Assembly

We have been gathering together since time immemorial to deliberate on problems we face, identify possible solutions, and decide what we do next. During times of crisis, we assemble to meet our collective needs when the state and market fail us. The assembly is an emergent expression of popular power in social movements, from Occupy to radical municipalism. On the 24th anniversary of the Battle of Seattle, we convene to explore the horizontal and decentralized form of the assembly, its use by the multitude, and its promise for dual power strategy.
The third panel of the Municipalism Learning Series focused on the theme of assembly with panelists Denzel Caldwell, Black Nashville Assembly; Edgar Franks, Familias Unidas Por La Justicia; Marisa Holmes, Occupy Wall Street; and Michael Hardt, author of Assembly with Antonio Negri.