,9TRODUCTION 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,GELD]LOOS 

,TEXT 3 

,NO MORE TALK AB\T ! OLD DAYS1 IT'S TIME = SOME?+ GREAT4 

,I WANT Y\ TO GET \T & MAKE IT WORK444 

,?OM ,YORKE 

,D$ICAT$ TO ! WOND]FUL PEOPLE ( ,RU9,AMALIA1 ,LA ,REVOLTOSA1 & ! ,KYIV 9FO%OP1 = MAK+ AN>*Y WORK4 

,AL?\< ?IS BOOK />T$ \T AS AN 9DIVIDUAL PROJECT1 9 ! 5D A GREAT MANY PEOPLE1 MO/ ( :OM PREF] TO REMA9 ANONYM\S1 HELP$ MAKE IT POSSIBLE ?R\< PRO(READ+1 FACT-*ECK+1 RECOMM5D+ S\RCES1 $IT+1 & MORE4 ,TO ACKN[L$GE ONLY A SMALL P>T ( ?IS HELP1 ! AU?OR W\LD LIKE TO ?ANK ,JOHN1 ,JOSE1 ,VILA ,KULA1 AAAA61 ,L1 ,J1 & ,G = PROVID+ COMPUT] ACCESS ?R\<\T A YE> ( MOVES1 EVICTIONS1 CRA%ES1 VIRUSES1 & SO =?4 ,?ANKS TO ,JESSIE ,DODSON & ,KATIE ,CL>K = HELP+ ) ! RESE>* ON ANO!R PROJECT1 ?AT ,I 5D$ UP US+ = ?IS BOOK4 ,ALSO ?ANKS TO ,C & ,E1 = L5D+ !IR PASSWORDS = FREE ACCESS TO ! DATABASES ( S*OL>LY >TICLES AVAILABLE TO UNIV]SITY /UD5TS BUT NOT TO ! RE/ ( US4 

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,!RE >E HIDD5 /ORIES ALL >\ND US1 

GR[+ 9 AB&ON$ VILLAGES 9 ! M\NTA9S 

OR VACANT LOTS 9 ! CITY1 

PETRIFY+ B5EA? \R FEET 9 ! REMA9S 

( SOCIETIES LIKE NO?+ WE'VE KN[N1 

:ISP]+ TO US ?AT ?+S C\LD BE DIFF]5T4 

,BUT ! POLITICIAN Y\ KN[ IS LY+ TO Y\1 

! MANAG] :O HIRES & FIRES Y\1 

! L&LORD :O EVICTS Y\1 

! PRESID5T ( ! BANK ?AT [NS Y\R H\SE1 

! PR(ESSOR :O GRADES Y\R PAP]S1 

! COP :O ROLLS Y\R /REET1 

! REPORT] :O 9=MS Y\1 

! DOCTOR :O M$ICATES Y\1 

! HUSB& :O BEATS Y\1 

! MO!R :O SPANKS Y\1 

! SOLDI] :O KILLS = Y\1 

& ! SOCIAL WORK] :O FITS Y\R PA/ & FUTURE 9TO A FOLD] 9 A FIL+ CAB9ET 

ALL ASK 

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,IT W\LD BE AN>*Y40 

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,& ! DAU<T] :O RUNS AWAY FROM HOME1 

! BUS DRIV] ON ! PICKET L9E1 

! VET]AN :O ?REW BACK HIS M$AL BUT HOLDS ON TO HIS RIFLE1 

! BOY SAV$ FROM SUICIDE BY ! LOVE ( HIS FRI5DS1 

! MAID :O MU/ B[ TO ?OSE :O CAN'T EV5 COOK = !MSELVES1 

! IMMIGRANT HIK+ ACROSS A DES]T TO F9D H] FAMILY ON ! O!R SIDE1 

! KID ON HIS WAY TO PRISON BECAUSE HE BURN$ D[N A %OPP+ MALL !Y W]E BUILD+ OV] HIS *ILDHOOD DREAMS1 

! NEI<BOR :O CLEANS UP ! SYR+ES FROM ! VACANT LOT1 HOP+ SOMEONE WILL TURN IT 9TO A G>D51 

! HIT*HIK] ON ! OP5 ROAD1 

! COLLEGE DROP\T :O GAVE UP ON C>E] & HEAL? 9SURANCE & SOMETIMES EV5 FOOD SO HE C\LD WRITE REVOLUTION>Y POETRY = ! WORLD1 

