Monthly Archives: July 2008

Students have a unique role to play in building dual power. Contemporary social movements have overlooked the capacity of the university and especially students to participate in building alternative institutions. Student organizing has chiefly taken place in a vacuum, outside … Continue reading →

Dual power was a phrase coined by Lenin, referring to alternative revolutionary institutions functioning in competition with the institutions of the established power. In his work, “The Dual Power,” he outlined the basic qualities of a people’s dual power, first … Continue reading →

Methodology and Epistemology of a Neighborhood Social Map Catalysts serve to spark organizing in new and important directions, overcoming the inertia of the old. A social map of our student neighborhoods aims to serve as the catalyst towards SDS engagement … Continue reading →

Removing radical politics from the exclusive grip of social scenes and subcultures to expand its appeal is a popular topic of discussion. What is often missing however is a clear understanding of how critical scenes are to the communication and … Continue reading →