{"product_id":"black-flags-and-windmills-scott-crow-9781604864533","title":"Black Flags and Windmills: Hope, Anarchy, and the Common Ground Collective","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen both levees and governments failed in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, the anarchist-inspired Common Ground Collective was created to fill the void. With the motto of \"Solidarity Not Charity,\" they worked to create power from below--building autonomous projects, programs, and spaces of self-sufficiency like health clinics and neighborhood assemblies, while also supporting communities defending themselves from white militias and police brutality, illegal home demolitions, and evictions. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlack Flags and Windm\u003c\/em\u003eills--equal parts memoir, history, and organizing philosophy--vividly intertwines Common Ground cofounder scott crow's experiences and ideas with Katrina's reality, illustrating how people can build local grassroots power for collective liberation. It is a story of resisting indifference, rebuilding hope amid collapse, and struggling against the grain to create better worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe expanded second edition includes up-to-date interviews and discussions between crow and some of today's most articulate and influential activists and organizers on topics ranging from grassroots disaster relief efforts (both economic and environmental); dealing with infiltration, interrogation, and surveillance from the State; and a new photo section that vividly portrays scott's experiences as an anarchist, activist, and movement organizer in today's world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Scott Crow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1604864532\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781604864533\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e PM Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.80d","brand":"Scott Crow","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43996365193471,"sku":"9781604864533","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5982aa4d-5c1c-4339-8a42-18adf28dad06.jpg?v=1683341272","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/black-flags-and-windmills-scott-crow-9781604864533","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}