Naughty North

We are committed to celebrating our queerest selves while resisting the devastating violence inherent in the consumer driven assimilationist gaystream. We will defend ourselves against the brutal silence of isolation thru a diverse and dedicated network of action oriented friends and lovers. We will not deny our anger or fail to recognize the links between queer struggle and challenging power. Naughty North is a defiant orgasm in the face of oppression: all are welcome to get off with us!

16 March 2009

Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition Gathering

Second gathering of the Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition (MPAC) is happening on March 21st 2009 at noon at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Belfast Maine.

Last January, organizers, family members, friends, prisoner abolitionists and ex-prisoners from throughout the state of Maine gathered to discuss how we can share ideas, resources and strategies in working for a more human and just treatment for Maine's prisoners.

A few of us from Naughty North will be there to give an update about the NJ4 campaign we have been working on as well as discussing how we can better support queer and trans prisoners in Maine.

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Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition
Saturday March 21st 12:00-4:00 PM
Belfast UU Church 37 Miller Stre
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Points of Unity

We will build friendships and alliances across urban and rural boundaries, celebrating our diversity and micro-cultures while breaking down isolation. Through campouts, work parties, dance parties, sleepovers, farm days, etc, we will create and share a positive queer experience.
We will not only critique targets like corporations, but we will also expose inconsistencies within our social groups and so-called “communities”, in order to grow more toward our radical ideals. Whenever possible, we will use theatrics, humor and satire to communicate and to critique ourselves.
Fighting racism, classism, misogyny, heterosexism, transphobia, ableism, capitalism and all other hierarchies is a central purpose of Naughty North, not an add-on. We will work to create a space where radical queers can challenge these hierarchies and build alliances with other oppressed peoples willing to struggle with us.
We are committed to inter-generational struggle. Radical queer history has been systematically distorted, erased and disappeared by the AIDS genocide and fear. We will re-learn and teach these histories to inform our present and push the boundaries of a new queer activism.
We will confront notions of shame from both the Christian Right and the mainstream gay and lesbian community.
Assimilation is death through erasure. We oppose all forms of assimilation, especially gay marriage and inclusion in the military industrial complex.
Our (direct) actions will not only be fierce and critical, but fun and empowering.
We will create a radical presence at queer events and a queer presence at radical events.