Author: SpencerMann
← Older posts Newer posts →Advance Australia Fair?
“In history’s page let every stage Advance Australia Fair In joyful strains then let us sing Advance Australia Fair.” (Australian National Anthem) “Manifest destiny may lack its old grandeur of theft and blood – “lock the door” is what it … Continue reading
Lucky Country?
In 1788 down Sydney Cove, The first boat people land Said “sorry boys, our gain’s your loss, We’re gonna steal your land” (Kev Carmody, Thou Shalt Not Steal) Recent news about the Curtin and Port Hedland “Immigration Reception and Processing … Continue reading
Struggling Forward: Organizing as a building block for resistance
I have a tattoo on my back as a reminder of why I organize. It’s an image of a woman pushing a boulder up a hill. It’s also a reinterpretation of the myth of Sisyphus, who was forced to spend … Continue reading
Reading Trans-Health/Reading Race War: Trans health organizing and neocolonial capital
Thanks goes out to the organizers of Philadelphia’s 2nd Annual Trans Health Conference, especially Jaci Adams and Rick Feeley. Gratitude to Dean Spade for much of my analysis. And serious props to the girls working the streets, from San Salvador … Continue reading
Beyond Voting: anarchist organizing, electoral politics and developing strategy for liberation
Presidential elections are often the terrain on which radicals and anarchists debate the merits of electoral politics. This election season is no different. Social movements around the world and in the United States are declaring Bush’s defeat at the ballot … Continue reading
Racism and Presidential Elections Since 1964: A Short History
(The brief overview below is largely drawn from two books, The Great Wells of Democracy, by Manning Marable, and Nixon’s Piano: Presidents and Racial Politics from Washington to Clinton, by Kenneth O’Reilly. This is a modified version of a presentation … Continue reading
Are You Mentoring for Social Justice? PART 2
Keep hope alive to avoid burn-out Besides being passionate and immediate about social change, one of the reasons young people overwork and over extend themselves is a feeling of despair and desperation about the state of the world and the … Continue reading
Are You Mentoring for Social Justice? PART 1
Giving birth and nourishing, Having without possessing, Acting with no expectations, Leading and not trying to control: This is the supreme virtue. Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity. I love my mentors! I am writing … Continue reading
White Supremacy On My Mind: Learning To Undermine Racism
Growing up in California and coming of political age in the 90’s, race has been a central factor in my development as a person and as a radical. California elections have been the battle ground upon which fights over immigrant … Continue reading
The Proof of Whiteness: More than Skin Deep
Paper for the conference: ‘The Making and Unmaking of Whiteness’ at University of California, Berkeley (11-13 April 1997) Introduction Are your garments spotless? Are they white as snow? Are they washed in the blood of the lamb? As this traditional … Continue reading
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