Decolonizing Solidarity: Dilemmas and Directions for Supporters of Indigenous Struggles

ISBN-13: 9781783601721 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 336 str.

Clare Land;Gary Foley

Opis

Decolonizing Solidarities is a thorough examination of the problems that can arise when activists from colonial backgrounds seek to be politically supportive of indigenous struggles. Blending key theoretical and practical questions, Clare Land argues that the impulses that drive middle-class settler activists to support indigenous peoples will not lead to successful alliances and meaningful social change without an essential process of public political action and critical self-reflection.
Based on a wealth of in-depth interviews and original research, with a focus on Australia, Decolonizing Solidarities provides a vital resource for anyone involved in indigenous activism or scholarship."

Spis treści

Foreword Introduction 1. Land Rights, Sovereignty and Black Power in South-East Australia 2. A Political Genealogy for Contemporary Non-Indigenous Activism in Australia 3. Identity Categories: How Activists Both Use and Refuse Them 4. Collaboration, Dialogue and Friendship: Always a Good Thing? 5. Acting Politically with Self-Understanding 6. A Moral and Political Framework for Non-Indigenous People's Solidarity 7. Reckoning with Complicity Conclusion: Solidarity with Other Struggles Appendix I. Acronyms Appendix II. Key Events and Organizations in South-East Indigenous Struggles Appendix III. Biographies of People Involved in the Book Appendix IV. Links to Original Activist Documents