,AN>*Y 9 ,TORONTO 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ALLAN ,W4 ,ANTLIFF 

,TEXT 3 

,T,O,R,O,N,T,O -- ,ACCOMPANI$ BY MU* FANF>E & A BIT ( CONTROV]SY1 ?IS ,CANADIAN CITY WAS ! SETT+ ,AUGU/ #a#g-#b#c = ITS SECOND 9T]NATIONAL AN>*I/_/ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN GA!R+ 9 A DECADE4 ,! ORGANIZ]S TITL$ ! EV5T1 0,ACTIVE ,RESI/ANCE10 7,>7 AFT] ! #aiif ,*ICAGO AN>*I/ ACTIONS ( ! SAME NAME AT ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,NATIONAL ,CONV5TION4 7,SEE ,FALL #aiif ,F,E7 

,APPROXIMATELY #g PEOPLE REGI/]$ = A WEEK ( WORK%OPS1 =UMS & DEMON/RATIONS1 BUT NUM]\S O!R UNREGI/]$ PEOPLE SWELL$ ACTIONS LIKE A 0,H&S ,(F ,/REET ,Y\?0 DEMON/RATION TO NE>LY TWICE ?AT NUMB]4 ,AN IMPROMPTU RALLY ( #be PEOPLE 9 FRONT ( ! ,U,S CONSULATE FOLL[$ ,CL9TON'S T]RORI/ BOMB+S 9 ,SUDAN & ,AF<ANI/AN & AN ALL NI<T CAMP-\T1 9 SOLID>ITY ) ! ,ONT>IO ,COALITION ,AGA9/ ,POV]TY1 WAS HELD AT A REACTION>Y BUS9ESS E/ABLI%M5T4 

,! #a#i#hS SAW SIMIL> GA!R+S 9 ,*ICAGO1 ,M9NEAPOLIS1 ,TORONTO & ,SAN ,FRANSISCO1 & LIKE ?OSE1 ?IS GA!R+ WAS IMPORTANT = ! P]SON-TO-P]SON L9KS ?AT W]E E/ABLI%$4 ,SOME D5IGRATE ?IS AS M]E SOCIALIZ+1 BUT IT IS AN IMPORTANT P>T ( ALLIANCE-BUILD+4 .<#a.> 

,EV5+ EV5TS 9CLUD$ A R[DY NI<T ( FILMS & TALKS ON SUBJECTS SU* AS 0,9DIG5\S ,/RUGGLE 9 ,*IAPAS10 0,NATIVE ,/RUGGLES & ,SPIRITUALITY10 & 0,POLITICAL ,PRISON]S_/,PRISON]S ( ,W>40 ,AN ,AGIT-,PROP CREW CONV5$ EA* NI<T TO PUT \T A DAILY Z9E CALL$ ,9 ! ,/REETS4 ,?IS EXCELL5T 9ITIATIVE KEPT EV]YONE ABREA/ ( *ANGES 9 S*$UL+ & PROVID$ A =UM = PEOPLE'S CONC]NS & IDEAS4 

,>TI/ ,/EFAN ,PILPA DID A FANTA/IC 0,ACTIVE ,RESI/ANCE '#i#h0 PO/]1 & EV]YONE WAS 9DEBT$ TO ,JESSE ,HIR% & ,TAO COMMUNICATIONS = PROVID+ ,> ) ITS E-MAIL NETWORK4 

,A HO/ ( DAILY WORK%OPS W]E HELD1 & F\R 0,CORE0 MEET+S RAN EA* AFT]NOON -- 0,BUILD+ ,REVOLUTION>Y ,MOVEM5TS10 0,ALT]NATIVE ,ECONOMICS10 0,COMMUNITY ,ORGANIZ+10 & 0,>T & ,REVOLUTION40 ,>T & ,REVOLUTION IS :]E ,I HUNG MY HAT4 ,?IRTY PEOPLE BUILT GIANT PUPPETS1 PA9T$ BANN]S1 & PLANN$ !AT] = ! DEMON/RATION ?AT WAS TO CAP ! WEEK4 ,E>LY ON1 SEV]AL /REET PEOPLE CAME TO A MEET+ & TOLD US AB\T ! POLICE BRUTALITY PLAGU+ ! HOMELESS4 ,AFT] A %ORT DISCUSSION1 WE DECID$ TO %APE ! ,>T & ,REVOLUTION COMPON5T >\ND !IR /ORIES4 

