,BLACK ,AN>*ISM 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,A%ANTI ,AL/ON 

,TEXT 3 

,9TRODUCTION 

,MANY CLASSICAL AN>*I/S REG>D$ AN>*ISM AS A BODY ( ELEM5TAL TRU?S ?AT M]ELY NE$$ TO BE REVEAL$ TO ! WORLD & BELIEV$ PEOPLE W\LD BECOME AN>*I/S ONCE EXPOS$ TO ! IRRESI/IBLE LOGIC ( ! IDEA4 ,?IS IS ONE ( ! REASONS !Y T5D$ TO BE DIDACTIC4 

,=TUNATELY ! LIV$ PRACTICE ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T IS MU* RI*] ?AN ?AT4 ,FEW 0CONV]T0 9 SU* A WAY3 IT IS MU* MORE COMMON = PEOPLE TO EMBRACE AN>*ISM SL[LY1 AS !Y DISCOV] ?AT IT IS RELEVANT TO !IR LIV$ EXP]I5CE & AM5ABLE TO !IR [N 9SI<TS & CONC]NS4 

,! RI*NESS ( ! AN>*I/ TRADITION LAY PRECISELY 9 ! LONG HI/ORY ( 5C\NT]S BETWE5 NON-AN>*I/ DISSID5TS & ! AN>*I/ FRAMEWORK ?AT WE 9H]IT$ FROM ! LATE #a#i? & E>LY #b? C5TURIES4 ,AN>*ISM HAS GR[N ?R\< SU* 5C\NT]S & N[ CONFRONTS SOCIAL CONTRADICTIONS ?AT W]E PREVI\SLY M>G9AL TO ! MOVEM5T4 ,= EXAMPLE1 A C5TURY AGO ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ PATRI>*Y WAS A RELATIVELY M9OR CONC]N = MO/ AN>*I/S & YET IT IS N[ WIDELY ACCEPT$ AS AN 9TEGRAL P>T ( \R /RUGGLE AGA9/ DOM9ATION4 

,IT IS ONLY )9 ! LA/ #a OR #ae YE>S ?AT AN>*I/S 9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA HAVE BEGUN TO S]I\SLY EXPLORE :AT IT MEANS TO DEVELOP AN AN>*ISM ?AT CAN BO? FI<T :ITE SUPREMACY & >TICULATE A POSITIVE VISION ( CULTURAL DIV]SITY & CULTURAL EX*ANGE4 ,COMRADES >E WORK+ H>D TO ID5TIFY ! HI/ORICAL REF]5TS ( SU* A TASK1 H[ \R MOVEM5T MU/ *ANGE TO EMBRACE IT1 & :AT A TRULY ANTI-RACI/ AN>*ISM MI<T LOOK LIKE4 

,! FOLL[+ PIECE BY ,I,A,S BO>D MEMB] ,A%ANTI ,AL/ON EXPLORES SOME ( !SE QUE/IONS4 ,AL/ON1 :O WAS A MEMB] ( ! ,BLACK ,PAN!R ,P>TY & ! ,BLACK ,LIB]ATION ,>MY1 DESCRIBES HIS 5C\NT]7S7 ) AN>*ISM 7:I* BEGAN :ILE HE WAS 9C>C]AT$ = ACTIVITIES RELAT$ TO ! ,BLACK ,LIB]ATION ,>MY74 ,HE T\*ES UPON SOME ( ! LIMITATIONS ( OLD] VISIONS ( AN>*ISM1 ! CONTEMPOR>Y RELEVANCE ( AN>*ISM TO BLACK PEOPLE1 & SOME ( ! PR9CIPLES NECESS>Y TO BUILD A NEW REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T4 

,?IS IS AN $IT$ TRANSCRIPT ( A TALK GIV5 BY ,AL/ON ON ,OCTOB] #b#d?1 #bc AT ,HUNT] ,COLLEGE 9 ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY4 ,?IS EV5T WAS ORGANIZ$ BY ! ,9/ITUTE = ,AN>*I/ ,/UDIES & CO-SPONSOR$ BY ! ,/UD5T ,LIB]ATION ,ACTION ,MOVEM5T ( ! ,CITY ,UNIV]SITY ( ,NEW ,YORK4 

