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,KALI ,AKUNO ON ,MOVEM5T ,LESSONS FROM ,JACKSON 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ADAM ,WEAV] 

,AU?OR 3 ,KALI ,AKUNO 

,TEXT 3 

,9TRODUCTION BY ,ADAM ,WEAV] 

,PL$G+ TO MAKE ,JACKSON BECOME 0! MO/ RADICAL CITY ON ! PLANET10 ! ,JULY #bag ELECTION ( ,*OKWE ,ANT> ,LUMUMBA AS ,MAYOR ( ,JACKSON1 ,MISSISSIPPI IS BY MANY ACC\NTS AN 9SPIRATION AS TO ! ABILITY ( ! LEFT TO CRITICALLY 5GAGE 9 SOCIAL *ANGE ?R\< ELECT$ (FICE4 ,BY NO MEANS AN ISOLAT$ EF=T1 ,LUMUMBA'S ELECTION IS ! RESULT ( DECADES ( BASE BUILD+ & SOCIAL MOVEM5T GR[?1 MO/ NOTABLY HI<LI<T$ 9 !IR USE ( COMMUNITY ASSEMBLIES & ! WORK ( ,COOP]ATION ,JACKSON1 :I* PROMOTES ! CREATION ( WORK] COOP]ATIVES4 

,! ORIG9S ( ! CAMPAIGN >E ROOT$ 9 ! POLITICS ( ,BLACK SELF-DET]M9ATION & IS SPELL$ \T 9 ! ,JACKSON-,KU% ,PLAN 7REF]R$ TO AS ! ,J-,K ,PLAN7 =MULAT$ FROM #bd ?R\< #ba BY ! ,MALCOLM ,X ,GRASSROOTS ,MOVEM5T & ,NEW ,AFRIKAN ,PEOPLE'S ,ORGANIZATION4 ,! ,PLAN LAID \T AN ANALYSIS & A COLLECTIVE MODEL :I* WAS BAS$ ON ?REE PILL>S3 BUILD+ PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLIES = GRASSROOTS DECISION MAK+1 BUILD+ AN 9DEP5D5T ,BLACK POLITICAL P>TY2 & BUILD+ A SOLID>ITY ECONOMY4 ,MO/ IMPORTANT ?\< IS ?AT ! PLAN WAS V]Y EXPLICIT ?AT ELECTORAL EF=TS W\LD BE 0ON A LIMIT$ SCALE0 & ?AT ! FOCUS ON POPUL> ASSEMBLIES1 BUILD+ AUTONOM\S & DUAL P[] 9/ITUTIONS 0IS PRIM>Y40 

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,BUT S9CE LA/ YE>'S ELECTION VICTORY NOT ALL HAS GONE AS PLANN$4 ,KALI ,AKUNO1 ONE ( ! KEY FIGURES )9 ! ,JACKSON MOVEM5T1 HAS BE5 RAIS+ CRITICAL QUE/IONS ( ! ROLE ( ELECTORAL POLITICS 9 ! MOVEM5T4 ,(T5 DO+ 9T]VIEWS & SPEAK+ 5GAGEM5TS HI<LI<T+ ORGANIZ+ EF=TS 9 ,JACKSON1 ,AKUNO IS A KEY FIGURE ( ,COOP]ATION ,JACKSON1 ONE ( ! PRIM>Y AU?ORS ( ! ,JACKSON-,KU% ,PLAN & CO$ITOR ( ! BOOK ,JACKSON ,RIS+3 ,! ,/RUGGLE = ,ECONOMIC ,DEMOCRACY & ,BLACK ,SELF-,DET]M9ATION 9 ,JACKSON1 ,MISSISSIPPI4 

