[FlyingBrickAnnouncements] Changes to Mission Statement

[Ellen Crawford]

Going to look over this further and work on the points of unity this
weekend! Sorry it is taking me a moment.

On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 7:36 PM, Nathan Stickel
<incoherentnickle at gmail.com>wrote:

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> Hey y'all, Mara and I made a few small changes to the mission statement,
> attempting to incorporate the input y'all's input from the meeting. There
> is still more discussion that needs to be had obviously, so I'd suggest we
> do that in a meeting, not on the listserv. So if you come to Core
> Collective meetings, please look this over so we can discuss it! Can't wait
> to nerd out with you. The bolded words are the parts that were altered.
>
> Flying Brick Mission Statement:
>
> At the Flying Brick Library, we strive to be a social and informational
> hub for anyone interested in radical politics in the Richmond area. *We
> aim to foster a culture of discussion, action, and solidarity, while
> providing a safe, sober, clean, and inclusive space for anyone interested
> in being involved*. Any group needing a space to hold meetings, events,
> or distribute literature is welcome to contact us or come to a meeting to
> introduce themselves.
>
> Why "radical" politics?
>
> (define root of the word radical)
> We define our politics as "radical" because we aim to get to the "root" of
> our society's ills. This means not only confronting classism, racism,
> homophobia, and other forms of oppression on a surface level, but
> attempting to educate and agitate for a radically different view of the
> world. We imagine a world where we are not forced to define ourselves
> through capitalism, white supremacy, *heteronormativity*, or patriarchy.
> We imagine a world where our identities and our survival aren't tied to our
> "usefulness" to corporations and governments. *We imagine a world where
> we don't have to struggle just to obtain freedoms we should already have.*
>
> Why a house?
>
> Currently in Richmond, it is close to impossible to maintain a public
> space that is sustainable, without making it a business. This in itself is
> relevant to why we see a problem with the ever engulfing force of capital:
> Our lack of public space. Throughout the world, globalized capitalism is
> making it increasingly hard for people to gather, socialize, and come
> together about anything, much less to discuss the ills of our world,
> without paying a hefty price. And those prices are always rising. Any who
> can't afford space, are criminalized and repressed. By opening a home to
> our community, we can allow free access to literature, media, the internet,
> social space, and other resources that we could never provide at even an
> affordable price if we had to maintain a large commercial space that would
> require ever increasing taxes, fines, and expenses to maintain.
>
> --
> Always with Solidarity
>
> Nathan
>
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