MAYBE ALL ( US CAN FEEL IT3 

\R BOSSES & TORM5TORS >E AFRAID ( :AT !Y W\LD DO )\T US1 

& !IR ?REAT IS A PROMISE --  

! BE/ P>TS ( \R LIVES >E AN>*Y ALREADY4 

,9TRODUCTION 

,AN>*Y ,W\LD ,NEV] ,WORK 

,AN>*ISM IS ! BOLDE/ ( REVOLUTION>Y SOCIAL MOVEM5TS TO EM]GE FROM ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ CAPITALISM -- IT AIMS = A WORLD FREE FROM ALL =MS ( DOM9ATION & EXPLOITATION4 ,BUT AT ITS HE>T IS A SIMPLE & CONV9C+ PROPOSITION3 PEOPLE KN[ H[ TO LIVE !IR [N LIVES & ORGANIZE !MSELVES BETT] ?AN ANY EXP]T C\LD4 ,O!RS CYNICALLY CLAIM ?AT PEOPLE DO NOT KN[ :AT IS 9 !IR BE/ 9T]E/S1 ?AT !Y NE$ A GOV]NM5T TO PROTECT !M1 ?AT ! ASC5SION ( SOME POLITICAL P>TY C\LD SOMEH[ SECURE ! 9T]E/S ( ALL MEMB]S ( SOCIETY4 ,AN>*I/S C\NT] ?AT DECISION-MAK+ %\LD NOT BE C5TRALIZ$ 9 ! H&S ( ANY GOV]NM5T1 BUT 9/EAD P[] %\LD BE DEC5TRALIZ$3 ?AT IS TO SAY1 EA* P]SON %\LD BE ! C5T] ( SOCIETY1 & ALL %\LD BE FREE TO BUILD ! NETWORKS & ASSOCIATIONS !Y NE$ TO MEET !IR NE$S 9 COMMON ) O!RS4 

,! $UCATION WE RECEIVE 9 /ATE-RUN S*OOLS TEA*ES US TO D\BT \R ABILITY TO ORGANIZE \RSELVES4 ,?IS LEADS MANY TO CONCLUDE AN>*Y IS IMPRACTICAL & UTOPIAN3 IT W\LD NEV] WORK4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 AN>*I/ PRACTICE ALREADY HAS A LONG RECORD1 & HAS (T5 WORK$ QUITE WELL4 ,! (FICIAL HI/ORY BOOKS TELL A SELECTIVE /ORY1 GLOSS+ OV] ! FACT ?AT ALL ! COMPON5TS ( AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY HAVE EXI/$ AT V>I\S TIMES1 & 9NUM]ABLE /ATELESS SOCIETIES HAVE ?RIV$ = MILL5NIA4 

,H[ W\LD AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY COMP>E TO /ATI/ & CAPITALI/ SOCIETIES8 ,IT IS APP>5T ?AT HI]>*ICAL SOCIETIES WORK WELL ACCORD+ TO C]TA9 CRIT]IA4 ,!Y T5D TO BE EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE AT CONQU]+ !IR NEI<BORS & SECUR+ VA/ =TUNES = !IR RUL]S4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 AS CLIMATE *ANGE1 FOOD & WAT] %ORTAGES1 M>KET 9/ABILITY1 & O!R GLOBAL CRISES 9T5SIFY1 HI]>*ICAL MODELS >E NOT PROV+ TO BE P>TICUL>LY SU/A9ABLE4 ,! HI/ORIES 9 ?IS BOOK %[ ?AT AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY CAN DO MU* BETT] AT 5ABL+ ALL ITS MEMB]S TO MEET !IR NE$S & DESIRES4 

