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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. Results186 Connexions Library5 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 4 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 5 Sources Library 5 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryAgainst All Odds Diemer, Ulli Article 1985 The shadow haunting the power structure is the danger that those who are controlled will realize they are powerless only so long as they think they are. Once people stop believing they are powerless t... The Age of Aquiescenence: The Life and Death of American Resistance to Organized Wealth and Power Fraser, Steve Book 2015 A groundbreaking investigation of how and why, from the 18th century to the present day, American resistance to our ruling elites has vanished. From the American Revolution through the Civil Rights mo... Ahed Tamimi Offers Israelis a Lesson Worthy of Gandhi Cook, Jonathan Article 2018 Sixteen-year-old Ahed Tamimi may not be what Israelis had in mind when, over many years, they criticised Palestinians for not producing a Mahatma Gandhi or Nelson Mandela.
Eventually, colonised peopl... The American Connection: Volume 1: State Terror and Popular Resistance in El Salvador McClintock, Michael Book McClintock reveals the U.S. role in introducing new strategies of state terror and counter-insurgency in Central America since the 1960s. Against a backdrop of longstanding class and land ownership pa... The American Connection: Volume 2: State Terror and Popular Resistance in Guatemala McClintock, Michael Book The author who is now a senior researcher with Amnesty International spent several years unravelling the development of counter-insurgency forces and the role of the U.S. in creating them. This book d... The Anti-Coup Sharp, Gene; Jenkins, Bruce Article 2003 As coups are one of the primary ways through which dictatorships are installed, this piece details measures that civilians, civil society, and governments can take to prevent and block coups d'état an... The Arc of Justice and the Long Run: Hope, History, and Unpredictability Solnit, Rebecca Article 2013 North American cicada nymphs live underground for 17 years before they emerge as adults. Many seeds stay dormant far longer than that before some disturbance makes them germinate. Sometimes cause and ... An Army of Amateurs: The Story of the SOE Resistance Movement in France Vomecourt, Philippe de Book 1961 A first-hand account of the resistance in Nazi-occupied France. Arundhati Roy on Obama's Wars, India and Why Democracy Is "The Biggest Scam in the World" Roy, Arundhati Film/Video 2010 Indian writer and activist Arundhati Roy on President Obama, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, India and Kashmir and much more. Roy also talks about her journey deep into the forests of central India ... Athenians Teach a New Lesson in (Workers) Democracy Lerner, Eric Article 2011 The Popular Assembly at Syntagma has been able to go beyond democratic discussion to democratic decisions but the construction of real workers democracy is still under way. While thousands take part i... BDS: Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions: The Global Struggle for Palestinian Rights  Barghouti, Omar Book 2011 The case for a rights-based BDS campaign against Israeli occupation and apartheid. Big Pharma Making a killing: New Internationalist November 2003 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2003 A look at big pharmaceutical companies and issues surrounding their pursuit for profit at the expense of peoples' health. Bil'in and the Nonviolent Resistance Burnat, Iyad Book 2016 Tells how the farming village in Bil'in, located in Palestine's West Bank, has been facing its occupier, Israel, head-on. Side by side with Israeli and civil rights activists the world over, the peopl... Bolivian gas conflict: Connexipedia Article Article A social confrontation in Bolivia centering on the exploitation of the country's vast natural gas reserves. A Brief History of Loyal Opposition to War Lombardi, Chris Article 2009 As Afghanistan erupts with redoubled violence, the author recounts the clutch of soldiers who have refused to serve or repented their service in every American war since the War of 1812. Budrus Bacha, Julia Film/Video 2009 A documentary film about a Palestinian community organizer, Ayed Morrar, who unites local Fatah and Hamas members along with Israeli supporters in an unarmed movement to save his village of Budrus fro... Burma VJ: Reporting From a Closed Country Ostergaard, Anders Film/Video Anders Ostergaard's award-winning documentary assembles footage