diff --git a/anticapitalist_orgs.md b/anticapitalist_orgs.md index 68c422c..0187896 100644 --- a/anticapitalist_orgs.md +++ b/anticapitalist_orgs.md @@ -1,5 +1,35 @@ # Anticapitalist organizations +## What can we do? + +Many think that fighting against capitalism feels a lot like throwing pebbles at a tidal wave. How can *I, alone*, do anything to stop all of the [injustices I see being committed?](https://github.com/dessalines/essays/blob/master/us_atrocities.md) We see our neighbors being picked up and [deported by ICE](https://github.com/dessalines/essays/blob/master/us_atrocities.md#latinos), [police murdering and imprisoning us](https://github.com/dessalines/essays/blob/master/us_atrocities.md#black-people), debts that lock us into [indentured servitude](https://github.com/dessalines/essays/blob/master/us_atrocities.md#workers-and-the-poor), [global surveillance of every minute detail of our lives](https://github.com/dessalines/essays/blob/master/us_atrocities.md#pervasive), endless [wars and imperialism](https://github.com/dessalines/essays/blob/master/us_atrocities.md#imperialism), ecological destruction, and [literal slave labor camps](https://github.com/dessalines/essays/blob/master/us_atrocities.md#prisoners). Our rents, food costs, and debts are going up, and our [incomes have stagnated.](https://github.com/dessalines/essays/blob/master/capitalism_doesnt_work.md) The media, and everything around us seems apathetic, complacent, and oblivious. Eight men currently control about half the world's wealth. Their share is growing daily, and will reach a conclusion obvious to anyone who's played monopoly before. With only our labor to sell, and the demand for that labor decreasing, things seem oppressively bleak. + +Here's the thing: **You are not alone**. In fact, **we wage workers are the majority**. The ruling class of [absentee owners](https://github.com/dessalines/essays/blob/master/crash_course_socialism.md) make up a *tiny minority* of your city's population. Often invisible to us, is the fact that we as wage workers are *surrounded by comrades* who share our same basic interests. We are impoverished by an *imposed artificial scarcity*, a mal-allocation of the things we need to survive. World food production and housing *already surpasses our needs*, yet [1 out of every 7 US citizens needs to visit food banks to survive.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/17/hunger-study-food/14195585/) In the [UK there are 10x more houses than homeless families.](http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/ampp3d/housing-crisis-10-empty-homes-5008151) Our healthcare and other social services, which are ample, are increasingly being privatized. We know that by simply organizing for *human needs rather than private profit*, we can solve our societal problems. We have but to shake off these mooching, leeching, capitalist parasites, like a dog shaking off fleas. + +How do we get there, how do we win? **We join anti-capitalist organizations.** + +Capitalists retain their power through the strategy of *divide and conquer.* [Scapegoating hasn't gone out of style;](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scapegoating) the tactic has always been to blame certain races, sexes, religions, activists, and transform them into demons causing all the world's problems, so people won't point their fingers upwards. The *isolating individualism* enforced by them pervades all aspects of our lives: we often live in isolated housing, we're actively told not to organize or form unions, the news tells us to be afraid of our neighbors... everything ( even human life ) has value only as a unit of *individual consumption.* + +Anti-Capitalist organization always has, and always will be, our only hope, and the only real threat to Capitalist interests. Malcolm X keenly stated that the hand becomes a weapon only when our fingers are **joined together into a fist.** + +Our task is the same as it always has been: to **agitate, educate, organize, and join leftist organizations in our cities.** + +Our pessism or optimism is irrelevant: *we have no choice but to organize* for the overthrow of Capitalism; anything less results in a [destruction of the environment and our lives.](https://pics.onsizzle.com/in-this-hour-socialism-is-the-only-salvation-for-humanity-12219484.png) We have no time to waste, capitalists prefer our pacification and death, to our organized resistance. [The police state is here](https://github.com/dessalines/essays/blob/master/us_atrocities.md#pervasive), and no amount of [pacifist resistance](https://theredphoenixapl.org/2011/08/11/pacifism-how-to-do-the-enemys-job-for-them/) will threaten it. + +## Notes + +Lastly, for thosewho think that broadcasting a list like this ( potentially to our enemies ) harms the cause of anti-capitalism. Remember that: + +- All of these