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Book SynopsisWhat happens when our society is faced with an existential crisis?
Trade Review'Just what we need so desperately in this moment. How we come out of this pandemic will shape the future of humanity. Now, as never before, we have to break the deadly logic of capital. A beautiful and important book.'
-- John Holloway, author of 'Change the World Without Taking Power'
'In the midst of a global crisis, we must listen, learn, and build with people from around the world - the essays and insights collected here help us do just that. A crisis is a turning point, and this valuable book can serve as a guide to a better future.'
-- Astra Taylor, director of 'What Is Democracy?'
'These stories teach us of the enormous potential for love and resistance in a world threatened by apocalyptic capitalism.'
-- Mike Davis, author of 'City of Quartz'
'Mutual aid, solidarity and commoning become most visible during periods of deep crises. This book inspires us all on the path to social change.'
-- Massimo De Angelis, author of 'Omnia Sunt Communia: On the Commons and the Transformation to Postcapitalism'
'If you take a break from doom-scrolling to read Pandemic Solidarity you’ll learn how we launched the largest mobilization of mutual aid projects in history'
-- Indypendent
‘Helps us to rethink and re-imagine an egalitarian society where no one is left behind’
-- ‘LSE Review of Books’
Table of ContentsList of Figures
Series Preface
Foreword by Rebecca Solnit
Introduction by Marina Sitrin
About Colectiva Sembrar
PART I - GREATER MIDDLE EAST (ROJAVA, TURKEY AND IRAQ)
1. Communal Lifeboat: Direct Democracy in Rojava (NE Syria) - Emre Sahin and Khabat Abbas
2. “Capitalism Kills, Solidarity Gives Life”: A Glimpse of Solidarity Networks from Turkey - Seyma Özdemir
3. Solidarity Network in Iraq During Covid-19: This Time the Enemy is Invisible - Midya Khudhur
PART II - SOUTH AND EAST ASIA (TAIWAN, SOUTH KOREA AND INDIA)
4. Sharing Spaces and Crossing Borders: Voices from Taiwan - Chia-Hsu Jessica Chang
5. Standing in Solidarity with Those Who Must Refuse to Keep Social Distance: Disability Activism in South Korea - Ji Young Shin (translated by Han Gil Jang)
6. Rethinking Minority and Mainstream in India - Debarati Roy
PART III - SOUTHERN AFRICA (MOZAMBIQUE, SOUTH AFRICA AND ZIMBABWE)
7. Confronting State Authoritarianism: Civil Society and Community-Based Solidarity in Southern Africa - Boaventura Monjane
PART IV - EUROPE (PORTUGAL, GREECE, ITALY AND THE UK)
8. On Intersectional Solidarity in Portugal - Lais Gomes Duarte and Raquel Lima
9. Solidarity Flourishes Under Lockdown in Italy - Eleanor Finley
10. Solidarity Networks in Greece - EP and TP
11. Viral Solidarity: Experiences from the UK - Neil Howard
PART V - TURTLE ISLAND (NORTH AMERICA)
12. Turtle Island - carla bergman and magalí rabasa with Ariella - Patchen and Seyma Özdemir
PART VI - SOUTH AMERICA (ARGENTINA AND BRAZIL)
13. Argentina: Injustices Magnified; Memories of Resistance Reactivated - Nancy Viviana Piñeiro and Liz Mason-Deese
14. On Grassroots Organizing: Excerpts from Brazil - Vanessa Zettler
Concluding to Begin - Colectiva Sembrar
Notes on Contributors
Index