smuggled out of Burma/Myanmar by an underground journalist group known as Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB). The film explores how DVB mem... The Butterfly and the Boiling Point: Charting the Wild Winds of Change in 2011 Solnit, Rebecca Article 2011 Revolution is as unpredictable as an earthquake and as beautiful as spring. Its coming is always a surprise, but its nature should not be. By Any Means Necessary Sillett, Paul Article 2014 A review of Dave Hann's book Physical Resistance: A Hundred Years of Anti-fascism (Zero, 2013). Calling Bono: Your Palestinian Gandhis Exist ... in Graves and Prisons Weir, Alison Article 2010 Palestinians have been engaging in nonviolence for decades. The reality is that nonviolence is only as powerful as its visibility to the world. 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... 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... The Cochabamba Water War of 2000 in 2014: Today's Betrayers Will Not Erase Our Memory Olivera, Oscar Article 2014 Today's betrayers will not erase our memory: Fourteen years ago we won, today it seems like we lost, but we have to rise again to win, and we already know how to do it. From April 4 to 14 in the year ... Collective Memory and Cultural Amnesia: Introduction to the December 17, 2017 issue of Other Voices Diemer, Ulli Article 2017 Our society is obsessed with the short-term present. It devalues memories and the past. That's the nature of capitalism, especially the speeded-up hypercapitalism of today. The past is useless: profit... 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... Communities of Resistance: Writings on Black Struggles for Socialism Sivanandan, Ambalavaner Book 1990 A series of essays advocating grass roots organisations as the pathway to socialism. 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. Conversations about Resistance Cotter, Maurice Article 2016 At first, the scene appears tense. Twenty-one Israeli soldiers in full combat gear are arrayed in a neat line across the main road of the small village of Al Ma’sara, just south of Bethlehem in the We... Dangerous Grounds: Antiwar Coffeehouses and Military Dissent in the Vietnam Era Parsons, David L. Book 2017 As the Vietnam War divided the nation, a network of antiwar coffeehouses appeared in the towns and cities outside American military bases. Owned and operated by civilian activists, GI coffeehouses ser... The day the Klan messed with the wrong people gjohnsit Article 2010 By the mid-1950's the Civil Rights Movement was gaining momentum and the KKK decided they had to fight back. James W. "Catfish" Cole, the Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan in South Carolina, made a cri... The Different Faces of 'Popular Resistance' in Palestine: Manipulating History Baroud, Ramzy Article 2012 Apparently, 'popular resistance' has suddenly elevated to become a clash of visions or strategies between the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah and its rivals in Gaza, underscoring an existing and dee... Dignity of the Nobodies: La dignidad de los nadies Solanas, Fernando E. Film/Video 2005 The degraded socio-economic condition of Argentina leading to the December 2001 rebellions, and its consequent social chaos analyzed by focusing on real people from Buenos Aires' poorest shantytowns, ... Disobedience: The rise of the global fossil fuel resistance Disobedient Productions LLC Film/Video 2016 Disobedience is a film about a new phase of the climate movement: courageous action that is being taken on the front lines of the climate crisis on every continent, led by regular people fed up with t... Dropping the bomb: How to ban nukes and save the planet: New Internationalist June 2008 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2008 A look at nuclear weapons and their transportation in Britain. Dutch resistance: Connexipedia Article Article Dutch resistance to the Nazi occupation during World War II. Educating for a Change Arnold, Rick, Burke, Bev, James, Carl, Martin, D'Arcy, Thomas, Barb Book 1991 For the authors of Ecuating for a Change, genuine democracy does not happen solely through our political and educational work. Democratic processes and practices are essential elements in achieving a ... Emergence: An Irresistible Global Uprising Notes from Nowhere Collective Article 2003 An Essay from the Book We Are Everywhere. Eurocentrism Amin, Samir Book Amin argues that Eurocentrism is an ideological distortion, a myth and historical fallacy and argues for a new social, economic, cultural and political system based on socialist universalism. 