Protest / Direct Actions

(from the open publishing newswire)

Dear Diary,

My, how this month has flown by! I have been so busy bringing the queer insurrection; I’ve hardly had time to write everything down. Where to begin…

When the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) held its annual Gala Dinner and Silent Auction Saturday, Sept, 12th, autonomous queerz Bash Back: Twin Cities, The Revolting Queers, and the Twin Cities Avengers were there to welcome them even though we had not been invited and had no intention of paying the $200 entrance fee.

What are we doing here? What are YOU doing here? What exactly are we trying to accomplish? Why are we being surveilled, intimidated, harassed, detained? What image have we sent to the world? Have we given the media and the public an image that is accessible, easy to understand, to feel part of? Have we given the police or the state an image that asserts our autonomy by standing FOR Something rather than, or even along-side the idea of being AGAINST Them?