#solidarity networks

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Before The Social Justice Warriors, There Were The Netroots

Before The Social Justice Warriors, There Were The Netroots (From Sajia Sultana)

A Racefail Memoir

From Sajia Sultana

In my twenties I was fascinated by blogging and the net-roots, all those wonderful left liberal blogs of the early 2000s – Pandagon, Alas a Blog, 3 Quarks Daily, Feministing, Obsidian Wings, Digby, Making Light.

I learned of Making Light through one of Neil Gaiman’s posts on fanfiction. Teresa Nielsen Hayden had written a lovely post on Mary Suefanfiction and…

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[xonethousandcriesx]

The clashes of approach are inevitable. This is because these type of campaigns are often led on the basis of 'citizenship', rather than on the basis of being working class. By that we mean that the form of proposed actions tends to either promote (legal etc.) experts or to depend on the support of this or that politician. One bonus of organising community meetings like this yourself, rather than wait for some self-appointed middle-class 'leader' to do it, is that it allows you to keep the atmosphere as open as possible so more radical ideas can be pursued.

Angry Workers of the World 2020. Class Power on Zero-Hours: 55.

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Solidarity Networks

Men brandishing assault rifles surround a building full of Black people. Groups of white men wearing biker’s jackets bearing racist emblems roam the streets and make ‘visits’ to Mosques looking for signs of religious extremism. A right-wing media figure shows up to a protest, his pockets full of ammo rounds, and aims a gun at unarmed women and children. Refugees from economic collapse and brutal…

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[elladastinkardiamou]

Solidarity for All is a growing movement – last year there were maybe only 100 initiatives and now it has grown to 2,000. There is a lot of activity, spreading fast. So far it has been people taking action by themselves but we are trying to coordinate it. We are trying to make a database of all the small groups doing solidarity actions so they can meet each other and exchange experiences. The aim is to make a movement out of this, and try to find solutions to the problems encountered by solidarity networks. 

The solidarity networks are working in six spheres: food supply and health services, education, cultural activity, legal advice and social economy. 

An overview of the social solidarity movement rising as Greeks struggle for survival.