May 22: Episode Six of Nemik’s Weekly Manifesto
““The reason for revolution is empathy” - Tony Gilroy
A bunch of Fulcrums got together Tuesday night on our Discord to rewatch and process Rogue One together – and to talk about where we go next in our fight for freedom from fascism and white supremacy in America. We’ll be having more community opportunities like this in the future so please make sure you’ve joined the Get Free Discord.
Spoilers for Rogue One and ALL of Andor season 2 ahead.
May 15: Episode Five of Nemik’s Weekly Manifesto
“The rebellion isn’t here. It’s flown away. It’s everywhere now.” - Luthen Rael, Andor season 2 episode 10, “Make It Stop”
We’ll also be coming together for a Fulcrum meeting on Tuesday, May 20th at 8 pm EDT/7 pm CDT/6 pm MDT/5 pm PDT in the Get Free Discord voice channel to discuss where we go from here to fight for freedom from fascism in the U.S., and to watch Rogue One together. Make sure you’ve joined our Discord and RSVP’d to the server event so you don’t miss it.
One last thing before we get into the series finale - our final newsletter will be next Thursday, where we’ll discuss Rogue One’s ties to Andor, IRL history and organizing, and further next steps. Be on the lookout in your inbox!
Spoilers for ALL of Andor season 2 ahead.
May 8: Episode Four of Nemik’s Weekly Manifesto
“What happened yesterday on Ghorman was unprovoked genocide. Yes! Genocide! And that truth has been exiled from this Chamber! The death of truth is the ultimate victory of evil. It leaves us vulnerable to the monster who is the loudest…The monster we helped create will come for us all. That monster is Emperor Palpatine.” - Mon Mothma, Andor season 2 episode 9
Spoilers for Andor season 2 episodes 7-9 ahead.
In addition to this week’s Manifesto, listen to Anthony and Natalie’s discussion on last week’s episodes of the Roots of Change podcast, available now on YouTube, and on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and your favorite podcast apps on Monday, May 12th.
May1: Episode Three of Nemik’s Weekly Manifesto
“If we do not stand together, we will be crushed” - Mon Mothma, Andor season 2, Episode 4 "Ever Been to Ghorman?"
Spoilers for Andor season 2 episodes 1-6 ahead.
Happy May Day and shout out to all workers reading this newsletter and those taking action for labor, dignity, and freedom today! In addition to this week’s Manifesto, listen to Anthony, Elana and Klaudia’s discussion on the latest episode of the Graphic Policy Radio podcast, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and your favorite podcast apps.
April 24: Episode Two of Nemik’s Weekly Manifesto
“The Empire cannot win. You’ll never feel right unless you are doing what you can to stop them. You are coming home to yourself. You’ve become more than your fear. Let that protect you.” - Cassian Andor, Andor Season 2 Episode 1, “One Year Later”
Spoilers for Andor season 2 episodes 1-3 ahead. Content warnings for discussions of imperialism, human trafficking, and sexual assault.
April 17: Episode One of Nemik’s Weekly Manifesto
“Remember this, freedom is a pure idea.”
Welcome to Nemik’s Weekly Manifesto, a newsletter to educate and mobilize Star Wars fandom across races, backgrounds, and generations to rebel against real life authoritarianism in our own galaxy.
Who are we?
Get Free is a movement of Gen Z and millennials working for repair and true equality, to help us all get free from white supremacy. We have pods across the U.S. organizing young people in their local communities towards this goal - you can read a bit about what we’re doing here.
What will be in this newsletter?
For many, Star Wars was our first introduction to the idea of resistance to fascism in fiction, even if we didn't realize it when watching as children. While certain parts of the fandom have always discussed its political ramifications, Andor's first season kicked that into overdrive, and many Star Wars fans felt galvanized by its messages. Nemik's Weekly Manifesto aims to bridge the gap between the story and messages of Andor and the real life history and theory of antifascist movements.
Star Wars is a story of antifascist rebellion, and fans like us have a unique opportunity with Andor season 2 to intervene and organize for a country not so far, far away.
Andor, the Rebellion, and IRL U.S. Politics.
To start you off and prepare for Andor season 2, here’s three things you can read, listen to, or watch to introduce these connections between Star Wars and U.S. imperialism.
Read:
Salon - There's no hiding from it: The politics of "Andor" look a lot like the type troubling our world
Watch:
Listen:
Graphic Policy Radio
Take Action
Just like the Empire tried to hide its own history of genocide and enslavement, the MAGA regime is attempting to erase the real history of U.S. genocide and enslavement, for their white supremacist agenda. They’ve scrubbed government records of Black, native, disabled and transgender heroes like Harriet Tubman, Jackie Robinson, and Marsha P. Johnson. Use this form to demand your representatives preserve our history.
Another important part of being a Fulcrum agent for the Rebellion is recruitment. Before Andor season 2 premieres on April 22, invite 2 friends to this newsletter so we can get the word out and build Project Fulcrum together!
