2022: #WorldParty’s ‘#PrivateRevolution’ Tackled #Environmental Concerns 35 Years Ago

Seeds planted in the Reagan years continue to bear poison fruit. On Private Revolution, World Party presaged today’s “There is no planet B” slogan 35 years ago.

By Cheryl Graham / 1 March 2022

"By the mid-1980s, the modern environmental movement had fractured into a cornucopia of causes, including #antinukes and #RacialJustice. The music of the day, by and large, did not champion those concerns.

"Enter World Party, the solo project of Welsh musician and producer Karl Wallinger. After a stint playing keyboards in the #Waterboys, Wallinger released Private Revolution, World Party’s debut album, in March 1987. Recorded and produced by Wallinger, its ten original songs center on environmental themes, emphasizing personal responsibility. It’s all set to a sound incorporating groovy psychedelic synths with earthy piano and percussion. Wallinger sings and plays all of the instruments, except for saxophone on one track by Anthony Thistlethwaite (Waterboys) and violin by Steve Wickham (Waterboys and In Tua Nua) on another. Backing vocals are provided by an unknown Irish singer named #Sinead O’Connor."

https://www.popmatters.com/world-party-private-revolution-atr35

#MusicHistory #80sMusic #ReaganEra #ClimateChange #IsItLikeToday
#ClimateActivism through #Music

Happy Birthday, Frantz Fanon

#Justice
#RacialJustice
#Decolonize

https://www.marxists.org/subject/africa/fanon/index.htm

I’m here again more now.
Reintroduction:
Follow me for #Seattle #WashingtonState #Urbanism #Transit #Housing #TenantRights #KingCounty #Mobility #MobilityData #TripPlanning #TransitTech #TransitData #FourFloorsAndCornerStores #RezoneSeattle #ShareTheCities #UpgradeKingCounty #PRIMBY #YIOBY #HousingNow #GenX #IndieRock #Gardening #CheeseTwitterMeetups #Advocacy #Activism #Urbanist #ClimateJustice #RacialJustice #ImmigrantRights #LandBack

My rad buddies run this instance:
social ridetrans it

Only one week away. May Day 2023.

Boston May Day 2023 will be on May 1st , with a rally at 5pm at the Parkman Bandstand on Boston Common, followed by a march throughout the city.

Over 40+ speakers of cosponsoring organizations for May Day 2023 include;

Boston May Day Coalition

Green Rainbow Party of Massachusetts

Cambridge City Growers

New Democracy Coalition

United American Indians of New England

Jewish Voice for Peace

Black Lives Matter Rhode Island

Workers World Party - Boston

Refuse Fascism

North American Indian Center of Boston

Community Church of Boston

Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front of Massachusetts

Encuentro 5

Tecschange

African People’s Socialist Party

Anarchist Black Cross - Boston

Community Advocates for Justice and Equality

COS New England

DSA Socialist Feminism Working Group

Little Liberty

Progressive Labor Party

Revolutionary Blackout Network

Natick Black Lives Matter

Boston Independent Socialist Group

Red Strike Project

International Marxist Tendency

Communities Responding to Extreme Weather

Inspiring Today’s Youth.

Extinction Rebellion Boston

Palestinian Youth Movement

Boston South Asian Coalition

Julian Assange Defense - Boston

Boston Teachers Union

St. Vincents' Nurses Union

Justice is Global

Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health

Battle First Aid Responder Services

Activate Media

Burhan Rebels / Trans rights /LGBTQIAS2+

Boston Education Justice Alliance

Starbucks Workers United Massachusetts

Bishop of the Diocese Of Saint Francis of Assisi

July 26 Coalition - Boston Cuba Solidarity

Massachusetts Peace Action

Mass Action Against Police Brutality

Massachusetts Nurses Union of Brigham & Women's Hospital

In addition to the above endorsing organizations, additional speakers include the families of victims of police brutality & murder in Massachusetts

Eric Mack ( Anthony Harden's family)

Dimex (Larry Ruiz Hernandez's family)

Carla Sheffeild (Burrell Ramsey White's mother)

Dyani Tisdol (sister of William Tisdol)

Tina Degree (Moses Harris's family)

Jenelle Ambroise (Christopher Diven’s mother).