,! MANY /ORIES1 PA/ & PRES5T1 ?AT DEMON/RATE H[ AN>*Y WORKS HAVE BE5 SUPPRESS$ & DI/ORT$ BECAUSE ( ! REVOLUTION>Y CONCLUSIONS WE MI<T DRAW FROM !M4 ,WE CAN LIVE 9 A SOCIETY ) NO BOSSES1 MA/]S1 POLITICIANS1 OR BUREAUCRATS2 A SOCIETY ) NO JUDGES1 NO POLICE1 & NO CRIM9ALS1 NO RI* OR POOR2 A SOCIETY FREE ( SEXISM1 HOMOPHOBIA1 & TRANSPHOBIA2 A SOCIETY 9 :I* ! W\NDS FROM C5TURIES ( 5SLAVEM5T1 COLONIALISM1 & G5OCIDE >E F9ALLY ALL[$ TO HEAL4 ,! ONLY ?+S /OPP+ US >E ! PRISONS1 PROGRAMM+1 & PAY*ECKS ( ! P[]FUL1 AS WELL AS \R [N LACK ( FAI? 9 \RSELVES4 

,( C\RSE1 AN>*I/S DO NOT HAVE TO BE PRACTICAL TO A FAULT4 ,IF WE EV] W9 ! FRE$OM TO RUN \R [N LIVES1 WE'LL PROBABLY COME UP ) 5TIRELY NEW APPROA*ES TO ORGANIZATION ?AT IMPROVE ON !SE TRI$ & TRUE =MS4 ,SO LET !SE /ORIES BE A />T+ PO9T1 & A *ALL5GE4 

,:AT EXACTLY IS AN>*ISM8 

,VOLUMES HAVE BE5 WRITT5 9 ANSW] TO ?IS QUE/ION1 & MILLIONS ( PEOPLE HAVE D$ICAT$ !IR LIVES TO CREAT+1 EXP&+1 DEF9+1 & FI<T+ = AN>*Y4 ,!RE >E C\NTLESS PA?S TO AN>*ISM & C\NTLESS BEG9N+S3 WORK]S 9 #a#i? C5TURY ,EUROPE FI<T+ AGA9/ CAPITALISM & BELIEV+ 9 !MSELVES 9/EAD ( ! IDEOLOGIES ( AU?ORIT>IAN POLITICAL P>TIES2 9DIG5\S PEOPLES FI<T+ COLONIZATION & RECLAIM+ !IR TRADITIONAL1 HORIZONTAL CULTURES2 HI< S*OOL /UD5TS WAK+ UP TO ! DEP? ( !IR ALI5ATION & UNHAPP9ESS2 MY/ICS FROM ,*9A ONE ?\S& YE>S AGO OR FROM ,EUROPE FIVE HUNDR$ YE>S AGO1 ,DAOI/S OR ,ANABAPTI/S1 FI<T+ AGA9/ GOV]NM5T & ORGANIZ$ RELIGION2 WOM5 REBELL+ AGA9/ ! AU?ORIT>IANISM & SEXISM ( ! ,LEFT4 ,!RE IS NO ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE GIV+ \T MEMB]%IP C>DS1 & NO /&>D DOCTR9E4 ,AN>*Y MEANS DIFF]5T ?+S TO DIFF]5T PEOPLE4 ,H[EV]1 H]E >E SOME BASIC PR9CIPLES MO/ AN>*I/S AGREE ON4 

,AUTONOMY & ,HORIZONTALITY3 ,ALL PEOPLE DES]VE ! FRE$OM TO DEF9E & ORGANIZE !MSELVES ON !IR [N T]MS4 ,DECISION-MAK+ /RUCTURES %\LD BE HORIZONTAL RA!R ?AN V]TICAL1 SO NO ONE DOM9ATES ANYONE ELSE2 !Y %\LD FO/] P[] TO ACT FREELY RA!R ?AN P[] OV] O!RS4 ,AN>*ISM OPPOSES ALL CO]CIVE HI]>*IES1 9CLUD+ CAPITALISM1 ! /ATE1 :ITE SUPREMACY1 & PATRI>*Y4 

,MUTUAL ,AID3 ,PEOPLE %\LD HELP ONE ANO!R VOLUNT>ILY2 BONDS ( SOLID>ITY & G5]OSITY =M A /RONG] SOCIAL GLUE ?AN ! FE> 9SPIR$ BY LAWS1 BORD]S1 PRISONS1 & >MIES4 ,MUTUAL AID IS NEI!R A =M ( *>ITY NOR ( Z]O-SUM EX*ANGE2 BO? GIV] & RECEIV] >E EQUAL & 9T]*ANGEABLE4 ,S9CE NEI!R HOLDS P[] OV] ! O!R1 !Y 9CREASE !IR COLLECTIVE P[] BY CREAT+ OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK TOGE!R4 

