{"product_id":"joyful-militancy-building-thriving-resistance-in-toxic-times-9781849352888","title":"Joyful Militancy: Building Thriving Resistance in Toxic Times","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Absolutely what we need in these days of spreading gloom. A very well argued case for joyful militancy, and against the dead hand of puritanical revolution. Read it, live it!\"--John Holloway, author of \u003cem\u003eCrack Capitalism\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy do radical movements and spaces sometimes feel laden with fear, anxiety, suspicion, self-righteousness, and competition? Montgomery and bergman call this phenomenon rigid radicalism: congealed and toxic ways of relating that have seeped into social movements, posing as the \"correct\" way of being radical. In conversation with organizers and intellectuals from a wide variety of political currents, the authors explore how rigid radicalism smuggles itself into radical spaces, and how it is being undone\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterviewees include Silvia Federici, adrienne maree brown, Marina Sitrin, Gustavo Esteva, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Walidah Imarisha, Margaret Killjoy, Glen Coulthard, Richard Day, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarla Bergman: Carla Bergman has worked with youth in alternatives-to-education projects for over fifteen years. She co-directed the film: Common Notions: Handbook Not Required and co-edited the Stay Solid: A Radical Handbook For Youth.\u003cbr\u003eNick Montgomery: Nick Montgomery is an organizer and writer currently finishing a PhD in Cultural Studies at Queen's University. His work focuses on alternatives to the capitalism, gender violence, settler colonialism, and ecological degradation.\u003cbr\u003eHari Alluri: Hari Alluri, an award-winning poet, educator, and teaching artist, is the author of Carving Ashes (2013), The Promise of Rust (2016), and The Flayed City (2017)\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"AK Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50592456343826,"sku":"9781849352888","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a87d80cb-6348-44f1-80f1-3e9887655709.jpg?v=1732104334","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/joyful-militancy-building-thriving-resistance-in-toxic-times-9781849352888","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}