In Person Activism

cross-posted from: https://50501.chat/post/453625

If we're going to effectively fight Trump and the rise of fascism, we have to act together, and show up in numbers!

Check the website map to see events happening near you: https://goodtroubleliveson.org/#attend

You don't need to sign up there or give any information, in fact, it's better if you don't. Just find the address, grab some snacks and water, a sign if you can make one, and show up.

If you have a printer, bring some union pamphlets to hand out and tell people about the General Strike. Spread the word if you can, share this image, and let's stand up together in solidarity and make some Good Trouble!

Inpatient rights don’t seem to be on anyone’s radar. The only organization I know of is MindFreedom, which organizes letter writing and phone campaigns to try to protect people from forced medications and electric shock.

In the Southern US, it is One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. But I don’t hear about protests at hospitals and troubled teen facilities. I don’t hear about people pushing for things like a patient “bill of rights” in care. I don’t see a recognition of the ways that psychiatry is weaponized against harmless but “deviant” behavior.

Children in care especially seem to be utterly voiceless. A “troubled teen” is automatically assumed to be a liar, so any allegations of abuse can be (literally!) dumped in the paper shredder.

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A reminder folks: people engage in this kind of radical protest because it works:

Results of two online experiments conducted with diverse samples (N = 2,772), including a study of the animal rights movement and a preregistered study of the climate movement, show that the presence of a radical flank increases support for a moderate faction within the same movement. Further, it is the use of radical tactics, such as property destruction or violence, rather than a radical agenda, that drives this effect. Results indicate the effect owes to a contrast effect: Use of radical tactics by one flank led the more moderate faction to appear less radical, even though all characteristics of the moderate faction were held constant. This perception led participants to identify more with and, in turn, express greater support for the more moderate faction. These results suggest that activist groups that employ unpopular tactics can increase support for other groups within the same movement, pointing to a hidden way in which movement factions are complementary, despite pursuing divergent approaches to social change.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/29115119

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The report highlights the growing influence of the Animal Outlook Network, launched in 2024, which combines behavioural science with animal advocacy. Volunteers supported legal actions leading to criminal animal cruelty charges, aided farmers transitioning from animal to plant-based agriculture, and helped organise VegWeek events at universities.

Jenny Canham, director of outreach and engagement at Animal Outlook, emphasised the crucial role of volunteers: “Volunteers enable us to extend our reach and deepen our impact in ways that would otherwise be impossible.”

Likely very useful information for the near future.

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/20700097

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cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/20681926

Thousands of young people from across the Midwest are expected to converge on Chicago's Loop Friday afternoon for the Global Climate Strike, which is being led by Fridays for Future Chicago.

The march starts at 4pm at Daley Plaza.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27834912

SAO PAULO, April 4 (Reuters) - Indigenous protests and poor roads have disrupted shipping of Brazil’s bumper soybean crop in recent days via the river port of Miritituba in the Amazon rainforest, worrying global companies including Cargill and Bunge (BG.N) which have important operations.

Abiove, an association representing grain handlers, said on Friday road access to Miritituba has remained under partial or total blockade for two weeks, preventing the shipment of around 70,000 tons of grains per day, which corresponds to almost $30 million in product value.

Someone is doing something! But those roads won't stay unpaved forever unless people continue to intervene.

(As noted in the link above, Cargill also has a major terminal in Santarém.)

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/20427098

Drone shot of the crowd around Boston City Hall Plaza:

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Cincinnati Ohio:

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Washington Monument (Potential crowd size, 10k people):

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York Pennsylvania:

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Baltimore, Maryland:

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Durham City Hall, NC:

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Albany, NY:

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Boston, MA:

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Downtown Pittsburgh:

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Pittsboro, NC:

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Worcester, MA

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/41706551

Source

Source: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/39008450

Source: https://lemmy.world/post/27586872

cross-posted from: https://biglemmowski.win/post/5711834