We’ve voted, we’ve protested, and still, they ignore us. Our government refuses to meet our basic needs while the billionaire class hoards wealth and power. The General Strike is a grassroots network of regular people who know our greatest power is our labor and our right to refuse it. We aim to unite every person and organization fighting for racial, economic, and environmental justice so that together, we can see real change in our lifetimes.
For transparency, I’m Canadian, but I figured I’d share.
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You mean there’s no evidence it was more rigged than usual… There’s evidence of voter suppression, gerrymandering, and sketchiness without real evidence
But ultimately, I think they’re talking about the Democrats - even now they’re talking about moving further right and working with Republicans, they actively oppose the change the people are demanding. They want to fight harder against the left, to ignore their supporters more, to get more in bed with the oligarchs
What about free healthcare? What about fixing housing? What about breaking up monopolies? What about our rights? It’s like everything that matters is totally off the table
I would like to know more about their demands and leadership. A strike requires strong leadership to negotiate, and to keep the strikers from getting cold feet. A website with a form isn’t leadership.
I say this as someone who is building a cushion so my family and I can ride out a general strike. I want change, and I’m willing to strike for it.
They claim to follow a decentralized (“starfish”) model for organizing. The Learn More button in their About Us section links to a “GSUS Welcome Packet” hosted on Google Slides with more information:
Organizing a movement as such requires online activism but also boots on the ground listening and connecting with their community. Our chapters not only help spread awareness about GSUS but by being involved in community empowerment initiatives or organizing their own.
In order to stay true to decentralization, In order to prevent this movement from being stopped, Or a “Leader” being targeted. We seek to explode into many interconneced nodes. State to State, this interconnected system of collaboration will ensure our basic needs are met before and after the strike.
The presentation doesn’t have too much information. A lot of their organization seems to occur over regular Discord meetings, and partnering with other grassroots movements & groups.
So there’s clearly lots to be improved, but I respect that it’s something. Best of luck to you and your family. I also want change!
Can I be Canadian too?
Of course!
This is a total info-gathering op… Only a removed would list their name and phone number
You don’t need a card to strike
Strike cards have a historic precedent, and it’s useful from an organizer perspective to hold people to the commitment
OK but you don’t need one and you sure as shit don’t need to give your name and phone number. This isn’t being organized by a union.
Absolutely fair, thank you for mentioning the privacy concerns. A reply on another crosspost brought up something similar.
There hasn’t been much protest coverage in the news I’m regularly exposed to - I hoped people might find other resources on the website useful, particularly for organizing their own demonstrations or otherwise staying informed.
This is why a general strike won’t work. There are just too many people trying to go big when you need to go local.
I can’t get people at my company to even discuss a union let alone a strike. This type of action only works when people feel that they have solidarity behind them. If you’re the only one in your company striking, you’re getting fired, regardless of how illegal it is. Even if you have 3% of the population with you, you’ve singled yourself out.
You just can’t do this kind of stuff virtually. It needs to be highly localized and highly visible.
I’m pouring my resources into local acts of resistance. You want to make an impact? Talk to your local food bank or homeless shelter. Want to do more? Call a probono law firm or immigration attorney and volunteer.
Absolutely. People need to be organizing IRL. Data on the wire is all well and good, but to really slow the gears of fascism you need to be working hand in hand with your neighbours, colleagues, family, and anybody else on board in your local area.
Even if you’re in a trump-supporting neighbourhood, talk to people. You might be surprised by people disappointed in the massive drop in QoL.
We voted? What did we vote for?