There will also be music: 4:30pm-5pm

Joe Messina - will perform revolutionary punk rock

Kristin Turgeon - will perform revolutionary folk

Food will be available courtesy Boston Food Activists

more info @ https://www.litakelley.com/blog/boston-may-day2023/

#Boston #BostonMA #Massachusetts #mayday #mayday2023 #classwar #unionize #union #workers #workersrights #freepalestine #policebrutality #blacklivesmatter #internationalworkersday #immigrantrights #transrights #abortionrights #antiwar #bostonprotest #protest #rally #march #generalstrike #strike #solidarity #unitedfront #indigenousrights #ClimateEmergency #xrboston #ExtinctionRebellion #nurses #starbucks #racialjustice #SocialJustice #marxism #marxist #socialism #socialist #anarchist #anarchism

Article I put together to announce Boston May Day 2023, an event I've been co-organizing with comrades these past couple of months.

Over 35 organizations are participating this year!

https://www.litakelley.com/blog/boston-may-day2023/

#Boston #MayDay #InternationalWorkersDay #labor #union #Massachusetts #policebrutality #transrights #abortionrights #workersrights #blacklivesmatter #SocialJustice #racialjustice #climatejustice #socialism #socialist #anarchist #anarchism #communism #communist #marxism #marxist #NewEngland #antifascist

Hey! New to mastodon and still learning the ropes!
I am interested in #foss #veganrecipes #SocialJustice #RacialJustice #asianamerican #southeastasia #urbanism #animals #AnimalRescue #asiancooking #eminem #therapist #lgbtq #viedoessays #manwha

"The Honey Trap - The #FBI Used an Undercover Cop to Spy on #Activists and Manufacture Crimes"

“She implied over the course of getting to know her that she was a sex worker,” said Jon Christiansen, Samantha’s husband and another co-founder of the Chinook Center ... But Chelsie’s identity was as fake as her long pink hair. The young woman, whose real name is April Rogers, is a detective at the Colorado Springs Police Department. The FBI enlisted her to infiltrate and spy on racial justice groups during the summer of 2020."

https://theintercept.com/2023/03/21/fbi-colorado-springs-surveillance/

#Police #PoliceState #US #Colorado #RacialJustice #ACAB

#Rant incoming.

See, here's the thing about saying "I don't see color." A lot of other people do.

That's great that you supposedly try to see each individual you meet as fully human and valid where they stand, but you must recognize that Black people, people of color, and all the other things (disabled, gay, trans, nonbinary, fat, poor, Muslim, etc.) move through a different world than you do. They move through a world that directly discriminates against them and makes life harder in ways you cannot even begin to imagine if you are not those things.

The question I have for you then is: Do you want to continue to be part of making life difficult for others (by dismissing their experiences with a blithe "I don't see color"), or do you want to be part of decreasing and eliminating #bigotry every chance you get?

I earnestly urge you, if you want to continue to think so highly of yourself, to consider the latter. Right now. Because right now there are millions of people living with the consequences of decisions by those benefiting from prejudice and worldwide entrenched systems, the ones who DO see color and act on this vision with hatred and bigotry.

Start seeing it.

#RacialJustice #Antiableism #GenderEquity #TransRights #BodyPositivity #Antiracist

On this #mlk day I’m giving some cash to the Justice Is Love Center Building Campaign. They are creating a racial justice center in Omaha. Please give what you can.

#RacialJustice #reparations

https://gofund.me/007d76c2

«How #Pittsburgh’s ‘Freedom House’ shaped modern #EMS» #US #EmergencyMedicine #History #Inequality #RacialJustice #AmbulanceService #funeralhomes

https://www.ems1.com/ems-education/articles/how-pittsburghs-freedom-house-shaped-modern-ems-systems-luEDCMzLZL8XfbzU/

Seek and Ye Shall Find Our White Forefathers Worked Hard to Hide Their Crimes. #RacialJustice #religiouspersecution #antisemitism

Jan 31: #Mastodon How-To For Activists, Organizations & Movements

With hate speech taking over Twitter, many of us are tired of our vulnerability to the whims of corporate-owned social media. Join this free 2-part training run in collaboration with the @openrightsgroup. Basics to advanced topics including setting up a movement server. https://socialmovementtechnologies.org/mastodon-how-to-for-activists-organizations-movements-jan-31-feb-2-2023/ #HumanRights #RacialJustice #Politics #SocialJustice #ClimateChange #BLM #TwitterMigration #Introduction #IranRevolution #StandWithUkraine

https://campaign.openworlds.info/@socialmovetech/109570733649911912

[ID: text reads "YOU ARE NOT A BURDEN. Ableism is a burden. Capitalism is a burden. Heterosexism is a burden. White supremacy is a burden. The medical-industrial complex is a burden. The prison industrial complex is a burden. Authoritarian governance is a burden. Settler governments are a burden. You deserve better." Contains colored illustration of flowers on the sides.] ____
#turtleisland #decolonize #disabled #chronicillness #heterosexism #whitesupremacy #medicalindustrialcomplex #prisonindustrialcomplex #abolishprisons #fuckthepolice #abolishice #truth #justice #socialjustice #racialjustice #blacklivesmatter #blacktranslivesmatter #nativelivesmatter #lgtbqia2s #lgbtq #art #anarchy #antiauthoritarian #solidarity #community #liberation #collectiveliberation #freedom #revolution #psa

Trying my hand over here as I try to replicate my lovely social media network I've amassed over the years. Can't wait to see y'all on here!