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. Falsifying History and Ourselves: Anti-Democratic Propaganda in the Classroom Spritzler, John Article 2001 Contrary to the views promoted by FHAO, the true facts about Germany during the Holocaust show that 1) working class Germans fought the Nazis; 2) anti-Semitism did not come from ordinary people; and 3... February strike (The Netherlands): Connexipedia Article Article A general strike organized during World War II in The Netherlands against the anti-Jewish measures and activities by the Nazis. 50 Years of Bretton Woods Institutions: Enough Kothari, Smitu; Pratap, Vijah; Visvanathan, Shiv Book 1994 This is an analysis of the IMF and World Bank's policies since its inception 50 years ago, and resistance campaigns towards them. Flying University: Connexipedia Article Article An underground educational enterprise that operated from 1885 to 1905 in Warsaw, the historic Polish capital, then under the control of the Russian Empire, and that was revived between 1977 and 1981 i... For the Reconstitution of the Movements from Below: Autonomy and Independence: A Reflection almost Ten Years After the Water War Olivera, Oscar Article 2009 Within the grassroots there are mixed feelings of dissatisfaction, sadness and anger. The demand of re-appropriating the commons and natural resources like gas, petrol, minerals and water has fundamen... 1492-1992 -- Five Centuries of Imperialism and Resistance Bourgeault, Ron; Broad, Dave; Brown, Lorne; Foster, Lori Book 1992 Articles critiquing the "Columbus myth, and chronicles the repression of North America's original indigenous inhabitants. Fragging: Connexipedia Article Article The assassination of an unpopular officer by members of his own unit. "Fragging" and "Combat Refusals" in Vietnam Article The US Army itself does not know exactly how many...officers were murdered. But they know at least 600 were murdered, and then they have another 1400 that died mysteriously. Consequently by early 1970... From Apartheid South Africa to Palestine: "To Exist is to Resist" Bond, Patrick Article 2010 The growing support for Palestinian liberation via BDS reminds of small but sure steps towards the full-fledged anti-apartheid sports, cultural, academic and economic boycotts catalyzed by Brutus agai... Gedenkstatte Deutscher Widerstand: Exhbition Resistance to National Socialsim Steinbach, Peter Book 1993 A thorough and chronological account of the many forms of resistance to Nazism in Germany. German resistance: Connexipedia Article Article The opposition by individuals and groups in Nazi Germany to the regime of Adolf Hitler between 1933 and 1945. Glezos, Manolis: Connexipedia Article Article Greek left wing politician and writer, known especially for his participation in the World War II resistance. (Born 1922). God's Spies: Stories in Defiance of Oppression Manguel, Alberto (ed.) Book 1999 Short stories on the theme of resistance to oppression. The Great Turning as Compass and Lens : Yes! Magazine Summer 2006 Macy, Joanna Article 2006 The Great Turning is a name for the transition from the industrial growth society to a life-sustaining society. It identifies the shift from a self-destroying political economy to one in harmony with ... Greek Resistance: Connexipedia Article Article The term for a number of armed and unarmed groups from across the political spectrum that resisted the Axis Occupation of Greece in the period 1941-1944 during the Second World War. The Greeks Get It Hedges, Chris Article 2010 Here's to the Greeks. They know what to do when corporations pillage and loot their country. They know what to do when Goldman Sachs and international bankers collude with their power elite to falsify... Green Corn Rebellion: Connexipedia Article Article Popular uprising against military conscription by poor farmers in Oklahoma aligned with the Socialist Party of America. Harand, Irene: Connexipedia Article Article An early organiser of protests against Nazi Germany's persecutions of Jews 1900-1975. The Heresy Of The Greeks Offers Hope Pilger, John Article 2010 Greece is a microcosm of a modern class war rarely reported as such. The History of the German Resistance 1933-1945: Widerstand, Staatsstreich, Attentat Hoffman, Peter Book 1969 A thorough portrayal of the plans, hesitations, frustrations, and failures of the opposition to Hitler. The Holy Spirit of Resistance: Catholic Social Vision Schmidt, Ted Article 1998 Catholics all over the world are now becoming aware of their counter-cultural social vision. They are increasingly recognizing the call of God to active citizenship in building the Reign of God rather... IMF World Bank More World Less Bank: New Internationalist March 2004 