social struggle

Mon 4.11.11| Indigenous Insurgencies

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and John Womack, Jr., Dreams of Revolution: Oklahoma, 1917 Monthly Review

Dan Berger ed., The Hidden 1970s: Histories of Radicalism Rutgers U. Press, 201

 

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Insurrection and resistance are as much a part of the history of these lands as dispossession and occupation. Native American historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz has made it her life's work to shine a light on such history, which is so often hidden. She discusses the little-known Green Corn Rebellion in 1917, as well as the struggles of Native peoples in the 1970s. (Encore presentation.)

Tues 1.26.10| Taking On The State

In Stuart Archer Cohen's novel The Army of the Republic, unbridled privatization spurs grassroots activists and underground militants to directly confront the power of the State. Cohen talks about organizing, revolution, corporate power, and other issues addressed in his book. Also, Gordon Edelstein directs Athol Fugard's Coming Home at Berkeley Rep.

Tues 8.18.09| Fighting for Green Space

Richard Walker, The Country in the City: The Greening of the San Francisco Bay Area U. of Washington Press, 2007

The San Francisco Bay Area boasts a phenomenal amount of green space woven into its urban landscape, yet it has only been preserved through relentless struggle involving unexpected protagonists and alliances. Geographer Richard Walker argues that while the Bay Area has been in the vanguard of environmental struggle in America, until now that fascinating and important history has not been fully told.

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