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Re: [ox-en] goal of oekonux, theory vs. practice, the new social movements and the left

Hi

On Sun 05-Oct-2003 at 05:00:20PM [PHONE NUMBER REMOVED], franz schaefer
wrote:


during the discussion about hallein vs. vienna i found
that there is a profund lack of knowledge about the new
social movements among some of the people here. the
"movement of movements" which collects a broad range of
ideas and groups under the objective another world is
possible".


This book, which is just out, is probably the best
introduction to the movement published so far:

  We Are Everywhere: The Irresistible Rise of Global
  Anti-Capitalism

  Edited by Notes From Nowhere
  Verso
  London/New York 2003
  ISBN 1-85984-447-2

  Over the past few years the editors of the forthcoming
  book We Are Everywhere: the irresistible rise of global
  anticapitalism (published by Verso, 2003) have been
  immersed in the global movement of movements. As events
  have swept from Chiapas to Seattle, Genoa to Bangalore,
  Québec City to Cochabamba, Capetown to Buenos Aires, we
  have been busy working as activists and writers, story
  chasers and documentarians, and have somehow managed
  (between the organising and the teargassings) to capture
  and collect some glimpses of the crucial moments and
  inspiring stories from around the world.

  We wanted a way to document, broadcast, and amplify the
  sense of extraordinary possibility created by the
  multitudinous uprisings taking place across the world.
  And so we combined our collective experiences, writings,
  ideas, and contacts to produce a book.

  We Are Everywhere is the result. It's a radical
  intervention in publishing - a celebration of direct
  action movements across the planet, unfiltered by the
  mainstream media, and told through the words and images
  of the people who were (and still are) there. Framing
  and connecting their stories are seven essays , written
  by the editors, which explain some of the defining
  characteristics of this movement. We've also included
  how-to boxes on direct action tactics. Running along the
  bottom of each page is a time-line of actions and
  victories which spans from 1994 with the Zapatista
  uprising to the present. Interspersed amongst everything
  else are gorgeous photographs, which capture the
  diversity and playfulness of our actions. These elements
  all add up to a real overview of the movement: where we
  came from, what we want, who we are, and where we're
  going. We Are Everywhere is history as it should be
  told.

  The Zapatistas, whose indigenous uprising inspired the
  world, have taught us, through their struggle founded on
  radical notions of dialogue and participation, to embark
  on a rebellion that listens. In this spirit, last year,
  we produced a 100 page preview booklet, "Notes from
  Everywhere," which we have given freely to activists at
  gatherings in Belgium, the UK, Bolivia, the US, Mexico,
  and Canada. The booklet was produced to inspire
  critique, ideas, and contributionsto the final book, and
  this website aims to do the same.

  We Are Everywhere is anti-copyright, and will be
  available for free online. It is neither academic thesis
  nor art book, neither agitprop nor critical analysis,
  neither inspirational document nor DIY manual - but all
  of these, woven together using innovative graphic design
  and photographs. Texts, images and interviews with
  activists merge in both printed word and this website,
  creating a lively, polyphonic insight into the ideas and
  activities of the movements against capitalism and for
  life. We hope the result proves to be an inspirational,
  authentic document of insurrection.

  http://www.weareeverywhere.org/

Chris

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http://chris.croome.net/

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