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From Founding Dept. Chair Andrej Grubačić: "Staughton Lynd passed away early this morning. He was 92, almost 93 years old. He was my friend, comrade, co-author and so many other things. Our friendship has profoundly influenced and transformed my life." 1/2

Set reminders to tune in live: @anthciis/streams" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">m.youtube.com/@anthciis/stre… 1/4 The Building Blocks of a New World “Öcalan expresses a series of concepts that in the 21st century are increasingly becoming the building blocks for the political construction of a new world.” —⁠Antonio Negri

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The 5th annual David Graeber Memorial Lecture! Pre-register for the event, here: ciis.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Andrej Grubačić, founding Chair of the Department of Anthropology and Social Change at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco and founding member of the Academy of Social Science, issued a statement and video message in solidarity with Rojava.

نداء إلى كل الأحرار بالعالم إلى كل من ينبض قلبه من اجل الحرية و السلام، المقاتلين الكرد الذين حرروا الإنسانية من داعش الآن يتم تركهم للموت على يد فلول داعش و القوى الجهادية تحت اسم الجيش العربي السوري . الشعب الكردي تحت خطر الابادة، ندعو كل الأحرار بالتضامن معنا.

إلى #الإعلاميين الكرد، انتم اليوم صوت شعبنا، بكاميراتكم و مشاركتكم تنضمون للنفير العام، يجب ان تقيموا القيامة وان تصبحوا جسور إلى كل قنوات العالم. تحية لكل من يعمل من اجل قضية شعبه.bijî kurdê azad

"Love, in the context of the new paradigm, is not passive or confined to the private sphere, but an active liberatory social force." Targol Mesbah's speech at the Academy Inauguration is now online: academyofsocialscience.org/2025/10/13/tar…

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Interested in our MA+PhD in activist anthropology? Sign up here for the Info Session Tuesday, 5pm Pacific: ciis.edu/events/anthrop… 📹Targol Mesbah for the inauguration of Academy of Social Science.

Seedkeeper, author, mentor, and founder of Sierra Seeds, Rowen White is a passionate activist for Indigenous seed and food sovereignty.

Join online or in-person in San Francisco! On Indigenous Seedkeeping and Food Sovereignty ciis.edu/events/indigen… 1/2

Dylan Riley (@DylanRiley6216) on civil society in Trump’s America: ‘However warranted the concern about the Trump administration’s attack on the non-profit sector, much of this commentary suffers from a double confusion…’ newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/…

What's the opposite of MAHA? Mamadani. Here are some thoughts in the Boston Review on the fight for food as a public good. bostonreview.net/articles/maha-…

"New Social Science should become a social movement for Democratic Civilization" Here an extract from Andrej Grubačić's opening speech at the Academy inauguration in June.