Why peaceful protest does not work; an introduction to direct action and mutual aid; how to resist oppression without turning oppressive; the weakness of formal organization and the power of affinity groups
Sources:
Books and zines: (I suggest accessing all the books I cite on this channel through [ Ссылка ], [ Ссылка ], or [ Ссылка ])
The Failure of Nonviolence: From the Arab Spring to Occupy by Peter Gelderloos
Why We Fight: Essays on Fascism, Resistance and Surviving the Apocalypse by Shane Burley
In Defense of Looting: a Riotous History of Uncivil Action by Vicky Osterweil
Anarchic Agreements: a Field Guide to Collective Organizing by Kinna et al.
Why We Don’t Make Demands by Crimethinc: [ Ссылка ]
Demonstrating Resistance by Crimethinc: [ Ссылка ]
The Weakness of a Politics of Protest by James Herod: [ Ссылка ]
After We Have Burnt Everything: [ Ссылка ]
Against Organizationalism: [ Ссылка ]
Affinity groups:
How to Form an Affinity Group: [ Ссылка ]
Affinity Groups: [ Ссылка ]
Affinity Identity Tactics: [ Ссылка ]
Affinity Groups: Essential Building Blocks for Anarchist Organisation: [ Ссылка ]
Affinity: Beyond Friendship: [ Ссылка ]
The Future of Insurrection: [ Ссылка ]
Coordination and tactics: [ Ссылка ]
How affinity groups stopped the WTO in Seattle in 1999: [ Ссылка ]
Security culture:
What Is Security Culture? [ Ссылка ]
A Practical Security Handbook for Activists and Campaigns: [ Ссылка ]
Further reading:
How to get started by Vicky Osterweil: [ Ссылка ]
Basic Community Organizing Guide: [ Ссылка ]
Black Blocs and Contemporary “Propaganda of the Deed” by Jeff Shantz: [ Ссылка ]
Direct action by environmentalists and animal liberationists and how the FBI has tried to crush it: [ Ссылка ]
Movement for No Society: [ Ссылка ]
My playlist on spontaneous order: [ Ссылка ]
A transcript of this video is available at [ Ссылка ]
