How is the concept of working-class autonomy — from capitalism and the state apparatus, from the official organizations of the Left (including political parties, nonprofit organizations, progressive religious groups, foundations, etc.) — indebted to Black and Brown liberation movements?
To begin to answer this question, we will revisit the early conversations between CLR James and others about the “autonomy” of black liberation, intertwining of Black liberation struggles and autonomist worker organizing in the lives and work of Grace Lee and Jimmy Boggs, and the relationships between black autoworkers and autonomists in Italy.
Speakers include Paul Buhle, Nico Pizzolato, Andrew Anastasi, Kevin Van Meter, and Scott Kurashige
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