,>T & ,REVOLUTION 

,>T & ,REVOLUTION WAS BORN AT ! #aiif AN>*I/ GA!R+ 9 ,*ICAGO :]E A GR\P ( >TI/S & P]=M]S FROM ,SAN ,FRANSISCO 9VIT$ PEOPLE TO JO9 A WEEK-LONG /REET !AT] WORK%OP :I* CREAT$ MASKS1 MUSIC1 PUPPETS & !AT] = A M>* ON ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY CONV5TION SITE4 ,>T GAVE ?AT DEMON/RATION UNPREC$5T$ COH]5CE & 5]GY1 & AFT]W>DS ! ,SAN ,FRANSISCO GR\P =M$ ! ,>T & ,REVOLUTION ,CONV]G5CE ,COLLECTIVE1 0D$ICAT$ TO 9FUS+ RADICAL SOCIAL MOVEM5TS ) >T1 !AT]1 & CREATIVITY40 .<#b.> 

,!Y TOOK !IR %[1 & !IR HALLM>K GIANT PUPPETS1 ON ! ROAD TO NUM]\S PROTE/S DUR+ ! NEXT TWO YE>S1 & \T ( ?IS GREW A LOOSE-KNIT F$]ATION4 ,AT ! ,TORONTO WORK%OP1 WE 5JOY$ ! B5EFIT ( EXP]I5C$ ,>T & ,REVOLUTION FOLKS FROM ,SAN ,FRANSISCO1 ,OLYMPIA1 & ,BO/ON4 .<#c.> 

,>T & ,REVOLUTION'S IMPACT ON ! DEMON/RATION WAS DRAMATIC4 ,AFT] AN OP5+ !AT] PIECE SPELL+ \T ! REASONS = \R PROTE/1 ! POLICE W]E CONFRONT$ ) AN #a-PLUS CR[D M>*+ D[N ! /REETS BEH9D A GIANT PUPPET :OSE \T-/RET*$ >M UNVEIL$ A BANN] DECL>+1 0,H&S (F ,/REET ,Y\?60 ,RADICAL *E]LEAD]S WAV$ POLICE-L9E POMPOMS & *ANT$1 DEMON/RATORS P>ODY+ COPS ON HORSEBACK /RUTT$ >\ND ON /ILTS1 BANN]S & FLAGS W]E RAIS$1 & A MASK$ !AT] CONT+5T WEAV$ ?R\< PROCESSION :ILE A DRUM CREW P\ND$ \T RHY?MS4 ,BABIES WAV$ FROM /REET C>S & BY/&]S W]E DRAWN 9 BY ! JOYFUL & BOI/]\S ATMOSPH]E4 

,CELEBRATION ( ,\R ,FRE$OM 

,>T & ,REVOLUTION NOT ONLY REA*$ \T TO SPECTATORS :O MI<T HAVE P]CEIV$ \R M>* AS A ?REAT1 IT UNIT$ US >\ND A CELEBRATION ( \R FRE$OM1 RA!R ?AN A CONFRONTATION ) \R OPPRESSORS4 ,DEMON/RATIONS (T5 5D UP FOCUS+ ON ! 9EVITABLE PHALANX ( HEAVILY->M$ RIOT POLICE POIS$ TO ATTACK1 :OSE UGLY PRES5CE DOM9ATES ! PROCE$+S4 ,! EFFECT ( ! COPS CAN BE EI!R *ILL+ OR FILL PEOPLE ) HATE & ANG]4 ,EI!R WAY1 ! POLICE POLICE ! M9DS ( DEMON/RATORS & SPECTATORS ALIKE ) !IR RITUALIZ$ SURVEILLANCE-&-ATTACK BEHAVIOR4 ,! M$IA 5D UP REPORT+ ! EV5T FROM ! COPS' P]SPECTIVE1 M>G9ALIZ+ BO? ! M>*]S & :ATEV] ISSUE !Y ATTEMPT TO BR+ TO PUBLIC ATT5TION4 

