[PeDAGoG] A powerful short film on "Beyond Money"

Mon Jul 4 10:01:46 CEST 2022

Thanks very much for this, we have started a discussion on this text with a
small group of firends, good for brain and heart,

rhodante

On Sun, 3 Jul 2022 at 02:57, Pallav Das <dpallav at gmail.com> wrote:

> Friends,
>
> For the last few months, the Radical Ecological Democracy website (REDWeb)
> has explored the Australian thinker, Anitra Nelson's recent book, "Beyond
> Money" for ideas and inspiration to help us negotiate these confounding
> times of end capitalism. With the help of her intellectual insights, we
> have, as Bertrand Russel encouraged us to do, hung "a question mark on the
> thing(s) you've long taken for granted" - the brutal constraints of
> "universal exchange" and the mesmerizing seduction of money. The response
> to our efforts has been amazingly powerful, somewhat shocking, frankly,
> given the omnipotence of money. It seems the interest in Anitra's ideas is
> a reflection of the growing popular unease towards the oppressive
> structures of the market economy and its rapidly evident links with the
> ecological and economic disasters unfolding in front of our eyes. And,
> needless to say, Anitra spurs us to continue to respond to that societal
> need, and does so with more than just her words, as if in a sacred
> communion with Dostoyevsky who said, "I don't know how to be silent when my
> heart is speaking." Earlier, today, she shared a powerful short film based
> on her book's significant convictions, which I'm sharing with all of you:
>
> https://anitranelson.info/beyond-money/
>
> I encourage you to take a listen to the resolute calm of Anitra's
> narration cleverly overlaid on the strikingly insistent and riveting drone
> of Bruce Rogers' didgeridoo - a quintessential Australian experience,
> indeed. Strung together with stimulating images of experiments in non-money
> existence, the disarming simplicity of the film is an affirmation of our
> growing belief that achieving freedom from the hard clasp of capitalism
> does not necessarily have to be a complicated affair. But, it starts with
> the embrace of the idea of "alternatives" with warmth, and dare I say,
> fervor! As a dear friend of mine often insists, elegantly traversing the
> chasm between the personal and the political, "indifference doesn't go very
> well with freedom."
>
> For our part, we at REDWeb are putting together a dynamic team with the
> help of some brilliant partners to take Anitra's ideas further - more
> articles on the various ways in which non-money exchanges are being
> imagined and created, the increasing adoption and adherence to alternative
> currencies, and the spread of sturdy and secure solidarity economies all
> over the world, followed by a series of stimulating webinars with thinkers
> and practitioners of these cutting edge ideas - hopefully, beginning in
> early autumn. Stay tuned for more news on that!
>
> In the meantime, please share Anitra's film with your networks, and for
> those of you who may have missed out on the article on the central ideas of
> her book, here's the link to it:
>
>
> https://radicalecologicaldemocracy.org/is-post-capitalism-post-money%ef%bf%bc/
>
> And, here's the link to the review of Anitra's book by our dear friend and
> comrade, John Clark:
>
>
> https://radicalecologicaldemocracy.org/against-the-universal-agent-of-separation-a-review-of-anitra-nelsons-beyond-money-a-post-capitalist-strategy/
>
> Shoot me an email if you have any questions, and please continue to share
> your ideas and opinions on our listserv (and let me know if you would like
> to join it).
>
> Have a pleasant rest of your weekend, and a Happy 4th to those of you here
> in the U.S., whatever be the meaning and significance of the day for you! I
> hope you can relive some old memories, and also create some fresh ones.
> And, a barbecue under the open sky is always a welcome relief, whatever be
> the reason for it!
>
> In solidarity,
>
> Pallav
>
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