Notices by QueerAnarchism (queeranarchism@anarchism.space)

@socalledunitedstates @interneteh

Taking it out for a spin...

So obviously Gritty and Untitled Goose are two of the four horsemen of the anarchopalyse. So who are the other two?

The ' Ask for PDFs' facebook group made a super useful flowchart to finding articles and books for free.

Great Tumblr conversation:

renniequeer: "Ain’t nothing wrong with picking up fallen succulent leaves off the floor of the Walmart garden center, takin’ ‘em home, and growing your own plant babies. Pirate those plants. Fuck the system."

fuck-eater:"You wouldn’t download a plant"

fishcustardandclintbarton: "Bitch, i might."

thequeenofsin: "Psst. There’s stuff called rooting powder. You can take cuttings of any plant, dip it in the powder and plant it in soil. Boom new plant."

"Not everyone can fight, or risk getting arrested, consider accessibility in activism" is very true.

BUT not a good reason to choose reformist movements if you prefer to do revolutionary work.

There are many many accessible ways to be part of and support radical work.

Be on the legal team, hand out the coffee, give encryption workshops, organize fundraisers.
If you can never leave your house, stop doing pointless petitions and start writing to prisoners. Very important revolutionary work.

An uninterrupted 24/7 church service was held in a The Hague church for 96 days to prevent the police from entering the building and deporting a refugee family.

Almost a thousand preachers spoke during the 2.300 hours of service.

The service was ended on January 30th, 2019, as new legislation was agreed upon that allowed the family to stay in the Netherlands.

2. Offer information about the group targeting them. If you can send solid articles instead of presenting yourself as an anonymous antifascist expert, that will help.

3. After establishing a connection and getting to know each other, offer other support. Build up slowly and prioritize their sense of safety.

Finally, you obviously do not lecture them on security culture before establishing trust or demand that they do anti-fascism your way

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If a group is feeling scared, overwhelmed and isolated, offering to punch the fascists for them often just create an immediate sense of panic. So don't do that. Instead:

1. Break the isolation. Reach out and express your admiration for the principles that they're defending, and the effort they take to protect the people involved. This alone can have a huge impact. Send a supportive email even if you don't have any time to offer other support. It helps.

1. Their threat perception may be wildly inaccurate. If you don't know how big or dangerous a group is, it makes sense to assume the worst. That doesn't mean they're cowards.

2. They may be overwhelmed. Behind an event is often a wave of online harassment, threats, hate mail, etc. that never make the news.

3. They're experiencing the silence and fasho-apologism of some or most of their usual friends. This sense of isolation is often the worst part.

Suppose a not-explicitly anti-fascist organization (a bar, school, club, library, group, etc) is targeted by fascists and you want to help?

There's some things you should consider about their experience and how to offer support.
1 toot about experience and 2 toot about support below:

New Year’s reminder that ‘violence against first responders’ is a misleading phrase to make you imagine beaten up ambulance crews.

In reality a lot of ‘violence against first responders’ is actually ‘cops responded with violence to people having a party, those people defended themselves’ or ‘people who experienced police brutality all year used the availability of fireworks for a little spontaneous pay back’.

Don’t use the term ‘first responders’. If you see it, be suspicious.

Coolest christmas thing to do in the Netherlands: visit the Church in The Hague that is entering its 9th week of holding uninterrupted 24/7 church services to prevent the police from entering the building and deporting a refugee family.
The church always needs at least one visitor to legally be in service so a time like 5 AM is the very best moment to come show your solidarity.
https://betheldenhaag.nl/

https://dutchreview.com/dutch-news/dutch-church-protects-refugee-family-by-conducting-religious-services/