,AN>*I/ _/ ,BLACK ,BLOC ,MOTIVATION 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ANONYM\S 

,TEXT 3 

,?IS ANONYM\S >TICLE WAS F\ND ON ! WEB4 ,MANY SEEM TO BE CONFUS$ OR ANGRY AT ?OSE :O HAVE US$ /REET FI<T+ TACTICS 9 ,G5OA4 ,BY EXPLA9+ ! MOTIVATION BEH9D US+ !SE /REET FI<T+ TACTICS1 ESPECIALLY FROM ! ,BLACK ,BLOC P]SPECTIVE1 ?IS >TICLE HOPES TO SOO? SOME ( ?AT ANG]4 ,! >TICLE ALSO SUGGE/S SOME WAYS WE AS A MOVEM5T CAN MOVE =W>D CONC]N+ ! DISAGREEM5T OV] =CEFUL OR NONVIOL5T DIRECT ACTION4 

,FIR/LY1 ,I AM AN AN>*I/1 & ?IS HAS BE5 WRITT5 BECAUSE MU* ( ! AN>*I/ POSITION ON /REET FI<T+ TACTICS NE$S TO BE EXPLA9$1 ESPECIALLY AFT] ! MURD] ( ! BRAVE /REET FI<T] ,C>LO ,GIULIANI4 

,NOBODY %\LD EXPECT RADICAL *ANGE TO BE A COM=TABLE & EASY PROCESS4 ,MANY PEOPLE >E ANGRY1 & CONFUS$ BY EV5TS 9 ,G5OA1 ?IS >TICLE IS DESIGN$ TO HELP TURN SOME ( ?AT ANG] & CONFUSION 9TO CON/RUCTIVE 5DS4 

,BECAUSE ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T IS AN ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN ONE ( FREE ?9K]S ,I1 ( C\RSE1 ONLY TALK = MYSELF1 BUT ,I BELIEVE MANY FEEL ! SAME ?+4 

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,?IS ISN'T JU/ A DOGMATIC DEF5SE ( ! ,BLOC 9 ,G5OA4 ,! ,BLACK ,BLOC MADE MI/AKES ,I'M SURE1 & !RE >E ISSUES ON H[ ! ,BLOC CAN WE$ \T PROBLEMS1 H[EV] ,I /ILL BELIEVE 9 ! ,BLACK ,BLOC & IT'S TACTICS = MANY GOOD REASONS1 :I* >E3 

,I DON'T BELIEVE WE %\LD HAVE A SEAT AT ! TABLE ) PEOPLE LIKE ! ,G#h1 ,W,T,O1 ,I,M,F ETC1 AS Y\ CAN'T RE=M CAPITALISM 9 ANYWAY MORE ?AN JU/ BLUNT+ SOME ( ! %>PE/ CORN]S4 

,AS SU* ?AT IS :Y ,I DON'T SUPPORT ! LOBBY GR\PS LIKE ,GRE5PEACE :O W\LD SEEM TO WANT TO RIDE SOME ( ! WAVE ( SUPPORT ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T HAS BE5 GETT+1 & TURN IT 9TO A PLACE AT ! P[]FULS TABLE4 

,FUR!R MORE AN>*I/S DON'T ?9K ELITE GR\PS ( LOBBYI/S >E ANY SUB/ITUTE = FI<T+ T[>DS ! REAL & LONG REA*+ B5EFITS ?AT DIRECT DEMOCRACY W\LD (F]4 

,I DON'T BELIEVE ?AT Y\ CAN USE SOME SORT ( MASS PE] PRESSURE ON ! SY/EM TO BE NICE1 AS MANY PACIFI/ PROTE/]S SEEM TO ?9K4 ,?IS IS BECAUSE1 AS ,I SAID1 Y\ CAN'T RE=M CAPITALISM MU*1 AS IT WILL FUNDAM5TALLY ALWAYS EXPLOIT PEOPLE4 ,! ONLY P]MAN5T *ANGE IS GETT+ RID ( CAPITALISM1 NOT ASK+ IT TO RE=M ITSELF4 

,?IS IS ON TOP ( ! ISSUE RAIS$ BY ,TONY ,BLAIR1 :O SAID3 

0,WE RECOGNIZE & PRAISE ! ROLE ?AT PEACEFUL PROTE/ & >GUM5T HAVE PLAY$1 = EXAMPLE 9 PUTT+ ISSUES LIKE DEBT RELIEF ON ! 9T]NATIONAL AG5DA40 

