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,LIKE GRAFFITI1 :EATPA/+ IS A DIRECT ACTION TE*NIQUE = COMMUNICAT+ ) Y\R NEI<BORS & R$ECORAT+ Y\R 5VIRONM5T4 ,BECAUSE IT'S EASY TO MASS-PRODUCE PO/]S1 :EATPA/+ 5ABLES Y\ TO DEPLOY A NUANC$1 COMPLEX MESSAGE AT A L>GE NUMB] ( LOCATIONS ) M9IMAL EF=T & RISK4 ,REPETITION MAKES Y\R MESSAGE FAMILI> TO EV]YONE & 9CREASES ! *ANCES ?AT O!RS WILL ?9K IT OV]4 ,IF Y\'RE LOOK+ = PO/]S TO PA/E UP1 WE (F] A WIDE SELECTION ( PO/] DESIGNS TO PR9T \T OR ORD] 9 BULK4 

,MAK+ ,PA/E 

,TO MAKE :EATPA/E1 MIX TWO P>TS :ITE OR :OLE-GRA9 :EAT FL\R ) ?REE P>TS WAT]1 /IR \T ANY LUMPS1 & HEAT ! MIXTURE TO A BOIL4 ,:5 IT ?ICK5S1 ADD MORE WAT]2 CONT9UE COOK+ IT ON L[ HEAT = AT LEA/ HALF AN H\R1 /IRR+ CON/ANTLY SO AS NOT TO BURN IT4 ,SOME PEOPLE ADD A LITTLE SUG> OR CORN/>* = EXTRA /ICK9ESS2 DON'T BE AFRAID TO EXP]IM5T4 ,:EATPA/E1 ONCE MADE1 WILL LA/ = A :ILE IF KEPT 9 SEAL$ CONTA9]S1 ?\< EV5TUALLY IT WILL DRY UP OR BECOME ROTT5--& SEAL$ CONTA9]S ( IT HAVE BE5 KN[N TO BUR/1 TO UN=TUNATE EFFECT4 ,KEEP !M 9 A REFRIG]ATOR IF Y\ CAN4 

,Y\ CAN ALSO OBTA9 WALLPAP] ADHESIVE AT ANY HOME IMPROVEM5T /ORE2 ?IS COMES 9 PRE-MIX$ BUCKETS OR BOXES ( P[D]4 ,WALLPAP] ADHESIVE IS MU* QUICK] & EASI] TO MIX ?AN :EATPA/E1 & NOT MU* MORE EXP5SIVE EV5 IF Y\ >E PAY+ = IT4 ,DON'T GET ! BR&S ADV]TIS$ AS 0EASY TO REMOVE10 OBVI\SLY--GET ! MO/ HEAVY-DUTY ADHESIVE AVAILABLE4 

,PO/]S 

,IF Y\'RE :EATPA/+ TO EXPRESS 9=MATION OR IDEAS1 GOOD DESIGN IS KEY TO GETT+ Y\R MESSAGE ACROSS4 ,REMEMB]1 MO/ PEOPLE WILL SEE !SE FROM A DI/ANCE1 SO MAKE ! HEADL9E HUGE & LEGIBLE & USE IMAGES ?AT >E SIMPLE1 HI<-CONTRA/1 & EQUALLY L>GE4 ,BE SURE ! HEADL9E COMMUNICATES ! BASIC IDEA ON ITS [N4 ,Y\ CAN ALSO 9CLUDE A P>AGRAPH OR SO 9 SMALL] PR9T = ! CASUALLY 9T]E/$1 & IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA TO ADD A WEBPAGE ADDRESS OR SIMIL> L9K = ?OSE :O WANT TO PURSUE ?+S FUR!R4 

,DON'T LIMIT Y\RSELF TO PA/+ UP /&>D-SIZE PHOTOCOPIES2 MANY PHOTOCOPY+ FRAN*ISES (F] MU* BIGG] OPTIONS4 ,Y\ CAN MAKE HUGE PO/]S TO PUT UP2 IF SU* PR9T+ TE*NOLOGY IS UNAVAILABLE1 Y\ CAN PA/E UP BIG IMAGES COMPRIS$ ( SMALL] COPIES4 ,BE CREATIVE3 Y\ C\LD ALSO PA/E UP OLD AN>*I/ NEWSPR9T PUBLICATIONS1 OR ?OSE POLICE T>GET-PRACTICE %EETS ) PHOTOS ( MASK$ M5 ON !M1 OR BUS S*$ULES SCRE5PR9T$ ) >TI/IC DESIGNS1 OR 9COME TAX =MS /5CIL$ ) ! APPROPRIATE MESSAGES AB\T TAXATION1 REPRES5TATION1 & EXPLOITATION4 

