Building the New in the Shell of the Old: An Exploration of Prefiguration

This episode is a deep dive into what it means to build prefigurative institutions that can help us actualize the transition to a better society. Special guest Anark and the Wrong Boys explore how our organizations should be structured, the pitfalls we might face, and the difficult questions that might come along the way.

Theme Song by Brain Tan:
https://braintan.bandcamp.com/ 

Correction: A previous version of this episode included the statement that Emiliano Zapata was a committed anarchist. Zapata was was influenced by Ricardo Flores Magón and the Magonistas, who were anarchists, but was not an anarchist himself.

Links / Further Reading:

The Jackson People’s Assembly Model – Kali Akuno: https://jacksonrising.pressbooks.com/chapter/peoples-assembly-overview-the-jackson-peoples-assembly-model/
Constructing the Revolution (Video) – Anark : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9K6ISx8QEQ
Constructing the Revolution (transcript) – Anark: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/anark-constructing-the-revolution
What is Prefigurative Politics? (video) – Red Plateaus: What is Prefigurative Politics? | Red Plateaus – YouTube
The Combahee River Collective Statement: https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/combahee-river-collective-statement-1977/
Marxism, Prefigurative Communism and the Problem of Workers’ Control – Carl Boggs: https://libcom.org/library/marxism-prefigurative-communism-problem-workers-control-carl-boggs
A Communalist Assembly Starter Kit – Usufruct Collective: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/usufruct-collective-a-communalist-assembly-starter-kit
Communalism and Especifismo – Usufruct Collective: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/usufruct-collective-communalism-and-especifismo
The New Anarchists – David Graeber: The New Anarchists | The Anarchist Library
Whither the State – Mason Herson Hord: https://harbinger-journal.com/issue-1/wither-the-state/
Prefigurative Politics: Building Tomorrow Today – Raekstad, Gradin (Book): ISBN 1509535918
Utopia of Rules – David Graeber (Book): ISBN 1612195180