,*UCK ,MORSE 

,BLACK ,AN>*ISM 

,AL?\< ! ,BLACK ,PAN!R ,P>TY WAS V]Y HI]>*ICAL1 ,I LE>N$ A LOT FROM MY EXP]I5CE 9 ! ORGANIZATION4 ,ABOVE ALL1 ! ,PAN!RS IMPRESS$ UPON ME ! NE$ TO LE>N FROM O!R PEOPLES' /RUGGLES4 ,I ?9K ,I HAVE DONE ?AT & ?AT IS ONE ( ! REASONS :Y ,I AM AN AN>*I/ TODAY4 ,AFT] ALL1 :5 OLD /RATEGIES DON'T WORK1 Y\ NE$ TO LOOK = O!R WAYS ( DO+ ?+S TO SEE IF Y\ CAN GET Y\RSELF UN/UCK & MOVE =W>D AGA94 ,9 ! ,PAN!RS WE DREW A LOT FROM NATIONALI/S1 ,M>XI/-,L59I/S1 & O!RS LIKE !M1 BUT !IR APPROA*ES TO SOCIAL *ANGE HAD SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS & ,I DELV$ 9TO AN>*ISM TO SEE IF !RE >E O!R WAYS TO ?9K AB\T MAK+ A REVOLUTION4 

,I LE>N$ AB\T AN>*ISM FROM LETT]S & LIT]ATURE S5T TO ME :ILE 9 V>I\S PRISONS >\ND ! C\NTRY4 ,AT FIR/ ,I DIDN'T WANT TO READ ANY ( ! MAT]IAL ,I RECEIV$--IT SEEM$ LIKE AN>*ISM WAS JU/ AB\T *AOS & EV]YBODY DO+ !IR [N ?+--& = ! LONGE/ TIME ,I JU/ IGNOR$ IT4 ,BUT !RE W]E TIMES--:5 ,I WAS 9 SEGREGATION--?AT ,I DIDN'T HAVE ANY?+ ELSE TO READ &1 \T ( BOR$OM1 F9ALLY DUG 9 7DESPITE EV]Y?+ ,I HAD HE>D AB\T AN>*ISM UP TO ! TIME74 ,I WAS ACTUALLY QUITE SURPRIS$ TO F9D ANALYZES ( PEOPLES' /RUGGLES1 PEOPLES' CULTURES1 & PEOPLES' ORGANIZATIONAL =MATIONS--?AT MADE A LOT ( S5SE TO ME4 

,!SE ANALYZES HELP$ ME SEE IMPORTANT ?+S AB\T MY EXP]I5CE 9 ! ,PAN!RS ?AT HAD NOT BE5 CLE> TO ME BE=E4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ,I REALIZ$ ?AT !RE WAS A PROBLEM ) MY LOVE = PEOPLE LIKE ,HUEY ,P4 ,NEWTON1 ,BOBBY ,SEAL1 & ,ELDRIDGE ,CLEAV] & ! FACT ?AT ,I HAD PUT !M ON A P$E/AL4 ,AFT] ALL1 :AT DOES IT SAY AB\T Y\1 IF Y\ ALL[ SOMEONE TO SET !MSELVES UP AS Y\R LEAD] & MAKE ALL Y\R DECISIONS = Y\8 ,:AT AN>*ISM HELP$ ME SEE WAS ?AT Y\1 AS AN 9DIVIDUAL1 %\LD BE RESPECT$ & ?AT NO ONE IS IMPORTANT 5\< TO DO Y\R ?9K+ = Y\4 ,EV5 IF WE ?\<T ( ,HUEY ,P4 ,NEWTON OR ,ELDRIDGE ,CLEAV] AS ! BADDE/ REVOLUTION>IES 9 ! WORLD1 ,I %\LD SEE MYSELF AS ! BADDE/ REVOLUTION>Y1 JU/ LIKE !M4 ,EV5 IF ,I AM Y\NG1 ,I HAVE A BRA94 ,I CAN ?9K4 ,I CAN MAKE DECISIONS4 

