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52 - Trauma and Solidarity while fighting dictatorship with Anarchist Black Cross Belarus
Manage episode 383410179 series 3358810
Content warning - explicit references to state violence, murder, torture, raids, imprisonment
This episode is an interview with Boris (he/him) from Anarchist Black Cross Belarus (ABC) about life under dictatorship, solidarity and resistance. We talk about what the reality of dictatorship means and how even under dictatorship, collective solidarity is impossible to destroy. Boris shares how ‘violence spread like a wildfire’ in response to the uprising in 2020 and the different forms of ongoing state violence people are experiencing. We talk about the horrific prison conditions in Belarus, intergenerational trauma from Soviet authoritarianism, and life in the diaspora. We talk about the importance of solidarity and how people can support the work of Belarus ABC, who have been supporting repressed, arrested and imprisoned anarchists, anti-fascists and social activists since 2009.
Links & resources from this episode
- ABC Belarus website
- Donate to ABC Belarus
- Become a supporter
- Merchandise
- Write to a prisoner
- Telegram
Find them all at solidarityapothecary.org/podcast/
Music from Sole & DJ Pain – Battle of Humans | Plant illustrations by @amani_writes | In solidarity, please subscribe, rate & review this podcast wherever you listen.
81 episode
Manage episode 383410179 series 3358810
Content warning - explicit references to state violence, murder, torture, raids, imprisonment
This episode is an interview with Boris (he/him) from Anarchist Black Cross Belarus (ABC) about life under dictatorship, solidarity and resistance. We talk about what the reality of dictatorship means and how even under dictatorship, collective solidarity is impossible to destroy. Boris shares how ‘violence spread like a wildfire’ in response to the uprising in 2020 and the different forms of ongoing state violence people are experiencing. We talk about the horrific prison conditions in Belarus, intergenerational trauma from Soviet authoritarianism, and life in the diaspora. We talk about the importance of solidarity and how people can support the work of Belarus ABC, who have been supporting repressed, arrested and imprisoned anarchists, anti-fascists and social activists since 2009.
Links & resources from this episode
- ABC Belarus website
- Donate to ABC Belarus
- Become a supporter
- Merchandise
- Write to a prisoner
- Telegram
Find them all at solidarityapothecary.org/podcast/
Music from Sole & DJ Pain – Battle of Humans | Plant illustrations by @amani_writes | In solidarity, please subscribe, rate & review this podcast wherever you listen.
81 episode
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