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Employment Books Brief Introduction scott crow 02.18.1967 1610 New York Ave. Austin, Texas 78702 United States 512.297.1049 [email protected] www.scottcrow.org BRIEF INTRODUCTION Almost thirty years’ experience in social, political, economic and environmental justice work in various roles as an educator, business owner, organizer, leader, ally and supporter with a focus on local and regional grassroots groups amongst diverse communities, both marginalized and mainstream. Commitment to social change through the empowerment and strengthening of those most marginalized in civil society to better the worlds we all live in. Engaged in social change through making the road by walking and asking EMPLOYMENT 2006-present Public speaker, Author, Political consultant 2006-2012 Co- Director: Ecology Action of Texas Coop 2003–2006 Producer: Film: Angola 3: Black Panthers and the Last Slave Plantation 2001-2006 Action Teams Coordinator Greenpeace Action Team 2001-2006 Event/Action Coordinator: Ruckus Society 2000–Present Co-founder, Co-organizer: Radical Encuentro Camp 2000, 2004 Ballot Access Coordinator (Texas): Ralph Nader Presidential Campaigns 1999 Contract Organizer: A.C.O.R.N. (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) 1996–2001 Co-founder, Co-owner: Century Modern Coop 1995-1996 Co-founder, curator Red Square Arts Coop 1986–1992 Writer, Performer: Lesson Seven BOOKS 2015 Standing on the Edge: Re-imagining Our Collective Future. PM Press (Forthcoming) 2015 Setting Sights: Praxis and History of Armed Self Defense in Political Movements. PM Press (Forthcoming) 2014 Mutual Aid in Times of Crisis: Ecological, Economic and Political/ El Apoyo Mutuo en Tiempos de Crisis: Ecológica, Económica y Política. (English/Spanish) Emergency Hearts Press. 2014 In a moving river nothing is set in stone/ En un río que corre, ninguna cosa pueda ser inamovible. (English/Spanish) Emergency Hearts Press 2014/2011 Black Flags and Windmills: Hope, Anarchy and the Common Ground Collective. PM Press, 2nd ed. 2014. 1st ed 2011. 1 BOOK CHAPTERS 2015 ‘Creating Paper Tigers’ Informants: Types, Cases & Warning Signs . AK Press ( Forthcoming ) 2014 ‘Organizing Through Disaster for Liberation and Solidarity’ Grabbing Back: Against the Global Land Grab. Ed. Alexander Reid Ross. AK Press p227-234 2014 The Black Bloc Papers (Foreword) LBC Publishing 2014 Witness to Betrayal/Profiles of Provocateurs. (Foreword and Interview) Emergency Hearts Press p.8-68 2007 ‘Common Ground Relief’ What Lies Beneath: Katrina, Race, and the State of the Nation. Ed. South End Press. South End Press, p81-98 SELECTED SELECTED WRITINGS WRITINGS AND AND BLOG BLOG POSTS POSTS 2014 ‘A letter for insurgent dreamers / Una carta para soñadores insurgentes ‘(English/Spanish) Fifth Estate Magazine April 2014 ‘Mutual Aid in Times of Crisis: Ecological, Economic and Political’ Fifth Estate Magazine November 2013 ‘Remembering Herman Wallace: Prisons, Solitary Confinement and Freedom’ Earth First Journal Newswire October 2013 ‘One Big Union And Horizontal Worker Cooperatives In Texas: A Story’ Industrial Worker April 2012 ‘Conflict, Safe Spaces and Removing People ‘ Center For a Stateless Society Journal July 2008 ‘Ecology Action: Recycling, Education, and Cooperation’ Left Turn magazine September 2008 ‘Katrina and Gustav: Remembrances, Anniversaries, Tears for the Gulf Coast and Immediate Concerns’ Houston Indymedia September 2007 ‘New Directions in Actions: Broadening Short Term Strategies and Tactics’ Slingshot Magazine October 2007 ‘Common Ground Collective/Relief: Black Flags and Windmills’ Anarchist News June 2006 ‘It Takes a Spark to Start a Prairie Fire: Desperation, Racism and the Beginnings of Common Ground’ Infoshop.org December 2006 ‘Anarchy and the Common Ground Collective’ Infoshop.org March 2006 2005 ‘Protest Warriors or Protest Losers?: A look at the Protest Warrior Movement’ Turning the Tide: The Journal of Anti-Racist Action March 2003 ‘Houston, We Have a Problem: Dirty South EF! Takes it to the Maxx!’ (Co-authored with Scott Parkin) Earth First! Journal September FILMS 2011 Producer/Interview ‘Black Flags and Windmills‘ Dir. Lucy Kreutz 2007 Co-Producer ‘Angola 3: Black Panthers and the Last slave Plantation’ Dir. Jimmy O’Halligan PM Press 2 POLITCAL EXPEREINCE 2006-2012 Co-Director: Ecology Action of Texas Coop 2006–2009 Co-founder, Co-organizer: Treasure City Thrift 2005-2008 Co-founder, Co-organizer: Common Ground Relief 2000–Present Organizer: Angola 3 Support Committee 2000–2003 Co-founder, Co-Organizer: UPROAR (United People Resisting Oppression & Racism) 2003–2007 Volunteer/Organizer: Central Texas Anti Racist Action Nov 2002 Event Organizer: North Texas Islamic Association Coalition for Peace 2001–2002 Co-founder & Organizer: North Texas Coalition for a Just Peace Jan 2002 