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Chris Dixon @withmovements.bsky.social · 9h

Here's more excellent content from Long-Haul Magazine (@long-haul-mag.bsky.social)! Chicago teacher-activist Anne Carlson thoughtfully describes her own trajectory as a union activist and shares key lessons she has learned.

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From the Basement to the Boycott | Long-Haul Mag

Anne Carlson

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Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition) @shaneburley.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Latest from me: I look at the case of the #minneapolis15, organizers charged with conspiracy to injure an officer that largely doesn’t seem to have occurred. Their community had rallied behind them in what can be a model for jail support in the face of authoritarian repression.

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The Leveller @theleveller.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The Doug Ford government plans to expand prisons and put more people in them. We describe current conditions at an #Ottawa centre and what the future will look like under A Safer #Ontario - it's inhumane treatment. Read our comment: leveller.ca/2026/09/how-... #ottpoli #ottnews #onpoli #onnews

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How “A Safer Ontario” Isn’t Working at Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre - The Leveller

By Mackenzie Plumb & Elizabeth Venczel The Ford government continues to push forward with their campaign to create “A Safer Ontario,”, promoting their efforts to build and fill jail cells by clearing ...

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Radical Events Ottawa @rad-events-ottawa.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Coming up in Ottawa - a trivia fundraiser for Cuba, zine making at the Ottawa Trans Library, a march for Gaza, and much more! www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/

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Chris Dixon @withmovements.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Paul Messersmith-Glavin interviewed me about FOR THE LONG HAUL for @truthout.org. One tip I share: "Saying no to some things and setting priorities isn’t actually wrong. It helps us be more focused and effective. It doesn’t guarantee our success, but it increases our chances of winning more often."

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A Lifelong Organizer Shares Lessons on Sustaining Activism for the Long Haul

Organizer Chris Dixon discusses how we can sustain our collective efforts over years of social and political struggle.

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Sad Francisco @sadfrancisco.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Kate Raphael and Deeg Gold on what led to the split of the notorious AIDS direct action group, ACT UP, in San Francisco. On the new Sad Francisco ep. #queeractivism #aidsactivism #womensmovement

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Chris Dixon @withmovements.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Many thanks to @johncke.bsky.social for this thoughtful review of FOR THE LONG HAUL! I especially appreciate the crucial questions he raises about the structural impediments we face in building radical movements.

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Radical Events Ottawa @rad-events-ottawa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Coming up - the National Day of Truth & Reconciliation, a webinar on Canada's responsibility in Sudan, a double book launch with the theme "Changing Gender, Making Worlds," a roundtable on feminist responses to carceral policies in the Americas, & much more! www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/

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Convergence Magazine @convergencemag.com · 27/08/2026

For Watani Stiner, accountability for tragedy isn’t about who pulled the trigger, but how he contributed to a culture that made it possible. convergencemag.com/articles/lea...

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Learning from COINTELPRO’s Survivors: Accountability and Repair

For Watani Stiner, accountability for tragedy isn’t about who pulled the trigger, but how he contributed to a culture that made it possible.

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Chris Dixon @withmovements.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This excerpt includes shout-outs to @suzysubways.bsky.social, @politicaleducation.bsky.social, Helen Hudson, Pat Hussain, and Southerners on New Ground.

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Chris Dixon @withmovements.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

My book FOR THE LONG HAUL is out now from @akpress.org and @btlbooks.com! I am honored that @literaryhub.bsky.social is running this excerpt on the importance of radical organizing with intention and steadiness.

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Chris Dixon @withmovements.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

My book FOR THE LONG HAUL: HOW TO STAY IN THE FIGHT FOR A BETTER WORLD is now out! In the U.S., order from @akpress.org and in Canada, order from @btlbooks.com. Find all the info at www.writingwithmovements.com/long-haul/

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Between the Lines @btlbooks.com · 22/09/2026

Happy publication day to For the Long Haul: How to Stay in For A Better World! In this remarkable text, Chris Dixon ( @withmovements.bsky.social ) addresses the question of how to sustain long-term involvement in transformative social movements. Learn more: btlbooks.com/book/for-the... #BookSky

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For the Long Haul

How to Stay in the Fight for a Better World.

