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DESCRIPTION:L.A. Kauffman discussing her new book:\n\nDirect Action: Protest and the 
 Reinvention of American Radicalism\n\nfrom Verso Press\n\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.\n\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. \n\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.\n\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\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/01/24/18795752.php
SUMMARY:L.A. Kauffman on Direct Action: Protest and the Reinvention of American Radicalism
LOCATION:City Lights Bookstore\n261 Columbus Ave\nSan Francisco, CA 94133
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/01/24/18795752.php
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