salxtina
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So I'm casually considering dropping $$ to go to a concert in freaking Miami, or seeing if I can get hired on as concert staff / work-trade my way in, in part because it is so completely Unlike Things I Ever Do and it would be a novel experience, in part because no less than four artists/acts who I have lost my damn mind over will be there.
Yes I understand Florida is the Worst.
And showing up like a tourist, I want to both respect the struggles of long-term people going about their daily lives there, and recognize I'll also be exposing myself to whatever all is going on as a passer-by - like I understand it's a pretty impoverished city where street kids get caught in shoot-outs a fair amount - I read a fucked up article about it called like "The Angels Eat Neon" or something a while ago.
So camping in random concealed inner-city spot, maybe not so viable. And just the foliage is different there so parks are less likely to have well-concealing woodsy spots and rather just palm stick-trees as I understand it? And if you go out of the urban sprawl you get into the Everglades where animals will eat you.
So, ideas, cool squats, that you know about, let me know? There are islands connected to the city, it looks like, but on google maps they don't look to have walking/bicycle lanes so they might only be accesable by car. Too bad, would be fun to throw a hammock up between people's yachts or something.
Also good anti-authoritarian community groups in the area - if I'm down there, would be cool to connect. Miami Autonomy and Solidarity was a thing a while ago, not sure about now.
IDK, the one time I was in Florida in my life, I fiiiiinally had luck hitching out when I got picked up by an old Earth First!'er who gave me a tour of / told me about the underground history of Ybor City. So stuff like that is a blessing.
Yes I understand Florida is the Worst.
And showing up like a tourist, I want to both respect the struggles of long-term people going about their daily lives there, and recognize I'll also be exposing myself to whatever all is going on as a passer-by - like I understand it's a pretty impoverished city where street kids get caught in shoot-outs a fair amount - I read a fucked up article about it called like "The Angels Eat Neon" or something a while ago.
So camping in random concealed inner-city spot, maybe not so viable. And just the foliage is different there so parks are less likely to have well-concealing woodsy spots and rather just palm stick-trees as I understand it? And if you go out of the urban sprawl you get into the Everglades where animals will eat you.
So, ideas, cool squats, that you know about, let me know? There are islands connected to the city, it looks like, but on google maps they don't look to have walking/bicycle lanes so they might only be accesable by car. Too bad, would be fun to throw a hammock up between people's yachts or something.
Also good anti-authoritarian community groups in the area - if I'm down there, would be cool to connect. Miami Autonomy and Solidarity was a thing a while ago, not sure about now.
IDK, the one time I was in Florida in my life, I fiiiiinally had luck hitching out when I got picked up by an old Earth First!'er who gave me a tour of / told me about the underground history of Ybor City. So stuff like that is a blessing.
