This is a guide for more vertically inclined activists to work with more horizontal activism, for an active fluffy/spiky debate to become a part of communities of action. 1. Pursue an Education 2. Read Theory 3. Join an Organization 4. keep fit 5. Tone Down the Zeal 6. Left Unity Conclusion The journey of a…
A draft funding application – OGB
Requesting funding for the Open Governance Body (#OGB) project, which is being developed by the Open Media Network (#OMN). OMN is a collective that builds and hosts #4opens standards-based socio-political software. Our mission is to provide communities with the tools they need to organize, communicate, and make decisions. The #OGB project is a grassroots initiative…
A look at the recent history of radical grassroots activism
#ClimateCamp was a radical grassroots direct action movement to directly challenge #climatechaos and raise awareness about climate change and advocate for solutions to mitigate its effects. The movement was made up of a loosely organized network of activists who used a diversity of tactics to achieve their goals. Climate Camps were established in many countries.…
As with most metaphors (and real life) the definition is not exact
* Fluffy – asking/pressuring for change though the syteam * Spiky – fucking shit up to enact change and directly and sometime ethically using “violence” to property – not to people. * Beyond spiky the is WAR were direct harm to people happens – that’s outside the metaphor. It’s interesting to take a few moments…
Anarchists please stop the sniping at #XR from the sidelines and get stuck into some direct action
Feel free to share the #climatecamp videos widely in Facebook/Twitter/openweb pages for #XR as it’s good that the new generation have a connection to their history. If you’re an anarchist please share these videos, if the #XR admins don’t block them then they radicalize #XR if they block them they question their credibility, simple effective…
Outline of 20 years ups and downs of grassroots activism in the UK
Published Date 11/30/15 3:38 PM In my expirence the flowering of the #indymedia networks followed by the first years of #climatecamp were the high points of activist culture. The end of climate camp was the low point of activist culture, after this the drift to #NGO and #fashionista was wide and dissipating. #Occupy was a…
A brief history of activism
Published Date 3/28/13 1:18 PM This is a DRAFT #Occupy has become bureaucratised and continues as e-mail lists and side projects, not very active. #ukuncut has become institutionalised. Still active – presser protests in conjunction with NGO’s #climatecamp The anarcho’ s left and most of the rest got jobs in NGO’s a few continue in…
The Role of #Blocking in Horizontal Projects: Mannequins Dancing to Barely Visible Strings
(DRAFT) In this post, I explore how #blocking hinders positive social change in horizontal projects. By #blocking, I mean various tactics: ignoring core issues, prioritizing everyday agendas to obscure systemic problems, and using significant issues to distract from necessary changes. Understanding Outcome-Driven Horizontal Projects Outcome-driven horizontal projects, such as Climate Camp, face sustainability challenges. A…