Here’s a few relevant links.
Here’s a link to a CSPAN debate before the Iraq war. I’m at 1:02. I don’t have a lot of videos of my political speeches, but I rather like this one, and it get's pretty close to summarizing my overall activist vision
https://www.c-span.org/video/?173432-1/us-policy-iraq
http://thetruthtellingproject.org/
Here is a link to a talk I gave recently on the Grassroots Reparations Campaign led by NCOBRA, FOR, TTP and others.
Writing on activism and organizing
Revolutionary Nonviolence, with Matt Meyer, work in progress.
“Speaking For, Speaking With, and Shutting up: Models of Solidarity and the Pragmatics of Truth-Telling,” in Philosophers on the Movement for Black Lives. (eds.) Brandon Hogan, Michael Cholbi, Alex Madva, and Ben Yost. Oxford University Press, forthcoming 2019.
“Academic Participation in social movements: a call for ethical review”
“Impure Prefiguration: comments on Alexis Shotwell’s Against Purity,” in APA Newsletter on Feminism and Philosophy, Fall 2018.
“Further thoughts on nonviolent resistance: comments on Nonviolent Resistance: A Philosophical Introduction, by Todd May,” Online Syndicate Symposium, May 2018.
“An Irritant in the Academic Body: The place of Peace and Justice Studies in the modern University,” in Peace and Justice Studies: Critical Pedagogy. (eds.) Emily Welty and Margaret Groarke, 2019.
“On The Culture of Masculinity,” The Peace Chronicle – Newsletter of the Peace and Justice Studies Association, Winter 2014.
“Civil Society and Civil Disobedience: Strategy and Tactics of solidarity,” in Proceedings from the 2005 United Nations meeting on the implementation of the International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on the Wall in Occupied Palestine.
“Toward a unified strategy of Solidarity with Palestine: The case for the Caterpillar campaign,” Proceedings of the 2005 Trans-Arab Research Institute conference.
“Fetishizing Process,” Social Anarchism #38, 2005. Reprinted and widely debated on numerous websites, and in the volume The Best of Social Anarchism, See Sharp Press, 2013.
“Challenging Left Dogma on the Draft,” Left Turn, 2004, widely distributed and debated on the web.
“Walls, ‘states,’ and resistance,” in Washington Report On Middle East Affairs, October 2003.
“Israel’s Apartheid Wall and Palestinian Resistance,” published in Left Turn, Dec/Jan 2003/04.
“Imperialism and Anti-authoritarian resistance after 9-11: Some Crucial Questions,” in Perspectives on Anarchist Theory, Summer 2002.
“Not an anti-war movement,” published in Left Turn, Fall 2001, and The Peace Chronicle, Fall 2001.
“Identity Judgments, Queer Politics” (with Alessandra Tanesini), in Radical Philosophy 100, March/April 2000. Reprinted in Queer Theory (Readers in Cultural Criticism Series). (eds.) Morland and Willox, Palgrave-Macmillan, 2004.
“Study, Act, Reflect, and Analyze: Service Learning and the Justice and Peace Studies Program at Georgetown,” (with Sam Marullo and Henry Schwarz), in Teaching for Justice: Concepts and models for service-learning in Peace Studies. (eds.) Kathleen Maas Weigert and Robin J. Crews, American Association for Higher Education, 1999.
My other work, not listed here, comprises nearly 2 dozen op-eds, as well as over 50 interviews on radio and tv, and around 200 lectures, teach-ins, and workshops at conferences, universities, UN meetings, and community forums around the US and in 15 other countries.
Teaching
Institute for Anarchist Studies – collective member 2005-2010, organized numerous teach-ins and workshops
Institute for Social Ecology – Summer 2003, 2004, taught intensive Summer courses on anarchist political philosophy.
Program on Justice and Peace Georgetown University– co-founder 1992-3, director for 4 terms, including current. Regularly teach such courses as Introduction to Justice and Peace, Nonviolence in Theory and Practice, Sustaining Activism, and Senior Seminar in Justice and Peace.
