A Balance of Theory and Action

Props to the fierce resistance against the 2010 Olympic games in Vancouver and the massive fascist march in Dresden. With this and more in mind, there is the need to tone our analysis as we gear up to confront the upcoming "White Pride" march. Here's what's been on our reading lists:

Challenging White Supremacy

• "Beyond Identity Politics" published in Turning The Tide
• Whose ally? Thinking critically about anti-oppression ally organizing
• The White Anti-Racist is an Oxymoron: An Open Letter to "White Anti-Racists" By Kil Ja Kim
• "Racism without Racists" by Bonilla-Silva
• "The Uses of Anger" by Audre Lorde
• "Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack; on White Privilege" by Peggy Machintosh
• "Eating the other: Desire and Resistance" by Bell Hooks
• Gentrification before Gentrification? The Plight of Pilsen in Chicago
• Principles of Environmental Justice: Working Together and Principles of Alliance with Green Groups

Fighting Rape Culture

• "Support" zine
• On The Road To Healing: Men Against Sexism
• Social Detox zine
• "For the Guys" and Are you a manarchist? Questionnaire
• Dealing With Our Shit: Six Years of Men's Group and Accountability Work (Twin Cities)
• Men Unlearning Rape

Anti-Fascist Strategies

• The Anti-Mass: Methods of Organizing for Collectives
• Free Movement, Reaction and the Fascist State: Critical Questions for the Patriot Movement
• How Fast It All Blows Up: Cincinnati's Black rebellion exposes U.S. racial injustice and Black People Have a Right to Rebel by Lorenzo Komboa Ervin
• Anarchism, Violence, and Brandon Darby's Politics of Moral Certitude
• An Updated History of the New Afrikan Prison Struggle by Sundiata Acoli
• Notes about Bill White, the NSM and ANSWP (1, 2, 3)
• Turning The Tide and ARA Research Bulletin(print only)