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I hadn't heard of this magazine so started to familiarize myself with it. 1. The 2nd article linked below has a wonderful passage describing tech-supported strike aid - which IMO could be one facet of a revolutionary transition to society-wide communal calculation. And they highlight and organize around the need to expand the definition of tech worker. 2. On the other hand, the article linked immediately below is a shockingly blithe and dangerous hosanna for Maoism. https://communemag.com/maoism-and-the-air-we-breathe/ https://communemag.com/technology-and-worker-power/ A FEMINISM AT EASE WITH COMPUTATION For Ari, this is not only about organizing in the tech industry. She uses technologies to fight for housing justice, for climate justice, and against mass incarceration. “When the Standing Rock protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline started, with each update I wondered: ‘What the hell am I *not *doing there?’” At the time, she was doing anti-racist organizing in Missoula, Montana. Since she had to stay at her job, her options were limited but not exhausted. From Missoula, Ari helped coordinate deliveries of supplies to the water protectors. “A lot of the donated materials sent to the occupation were useless and were being burned on arrival.” From talking with people at Standing Rock, she learned that water protectors needed specific pieces of equipment—for example, propane and gas lamps. “We used Facebook to centralize the coordination. People would go to the donation spot, begin sorting, and we would send supplies along with people who were making trips out to the camp.” This coordination became a virtual supply chain for necessary materials, and a new model for connecting struggles across multiple locations. This is an example of what she calls *tech optimism*, the repurposing of a tool like Facebook in the service of revolutionaries. _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
