,! ,LEFT ,HAS ,A ,MISOGYNOIR ,PROBLEM 
,ANTI-,BLACKNESS ,AT ! ,MIDWE/ ,LEFTI/ ,ASSEMBLY 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,AFR(UTURI/ ,ABOLITIONI/S ( ! ,AM]ICAS 

,TEXT 3 

,FROM AN ,AN>KATA- 

,I W5T TO ! ,MIDWE/ ,LEFTI/ ,ASSEMBLY TO PRES5T A WORK%OP ) MY HOMEY ---- ON ,BLACK ,AN>*ISMS1 & TO CONNECT ) O!R ,BLACK RADICALS WORK+ 9 DIFF]5T P>TS ( ! REGION4 ,I CAME ) A LOT ( EXCITEM5T & HOPE ?AT FOLKS W\LD 5GAGE ) US & ! MAT]IAL4 

,I W\ND UP FAC+ D[N AN >M$ :.-TE LEFTI/ :O WAS VISIBLY AGITAT$ ?AT ATT5TION HAD BE5 BR\<T TO ! RAMPANT ANTI ,BLACKNESS ( SECURITY1 ORGANIZ]S1 & O!R P>TICIPANTS BY MY FRI5D1 A ,BLACK WOMAN1 :O HAD BE5 PR(IL$ & T>GET$ = H>ASSM5T ?R\<\T ! WEEK5D4 

,SO :5 ,I TELL Y\ ?AT ! :.-TE LEFT HAS A PROBLEM ) RACISM1 ,I'M TELL+ Y\ SO ?AT O!R ,BLACK1 ,BR[N @& ,9DIG5\S FOLX >E NOT PUT 9TO DANG]\S SITUATIONS JU/ BY BE+ NE> Y\ PEOPLE4 

,& :5 ,I SAY ?AT WE >E NOT SAFE >\ND Y\1 ,I'M NOT BE+ HYP]BOLIC4 

,?IS WAS ONE GR\P ( 9CR$IBLY UNPREP>$1 NON TRAUMA 9=M$1 :.-TE 0LEFTI/S0 :O DID NOT GIVE AN \NCE ( F"9"9K AB\T UNPACK+ !IR ANTI ,BLACKNESS BE=E URG+ ,BLACK FOLKS TO ATT5D AN EV5T !Y BOTTOM L9$4 ,BUT ! SCREW$ UP ?+ IS ?AT MANY LEFTI/ ORGS CREATE & FO/] ! SAME TYPE ( ANTI ,BLACKNESS ?AT ALL[ = ! SAFETY ( ,BLACK P>TICIPANTS - LIKE ?OSE :O ATT5D$ ! ,M,L,A ) ME LA/ WEEK5D - TO CON/ANTLY BE PUT 9 SKET*Y SITUATIONS4 ,WE >E CON/ANTLY PLAC$ 9 SETT+S :]E WE >E DEM&$ TO 9T]ACT 9 GOOD FAI? & AGREE TO EMPTY1 =MLESS NON APOLOGIES = 9CR$IBLY RACI/ WORDS & 797ACTIONS BY :.-TE LEFTI/S - ALL ! :ILE BE+ CA/ AS 0HO/ILE01 0CRIM9AL01 & 0?REAT5+01 EV5 AS \R ACCESS TO PLAT=MS & ABILITY TO P>TICIPATE 9 ORGANIZ+ SPACES >E R\T9ELY /RIPP$ AWAY ?R\< PROC$URAL DEA?444 ,! LEFTI/ BUREAUCRATIZATION ?AT ALL[S ! SAME FUCK9 DISCRIM9ATION WE EXP]I5CE EV]Y:]E ELSE TO HAPP5 9 SUPPOS$LY RADICAL SPACES4 

,?IS IS H[ ! :.-TE LEFT POLICES ,BLACK BODIES :ILE MA9TA9+ ! OPTICS ( EQUITABLE1 REVOLUTION>Y PRAXIS1 SIMULTANE\SLY UPHOLD+ :.-TE SUPREMACY & ! PRIVILEGES IT GIVES !M4 

