Black Flags and Windmills: Hope, Anarchy, and the Common Ground Collective

by Scott Crow

When 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1604864532
• ISBN13: 9781604864533
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: PM Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.8"