Amanda Gelender interviews Dr. Mohamed Abdou, one of three Columbia University professors defamed at a Congressional hearing in April for their support of the liberation of Palestine.
Just like there's only so much that can be touched on in an interview, there's only so much that can be expanded on on a comment…it seems like the concept of organizing beyond "mobilization"—really, a polite progressive term for ambulance chasing—would be a good place to focus.
The revolutionary prisoners' movement in the u.s. is starting to build out these structures. Look at what JLS is up to, some of the writing from incarcerated radicals.
Same with indigenous movements in the northern reaches of the continent. Not quite the strength of those south of the rio grande, but getting there… ( https://avispa.org )
An important step for people in the anglo colonies will be rejecting electoral politics entirely—no more "lesser evil", "harm reduction" rationalizations—to break the mental chains on people's imaginations of what can be built. https://types.mataroa.blog/blog/dont-voted/
"...to go to actions as a means to acquiescence — a cathartic, self-indulgent action so you feel good about yourself and are able to sleep at night. Organizing means building alternatives and understanding the nature of the structures we’re contending against." Thank you for this.
His way of explaining the difference between mobilizing and organizing was very interesting. It does seem like we do so much mobilizing, going from protest to protest, and nothing changes. We need to get better at organizing and making our dreams for society real. Thank you for this thought provoking article.
"We’re not just fighting the Israeli state, we’re fighting white supremacy and over 500 years of western colonialism and imperialism." THIS.
Profound.
Very insightful and thought-provoking!
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Just like there's only so much that can be touched on in an interview, there's only so much that can be expanded on on a comment…it seems like the concept of organizing beyond "mobilization"—really, a polite progressive term for ambulance chasing—would be a good place to focus.
The revolutionary prisoners' movement in the u.s. is starting to build out these structures. Look at what JLS is up to, some of the writing from incarcerated radicals.
JailhouseLawyersSpeak.com
https://trueleappress.wordpress.com/zine-library/
Same with indigenous movements in the northern reaches of the continent. Not quite the strength of those south of the rio grande, but getting there… ( https://avispa.org )
An important step for people in the anglo colonies will be rejecting electoral politics entirely—no more "lesser evil", "harm reduction" rationalizations—to break the mental chains on people's imaginations of what can be built. https://types.mataroa.blog/blog/dont-voted/
"...to go to actions as a means to acquiescence — a cathartic, self-indulgent action so you feel good about yourself and are able to sleep at night. Organizing means building alternatives and understanding the nature of the structures we’re contending against." Thank you for this.
His way of explaining the difference between mobilizing and organizing was very interesting. It does seem like we do so much mobilizing, going from protest to protest, and nothing changes. We need to get better at organizing and making our dreams for society real. Thank you for this thought provoking article.