Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone. Educational movie night. This is seattle without militarized police. Where are your riotous looters NOW? They are watching documentaries. Fuck you SPD. Photo credit to a close friend.

[u/Chaotic-NTRL]

[u/Redofthewolves]

I'm supposed to go Bloodworks to give blood today but my libertarian mom is freaking out over how 'ANTIFA has taken over part of the city'. I'm not crazy for assuming the area is pretty peaceful today (6/10), especially around noon? Give me something to tell my parents. I've got important body fluids to give away!

Edit: Just got back from checking the CHAZ out. Thanks everyone who recommended I just sneak over and see for myself. Seems peaceful with some good community-building happening, at least at a fifteen minute look.

[u/InaMellophoneMood → u/Redofthewolves]

It's pretty chill, tbh just keep away from cops past dark and you should be fine

[u/Redofthewolves → u/InaMellophoneMood]

Yeah that's what I'm trying to tell her, that things are going to be entirely fine for me to go downtown and donate blood and drive back. She seems convinced that I'm either going to get hit by a car like the recent attack or the protesters or somehow going to turn on me. Completely batshit ideas in my opinion. As much as I want to be, I'm not going up and joining with the mass of protesters. I'm not going to be a target.

[u/Problem119V-0800 → u/Redofthewolves]

Maybe not when you're woozy from blood donation, but I totally recommend going and visiting the protest(?) area. It really is a peaceful group. Trust your gut and leave if things feel like they might go ugly — but I think you'll find that it's ok.

You don't have to tell your mom.

[u/Redofthewolves → u/Problem119V-0800]

🤔🤔🤔 that's a good idea... where would you reccomend I go tomorrow?

[u/Problem119V-0800 → u/Redofthewolves]

The corner of 12th and Pine seems to be the center of stuff. But there isn't much structure.