The Call...

This is the call. A call for what you might ask? A call to start establishing underground communities from city to city… Your community is the group of people you associate with. When you go to a friend’s house, enjoy a night on the town, have a picnic, go to the park, or even participate in a church service, you are interacting with your community.

To most people this seems like nothing special. On the contrary: this is something extremely important. In doing this, you are acting contrary to societal norms, getting out of your steel and whitewashed boxes, treating other individuals like human beings, and going so far as to enjoy yourself. But, even better, you are making it possible to share, cooperate, and organize. Now is the time to join the ranks of Marxists, Anarchists, Activists, and other like-minded individuals, raising the cry: “Organize, organize, organize!”

Most people hear “organize,” and think to themselves , “Oh, no, we have another no good, goddamned, green-peace, save the whales, let dogs vote, tree hugging hippie calling for a picket line.” Well, shut the fuck up. When you organize, you can share your resources (paint collective, food, craft tools, etc.), you can improve your environment (beautify your city, do some ALF [Animal Liberation Front] work, good-ole direct action, and much, much more), and create a much more effective way for you and those like you to get something actually done for once…

I’m starting here in fabulous Las Vegas. This, even in my mind, is a daunting endeavor. With the transient nature of this city, few people have a care for their community, or nearly any other human being, for that matter. Few people that were born here stay. Fewer people that move here make it their permanent residence. Admittedly, I’m going to college away from here, but don’t doubt I’ll be returning frequently to visit friends, enjoy life, and organize.

So, here’s what I’m doing.

1) Gather people. I have friends. Finding real people in this city that actually care about their life, much less anyone else’s, wasn’t easy, but I’ve managed to find 140 plus. How many of these are staying is yet to be determined, but one can hope.

2) Introduce people to other people. Even though a community can consist of 2 or more people, wouldn’t it be so awesome to have a community of 100, 200, or 300 people? Keep aware, though, that the more people you have in a group, the more conflict there is bound to be. I’ve been doing this, but truth be told, some people don’t like others. I’m a social butterfly of sorts (mainly the MJROTC doesn’t like me), and jump between groups with ease. But groups exist, personal animosities are there, and I deal with these in stride.

3) Develop affinity groups within your community. 300 people are hard to get together all at the same time and get anything done. But, within your community, there will groups of friends that work well together. Chances are your community will start out as an affinity group. Then you have several groups that can plan and perfect something, and a whole community to bring it to fruition. My personal group has a couple projects going on.

4) Pay attention to the community. Without constant maintenance, a community WILL fall apart. That’s the reality. Once people stop getting together, talking, interacting, people will lose touch, and the community will dissolve. Do you have the willpower to keep your community together? Does somebody else? Is there a group of people dedicated to making your world a better place to live in? I’m having an especially hard time with this. There are just too many people and just not enough time!

This is something that needs to happen in all of the cities. My personal project, though, is to establish a community here that attracts people from around the country. The desert will once again have it’s free spirits, I dream.

Show some heart, care for your fellow humans, and enjoy life as it can only be enjoyed with good company.

See you under the stars…

In danger….