Chris Dixon

Letters to Young Organizers: Loving Missives Across Time and Space In the fall of 2023, Kelly Hayes and Mariame Kaba facilitated an eight-week series of workshops with a cohort of young organizers. The training covered a number of topics, including relationship-build

Check out this zine of letters of advice from young organizers (plus two very wise older organizers) to other young organizers. I think there's lots to learn there, whatever our age and whatever role we play in movements. issuu.com/projectnia/d...

The Black Labor Movement | KPFA The struggle for labor across the color line has often been credited to white activists. However, as sociologist Cedric de Leon argues, the black labor movement, independently organized outside of the...

This interview with @prof-deleon.bsky.social on @kpfa.org is outstanding! Listening to this really deepened my appreciation for the Black left's role in the U.S. labor movement.

Coming up in Ottawa: an outdoor Indigenous film-screening, a dance party, a documentary and teach-in on Palestine, a rally to defend public health care, a public education event on the Algonquin Anishinaabeg of the Ottawa River Valley, and more! www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/

Much appreciation to @crimethinc.com for quickly assembling this report! There is a lot we can learn from the rapid response networks that people have built in the Minnesota to undermine ICE.

What the F**k Is to Be Done? Dandy Andy attempts to answer the question, How do we craft an anti-capitalist strategy for our current period? His discussion touches on the relationship between class analysis and intersectionality…

New on Three Way Fight: Dandy Andy attempts to answer the question, How do we craft an anti-capitalist strategy for our current period?

I am consistently grateful for Robin Kelley.

New from me, in conjunction with 8th Fire Rising and The Breach -- the first piece of a broader research project on anti-protest injunctions and the limits of access to justice.

Punch Up, my political collective, wrote this article to contribute to movement-wide discussions about sexual assault and other common forms of harm among activists. We make the case for building infrastructure - in group design, organizing practices, and organizational culture - to prevent harm.

Portland Grocery Workers Score Big First Contract Win Workers at the upscale grocery chain New Seasons have won a first contract, after more than three years of organizing. The contract covers 850 workers at the 10 stores in Portland, Oregon, that have j...

Workers at the upscale grocery chain New Seasons have won a first contract, after more than three years of organizing labornotes.org/2026/01/port... 1/5

Coming up in Ottawa: a rally for climate action, a trans story-telling event, an outdoor Indigenous film-screening, a dance party, a documentary on Palestine, a public education event on the Algonquin Anishinaabeg of the Ottawa River Valley, and more! www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/

“Everybody Showed Up”: Stunning Crowds at Minnesota Day of Strike and Shutdown Against ICE Extreme cold didn't stop the shutdown on Friday as some 100 faith leaders were arrested, residents stayed home from work, and an estimated 50,000 or more marched through downtown Minneapolis.

I'm not one for false optimism. But what I witnessed today in Minneapolis was tremendous, both in scale and exuberance. It was a stunning answer to the federal assault on Minnesota, a show of solidarity that gives us something to hold on to during times that are unforgiving.

Protesting Endless Wars | KPFA As the United States seizes control of Venezuela, what lessons can be drawn from the movement against the US occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq? Historian Jeremy Varon reflects on how the anti-war mo...

This interview on @kpfa.org with Jeremy Varon about the U.S. anti-war movement during the 2000s is timely and instructive! As the U.S. government escalates into expanded military interventions with devastating consequences, now is a good time to learn from past efforts to resist U.S. war-making.

A warning about civil liberties on Canadian university campuses Canadian universities are suspending students, cancelling events, and calling in police to suppress pro-Palestinian protest. What’s unfolding on campus is not about safety, but power: a coordinated er...

Free speech and academic freedom on Canadian campuses are under siege. Pro-Palestine students face suspensions, police harassment, and event cancellations. It's an alarming sign of creeping authoritarianism in higher education.

One bird in a line of flying birds on a blue and white background says “Hi friend! What radical events can I connect to this week in Ottawa?” Another bird in the line responds “Let’s check out the Radical Events Ottawa Listserv!”

Upcoming radical events in Ottawa and online, starting Jan 19, 2026 - actions and events with Free Transit Ottawa, Ottawa for Palestine, Seniors for Climate Action Now, Carleton Climate Commons, Ottawa Trans Library and more! www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar...

One bird in a line of flying birds on a blue and white background says “Hi friend! What radical events can I connect to this week in Ottawa?” Another bird in the line responds “Let’s check out the Radical Events Ottawa Listserv!”

Upcoming radical events in Ottawa and online starting Jan 12, 2026 - too many to summarize! Check 'em out www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar...

Learning from Myles Horton’s legendary career in social movements The famed educator and Highlander Folk School founder offers insights on living through the ups and downs of movement cycles.

