I’ve had discussions about some of these issues with some of the founders of the APOC movement since before it became a public faction. One thing I usually end up saying is that I work mostly within the ghettoized white student,punk, and squatter scenes because that’s what I’ve got.

The only “POC” movement I can truly relate to is MOVE. They seem to represent more of what I’m looking for in my life than anyone else out there - close bonds with one another, and with the Earth. They also understand the confrontational aspects of what they do and the reactions they’ll inspire in the Authorities, and are prepared to deal with that.

Also, just the identity as People of Color is so superficial as to be laughable. I’ve urged people to embrace their ethnicity and celebrate their heritage. But to define oneself as a hue or shade is kinda dehumanizing. It also creates false grounds for unity. Who do we, as “POC” want to work with, communist and socialists who happen to have similar skin pigmentation, or white folks with close to identical goals and values? Along those lines, the only color I identify with is Green.

Speaking of green - anyone who does not want to actively pursue the dissolution of economics and the abolition of money (in any form) can’t really think they are trying to work or strive to live “outside the system.” What’s truly needed at this point in history is a totally different way of relating to one another and living our lives. I don’t think any break from the deathculture is possible without going all the way. Sure, that means we’ll have to give up things like economic security, credit cards and “careers,”
but what we have to gain is so much more rewarding and meaningful.

The last thing I want to add for now is that I stand beside all the Indigenous Peoples in their efforts to resist “development.” As far as POC go, I feel much closer in my worldview to such Indigenous People’s movements than I ever will to groups like the IWW or Anarcho-syndicalists.