Direct/Grassroots Activism & Tactics

Direct/Grassroots Activism & Tactics

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Canada has no excuse left: it’s time for a wealth tax – Canadian Dimension
Canada has no excuse left: it’s time for a wealth tax – Canadian Dimension
Canada has a choice to make. We can continue to let the wealthiest among us hoard resources while ordinary Canadians struggle with rising costs, or we can take bold action to build a fairer, more just society. It’s time for Canada to ditch the excuses and implement a wealth tax and other progressive tax measures. The future of our economy, and our democracy, depends on it.
·canadiandimension.com·
Canada has no excuse left: it’s time for a wealth tax – Canadian Dimension
CrimethInc. : It's Safer in the Front : Taking the Offensive against Tyranny
CrimethInc. : It's Safer in the Front : Taking the Offensive against Tyranny
Faced with intensifying repression and state violence, there is an understandable inclination to seek safety by avoiding confrontation. But this is not always the most effective strategy.
There’s no reason to sleep curled up and bent. It’s not comfortable, it’s not good for you, and it doesn’t protect you from danger. If you’re worried about an attack, you should stay awake or sleep lightly with limbs unfurled for action.”
For members of targeted groups, the initial impulse is often to withdraw, to go into hiding. Yet when it comes to both individual and collective self-preservation, it can be wiser to act assertively at the beginning, while it is still possible to influence the course of events. Even if this goes badly, it can be better to bring the conflict to a head immediately, before one’s adversary becomes more powerful. If nothing else, this strategy has the virtue of making it impossible to lull oneself into a false sense of security while the threat increases.
·crimethinc.com·
CrimethInc. : It's Safer in the Front : Taking the Offensive against Tyranny
How Did We Get Here? I Simply Drove Mindlessly Forward - CounterPunch.org
How Did We Get Here? I Simply Drove Mindlessly Forward - CounterPunch.org
Many on the left were pointing out that the Democratic Party was dangerous, due to their mendacity and hollow promises. The voicing of this concern was not to enhance the reactionary right but to save any shreds that could keep fascism at bay. The concern was that we would land exactly where we are, whether in this election cycle or the next. It could have happened after any neo-liberal administration, and the left was warning of this very salient fact. A
·counterpunch.org·
How Did We Get Here? I Simply Drove Mindlessly Forward - CounterPunch.org
This Week in Fascism #139: Communities Hit Back Against Neo-Nazis As Trump Comes to Power; Thousands Protest Against ICE & in Solidarity with Trans People | It's Going Down
This Week in Fascism #139: Communities Hit Back Against Neo-Nazis As Trump Comes to Power; Thousands Protest Against ICE & in Solidarity with Trans People | It's Going Down
Welcome back fellow antifascists! As always, we have a lot to cover in this column, especially important analysis and roundups of antifascist action. With so much to address, let’s dive right in! Trump and the Tech-Right Take Power The second Trump administration has officially begun and less than a month in, we are already in...
·itsgoingdown.org·
This Week in Fascism #139: Communities Hit Back Against Neo-Nazis As Trump Comes to Power; Thousands Protest Against ICE & in Solidarity with Trans People | It's Going Down
This Week in Fascism #139: Communities Hit Back Against Neo-Nazis As Trump Comes to Power; Thousands Protest Against ICE & in Solidarity with Trans People – 🏴 Anarchist Federation
This Week in Fascism #139: Communities Hit Back Against Neo-Nazis As Trump Comes to Power; Thousands Protest Against ICE & in Solidarity with Trans People – 🏴 Anarchist Federation
Anarchist news from 600+ collectives 🏴 Anarchist Federation
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This Week in Fascism #139: Communities Hit Back Against Neo-Nazis As Trump Comes to Power; Thousands Protest Against ICE & in Solidarity with Trans People – 🏴 Anarchist Federation
Arming the Left - America's Leftists Reclaim Self-Defense
Arming the Left - America's Leftists Reclaim Self-Defense
This award-winning short documentary tells the story of the Socialist Rifle Association (SRA) and how Leftists are reclaiming their right to armed self-defense through firearms education and community support. Filmed, edited, and produced by Will Allen-DuPraw. See more on my website here: www.willallendupraw.com/armingtheleft Follow me on Instagram: @will.allendupraw All Rights Reserved, contact me for licensing and all other questions.
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Arming the Left - America's Leftists Reclaim Self-Defense