is a process, one that starts so small we do not always realise, or maybe each step in reclaiming ourselves; the food, the medicine, the self defence, maybe it’s all a part of the cord cutting. Either way, freeing ourselves from those things that hold us back, that keep us down is a vital step in the reclaiming process.

Article, Liberation, Paganism, ReclaimingEmma KathrynJanuary 26, 2019 Comment

Reclaiming Ourselves: The Importance of Self Defence

Reclaiming Ourselves: The Importance of Self Defence

…this article is about self defence, which can take on many forms besides physical violence. However, as that is where the mind naturally goes when we think about self defence, that is where we shall start…

Liberation, Reclaiming, working classEmma KathrynJanuary 11, 2019reclaiming, self defence, fighting Comments

Reclaiming Ourselves - Food & Medicine: Part 3

Reclaiming Ourselves - Food & Medicine: Part 3

I also know what it’s like to struggle to live day to day, and so I’m a believer in making the most of what you have. Exotic plants and ingredients are certainly alluring, but what’s the point of learning to use them if you can’t get hold of them, for whatever reason? It just makes sense to use what you already have or is readily available.

Article, ReclaimingEmma KathrynNovember 23, 2018folk medicines, food, healing, medicine, recipe Comments

Reclaiming Ourselves - Back to Basics: Food &amp; Medicine (Part 2)

Reclaiming Ourselves - Back to Basics: Food & Medicine (Part 2)

The aim with these articles is to share some of the knowledge, tips and advice I've picked up along my way in the hope that they will come in useful to you in your own struggles against Capitalism.

Climate Change, Liberation, Land, Reclaiming, UncategorizedEmma KathrynOctober 26, 2018diy, basics, food, hunting, medicine, reclaiming, remedies, veganism, vegetarianismComment

Reclaiming Ourselves - Back To Basics: Food and Medicine.

Reclaiming Ourselves - Back To Basics: Food and Medicine.

... first we must reclaim ourselves and the knowledge that we have forgotten or lost. We must learn to rely less on the State. The suggestions contained here on in may well seem basic to those already well versed in such things, but for so many these skills have been lost and it is for those that I write this, after all, we must all start somewhere. There's no shame in starting small.

Capitalism, Land, Liberation, Reclaiming, Paganism, UncategorizedEmma KathrynOctober 12, 2018diy, basics, cooking, food, medicine, reclaiming Comment

Expert Opinion

Expert Opinion

a poem from Rex Butters

Poetry, Politics, Reclaiming, Stories, UncategorizedGods&RadicalsAugust 30, 2018children, doctors, drugs, heroine, life, medicine, Technology Comment

Into The Woods, Into The Dark.

Into The Woods, Into The Dark.

We struggle to understand that which our eyes cannot see, and so our minds revert to the years of conditioning we all have had….

Animism, Paganism, Reclaiming, UncategorizedEmma KathrynAugust 24, 2018darkness, discovery, environment, Fear, Land, Woods Comments

Place of Discourse and Folklore of the African Diaspora

Place of Discourse and Folklore of the African Diaspora

On being white and talking about racism. How to witness and learn from Afro-Brazilian stories of resistance, through lenses free from the objectifying effects of the white gaze.

Ancestors, Colonialism, Cultural Commentary, Decolonization, Editorial, Land, Magic, Mythology, Polytheism, Reclaiming, Ritual, StoriesMirna Wabi-SabiAugust 20, 2018Acupe, Africa, African Diaspora, Bahia, Brazil, Colonization, Quilombo, slavery Comments

This is America’s Enslaver Culture

This is America’s Enslaver Culture

It’s no surprise that, even though chattel slavery was formally abolished throughout the Americas over 100 years ago, enslaver culture is still very much alive.

Ancestors, Capitalism, Community, Cultural Commentary, Decolonization, Displacement, Editorial, Politics, ReclaimingMirna Wabi-SabiJune 16, 2018Comment

The Leadership and Legacy of Indigenous Women

The Leadership and Legacy of Indigenous Women

April was Indigenous Month in Brazil. This article reports on the Leadership of Indigenous Women conference in Salvador, and explores the personal and communal journey of indigenous women through generations.

Colonialism, Decolonization, Editorial, Environmentalism, Feminism, Politics, Reclaiming, Resilience, Struggle, ViolenceMirna Wabi-SabiApril 28, 2018português, indigenous, indigenous rights, women, women's bodiesComment

An Intersectional Experience

An Intersectional Experience

Another white man's story...

disability, Displacement, Privilege, Reclaiming, Stories, Struggle, UncategorizedGods&RadicalsApril 14, 2018Ableism, intersectionality, sexism, wheelchair Comments

Note on Violations of Prisoners’ Rights

Note on Violations of Prisoners’ Rights

Fighting “against the genocide of black people, and its derivations, such as the prison enterprise which drives forward the process of African enslavement; outstanding in memory, history and in the bodies of black people in Brazil.”

Colonialism, Cultural Commentary, Decolonization, ReclaimingGods&RadicalsApril 9, 2018portuguêsComment

The Identity Politics Glitch

The Identity Politics Glitch

“When neoliberals ask for “diversity”, or more opportunities for the disenfranchised to franchise themselves, what they want is to hand out “white masks” to people of colour as if it’s charity.”

Colonialism, Cultural Commentary, Decolonization, Editorial, Reclaiming, UncategorizedMirna Wabi-SabiMarch 31, 2018Comment

The Cutting Edge

The Cutting Edge

'The Cutting Edge' from Accipiter Nisus: "reclaiming our bodies and minds must start with intimately knowing the tools which we use and engage with in our daily lives."

Ancestors, Animism, Capitalism, Environmentalism, ReclaimingAccipiter NisusDecember 15, 2015Comment