The Solecast - Solecast w/ Cindy Milstein on Rebellious Mourning

Solecast w/ Cindy Milstein on Rebellious Mourning

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03/23/18 • 75 min

The Solecast

Todays Solecast is with Cindy Milstein on her new book out on AK Press, Rebellious Mourning. Cindy is a long time anarchist organizer, author and participant in the Institute For Anarchist Studies. In our interview we discuss how mourning, empathy and grief can shape our revolutionary efforts, as we talk about various examples & pieces in her book.

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Solecast: Efrim Manuel Manuck of Godspeed You! Black Emperor

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His new album Pissing Stars

His relationship with anarchism and radical politics

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Comments on Come Worry With Us

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