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2004 A look into the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, and what they have done. In Defense of Amira Hass: Claiming the Right of Resistance Davidson, Lawrence Article 2013 Amira Hass is a reporter for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz. She reports on Palestinian affairs in the occupied territories and, over the years, has come to understand the Palestinians’ plight from the... In the Matter of the International Community v Israel Cohen, Stanley Article 2015 In its first full week of a "new" get tough policy, almost 500 young Palestinian demonstrators were injured, shot and maimed, and at least three teens murdered in response to what Israel sees as a ris... Intifada:: The Palestinian Uprising Against Israeli Occupation Lockman, Zachary & Beinin, Joel Book 1989 Iraq: Guerrilla War in Sadr City: Against The Current vol. 114 Schwartz, Michael Article 2005 In attacking first Najaf, then Tal Afar and Samarra, and finally tackling the center of Sunni resistance in Fallujah, the United States was seeking to reverse this process. But these attacks were not... Is Capitalism Sustainable?: Political Economy and the Politics of Ecology O'Connor, Martin Book 1994 The book concludes that world-scale capitalism may be viable for some time, but its costs (cultural, ecological, increased conflict) will be great. Israel/Palestine: Resources for peace, justice, and human rights Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Website 2006 A selection of resources for those looking for a solution to the situation in Isreal/Palestine based on peace, justice, and human rights. Israeli Military Resisters' Tour Hits New York City Kane, Alex Article 2009 A 19-year-old Israeli military resister explains why she refused to join the Israel Defense Forces. Israelis Targeting Grassroots Activists Frykberg, Mel Article 2009 Israeli authorities are increasingly targeting and intimidating nonviolent Palestinian grassroots activists involved in anti-occupation activities who are drawing increased support from the internatio... Jewish Combat Organization: Connexipedia Article Article A World War II resistance movement which was instrumental in engineering the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Jewish resistance under Nazi rule: Connexipedia Article Article The resistance of the Jewish people against Nazi Germany leading up to and through World War II, including against the Holocaust. "Killing Gaza" captures culture of resistance Blumenthal, Max Article 2018 Watch Killing Gaza, absorb the atmosphere of siege and listen to the testimonies of the trapped. You might then understand why so many chose to rush the gates. Leader and Vassal: Bringing Death and Destruction to Muslims Roberts, Paul Craig Article 2008 Americans do not think of themselves or of Israel as terrorist states, but the evidence is complete and overwhelming. Thanks to the power of the Israel Lobby, Americans only know the Israeli side of t... The Life of Death: An Exchange Shahak, Israel Article 1985 The really great form of courage and honesty that could be witnessed under the conditions of the Holocaust was when a Pole opposed the opinion or the silence of other Poles, when a Jew opposed other J... Live Working or Die Fighting: How the Working Class Went Global Mason, Paul Book 2010 Mason realtes a series of struggles for worker and human rights over the past two hundred years and compares them to current struggles. Luxembourgian general strike 1942: Connexipedia Article Article A pacific resistance movement organised within a short time period to protest against a directive that incorporated the Luxembourg youth into the Wehrmacht. A Marxist History of the World part 90: The Second World War: resistance Faulkner, Neil Article 2012 Large parts of Occupied Europe were liberated by local resistance movements. But the potential for a revolutionary transformation was smothered at birth. Memoirs of a Revolutionary 1901- 1941 Serge, Victor Book 1943 Victor Serge, who was bron in 1890 and died in 1947, was an anarchist, a Bolshevik, a Trotskyist, and a revisionist-Marxist. Belgian by birth and upbringing, French by adoption and in literary express... Militant as Hell on the Waterfront: The Political Thought of Stan Weir Article 2007 New Beginnings looks at the life of workplace militant and writer, Stan Weir. A Military Resister and Conscientious Objector: Against The Current vol. 116 Finkel, David Article 2005 ATC Interviews Camilo Mejia. Sgt. Camilo Mejia, the first active-duty U.S. military resister to be imprisoned for refusing re-deployment to Iraq, spoke at a Detroit antiwar rally Friday, March 18, the... Mountain Justice: Homegrown Resistance to Mountaintop Removal, for the Future of Us All Shapiro, Tricia Book 2010 In recent years, local people fighting against Mountaintop Removal's destruction of their homes in West Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia have invited volunteers from outside Appalachia's co... Naomi Klein's "Courage": Ain't But One Way Out Neumann, Michael Article 2005 In saying that we need to make Iraq safe for democracy, Klein is buying into the US agenda for Iraq. Needed: 5% Participation to Overthrow Crony Capitalism Kerrigon, David Article 2013 Erica Chenoweth, author of Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict, explains how to overthrow U.S. crony capitalism: “In raw numbers, movements generally achieve systema... Nelson Mandela's Long Walk Desai, Ashwin Article 2014 A look at Nelson Mandela's book, "Long Walk to Freedom" in the context of the apartheid regime in South Africa in the 1980s. The No-Nonsense Guide to Class, Caste & Hierarchies Seabrook, Jeremy Book 2002 Concentrates mainly on the history of social hierarchy in Western civilization, and particularly the struggles of the working class. No One Else Will Stop The Killing Ferner, Mike Article 2009 Because we personally understand what war truly means, we have written, called and demonstrated repeatedly for an end to the killing in Afghanistan and Iraq. No surrender in Greece Davenellos, Antonis Article 2010 A member of International Workers Left (DEA), reports from Athens on the May 20 general strike and workers' growing radicalization. Norwegian resistance movement: Connexipedia Article Article Resistance to the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany. Occupation on Trial - Palestinian village sues Canadian corporations for building illegal Israeli settlements: Sources News Release Article 2009 Bil'in, a Palestinian village that has become an international symbol of Palestinian popular non-violent resistance to the ongoing construction of the Israeli separation wall, is suing Canadian corpor... On Palestinian Civil Disobedience: The Google Matrix Gordon, Neve Article 2009 Human rights organizations have documented the forms of repression Israel deploys against villages that resist the annexation of their land. Once a village decides to struggle against the annexation b... On Resistance Chomsky, Noam Article 1967 Several weeks after the 1967 anti-war demonstrations in Washington, Chomsky shares his impressions of resistance - both its possibilities and limitations. Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - October 30, 2014: Refugees Diemer, Ulli (editor); Khan, Tahmid (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2014 Topic of the week is Refugees. Featured articles look at migration, counter-surveillance resources, farmers in Ghana fighting to retain the freedom to save their own seeds, and rebuilding communities ... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - March 26, 2015: Sustainability, ecology, and agriculture Diemer, Ulli (editor); Khan, Tahmid (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 This issue features a number of items related to sustainability, ecology, and agriculture, including Vandana Shiva's article "Small is the New Big," the Council of Canadians' new report on water issue... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - August 21, 2015: Canadian federal election, mining and the environment Diemer, Ulli (editor); Rickwood, Darien Yawching (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 Featuring the Canadian federal election, mining and the environment, failure of Syriza in Greece, refugees, veterans of India's struggle for independence. Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - September 24, 2015: Voter Suppression Diemer, Ulli (editor); Rickwood, Darien Yawching (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 Featuring information and articles related to the October 19, 2015 Canadian election. The topic of the week is Voter Suppression, with articles about voter suppression in Canada and the United States. Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - December 19, 2015: Utopia Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 Utopian visions, be they practical or not, free our imaginations, if only for a little while, from the daily grind of struggle and worry, and allow us to dream about the kind of world we would hope to... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - February 20, 2016: Connexions Enters Its Fifth Decade Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2016 This issue of Connexions Other Voices falls on the 40th anniversary of the publication of the very first Connexions newsletter, which was published in February 1976. That first issue carried the title... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - March 26, 2016: Forests and trees Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2016 For countless centuries, forests, and the trees in them, have been seen as sources of life, livelihood, and spiritual meaning. For capitalism, however, forests are sites of extraction and profit-makin... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - May 7, 2016: Destabilization and Regime Change Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2016 When governments get too far out of line -- the most outrageous offence, from the point of view of imperial power, is pursuing policies that help ordinary people at the expense of transnational corpo... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - May 28, 2017: Resisting Injustice Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2017 In this issue, we look at the relentless persistence of people challenging injustice and entrenched power in places around the world, including Palestine, Korea, China, Canada, and the United States. ... The Other World Is Here Solnit, Rebecca Article 2010 You see what you’re looking for. Most of us are constantly urged to see the world as, at best, a competitive place and, at worst, a constant war of each against each, and you can see just that without... Our Way to Fight: Peace-work under siege in Israel-Palestine Riordon, Michael Book 2011 Documents the lives and work of grassroots peace activists, Israelis and Palestinians fighting for justice and human rights on both sides of the wall. The book also explore events that stirred people ... Pamplona's locksmiths join revolt as banks throw families from their homes Muñoz, Monica; Tremlett, Giles Article 2013 In the years of the housing boom, Spain's banks offered 100% mortgages. Now, while receiving millions in public aid, they are throwing people out of their homes. But there's a rebellion under way. Paraguay: Women at the Center of Resistance Zibechi, Raúl Article 2014 The headquarters of Conamuri is a gentle place that combines work with intimacy, like the campesino life that in some way it reproduces. The experience of Conamuri is great. They make their own rules ... A People's History of the World: From the Stone Age to the New Millennium Harman, Chris Book 1999 Harman describes the shape and course of human history as a narrative of ordinary people forming and re-forming complex societies in pursuit of common human goals. The Philosophy of Antonio Negri: Resistance in Practice Murphy, S. Timothy (ed.), Mustapha, Abdul-Karim (ed.) Book 2005 Pilecki, Witold: Connexipedia Article Article A member of the Polish resistance and the only known person to volunteer to be imprisoned at Auschwitz concentration camp. (1901-1948). A Poetics of Resistance: The Revolutionary Public Relations of the Zapatista Movement Conant, Jeff Book 2010 Combining narrative history, literary criticism, ethnography, and media analysis, A Poetics of Resistance provides a refreshing take on Mexico's Zapatista movement by examining the means, meanings, an... Police Violence, Resistance and The Crisis of Legitimacy Williams, Kristian Article 2011 What clearly sets a number of recent cases apart is not the fact of police violence, but the fact that that violence is being challenged. The controversy, in other words, is not only about violence, b... Polish Righteous among the Nations: Connexipedia Article Article Polish citizens have the world's highest count of individuals awarded medals of Righteous among the Nations, given by the State of Israel to non-Jews who saved Jews from extermination during the Holoc... Polish underground press: Connexipedia Article Article Underground newspaper with a long history of combatting censorship. Power to the (Palestinian) People! Halper, Jeff Article 2008 I am not a Palestinian; I am not one of the oppressed. I only hope I can use my privilege in an effective way in order to redeem the gift the people of Gaza have given all of us: the realization that ... 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. Rank and File Networks: A Way to Fight Concessions Weir, Stan Article 1983 Suggests rank and file networks to fight workplace closings and to circumvent the official unions. Recovering Nonviolent History: Civil Resistance in Liberation Struggles Bartkowski, Maciej (ed.) Book 2013 Essays showing, in considerable detail, the varied roles played by civil resistance in fifteen liberation struggles in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. Rescue of the Danish Jews: Connexipedia Article Article When Hitler ordered that Danish Jews be arrested and deported on 1-2 October 1943, many Danes took part in a collective effort to evacuate the roughly 8,000 Jews of Denmark by sea to nearby neutral Sw... Resistance: One Woman's Defiance in Occupied France Humbert, Agnes; Mellor, Barbara; Blanc, Julien Book 2008 The memoiir of a French resistance fighter and museum worker who chronicles the undergroud network of resistance in Paris during the occupation. She then chronicles her imprisonment and the slave labo... Resistance and Rebellion: Lessons from Eastern Europe Petersen, Roger D. Book 2006 Looks at how ordinary people become involved in resistance and rebellion against powerful regimes. Resistance in China Today Yu, Au Loong; Ruixue, Bai Article 2012 Cases of Resistance in China continue to grow. Protests both large and small are extremely frequent. These range from workers’ protests against unpaid wages and demands for labor rights to protests ag... Resistance in Europe: 1939 - 45 Hawes, Stephen; White, Ralph; (eds) Book 1975 Essays on the resistance against Hitler during World War II. Resistance Stirring Again: Against The Current vol. 130 Smith, Ashley Article 2007 In 1968 the worldwide explosion of struggle, from the battlefields of Vietnam to the streets and factories of France and Czechoslovakia, opened a new opportunity to challenge the capitalist system. In... The Revolt of the Aganaktismeni: Huge Popular Uprisings in Greece Mitralias, Yorgos Article 2011 The 'Outraged' movement is getting more and more rooted among lower classes against a Greek society that has been shaped by 25 years of total domination of a cynical, nationalist, racist and individua... Righteous among the Nations: Connexipedia Article Article An honorific used to describe non-Jews who risked their lives during the Holocaust to save Jews from extermination by the Nazis. Rights and Freedoms State Fear The Global attack on rights: New Internationalist March 2005 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2005 A look into rights and freedoms, the connection to occupation, and their state in different parts of the world. Sabotage: Connexipedia Article Article In a workplace setting, sabotage is the conscious withdrawal of efficiency generally directed at causing some change in workplace conditions. Samizdat: Connexipedia Article Article A key form of dissident activity across the Soviet-bloc; individuals reproduced censored publications by hand and passed the documents from reader to reader, thus building a foundation for the success... Santas, Apostolos: Connexipedia Article Article Greek veteran of the Resistance against the Axis Occupation of Greece during World War II. (Born 1922). Scenes from the Uprising Chomsky, Noam Article 1988 Noam Chomsky calls upon his visits to Israel and Nicaragua to explore the nature of popular struggle in regions under occupation. 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... Seeds of Fire: A People's Chronology Diemer, Ulli Article 2012 Recalling events that happened on this day in history. Memories of struggle, resistance and persistence. '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... The Socialist Register 1967: Volume 4: A Survey of Movements & Ideas Miliband, Ralph; Saville, John (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1967 The Socialist Register 1989: Volume 25: Revolution Today. Aspirations and Realities Miliband, Ralph; Saville, John (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1989 Socialist Register 2012: Volume 48: The Crisis and the Left Panitch, Leo; Albo, Gregory; Chibber, Vivek (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2012 Die Standhaften: Über den Widerstand in Kassel und Hessen-Waldeck 1933-1945 Belz, Willi Book 1960 Lokalhistorische Studie zum Widerstand gegen den Nationalsozialismus. Swords in the Hands of Children: Reflections of an American Revolution Lerner, Jonathan Book 2017 Against the vividly evoked chaos and conflicts of the Vietnam Era, Jonathan Lerner probes the impulses that led a small group of educated, privileged young Americans to turn to violence as a means of ... Tactics of desperation: Using false accusations of 'anti-semitism' as a weapon to silence criticism of Israel's behaviour Diemer, Ulli Article 2009 The Israeli state and its defenders are increasingly attempting to silence critics because they are losing the battle for public opinion. They Want to Prohibit Us from Dreaming Cáceres, Berta; Lewis, Chris Article 2016 A 2014 interview with renowned Honduran activist Berta Cáceres, who was assassinated last week. This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed: