Author: Chris

It was so meaningful to join the Green and Red Podcast to talk about the the mass direct action protests that successfully shut down the World Trade Organization ministerial in Seattle in 1999. I particularly appreciated the chance to reflect on the legacy of the protests 25 years later in…

Care has become a hot topic in recent years. My sense is that the COVID pandemic, growing economic desperation, and the widespread experiences of exhausted and overburdened parents have especially contributed to this surge in interest. But whatever the precise reasons, there has been a lot of chatter about care…

One of the developments on the radical left that I have found most inspiring in recent years is the rapid growth of sharp thinking about the social organization of caregiving. In all of this thinking, I have been most excited about family abolition—a political project that challenges the family form…

Canadian Dimension just posted this piece, my latest “writing with movements” column. I’m re-posting it here. The Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) has announced its formal end. On May 13, 2023, OCAP’s Annual General Meeting formally voted to retire the organization and put its remaining resources toward anti-poverty struggles in…

“Cultivating a Long View,” my article published in the most recent issue of Upping the Anti, is now freely available on their website! Here’s an excerpt from my article: At its core, a long view is a set of habits of thinking and acting based on a particular understanding of…

Upping the Anti just published my new article “Cultivating a Long View.” Subscribe here to access my piece and all of the other great contents in the new issue! Here’s an excerpt from my article: Holding a long view means recognizing our obligations to both the past and the future.…

Canadian Dimension just posted this piece, my latest “writing with movements” column. I’m re-posting it here. The last few decades have seen regular debates on the left that counterpose “activism” and “organizing.” Long-time abolitionist organizer Mariame Kaba has recently laid this out plainly, contending that “activists are folks who are…

Briarpatch Magazine just published this interview with me by Jen Gobby. I’m re-posting it here. On December 8, 2021, Research for the Front Lines hosted an online Q&A session with long-time activist, writer, and educator Chris Dixon. Research for the Front Lines is a new initiative that brings together grassroots…

Canadian Dimension just posted this piece, my latest “writing with movements” column. I’m re-posting it here. “How many people around us have burnt out, are depressed or completely overwhelmed by our struggles and family life?” ask organizers Rushdia Mehreen and Pascale Brunet. Reckoning with depletion in activist circles, Politics &…

It was such a delight to join the Anarres Project for Alternative Futures for this wide-ranging conversation about the current landscape of the radical left in North America and prospects for transformative movements today! We discussed many topics that are close to my heart, including developing robust movement ecosystems, cultivating…