Deciding for ourselves : the promise of direct democracy /

In a time of social and ecological crises, people everywhere are looking for solutions. States and capitalism, rather than providing them, only make matters worse. There's a growing sense that we'll have to fix this mess on our own. But how? Deciding for Ourselves, in the spirit of the Zap...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Milstein, Cindy (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chico, CA : AK Press, [2020]
Temas:
Direct democracy.
Démocratie directe.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Intro -- Dedication -- Prelude: Deciding for Ourselves -- The Promise of Dignified Lives -- A Horizontal City -- Pan-Africanism, Social Ecology, and Intimate Direct Democracy -- From #RickyRenuncia Protests to People's Assemblies in Puerto Rico -- Restoring the Old Ways in the Anishinabe Nation -- VioMe and Notara 26 -- Guarani-Kaiowá -- Christiania -- The Bonfires of Autonomy in Cherán -- "Only with You, This Broom Will Fly" -- Pirate Ships, Stormy Seas, and Finding Solid Ground -- Coda: Waking to Revolution -- Acknowledgments -- Friends of AK Press -- Copyright 
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