Articles of ‘Reclaim the streets’

Collective Action in the New Millennium: From Euphoria to Catharsis

By Janet Batet
On Tuesday, May 12, South Florida environmental activists invaded the beaches of Miami Beach in an extraordinary procession. Dozens of activists broke through the peaceful, clear cloudless sky, covering tourists with sheets of black plastic, which like a gloomy cloak astonished them by inopportunely interrupting their sun bathing. Their performance -an effective allegory [...]