Ryan Essex – författare

Resistance, activism, and social movements related to health have been commonplace throughout history. Yet it is easy to overlook the impact that agitation, opposition, and subversion have had on health and wellbeing. Contrary to popular belief, many breakthroughs in health and healthcare--from improvements in sanitation and access to birth control, to the ways in which research is conducted--have been the result of grassroots organizing, direct action, and community-led efforts that exerted pressure on those who wield power and control. This volume offers a global exploration of resistance, activism, and social movements related to health, offering a critical perspective on efforts to pursue and realize health justice. Bringing together an interdisciplinary cast of contributors, the volume illustrates the many ways in which acts of resistance interact with, undermine, promote, and sustain health, and the ways in which health can also be mobilized as a form of resistance. From distinct geographical locations emerge rich, and often personal, experiences that cover several pressing health issues, including Indigenous resistance, reproductive justice, disability, migrant rights, climate activism, the impacts of capitalism and intellectual property, access to healthcare, and medical resistance to institutional and state violence.Resistance, Activism, and Health is a guide for those seeking to better understand the role of resistance and activism as practices and commitments to protect and promote health; to identify, disrupt, and dismantle health-harming systems; and to imagine and enact new communities of care, all while amplifying the voices of people fighting for the realization of health justice worldwide. Together, the contributions to this volume demonstrate that a healthier, collective future is possible, and is being built with each passing day, by those who have dared to imagine it.

Resistance, activism, and social movements related to health have been commonplace throughout history. Yet it is easy to overlook the impact that agitation, opposition, and subversion have had on health and wellbeing. Contrary to popular belief, many breakthroughs in health and healthcare--from improvements in sanitation and access to birth control, to the ways in which research is conducted--have been the result of grassroots organizing, direct action, and community-led efforts that exerted pressure on those who wield power and control. This volume offers a global exploration of resistance, activism, and social movements related to health, offering a critical perspective on efforts to pursue and realize health justice. Bringing together an interdisciplinary cast of contributors, the volume illustrates the many ways in which acts of resistance interact with, undermine, promote, and sustain health, and the ways in which health can also be mobilized as a form of resistance. From distinct geographical locations emerge rich, and often personal, experiences that cover several pressing health issues, including Indigenous resistance, reproductive justice, disability, migrant rights, climate activism, the impacts of capitalism and intellectual property, access to healthcare, and medical resistance to institutional and state violence.Resistance, Activism, and Health is a guide for those seeking to better understand the role of resistance and activism as practices and commitments to protect and promote health; to identify, disrupt, and dismantle health-harming systems; and to imagine and enact new communities of care, all while amplifying the voices of people fighting for the realization of health justice worldwide. Together, the contributions to this volume demonstrate that a healthier, collective future is possible, and is being built with each passing day, by those who have dared to imagine it.

What if hierarchy and bureaucracy had no place in health care? What if health knowledge were truly open to all? What if health were something we could organise freely, collectively and as equals?When we think about health, we often do so under certain constraints shaped by structures of power. Anarchism and Health invites us to imagine otherwise. It explores how our understanding of health can shift when we challenge and subvert the influence of the State, capitalism, racism, colonialism, imperialism, genderism, transphobia and other intertwined forms of domination. Covering key debates on the organisation of health care systems as well as issues such as abortion, DIY health and mutual aid during the COVID-19 pandemic, this book deepens the connection between anarchist thought and health. It demonstrates how we should act now, in the deeply imperfect present, so we can care for one another and work towards these ideals.Drawing on examples from across the Global North and opening pathways for further research worldwide, Anarchism and Health is an essential resource for academics, practitioners and anyone questioning how we might build a more equal and liberated form of health.

What if hierarchy and bureaucracy had no place in health care? What if health knowledge were truly open to all? What if health were something we could organise freely, collectively and as equals?When we think about health, we often do so under certain constraints shaped by structures of power. Anarchism and Health invites us to imagine otherwise. It explores how our understanding of health can shift when we challenge and subvert the influence of the State, capitalism, racism, colonialism, imperialism, genderism, transphobia and other intertwined forms of domination. Covering key debates on the organisation of health care systems as well as issues such as abortion, DIY health and mutual aid during the COVID-19 pandemic, this book deepens the connection between anarchist thought and health. It demonstrates how we should act now, in the deeply imperfect present, so we can care for one another and work towards these ideals.Drawing on examples from across the Global North and opening pathways for further research worldwide, Anarchism and Health is an essential resource for academics, practitioners and anyone questioning how we might build a more equal and liberated form of health.

What if hierarchy and bureaucracy had no place in health care? What if health knowledge were truly open to all? What if health were something we could organise freely, collectively and as equals?When we think about health, we often do so under certain constraints shaped by structures of power. Anarchism and Health invites us to imagine otherwise. It explores how our understanding of health can shift when we challenge and subvert the influence of the State, capitalism, racism, colonialism, imperialism, genderism, transphobia and other intertwined forms of domination. Covering key debates on the organisation of health care systems as well as issues such as abortion, DIY health and mutual aid during the COVID-19 pandemic, this book deepens the connection between anarchist thought and health. It demonstrates how we should act now, in the deeply imperfect present, so we can care for one another and work towards these ideals.Drawing on examples from across the Global North and opening pathways for further research worldwide, Anarchism and Health is an essential resource for academics, practitioners and anyone questioning how we might build a more equal and liberated form of health.

What if hierarchy and bureaucracy had no place in health care? What if health knowledge were truly open to all? What if health were something we could organise freely, collectively and as equals?When we think about health, we often do so under certain constraints shaped by structures of power. Anarchism and Health invites us to imagine otherwise. It explores how our understanding of health can shift when we challenge and subvert the influence of the State, capitalism, racism, colonialism, imperialism, genderism, transphobia and other intertwined forms of domination. Covering key debates on the organisation of health care systems as well as issues such as abortion, DIY health and mutual aid during the COVID-19 pandemic, this book deepens the connection between anarchist thought and health. It demonstrates how we should act now, in the deeply imperfect present, so we can care for one another and work towards these ideals.Drawing on examples from across the Global North and opening pathways for further research worldwide, Anarchism and Health is an essential resource for academics, practitioners and anyone questioning how we might build a more equal and liberated form of health.

Australia has one of the harshest immigration detention regimes in the world, labelled cruel and degrading and a crime against humanity; these policies have been widely condemned. This book calls for a shift in how the healthcare community approaches Australian immigration detention, calling for non-violent resistance to be incorporated in future efforts that seek change. Fundamentally, such an approach recognizes that if change is to be realized a shift is needed beyond evidence and reasoned argument; future efforts need to confront injustice, resisting and undermining what creates and sustains these policies. This book provides a rationale for such action and considers the justification of three different ‘types’ of action in detail; strike action, whistleblowing and principles disobedience.

Australia has one of the harshest immigration detention regimes in the world, labelled cruel and degrading and a crime against humanity; these policies have been widely condemned. This book calls for a shift in how the healthcare community approaches Australian immigration detention, calling for non-violent resistance to be incorporated in future efforts that seek change. Fundamentally, such an approach recognizes that if change is to be realized a shift is needed beyond evidence and reasoned argument; future efforts need to confront injustice, resisting and undermining what creates and sustains these policies. This book provides a rationale for such action and considers the justification of three different ‘types’ of action in detail; strike action, whistleblowing and principles disobedience.