Repair Is a Survival Skill Under Fascism
Too much urgency to resolve conflict can close us off from what repair really requires, says Kelly Hayes.
Too much urgency to resolve conflict can close us off from what repair really requires, says Kelly Hayes.
Feelings of powerlessness can be insidious.
“Disagreement can be a beautiful, beautiful thing,” says Tanuja Jagernauth.
“The forced choreography of everyday life continues, even as the stage is dismantled beneath our feet.”
“If we lose this as a public good and as a free public service, we will have lost everything,” says Mariame Kaba.
"A conspiracy charge is deeply isolating, which I think is probably part of the point from the government’s perspective," says Joselyn Walsh.
“Nobody had a story about unlearning that didn’t include a connection with other people,” says Lewis Raven Wallace.
"There’s nothing like getting to give someone their rent money," says mutual aid organizer Ashley Fairbanks.
“This extreme closeness, togetherness and intimacy — you cannot infiltrate your way into a space where you'll understand that," says May, a rapid responder in Minneapolis.
“Getting involved locally is critical,” says journalist Andrea Pitzer.
"Gender has always been an important throughline of fascist politics," says Shane Burley.
“This is not a cruel novelty project. It’s infrastructure, designed for permanence and expansion.”