,VOLUNT>Y ,ASSOCIATION3 ,PEOPLE %\LD BE FREE TO COOP]ATE ) :OMEV] !Y WANT1 H[EV] !Y SEE FIT2 LIKEWISE1 !Y %\LD BE FREE TO REFUSE ANY RELATION%IP OR >RANGEM5T !Y DO NOT JUDGE TO BE 9 !IR 9T]E/4 ,EV]YONE %\LD BE ABLE TO MOVE FREELY1 BO? PHYSICALLY & SOCIALLY4 ,AN>*I/S OPPOSE BORD]S ( ALL K9DS & 9VOLUNT>Y CATEGORIZATION BY CITIZ5%IP1 G5D]1 OR RACE4 

,DIRECT ,ACTION3 ,IT IS MORE EMP[]+ & EFFECTIVE TO ACCOMPLI% GOALS DIRECTLY ?AN TO RELY ON AU?ORITIES OR REPRES5TATIVES4 ,FREE PEOPLE DO NOT REQUE/ ! *ANGES !Y WANT TO SEE 9 ! WORLD2 !Y MAKE ?OSE *ANGES4 

,REVOLUTION3 ,TODAY'S 5TR5*$ SY/EMS ( REPRESSION CANNOT BE RE=M$ AWAY4 ,?OSE :O HOLD P[] 9 A HI]>*ICAL SY/EM >E ! ONES :O 9/ITUTE RE=MS1 & !Y G5]ALLY DO SO 9 WAYS ?AT PRES]VE OR EV5 AMPLIFY !IR P[]4 ,SY/EMS LIKE CAPITALISM & :ITE SUPREMACY >E =MS ( W>F>E WAG$ BY ELITES2 AN>*I/ REVOLUTION MEANS FI<T+ TO OV]?R[ !SE ELITES 9 ORD] TO CREATE A FREE SOCIETY4 

,SELF-,LIB]ATION3 0,! LIB]ATION ( ! WORK]S IS ! DUTY ( ! WORK]S !MSELVES10 AS ! OLD SLOGAN GOES4 ,?IS APPLIES TO O!R GR\PS AS WELL3 PEOPLE MU/ BE AT ! =EFRONT ( !IR [N LIB]ATION4 ,FRE$OM CANNOT BE GIV52 IT MU/ BE TAK54 

,A NOTE ON 9SPIRATION 

,PLURALISM & FRE$OM >E NOT COMPATIBLE ) OR?ODOX IDEOLOGIES4 ,! HI/ORICAL EXAMPLES ( AN>*Y DO NOT HAVE TO BE EXPLICITLY AN>*I/4 ,MO/ ( ! SOCIETIES & ORGANIZATIONS ?AT HAVE SUCCESSFULLY LIV$ FREE ( GOV]NM5T HAVE NOT CALL$ !MSELVES 0AN>*I/02 ?AT T]M ORIG9AT$ 9 ,EUROPE 9 ! #a#i? C5TURY1 & AN>*ISM AS A SELF-CONSCI\S SOCIAL MOVEM5T IS NOT NE>LY AS UNIV]SAL AS ! DESIRE = FRE$OM4 

