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Black Flags and Windmills: Hope, Anarchy, and the Common Ground Collective
Black Flags and Windmills Hope Anarchy and the Common Ground Collective Author:scott crow Tracing�a�life of radical activism and the�emergence of a grassroots organization�in the face of disaster, this�chronicle describes scott crow's�headlong rush into the�political storm�surrounding the�catastrophic failure of the�levee in New Orleans in 2005 and the subsequent�failure of�state and local government�agencies in the wake of Hurricane... more » Katrina. It recounts crow's efforts with others in the community�to found�Common Ground Collective, a grassroots relief organization that built medical clinics, set up food and water distribution, and created community gardens when�local government agencies, FEMA, and the Red Cross�were absent or ineffective. The members also�stood alongside the beleaguered residents of New Orleans in resisting�home demolitions, white militias, police brutality, and FEMA incompetence. This�vivid, personal account maps the intersection of radical ideology with pragmatic action and chronicles a community's�efforts to�translate ideals into tangible results. Resisting indifference, rebuilding hope amidst collapse, and independence from government entities emerge as persistent themes in this call to activism, demonstrating�what can be done by determined individuals in extreme circumstances.« less