,I ?\<T AB\T ALL ?IS :ILE 9 PRISON & F\ND MYSELF SAY+1 0,MAN1 WE REALLY SET \RSELVES UP 9 A WAY ?AT WAS B\ND TO CREATE PROBLEMS & PRODUCE S*ISMS4 ,WE W]E B\ND TO FOLL[ PROGRAMS )\T ?9K+40 ,! HI/ORY ( ! ,BLACK ,PAN!R ,P>TY1 AS GREAT AS IT IS1 HAS ?OSE SKELETONS4 ,! SMALLE/ P]SON ON ! TOTEM POLE WAS SUPPOS$ TO BE A WORK] & ! ONE ON ! TOP WAS ! ONE ) ! BRA9S4 ,BUT 9 PRISON ,I LE>N$ ?AT ,I C\LD HAVE MADE SOME ( !SE DECISIONS MYSELF & ?AT PEOPLE >\ND ME C\LD HAVE MADE !SE DECISIONS !MSELVES4 ,AL?\< ,I APPRECIAT$ EV]Y?+ ?AT ! LEAD]S ( ! ,BLACK ,PAN!R ,P>TY DID1 ,I BEGAN TO SEE ?AT WE CAN DO ?+S DIFF]5TLY & ?US DRAW MORE FULLY ON \R [N POT5TIALS & MOVE EV5 FUR!R T[>DS REAL SELF-DET]M9ATION4 ,AL?\< IT WASN'T EASY AT FIR/1 ,I /UCK ) ! AN>*I/ MAT]IAL & F\ND ?AT ,I C\LDN'T PUT IT D[N ONCE IT />T$ GIV+ ME 9SI<TS4 ,I WROTE TO PEOPLE 9 ,DETROIT & ,CANADA :O HAD BE5 S5D+ ME LIT]ATURE & ASK$ !M TO S5D MORE4 

,H[EV]1 NONE ( :AT ,I RECEIV$ DEALT ) ,BLACK FOLKS OR ,LAT9OS4 ,MAYBE !RE W]E OCCASIONAL DISCUSSIONS ( ! ,MEXICAN REVOLUTION1 BUT NO?+ DEALT ) US1 H]E1 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,!RE WAS AN OV]:ELM+ EMPHASIS ON ?OSE :O BECAME ! AN>*I/ F\ND+ FA!RS--,BAKUN91 ,KROPOTK91 & SOME O!RS--BUT !SE ,EUROPEAN FIGURES1 :O W]E ADDRESS+ ,EUROPEAN /RUGGLES1 DIDN'T REALLY SPEAK TO ME4 

,I TRI$ TO FIGURE \T H[ ?IS APPLIES TO ME4 ,I BEGAN TO LOOK AT ,BLACK HI/ORY AGA91 AT ,AFRICAN HI/ORY1 & AT ! HI/ORIES & /RUGGLES ( O!R PEOPLE ( COLOR4 ,I F\ND MANY EXAMPLES ( AN>*I/ PRACTICES 9 NON-,EUROPEAN SOCIETIES1 FROM ! MO/ ANCI5T TIMES TO ! PRES5T4 ,?IS WAS V]Y IMPORTANT TO ME3 ,I NE$$ TO KN[ ?AT IT IS NOT JU/ ,EUROPEAN PEOPLE :O CAN FUNCTION 9 AN ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN WAY1 BUT ?AT WE ALL CAN4 

