This Is America #190: Block Cop City Tour and Mobilization

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Welcome, to This Is America, November 1st, 2023.

On this episode, we speak with Sam about the recent Block Cop City speaking tour across the US and the upcoming mass actions in Atlanta against the Cop City project from November 10th – 13th.

We also speak with hosts of the Final Straw podcast about the recent Asheville Anarchist Bookfair about organizing anarchist and autonomous events in the current terrain with COVID-19 still a looming threat, how to make gatherings accessible and engaging to as many people as possible, and much more.

Finally, millions of people across the world are taking to the streets in solidarity with Palestine. If you missed our recent podcast interview with IGD contributor Scott Campbell on the history of the settler-colonial project of the state of Israel, the role of the US in propping up apartheid, and what’s happening on the ground now, check it out here. If you’re looking for printable outreach materials to hand out at upcoming events and demonstrations, go here and here.

Upcoming Events

  • November 5th: Sacramento Anarchist Bookfair and Rock Against Racism benefit show. Sacramento, CA. More info here.
  • November 11th: Bay Area Anarchist Study Group conference. Oakland, CA. More info here.
  • November 11th: Food Not Bombs Benefit Show in Bremerton, WA. More info here.
  • November 11th – 12th: Boston Anarchist Bookfair. More info here.
  • November 18th: Anarchist Skill Share. Philadelphia, PA. More info here.
  • November 18th: Pushing Down the Walls. Benefit for political prisoners. Rowland Heights, CA. More info here.
  • December 2nd: Anarchist Bookfair in Lawrence, KS. More info here.

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Did anyone listen to the episode or know if it deals with the (pretty serious) criticisms of Block Cop City that were raised here recently?

it does not mention any criticism of SCC at all.

I would have been interested to go see the tour but BSA trashed them pretty bad, I guess I would be interested to hear the other side if there is one…

the "other side" would be ... accepting mass leftist organizing as a fraught but sometimes worthwhile thing at all? ever?

it's too broad and innocuous to summarize, for the most part

what all these critiques seem to miss, with their radical sanctimony and paranoid alarmism, is that mass organizing is just the flesh and blood and tissue of an anticapitalist environmental movement. of course anarchists should be careful about how they relate to and interact with non-anarchists but a lot of these critiques seem to imply (or declare) they should be attacking the movement?

that's just sawing off your own legs. it serves the state. you're being played and turned against each other. WHO BENEFITS?!

its gonna be wild af prob too late to make travel plans now though. basically, affinity groups from all over are gonna have a spokescouncil and decide exactly how but they are going to march directly into the zone and shut down construction. I have been reading all the "critiques" with an open mind but it seems like its just kind of edgelords mostly just making excuses not to participate now that the repression is very serious, because i dont see people like going the extra mile on the sabotage or any other proposal. all the normal critiques ppl voice are also things you can hear bcc organizers themselves voice and talk openly with ppl about at the actual talks

That's what they did last time, they're doing the exact same thing again?

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