#anarcho

"A church to me is any space that empathy is given that kindness is exchanged where love is shown and expressed and where bigotry and judgement has no place to remain

A church to me is where I worship in the presence of the just of those whose care is genuine who do not expect payment but acknowledgement

I give to you because I can because you need and because I have I don’t believe in the God that I was raised on because his churches feel hollow far too often and money is exchanged while judgement is passed

My Gods are not the Gods of capital They’re Gods of kind hearts Gods of hugs and smiles and Gods of silent acknowledgement when we don’t have smiles or hugs in us My Gods look upon me in favor when I do good to those around me My Gods look upon me in favor also when I do good to myself Because I am holy and so are you

Religion, faith Spirituality Call it what you will But I believe in higher powers and in humanity Where those who lack are given And those who have more give

ANOTHER RAGER AT THE BLOODY MERMAID -- COME ONE, COME ALL, AND HAVE YOUR BRAIN MATTER REARRANGED.

PIC INFO: Spotlight on hardcore punk/ UKHC/ crust/anarcho thrash band, CHAOS UK, performing live at the infamous Mermaid pub (the wallpaper gives it away), located in the Sparkhill neighborhood of Birmingham, UK, c. mid 1980s? 📸: Nicolas Royles, Jenny Plaits?

"THRASH THE SYSTEM PRESENTS..."

PIC #2: So, this may or may not have been the gig that the above shot of CHAOS UK was taken from, but here's a killer show flyer anyway, with UK hardcore band's DIRGE, PREACHERS OF OBLIVION, GENERIC, NAPALM DEATH, ADNAUSEAM, & EXTREME NOISE TERROR (supporting), performing live at the Mermaid pub, on May 31, 1986.