Organising from Elsewhere Podcast Organising Post-Collapse: What the Left Still Doesn’t Get! w/Richard Hames
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Jun 6, 2025 Richard Hames, an audio producer at Novara Media and author on far-right movements, shares insights on organizing amidst societal collapse. He reflects on his diverse experiences, from music schools to anti-fascism, emphasizing the necessity for innovative strategies. Hames critiques the left's struggle to envision positive futures and warns against allowing figures like Elon Musk to monopolize the narrative. He underscores the importance of resilience, community support, and adaptive methods in navigating the challenges of a post-collapse world.
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Exuberant Student Movement Memories
- Richard describes the 2010–11 student protests as exuberant, irreverent mass movements causing deep comradeship.
- Those waves felt revelatory but failed to achieve durable policy change.
State Doesn't Respond To Moral Pressure
- Many mass protests assume the state will respond to moral pressure, but the state often prioritizes other entrenched interests.
- Effective leverage requires targeting what the state actually cares about, not moral legitimacy alone.
Target What The State Actually Cares About
- Build leverage focused on what the state values, not only on moral arguments or mass numbers.
- Design strategies that create tangible pressure the state cannot ignore.
