Summary
Starhawk, a longtime global justice activist and pagan practitioner, provides an inside look at the anti-globalization movement with WEBS OF POWER. She takes the reader through numerous aspects of the movement, beginning with its origins in Seattle in 1999. In the first section, "Actions," she addresses the political and economic muscle that her movement opposes, giving the reader a closer look at the powers-that-be that the ordinary citizen so often takes for granted. She also describes the movement's confrontations with these authorities, which include both dealing with police brutality and discovering firsthand the awesome power of solidarity. "Visions," the second section, looks to where the anti-globalization movement can go, and to kits potential for affecting the future of worldwide society. She explores the image of an economy of abundance, discusses violent and nonviolent tactics, and explores the potential for bringing the strength of outrage into productive action. Starhawk takes the reader through the basics of the anti-globalization movement and into its future in this insightful, exciting volume.
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"...Starhawk commentaries are vividly insightful, dedicated to creating beneficial action for all." -- Maya Trace Borhani
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Consortium Book Sales & Dist
Published date: 2002
Size: 6 x 9 inches
Weight: 1.05 pounds
Publisher's Notes
WEBS OF POWER is a call to reconceive our political and economic systems at the very deepest levels. Writing from the front lines, Starhawk chronicles the global justice movement sparked by Seattle's 1999 anti-World Trade Organization protest. An activist in many of the major peace and justice movements of our times, Starhawk is deeply involved as a direct action participant and trainer in the anti-globalization movement.
The book is divided into "Actions" and "Visions." In Part I, Starhawk begins with a direct-action perspective of what really happened in Seattle and provides an overview of the complex political and economic powers that the anti-globalization movement opposes. Recounting the blow-by-blow events of the critical confrontations faced by the anti-globalization protestors after Seattle, Prague, Brazil, Quebec, Genoa, Starhawk discusses police brutality, the Black Bloc versus the pacifists, and the magic of solidarity.
In Part II, Starhawk spins a vision of the future of the anti-globalization movement. Drawing on her twenty years of experience as an activist, ecofeminist, and witch, she explores the debate between violent and nonviolent tactics; the definition of an economy of true abundance; and how we can transform our rage and despair, face our fears, and renew our spirits while acting to change the world.
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