Friday, December 15, 2006

We're all in this together

So, I was reading this book by Noam Chomsky (Understanding Power- go there, it's well worth it, there is more material/citations/footnotes on the website than in the book) and he basically answered a question I've had for a while. Namely, what the fuck do we do about all of our environmental, social and other problems, which I see as being inextricably interrelated.

The answer, in a word?
Organise!
be an organiser, there are no movements (or if they are, the mainstream media manages to keep them subdued).
We need movements, and we need them yesterday.
Local movements with global reach and association.
So I've been putting my little hamster to work and I've come up with some ideals I would like to strive for in such an organisation:
  • Web & non-Web materials, Pamphlets (in English, Afrikaans, isiXhosa, and whatever else people are able to read in)
  • Not-For-Profit (our goal is maximum benefit for maximum number of people, anything maximizing profit is diametrically opposed to that)
  • Inclusive
  • Addresses Dissolution and apathy towards government, police, corporations and everything else that we feel powerless against.
  • Empowers Civil Society
  • Anti-Authoritarian
  • Environmental
  • Radical
  • Tribal
  • Democratic
Here are some tools I thought might help spread the word along the way:
  • Music
  • Email
  • Pamphlets that illuminate hidden issues
  • Parties

I was also considering travelling as a means to spread the word & membership (as well as have fun & meet new people & bodyboard when on the coast :) )
that's all for now folks...

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