Activism & Organizing
Explore histories of radical organizing as well as books with direct action-plans for change.
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Books
On Community Civil Disobedience in the Name of Sustainability: The Community Rights Movement in the United States
Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund
This short primer explores and describes the philosophy and underpinnings of the community rights movement—a movement of nonviolent civil disobedience based on municipal lawmaking.
This short primer explores and describes the philosophy and underpinnings of the community rights movement—a movement of nonviolent civil disobedience based on municipal lawmaking.
$6.95
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The Big Gay Alphabet Coloring Book
Jacinta Bunnell and Leela Corman
Grab your crayons and your backpack for a fantastical journey through sixty-four pages illustrating twenty-six words that highlight memorable victories and collective moments in LGBTQP culture.
Grab your crayons and your backpack for a fantastical journey through sixty-four pages illustrating twenty-six words that highlight memorable victories and collective moments in LGBTQP culture.
$12.95
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Playing as if the World Mattered: An Illustrated History of Activism in Sports
Gabriel Kuhn
With the help of over a hundred full-color illustrations Playing as if the World Mattered makes the political history of sports tangible.
With the help of over a hundred full-color illustrations Playing as if the World Mattered makes the political history of sports tangible.
$14.95
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Signal 04: A Journal of International Political Graphics & Culture
Editors: Josh MacPhee and Alec Dunn
There is a tendency to focus on the artwork produced within our shores or from English-speaking producers. Signal reaches beyond, bringing material from the world over.
There is a tendency to focus on the artwork produced within our shores or from English-speaking producers. Signal reaches beyond, bringing material from the world over.
$5.00
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Solidarity Unionism: Rebuilding the Labor Movement from Below, Second Edition
Staughton Lynd · Illustrator: Mike Konopacki
Solidarity Unionism is critical reading for all who care about the future of labor.
Solidarity Unionism is critical reading for all who care about the future of labor.
$14.95
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DVDs
Wisconsin Rising (DVD)
Sam Mayfield, Green Valley Media, and E.W. Stetson
Wisconsin Rising documents the largest sustained workers’ resistance movement in American history.
Wisconsin Rising documents the largest sustained workers’ resistance movement in American history.
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Waging Peace: Global Adventures of a Lifelong Activist
David Hartsough with Joyce Hollyday
Waging Peace is a testament to the difference one person can make. Hartsough’s stories inspire, educate, and encourage readers to find ways to work for a more just and peaceful world.
Waging Peace is a testament to the difference one person can make. Hartsough’s stories inspire, educate, and encourage readers to find ways to work for a more just and peaceful world.
$20.00
Sold Out
DVDs
Positive Force: More Than a Witness: 30 Years of Punk Politics in Action (DVD)
Robin Bell
Covering a span of 30 years, More Than a Witness documents the origins, activism, and musical events of the punk/activist organization Positive Force DC.
Covering a span of 30 years, More Than a Witness documents the origins, activism, and musical events of the punk/activist organization Positive Force DC.
From $14.95
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A Line in the Tar Sands: Struggles for Environmental Justice
Editors: Joshua Kahn Russell, Stephen D'Arcy, Tony Weis, Toban Black
This book offers a critical analysis of the impact of the tar sands and the challenges opponents face in their efforts to organize effective resistance.
This book offers a critical analysis of the impact of the tar sands and the challenges opponents face in their efforts to organize effective resistance.
$24.95
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Who's Afraid of the Black Blocs?: Anarchy in Action around the World
Francis Dupuis-Déri • Translated by Lazer Lederhendler
This is a comprehensive view of the tactic and locates it within the anarchist tradition of direct action and includes recent actions at protests around the world.
This is a comprehensive view of the tactic and locates it within the anarchist tradition of direct action and includes recent actions at protests around the world.
$19.95
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Black Flags and Windmills: Hope, Anarchy, and the Common Ground Collective, Second Edition
scott crow
A memoir of resisting indifference, rebuilding hope amid collapse, and struggling against the grain. This edition includes new discussions on disaster relief, infiltration and surveillance from the State, and new photos.
A memoir of resisting indifference, rebuilding hope amid collapse, and struggling against the grain. This edition includes new discussions on disaster relief, infiltration and surveillance from the State, and new photos.
$20.00
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Abolish Work: "Abolish Restaurants" Plus "Work, Community, Politics, War"
Prole.info
This volume combines two pamphlets from the frontlines of the class war. The texts from these anonymous workers offer cutting-edge class analysis and critiques of daily life accompanied by uncensored, innovative illustrations.
This volume combines two pamphlets from the frontlines of the class war. The texts from these anonymous workers offer cutting-edge class analysis and critiques of daily life accompanied by uncensored, innovative illustrations.
