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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results397 Connexions Library55 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 3 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 8 Sources Library 37 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryAction Will Be Taken: Left Anti-Intellectualism and Its Discontents  Featherstone, Liza; Henwood, Doug; Parenti, Christian Article 2004 Marxism's decline isn't just an intellectual concern -- it too has practical effects. If you lack any serious understanding of how capitalism works, then it's easy to delude yourself into thinking tha... Activism Under Attack McBride, Laurie Book 1989 What does it say about democracy in Canada when people can be singled out, arrested, jailed, and kept out of a public place at the arbitrary whim of political organizers or police? The Activist Cookbook: A Hands-on Manual for Organizers, Artists and Educators who want to get their message across in powerful, creative ways Boyd, Andrew Book 1997 Spicy recipes for fighting economic injustice. Activist Endurance: A Look Back at the 2004 RNC Z., Mickey Article 2014 Even in the face of urgent, ecocidal issues, dissent is a marathon, not a sprint. With authentic solidarity, a daily ego check, and an enduring willingness to evolve, we can each find our pace and hel... The Activists' Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Participatory Democracy Ricketts, Aidan Book 2012 A guide to grassroots activism. Addresbuch Alternativer Projekte Meger, Peter Book Over 500 pages (5" x 7 1/2), written mostly in German. An extensive European resource guide to alternative projects. Contains several indices including an index of the alternative press. ... Advanced Capitalism and the Revolutionary Left: Towards a New Practice Winnipeg Labour Collective Article 1973 The programme of the Winnipeg Labour Collective, its understanding of socialism's past forms and its conception of socialism's future. Adventures in Marxism Berman, Marshall Book 1999 Marshall Berman explores and rejoices in the emancipatory potential of Marxism.
Against Activism Taylor, Astra Article 2016 "Activism" stands in contrast to organizing. Organizing aims to bring people together to build and exercise power, informed by a strategic vision for acquiring power and changing society. To be an "ac... The Age of Outrage: Values-based Action and the positive power of public protest Sopow, Eli Book 1997 Based on direct experience and extensive research including law enforcement reports, public opinion surveys, and ongoing scanning and anaylysis of news and Internet sources, this book reveals the six ... Allan Bérubé, 1946-2007: Against The Current vol. 135 Kinsman, Gary Article 2008 An inspiring and broad-ranging queer historian, Allan Bérubé died at the age of 61 on December 11, 2007. He left us with major contributions of exciting historical work, but also important unfinished ... Allow the Water Desroches, Leonard Book 1996 The author shares his Christian vision of radical social transformation to develop a society based on the gospels of Jesus. Included are the stories of famous others who have also gone through social... Alternative Press Center Organization Annotated links to alternative points of view available on the Internet. Alternative Press Index: An index to alternative and radical periodicals Serial Publication (Periodical) 1996 An index to alternative and radical publications, published quarterly in print and also available on CD-ROM. American Communism and Soviet Russia: The Formative Period Draper, Theodore Book 1960 A history of the formative peirod of the American Communist Party. Anarchism and the Anti-Globalization Movement Epstein, Barbara Article 2001 Barbara Epstein analyzes the influence of anarchism on the history of American social protest, and its role in the anti-globalization resistance movement of the present day. The Anarchist Papers 3 Roussopoulos, Dimitrios (ed.) Book 1990 A collection of essays about the history of anarchism. Another Politics: Talking Across Today's Transformative Movements. Dixon, Chris Book 2014 Dixon examines the trajectory of efforts that contributed to the radicalism of Occupy Wall Street and other recent movement upsurges. He presents the histories and principles that shape many contempor... Another world is possible if... George, Susan Book 2004 Susan George suggests that we can create a new and better world -- if we act together to bring about changes. She discusses the ifs and hows. Anti-globalization movement: Connexipedia Article Article Critical of the globalization of capitalism. The movement is also commonly referred to as the global justice movement, alter-globalization movement, anti-corporate globalization movement, or movement ... Anti-fascism isn't working Farrow, Keiron Article 2009 What all the current anti-fascist approaches have in common is that they miss the real danger. This doesn't lie in the BNP taking power, in the possibility of concentration camps or any of the other s... The Art of Activism Tatchell, Peter Article 1997 The unique style of 'protest as performance' pioneered by the queer rights group OutRage! At the Lenin Shipyards: Poland and the Rise of the Solidarity Trade Union Persky, Stan Book 1981 A first-hand account of the rise of the Solidarity trade union in Poland. Autonomous Media: Activating Resistance & Dissent Langlois, Andrea; Dubois, Frederic Book 2005 Essays written by media activists examining the efforts of communities and social movements to appropriate media technologies. The Barefoot Channel: Community Television as a Tool for Social Change Goldberg, Kim Book 1990 How you or you group can use local community TV station to get your message out. Beautiful Trouble - Pocket Edition: A Toolbox for Revolution Boyd, Andrew; Mitchell, Dave Oswald (eds.) Book 2014 Ideas for organizers. Being an Organizer and Being an Activist is not the Same Thing: Community Organizers are the "Brain" that Injects Strategy into the Heart of a Successful Social Movement Orellana, Carolina Mascareño Article 2013 There is a lot of confusion surrounding the role that organizers and activists play in social movements. Both roles have profound differences regarding their goals and the way they face problems withi... Berkeley: The New Student Revolt Draper, Hal Book 1965 This story of the “free speech” uprising on the Berkeley campus of the University of California was begun in the conviction that an extraordinary event, in an historical sense, had taken place before ... The Betrayal Winther, Karen Film/Video 2011 The filmmaker's personal journey to confront her past, baring her soul to those most hurt by her troubled youth when she ricocheted from far-left radicalism to neo-Nazi fascism out of a desperate need... B.J. Widick, 1910-2008: Against The Current vol. 136 Wald, Alan Article 2008 On June 28, 2008, Branko J. Widick, known to everyone as “B.J.” or “Jack,” died at age 97 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Widick was a prominent figure in the history of U.S. Trotskyism and above all in the u... Blocking Progress: Consensus Decision Making In The Anti-Nuclear Movement Ryan, Howard Article 1983 Howard Ryan maintains that consensus is wrong in principle and in practice: "The problem is not so much that individuals are being irresponsible or somehow abusing the consensus process. The problem l... The Bomb won't go away on its own Diemer, Ulli Article 1982 Our task is to break out of this closed self-justifying system by depriving governments of the passive populations they need, by refusing to accept the choices we are offered and instead becoming acti... Boricua's Revolutionary Inspiration: Black Flag Boricuas: Anarchism, Antiauthoritarianism, and the Left in Puerto Rico 1897-1921 (Book Review) Báez, Antonio Camona Article 2015 Book review of Kirwin R. Shaffer's Black Flag Boricuas: Anarchism, Antiauthoritarianism, and the Left in Puerto Rico 1897-1921. Boxcar Bertha: An Autobiography Thompson, Bertha, as told to Ben Reitman Book 1989 Memoirs of a woman who lived as a hobo and anarchist. Burying the Typewriter: Childhood Under the Eye of the Secret Police Bugan, Carmen Book 2012 Carmen Bugan reflects on what life was like growing up in Romania during the 1980's with a dissident father. Call Me Kuchu Zouhall-Worrall, Malika; Fairfax, Katherine Film/Video 2012 In Uganda, a new bill threatens to make homosexuality punishable by death. David Kato - Uganda's first openly gay man - and his fellow activists work against the clock to defeat the legislation while ... Can the Working Class Change the World? Yates, Michael D. Book 2018 A look at how the working class and its allies can oppose capitalism to bring radical change. Can we shop our way to a better world? Muhammad, Umair Article 2016 In this article Umair Mohammad summarizes arguments from the introduction and first chapter of his book Confronting Injustice: Social Activism in the Age of Individualism. Mohammad argues that lifesty... Canada: Activists Face the Future: Against The Current vol. 91 Moorsom, Toby Article 2001 Electoral politics present challenging problems for labor movements all over the world. In the absence of strong working class parties, labor activists are often compelled to support parties that impl... Canada: The Communist Viewpoint Buck, Tim Book 1948 Tim Buck, the national leader of the Labor-Progressive Party, sets out the Communist position on the big questions of Canada's destiny. Canada's 1960s: The Ironies of Identity in a Rebellious Era Palmer, Bryan D. Book 2008 A history of social movements of the 1960s, including Canada’s student and anti-war movements, the rise of women’s liberation, labour agitation, and Quebec’s independence movement. Canada's Fighting Seniors Gifford, C.G. Book 1990 A look at the growth of a senior's movement in Canada in the 1980s. Canada's Young Activists: A Generation Stands Up for Change Cullis-Suzuki, Severn; Fredrickson, Kris; Kayssi, Ahmed; Mackenzie, Cynthia; Aldana Cohen, Daniel Book 2007 Twenty five personal accounts of the important work of some of Canada's most prominent young activists championing causes from child labour to environmentalism. Carnival: Resistance Is the Secret of Joy Notes from Nowhere Collective Article 2003 Reinventing tactics of resistance has become a central preoccupation for the movement of movements. How do we make rebellion enjoyable, effective, and irresistible? Who wants the tedium of traditional... Carol L. McAllister (1947-2007): Against The Current vol. 131 Le Blanc, Paul Article 2007 I remember meeting Carol on a public transit bus, I believe in 1980 –- when, almost out of the blue, she approached me and started talking to me about Central America. She recognized me from some earl... The Case for Grassroots Archives Diemer, Ulli Article 2012 Grassroots archives play a valuable role in what has been called "the battle of memory". People's history projects such as grassroots archives preserve and share stories of resistance, hidden historie... Chicago '68 Farber, David Book 1988 A vivid history of the political and social movements of that turbulent time, when the power structure felt itself threatened by social movements that rejected much of what it stood for. Choices: A Family Global Action