,?IS MAY SEEM C\NT]9TUITIVE1 BUT ! ?9N] ! PAP]1 ! BETT]--?9 PAP] TAKES PA/E BETT]1 & WILL BE MORE LIKELY TO RIP (F 9 T9Y PIECES RA!R ?AN ALL AT ONCE IF AN >T HAT] TAKES A DISLIKE TO IT4 ,ANO!R WAY TO FOIL SU* PHILI/9ES IS TO RUN A RAZOR QUICKLY D[N & ACROSS EA* PO/] SEV]AL TIMES IMM$IATELY AFT] Y\'VE PA/$ IT UP2 A PA/$ PO/] SLIC$ 9 ?IS MANN] WILL ONLY COME D[N ONE SMALL PIECE AT A TIME4 

,A NEW PO/] = Y\ TO PUT UP6 

  

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,TE*NIQUE 

,IF Y\'RE PA/+ UP A LOT ( SMALL PO/]S1 C>RY !M 9 A WAY ?AT 5ABLES Y\ TO ACCESS !M EASILY )\T IT BE+ OBVI\S ?AT Y\ HAVE !M4 ,A MESS5G] BAG WILL S]VE = ?IS--JU/ MAKE SURE Y\ CAN REA* 9TO IT & SLIDE ONE \T )\T MU* FUMBL+4 ,IF Y\'RE PO/+ GREAT BIG PO/]S1 ROLL !M UP1 TOP SIDE \T SO Y\ CAN SWIFTLY UNROLL !M D[N ! WALL1 & RUBB] B& !M 9DIVIDUALLY4 

,Y\'LL NE$ A CONTA9] FROM :I* TO APPLY ! PA/E4 ,:EATPA/E T5DS TO BE ?ICK1 SO A VESSEL ) A WIDE M\? SU* AS A L>GE PLA/IC BOTTL$ WAT] CONTA9] IS WELL-SUIT$ = IT2 WALLPAP] ADHESIVE T5DS TO BE ?9N] & MORE CONSI/5T1 SO IT CAN BE DISP5S$ \T ( SMALL] HOLES1 SU* AS ?AT ( A DI%WA%+ SOAP CONTA9] ) A POP-UP NOZZLE4 ,IT CAN HELP TO HAVE SOME?+ TO SMOO? ! PO/]S UP ON ! WALL--A W9D[-WA%+ SQUEEGEE FROM A GAS /ATION WILL SUFFICE1 OR Y\ C\LD GET A PLA/IC WALLPAP] SMOO!R FROM ! SAME RETAIL]S ?AT PROVIDE WALLPAP] ADHESIVE4 ,BIG PA9TBRU%ES CAN SPE$ ! APPLICATION ( :EATPA/E1 TOO4 ,Y\ C\LD DO ALL ( ?IS ) Y\R H&S1 BUT IT WILL LEAVE Y\ MESSY4 

,= EA* PO/]1 PICK A GOOD LOCATION1 & MAKE SURE IT'S CLEAN2 MO/ SMOO? METAL1 GLASS1 OR /UCCO WILL TAKE PA/+ NICELY1 :ILE WOOD OR CONCRETE WILL BE SOME:AT LESS ACCOMMODAT+1 & BRICK EV5 LESS SO4 ,NEXT1 APPLY ! PA/E4 ,! MORE :EATPA/E Y\ USE1 ! LONG] IT WILL TAKE TO DRY1 SO USE ! M9IMUM AM\NT TO MAKE ALL ( ! PO/] /ICK4 ,IF Y\'RE US+ SMALL] PO/]S1 SPREAD PA/E OV] ! WALL1 PLACE ! PO/] ON ! PA/$ >EA1 SMOO? \T ALL AIR BUBBLES & WR9KLES1 & SPREAD SOME PA/E OV] ! TOP TO HOLD D[N ! CORN]S4 ,IF Y\'RE US+ L>G] PO/]S1 UNROLL !M FLAT ON ! GR\ND & APPLY ! PA/E TO !IR BACKS !RE1 !N PUT !M ON ! WALL1 SMOO? !M \T1 & ADD ANO!R LAY] ( PA/E4 ,/>T+ \T ON ! GR\ND R5D]S Y\ LESS CONSPICU\S :ILE Y\'RE MAK+ SURE ! PA/E IS EV5LY APPLI$4 