,?IS TIME >\ND WE SET ! AG5DA1 CREAT+ A FREE SPACE = PROTE/ ?AT WAS NOT ONLY S]I\S1 BUT ALSO FUN & 9CLUSIVE1 RA!R ?AN EXCLUSION>Y & ?REAT5+4 ,P>5TS ) *ILDR51 PEOPLE 9 :EEL*AIRS1 & OLD] FOLK C\LD JO9 \R M>* 9 SAFETY1 BUT ?AT DIDN'T /OP ! 0ILLEGALITIES40 ,Y\ C\LD S5SE ! COPS' CONFUSION AS WE SQUATT$ ! /REETS1 /OPP$ TRAFFIC = *ANTS & FIR$-UP ANTI-COP_/ANTI-POV]TY SPEE*ES AT MAJOR 9T]SECTIONS1 & OCCUPI$ ! FRONT ( A D[NT[N PREC9CT /ATION :]E WE PRES5T$ A SECOND DEMON/RATIVE !AT] PROTE/ AGA9/ POLICE ATTACKS ON /REET PEOPLE4 ,SIDEL9$ 9 OV]HEAT$ RIOT GE>1 ! COPS' AU?ORITY :EEZ$ \T LIKE /ALE AIR FROM A PRICK$ BALLOON4 

,AL?\< ELATION (T5 *>ACT]IZ$ ! WEEK1 ! GA!R+ WAS NOT )\T PROBLEMS4 

,AN>*I/ ORGANIZ]1 ,LOR5ZO ,]V91 A =M] ,BLACK ,PAN!R P>TY MEMB]1 :OSE TRIP NOR? WAS SPONSOR$ BY ! ,> ORGANIZ]S1 COMPLA9$ DUR+ ONE SESSION ?AT ! GA!R+ WAS A SOCIAL EV5T = 0:ITE MIDDLE-CLASS PUNKS40 ,APPLY+ ! CLASSIFICATION 0MIDDLE-CLASS0 TO ,> RADICALS1 ! VA/ MAJORITY ( :OM SURVIVE 7AS ,I DO7 ON ANNUAL 9COMES UND] @s#h11 /RIKES ME AS A MISNOM]1 TO PUT IT POLITELY4 

,?\< ! MAJORITY ( P>TICIPANTS W]E ( ,EUROPEAN ORIG91 ?AT DID NOT EXCLUDE PEOPLE :O W]5'T1 AS ! SPECIAL EF=T TO 9CLUDE ,]V9 EVID5CES4 ,! PEOPLE AT ,> W]E 9T]E/$ 9 AN EXP&+ AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 ,NO LESS ?AN T5 WORK%OPS W]E CONV5$ EI!R BY PEOPLE NOT ( ,EUROPEAN DESC5T OR TO SPECIFICALLY FUR!R SOLID>ITY ) & UND]/&+ ( PEOPLE ( COLOR4 .<#d.> ,9 %ORT1 ,> WAS NEI!R 0:ITE10 0MIDDLE-CLASS10 NOR 0PUNK0 7:ATEV] ?AT /R+ ( CATEGORIES MEANS74 

,! ONLY O!R PROBLEM W]E ORGANIZATIONAL4 ,> HAPP5$ ?ANKS TO A LOT ( H>D WORK BY A L>GE GR\P ( COMMITT$ RADICALS1 & !Y DES]VE PRAISE = !IR EF=TS4 ,IT SEEMS1 H[EV]1 ?AT ,>'S ORGANIZ+ COMMITTEE OV]-%OT ! M>K ) PROJECT$ EXP5SES BY A CONSID]ABLE M>G94 

,LEFT-OV] FUNDS W]E DI/RIBUT$ BY ! COMMITTEE TO ! NEXT AN>*I/ GA!R+'S ORGANIZ]S1 F9ANC+ A PO/-,> Z9E1 & ! RE/ SPLIT AMONG LOCAL ,TORONTO ACTIVI/ GR\PS4 ,?AT'S F9E & FAIR1 BUT :5 ,I PLUNK$ D[N ! @s#c#e REGI/RATION FEE1 ,I ASSUM$ IT WAS GO+ T[>DS FE$+ ?OSE FROM \T ( T[N & EXP5SES = ! ACTUAL EV5T1 NOT PO/-GA!R+ DONATIONS4 .<#e.> 

