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Fantastic Anarchist Donating Member (953 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-11 04:01 PM
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Be Realistic: Demand the Impossible!
"Be Realistic: Demand the Impossible!" 1968 French Anarchists

Maybe it's time we be "realistic" again?

Some inspirational graffiti slogans at this link: http://www.bopsecrets.org/CF/graffiti.htm

And you haven't already done so, maybe it's time to join the "One Big Union!" and collectively tell those "rugged individualists" to shove their austerity measures up their fucking assholes.



About US:

The IWW is a member-run union for all workers, a union dedicated to organizing on the job, in our industries and in our communities. IWW members are organizing to win better conditions today and build a world with economic democracy tomorrow. We want our workplaces run for the benefit of workers and communities rather than for a handful of bosses and executives.

We are the Industrial Workers of the World because we organize industrially.

This means we organize all workers producing the same goods or providing the same services into one union, rather than dividing workers by skill or trade, so we can pool our strength to win our demands together. Since the IWW was founded in 1905, we have made significant contributions to the labor struggles around the world and have a proud tradition of organizing across gender, ethnic and racial lines long before such organizing was popular.

We invite you to become a member whether or not the IWW happens to have representation rights in your workplace. We organize the worker, not the job, and recognize that unions are not about government certification or employer recognition but about workers coming together to address common concerns.

Sometimes this means refusing to work with dangerous equipment and chemicals.

Sometimes it means striking or signing a contract. Other times it mean agitating around particular issues or grievances in a workplace or industry.

The IWW is a democratic, member-run union. That means members decide what issues to address, and which tactics to use and we directly vote on office holders, from stewards to national offices. Why wait? Join the IWW and organize for a better future.

Join: http://www.iww.org/

"An Injury to One is an Injury to All!" ~ Industrial Workers of the World

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white_wolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-11 04:03 PM
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1. K&R. If you demand the impossible you may not get it,
Edited on Tue Aug-16-11 04:04 PM by white_wolf
but you might very well be surprised at what is possible.
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Fantastic Anarchist Donating Member (953 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-11 04:04 PM
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2. Why not try, right?
:toast:
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pintobean Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-11 04:06 PM
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3. No, thank you.
I'm more than happy with the union I belong to.
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Fantastic Anarchist Donating Member (953 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-11 04:29 PM
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4. Mmmmkay ...
Edited on Tue Aug-16-11 04:30 PM by Fantastic Anarchist
You can be part of both.
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