![]() That is the way of the civilization that surrounds and informs us. We celebrate the victory of the Elwha River, while keeping clear in our mind that that victory, that ecosystem’s return, can only come at the cost of other ecosystems. Given the scale of the (ever- increasing) demand for energy, there are no good options-to the extent that sincere and passionate environmentalists have promoted nuclear energy, despite the toxins lasting for thousands of years, because everything else is worse. For those of us who recognize the structural and perspectival limitations of fighting by the rules of the current system, this step towards a balanced ecosystem will be two steps back if it’s seen as a reason to use the tools of the system.Īs significantly, one reason to build dams is for energy production. First, it signifies a struggle that was successfully pushed through the apparatus of the state. And yet, there are more complicated ramifications. Dams are one of the most significant interventions in indigenous subsistence practices, and the removal of these two has meant a remarkable resuscitation in the ecosystem of the river, with birds, salmon, native plants, all coming back with almost unbelievable speed. Decades of struggle through legal and less- or not-legal means were finally successful. At face value, the destruction of the Elwha dams is an incredible and rare success story. Our cover image for this issue, a photo of one of the two destroyed dams on the Elwha River, speaks to some of the ambiguous terrain we’re exploring. Is a mother who kills her child bad or good? Can you call her good or bad if she’s a slave and her child will be a slave too? What if she’s attempting to keep older children alive by killing her most recent? These are only a few examples of real decisions that real women (and families) have made and will make, and they point to the two branches of this issue’s theme one that reflects on earth as a mother, and the other on mothers as primarily nurturers. Even beyond this issue and this theme, this callout stands as a marker for our continuing efforts to live and imagine differently in a world that has seen and foiled many previous such efforts.Īmbiguity is one word for the reality of things that cannot be said to be good or bad, or even good and bad, but that exist orthogonal to that polarity. The preceding is from the call for submissions to this issue. If we seek to speak of the earth, let it not be in language perverted and twisted by narrow-minded gender ideals, but in language that rejoices in the cruel glory of the natural world. The binary of the Fearsome Sky God and Sweet Mother Earth is a historical fallacy. As editors and contributors, we not only wish to reject notions of the state and capitalism, but seek perspectives that are earth-focused, unexpected, or inhuman. The sixth issue of Black Seed continues an effort to challenge and expand the meanings of both Green and Anarchy. ![]()
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