If you are not socially competent, if people don’t like you, you will have a tough time organizing anything at all. You can still take on other roles, and if you feel you can’t do well socially that’s fine and you can do those other roles, but the core task of an organizer is to wield and grow social influence.
there’s not really any “other roles” when there’s zero local movement or structure. But i’m somehow supposed to organize from among thousands of strangers i’ve never spoken to before and none of them have worn a mask since 2021
You can contribute in orgs as a member of an org without being an “organizer”. Organizations also need help with basic logistics, art, tech infrastructure, and so on. The social bar there for not being counterproductive is just “don’t pick pointless fights”. If you don’t think you can do that, yes maybe you’re not in a place to help the movement, but I think the vast majority of people who think this are actually capable of passing that bar. This is exactly who should listen to the suggestions I am making.
Most orgs are small at a local level. You will start out talking to 3-10 people. The level of masking will be comparable or better than anyone else in your community.
if there are groups here they’re not making themselves visible. I literally don’t know anyone in town and it’s been years since i’ve spoken to someone who isn’t behind a register.
That could be the case! I don’t know your locale or how big it is and for safety reasons you shouldn’t tell me! Sometimes they are there and it’s not obvious or they are “composite” groups with varying ideological backgrounds united by a common activity like Food Not Bombs or running a co-op or hosting radical movie nights.
there’s not really any “other roles” when there’s zero local movement or structure. But i’m somehow supposed to organize from among thousands of strangers i’ve never spoken to before and none of them have worn a mask since 2021
You can contribute in orgs as a member of an org without being an “organizer”. Organizations also need help with basic logistics, art, tech infrastructure, and so on. The social bar there for not being counterproductive is just “don’t pick pointless fights”. If you don’t think you can do that, yes maybe you’re not in a place to help the movement, but I think the vast majority of people who think this are actually capable of passing that bar. This is exactly who should listen to the suggestions I am making.
Most orgs are small at a local level. You will start out talking to 3-10 people. The level of masking will be comparable or better than anyone else in your community.
if there are groups here they’re not making themselves visible. I literally don’t know anyone in town and it’s been years since i’ve spoken to someone who isn’t behind a register.
That could be the case! I don’t know your locale or how big it is and for safety reasons you shouldn’t tell me! Sometimes they are there and it’s not obvious or they are “composite” groups with varying ideological backgrounds united by a common activity like Food Not Bombs or running a co-op or hosting radical movie nights.