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SUMMARY:L.A. Kaufman
DESCRIPTION:Direct Action: Protest and the Reinvention of American Radicalism \nfrom Verso Press \nA vibrant\, groundbreaking history of American radicalism since the Sixties \n\nWhat happened to the American left after the Sixties? This engrossing account traces the evolution of disruptive protest over the last 40 years to tell a larger story about the reshaping of American radicalism\, showing how the direct-action blockades\, occupations\, and campaigns of recent activist movements have functioned as laboratories for political experimentation and renewal. \nPropelled by more than 100 candid interviews conducted over a span of decades\, this elegant and lively history showcases the voices of key players in an array of movements – environmentalist\, anti-nuclear\, anti-apartheid\, feminist\, LGBTQ\, anti-globalization\, racial-justice\, anti-war\, and more – across an era when American politics shifted to the right\, and issue- and identity-based organizing eclipsed the traditional ideologies of the left.  \nAs Kauffman\, a longtime movement insider\, examines how groups from ACT UP to Occupy Wall Street to Black Lives Matter have used direct action to catalyze change against long odds\, she details the profound influence of feminism and queerness on radical political practice and how enduring divisions of race have shaped the landscape of activism. Written with nuance and humor\, and revealing deep connections between movements usually viewed in isolation\, Direct Action is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding how protest movements erupt — and how they can succeed. \nL.A. Kauffman has spent more than 30 years immersed in radical movements\, as an organizer\, strategist\, journalist\, and observer. Her writings on grassroots activism and social movement history have been published in The Nation\, Mother Jones\, n+1\, The Baffler\, and many other outlets. Kauffman was the mobilizing coordinator for the massive anti-war marches of 2003-2004; she has been called a “virtuoso organizer” by journalist Scott Sherman for her role in saving community gardens and public libraries in New York City from developers. Visit L.A. Kauffman’s twitter-feed \nWhat has been said of L.A. Kauffman’s work: \n“It is impossible to overstate the importance of this book. Chances are that even if you know something about the recent history of the left in America\, you probably only know a few isolated parts. L.A. Kauffman has connected a vast field of dots to create an overview\, and she has done with dispatch\, clarity\, and elegance. Her book is essential reading for today\, and will be for tomorrow.” \n– Luc Sante \n“You could not ask for a better guide through recent social movement history than L. A. Kauffman. A champion of radical causes with decades of experience on the frontlines of civil disobedience\, she chronicles the fascinating evolution of a set of protest tactics today’s activists take for granted. Kauffman has done a tremendous public service: by helping us better understand the past\, in all its glory and folly\, we can be more effective dissidents and rabble rousers tomorrow. This startling\, inspiring book is for anyone who has ever felt the urge to put their body on the line and shut things down for something they believe in.” \n– Astra Taylor\, author of The People’s Platform and co-founder of the Debt Collective
URL:https://litseen.com/event/l-a-kaufman/
LOCATION:City Lights Bookstore\, 261 Columbus Ave\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94133\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:Liz Cunningham
DESCRIPTION:“My mission is to be a voice for the life the seas and the people who are working to save it\, to inspire and empower others to join the effort to save our seas and forge a sustainable future. I write and speak about ocean conservation and the traits we need to be effective stewards of our seas and our planet—among others\, courage\, an engaged hope\, and our capacity to work together to implement solutions.” – Liz Cunningham
URL:https://litseen.com/event/liz-cunningham/
LOCATION:The Green Arcade\, 1680 Market St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94102\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Pola Oloixarac
DESCRIPTION:Argentinian writer Pola Oloixarac in conversation about her first novel translated into English\, Savage Theories. \n\nPraise for Savage Theories \n“A stunning vibrant maximalist whirlwind of a novel. Oloixarac’s wit and ambition are evident on every page. By comparison\, most other contemporary fiction seems a little dull and simple-minded.” — Hari Kunzru\, author of “Gods Without Men” \n\n“Monstrously clever and terribly funny. More than a debut\, this book is one many of us would spend our lives trying to write.” — Javier Calvo \n\n“Pola Oloixarac’s prose is the great event of the new Argentinian narrative. Her novel is unforgettable\, philosophical and very serene.” — Ricardo Piglia \n\nAbout Savage Theories \nA novel of seduction and madness\, hate and love\, set in the world of Argentinean academia and animated by the spirits of Wittgenstein\, Rousseau\, Nabokov and Bolano. \nRosa Ostreech\, a pseudonym for the novel’s beautiful but self-conscious narrator\, carries around a trilingual edition of Aristotle’s Metaphysics\, struggles with her thesis on violence and culture\, sleeps with a bourgeois former guerrilla\, and pursues her elderly professor with a highly charged blend of eroticism and desperation. Elsewhere on campus\, Pabst and Kamtchowsky tour the underground scene of Buenos Aires\, dabbling in ketamine\, sex\, video games\, and hacking. And in Africa in 1917\, a Dutch anthropologist named Johan van Vliet begins work on a theory that explains human consciousness and civilization by reference to our early primate ancestors animals\, who\, in the process of becominghuman\, spent thousands of years as prey. \n“Savage Theories” wryly explores fear and violence\, war and sex\, eroticism and philosophy. Its complex and flawed characters grapple with a mess of impossible\, visionary theories\, searching for their place in our fragmented digital world. \n 
URL:https://litseen.com/event/pola-oloixarac-3/
LOCATION:Green Apple Books\, 506 Clement St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94118\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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