Chris Dixon
@withmovements.bsky.social
Alaskan | activist, writer, educator | author of Another Politics | member of Punch Up Collective | committed resident of Ottawa, Ontario, on unceded Algonquin territory | unrepentantly earnest | he/him | www.writingwithmovements.com
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Chris Dixon
@withmovements.bsky.social
· Sep 16
Some good news: for the last four years, I have been quietly working on a new book titled *For the Long Haul: How to Stay in the Fight for a Better World*. I have signed a contract with @akpress.org and they will be co-publishing the book with @btlbooks.com. The book will be out next fall!
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P.M. Carney’s speech in Davos received a rare standing ovation. In comments to build an alternative system, he inadvertently described the Crown-Indigenous relationship. Janna Wale & Michaela M. McGuire ask what this means for Indigenous Peoples.
Full Brief: yellowheadinstitute.org/2026/reflect...
Full Brief: yellowheadinstitute.org/2026/reflect...
February 3, 2026 at 6:59 PM
P.M. Carney’s speech in Davos received a rare standing ovation. In comments to build an alternative system, he inadvertently described the Crown-Indigenous relationship. Janna Wale & Michaela M. McGuire ask what this means for Indigenous Peoples.
Full Brief: yellowheadinstitute.org/2026/reflect...
Full Brief: yellowheadinstitute.org/2026/reflect...
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So many wonderful collective antidotes to the horrors! Palestine Teach-In, Rally to Save Public Health Care, DAWs play, Algonquin Anishinaabeg event, AI & Climate Deception, Kokum's of Sisters in Spirit, Love as resistance, Pathways to Community Safety & more:
www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/
www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/
Events Archive - Punch Up Collective
www.punchupcollective.org
February 9, 2026 at 12:26 AM
So many wonderful collective antidotes to the horrors! Palestine Teach-In, Rally to Save Public Health Care, DAWs play, Algonquin Anishinaabeg event, AI & Climate Deception, Kokum's of Sisters in Spirit, Love as resistance, Pathways to Community Safety & more:
www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/
www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/
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David Camfield makes an important contribution to charting an independent working-class strategy in the face of the #AmericaFirst turn, the trade crisis and the #Carney led class-war strategy that Canada's ruling establishment is putting into effect.
tempestmag.org/2026/02/how-...
tempestmag.org/2026/02/how-...
How should the Left respond to Trump’s threats against Canada?
Tempest member David Camfield argues for a socialist strategy in response to Trump’s bullying of Canada.
tempestmag.org
February 2, 2026 at 1:15 PM
David Camfield makes an important contribution to charting an independent working-class strategy in the face of the #AmericaFirst turn, the trade crisis and the #Carney led class-war strategy that Canada's ruling establishment is putting into effect.
tempestmag.org/2026/02/how-...
tempestmag.org/2026/02/how-...
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Kalaallit voices are once again pushed to the margins. Vivi Vold & Kunuk Inutiq offer context to Kalaalliit Nunaat's (Greenland's) re-emergence in the centre of global geopolitics, centering Kalaaliit perspectives on colonial trauma and solidarity.
Read the full Brief, linked in bio.
Read the full Brief, linked in bio.
January 29, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Kalaallit voices are once again pushed to the margins. Vivi Vold & Kunuk Inutiq offer context to Kalaalliit Nunaat's (Greenland's) re-emergence in the centre of global geopolitics, centering Kalaaliit perspectives on colonial trauma and solidarity.
Read the full Brief, linked in bio.
Read the full Brief, linked in bio.
This is such a useful historical perspective from Adam Goodman! As he says, "For as long as the United States has been deporting people, people have been organizing and trying to find ways to remain."
Immigrants Fighting Back | KPFA
The groundswell of opposition to Trump’s deportation agenda has been astounding. But there has been a long history of immigrants opposing the U.S. state’s efforts to terrorize and deport them. Histori...
kpfa.org
February 6, 2026 at 12:37 PM
This is such a useful historical perspective from Adam Goodman! As he says, "For as long as the United States has been deporting people, people have been organizing and trying to find ways to remain."
