This collection posits three questions. 1) What structures of violence and oppression are experienced and shared by human and nonhuman laborers working and dying in these necropolitical facilities? 2) If there is an intersection between class and species, which, in turn incorporates race, gender, abilities, and other categories of oppression, in which ways is the contemporary Animal Activist Nonprofit Sector (AANS) reifying or disrupting these hierarchies in its mission towards animal liberation? 3) If there are classist and racist biases in AANS, how can the AANS incorporate social class in dialogue with the liberation of nonhuman animals in order to build strategic alliances and coalitions between social movements and political subjects? This book not only envisions a world without these hierarchies but offer tangible steps the AANS can take to achieve liberation for human and nonhuman animals.
Building Power through Multispecies Resistance Against Exploitation is a necessary, timely collection. As the North American labor movement is finally building momentum again after decades of neoliberal divestment, the authors here persuasively argue that the animal liberation movement should embrace a truly intersectional, labor-focused theory of change. From theorizing the labor and resistance of individual animals to urging advocates to incorporate strategies from deep organizing, this thought-provoking collection will be a motivator for anyone interested in building a more just and equitable world. Michael Swistara Animal Protection lawyer, scholar, and activist