James Tracy
Born1970
Oakland, California
CitizenshipAmerican

James Richard Tracy (born 1970) is an American author, poet and activist living in Oakland, California. He is the co-author (with Amy Sonnie) of Hillbilly Nationalists, Urban Race Rebels and Black Power: Community Organizing in Radical Times (Melville House Publishers 2012).

Early life

Tracy was born in Oakland, California in 1970. His family moved shortly thereafter to Vallejo, California. His father was a kindergarten teacher in the Richmond Unified School District. His mother worked a variety of jobs in the social work field. Tracy has two younger brothers.

Tracy credits several formative events in shaping his early political outlook. His first job was as a paper delivery person for the Vallejo Independent Press, a worker-owned newspaper founded by striking newspaper workers. This introduced the idea of worker self-management to him. In early 1989, the presence of Neo-Nazi organizers in Vallejo helped him form an anti-racist commitment.

Housing organizing

In 1992, Tracy co-founded the Eviction Defense Network (EDN) an organization which utilized direct action to prevent evictions.[1] The EDN was invited to work alongside public housing residents organizing for the right-of-return in the federal HOPE VI program. Subsequently, he was a member of the Coalition On Homelessness, Mission Agenda, and the Mission Anti-Displacement Coalition.[2][3]

Teaching

In 2023, Tracy was lecturing at San Francisco University.[4]

Published work

  • The Civil Disobedience Handbook: A Brief History and Practical Guide for the Politically Disenchanted (Manic D Press, 2001)
  • The Military Draft Handbook: A Brief History and Practical Guide for the Curious and Confused (Manic D Press, 2005)
  • Molotov Mouths Outspoken Word Troupe: Explosive New Writing (Manic D Press, 2003)
  • Avanti Popolo: Italian Americans Sail Beyond Columbus (co-editor) (Manic D Press, 2008)
  • Sparks and Codes (Civil Defense Poetry, 2007)
  • Hillbilly Nationalists, Urban Race Rebels and Black Power: Community Organizing in Radical Times (Melville House Publishers, 2012)
  • Dispatches Against Displacement: Field Notes From San Francisco's Housing Wars (AK Press, 2014)
  • No Fascist USA!: The John Brown Anti-Klan Committee and Lessons for Today’s Movements (co-authored with Hilary Moore) (City Lights Publishers, 2020)[5]

Anthologies and encyclopedia entries

  • “A Decade of Displacement,” The Political Edge, City Lights Publishers, 2009.
  • “Rising Up: Poor, White and Angry in the New Left”, The Hidden 1970s, Histories of Radicalism Rutgers Press, 2010.
  • “Henry David Thoreau,” Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice, New York University Press, February 2007.
  • “Housing Movements,” Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice, New York University Press, February 2007.
  • “Young Patriots Organization,” Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice, New York University Press, February 2007.

References

  1. ↑ Carlsson, Chris (2009). The Political Edge. San Francisco: City Lights Publishers. ISBN 978-1931404051.
  2. ↑ Lovell, Jarret (2009). Crimes of Dissent: Civil Disobedience, Criminal Justice, and the Politics of Conscience. USA: New York University Press. pp. 213–220. ISBN 978-0814752272.
  3. ↑ Matthew, Dineen (24 July 2007). "More For Everyone". Towards Freedom. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
  4. ↑ San Francisco University website, Department of Political Science section, James Tracy, retrieved 2023-12-12
  5. ↑ "No Fascist USA!, the John Brown Anti-Klan Committee and Lessons for Today's Movements".
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