,IT IS PRESUMPTU\S TO ASSIGN ! LABEL 0AN>*I/0 TO PEOPLE :O HAVE NOT *OS5 IT2 9/EAD1 WE CAN USE A RANGE ( O!R T]MS TO DESCRIBE EXAMPLES ( AN>*Y 9 PRACTICE4 0,AN>*Y0 IS A SOCIAL SITUATION FREE ( GOV]NM5T & CO]CIVE HI]>*IES HELD TOGE!R BY SELF-ORGANIZ$ HORIZONTAL RELATION%IPS2 0AN>*I/S0 >E PEOPLE :O ID5TIFY !MSELVES ) ! SOCIAL MOVEM5T OR PHILOSOPHY ( AN>*ISM4 ,ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS >E PEOPLE :O EXPRESSLY WANT TO LIVE 9 A SOCIETY )\T CO]CIVE HI]>*IES1 BUT DO NOT1 TO ! BE/ ( \R KN[L$GE1 ID5TIFY AS AN>*I/S -- EI!R BECAUSE ! T]M WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO !M OR BECAUSE !Y DO NOT SEE ! SPECIFICALLY AN>*I/ MOVEM5T AS RELEVANT TO !IR WORLD4 ,AFT] ALL1 ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T AS SU* EM]G$ FROM ,EUROPE & IT 9H]IT$ A WORLDVIEW 9 ACCORDANCE ) ?IS BACKGR\ND2 MEAN:ILE !RE >E MANY O!R /RUGGLES AGA9/ AU?ORITY ?AT SPR+ FROM DIFF]5T WORLDVIEWS & HAVE NO NE$ TO CALL !MSELVES 0AN>*I/40 ,A SOCIETY ?AT EXI/S )\T A /ATE1 BUT DOES NOT ID5TIFY ITSELF AS AN>*I/1 IS 0/ATELESS02 IF ?AT SOCIETY IS NOT /ATELESS BY *ANCE1 BUT CONSCI\SLY WORKS TO PREV5T ! EM]G5CE ( HI]>*IES & ID5TIFIES ) ITS EGALIT>IAN *>ACT]I/ICS1 ONE MI<T DESCRIBE IT AS 0AN>*I/IC40.<#a.> 

,! EXAMPLES 9 ?IS BOOK HAVE BE5 SELECT$ FROM A WIDE RANGE ( TIMES & PLACES -- AB\T N9ETY ALTOGE!R4 ,?IRTY >E EXPLICITLY AN>*I/2 ! RE/ >E ALL /ATELESS1 AUTONOM\S1 OR CONSCI\SLY ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN4 ,MORE ?AN HALF ( ! EXAMPLES >E FROM PRES5T-DAY ,WE/]N SOCIETY1 A ?IRD >E DRAWN FROM /ATELESS SOCIETIES ?AT PROVIDE A VIEW ( ! BREAD? ( HUMAN POSSIBILITY \TSIDE ( ,WE/]N CIVILIZATION1 & ! REMA9+ FEW >E CLASSICAL HI/ORICAL EXAMPLES4 ,SOME ( !SE1 SU* AS ! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W>1 >E CIT$ MULTIPLE TIMES BECAUSE !Y >E WELL DOCUM5T$ & (F] A WEAL? ( 9=MATION4 ,! NUMB] ( EXAMPLES 9CLUD$ MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO EXPLORE EA* ONE 9 ! DETAIL IT DES]VES4 ,IDEALLY ! READ] WILL BE 9SPIR$ TO PURSUE !SE QUE/IONS H]SELF1 DI/ILL+ FUR!R PRACTICAL LESSONS FROM ! ATTEMPTS ( ?OSE :O CAME BE=E4 

,IT WILL BECOME APP>5T ?R\<\T ?IS BOOK ?AT AN>*Y EXI/S 9 CONFLICT ) ! /ATE & CAPITALISM4 ,MANY ( ! EXAMPLES GIV5 H]E W]E ULTIMATELY CRU%$ BY POLICE OR CONQU]+ >MIES1 & IT IS 9 L>GE P>T DUE TO ?IS SY/EMATIC REPRESSION ( ALT]NATIVES ?AT !RE HAVE NOT BE5 MORE EXAMPLES ( AN>*Y WORK+4 ,?IS BLOODY HI/ORY IMPLIES ?AT1 TO BE ?OR\<GO+ & SUCCESSFUL1 AN AN>*I/ REVOLUTION W\LD HAVE TO BE GLOBAL4 ,CAPITALISM IS A GLOBAL SY/EM1 CON/ANTLY EXP&+ & COLONIZ+ EV]Y AUTONOM\S SOCIETY IT 5C\NT]S4 ,9 ! LONG RUN1 NO ONE COMMUNITY OR C\NTRY CAN REMA9 AN>*I/ :ILE ! RE/ ( ! WORLD IS CAPITALI/4 ,AN ANTI-CAPITALI/ REVOLUTION MU/ DE/ROY CAPITALISM TOTALLY1 OR ELSE BE DE/ROY$4 ,?IS DOES NOT MEAN ?AT AN>*ISM MU/ BE A S+LE GLOBAL SY/EM4 ,MANY DIFF]5T =MS ( AN>*I/ SOCIETY C\LD COEXI/1 & !SE 9 TURN C\LD COEXI/ ) SOCIETIES ?AT W]E NOT AN>*I/1 SO LONG AS ! LATT] W]E NOT CONFRONTATIONALLY AU?ORIT>IAN OR OPPRESSIVE4 ,! FOLL[+ PAGES WILL %[ ! GREAT DIV]SITY ( =MS AN>*Y & AUTONOMY CAN TAKE4 

