The goal of state repression is to divide and fragment movements, not only through heavy charges, police violence, and imprisonment, but the stress that’s generated by them. It’s a tactic meant to fuck with our heads. And too often, it works. The fear, anxiety, uncertainty, and loss of control over our lives can be so overwhelming that we turn on each other with lateral aggressions, crushing us and our solidarity. How do we not let the state win in this way? How do we hold our movements and each other together with collective care, empathy, and love, cultivating resilience among us to better resist state repression and come out stronger?

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Ash, Lyle, and Mar, all former defendants who are committed to a politics of care, will share stories of their personal and political experiences, both the hard lessons and beautiful practices they’ve seen in movement spaces and social struggles when state repression hits.

Ash is a Black trans abolitionist and abortion doula.

Lyle does anarchy and lives in the desert.

Mar is a migrant anarchist who loves the land and hates the borders.