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Presentation & Discussion of Don Hamerquist's "A Brilliant Red Thread" in Brooklyn, NY
Β WHAT IS IT: A free presentation and discussion about the recently released book entitled A Brilliant Red Thread β Revolutionary Writings of Don Hamerquist Β WHERE IS IT: The Word is Change Book Store 368 Tompkins Avenue (at Putnam) Brooklyn, NY www.thewordischange.com Β WHEN IS IT: Wednesday, June 21, 2023 7pm to 9pm Β WHO SPEAKS AT IT: Luis Brennan (Editor of the book) Amelia Cates (Portland organizer) John Garvey (Hard Crackers Magazine) Mike Morgan (Hard Crackers Magazine) Any willing audience members Β WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR IT: Hard Crackers Magazine www.hardcrackers.com Β Β Β Β A BRILLIANT RED...
Never Content: On Don Hamerquistβs βA Brilliant Red Threadβ [Jarrod Shanahan in the LA Review of Books]
[Mirrored from lareviewofbooks.org, where it was posted May 12, 2023.] A Brilliant Red Thread: Revolutionary Writings from Don Hamerquist (Kersplebedeb, 2023) βTODAY WE FACE a bewildering conundrum,β writes Luis Brennan. β[M]illions of people are ready to engage in active combat with the ruling capitalist order, but we have not seen the emergence of a viable social force that articulates a promising alternative to that order.β Faith in capitalist governments, whether liberal-democratic or outright authoritarian, is eroding worldwide as crises proliferate, and even the wealthiest and most plunderous nation-states are proving incapable of sustaining the quality of life that ensures their...
Brilliant Red Thread Book Launch, at Mother Foucault's Bookshop in Portland OR, April 29
Near Portland? Come celebrate the launch of A Brilliant Red Thread: Revolutionary Writings from Don Hamerquist. The event will include discussions of experienced revolutionary organizers about the legacy of Hamerquistβs ideas and the future of our movement for human freedom. Β SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2023 at 7 PM Mother Foucault's Bookshop 523 SE Morrison St, Portland OR Β About the Book Β Β [C]apitalism will not topple βthrough β¦ exhaustion.β It will not βstop running on its own.β It must be overthrown by a politically conscious, mass counter-force, and the primary issue for us concerns how such a force might...
Living with the Lower Case [Gabriel Kuhn reviews A Brilliant Red Thread]
[Originally posted to Gabriel Kuhn's blog at LeftTwoThree.org] A review of Don Hamerquist, A Brilliant Red Thread (Montreal: Kersplebedeb, 2023). There is much to like about Montreal publisher Kersplebedeb. One thing is the political positioning. Introducing a list of βTexts for leninists with an anti-authoritarian critique of leninism, and for anarchists with a pro-rev critique of anarchismβ they write: βHere at Kersplebedeb, some of of our favourite radical theory occurs where anarchists (broadly speaking) who are critical of anarchism β and are therefore charged with being Leninists β intermingle with Leninists (broadly speaking) who are critical of Leninism β and...
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