In Person Activism

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"Power wants your body softening in your chair and your emotions dissipating on the screen. Get outside. Put your body in unfamiliar places with unfamiliar people. Make new friends and march with them." -Tim Snyder

A community for sharing information about ways to get involved with real world activism to make the world a better place.

Spend less time arguing about politics on the internet. The world is in trouble. Get out there and try to help.

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A22 Network - We are an international network racing to save humanity. We have a recipe for effective civil resistance. Support us. Join us. You are needed. (a22network.org)

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[–] punkisundead 6 points 3 months ago

We have a recipe for effective civil resistance.

I would like to point out that there is no such thing. You cannot guarantee success or effectiveness and everyone who promises otherwise should be viewed critically. Also one of the groups part of this network (Letzte Generation Austria) just disbanded, so I think this proves their recipe is not as effective as claimed.

Another point that bothers me, is that these orgs try to activate mostly unexperienced folks to do dangerous, stressful and unsustainable activism. Their practice is so obviously prone to burn out, I am kinda amazed they are still around.

That said, they are probably a good way to get fast entry into spectacular and highly controversial activism and they have decent backing to help you pay fines and stuff. So if you want go wild, this might be a great chance.