politics

In this thread, share your favorite books on praxis: Guides on how to organize rather than guides on what to organize against.

Protest and blockades:

Earth First Direct Action Manual How to run blockades, organize protests, do tree sits, etc. Great for environmental actions, but applicable to other campaigns as well.

Recipes for Disaster An anarchist how-to on protests, sabotage, dumpster diving, non-monogamy and more. Like the edgiest table at a zine fair in a single book

Labor and Tenant organizing:

Secrets of a Successful Organizer A how to on organizing written by Labor Notes, a militant, pro-democracy conference and newspaper for the American Labor Movement.

Building a Solidarity Network A SolNet or SolFed is like a worker center, but entirely volunteer run and focused on direct action. Example

EWOC organizing guide this is a collab of the DSA and United Electrical, which is one of two remaining "red" unions from the original CIO (the other being the ILWU).

Running Meetings:

Rusty's Rules of Order: How to Hold a Good Meeting

How to Bottomline

Guide to Consensus Decision Making