,I WAS 5C\RAG$ BY ?+S ,I F\ND 9 ,AFRICA--NOT SO MU* BY ! ANCI5T =MS ?AT WE CALL TRIBES--BUT BY MOD]N /RUGGLES ?AT OCCURR$ 9 ,ZIMBABWE1 ,ANGOLA1 ,MOZAMBIQUE1 & ,GU9EA-,BISSAU4 ,EV5 ?\< !Y W]E L$ BY VANGU>DI/ ORGANIZATIONS1 ,I SAW ?AT PEOPLE W]E BUILD+ RADICAL1 DEMOCRATIC COMMUNITIES ON ! GR\ND4 ,= ! FIR/ TIME1 9 !SE COLONIAL SITUATIONS1 ,AFRICAN PEOPLES :]E CREAT+ :AT WAS ! ,ANGOLANS CALL$ 0POPUL> P[]40 ,?IS POPUL> P[] TOOK A V]Y ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN =M3 PEOPLE W]E NOT ONLY CONDUCT+ !IR LIVES1 BUT ALSO TRANS=M+ !M :ILE FI<T+ :ATEV] =EIGN P[] WAS OPPRESS+ !M4 ,H[EV]1 9 EV]Y ONE ( !SE LIB]ATION /RUGGLES NEW REPRESSIVE /RUCTURES W]E IMPOS$ AS SOON AS PEOPLE GOT CLOSE TO LIB]ATION3 ! LEAD]%IP WAS OBSESS$ ) IDEAS ( GOV]NM5T1 ( RAIS+ A /&+ >MY1 ( CONTROLL+ ! PEOPLE :5 ! OPPRESSORS W]E EXPELL$4 ,ONCE ! SO-CALL$ VICTORY WAS ACCOMPLI%$1 ! PEOPLE--:O HAD F\<T = YE>S AGA9/ !IR OPPRESSORS--W]E DIS>M$ & 9/EAD ( HAV+ REAL POPUL> P[]1 A NEW P>TY WAS 9/ALL$ AT ! HELM ( ! /ATE4 ,SO1 !RE W]E NO REAL REVOLUTIONS OR TRUE LIB]ATION 9 ,ANGOLA1 ,GU9EA-,BISSAU1 ,MOZAMBIQUE1 & ,ZIMBABWE BECAUSE !Y SIMPLY REPLAC$ A =EIGN OPPRESSOR ) AN 9DIG5\S OPPRESSOR4 

,SO1 H]E ,I AM1 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES FI<T+ = ,BLACK LIB]ATION1 & WOND]+3 H[ CAN WE AVOID SITUATIONS LIKE ?AT8 ,AN>*ISM GAVE ME A WAY TO RESPOND TO ?IS QUE/ION BY 9SI/+ ?AT WE PUT 9TO PLACE1 AS WE /RUGGLE N[1 /RUCTURES ( DECISION-MAK+ & DO+ ?+S ?AT CONT9UALLY BR+ MORE PEOPLE 9TO ! PROCESS1 & NOT JU/ LET ! MO/ 05LI<T5$0 FOLKS MAKE DECISIONS = EV]YONE ELSE4 ,! PEOPLE !MSELVES HAVE TO CREATE /RUCTURES 9 :I* !Y >TICULATE !IR [N VOICE & MAKE !IR [N DECISIONS4 ,I DIDN'T GET ?AT FROM O!R IDEOLOGIES3 ,I GOT ?AT FROM AN>*ISM4 

,I ALSO BEGAN TO SEE1 9 PRACTICE1 ?AT AN>*I/IC /RUCTURES ( DECISION-MAK+ >E POSSIBLE4 ,= EXAMPLE1 AT ! PROTE/S AGA9/ ! ,REPUBLICAN ,NATIONAL ,CONV5TION 9 ,AUGU/ #b ,I SAW NORMALLY EXCLUD$ GR\PS--PEOPLE ( COLOR1 WOM51 & QUE]S--P>TICIPATE ACTIVELY 9 EV]Y ASPECT ( ! MOBILIZATION4 ,WE DID NOT ALL[ SMALL GR\PS TO MAKE DECISIONS = O!RS & AL?\< PEOPLE HAD DIFF]5CES1 !Y W]E SE5 AS GOOD & B5EFICIAL4 ,IT WAS NEW = ME1 AFT] MY EXP]I5CE 9 ! ,PAN!RS1 TO BE 9 A SITUATION :]E PEOPLE >E NOT TRY+ TO BE ON ! SAME PAGE & TRULY EMBRAC$ ! ATTEMPT TO WORK \T \R SOMETIMES CONFLICT+ 9T]E/S4 ,?IS GAVE ME SOME IDEAS AB\T H[ AN>*ISM CAN BE APPLI$4 

