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Hi all. Sorry to plug something, but I thought you might be interested in this new Substack of mine: https://wrightswriting.substack.com/ I've published a few books on worker cooperatives, socialism, U.S. history, etc., and I've decided to enter the Substack world. Feel free to subscribe! :) I think you might like what you read.

Weekly Discussion Thread for Black, Indigenous, People of Color

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I’m become increasingly and painfully aware of how fucked up our society. And I’m filled with nothing but pure rage over the fact that nobody really seems to give a fuck. Even if most Americans have given up on the future, I want to show that I don’t and I’ll do everything I can while I’m alive to show the establishment and the fascists rising to power that I’m not going down without a fight.

My dilemma is the following though. Despite how passionate I am about making an impact, I lack a voice. I have no community, no ways to express my solidarity, no networking abilities, or social skills/charisma to actually deliver my message. I write and I write a lot but I don’t know what to do with all of that. My only actual resistance right now is lending an ear or a hand to homeless people, going to punk shows and supporting local artists. But I want to take political action and I want to create.

I hope that if it’s still an option in the future, l I’ll be in a band promoting the message and keeping the spirit alive. I also recently watched a documentary on squatters in the UK making homes from abandoned buildings for homeless people. I wanna do something like that in my city at some point. I want to create a platform for the oppressed and those that can’t easily have their voices heard.

I’m so fucking done with the doomscrolling and hopelessness. Giving up and becoming apathetic will just turn me into another American pawn. I really want to participate in actual activism but all my attempts are futile af. It’s not an excuse but I’m autistic so my ability to network is kind of inept personally . If anyone has anyone has any tips for how I can actually make a difference instead of sitting on my ass and getting depressed over this bs, please let me know.

Stay safe y’all and stay active.

I have been wanting to do something to provide some aid to the homeless and elderly groups in my area. I want to at least one event by the end of november where I hand out non-perishables, hygiene products and maybe even cook food (burgers and hotdogs). I want to start an organization sometime in the near future but first I want to at least do one event to show people that im serious about starting this. i’m okay with it being a small scale event at first, but i’m having issues with finding videos that show me how to do it (besides just organizing food pantries). Are there any videos, articles, or books that would help with a type of event that i’m trying to do rather than just standard food pantries?

Weekly Discussion Thread for Radical Women

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I'm looking for an anarchist podcast that also plays music... I'm basicly trying to find an anarcho radio show basicly. Any suggestions?

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See full statement and further reading at: phillyabc.org/samidoun

Philly ABC extends our solidarity to Samidoun, the Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, in response to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) falsely-premised sanctions against the organization announced on October 15th. As anarchists and abolitionists attuned to organizing against prisons and policing, we recognize this as the latest attempt to employ the tactic of fabrication to repress powerful social movements. Samidoun affirmed their commitment to remain steadfast in the struggle to free Palestinians from the atrocities of colonization and state-sponsored fascism:

We concur that this repression is a sign of strength. It’s a clear reaction to the surge of global support for resistance movements and efforts to confront Israel’s blatant fascism, in which both the U.S. and Canadian governments are complicit. It’s the type of flailing they do when shit is getting hot; when solidarity is getting real.

In light of their fascist agenda in Palestine, in response to international calls for solidarity, around 400 of us came together in Philly (and remotely) on the 25th anniversary of #RunningDownTheWalls to support mutual aid in Gaza. Not only does Gaza qualify as the world’s largest open air prison, but every Palestinian held by the Zionist entity can be considered an anti-colonial political prisoner. It was the biggest crowd in the history of RDTW. A comrade from Samidoun spoke about the importance of amplifying the voices of Palestinian prisoners, to bolster our collective movements for their freedom as well as liberation more broadly. Just as we support Indigenous and Black liberation movements on Turtle Island and recognize captured combatants as prisoners of war, Palestinians have every right to fight for self-determination.

While hundreds of thousands across the globe continue to mobilize to stop the genocide of Palestinians―and continue to take action day after day to confront imperialist complicity in fascism and colonization―our enemies are deploying their bookies to collect on lost profits and find the next leg to break. We know that these sanctions are just one of many attempts, to quell the groundswell rising for the freedom of Palestine and the right to return. We know that these tactics aim to scare us away from supporting resistance movements and freedom fighters, and we know that it never works! It only ignites us. We know that solidarity is a threat, and threat it shall be, because no one is free until all are free.

Until every cage is empty,
Philadelphia Anarchist Black Cross 🏴

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[Image description: Photo of the iconic "Love" statue in Love Park Philadelphia, with the four letters spelling "GAZA" underneath the statue letters that spell "LOVE." The "GAZA" letters are same font and color, to mimic the statue letters, but surrounded with an a textured glow that makes it look as if water is misting from behind. There are a few people standing close by, and some city buildings in the background. In front of the statue, to the bottom of the photo, is the tip of a Palestine flag lying on the ground. Text above the photo reads "Hands off Samidoun." Photo is from the "Philly loves Gaza: Mourning one year of genocide" demonstration that took place on October 5th, 2024. Photo credit: Joe Piette.]

