A similar excerpt was first published in The New Inquiry in March 2018. Capitalism, colonialism and heteropatriarchy make us sick. Are our responses healing us? Are our actions generating wellbeing for others? Or are we unintentionally reproducing the kind of relationships that made us sick in the first place? —Zainab Amadahy[1] Puritanism, in whatever expression, …
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Feeling Powers Growing: An Interview with Silvia Federici
This interview with Silvia Federici was conducted in early 2016 by carla bergman and Nick Montgomery for Joyful Militancy. For this interview we (Nick and carla) sent a ‘preamble’ outlining some of the ideas behind our book project, and had a conversation with based on the themes of our book and Federici's other work. Silvia Federici: …
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Friendship is a root of freedom
To become what we need to each other, and to find power in friendship, is to become dangerous. --anonymous [1] I have a circle of friends and family with whom I am radically vulnerable and trust deeply – we call it coevolution through friendship. --adrienne maree brown [2] These are not just words; they are clues and …
Happiness is bullshit
Happiness is not joy. Under capitalism, happiness is a duty and unhappiness is a disorder. Companies increasingly sell happy experiences instead of products: happiness is a relaxing vacation on the beach, an intense night at the bar, a satisfying drink on a hot day, or contented retirement. As workers, we are expected to find happiness …
Intro to Joyful Militancy
This book is an attempt to amplify some quiet conversations that have been happening for a long time, about the connections between resisting and thriving, about how we relate to each other in radical movements today, and about some of the barriers to collective transformation.
Joyful Militancy 