,IT ALSO MADE ME WOND]3 IF IT CAN BE APPLI$ TO ! DIV]SE GR\PS AT ! CONV5TION PROTE/1 C\LD ,I1 AS A ,BLACK ACTIVI/1 APPLY !SE ?+S 9 ! ,BLACK COMMUNITY8 

,SOME ( \R IDEAS AB\T :O WE >E AS A PEOPLE HAMP] \R /RUGGLES4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ! ,BLACK COMMUNITY IS (T5 CONSID]$ A MONOLI?IC GR\P1 BUT IT IS ACTUALLY A COMMUNITY ( COMMUNITIES ) MANY DIFF]5T 9T]E/S4 ,I ?9K ( BE+ ,BLACK NOT SO MU* AS AN E?NIC CATEGORY BUT AS AN OPPOSITIONAL =CE OR T\*/ONE = LOOK+ AT SITUATIONS DIFF]5TLY4 ,BLACK CULTURE HAS ALWAYS BE5 OPPOSITIONAL & IS ALL AB\T F9D+ WAYS TO CREATIVELY RESI/ OPPRESSION H]E1 9 ! MO/ RACI/ C\NTRY 9 ! WORLD4 ,SO1 :5 ,I SPEAK ( A ,BLACK AN>*ISM1 IT IS NOT SO TI$ TO ! COLOR ( MY SK9 BUT :O ,I AM AS A P]SON1 AS SOMEONE :O CAN RESI/1 :O CAN SEE DIFF]5TLY :5 ,I AM /UCK1 & ?US LIVE DIFF]5TLY4 

,:AT IS IMPORTANT TO ME AB\T AN>*ISM IS ITS 9SI/5CE ?AT Y\ %\LD NEV] BE /UCK 9 OLD1 OBSOLETE APPROA*ES & ALWAYS TRY TO F9D NEW WAYS ( LOOK+ AT ?+S1 FEEL+1 & ORGANIZ+4 ,9 MY CASE1 ,I FIR/ APPLI$ AN>*ISM 9 ! E>LY #a#i#iS 9 A COLLECTIVE WE CREAT$ TO PUT \T ! ,BLACK ,PAN!R NEWSPAP] AGA94 ,I WAS /ILL A CLOSET AN>*I/ AT ?IS PO9T4 ,I WASN'T READY YET TO COME \T & DECL>E MYSELF AN AN>*I/1 BECAUSE ,I ALREADY KNEW :AT FOLKS W]E GO+ TO SAY & H[ !Y W]E GO+ TO LOOK AT ME4 ,:O W\LD !Y SEE :5 ,I SAY AN>*I/8 ,!Y W\LD SEE ! :ITE AN>*I/S1 ) ALL ! FUNNY HAIR ETC1 & SAY 0H[ ! HECK >E Y\ GO+ TO HOOK UP ) ?AT80 

,!RE WAS A DIVIDE 9 ?IS COLLECTIVE3 ON ! ONE SIDE !RE W]E OLD] COMRADES :O W]E TRY+ TO RE9V5T ! :EEL &1 ON ! O!R1 MYSELF & A FEW O!RS :O W]E SAY+1 0,LET'S SEE :AT WE CAN LE>N FROM ! ,PAN!R EXP]I5CE & BUILD UPON & IMPROVE IT4 ,WE CAN'T DO ?+S ! SAME WAY40 ,WE EMPHASIZ$ ! IMPORTANCE ( AN ANTI-SEXI/ P]SPECTIVE--AN OLD ISSUE )9 ! ,PAN!RS--BUT ! O!R SIDE WAS LIKE1 0,I DON'T WANT TO HE> ALL ?AT FEM9I/ /UFF40 ,& WE SAID1 0,?AT'S F9E IF Y\ DON'T WANT TO HE> IT1 BUT WE WANT ! Y\NG FOLKS TO HE> IT1 SO !Y KN[ AB\T SOME ( ! ?+S ?AT DID NOT WORK 9 ! ,PAN!RS1 SO !Y KN[ ?AT WE HAD SOME 9T]NAL CONTRADICTIONS ?AT WE C\LD NOT OV]COME40 ,WE TRI$ TO PRESS ! ISSUE1 BUT IT BECAME A BATTLE & ! DISCUSSIONS GOT SO DIFFICULT ?AT A SPLIT OCCURR$4 ,AS ?IS PO9T1 ,I LEFT ! COLLECTIVE & BEGAN WORK+ ) AN>*I/ & ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN GR\PS1 :O HAVE REALLY BE5 ! ONLY ONES TO CONSI/5TLY TRY TO DEAL ) !SE DYNAMICS ?US F>4 

