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Who's Afraid of the Black Blocs?
Faces masked, dressed in black, and forcefully attacking the symbols of capitalism, Black Blocs have been transformed into an anti-globalization media spectacle. But the popular image of the window-smashing thug hides a complex reality. Francis Dupuis-Déri outlines the origin of this international phenomenon, its dynamics, and its goals, arguing that the use of violence always takes place in an ethical and strategic context. Translated into English for the first time and completely revised and updated to include the most recent Black Bloc actions at protests in Greece, Germany, Canada, and England, and the Bloc’s role in the Occupy movement and the Quebec student strike, Who’s Afraid of the Black Blocs? lays out a comprehensive view of the Black Bloc tactic and locates it within the anarchist tradition of direct action.
Anarchy Explained to My Father
"Anarchy Explained to My Father (first published by Lux Éditeur in 2014 as L'anarchie expliquée à mon père) is a provocative and accessible discussion of the revolutionary mode of thought that rejects all forms of domination and seeks, in the words of Louise Michel, "order through harmony." Francis Dupuis-Déri, a professor of political science and a radical anarchist, reveals through dialogue with his father the deeply humanistic and peaceful roots of anarchism. The discussion shows that beyond the caricature of anarchists as proponents of chaos and violence is a movement based on ideals of equality, co-operation, and autonomy."--
Who's Afraid of the Black Blocs
The history, philosophy, strategy, and controversy of Black Blocs.
Anarchy in Action
The argument of this book is that an anarchist society, a society which organizes itself without authority, is always in existence, like a seed beneath the snow, buried under the weight of the state and its bureaucracy, capitalism and its waste, privilege and its injustices, nationalism and its suicidal loyalties, religious differences and their superstitious separatism. Anarchist ideas are so much at variance with ordinary political assumptions and the solutions anarchists offer so remote, that all too often people find it hard to take anarchism seriously. This classic text is an attempt to bridge the gap between the present reality and anarchist aspirations, “between what is and what, ac...
Nous n'irons plus aux urnes
Voter ou ne pas voter, telle est la question qu’on n’ose pas poser dans nos régimes parlementaires, où les élections sont des rituels sacrés. En défendant la légitimité de l’abstention, cet essai attaque de front la conviction selon laquelle le vote serait un devoir, et le refus de voter une dangereuse hérésie. Bien plus qu’une simple apologie de l’abstention, cet ouvrage propose ainsi une critique radicale du système électoral. En plus de rappeler les raisons qu’évoquent des abstentionnistes issus de toutes les couches de la société, l’auteur décrit les stratégies souvent amusantes imaginées pour subvertir le jeu électoral : appel au boycott ou au vote nul, candidatures loufoques et satiriques de plantes, d’animaux, d’humoristes, de punks ou de gnomes anarchistes. Cette galerie des figures de la résistance au vote révèle également les nombreux et puissants mécanismes d’autodéfense du système électoral, qui réussit toujours à imposer ses propres règles, même aux plus contestataires. Aussi, l’abstention n’est féconde que si elle va de pair avec un engagement et des mobilisations autonomes, populaires et solidaires.
Panique à l'université
Plusieurs poussent des cris affolés à propos d’une Université soi-disant assiégée par les féministes et les antiracistes, qui menaceraient jusqu’à l’ensemble de la société au nom de la « rectitude politique ». Pour stimuler la panique collective, on agite des épouvantails –social justice warriors, islamo-gauchistes, wokes, gender studies – et on évoque les pires violences de l’histoire : chasse aux sorcières, lynchage, totalitarisme, extermination. Mêmes des chefs d’État montent au front. Or, cette agitation repose non seulement sur des exagérations et des mensonges, mais elle relève d’une manipulation qui enferme l’esprit et entrave la curiosité intellec...
Languages of the Unheard
What we must see, Martin Luther King once insisted, is that a riot is the language of the unheard. In this new era of global protest and popular revolt, Languages of the Unheard draws on King's insight to address a timely and controversial topic: the ethics and politics of militant resistance. Using vivid examples from the history of militancy including—armed actions by Weatherman and the Red Brigades, the LA Riots, the Zapatista uprising, the Mohawk land defence at Kanesatake, the Black Blocs at summit protests, the occupations of Tahrir Square and Zuccotti Park, the Indigenous occupation of Alcatraz, the Quebec Student Strike, and many more—this book will be of interest to democratic theorists and moral philosophers, and practically useful for protest militants attempting to grapple with the moral ambiguities and political dilemmas unique to their distinctive position.
What Every Radical Should Know about State Repression
This classic manual on repression by revolutionary activist Victor Serge offers fascinating anecdotes about the tactics of police provocateurs and an analysis of the documents of the Tsarist secret police in the aftermath of the Russian revolution. With a new introduction by Howard Zinn collaborator, Anthony Arnove. “Victor Serge is one of the unsung heroes of a corrupt century.” —Adam Hochschild, author of King Leopold’s Ghost As we approach the 100th anniversary of Victor Serge’s (1926) classic exposé of political repression, the specter of fear as a tool of political repression is chillingly familiar to us in world increasingly threatened by totalitarianism. Serge’s exposé o...
Resilience Is Futile
For over a decade, Julie Lalonde, an award-winning advocate for women’s rights, kept a secret. She crisscrossed the country, denouncing violence against women and giving hundreds of media interviews along the way. Her work made national headlines for challenging universities and taking on Canada’s top military brass. Appearing fearless on the surface, Julie met every interview and event with the same fear in her gut: was he there? Fleeing intimate partner violence at age 20, Julie was stalked by her ex-partner for over ten years, rarely mentioning it to friends, let alone addressing it publicly. The contrast between her public career as a brave champion for women with her own private life of violence and fear meant a shaky and exhausting balancing act. Resilience sounds like a positive thing, so why do we often use it against women? Tenacity and bravery might help us survive unimaginable horrors, but where are the spaces for anger and vulnerability? Resilience is Futile is a story of survival, courage and ultimately, hope. But it’s also a challenge to the ways we understand trauma and resilience. It’s the story of one survivor who won’t give up and refuses to shut up.
Wobblies and Zapatistas
Wobblies and Zapatistas offers the reader an encounter between two generations and two traditions. Andrej Grubačić is an anarchist from the Balkans. Staughton Lynd is a lifelong pacifist, influenced by Marxism. They meet in dialogue in an effort to bring together the anarchist and Marxist traditions, to discuss the writing of history by those who make it, and to remind us of the idea that “my country is the world.” Encompassing a Left-libertarian perspective and an emphatically activist standpoint, these conversations are meant to be read in the clubs and affinity groups of the new Movement. The authors accompany us on a journey through modern revolutions, direct actions, antiglobalist...
