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OccuWorld<p>UP WITH THE PEOPLE<br>DOWN WITH EVIL</p><p>'The Big Beautiful Bill' has passed. 17 million will lose healthcare, $150 billion in wages wiped out, and $4 trillion added to the national debt. This isn’t just bad policy... it’s an assault on all of us. </p><p>Join us at the Colorado State Capitol. Show up. Speak out. Fight back! </p><p><a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/StandUpFightBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandUpFightBack</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Colorado" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Colorado</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/ClassWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassWar</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/PunchUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PunchUp</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/CommunityDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityDefense</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/July4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>July4</span></a></p>
OccuWorld<p>When the KKK Murdered My Childhood Friend | Robert Reich</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-kv3wdqqNo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=u-kv3wdqqN</span><span class="invisible">o</span></a></p><p>As the shortest kid in school, I was an easy target for bullies. When I was about eight, I befriended a kind teenager who looked out for me. 60 years ago, he was murdered by the Klan for registering Black voters in Mississippi. Let me tell you about my friend, Mickey.</p><p><a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/KKK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KKK</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/KillingField" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KillingField</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Murders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Murders</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/RobertReich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RobertReich</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Bullies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bullies</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Everywhere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Everywhere</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/EyesOpen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EyesOpen</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/StandUpFightBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandUpFightBack</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/CommunityDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityDefense</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Antifa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Antifa</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityDefense</span></a> Groups Take the Last Stand Against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LA</span></a></p><p>Organizers argue that LA’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sanctuary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sanctuary</span></a> laws aren’t enough to keep their <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/immigrant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immigrant</span></a> neighbors safe. </p><p>By Claudia Villalona, June 21, 2025</p><p>"Across <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LosAngeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LosAngeles</span></a> County, ICE’s operations played out differently. When combat-ready federal agents gathered in large numbers at staging areas in Paramount and Compton on June 8, protesters swiftly mobilized collective resistance efforts and emergency patrols. Agents responded to large crowds with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TearGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TearGas</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FlashBangs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FlashBangs</span></a>, and so-called 'less-lethal' weapons. </p><p>"Organizers maintain that this grassroots mobilization sabotaged enforcement operations, putting agents on the defensive and preventing them from conducting raids for the rest of the day. </p><p>"As ICE raids escalated across Los Angeles in early June, sending <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protesters</span></a> into the streets and immigrant communities into hiding, the contrast between how the consequential weekend unfolded in different parts of the city was stark. Divergent outcomes in majority <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Latino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Latino</span></a> areas further east with a long history of organizing and those largely disconnected from grassroots support highlighted the crucial role of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityLedDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityLedDefense</span></a> in the absence of meaningful government protection.</p><p>"Unlike Compton or Paramount, the airport-adjacent Westchester is geographically and socially isolated from more established community organizing networks. And while LA’s sanctuary laws prohibit local <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>police</span></a> from working with ICE, organizers argue that the local law enforcement agencies can’t be trusted to keep immigrants safe.</p><p>" 'Workers need to know their rights, whether it’s at the workplace or at their home, and they feel empowered to exercise those rights,' said Flor Melendrez, executive director of the labor advocacy group CLEAN <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Carwash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Carwash</span></a> Worker Center. Car wash workers, street vendors, and day laborers working in high-visibility, outdoor spaces face heightened risk for arrests as 'easy targets' for ICE raids, while often lacking access to critical resources and workplace protections. Organizers said more than 26 car wash workers were arrested across at least six businesses in the set of raids began on June 6."</p><p><a href="https://theintercept.com/2025/06/21/los-angeles-ice-raids-immigrants-organizing/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theintercept.com/2025/06/21/lo</span><span class="invisible">s-angeles-ice-raids-immigrants-organizing/</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.ph/YpyRV" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/YpyRV</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistICE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ACAB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WeProtectOurselves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeProtectOurselves</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WeKeepUsSafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeKeepUsSafe</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LAResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LAResists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SanctuaryCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SanctuaryCity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICERaids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICERaids</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FuckICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FuckICE</span></a></p>
