Hosted by DOPE and UK Appalachian Center: Living Beyond Survival: Political ecology & mutual aid through simultaneous crises. Friday, Oct. 14th, 3:30pm, CB122.

Justice Kagan, in dissent:
'The Court appoints itself—instead of Congress or the expert agency—the decisionmaker on climate policy. I cannot think of many things more frightening.'

Fabulous op-ed from Jim Goodman Civil Eats. In order to identify the real sources of their economic woes and successfully organize for change, rural white communities must first reject the false narrative of 'replacement theory.'
civileats.com/2022/06/17/op-…

🔥KEYNOTE✨- by Malini Ranganathan here on Youtube: youtube.com/watch?v=O4IhUi…

Looking forward to seeing you all at the ✨Plenary Panel✨ tonight with Dr. Niiyokamigaabaw Deondre Smiles (he/they/wiin) moderating our panel of Dr. Chelsea Mikael Frazier, @sprucehen_, and fujikane. Begins at 5:30 ET!!

VOTING IS OPEN for the photo competition - see the link in our bio for the link to photos, descriptions, and the voting form!!!

TODAY IS THE DAY!!! #DOPE12 begins at 1 pm ET today with a Welcome message from the organizers - can’t wait to see you there! Check out the schedule for more events happening today: politicalecology.org/2022/schedule

Registrants!! We know you probably have been badgered by Whova’s emails to log into your account for the past week, but just in case you have delayed doing so, please make sure to join the web app or mobile app ✨before✨ the conference begins on Thursday!!

We are ecstatic to bring you the title of Malini Ranganathan's keynote this Saturday at 5:30 pm (ET): ⚡️'Political Ecologies of Caste and Racial Capitalism: Remapping a Planetary Humanism'⚡️! Her talk will be livestreamed on our YouTube account, so free and open to the public!

Fam, a friendly reminder that 'In Vitro Temporalities' kicks off the #DOPE12 Discussion series tomorrow!! Sign up now in the link below, there are still slots to attend!

View our rough schedule here: politicalecology.org/2022/schedule

Friendly reminder that our registration deadline for DOPE12 (Mar 24 - 26, 2022) is TOMORROW!! Register here: forms.as.uky.edu/dope-registrat…

DOPE organizers are comprised of graduate students at the University of Kentucky and we deserve a living wage, affordable, comprehensive healthcare, and a say in UK decisions! Please consider signing to support us (you can sign as community member!): docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Great work by Annelise Straw-Cheong on systemic racism in US agricultural policy

No Land, No Life: The Structure of Debilitating Black Land Loss in the South disq.us/t/44f67m0

My recent article in History News Network on the economic vulnerability of black farmers, the Biden Administration's efforts to address the decades of discrimination against socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, and the pushback it is receiving.

historynewsnetwork.org/article/182196

My review of Eli Revelle Yano Wilson's book 'Front of the House, Back of the House: Race and Inequality in the Lives of Restaurant Workers' is now live on Food, Culture & Society

tandfonline.com/eprint/EJYJAYN…

‼️🚨 The DOPE12 CFP deadline has been EXTENDED to Dec 8 (next Wednesday)!! 🚨‼️ You still have time to organize a session!

Beyond excited to announce our third plenary panelist for DOPE12: ✨Dr. Dr. Tao Leigh Goffe | 道 🐲🌋✨! Founder of 🍉D A R K 🌌 L A B 🍉 and assistant prof at Cornell, Dr. Goffe is a writer and a DJ specializing in the narratives that emerge from histories of race, debt, ecology, and technology.

We are THRILLED to announce our second plenary panelist for DOPE12 - Dr. Dr. Chelsea Mikael Frazier! Dr. Frazier is a Black feminist ecocritic—writing, researching, and teaching at the intersection of Black feminist theory and environmental thought.