The Poor Prole’s Almanac Seeds of Resistance: Agroforestry and Autonomy in Brazil with Peter Gelderloos
In a world dominated by the "unblemished record of total failure" that is mainstream environmental policy, how do we find a path toward actual survival?. In this episode, we sit down with author and activist Peter Gelderloos to discuss his recent month-long project in Brazil, where he worked alongside grassroots movements building an ecological revolution from the ground up.
While international summits like COP 30 continue to push "green growth" and state-led frameworks that preserve capitalist interests, Peter shares a different story from the Atlantic forest and the urban peripheries of São Paulo and Belo Horizonte. We explore the work of the Teia dos Povos (Web of the Peoples) network—an anti-colonial, revolutionary movement reclaiming land and autonomy through agrofloresta (forest gardening).
From the restoration of destroyed plantations into thriving forest ecosystems to the vital international effort of seed sharing, this conversation moves beyond the "depressing news" to highlight effective, eco-centric strategies for adaptation. Peter reveals how indigenous and landless communities are not just resisting the state but are actively "advancing" beyond capitalist society by developing technologies that prioritize collective survival and ecological health.
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The Organise article below could be described as "a brief article about the coordination project Peter participated in, Weaving Paths from Colonial Apocalypse to Ecological Revolution" and the ITT article can better be described as a criticism of COP30's attempt to brand itself as a stage that empowers Indigenous peoples
- Article about Weaving Paths to Ecological Revolution: https://organisemagazine.org.uk/2025/10/27/further-weavings-international/
- Article about Peters time so far in Brazil: https://inthesetimes.com/article/cop30-brazil-farce-not-failure-indigenous-territory-struggles
- Antimidia: https://antimidia.org/
- Its Revolution Or Death: https://sub.media/its-revolution-or-death-a-three-part-series-from-submedia-and-peter-gelderloos/
Gah Te Iracema of the Kaingang
- ANMIGA: https://anmiga.org/en/home-english/
- Teia Dos Povos: https://teiadospovos.org/the-web-of-the-peoples/
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