“The Oakland warehouse fire occurred in a radical leftist commune rife with HIV, drugs, and alternative lifestyle degeneracy,” a thread on the website 4chan decreed. “These communes are known as ‘DIY spaces’ to the bums, anarchists, and drug addicts who populate them.”
What can you do to support your local DIY scene in these uncertain times? One local DIY booker has a few tips: “Do not share the address of any DIY venue to anyone you don’t know and trust. [Don’t] use the venue name in posts or pictures of the outside of the venue. If possible, refrain from posting anything having to do with our DIY venues.”
