Chris Crass (born c. 1973
) is an American
anarchist,
activist, and writer on topics of
anti-racist
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and
feminist organizing.
Political activism
In high school, Chris Crass's best friend introduced him to anarchist politics and
punk rock. Crass attended
San Francisco State University
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and was an active organizer in the area's
Food Not Bombs chapter from 1993 to 2000. In the 2000s and early 2010s, he was an organizer for immigrant rights.
Personal life
Crass is also a
Unitarian Universalist
Unitarian or Unitarianism may refer to:
Christian and Christian-derived theologies
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* Unitarianism (1565–present) ...
. He lives in
Tennessee
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, with his partner and child.
Selected works
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* ''Towards Collective Liberation: Anti-Racist Organizing, Feminist Praxis and Movement Building Strategy'' (2013)
See also
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Joel Olson
References
1970s births
Living people
American anarchists
American Unitarian Universalists
American anti-racism activists
American male feminists
San Francisco State University alumni
American social justice activists
American feminist musicians
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