Handbook McConkey, David Book 1987 Choices is aimed particularly at parents who want to instil social awareness in their children, and who are looking for ideas, activities, and ways of initiating discussion. Chomsky for Beginners Cogswell, David; Gordon, Paul Book 1996 An introduction to the life and works of Noam Chomsky. Climate Insurgency: A Strategy for Survival Brecher, Jeremy Book 2015 Twenty-five years of human effort have failed even to slow climate change, let alone reverse it. Climate Insurgency lays out a strategy for protecting the earth s climate: a global nonviolent constitu... The Clouds Clear: Labor, Seattle and Beyond: Against The Current vol. 85 Borgers, Frank Article 2000 As the clouds of teargas lifted from the streets of Seattle two images emerged in public consciousness: The edifice of the WTO brought crashing to its knees, simultaneously revealing an odd Lilliputia... The collective decides... Landry, Charles; Morley, David; Southwood, Russell; Wright, Patrick Article 1991 The obsession with 'process politics' leads to an obsession with all aspects of internal structure and its working. As a result, the collective can often lose sight of its larger political objectives ... Coming Home to the Struggle: Against The Current vol. 134 Thompson, Wendy Article 2008 I became a political activist at the age of 12, when I marched for open housing in Evanston, Illinois. We lived next to the Black community in Evanston; African-American students made up 40% of my gra... Common Sense for Hard Times: The Power of the Powerless to Cope with Everyday life and Transform Society in The Nineteen Seventies Brecher, Jeremy; Costello, Tim Book 1976 Presents a vision of society as it is and as it could be. Putting the problems of contemporary daily life in historical perspective, it reveals that they have their roots in the way our society is org... The Communist Party in Canada: A History Avakumovic, Ivan Book 1975 A history of the Communist Party in Canada from its beginnings to the 1970s. The Communistic Societies of the United States Nordhoff, Charles Book 1875 Describes a dozen Utopian societies. Community Dreams: Ideas for Enriching Neighbourhood and Community Life Berkowitz, Bill Book 1984 A compilation of vignettes, fragments and thought starters that provides stimulating ideas for practical community transformation. Comrade's Socialist Songbook Website Revolutionary and trade union songs, mostly from the The Socialist Songbook. Confronting Injustice: Social Activism in the Age of Individualism Muhammad, Umair Book 2014 Confronting Injustice is a call for collective action against the social causes of poverty and climate change, written by a socialist organizer for activists. Connexions: Volume 11, Number 1 - Spring 1987 - A Digest of Resources and Groups for Social Change Serial Publication (Periodical) 1987 Connexions: Volume 11, Number 2 - Winter 1988 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1988 The Connexions Annual: Introductions to the directory & its sections Diemer, Ulli Article 1989 This Annual is dedicated to the idea that change is both necessary and possible. Its main intent is practical: to provide information about groups across Canada who are working at society's grassroots... Connexions Annual Resource and Reading List Article 1989 A short and selective list of resources on issues addressed in the Connexions Annual, such as environment, education, peace, interntional development, women's issues, urban issues, housing, human rig... Connexions Digest: Volume 12, Number 1 - Fall 1988 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1988 Connexions Digest: Volume 12, Number 2 - Issue 48 - Winter 1988-89 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1989 Connexions Digest: Issue 50 - December 1989 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1989 Connexions Digest: Issue 51 - May 1990 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1990 Connexions Digest: Issue 52 - August 1990 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1990 Connexions Digest: Issue 53 - January 1991- A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1991 Connexions Digest: Issue 54 - February 1992- A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1992 Connexions Library: Organizing Focus Page Website Selected articles from the Connexions Online Library. Consciousness and Action Among the Western Working Class Mann, Michael Book 1973 A comparative analysis of working-class consciousness in Britain, France, Italy and the United States which seeks to answer the question of whether the working class today is a potentially revolutiona... Corruption: Can the rot be stopped?: New Internationalist December 2006 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2006 A look at the people standing up to challenge corruption and make a difference. Counter Mobilization: an Effective Response to Right Wing Speech Lesnick, Bruce Article 2017 As the effects of the Great Recession linger, the ruling rich are making every effort to ensure that the working class bears the brunt of the economic crunch. In this atmosphere, elements of the extre... Counter Power: Making Change Happen Gee, Tim Book 2011 Argues that no major movement has ever been successful without counterpower, or the power that the "have-nots" can use to remove the power of the "haves." This book sets out to demystify the power dyn... Critique of Nonviolent Politics: From Mahatma Gandhi to the Anti-Nuclear Movement Ryan, Howard Book 1984 Ryan accepts that sometimes nonviolence can be effective, but says that sometimes it is not: "a principled insistence on nonviolence can in some circumstances be dangerous to progressive social moveme... DARE's Struggles in Rhode Island: Against The Current vol. 110 Buhle, Paul Article 2004 Let's start in a scene from last summer that will be familiar, not exactly but approximately, to many older readers: the labor awards banquet. The setting is a "casino"— in the 1880s sense of a banqu... Defender of the Forests: Bonnie Phillips vs. the Timber Beasts, Gang Green and the Big Foundations Schlossberg, Josh Article 2015 Veteran forest advocate Bonnie Phillips passed away on May 4, 2015 in Olympia, Washington. This article is based on her final interview. Democracy Against Politics: Against The Current vol. 136 Feinberg, Joseph Grim Article 2008 “¡Que se vayan todos!” shouted rebellious crowds during the Argentine economic crisis of 2001, “Out with them all!” The call soon spread throughout Latin America: for a new politics without politician... Democracy is in the Streets: From Port Huron to the Siege of Chicago Miller, James Book 1987 A thoughtful and evocative history of the American New Left in the 1960's, looking critically but sympathetically at the struggles and passions of that period. Didn't See The Same Movie: Review of Max Elbaum, Revolution in the Air: Sixties Radicals Turn to Lenin, Mao and Che. Goldner, Loren Article 2003 Digital Revolutions: Activism in the Internet Age Hill, Symon Book 2013 Symon Hill on the role of the Internet in activism and social change. Directory of Progressive Organizations Website A list of activist organizations which are members of IGC. A Drone Protestor Heads to Jail Moyers, Bill Article 2016 Fifty-nine-year-old Mary Anne Grady Flores will serve six months for photographing a protest of an airfield in upstate New York where drone pilots are trained and from where missions are carried out. The Earthscan Action Handbook Litvinoff, Miles Book 1990 A compendium of the world's major ills with suggestions for remedial action. Ecodefence: Disrupting Illegal Activities Article 1985 What to do when you witness environmental crimes. Emergence: An Irresistible Global Uprising Notes from Nowhere Collective Article 2003 An Essay from the Book We Are Everywhere. The Emma Goldman Papers Website The Emma Goldman Papers Project has collected, organized, and edited tens of thousands of documents from around the world by and about Emma Goldman (1869-1940), a leading figure in American anarchism,... Europe Against the Current: Catalogue of Alternative, Independent and Radical Information Carriers Tijen, Tjebba van Book 1990 ... The Everyday Activist: 365 Ways to Change the World Horton, Michael Book 2006 A positive, practical guide to healing the world - one day at a time. Packed with ideas and facts from leading campaign organizations, this handbook shows how the smallest actions can make a differenc... Exclusive excerpts from Ernest Tate's 'Revolutionary Activism in the 1950s & 60s' Hearse, Phil Article 2014 The Expo Files: Articles by the Crusading Journalist Larsson, Stieg Book 2012 Collected here for the first time are Stieg Larsson's essays and articles on right-wing extremism and racism, on violence against women and women's rights, on homophobia and honour killings. The Extraordinary Myles Horton Horton, Myles; interviewed by Gould, Ellen & Dobbin, Murray Article 1988 Myles Horton is the founder of the Highlander Folk School, a centre for leadership training in Tennessee. The Highlander trains organizers for unions, civil rights organizations and local citizens' gr... Faces of global resistance: New Internationalist September 2001 - #338 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2001 Discussion of corporate globalization and how some are organizing themselves to resists. Facing Down the Machine: Mike Roselle Draws a Line St. Clair, Jeffrey; Frank, Joshua Article 2009 Federal and state governments have long targeted the civil rights of environmentalists. In the mid-1980s swaths of new laws were passed that targeted the acts of direct action oriented environmental p... Facing Reality James, C.L.R., Lee, Grace C., Chaulieu, Pierre Book 1958 Inspired by the October 1956 Hungarian workers' revolution against Stalinist oppression, as well as the U.S. workers' "wild-cat" strikes (against capital and the union bureaucracies), the authors look... Farm Gate Defence Wilford, Allen Book 1986 Describes how farmers have been driven to come together to defend their farms in the face of high interest rates, mounting production costs and low prices. Field Guide to Alternative Media: A Directory to Reference & Selection Tools Useful in Accessing Small & Alternative Press Publications and Independently Produced Media Case, Patricia J. (ed.), Task Force on Alternatives in Print Serial Publication (Periodical) 1984 A listing of tools that list, index or review primarily small and alternative press publications and independently-produced media. The Field Guide is divided into four sections: Subject and Trade Dire... The Fight for Freedom for Women Tremain, Rose Book 1973 The fight for women's rights in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, primarily focusing on Britain and the USA. Fighting for Hope: Organizing to Realize Our Dreams Kuyek, Joan Newman Book 1990 Detailed information and advice on how to organize a group for social change. Fighting Subpoenas and Gag Orders in Iowa: Against The Current vol. 110 Omidvar, Iraj Article 2004 More than two months have passed since federal officials withdrew the grand jury subpoenas against four peace activists and Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. The withdrawal of the subpoenas and th... Finding Hope After Seattle: Rethinking Radical Activism and Building