Organising during the Coronavirus Crisis: The Contradictions of Our Digital Lives

Acknowledgements
Contents
Abbreviations
1 COVID-19, Digital Technologies—A Challenging Time
	Introduction
	Development of the Pandemic
	The Economic Context
	The Environmental Context
	The Impact on Food and Poverty
	Conceptual Tools
		Marx and Alienation
	Gramsci
		Common-Sense and Good Sense
		Hegemony
		Intellectuals
		The Philosophy of Praxis
	COVID-19 and the State
	The Response from Below
	References
2 COVID-19, Digital Technologies, and Labour Organisation
	Introduction
	Unionising Amazon Workers
	Working as a Full-Time Official
	Organising Migrant Labour in New York
	Garment Workers’ Union in Bangladesh
	Organising Local Government Workers in England
	The UK University Sector
	Conclusion
	References
3 COVID-19, Digital Technologies, and Mutual Aid
	Introduction
	Mutual Aid in Oakland, USA
	Mutual Aid in Hackney, Northeast London, UK
	Mutual Aid in San Mateo County
	Conclusion
	References
4 COVID-19, Digital Technologies, and Coping with Mental Health
	Introduction
	Fellowships During COVID-19
	Mental Health Discrimination in Northwest England
	Organising Psychotherapist Training During COVID-19
	Peer-to-Peer Support During the Pandemic
	Conclusion
	References
5 COVID-19, Digital Technologies, and the Creative Arts
	Introduction
	Creating and Presenting Poetry During COVID-19
	COVID-19 and the Creative Arts: A Student’s Story
	Community Arts During COVID-19
	COVID-19, Art, and Digital Technologies: A Brazilian Perspective
	Conclusion
	References
6 Covid-19, Digital Technologies, and Protest Movements
	Introduction
	Black Lives Matter
		The Atlanta Justice Alliance
		Black Lives Matter: Minnesota
		Black Lives Matter: New Jersey
	Violence Against Women: Sisters Uncut
	Street Protests and the Federation of Informal Workers Organisation of Nigeria (FIWON)
	Indian Farmers’ Protest
		Reporting the Farmers’ Protest: Anindito’s Story
		Supporting the Farmers’ Protest: Samita’s Story
		Building the Farmers’ Protest: The Trolley Times
	Conclusion
	References
7 Conclusion
	Introduction
	Concentration of Research, Development, and Production
	Marx and Alienation
	Gramsci
	Concluding Remarks
	References
References
Index