,:5 Y\ ?9K AB\T :]E TO PA/E1 BALANCE ! L5G? ( TIME ! PO/] WILL PROBABLY /AY UP AGA9/ ! AM\NT ( TRAFFIC ! LOCATION GETS1 FACTOR+ 9 ! QUE/ION ( :I* DEMOGRAPHICS WILL MO/ APPRECIATE Y\R DESIGN4 ,(T51 IT IS BETT] TO PUT UP A PO/] 9 AN ALLEY ?AT WILL REMA9 = SIX MON?S ?AN IT IS TO PUT UP TW5TY ALONG ,MA9 ,/REET ?AT WILL BE GONE BY NOON4 

,BECAUSE :EATPA/+ IS SOME:AT LESS ?AN LEGAL 9 MANY PLACES1 IT DOESN'T HURT TO GO AB\T IT 9CONSPICU\SLY4 ,LATE 9 ! EV5+ CAN BE A GOOD TIME = IT1 :5 ! /REETS >E QUIET BUT NOT YET EMPTY & Y\ CAN PASS Y\RSELVES (F AS /UD5TS GO+ TO A P>TY OR WORK]S WALK+ BACK FROM A B>4 ,BEHAVE AS ?\< :AT Y\'RE DO+ IS P]FECTLY LEGAL1 :ILE BE+ C>EFUL NOT TO DO IT BE=E ! GAZE ( ! AU?ORITIES2 Y\'LL BE SURPRIS$ :AT Y\ CAN GET AWAY )4 ,EV5 9 CITIES LOCK$ UND] ! CONTROL ( ?\S&S ( RIOT POLICE1 AN>*I/S HAVE /ILL BE5 ABLE TO DECORATE :OLE DI/RICTS ) PO/]S4 

,A BICYCLE CAN BE A USEFUL ACCESSORY = PO/]+4 ,Y\ CAN C>RY SUPPLIES 9 A BASKET ON ! H&LEB>DS1 & IT CAN FUNCTION AS A LADD] TO REA* PLACES :]E Y\R >T IS MORE VISIBLE & H>D] TO REMOVE4 ,IT CAN ALSO ASSI/ Y\ 9 MAK+ A QUICK GETAWAY1 %\LD ! NE$ >ISE4 ,ALSO1 BR+ SOME?+ TO CLEAN UP )--EV5 IF Y\ WE> LATEX GLOVES TO KEEP Y\R H&S FROM GETT+ /ICKY ) :EATPA/E1 IT CAN GET ALL OV] Y\R CLO!S1 :I* IS A DEAD GIVEAWAY ?AT Y\'RE ! CULPRIT4 

,APPLICATIONS 

,A WELL-COORD9AT$ GR\P CAN COV] A CITY 9 PO/]S 9 ! C\RSE ( A S+LE EV5+3 DIVIDE UP ! >EA1 SET ! T>GET LOCATIONS 9 ADVANCE1 & C>RY \T ! ACTION QUICKLY SO Y\'VE ALL DISAPPE>$ BY ! TIME PEOPLE NOTICE ! NEW PO/]S EV]Y:]E4 ,:EATPA/+ CAN ALSO BE APPLI$ TO REWORK ! IMAGES & MESSAGES ( BILLBO>DS4 ,A GR\P ATT5D+ A MASS MOBILIZATION C\LD MAKE :EATPA/+ KITS 9CLUD+ READY-TO-USE :EATPA/E1 PO/]S1 & MAPS %[+ VULN]ABLE ZONES ( ! CITY TO DI/RIBUTE TO O!R GR\PS ) TIME & 5]GY TO APPLY4 

,F9ALLY1 Y\ C\LD PUT UP PO/]S ) ?IS :EATPA/E RECIPE ON !M & A CALL = SUBMISSIONS1 5C\RAG+ O!RS TO P>TICIPATE 9 DECORAT+ Y\R T[N4 

,APP5DIX3 ,ADV5TURES 9 ,:EATPA/+--,A ,N>RATIVE 

,MO/ :EATPA/+ GOES SO SMOO?LY ?AT !RE'S NOT MU* TO TELL1 BUT IT'S ALWAYS POSSIBLE TO PU% ! LIMITS1 & ?IS IS ! /ORY ( A TIME WE DID JU/ ?AT4 

