Another politics : talking across today's transformative movements / Chris Dixon ; with a foreword by Angela Y. Davis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dixon, Chris, 1977- author.

Contributor:

Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944- writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radicalism.

Social movements--Political aspects.

Social movements.

Social change--Political aspects.

Social change.

Anti-racism.

Feminism.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Anarchism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 363 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Amidst war, economic meltdown, and ecological crisis, a "new spirit of radicalism is blooming" from New York to Cairo, according to Chris Dixon. In Another Politics, he examines the trajectory of efforts that contributed to the radicalism of Occupy Wall Street and other recent movement upsurges. Drawing on voices of leading organizers across the United States and Canada, he delivers an engaging presentation of the histories and principles that shape many contemporary struggles. Dixon outlines the work of activists aligned with anti-authoritarian, anti-capitalist, and anti-oppression politics and discusses the lessons they are learning in their efforts to create social transformation. The book explores solutions to the key challenge for today's activists, organizers, fighters, and dreamers: building a substantive link between the work of "against," which fights ruling institutions, and the work of "beyond," which develops liberatory alternatives.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Illustrations

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. "Fighting against amnesia": Movement Histories of Another Politics

2. "Defining ourselves in opposition": The Four "Anti's"

3. "Organizing now the way you want to see the world later": Prefigurative Politics

4. "Do you want to have a chance at winning something?": Developing Strategy

5. "In the world but not of it": An Emerging Strategic Framework

6. "Bringing people together to build their power": Anti-authoritarian Organizing

7. "Leadership from below": Taking Initiative and Building Capacities

8. "Vehicles for movement-building": Creating Organizations

Conclusion: "Imagining ourselves outside of what we know"

Resources for Movement-Building

Organizations and Projects Mentioned

Biographies of Interviewees

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on October 20, 2024)

ISBN:

9780520958845

0520958845

OCLC:

880579479