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youngist:

By Jade(d)

So you’ve just graduated from college and you want to change the world. Good for you. The non-profit sector seems like a natural place for a justice-minded person such as yourself, and nonprofits are almost always hiring because the turnover rate is so high. But you may find the social justice industry to be… a little unjust. Here are a few tips and tricks for how to avoid being exploited by a nonprofit.

1. Don’t work at one. Seriously. Working at a non-profit generally involves at least some level of exploitation. (When was the last time you saw a non-profit with a union?) If this doesn’t deter you, figure out what you’re willing to give up: Is it sleep? Weekends? Seeing your friends? Most non-profit workers do not work 9-5. Working nights and weekends is common. Paid overtime is not. Non-profits tend to make you feel like if you are not willing to work 24/7 then you are not “down for the cause.” That’s bullshit. Don’t ever let anyone make you feel like you’re not “down enough” because you are not willing to sacrifice your well-being for “the movement.” People who don’t take care of themselves burn out and often become jaded and bitter. You can’t sustain “the movement” if you don’t sustain yourself.

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This is a good tool for individuals deciding where to work because everyone needs to have a job.  But there needs to be a more fleshed out analysis of the nonprofit and the current composition of capital.  Here’s a good start:  http://titubasrevenge.wordpress.com/2011/12/02/newsletter-issue-1-guide-for-the-exploited-nonprofit-workers/

Anything for Selenas!

antifascistaction:

(kick) Nazis in their face

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Workin on an article critiquing intersectionality theory…I’ll let y’all know how it goes

logotv:

REBLOG if you want Jinkx Monsoon to be America’s Next Drag Superstar!

La siguiente entrada representa una parte de un proyecto mayor sobre la teoría comunista y organización revolucionaria que se inició el verano pasado.

¿Qué es El Trabajo?

La idea que el trabajo “media el metabolismo entre el hombre y la naturaleza, y por consiguiente la vida humana misma” es presentado por Marx en Los Manuscritos Económicos y filosóficos de 1844. En el ensayo, El Trabajo Enajenado, escribe Marx que la humanidad es “parte de la naturaleza” y sólo puede ser entendido como en “proceso continuo” con ella. Al mismo tiempo, argumenta Marx, los seres humanos están separados del mundo físico, o la naturaleza. Como dice él, la humanidad no es “inmediatamente uno con su actividad vital” en el mundo físico, pero, en cambio “tiene actividad vital consciente” dentro de este mundo. Marx usa este concepto de metabolismo para entender la esencia humana como la relación dialéctica entre su continuo corporal  con, y conocimiento del mundo físico. Usando el concepto de metabolismo, sugiere Marx el dinamismo involucrado en el mantenimiento o reproducción de vida. Para Marx en su esencia la vida humana está caracterizada por un proceso energético de creación. Es una síntesis de sustancia por lo tanto el alquímico transformación del mundo físico a una nueva sustancia.

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Still reading…

A 27-year-old mother of two has been fatally shot by an off-duty sheriff’s deputy after he suspected her of shoplifting at a Houston Walmart.

Harris County Sheriff’s deputies have said that victim Shelly Frey, Tisa Andrews and Yolanda Craig  were stealing when they were confronted by Louis Campbell a 26-year veteran of the force who works as a security guard at the store.

According to Campbell the women ran to their car and when he rushed to open the door, they accelerated away - at which point he fired the deadly shot into the car which hit Frey in the neck.

The pigs are so out of control here.

Lol I wish movies still had stuff like this in them.

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“Gender still has a strong independent impact on women’s earnings prospects – but class, education and occupational backgrounds are stronger determinants of a woman’s progression and earnings prospects.”

Motherhood was also a key factor, with women who had children earlier seeing their earnings prospects decrease compared to those who postponed starting a family, the study found. For men, the reverse was true, as fathers enjoyed a “fatherhood pay bonus” that saw them earn more than men without children.

What are Unions?

We have to start by thinking categorically about the union form. Only with this in mind is it possible to establish a foundation by which to examine the historical and contemporary developments of unions. Further, only with a categorical foundation can we begin to assess the current strategic terrain without falling into empirical and subjective responses around the union question.

Labor and Labor Power

It is critical to think about unions in terms of the relationship between labor and labor power.

In capitalist society the existence and category of labor are completely split between labor and labor power. In a dialectical sense, the workers are both labor and labor power. This division arises because labor is completely separated from the means of labor, or means of production….

ze-mxd-zir:

“End racist and trans violence at the hands of the police”

YES

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