a Movement Dixon, Chris Article 2000 Direct action, as many anarchists tend to define it, can be deeply exclusionary. While it undeniably empowers some — mainly white and middle-class — it disempowers others. Used as a central tactic of ... Food Not Bombs: Connexipedia Article Article A loose-knit group of independent collectives, serving free vegan and vegetarian food to others. Forget One Direction - We Need a New Direction Coltrane, Chris Article 2013 If people think equality and social justice are unrealistic, then we really are lacking in imagination. When they try to tell you that our better-world ideals are unrealistic, tell them it's unrealist... Freedom rides: Connexipedia Article Article Freedom Riders were Civil Rights activists who rode on interstate buses into the segregated southern United States. French Revolution 1968 Seale, Patrick, & McConville, Maureen Book 1968 Seale and McConville set out to relate what happened during the May 1968 revolt in France, to set the explosion in its context of French politics, and to single out what they take to be the original a... From ACT UP to the WTO: Urban Protest and Community Building in the Era of Globalization Shepard, Benjamin; Hayduk, Ronald (eds.) Book 2002 From Yale to Jail: The life story of a moral dissenter Dellinger, David Book 1993 A memoir of David Dellinger, a social activist best known as one of the Chicago Seven. Gandhi's Truth: On the origins of militant nonviolence Erikson, Erik H. Book 1969 An examination of the life, vision, and actions of Mohandas Gandhi. Get Active Website A guide to organizing and carrying out campaigns on social and environmental issues, prepared by Greenpeace Australia. Global Crisis and Opportunity: Against The Current vol. 134 Terrall, Ben Article 2008 Ben Terrall interviews Mike Davis. Mike Davis is a veteran writer and activist who cut his progressive teeth in the 1960s civil rights and antiwar movements. He has worked as a meat cutter, long-dista... Global Justice Movement: Connexipedia Article Article Is the broad globalized social movement opposing what is often known as "corporate globalization" and promoting equal distribution of economic resources. Global Thoughts, Local Actions McConkey, David Book 1984 A wealth of information for those seeking ways to link global problems to everyday life. Global Visions: Beyond the News World Order Brecher, Jeremy; Childs, John Brown; Cutler, Jill Book 1993 This book seeks to establish how our diverse globalizing world can be turned into a common home. The authors create a dialogue about the two types of globalization occurring in the world: globalizatio... Grassroots media relations: A short introduction to media relations strategies for activist groups Diemer, Ulli Article 2010 A media relations guide for organizers and activists. The Great Strike at UNAM: Against The Current vol. 88 Castillo, Christian Article 2000 The Great Strike of the Mexican National Autonomous University (UNAM), which for more than nine months was occupied by students organized in the Strike General Committee (CGH), started on April 20, 19... Green Business: Hope or Hoax?: Toward an Authentic Strategy for Restoring the Earth Plant, Christopher, Plant, Judith Book 1991 Is green business a viable strategy or a contradiction in terms? Hamburg at the Barricades Reissner, Larissa Book 1925 Articles by the revolutionary journaliist Larissa Reissner, covering the Hamburg uprising of 1923 and the life and times for Germany in the years 1923-1925. Happy Activism: Six ways to make our movement strong and feed our spirit. Forman, Gideon Article 2016 How do we make environmental organizations attractive to large numbers of people? And how do we keep these folks engaged for the years, even decades that it will take to create a sustainable society? ... Hard Core Green: How to Kick Corporate Butt Wasserman, Harvey Article 2010 Two uncompromised green activists and writers completely focused on winning, and utterly void of bullshit. Having the Hard Conversations: Jane McAlevey on Fight for 15, labour's crisis of strategy, and the difference between organizing and mobilizing McAlevey, Jane; Rozworski, Michael Article 2015 An interview with labour organizer Jane McAlevey on labour's crisis of strategy and the difference between organizing and mobilizing. McAlevey discusses what ails the labour movement, problem with the... Tim Hector: A Caribbean Radical's Story Buhle, Paul Book 2006 An account of the life of Antiguan activist Tim Hector. Hegemony How-To: A Roadmap for Radicals Smucker, Jonathan Book 2017 Hegemony How-To is a practical guide to political struggle for a generation that is deeply ambivalent about questions of power, leadership, and strategy. "Hegemony How-To": Rethinking Activism and Embracing Power: A review of Hegemony How-To: a Roadmap for Radicals, by Jonathan Smucker Levine, Bruce Article 2017 "How many times, I wondered, had I favored a particular action or tactic because I really thought it was likely to change a decision-maker’s position or win over key allies, as opposed to gravitating ... History on the Printed Page: Against The Current vol. 135 Le Blanc, Paul Article 2008 A small volume could be produced listing the books dealing with the times I have written about here. I will offer only a couple dozen. The Householder's Guide to Community Defence Against Bureaucratic Aggression - Review: A report on Britain's Government Machine Diemer, Ulli Book 1972 Organizational tactics communities can use to fight projects or developments being foisted on them. How I Became Radicalized: It Can Happen To Anyone Grant, John Article 2014 I’m not exactly sure when I became radicalized, but it was sometime in the mid 1980s. I purposely use the term radicalize because, with the rise of globalized insurgency in general and al Qaeda and no... How to Light a Prairie Fire: The Spell Can be Broken Rovics, David Article 2010 If there's one thing I think many people need to understand, it is this: sustained mass movements rarely happen unless many of the participants believe they might win. How Ultraleftism Divided UNAM Strike: Against The Current vol. 88 Hearse, Phil Article 2000 MEXICO CITY -- Commandeered buses flying red and black flags and Che Guevara portraits sped through the city on October 2, ferrying students to a demonstration commemorating the 1968 student massacre ... How We Ended the Cold War Tirman, John Article 1999 Peace activists' demand for an end to nuclear madness played a decisive role. If I Can't Dance ....: Why is the Left So Boring? Rovics, David Article 2008 Rovics asks, why is so much of the left in the US so attached to being so dreadfully boring? Why do so many people on the left apparently have no appreciation for the power and importance of culture? ... Insurgency Online: Web Activism and Global Conflict Dartnell, Michael Y. Book 2005 Explores the nature of the web and its potential for facilitating participation in political debate. International Blacklist 1983: An Anti-Authoritarian Directory Book 1983 An International directory of anti-authoritarian groups and publications. P. 123 has a list of documentation centres on anarchism. P. 139 has publishing houses and disributors.
... "Intersectionality" in Real Life: Against The Current vol. 133 Feeley, Dianne; Finkel, David Article 2008 Interview with Loretta Ross. Loretta Ross is National Coordinator of SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective, a network of 80 organizations. The Intractable Marginality of the Activist Left Darcy, Steve Article 2014 Strikes are only one form of struggle, and perhaps less and less important as the years pass. But the disappearance of strikes is not an anomaly. It reflects a pattern of diminishing overall levels of... Is that an archive in your basement... or are you just hoarding?: Sources News Release Article 2012 Are you an 'accidental archivist'? Have you been saving the publications and documents produced by the social justice projects you've been involved in? Then Connexions would like to hear from you. James P. Cannon and the Origins of the American Revolutionary Left, 1890-1928 Palmer, Byran D. Book 2010 Killer Coke Exposed: Against The Current vol. 135 Abbott, Jared Article 2008 In their September-October 2006 Against the Current (ATC 124) article “The Real Life Side of Coke,” Camilo Romero and Leslie Gill documented the growing movement of students and labor organizations th... Korea's New Revolutionaries: Against The Current vol. 87 Sheppard, Barry Article 2000 Against the background of a rising militant working-class movement, revolutionary socialists in South Korea are undergoing a process of regroupment. An important force in this development are comrades... Landless Peoples Movement: Connexipedia Article Article An independent social movement made up of the poor and landless in South Africa formed in 2001. Learning from our History: Ernie Tate's Memoir of His Early Years Fidler, Richard Article 2014 Richard Fidler reviews political activist Ernest Tate's two volume Revolutionary Activism in the 1950s and 60s: Ernest Tate, A Memoir. The Left Alternative Unger, Roberto Book 2009 Unger writes a manifesto that engages a vital question of our time: where should the Left go from here? In his analysis, Unger examines the major debates in the world today and he rallies for alternat... A Left Voice in Pakistan: Against The Current vol. 131 Tariq, Farooq Article 2007 Following the October 18 attack on the massive procession into Karachi welcoming Benazir Bhutto back from an eight-year exile, Farooq Tariq, General Secretary of the Labour Party Pakistan, expressed h... Let the People Decide: Neighbourhood Organizing in America Robert, Fisher Book 1994 A history of neighbourhood-based community organizing in the United States. Let Them Call Me Rebel: Saul Alinsky, His Life and Legacy Horwitz, Sanford D. Book 1992 A biography of Saul Alinsky and the evolution of his ideas on organizing. Letters from Young Activists: Today's Rebels Speak Out Boudin, Chesa; Farrow, Kenyon; Dohrn, Bernardin; Berger, Dan Book 2005 Letters of Insurgents Nachalo, Sophia and Vochek, Yarostan (Perlman, Freddy) Book 1976 A fictional exchange of letters between people grappling with the question of what the struggle for freedom means in the West and in thecountries of the Soviet bloc. A gripping discussion of the issue... The Long Haul: An autobiography Horton, Myles Book 1990 Myles Horton tells the story of the Highlander Folk School. A major catalyst for social change in the United States for over sixty years, this school has touched the lives of so many people, including... Long March, Short Spring: The Student Uprising at Home and Abroad Ehrenreich, Barbara, Ehrenreich, John Book 1969 An examination of the world student rebellions of the late 1960s. Long Way From Home: The story of the Sixties generation in Canada Kostash, Myrna Book 1980 An account of the upheavals and transformations experienced by those who came of age in the 1960s, a time when international currents of change intersected with specifically Canadian events and circum... Looking for Democracy Diemer, Ulli Article 1989 Instead of sitting on the sidelines congratulating ourselves on how wonderfully free and democratic we are, we should be pressing for a radical democratization of our own society.