How Guns Made the Civil Rights Movement Possible Cobb, Charles E. Jr. Book 2014 Charles Cobb, a veteran civil rights activist who served as a field secretary for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in the American South, unfolds a powerful narrative about Southern grass... This Rough Game: Fascism and Anti-Fascism Renton, David Book 2001 Renton describes the rise of European Fascism, the condition of Weimar Germany, British fascism, Battle of Cable Street and Hitler's life. Trade Unions Bread & Roses The trade union revival: New Internationalist December 2001 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2001 A look at some of the facts and issues regarding trade unions and what they have done for people in various parts of the world. Twentieth convoy: Connexipedia Article Article Transport 20 (XXth convoy) was a Jewish prisoner transport in Belgium organized by the Nazi Germany during World War II. Members of the Belgian Resistance freed Jewish and Gypsy civilians who were bei... Twin Terrors : New Internationalist November 2001 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2001 An in-depth look at the events of the 9/11 disaster. 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... Voices of Resistance to the Northern Gateway Pipeline Bowles, Paul; Veltmeyer, Henry Article 2013 The National Energy Board's Joint Review Panel (JRP) has just published its recommendation that the Enbridge's proposed Northern Gateway to transport Alberta's tar sands oil to the northwest coast of ... The Wall, Apartheid and Mandela: Will the Wall Bring Down Israel? Harley, Peter Article 2007 During his years of struggle in South Africa, Nelson Mandela offered ideas worth examining closely, especially when considering that he and his followers defeated the very condition that Palestinians ... Wall Street occupation ignites mass movement Bihn, Pham Article 2011 The simple, horizontal structure originally created around a GA using modified consensus has become a barrier to practical and political work by the occupiers and those involved through working groups... The War Isn't Over, But Israel Has Lost Karon, Tony Article 2009 The Israelis - and their backers in the American political establishment - appear incapable of grasping that which is empirically obvious: Hamas and its ilk grow stronger every time Israel seeks to el... Water War in Bolivia: Against The Current vol. 117 Hearse, Phil Article 2005 ¡Cochabamba! is a window on the potential for liberation, and on the strategic challenges, of our times. Oscar Olivera, one of the key leaders of the struggle, and Tom Lewis, a member of the editorial... We are everywhere: The irresistable rise of global anticapitalism Notes from Nowhere Collective Book 2003 Global voices presenting alternative visions of democracy.
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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... Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryBilin's Mohammad Khatib arrested 2009 One month after touring Canada key Palestinian activist kidnapped by Israeli soldiers in another in a series of raids that Israeli occupation forces have carried out in Bil#in since June 2009, raids t... 'Call me a terrorist, but I'm no different from Israeli troops defending their homeland' Levy, Gideon; Levac, Alex 2016 Some thoughts on the true source of incitement against and hatred of Israelis from a Palestinian who spent 23 years in jail for killing one. In 1990, Muqbel was sentenced to life imprisonment for the ... Champion of Chinese Farmers' Rights Jailed for Forging Official Documents Branigan, Tania 2014 Villagers pack the court to applaud woman given two years in prison for trying to prevent land grabs and illegal demolition. In Honor of Assata Shakur Widener, Daniel L. 1999 IN 1739, A group of predominantly African-born slaves in South Carolina launched one of North America's largest and costliest revolts. Veterans of the civil wars which proliferated in the wake of the ... Rio fare protesters seize main station and let commuters travel free Riot police, teargas and stun grenades fail to stop passe livre movement taking over Central do Brasil train and bus hub Watts, Jonathan 2014 Thousands of commuters were shepherded through demolished ticket gates at the Central do Brasil station amid a violent confrontation over proposed fare rises that resulted in fires, arrests and disrup... From the Connexions ArchivesMarxists Internet Archive Website Large archive of the writings of Marx and Engels and of others in the Marxist tradition. Searchable. 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, ... |