,! EXAMPLES 9 ?IS BOOK %[ AN>*Y WORK+ = A P]IOD ( TIME1 OR SUCCE$+ 9 A SPECIFIC WAY4 ,UNTIL CAPITALISM IS ABOLI%$1 ALL SU* EXAMPLES WILL NECESS>ILY BE P>TIAL4 ,!SE EXAMPLES >E 9/RUCTIVE 9 !IR WEAKNESSES AS WELL AS !IR /R5G?S4 ,9 ADDITION TO PROVID+ A PICTURE ( PEOPLE CREAT+ COMMUNITIES & MEET+ !IR NE$S )\T BOSSES1 !Y RAISE ! QUE/ION ( :AT W5T WRONG & H[ WE C\LD DO BETT] NEXT TIME4 

,TO ?IS 5D1 H]E >E SOME RECURR+ !MES ?AT MAY BE B5EFICIAL TO REFLECT ON 9 ! C\RSE ( READ+ ?IS BOOK3 

,ISOLATION3 ,MANY AN>*I/ PROJECTS WORK QUITE WELL1 BUT ONLY MAKE AN IMPACT 9 ! LIVES ( A T9Y NUMB] ( PEOPLE4 ,:AT 5G5D]S ?IS ISOLATION8 ,:AT T5DS TO CONTRIBUTE TO IT1 & :AT CAN (FSET IT8 

,ALLIANCES3 ,9 A NUMB] ( EXAMPLES1 AN>*I/S & O!R ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS W]E BETRAY$ BY SUPPOS$ ALLIES :O SABOTAG$ ! POSSIBILITY ( LIB]ATION 9 ORD] TO GA9 P[] = !MSELVES4 ,:Y DID AN>*I/S *OOSE !SE ALLIANCES1 & :AT CAN WE LE>N AB\T :AT K9D ( ALLIANCES TO MAKE TODAY8 

,REPRESSION3 ,AUTONOM\S COMMUNITIES & REVOLUTION>Y ACTIVITIES HAVE BE5 /OPP$ COLD BY POLICE REPRESSION OR MILIT>Y 9VASION TIME AFT] TIME4 ,PEOPLE >E 9TIMIDAT$1 >RE/$1 TORTUR$1 & KILL$1 & ! SURVIVORS MU/ GO 9TO HID+ OR DROP \T ( ! /RUGGLE2 COMMUNITIES ?AT HAD ONCE PROVID$ SUPPORT )DRAW 9 ORD] TO PROTECT !MSELVES4 ,:AT ACTIONS1 /RATEGIES1 & =MS ( ORGANIZATION BE/ EQUIP PEOPLE TO SURVIVE REPRESSION8 ,H[ CAN ?OSE ON ! \TSIDE PROVIDE EFFECTIVE SOLID>ITY8 

,COLLABORATION3 ,SOME SOCIAL MOVEM5TS OR RADICAL PROJECTS *OOSE TO P>TICIPATE 9 OR ACCOMMODATE !MSELVES TO ASPECTS ( ! PRES5T SY/EM 9 ORD] TO OV]COME ISOLATION1 BE ACCESSIBLE TO A GREAT] RANGE ( PEOPLE1 OR AVOID REPRESSION4 ,:AT >E ! ADVANTAGES & PITFALLS ( ?IS APPROA*8 ,>E !RE WAYS TO OV]COME ISOLATION OR AVOID REPRESSION )\T IT8 