,A /ATEM5T :I* C\LD BE TAK5 9 ! WAY HE WANTS Y\ TO TAKE IT1 OR AS IT C\LD MEAN ?AT HE LIKES PEACEFUL PROTE/S BECAUSE ( ! LITTLE TO NO *ANGE IT BR+ T[>DS ! FUNDAM5TALS ( ! SY/EM YET HELPS TO 7:5 US$ EXCLUSIVELY7 DIS>MS DISS5T BY GIV+ ! SY/EM ! ILLUSION ( BE+ DEMOCRATIC 7SOME?+ WE KN[ IT ISN'T74 ,I1 & MANY O!RS1 BELIEVE ! LATT] MEAN+ & !RE=E >5'T CONT5T ) SOLELY /REET P>TY+ CAPITALISM & OPPRESSION \T ( EXI/5CE4 

,I BELIEVE ?AT %[+ PEOPLE FI<T+ BACK AGA9/ SECURITY =CES ISN'T 9 ALL CASES DISEMP[]+ OR TURNS PEOPLE UN9VOLV$ (F4 

,QUITE ! OPPOSITE TO ! MILD TO NON-CONFRONTATIONAL APPROA* ( MANY O!R ACTIVI/S ,I BELIEVE ?AT ! ONLY WAY TO /AY CR$IBLE IS TO BE AS CONFRONTATIONAL AS APPROPRIATE TO \R OPPON5T 79 ?IS CASE ! ,G#h M9I/]S74 

,EFFECTIVE1 NOT SYMBOLIC1 CONFRONTATION IS :AT REALLY %[S WE >E S]I\S1 & ATTRACTS MORE PEOPLE TO ! MOVEM5T 7AS OPPOS$ TO C\NT] SUMMITS1 MANIFE/OS1 M>*ES ETC1 H[EV] !SE ?+ ALSO HAVE A V]Y IMPORTANT ROLE TO PLAY74 

,I ?9K ?IS MOVEM5T HAS GOT AS F> AS IT HAS BECAUSE ( ITS DIV]SITY4 ,! ABOVE GR\PS ?AT ,I HAVE WRITT5 ABOVE 9 ! O!R PO9TS1 :ILE ,I DISAGREE ) !M ON SOME ISSUES1 ,I /ILL WELCOME !M TO ! MOVEM5T1 WANT TO CO-OP]ATE & AGREE NOT TO 9T]F]E ) !IR ACTIVITIES 7A %[ ( RESPECT MANY AN>*I/S DON'T GET 9 RETURN74 

,!SE F\R PO9TS1 ,I BELIEVE1 >E HELD BY A L>GE NUMB] 9 ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T & !Y HELP TO JU/IFY ! ,BLACK ,BLOC ACTION4 

,JU/IFY+ ! ,BLOCS' ,TACTICS 

,?IS >TICLE ISN'T AN >GUM5T TO SAY ?AT =CEFUL DIRECT ACTION IS ALWAYS APPROPRIATE4 ,AS SU* ,I W\LD ALSO HOLD OP5 ! POSSIBILITY ?AT :AT HAS HAPP5$ 9 ,G5OA BY ! ,BLACK ,BLOC WAS ! WRONG ?+ TO DO1 EI!R 9 P>T OR :OLLY4 

,WRIT+ TACTICS SU* AS ! ,BLOC (F BECAUSE ( SOME MI/AKES IS TOO SIMPLI/IC4 

,CONFRONTATION 

,! DEBATE BETWE5 IF TO USE =CE OR NONVIOL5CE IS ONE ?AT %\LD REALLY BE DROPP$4 ,9 ITS PLACE %\LD BE ! MU* MORE USEFUL DEBATE ( :AT IS ! BE/ CONFRONTATIONAL TACTIC = ! SITUATION4 ,IT IS NEI!R /REET FI<T+ NOR NONVIOL5T ACTION ?AT DRAWS PEOPLE TO ! MOVEM5T1 IT IS ! LEVEL ( CONFRONTATION4 

,TAKE ,SEATTLE AS AN EXAMPLE TO ILLU/RATE ?IS PO9T4 ,!RE WAS MO/LY NONVIOL5T ACTION !RE & MO/ ( ?AT NONVIOL5T ACTION WAS PIVOTAL 9 ! SUCCESSFUL BLOCKADE4 ,! EFFECTIVE BLOCKADE 9 TURN %[$ \R CONFRONTATION TO \R OPPRESSORS ?AT WE NE$$ TO KICK-/>T ! MOVEM5T4 ,PO/ ,SEATTLE PEOPLE W]E ATTRACT$ TO ! MOVEM5T BY ! FACT ?AT ! ,W,T,O WAS EFFECTIVELY DISRUPT$1 NOT ?AT PEACEFUL PROTE/]S W]E BEAT51 AS SOME LIKE TO ?9K4 

