frank :anarchy_bi: (he / they)<p>REVOLUTIONARY LETTER #8<br />*by Diane di Prima*</p><p>Everytime you pick the spot for a be-in<br />a demonstration, a march, a rally, you are choosing the ground<br />for a potential battle.</p><p>You are still calling these shots.</p><p>Pick your terrain with that in mind.</p><p>Remember the old gang rules:<br />stick to your neighborhood, don’t let them lure you<br />to Central Park everytime, I would hate<br />to stumble bloody out of that park to find help:<br />Central Park West, or Fifth Avenue, which<br />would you choose?</p><p>//</p><p>go to love-ins<br />with incense, flowers, food, and a plastic bag<br />with a damp cloth in it, for tear gas, wear no jewelry<br />wear clothes you can move in easily, wear no glasses<br />contact lenses<br />earrings for pierced ears are especially hazardous</p><p>//</p><p>try to be clear<br />in front, what you will do if it comes<br />to trouble<br />if you’re going to try to split stay out of the center<br />don’t stampede or panic others<br />don’t waver between active and passive resistance<br />know your limitations, bear contempt<br />neither for yourself, nor any of your brothers</p><p>//</p><p>NO ONE WAY WORKS, it will take all of us<br />shoving at the thing from all sides<br />to bring it down.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NationalPoetryMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NationalPoetryMonth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/organizing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>organizing</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>resistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>activism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>protest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtestSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ProtestSafety</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TeslaTakedown" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TeslaTakedown</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TDOV" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TDOV</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DirectAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DirectAction</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/chingaLaMigra" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>chingaLaMigra</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/abolishICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>abolishICE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ICE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DHS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoWarButClassWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NoWarButClassWar</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/antifa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>antifa</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/antifascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>antifascism</span></a></p>