We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

A Coup or a Continuation of the Revolution?

Click here to access the introduction to this excellent 6:59m video by the Mosireen collective from Jadaliyya.
According to Mosireen, Egyptians should draw strength in this battle from the revolutionary struggles ongoing in Brazil, Turkey, Greece, Chile, and Spain. In all these places, people are confronting their states' repression, and turning to the street instead of the ballot box to express their demands.
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