,IT WAS ! NI<T BE=E ! ONE-YE> ANNIV]S>Y ( ,SEPTEMB] #a#a1 #b#a1 & WE HAD SCAMM$ OV] TWO DOZ5 PO/]S FIVE FEET TALL & ?REE FEET WIDE FROM ! LOCAL PHOTOCOPY+ FRAN*ISE ) :I* TO ADDRESS ! PRESS+ ISSUES ( T]RORISM & W>4 ,WE HAD CAS$ \R CITY & ID5TIFI$ ! PRIME LOCATIONS = !SE1 9 ! D[NT[N %OPP+ DI/RICT & ALONG A FEW MAJOR ?OR\<F>ES4 ,WE MAPP$ \T ! >EA & E/ABLI%$ ! BE/ ORD] = VISIT+ !SE LOCATIONS1 SO WE C\LD GET ! MO/ DONE 9 EA* SECTION ( ! CITY BE=E POLICE C\LD TAKE NOTE ( \R ACTIVITY1 & !N MOVE TO ANO!R ZONE4 

,WE DIVID$ FIVE ROLES BETWE5 US4 ,ONE ( US W\LD RIDE A BICYCLE1 DO+ RECONNAISSANCE 9 A RADIUS ( A FEW BLOCKS >\ND EV]Y SITE4 ,! O!R F\R ( US W\LD TRAVEL 9 A VEHICLE4 ,?IS VEHICLE W\LD DROP (F A SC\T TO /& LOOK\T AT ONE 5D ( A /REET1 AS MO/ ( \R T>GETS W]E ON ONE-WAY /REETS1 !N DROP (F ! TWO PEOPLE :O W]E TO DO ! PA/+ >\ND A CORN] \T ( SI<T FROM ! T>GET1 BE=E DRIV+ D[N ! CROSS /REET TO KEEP WAT* FROM ANO!R DIRECTION4 ,AFT] ! TWO HAD DECORAT$ ! SITES *OS5 9 ?AT >EA1 !Y W\LD MEET ! DRIV] >\ND ANO!R QUIET CORN]1 & ! ?REE W\LD PICK UP ! P$E/RIAN LOOK\T & MOVE ON TO ! NEXT >EA1 FOLL[$ BY ! BICYCLI/4 ,! DRIV]1 ! BICYCLI/1 ! SC\T1 & ! PA/+ TEAM W]E ALL CONNECT$ BY TWO-WAY RADIOS ) E>PIECES SO NEWS ( ! MOVEM5TS ( POLICE OR O!RS C\LD BE IMM$IATELY RELAY$ AMONG US4 ,! CORPORATE NEWS M$IA HAD MADE A BIG DEAL AB\T ! EXT5SIVE SECURITY PRECAUTIONS ?AT HAD BE5 MADE = ?IS ANNIV]S>Y2 ACCORD+LY1 WE W]E TAK+ PRECAUTIONS ( \R [N4 

,WE SP5T A C\PLE ( H\RS BREW+ :EATPA/E1 !N W5T \T >\ND MIDNI<T4 ,WE HIT ALL \R T>GETS D[NT[N )\T ANY TR\BLE TO SPEAK (2 AT ONE PO9T1 ! BICYCLI/ 9=M$ US ?AT A POLICE (FIC] HAD /OPP$ A MOTORI/ A C\PLE BLOCKS AWAY1 BUT WE DID \R WORK QUICKLY & W]E \T ( !RE BE=E ! POLICE C> MOV$4 

,HAV+ DONE SOME SMALL]-SCALE :EATPA/+ 9 :I* WE W]E TRY+ TO PASS AS LAW-ABID+ CITIZ5S1 IT WAS ACTUALLY A BIT ( A RELIEF TO BE RUNN+ >\ND 9 ALL BLACK ) HUGE PLA/IC JUGS ( :EATPA/E & ROLL$ PO/]S4 ,EV]Y?+ WAS ON ! TABLE & IT WAS JU/ A MATT] ( MOV+ FA/ & /AY+ AW>E4 ,WE DA%$ PA/ A CIVILIAN AT ONE PO9T1 & ,I SAID HELLO--HE JU/ />$ AT US LIKE WE W]E ,M>TIAN 9VAD]S4 

