Jackson Rising: The Struggle for Economic Democracy and Black Self-Determination in Jackson, Mississippi

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Jackson Rising: The Struggle for Economic Democracy and Black Self-Determination in Jackson, Mississippi is a chronicle of one of the most dynamic experiments in radical social transformation in the United States. The book documents the ongoing organizing and institution building of the political forces concentrated in Jackson, Mississippi dedicated to advancing the “Jackson-Kush Plan”. Jackson Rising documents the history of this movement, its contributions towards the radical transformation of the United States, and its political implications for social movements throughout the United States, the global South and the world. All proceeds from book sales support Cooperation Jackson's general fund. If you can, please support and buy the book at: https://cooperationjackson.org/announcementsblog/2017/9/21/new-book-jackson-rising-the-struggle-for-economic-democracy-and-black-self-determination-in-jackson-mississippi Title Page......Page 2 Copyright......Page 5 Table Of Contents......Page 6 Acknowledgements......Page 9 Foreword: All Roads Lead to Jackson......Page 13 GROUNDINGS......Page 20 Build and Fight: The Program and Strategy of Cooperation Jackson......Page 21 Toward Economic Democracy, Labor Self-management and Self-determination......Page 80 EMERGENCE......Page 112 The New Southern Strategy: The Politics of Self-determination in the South......Page 114 The Jackson-Kush Plan: The Struggle for Black Self-determination and Economic Democracy......Page 122 People's Assembly Overview: The Jackson People's Assembly Model......Page 147 The Jackson Rising Statement: Building the City of the Future Today......Page 165 Seek Ye First the Worker Self-management Kingdom: Toward the Solidarity Economy in Jackson, MS......Page 185 BUILDING SUBSTANCE......Page 205 Free the Land: An Interview with Chokwe Lumumba......Page 207 Jackson Rising: An Electoral Battle Unleashes a Merger of Black Power, the Solidarity Economy and Wider Democracy......Page 223 Jackson Rising: Black Millionaires Won’t Lift Us Up, But Cooperation and the Solidarity Economy Will......Page 236 CRITICAL EXAMINATIONS......Page 243 Why the Left Should Look to Jackson, Mississippi......Page 245 The Jackson-Kush Plan: The Struggle for Land and Housing......Page 254 The City as Liberated Zone: The Promise of Jackson’s People’s Assemblies......Page 267 A Long and Strong History with Southern Roots......Page 279 The Challenge of Building Urban Cooperatives in the South......Page 299 Coming Full Circle: The Intersection of Gender Justice and the Solidarity Economy......Page 323 GOING FORWARD......Page 335 After Death of Radical Mayor, Mississippi’s Capital Wrestles with his Economic Vision......Page 336 The Jackson Just Transition Plan: A Vision to Make Jackson a 'Sustainable City'......Page 353 A Green Utopia in Mississippi?......Page 365 Casting Shadows: Chokwe Lumumba and the Struggle for Racial Justice and Economic Democracy in Jackson, Mississippi......Page 372 The Socialist Experiment: A New-Society Vision in Jackson, Mississippi......Page 416 AFTERWORD......Page 450 Home Isn’t Always Where the Hatred Is: There is Hope in Mississippi......Page 452 Resist and Fight!......Page 459 About the Contributors......Page 464 Additional Readings and Documentation......Page 468