I'm here for a community who's all about:
#science
#scicomm
#biology
#ecology
#evolution
#EvolutionaryBiology
#fishes
#fish
#ichthyology
#electricfish
#morphology
#CTscanning
#naturalhistorymuseums
#BLM
#racialjustice
#climatechange
#LGBTQIA+
#acespec
#BlackinSTEM
#academia
#phdchat
#PhDone
#tenuretrack

Just in case you fell for this bullshit at the time, here's a good breakdown of the most notable violence during the George Floyd protests of 2020.

(Spoiler: it was all right-wingers posing as BLM protesters and trying to start a race war)

Remember: with the right wing, every accusation is a confession. Every. Single. One.

https://www.reddit.com/r/conservativeterrorism/comments/zffkl2/no_it_wasnt_antifa_who_burned_downed_cities_in/

#BLM #FuckTheAltRight #misinformation #RacialJustice

Hey! #Massachusetts Folks! Got your tax refund yet?

Spend it on some local orgs that could really use the $$.

Search our previous posts for the hashtag #MATaxGiving to find some options for where to put your windfall money.

For today we'd like to highlight a few groups in #CambridgeMA and #BostonMA that are on the front lines fighting against injustice and inequality.

Cambridge HEART:
https://www.cambridge-heart.org/

SURJ Boston:
https://www.surjboston.org/

Boston Food not Bombs:
https://sites.google.com/view/bostonfoodnotbombs/donate

Waltham Food not Bombs (they are especially in need currently!):
https://www.facebook.com/foodnotbombswaltham

Warm Up Boston:
https://linktr.ee/warmupboston

The Democracy Center:
https://www.democracycenter.org/get-involved

Don't let that tax windfall just sit in your bank account doing no good. Use it to help your neighbors!

#Boston #MutualAid #RacialJustice #SocialJustice

#MATaxGiving

Give your tax dollars to keep people safe from state-funded violence. These orgs are helping folks to survive and/or heal from the carceral system, which disproportionately affects minorities across the state.

https://www.cambridge-heart.org/

https://www.justiceashealing.org/

https://deeperthanwater.org/

https://www.massbailfund.org/

https://www.masstpc.org/

https://muslimjusticeleague.org/

https://plsma.org/

https://www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corner-is-it-anyway

https://www.glad.org/

#PrisonAbolition #SocialJustice #RacialJustice #DefundThePolice #Massachusetts

Wondering how to start getting involved in #communityDefense and #antifascism ?

Here is our incomplete guide to how to get started! Opinions are our own, and are incomplete. Other orgs with advice, please chime in if there's anything we're missing or getting particularly wrong.

Generally speaking, there are three options:
1. Find and join an existing anti-fascist group in your area (e.g. join your local #Antifa or #AmericanIronFront/ #AIF )
2. Start a new branch of an existing "style" of anti-fascist group in your area (e.g. create a new chapter of Antifa)
3. Make a new group all your own!

We'll go into the details on how each option might look for you.

:ironfront: Joining an Existing Local Group :ironfront:

The first step to joining a local group is finding a group to join. You can do this in a couple of ways, but the easiest two are to look on social media until you find a group that is posting about doing things in your area, or to start going to events and looking for who the organizers are, and picking up materials or getting information from them about how you might be able to join.

There are many different types of anti-fascist groups, so it's important to research a group you are interested in before committing too hard to it. Because of the non-authoritarian structure of most groups, local chapters are free to do their own thing and you may find that, for example, your local chapter of Antifa may look very different than the local chapter of Antifa somewhere else. Same with local chapters of AIF.

If the group you're interested in and has a social media presence, you can check their posts online to see what kind of style of organizing they are doing. Are they mostly starting fights with fascists? Are they mostly flyering, or does it seem like they don't ever do anything in the real world and mostly just post online? All these types of groups and more exist so checking them out beforehand can give you an idea of what types of actions you might expect if you were to get involved with that group. Keep in mind however, that many groups limit what they post online for security purposes so you may also not be getting the full picture.

