Black Flags and Windmills
Hope, Anarchy, and the Common Ground Collective
Ranked #39 in Anarchism
When both levees and governments failed in New Orleans in the fall of 2005, scott crow headed into the political storm, cofounding a relief effort called the Common Ground Collective. In the absence of local government, FEMA, and the Red Cross, this unusual volunteer organization, based on “solidarity not charity,“ built medical clinics, set up food and water distribution, and created community gardens. They also resisted home demolitions, white militias, police brutality, and FEMA incompetence side by side with the people of New Orleans.
Crow’s vivid memoir maps the intertwining of his... more
Crow’s vivid memoir maps the intertwining of his... more
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