Published Date 10/17/14 1:24 PM
Was looking at this site/project http://occupydemocracy.org.uk here is a reaction:
The tools we use for activism are dominated by top down vertical thinking – the horizontal tools are left at the bottom of the tool box when we reach for a digital front for our grassroots campaigning. Our organising mirrors this right-wing reality – most activism is organized by invisible/opaque affinity groups. The words (wind) are often hippy peace and love or dusty revolution – the reality is far blunter, just open your eyes and look, the isn’t much of an alternative. This obvious realization is surprising as we actually have the most open and radical time to move in/ to create real alternatives. The tool box for horizontalism is overflowing with tools, the organizing process are a bit more complex.
To answer briefly two replays to this, for those who say “we just need to love each other”
For those who think dialogue alone will solve this issue
Q. What works and what dose not work?