Chris Dixon

My book FOR THE LONG HAUL: HOW TO STAY IN THE FIGHT FOR A BETTER WORLD is now out! In the U.S., order from @akpress.org and in Canada, order from @btlbooks.com. Find all the info at www.writingwithmovements.com/long-haul/

It was a pleasure and an honor to speak with David Camfield on the Victor's Children podcast about FOR THE LONG HAUL!

In Ottawa this week! National Day of Action to Protest First Ministers’ Meeting in Ottawa!, Stand United to stop Bill C-39, Living Relationships with Our Dead, book event for "Technoskepticism", Ottawa "Die-In" to say NO to pesticides & more: www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/

We are excited and honored to team up with @akpress.org to host author Chris Dixon’s virtual book release for “For the Long Haul: How to Stay in the Fight for a Better World.” Wednesday November 4th @ 6:30PM (EST). More info/RSVP: tinyurl.com/ChrisDixonBABF2026

I'm very happy to share that the Boston Anarchist Bookfair (@boston-a-bookfair.bsky.social) & AK Press (@akpress.org) are collaborating to host a virtual book launch of FOR THE LONG HAUL! It will be on Wednesday, November 4, at 6:30PM EST. Find all of the info here: tinyurl.com/ChrisDixonBABF2026

Next week in Kingston! I can't wait to talk with Pamela Cross and Harsha Walia (@harshawalia.bsky.social) about how to sustain long-term involvement in transformative social movements! Find all the info here: calendar.kfpl.ca/event/17534381

Read our interview with @withmovements.bsky.social on our blog! Learn more about multigenerational movement work, his work with Punch Up, books Chris is reading, and more! Explore here: btlbooks.com/blog/view/to...

Next week in Toronto! I'm really looking forward to talking with Shiri Pasternak (@shirip.bsky.social)!

“For the Long Haul” by Chris Dixon diagnoses the roots of burnout among organizers and offers lessons from movement elders to combat it. wagingnonviolence.org/2026/10/burn...

I am grateful to @desaima.bsky.social for this thoughtful review of FOR THE LONG HAUL! "The people likely to get the most from this book are those of us who have already gone through many cycles of boom-and-bust social movement activity, and who are looking for fuel that burns longer and cleaner."

Next week in Montreal!

Lots coming up in Ottawa and online! Art exhibits, rallies for workers rights, films screenings, fundraiser and more! www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar...

Many thanks to Seb Bonet for this close engagement with FOR THE LONG HAUL! I particularly appreciate that he brings in so much Ella Baker, a towering organizer in the Black freedom struggle.

May Day 2028 wasn’t initially about fighting Trump’s billionaire power grab. But since Trump took office, the terrain has shifted. Mass protests have become more frequent, and more urgently needed to stem the volley of attacks on workers and on democratic elections.

My newest piece with proud Appalachian organizer Shawna McCown in @convergencemag.com We argue that while data center resistance is winning many of its immediate fights, it can accomplish something bigger: building a multiracial movement of the many. @surj.org j.org @stanfordpress.bsky.social

Yes, delighted to interview David W. Hylan about his new book about ACT UP Shreveport, for @truthout.org 💥"You organize within the community you actually have, not the community you wish you had."💥

“Even endless wars can end, when they lose legitimacy in the eyes of the nation waging them.” My convo with historian Jeremy Varon on the impact of anti-war organizing post-9/11. inthesetimes.com/article/9-11...

I felt so honored to speak with Sasha Lilley on Against the Grain Radio about FOR THE LONG HAUL! As I say in the interview, that radio program is such an important left institution.

Upcoming radical events in Ottawa, starting Monday Oct 12, 2026 www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar...

Here's more excellent content from Long-Haul Magazine (@long-haul-mag.bsky.social)! Chicago teacher-activist Anne Carlson thoughtfully describes her own trajectory as a union activist and shares key lessons she has learned.

Latest from me: I look at the case of the #minneapolis15, organizers charged with conspiracy to injure an officer that largely doesn’t seem to have occurred. Their community had rallied behind them in what can be a model for jail support in the face of authoritarian repression.

RESOURCE: 10 Movement Agreements to build power, resist fascism and transform our world. #PeoplePower #SystemChange

The Doug Ford government plans to expand prisons and put more people in them. We describe current conditions at an #Ottawa centre and what the future will look like under A Safer #Ontario - it's inhumane treatment. Read our comment: leveller.ca/2026/09/how-... #ottpoli #ottnews #onpoli #onnews

Coming up in Ottawa - a trivia fundraiser for Cuba, zine making at the Ottawa Trans Library, a march for Gaza, and much more! www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/

Paul Messersmith-Glavin interviewed me about FOR THE LONG HAUL for @truthout.org. One tip I share: "Saying no to some things and setting priorities isn’t actually wrong. It helps us be more focused and effective. It doesn’t guarantee our success, but it increases our chances of winning more often."

Organizer Chris Dixon discusses how we can sustain our collective efforts over years of social and political struggle.

Kate Raphael and Deeg Gold on what led to the split of the notorious AIDS direct action group, ACT UP, in San Francisco. On the new Sad Francisco ep. #queeractivism #aidsactivism #womensmovement

Many thanks to @johncke.bsky.social for this thoughtful review of FOR THE LONG HAUL! I especially appreciate the crucial questions he raises about the structural impediments we face in building radical movements.

Coming up - the National Day of Truth & Reconciliation, a webinar on Canada's responsibility in Sudan, a double book launch with the theme "Changing Gender, Making Worlds," a roundtable on feminist responses to carceral policies in the Americas, & much more! www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/

For Watani Stiner, accountability for tragedy isn’t about who pulled the trigger, but how he contributed to a culture that made it possible. convergencemag.com/articles/lea...

By creating “Sanctuary Zones” that refuse to cooperate with ICE or police, a coalition in Atlanta is building the infrastructure to practice real community safety.

Happy publication day to For the Long Haul: How to Stay in For A Better World! In this remarkable text, Chris Dixon ( @withmovements.bsky.social ) addresses the question of how to sustain long-term involvement in transformative social movements. Learn more: btlbooks.com/book/for-the... #BookSky

Heather Berg (@drheatherberg.bsky.social) channels the brilliance of radical sex worker theorizing in this interview! Give it a listen and then preorder her book: dukeupress.edu/notes-from-t...

My book FOR THE LONG HAUL is coming out tomorrow from @akpress.org and @btlbooks.com! You can now read an excerpt on @49thshelf.bsky.social about why treating each other well is crucial for building sustained radical movements.

Coming up: Carrying the weekend's Climate March vibes into also questioning militarism, two fabulous book launches, grief work, the politics of the Arctic, fundraising, harm reduction, gardens, and so much more. See you out there! www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/

This is a really moving tribute to Emi Koyama on @autostraddle.bsky.social.

I'm really looking forward to speaking with @shirip.bsky.social at this book launch event on October 28th in Toronto! Many thanks to @btlbooks.com and Upping the Anti for organizing it!

I appreciate this careful analysis from @gkinsman.bsky.social of the new Thunderhead Monument in Ottawa.

"We don’t go from being alone to being suddenly part of mass movements instantaneously. What we do is we find the people around us with whom we can build, and we slowly get to it." — @withmovements.bsky.social in an interview about his forthcoming book, 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘏𝘢𝘶𝘭 mediacoop.ca/node/119372

Check out my interview with long-time organizer and writer @withmovements.bsky.social about his book, *For the Long Haul: How to Stay in the Fight for a Better World*, out next week from @akpress.org and @btlbooks.com: mediacoop.ca/node/119372

Why do poor rural people vote for Republicans even after they slash funding for Medicaid and close rural hospitals? @mshepruralpolitics.bsky.social describes how conservative elites built support for cuts by claiming such programs only help city dwellers and people of color. kpfa.org/episode/agai...

Okay Ottawa, we're glad you rested up this weekend because there are more than 20 things scheduled over the next two weeks, everything from resisting renovictions to climate justice, migrant justice, art, anti-militarism and much more: www.punchupcollective.org/reo-calendar/

Before listening to this interview with Carla Kaplan, I had never heard of Jessica Mitford. Her life is wild and inspiring!

A Minnesota defendant warns that authoritarian governments can criminalize effective, lawful organizing, as prosecutors cite meeting moderation, fundraising, social-media posts, and Signal chats as conspiracy evidence.

Next month I'll be in Montreal to launch FOR THE LONG HAUL: HOW TO STAY IN THE FIGHT FOR A BETTER WORLD! Find all the info here: www.concordia.ca/cuevents/art... Many thanks for my publishers, @btlbooks.com and @akpress.org, and to @socialjusticecu.bsky.social for hosting!

An excellent interview with David McNally!