This zine would not exist if russia hadn’t launched its full scale invasion on 24 February 2022.
In the face of a shared threat, the anti-authoritarian community joined forces. This is how the Solidarity Collectives came into being – people from various leftist groups joined forces to support the resistance against russian aggression.
We divided our work into military and humanitarian aid, but this was less a division than different forms of the same necessity to act and provide mutual aid.
Alongside resistance, loss and grief became part of our new reality. Over these past years we have lost 27 people from our community. This is roughly one person every two months.
This number may seem small compared to the overall losses in Ukraine, where dozens of people are killed every day. For us, these losses are personal.
We are losing friends and comrades from our movement with whom we shared values, hopes and dreams. Together, we built radical grassroots projects, organised cultural events, attended demonstrations and gigs, and tried to change the world. Sometimes we are left with fear, anger, grief, and emptiness.
However we also have a responsibility to carry on the memory of these people and their ideas as a foundation for our movement and resistance. This is how we ensure that what they fought for and dedicated their lives to does not disappear.
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