What is the Shutdown 315 Movement?
Edit: Because of the number of negative and discouraging comments that are counterproductive to the message of this post, I have decided to remove select comments that discourage organization. I apologize in advance if your comment is removed inadvertently.
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Is this bigger than just a single image? Any actual orgs or anything? Just the Newspunch guys and a few social media tags?
If this isn’t going viral on mainstream social media, I fear there won’t be much use to posting it here.
It’s more use posting it here than not posting it here. People here can see it and share on traditional social media.
However the question is if there are any labor organizations officially participating in this. If not, this seems a bit weird. And what are the actual demands? Change to what? These are the bigger problems than the location of the post.
On Reddit.
<700 subscribers in two weeks…
It’s on blue sky, there’s a discord. It may not happen, but that’s not the point. It helps us to organize, which is the point. It’s time to be part of the solution, and not the problem.
Please understand that I was not highlighting the size of this movement just to be cruel or a downer.
A critical mass of participation is necessary for something on this scale to work. If this gets buy-in from only a few tens of thousands of people, they are just going to be harming themselves by participating on 3/15, rather than effecting any real change. It’s not feasible to set a date eight weeks out without first having specific demands in mind or some kind of broader organization.
I have to echo other commenters who are boosting https://generalstrikeus.com/ (which you have thankfully also reposted to this community.) For this kind of mass social action unity is really important, and it makes sense to back a movement that already has greater support instead of fracturing the landscape by starting a new one. You can think of it like the spoiler effect in US politics.
Every movement has to have a beginning. AFAIK, this movement started this week. I am not affiliated with the movement and have no input in its organization. If you have constructive criticism, contact the organizers on discord or blueSky.
One critical comment is acceptable, but repeated negative and discouraging comments from multiple users can kill a movement in its infancy. I didn’t enjoy removing the comments, and hope everyone can understand and no one takes it personally.
As President Musk’s regime unfolds, and resistance groups activate; I couldn’t in good conscience do everything I can to help them succeed.
Listen to what? What are the demands?
Yeah, I mean look at what happened to Occupy Wall Street. You need clear concise demands, and shit that actually possible. And a general strike without major collaboration between unions and shite? Has there been any communication about this at all?
My friend, maybe edit the original post to include this? A lot of us remember how much support and visibility Occupy Wallstreet got and how ineffective it was due to lack of direction.
It’s only my intuition, but I think it may be easier to get people onboard by listing demands/goals, even if they’re only tentative.
With these kinds of things, we’re asking people to do a lot of work. The lower we can make the initial barriers to entry, the more likely people are to consume enough info that they become more willing to put in effort. This means prioritizing headline information well, making graphics appealing, etc
All this said, I haven’t organized this kind of stuff. I defer to those with demonstrable success in these things
Keep fighting the good fight <3
Thanks, I’ll do that.
Also known as a general strike. All the best for you!
I fear by mid March we’ll already be screwed.
Hitting capitalists in the wallet is the only way to get them to change course.
Doesn’t matter what our ‘demands’ are or what they need to ‘listen to’ and we don’t need a perfectly written manifesto to protest these fucks destroying lives and our country’s support systems.
Don’t fall for the whiners saying it won’t do anything. If the wheels stop turning, even for a couple days, it will hurt the things they care about (money) and send a powerful message.
It won’t do anything.
Whatever people don’t buy on the 15th will simply be bought on the 16th.
Guaranteed the capitalists you’re trying to contact won’t even notice.
How about you shut this shit down right fucking now. I don’t think we all want to suffer for another six weeks. Hell I don’t even think you’ve got another six weeks.
Speaking as an outsider here but Jesus America, enough is enough already. The best time to act was three months ago, the second best time is now.
Organising takes time, if you dont do it together it wont work.
I would argue you could stop going to work and stop giving them money today and people will catch on to that.
Your democracy is on the line how many more excuses do you want to make?
These things need to be organised and gain momentum. Fuck all people are going to “stop work today”. Pretty much asking people to risk financial ruin on the promise that “we will be there tomorrow too, promise bro”.
March 15th is a Saturday. Most things are already closed on Saturday.
Might be better off signing up here. They’re trying to get commitments for a general strike.
They document working on narrowing their demands more specifically once they hit certain goals.
I’ll Post It.
ITT: Losers whine about why they don’t want to get off their ass to improve their lives.
We’re all losing our jobs and becoming homeless if this shit continues
Quite frankly, I won’t try because it won’t get widespread enough outside select Internet communities. Unless unions get on board, which they won’t, it’s not going to have the momentum to get an actual effect, as much as I would love to try.
Just a ray of sunshine 🌞
This kind of organization doesn’t really work, you cant just set a day without a strong organized backing
Then contact them and help them organize.
You can always contact the organizers and constructively offer help, I’m sure they would welcome it.
Why would they not be able to ignore this? They’re already beating their own country’s economy with a stick. Something I think a lot of foreigners don’t understand is that the US Federal Government doesn’t own the US Industry, they police it.
Whats going to happen? They’re going to lose like 0.25% tax revenue for the year and run out of funding for all the programs they run? OHWAIT, they’re already not funding those programs.
You have a better plan?
Yeah, hold up a sign outside of a state capital, sign up to volunteer with the DNC or with Bernie Sanders’ organization, or print out some flyers for local Union organization steps and legal protections to put up at high traffic areas like rest stops and parks.
Sounds good. Let’s get the word out and organize this.
Good luck, he would probably win another election today. Cant save a democracy where the electorate is stupid.
We should probably try though, because of the implications.
What are they protesting? Its completely vague about why.
Can we stop making random calls like this on social media? We need actual organization and leadership to be directing this stuff.
Take charge then.
Shout out to
Then contact your Democratic representatives and get the ball rolling.
As if Democrats actually do anything to stop Trump
Then try the DSA.
99% of people will never even know this is a thing. It’s going to have more negative impact on low wage earners who show up than anything else.
Maybe you should join the organization and let them know.
Every journey begins with the first step, put your shoes on.
