Black Flags and Windmills: Hope, Anarchy, and the Common Ground Collective

Black Flags and Windmills: Hope, Anarchy, and the Common Ground Collective
scott crow (Author), Kathleen Cleaver (Foreword)
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Anarchism

Tracing a life of radical activism and the emergence of a grassroots organization in the face of disaster, this chronicle describes scott crow's headlong rush into the political storm surrounding the catastrophic failure of the levee in New Orleans in 2005 and the subsequent failure of state and local government agencies in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. It recounts crow's efforts with others in the community to found Common Ground Collective, a grassroots relief organization that built medical clinics, set up food and water distribution, and created community gardens when local government agencies, FEMA, and the Red Cross were absent or ineffective. The members also stood alongside the beleaguered residents of New Orleans in resisting home demolitions, white militias, police brutality, and FEMA incompetence. This vivid, personal account maps the intersection of radical ideology with pragmatic action and chronicles a community's efforts to translate ideals into tangible results. Resisting indifference, rebuilding hope amidst collapse, and independence from government entities emerge as persistent themes in this call to activism, demonstrating what can be done by determined individuals in extreme circumstances.

• Rank: #326723 in Books
• Published on: 2011-10-19
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 9.02" h x .71" w x 6.02" l, .75 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

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TheNile.com.au About FAQ Payment Delivery Contact Us 1800-987-323 Black Flags and Windmills: Hope, Anarchy, and the Common Ground Collective (English) by Scott Crow Format Paperback Condition Brand New Language English Hope, Anarchy and the Common Ground Collective. Author Biography Scott Crow is an Austin based anarchist community organizer, writer, and trainer who began working on anti-apartheid, international political prisoner and animal rights issues in the mid 1980s. He is the co-founder

Description #2 by eBay - lastbook:

Item Details Format: Paperback Condition: New! Other notes: When both levees and governments failed in New Orleans in the Fall of 2005, scott crow headed into the political storm, co-founding a relief effort called Common Ground Collective. In the absence of local government, FEMA, and the Red Cross, this unusual volunteer organization, based on solidarity not charity, built medical clinics, set up food and water distribution, and created community gardens. They also resisted home demolitions,

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Tracing a life of radical activism and the emergence of a grassroots organization in the face of disaster, this chronicle describes scott crow's headlong rush into the political storm surrounding the catastrophic failure of the levee in New Orleans in 2005 and the subsequent failure of state and local government agencies in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. It recounts crow's efforts with others in the community to found Common Ground Collective, a grassroots relief organization that built medical clinics, set up food and water distribution, and created community gardens when local government agencies, fema, and the Red Cross were absent or ineffective. The members also stood alongside the beleaguered residents of New Orleans in resisting home demolitions, white militias, police brutality, and fema incompetence. This vivid, personal account maps the intersection of radical ideology with pragmatic action and chronicles a community's efforts to translate ideals into tangible results. Resisting indifference, rebuilding hope amidst collapse, and independence from government entities emerge as persistent themes in this call to activism, demonstrating what can be done by determined individuals in extreme circumstances.