Consortium on Peace Research Education and Development – former board member.
Peace and Justice Studies Association – former and founding board member.
INVOLVEMENT IN POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS AND MOVEMENTS
Grassroots Reparations Campaign - led by NCOBRA, FOR, TTP. See video below.
The Truth Telling Project (2014-present) – Founding board member, contributing writer to It’s Time to Listen and numerous press releases, organizer for 5 major truth-telling conventions, and launch of grassroots reparations movement, member of the Truth Telling Collective.
Anti-fascist coalition DC (2018) – Member of organizing collective for city-wide response to fascist march and rally. Organized security on site of permitted rally.
Informal advisor to Georgetown student campaigns (1991-present) union campaigns, living wage, Students for Justice in Palestine, LGBTQ organizing (leading to establishment of first center at a Catholic university), anti-war work, etc.
United for Peace and Justice (2002-2004) – Member. Part of local DC organizing team for massive protest of US invasion of Iraq.
US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (Formerly US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation) Steering committee member (2002-2006), co-chair (2004-2006). Member of board (2004-2014).
Stop US Tax-Funded Aid to Israel Now (2000-2003) – a grassroots group working in solidarity with Palestinians. Founder, led teach-ins and presentations at around 50 universities and community organizations, organized demonstrations, public art, performance art, etc, produced educational materials, and trained around a dozen young activists.
Free Mumia Coalition (2000) – Member of site committee for mass rally and civil disobedience, Feb. 28, 2000 at the Supreme Court, demanding a new trial for Mumia Abu-Jamal and a moratorium on the death penalty.
Mobilization for Global Justice (2000-2001) – key organizer of IMF/World bank protests in Washington, DC April 8 – 17, 2000, organized week long teach-in series for protests in 2001.
PFLAG (1993 – 1998) – co-Founder and steering committee member, Fredericksburg, VA area chapter. This was the first openly gay space of any kind in the city of Fredericksburg. Trained local leaders in organizing, public speaking, and political issues. Active in the campaign to add gender identity to the PFLAG mission.
Palestine Solidarity Committee (1991-1994) – District of Columbia contact and Coordinator. Organized several lectures and forums in the DC area and worked in coalition with such organizations as American-Arab Anti-discrimination Committee, Palestinian American Assembly, The North American Coordinating Committee of the NGO's on the Question of Palestine, The Union of Palestinian Women's Associations, Jobs With Peace, and Women's Strike for Peace.
Syracuse coalition against sexual assault (1991) – worked with students and faculty to confront sexual assault on campus.
Syracuse Network for Israeli-Palestinian Peace (1988-91) – Founding member.
The Alternative Orange (1988-91) – Member of editorial collective and writer for, a bi-weekly progressive newspaper at Syracuse University.
Stop Teargassing Of the Palestinian People (1988-91) – Organized Syracuse contingent of protest and civil disobedience against TransTechnologies company which ships tear gas to Israel.
People for Peace and Justice (1988-91) – Member and organizer with a Syracuse University based progressive organization. Organized protests and civil disobedience for divestment from South Africa and against CIA activities on campus.
Sanctuary Movement (1985-88) – Driver
River City Nonviolent Resistence Campaign (1983-88) – Active member engaged in protest, education and civil disobedience work aimed at companies involved in the production of first-strike nuclear weapons.
Pledge of Resistance (1984-88) organized demonstrations against contra aid and civil disobedience actions at congressional offices.
Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (1984-88)
The Thomas Merton Center (1984-88)
Nicaragua Network (1984-88)
Pitt Divestment Coalition (1984-88) Core organizer of the successful campaign to force the University of Pittsburgh to divest from South Africa. Helped install and lived in mock shantytown for 6 months on campus. Organized nightly educational events from that site. Also marches, protests, lobbying, meetings with University Board, etc.
Rainbow Coalition (1983-85)
Here’s a link to a CSPAN debate before the Iraq war. I’m at 1:02
https://www.c-span.org/video/?173432-1/us-policy-iraq