wholesome anarchist training series! | #4 THE INTIMACY OF HARM
Sun, May 04
|Berlin
"One day you will be called on to break a big law in the name of justice and rationality. Everything will depend on it. You have to be ready. How are you going to prepare for that day when it really matters?" - James C Scott, Two Cheers for Anarchism
Time & Location
May 04, 2025, 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM GMT+2
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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About the event
"One day you will be called on to break a big law in the name of justice and rationality. Everything will depend on it. You have to be ready. How are you going to prepare for that day when it really matters? You have to stay “in shape” so that when the big day comes you will be ready. What you need is “anarchist calisthenics.” Every day or so break some trivial law that makes no sense, even if it’s only jaywalking. Use your own head to judge whether a law is just or reasonable. That way, you’ll keep trim; and when the big day comes, you’ll be ready."
— James C. Scott, Two Cheers for Anarchism*
*We are using anarchism to mean a political philosophy that advocates for a society based on mutual aid, equality, voluntary cooperation, collective structures and the rejection of hierarchical authority & supremacy in all…