#practical anarchy

Direct action, simply put, means cutting out the middleman: solving problems yourself rather than petitioning the authorities or relying on external institutions. Any action that sidesteps regulations and representation to accomplish goals directly is direct action—it includes everything from blockading airports to helping refugees escape to safety and organizing programs to liberate your community from reliance on capitalism. Here we present a step-by-step guide to organizing and carrying out direct action, from the first planning stages to the debrief at the end, including legal support, media strategy, and proper security.

i can tell you 16 places off the top of my head that the tag "333" in this one specific archaic style is found

i notice new tags, i see you unheard souls

i watch the tiny sapling, canadian maple, it has spent months trying to force its way through sidewalk concrete and i'd try and rehome it if its roots weren't caught there underneath

i have the city council queer representation person on e-mail speed dial, i carry 12 types of pen to cover up hateful graffiti and i carry industrial cleaner and a scraper to get rid of bigoted stickers and nazi propaganda

and in an envelope that i was given by my lover/friend i carry uncountable amounts of stickers

the cops stop me for random "check ins" when they see me remove graffiti and i'm white and i'm aware of what that privilege means, despite the tattoos on my fingers and all the things inside my bag i have never been arrested

and i have brought you food when you were sick, i took the city bus with tea and vegan ginger soup to help you rest and cure

and i have fixed a bench myself with my own hands and tighter screws when it came clear that between the city council and the store in front of which it stands nobody owned it and therefore noone cares that senior citizens could injure themselves sitting on a broken bench

and on another street the senior citizen residence, they know me cause i've asked for their maintenance ladder to remove some fascist shit high up on a streetlight right outside their building

i count the seasons based on what the bramble hedges do

and every full moon new i silently rejoice, O Máni, that the wolves have not yet caught you

1.) create a shorter work-week

2.) give surplus away to those in need

3.) lower the prices of the products

Houses lay empty. Food is thrown out by the tons. Clothes are destroyed and tossed away.

IF YOU ARE THIRSTY, I WILL OFFER WATER.

IF YOU ARE COLD, I WILL OFFER WARMTH.

IF YOU ARE IN NEED, ASK AND I WILL GIVE.

IF YOU ARE IN TROUBLE, ASK AND I WILL HELP.

I DO NOT DO THESE THINGS WITH THE HOPE OF BEING REWARDED.

I DO NOT DO THESE THINGS OUT OF FEAR OF PUNISHMENT.

I DO THESE THINGS BECAUSE I KNOW THEM TO BE RIGHT.

I SET MY OWN STANDARDS AND I ALONE ENFORCE THEM.

Here to drop this video I just found on all of you before I’ve even finished watching it because it’s damn good and gives actual examples of how to engage in small acts of praxis on the daily or weekly

How can we expect to continue to advance as a society when technology is valued over humanity, the heightening of consciousness prioritized and funded far below the pursuit of ever nearer, ever more conspicuously and minutely inadequate approximations of its base functionality?

The powers that be stigmatize what presents them no direct fiscal benefit, disenfranchising divergent and creative academia, homogenizing the voices amplified to the masses, lest those masses recognize authority no longer warrants the respect it demands.

We are awake. We are aware. We reject the notion that consciousness can be effectively explored in its absence. We are scattered, but we are capable of and moving toward organization.

As the world tries to keep us silent, it is more important now than ever to be loud. Speak up for yourself and others when you see the injustice.

I have been inspired by more classic activism posters recently, especially those from punk movements.

This is my way of incorporating punk into my art. (I as a person am punk and in the subculture, so I guess my art is already punk…)

Remember, Knowledge is our greatest weapon.

Educate yourself.