,ONE ( ! MO/ IMPORTANT LESSONS ,I ALSO LE>N$ FROM AN>*ISM IS ?AT Y\ NE$ TO LOOK = ! RADICAL ?+S ?AT WE ALREADY DO & TRY TO 5C\RAGE !M4 ,?IS IS :Y ,I ?9K !RE IS SO MU* POT5TIAL = AN>*ISM 9 ! ,BLACK COMMUNITY3 SO MU* ( :AT WE ALREADY DO IS AN>*I/IC & DOESN'T 9VOLVE ! /ATE1 ! POLICE1 OR ! POLITICIANS4 ,WE LOOK \T = EA* O!R1 WE C>E = EA* O!R'S KIDS1 WE GO TO ! /ORE = EA* O!R1 WE F9D WAYS TO PROTECT \R COMMUNITIES4 ,EV5 *UR*ES /ILL DO ?+S 9 A V]Y COMMUNAL WAY TO SOME EXT5T4 ,I LE>N$ ?AT !RE >E WAYS TO BE RADICAL )\T ALWAYS PASS+ \T LIT]ATURE & TELL+ PEOPLE1 0,H]E IS ! PICTURE1 IF Y\ READ ?IS Y\ WILL AUTOMATICALLY FOLL[ \R ORGANIZATION & JO9 ! REVOLUTION40 ,= EXAMPLE1 P>TICIPATION IS A V]Y IMPORTANT !ME = AN>*ISM & IT IS ALSO V]Y IMPORTANT 9 ! ,BACK COMMUNITY4 ,CONSID] JAZZ3 IT IS ONE ( ! BE/ ILLU/RATIONS ( AN EXI/+ RADICAL PRACTICE BECAUSE IT ASSUMES A P>TICIPATORY CONNECTION BETWE5 ! 9DIVIDUAL & ! COLLECTIVE & ALL[S = ! EXPRESSION ( :O Y\ >E1 )9 A COLLECTIVE SETT+1 BAS$ ON ! 5JOYM5T & PLEASURE ( ! MUSIC ITSELF4 ,\R COMMUNITIES CAN BE ! SAME WAY4 ,WE CAN BR+ TOGE!R ALL K9DS ( DIV]SE P]SPECTIVES TO MAKE MUSIC1 TO MAKE REVOLUTION4 

,H[ CAN WE NURTURE EV]Y ACT ( FRE$OM8 ,:E!R IT IS ) PEOPLE ON ! JOB OR ! FOLKS ?AT HANG \T ON ! CORN]1 H[ CAN WE PLAN & WORK TOGE!R8 ,WE NE$ TO LE>N FROM ! DIFF]5T /RUGGLES >\ND ! WORLD ?AT >E NOT BAS$ ON VANGU>DS4 ,!RE >E EXAMPLES 9 ,BOLIVIA4 ,!RE >E ! ,ZAPATI/AS4 ,!RE >E GR\PS 9 ,S5EGAL BUILD+ SOCIAL C5T]S4 ,Y\ REALLY HAVE TO LOOK AT PEOPLE :O >E TRY+ TO LIVE & NOT NECESS>ILY TRY+ TO COME UP ) ! MO/ ADVANC$ IDEAS4 ,WE NE$ TO DE-EMPHASIZE ! AB/RACT & FOCUS :AT IS HAPP5+ ON ! GR\ND4 