The Making of a Counter Culture Roszak, Theodore Book 1969 Roszak examines some of the leading influences on the youthful counter culture of the late 1960s - Herbert Marcuse and Norman Brown, Allen Ginsberg and Alan Watts, Timothy Leary and Paul Goodman -- an... The Making of Jericho Road: Against The Current vol. 132 Williams, Charles Article 2008 An interview with Michael Honey. The paperback edition of Michael Honey’s Going Down Jericho Road: The Memphis Strike, Martin Luther King’s Last Campaign is released this January 2008. Malcolm X Speaks X. Malcolm; edited and with prefatory notes by George Breitman Book 1965 A series of speeches, seminars and press conferences given by Malcolm X during the last years of his life in 1964 and early 1965. Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media: Part 1: Thought Control in a Democratic Society. Part 2: Activating Dissent Achbar, Mark; Wintonick, Peter; (Chomsky, Noam) Book 1993 ... March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: Connexipedia Article Article Large political rally that took place in Washington, D.C. on August 28, 1963 at which Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech advocating racial harmony at the Lincoln Me... Marx et Makhno a la rencontre de McDonald's Goldner, Loren Article 2005 A Paris, les travailleurs précaires qui sont sortis vaniqueurs de plusieurs grèves en ont perud d'autres avec les honneurs à cause des méthodes à la fois légales et illégales des syndicats et des ultr... Marx and Makhno Meet McDonald's Goldner, Loren Article 2005 Over the last several years, a revolving network of militants in Paris, France, have developed a strategy and tactics for winning strikes by marginal, low-paid, outsourced and immigrant workers agains... Marxism as Action Pannekoek, Anton Article 1915 Now is the time to bring to the fore the other part of Marxism which has been so neglected; now, when the workers movement must find a new direction, in order to overcome the narrow views and the pass... May Day & SDS & SNCC Jubilee Linebaugh, Peter Article 2010 Class consciousness is the knowledge that emancipation is ours. Class struggle is the fight for it, the fight to be a class, and then the fight to abolish the class system. It is not economistic; it... Militant Hope in the Age of Trump Giroux, Henry A. Article 2017 Debates over whether Donald Trump was a fascist or Hillary Clinton was a right-wing warmonger and tool of Wall Street were a tactical diversion. The real questions that should have been debated includ... Move into the light?: Postscript to a turbulent 2007 Article 2007 Can the left movement move into the light and become visible? The Movement and the Sixties Anderson, Terry H. Book 1995 Drawing on interviews, manuscripts, and archives, Anderson reveals how one event built upon another and exploed into the kaleidoscope of activism in the United States by the early 1970s. Civil rights,... Movements and Messages: Media and Radical Politics on Quebec Raboy, Marc Book 1984 A study of the attempt by social and political movements in Quebec to shape their own communication strategies in oppostion to the power of the state and the mainstream media. Moving Toward A New Society Gowan, Suzanne; Lakey, George; Moyer, William; Taylor, Richard Book 1976 A vision of a new society, with a strategy for achieving it through non-violent revolution, and specific suggestions for what individuals can do now to work for fundamental social change. Murdered by Capitalism: A Memoir of 150 Years of Life & Death on the American Left Ross, John Book 2004 Much of this book is in the form of a fictional dialogue between two radicals discussing the political events of both of their lifetimes. My 1968 in the Heartland: Against The Current vol. 133 Ezekiel, Judith Article 2008 “Ezekiel's brother got arrested. He’s a Communist!” Naming the Moment: Political Analysis for Action: A Manual for Community Groups Barndt, Deborah, Freire, Carolos Book 1989 A given moment - this moment - is unlike any other moment in time. Howe can we understand what it offers so that we can make the best use of it? How have people used moments in the past to push toward... Narmada Bachao Andolan: Connexipedia Article Article An organisation that has mobilised tribal people, adivasis, farmers, environmentalists and human rights activists against the Sardar Sarovar Dam being built across the Narmada river, Gujarat, India. Nationalism, Communism and Canadian Labour: The CIO, The Communist Party, and the Canadian Congress of Labour 1935-1956 Abella, Irving Book 1973 A history of the Canadian Congress of Labour and of the CIO in Canada from the 1930s to the 1950s. The author raises many significant questions concerning the presence of American unions in Canada and... The Need for a New Socialist Movement Panitch, Leo Article 1984 It has fallen to socialists in the last decades of this century to undertake the daunting task of establishing new socialist directions just as our forerunners had to do in the first decades of this c... A New Age Of People Power: Lessons From The Dongria Kondh Perkins, John Article 2010 With greater power to build alliances across boundaries, the Davids of the world are having more success throwing off the Goliaths. The New Left: A Collection of Essays Long, Priscilla (ed.), Introduction by Staughton Lynd Book 1969 Essays from participants in the American New Left of the 1960s. The New Left in Canada Roussopoulos, Dimitrios Book 1970 A book of essays on the 1960s New Left in Canada, by members of the New Left. The New Radicals: A Report with Documents Jacobs, Paul; Landau, Saul Book 1966 An analytical portrait of the young radical activists who have repudiated traditional liberalsim and who seek a new vision of American through civil rights, university reform, and anti-war and anti-po... The New Sexual Radicalism: Socialist Feminist Questions About Queer Activism Drucker, Peter Article 2010 What are the social origins of queer? Does this current have a vision - whether implicit or explicit - of sexual liberation, and if so, what is it? What is its relationship to such emancipatory projec... The New Student Left: An Anthology Cohen, Mitchell; Hale, Dennis Book 1966 A collection of essays by active participants in the 1960s student movement on American college campuses. A New Weave: Popular Education in Canada and Central America Arnold, Rick; Barndt, Deborah; Burke, Bev Book 1986 A resource for educators working for social change in community groups, trade unions, churches, the peace movement, women's groups, international development organizations, Central America and other s... A New Weave: Popular Education in Canada and Central America Arnold, Rick; Barndt, Deborah; Burke, Bev Book 1986 A resource for educators working for social change in community groups, trade unions, churches, the peace movement, women's groups, international development organizations, Central American and other ... The Next Liberation Struggle: Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy in Southern Africa Saul, John S. Book 2005 An indispensable guide to understanding how the resources of that era can be used to contribute to real liberation for the region and for the continent of Africa as a whole. No Border Network: Connexipedia Article Article Loose associations of autonomous organisations, groups, and individuals in Western Europe, Eastern Europe and beyond. They support freedom of movement and resist human migration control by coordinatin... No Outside Saviors!: Against The Current vol. 136 Feeley, Dianne; Finkel, David Article 2008 Against The Current spoke with Gwendolyn M. Patton as part of our retrospective on the events of 1968 and the surrounding years. Northwest Activism Website Web site of a small group of citizen activists living throughout the Pacific Northwest. Not a Carwash Koçi, Gentian Film/Video 2012 In the Albanian capital of Tirana, students, professors, activists and film lovers take to the streets when authorities attempt to redevelop the property of the city's only art house theatre for profi... Notebook of an Agitator Cannon, James P. Book 1958 Over 100 articles from the pen of an active participant in the events of thirty years of labor history. Cannon covers the campaigns to save Sacco and Vanzetti, the historic strikes of the 1930s, the K... Notes from a Revolution Dying: Against The Current vol. 134 Pirani, Simon Article 2008 In June 1922, five years on from the Russian Revolution, a group of Moscow communists gathered to discuss a letter by Vladimir Petrzhek, an auto worker, tendering his resignation from the communist (o... Nothing Is Ever Won Without Organizing: Remarks to the First Nonviolence Training Session of the Mexican Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity Giordano, Al Article 2012 All organizing begins with the telling of a story. When we listen carefully to somebody’s story, we learn what motivates him, what she is passionate about. Listening is the first skill and duty of a c... Nowtopia: How Pirate Programmers, Outlaw Bicyclists, and Vacant-lot Gardeners are Inventing the Future Today Carlsson, Chris Book 2008 As capitalism continues to corral every square inch of the globe into its logic of money and markets, new practices are emerging through which people are taking back their time and technological know-... Obsolete Communism: The Left-Wing Alternative Cohn-Bendit, Daniel; Cohn-Bendit, Gabriel Book 1968 An account of the May 1968 uprising in Paris, positing a left radical alternative to the encrusted beliefs of the old left and the right. A comment on power, on bureaucracy, and on the paths to libera... Occupy's A**hole Problem: Flashbacks from An Old Hippie Sweet, Diane Article 2011 Watching the OWS organizers struggle with drummers, druggies, sexual harassers, and racists brings me back to a few lessons we had to learn the hard way back in the day, always after putting up with w... Old-Fashioned Political Activism Doesn't Work Spritzler, John Article 2013 If you have ever read an article aiming to make you angry at some government or corporation by exposing some vile wrong-doing of it, then you've experienced at least one author's old-fashioned politca... On Activism and Organizing: There is a Distinction Hayes, Kelly Article 2016 What's the difference between an organizer, an activist, and someone who is just plain fighting for their life, on a personal level? Often, there is no discernible distinction, as these roles often bl... On Organization Camatte, Jacques; Collu, Gianni Book 1969 The authors argue that political groups, whether large or small, formal or informal, hierarchical or not, can only be a hindrance to revolutionary developments. On Organization Wetzel, Tom Article Discusses the democratic organizational forms appropriate to libertarian socialist organizations.