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Chris Dixon @withmovements.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Heather Berg (@drheatherberg.bsky.social) channels the brilliance of radical sex worker theorizing in this interview! Give it a listen and then preorder her book: dukeupress.edu/notes-from-t...

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Notes from the Sex Worker Left: Lumpen Theory

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Radical Events Ottawa @rad-events-ottawa.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Coming up: Carrying the weekend's Climate March vibes into also questioning militarism, two fabulous book launches, grief work, the politics of the Arctic, fundraising, harm reduction, gardens, and so much more. See you out there! www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/

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Events Archive - Punch Up Collective

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 17/09/2026

NEW WRITING 👀 I finally got my shit together and wrote a little newsletter about the Spectrum of Allies which is a helpful exercise and a better theory of change than "nobody with a bad point of view can ever change their mind" Please read and use and share the links within!!!

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The Spectrum of Allies is Better than Pessimistic Binaries

A theory and tool that can help you rethink the work head

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Chris Dixon @withmovements.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I'm really looking forward to speaking with @shirip.bsky.social at this book launch event on October 28th in Toronto! Many thanks to @btlbooks.com and Upping the Anti for organizing it!

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AK Press @akpress.org · 16/09/2026

"We don’t go from being alone to being suddenly part of mass movements instantaneously. What we do is we find the people around us with whom we can build, and we slowly get to it." — @withmovements.bsky.social in an interview about his forthcoming book, 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘏𝘢𝘶𝘭 mediacoop.ca/node/119372

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How to Stay in the Fight for a Better World, with Chris Dixon

In this difficult political moment, many of us are asking serious questions about how to get and stay involved in struggles for social justice and collective liberation. In his new book, For the Long ...

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Scott Neigh @scottneigh.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Check out my interview with long-time organizer and writer @withmovements.bsky.social about his book, *For the Long Haul: How to Stay in the Fight for a Better World*, out next week from @akpress.org and @btlbooks.com: mediacoop.ca/node/119372

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Against the Grain @radioagainst.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Why do poor rural people vote for Republicans even after they slash funding for Medicaid and close rural hospitals? @mshepruralpolitics.bsky.social describes how conservative elites built support for cuts by claiming such programs only help city dwellers and people of color. kpfa.org/episode/agai...

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Why Do Rural Poor People Support the GOP? | KPFA

Why do poor, often sick, rural people vote for Republicans even after they slash funding for Medicaid and close rural hospitals? Michael Shepherd describes how conservative politicians and media have ...

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Radical Events Ottawa @rad-events-ottawa.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Okay Ottawa, we're glad you rested up this weekend because there are more than 20 things scheduled over the next two weeks, everything from resisting renovictions to climate justice, migrant justice, art, anti-militarism and much more: www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/

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Events Archive - Punch Up Collective

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Chris Dixon @withmovements.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Before listening to this interview with Carla Kaplan, I had never heard of Jessica Mitford. Her life is wild and inspiring!

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Truthout @truthout.org · 12/08/2026

A Minnesota defendant warns that authoritarian governments can criminalize effective, lawful organizing, as prosecutors cite meeting moderation, fundraising, social-media posts, and Signal chats as conspiracy evidence.

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Authoritarians Will Target Effective Legal Organizing, Minnesota Defendant Warns

Minnesota defendants charged with conspiracy are alleged to have moderated meetings and posted on social media.

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Chris Dixon @withmovements.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Next month I'll be in Montreal to launch FOR THE LONG HAUL: HOW TO STAY IN THE FIGHT FOR A BETTER WORLD! Find all the info here: www.concordia.ca/cuevents/art... Many thanks for my publishers, @btlbooks.com and @akpress.org, and to @socialjusticecu.bsky.social for hosting!

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Chris Dixon @withmovements.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

An excellent interview with David McNally!

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Chris Dixon @withmovements.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Yep, I am not a crypto bro! I am an activist and social movement historian.

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Radical Events Ottawa @rad-events-ottawa.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Upcoming radical events in Ottawa and online - Monday, September 7th, 2026 edition: www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar...

Three swallows flying with the words 'Radical Events Ottawa'.

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Chris Dixon @withmovements.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I'm delighted to share that I will be traveling regionally to speak at a few launches for my book this fall. If you're in one of these cities, I would love to see you and hear your thoughts about long-haul organizing!