,H[ CAN WE BR+ ALL !SE DIFF]5T /R&S TOGE!R8 ,H[ CAN WE BR+ 9 ! ,RA/AS8 ,H[ CAN WE BR+ 9 ! PEOPLE ON ! WE/ COA/ :O >E /ILL FI<T+ ! GOV]NM5T /RIP-M9+ ( 9DIG5\S L&8 ,H[ CAN WE BR+ TOGE!R ALL ( !SE PEOPLES TO BEG9 TO CREATE A VISION ( ,AM]ICA ?AT IS = ALL ( US8 

,OPPOSITIONAL ?9K+ & OPPOSITIONAL RISKS >E NECESS>Y4 ,I ?9K ?AT IS V]Y IMPORTANT RI<T N[ & ONE ( ! REASONS :Y ,I ?9K AN>*ISM HAS SO MU* POT5TIAL TO HELP US MOVE =W>D4 ,IT IS NOT ASK+ ( US TO DOGMATICALLY ADH]E TO ! F\ND]S ( ! TRADITION1 BUT TO BE OP5 TO :ATEV] 9CREASES \R DEMOCRATIC P>TICIPATION1 \R CREATIVITY1 & \R HAPP9ESS4 

,WE JU/ HAD AN ,AN>*I/ ,PEOPLE ( ,COLOR CONF]5CE 9 ,DETROIT ON ,OCTOB] #cRD TO ! #e?4 ,ONE HUNDR$ ?IRTY PEOPLE CAME FROM ALL OV] ! C\NTRY4 ,IT WAS GREAT TO JU/ SEE \RSELVES & ! 9T]E/ ( PEOPLE ( COLOR FROM >\ND ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES 9 F9D+ WAYS ( ?9K+ \TSIDE ( ! NORM4 ,WE SAW ?AT WE C\LD BECOME ?AT VOICE 9 \R COMMUNITIES ?AT SAYS1 0,WAIT1 MAYBE WE DON'T NE$ TO ORGANIZE LIKE ?AT4 ,WAIT1 ! WAY ?AT Y\ >E TREAT+ PEOPLE )9 ! ORGANIZATION IS OPPRESSIVE4 ,WAIT1 :AT IS Y\R VISION8 ,W\LD Y\ LIKE TO HE> M9E80 ,!RE IS A NE$ = ?OSE K9DS ( VOICES )9 \R DIFF]5T COMMUNITIES4 ,NOT JU/ \R COMMUNITIES ( COLOR1 BUT 9 EV]Y COMMUNITY !RE IS A NE$ TO /OP ADVANC+ READY-MADE PLANS & TO TRU/ ?AT PEOPLE CAN COLLECTIVELY FIGURE \T :AT TO DO ) ?IS WORLD4 ,I ?9K WE HAVE ! OPPORTUNITY TO PUT ASIDE :AT WE ?\<T W\LD BE ! ANSW] & FI<T TOGE!R TO EXPLORE DIFF]5T VISIONS ( ! FUTURE4 ,WE CAN WORK ON ?AT4 ,& !RE IS NO ONE ANSW]3 WE'VE GOT TO WORK IT \T AS WE GO4 

,AL?\< WE WANT TO /RUGGLE1 IT IS GO+ TO BE V]Y DIFFICULT BECAUSE ( ! PROBLEMS ?AT WE HAVE 9H]IT$ FROM ?IS EMPIRE4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ,I SAW SOME V]Y H>D1 EMOTIONAL /RUGGLES AT ! PROTE/S AGA9/ ! ,REPUBLICAN ,NATIONAL ,CONV5TION4 ,BUT PEOPLE /UCK TO IT1 EV5 IF !Y BROKE D[N CRY+ 9 ! PROCESS4 ,WE >E NOT GO+ TO GET ?R\< SOME ( \R 9T]NAL DYNAMICS ?AT HAVE KEPT US DIVID$ UNLESS WE >E WILL+ TO GO ?R\< SOME REALLY T\< /RUGGLES4 ,?IS IS ONE ( ! O!R REASONS :Y ,I SAY !RE IS NO ANSW]3 WE'VE JU/ GOT TO GO ?R\< ?IS4 