Keep an eye out for bigoted antifascist groups as well. They do exist, and of course you want to avoid these. Besides the obvious reason that anti-fascist organizing and bigotry are at odds, you're likely to notice that if there are multiple groups in your area, the other groups will avoid an exclude groups that have bigoted views, and thus those groups are more likely to be lone groups that don't get as much done. Don't fall for the trap of feeling like you can "fix" a group that has problems with bigotry. It's not worth it.

You will also probably notice that your local groups require a certain amount of introduction and getting to know you before really including you in any of their organization. This is a natural and prudent response to the massive amount of attempted infiltration from right wing groups and police. Leftist groups are used to being oppressed by the state, and they are understandably very cautious. You will probably be expected to undergo some sort of vetting process to prove that you are not a fascist or a fed, and that is generally a good sign. If you are not expected to undergo this process at some point and are able to access the identities or other information about the organizers of the group without any sort of preamble, then that should be a red flag.

Likewise, we strongly suggest taking measures to protect your own identity while you are doing anti-fascist organizing. Fascists are not opposed to doxing and harassing anti-fascist protesters, so taking a few basic steps to obscure your identity such as using a separate and anonymous email address (we recommend proton mail) and not using your real name are recommended. Don't give personal details like your name, phone number, or home address to a group, and if they ask for them that is also a red flag.

But what if there are no local groups in my area, or the ones in my area have lots of red flags?

Then you can move on to option two...

:ironfront: Creating a New Branch of an Existing "Style" of Anti-fascist Group :ironfront:

Different national groups provide different levels of support for creating a new chapter, but in general don't expect any kind of financial or material support. However, what a national group can provide is advice, connection to members in other locations, and useful digital materials for organizing, such as graphical designs for banners, flyers, and possibly detailed guides on how to do certain things.

Name recognition can be another reason to start a branch of an existing group. For example, antifa is a recognizable name that most people associate with anti-fascist organizing, so organizing an antifa group is a good way to let people know what you are trying to be about.

#AIF is newer and we're less likely to have an existing chapter, but you can join our discord to figure out if one already exists.

It's important to be aware that if there is an existing branch of a group in your area and you are organizing another branch, that may cause some conflict. Use your best judgment about whether that's the case. If it is, we'd recommend finding some way to distinguish yourself with a different naming convention.

Still not happy with your options? Then it's time to...

:ironfront: Make a new group all your own! :ironfront:

Anyone, and -- we cannot stress this enough -- literally anyone can start an anti-fascist group. There are multiple guides online for ways to get started, or you can contact one of the anti-fascist organizations that you have already found in your research for advice, but all that anti-fascist organization really takes is a commitment to:

1. Track fascists in your area through some kind of intelligence gathering process, and

2. Make those fascists' lives difficult.

This could literally just be keeping tabs on which local politicians have fascist connections and showing up at all their public events to let everyone know about that. It could be educating your classmates on which members of your school board are fascist and urging them to advocate at their parents to elect different school board members. It could be keeping an eye out on social media for events organized by fascists in your area and bringing a group of friends to counter protest those events.

Typically, if you're thinking about who you might need in your group, an important thing to consider is that there's both an online component and an in-person component to anti-fascist organizing. Someone needs to be online running the social media, doing research on fascists, and making sure that everyone can communicate with everyone else, while other people need to be out on the street meeting folks in person, showing up to events, posting flyers, and doing other in-person activities. Having both these elements, or collaborating with another group that supplies one or the other of these elements, is important for success.

Mutual aid can also be anti-facist organizing. Start a local community fridge, winter clothing drive, program to help the elderly, etc. These are a bit beyond the scope of this particular post, but you will find many resources online for how to start a mutual aid organization. Our only advice is to ask for help, start small, and not expand beyond what you feel you can support in any given time. The point of these activities is to build community connections, and improve the ability of your local community to help each other out in times of crisis.

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It may feel like a lot, but you can do it. And in doing it, you can help save our country from fascism. So what are you waiting for? Get started!

We are always happy to give what advice we can, so if this still feels daunting but you want to get involved, reply to this post with your questions and we will do our best to answer!

#antifascist #fuckTERFs #BLM #LGBTQRights #TransRights #SocialJustice #RacialJustice #ReproductiveJustice #feminist #feminism

Our motto has always been #Equality, not superiority
Let's show racism the red card!🟥✊ 🇪🇺
#plenary #racialjustice

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/SeanKellyMEP/status/1590637977759535106

Hello

#introduction

We are a Seattle-based organizing collective that works on education and advocacy for better land uses across King County.

We also work in coalition with other organizations on making Seattle more equitable, welcoming and encourage you to engage in direct mutual aid since our government is failing to provide basics like food and water for our neighbors.

#LandUse #Housing #Seattle #KingCounty #SocialHousing #TenantRights #MobilityJustice #RacialJustice