"I believe in working on myself first to be the change I want to see in the world", says Jeevika Vivekananthan in this week's raï. Questioning oneself, challenging own assumptions, unlearning what has been taken for granted is a daunting endeavour. It leads towards unfamiliar grounds, but it can make real changes in the way we relate, we act, we speak and listen.
This week, listen to Jeevika's spoken word poetry for inspiration!
Solidarity,
Your Convivial Thinkers
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Have you wondered what raï means? Find out.
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In this week's raï, Jeevika Vivekananthan, through her powerful spoken word poetry, calls upon us to March Together. Reflecting on power, privilege and positionality, she asserts: " You do not need to be a poet. You do not need to write a poem. Do the reflections and mapping in a way that works for you. How can we change mammoth systems if we cannot change the way we think, live and work? Be courageous and hopeful. Be ready to challenge yourselves in everyday practice." |
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The Reading Group meets again on 7 July. We are currently reading ‘The Mushroom at the End of the World. On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins’ by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing. Next Wednesday, we will discuss chapters 4 to 7. Everyone is welcome!
From the book cover:
“By investigating one of the world’s most sought-after fungi, The Mushroom at the End of the World presents an original examination into the relation between capitalist destruction and collaborative survival within multispecies landscapes, the prerequisite for continuing life on earth.”
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‘We cannot solve our problems with the very same thinking that created them’. This quote, attributed to Einstein, sums up one of the main arguments of this talk and of the recently published book, “Revolutions in Learning and Education from India”, on which it is based. The presentation will argue that in order to tackle the many challenges – from rising inequality and poverty levels to environmental degradation, climate change, political apathy, and a general sense of disenchantment – that are found in today’s world, we need to stop relying on the ideas of “Development”, economic growth and “progress” so deeply ingrained in our minds.
Drawing on several case studies from the Indian subcontinent, the presentation will introduce some alternatives and show how they can be understood as a form of prefigurative politics.
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