PEPE Sa eC MoningPraise for Horizontalism “To read this book is ro join th crucial conversation taking place within pages: the inspiring, maddening, joyful cacophony of debate among. movements building a genuinely new politics, Through her deeply re- spectful documentary editing, Marina Sitrin has produced a work that ‘embodies the values and practices it portays."—Avi Lewis and Naomi Klein, co-ceeators of The Take “This book is really excellent. Ie goes straight to the important issues and gets people to talk about them in their own words. The result s a fascinating and important account of what is fresh and new about the Argentinian uprising." —John Holloway, author of Change the World Without Taking Power c “Another world is posible’ was the catchphrase ofthe Wold Soi Forum, but wasn’ jst posible; wil the noth was éeaming, that word was ands beng bul and lived in shny part ofthe global south With the analytical insight of a polical philsophey, the investigative zeal ofa repores,and the heart of sisteg Marina Stn has immersed herself in one ofthe mom radial and important ofthese oer words and brought us back stories, oie, and possiblities, This book onthe many facets, phases and possibile ofthe insurrections in Argentina ‘since the economic implosion of December 2001 is riveting, moving, and rofeundly important for those who wat to know what revolution in du time might look ik."—Rebecen Sanit, author of Savage Dray {nd Hope in he Dark “This is the story of how people atthe bottom turned Argentina upside sdown—told by those who did the overturning. Workers, community resi- dents, and the unemployed drove out four ational governments in two weeks; blocked highways and forced public officials 10 negotiate with them on the spo; formed hundreds of new participatory neighborhood assemblies; and occupied factories, hotels, and other enterprises and ean them under their workers’ own control. Beyond that, this s the story of how they developed an emerging practice of ‘horiconalidad’ that snow transforming Argentine social relations day by day. This is a book for anyone who wants to understand what i really lke to change society from below."—Jeremy Brecher, author of Strike! and Globalization from Belowsovements in Argentina have been among the most creative and rational in recent yeas. Marina Sitrin’s collection allows us to learn the activists themselves and continue the experiments in autono- nd democracy they have begun."—Michael Hard, co-author of rina Sitrn has provided an invaluable service to scholars and activ round the world by compiling the testimonies of the participants in of the most prominent and original Argentine popular movements. : activists speak of political passion, determination, solidarity, and forms of horizontal organization. They also speak of frustration, cles, and repression. Overall, their voices show in starting detail tubborn hope of a new generation of suferers and fighters. Sirin id be commended forall the hard work chat went into producing ook, a work of politica love and compaerismo,”—Javier Auyero, vr of Contentions Lives book is lke a musical instrument, as we learn from the prologue, hich che reader chooses what music to play. This ehorus of voices, ded with such sensibility, echoes the diversity that gives life to che nine social movements. Taken each in theit awn right, they rep: individual battles freed from the heat of a collective one. Tak gether, they represent resistance on a human scale. The sound of instrument is simple, but its echo profound.” —Claudia Acuia, aor, editor of Sin Patron book contains mach more than the voices and ideas ofthe on-the id) architects of horizontalidad. Ie offers a comprehensive analysis ideological and material dynamics ofthe movement, presented by artcipants themselves, a6 they respond to the insightful analytic ng of scholalactivist Marina Sitrn."—Michael Schwartz, author dical Protest and Social Structure se are the voices of Argentinas grassroots activist, captured amidst ost important burst of democratic innovation the world has seen in st decade, Listen, and learn how to make history from the bottom Marie Kennedy, co-editor of Radical Poites of Place in America, ris Till, co-author of Glass Ceilings and Bottomless Pits HORIZONTALISM EDITED BY MARINA SITRIN iz 5