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An Activist's Primer

 
 
Perfect Tommy
22:34 / 31.03.02
Three things collided in my head:

1) I was reading a book entitled "Introducing Chomsky". At one point, I realized that I was angry and wanted to do something about it, but didn't know what that something was;

2) On the local corporate rock radio station, a DJ was pointing out to high school kids that just because they're kids doesn't mean they can't protest being searched for no reason;

3) I already knew Rosa kicked ass, and then she posts from the middle of the goddamn desert about Woomera.

The collision made me want to collect information about activism--all the way from "How To Write To Your Senator" to "So You've Been Pepper-Sprayed"--and distribute it either online or in actual book format.

I can't decide if such a thing would be an encyclopedia-like collection of all the information you might possibly need pushing a liberal anti-corporate agenda, or if it should be a concise listing of the most important tools with no agenda whatsoever, so as to make it more acceptable to disseminate for free at schools and give to Granny (queer or not) for Christmas.

What information might appear in such a work? Might we make a FAQ for would-be Barbelith activists who don't know where to start? What sources should I be looking into? Thoughts?
 
 
grant
18:19 / 01.04.02
A very basic, ideology-free FAQ would be like a little gift from Jesus.
 
 
STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
20:45 / 02.04.02
I think being ideology-free would be pretty much a necessity, as anyone who's ever watched the anti-fascist movement beating the crap out of itself over points of policy when really it should have got its shit together, gone for it and argued the finer points of doctrine in the pub afterwards will know.
But yeah, an activism FAQ would be a wonderful thing. If it gets going, I'd be glad to contribute what little knowledge I have (including the old favourite "don't stand in front of crusties throwing bricks").
 
 
Utopia
13:15 / 03.04.02
This is something almost everybody on the site would read, if not contibut to. i say go for it...
 
  
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