On the Poverty of Student Life: Considered in Its Economic, Political, Psychological, Sexual and Especially Intellectual Aspects, With a Modest Proposal for Doing Away With Situationist International Book The Situationist International and the students at the University of Strasbourg prepared and published (using student union funds) this scathing analysis of student duplicity. While claiming to be rev... One Fine Day Bense, Klaas Film/Video 2011 The documentary One Fine Day, shows six people from different cultures and religions who all, through a small nonviolent act, have had a significant and positive influence on society. Director Klaas ... #131+1: Voices in Movement An Oral History of the Mexican Youth Movement of 2012 The School of Authentic Journalism Class of 2013 Article 2013 On May 11, 2012, in the heat of the presidential campaign, history took an unexpected turn: a video, the social networks, and marches and mass actions managed to bring a new moment of hope into the hi... One Vote for Democracy: Consensus vs. democracy Diemer, Ulli Article 1986 Makes the case that the democratic model is better than the consensus model for activist group decision-making. Organize! Organizing for Social Change Bobo, Kim; Kendall, Jerry; Max, Steve Book 1996 A guide to community organizing with attention to specific tasks such as hosting meetings, public speaking and making partnerships with other activist groups. Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - March 12, 2015: Organizing Diemer, Ulli (editor); Khan, Tahmid (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 The focus of this issue is organizing. How can we challenge and overcome entrenched structures of economic and political power? Our own source of power is our latent ability to join together and work ... Our Little Victory Johnstone, Roy Article 1986 It took an issue like Litton to get us working together, and in our little victory we can take a great deal of pride. We were lied to, threatened, denied information and harassed, all in an unsuccessf... A Parable of Women's Liberation: Against The Current vol. 134 Tax, Meredith Article 2008 Interview with Meredith Tax. Peace Mom: A Mother's Journey Through Heartache to Activism Sheehan, Cindy Book 2006 An American mother loses her 24-year-old soldier son, killed in action in Iraq, and leads her to become a prominent US anti-war activist. Pedagogy of the Oppressed Freire, Paulo Book 1970 Freire maintains that every human being, no matter or "ignorant" or submerged in the "culture of silence," is capable of looking critically at the world in a dialogical encounter with others, and that... People Power: Applying Nonviolence Theory Alpert, David H. Book 1985 Explores the theory of power on which all successful nonviolent action is based, the blocks which keep people from acting when confronted with injustice, and the roles played in any nonviolent campaig... The People vs. Global Capital: The G-7, NTCs, SAPs, and Human Rights Book 1994 This book includes testimony presented to the Tribunal, the text of the Tribunal's indictment, and proposals for follow-up to the event. Planet.net Website Planning As Learning: The Education of Citizen Activists Alexander, Donald Hayley Morrow Book 1994 Phd thesis focusing on the learning undertaken by members of citizens' groups involved in land use planning. Political activist Ken Stone takes CSIS to task for alleged harassment Weinberg, Paul Article 2015 What is it like to be targeted by Canada's spy agency? Veteran anti-war and environmental activist Ken Stone knows firsthand and is willing to talk about it. The Politics of Nonviolent Action: Part Two: The Methods of Nonviolent Action Sharp, Gene Book 1973 An encyclopedic treatment of the theory and practice of nonviolence, with a detailed examination of 198 specific methods of the technique — illustrated with actual cases — within the broad classes of ... The Port Huron Statement Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) Article 1962 A seminal statement of the New Left, adopted by SDS in 1962. The Power of Women United: Against The Current vol. 134 Dawson, Kipp Article 2008 Interview with Kipp Dawson. Practice and Ideology in the Direct Action Movement Undercurrent Article 2000 In the midst of enthusiasm and grandeur, the direct action movement sees a growing anti-capitalist movement everywhere. This illusion stops them from recognizing that, in its present form, the direct ... The Praxis Affair: There's a reason we put limits on spying within Canada Weinberg, Paul Article 2015 This is a cautionary story of what might happen if we return to the bad old days of the RCMP Security Service, which was caught disrupting and using dirty tricks against a wide range of unsuspecting g... The problem of autonomism Article 2011 Direct action is crucial to win – but it needs to be orientated to building a mass movement, through strikes, civil disobedience and occupation. The Problem With College Educated Revolutionaries Castillon, Arturo Article 2014 The political views of college-educated activists are shaped by their experiences in an educational institution. They unknowingly impose these particular experiences on the movement and on working cl... The Prosperous Few and the Restless Many Chomsky, Noam Book 1993 a collection of short commentaries by Noam Chomsky on global issues, drawn from interviews in the early 1990s. Topics include global economics, racism, NAFTA, and hot topics of the day. Protest Inc. - The Corporatization of Protest (Book Review) Spray, Martin Article 2014 Review of "Protest Inc. - The Corporatization of Activism" by Peter Dauvergne & Genevieve LeBaron. Putting Power in its Place: Create Community Control! Plant, Judith; Plant, Christopher Book 1992 Essays arguing for the devolution of government and putting forward workdable models, many of them tested in practice, of how we might restructure society to better represent the full diversity of its... Putting the Arms Industry on Trial Douglas, Sean Article 2014 Sean Douglas and other activists are prosecuting two companies that promoted torture equipment in the UK. Quotes about Activism Unclassified Rachel Corrie Presente!: Against The Current vol. 140 Corrie, Cindy; Corrie, Craig Article 2009 The following is an excerpt from a statement from the family of Rachel Corrie. Racist Outrage at UMass-Amherst: Against The Current vol. 114 Napalitano, Jeffrey; Leiblum, Mishy; Sered, Barak; Luce, Stephanie Article 2005 Over the past decade, students around the country have fought a conservative backlash on college campuses that has sought to reverse many gains won in the 1970s and 1980s. Along with attacks on labor... Radical America - Volume 2, Number 4 - July-August 1968: Historical Roots of Black Liberation Serial Publication (Periodical) 1968 Radical Digressions Diemer, Ulli Website 2006 Ulli Diemer's website/blog featuring comment from a radical left-libertarian Marxist perspective.
Radical Newspapers Diemer, Ulli Article 1979 A radical newspaper succeeds to the extent that in engages in dialogue with its readers and community, rather than in preaching. Radical Perspectives on the Economic Crisis of Monopoly Capitalism URPE/PEA Teach-In/Teach-Out Pamphlet Collective Book 1975 A popular education pamphlet on the economic crises of monopoly capitalism. Radical Priorities Chomsky, Noam; edited by C.P. Otero Book 1981 Otero presents an analysis and overview of Chomsky's social and political philosophy. For the first time the roots of Chomsky's politics are examined and the relationship to his theory of linguistics ... The Raging Grannies Brightwell, Betty Article We sing satire. We aren't very good at singing, but the medium being the message, as grannies in bright colourful clothes fashionable a couple of generations ago, and wearing smiles, outrageous hats a... Rank and File: Personal Histories of Working Class Organizers Lynd, Alice; Lynd, Staughton (eds.) Book 1973 A collection of stories and recollections from labour movement organizers. Rear-View Mirror: A Snapshot of Toronto Activist Art (1976-1996) Constable, Mike (creator) Website 2014 A snapshot of Toronto activist art from the 1976 general strike to the 1996 Days of Action. Religion and the Rise of Labor and Black Detroit: Against The Current vol. 134 Higbee, Mark Article 2008 Historians and other scholars have given Detroit plentiful attention, including some very important books, yet in this vital new study Angela Dillard manages to approach the Motor City’s past in sever... Reluctant Memoir, Part 2: Against The Current vol. 135 Le Blanc, Paul Article 2008 I think it was in 1963 that I first became aware of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). My older sister Patty had married a very nice guy named Earl Brecher, with whom she went to Liberia as one ... Remember the '80s: Social Movements Between Woodstock and the Web Grossman, Zoltan Article 2008 The history of 1980s activism deserves to be remembered and studied by those fighting for change today.It always helps to have a fuller view of the past, to figure out what to keep and what to discard... Resist: A grassroots collection of stories, poetry, photos and analyses from the Quebec City FTAA protetst and beyond Chang, Jen; Or, Bethany; Tharmendran, Eloginy; Tsumura, Emmie; Daniels, Steve; Leroux, Darryl Book 2001 A dynamic collection of personal accounts, creative works, reflections, images and analyses about the protests against the FTAA summit that took place in April 2001 in Quebec City. Resource Manual for A Living Revolution: A Handbook of Skills & Tools for Social Change Activists Coover, Virginia, Deacon, Ellen, Esser, Charles, Moore, Christopher Book 1977 A manual for people who are concerned or angered by the deterioration of our society and who, because they have some sense that their efforts can have an effect on change, are looking for tools to tra... Resources For Radicals: An Annual Review of Books and Publications for Those Active in Movements for Social Change Burch, Brian Book 1997 An annotated list of resources -- books and periodicals -- for people working for non-violent social change. Reveille for Radicals Alinksy, Saul D. Book 1946 Alinksy connects his theoretical notions on radicalism to practical movements and events. Review: Accompanying: Pathways to Social Change Neigh, Scott Article 2013 Review of Staughton Lynd's "Accompanying: Pathways to Social Change", a book that by and large uses a story-based pedagogy rather than an analysis-based one. It walks through struggles that Lynd and h... The Revolution Game: The Short Unhappy Life of the Company of Young Canadians Daly, Margaret Book 1970 A historical overview of the Company of Young Canadians. Revolutionary Activism in the 1950s & 60s: A Memoir: Volume 1, Canada 1955-1965 Tate, Ernest Book 2014 The first volume of long-time Canadian revolutionary socialist Ernie Tate's memoir. Revolutionary Activism in the 1950s & 60s: A Memoir: Volume 2, Britain 1965-1970 Tate, Ernest Book 2014 The second volume of long-time Canadian revolutionary socialist Ernie Tate's memoir. The Rise and Fall of California's Radical Prison Movement Cummins, Eric Book 1994 A history of California's prison movement from 1950 to 1980, highlighting the role prison reading and writing played in the creation of radical inmate ideology. Rise of the naked female warriors Cochrane, Kira Article 2013 Known for its topless protesters, Femen is a worldwide movement against patriarchy. But are the activists' breasts obscuring the message? Roadblocks to Climate Activism: The Problem of Natural Localism Davidson, Lawrence Article 2013 The consequences of global warming. The evidence for the evolving dire effects of building CO2 and other greenhouse gases is getting increasingly conclusive. We are a species influenced by natural loc... Rules for Radicals: A Practical Primer for Realistic Radicals Alinsky, Saul Book 1971 Alinsky's Rules for Radicals provides perspectives, principles and lessons for realistic radical organizers. SDS Sale, Kirkpatrick Book 1973 The rise and development of the Students for a Democratic Society, the organization that became the major expression of the American left in the 1960s -- its passage from student protest to institutio... Selfish Activism or Equal Rights for All? Tatchell, Peter Article 1993 The separatist agendas of women, gays, black and disabled activists are divisive, and undermine the campaign for equality. Signs of Change: Social Movement Cultures 1960s to Now Greenwalk, Dara; MacPhee, Josh Book 2010 Drawn from an exhibition at Exit Art, a cultural center in New York