[16/09/25 IG Repost]
We are so excited to have YET ANOTHER Metro-Detroit based crust punk band, @teknokrat_punx join the Punks Against Apartheid global network!
Detroit reps hard, probably because it has such a long tradition of resistance. But also because the scene there is so committed to global movements for justice.
The Midwest is growing into one of our strongest regions. With recent AMAZING events like @breakingtheborderschi and some of our members attending the People’s Conference for Palestine in Detroit, it is clear that the tradition of political punk is alive and well there!
Midwest Anti-Zionist punks: don’t organise by yourself! Join a collective and let’s make our scene the frontlines of principled Palestine solidarity!!
Slide 1: Image with a faded kuffiyeh pattern in the background overlaid with text & image blocks.
On top, it reads ‘Announcing!’ diagonally overlaid in white on a black strip, and below, two circular logos outlined in white on their own black strip.
The one on the left is a circular logo with a white background and stylised graffiti text that reads TEKNOKR(A)T.
The one on the right is the Punks Against Apartheid logo, which shows a fist with a spikey bracelet punching through the apartheid wall & the text ‘PUNKS AGAINST APARTHEID’ around the circle’s edge.
Slide 2: We have decided that it is important for Teknokrat as artists to join because we are privileged enough to have a platform to share this stance. To not make our support of Palestine known would feel irresponsible and go against our core values as people. Diversity is what makes art so beautiful and art is an important part of any justice movement.
Slide 3: Corporate America and its political administrations continue to invest and pay for the genocide of the Palestinian people. It is pertinent that we all voice our distain for this. We fully support the cultural BDS movement and the people of Palestine in their fight for freedom.
Slide 4: A black and white stylised photo of a band with guitar, singer, and drums with stylised symbols on the drums and a poster with a giant anarchist (A) in the background.
Below, a long horizontal banner depicting a punk mosh pit, with large red squiggly letters depicting PUNKS AGAINST APARTHEID on top, and a punk giving the finger on the right saying ‘racism ain’t punk.’