What's unique about anarchist solidarity?
Submitted by baskent_c on Thu, 2011-01-06 14:11
Panel Abstract:
The complex discourse and tradition conveniently (but perhaps confusingly) summed up in the word anarchism is unique in the elements it brings together. While seemingly disparate according to some logics, it's also possible to see these elements as a coherent synthesis when looked at with another set of assumptions and commitments. In this panel, we will discuss what distinguishes anarchism from the socialist left AND from the libertarian right. We will briefly present some examples of anarchist forms of solidarity discussing real cases and then bring up some theoretical issues: - Is it possible to have solidarity with other right wing, religious, oppressive anti-governmental groups just because they are anti-governmental? - Anarchism is sometimes assumed to represent individualism in the sense of selfishness or unaccountability. How do we dissolve this misapprehension and misinterpretation? - With whom are we in solidarity, and on what basis? Who “deserves” our solidarity?
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- International
- Political and Social Movements
- L. Panel Session 5—Sunday 10:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.
- Matthew Houston—NYC Catholic Worker
- Approved
- Can Baskent—Author, grant recipient from the Insititute for Anarchist Studies
- Maia Ramnath—Institute for Anarchist Studies
- Matthew Houston—NYC Catholic Worker
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- E318
Panel Abstract:
The complex discourse and tradition conveniently (but perhaps confusingly) summed up in the word anarchism is unique in the elements it brings together. While seemingly disparate according to some logics, it's also possible to see these elements as a coherent synthesis when looked at with another set of assumptions and commitments. In this panel, we will discuss what distinguishes anarchism from the socialist left AND from the libertarian right. We will briefly present some examples of anarchist forms of solidarity discussing real cases and then bring up some theoretical issues: - Is it possible to have solidarity with other right wing, religious, oppressive anti-governmental groups just because they are anti-governmental? - Anarchism is sometimes assumed to represent individualism in the sense of selfishness or unaccountability. How do we dissolve this misapprehension and misinterpretation? - With whom are we in solidarity, and on what basis? Who “deserves” our solidarity?
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