See some of the zines distributed at this event here
Build Autonomy
We’ve been made to rely on paychecks and stores for our basic existence. We’re dependent on the capitalist system which forces us to either submit or starve. There’s no way around this fact: the material organization of the present world is the problem we must overcome.
Deepen the reach of autonomous initiatives. Build the infrastructure necessary to subtract territory from the economy. Answer questions of collective, material power: how to feed each other, house each other, heal each other. Leverage data and design without falling into the trap that the internet will save us. Form collectives and cooperatives that achieve strategic goals without buying into a vacuous economy. Develop scalable solutions to the problems of energy, distribution, communication and logistics.
A local food distribution hub opens a cooperative grocery on the other side of town. Needing to expand capacity, the nearby farm that grows their vegetables integrates into a bioregional network looking to share a world as well as fresh food. A group of designers and engineers who hate their jobs team up to create an app that coordinates a flexible SUPPLY CHAIN among the farms and distribution points. These efforts lead to an autonomous trade corridor springing up. The growth of the network’s force and the utter disregard for regulations leaves the authorities helpless, as food and people circulate freely along with the spirit of rebellion.
– Inhabit: Instructions for Autonomy
Queers are getting organized, taking sides in the fight against our extermination and the world that demands it. To get organized means to take our fighting, feral livelihoods as the object of our power. We will not become bystanders in our own lives, as all the things we rely on are either managed or destroyed by our two-faced enemy. The question of our survival, access to medicine, food, housing, and pleasure is ours to answer—it should never have been out of our hands to begin with.
– Queer Autonomy: Ultraviole(n)t Orange
The Texas state government desires to reserve the right to health for a select few. We refuse! No legislator or representative will stand in our way of taking our care into our own hands and collectively figuring out how to grow our capabilities to thrive.
This event features a set of structured conversations between participants focusing on the subject of how we as trans people can care for ourselves.
Accessibility: Talk is indoors. Monkeywrench Books is wheelchair accessible, though the route to get to the front door is complicated–you have to go down to either end of the strip of businesses (by Bertha’s or Ermine Vintage) to get on the sidewalk leading to the door.
Masks will be encouraged, and free masks will be available courtesy of ATX Mask Bloc.
BUILD – CARE – HEAL