#constellationsofcare — Public Fediverse posts

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When I reached out to the queer- and trans-owned feminist @roomofonesownbooks in Madison, WI, stolen Ho-Chunk lands, about doing an event related to my latest edited anthology, the bookstore folks suggested that I, in turn, ask someone to join me in conversation. That felt delightfully in the spirit of this project, focusing on what anarcha-feminism looks like in practice—which for one thing (among many), makes space for many liberatory voices.

I’m especially overjoyed that my friend and fellow Jewish anarchist Autumn Miller agreed to be that person, not only for Autumn’s insights and ethics, but the deep care that Autumn lives by, and from what I’ve experienced, routinely lives by. For instance, Autumn suggested that we use this talk+conversation as also a fundraiser for two local folks facing @stopcopcity RICO charges—and of course, I and the bookstore eagerly agreed!

The book itself is a fundraiser too, or what I call a “labor of love” from me and every contributor to it: all proceeds from #ConstellationsOfCare: #AnarchaFeminismInPractice” (@plutopress, with bold and badass cover design by @eff_charm) will go to anarcha-feminist projects in various rebellious corners of the globe, to be decided with each round of “royalties.”

But the book is more than mere vehicle for redistributing funds. As someone named Martyna wrote in Polish (likely from a home base in Poland) on Goodreads recently:

“An inspiring book about a whole range of anarcha-feminist initiatives around the world, from street medics and Food Not Bombs to the Abortion Dream Team. … It can help people who are opposed to the ideas of anarchism to understand what it’s really about, and for me and other anarchists, this book can become a support—a reminds that there are plenty of people in the world who think [and directly act] like us.”

For at this point in whatever is left of human history, I’m far more concerned about how people practice forms of freedom, and model what it means to collectively nurture and sustain life, than how folks too often mouth words while upholding the murderous status quo.

Hope to see some of you in person, July 24, 6 pm!

#CareNotCops (as seen in photo 3 by contributor @sugarbombingworld

Mini, grassroots “review” of my latest, big edited anthology, “Constellations of Care: Anarcha-Feminism in Practice” (@plutopress, with gorgeous cover design by @eff_charm), thanks to someone named Hannah!

Always grateful for the do-it-ourselves ways we think and act—and write—thereby educating ourselves together for freedom. So rather than assuming that book reviews need to come from on high (penned by academics, professional experts, and others), it’s joy to see readers themselves share their thoughts. And in the case of this particular collective—filled with many dozens or even well over a hundred voices bravely telling their own stories of forms of feministic self-organization that too often get overlooked or undervalued—it’s extra sweet when someone finds their own power to voice their perspective. (Because yes, *even* in anarchistic circles, patriarchy too often informs who gets to hold the reins of publishing power.)

So thank you, Hannah, for this compact review of #ConstellationsOfCare:

“Wonderfully expansive conversations, recollections, reflections, and creations from different anarcha-feminists groups across the world. I loved the varied backgrounds of the movements, how they came to be, and their struggles and victories. I was fascinated by the conversations on safe spaces, conflict, grief, and medicine. All chapters were very accessible, and each author wrote without defense but [instead] complete openness.

“‘Love is not keeping your hands clean; Love is courage’ [quoting from contributor @tlalcihuatlx].”

Appreciation, too, to the good folks at @rubicundbooks for this photo. I always also love seeing my books in the wild, including in such rad bookstores.

https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745349954/constellationsofcare/

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