The Ex-Worker

The Hotwire #3: Hurricane Harvey responses, Labor Day vs. May Day, and DACA


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This episode we bring you an overview, and an interview, about the anarchist and autonomously organized relief efforts in response to Hurricane Harvey.

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  • Table of Contents:
    • Introduction {0:00}
    • Headlines {1:14}
    • Feature: Autonomous relief after Hurricane Harvey {14:15}
    • Repression Roundup {23:29}
    • Prisoner Birthdays {24:50}
    • Next Week's News {25:50}
  • Hurricane Harvey grassroots relief efforts: You can donate to Bayou Action Street Health here or consult their resource wishlist. You can also contact them directly via [email protected]. Greater Houston Grassroots Relief, Austin Common Ground, the Black Women's Defense League, Redneck Revolt Houston, West Street Response Team, and Houston Food Not Bombs are all coordinating relief efforts as well.
  • Protests against the rollback of DACA are taking place across the country as we go to press. We have a downloadable poster against borders here.
  • Despite the liberal blowback against antifascism in the media, some principled pieces have been written defending antifascism and debunking the lies about the movement. Spencer Sunshine's "Debunking the 3 Biggest Myths About Antifa" is particularly good. "Why it's just bonkers to compare fascists to the activists trying to stop them," "Waiting for a Perfect Protest?," and "Liberals enable white power by lazily attacking Antifa" have some interesting points too. For the best overview of where antifascism is at strategically, check out the CrimethInc. text "Not Your Grandfather's Antifascism Anti-Fascism Has Arrived. Here's Where It Needs to Go." To brush up on anarchist arguments about the question of free speech for fascists, check out this essay and FAQ.
  • Consult this list of targets for a week of actions against the oil lobby, in solidarity with the fight against Junex in Gaspesie: going on right now until September 10th.
  • Rose City Antifa have put out a call for community defense against a Patriot Prayer rally on September 10th in Portland, OR.
  • We mention Dane Powell's courage on the streets of DC during Trump's inauguration. This video spells it out. 196 of Dane's codefendants are still pending trial, check out DefendJ20Resistance.org to learn more.
  • For a good introduction to writing prisoners, check out this guide from New York City Anarchist Black Cross.
  • If you're near Asheville, North Carolina, show some love for anti-authoritarian students during their Radical Rush Week this week.
  • Upcoming prisoner birthdays:

    Dane Powell BOP Register number 82015007 Federal Correctional Institution - Low PO Box 1031 Colman, Florida 33521 {September 7}

    Leonard Peltier #89637–132 USP Coleman I Post Office Box 1033 Coleman, Florida 33521 {September 12}

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