Episode 37 The Magnificast interview with the radical Quaker Friendly Fire Collective

  • March 27, 2018 3:19 pm

from Soundcloud

Me and Hye Sung Francis from the Friendly Fire Collective were interviewed by Dean and Matt from another radical Christian podcast called The Magnificast about our Quaker organizing praxis, our upcoming May Day retreat in Philadelphia, and more! The deadline to apply for the retreat has been extended to March 29th, so if you are interested there is still time to apply 🙂
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An update on our f/Friends who were arrested in Lansing:
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Philadelphia, PA: Friendly Fire Retreat to Spark a Religious Revolutionary Fire, May 1st-3rd

  • February 27, 2018 9:06 pm

from It’s Going Down

The following is a call for a gathering in Philadelphia, PA from May 1st to May 3rd.

Local Quakers and friendly mystics from around the so-called “United States” are gathering outside of so-called “Philadelphia,” from May 1-3rd for direct action, worship, collaboration, mysticism, and fellowship to stir-up an emerging revolutionary Christian/religious Left. We invite mystics and people of faith from all traditions who share our struggle “against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world.” (Ephesians 6:12)

Our desire for this retreat is it will serve to strengthen and connect the forming Christian/religious left. This retreat is coming at a time when we are seeing our institutions of religion crumble before our eyes as the evangelical Right is endorsing fascism, white supremacy, and xenophobia. The Friendly Fire Collective is a loose network of anti-fascist, anti-imperialist, anti-capitalist Christians and mystics seeking to eradicate this institution and share in the act of Creation by building new religious traditions that lift up the oppressed instead of tearing them down.

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In the Spirit of International Workers’ Day, we will be participating in various direct actions which are currently being planned by our ever growing planning committee. The retreat fee will be a sliding scale of $45-95 and we will have scholarships available to ensure accessibility. If you would like to donate to allow poor, qpoc, and other marginalized people come to our event please email us.

For safety concerns we will not be discussing the location of our event until a few weeks out.

We are currently taking applications for the May Day retreat! Apply here!

For more information: friendlyfireinfo@protonmail.com https://friendlyfirecollective.wordpress.com

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From Anarchy to Animism, a night with Ben Morea former member of Black Mask and Up Against the Wall Mother Fucker

  • September 15, 2015 10:58 am

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“Having spent the 60’s as a voice for Revolution, political, cultural, artistic change I felt a need for a spiritual (not religious) dimension as well. And so Revolutionary Animism. The material domination of life is at best vacuous and must be addressed.” – Ben Morea

Ben Morea, a former major activist and revolutionary artist in the 60’s will speak on his journey from approaching activism from a place or anarchy to now coming from values of animism. He is well known historically from the 60’s for his involvement in Black Mask, Up against the wall Mother fucker, and his art. He left society for many years, spending time deep in nature, only to reemerge to speak all over the world around the ties between environmentalism and animism. This will be a special night at ahimsa as we enjoy the warm hearted and wise nature of Ben Morea as he speaks on his many years of standing up for and loving mother nature and her inhabitants.

[September 22 at 7:30pm at 5007 Cedar Ave]