,AS ,AKUNO WROTE 9 ,NOVEMB] #bag = ,BLACK ,AG5DA ,REPORT1 ! ELECTORAL FOCUS WAS 9T5D$ TO BE 0ADJUNCT COMPON5T ( A BROAD] OBJECTIVE 444 TO BUILD A TRANS=MATIVE1 ANTI-COLONIAL P[] FROM ! GR\ND UP ?R\< ! ,PEOPLE'S ,ASSEMBLY AS AN AUTONOM\S VEHICLE ( SELF-GOV]NANCE10 BUT ! REALITY IS ?AT 0?IS UND]/&+ HAS BE5 LO/ OR IGNOR$1 & EV5 MORE DISAPPO9T+1 HAS NOT REALLY BE5 PURSU$ BY ! =CES CLAIM+ ADH]5CE TO ! ,J-,K ,PLAN40 

,HE CONT9UES HIS CRITICISM >\ND ! N>RATIVE ?AT HAS BE5 PROMOT$ )9 ! L>G] LEFT1 ONE ?AT HE CALLS A 0MISPLAC$ HOPE0 ?AT IS 0SADLY BE+ EMPLOY$ TO PROP UP LIB]AL NOTIONS AB\T ! UTILITY ( ELECTORAL POLITICS TO ! .<BROAD].> LEFT 444.<& :I*.> UPHOLD & PROMOTE ! FALSE NOTION ?AT CAPITALISM CAN BE TAM$ & RE=M$ ?R\< ELECTORAL POLITICS40 

,MORE TR\BL+ = SOCIAL MOVEM5T WORK 9 ,JACKSON IS ?AT ! ,LUMUMBA ADM9I/RATION HAS COME TO P[] AT A MOM5T :]E ! LOCAL GOV]NM5T FACES :AT ,AKUNO CALLS A 0,SYRIZA TRAP40 ,?IS IS A DYNAMIC (T5 FAC$ BY ! LEFT 9 P[] :]EBY IT IS =C$ TO ADM9I/] ! V]Y AU/]ITY !Y F\<T TO OPPOSE4 ,CURR5TLY 9 ,JACKSON1 AS ,BRUCE ,DIXON WRITES1 ! C5TRAL BUS9ESS DI/RICT IS N[ UND] /ATE CONTROL1 ! PRIVATIZATION ( ITS S*OOLS1 ! WAT] SY/EM & ! DE/RUCTION ( BLACK NEI<BORHOODS = DEVELOPM5T DEVELOPM5T PROJECTS IS 0NE>LY IMM95T10 & AN 0EM]G5CY MANAGEM5T REGIME COM+ TO /RIP ELECT$ CITY GOV]NM5T ( ! ABILITY TO DO MU* ( ANY?+ )\T APPROVAL FROM BANK]S0 IS LIKELY TO BE IMPOS$4 ,:AT WILL COME ( ?IS REMA9S TO BE SE54 

,H[EV]1 ! KEY QUE/ION IS ?AT ( ! USE ( ELECTORAL POLITICS TO ADVANCE SOCIAL MOVEM5TS & 9 A REC5T ,LABOR ,NOTES PANEL PRES5TATION 7TRANSCRIPT BEL[7 ,KALI ,AKUNO /ATES ! DYNAMIC 9 UNAMBIGU\S T]MS3 0,I ?9K ! SOCIAL MOVEM5T DEVELOPM5T WORK ?AT GOT US TO ?IS PO9T1 ,I ?9K IS GRADUALLY BE+ ]OD$ & !N SIDEL9$ & !RE'S MU* MORE ( AN EMPHASIS BE+ PLAC$ ON N[ ON H[ TO SU/A9 \RSELVES 9 (FICE40 ,AS ,KALI WROTE 9 ,BLACK ,AG5DA ,REPORT ! FOCUS ON W9N+ ELECTIONS 0NEGATES ! PURSUIT ( AUTONOM\S P[]1 ! EXECUTION ( A RADICAL PROGRAM1 & ! BUILD+ ( A REVOLUTION>Y VEHICLE40 

