Length: 100 words or less, give or take
Deadline: NOW
I seem to have done a not-so-good job at explaining what I’m looking for (see previous post). I want are first-person examples of the compass(es) that anarchists—YOU—are using to keep on fighting and living.
A clearer way of explaining it, though, is to share some of the contributions I’ll be using (a sneak preview):
I keep my head in the clouds and my feet on the ground, not letting anything limit my imagination—our strongest ally. I ask myself, “What legacy will we leave for the political imagination?” while learning from and rooting in the traditions of those who have come before. If fascism seeks to find meaning with stories of hatred and fear, we must outstory it with love, joy, connection, passion, comedy, and revelry. If fascism is trying to kill us, we must commit our hearts to living. Every breath a promise.
—Krystal
It feels like everything and everyone is hurting right now—myself included—and most of us are doing our best with the (imperfect) tools that we have. Every day we survive is a victory. So I remind myself daily that we ensure our survival by forging and strengthening bonds of connection with one another. Loving on people. Being kind to comrades, friends, family (blood and/or chosen), and most of all, ourselves. Letting people know they are loved, valued, and seen. Being mindful of what we put out into a world already on fire. I continually ask myself, “Which flames need more fuel? Which ones need our loving discernment to be put out?” Both are forms of care.
—Scott
I was getting super depressed about how fascism keeps coming back in cycles. Then I realized that I would never go back in time to 1930 and tell people that there’s no point fighting fascism; that it will only come back. So I shouldn’t feel like there’s no point now. That’s what keeps me going these days.
—Ellie
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(photo: multidimensional anarchist street art, Athens, March 2025)
