We teach people that they can do politics, says Julie Camacho, lead organizer from the London Citizens movement. Although we are non-partisan we do politics every day, and by directly involving citizens we try to give power to our communities.

Today, the majority of people do not see any alternatives to prevailing social order. "Our challenge is to present social ecology perspectives in a way that people can understand," says Jakob Zethelius; "If we can do this I think the prospects for a new popular movement are very good."

Chaia Heller probes the unexplored relationship of desire and nature. By placing the idea of nature within society itself, Heller writes, we may transform society into a ground in which we may build, collectively, a new practice of both nature and community.

Brian Tokar argues for social ecology as an alternative to the false solutions of global warming such as nuclear power, markets, and biofuels. Through social ecology he highlights the importance of the local level in overcoming the social and political obstacles to a free and ecological society.

For social ecologists, participation in municipal political life is essential. To a large extent it defines our political approach. How can we participate in local elections? What are the possibilities? How can we engage in local elections and reclaim democracy in our regions?

Many left critics of globalization and corporate control actually share some of the far right’s ideological premises and rhetorical motifs, Peter Staudenmaier writes. He argues that an examination of our own arguments and assumptions about anti-capitalism is needed.

December 6th, 2008, a young boy named Alexandros Grigoropoulos was shot down and killed by the police in Athens. This led immediately to huge protests in all major Greek cities, and for a week the state was next to paralyzed. What was the nature of this uprising, and how was it played out?