Would anyone have recommendations for a good anarchist clothing company?Preferably unionized, reclaimed fabric and good folks. Much appreciated 🤘

So I have been seeing a lot of chat rooms/ info dumps pop up in the .onion relms of the internet lately and I was wondering if any one knows of any leftist or at the very fucking least not alt white info dump sites or chatroom.onions because so far I have been able to find dick all that isn't HEAVY on the alt white side of things I have a fuckton of direct action, first aid, manufacturing, combat, manuals that I want to distribute but don't feel like redit is the place to do it

What you are reading, watching, or listening to? Or how far have you gotten in your chosen selection since last week?

When we arrived to drop off the backpacks for the homeless, there were already people willing to help and already people waiting for backpacks. We started handing out the backpacks about 15 minutes early since so many people were eager to give and receive backpacks. Even though we had 5 backpacks (3 with masculine products and 2 with feminine products), there were more people than backpacks. We already have people waiting for backpacks for next time we do a backpack drop.

As for funding most of the money used to purchase the goods were donated by you folks here in mastodon. The other funds came from our personal accounts. We had bought all the goods that went inside the backpacks, worth about $130, with the donations and the backpacks, worth around $100, were bought using personal funds. We will be keeping the receipts for financial bookkeeping reasons.

To those that helped hand out the backpacks and those that donated, thank you very much. Also, to those that that have gotten the backpacks, we are glad to give to you.

We plan on next time being a way to fill the backpacks again as well as giving out new backpacks.

We plan on giving out backpacks every month or as soon as we have enough money to purchase the goods and backpacks.

Thank you again to those that volunteered and donated.

Have a mutual aid project you'd like to promote? In need of some aid yourself? Let us know.

^Please ^note ^that ^r/Anarchism ^moderators ^cannot ^individually ^verify ^or ^vet ^mutual ^aid ^requests

Do you know where I can find the pdf copies of the anarchist STRIKE! magazine that Graeber mentioned in the preface of The Bullshit Jobs? And who was the editor of this mag?

I'm assuming that I am not alone in these emotions. its a terrible fate that one of our only examples of a stateless society was snuffed away by a nationalist thug barley so soon. I could only imagine if it survived the war making Barcelona the home of an actual free society!

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Join us on Monday October 28th at 6:30pm at Wooden Shoe Books for the next session of our letter-writing series illuminating facets of Palestinian resistance movements. This month we’ll be discussing and writing to one of the pre-Oslo Palestinian political prisoners. There are approximately a dozen men, most of whom are serving life sentences for resisting the occupation forces, who have been imprisoned since before the Oslo Accords were signed in 1993. These men have been intentionally excluded by occupation forces from release deals. Many of them remain active from behind bars through writing essays and founding the Palestinian Prisoners Society.

Snacks and letter-writing supplies will be provided. We’ll tune in to some related podcasts while we’re writing. If you are unable to join us, you can write to Palestinian prisoners via Samidoun’s website.

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[Image description: Image of two film strips, one slightly overlapping the other, with each frame containing a photo of a pre-Oslo Palestinian political prisoner. In order from left to right, top to bottom, photos are of Mohammed Ighbariya, Ahmad Abu Jaber, Mohammad Ahmad al-Tus, Ibrahim Abu Mokh, Mohammed Adel Daoud, Ibrahim Ighbariya, Samir Abu Nima,Ibrahim Bayadseh, Juma’a Ibrahim Adam, Raed Mohammad Al-Sa’adi, and Walid Daqqa. Missing from the graphic but included in Samidoun's list of pre-Oslo prisoners: Mahmoud Abu Kharabish and Bashir Abdullah al-Khatib. Bottom-left is the Philly ABC banner logo. The Philly ABC banner logo spells out Philadelphia Anarchist Black Cross with a cross and fist that stands in place of the "I" in "Philadelphia". Text on image reads "Letter writing for pre-Oslo Palestinian prisoners. Monday October 28th. 6:30-8PM. Wooden Shoe Books."]

I think theft is wrong because it gives parasites a good chance to boogeyman thieves and blame them for workers' problems. What do you think

I know purplepingers is putting together a squat list, but if anyone here in melbourne knows of any “empty” places near them in the north, can u drop an address or DM me or something. I also know RAHU has run squatters workshops etc. but I’m directly looking to flag some addresses in the north, if anyone’s noticed any…..

Much appreciated ❤️

Weekly Discussion Thread for Radical Gender Non Conforming People

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