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,AU?OR 3 ,COLLECTIVE ,ACTION 

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,) BO? MAJOR P>TIES JO/L+ TO POSITION !MSELVES AS ! MO/ FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE1 WE MU/ :OLEHE>T$LY REJECT ! PREMISE ( NEO-LIB]AL AU/]ITY & DREAM ( A NEW WORLD4 

,AS ! EV]-9SPIR+ ,>UNDHATI ,ROY EXPLA9$1 ! CORONA VIRUS P&EMIC IS A PORTAL :]E A NEW WORLD AWAITS US ON ! O!R SIDE1 ONE ?AT IS ONLY LIMIT$ BY \R IMAG9ATION4 ,AS CALLS >E M\NT+ TO 0RETURN TO NORMALITY0 WE MU/ QUE/ION :AT WAS NORMAL & REJECT ! DESIRE ( SIMPLY REV]T+ TO ! PREVI\S CONDITIONS4 

,NORMALITY WAS ! ONGO+ COLONIZATION ( ,FIR/ ,NATIONS L&4 ,IT WAS ,ABORIG9AL & ,TORRES ,/RAIT ,ISL&] DEA?S 9 CU/ODY4 ,IT WAS ! EV]-GR[+ PRISONS ) MORE PEOPLE LOCK$ 9 CAGES4 ,IT WAS MAKE-%IFT DET5TION C5T]S 9 SUBURBAN HOTELS1 BECAUSE ! O!R DET5TION C5T]S ?AT >E MODEL$ ON PRISONS >E OV]FL[+4 ,NORMALITY WAS1 & /ILL IS1 POLITICIANS FROM BO? MAJOR P>TIES SCAPEGOAT+ PEOPLE ( COLOR & MIGRANT WORK]S TO GA9 POLITICAL CAPITAL1 ) DISREG>D TO ! CONSEQU5CES4 ,NORMALITY WAS ! RESURG5CE ( OV]T :ITE SUPREMACI/ IDEOLOGY 9TO ! MA9/REAM4 

,NORMALITY WAS GR[+ 9EQUALITY DRIV5 BY A F9ANCIALIS$ H\S+ M>KET4 ,IT WAS MORE EMPTY H\SES ?AN PEOPLE )\T H\SES4 ,IT WAS SY/EMATIC PREC>ITY = WORK]S ?R\< 9CREAS$ CASUALIZATION & ! ABSOLUTE RELIANCE = SOME WORK]S ON ! SO-CALL$ GIG ECONOMY4 ,NORMAL WAS HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S ( UNEMPLOY$ WORK]S LIV+ BEL[ ! POV]TY L9E4 ,IT WAS MILLIONS ( ELD]LY ,AU/RALIANS1 PEOPLE ) A DISABILITY & !IR C>]S RECEIV+ POV]TY L9E PAYM5TS1 (T5 =C+ !M TO *OOSE BETWE5 FOOD1 R5T OR M$ICATION4 

,NORMALITY WAS ! WIDESPREAD 9/ANCES ( FAMILY VIOL5CE1 L>GELY P]PETRAT$ BY M51 :I* IS ONLY ESCALAT+ UND] ! CURR5T CIRCUM/ANCES4 ,IT WAS ! WEEKLY OCCURR5CE ( A WOM5 BE+ MURD]$ BY !IR CURR5T OR =M] P>TN]4 ,IT WAS ONGO+ ATTACKS AGA9/ ,L,G,B,T,Q PEOPLE FAC+ REGUL> /REET & POLICE H>ASSM5T4 ,NORMALITY WAS ! ACCEL]AT+ DECIMATION ( \R PLANET & CLIMATE4 ,! HOTTE/1 DRIE/ & MO/ DANG]\S BU%FIRE SEASON WE'VE EXP]I5C$4 

,TO AVOID RETURN+ TO NORMAL1 WE NE$ TO UNEQUIVOCALLY REJECT PROPOSALS FROM POLITICAL P>TIES ?AT C5T] >\ND AU/]ITY & NEO-LIB]AL SOLUTIONS4 ,WE MU/ IMAG9E A WORLD BUILT ON ! F\NDATIONAL BELIEF ( MUTUAL AID & SOLID>ITY4 ,ON ?IS CONT95T1 IT MU/ BEG9 ) A DEEP UND]/&+ & UNFL9*+ COMMITM5T TO DECOLONIZATION4 ,REC5T EXAMPLES ( ! IMPORTANCE ( ,ABORIG9AL COMMUNITY-CONTROLL$ HEAL? S]VICES & AUTONOM\S DEC>C]AL SOLUTIONS \TL9E ! IMPORTANCE ( ,ABORIG9AL & ,TORRES ,/RAIT ,ISL&] L$ 9ITIATIVES4 ,?R\< ! PROCESS ( DECOLONIZATION WE MU/ DISMANTLE ! /RUCTURES ( :ITE SUPREMACY ?AT MA9TA9 ! CURR5T SETTL] SOCIETY TO CREATE A WORLD )\T RACISM & OPPRESSIVE P[] /RUCTURES4 

,WE MU/ IMAG9E A WORLD )\T PRISONS1 DET5TION C5T]S OR CAGES ( ANY K9D4 ,A WORLD ?AT ABOLI%ES ! CIS-HET]O PATRI>*Y :I* CONT9UES TO OPPRESS & MURD] WOM51 NON-B9>Y & TRANS FOLK4 ,WE MU/ IMAG9E A WORLD :]E H\S+ ISN'T AT ! :IM ( F9ANCIAL SPECULATORS BUT PROVID$ TO EV]YONE4 ,A WORLD :]E EV]YONE ?AT WANTS TO WORK CAN SECURELY & SAFELY WORK T[>D AN ECOLOGICALLY SU/A9ABLE FUTURE4 ,A WORLD ?AT HAS ITS F\NDATIONS ROOT$ 9 CLIMATE JU/ICE1 PROVID+ SU/A9ABLE SOLUTIONS TO ! CURR5T ECOLOGICAL DISA/] ?AT C5T] ! ROLE ( ,9DIG5\S L$ CLIMATE GR\PS4 ,A WORLD ?AT REMOVES HI]>*IES & E/ABLI%$ P[] ASYMMETRIES TO ONE ?AT IS ORGANIZ$ HORIZONTALLY ON ! BASIS ( MUTUAL AID & SOLID>ITY4 

,\R FUTURE IS NOT PRE-DET]M9$1 WE >E NOT LOCK$ 9TO CONV5TIONAL POLITICS ( AU/]ITY & CORPORATIZATION4 ,H[EV]1 WE CANNOT SIMPLY DREAM \R UTOPIAN FUTURE 9TO EXI/5CE1 WE MU/ ACT4 ,WE MU/ ORGANIZE ) \R LOCAL COMMUNITIES1 BE !Y NEWLY E/ABLI%$ MUTUAL AID NETWORKS1 EXI/+ COMMUNITY GR\PS1 FAI?-BAS$ ORGANIZATIONS1 ACTIVI/ GR\PS OR SIMPLY \R FRI5DS1 FAMILY1 NEI<BORS & C[ORK]S4 ,ORGANIZ+ IS ESS5TIAL TO A*IEV+ ! GOALS ?AT WE WANT1 BUT IMPORTANTLY1 WE MU/ NOT LIMIT \R IMAG9ATIONS ( :AT IS POSSIBLE4 

,N[ IS ! TIME TO BE UTOPIAN1 TO DISCUSS ) ?OSE 9 Y\R LIFE :AT A WORLD ?AT S9C]ELY 9SPIRES Y\ TO FI<T = MI<T LOOK LIKE4 ,:ILE IT IS NOT SAFE TO ORGANIZE 9 P]SON AT ?IS TIME1 IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD CONNECTIONS ) ! LOCAL GR\PS & ORGANIZATIONS4 ,A LI/ ( MUTUAL AID NETWORKS CAN BE F\ND H]E1 JO9 Y\R LOCAL GR\P & />T A CONV]SATION4 ,IF !RE'S O!R GR\PS OR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS 9 Y\R >EA ?AT >E ALREADY 5GAG$ 9 COMMUNITY ORGANIZ+1 REA* \T TO !M & EXPRESS Y\R 9T]E/4 ,IF Y\ CAN'T F9D A GR\P 9 Y\R >EA CONSID] JO9+ Y\R LOCAL ,AU/RALIAN ,UNEMPLOY$ ,WORK]S ,UNION BRAN*1 Y\R LOCAL ,I,W,W BRAN*1 JO9 9 ON PUBLIC DISCUSSION GR\PS OR REA* \T TO US TO SEE IF WE KN[ ( GR\PS 9 Y\R >EA4 ,BE+ CONNECT$ ALL[S US TO COLLECTIVELY DREAM ( ! WORLD WE DES]VE1 ! WORLD WE MU/ CREATE BE=E WE ORGANIZE & FI<T LIKE HELL = IT4 

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