,TEMPOR>Y GA93 ,MANY ( ! EXAMPLES 9 ?IS BOOK NO LONG] EXI/4 ,( C\RSE1 AN>*I/S >E NOT TRY+ TO CREATE P]MAN5T 9/ITUTIONS ?AT TAKE ON LIVES ( !IR [N2 SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONS %\LD COME TO AN 5D :5 !Y >E NO LONG] HELPFUL4 ,REALIZ+ ?AT1 H[ CAN WE MAKE ! MO/ ( BUBBLES ( AUTONOMY :ILE !Y LA/1 & H[ CAN !Y CONT9UE TO 9=M US AFT] !Y HAVE CEAS$ TO BE8 ,H[ CAN A S]IES ( TEMPOR>Y SPACES & EV5TS BE L9K$ TO CREATE A CONT9UITY ( /RUGGLE & COMMUNITY8 

,! TRICKY TOPIC ( REPRES5TATION 

,9 AS MANY CASES AS WAS POSSIBLE1 WE S\<T DIRECT FE$BACK FROM PEOPLE ) P]SONAL EXP]I5CE 9 ! /RUGGLES & COMMUNITIES DESCRIB$ 9 ?IS BOOK4 ,) SOME EXAMPLES ?IS WAS IMPOSSIBLE1 DUE TO UNNAVIGABLE *ASMS ( DI/ANCE OR TIME4 ,9 !SE CASES WE HAD TO RELY EXCLUSIVELY ON WRITT5 REPRES5TATIONS1 G5]ALLY RECORD$ BY \TSIDE OBS]V]S4 ,BUT REPRES5TATION IS NOT AT ALL A NEUTRAL PROCESS1 & \TSIDE OBS]V]S PROJECT !IR [N VALUES & EXP]I5CES ONTO :AT !Y >E OBS]V+4 ,( C\RSE1 REPRES5TATION IS AN 9EVITABLE ACTIVITY 9 HUMAN DISC\RSE1 & MOREOV] \TSIDE OBS]V]S CAN CONTRIBUTE NEW & USEFUL P]SPECTIVES4 

,H[EV]1 \R WORLD IS NOT ?AT SIMPLE4 ,AS ,EUROPEAN CIVILIZATION SPREAD & DOM9AT$ ! RE/ ( ! PLANET1 ! OBS]V]S IT S5T \T W]E G5]ALLY ! SURVEYORS1 MISSION>IES1 WRIT]S1 & SCI5TI/S ( ! RUL+ ORD]4 ,ON A WORLD SCALE1 ?IS CIVILIZATION IS ! ONLY ONE ) ! RI<T TO 9T]PRET ITSELF & ALL O!R CULTURES4 ,WE/]N SY/EMS ( ?\<T W]E =CIBLY SPREAD >\ND ! WORLD4 ,COLONIZ$ SOCIETIES W]E CUT UP & EXPLOIT$ AS SLAVE LABOR1 ECONOMIC RES\RCES1 & IDEOLOGICAL CAPITAL4 ,NON-,WE/]N PEOPLES W]E REPRES5T$ BACK TO ! ,WE/ 9 WAYS ?AT W\LD CONFIRM ! ,WE/]N WORLDVIEW & S5SE ( SUP]IORITY1 & JU/IFY ! ONGO+ IMP]IAL PROJECT AS NECESS>Y = ! GOOD ( ! PEOPLES BE+ =CIBLY CIVILIZ$4 

,AS AN>*I/S TRY+ TO ABOLI% ! P[] /RUCTURE RESPONSIBLE = COLONIALISM & MANY O!R WRONGS1 WE WANT TO APPROA* !SE O!R CULTURES 9 GOOD FAI?1 9 ORD] TO LE>N FROM !M1 BUT IF WE'RE NOT C>EFUL WE C\LD EASILY FALL 9TO ! ACCU/OM$ EUROC5TRIC PATT]N ( MANIPULAT+ & EXPLOIT+ !SE O!R CULTURES = \R [N IDEOLOGICAL CAPITAL4 ,9 CASES :]E WE C\LD F9D NO ONE FROM ! COMMUNITY 9 QUE/ION TO REVIEW & CRITICIZE \R [N 9T]PRETATIONS1 WE HAVE TRI$ TO SITUATE ! /ORYTELL] 9 ! TELL+1 TO SUBV]T HIS OR H] OBJECTIVITY & 9VISIBILITY1 TO DELIB]ATELY *ALL5GE ! VALIDITY ( \R [N 9=MATION1 & TO PROPOSE REPRES5TATIONS ?AT >E FLEXIBLE & HUMBLE4 ,WE DON'T KN[ EXACTLY H[ TO ACCOMPLI% ?IS BALANC+ ACT1 BUT \R HOPE IS TO LE>N :ILE TRY+4 

