Posted on March 29, 2008 by adamfreedom
Commentary to come….
WE ARE THE LEADERS WE’VE BEEN WAITING FOR
by Sandy Perry
My people’s suffering
pierced me, entangled
my soul like barbed wire:
gripped my heart:
I went to cry out at the crossroads,
I went out to weep, enveloped in mist,
I touched the doors and they wounded me
like sharp-pointed knives,
I called out to the impassive faces
that I adored before like [...]
Filed under: Ramblings, The Movement | Tagged: Election, Obama, Poor People's Movements | 1 Comment »
Posted on January 14, 2008 by adamfreedom
“Poor People’e Movements; Why They Succeedd and How They Fail” By Piven and Cloward was an instant classic for me once I started to read it. A professor from my community college recommended it to me. The conversation began with me lamenting about a figure on our campus left who generally defiled radical activism and upheld the social-democratic electoral [...]
Filed under: The Movement, Theory | Tagged: Challenging Authority, electoral change, GROW, movement analysis, Paul Wellstone, Piven, Poor People's Movements | Leave a Comment »
