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The original was posted on /r/cfs by /u/utopianbears on 2024-11-07 17:58:19+00:00.

How do you throw a brick through the window of a bank if you can’t get out of bed? - Johanna Hedva

As we prepare to enter this new era for Americans (tbh far right is trending everywhere), I’m reflecting on my place in organizing as a trans disabled leftist who is mostly housebound.

I’m seeing a lot of posts about rooting into community, mutual aid, local politics, protecting what we can. How if you’re isolated, capitalism and fascism have already won. That part stings as most disabled people are isolated and this is clearly not being taken into account.

Election night for example, there was an event put on by a great group of writers against the war on gaza. I admire their work, have joined protests when I could and wanted to be there among comrades to mourn and commiserate, and yet, I knew it was not safe or accessible.

I want to plug into community, but as i’m sure a lot of you feel, I’m locked out by ableism.

I’m in New York for context and would love to join or create an activist bloc of disabled queer folks that can be support for each other and mobilize for protests or actions. All of this could ebb and flow with our illness - sometimes we can have a sit - in. Others times maybe just resource share from bed. I’ve been to several anti genocide actions and my partner brought me a chair to sit in and I offered masks and water to people. Also looking at some of the me/cfs activists in Germany for inspo.

Very open ended. Just want to build foundational thinking around this pre-Trump.

More broadly, I would love to hear how people have been able to plug into community? I know many of us do not, and we are notoriously left behind, but if any inroads have been made, curious how.

And lastly, are there any disability justice orgs out there you connect with in person or online?

Thanks all for listening and hope everyone is taking extra care and rest right now.