Insurrectionary Uprisings

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This collection features historic and contemporary writings on strategic unarmed resistance, radical ideologies, and movements for justice and liberation. It begins with foundational thinkers like Gandhi, Arendt, and Thoreau, grounding theories of nonviolent resistance against capitalism, colonialism, white supremacy, and heteropatriarchy. Two sections focus on nonviolence within the Black freedom struggle in the US, highlighting figures from Ella Baker to Martin Luther King, Jr. and Colin Kaepernick. These sections emphasize the relevance of historical texts to current political uprisings, analyzing Black strategies for survival amid ongoing economic and climate crises. A section on revolutionary nonviolence in Africa includes unpublished works by Franz Fanon and essays by notable figures such as Amilcar Cabral and Graca Machel, contextualizing anti-colonial struggles with military and unarmed tactics. The feminist struggle section features Grace Paley, Audre Lorde, and Johnnie Tilmon, while the resistance against empire leans toward Latin American perspectives with contributions from Maria Lugones and Berta Caceres. The final section addresses contemporary organizing challenges, offering insights for effective resistance against oppression. Combining key texts with new strategic commentaries from leaders like Ela Gandhi and Ruby Sales, the collection reveals fault lines that have hindered global movements over the past f