i've been thinking on how to put into words the exp from the past few months of getting involved in the community organizing & direct action spaces so here goes a brief crypto radical's guide to systemic change: 0/9

1. know our place we are still laborers, we are not the capital-owning class, but we do have economic privilege that our peers likely dont most orgs are tight asf on resources; donations of materials & tools, covering costs, these go much further than you'd think 1/9

2. read theory, read history read the critiques of capitalism, colonialism, imperialism, hierarchy read about the black panthers, brown berets, chicanos, zapatistas it's inspiring to learn what came before us, but grounding to learn how far we have to go 2/9

3. grow food without sustainable food, nothing else matters. learning the means of food production grounds us in our lived reality & teaches us the labor & expertise that goes into what keeps us alive volunteer at permacultures, guerilla gardens, & mutual aid farms 3/9

4. organize bring the conf energy; meet ppl, make connects, build coalitions, radicalize spaces of encounter always pull up for unions, never cross a strike, join any mobilization for liberation, we're all struggling against the same structures apes together strong n shit 4/9

5. weaponize privilege having money lets us contribute more material resources, citizens can take higher risks for migrant ppl, technical ppl can speak to the nuances of opsec, academics can leverage their status (see chomsky, grothendieck, etc) 5/9

6. read the room trust absolutely no one wants a wallet or a coin start with volunteering, dig the fucking hole, keep it low tech, then optimize out fight premature optimization with vigor, focus on immediate material gains, if even just incremental 6/9

7. build infra we dont need software, we need ppl & systems which *do the thing*; that's feeding the hungry, caring for the houseless, helping migrants navigate paperwork, distributing critical info, spreading the word more than one-offs, we need systems & consistency 7/9

8. care for yourself too we're in a generations long fight, we're not likely to be the one that finishes it giving mind, body, and soul to the movement for liberation means eating well, exercising, taking breaks, preparing for sustained resistance && construction 8/9

if youd like specifics on these; recommended readings, material examples, or resources, feel free to lmk in the replies i may do more technical content soon, but so far there's been nothing more important than mutual aid & ground work all power to all the people. peace 💜 9/9