,! LA/ T>GET WAS A FREEWAY UND]PASS1 :]E EI<T COLUMNS HELD UP ! O!R HI<WAY4 ,WE W]E TO PUT UP EI<T PO/]S1 F\R FAC+ EA* TRAFFIC DIRECTION4 ,AFT] SO MU* SUCCESS1 WE W]E />T+ TO 5C\NT] SOME PROBLEMS3 \R CLO!S HAD 9EVITABLY BE5 COV]$ 9 :EATPA/E1 & IT WAS />T+ TO CLOG ! MICROPHONE & E>PIECE ( \R TWO-WAY RADIO4 ,ALL ! SAME1 ! SC\TS TOOK !IR POSITIONS & WE W]E DROPP$ (F NEXT TO ! UND]PASS TO F9I% ! JOB4 ,DUCK+ D[N :5EV] C>S CAME & JUMP+ UP TO APPLY ! PO/]S BETWE5 !M1 WE DID F\R COLUMNS1 !N LEAP$ OV] ! CONCRETE GU>DWALL TO RUN ACROSS ! FREEWAY4 ,9 A SC5E \T ( SLAP/ICK COM$Y1 ,I WAS HOLD+ ! :EATPA/E 9 ONE H& & ! PO/]S 9 ! O!R1 & SO HAD TO HURL MYSELF OV] ! WALL1 CRA%+ ABSURDLY ON ! ASPHALT )\T MY H&S TO BREAK MY FALL4 ,MY FRI5D HELP$ ME OV] ! O!R WALL1 & WE BEGAN ! FIF? COLUMN4 

,AT ?IS PO9T \R RADIO MADE SOME K9D ( NOISE1 BUT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE \T ! WORDS ?R\< ! :EATPA/E4 ,AN 9/ANT LAT]1 HEADLI<TS APPE>$1 & WE GOT D[N BEH9D ! COLUMN1 MOV+ SL[LY >\ND IT AS ! C> APPROA*$ & PASS$ US4 ,IT WAS A POLICE C>4 ,IT KEPT GO+1 SO WE SET BACK TO WORK :EATPA/+1 BUT NO SOON] HAD WE DONE SO ?AN HEADLI<TS APPE>$ FROM ! OPPOSITE DIRECTION1 & WE HAD TO WORK \R WAY >\ND ! PILL> AGA91 HID+ AS ANO!R POLICE C> DROVE BY4 ,?IS WAS />T+ TO LOOK BAD4 ,IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE N[ TO GET \R RADIO TO WORK1 SO1 AB&ON+ ! PO/]S1 WE SET \T WALK+ QUICKLY AWAY FROM ! UND]PASS4 ,AS MORE HEADLI<TS APPE>$ AHEAD1 ,I TOSS$ ! LA/ JUG ( :EATPA/E 9TO ! BU%ES4 

,WE TURN$ D[N ! FIR/ SIDE /REET WE REA*$4 ,:EATPA/E /A9S MORE VISIBLY ON D>K COLORS2 9 \R BLACK CAM\FLAGE ) PA/E /A9S ALL OV] IT1 WE LOOK$ MORE ?AN A LITTLE SUSPICI\S1 ESPECIALLY SO LATE AT NI<T 9 A DI/RICT ) NO P$E/RIAN TRAFFIC4 ,WORSE YET1 IT TURN$ \T ! /REET WE HAD TURN$ D[N WAS A LONG CORRIDOR ) NO EXITS ON ! SIDES1 RUNN+ ?R\< A CLOS$ W>EH\SE DI/RICT--NO ALIBI C\LD ADEQUATELY EXPLA9 \R PRES5CE H]E4 ,AT ?AT MOM5T1 A POLICE C> TURN$ ONTO ! /REET1 SL[+ TO A CRAWL AS IT APPROA*$ US4 ,WE KEPT WALK+1 MA9TA9+ \R CONV]SATION AS CALMLY AS WE C\LD1 ACT+ AS ?\< WE W]E OBLIVI\S TO ! POLICEMAN AS HE 9*$ PA/1 BLATANTLY />+ AT US4 

,/RANGELY1 HE KEPT GO+6 ,SEE+ ?AT WE HAD NO PO/]S OR PA/E1 HE MU/ NOT HAVE FELT ?AT HE HAD 5\< EVID5CE TO JU/IFY >RE/+ US--?\< ! /A9S ON \R CLO!S W\LD HAVE GIV5 US AWAY ON CLOS] 9SPECTION4 ,WE MADE \R WAY D[N O!R SIDE /REETS & WALK$ ALL ! WAY BACK TO \R SECRET HIDE\T1 :]E ! O!RS W]E WAIT+1 RELIEV$ ?AT WE HAD ESCAP$ & EXCIT$ TO TELL US AB\T ! POLICE C>S ?AT HAD />T$ FOLL[+ !M & =C$ !M TO AB&ON US4 

,WE SLEPT A SCANT FEW H\RS1 !N W5T \T %ORTLY AFT] MORN+ RU% H\R TO 9SPECT \R WORK4 

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