EPISODE · Feb 15, 2023 · 56 MIN
Why Not Riot? w/ Ben Case; Plus Celebrating Jen Angel (G&R 210)
from Green & Red: Podcasts for Scrappy Radicals · host Green and Red
There's a Riot Going On! We didn't talk to Sly Stone, we did even better. We talked with Ben Case (@benjamscase) the author of a provocative new book, “Street Rebellion: Resistance Beyond Violence and Nonviolence,” which challenges the long-time liberal insistence on non-violent and often non-aggressive protest and makes a case that riots are another tactic to be used by the Left. This is a debate that's been ongoing in Left circles for a long, long time and Ben Case makes a compelling argument that by pledging "non-violence" we let the ruling class know up front that we're not going to threaten it. Benjamin S. Case is an organizer, educator, and writer. He is a researcher at the Center for Work and Democracy and a fellow at the Resistance Studies Initiative. Case is based in Pittsburgh, PA. We also celebrate and mourn Jen Angel-publisher, writer, anarchist, radical media activist, baker, comrade to many and longtime friend and co-conspirator of Scott’s. -------------------------- Outro “Sainted Streets” by Casey Neill Links// Street Rebellion: Resistance Beyond Violence and Nonviolence (https://www.akpress.org/street-rebell...) Love and support for Jen Angel (https://bit.ly/3Ilguis) We Remember Jen Angel (https://bit.ly/3lyeKd7) Follow Green and Red// G&R Linktree: https://linktr.ee/greenandredpodcast Where you find all the good news about G&R: https://greenandredpodcast.org/ Support the Green and Red Podcast// Become a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast Or make a one time donation here: https://bit.ly/DonateGandR This is a Green and Red Podcast (@PodcastGreenRed) production. Produced by Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969). “Green and Red Blues" by Moody. Editing by Scott. Executive consultation by Grahan Klumpner.
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There's a Riot Going On! We didn't talk to Sly Stone, we did even better. We talked with Ben Case (@benjamscase) the author of a provocative new book, “Street Rebellion: Resistance Beyond Violence and Nonviolence,” which challenges the long-time liberal insistence on non-violent and often non-aggressive protest and makes a case that riots are another tactic to be used by the Left. This is a debate that's been ongoing in Left circles for a long, long time and Ben Case makes a compelling argument that by pledging "non-violence" we let the ruling class know up front that we're not going to threaten it. Benjamin S. Case is an organizer, educator, and writer. He is a researcher at the Center for Work and Democracy and a fellow at the Resistance Studies Initiative. Case is based in Pittsburgh, PA. We also celebrate and mourn Jen Angel-publisher, writer, anarchist, radical media activist, baker, comrade to many and longtime friend and co-conspirator of Scott’s. -------------------------- Outro “Sainted Streets” by Casey Neill Links// Street Rebellion: Resistance Beyond Violence and Nonviolence (https://www.akpress.org/street-rebell...) Love and support for Jen Angel (https://bit.ly/3Ilguis) We Remember Jen Angel (https://bit.ly/3lyeKd7) Follow Green and Red// G&R Linktree: https://linktr.ee/greenandredpodcast Where you find all the good news about G&R: https://greenandredpodcast.org/ Support the Green and Red Podcast// Become a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast Or make a one time donation here: https://bit.ly/DonateGandR This is a Green and Red Podcast (@PodcastGreenRed) production. Produced by Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969). “Green and Red Blues" by Moody. Editing by Scott. Executive consultation by Grahan Klumpner.
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