DONT MOURN, dont mourn: ORGANIZE, organize

Peace,

how many of you went to the anti war gatherings, protests, etc on Saturday?

later

the tired flower child

 

I knew about all the protests in NYC, but couldn't bring myself to attend any of them. I just can't bring myself to march in another circle (protest marches often literally go in a circle), and listen to uninspiring speeches. Direct actions like these 1. 2. continue to inspire me.

 

I couldnt get to Chicago

 

I wish I would hear about protests close enough to me that I don't have to drive all over the creation to get there. The was one a couple of years ago, but it was freakin after I went home for a break, and there aren't very many held up where I'm from.

1 looked good, but 2...meh...vandalism is just childish IMHO. It doesn't really accomplish anything, but pissing off the people who are vandalised. A protester has to stay away from the childish games to get taken seriously. It's hard enough to as it is.

 

I was bummed all day because I didn't have the gas money to get where I wanted to go. So, add "I was broke and couldn't afford gas" to the poll and I'll be able to answer it. ha ha. Locally, nothing happenned because it's the bible belt small town, go figure that even the people who say they disagree won't do diddly to make themselves standout.

 

What needs to happen is for the anti-war movement and the anti-capitalist movements to come together in solidarity. We need to begin marching under one single banner. That's the Empire's ultimate fear. They do just about everything in their power to stop it from happening. But I believe it's inevitable once enough people (a critical mass of people) begin waking up and giving a fuck.

 

That's pretty much what's happening in PDX for the most part, it's begun. Lately here there's a tendency towards ppl embracing the idea of diversity in tactics, it's moving along nicely and some solidarity work is on the way.

An opportunity for revolutionaries of all ages to get some work done has emerged. Significantly larger parts of the movement here have seen that peace isn't on the agenda for the Bush administration, so the new focus is on social justice through direct action, rather than by the continued ineffective use of symbolic protest.

Trin

 

Trin's words, as usual, are completely accurate.