Feeling frustrated? Watching big "resistance" organizations move like molasses while the clock ticks? Seeing too many people waiting for orders instead of doing? You're not alone. I get it. That's exactly why I'm trying to build something different.
This isn't about waiting for slow-moving institutions or leaders who consistently fail us. It's not about drowning in endless meetings, dense documents, or gatekeepers who inadvertently replicate the power structures we fight against. What we're facing – an authoritarian regime centralizing power while our institutions crumble – demands urgency and agility.
Traditional activism is often paralyzed by bureaucracy and internal control struggles.
We see institutions failing daily (if they weren't, certain figures would be held accountable).
Ground-level activists are too often left waiting for marching orders, their potential untapped.
Putting a single "face" on resistance is draining, dangerous, and ultimately limiting – I know from hard experience.
Forget top-down. This is about power to the people, starting at the roots. Imagine a network where:
Individuals and small groups act autonomously: You see a need? You have a skill? You start a project. You don't wait for permission. Think of the librarian in Wisconsin meticulously tracking sheriffs' stances on ICE enforcement. That's the spirit.
We share lessons learned: What worked? What friction did you face? What would make your project more effective next time? My role is to help catalog and connect this collective knowledge.
Resources flow without compromising security: Cells or groups facing challenges can be connected to solutions or resources developed elsewhere in the network, while maintaining strict OPSEC and safety.
We build parallel structures NOW: While the current system fails, we are actively constructing the alternatives – focused on improving standards of living and community resilience. This is "prefigurative politics": building the new world within the shell of the old, ready to step up as the old structures collapse. Forget identity politics and purity tests; focus on building what works and what sustains us.
My Role? Enabler, Not Leader.
I have no desire to be the "face" or the thought leader in the influencer sense. Been there, done that, got the scars (literal and figurative). My skills and experience (like witnessing and resisting systemic exploitation, such as the human trafficking of laborers on US bases I encountered as an interrogator) are tools I want to use to enable YOU.
I connect people and projects.
I help map the network and share knowledge safely.
I identify friction points and connect groups with potential solutions.
I advocate for this decentralized, action-oriented model.
Right now, I'm directly connected to individuals and groups representing potentially hundreds already working in this spirit. This network is organically forming. My work is to help it grow stronger, more resilient, and more effective by facilitating connection and knowledge sharing without centralizing control.
Stop waiting. Stop hoping leaders will magically appear or institutions will save us. They won't.
Identify your project: What can you do in your community, with your skills? What problem can you tackle?
Find your trusted circle: Talk to people you trust. Share your idea. Some will join you. Others will spin off into their own vital work. Keep those connections alive.
Reach out: Let me know what you're doing. Share your challenges and successes (safely). Let me help connect the dots and amplify your efforts within the growing network.
We build from the ground up. We take action without orders from any "high command." We focus on creating tangible alternatives and supporting each other.
The facade is crumbling. Let's build the reality we need, together.
Let's get to work.
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