$12.00
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New Forms of Worker Organization: The Syndicalist and Autonomist Restoration of Class Struggle Unionism
Editor: Immanuel Ness
This book documents workers' struggles within an international scope. The tangible evidence here serves as a handbook for understanding the obstacles and opportunities for workers challenging neoliberal capitalism.
This book documents workers' struggles within an international scope. The tangible evidence here serves as a handbook for understanding the obstacles and opportunities for workers challenging neoliberal capitalism.
$24.95
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"Venceremos": Víctor Jara and the New Chilean Song Movement
Featuring interviews from key figures and lyrical analysis, Venceremos gives insight into how the New Chilean Song Movement’s revolutionary anthems came to be.
$6.95
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The Struggle Within: Prisons, Political Prisoners, and Mass Movements in the United States
Dan Berger
The Struggle Within is an accessible yet wide-ranging historical primer about how mass imprisonment has been a tool of repression deployed against diverse left-wing social movements over the last fifty years.
The Struggle Within is an accessible yet wide-ranging historical primer about how mass imprisonment has been a tool of repression deployed against diverse left-wing social movements over the last fifty years.
$12.95
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Getting Up for the People: The Visual Revolution of ASAR-Oaxaca
ASARO, Mike Graham de La Rosa, and Suzanne M. Schadl
Presenting, in full color, the work of ASARO covering global themes of corporate greed, genetically modified organisms, violence against women, and abuses of natural resources.
Presenting, in full color, the work of ASARO covering global themes of corporate greed, genetically modified organisms, violence against women, and abuses of natural resources.
$19.95
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The Debt Resisters' Operations Manual
Editor: Strike Debt
The Debt Resisters' Operations Manual is a handbook for debtors everywhere to understand how this system really works, while providing practical tools for fighting debt in its most exploitative forms.
The Debt Resisters' Operations Manual is a handbook for debtors everywhere to understand how this system really works, while providing practical tools for fighting debt in its most exploitative forms.
$19.95
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Direct Action & Sabotage: Three Classic IWW Pamphlets from the 1910s
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, Walker C. Smith, and William E. Trautmann
The pamphlets reprinted here were first published in the 1910s amid great controversy edited here and with an introduction by Salvatore Salerno.
The pamphlets reprinted here were first published in the 1910s amid great controversy edited here and with an introduction by Salvatore Salerno.
$14.95
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Until the Rulers Obey: Voices from Latin American Social Movements
Editors: Clifton Ross and Marcy Rein
This book brings together voices from the movements (indigenous, campesinos, students, LGBT, unemployed, etc.) behind the change that swept Latin America at the turn of the 21st century.
This book brings together voices from the movements (indigenous, campesinos, students, LGBT, unemployed, etc.) behind the change that swept Latin America at the turn of the 21st century.
$34.95
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How to Make Trouble and Influence People: Pranks, Protests, Graffiti & Political Mischief-Making from across Australia
Iain McIntyre
This book reveals Australia's radical past through more than 500 tales of Indigenous resistance, convict revolts and escapes, picket line hijinks, creative direct action, street art, media pranks, squatting, etc.
This book reveals Australia's radical past through more than 500 tales of Indigenous resistance, convict revolts and escapes, picket line hijinks, creative direct action, street art, media pranks, squatting, etc.
$24.95
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Jobs with Justice: 25 Years, 25 Voices
Editor: Eric Larson
Through interviews and essays the activists that built Jobs with Justice show us why their economic vision matters after 25 years of solidarity organizing that has resulted in local, national, and international victories.
Through interviews and essays the activists that built Jobs with Justice show us why their economic vision matters after 25 years of solidarity organizing that has resulted in local, national, and international victories.
$15.95
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Maroon the Implacable: The Collected Writings of Russell Maroon Shoatz
Russell Maroon Shoatz • Editors: Fred Ho and Quincy Saul
This is the first published collection of Maroon's accumulated written works, and also includes new essays written expressly for this volume.
This is the first published collection of Maroon's accumulated written works, and also includes new essays written expressly for this volume.
$20.00
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Towards Collective Liberation: Anti-Racist Organizing, Feminist Praxis, and Movement Building Strategy
Chris Crass
Towards Collective Liberation is for activists engaging with dynamic questions of how to create and support effective movements for visionary systemic change.
Towards Collective Liberation is for activists engaging with dynamic questions of how to create and support effective movements for visionary systemic change.
$20.00
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Oscar Lopez Rivera: Between Torture and Resistance
Oscar López Rivera • Editor: Luis Nieves Falcón
Through photographs, paintings, and graphic content, Oscar's life is made strikingly accessible—so all can understand why this man has been deemed dangerous to the U.S. government.
Through photographs, paintings, and graphic content, Oscar's life is made strikingly accessible—so all can understand why this man has been deemed dangerous to the U.S. government.