John Brown Type Beats<p>"A growing presence at demonstrations in recent years, many protesters hold disdain for protest marshals, pejoratively called “peace police.” To many, the use of marshals hampers spontaneous and autonomous tactics, and puts those who are willing to take more risky actions during protests in danger. In some instances, these “peace police” have gone so far as to isolate and turn in to police protesters who take on more confrontational roles, leading to arrests and police violence."</p><p>Protest ‘Peacekeepers’ Shot Two People at a March in Salt Lake City. One Died, the Other Went to Jail.<br><a href="https://unicornriot.ninja/2025/protest-peacekeepers-shot-two-people-at-a-march-in-salt-lake-city-one-died-the-went-to-jail/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">unicornriot.ninja/2025/protest</span><span class="invisible">-peacekeepers-shot-two-people-at-a-march-in-salt-lake-city-one-died-the-went-to-jail/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UnicornRiot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnicornRiot</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaltLakeCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaltLakeCity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ArturoGamboa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArturoGamboa</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtestMarshals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtestMarshals</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PeacePolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeacePolice</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PeaceKeepers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeaceKeepers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Protest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityDefense</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ArmedCommunutyDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArmedCommunutyDefense</span></a></p>
nullagent<p>There's now an extremely detailed blog post on <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://todon.eu/@CrimethInc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>CrimethInc</span></a></span> covering a lot of the events I reported on here in Seattle.</p><p>Seems like an awfully important read for folks facing ICE across the US.</p><p><a href="https://crimethinc.com/2025/06/19/we-are-not-demonstrating-we-are-fighting-migrant-defense-in-seattle-june-9-14" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">crimethinc.com/2025/06/19/we-a</span><span class="invisible">re-not-demonstrating-we-are-fighting-migrant-defense-in-seattle-june-9-14</span></a></p><p><a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Seattle</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/FuckICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FuckICE</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/ChingaLaMigra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChingaLaMigra</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/ICECourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICECourt</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MutualAid</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/CommunityDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityDefense</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Tukwila" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tukwila</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Tacoma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tacoma</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a></p>
OccuWorld<p>Fred Hampton on Class Solidarity</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyQQjOzmTj0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=GyQQjOzmTj</span><span class="invisible">0</span></a></p><p>We wanted to share Fred Hampton's speech on class solidarity.</p><p><a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/FredHampton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FredHampton</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/ClassSolidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassSolidarity</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/AuthoritarianViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuthoritarianViolence</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Reactionaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reactionaries</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/CommunityDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityDefense</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/ClassWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassWar</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/SWATtingThePublic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SWATtingThePublic</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Tyranny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tyranny</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Racism</span></a></p>
nullagent<p><a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Alerta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alerta</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Breaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Breaking</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/urgent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>urgent</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Seattle</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/PNW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PNW</span></a></p><p>Eight ICE agents seen waiting at immigration court waiting to arrest community members. This alert is only 15min old.</p><p>📸 <a href="https://www.instagram.com/superfamilia_kc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">instagram.com/superfamilia_kc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Immigration</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/CBP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CBP</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/CommunityDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityDefense</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/MutualAidRequest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MutualAidRequest</span></a></p>
