243 - Revolutionary Prefiguration (w/ Anark)

Nov 05, 2021, 12:59 AM

This episode is a deep dive into what it means to build prefiguartive institutions that can help us actualize the transition to a better society. Special guest Anark and the Wrong Boys explore how our organizations should be structured, the pitfalls we might face, and the difficult questions that might come along the way.

Theme Song by Brain Tan:
https://braintan.bandcamp.com/ 

Links / Further Reading:

The Jackson People’s Assembly Model - Kali Akuno: https://jacksonrising.pressbooks.com/chapter/peoples-assembly-overview-the-jackson-peoples-assembly-model/
Constructing the Revolution (Video) - Anark : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9K6ISx8QEQ
Constructing the Revolution (transcript) - Anark: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/anark-constructing-the-revolution
What is Prefigurative Politics? (video) - Red Plateaus: What is Prefigurative Politics? | Red Plateaus - YouTube
The Combahee River Collective Statement: https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/combahee-river-collective-statement-1977/
Marxism, Prefigurative Communism and the Problem of Workers’ Control - Carl Boggs: https://libcom.org/library/marxism-prefigurative-communism-problem-workers-control-carl-boggs
A Communalist Assembly Starter Kit - Usufruct Collective: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/usufruct-collective-a-communalist-assembly-starter-kit
Communalism and Especifismo - Usufruct Collective: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/usufruct-collective-communalism-and-especifismo
The New Anarchists - David Graeber: The New Anarchists | The Anarchist Library
Whither the State - Mason Herson Hord: https://harbinger-journal.com/issue-1/wither-the-state/
Prefigurative Politics: Building Tomorrow Today - Raekstad, Gradin (Book): ISBN 1509535918
Utopia of Rules - David Graeber (Book): ISBN 1612195180