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#organizingmythoughts

With #kendzior quote on top

Must-Reads and Why Everything Feels Harder Right Now
"Don't lose your heart,” says Sarah Kendzior.

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We are the builders during the time of the Western decline. There was existence after the fall of Rome. We can build better than this capitalist hellscape. Stand in #solidarity, find #community in #mutualaid and hold on to one another. #letthisradicalizeyou #mariamekaba #kellyhayes

"Your capacity to feel other people’s pain is inextricably linked to your potential to change the world... Evading your grief will only compound your angst and isolation, or even increase your tolerance for injustice. We cannot afford to let that happen."

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"Our capacity to do good can be nurtured. It can grow and flourish, but that cultivation is collective work. We cannot change the world alone... We must learn how to forgive and how to do the work of collective survival with people we don’t like or understand."

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"People who cannot self-regulate emotionally or engage in principled disagreement will not create stable, sustainable movements. You can’t organize people you hold in contempt."

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"It’s important to remember that our political aspirations have not been vanquished. We are not on the cusp of positive transformation, but that does not mean that all hope is lost or that we cannot breathe new worlds into being."

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"In the coming days, many will write about what to expect and how to resist. My biggest concern, however, is that many people of conscience aren’t ready to put up a fight—at least, not one aimed at our true enemies."

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Beyond the Blame: Fighting for Each Other in the Face of Fascism "In dark times, people have always found ways to make their own light. That work is now upon us."

"In dark times, people have always found ways to make their own light. That work is now upon us."

One of the election reflections I found inspiring & useful, from organizer Kelly Hayes. I'll pull some of my favorite pieces into this thread.

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