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My latest article for @midnightsunmag on the emergence of the Carney Doctrine whuch is not a break with US Imperialism but using the crisis as a strategy to enhance the profits of our own domestic capitalist class. This represents aan opportunity for the left www.midnightsunmag.ca/crisis-as-cl...
Crisis as Class Strategy
Mostafa Henaway on the emergence of the Carney doctrine in Canadian politics: elbows up and austerity for the many.
www.midnightsunmag.ca
January 23, 2026 at 3:57 PM
My latest article for @midnightsunmag on the emergence of the Carney Doctrine whuch is not a break with US Imperialism but using the crisis as a strategy to enhance the profits of our own domestic capitalist class. This represents aan opportunity for the left www.midnightsunmag.ca/crisis-as-cl...
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Check out this zine of letters of advice from young organizers (plus two very wise older organizers) to other young organizers. I think there's lots to learn there, whatever our age and whatever role we play in movements. issuu.com/projectnia/d...
Letters to Young Organizers: Loving Missives Across Time and Space
In the fall of 2023, Kelly Hayes and Mariame Kaba facilitated an eight-week series of workshops with a cohort of young organizers. The training covered a number of topics, including relationship-build
issuu.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Check out this zine of letters of advice from young organizers (plus two very wise older organizers) to other young organizers. I think there's lots to learn there, whatever our age and whatever role we play in movements. issuu.com/projectnia/d...
This interview with @prof-deleon.bsky.social on @kpfa.org is outstanding! Listening to this really deepened my appreciation for the Black left's role in the U.S. labor movement.
The Black Labor Movement | KPFA
The struggle for labor across the color line has often been credited to white activists. However, as sociologist Cedric de Leon argues, the black labor movement, independently organized outside of the...
kpfa.org
February 3, 2026 at 1:27 PM
This interview with @prof-deleon.bsky.social on @kpfa.org is outstanding! Listening to this really deepened my appreciation for the Black left's role in the U.S. labor movement.
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Coming up in Ottawa: an outdoor Indigenous film-screening, a dance party, a documentary and teach-in on Palestine, a rally to defend public health care, a public education event on the Algonquin Anishinaabeg of the Ottawa River Valley, and more! www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/
February 2, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Coming up in Ottawa: an outdoor Indigenous film-screening, a dance party, a documentary and teach-in on Palestine, a rally to defend public health care, a public education event on the Algonquin Anishinaabeg of the Ottawa River Valley, and more! www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/
Much appreciation to @crimethinc.com for quickly assembling this report! There is a lot we can learn from the rapid response networks that people have built in the Minnesota to undermine ICE.
Rapid response networks have evolved swiftly over the past few months. Besieged by 3000 federal mercenaries, volunteers in the Twin Cities have updated their rapid response model, developing a dynamic and resilient system.
This report explores how you can learn from their model to build your own.
This report explores how you can learn from their model to build your own.
Rapid Response Networks in the Twin Cities
The rapid response networks people organized to defend their communities against federal agents seeking to kidnap, brutalize, and terrorize them have undergone a whirlwind evolution to keep up with...
crimethinc.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Much appreciation to @crimethinc.com for quickly assembling this report! There is a lot we can learn from the rapid response networks that people have built in the Minnesota to undermine ICE.
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New on Three Way Fight: Dandy Andy attempts to answer the question, How do we craft an anti-capitalist strategy for our current period?
What the F**k Is to Be Done?
Dandy Andy attempts to answer the question, How do we craft an anti-capitalist strategy for our current period? His discussion touches on the relationship between class analysis and intersectionality…
threewayfight.org
January 17, 2026 at 3:15 AM
New on Three Way Fight: Dandy Andy attempts to answer the question, How do we craft an anti-capitalist strategy for our current period?
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I am consistently grateful for Robin Kelley.
"Strangest of all is the liberal pipe dream that local police will stand up against ICE and CBP, when police have collaborated with ICE and been deployed to protect agents from protesters, even in so-called sanctuary cities."
An interview with Robin D.G. Kelley
www.bostonreview.net/articles/ren...
