Unconventional Action: NO Isn’t on the Ballot
Unconventional Action is an emerging network aiming to complement the work of local organizers to disrupt the Democratic National Convention and the Republican National Convention with regional organizing throughout the rest of the country. Their tactics employ some great design work that includes a timely message:
The Democratic and Republican National Conventions present a tremendous opportunity for anarchists and other opponents of war and oppression. If the increasingly unpopular occupation of Iraq is still in effect by summer of 2008, it will be obvious that neither docile street marches nor electoral campaigns are effective means of opposing it; it will likewise be clear that the Democratic opposition is either not capable of or not interested in following through on their promises of ending the war, let alone solving all the additional problems capitalism poses.
I’m incredibly tired of the “Yes We Can” banter, and the belief that once Bush is gone, we’ll change the name to the Utopian States of America. As I’ve pointed out before, social justice requires systemic change, and a changing of the guard does little in that direction. Before this becomes a tediously protracted rant, I’ll mention that I’ve hung their poster (below) and that it , as well as their newspaper, other fliers, maps, and reports can be downloaded here. It’s inspiring and subversive stuff.
I’m opposed to militant action, but I believe strongly in peaceful direct action, and I stand in solidarity with these Unconventional folks.
