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Wanneer: 26/05/2020 - 10:10

In these times when most of our communal spaces are closed, the streets are overflowed with positive messages recommending us of “Taking good care of each other”, of “sending a lot of hearts to the hospitals”, of “getting out of this together”. All these messages you see around the streets, while the shadow of the consequences of the crisis loom over our heads, while the capitalist system uses yet another crisis to reshape the market relationships.

Confronted with the reality of everyday oppression and with the perspectives of what’s going to come, these messages sometimes sound like the caress of the butcher to the lamb.

Now, we don’t believe that these messages are evil-minded, or that there is some kind of twisted direction behind this, we believe however that good thoughts by themselves won’t suffice, and that we need to struggle to create a world where we can take good care of each other, where we can put people over profit and build a system that’s not based on exploitation.

We’ve started reclaiming the streets with this challenge, and we’ve kept on trying to do what we can to support the people around us and protest against what’s happening.

[NL]
Utrecht, zorg goed voor elkaar?

In deze tijd is het kraakhelder wie het hardst geraakt wordt, wie de meeste zorg draagt en wie moeite heeft om rond te komen.
Om goed voor iedereen te zorgen, hebben we een systeem nodig dat mensen boven winst verkiest; een systeem dat niet is gebaseerd op uitbuiting.

Zorg dat iedereen een veilige en stabiele woonsituatie heeft.
Zorg dat iedereen een inkomen heeft om zichzelf te voorzien.

Tijdens en na het virus.

Zorg betekent niet tijdelijke liefdadigheid.

Zorg betekent het eisen van sociale rechtvaardigheid.
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[EN]
Utrecht, take good care of each other?

In these times it’s crystal clear who is hit the hardest, who is carrying most of the care work and who is struggling to make ends meet.
In order to take care of everybody we need to put people over profit and create a system that’s not based on exploitation.

Let’s make safe and stable housing accessible to all.
Let’s give everybody an income to self-determine themselves.

During and after corona

Care does not mean temporary charity.
Care means demanding social justice.

https://thebarricade.noblogs.org/post/2020/04/13/zorg-voor-elkaar/