Magdalena Taube: Pluriverse of Peace

In the first half of the 20th century, a remarkable network of women existed in Sweden. Their activists bridged the intersection of feminism and the ecological commons, linking these issues to peace struggles in the face of war. First, they mobilized against World War I; later, they did the same against World War II. They firmly believed that there could be no peace for the people of the Earth unless they made peace with the Earth. In their 1940 manifesto, “Peace with the Earth”, they wrote, “This involves a paradigm shift and all that it entails in terms of social change.” In other words, they were struggling for nothing less than a social revolution to help overcome patriarchy, capitalism, racism, imperialism, and colonialism. And thus abolish the foundations and drivers of war. As Magdalena Taube explains in her introduction to the BG conference “Pluriverse of Peace,” the term “Pluriverse” evokes such processes and struggles. Magdalena Taube’s introductory lecture to the “Pluriverse of Peace” conference was held on October 16, 2025 at the ICI Berlin. More information: https://berlinergazette.de/projects/pluriverse-of-peace/