#trsah

You can't rely on cops or prisons. If the prison system worked to help us feel safe, there'd be one prison in each state. Why are there so many? Because it helps control the people the state doesn't want to exist. Which is why they were so encouraged by AIDS: it was going to wipe out the junkies, queens, gay people, and speed freaks-- so why cure it? We have to rely on ourselves, community, friends, and blood or chosen family.

First, we created our first-ever collective decision making tool, with five 'gradients of agreement': the number one indicated enthusiastic endorsement; two, endorsement with some concerns; three, a neutral stance; four, support with significant concerns; and five, a block. A proposal would pass if 75 percent of staff voted a one or two, and no one voted below a three.