> Responding to surveys is one thing; organizing or coming out for actions
> is another. My assessment is that Columbus anarchists (clustered around
> Anti-Racist Action) have the capacity to mobilize about 20 (during
> breaks and exam seasons in school calendars) and 60+ (when kids are in
> school) mainly on their own. The most recent action called by
> Anti-Racist Action (on December 10) attracted about 30, including myself
> (the only person of color in the crowd). Nationwide, I'd say that the
> anarchist mobilizing capacity is between 2,000 and 3,000. "No War But
> Class War" is not yet the slogan to which millions in the USA respond.
Our mobilizing ability is much more than that. That would have been a more accurate estimate back in 1998, but the anarchist movement has grown a bunch since Seattle. And as I pointed out earlier, you can't judge an anarchist by the clothes they wear. There are many anarchists out there organizing in predominantly non-anarchist groups and they often aren't wearing the Circle-A on their sleeves.
>> Speaking from the experience of having been on a panel with Chuck,
>> I've got to say he's right. You'd never guess he's an anarchist just
>> from looking.
>>
>> Doug
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> Is he dressed like a librarian?
Sometimes. ;-)
Chuck0
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