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journalspectre.bsky.social @journalspectre.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

spectrejournal.com/race-democra... Rafael Khachaturian talks with Michael Gorup about his book The Counterrevolutionary Shadow ( @univpressofkansas.bsky.social ) and the constitutive role racism has played in US "democracy."

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Race, Democracy, and the Politics of Counterrevolution in the United States – Spectre Journal

Rafael Khachaturian talks with Michael Gorup about the constitutive role racism has played in US "democracy."

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Chris Dixon @withmovements.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Do yourself a favor and listen to this excellent interview with longtime labor organizer Ellen David Friedman. She offers hard-won insights that are relevant to pretty much all kinds of organizing!

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Chris Dixon @withmovements.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Ottawa friends: I invite you to my FOR THE LONG HAUL book kick-off event on Tuesday, September 22! I'm excited to do this on the official publication day of the book, a joint production of @akpress.org and @btlbooks.com. Find all of the info here: www.eventbrite.com/e/for-the-lo...

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Against the Grain @radioagainst.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Why have so many people given up on the climate fight? Diana Stuart examines how fatalism about the climate emergency has been shaped by the erroneous assumption that, if we exceed 1.5C of global heating, we’ve passed the point of no return. kpfa.org/episode/agai... @uofmpress.bsky.social

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Against Climate Doomism | KPFA

As mega-fires rage around the world, why have so many people given up on the climate fight? Environmental sociologist Diana Stuart examines how fatalism about addressing the climate emergency has been...

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Radical Events Ottawa @rad-events-ottawa.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Upcoming radical events in Ottawa and online - August 31st, 2026 edition: www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar...

Two owls discussing the Radical Events Ottawa listserv.

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Chris Dixon @withmovements.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Yotam Marom: "Every day, little by little, we can just be a little more honest, even when it is hard — about our groups, ourselves, each other, our fears and doubts, our hopes and dreams, the stakes, our plans."

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Radical Events Ottawa @rad-events-ottawa.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Coming up in Ottawa - the Ottawa Trans March, the Ottawa Dyke March, a launch event for a new grassroots migrant organization, International Overdose Awareness Day, the showing of an anti-imperialist film, and much more! www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/

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Labor Notes @labornotes.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

As major unions like the UFCW and SEIU consider committing serious resources to support a broader effort to organize Amazon, there is a lot to learn from another ambitious union campaign: SEIU’s Fight for 15, write organizers Rand Wilson and Peter Olney labornotes.org/blogs/2026/0...

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Viewpoint: What Amazon Workers Can Learn from the Successes (and Failures) of the Fight for 15

If the labor movement is to maintain and raise standards, then we must organize Amazon—one of the largest employers and most powerful corporations in the U.S. today. Already thousands of Amazon worker...

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Chris Dixon @withmovements.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I believe @tonyadavidson.bsky.social's book *Ottawology* is essential reading for activists and organizers in Ottawa, on unceded Algonquin territory. In reading it, I learned so much about the histories of struggle that have shaped - and continue to shape - the place where I live and organize.

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Ottawology

Ottawology offers an original, accessible sociological account of social structures, socialities, ecologies, and everyday life in Ottawa.

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Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition) @shaneburley.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

New from me: @neveragainactn.bsky.social is building an immigrant solidarity movement rooted in Jewish values and tradition.

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Chris Dixon @withmovements.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Check out this outstanding interview with @edgeofsports.bsky.social! I'm really looking forward to reading his biography of Howard Zinn!

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Radical Events Ottawa @rad-events-ottawa.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Coming up in Ottawa - a Palestine solidarity teach-in and art build, a queer experimental music and poetry event, an anti-Fifa soccer tournament, the Ottawa Trans March, International Overdose Awareness Day, and much more! www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/

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Radical Events Ottawa @rad-events-ottawa.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Upcoming radical events in Ottawa, starting Monday Aug 10, 2026 www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar...

Two bees on a sunflower talking about the REO List. One says “Hey friend, any good stuff coming up in Ottawa this week” The other bee responds “Let’s check out the Radical Events Ottawa List!”

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Chris Dixon @withmovements.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

There's so much great stuff in the latest issue of Hammer and Hope. I particularly appreciated this piece from @hadasthier.bsky.social about resistance to ICE!

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