Chris Crass

Chris Crass (born c. 1973[1]) is an American anarchist, activist, and writer on topics of anti-racist and feminist organizing.

For the drummer Criss Crass, see The Muffs.

Political activism

In high school, Chris Crass's best friend introduced him to anarchist politics and punk rock.[2] Crass attended San Francisco State University[3] and was an active organizer in the area's Food Not Bombs chapter from 1993 to 2000.[4] In the 2000s and early 2010s, he was an organizer for immigrant rights.[1][5]

Personal life

Crass is also a Unitarian Universalist. He lives in Tennessee, with his partner and child.[6]

Selected works
  • "Looking to the Light of Freedom". Globalize Liberation: How to Uproot the System and Build a Better World. City Lights Books. 2003. pp. 427–446. ISBN 978-0-87286-420-7. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  • "Tools for White Guys Who are Working for Social Change". Race, Ethnicity, and Gender: Selected Readings. Pine Forge Press. 2007. pp. 458–459. ISBN 978-1-4129-4107-5. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  • Towards Collective Liberation: Anti-Racist Organizing, Feminist Praxis and Movement Building Strategy (2013)

See also

References
  1. Mieszkowski, Katharine (April 11, 2006). "We're here. We're not going anywhere". Salon.com. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2009.
  2. "Let's Build Liberation: A Conversation with Chris Crass on Anti-Racism and Revolutionary Struggle". Kersplebedeb Press. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  3. Dineen, Matt (July 25, 2005). "An Interview with Chris Crass". Toward Freedom. Archived from the original on August 30, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  4. Parson, Sean (2018). Cooking up a revolution: Food Not Bombs, Homes Not Jails, and resistance to gentrification. Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-1-5261-0811-1.
  5. "East TN group pushes for immigration reform". WBIR. June 17, 2013. Archived from the original on August 23, 2013.
  6. "Anarres Project with Chris Crass: Social Justice and Hope on Truthout". July 18, 2019. Archived from the original on October 14, 2020. Retrieved October 13, 2020.


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