,) ?AT SAID1 ! WID] LEFT IS WISE TO TAKE A GREAT PAUSE & CRITICAL EXAM9ATION BE=E US+ ,JACKSON AS AN ELECTORAL MODEL TO BE EMULAT$4 ,?IS /RATEGY IS A WELL-WORN PA? & SOME?+ >\ND :I* WE SUGGE/ ! RADICAL LEFT %\LD RI<TLY BE W>Y4 

0,DO+ ,POLITICS ,DIFF]5TLY0 ,PANEL ,DISCUSSION ,PRES5TATION BY ,KALI ,AKUNO 

#bah ,LABOR ,NOTES ,CONF]5CE1 ,SATURDAY1 ,APRIL #g1 #bah 

,NOTE3 ,DUE TO AUDIO ISSUES ! OP5+ #c-#f SECONDS ( ! PRES5TATION W]E NOT RECORD$4 ,AKUNO /AT$ ?AT :ILE HE HAD PREP>$ COMM5TS = ! PRES5TATION ! O!R SPEAK]S PRIOR TO HIM RAIS$ IMPORTANT ISSUES ?AT HE FELT %\LD BE DEBAT$4 

,N[ :AT DOES IT ALL MEAN8 ,9 \R CASE 9 ,JACKSON1 & ,I'M GO+ TO SPEAK = MYSELF1 BECAUSE WE >E 9 A PLACE RI<T N[ :]E !RE'S AN 9T5SE LEVEL ( DEBATE )9 ! MOVEM5T ITSELF AB\T :AT IS ! WAY =W>D1 :AT >E ! /RATEGIES & TACTICS TO MOVE :AT \R PR9CIPAL AIMS & OBJECTIVE >E8 ,& !RE'S A FUNDAM5TAL QUE/ION3 ,>E WE /ILL ON ! SAME PAGE AB\T :AT ! FUNDAM5TAL AIMS & OBJECTIVES >E8 

,SPEAK+ = MYSELF1 AS ONE ( ! KEY ?9K]S & FRAM]S ( ! PROJECT .<! ,JACKSON-,KU% ,PLAN.> = :ATEV] ?AT'S WOR?1 = ME1 />T+ ) ?AT NOTION ?AT ! SY/EM AS ITS CON/RUCT$ AS IT'S BE5 SET UP S9CE ! F\ND+ ( ! SETTL]-COLONIAL PROJECT1 IS 9H]5TLY A REACTION>Y PROJECT & CANNOT & W\LD NOT T5D T[>DS DEMOCRACY4 ,SO ?AT'S ! BASIS FROM :]E ,I />T$ FROM & FROM :I* !SE POLITICS EM]G$ FROM4 

,SO ! FIR/ PIECE IS1 ,I'M PU%+ TO TRY TO CREATE AS MU* DEMOCRATIC SPACE AS POSSIBLE = ! SOCIAL MOVEM5T )\T NECESS>ILY ! EXPECTATION ?AT W9N+ (FICE OR EV5 TRY+ TO ACCOMPLI% C]TA9 RE=MS IS ACTUALLY GO+ TO GET ME :]E ,I'M TRY+ TO GO4 

,! SOCIAL MOVEM5T 9 COMMUNITIES ACTUALLY DEVELOP+ ! CAPACITY TO GOV]N !MSELVES IS MORE ! F9AL AIM & ,I ?9K A LOT ( TIMES ELECTORAL POLITICS GETS 9 ! WAY ( US REALLY AIM+ & PU%+ \RSELVES & ?OSE :O WE LOVE1 & WORK )1 & LIVE )1 T[>DS ?AT O!R DIRECTION4 ,& ,I W\LD >GUE ?AT SOME ( \R ELECTORAL PURSUITS HAVE VE]$ US AWAY FROM ?AT 9 ,JACKSON AS WELL1 AT LEA/ 9 ?IS CURR5T IT]ATION ( ! POLITICS ( ! LA/ C\PLE ( MON?S1 OR LA/ TWO OR ?REE YE>S ,I W\LD SAY4 

