#self-organisation

[russia-libertaire]

The Soviets

'The workers, naturally enough, were the first to react to Bloody Sunday. Abandoning any hope of support from church or tsar, they turned for advice and organizational support to the opposition, especially to the socialists. The Social Democrats and Socialist Revolutionaries were slow to respond: their leaders were still in emigration, cut off from their potential constituents and preoccupied by heated polemics with one another. Local activists did what they could to improvise meetings, protests, and strikes, and gradually their contact with the workers improved and assumed more organized forms. The result was a new type of workers' association, the Soviet (Council) of Workers' Deputies. First set up in the textile town of Ivanovo-Voznesensk to coordinate a general strike, the soviets were usually elected by the workers of the major enterprises in any given town, at the rate of one deputy for every 500 or so workers. They would meet in a large building, or even in the open air, where not only deputies but also their electors could attend and contribute to discussions. This was a close approach to direct democracy, since, at least in principle, any deputy could be recalled at any time if he failed to satisfy his constituents and be replaced by someone else. The members of each soviet elected an executive committee to deal with day-to-day business and to negotiate with employers, municipality, and police: often they would choose professional people, seeing them as more skillful spokesmen than they themselves could be. Through the executive committees the socialist activists gained influence over the soviets and sometimes directly organized them. The soviets were the best forum for radical intellectuals and workers to cooperate with each other at a time of political crisis. For the workers, they took a familiar form: their general meetings resembled overgrown and disorderly village assemblies, in which everyone tried to speak and mass enthusiasm welled up. On the other hand, the executive committees supplied the element of conscious policy and organization. The soviets' greatest moment came in St. Petersburg in October 1905, when they organized a general strike which disrupted normal production and communications not only in the capital city but over much of the empire. This was the decisive blow which compelled the tsar to grant the October Manifesto, promising civil liberties and an elected legislative assembly.'

Russia and the Russians, by Geoffrey Hosking

[starz4estrella]

Tips to be more organised for school

By someone who is very disorganised, here are some things I've implemented to become more organised for school :

1. Pack your bag the day before :

Make sure you have all your books , pe kit , homework, pencil case, etc. It just saves you the stress in the morning and makes sure you definelty packed everything.

2. Do you homework the day it's set :

Yes , we all tend to procrastinate on our homework . But doing this makes sure it's out of the way and overall you'll have less homework to do at the end of the week .

( If you can't do it the day it's set obnoxiously highlight it in your calender or put a big ,annoying reminder on your phone .- This way you can't ignore it . )

3. Schedule your study/work sessions :

Find out when your exam , assignment, projects are / are due . Then schedule sessions leading up ---> to that date ( do not just cram it the day before , I know you think you can , but it will not provide the same results )

I feel like these are very basic, especially if you're naturally an organised person, but personally, it helps so much .

[typosandtea]

Nobody including me posts about their ocs enough so please please please reblog reply or whatever with some oc tidbits!

[thepersonalwords]

In reality, we live in everyone. I live in you. You live in me. There is no gap, no distance. We all are eternally one.

Amit Ray

[davidmahlercomics]

Woah this is so cool, my mini comic Food Magik in the G:Zines vending machine at the Geelong Library and Heritage Centre!!

G:Zines is tied for my favourite zine fair, it's a monthly swap sell organised by a group of local legends who are doing so much for small press, zinemakers and emerging artists. I have such a blast every time I attend, and have been missing it so much the past few months while recovering from foot surgery! I'm zine deprived I TELL YA!

[anirritant]

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they're refusing to let him go so he's being annoying lol

previous stuff here n here

[gingermintpepper]

I did, in fact, doodle some FOM! Hyacinths!!

He's much better at ranching than growing crops and he's definitely the sort to get each of his lambs a bonnet after they're born. (He planted a cherry tree in front his house at least. He'll figure out actually tilling and working the land next season,,,, probably)

[alackofghosts]

from misotheism by venetta octavia

[anglerflsh]

my best friend's watching the movie

[apimetheancatnip]

B33< im being told i should make this

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[o2studies]

10:35 || ༻`` 11 Jan 25 — Saturday

I have finally decided to do something to help me get off my phone 🦎 (especially with doomscrolling ) other than pure willpower which obviously wasn't working. I downloaded 'ascent' on my phone to send me reminders & block my screen for a moment every 15 mins when using certain apps. I'll look at the app's other features a different time.

Another problem I've had is not using my habitica and getting overwhelmed by the amount of habits, dailies and especially To Do's, and ending up not doing any (and then just skipping so many days). Last night I wrote out all the challenges I'm in (main source of my dailies & habits), summaried what I have to do within them and immediately after ticked off some of the To Do's and dailies! 🌟 It felt great and being able to see them all categorised (I never use the tag feature in habitica) is strangely not overwhelming at all even tho the whole page is filled lol. This also means I will be able to remember everything I've got to do a lot more easily as 'out of sight out of mind' isn't a factor anymore!

I also decided to mainly join challenges that relate to each other & align with my New Year's goals, or simply make them easier to achieve. This grouping of tasks and set steps is giving me so much relief 😌 Recently I've been incredibly overwhelmed with school work (coursework, homework, studying for this year & a repeat), my exams (which are all in May/June) and personal goals and everything I feel like I should be doing. So even though that page covers just a small area of improvement/work for myself, it's immediately been such a weight off my shoulders 🌬☁️.

Day 116 clean

Day 0 -> but habit tracker has been set! I recently saw a tip about changing saying/being told 'stop picking your skin' (which really isn't helpful) to something more fun like 'stop breaking the law!'

Floor time ☑️

I'll edit this this evening with any more updates // 🍊

[y-rhywbeth2]

"Shar's besetting weakness is her overconfidence, which blinds her to the faults in her plans, or leads her always to the conclusion (often justified) that failures in those plans are due to the fallibility of her human followers. Selûne starts [her plans] from the assumption that mortals are fallible, and have their own rights (they are not, and should never be, mere tools)."

I do like Selûne. She's not perfect, as none of the pantheon are, but still. "I tore part of my own soul out and injured myself irreparably to ensure that this world and the beings that live on it could exist, and I want you to live lives that make you happy and fulfilled, and love and respect each other's infinite variety and look out for those who are lost and unloved. Yes, that includes the monsters. I am your mother, also if you're one of my priests then make sure you call me at least once a month. I worry."

Meanwhile: "Loss and destruction and chaos and mortal despair are all "wins" to Shar."

[bugflies00]

fun fact fostering!wil has killed 1 person and attempted to kill a 2nd one

[spinnysocks]

all i want for christmas is 100 sticker sheets

[meraki-yao]

I had a 20 minute meltdown over the fact that apparently BUCKY BARNES IS A CONGRESSMAN NOW???!!!!

I just—I have so many questions

[dailyedgeworth]

today, an ugly little edgeworth sketch. for like. self care.