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Another Politics Dixon - 9780520279018.indd i 23/04/14 2:59 PM This page intentionally left blank Another Politics Talking across Today’s Transformative Movements chris dixon With a Foreword by Angela Y. Davis University of California Press Dixon - 9780520279018.indd iii 23/04/14 2:59 PM University of California Press, one of the most distinguished university presses in the United States, enriches lives around the world by advancing scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Its activities are supported by the UC Press Foundation and by philanthropic contributions from individuals and institutions. For more information, visit www.ucpress.edu. University of California Press Oakland, California © 2014 by The Regents of the University of California Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Dixon, Chris, 1977–. Another politics : talking across today’s transformative movements / Chris Dixon; with a foreword by Angela Y. Davis. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-520-27901-8 (cloth : alk. paper) — isbn 978-0-520-27902-5 (pbk. : alk. paper) — isbn 978-0-520-95884-5 (e-book) 1. Radicalism. 2. Social movements—Political aspects. 3. Social change—Political aspects. 4. Anti-racism. 5. Feminism. 6. Criminal justice, Administration of. 7. Anarchism. I. Title. HN49.R33D58 2014 303.48’4—dc23 2013045365 Manufactured in the United States of America 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 In keeping with a commitment to support environmentally responsible and sustainable printing practices, UC Press has printed this book on Natures Natural, a fiber that contains 30% post-consumer waste and meets the minimum requirements of ansi/niso z39.48–1992 (r 1997) (Permanence of Paper). Dixon - 9780520279018.indd iv 23/04/14 2:59 PM For Tim Young and Ruth Sheridan, beloved anarchist mentors who taught me how to carry a new world in my heart Dixon - 9780520279018.indd v 23/04/14 2:59 PM A lot of our movements are shaped defensively, necessarily. It can be easy to set our dreams only on the horizon of what seems pos- sible in circumstances largely controlled by oppressive systems. It feels like radical work to actually stretch our imaginations and recenter ourselves in the long arc of what we need to survive. adrienne maree brown Dixon - 9780520279018.indd vi 23/04/14 2:59 PM Contents List of Illustrations ix Foreword by Angela Y. Davis xi Acknowledgments xv Introduction 1 part 1. politics 1. “Fighting against amnesia”: Movement Histories of Another Politics 23 2. “Defining ourselves in opposition”: The Four “Anti’s” 57 3. “ Organizing now the way you want to see the world later”: Prefigurative Politics 82 part 2. strategy 4. “ Do you want to have a chance at winning something?”: Developing Strategy 109 5. “In the world but not of it”: An Emerging Strategic Framework 125 part 3. organizing 6. “ Bringing people together to build their power”: Anti-authoritarian Organizing 157 Dixon - 9780520279018.indd vii 23/04/14 2:59 PM vviiiiii // Contents 7. “ Leadership from below”: Taking Initiative and Building Capacities 175 8. “ Vehicles for movement-building”: Creating Organizations 199 Conclusion: “Imagining ourselves outside of what we know” 220 Resources for Movement-Building 235 Organizations and Projects Mentioned 239 Biographies of Interviewees 243 Notes 251 Bibliography 309 Index 347 Dixon - 9780520279018.indd viii 23/04/14 2:59 PM Illustrations 1. Occupy Homes Minnesota members and others support the Ceballos family in their struggle against a housing eviction 1 2. Indigenous activists and allies march as part of an Idle No More national day of action 23 3. Members of Rising Tide and other activists protest proposed export terminals in Portland, Oregon 57 4. Kids and caregivers make magical amulets at the 2012 Allied Media Conference in Detroit 82 5. Members of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers perform street theater during the March for Rights, Respect, and Fair Food 109 6. Members of Critical Resistance and allied organizations protest the construction of a jail in San Mateo County, California 125 7. The Ontario Coalition Against Poverty marches in Toronto against government bailouts for the rich 157 8. Members of Iraq Veterans Against the War participate in a collective liberation workshop at their 2011 national convention 175 9. No One Is Illegal-Vancouver members and other activists participate in an Idle No More march 199 10. In the largest street mobilization in Quebec’s history, students and allies march in Montreal on May 22, 2012 220 ix Dixon - 9780520279018.indd ix 23/04/14 2:59 PM
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