As one of the foremost writers and speakers critiquing civilization and articulating a “primitivist” or green anarchist approach, John Zerzan has traveled extensively across the country and overseas. In this talk, he reflects on the shift in anarchist thought and practice over the past decade, and what we might learn from people resisting cultures of death around the world.

Rioting Against the Economic Crisis As recorded in the Gospel of Mark 11:15-18, Jesus initiates a rebellion within the temple at Jerusalem in response to the corrupt and exploitative practices he witnessed there. A few days later he would be crucified. This riotous act of protest by the “Prince of Peace” has been a source of controversy within Christianity for centuries. Poet and political activist Ewuare X. Osayande will relate the story of Jesus’ temple rebellion to the current economic crisis and render a Black liberation theological critique of American Christianity.

Jesus & the Money Changers: Rioting Against the Economic Crisis As recorded in the Gospel of Mark 11:15-18, Jesus initiates a rebellion within the temple at Jerusalem in response to the corrupt and exploitative practices he witnessed there. A few days later he would be crucified. This riotous act of protest by the ?Prince of Peace? has been a source of controversy within Christianity for centuries. Poet and political activist Ewuare X. Osayande will relate the story of Jesus? temple rebellion to the current economic crisis and render a Black liberation theological critique of American Christianity.