,?AT SAID WE'VE LAID \T A C\PLE ( ?+S LIKE ! F\R SOLUTIONS .<REF]5CE TO A PREVI\S PANELI/'S DISCUSSION ( F\R RESPONSES TO TACKL+ ISSUES >\ND /ATE P[].> & ,I ?9K ?AT WAS A GOOD SUMMATION4 ,9 \R CASE ,I ?9K WE'VE TRI$ TO DO ! BOTTOM ?REE1 TWO1 ?REE & F\R .<:I* >E TO =EGO ELECTORAL POLITICS OR USE AN 0OCCUPY MODEL20 R$UCE IMPORTANCE ( ELECT$ (FICIALS & BUILD ALT]NATIVES2 & BUILD DIFF]5T RELATION%IPS BETWE5 ELECT$ (FICIALS & MOVEM5TS.> & TRI$ TO DO !M ALL SIMULTANE\SLY & ,I ?9K WE HAVE AN UNEV5 RECORD 9 ?AT REG>D4 ,& \R PROJECT IF Y\ LOOK AT IT1 P>TICUL>LY LOOK+ AT ! ,JACKSON-,KU% ,PLAN1 ,I ?9K Y\'LL CLE>LY SEE ! \TL9E ( ! TWO1 ?REE & F\R ?AT WE W]E TRY+ TO WORK ON & BUILD4 ,! CRITICAL PIECE HAS ALWAYS BE5 :O & :AT %\LD BE 9 ! LEAD8 ,?AT'S A QUE/ION ?AT WE HAVE /RUGGL$ )4 

,AT ?IS PO9T ,I W\LD HONE/LY HAVE TO SAY ?AT ! DOM9ANT =CES BO? 9T]NALLY & EXT]NALLY HAVE BE5 >\ND ELECTORAL POLITICS1 & ,I ?9K ?AT ?AT'S AN ]ROR4 ,?IS IS ,KALI SPEAK+1 & ,I ?9K ?AT ?AT'S AN ]ROR4 ,I ?9K ! SOCIAL MOVEM5T DEVELOPM5T WORK ?AT GOT US TO ?IS PO9T ,I ?9K IS GRADUALLY BE+ ]OD$ & !N SIDEL9$ & !RE'S MU* MORE ( AN EMPHASIS BE+ PLAC$ N[ ON H[ TO SU/A9 \RSELVES 9 (FICE1 H[ TO BUILD ALLIANCES ?AT WILL 5ABLE MORE ( \R C&IDATES TO BE ABLE TO RETA9 !MSELVES 9 (FICE4 ,9 ! WAKE ( ?OSE COMPROMISES -- & 9 EFFECT ?AT'S :AT !Y >E ,I W\LD >GUE -- AS Y\ MAKE ?OSE TYPES ( COMPROMISES Y\ WILL W9D UP JETTISON+ MORE & MORE ( Y\R PROGRAM4 ,! CRITICAL PIECE PROBABLY ( :AT Y\'RE ASK+ .<REF]S TO A QUE/ION FROM ! AUDI5CE.> IS ,I ?9K ?AT \R DEVELOPM5T 9 ?IS DAY & AGE ( A CLE> PROGRAM ?AT WE CAN RALLY WORK+ CLASS & OPPRESS$ >\ND IS FUNDAM5TAL & PRIM>Y3 F> MORE SO ?AN PURSU+ OR EV5 TRY+ TO ELECT PEOPLE TO (FICE4 