,\R /RUGGLES H]E 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES AFFECT EV]YBODY 9 ! WORLD4 ,PEOPLE ON ! BOTTOM >E GO+ TO PLAY A KEY ROLE & ! WAY WE RELATE TO PEOPLE ON ! BOTTOM IS GO+ TO BE V]Y IMPORTANT4 ,MANY ( US >E PRIVILEG$ 5\< TO BE ABLE TO AVOID SOME ( ! MO/ DIFFICULT *ALL5GES & WE WILL NE$ TO GIVE UP SOME ( ?IS PRIVILEGE 9 ORD] TO BUILD A NEW MOVEM5T4 ,! POT5TIAL IS !RE4 ,WE CAN /ILL W9--& R$EF9E :AT IT MEANS TO W9--BUT WE HAVE ! OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE A RI*] VISION ( FRE$OM ?AN WE HAVE EV] HAD BE=E4 ,WE HAVE TO BE WILL+ TO TRY4 

,AS A ,PAN!R1 & AS SOMEONE :O W5T UND]GR\ND AS AN URBAN GU]RILLA1 ,I HAVE PUT MY LIFE ON ! L9E4 ,I HAVE WAT*$ MY COMRADES DIE & SP5T MO/ ( MY ADULT LIFE 9 PRISON4 ,BUT ,I /ILL BELIEVE ?AT WE CAN W94 ,/RUGGLE IS V]Y T\< & :5 Y\ CROSS ?AT L9E1 Y\ RISK GO+ TO JAIL1 GETT+ S]I\SLY HURT1 KILL$1 & WAT*+ Y\R COMRADES GETT+ S]I\SLY HURT & KILL$4 ,?AT IS NOT A PRETTY PICTURE1 BUT ?AT IS :AT HAPP5S :5 Y\ FI<T AN 5TR5*$ OPPRESSOR4 ,WE >E /RUGGL+ & WILL MAKE IT R\< = !M1 BUT /RUGGLE IS ALSO GO+ TO BE R\< = US TOO4 

,?IS IS :Y WE HAVE TO F9D WAYS TO LOVE & SUPPORT EA* O!R ?R\< T\< TIMES4 ,IT IS MORE ?AN JU/ BELIEV+ ?AT WE CAN W93 WE NE$ TO HAVE /RUCTURES 9 PLACE ?AT CAN C>RY US ?R\< :5 WE FEEL LIKE WE CANNOT GO ANO!R /EP4 ,I ?9K WE CAN MOVE AGA9 IF WE CAN FIGURE \T SOME ( ?OSE ?+S4 ,?IS SY/EM HAS GOT TO COME D[N4 ,IT HURTS US EV]Y DAY & WE CAN'T GIVE UP4 ,WE HAVE TO GET !RE4 ,WE HAVE TO F9D NEW WAYS4 

,AN>*ISM1 IF IT MEANS ANY?+1 MEANS BE+ OP5 TO :ATEV] IT TAKES 9 ?9K+1 LIV+1 & 9 \R RELATION%IPS--TO LIVE FULLY & W94 ,9 SOME WAYS1 ,I ?9K !Y >E BO? ! SAME3 LIV+ TO ! FULLE/ IS TO W94 ,( C\RSE WE WILL & MU/ CLA% ) \R OPPRESSORS & WE NE$ TO F9D GOOD WAYS ( DO+ IT4 ,REMEMB] ?OSE ON ! BOTTOM :O >E MO/ IMPACT$ BY ?IS4 ,!Y MI<T HAVE DIFF]5T P]SPECTIVES ON H[ ?IS FI<T IS SUPPOS$ TO GO4 ,IF WE CAN'T F9D WAYS = MEET+ FACE-TO-FACE TO WORK ?AT /UFF \T1 OLD <O/S WILL RE-APPE> & WE WILL BE BACK 9 ! SAME OLD SITUATION ?AT WE HAVE BE5 9 BE=E4 

,Y\ ALL CAN DO ?IS4 ,Y\ HAVE ! VISION4 ,Y\ HAVE ! CREATIVITY4 ,DO NOT ALL[ ANYONE TO LOCK ?AT D[N4 

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