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?
That tracks with the popcorn gallery feel.
I will look into that
Ya I went to a January 20th one (inauguration day) protest organized by PSL and a bunch of other groups. I got handed literature like three times, saw various groups with tables recruiting, various speakers from different activist groups stand up and talk. I meant to write them down so I could find places to organize with afterwards lol (especially the immigrant group and the trans activist group), but the point is, they seem to maintain some good connections with various organizations despite being relatively small themselves. At least in my local area.