On ops and support

So often I hear "I wish I could do more" from people who were unable to attend an event. This paste is to address this...

When one attends an event it's generally a major pain. We travel great distances, we take some measure of personal risk, we expose ourselves to emotions we'd really rather not feel. There's a lot involved, these things can be tough. None of our events are set up for happy reasons.

From an organizer's point of view it's even worse. We see, and hear horrible things in preparation for these ops. Some we share, some we withhold for the public good. There are things you don't want to know or see. We know them, we see them. They cannot be unknown, or unseen.

When the ops actually start is where you come in, you, the supporters, the thousands of you that watch our livestreams, that send us messages of support, that tell us we are doing the right thing. You are our heartbeat. Without you we could not do these things, there would be no way to carry on.

Please, never think you aren't doing enough. You are everything to us when we take to the streets or go behind closed doors to plan these things. You are our strength. Without you we are nothing.