Co-Organizer: American Correctional Association counter-conference 2001/2002 Event Organizer (Dallas): Rain Forest Action Network Spring 01, Witner 02’ 2001–2003 Co-organizer (Dallas): “Stop McDonald’s” Campaign 2000-2003 Volunteer/ Organizer: Mobilization for Global Justice 2000-2002 Co-organizer: Continental Direct Action Network 1999-2000 Co-chair & Organizer (Dallas): Green Party of Texas 1999–2002 Volunteer, Organizer (Dallas): Living Wage Coalition Campaign 1999–2003 Organizer: Campaign ExxonMobil 1996 Volunteer: ‘Save the Lakewood Forest’ Campaign 1991-1999 Volunteer: Animal Connection of Texas 1989 Co-organizer: ‘Change Your Life Festival’ (Dallas, TX) 1985–1986 Volunteer: Amnesty International / Students for Divestment from South Africa SELECTED INTERVIEWS 2014 ‘Brick by Brick: An Interview with scott crow’ Earth First Journal Summer Edition 2014 ‘How San Francisco's Anti-Tech Movement Can Make Itself Heard’ Vice Magazine By DJ Pangburn April 13 2014 ‘A Conversation in Three Acts with scott crow’ FireDog Lake By Kit O’Connell Feb 13-24 2013 ‘Anarchist America’ RT News: Breaking The Set By Abby Martin Originally aired July 16 2013 ‘Anarchism, Socialism & Libertarianism’ RT News: Breaking The Set By Abby Martin Originally April 11 2013 ‘Community Organizer scott crow talks about Shifting Culture without Governments’ Medium Magazine By DJ Pangburn. Feb 22 2013 ‘Informant ‘ Dir. Jamie Meltzer. San Francisco, CA. Music Box /Documentary Film. 2012 ‘Interview with scott crow ‘ Stir To Action By Jonny Gordon-Farleigh. April Edition 2011 ‘Better this World’ Dir. Katie Galloway, Kelley Duane de la Vega. PBS/ Documentary Film. 2011 ‘From Katrina to Occupy’ The Indypendent By Renee Feltz. Dec 19 2011 ‘Für die nötige Infrastruktur selbst gesorgt/Providing necessary infrastructure’ Neues Deustchland. By Gabriel Kuhn. Germany January 2011 ‘New Hurricane Katrina Book details anarchist collective Common Ground’s massive relief efforts’ Death and Taxes Magazine. By DJ Pangburn. Aug 2011 ‘For Anarchist, Details of Life as F.B.I. Target’ New York Times By Colin Moynihan and Scott Shane. May 28 2006 ‘Welcome To New Orleans ‘ Dir. Rasmus Holm. Denmark Fridthjof Film/ Documentary Film. 3 INVITED PRESENTATIONS 2014 Lets Get Free!: Animal Rights, Radical Environmentalism and Anarchy Portland State University Resistance Ecology Conference (Portland, OR) June 29 2014 In Spite of Repression: Fighting for liberation under surveillance (with Leslie James Pickering, Lauren Regan) Portland State University: Resistance Ecology Conference (Portland, OR) June 29, University of Oregon (Eugene, OR) June 30, Last Word Books (Olympia, WA) July 2 2014 Libertarians Against Capitalism (with Jack Smieck , Nick Ford) Alternative Expo Conference (Lancaster, NH) June 26 2014 Creating insurrectionary and liberatory infrastructure (with Aragorn Bang) Boing House Community Library (Salt Lake City, UT) May 24th 2014 Creating political power in the courts between activists and lawyers (with Deb Russell, Antonio Bueller) National Lawyers Guild Texoma Regional Conference (Austin, TX) May 8 2014 Writing Politics: a discussion (with John P. Clark) Bay Area Public School (Oakland, CA) March 23 2014 Dodging bullets: Learning from our movements for better futures (w/ Josh Harper) California State University: Animal Liberation Forum (Long Beach, CA) March 22 2014 Lets Get Free!: Animal Rights, Radical Environmentalism and Anarchy Bridgetown Community Center (La Puente, CA) March 19 2014 Black Flags and Windmills: Hope , Anarchy and the Common Ground Collective’ Animal Advocacy Museum (Pasadena, CA) March 20, California State University (Long Beach, CA) March 21,University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill, NC) April 7, Flying Squirrel Community Space (Rochester, NY) April 10, Guide To Kulcher (Cleveland, OH) April 11, Portland State University (Portland, PR) May 11, Revolutionary Grounds Café (Tucson, NM) May 17, Community Art Exchange (Las Vegas, NV) May 19, Chico Peace and Justice Center (Chico, CA) May 22, New World Café (Des Moines, IA) May 30, Black Cat (Lincoln, NB) May 29, Solidarity Center (Lawrence, KS) June 1, Downtown Community Coop(Norman, OK) June 2, The Base (Brooklyn, NY) June 20, Fair Haven Public Library (New Haven, CT) June 21, Stone Soup Collective and Community Resource Center (Worchester, MA) June 22, Alternative Expo Conference (Lancaster, NH) June 26 2013 Better This World: Steps to Resist Oppression and Build Movements Loyola University (New Orleans, LA) Sept 27 2013 Infiltration, US Political Prisoners, and the Political Repression: A History 27 Social Center (Denver , CO) June 8 2013 Anarchy and Animal Liberation (with Josh Harper) Portland State University: Resistance Ecology Conference (Portland, OR) June 1-2 2013 Black Flags and Windmills: Hope
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