$18.00
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On Community Civil Disobedience in the Name of Sustainability: The Community Rights Movement in the United States
Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund
This short primer explores and describes the philosophy and underpinnings of the community rights movement—a movement of nonviolent civil disobedience based on municipal lawmaking.
This short primer explores and describes the philosophy and underpinnings of the community rights movement—a movement of nonviolent civil disobedience based on municipal lawmaking.
$6.95
Sold Out
Books
The Big Gay Alphabet Coloring Book
Jacinta Bunnell and Leela Corman
Grab your crayons and your backpack for a fantastical journey through sixty-four pages illustrating twenty-six words that highlight memorable victories and collective moments in LGBTQP culture.
Grab your crayons and your backpack for a fantastical journey through sixty-four pages illustrating twenty-six words that highlight memorable victories and collective moments in LGBTQP culture.
$12.95
Books
Playing as if the World Mattered: An Illustrated History of Activism in Sports
Gabriel Kuhn
With the help of over a hundred full-color illustrations Playing as if the World Mattered makes the political history of sports tangible.
With the help of over a hundred full-color illustrations Playing as if the World Mattered makes the political history of sports tangible.
$14.95
Books
Signal 04: A Journal of International Political Graphics & Culture
Editors: Josh MacPhee and Alec Dunn
There is a tendency to focus on the artwork produced within our shores or from English-speaking producers. Signal reaches beyond, bringing material from the world over.
There is a tendency to focus on the artwork produced within our shores or from English-speaking producers. Signal reaches beyond, bringing material from the world over.
$5.00
Books
Solidarity Unionism: Rebuilding the Labor Movement from Below, Second Edition
Staughton Lynd · Illustrator: Mike Konopacki
Solidarity Unionism is critical reading for all who care about the future of labor.
Solidarity Unionism is critical reading for all who care about the future of labor.
$14.95
DVDs
Wisconsin Rising (DVD)
Sam Mayfield, Green Valley Media, and E.W. Stetson
Wisconsin Rising documents the largest sustained workers’ resistance movement in American history.
Wisconsin Rising documents the largest sustained workers’ resistance movement in American history.
From $14.95
Books
Waging Peace: Global Adventures of a Lifelong Activist
David Hartsough with Joyce Hollyday
Waging Peace is a testament to the difference one person can make. Hartsough’s stories inspire, educate, and encourage readers to find ways to work for a more just and peaceful world.
Waging Peace is a testament to the difference one person can make. Hartsough’s stories inspire, educate, and encourage readers to find ways to work for a more just and peaceful world.
$20.00
Sold Out
DVDs
Positive Force: More Than a Witness: 30 Years of Punk Politics in Action (DVD)
Robin Bell
Covering a span of 30 years, More Than a Witness documents the origins, activism, and musical events of the punk/activist organization Positive Force DC.
Covering a span of 30 years, More Than a Witness documents the origins, activism, and musical events of the punk/activist organization Positive Force DC.
From $14.95
Books
A Line in the Tar Sands: Struggles for Environmental Justice
Editors: Joshua Kahn Russell, Stephen D'Arcy, Tony Weis, Toban Black
This book offers a critical analysis of the impact of the tar sands and the challenges opponents face in their efforts to organize effective resistance.
This book offers a critical analysis of the impact of the tar sands and the challenges opponents face in their efforts to organize effective resistance.
$24.95
Books
Who's Afraid of the Black Blocs?: Anarchy in Action around the World
Francis Dupuis-Déri • Translated by Lazer Lederhendler
This is a comprehensive view of the tactic and locates it within the anarchist tradition of direct action and includes recent actions at protests around the world.
This is a comprehensive view of the tactic and locates it within the anarchist tradition of direct action and includes recent actions at protests around the world.
$19.95
Books
Black Flags and Windmills: Hope, Anarchy, and the Common Ground Collective, Second Edition
scott crow
A memoir of resisting indifference, rebuilding hope amid collapse, and struggling against the grain. This edition includes new discussions on disaster relief, infiltration and surveillance from the State, and new photos.
A memoir of resisting indifference, rebuilding hope amid collapse, and struggling against the grain. This edition includes new discussions on disaster relief, infiltration and surveillance from the State, and new photos.
$20.00
Books
Abolish Work: "Abolish Restaurants" Plus "Work, Community, Politics, War"
Prole.info
This volume combines two pamphlets from the frontlines of the class war. The texts from these anonymous workers offer cutting-edge class analysis and critiques of daily life accompanied by uncensored, innovative illustrations.
This volume combines two pamphlets from the frontlines of the class war. The texts from these anonymous workers offer cutting-edge class analysis and critiques of daily life accompanied by uncensored, innovative illustrations.
