Alaskan | activist, writer, educator | author of Another Politics | member of Punch Up Collective | columnist at @CDN_Dimension | unrepentantly earnest | he/him
Happy #N30! Twenty-five years ago today, we shut down the World Trade Organization in Seattle.
For stories, lessons, and reflections from organizers, check out the Shutdown WTO Organizers' History Project! https://t.co/566pCYU0hk
~NEW EPISODE~
"We did, in fact, prevent the first day of the [WTO] ministerial from occurring.” - Chris Dixon, Direct Action Network Organizer
Part 3 in our #battleinseattle anniversary series!
🎙️: https://t.co/J98552r8De
~NEW EPISODE~
“It was about the anti-democratic nature of the WTO"
Part 2 of our series on the 25th anniversary of the Battle in Seattle is w/ former labor and Direcxt Action Network organizer Nancy Haque.
🎙️: https://t.co/Li01OUZCBn
Let’s move beyond blame to fight for each other in the face of fascism.
Your capacity to feel other people’s pain is inextricably linked to your potential to change the world.
https://t.co/3eYVKXTQL0
Tenant organizers @tracyrosenthal_ and @VilchisLeonardo argue that the "housing crisis" is the latest chapter in a century-long assault on tenants, but that we can draw powerful lessons from housing struggles to fight for a world without landlords. https://t.co/G8wdrbmbn2
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"The Eye of Every Storm: Anarchist Response to Hurricane Helene"
https://t.co/UyTN3jRUuu
"At the end of September 2024, Hurricane Helene laid waste to western North Carolina."
On November 30, Agency & @narchiststudies will open submissions for two grants that are offered annually - the Jen Angel Anarchist Media Grant, in memory of our fearless co-founder, and the Anarchist Horizons Grant. Check back soon for more details. More info in comments.
A bevy of radical events in Ottawa coming up this week and next - Palestine solidarity actions and teach-ins, trans day of remembrance events, Riversong for the Kichi-Zibi, anti-Renovictions, and more!
https://t.co/NGfowGoUXL
.@gabrielwinant on the election: "Trump has remade Americans, and to defeat Trumpism requires nothing less than the left doing the same."
https://t.co/cKUchb4ymX
This election cycle was defined — yet again — by Donald Trump’s fearmongering over immigration. But unlike his previous elections the Democrats capitulated to the Republicans and solidified the rightward lurch on the issue.
@silkys13 for us and @truthout:
https://t.co/te7luHzfdK
Sunaura Taylor reflects on an environmentalism that recognizes that we all are or will become disabled — and fights not just for the able-bodied, but to extend care to all, including the rest of the natural world. https://t.co/eXyLQVfD3m
Amidst the uncertainty, it’s important we squarely face the possibility of a Trump victory and how to ground ourselves better for the times ahead. https://t.co/kdstPGm42K
I spent the last few months talking to grad workers + students about how/why they've researched university ties to militarism and the war on Palestine.
Lots in here. It's a long @twittlesis piece with many visuals. I hope it will be useful for organizers.
https://t.co/SLkb5RMfv9