An interview with anarchist author, Peter Gelderloos, on his recent books “They Will Beat The Memory Out Of Us” and “Organization, Community, Continuity” discussing topics of movement memory, community, care work, organization and struggle.
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Memory, Movement and June 11th 2024
A discussion with Matthew Hart and Julie Herrada about anarchist history, prisoner support, movement memory and the June 11th Day of Solidarity with Marius Mason and long-term anarchist prisoners.
With the passage of time, some things are remembered and others forgotten. In the case of Central America, argues historian Aviva Chomsky, amnesia has been consciously fostered. The long history of United States support for repressive regimes and policies often vanishes in discussions about contemporary violence in Central America and migration from the region. Chomsky … Continued
Summer Fund Drive Special: Andrew Bacevich and Edwidge Danticat
We present two in-depth conversations with noted thinkers Andrew Bacevich and Edwidge Danticat. Author and academic Andrew Bacevich presents a bold and urgent perspective on how American foreign policy must change in response to the shifting world order of the twenty-first century, from the New York Times’ bestselling author of The Limits of Power and … Continued
How is radical memory transmitted from generation to generation? How does that transmission frequently fail — and how might it better succeed? Anthropologist and veteran radical Phil Cohen discusses the politics of remembrance and archiving, from the Sixties to the present. Resources: Livingmaps May Day Rooms Phil Cohen, Archive That, Comrade! Left Legacies and the … Continued
How we remember the past appears innate: a look back to the lost innocence of childhood and adolescence, to the sounds and sensations of our early years. But historian Gary Cross says that how we remember the past, and what past we even choose to remember, has everything to do with contemporary capitalism, based on … Continued