We are living through a time of profound change. To advance the legacy of David Graeber, we ask: What could a truly progressive and broadly supported project for the future look like?
Alongside these conversations, we will also be working on the grand opening of the Museum of Care in St. Vincent. This is not just a space—it is an invitation to rethink how we share knowledge, technologies, and practical tools for building a future that isn’t based on mere survival, but on mutual support and collaboration.
The climate is changing. How about us?
Our second discussion will be a hybrid roundtable, held in St. Vincent with a live audience and an international online community. Participants will include members of the David Graeber Institute, representatives from the government of St. Vincent, and scholars from the University of the West Indies.
This session focuses on the climate crisis and collective resistance. The reality is clear: extreme weather, environmental collapse, and resource scarcity are already here. The question is not whether we can stop it, but how we can respond.
What we’ll explore:
- How can cultural practitioners influence the unfolding crisis?
- How can solidarity networks help can us to adapt?
- What role do decentralized technology hubs play in survival?
- Which tools, knowledge, and infrastructures do we need to share?
We are beyond the point of simply debating degrowth or circular economies. Climate disasters are no longer a distant threat—they are happening now, bringing social and political crises with them. At the same time, scientific breakthroughs, new technologies, and community-led solutions already exist. The challenge is how to connect them into something bigger.
How do we build a future that is fair, sustainable, and liberatory—not just for some, but for all?
Museum of Care & the Survival Kit Collection
The David Graeber Institute is developing an anti-colonial Museum of Care in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines that repurposes an abandoned ship, which will be pulled ashore and installed near the old oceanfront airport. The museum will be organized around the “Survival Kit” collection, which focuses on the maintenance of human life rather than the preservation of art objects.
The museum, like a playground, a school, or a public square, is a space where society’s values and political imagination take shape. According to Immanuel Wallerstein and David Graeber, revolutions are not about seizing power but about transforming political common sense.
In this spirit, we are inviting scholars, journalists, designers, architects, and artists to discuss how we can engage with and respond to the expanding crisis—not just with critique, but with practical solutions.