nullagent<p><a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/MutualAidRequest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MutualAidRequest</span></a> Protest medic beaten by cops needs community support.</p><p>"I was diagnosed at the hospital with a concussion and, since that day, have had to go to the emergency room twice for passing out multiple times and serious confusion.</p><p>This brutality from the police has made it so I’m not only unable to work, but suffering from massive confusion and possible serious brain injuries."</p><p><a href="https://gofund.me/3508222c" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">gofund.me/3508222c</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Seattle</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/PNW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PNW</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ACAB</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/CommunityDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityDefense</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/CalAnderson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CalAnderson</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/BLMG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BLMG</span></a></p>
John Brown Type Beats<p>"The Afro-American militant is a 'militant' because he defends himself, his family, his home, and his dignity. He does not introduce violence into a racist social system - the violence is already there, and has always been there. It is precisely this unchallenged violence that allows a racist social system to perpetuate itself. When people say that they are opposed to Negroes 'resorting to violence' what they really mean is that they are opposed to Negroes defending themselves and challenging the exclusive monopoly of violence practiced by white racists."</p><p>- Robert F. Williams, "Negroes with Guns"</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quotes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RobertFWilliams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RobertFWilliams</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NegroesWithGuns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NegroesWithGuns</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackHistoryMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlackHistoryMonth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Nonviolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nonviolence</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Violence</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityDefense</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Some pointers from "The Eye of Every Storm - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Anarchist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Anarchist</span></a> Response to Hurricane Helene"</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CrimethInc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CrimethInc</span></a>, 2024-11-13</p><p>"At the end of September 2024, western North Carolina and the surrounding states experienced 30 inches of rainfall over two days when an unnamed storm collided with Hurricane Helene over the mountains of Southern Appalachia. The resulting catastrophe laid waste to the entire region. At a time when <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>misinformation</span></a>, rising <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a>, and disasters exacerbated by industrially-produced climate change are creating a feedback loop of escalating crisis, it’s crucial to understand <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DisasterResponse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DisasterResponse</span></a> as an integral part of community defense and strategize about how this can play a part in movements for liberation. In the following reflection, a local anarchist involved in longstanding disaster response efforts in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a> recounts the lessons that they have learned over the past six weeks and offers advice about how to prepare for the disasters to come.</p><p>"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimated that Hurricane Helene poured 40 trillion gallons of water on the region. This caused an estimated 1800 landslides; it damaged over 160 municipal water and sewer systems, at least 6000 miles of roads, more than 1000 bridges and culverts, and an estimated 126,000 homes. There have been over 230 confirmed deaths across six states with many still missing.</p><p>"The entire region was completely cut off from the outside world for a day or more, with all major roads shut down by landslides, collapsed bridges, and downed trees. Water, power, internet and cell service all went down within hours of the hurricane arriving, and remained down for days or, in some areas, weeks. There are still communities that will likely not have electricity for another three months because the roads that the power company would use no longer exist. Six weeks into this disaster, there are still tens of thousands of people who lack access to drinkable water. Not only have thousands of homes been wiped off the map—in many cases, the land they rested on no longer exists. Massive landslides have scoured canyons 30 feet deep, exposing bedrock that has not seen the light of day for tens of thousands of years. The torrential floods moved so much earth and caused so many rivers to change course that scientists have designated the hurricane a 'geological event.'</p><p>"In response, a beautiful web of mutual aid networks has emerged, saving countless lives by bringing in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EssentialSupplies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EssentialSupplies</span></a>, providing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MedicalCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalCare</span></a>, setting up neighborhood <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterDistribution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterDistribution</span></a> centers, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarChargingStations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarChargingStations</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SatelliteInternetHubs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SatelliteInternetHubs</span></a>, free <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/kitchens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kitchens</span></a>, free <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/childcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>childcare</span></a>, and more. Name a need and there are folks out here who have self-organized to meet it. We share these lessons we have learned in hopes of helping others to prepare for similar situations, aiming to increase our capacity to build autonomous infrastructure for the long haul. </p><p>Start Preparing Now</p><p>"There is no time like the present to get organized.