Marching with more than a million people when I was 18 to protest the illegal invasion of Iraq and seeing that the government did not care one bit what the people of the country wanted.
I haven't trusted politician's since then - until Corbyn but we all know what the establishment did to him.
I've spent my life protesting and causing 'good trouble' but they still don't care and they never will - now I'm building community and looking to get involved in mutual aid locally. The only thing we have is each other, the government isn't coming to save us. Quite the opposite in fact, no matter which party is in power.
Jan 25, 2025
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/organisation to take part in direct action and build collective power
Eg mutual aid and food groups, renters unions
Nov 6, 2024
the world is a scarier place than usual these days.
if you can, go to marches and demonstrations. i went to one alone for the first time ever last weekend and it was beautiful, and happy, and sad, and hopeful. staying at home and doom scrolling through the terrible things that are happening all over the planet will not help you or your causes. adding your body to the numbers of likeminded people who are uniting for what is right will allow you to engage with bad stuff going on whilst also giving you some hope and light. ❤️
3d ago
it’s the very least we can do. one of the few things america has gotten right is allowing us to protest the government and that’s exactly what we should be doing right now. there are multiple ways of protesting including going to marches, boycotting, addressing your representatives directly, and voting “uncommitted“ in the upcoming primaries to communicate to the democratic party that they are not acting in the people’s interests and that we will not support biden if he continues to fund this occupation and the deaths of tens of thousands of people. please do your part because you’d want people to do the same if it was you in this situation. i’ve linked a list of upcoming protests around the world. please use it. <3
Mar 3, 2024
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I cannot recommend caring enough.
They will never take my care for my fellow human away, without care and compassion I become less human and i will never allow that.
Care about anything! Pick a topic! Trans rights? Palestine? Immigration rights? Reproductive rights? Climate change? Go for it! Care loudly and passionately.
Soon you will start to see that all care is connected, when you care about one thing you care about all!
Stay connected and informed.
Create and read about the things you care about, talk to your loved ones about it - then they might start to care too. Then the load of caring will be lighter for everyone.
I love to care and I will never stop. Be a chalant mf'er with me.
Feb 9, 2025