,:5 Y\ LOOK AT ALL ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION EV5TS IT CAN BE SE5 ?AT !Y ALL HOLD 9 COMMON A SIMPLE EQUATION1 !Y SUCCE$ BECAUSE !Y >5'T A SIMPLE DEMON/RATION1 !Y >E AN ACTIVE CONFRONTATION4 

,N[ LOOK AT H[ TACTICS HAVE DEVELOP$1 FROM ,SEATTLE TO ,PRAGUE1 FROM ,MELB\RNE TO ,QUEBEC1 BO? NONVIOL5CE & /REET FI<T+ HAVE BE5 EFFECTIVE 9 DEVELOP+ AN 9SPIR+ CONFRONTATION4 

,H[EV]1 MORE & MORE1 ! ROLE ( NONVIOL5CE COMMITT$ ACTIVI/S 9 A*IEV+ CONFRONTATION TO ?OSE WE OPPOSE HAS DROPP$ (F DRAMATICALLY1 9 FAVOR ( ?IS 'C>NIVAL PROTE/' MODEL :I* IS1 ON ! CONFRONTATION SCALE1 ONLY SYMBOLIC RESI/ANCE AT BE/4 

,IT HAS BE5 ! AN>*I/S & ! ,BLACK ,BLOC 9 P>TICUL>1 & MORE & MORE GR\PS LIKE ,YA ,BA/A61 ?AT HAVE KEPT TACTICS FRE% & RELEVANT BY PLANN+ H[ TO *ALL5GE ! WALL$ CITY APPROA* N[ US$ BY ! P[]S ?AT BE TO PROTECT !IR MEET+S4 

,BUT ,VIOL5CE IS A ,PROBLEM 

,I'M NOT DISMISS+ COMM5T MADE BY PEOPLE :O DISAGREE ) VIOL5CE2 9 FACT ,I W\LD 5C\RAGE A DIALOGUE BETWE5 ! DIFF]+ FACTIONS1 A DIALOGUE ?AT W\LD HOPEFULLY ?9K UP IMPROV$ TACTICS4 

,AN EXAMPLE ( ! CROSS FACTION TACTICS WE NE$ W\LD BE ! TACTIC ( SEP>AT+ ! DIFF]5T /REET FI<T+_/NONVIOL5T FACTIONS 9TO !IR [N SECTION SO ?AT PEOPLE CAN *OOSE !IR LEVEL ( 9VOLVEM5T4 ,ADMITT$LY ?IS TACTIC FAILS SOMETIMES 9 ?AT IT DOESN'T ADDRESS ! FACT ?AT POLICE WON'T ALWAYS RESPECT ! DIFF]5CE1 BUT ?IS IS ! K9D ( ?+ WE NE$ TO ?9K >\ND & IMPROVE UPON4 

,/OP ! ,VIOL5CE BY ,BE+ ,EFFECTIVE 

,?IS S+LE BIGGE/ ISSUE ?AT NE$S TO BE ADDRESS$ IS ONE ?AT CONC]NS COMMITT$ NONVIOL5CE ACTIVI/S !MSELVES4 ,S9CE ,SEATTLE !Y HAVE1 MO/LY1 FAIL$ TO COME UP ) NEW NONVIOL5T DIRECT ACTION TACTICS ?AT MA9TA9 CONFRONTATION BETWE5 US & \R OPPRESSORS & ADAPT TO ! CURR5T WAY SUMMIT >E ORGANIZ$4 

,?OSE COMMITT$ NONVIOL5T DIRECT ACTION DESP]ATELY NE$ TO AB&ON ! BLOCKADE MODEL1 & TO DISMISS ! PROTE/ M>*_//REET P>TY APPROA* AS !IR ONLY RESPONSE AS BO? >E 9EFFECTIVE 9 DISRUPT+ !SE SUMMITS4 

,9 ,G5OA ?OSE :O >E PREP>$ TO /REET FI<T W\LD WELCOME FEASIBLE NONVIOL5T TACTIC = CROSS+ 9TO ! R$ ZONE & DISRUPT+_/CLOS+ D[N ! MEET+ ( ! ,G#h4 