</p><p>"Our mutual aid group has been around for almost eight years. Within 72 hours of the floodwaters receding, we had a functioning mutual aid hub and were mobilizing folks to check on missing people and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChainsawCrews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChainsawCrews</span></a> to cut people out of their homes and open up roads. We were only able to do these things because we had already put in the work in our community to build the trust and relationships that are so vital in times of crisis.</p><p>"While we are a small group, we have an extensive network of friends and allies that has grown throughout years of smaller-scale mutual aid and organizing efforts. The best way to prepare for a disaster is not to stockpile supplies, but to build trust in your community and nurture a healthy web of relationships. The best way to accomplish this is to start doing mutual aid projects in your community before an acute crisis arises. This will give you practice operating as a group and organizing logistics, and it will also connect you with others you wouldn’t otherwise meet and show them that they can count on you. Because of the work we had already put in, when the crisis hit, people turned to us and spread the word that we are a good group to funnel supplies and money through. You can only build that kind of reputation by putting in the work now.</p><p>Communications</p><p>"One of the biggest initial challenges we faced was that most means of communication went offline for between 24 hours and several weeks, depending on where you lived. That includes <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/landlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>landlines</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CellPhones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CellPhones</span></a>, and internet. We can’t stress enough the importance of having multiple back-up options in place to be ready for a situation like this. First of all, make sure you have a place and time established in advance where folks know they can find each other in the event of a disaster. This is probably a good idea even if communications don’t go offline—nothing beats face-to-face communication.</p><p>"Satellite internet was invaluable during the first couple of weeks. For some particularly hard-hit communities, it remains the only means of communication six weeks into this disaster. Unfortunately, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Starlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Starlink</span></a>, which is owned by the white supremacist Elon Musk, has proven to be the most useful and the easiest to set up in a disaster scenario. We know from past experience that he is eager to suppress social movements that use his companies’ services. There are other companies that provide satellite internet, but it tends to be slower, with significant data limits. These are generally not mobile systems and would be challenging to set up in the middle of a disaster.</p><p>"Don’t forget that you will need a source of electricity such as a generator or solar power to make satellite internet work.</p><p>"Radios, especially ham radios, are another important means of communication that should be arranged in advance with people who already know how to use them. Our mountainous terrain limits the distance that radios can broadcast, but it would still have been helpful if we had possessed ham radios.</p><p>Getting Organized</p><p>"Grassroots disaster relief is no longer the exclusive province of church groups and small bands of autonomous mutual aid groups. The notion has gone mainstream since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, when so many people discovered that their neighbors were all they had to count on. At this point, well-organized and well-resourced groups of every stripe are prepared to mobilize quickly—from reactionary right-leaning groups like the Cajun Navy and to networks of volunteer helicopter pilots, not to mention radical groups like Mutual Aid Disaster Relief. Beyond these specific groups, more people understand how to self-organize now. Within three to five days of the flood waters receding, you couldn’t drive more than ten minutes without running into a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReliefHub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReliefHub</span></a> or water station in someone’s front yard, church, or gas station parking lot. It would not be an overstatement to say that within a week, western North Carolina had the highest concentration of four-wheelers, all-terrain vehicles, and dirt bikes in the world, as people poured in from all over the South and beyond to help with search and rescue and to get supplies out to cut-off communities.</p><p>"Most of these hubs were truly <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/grassroots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grassroots</span></a>, with no formal organization behind them. This is an overwhelmingly positive development, but it does not come without challenges. The chief problems were redundancy of effort and lack of coordination between relief hubs, road clearing crews, and people doing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SupplyRuns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupplyRuns</span></a>, search and rescue, and wellness checks. The sooner you can develop relationships and good communication systems with other hubs, the better, so you won’t have to be constantly reinventing the wheel.</p><p>"Creating an intake system for incoming volunteers and arranging for people to coordinate them is a huge piece of the puzzle. We had to turn away many offers of help in the first few weeks because we didn’t have a good system in place for fielding newcomers, especially those from out of town, nor could we guarantee that we could plug them into a project on any given day if they just showed up, despite the fact that there was always a mountain of work to do. Connecting volunteers to communities and individual homes that need medical care, mucking, gutting, and repairs requires an enormous amount of legwork on your part, not to mention building trust between you and the residents. You would do well to have someone in your group that has a deep love of spreadsheets."</p><p>Full article:<br><a href="https://crimethinc.com/2024/11/13/after-the-hurricane-anarchist-disaster-response-in-appalachia" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">crimethinc.com/2024/11/13/afte</span><span class="invisible">r-the-hurricane-anarchist-disaster-response-in-appalachia</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MutualAid</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Preparedness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Preparedness</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityPreparedness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityPreparedness</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityDefense</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Polycrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Polycrisis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HamRadios" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadios</span></a></p>
