srećko on issa
srećko horvat on issa via his tweet [https://x.com/HorvatSrecko/status/1808806775451205901]:
Building a school on the island of Vis while the world is collapsing and the Mediterranean is warming 20% faster than the global average might sound crazy – and that’s precisely why we are doing it. Check out & join: http://issa-school.org
notes/quotes from site:
The Island School of Social Autonomy (ISSA) is a place that imagines, experiments with, and *cultivates forms of knowledge production and sharing that go beyond traditional notions of education and its purpose. It also fosters modes of living that extend beyond mere survival in the “age of extinction.”
*curriculum ish
how we gather in a space is huge.. need to try spaces of permission where people have nothing to prove to facil curiosity over decision making.. because the finite set of choices of decision making is unmooring us.. keeping us from us.. ie: whatever for a year.. a legit sabbatical ish transition
intellectness as cancerous distraction we can’t seem to let go of.. there’s a legit use of tech (nonjudgmental expo labeling).. to facil a legit global detox leap.. for (blank)’s sake.. and we’re missing it
We perceive social autonomy as the ability of individuals to function as cooperative group members, engaging in communal self-governance while being aware of the interconnectedness and interdependence of communities within broader networks (or archipelagoes) of human and non-human life-organization. Autonomy does not imply isolation but rather the *ability to make autonomous decisions, through mechanisms of collective deliberation, about how to live together and **take responsibility for caring for those that are not able to make them (children, non-human living worlds, etc.)
*again.. decision making is unmooring us law
**responsibility ness as red flag.. graeber violence in care law et al
With ISSA, our aim is to *cultivate ways of living, learning, and teaching together. We seek to explore autonomy as a political strategy and a model for social organization. Additionally, we adopt a hands-on approach to design, experimentation, and the implementation of processes, goods, and services. We **collaboratively engage in discussions, physical labor, and the development of joint projects and programs, working with individuals and collectives. Throughout our endeavors, we remain guided by our motto: “We build the school, the school builds us” (“Mi gradimo školu, škola gradi nas”)
*legit freedom will only happen if it’s all of us.. and in order to be all of us.. has to be sans any form of measuring, accounting, people telling other people what to do
We’re starting a School on an island in the middle of the Adriatic Sea because we believe that the future lies in the archipelagos of autonomy. Moreover, we recognize that the contemporary educational system, as highlighted by the eminent educator and philosopher Ivan Illich in his groundbreaking book “Deschooling Society” (1971), has turned into an “advertising agency that makes you believe that you need the society as it is”.
ivan illich.. illich school law.. ivan illich & detox
we want to create condition where public resources are not to be used “for some new device that makes people learn” but for, as Ivan Illich suggested, “the creation of a new style of educational relationship between man and his environment. To foster this style, attitudes toward growing up, the tools available for learning, and the quality and structure of daily life will have to change simultaneously.”
need: the unconditional/whatever ness of a sabbatical ish transition
What is missing in this reality is the essence of the true master-disciple relationship. It is not about simply reproducing socially “suitable” individuals, but about a shared understanding between the master and pupil that their relationship is invaluable and mutually beneficial.
rather.. what is missing: 2 missing pieces.. we need to org around those 2 (legit needs)
Aristotle referred to this relationship as a “moral type of friendship” that operates without fixed terms. The master acts towards the pupil as they would towards a friend, *providing gifts or engaging in any other action out of genuine care. Thomas Aquinas described this form of teaching as an act of love and mercy. Illich reminds us that this kind of teaching is always a luxury for the teacher and a form of leisure (from the Greek term skhole, from which our word “school” originates) for both the teacher and the pupil. It is an activity that holds meaning for both parties and **serves no ulterior purpose.
*gift\ness.. need to let go enough for the dance to dance
‘in undisturbed ecosystems ..the average individual, species, or population, left to its own devices, behaves in ways that serve and stabilize the whole..’ –Dana Meadows
**not even a raised eyebrow.. we need a means to legit try that left to own devices ness part
In the current convergence of multiple crises (environmental, political, economic, etc.), it is precisely this form of teaching, devoid of fixed terms, which functions as a moral type of friendship that must be reinvented. Although it may not prevent mass extinction, it has the potential to create an actual, existing social and educational experiment and provide *a platform for contemplating a different world.
*rather.. hari rat park law.. we just need a diff world.. that contemplation (inspect, observe, examine, et al) part keeps us whac-a-mole-ing ness.. it keeps keeping us in sea world
In conclusion, as the impending catastrophes we face are both local and global in nature, so too is ISSA. Our school is not merely a space for contemplation but a place of action. Its role is to explore and address the significant challenges ahead through the process of teaching and learning, while also practicing social autonomy in the present moment.
curriculum
Faced with the end of the world, how do we educate ourselves for the “age of extinction”? *What type of education do we need to secure a future? Moreover, how can we achieve a “good life” amidst extinction, and what does “good life” truly mean? Finally, **what forms of social organization and coexistence can we foster because of, or despite, the impending disaster?
*need ed as drawing out .. ie: imagine if we listened to the itch-in-8b-souls 1st thing everyday & used that data to connect us
**need means (nonjudgmental expo labeling) to undo hierarchical listening as global detox so we can org around legit needs
pamela anderson as one of 23 co founders
Our Island School’s annual event will bring together theorists and practitioners, permaculturists and activists, artists and artisans, philosophers and engineers, to create and maintain pockets of time and space where thinking “good life” in the “age of extinction” and autonomous living in the here-and-now are possible. The annual symposium will include a variety of lectures, workshops, concerts, art exhibitions, and work actions. It will not be just another conference, remember our principles? No curriculum! No teachers, no masters!
lectures, workshops, work actions = curriculum, teaching, mastering ness
listed on inspiration page: aaron swartz; permaculture; mutual aid; pedagogy of the oppressed; ivan illich
our school has no curriculum. There are certain important topics (Autonomy in times of Extinction; Mutual Aid, Friendship & Love) that are being explored throughout the year at ISSA. But there is no certificate anyone will get, except for the experience of being part of the School, learning and sharing new skills, and being **obliged to disseminate the knowledge throughout the world.
*topics = curriculum.. do. {1 min version} et al
**obligation also a form of people telling other people what to do
Deschooling first and foremost means denouncing the monopoly that traditional educational institutions have on education and learning, while at the same time it means deconstructing the current social order and constructing a different one.
any re ness as cancerous distractions
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1\ undisturbed ecosystem (common\ing) can happen
2\ if we create a way to ground the chaos of 8b legit free people
story board [2008 to present] et al
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be you. 