,M,L,A WAS FUCK$ UP4 ,BUT ,I,W,W8 ,Y'ALL BETT] TAKE ! W>N+ N[4 

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,FROM AN ANONYM\S ,BLACK ,AN>*I/ 

,LONG PO/ AB\T ! ,MIDWE/ ,LEFT ,ASSEMBLY 

,I HAV5'T REALLY BE5 PO/+ A LOT ( POSITIVE /UFF AB\T ,MIDWE/ ,LEFT ,ASSEMBLY ! PA/ FEW DAYS4 ,IT'S SAD BECAUSE ?IS WAS AN EV5T ?AT ,I HAD BE5 PROMOT+ & SUPPORT+ = ! PA/ MON?S LEAD+ UP TO IT4 ,I'VE BE5 A MEMB] ( ,HORIZONTAL ,/ATEL9E S9CE IT BEGAN & HELP$ SET UP ! L& TRU/ PRIOR TO ! EV5 ?IS YE>4 ,ANYONE CAN TELL Y\ MY 5?USIASM PRIOR TO ! EV5T4 ,I 9VIT$ A NUMB] ( PEOPLE FROM ACROSS ! C\NTRY 9CLUD+ FELL[ BLACK AN>*I/S TO FACILITATE A DISCUSSION AB\T BLACK AN>*ISM ) ME4 ,I DROVE & PICK$ UP BLACK FOLKS FROM >\ND ROCK=D1 >RANG$ TRAVEL1 >RANG$ H\S+ SO PEOPLE C\LD ATT5D4 ,I BELIEV$ 9 ?IS EV5T4 ,I'M SAY+ ALL ( ?IS BECAUSE ,I KN[ H[ :ITE LEFTI/S CAN COME AT PEOPLE = ATTEMPT+ TO 0WRECK0 & ,I WANT TO MAKE IT CLE> ?AT MY 9T5TIONS W]E ! BE/4 

,H[EV]1 DESPITE ! POSITIVE EXP]I5CES ( ! FIR/ DAY 7,I'LL TALK AB\T 9 A LAT] PO/71 ,I'M WRIT+ ?IS AS A RECORD = ACC\NTABILITY4 ,?AT'S BECAUSE ,I HAD TO LEAVE E>LY BECAUSE ONE ( MY FRI5DS 7A BLACK WOMAN7 WAS REPEAT$LY H>ASS$ BY ! SECURITY BECAUSE !Y 0MI/OOK0 H] ID5TITY = SOMEONE ELSE4 ,?AT'S RACIAL FUCK+ PR(IL+4 ,WE W]E /OPP$ TWICE AT ! GATE EV5 ?\< SECURITY %\LD HAVE KN[N ?AT MY FRI5D WAS NOT BANN$ FROM ! ASSEMBLY4 ,%E HAD BE5 PROMOT+ IT ) ME 9 ! UPCOM+ MON?S4 ,IT WAS TRAUMATIZ+ TO MY FRI5D :O WAS CONFRONT$ AGA9 BY SECURITY AB\T NOT BELONG+ AT ! EV5T 7SOME?+ AB\T H] DRIV+ A C> >\ND ! L& TRU/ EV5 ?\< %E DROVE TO ! TRU/ ) ME BO? DAYS7 :ILE MYSELF & ANO!R HOMEY W]E AB\T TO PLAY A %[4 ,%E GRABB$ ! MIC & BEGAN TO ADDRESS ! ASSEMBLY AB\T :AT HAPP5$4 ,MANY :ITE FOLKS W]5'T TAK+ :AT %E WAS SAY+ S]I\SLY & HAD TO BE SIL5C$ BY O!R BLACK ATT5DEES4 7?IS ISN'T JU/ COM+ FROM ME & H] BY ! WAY1 !RE W]E A NUMB] ( O!R BLACK FOLKS :O SAW ?IS HAPP5 & LEFT AS A RESULT7 ,FROM :AT ,I UND]/&1 NONE ( ! ORGANIZ]S OR SECURITY TEAM HAS EV5 (F]$ H] AN APOLOGY4 ,I WI% !Y HAD TAK5 H] & MY CONC]NS MORE S]I\SLY4 ,FUR!RMORE1 ! EV5T ORGANIZ]S %\LD NOT HAVE TREAT$ MY FRI5D LIKE A SITUATION TO BE H&L$4 ,! ONLY SITUATION ?AT %\LD HAVE BE5 H&L$ WAS ! *AUV9I/IC BEHAVIOR ( ! SECURITY TEAM4 -------- %\LD NOT HAVE BE5 ! P]SON YELL+ AT ! :ITE FOLKS AFT] ?AT HAPP5$1 ?AT %\LD HAVE BE5 ! ORGANIZ]S4 ,:ITE PEOPLE NE$ TO KEEP O!R :ITE PEOPLE 9 L9E4 ,I S9C]ELY REGRET BR++ H] & 9VIT+ O!R BLACK PEOPLE 9TO ! SPACE 7DESPITE ALL ( ! GOOD CONNECTIONS ?AT ,I MADE74 ,ACTIVI/ SPACES >E MEANT TO BE SAFE & !Y NE$ TO BE SAFE = EV]YONE1 ESPECIALLY BLACK WOM5 & BLACK QUE] FOLKS4 ,I UND]/& ! NE$ = SECURITY AT EV5TS LIKE ?IS BUT ! SECURITY APP>ATUS MU/ BE HORIZONTAL & NE$S TO BE GR\ND$ 9 ANTI-OPPRESSIVE POLITICS4 7REPEAT$LY /OPP+ A BLACK WOMAN IS NOT A GOOD LOOK :5 YA'LL RADICAL :ITE FOLKS CLAIM+ TO BE SOMEH[ DIFF]5T FROM !SE KILL] COPS74 ,I DON'T KN[ :AT ACC\NTABILITY LOOKS LIKE AT ?IS PO9T BUT ,I KN[ IT HAS TO 9VOLVE =MAL APOLOGIES FROM ! SECURITY TEAM1 ! ORGANIZ]S & ,I BELIEVE SOME SORT ( F9ANCIAL COMP5SATION = MY FRI5D TO SUPPORT H] ORGANIZ+ WORK 7BE5 TELL+ YALL TO PAY REP>ATIONS74 ,FRANKLY1 :AT IS EV5 MORE FUCK$ UP IS ?AT MY ID5TITY AS A FAIR SK9N$ COLLEGE $UCAT$ BIRACIAL MAN MAKES YALL TAKE ?IS MORE S]I\SLY :ILE IF %E HAD PO/$ ?IS1 YA'LL W\LDN'T HAVE GIV5 A FLY+ FUCK4 ,ONCE AGA91 ! MISOGYNOIR 9 ?IS SITUATION IS PALPABLE4 ,WE CAN'T CLAIM TO SUPPORT BLACK WOM5 & FEMMES 9 \R RHETORIC :ILE NOT DO+ IT 9 \R ACTIONS4 ------- IS NOT A TR\BLEMAK]1 %E IS NOT LY+ AB\T ?IS TO />T DRAMA1 IF YALL EV5 ATTEMPT TO 9S9UATE ?AT BULL%IT1 ,I AM GO+ TO BLOCK Y\4 ,%E & ,I HAD BE5 REPEAT$LY TALK+ OV] ! PA/ FEW MON?S AB\T H[ TO BR+ BLACK PEOPLE \T TO ! EV5T & H[ TO SUPPORT IT AS A :OLE4 ,PASS+ ?IS REPEAT$ H>ASSM5T (F AS A MISUND]/&+ & NOT TAK+ IT S]I\SLY IS DEEPLY ANTI-BLACK & RACI/4 ,AS ! BLACK AN>*I/ ,LOR5ZO ,KOM'BOA ,]V9 SAYS 

