What I posted is an aggregate of a lot of orgs doing work. I know sometimes they need calling folks and the like. Also you can always pass the info on to others who you think can help. Or if you have the time you can seek out “rapid response” teams in your local area.
this might help some people: do you have good advice from getting reliably from the larger regional organizations down to a good local area organization? I know who my good local orgs are just because I’ve lived here forever, but if I had just moved here I might not be able to tell from a search.
That’s also pretty general, I would look at the DSA chapters and the Food Not Bombs chapters above. Looks like a couple links are dead for the other groups.
Finding local groups should be pretty easy where you are. Go to a protest, there will be people handing out flyers. The ones trying to help, the people who are advocating aid, the people who are wearing medical or aid vests. Ask them what group they are with. Ask them how you can help.
Literally just search anarchist <city name> online usually you’ll find some social media presence like bsky or mastodon or instagram. Never talk direct action in a public forum. Take whatever name someone gives you at face value. Always offer public spaces to meet.
Speaking of public spaces, used book stores, independent coffee shops, record shops, granola hippy grocery co-ops, hell even at the library I’ve found stickers and flyers for local action groups.
That being said, you can still trust people to show up and do the right thing. I got into this by going to a punk show and after the show I got invited to a food not bombs gathering to prep for the next day. Slept on the couch at the punk house there and the next morning after we made some breakfast we finished prep and went to the park. We fed a lot of very friendly people who were going through some shit. Seeing people genuinely grateful for what was donated food, made me so goddamned happy. I never stopped.
What I posted is an aggregate of a lot of orgs doing work. I know sometimes they need calling folks and the like. Also you can always pass the info on to others who you think can help. Or if you have the time you can seek out “rapid response” teams in your local area.
Good general advice on organizing, also a good resource to find groups near you that are likely aligned. https://www.fiftyfifty.one/organizer-resources
this might help some people: do you have good advice from getting reliably from the larger regional organizations down to a good local area organization? I know who my good local orgs are just because I’ve lived here forever, but if I had just moved here I might not be able to tell from a search.
https://neighborhoodanarchists.org/find-a-local-group/
That’s also pretty general, I would look at the DSA chapters and the Food Not Bombs chapters above. Looks like a couple links are dead for the other groups.
Finding local groups should be pretty easy where you are. Go to a protest, there will be people handing out flyers. The ones trying to help, the people who are advocating aid, the people who are wearing medical or aid vests. Ask them what group they are with. Ask them how you can help.
Literally just search anarchist <city name> online usually you’ll find some social media presence like bsky or mastodon or instagram. Never talk direct action in a public forum. Take whatever name someone gives you at face value. Always offer public spaces to meet.
Speaking of public spaces, used book stores, independent coffee shops, record shops, granola hippy grocery co-ops, hell even at the library I’ve found stickers and flyers for local action groups.
COINTELPRO never went away https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COINTELPRO. So segment all comms. Have a friend group, an organizing group and a public group. If you’re able sign up for a burner number. https://www.phreeli.com/ or any of these apps https://beebom.com/best-burner-phone-number-apps/ Obviously practice due diligence and only sign up for what you think is applicable.
That being said, you can still trust people to show up and do the right thing. I got into this by going to a punk show and after the show I got invited to a food not bombs gathering to prep for the next day. Slept on the couch at the punk house there and the next morning after we made some breakfast we finished prep and went to the park. We fed a lot of very friendly people who were going through some shit. Seeing people genuinely grateful for what was donated food, made me so goddamned happy. I never stopped.