John Clark discusses his new book THE IMPOSSIBLE COMMUNITY at Loyola U. tonight

The Chautauqua program brings the New Orleans Lyceum a free public lecture:

John Clark, from our French meetup group, presents his recent book, "The Impossible Community". A free public lecture.

Date: Friday, November 8, 7:00

Location: Lecture Hall 114, Miller Building, Loyola University

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Also invited: The Intelligent Conversation meetup group

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The Impossible Community confronts a critical moment when social and ecological catastrophe loom, the Left seems unable to articulate a response, and the Right is monopolizing public debates. This book offers a reformulation of anarchist social and political theory to develop a communitarian anarchist solution.

It argues that a free and just social order requires a radical transformation of the modes of domination exercised through social ideology and institutional structures. Communitarian anarchism unites a universalist concern for social and ecological justice while recognizing the integrity and individuality of the person. In fact, anarchist principles of mutual aid and voluntary cooperation can already be seen in various contexts, from the rebuilding of New Orleans after Katrina to social movements in India.

This work offers both a theoretical framework and concrete case studies to show how contemporary anarchist practice continues a long tradition of successfully synthetizing personal and communal liberation. This significant contribution will appeal not only to students in anarchism and political theory, but also to activists and anyone interested in making the world a better place.

“The Impossible Community is a magnificent book, distilled from a lifetime of radical practice. I know of no other work that so successfully integrates rigorous philosophical inquiry with on-the ground struggle. Generous and compassionate in spirit, fierce in critique, prodigious in learning, and universal in scope, this celebration of the anarchist way is a beacon of hope for our afflicted times.” – Joel Kovel, author of The Enemy of Nature and Editor Emeritus of Capitalism Nature Socialism.

“In The Impossible Community, John Clark proposes something that is sorely lacking in today's landscape: the prospect of going beyond our obsessions with catastrophe in all its guises (environmental, geopolitical, financial, etc.) to the exploration of new forms of social organization based on voluntary anarchist cooperation. John Clark is able to bring to bear his immense erudition and experience with alternative modes of social organization, both historical and geographical, and thus can lead us, like Ariane with her thread, out of the labyrinth of our present-day paralysis.” – Ronald Creagh, author of Utopies Américaines and Histoire de l'anarchisme aux Etats-Unis d'Amérique.

“At a time of growing social and ecological crisis, John Clark is a very welcome voice, bringing hope with his version of communitarian anarchism. He writes very vividly and persuasively, whether it be general theory or particular case studies. The Impossible Community should be widely discussed and realized since it shows brilliantly a way out of our present predicament.” – Peter Marshall, author of Demanding the Impossible: A History of Anarchism, Nature’s Web: Rethinking our Life on Earth, and Riding the Wind: Liberation Ecology for a New Era