• Date: February 14
• Time: 4pm GMT to 8pm GMT (10 am to 2 pm, Mexico time)
• Format: Hybrid event
• This event had interpretation in English and Spanish

As part of the centennial celebration of Ivan Illich, this gathering, centered in Oaxaca, Mexico, proposes an intellectual and political journey that links memory, critical thinking, and collective action. It begins with the presentation of the books Conviviality and Political Resistance from Below: Ivan Illich's Legacy in Mexico and Subversive Hope and Radical Conviviality: The Life and Work of Gustavo Esteva, which recover and update the legacies of Illich and Gustavo Esteva. It continues with the presentation of the Acervus Project as a living space for the preservation and activation of the work of Illich, CIDOC, and their circle of collaborators; and culminates with the articulation of collective horizons through the Global TapestryThe weaving of networks of Alternatives of AlternativesAre activities and initiatives, concepts, worldviews, or action proposals by collectives, groups, organizations, communities, or social movements challenging and replacing the dominant system that perpetuates inequality, exploitation, and unsustainabiity. In the GTA we focus primarily on what we call "radical or transformative alternatives", which we define as initiatives that are attempting to break with the dominant system and take paths towards direct and radical forms of political and economic democracy, localised self-reliance, social justice and equity, cultural and knowledge diversity, and ecological resilience. Their locus is neither the State nor the capitalist economy. They are advancing in the process of dismantling most forms of hierarchies, assuming the principles of sufficiency, autonomy, non-violence, justice and equality, solidarity, and the caring of life and the Earth. They do this in an integral way, not limited to a single aspect of life. Although such initiatives may have some kind of link with capitalist markets and the State, they prioritize their autonomy to avoid significant dependency on them and tend to reduce, as much as possible, any relationship with them., weaving together reflections and practices to rethink the world from below, in a hybrid event that calls for dialogue, sharing, and building alternatives from radical conviviality.

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• Presentation of the books (both available for download):

  • Conviviality and Political Resistance from Below: Ivan Illich's legacy in Mexico by Juan José Consejo & Elías Gonzalez
  • Subversive hope and radical conviviality. The life and work of Gustavo Esteva by Vasna Ramasar, Carlos Tornel & Elías Gonzalez
• Presentation of the Global Tapestry of Alternatives by Ana Cecilia Dinerstein & Ashish Kothari
• Presentation of the Acervus Project by Franco Augusto

• Global Tapestry of Alternatives
• Acervus Project
• Centro de Encuentros y Diálogos Interculturales, A.C. (CEDI)