Essential Listening: Community Defence
Many people have found this subreddit who don't listen to the podcast. This has led to a lot of doomer posts, and people in this sub who are rightfully freaking out about what's happening in the US and the world generally, but don't think there's much people can do about it.
While this may seem like a problem, I'd rather see this as an opportunity. We can now introduce more people to the podcast, since it's not only about documenting The Crumbles, but what to do about it.
Every week, I will post recommendations from the podcast. These will not only be decent entry points for new listeners, but provide helpful information about how to build community resilience and resistance against current and future threats.
Today, I'm going to recommend some of the earlier episodes on community defence. This sounds like an intimidating term, but it essentially boils down to working with your neighbours to make sure everyone is ok, and stays safe and taken care of. This is also called mutual aid. This is the practice of helping others in your community in their time of need, so that when you need help, your community will be able to help you. Also, if you think community organising is too difficult, go listen to 'You Already Know How to Organize', my first recommendation post on this subreddit.
These episodes give a broad range of examples of mutual aid organising, but are just the beginning. While there's more examples on the podcast, these are some of the most essential concerns and popular structures. However, a well organised community is only limited by their imagination, the resources at hand and their ability to cooperate.
By the way, let me know what you think about multiple episode recommendations per weekly post. Is it too much, or is one a week too little?
A Brief History of Eviction Defence:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0EiUwHB30FT6UOIjZpvIwe?si=Rcf-RLmlQeGl0i9VgdbjwQ
Enabling Self Managed Abortion in Your Community:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5RwKiKSm2IOCIKmUsnPGEl?si=ydhA-fhvQ6qrV5pwkT46zw
Food Justice and Mutual Aid with Melissa Acedera:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/51vKmP4Q1V8sxoaev1gLYC?si=wSQ42_CuREORx6aCFKZolQ
Community Self-Defence with the John Brown Gun Club:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Yb3D69oe7vjMQsCfxCwW7?si=oRHq6H52QtWW0RndD_B6Og
The Union Makes Us Strong, Part 1:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0KIMZX2mCx182TS3JZvGVk?si=ibPORGPeRHmadDxVqnrZ-Q
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-union-makes-us-strong-part-1/id1449762156?i=1000545472647
The Union Makes Us Strong, Part 2:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2MnOzG5iM4X7OeIwmB4t1Z?si=nlam3NhrRUCoXjLPwpAyig
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-union-makes-us-strong-part-2/id1449762156?i=1000545594816
Disclaimer: I'm not affiliated with the mods of this subreddit or Cool Zone Media. I've been an anarchist organiser for a few years, have listened to Cool Zone Media podcasts for several years, and do not live in the US. So take that into consideration with my recommendations.