0,I GIVE :ITE RADICALS ! TOOLS TO WORK )1 A !ORETICAL FRAMEWORK1 & SOME ANALYSIS ( RACIAL OPPRESSION4 ,I CANNOT1 H[EV]1 MAKE !M TAKE ! /EPS TO ACTUALLY USE 9 DISMANTL+ RACISM 9SIDE RADICAL MOVEM5TS4 ,I JU/ TELL !M ?AT !IR LIP S]VICE & FEEBLE ATTEMPTS TO ?IS PO9T >E UNACCEPTABLE1 & ONE DAY IT WILL ALL BE TAK5 \T ( !IR H&S4 ,SO !Y HAD BETT] ACT N[1 OR !Y WILL F9D !MSELVES ON ! WRONG SIDE1 :5 !SE DECISIVE BATTLES TAKE PLACE40 

,IF Y\ WANT TO SPEAK MORE TO ME AB\T :AT HAPP5$ 9 L5G?1 5GAGE 9 SOME SORT ACC\NTABILITY1 PLEASE S5D ME A PRIVATE MESSAGE4 ,MORE IMPORTANTLY1 PLEASE APOLOGIZE TO ! BLACK WOM5 & FEMMES ?AT W]E H>M$4 ,ALSO1 PLEASE DON'T BO!R !M NE$LESSLY1 !Y >E BO? V]Y BUSY PEOPLE ) LOTS ( IMPORTANT WORK TO DO4 ,I DON'T BELIEVE 9 CALL\T CULTURE BUT ,I CAN'T SEE EXPLICIT ANTI-BLACKNESS EXI/ 9 SO-CALL$ RADICAL SPACES & NOT CALL IT \T4 ,IT IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE ?AT MY FRI5D FELT LIKE %E DIDN'T BELONG 9 ?AT SPACE :I* LEAD TO H]1 MYSELF & O!RS TO LEAVE E>LY4 ,I'M NOT REALLY GO+ TO BE 5GAG+ ) :ITE COMM5TS 7,I'M ACTUALLY GO+ TO DELETE !M7 ON ?IS PO/ BUT IF Y\'RE BLACK1 FEEL FREE TO COMM5T & ASK ANY QUE/IONS4 ,:ITE PEOPLE %\LD GO READ ! PROGRESSIVE PLANTATION RI<T N[4 ,\R SPACES MU/ BE 9=M$ BY A COMMITT$ 9T]SECTIONAL POLITIC4 ,I HOPE :ITE ORGANIZ]S TAKE ?IS LESSON TO GR[ & CONFRONT :ITE SUPREMACY )9 !IR [N SPACES4 

0,!SE PEOPLE WANT TO DEM& IDEOLOGICAL CON=MITY1 TO MAKE ?OSE 9COM+ PEOPLE ( COLOR TOE ! L9E4 ,I BELIEVE !Y >E ?REAT5$ BY ! IDEA ( POSSIBLY L>GE NUMB]S ( PEOPLE ( COLOR JO9+ ! ,AN>*I/ MOVEM5T & ESPECIALLY BY ! IDEA !Y MI<T CREATE AUTONOM\S T5D5CIES ?AT W\LD *ALL5GE :ITE HEGEMONY ( ! OV]ALL MOVEM5T4 ,PR$ICTABLY1 !RE WILL ?OSE AMONG !M :O WILL RISE UP 9 MOCK AL>M AT ! V]Y NOTION444 0H[ D>E Y\ SAY ?IS80 0,SEE !RE1 HE'S MAK+ TR\BLE AGA960 ,BUT ,I HAVE SE5 IT HAPP5 NUM]\S TIMES OV] ! YE>S & AM FRANKLY SICK ( IT4 ,!RE IS NO USE PRET5D+ !RE IS NO RACISM 9 ! ,AN>*I/ SC5E1 OR TRY+ TO DISCR$IT ME = RAIS+ ! ISSUE4 ,I HAVE BO? SE5 & EXP]I5C$ IT MYSELF40 

,LOR5ZO ,]V9 

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