My latest, now up at Waging Nonviolence: What we can learn from famed educator and Highlander Folk School founder Myles Horton about living through the ups and downs of social movements!

wagingnonviolence.org/2025/12/myle...

A black and white drawing of two owls talking to each other about the REO List

Upcoming radical events in Ottawa and online: Monday, January 5th, 2026 edition - ft. workshops, film screenings, emergency preparedness and more! www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar...

Winning the Reality War against Fascism and Ecological Collapse: Lessons from the Right’s Narrative Strategy - The Forge From the Overton Window to the Overton Sliding Door  If the 20th century taught the world about the dangers of fascism, the 21st century shows that those lessons can all too easily be distorted and er...

"Lying is too small a term to capture the grandiose ambition of the regime’s campaign of systematic deceit. It can be better understood as a concerted attack to rapidly shift what is politically possible by challenging reality itself."

New article from me in latest @forgeorganizing.bsky.social.

One bird in a line of flying birds on a blue and white background says “Hi friend! What radical events can I connect to this week in Ottawa?” Another bird in the line responds “Let’s check out the Radical Events Ottawa Listserv!”

Upcoming radical events in Ottawa and online - Monday, December 29th, 2025, edition. Ft. a fire station tour for disabled folks, the Ana Falastini tour, and a reading group: www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar...

Ashanti Alston is one of the elder radicals that has shown me that it is possible to grow older, stick around on the left, keep learning, and make genuine contributions - all with a spirit of joy and care. Check out this deeply reflective interview with him on @thedugoutpod.bsky.social!

Troops in Cities; Veterans Under Siege | KPFA Supporting members of the military to resist deployment has taken on a new urgency as Trump sends troops into American cities. Journalist Steve Early discusses the history of soldier organizing — incl...

With continuing military deployments in U.S. cities and Trump's military escalations abroad, I keep thinking about the lessons and insights in this excellent episode of Against the Grain.

One bird in a line of flying birds on a blue and white background says “Hi friend! What radical events can I connect to this week in Ottawa?” Another bird in the line responds “Let’s check out the Radical Events Ottawa Listserv!”

This week's round up of upcoming radical events - organizing for warming centers, fire station tour for disabled folks, Ana Falastini screening and more! www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar...

How the pro-Palestine movement is outsmarting the algorithms In response to systematic censorship by social media, Palestinians and their allies have built a playbook of tactics to beat the algorithm.

This is helpful, I think: wagingnonviolence.org/2025/12/pale...

Stepping Down, Looking Back | KPFA On the occasion of C. S. stepping down as regular co-host of Against the Grain after a 22-year run, he presents some reflections, reminiscences, and excerpts from cherished interviews.

As a longtime regular listener to Against the Grain on @kpfa.org, I have had so much appreciation for co-host C. S. Soong. I'm sad to see him go! But I'm also very glad that co-host Sasha Lilley is keeping this outstanding program going.

One bird in a line of flying birds on a blue and white background says “Hi friend! What radical events can I connect to this week in Ottawa?” Another bird in the line responds “Let’s check out the Radical Events Ottawa Listserv!”

A small but mighty list of upcoming radical events for Dec 14, 2025: Science for the People reading group, Psychic Death and Transitions, Fire Station Tour for the Disabled Community
www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar...

15 movement victories in 2025 you may not have heard about ⋆ The Breach From recognition of a Palestinian state, to tenant strikes, to a Youth Climate Corps, here are some of the political achievements of the past year

My annual look at social movement victories in so-called Canada is up! This year has been grim, but from tenants, to land defenders, to workers, to students, to all of the little victories related to Palestine, sometimes when we fight, we win. breachmedia.ca/15-movement-... #cdnpoli

Coming up in Ottawa: Palestine solidarity protest & sit-in at CBC, public lecture on human rights, an underground music show, a demonstration to demand warming centres, a reading group on science and social change, and more! www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/

Jen Angel - Snap Judgment Jen Angel is a beloved cupcake baker whose life was taken in a smash and grab gone wrong. Now a young man accused of the crime has his future hanging in the balance. Cries for justice, retribution and...

I'm glad I listened to this episode of Snap Judgment podcast. It's about the circumstances of my friend Jen Angel's death in 2023 and the restorative justice process that many of her close people admirably pursued in the aftermath.

What social movements can learn from the ‘innovator’s dilemma’ Organizers can borrow ideas from the business world about where to look for innovation, and how our movement ecology can make space for it.

Organizers can borrow ideas from the business world — such as an influential concept called the “innovator’s dilemma” — about where to look for innovation, and about how our movement ecology can make space for it.

Coming up in Ottawa!
Rally against Carleton's gag order, learn about the crisis in Sudan, hear critical analysis of the Gaza ceasefire deal, make zines at the Ottawa Trans Library, attend a launch event for a new book on slavery & capitalism, and much more! www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/