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Getting involved (as a trans woman) (hexbear.net)
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I really really want to get involved with the movement. I feel like I'm going through an immense political awakening at an extremely auspicious time, given the clear collapse of the empire going on right now.

Two issues, though.

A: I have no idea what I'm doing or where to go. The American left (and the left in general) is obviously fragmented and impotent, which certainly doesn't help. There's a local branch of DSA that I've seen flyers for, but I don't think I want to bother with a "big tent" organization like that. PSL is the only party I've seen mostly good things about here, but they only have a general branch for my state. If there are any smaller orgs, I have no idea how I'd find them.

B: As potential for revolution increases, so too does potential for arrest, and as a trans woman, that's a pretty horrifying prospect. I don't want to just sit around and do nothing, but at the same time... yeah.

I would really appreciate any tips, if any of this makes sense.

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[–] D61@hexbear.net 6 points 1 day ago

Lots of things that can be done that aren't "get attacked by police" as has been mentioned in other comments.

Also, its a very VERY good idea to be a lifeline for those who are out there directly confronting police/chuds in a protest/demonstration/etc. You sit back in a safe place with a short list of comrades who are supposed to check in with you periodically. Are they okay? Did anybody get arrested? Did the group get separated from each other? You being back "in the rear" with a cellphone and notepad waiting for the check-in calls or calls for help or the final call of the group to say "we've all left the area and are at our respective homes and are reasonably safe" its a huge boon that nobody talks about.

Heck, you might be able to watch live streams of the action taking place and can push out information to your comrades that would be very difficult to get on the ground when it matters.