/r/smallrevolutions
This community was inspired by Anarchy in the Age of Dinosaurs by the Curious George Brigade.
http://libcom.org/library/communist-critique-some-aspects-early-crimethinc
This community exists specifically for the discussion of small revolutions, rather than The Revolution. Taking back control when and where you can, instead of waiting and hoping that some great hero descends from the heavens.
The idea is that we don't have to be armchair philosophers, talking about some theoretical change far in the future. We can make a difference now, for ourselves and for each other.
/r/smallrevolutions
Found this page, hoping to be encouraged about the future of anarchism... nothing's been posted on here for 10 months... now feeling discouraged
I very much love mine. It is a training ground for developing the skills necessary for the collective pooling and management of resources for projects, a community center in which the participants feel a meaningful sense of membership, and a hatching environment for all manner of wild schemes.
Anyone else part of one? And if you haven't encountered it, http://runningahackerspace.tumblr.com/
I'm not a primitivist, but it seems that forest gardening is a great way to feed people. Rather than farming, we could be setting up forest gardens. I'm certain it's possible to develop a balanced ecosystem which would provide food (from various plants) year round with little maintenance required, meaning that a person could start a forest garden, then feed himself or herself fairly cheaply for a very long time. This would free up time and money for other political action, and if there were some plant that needed to be harvested or it would go bad, the extra could be frozen for later or taken to Food Not Bombs or something.
Emma Goldman said, in My Disillusionment with Russia, that "There is no greater fallacy than the belief that aims and purposes are one thing, while methods and tactics are another, This conception is a potent menace to social regeneration. All human experience teaches that methods and means cannot be separated from the ultimate aim. The means employed become, through individual habit and social practice, part and parcel of the final purpose; they influence it, modify it, and presently the aims and means become identical."
This means, of course, that if you want a world of equals, you must treat everyone as equals, but it also means that if you want a world full of joy, your activism must be joyful.
There is work enough in revolution without making the whole thing a chore. Enjoy yourself when you can. Help others, and help the cause, but laugh, joke, and sing. This will lure in a whole lot more people than angrily shouting rhetoric at them.
Those who live in an urban area likely see patches of dirt and small, fenced-in areas that sit unused but aren't open to the public on a regular basis. These areas can be an eyesore, and even if they aren't bothering anyone, they're kind of annoying.
There are several fun ways to deal with this:
First, there are "seed bombs." These are seeds rolled up in balls of dirt and/or clay, which are then tossed or fired via slingshot into a hard-to-reach area that could stand a little plant life. You can buy them at http://greenaid.co/ or make them yourself.
Theoretically, one could make a seed bomb that would grow into a certain less than legal plant, and throw it into a highly visible but unkempt area owned by an unscrupulous company, then come back once it's started to grow and report that company to the police. Not that I advocate such things, of course...
Second, there is what's called "guerrilla gardening," which, put simply, is gardening on someone else's property. If you don't mind a bit of risk, this seems like a fairly cheap way to get some vegetables for yourself or others.
Edit: There is a Guerrilla Gardening subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/GuerrillaGardening