Total liberation

Anarchists and anti-fascists protesting for animal liberation

Total liberation, also referred to as total liberation ecology or veganarchism,[1] is a political philosophy and movement that combines anarchism with a commitment to animal and earth liberation. Whilst more traditional approaches to anarchism have often focused primarily on opposing the state and capitalism, total liberation is additionally concerned with opposing all additional forms of human oppression as well as the oppression of other animals and ecosystems.[2] Proponents of total liberation typically espouse a holistic and intersectional approach aimed at using direct action to dismantle all forms of domination and hierarchy, common examples of which include the state, capitalism, patriarchy, racism, heterosexism, cissexism, disablism, ageism, speciesism, and ecological domination.[3]

  1. ^ Springer, Simon (January 1, 2020). "Total Liberation Ecology: Integral Anarchism, Anthroparchy, and the Violence of Indifference". Undoing Human Supremacy: Anarchist Political Ecology and the End of Anthroparchy.
  2. ^ David N. Pellow (2014) Total Liberation: The Power and Promise of Animal Rights and the Radical Earth Movement; Minneapolis, USA: University of Minnesota Press, pp.5-6
  3. ^ Best, Steven (2014). "Conclusion: Reflections on Activism and Hope in a Dying World and Suicidal Culture". The Politics of Total Liberation: Revolution for the 21st Century. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 163–164. doi:10.1057/9781137440723_7. ISBN 978-1137471116.

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