City, Signs of Change is a visual archive of more than 350 posters, prints, photographs, films, videos, music, and ephemera from mor... Sisterhood, Interrupted: From Radical Women to Grrls Gone Wild Siegel, Deborah Book 2007 A study of controversies in the feminist movement from the 1960s to the 2000s. Siegel wants readers to know about the multifaceted and contentious history of what is called feminism's "second wave" so... The Sixties: Years of Hope, Days of Rage Gitlin, Todd Book 1987 One of the best books on the Sixties in the U.S., bringing to life the political and cultural currents, including especially the music, which raged during that decade, and setting them in historical c... '68: The Year of the Barricades Caute, David Book 1988 Caute's book looks at the explosive year 1968 (while situating it in the context of what had led up to it). One of the great strengths of this excellent book is that it looks at what was happening aro... SNCC: The New Abolitionists Zinn, Howard Book 1964 An account of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Social Activist Grace Lee Boggs on Shaking Up the Status Quo in America Film/Video 2007 Grace Lee Boggs has been a part of almost every major movement in the United States in the last 75 years, including: Labor, Civil Rights, Black Power, Women’s Rights and Environmental Justice. Some Questions the Radical Peace Movement Should be Asking Itself Moffatt, Gary Article Questions radical peace groups need to consider. Speed Up Rush to nowhere How turbo-capitalism eats time: New Internationalist March 2002 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2002 A look into the act of speeding up time and rushing to accomplish tasks and its consequences. Spying 101: The RCMP's Secret Activities at Canadian Universities 1917 - 1997 Hewitt, Steve Book 2002 If you attended a Canadian university in the past eighty years, it's possible that, unbeknownst to you, Canadian security agents were surveying you, your fellow students, and your professors for 'subv... Stansted 15: British Activists Who Stopped Deportation Charter Flight Convicted of Terrorism Charge England, Charlotte; Perkin, Beth Article 2018 A look at a group of fifteen activists who prevented a deportation charter flight from leaving Stansted airport in the UK by securing themselves around the aeroplane, and were subsequently found guilt... The State of Asian America: Activism and Resistance in the 1990s Aguilar-San Juan, Karin Book 1994 Aguilar-San Juan offers a complex understanding of race and racial identity, and a critique of the narrow identity politics -- defined as "ethnic consciousness". She writes, "Identity politics -- whil... Steal This Book Hoffman, Abbie Book 1971 A guide to fighting government and corporations. The book is divided into three sections, "Survive!", "Fight!" and "Liberate!" Still Got the News: Against The Current vol. 84 Esch, Betsy Article 2000 As a student activist at the University of Michigan in the middle and late 1980s, I was part of a coalition of activists who planned and carried out a democratic takeover of our school's newspaper, Th... Strategic Thinking and Organizing Resistance Scipes, Kim Article 2017 Argues the need for strategy and vision, and effective organizing, in forming a resistance movement to the Trump presidency, and provides several suggestions for organizers. Strategy and tactics: how the left can organise to transform society Rees, John Book 2011 John Rees draws on the experience of recent mass movements and past revolutions to suggest ways in which the left can maximize the effectiveness of all those who want to transform society. Street Fighting Years: An Autobiography of the Sixties Ali, Tariq Book 1987 Tariq Ali takes readers through the fortunes of the British anti-war movement and the other political movements of the Sixties.
Strike!: The True History of Mass Insurgence from 1877 to the Present Brecher, Jeremy Book 1972 A history-from-below that brings to light strikes as authentic revolutionary movements against the establishments of state, capital, and trade unionism. The Student Movement of the Thirties: A Political History Draper, Hal Article 1965 Most of the references one hears to the student movement of the thirties, and most published references too, are quite wrong in one basic respect: they speak as if 'the thirties' represented a single,... Student Protest: The Student Radical in Search of issues....or, please don't shoot the Piano Player McGuigan, Gerald F. Book 1968 SUPA - Student Union for Peace Action: Connexipedia Article Stevenson, William Article 2010 A Canadian student organization active from 1964 to 1967. Take a STAND Canada. An Interview on the Darfur advocacy group's path to success with director Ben Fine Stavro-Beauchamp, Laura Article 2006 An interview on the Darfur advocacy groups's path to success with director Ben Fine. Take Back the Nation: Revised Edition Barlow, Maude; Campbell, Bruce Book 1991 A passionate and thoughtful assessment of Canada in crisis. Analyses the dangers posed by NAFTA to Canada's economy and independence. Proposes economic, political and cultural solutions to Canada's pr... TAO Events Calendar Website Taplok Press, A New Flame: Against The Current vol. 89 Biddle, Kurt; Noor, Rivani Article 2000 Reading Left books has become somewhat of a trend in Indonesia. Although the struggle for democracy is far from won, overthrowing the dictator Suharto in 1998 has brought a lot of positive changes for... The Targeting of Walter Rodney: Against The Current vol. 120 West, Michael O. Article 2006 On October 15, 1968 the government of Jamaica barred Walter Rodney from returning to the island. A lecturer at the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Rodney had been out of the co... The Temporary Autonomous Zone Bey, Hakim Article 1985 I believe that by extrapolating from past and future stories about "islands in the net" we may collect evidence to suggest that a certain kind of "free enclave" is not only possible in our time but al... Ten Examples of Direct Resistance to Stop Government Raids Quigley, Bill Article 2017 Resistance to unjust government action is the duty of all people who care about human rights. As Dr. King reminded us in his letter from a Birmingham jail, "Never forget that everything Hitler did in ... Ten Principles to Guide the Young Activist: Finding Happiness in Helping Others Baroud, Ramzy Article 2014 Tips for young activists. They say people who live for a higher cause are happier than those who don’t. May you always find your happiness in alleviating the pain of others by standing up for what is ... 10 Questions for William Blum Corseri,Gary Article 2017 "God forbid we should not have a Revolution every 20 years," Jefferson wrote. "The world belongs to the living," he believed, and each generation holds the world in "usufruct." In the United States i... Ten Thousand Roses: The Making of a Feminist Revolution Rebick, Judy Book 2005 Using interviews with many feminist activists, Rebick provides an oral history of feminism in Canada from the 1960s through the 1990s. These Activists Blocked Migrant Deportations. Now They Face Life Imprisonment in the U.K. Nathanson, Rebecca Article 2018 Fifteen activists who blocked a plane deporting migrants are being charged with laws intended for terrorists. The use of charter flights for deportations is one of the issues they raise. This is What Insurgency Looks Like Brecher, Jeremy Article 2016 The call to Break Free from Fossil Fuels envisioned "tens of thousands of people around the world rising up" to take back control of their own destiny; "sitting down" to "block the business of governm... This Week in Peace History Website This Week in History is a collection designed to help us appreciate the fact that we are part of a rich history advocating peace and social justice. While the entries often focus on large and dramatic... A Time for Learning: Against The Current vol. 133 Slaughter, Jane Article 2008 I don't recall being aware of the events in France in May-June 1968. I was in college, beginning to get radicalized on several fronts, notably the war. Something called the “Free University” was start... Traces of Magma: An Annotated Bibliography of Left Literature Knight, Rolf Book 1983 An annotated bibliography of left wing novels which deal with the lives of working people during the twentieth century. Traite du Savoir-Vivre for the Occupy Wall Street Generations Giordano, Al Article 2011 Once upon a time, twenty thousand people descended on Wall Street, the capitol of capital, occupied it nonviolently, and won exactly what they demanded. This is not a fairy tale. It really happened. T... Transforming Apathy and Denial Melamed, Lanie Article 1990 Assisting others to face militarism and ecocatastrophe and become motivated and capable of working to reverse these threats is a substantial challenge for educators in all setting. Transforming Ourselves Transforming the World: An Open Conspiracy for Social Change Murphy, Brian K. Book 1999 Addresses society's pessimism about social change and provides a theoretical means and practice to overcome this fatalism. Tree Spiker: From Earth First! to Lowbagging: My Struggles in Radical Environmental Action Roselle, Mike; Mahan, Josh Book 2009 Roselle - cofounder of the Rainforest Action Network and Earth First! - offers a memoir of his career in radical activism: from teenage Yippie to career environmentalist. The Trickledown Revolution Roy, Arundhati Article 2010 The first step towards re-imagining a world gone terribly wrong would be to stop the annihilation of those who have a different imagination - an imagination that is outside of capitalism as well as co... Triple Jeopardy and the Struggle: Against The Current vol. 134 Louie, Miriam Ching Yoon Article 2008 Being bi- and female in the Asian movement also means putting in double, triple, quadruple time. The Third World Women’s Alliance, an offshoot of the Black Women’s Liberation Committee of the Student ... A Troublemaker's Handbook: How to Fight Back Where You Work -- And Win! La Botz, Dan Book 1991 An organizing manual for workers dealing with both major issues and everyday problems in the workplace. 25 Years After the Gdansk Uprising: Against The Current vol. 121 Weissman, Suzi Article 2006 Suzi Weissman interviews David Ost. The occupation of the Gdansk shipyard by Polish workers in 1980, demanding recognition of their independent trade union Solidarnosc, rocked the Eastern bloc and ins... The Tyranny of Structurelessness Freeman, Jo Article 1970 Contrary to what we would like to believe, there is no such thing as a "structureless" group. Any group of people of whatever nature that comes together for any length of time for any purpose will ine... Ukraine Is Not a Brothel Green, Kitty Film/Video 2013 Ukraine Is Not a Brothel is a 2013 Australian film directed by Kitty Green. The film debuted at the 70th Venice International Film Festival, although was not part of the competition.The documentary co... Uncivil Obedience: The Tactics and Tales of a Democratic Agitator Borovoy, A. Alan Book 1991 How to push for social change without breaking the law. Uncovering the Sixties: Life and Times of the Undergound Press Peck, Abe Book 1985 A book about the Sixties and how they were recorded by radical participants. It traces how movements and communities convinced that their news did not fit into the agenda of mainstream media covered t... Unity brings strength Huggett, Howard Article 1989 The NDP puts too much emphasis on electioneering and not enough on economic action. The Veritable Split in the International: Public Circular of the Situationist International Debord, Guy; Sanguinetti, Gianfranco Book 1972 What are called "situationist ideas" are nothing other than the first ideas of the period of reappearance of the modern revolutionary movement. Voices of Asian Americans: Against The Current vol. 136 Lim, Seonghee Article 2008 Asian Americas: The Movement and the Moment is an anthology of some 30 entries written by Asian Americans who initiated or participated in social and community movements in the late 1960s and 1970s. I... Walking: We Ask Questions Notes from Nowhere Collective Article 2003 An essay from the book We Are Everywhere by the Notes From Nowhere Collective. Ways and Means Connexions Collective Article 1983 Connexions attempts to stimulate practical and theoretical sharing through the Ways and Means section. We are everywhere: The irresistable rise of global anticapitalism Notes from Nowhere Collective Book 2003 Global voices presenting alternative visions of democracy.
