Infrapolitics and Direct Action
Courtesy of Temple University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center
A simple definition of the terms infrapolitics and direct action: when you say infrapolitics think retaliatory actions done in secret and without organization. Direct action, a collective open response such as boycotting and picketing a store or company to end unjust policies. An example I remember from my childhood of direct action is my parents decision to support the United Farm Workers grape boycott in the 1970s. Large numbers of US citizens decided not to purchase grapes from grocery stores because the United Farm Workers organized and told consumers about the inhumane working conditions their members had been enduring in places like California. That was more than 30 years ago and I still remember my parents educating me about the boycott. Direct action causes company policy changes and it makes elected officials to pass common sense gun control laws or loose their seats in the US senate.
