A broad coalition of grassroots activists has just launched a week of action in so-called Melbourne (Naarm) under the banner of ‘Whose future?’ This coalition aims to resist the profit-driven systems of oppression that are driving climate chaos, genocide and colonial violence, as well as to imagine better ways of living.

Actions so far have included: shutting down Webb Dock (causing significant economic disruption and halting the flow of trade to genocidal states); graffitiing monuments that glorify war; dropping banners over highways; and holding community workshops, skill-shares and dinners.

‘Whose future?’ also encourages local groups to organise independent actions, such as the occupation of ALP MP Daniel Mulino on Monday to demand sanctions on Israel.

‘Whose future?’ is a call to action from a collective of different groups and individuals imagining a future beyond our current systems. Those with wealth and power who benefit from these systems — the weapons companies, mining conglomerates, billionaires, real estate companies and paid-off politicians — have a monopoly on shaping the future. But they are not invested in people or the planet, only in their own profits and successes at the expense of people and the planet.

This week of action calls on people to ask: whose future is being stolen? Whose future has already been destroyed? And whose future will become reality if we keep upholding this system of infinite growth?

Answering these questions involves linking the different struggles that people across society are fighting, building collectives around food, housing and meeting basic needs, caring for land and water, sharing knowledge and practices in ways that are accessible to all, and engaging in a wide range of protest activities: civil disobedience, striking, blockading, and other forms of economic disruption.

We call on everyone to:

resist systems built on violence, dispossession, and exploitation of land and people.

reimagine what futures are possible and what society could look like.

reorganise in ways that enable communities and ecosystems to flourish.

To find more information about upcoming public events and ways to get involved, follow updates from:

Instagram: @whosefuture

Website: whosefuture.noblogs.org

Email: whosefuture@proton.me