We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists Knappenberger, Brian Film 2012 A history of Anonymous, the radical "hacktivist" collective that has redefined civil disobedience for the digital age. We Are Wisconsin Williams, Amie Film/Video 2012 When a Republican Governor’s bill threatens to wipe away worker rights and lock out public debate, six (extra)ordinary citizens join the growing protest at the Wisconsin State Capitol, and spend the n... We Have Still Had It Up to Here: The Year a Movement Was Born: Mexico's Struggle to End the Drug War Is Unlike Any in the World Giordano, Al Article 2012 The truth is that Mexican public opinion has never fully swallowed the fiction – believed by many in the United States – that the drug war is somehow about stopping drugs or their abuse. Almost everyb... Web Networks Community Events Listings Website No longer doing an event calendar.
Was at http://action.web.ca/home/wnc/events.shtml WebActive: What's New in Activism Online Website A weekly online publication devoted to online activism. Wendell Berry's Radical Skepticism: The celebrated farmer and poet shares a message of love in a time of unrest Massey, Brian Article 2016 When the celebrated writer, farmer, and elder statesman of the local food movement sat down in front of a sold-out audience at Johns Hopkins University last week, the crowd seemed even more eager than... Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign: Connexipedia Article Article A popular movement made up of poor and oppressed communities in Cape Town, South Africa, formed in 2000. What a Way to Run a Railroad: An Analysis of Radical Failure Landry, Charles; Morley, David; Southwood, Russell; Wright, Patrick Book 1985 How can the high failure rate of radical projects, in the media and elsewhere, be understood? This book analyses the reasons why many of the key organisations and projects in this sector, which grew u... What Do We Do Now? Building a Social Movement in the Aftermath of Free Trade Diemer, Ulli Article 1989 We have the potential to create a social movement in this country that goes beyond single-issue organizing to work toward an integrated vision of a more just and caring society. What Really Caused the Implosion of the Occupy Movement - An Insider's View: Taking a hard look at some of the self-sabotaging behaviors of the left Marom, Yotam Article 2015 It's a cool night in early October of 2011, the height of Occupy Wall Street. Two months ago I had just moved into my parents' basement, feeling deflated after the end of Bloombergville (a two-week st... What Would it Mean to Win? Turbulence collective Book 2010 Where is the movement today? Where is it going? Are we winning? The authors of the essays in this volume pose these and other momentous questions. What's Left? Environmentalists and Radical Politics Williams, Rick Book 1990 Environmentalist activism as radical practice. When Freedom Was Lost: The Unemployed, the Agitator, and the State Brown, Lorne Book 1987 The struggles of unemployed workers against the Canadian state in the 1930s. When Hate Groups Come to Town: A Handbook of Model Community Responses Williams, Randall; Wells, Lyn (eds.) Article 1986 A handbook for dealing with hate groups in communities across North America, dealing with the nature of such groups and how they work and how communities can band together to combat them. When in Doubt, Do Both: The Times of My Life Macpherson, Kay Book 1994 Macpherson chronicles the stirrings that led to the modern women's movement in Canada, including the Royal Commission on the Status of Women in 1967. Why the Anti-Trump Resistance Movement Should Not Initiate Violence Smith, Michael Steven Article 2017 One hazard we must avoid in our struggle is to allow violence to be used in the movement. We can't afford to give our approval to this by green lighting the burning of limousines and the breaking of s... Why We Need A "No Compromise" Climate Movement: Between Empire And Its Subjects Parkin, Scott Article 2014 Successful campaigns against strip mining in the Appalachians have included peaceful legal tactics like petitioning, letters to the editor, education, marches and protests, as well as civil disobedien... A winning formula Meszaros, Paul Article 2009 Intelligent community-based campaigning exposes the BNP for what it is, as well as providing a defence of civil society. Women Unite: An Anthology of the Canadian Women's Movement Book 1972 An anthology doucmenting the Canadian women's movement of the late 1906s and early 1970s. Working for Peace: A Handbook of Practical Psychology and Other Tools Wollman, Neil (ed.) Book 1985 A survey of the attitudes and tools that can be used in working for peace. Working together for peace Article 1990 Although English and French-speaking Canadians are sometimes at odds, the call for peace is universal. It is a language that all can agree on. The WTO's Nude World Order: Against The Current vol. 85 Resnick, Bill Article 2000 It got intoxicating that Tuesday (Nov. 30, `99) in Seattle, without chemical assist. That capitalist machine that has looked so mighty and irresistible, for that day was stopped and defeated. Seattle... You Got to Move Phenix, Lucie Massie; Selver, Veronica Film 1985 Follows people from communities in the Southern United States in their various processes of becoming involved in social change. The Young Activist's Guide to Building a Green Movement and Changing the World Smith, Sharon J. Book 2011 If you want to make a significant and sustainable impact on the health of our planet, this powerful and practical guide can help. Author and activist Sharon J. Smith shares proven strategies and lesso... The Young Man Was: Part 1: United Red Army Mohaiemen, Naeem Film/Video 2012 The start of a film trilogy that traces 1970s ultra left movements' turn to violence; Part One is based on the negotiations of the 1977 JAL hijacking, between the Japanese Red Army members on board th... Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesAgainst the Current Bi-monthly magazine oriented toward movements for social and economic justice; radical, socialist and feminist in orientation. Alternative Press Center Dedicated to providing access to and increasing public awareness of the alternative press. Founded in 1969, it remains one of the oldest self-sustaining alternative media institutions in the United St... Anarchy Archives An archive of anarchist writings by classic authors such as Rocker, Goldman, Proudhon, and Malatesta.
Ark II - The Animal Rights Kollective To promote and protect the rights of all animals and foster their individual liberties through direct action, political action, and public awareness campaigns. Our goal is to abolish all forms of crue... Bad Subjects Collective A magazine which seeks to revitalize a progressive politics in retreat. "We challenge progressive dogma by encouraging our readers to think hard about the political dimension to all aspects of everyda... Black and Red Publishing books and pamphlets with an anti-authoritarian perspective since 1968. Black & Red books record contemporary and historical attempts to lead principled lives. They examine social relations ... Briarpatch Briarpatch is Saskatchewan's independent alternative newsmagazine committed to building a socialist society. We provide an open forum for disadvantaged peoples and support progressive movements workin... Bureau of Public Secrets Articles from a Situationist perspective.
Canadian Dimension Canadian Dimension is published by, for and about activists in the struggle for a better world, covering women's issues, aboriginal issues, the environment, labour, etc. in ways not found in the mains... Chomsky.info The Noam Chomsky Web site.
Collective Action Notes Collective Action Notes documents and discusses different struggles (strikes, occupations, etc.) world-wide. We are interested in understanding class struggle and the different forms it takes in the p... Connexions Archive & Library The Connexions Archive & Library is Toronto-based project dedicated to keeping alive the rich history of grassroots movements for social justice.
Connexions preserves 'alternative' histories that r... Connexions Information Sharing Services Connexions provides information and services for advocacy groups, voluntary and non-profit organizations, and individuals, who are working for social and economic justice, environmental responsibility... Earth First! Are you tired of namby-pamby environmental groups? Are you tired of overpaid corporate environmentalists who suck up to bureaucrats and industry? Have you become disempowered by the reductionist appro... Electronic Intifada Palestinian portal for information about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its depiction in the media. News, commentary, analysis, and reference materials about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict fro... Feminist.com News, resources, links to activist pages dealing with women's rights and equality. Articles, speeches, documents. Classified ads.
Fifth Estate An anti-authoritarian magazine of ideas and action. Graswurzel Revolution Graswurzelrevolution bezeichnet eine tiefgreifende gesellschaftliche Umw„lzung, in der durch Macht von unten alle Formen von Gewalt und Herrschaft abgeschafft werden sollen. Wir k„mpfen fr eine Welt,... Gray Panthers Working to create a humane society that puts the needs of people over profits, responsibility over power, and democracy over institutions.
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Honoring Maturity: The concept of aging takes into ... Independent Media Center Indymedia is a collective of independent media organizations and hundreds of journalists offering grassroots, non-corporate coverage. Indymedia is a democratic media outlet for the creation of radical... International Bolshevik Tendency The International Bolshevik Tendency (IBT) is a revolutionary socialist organization founded by former cadres of the international Spartacist tendency. We urgently seek to participate in a process of ... Internationalists - International Bureau for the Revolutionary Party The International Bureau was formed in 1983, as a result of a joint initiative by the Internationalist Communist Party (PCInt.) in Italy and the Communist Workers Organisation (CWO) in Britain. There ... Libcom.org Resource for all people who wish to improve their lives, their communities and their working conditions. We want to discuss with one another, learn from experiences of the past and develop strategies ... Marxists Internet Archive Large archive of the writings of Marx and Engels and of others in the Marxist tradition. Searchable.
New Society Publishers New Society Publishers' mission is to publish books that contribute in fundamental ways to building an ecologically sustainable and just society, and to do so with the least possible impact upon the e... News and Letters An organization of Marxist-Humanists standing for the abolition of capitalism, both in its private property form and ins its state property form. We stand for the deveopment of new human relations; wh... Octopus Books Octopus Books originated in 1969. It began as a socialist newspaper but soon evolved into a small bookstore. The store operated as a collective for 27 years until it was bought by three faithful membe... Ontario Coalition Against Poverty OCAP is a direct-action anti-poverty organization based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. We mount grassroots political campaigns against regressive government policies as they affect poor and working peop... Ontario Public Interest Research Group - Carleton OPIRG-Carleton mobilizes individuals to identify and improve environmental, social and economic conditions. We recognize the rich history of social creativity and resistance, while maintaining and bui... Ontario Public Interest Research Group - Ottawa A student-based organization dedicated to research, education, and action for social change. Prol-Position Today, many struggles have an international dimension. The people involved face a social and international context mediated by capital which is turned against them. Capital and workers themselves move... Protest.net Protest.Net is a collective of activists who are working together to create our own media. By publishing a public record of our political activities on the web we are taking a stand against the establ... Rabble.ca An online, progressive news site. In addition to original news stories, in-depth features, provocative interviews, commentaries and more, rabble publishes columns from some of the few progressive voic... Radical Digressions Progressive comment and analysis by Ulli Diemer, featuring articles, letters, photos and the Radical Digressions Blog.
Radical Statistics Group We believe that statistics can be used to support radical campaigns for progressive social change. Statistics should inform, not drive policies. Social problems should not be disguised by technical la... Red Menace, The The online archive of the libertarian socialist newsletter The Red Menace. Articles on socialism, Marxism, anarchism, work, popular education, organizing, wages for housework, Leninism, bureaucracy, h... Riseup.net riseup.net provides mail, lists, and hosting for those working on liberatory social change. We are a project to create democratic alternatives and practice self-determination by controlling our own se... Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung -- Rosa Luxemburg Foundation Die Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung wurde 1992 von der Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus (PDS) - heute Die Linkspartei.PDS - als parteinahe, bundesweit taetige Stiftung anerkannt. Sie kooperiert im Rahmen... Socialist Action To educate and organize in favour of the socialist transformation of Canada and the world, to build a revolutionary party of working women and men to fight for a world without racism, sexism, war, exp... Society for Human Sexuality Social and educational organization whose purpose is to promote understanding and appreciation for the many forms of adult intimate relationships and consensual sexual expression.
Society for Socialist Studies The society's purpose to facilitate and encourage research and analysis in Canada with emphasis on socialist, feminist, ecological, and anti-racist points of view. Solidarity A democratic revolutionary socialist, feminist, anti-racist organization which publishes Against the Current magazine.
Solidarity is an independent socialist organization dedicated to forming a bro... Spartacus Books Spartacus is a non-profit collectively run bookstore. We are non-sectarian and carry feminist, anarchist, socialist, lesbian/gay titles, literary criticism literature, environment, film, media, labour... Spunk Library The Spunk Library featured literature with an emphasis on anarchism and related issues. The content has not been updated since 2002, but the materials assembled to that point are still perserved onlin... Tadamon A Montreal-based collective of social-justice organizers & media activists, working to build relationships of solidarity with grassroots political movements for social and economic justice between Bei... Toronto Action for Social Change Building community through non-violent action.
Toronto Video Activist Collective The Video Activist Collective is a new movement designed to harness the treacherous tube to our struggles for justice. Trotskyist League Works to build a revolutionary internationalist workers party to fight for socialist revolution. World Socialist Web Site Published by the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI).
Z Magazine Z Magazine is an independent monthly magazine founded in 1988. Our mission is to publish in depth articles that critique society's political, economic, social life and institutions. We see the race, c... Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryAlternative and Activist New Media Lievrouw, Leah A. 2011 An overview of the ways in which activists, artists, and citizen groups around the world use new media and information technologies to gain visibility and voice, present alternative or marginal views,... The John Lewis Conundrum: Caring for Justice or Carrying Water Fikre, Teodrose 2017 What the author is writing about John Lewis is not so much a condemnation as it is a reflection of the very meaning of justice and how we can fight for it. Kenyan grafitti artists target vulture politicians Chonghaile, Clar Ni 2012 A crew of Kenyan grafitti artists are making murals that urge citizens not to re-elect corrupt politicians who have a legacy of exploiting tribal differences to gain power. Met police face legal action for 'kettling' of protest teenagers Townsend, Mark 2010 Police in the UK are being sued for using violence against students during a tuition fees protest by three minors who suffered injuries. They claim they were falsely detained and denied medical assist... Nieman Reports: What’s the difference between activism and journalism? Simon, Joel 2015 As technology changes how news is gathered and delivered, should journalism continue to be sharply distinguished from activism and other kinds of free speech? An extract by Joel Simon from his new boo... Police log 'domestic extremists' and keep database on activists Forces survey and file details of peaceful protests and political activities Lewis, Paul; Evans, Rob; Taylor, Matthew 2009 'Domestic Extremists' are persons involved in political meetings and protests who are photographed and added to a national database by the UK police. This surveillance falls under the purview of "ter... Sierra Leone: local resistance grows as investors snap up land Farmers and activists more transparent about large-scale land deals with foreign firms and t Provost, Clare; McClanahan, Paige 2012 Ten years after the end of civil war in Sierra Leone, the government is taking great pains to attract large-scale agribusiness investments, which it says will help boost exports and employment opportu... Tree-top vigil highlights destruction of Tasmanian forest Miranda Gibson hopes to bring international attention to the unprotected status of the ancient forests that are threatened by logging Birch, Simon 2012 For more than three months, 30-year-old Gibson has been living high above the canopy floor that is the home to some of Australia's most threatened indigenous wildlife, including the Tasmanian devil an... From the Connexions ArchivesAgainst the Current Serial Publication (Periodical) 1986 Bi-monthly magazine oriented toward movements for social and economic justice; radical, socialist and feminist in orientation. Alternative America Gardner, Richard Serial Publication (Periodical) 1990 12,150 organizations, mainly American, listed geographically by zip code, and again alphabetically. A subject keyword index referring to group numbers only.
... Alternative Press Center's Directory of Alternative & Radical Publications 1989-90 edition Serial Publication (Periodical) 1989 Autonomy & Solidarity Website An on-line network for anti-capitalists who believe that revolutionary transformation will come from workers and oppressed people self-organizing from below and not from the top down organizing of any... Canadian Activism Archives Website 2006 Site which is attempting to build a historical archives of, and useful guides for, social justice and environmental activism in Canada. Directory of Alternative & Radical Publications 1989-90 - Periodical profile published 1990 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1989 Entraide Website Networking site for French-language organizations, with a directory of 200 organizations. Idealist Website International directory, organized by country, of thousands of non-profit activist organizations, designed to help people "think globally and act locally". Features an events calendar of mostly US eve... Ideas and Action Periodical profile published 1981 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1981 Archive of some articles published in Ideas and Action, a radical paper published by the Workers Solidarity Alliance from 1981 to 1997. Institute for Global Communications Website Internet provider for social justice organizations; groups five online communities: PeaceNet, WomensNet, EcoNet, LabourNet, and ConflictNet. News, articles, features, links to progressive issues. Israeli Left Archive Website 2006 An evolving data base of the Israeli Radical Left. The long range vision of this project is to continue to digitalize thousands of items (leaflets, internal documents, newspaper articles and press cli... Libcom.org Website Resource for all people who wish to improve their lives, their communities and their working conditions. We want to discuss with one another, learn from experiences of the past and develop strategies ... The Library of the Turtle Website A home for much-loved texts in the history of struggle. The Library provides a space for the the valuable work of the conservation, the recuperation, and the recirculation of the Old, and even, on occ... Marxists Internet Archive Website Large archive of the writings of Marx and Engels and of others in the Marxist tradition. Searchable. New Internationalist Serial Publication (Periodical) New Internationalist reports on issues of world poverty and inequality. We focus attention on the unjust relationship between the powerful and the powerless worldwide in the fight for global justice. People - & Planet-Friendly Events & Information Bringing people together over ideas that matter Blanchard, Peter Website Event calendar, job listings and other resources related to sustainable living, environment, and peace.
Rainforest Action Network Website RAN seeks to protect the Earth's rainforests through education, grassroots organizing and non-violent direct action. They do so using campaigns to expose the wrongdoings of governments and corporation... The Red Menace A libertarian socialist newsletter Serial Publication (Periodical) 1975 Articles on topics such as socialism, Marxism, anarchism, work, popular education, organizing, wages for housework, Leninism, bureaucracy, hierarchy, jargon, prostitution, obscenity, science fiction, ... Rethinking Columbus Teaching About the 500th Anniversary of Columbus's Arrival in America Rethinking Schools Serial Publication (Periodical) 1992 Solidarity Website A democratic revolutionary socialist, feminist, anti-racist organization which publishes Against the Current magazine. Spunk Library Website 1992 The Spunk Library featured literature with an emphasis on anarchism and related issues. The content has not been updated since 2002, but the materials assembled to that point are still perserved onlin... The Straight Goods Canadians Informing Canadians Serial Publication (Periodical) 1999 A daily Internet news and feature publication featuring investigative reports, columns, and a variety of features. Ceased publication 2013. The Third Camp Against U.S. militarism and Islamic terrorism Website We must stand up with all our power to the US government's and its allies' bullying. We must put an end to the crimes of the opposite pole, i.e. Islamic terrorism. We must help the people of Islam-s... Toronto Video Activist Collective Website Founded to counter-balance the mostly anti-activist media and to shamelessly promote social and environmental justice issues through the production and distribution of activist videos under no mask of... Web Networks Website Web Networks is the online home of many non-profit and social change groups in Canada. |