$12.00
Books
New Forms of Worker Organization: The Syndicalist and Autonomist Restoration of Class Struggle Unionism
Editor: Immanuel Ness
This book documents workers' struggles within an international scope. The tangible evidence here serves as a handbook for understanding the obstacles and opportunities for workers challenging neoliberal capitalism.
This book documents workers' struggles within an international scope. The tangible evidence here serves as a handbook for understanding the obstacles and opportunities for workers challenging neoliberal capitalism.
$24.95
Books
"Venceremos": Víctor Jara and the New Chilean Song Movement
Featuring interviews from key figures and lyrical analysis, Venceremos gives insight into how the New Chilean Song Movement’s revolutionary anthems came to be.
$6.95
Books
The Struggle Within: Prisons, Political Prisoners, and Mass Movements in the United States
Dan Berger
The Struggle Within is an accessible yet wide-ranging historical primer about how mass imprisonment has been a tool of repression deployed against diverse left-wing social movements over the last fifty years.
The Struggle Within is an accessible yet wide-ranging historical primer about how mass imprisonment has been a tool of repression deployed against diverse left-wing social movements over the last fifty years.
$12.95
Books
Getting Up for the People: The Visual Revolution of ASAR-Oaxaca
ASARO, Mike Graham de La Rosa, and Suzanne M. Schadl
Presenting, in full color, the work of ASARO covering global themes of corporate greed, genetically modified organisms, violence against women, and abuses of natural resources.
Presenting, in full color, the work of ASARO covering global themes of corporate greed, genetically modified organisms, violence against women, and abuses of natural resources.
$19.95
Books
The Debt Resisters' Operations Manual
Editor: Strike Debt
The Debt Resisters' Operations Manual is a handbook for debtors everywhere to understand how this system really works, while providing practical tools for fighting debt in its most exploitative forms.
The Debt Resisters' Operations Manual is a handbook for debtors everywhere to understand how this system really works, while providing practical tools for fighting debt in its most exploitative forms.
$19.95
Books
Direct Action & Sabotage: Three Classic IWW Pamphlets from the 1910s
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, Walker C. Smith, and William E. Trautmann
The pamphlets reprinted here were first published in the 1910s amid great controversy edited here and with an introduction by Salvatore Salerno.
The pamphlets reprinted here were first published in the 1910s amid great controversy edited here and with an introduction by Salvatore Salerno.
$14.95
Books
Until the Rulers Obey: Voices from Latin American Social Movements
Editors: Clifton Ross and Marcy Rein
This book brings together voices from the movements (indigenous, campesinos, students, LGBT, unemployed, etc.) behind the change that swept Latin America at the turn of the 21st century.
This book brings together voices from the movements (indigenous, campesinos, students, LGBT, unemployed, etc.) behind the change that swept Latin America at the turn of the 21st century.
$34.95
Books
How to Make Trouble and Influence People: Pranks, Protests, Graffiti & Political Mischief-Making from across Australia
Iain McIntyre
This book reveals Australia's radical past through more than 500 tales of Indigenous resistance, convict revolts and escapes, picket line hijinks, creative direct action, street art, media pranks, squatting, etc.
This book reveals Australia's radical past through more than 500 tales of Indigenous resistance, convict revolts and escapes, picket line hijinks, creative direct action, street art, media pranks, squatting, etc.
$24.95
Books
Jobs with Justice: 25 Years, 25 Voices
Editor: Eric Larson
Through interviews and essays the activists that built Jobs with Justice show us why their economic vision matters after 25 years of solidarity organizing that has resulted in local, national, and international victories.
Through interviews and essays the activists that built Jobs with Justice show us why their economic vision matters after 25 years of solidarity organizing that has resulted in local, national, and international victories.
$15.95
Books
Maroon the Implacable: The Collected Writings of Russell Maroon Shoatz
Russell Maroon Shoatz • Editors: Fred Ho and Quincy Saul
This is the first published collection of Maroon's accumulated written works, and also includes new essays written expressly for this volume.
This is the first published collection of Maroon's accumulated written works, and also includes new essays written expressly for this volume.
$20.00
Books
Towards Collective Liberation: Anti-Racist Organizing, Feminist Praxis, and Movement Building Strategy
Chris Crass
Towards Collective Liberation is for activists engaging with dynamic questions of how to create and support effective movements for visionary systemic change.
Towards Collective Liberation is for activists engaging with dynamic questions of how to create and support effective movements for visionary systemic change.
$20.00
Books
Oscar Lopez Rivera: Between Torture and Resistance
Oscar López Rivera • Editor: Luis Nieves Falcón
Through photographs, paintings, and graphic content, Oscar's life is made strikingly accessible—so all can understand why this man has been deemed dangerous to the U.S. government.
Through photographs, paintings, and graphic content, Oscar's life is made strikingly accessible—so all can understand why this man has been deemed dangerous to the U.S. government.
$18.00