We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Thursday, May 1, 2014

Five Inspiring Struggles to Celebrate on May Day

Click here to access articles by various authors posted on Reflections on a Revolution.

The link takes you to "Yue Yuen: wildcat strikes and labor struggles in China" which is one of five articles in this remarkable collection, with the remaining four listed and linked to in the article. They are all about workers taking actions to improve their lives by organizing protests and taking over enterprises.