,BECAUSE !RE'S /ILL ! FUNDAM5TAL QUE/ION ( :]E >E WE TRY+ TO GO1 :I* IS DIFF]5T ?AN :AT WE ?9K IS POSSIBLE4 ,& ,I WANT TO POSE ?AT V]Y CLE>LY & DI/9CTLY AS TWO DIFF]5T ?+S4 ,I ?9K :5 WE MOVE \R 5GAGEM5T TO :AT WE ?9K IS POSSIBLE WE MOVE \R POLITICS )9 ! LIMITS ( ! SY/EM AS IT EXI/S & >5'T LOOK+ TO PU% BEYOND :AT EXI/S4 ,& ,I ?9K WE CLE>LY LIVE 9 AN ]A :]E1 /RAI<T UP1 ! WORLD ?AT ! ,U,S WAS ABLE TO IMPOSE UPON ! WORLD AFT] ,W,W,I,I -- ?AT WORLD IS CRUMBL+1 IT'S CRUMBL+ FA/ & CRUMBL+ H>D4 ,& UNLIKE MANY PEOPLE ,I DON'T ?9K ,TRUMP'S ELECTION WAS AN AB]RATION4 ,:OEV] WAS GO+ TO BE 9 (FICE ?IS T]M1 :E!R !Y W]E GO+ TO BE AN \TRI<T RACI/1 OR NOT1 WAS /ILL GO+ TO HAVE TO WORK ON R5EGOTIAT+ ! T]MS ( EMPIRE4 ,?AT WAS GO+ TO HAVE TO BE DONE -- CAPITAL DICTATES ?AT1 NOT ANY ( ! POLITICIANS !MSELVES4 ,SO SOMEBODY WAS GO+ TO HAVE TO DO ! DIRTY JOB ( GETT+ ! ,N,A,T,O P>TN]S TO COV] MORE ( ! MONEY4 ,CAN WE R5EGOTIATE T]MS ( TRADE ) ,*9A & CAN WE REPOSITION ! WORLD >\ND CLIMATE *ANGE 9 A P>TICUL> WAY TO DO C]TA9 TYPES ( (FSETS & F9ANCIAL FL[S8 ,?AT WAS ON ! AG5DA P]IOD1 REG>DLESS ( :O WAS GO+ TO SIT 9 ?AT SEAT BO? 9 ! PRESID5CY & ! TWO DIFF]5T /RUCTURES ( ! SUPPOS$ LEGISLATIVE BRAN*1 :I* DOESN'T REALLY DO ?AT MU* ANYMORE4 

,?AT REORGANIZATION WAS GO+ TO BE =C$ UPON US ANYWAY4 ,! QUE/ION IS H[ DO WE BEG9 TO BUILD A POLITICS ?AT EXCE$S ?AT & UND]/&S ! LIMITATIONS & UND]/&S ! *ALL5GES ?AT EXI/ RI<T N[ >E ACTUALLY1 ,I W\LD POSE TO US1 KEY OPPORTUNITIES IF WE ALL[ \R IMAG9ATION TO SEE IT ?AT WAY8 ,RI<T N[ ,I ?9K ! BIGGE/ *ALL5GE ?AT WE HAVE IS WE KN[ !RE >E MILLIONS ( PEOPLE 9 ?IS C\NTRY :O >E PISS$ (F1 RI<TE\SLY PISS$ (F3 DO WE HAVE ! ABILITY TO REA* !M8 ,DO WE HAVE ! ABILITY TO (F] !M A PROGRAM ?AT SPEAKS TO !IR IMM$IATE 9T]E/S & T[>DS A BETT] FUTURE8 ,?AT IS TO ME ! CRITICAL PIECE ?AT WE DON'T HAVE A CONS5SUS UPON & ,I ?9K SOME ( ! LIMITATION IS \R [N IMAG9ATION & WE'RE /ILL /UCK TRY+ TO FIGURE \T H[ TO GET ! MO/ \T ( ! PRES5T SY/EM AS OPPOS$ TO LET IT DIE1 LET'S CREATE ! NEW1 :AT DO WE NE$ TO DO TO ?9K DO WE ORGANIZE \RSELVES TO GET TO ?AT PO9T4 ,& ,I ?9K ?AT'S A DEEP]1 FUNDAM5TAL QUE/ION ,I WANT TO SEE US LOOK AT4 

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