fromacomrade:

You wanna be an ally? You wanna “punch Nazis?” Keep reading.
Look, people. This is fucking serious. Please read.

We aren’t glitter bombing Nazis. We aren’t throwing flour on them. We definitely aren’t going to peacefully shut them down. They want to kill us, they said so in Charlottesville. They made it very clear where they stand and how they plan on taking action. Their violence needs to be met with great force.

If you are not down to physically fight these fuckers, please stay off the front lines. You’ll get hurt and your pacifism will be a liability, resulting in others being hurt. Run support. We need more support.

-Go to a street medic training
-Run jail support
-If you’re good at using the internet (as in better than average), learn how to securely (and correctly) doxx these people.
-If you’re a creative type, write a zine about anti-fascism
-If you’re EMT trained, HOST a street medic training
-Become a legal observer through the
National Lawyers Guild
-Set up letter writing events to send to political prisoners
-There’s a lot of parents who want to fight but can’t because of their kids, watch their kids for them
-If you can cook, organize food drives/pot lucks for the larger demonstrations.
-Help people in more counseling/therapy ways.
-Help get needed supplies, such as food, water, and medical supplies.
-When organizing, inclusivity is not optional, and is mandatory to win.
-Listen to the concerns of those most effected.

Add any extra support jobs you think of.

“When organizing, inclusivity is not optional, and mandatory to win.”

Ya know, that REALLY depends on what kind of organizing you’re doing. If you’re planning to unite a community around antifascism, or hold a wake for those we lost, etc. then inclusivity is important.

But if you plan to fight, then by necessity you exclude people from that activity: those who can not fight, those who can not run away, those who can not control their enthusiasm and decide when its wise to shot, those who can not keep their mouth shut, those you’ve just met shouldn’t trust, those that would be deported or face other disproportional consequences if they are arrested, those who are known to the police and would draw attention to your action, those that just give you an unsafe vibe, etc.

Dangerous and illegal actions are exclusive by nature. You do them with those you trust and those who can effectively do the action you’re doing. That’s what affinity groups are for.