The series emerged out of a 2005 seminar hosted by Bluestockings Bookstore called “Strategies of Refusal” and came into its own throughout much of 2006 and late into 2007, engaging in numerous discussions both formal and informal.  We put together a few more events under the formal title of the series in 2008 before embarking on other projects.  Now in 2009, we find ourselves galvanized by two recent events:  first, the tremendous effort of Team Colors in putting together the “In the Middle of a Whirlwind” journal (May 2008) and second, the increasing urgency in which movements across the world are responding to capitalist crisis and formulating their own ‘exits’ from capitalist command. 

As we reconstitute and look around, we have a lot of questions about the shape of many movements to come.  We hope you will join us and look forward to seeing you at the next event.