An interview with Robin D.G. Kelley
www.bostonreview.net/articles/ren...
Renee Good's Murder and Other Acts of Terror
An interview with Robin D. G. Kelley on how to think about ICE—and the broader history of police violence.
www.bostonreview.net
January 17, 2026 at 6:32 PM
I am consistently grateful for Robin Kelley.
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New from me, in conjunction with 8th Fire Rising and The Breach -- the first piece of a broader research project on anti-protest injunctions and the limits of access to justice.
From Palestine protests to Indigenous land defence, police are dusting off old, abandoned court orders—”zombie” injunctions—to threaten or arrest organizers
@irinaceric.bsky.social explains how these legal threats are being used to chill social movements.
breachmedia.ca/police-using...
@irinaceric.bsky.social explains how these legal threats are being used to chill social movements.
breachmedia.ca/police-using...
Police are using ‘zombie’ court orders to shut down social movements ⋆ The Breach
Police are reanimating years-old injunctions to threaten activists, casting a chill over protests and free speech
breachmedia.ca
January 19, 2026 at 10:16 PM
New from me, in conjunction with 8th Fire Rising and The Breach -- the first piece of a broader research project on anti-protest injunctions and the limits of access to justice.
Punch Up, my political collective, wrote this article to contribute to movement-wide discussions about sexual assault and other common forms of harm among activists. We make the case for building infrastructure - in group design, organizing practices, and organizational culture - to prevent harm.
Kicking off our first issue of the year, Punch Up Collective offers us five concrete ways to take a more intentional approach to building up our organizing infrastructure.
Planning to be good to each other
Preventing harm by building infrastructure
briarpatchmagazine.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Punch Up, my political collective, wrote this article to contribute to movement-wide discussions about sexual assault and other common forms of harm among activists. We make the case for building infrastructure - in group design, organizing practices, and organizational culture - to prevent harm.
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Workers at the upscale grocery chain New Seasons have won a first contract, after more than three years of organizing labornotes.org/2026/01/port... 1/5
Portland Grocery Workers Score Big First Contract Win
Workers at the upscale grocery chain New Seasons have won a first contract, after more than three years of organizing. The contract covers 850 workers at the 10 stores in Portland, Oregon, that have j...
labornotes.org
January 23, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Workers at the upscale grocery chain New Seasons have won a first contract, after more than three years of organizing labornotes.org/2026/01/port... 1/5
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Coming up in Ottawa: a rally for climate action, a trans story-telling event, an outdoor Indigenous film-screening, a dance party, a documentary on Palestine, a public education event on the Algonquin Anishinaabeg of the Ottawa River Valley, and more! www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/
January 26, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Coming up in Ottawa: a rally for climate action, a trans story-telling event, an outdoor Indigenous film-screening, a dance party, a documentary on Palestine, a public education event on the Algonquin Anishinaabeg of the Ottawa River Valley, and more! www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/
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I'm not one for false optimism. But what I witnessed today in Minneapolis was tremendous, both in scale and exuberance. It was a stunning answer to the federal assault on Minnesota, a show of solidarity that gives us something to hold on to during times that are unforgiving.
“Everybody Showed Up”: Stunning Crowds at Minnesota Day of Strike and Shutdown Against ICE
Extreme cold didn't stop the shutdown on Friday as some 100 faith leaders were arrested, residents stayed home from work, and an estimated 50,000 or more marched through downtown Minneapolis.
inthesetimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:42 AM
I'm not one for false optimism. But what I witnessed today in Minneapolis was tremendous, both in scale and exuberance. It was a stunning answer to the federal assault on Minnesota, a show of solidarity that gives us something to hold on to during times that are unforgiving.
This interview on @kpfa.org with Jeremy Varon about the U.S. anti-war movement during the 2000s is timely and instructive! As the U.S. government escalates into expanded military interventions with devastating consequences, now is a good time to learn from past efforts to resist U.S. war-making.
