▲ 56 ▼ How can leftists get our hold on mainstream climate activism and create an organized mass movement? (lemmygrad.ml) submitted 2 years ago by EcoBolshevik@lemmygrad.ml to c/communism@lemmygrad.ml 35 comments fedilink hide all child comments What is it were missing? And how can we fit more pieces together to find out what to do?
[–] simply_surprise@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 2 years ago (2 children) above-ground/underground group dichotomy. Where would you recommend to look into this more? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] WashedAnus@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I honestly don't remember where I read it. It was either some insurrectionary anarchist thing or an ELF/ALF thing. The gist of it is: You have two organizations that legally never meet. One stages protests, does community outreach, fundraising, and all of your standard environmentalist org stuff. The other does illegal direct action activities, divided into independent cells and/or affinity groups. The above-ground network serves to raise funds and recruit for the underground network, but the key is that the leadership of the above ground group can never be connected to the actions of the underground group. This gives a lot more wiggle room to both groups than if they were to go it alone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] simply_surprise@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 years ago That's an interesting idea, thanks! permalink fedilink source parent [–] LinkedinLenin@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I remember George Jackson detailing something like this in Blood in my Eye, but it was mostly theoretical permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] simply_surprise@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 years ago Thanks, I've been meaning to read that! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WashedAnus@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I honestly don't remember where I read it. It was either some insurrectionary anarchist thing or an ELF/ALF thing. The gist of it is: You have two organizations that legally never meet. One stages protests, does community outreach, fundraising, and all of your standard environmentalist org stuff. The other does illegal direct action activities, divided into independent cells and/or affinity groups. The above-ground network serves to raise funds and recruit for the underground network, but the key is that the leadership of the above ground group can never be connected to the actions of the underground group. This gives a lot more wiggle room to both groups than if they were to go it alone. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] simply_surprise@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 years ago That's an interesting idea, thanks! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] simply_surprise@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 years ago That's an interesting idea, thanks! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LinkedinLenin@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I remember George Jackson detailing something like this in Blood in my Eye, but it was mostly theoretical permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] simply_surprise@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 years ago Thanks, I've been meaning to read that! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] simply_surprise@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 years ago Thanks, I've been meaning to read that! permalink fedilink source parent