Book - The Land Knows the Way: Eco-Social Insights for Liberation

The Land Knows the Way by artist and activist Ricardo Levins Morales offers ways to creatively and effectively respond to living in times that are, on the one hand, unprecedented and unique, and on the other, part of longstanding and familiar historical cycles. If we are to learn from what history and ecology have to teach us, we need to become reacquainted with both. But don’t expect a road map.

This collection of political medicines is gathered and gleaned from six decades of trickster art and activism, the long history of peoples’ movements, and the deep rhythms of our planet’s ecology. From the preface:

“There’s no map with our route marked out for us. Maps are useful instruments. They are like a snapshot of the lay of the land at a moment in time. But in a landscape constantly shifting, they are not enough. Effective strategies do not emerge from certainties, but from attentiveness. We need to be able to read the land—in its natural, social, and historical dimensions—sense changes in wind direction, identify opportunities and spot hidden dangers.”

Ricardo is one of the few artists with whom Syracuse Cultural Workers has collaborated for our entire 43 years. His powerful artwork and thoughtful insights enrich us all.

Softcover, 6x9, 372 pp., 2024.