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How do we build social movements in an age of collapse? An interview with activist Tadzio Müller
Tadzio Müller is a climate justice and queer rights activist in Berlin and a political scientist. For 30 years, he has been involved in struggles against neoliberal globalization, nuclear waste, and coal, and more recently in what he sees as an anti-fascist struggle. Climate activist and professor Adam Aron spoke with Müller about his years of activism and whether the climate movement can still forge a meaningful path forward amid accelerating ecological and political crises. This is the second piece in a two-part series. You can read the first half of the interview here. Adam Aron: I get your idea of a loose network of motivated people ready to step up during catastrophes. But what are they doing in between? What kinds of projects could such a movement pursue—food sovereignty, building local resilience? Tadzio Müller: Let’s call it solidarity prepping right now. Solidarity prepping is different from individualistic prepping in that it focuses on social relations. And this is not just a bunch of anarchists saying that. A general in the Swedish military said exactly the same thing: in a catastrophe, the most important thing is social relations. So anything that builds resilient social relations is a step towards having...