John Brown Type Beats<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@hakan_geijer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>hakan_geijer</span></a></span> </p><p>"Riot Medicine is a full-length textbook that covers everything you need to become a medic. The 486 pages include organizing, medicine, equipment, and tactics. It is written for those with no medical training and no experience at protests, but medical practitioners and seasoned protesters will still find it useful."</p><p>Riot Medicine .pdf available at:<br><a href="https://riotmedicine.net/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">riotmedicine.net/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Riot Medicine audiobook:<br><a href="https://on.soundcloud.com/dUrBz" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">on.soundcloud.com/dUrBz</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RiotMedicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RiotMedicine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityDefense</span></a></p>
AIF-Massachusetts<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@WarmUpBoston" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>WarmUpBoston</span></a></span> the sweep has been postponed to the 5th, but still needs to be opposed! </p><p>NEW DATE!!</p><p>Rally to stop the sweep! <br>Say no to state-sanctioned destruction and displacement.</p><p>Stand up and fight back in support of our neighbors! </p><p>February 5th, 7AM<br>BU Bridge x Comm Ave Intersection</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DFjKQVhsgZ0/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">instagram.com/p/DFjKQVhsgZ0/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityDefense</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Antifascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Antifascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BostonMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BostonMA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CambridgeMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CambridgeMA</span></a></p>
AIF-Massachusetts<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Boston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Boston</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CambridgeMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CambridgeMA</span></a> folks: an action by our friends <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@WarmUpBoston" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>WarmUpBoston</span></a></span> is happening on February 3rd at 7AM. Show up if you can. </p><p>The lows at night this week and next are all going to be below freezing. No one should have their shelter torn down, especially not in this cold. </p><p>If you can't make it, you can still let DCR know you dislike their violent attacks on your unhoused neighbors. Their contact info can be found at the bottom of this page: <a href="https://www.mass.gov/orgs/department-of-conservation-recreation" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mass.gov/orgs/department-of-co</span><span class="invisible">nservation-recreation</span></a></p><p>Feel free to call Governor Healey and your state and local politicians as well to let them know you disagree with sweeping encampments, especially when the restrictions for shelter stays are only increasing.</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DFYtxShy0f0/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">instagram.com/p/DFYtxShy0f0/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BostonMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BostonMA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DirectAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DirectAction</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityDefense</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Antifascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Antifascism</span></a></p>
John Brown Type Beats<p>community defense is...</p><p>defending your community</p><p>by any means necessary</p><p>with any resources available</p><p>- food<br>- medical supplies/care<br>- social/mental health support<br>- technology <br>- tools for defense</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityDefense</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MutualAid</span></a></p>
not ch1c<p>Fairly often on here I see people sharing stories about <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicLibraries</span></a> being like a secret cheat code around late-capitalist extraction and the collapse of communitarian values we see every day in a world built on individualism, consumption and individualistic consumption. Here’s another one:</p><p>After arranging a drag queen story hour at her very rural library, out of the abundant depth of her caring and curiosity and without a great deal of political context, and not quite knowing what she had gotten into when chuds with sidearms and bibles showed up to block the door with their pickups, and being very appreciative when, truly spontaneously as we’d never organized together before, a much larger number of anarcho inflected antifascists of all flavors appeared from across the region to help keep the day safe (the queens were extremely sparkly and the kids were extremely giggly), the librarian was so appreciative and got so curious (again, as librarians do) that she now wants to put together a series of intro workshops around topics like de-escalation, mutual aid, protest safety, community defense and consensus-based autonomous organizing.</p><p>So, tl;dr.. some christofascists showed up to be mean and dumb about queer and trans people and scare little kids and now the targeted library is starting to look a little like an anarchist infoshop 🖤😂🖤</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EverydayAntifascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EverydayAntifascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EverydayAnarchism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EverydayAnarchism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityDefense</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HugADragQueen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HugADragQueen</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HugALibrarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HugALibrarian</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FuckFascists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FuckFascists</span></a></p>
