Not sure how much detail to include here, but I’m angry, scared, and restless and for the first time in my life decided to go to a protest, the ones that happened today at all the state capitols.
Total newbie, but felt let down because the mood felt like half the people there were going to go home feeling good, pat themselves on the back protesting for a couple hours, then go back to doomscrolling for the next 4 years. I went in hoping to see local socialist or mutual aid or lgbtq groups fielding questions or recruiting. You know, an outlet to use this energy. Guess that was presumptuous of me.
You guys seem to have your shit together with local activism, so I thought that maybe hexbear would be a good place to ask if there’s any groups in SW Washington area that you could point me towards. My partner and I were planning to join the auntie network after roe v wade fell, but were unable to offer the space we had planned for hosting out of state visitors. So I don’t know how to spend this itch to help.
Got any advice hexbears?
This is why my phone was in airplane mode with offline maps to get me there, then was turned off for the entire time in the area.
Plus face mask and all that jazz. Usually pretty cautious about privacy type things but figured the exposure, with precautions, was worth it.
Holes are also evidence. Be careful. ;)
That’s a good point.
Browsing the article you linked and I’d rather leave the phone at home because the best option being a lazy option is a win in my book. The upside in this case is knowing how to get there now so wouldn’t need it anyway.
Sharpie a hotline to a non profit local legal aid line on your arm and you’re good as golden. Stay safe.
I always leave my phone on, charging at home in these sorts of situations
I need to work on that myself. Went to my last protest without a mask and my phone on and in my pocket. Got paranoid once I got there and saw all the people filming us.