It's also about delegitimising systems, narratives and institutions that are central to maintaining the status quo and late stage capitalism. Turn that TV show normalising a fascist off (I'm an anarchist, get me out of here!). Stop putting all that energy into electoral politics. Leave that fascist social network platform. Also, importantly, silence is always a powerful reinforcer of the status quo. Then conversely, let's keep building/being part of the decentralised fediverse, or help create/support a Mutu network (more here: https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/10/15/mutu-network-challenges-media-moguls/), join, support or help set up radical communal care groups (like this one @radicalcommunalcare and more here: https://pieceoplastic.com/2023/12/08/let-us-build-radical-communal-care-collectives/), be part of/support mutual aid, wear masks, etc. One of the greatest weapons of this system is trying to convince us we have no power and then using that to encourage people to punch down and at each other through divide and rule. Actually, people have a lot of power, together. The way things are - in terms of money, work, distribution of resources and marketisation of needs - is socially constructed; it is not fixed, inevitable or unstoppable.

#AntiCapitalism #Anarchism #MutualAid #RadicalCommunalCare #EverythingforEveryone

Are you also tired of always getting asked the same question.

Why do you still wear a mask.

Here's a handy flowchart to hand out as a postcard.

[Artwork by: @fr3nzin3]

#Anarchy #Disability #AntiAbleism #Ableism #COVID19 #Zine #CommunalCare #RadicalCommunalCare #LongCOVID

Our open letter is now available as a zine, as a PDF either print-ready in black&white or web-readable in color.

"There will be no anti-capitalist revolution (whatever form it might take) without anti-ableism and antieugenics."

https://archive.org/details/open-letter-to-our-comrades-zine/

#Anarchy #Disability #AntiAbleism #Ableism #COCID19 #Zine #CommunalCare #RadicalCommunalCare

The #RadicalCommunalCare group who led on the above letter aims to be a network - with it currently connecting people across Europe - for disabled, chronically ill people & their partners where communal care can be discussed from an anarchistic/feminist viewpoint, but also put into practice. We have a Signal chat for exchange of information & support in the day-to-day & we aim to meet every 2-4 weeks via Signal video - with pacing - for thematic discussions (for instance: #MutualAid #AbolishTheFamily) alongside support & solidarity. It is an #AntiAbleist #AntiCapitalist #AntiFascist & #Intersectional space.

Being part of this group has had such a positive impact on me in a very short time. Despite being very introverted & also struggling with intense social anxiety - made worse by my #LongCovid & #OCD - from the first moment I got involved I have felt at ease, safe, welcome & heard. I have seen my confidence increase, my ability to advocate for myself - especially in terms of the #pandemic & my Long-Covid - improve. It's a place of solidarity & comradeship, approached from an intersectional #anarchist perspective.

If this sounds like something you want to be part of, help co-create & grow as a group & space, please get in touch!

#CovidIsNotOver #Anarchism #Disability #DisabilityJustice

Central to this is late capitalism, as we see furthering of gross inequalities and the corresponding drive of divide and rule politics to distract from said inequalities. Even though this is no surprise and things will get worse regardless of whether the Tories or Labour win the next election, I have found my mood really affected by this discourse and rhetoric today and also thinking about what this will mean in terms of day-to-day impact on disabled people's lives as we battle with the state on a daily basis, with it already such an ideologically brutal system. As always, we have a fight on our hands and we have to do this together, collectively, through mutual aid, radical communal care, to look after and be there for each other against the state, the gaslighting and the punitive practices and institutions.

#Solidarity #LongCovid #RadicalCommunalCare #MutualAid #AbolishTheState #AbolishMoney #DisabilityJustice #Disability #DisabilityActivism #DPAC #ToryPartyConference #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne