Chris Crass Explained

Chris Crass (born c. 1973^[1]) is an American anarchist, activist, and writer on topics of anti-racist and feminist organizing.

Political activism

In high school, Chris Crass's best friend introduced him to anarchist politics and punk rock.^[2] Crass attended San Francisco State University^[3] and was an active organizer in the area's Food Not Bombs chapter from 1993 to 2000.^[4] In the 2000s and early 2010s, he was an organizer for immigrant rights.^[5]

Personal life

Crass is also a Unitarian Universalist. He lives in Tennessee, with his partner and child.^[6]

Selected works

• Book: Globalize Liberation: How to Uproot the System and Build a Better World. 2003. City Lights Books. 978-0-87286-420-7. 427–446. https://books.google.com/books?id=r9XGjh4eypcC&q=%22Chris%20Crass%22%20Globalize%20Liberation&pg=PT452. Looking to the Light of Freedom. 2020-10-25.
• Book: Race, Ethnicity, and Gender: Selected Readings. 2007. Pine Forge Press. 978-1-4129-4107-5. 458–459. https://books.google.com/books?id=tbk6wWTLSdEC&q=%22Chris%20Crass%22&pg=PT482. Tools for White Guys Who are Working for Social Change. 2020-10-25.
• Towards Collective Liberation: Anti-Racist Organizing, Feminist Praxis and Movement Building Strategy (2013)

See also

• Joel Olson

Notes and References

1. News: We're here. We're not going anywhere . . Katharine . Mieszkowski . April 11, 2006 . February 11, 2009 . July 25, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080725232114/http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/04/11/sfrally/ . dead .
2. Web site: Let's Build Liberation: A Conversation with Chris Crass on Anti-Racism and Revolutionary Struggle. Kersplebedeb Press. 23 August 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042627/http://www.kersplebedeb.com/mystuff/books/collectiveliberation/interview.html. 4 March 2016. dead.
3. News: Dineen. Matt. An Interview with Chris Crass. Toward Freedom. July 25, 2005. August 23, 2013. August 30, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210830024153/https://towardfreedom.org/story/archives/globalism/monkey-wrenching-the-globalization-gang/. live.
4. Book: Parson . Sean . Cooking up a revolution: Food Not Bombs, Homes Not Jails, and resistance to gentrification . 2018 . en . 978-1-5261-0811-1 . Manchester University Press . mdy-all .
5. Web site: East TN group pushes for immigration reform. WBIR. June 17, 2013. dead. https://archive.today/20130823013046/http://www.wbir.com/rss/article/277420/2/East-TN-group-pushes-for-immigration-reform. August 23, 2013.
6. Web site: Anarres Project with Chris Crass: Social Justice and Hope on Truthout . July 18, 2019 . 2020-10-13 . 2020-10-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201014105928/https://www.pmpress.org/blog/2019/07/18/anarres-project-with-chris-crass-social-justice-and-hope-on-truthout/ . live .