Miami Anti-Fascist Newsletter<p>Direct action gets the goods! When you see hatred in your community, speak up! Fight back!</p><p>Much solidarity with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@soupformyfamilyatl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>soupformyfamilyatl</span></a></span> and Liberty Bell Sounds for getting this done! </p><p>Further reading on Michale Graves: <a href="https://idobi.com/high-life/digging-graves/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">idobi.com/high-life/digging-gr</span><span class="invisible">aves/</span></a></p><p>In honor of Michale losing a show with only 48 hours notice, donate to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/browarddsa" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>browarddsa</span></a></span> Banned Book Fair: <a href="https://gofund.me/705464f3" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">gofund.me/705464f3</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p>Michale, time to tweet yet again that you’ve been canceled. Follow your leader 🔫</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityDefense</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiFascism</span></a></p>
F100<p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/09/world/americas/mexico-cartel-small-town-shootout.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2023/12/09/world/a</span><span class="invisible">mericas/mexico-cartel-small-town-shootout.html</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/communitydefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>communitydefense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mexico</span></a></p>
Miami Anti-Fascist Newsletter<p>“We say gay! We say trans! Fuck these fascists and their bans!” — queer anti-fascists</p><p>Queer &amp; trans anti-fascists, anarchists, &amp; socialists disrupted a hate rally organized by local fascists</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ThisPrideThatIHave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThisPrideThatIHave</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BashBackFL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BashBackFL</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TheseQueersBashBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheseQueersBashBack</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FuckOffFascists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FuckOffFascists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WeAreEverywhere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeAreEverywhere</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Transtifa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transtifa</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WeKeepUsSafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeKeepUsSafe</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityDefense</span></a></p>
Miami Anti-Fascist Newsletter<p>Was ANTIFA at Trump’s Arraignment? Now that the press and propagandacists have moved on, lets talk!</p><p>About 200 fascists, many from out of state, invaded Miami for what was more of a circus than a rally. Far more press, some dressed for combat, also attended. 50+ anti-fascists of many organizations celebrated the fall of Trump and danced away the fascists.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpIndictmentTour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIndictmentTour</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FuckTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FuckTrump</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AbolishThePresident" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbolishThePresident</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AbolishThePolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbolishThePolice</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrisonerSolidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrisonerSolidarity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TheFourthEstateIsPartOfTheState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheFourthEstateIsPartOfTheState</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PissBoyCowards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PissBoyCowards</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityDefense</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PussyAssTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PussyAssTrump</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Miami" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Miami</span></a></p>
It's Going Down<p>"One of us was inspired when an elderly neighbor came out of his house with bottles of water for the crowd. After talking to us, he emerged awhile later with an umbrella of his own and stood beside us. This is how it works. We are doing it. We keep us safe."</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sacramento" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sacramento</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Anarchist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Anarchist</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Anarchism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Anarchism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MutualAid</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Antifa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Antifa</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Antifascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Antifascist</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Antifascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Antifascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WeKeepUsSafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeKeepUsSafe</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityDefense</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBT</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a></p><p><a href="https://itsgoingdown.org/proud-boys-and-neo-nazis-chased-from-another-drag-story-hour-in-sacramento/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">itsgoingdown.org/proud-boys-an</span><span class="invisible">d-neo-nazis-chased-from-another-drag-story-hour-in-sacramento/</span></a></p>