,SOME 9DIG5\S PEOPLE :OM WE CONSID] COMRADES 9 ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ AU?ORITY FEEL ?AT :ITE PEOPLE HAVE NO RI<T TO REPRES5T 9DIG5\S CULTURES1 & ?IS POSITION IS ESPECIALLY JU/IFI$ GIV5 ?AT = FIVE HUNDR$ YE>S1 ,EURO_/,AM]ICAN REPRES5TATIONS ( 9DIG5\S PEOPLES HAVE BE5 SELF-S]V+1 EXPLOITATIVE1 & CONNECT$ TO ONGO+ PROCESSES ( G5OCIDE & COLONIZATION4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 P>T ( \R GOAL 9 PUBLI%+ ?IS BOOK HAS BE5 TO *ALL5GE ! HI/ORICAL EUROC5TRISM ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T & 5C\RAGE \RSELVES TO BE OP5 TO O!R CULTURES4 ,WE C\LD NOT DO ?IS BY ONLY PRES5T+ /ORIES ( /ATELESSNESS FROM \R [N CULTURE4 ,! AU?OR & MO/ ( ! PEOPLE WORK+ ON ?IS BOOK 9 AN $ITORIAL CAPACITY >E :ITE1 & IT IS NO SURPRISE ?AT :AT WE WRITE REFLECTS \R BACKGR\NDS4 ,9 FACT1 ! C5TRAL QUE/ION ?IS BOOK SEEKS TO ADDRESS1 :E!R AN>*Y C\LD WORK1 SEEMS ITSELF TO BE EUROC5TRIC4 ,ONLY A PEOPLE :O HAVE OBLIT]AT$ ! MEMORY ( !IR [N /ATELESS PA/ C\LD ASK !MSELVES :E!R !Y NE$ ! /ATE4 ,WE RECOGNIZE ?AT NOT EV]YONE %>ES ?IS HI/ORICAL BL9DSPOT & ?AT :AT WE PUBLI% H]E MAY NOT BE USEFUL = PEOPLE FROM O!R BACKGR\NDS4 ,BUT WE HOPE ?AT BY TELL+ /ORIES ( ! CULTURES & /RUGGLES ( O!R SOCIETIES1 WE CAN HELP CORRECT ! EUROC5TRISM 5DEMIC TO SOME ( \R COMMUNITIES & BECOME BETT] ALLIES1 & BETT] LI/5]S1 :5EV] PEOPLE FROM O!R CULTURES *OOSE TO TELL US !IR [N /ORIES4 

,SOMEONE :O READ OV] ?IS TEXT PO9T$ \T TO US ?AT RECIPROCITY IS A FUNDAM5TAL VALUE ( 9DIG5\S WORLDVIEWS4 ,! QUE/ION HE POS$ TO US WAS1 IF AN>*I/S :O >E MO/LY ,EURO_/,AM]ICAN >E GO+ TO TAKE LESSONS FROM 9DIG5\S OR O!R COMMUNITIES1 CULTURES1 & NATIONS1 :AT WILL WE (F] 9 RETURN8 ,I HOPE ?AT :]EV] POSSIBLE1 WE (F] SOLID>ITY -- WID5+ ! /RUGGLE & SUPPORT+ O!R PEOPLES :O /RUGGLE AGA9/ AU?ORITY )\T CALL+ !MSELVES AN>*I/S4 ,AFT] ALL1 IF WE >E 9SPIR$ BY C]TA9 O!R SOCIETIES1 %\LDN'T WE DO MORE TO RECOGNIZE & AID !IR ONGO+ /RUGGLES8 

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,]RICO ,MALATE/A1 ,AT ! ,CAFE3 ,CONV]SATIONS ON ,AN>*ISM4 ,LONDON3 ,FRE$OM ,PRESS1 #b#e4 

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