,9 RETURN = FRE% & EFFECTIVE NONVIOL5T TACTICS1 ,I BELIEVE1 ! ,BLOC W\LD AB/A9 FROM US+ =CE :ILE ! TACTIC /ILL WORKS4 ,BUT1 AS EV]YONE KN[1 ?OSE COMMITT$ NONVIOL5T DIRECT ACTION TACTICIANS CAME UP ) NO SU* PLANS1 !Y JU/ CONT5T$ !MSELVES ) A SYMBOLIC RESI/ANCE1 SOME?+ ?AT WILL ALWAYS BE 9TOL]ABLE TO ?OSE :O DEM& RADICAL *ANGE4 

,:AT ,W\LD ,G&HI ,HAVE ,DONE8 

,CONSID]1 :AT W\LD HAVE ,G&HI DONE8 ,W\LD HE HAVE SAT \TSIDE A CONF]5CE GATE1 OR M>*$ >\ND ! C5T]1 KN[+ ?AT ?IS W\LD DISRUPT NO?+1 OR W\LD HE HAVE 7P]HAPS7 SCAL$ ! F5CE1 OR DONE SOME?+ ELSE 7IE 5C\RAGE A G5]AL /RIKE78 

,I P]SONALLY1 & MANY O!R1 CAN'T /& TO SEE PEOPLE GETT+ PASSIVELY BEAT5 UP1 & WE WILL DEF5D \RSELVES IF ATTACK$1 BUT WE WILL RESPECT ?OSE :O HAVE !IR [N TACTICS4 ,IF NONVIOL5T DIRECT ACTION !ORI/S COME UP ) SOME?+ EFFECTIVE !N IT WILL BE SUPPORT$4 

0,NONVIOL5CE ,TEA*ES ,US4440 

,ONE PROBLEM ) =UMS LIKE ,9DYM$IA IS ! 5DLESS RHETORIC P>AD$ AS >GUM5TS1 SU* AS H[ 'VIOL5CE BEGET VIOL5CE' ETC ETC4 ,?OSE PEOPLE NE$ TO BE LESS ELITI/1 GET (F !IR HI< HORSE & REALIZE ?AT PEOPLE :O /REET FI<T HAVE ?\<T AB\T ALL !SE PO9TS AS WELL1 & JU/ DISAGREE4 

,AS SU* IF Y\ WANT A *ANGE 9 TACTICS1 IF Y\ WANT TO /OP ! /REET FI<T+1 Y\'RE GO+ TO HAVE TO COME UP ) AN ALT]NATIVE ?AT REMA9S CONFRONTATIONAL4 ,ONE ( ! WOR/ ASPECT ( ! MOVEM5T N[ IS ! WAY ?AT PEOPLE CONT5T !MSELVES ON BLAM+ O!RS = FAIL+S ( ! DAY AS A WAY ( DODG+ !IR [N RESPONSIBILITY TO ADAPT TO *ANG+ SITUATIONS4 

,AN ,APPEAL 

,F9ALLY ,I W\LD LIKE TO APPEAL TO ?OSE :O /REET FI<T & ?OSE :O BELIEVE 9 NONVIOL5T ACTION ALIKE3 

,WE MU/ /AY UNIT$2 )\T EA* O!R WE >E ! ISOLAT$ BL& =CE ?AT ! /ATE & CAPITAL HAS \T MANEUV]$ TIME & TIME AGA9 OV] MO/ ( ! LA/ #e YE>S4 ,EA* FACTION NE$S TO ACTIVELY AVOID A SPLIT BY 9FLU5C+ ! MEMB]S )9 EA* ?AT MOVE TO CREATE A DIVISION OV] DOGMATIC 9T]PRETATIONS ( IDEOLOGY4 

,WE1 =CEFUL & NONVIOL5T DIRECT ACTIONI/S1 NE$ TO WORK TOGE!R TO CONSID] H[ TO CONFRONT \R OPPRESSORS 9 !IR PLANN+ \R OPPRESSION1 ) ! AIM ( DISRUPT+_/%UTT+ !M D[N NONVIOL5TLY IDEALLY & PRIM>ILY1 BUT =CEFULLY IF NECESS>Y4 

,WE NE$ TO BROAD5 \R ACTIONS BO? 9 MEMB]%IP DEMOGRAPHICS & 9 TACTICS1 9CLUD+ NON-ANTI-SUMMIT ACTIONS4 ,RADICAL *ANGE IS UNLIKELY TO COME AB\T JU/ ?R\< %UTT+ D[N !SE MEET+S 7BUT IT W\LD BE A GOOD />T74 

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