Austin Kelmore

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Unionizing the games industry one person at a time. Cofounder @IWGB_GW and @GWSolidarity. Game worker, He/Him.

[Austin Kelmore @AustinKelmore]

I'm going to start this year off by leaving Twitter.

I'll still respond to DMs, but otherwise you can find me on.

Bluesky: https://t.co/F4F3Ljqhiq
cohost: https://t.co/12PxOZkP23

[Austin Kelmore @AustinKelmore]

@AC_Revolution Happy new year!

[Austin Kelmore @AustinKelmore]

I'm going to end the year by reading Peter Kropotkin's memoirs in bed.

May next year be better than 2023 in all ways!

[Austin Kelmore @AustinKelmore]

@jollenelevid @LAPublicLibrary Do you plan to talk about your favorites? I'm really curious!

[Austin Kelmore @AustinKelmore]

Quote tweeting to me feels like people talking about each other instead of with each other.

Sometimes it's useful, but mostly it feels like an impediment to building organizations and coalitions.

Still forming this thought so not entirely sure. How does this feel for others?

[Austin Kelmore @AustinKelmore]

I completely forgot to celebrate @GWSolidarity's 2 year anniversary earlier this month on the 7th. It's been a wild ride and so many good actions taken by workers to write about!

[Liam O'Donnell-Carey @LiamODC]

For UK game industry workers who want to join a union: https://t.co/BSPx0Jhzuc

[Austin Kelmore @AustinKelmore]

@peregrine_coast That's quite a list! Holy that's a good assortment of games.

[Austin Kelmore @AustinKelmore]

Just in time for the new year, our boiler was acting up so we had someone out here to inspect it and he had to deem it a safety hazard and shut it down.

So now we're scrambling to find a place that installs boilers during the holidays so we can have heat! Good times.

[Austin Kelmore @AustinKelmore]

@ChevyRay @tonycoculuzzi I love this so much, especially that you included the unionizing stats! If you wanted even more stats and/or stories, me and some other folks gather them all here and update it fairly regularly. https://t.co/AC4oFGFlcQ

[Austin Kelmore @AustinKelmore]

@bartledub Thank you Dan! :D

[Austin Kelmore @AustinKelmore]

I am 5 years sober today.

Absolutely loving it and don't ever want to drink again. Being sober is one of the best choices I've ever made.

[Austin Kelmore @AustinKelmore]

I am 5 years sober today.

Absolutely loving it and don't ever want to drink again. Being sober is one of the best choices I've ever made.

[Austin Kelmore @AustinKelmore]

@karlitaliliana Thank you Karla!

[Austin Kelmore @AustinKelmore]

@peregrine_coast Hell ya, let's do it.

[Austin Kelmore @AustinKelmore]

@karlitaliliana Oh buddy, I'm so sorry for your loss. 💙

[Austin Kelmore @AustinKelmore]

It's a bit terrifying when people come to me with big things and trust me with their stories and lives. So much of getting people to trust me is letting them know what the process is and what I will/won't do.

Really appreciate you talking about that all.

[Austin Kelmore @AustinKelmore]

Thank you @chrisbratt and @duckvalentine for the lovely podcast episode on The Games Press.

You talking about interviewing people for a big story and the anxiety of it all and how you can't share most of what you learn really resonates with me and the union work I do. 💙

[Austin Kelmore @AustinKelmore]

Anyone I know going to the Labor Notes conference in April next year?

[Austin Kelmore @AustinKelmore]

How much discomfort is the whole world worth?

"But broader movements are struggles, not sanctuaries. They are full of contradiction and challenges we may feel unprepared for."

I relate to this article SO MUCH. Such a good read.

https://t.co/ghoozSMCqE