,A SECOND GLIT* 9VOLV$ DAY-TO-DAY PROC$URES4 ,A DAILY PL5>Y SESSION WAS SUPPOS$ TO CONV5E :]E CONC]NS C\LD BE HA%$ \T1 BUT !Y NEV] HAPP5$4 ,?IS WAS A MAJOR OV]SI<T1 AS AT LEA/ ONE IMPORTANT ISSUE WAS NOT PROP]LY DEALT ) 9 A DEMOCRATIC FA%ION UNTIL ! 5D ( ! GA!R+4 ,EV]YONE1 MYSELF 9CLUD$1 LET ! ORGANIZ]S D[N4 ,FAILURE TO HOLD ! DAILY PL5>Y %\LD HAVE BE5 ADDRESS$ ! FIR/ DAY IT DIDN'T OCCUR RA!R ?AN LEFT UNTIL ! LA/ MOM5T & AFT] SOME MISUND]/&+S HAD BUILT UP4 

,?AT SAID1 ,ACTIVE ,RESI/ANCE WAS A GREAT SUCCESS4 ,EV]YONE HOP$ ! EV5T W\LD RE9VIGORATE ! REGIONAL AN>*I/ SC5E & ,I'M GLAD TO SAY IT HAS4 ,9 ,TORONTO1 A NEW ,E>? ,FIR/6 GR\P HAS BE5 =M$1 & ,AN>*I/ ,FREE ,S*OOL LAUN*$1 ,:O'S ,EMMA BOOK/ORE IS SPONSOR+ A ,RADICAL ,FILM NI<T1 & O!R PROJECTS >E P5D+4 ,SIMIL> ACTIVITIES >E SPR++ UP ELSE:]E1 AS WELL4 ,5?USIASM = ANO!R GA!R+ IS HI< BUT A CITY & DATE HAV5'T BE5 E/ABLI%$ AS ( ?IS WRIT+4 

  

.<#a.> ,= 9/ANCE1 ,I WILL BE DO+ A SPEAK+ T\R 9 ,QUEBEC ?IS FALL ?ANKS TO CONNECTIONS =G$ AT ,>4 

.<#b.> ,?IS OV]VIEW IS TAK5 FROM AN ,>T & ,REVOLUTION ,CONV]G5CE ,COLLECTIVE PAMPHLET1 ,! ,9COMPLETE1 ,TRUE1 ,AU!NTIC1 & ,WOND]FUL ,HI/ORY ( ,MAY ,DAY1 ISSU$ ON ! OCCASION ( ,SAN ,FRANSISCO'S 0,RECLAIM ,MAY ,DAY0 DEMON/RATION ( ,MAY #b1 #a#i#i#h4 

.<#c.> ,! ,>T & ,REVOLUTION ,CONV]G5CE ,COLLECTIVE CAN BE CONTACT$ AT FIRE@aIYC4ORG 

.<#d.> ,AMONG !M W]E 0,NATIVE ,SOLID>ITY20 0,CULTURAL ,G5OCIDE3 ,FIR/ ,NATIONS ,CONSID]ATIONS = ,ALL ,MOVEM5TS20 0,/OPP+ ! ,W> ON ,REFUGEES & ,IMMIGRANTS 9 ,CANADA20 0,*IAPAS ,SOLID>ITY ,CAUCUS20 0,HUMAN ,RI<TS ,OBS]V+ 9 ,MEXICO20 0,9T]NATIONAL ,SOLID>ITY & ,DIVISION ( ,9DIG5\S ,PEOPLE20 & 0,BLACK ,LIB]ATION ,RADIO40 ,CANADA'S ,FR5*_/,5GLI% CONFLICT WAS ALSO 9=MALLY DISCUSS$1 ?\< ! SIGNIFICANCE ( ?IS P>TICUL> DIVIDE ESCAPES ,]V91 AS IT DOES MANY RADICALS FROM ! ,U,S4 

.<#e.> ,HOPEFULLY1 ! PO/-,> MAGAZ9E WILL FEATURE A BREAKD[N ( H[ ! FUNDS W]E DIVID$ UP4 

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