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On Solidarity clarifies a key idea in struggles for a more just world. What does solidarity mean, and how can diverse movements build enough of it to change society?
Organizer and political theorist Mie Inouye leads a forum on obstacles to collective actiontoday. Rejecting the language of "allyship" and the politics of deference, she makes the case for maintaining solidarity through conflict in durable institutions over time, none of which is possible without the hard work of good organizing. With responses from activists and theorists—from Astra Taylor and Sarah Schulman to Charisse Burden-Stelly, Jodi Dean, and Juliet Hooker—the forum helps us think about what solidarity is and what it requires.
Also in this volume, Simon Torracinta shows how a universal basic income can pave the way toa more solidaristic society, Judith Levine considers how films have portrayed solidarity among women in the face of abortion restrictions, Gaiutra Bahadur suggests terrain for Black-Asian solidarities, and Mariame Kaba, Kelly Hayes, and Dan Berger offer key lessons from the world of organizing.
List of contents
Contents
Editors' Note
Deborah Chasman & Matt LordFORUM
Solidarity Now
Mie InouyeWith responses from
Jodi Dean
Juliet HookerWilliam J. Barber II
Daniel Martinez HoSangNathan R. DuFord
Alex Gourevitch
Astra Taylor & Leah Hunt-Hendrix
David Roediger
Liz Theoharis
Sarah Schulman
Charisse Burden-StellyUnion Without Unanimity
Ege YumüakUnmaking Asian Exceptionalism
Gaiutra BahadurThe Intimate Project of Solidarity
nia t. evansDan BergerGwendolyn Zoharah SimmonsMichael SimmonsEscape from the Market
Simon TorracintaThe Abortion Plot
Judith LevineHow Much Discomfort Is the Whole World Worth?
Kelly Hayes & Mariame Kaba
About the author
Mie Inouye (forum editor) is Assistant Professor of Political Studies at Bard College and Curriculum Co-Director of the National Political Education Committee of the Democratic Socialists of America. A political theorist and organizer, she has also written for
Jacobin and
The Forge.
Summary
On Solidarity clarifies a key idea in struggles for a more just world. What does solidarity mean, and how can diverse movements build enough of it to change society?
Organizer and political theorist Mie Inouye leads a forum on obstacles to collective actiontoday. Rejecting the language of “allyship” and the politics of deference, she makes the case for maintaining solidarity through conflict in durable institutions over time, none of which is possible without the hard work of good organizing. With responses from activists and theorists—from Astra Taylor and Sarah Schulman to Charisse Burden-Stelly, Jodi Dean, and Juliet Hooker—the forum helps us think about what solidarity is and what it requires.
Also in this volume, Simon Torracinta shows how a universal basic income can pave the way toa more solidaristic society, Judith Levine considers how films have portrayed solidarity among women in the face of abortion restrictions, Gaiutra Bahadur suggests terrain for Black-Asian solidarities, and Mariame Kaba, Kelly Hayes, and Dan Berger offer key lessons from the world of organizing.
