Black Flags and Windmills: Hope, Anarchy, and the Common Ground Collective Contributor(s): Crow, Scott (Author), Cleaver, Kathleen (Foreword by), Clark, John P. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1604864532 ISBN-13: 9781604864533 Publisher: PM Press OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Anarchism - Social Science | Disasters & Disaster Relief - History | United States - 21st Century |
Dewey: 363.349 |
LCCN: 2013956930 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (0.95 lbs) 288 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Geographic Orientation - Louisiana - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Locality - New Orleans, Louisiana |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: When both levees and governments failed in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, the anarchist-inspired Common Ground Collective was created to fill the void. With the motto of "Solidarity Not Charity," they worked to create power from below--building autonomous projects, programs, and spaces of self-sufficiency like health clinics and neighborhood assemblies, while also supporting communities defending themselves from white militias and police brutality, illegal home demolitions, and evictions. The expanded second edition includes up-to-date interviews and discussions between crow and some of today's most articulate and influential activists and organizers on topics ranging from grassroots disaster relief efforts (both economic and environmental); dealing with infiltration, interrogation, and surveillance from the State; and a new photo section that vividly portrays scott's experiences as an anarchist, activist, and movement organizer in today's world. |