Some notes from a conversation:

1) We stand for an explicit confrontation of racism that requires encountering discomfort. We agree that we support autonomous action, but thought that a more specific definition of autonomous action is necessary. Finally, a committment to building transformative justice processes to comfront issues of discrimination and abuse was seen as a high priority as part of our ideology to ensure people aren't abused within movement spaces.

2) Building a Working Group Infrastructure: Generally, the group felt there needed to be specific spaces for people to build new relationships and organize non-direct action related work (Direct action should be handled in Affinity groups). The working groups suggested were eviction defense, mutual aid, propoganda, and reading groups for education and transformative justice. Anyone who feels knowledgeable or skilled regarding any of the others (or wants to start a different working group) should take initiative and share.

3) Sharing skills: Generally, people want a more skills based focus for building action capacities. This can involve OTG tactics, anti-Doxx preparation, and security culture. The idea of skill sharing through workshops has also been repeatedly mentioned and would be a good way to not flood chat with suggestions

4) Anti-racism: A principle that was approved by consensus was that anti-racism must be centered in every organizing meeting, action, and discussion. Concrete organizational steps must be taken to make this happen.

No Badjacketing - The State Wants to Kill Us, Let's Not Cooperate
Twin Cities IWW General Defense Committee

"BADJACKETING: creating suspicion, by spreading rumors or unsubstantiated accusations, that people are undercovers, infiltrators, snitches, or cooperators. Sometimes this is done out of fear and paranoia. But normally, those who ‘lay jackets’ on others want to consolidate their control over a movement and feel threatened in their authority. It’s a favorite tactic of the State in destroying movements of liberation."

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