Dr. Ananas™ (Anaïs Tilquin) 😷 Profile picture
Sailing (r)evolutionary pinapologist, paper pirate, in civil resistance in Switzerland | Holds a PhD on the evolution of sex. Dr. Ananas™. Better than random.
Aug 6, 2022 9 tweets 5 min read
If you're new to activism, and ur group is all rookies as well, hunt down someone with experience to teach u the ins & outs. Save yourself years.

So many things I've had to painfully figure out by myself before opening the right books & realising it's staples.

6 random examples 1⃣ The phone is ur best friend.
Call ppl all the time - ppl you need to work with, ppl you've met once to tell them of ur next event, collect ppl's numbers and not only email addresses. One-on-one conversations get ppl moving.
Chats & broadcasts are comfortable...and ineffective.
Apr 1, 2022 14 tweets 10 min read
Today is a good day. Many #civilresistance groups getting their campaigns started or ramping up around the world today - and they're no joke ;)
Check this out!! 10 countries listed below!
Is yours there? FRANCE
New "Last Renovation" group from France had their very first motorway blockade today... in a blizzard!!
They demand the Gov't do emergency insulation of all of France leaky homes.
Go and give love to @derniere_renov to welcome them to the scene!
Sep 16, 2021 22 tweets 7 min read
Sent now to @ETH_en colleagues. This is not a drill.

"Dear former colleagues,

Two months ago, I gave up on my academic career and quit my job at our beloved ETH, to organise illegal activities on a mass scale.
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And now, after siphonning off all of your email addresses, I’m writing to ask you to come and get arrested with me in 2 weeks in the streets of Zurich.

Obviously, that’s not exactly how I imagined my research career would turn out.
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