What is the Anarchist Education Society? part 1
The concept behind the Anarchist Education Society is incredibly simplistic, but in that simplicity lies endless possibilities for development and growth. The central concept is that of a community building, learning, and growing together. What does this mean in regards to anarchism, and in regards to revolution?
The very basis of an anarchist society is a stateless, classless, moneyless society. The idea of a society functioning, let alone thriving, without these things is an incredibly foreign one to most people. The system at hand- capitalism- depends on the working class believing that we need it. We sustain the social hierarchies that oppress us and most of us are unaware that real, possible alternatives exist. Anarchy is slandered by being equated to chaos. Socialism is either dismissed as a pipe dream or given the definition of fascism.
So the first step must be theory. It must be learning core concepts. What is anarchism? How does a gift economy function? What is human nature? Is it static or is it fluid? What is property? These answers to these questions along with many others can be discovered in many different ways, one such way being a project that has already begun. By reading or listening to theory and discussing what we are reading with others, we can begin to dissect what these concepts mean. After that we can figure out where the texts written during the turn of the 20th century and so on are relatable to our modern society and also where they are lacking. We can look at them through an intersectional lens, integrating the needs of both class war and social war.
Perhaps more importantly than the theory itself, we can develop a community-based system when it comes to knowledge, not just of theory but of skills as well (which we will explore more thoroughly in part 2). In much of our current society, the opportunities for knowledge are heavily impacted by our class. But also we are fed one style of learning, one protocol, that many people just can't follow for one reason or another. Through this project, we will develop a variety of tools on *how* to learn. We will develop the confidence in self-learning, that it is possible. And we will develop the skills to teach each other.
The very basis of an anarchist society is a stateless, classless, moneyless society. The idea of a society functioning, let alone thriving, without these things is an incredibly foreign one to most people. The system at hand- capitalism- depends on the working class believing that we need it. We sustain the social hierarchies that oppress us and most of us are unaware that real, possible alternatives exist. Anarchy is slandered by being equated to chaos. Socialism is either dismissed as a pipe dream or given the definition of fascism.
So the first step must be theory. It must be learning core concepts. What is anarchism? How does a gift economy function? What is human nature? Is it static or is it fluid? What is property? These answers to these questions along with many others can be discovered in many different ways, one such way being a project that has already begun. By reading or listening to theory and discussing what we are reading with others, we can begin to dissect what these concepts mean. After that we can figure out where the texts written during the turn of the 20th century and so on are relatable to our modern society and also where they are lacking. We can look at them through an intersectional lens, integrating the needs of both class war and social war.
Perhaps more importantly than the theory itself, we can develop a community-based system when it comes to knowledge, not just of theory but of skills as well (which we will explore more thoroughly in part 2). In much of our current society, the opportunities for knowledge are heavily impacted by our class. But also we are fed one style of learning, one protocol, that many people just can't follow for one reason or another. Through this project, we will develop a variety of tools on *how* to learn. We will develop the confidence in self-learning, that it is possible. And we will develop the skills to teach each other.
What is the Anarchist Education Society? part 1
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