Resistance Support Club is an organization founded by activists and artists. The activities of the club are entirely on a volunteer basis, the work of the membership is not rewarded with a salary and all proceeds from fundraisers and donations go to direct aid. First and foremost this is to help Ukrainian anti-authoritarian units and individuals active in the struggle on the frontline. Secondly, we announce and organise individual campaigns in support of other groups on the left political spectrum or civil activism initiatives active in near-frontline areas.
Cooperation and mutual assistance
Our work aims to be a helping hand to Ukrainian non-profit organizations that directly help in regions affected by unprovoked aggression. Therefore, part of the funds collected can go directly to the causes and collections of organizations that can respond to urgent demands in an immediate, effective and timely manner.
Solidarity
Our main goal is to directly support the anti-authoritarian camp of the Ukranian defence. Namely, leftist and anarchist activists who have decided to participate in the armed resistance against the aggressive imperialism of the russian federation. We support these individuals so that they can protect the lives of the civilian population. Territorial losses mean repression, systematic use of sexual violence, acts of torture and violent death for the locals living under the occupation of a foreign authoritarian regime. These affect vulnerable and marginalised populations - LGBTQ+, drug addicts, the dispossessed – most dramatically.
Education
Our activities include educational activities, and we pursue these through lectures, media publications and screenings. We also aim to raise awareness and break down dogmas associated with radical pacifism. We consider constructive pacifism to be one that is both skeptical of militarism and disruptive of pro-war narratives, sees victims of aggression as agents possessing the free will to defend themselves, and does not limit the creation of conditions for sustainable peace. Last but not least we want to support Ukrainian culture, so we curate shows, hold film screenings, auctions and benefit concerts. If you’d like to collaborate with us, feel free to contact us at mail@resistance.support!
- Reading List
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- essay The “anti-imperialism” of idiots, Leila Al-Shami for Utopia Libri (překlad)
- essay A letter to the Western Left from Kyiv, Taras Bilous for Commons (Спільне)
- interview “If we didn’t join the armed forces, the left in Ukraine would cease to exist,” says Taras Bilous (translation from Czech), Resistance Support Club members for Deník Alarm
- interview Maybe One Day People Will Understand We Do Not Want to Die, Timur Dzhafarov (John Object) for Soniakh
- short testimonies Solidarity Is Our Weapon. What Do Left-Wing Activists in the Army Think, Kateryna Turenko for Commons (Спільне)
- open letter Dopis ukrajinské solidarity s palestinským lidem, Ukraine-Palestine Solidarity Group for Deník Alarm (překlad)