Revolutionary Work vs. Alienated Labor

By Nijmie Dzurinko and Iaan Reynolds Organizing to fundamentally change society is a monumental task. It requires a lot of us as individuals—in particular because it is a collective project. In order to do this collective work we must be able to do our individual tasks as well as combine our efforts to design and implement processes—determining the order of operations and solving problems along the way. We must coordinate others and be coordinated; keep our eyes on the whole as well as the individual parts; check in with, support, and hold people accountable. We have to be willing to