organizations have ( or should have ) vetting processes in place for new members. +- These are all completely legal, *above ground* organizations. Many of them even do armed organizing where it is legal to do so. +- Socialists disdain to conceal our aims; Reactionaries are a vocal minority that are given a loudspeaker by the capitalist media, but workers and those that believe in worker power have always outnumbered them. + +This list is a living document; it will be updated as necessary. Feel free to contact me to add to this, fork this list, or create your own versions. + + + +## Organizations + | Name | Tendency | Contact | Locations | |:---:|:---:|:---:|---| | [Party for Socialism and Liberation](http://www.pslweb.org/) | Marxist-Leninist | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/pslweb/) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/pslweb)| US - Baltimore, Maryland; Boston, Massachusetts; Miami, Florida; New Haven, Connecticut New Paltz and New York City (Harlem), New York; Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Sacramento, San Diego, San Jose, Santa Cruz, Los Angeles and the Inland Empire in California; Phoenix, Arizona; Seattle, Washington; Austin, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; and St. Louis, Missouri | @@ -7,7 +37,7 @@ | [Socialist Alternative](http://www.socialistalternative.org/) | Trotskyist | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/SocialistAlternativeUSA/) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/SocialistAlt) | US - New York City, New York; Boston, Massachusetts; Tampa, Florida; Philadelphia, Pennslyvania; Oakland, California; Seattle, Washington; New Orleans, Louisiana; Madison, Mobile, Alabama; Austin, Texas; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Chicago, Illinois | | [Redneck Revolt / John Brown Gun Club](https://www.redneckrevolt.org/) | Armed Anti-Capitalist | [Contact](https://www.redneckrevolt.org/contact) [FB](http://www.facebook.com/redneckrevolt) [Twitter](http://www.twitter.com/redneckrevolt) | US - Phoenix,Arizona;Los Angeles,California;San Diego,California;San Francisco,California;Colorado Springs,Colorado;Fort Collins,Colorado;Gainesville,Florida;Miami,Florida;Orlando,Florida;Tampa,Florida ;Nez Perce,Idaho;Wichita,Kansas;New Orleans,Louisiana;Brunswick,Maine;Grand Rapids,Michigan;Traverse City,Michigan;Ypsilanti,Michigan;Lansing ,Michigan;Eau Claire,Michigan;Minneapolis,Minnesota;Rolla,Missouri;Columbia,Missouri;Springfield,Missouri;Albany,New York;Palmyra,New York;Long Island,New York;Redwood,New York;High Point,North Carolina;Columbus,Ohio;Astoria,Oregon;Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania;Providence,Rhode Island;Chattanooga,Tennessee;Houston,Texas;Ogden,Utah;Montpelier,Vermont;Seattle,Washington; | | [Socialist Rifle Association](https://www.socialistra.org/) | Armed Anti-Capitalist | [Contact](https://socialistra.org/contact/) [FB](https://www.facebook.com/SocialistRifle) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/socialistra) | US - Spokane, Washington; Portland, Oregon; Sacramento, California; Los Angeles, California; Flagstaff, Arizona; Northwest Kansas; Wichita, Kansas; Tulsa Oklahoma; Dallas, Texas; Northwoods, Wisconsin; Madison, Wisconsin; Pittsburgh, PA; Northeast Georgia; Charleston, South Carolina; Southwest Florida; | -| [Industrial Workers of the World](https://www.iww.org/) | Unionism | [Contact](https://www.iww.org/branches) [FB](https://www.facebook.com/iww.org) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/_IWW) | US - Every state | +| [Industrial Workers of the World](https://www.iww.org/) | Unionism | [Contact](https://www.iww.org/branches) [FB](https://www.facebook.com/iww.org) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/_IWW) | US - Every state | | [Workers World Party](http://www.workers.org/) | Marxist-Leninist | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/WorkersWorldParty/) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/workersworld) | US - Boston, Massachusetts; Buffalo, New York, and Rochester, New York; Charlotte and Durham, North Carolina; Cleveland, Ohio; Huntington and Morgantown, West Virginia; Lexington, Kentucky; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Virginia; Washington, DC; Los Angeles and San Diego, California; Houston, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Denver, Colorado; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; | | [Black Rose Anarchist Federation](http://blackrosefed.org/) | Anarcho-communist | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/BRRNfed/) | US - Austin Texas; Boston, MA; Burlington, Vermont; Central Illinois; Chicago, Illinois; Los Angeles, California; Miami, Florida; New York City, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Portland, Oregon; Providence, Rhode Island; Richmond, Virginia; San Antonia, Texas; Seattle, Washington; Denver, Colorado; Durham, North Carolina; | | [International Socialist Organization](http://www.internationalsocialist.org/) | Trotskyist | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/International-Socialist-Organization-122646921103159/) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/Socialists_ISO) | US - CA, Los Angeles; CA, NorCal, Berkeley; CA, Northern California (District); CA, San Diego; CO, Boulder; CO, Denver; CT, New Haven; CT, New London; DC, Washington DC; FL, Orlando; FL, South Florida; GA, Georgia State University; IL, Chicago (District); IL, Chicago, DePaul; IL, Chicago, Loyola; IL, Chicago, University of Chicago; IL, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana; KS, Lawrence; MA, Boston; MA, Western Mass; MD, University of Maryland; ME, Portland; MI, Mount Pleasant; MN, Twin Cities; MO, University of Missouri; NC, Asheville; NC, Boone; NC, Greensboro; NC, Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill/UNC; NC, Winston-Salem; NY, NYC, Brooklyn; NY, NYC, Brooklyn College; NY, NYC, Columbia University; NY, NYC, Downtown Manhattan; NY, NYC, Hunter College; NY, NYC, Lehman College; NY, NYC, New York City (District); NY, NYC, New York University; NY, Potsdam; NY, Rochester; NY, Syracuse; OH, Athens; OH, Columbus; OH, Dayton; OH, Toledo; OR, Portland; PA, Philadelphia; PA, Pittsburgh; TX, Austin; TX, Denton; TX, Denton, Texas Women’s University; VT, Burlington/University of Vermont; VT, UVM; WA, Seattle; WA, University of Washington; WI, Madison; WI, Milwaukee; | @@ -20,15 +50,16 @@ | [Red Guards of Austin](https://redguardsaustin.wordpress.com/) | Maoist | [Contact](https://redguardsaustin.wordpress.com/) | US - Austin, Texas | | [Red Guards of Charlotte](https://redguardscharlotte.wordpress.com/) | Maoist | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/redguardscharlotte1/) | US - Charlotte, North Carolina | | [Red Guards of Kansas City](https://kcmlm.wordpress.com/) | Maoist | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/itisrighttorebel/) | US - Kansas City, MO | -| [Red Guards of Pittsburgh](https://redguardspittsburgh.wordpress.com/2018/03/10/attn-pittsburgh-loose-lips-sink-ships-be-aware/) | Marxist-Leninist-Maoism | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/redguardspittsburgh) | US - Pittsburgh, PA | +| [Red Guards of Pittsburgh](https://redguardspittsburgh.wordpress.com/2018/03/10/attn-pittsburgh-loose-lips-sink-ships-be-aware/) | Marxist-Leninist-Maoism | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/redguardspittsburgh) | US - Pittsburgh, PA | +| [Green Party](http://www.gp.org/) | Eco-Socialism | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/GreenPartyUS) | US | | [American Party of Labor](http://americanpartyoflabor.org/) | Marxist-Leninist, Hoxhaism | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/americanpartyoflaborapl) | US | | [Progressive Labor Party](http://www.plp.org/) | Marxist-Leninist | [Twitter](https://twitter.com/PLPchallenge) | US | | [Peace and Freedom Party](http://peaceandfreedom.org/home/) | Eco-Socialism / Trotskyism | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/PFP.CA.Official/) | US | | [Socialist Action](https://socialistaction.org/) | Trotskyism | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/socialist.action.1) | US | | [Socialist Labor Party](http://www.slp.org/) | De Leonism | [De Leon literature](http://www.slp.org/De_Leon.htm) | US | +| [Democratic Socialists of America](http://www.dsausa.org/) | Democratic Socialism / Reformism | [FB](https://facebook.com/demsocialists) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/DemSocialists) | US | | [Socialist Workers Party](http://themilitant.com/) | Multi-tendency (Communist) | [about](http://www.slp.org/De_Leon.htm) | US | | [Liberty Union Party](http://www.libertyunionparty.org/) | Multi-tendency | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/LibertyUnionParty) | US | | [Workers' Solidarity Alliance](https://workersolidarity.org/) | Anarcho-Syndicalism | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/workersolidarityalliance) | US | | [Rose City Antifa](https://www.rosecityantifa.org/) | Multi-tendency | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/sometimesantisocialalwaysantifascist/) | US - Portland, Oregon| -| [Revolutionary Communist Party](http://revcom.us/) | Maoist | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/Revolutionary-Communist-Party-991523717554453/) | US | -| [Green Party](http://www.gp.org/) | Eco-Socialism | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/GreenPartyUS) | US | \ No newline at end of file +| [Revolutionary Communist Party](http://revcom.us/) | Maoist | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/Revolutionary-Communist-Party-991523717554453/) | US | \ No newline at end of file