Protesting Endless Wars | KPFA
As the United States seizes control of Venezuela, what lessons can be drawn from the movement against the US occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq? Historian Jeremy Varon reflects on how the anti-war mo...
kpfa.org
January 23, 2026 at 12:52 PM
This interview on @kpfa.org with Jeremy Varon about the U.S. anti-war movement during the 2000s is timely and instructive! As the U.S. government escalates into expanded military interventions with devastating consequences, now is a good time to learn from past efforts to resist U.S. war-making.
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Free speech and academic freedom on Canadian campuses are under siege. Pro-Palestine students face suspensions, police harassment, and event cancellations. It's an alarming sign of creeping authoritarianism in higher education.
A warning about civil liberties on Canadian university campuses
Canadian universities are suspending students, cancelling events, and calling in police to suppress pro-Palestinian protest. What’s unfolding on campus is not about safety, but power: a coordinated er...
canadiandimension.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Free speech and academic freedom on Canadian campuses are under siege. Pro-Palestine students face suspensions, police harassment, and event cancellations. It's an alarming sign of creeping authoritarianism in higher education.
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Upcoming radical events in Ottawa and online, starting Jan 19, 2026 - actions and events with Free Transit Ottawa, Ottawa for Palestine, Seniors for Climate Action Now, Carleton Climate Commons, Ottawa Trans Library and more! www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar...
January 19, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Upcoming radical events in Ottawa and online, starting Jan 19, 2026 - actions and events with Free Transit Ottawa, Ottawa for Palestine, Seniors for Climate Action Now, Carleton Climate Commons, Ottawa Trans Library and more! www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar...
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Upcoming radical events in Ottawa and online starting Jan 12, 2026 - too many to summarize! Check 'em out www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar...
January 11, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Upcoming radical events in Ottawa and online starting Jan 12, 2026 - too many to summarize! Check 'em out www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar...
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My latest, now up at Waging Nonviolence: What we can learn from famed educator and Highlander Folk School founder Myles Horton about living through the ups and downs of social movements!
wagingnonviolence.org/2025/12/myle...
wagingnonviolence.org/2025/12/myle...
Learning from Myles Horton’s legendary career in social movements
The famed educator and Highlander Folk School founder offers insights on living through the ups and downs of movement cycles.
wagingnonviolence.org
December 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
My latest, now up at Waging Nonviolence: What we can learn from famed educator and Highlander Folk School founder Myles Horton about living through the ups and downs of social movements!
wagingnonviolence.org/2025/12/myle...
wagingnonviolence.org/2025/12/myle...
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Upcoming radical events in Ottawa and online: Monday, January 5th, 2026 edition - ft. workshops, film screenings, emergency preparedness and more! www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar...
January 5, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Upcoming radical events in Ottawa and online: Monday, January 5th, 2026 edition - ft. workshops, film screenings, emergency preparedness and more! www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar...
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"Lying is too small a term to capture the grandiose ambition of the regime’s campaign of systematic deceit. It can be better understood as a concerted attack to rapidly shift what is politically possible by challenging reality itself."
New article from me in latest @forgeorganizing.bsky.social.
New article from me in latest @forgeorganizing.bsky.social.
Winning the Reality War against Fascism and Ecological Collapse: Lessons from the Right’s Narrative Strategy - The Forge
From the Overton Window to the Overton Sliding Door If the 20th century taught the world about the dangers of fascism, the 21st century shows that those lessons can all too easily be distorted and er...
forgeorganizing.org
December 11, 2025 at 8:54 PM
"Lying is too small a term to capture the grandiose ambition of the regime’s campaign of systematic deceit. It can be better understood as a concerted attack to rapidly shift what is politically possible by challenging reality itself."
New article from me in latest @forgeorganizing.bsky.social.
New article from me in latest @forgeorganizing.bsky.social.
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Upcoming radical events in Ottawa and online - Monday, December 29th, 2025, edition. Ft. a fire station tour for disabled folks, the Ana Falastini tour, and a reading group: www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar...
December 29, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Upcoming radical events in Ottawa and online - Monday, December 29th, 2025, edition. Ft. a fire station tour for disabled folks, the Ana Falastini tour, and a reading group: www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar...