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GSUS West Michigan
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General Strike US West Michigan Chapter

GSUS is a decentralized network of people working to mobilize 3.5% of the population in a revolutionary general strike

https://linktr.ee/gsuswestmi
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Comrade Jamil Al‑Amin built Black power and defended his community, only to be stolen by the U.S. colonial government and forced to die behind enemy walls.

The revolution continues because their spirit...elder and revolutionary, cannot be caged. We honor him with relentless action. ✊🏾
November 24, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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Feeding the Fight - Nov 30th, Detroit
Free food. Free store. Music. Skills. Community & more
Not charity - solidarity.
A Community Led Alternative to Black Friday ✊🏾

Passenger Recovery| 1 - 6pm
📦 Donations: Passenger Recovery or bring day of
3901 Christopher St, Det 48211
#FeedingTheFight
November 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
gsuswestmich.bsky.social
The General Strike webinar recording has been uploaded to the YouTube channel. This critical webinar covers how general strikes have happened historically and the actions needed to make one happen again.

www.youtube.com/live/GB9ZZFW...
Why We Need a General Strike and How We Can Make it Happen
YouTube video by The General Strike US
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Our first official chapter event! GSUS West MI and DSA Southwest MI will be co-hosting a Union Teach In at First United Methodist Church in Kzoo at 3 pm.

Following this, the church will be hosting a concert benefiting a local food pantry that we have also been invited to.

Reach out with questions!
November 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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gsustulsa.bsky.social
Can we address the actual elephant in the room? Amerikkka is a settler colonial project. The U.S. government is illegitimate, built on genocide, land theft, and slavery.
So when you get fixated on getting Trump out and nothing else, it shows me your politics begin and end with your personal comfort.
Share this widely. 🚨 After 7 million people hit the streets during the No Kings rallies, and Chicago’s Mayor Brandon Johnson publicly called for a General Strike, the idea is breaking through and the time to organize is now. We’ve hit 400K on https://generalstrikeus.com/ The general strike is the ultimate weapon of the working class, a tool to shut down systems that exploit and oppress us. We can make it real, but only if we move together, with strategy and discipline. Join this crucial webinar to study how general strikes have historically shifted power, and learn how we can apply those lessons to our struggle today building collective strength, disrupting the status quo, and reclaiming power for the people. It’s time we get serious about making a #GeneralStrike happen. If you’re ready or want to learn more, join the call on 11/22: 💫 https://form.jotform.com/253146901497159 💫 👩🏻‍🤝‍👨🏿Email info@generalstrikeus.com if you’d like to organize a viewing party of 3 or more to be live on the Zoom and shout out your organization or chapter.🚨
November 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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genstrikedetroit.bsky.social
Volunteer to prepare your community to strike back. Follow link in our bio (linktr.ee/generalstrikeus) to learn more about GSUS:

Start or join a General Strike U.S. chapter in your community. We'll help you get started.
#Generalstrikeus

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November 20, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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We get push back against a general strike from folks worried that it will hurt small local businesses. Here's the thing, Fascist abuses of our communities are going to hurt small business a LOT more than a few days (or weeks or event months) of a general strike.

www.newsweek.com/charlotte-ne...
Charlotte ‘nearly empty’ as local businesses struggle amid ICE crackdown
City officials and business owners say the presence of U.S. Border Patrol has triggered a drop in foot traffic among customers.
www.newsweek.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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November 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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GSUS West Michigan and the local DSA will be digging into labor organizing on November 25th. Don’t miss this convo.
#laborsolidarity #unions #GeneralStrikeUS #DSA

www.instagram.com/gsusmigr
November 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Avoid travel and restaurants and cancel streaming and digital subscriptions, organizers said. "If you must spend: support small, local businesses only. Pay in cash." Small Business Saturday on Nov. 30 is exempted from the blackout.

#MassBlackout
#BlockParty
Cancel Black Friday? 'Mass Blackout' doesn't want you to shop or work to protest Trump
'Mass Blackout' is the latest in a series of holiday shopping boycotts to protest the Trump administration, DEI rollbacks and economic inequality.
www.usatoday.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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GSUS Substack post about the Mass Blackout Nov 25th – Dec 2nd
generalstrikeus.substack.com/p/starve-the...
#GeneralStrikeUS #GeneralStrike #detroit
November 16, 2025 at 3:11 PM
gsuswestmich.bsky.social
General Strike US Teach-In tonight at 8 est! This is a great way to learn more about the movement and connect with other volunteers.

Can't make it tonight? Don't worry! These are hosted every other Sunday, so mark the next one on your calendar!
November 16, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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genstrikedetroit.bsky.social
What we’re fighting is not just corruption or bad leadership. It’s a system that was never designed for liberation. A system that can’t be fixed with a new president, because its foundation is domination of land, labor, and life itself.

Our work is to build beyond it.
#Generalstrikeus
November 12, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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gsusutah.bsky.social
Mass Blackout coming soon...
#blockparty #blackout #gsus #utah #massblackout #boycott @occupyeverything.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
gsuswestmich.bsky.social
Our first official chapter event! GSUS West MI and DSA Southwest MI will be co-hosting a Union Teach In at First United Methodist Church in Kzoo at 3 pm.

Following this, the church will be hosting a concert benefiting a local food pantry that we have also been invited to.

Reach out with questions!
November 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
gsuswestmich.bsky.social
ROOTS is an initiative we are working to implement here in Michigan. We need volunteers to help us do it. The more volunteers we have, the more food we can grow, and the more we can rely on our community instead of the state. You can find more information in the ROOTS Toolkit in our bio.
November 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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genstrikedetroit.bsky.social
✊🏾 Find Your Local G.S.U.S. Chapter. The movement is growing from state to state, find a G.S.U.S. chapter near you and plug into local organizing, mutual aid, and strike support. Don't see yours we'll help you get started.

www.canva.com/design/DAG31...

#Generalstrikeus
November 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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The ingredients for freedom are simple: labor, action, and unity. The workers, the unemployed, the incarcerated, the unhoused, students, tenants and so on all contribute to the lifeblood of this system. To seize the beans of production is to take back what our hands already create.
#Seizethebeans
November 8, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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gsusutah.bsky.social
Mutual Aid is our Power. Especially in these times. (continued in comments)
#mutualaid #GSUS #Utah #SNAP #aid #power #revolutionary
November 11, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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genstrikedetroit.bsky.social
🚨 Starve The System, Feed The People. They Fear Our Organized Solidarity. 🚨

Mass Blackout Website: www.themassblackout.com

Feeding America:
teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/teams/mb

People's Power Playbook: Actions to empower our communities
peoplespowerplaybook.my.canva.site

#MassBlackout
November 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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tempestori.bsky.social
We know accessibility isn't a side issue. It`s part of building real solidarity. Disabled comrades can help us strengthen connections with groups fighting for disability rights, justice, and access, and make sure our organizing reflects everyone's needs.
#GSUS
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HOW GSUS UPLIFTS AND INCLUDES DISABLED COMRADES IN THE MOVEMENT: Liberation Includes Everyone. We know liberation means all of us or none of us. GSUS works to make sure our disabled comrades are not just included but centered in how we organize, build, and fight together. We build a movement where everyone has a place, power, and voice. Accessibility is revolutionary, because none of us are free until all of us are. Beyond Capitalist Measures of Value: "From each according to their ability, to each according G their need" Karl Marx. Not everyone can labor in the same way, but everyone deserves care, dignity, and access. Capitalism disposes of people it deems "unproductive". We refuse that logic and build systems where value isn't defined by exploitation. HOW GSUS UPLIFTS AND INCLUDES DISABLED COMRADES IN THE MOVEMENT: Value Beyond Labor. GSUS doesn't expect everyone to give equally, we recognize structural barriers and center accessibility. Those who can't "give time" in the traditional sense still receive resources and care as a right, not a debt. Their lived experience, insight, and presence are also valuable forms of contribution. Many Ways to Contribute. Listening, emotional support, storytelling, knowledge sharing Remote tasks: phone calls, check-ins, art, zines, translation Being part of decision-making, helping shape the vision Teaching others about access, survival, and disability justice. HOW GSUS UPLIFTS AND INCLUDES DISABLED COMRADES IN THE MOVEMENT: Accessibility Is Collective Liberation. GSUS has an accessibility team, and we're always looking to grow it with more disabled comrades and allies. Your experience, insight, and leadership are vital to this movement. We know accessibility isn't a side issue. It`s part of building real solidarity. Disabled comrades can help us strengthen connections with groups fighting for disability rights, justice, and access, and make sure our organizing reflects everyone's needs. Together, we can shape a movement where every comrade has power, voice, and a place in the struggle for liberation. ACCESSIBILITY TEAM. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED. HELP BREAK DOWN BARRIERS SO EVERY MEMBER CAN FULLY PARTICIPATE, ONLINE AND OFFLINE. HELP CREATE ACCESSIBLE SPACES, CLEAR MATERIALS AND PROCESSES, WE AIM TO MAKE OUR MOVEMENT MORE INCLUSIVE, EQUITABLE, AND WELCOMING FOR ALL. SRTIKE BACK! LINKTR.EE/GENERALSTRIKEUS.
November 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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gsusutah.bsky.social
Our Core Demands. Learn more at the links in our profile.
#GSUS #Utah #GeneralStrike
November 6, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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genstrikedetroit.bsky.social
They taught us to wait for someone else to fix things our cars, our communities, our lives.

But we’re learning to do it ourselves, together.

Interested in getting involved, learning, teaching, or lending a hand? Reach out to Tinker at 313-900-6278.🔩💯
#mechanics #cars
November 3, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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For the rest of this month and all of December NO corporate spending if at all possible, SHOP SMALL and SHOP LOCAL. GIVE BACK to your community.
November 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM