,CAN'T ,/OP ! ,*AOS3 ,AUTONOM\S ,RESI/ANCE TO ! #bg ,G#h 9 ,G]MANY 

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,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

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,T5 YE>S AGO1 ,HAMBURG1 ,RO/OCK1 & ! WOODS >\ND ! T9Y ,G]MAN T[N ( ,HEILIG5DAMM WITNESS$ MASSIVE CONFRONTATIONS AS AN>*I/S & O!R REBELS ATTEMPT$ TO 9T]RUPT & DELEGITIMIZE ! SUMMIT ( ! WORLD'S EI<T MO/ P[]FUL NATIONS4 ,AS ! #bag ,G#b ,SUMMIT LOOMS 9 ,HAMBURG ?IS ,JULY1 WE REVISIT ! DEMON/RATIONS ?AT TOOK PLACE AGA9/ ! ,G#h SUMMIT 9 #b#g--TO SEEK /RATEGIC 9SI<TS1 /UDY H[ ! T]RA9 HAS *ANG$1 & ILLU/RATE :AT IT IS LIKE TO LEAD LIVES ( PASSIONATE RESI/ANCE4 

,HAMBURG1 ,MAY #b#h3 ,PRELUDES TO ,SUMMITS 

,F9ALLY1 SOME?+ WAS HAPP5+4 

,AFT] L9K+ >MS 9 FLANKS = FIVE H\RS /RAI<T 9 A HUGE P]MITT$ M>*1 WE W]E GETT+ ANTSY4 ,?IS WAS ! FIR/ MAJOR DEMON/RATION 9 ! BUILDUP TO ! ,G#h SUMMIT 9 ,HEILIG5DAMM1 & EV]YONE WANT$ TO />T IT (F RI<T4 ,! CITY ( ,HAMBURG NE$$ TO S5D A MESSAGE TO ! WORLD ?AT !Y HAD ! 0VIOL5T DEMON/RATORS0 UND] CONTROL4 ,! PROTE/]S WANT$ TO TE> ! CITY AP>T1 TO %[ ! ,G#h LEAD]S ?AT !Y W]E NOT WELCOME & ?AT ANYONE :O TRIES TO HO/ !M WILL HAVE TO PAY4 ,) A ?\S& BLACK-CLAD AN>*I/S 9 ! FRONT & ?\S&S ( O!RS BEH9D1 ! T5SION WAS ?ICK4 ,SCREAM+ 0FI<T ! SY/EM1 FI<T ! /ATE1 FI<T CAPITALISM1 FI<T ,G#h10 ! DEMON/RATORS W]E NOT WILL+ TO COMPROMISE !IR VISION OR MOM5TUM4 ,BUT :O W\LD PROVOKE :OM FIR/8 ,W\LD ! COPS USE ! WAT] CANNONS8 ,W\LD ! AN>*I/S BREAK ?R\< !IR L9ES & GO (F ! SCRIPT8 

,= TWO YE>S1 ! ,G]MAN AUTONOM\S MOVEM5T & ! ,DISS5T ,NETWORK 9 P>TICUL> ORGANIZ$ FROM ! ,U,S,A TO ,TURKEY = ONE WEEK ( ACTION4 ,! /AKES HAD NEV] BE5 HI<]3 ! 0,W> ON ,T]ROR0 HAD CA/ A DEA?LY PALL OV] ! WORLDWIDE /RUGGLE AGA9/ CAPITALISM & ! /ATE1 BUT AT ! #bg ,G#h AN>*I/S & AUTONOMI/S HOP$ TO SEIZE ! /AGE ( HI/ORY BY SCOR+ A DECISIVE VICTORY AGA9/ CAPITAL4 

,! MOD]N 9C>NATION ( ! ,AUTONOM5.<#a.> 9 ,G]MANY IS DI/9CTLY AN>*I/1 MO/LY Y\NG1 & V]Y1 V]Y PUNK4 ,EV5 ?\< ! MOVEM5T HAD BE5 9 DIS>RAY OV] ! PREC$+ YE>S1 ! >RIVAL ( ! ,G#h1 COMB9$ ) ! POLICE RAIDS 9 E>LY ,MAY ON ANTI-,G#h C5T]S ( ACTIVITY1 UNIT$ ! USUALLY DIVID$ & OV]LY SELF-CRITICAL AUTONOMI/ MOVEM5T4 ,TO ! *AGR9 ( ! POLICE1 ! RAIDS ALSO BACKFIR$ 9 ! POPUL> PRESS2 MO/ ( ! M$IA & EV5 MU* ( ! PUBLIC CAME OV] TO ! SIDE ( ! DISSID5TS4 ,FUR!RMORE1 9 0,R$0 ,HAMBURG1 ! HOME ( 9SURRECTIONS1 PIRATES1 & ! WORLD-R5[N$ ANTI-FASCI/ FOOTBALL LEAGUE ,/4 ,PAULI1 IT IS H>D TO DI/+UI% LOCALS FROM ! ,BLACK ,BLOC 9 ! /REETS4 

,MOVE SWIFTLY4 ,/OP4 ,FI<T A BIT4 ,GRAB SOME?+4 ,!N RUN4 ,TURN >\ND4 ,WAT* \T = ! ,SNAT* ,SQUAD4 ,:I* ONES >E !Y8 ,WE>+ ALL BLACK ) R$ DIAMONDS ON !IR BACK4 ,DAMN1 !RE !Y >E4 ,!Y'RE GONNA TRY & GRAB US4 ,MOVE6 ,BUT :O >E ?OSE PIGS8 ,DON'T WORRY1 IT'S JU/ ! GRE5 TEAM4 ,GRE5 TEAM8 ,YEAH1 GRE5 UNI=MS1 !Y'RE LIKE ! ,NATIONAL ,GU>D4 ,!Y WON'T >RE/ Y\1 !Y'LL JU/ TUSSLE A BIT4 ,& !M8 ,:O8 ,! D>K] GRE5 & D>K BLUE4 ,OH !M1 WELL1 !Y'RE H]E TO /OP Y\4 ,BE C>EFUL--,%HHHHHH4 ,:AT8 ,BE QUIET1 !Y'RE LOOK+ = US4 ,O,K1 HOLD IT444 HOLD IT444 ,N,[6 

,! POLICE W]E N]V\S1 & RI<TFULLY SO4 ,= MON?S1 C>S BELONG+ TO ,G]MAN (FICIALS RELAT$ TO ! ,G#h HAD BE5 BURN$ 9 ! /REETS4 ,AS ! MOBILIZATION GOT GO+1 9T]NATIONALS W]E /REAM+ 9TO ! WELL-RUN CONV]G5CE C5T] 9 ,HAMBURG1 ! TWO-DECADE-RUNN+ SQUAT ,ROTE ,FLORA4 ,! POLICE WANT$ NO?+ MORE ?AN TO RELEASE !IR 9N] FASCI/S & RU?LESSLY CLE> ! /REETS ( ALL PROTE/]S4 ,BUT DUE TO FACTORS SU* AS PUBLIC OP9ION & !IR BRUTALITY BACKFIR+ ON !M 9 ! C\RTS1 ! POLICE C\LD NOT SIMPLY BEAT PROTE/]S )\T PRETEXT4 ,9/EAD1 !Y C\LD ONLY V5T !IR FRU/RATION ) AN ANAL-RET5TIVE ATT5TION TO DETAIL AB\T ! SMALLE/ ( ! RULES REG>D+ BANN] SIZE1 DEMON/RATORS MASK+ UP1 & SO ON3 LIKE A HYBRID ( ! ,S,S & S*OOL-CROSS+ GU>DS1 !Y /OPP$ DEMON/RATIONS = UP TO ?IRTY M9UTES OR MORE = ! MO/ M9OR 9FRACTIONS ( !IR RULES4 

,?IS CAUSES ALMO/ ANY M>* 9 ,G]MANY1 9CLUD+ ! M>* 9 ,HAMBURG1 TO BE AN EX]CISE 9 FRU/RATION1 A *ESS GAME 9 :I* BO? SIDES TRY TO B5D1 BUT NOT BREAK1 ! RULES ?R\< A /RICT PROCESS ( NEGOTIATION--?AT IS1 AT LEA/ UNTIL BREAK+ ! RULES IS ADVANTAGE\S4 ,:ILE M>*+1 ,G]MAN AN>*I/S MORE OR LESS 5GAGE ! POLICE 9 C>EFUL NEGOTIATIONS UNTIL ! P]MITT$ DEMON/RATION GETS AS CLOSE TO ! DESIR$ LOCATION AS POSSIBLE--SU* AS A F9ANCIAL DI/RICT1 A FASCI/ DEMON/RATION1 OR 9 ?IS CASE ! ,E,U-,A,S,E,M ,SUMMIT MEET+ 9 ! T[N HALL--& !N ALL BETS >E (F4 ,AFT] ?AT1 !Y (T5 *>GE POLICE L9ES1 ATTEMPT+ TO ESCAPE (F ! (FICIAL R\TE AS A BLOC OR BREAK 9TO SMALL AFF9ITY GR\PS TO BUILD B>RICADES & ATTACK POLICE C>S--:I* IS PRECISELY :AT ! M>* 9 ,HAMBURG DID4 

,AS ! MELEE BETWE5 PROTE/]S & COPS SPREAD D[N ! /REET1 PEOPLE />T$ TO HOP A SMALL F5CE 9TO ! P>K+ LOT ( ! SOCC] /ADIUM4 ,SOCC] 9 ,HAMBURG IS A BIG DEAL2 ,/4 ,PAULI1 ! LOCAL TEAM1 IS WORLD-R5[N$ = DRAW+ SOME ( ! MO/ ANTI-FASCI/ HOOLIGANS 9 ! WORLD4 ,I LOOK$ >\ND & SAW ?AT WE W]E 9 AN 5CLOS$ SPACE ) FEW EXITS4 ,IT SEEM$ ONLY A MATT] ( TIME BE=E ! POLICE TRAPP$ US 9 ?IS P>K+ LOT & BEAT US UNTIL WE C\LD BE MASS->RE/$--SO ,I HOPP$ ! F5CE 9TO ! /ADIUM4 

,I'M %ORT1 SO ! CLIMB WAS A LITTLE DIFFICULT1 & ,I FELL UNGRACEFULLY OV] ! F5CE--BUT :5 ,I LOOK$ UP ,I F\ND MYSELF 9 A ,G]MAN TE5 AN>*I/'S DREAM-COME-TRUE3 ,I'D ESCAP$ A POLICE RIOT 9TO ! C>+ >MS ( ! ,/4 ,PAULI SOCC] TEAM6 ,IMAG9E RUNN+ >\ND ,SEATTLE DUR+ ! ,W,T,O PROTE/S1 AIR FULL ( TE> GAS & ! ANGUI% ( PROTE/]S BE+ BEAT5 BY POLICE1 & OP5+ A DOOR TO F9D Y\RSELF SAFELY 9SIDE ,RAGE ,AGA9/ ! ,MA*9E'S PRACTICE /UDIO4 

,! TEAM WAS F9I%+ UP A DAILY SOCC] PRACTICE :5 !Y W]E 9T]RUPT$ BY MY HOOD$1 MASK$ FALL FROM ! HEAV5S4 ,WE LOOK$ AT EA* O!R 9 SIL5CE BE=E ,I ASK$444 0UMMM1 CAN ,I /AY H]E = A BIT80 

0,( C\RSE--W\LD Y\ LIKE SOME?+ TO EAT80 ,!Y 9TRODUC$ !MSELVES TO ME & TOLD ME TO MAKE MYSELF AT HOME4 ,SO ,I TOOK (F MY MASK & *[$ D[N ON !IR VEGETABLE PLATT]S4 

,AT ! 5D ( ! M>*1 ,BLACK ,BLOC AFF9ITY GR\PS RAMPAG$ ?R\<\T ! T[N1 FI<T+ POLICE & WRECK+ C>S2 :5 ! POLICE *AS$ EV]YONE BACK TO ! CONV]G5CE C5T] AT ,ROTE ,FLORA1 EV5 ! LOCALS BEGAN FI<T+ BACK AGA9/ ! HAT$ RIOT POLICE4 ,A GIANT BANN] READ+ 0,TOTAL ,FRE$OM0--AS OPPOS$ TO ANY SUPPOS$ FRE$OM DEMOCRACY OR ! ,/ATE CAN (F]--HAD SAIL$ ABOVE ! M>*4 ,AT ! 5D1 !RE W]E EI<TY-FIVE >RE/S1 BUT ! RE/ ( US W]E TOTALLY FREE4 

,!Y'VE SURR\ND$ ! ,ROTE ,FLORA4 ,:AT8 ,! CONV]G5CE C5T]1 Y\ KN[1 ?AT HUGE SQUAT4 ,>E !Y GO+ 98 ,NOT LIKELY1 ,I ?9K !Y'LL GET A BEAT+ IF !Y TRY4 ,B>RICADES >E GO+ UP1 LET'S GET BEH9D !M4 ,! WAT] CANNONS >E COM+ \T4 ,WELL1 MOVE4 ,D[N ?IS ALLEY6 ,O,K4 ,WAIT1 >E WE ALL TOGE!R8 ,CLOSE1 TOO CLOSE4 ,I KN[4 ,WE W]E GONNA GO BACK & GET Y\4 ,:AT8 ,?AT'S 9SANE1 !Y W\LD'VE GRABB$ Y\ TOO4 ,HEY LOOK1 !Y'RE S5D+ 9 MORE4 ,DID !Y DECL>E A /ATE ( EM]G5CY8 ,I HE>D ?AT TOO4 ,%IT1 !RE'S WAVES & WAVES ( !M4 ,BACK TO ! ,FLORA8 ,NO1 IT'S NOT SAFE4 ,O,K1 !N DISAPPE>4 ,?\S&S ( US 9 ! M>*4 ,HUNDR$S RAMPAG+ 9 ! /REETS4 ,AB\T EI<TY-FIVE >RE/$4 ,NOT BAD = A />T4 ,NO1 NOT BAD AT ALL4 

,AT ONE PO9T 9 ,HAMBURG1 A POLICE (FIC] :O HAD TAK5 (F HIS HELMET & >MOR WAS CAU<T ALONE \TSIDE HIS VAN AS ! RIOTS CLOS$ 94 ,9 A MOM5T REM9ISC5T ( ! MURD] ( ,C>LO ,GIULIANI BY A POLICE (FIC] AT ! ,G#h 9 ,G5OA1 ! (FIC] DREW HIS GUN--BUT JU/ AS HE RAIS$ IT 9 ! AIR1 ! BACK W9D[ ( ! VAN BEH9D HIM EXPLOD$1 /RUCK BY A PROJECTILE1 & HE RETREAT$4 ,?R[N BRICKS SAVE LIVES4 

,RO/OCK ,JUNE #b3 ,NOCTURNES = ,CAPITAL 

,9 #a#i#i#h1 AT ! V]Y BEG9N+ ( ! SO-CALL$ 0ANTI-GLOBALIZATION0 MOVEM5T1 ! ,G#h MET 9 ,BIRM+HAM ONLY TO F9D !MSELVES SURR\ND$ BY #g1 ACTIVI/S ORGANIZ$ BY V>I\S ,N,G,OS & A RAG+ ,RECLAIM ! ,/REETS P>TY D[NT[N4 ,9 FE>1 !Y FL$ ,BIRM+HAM TO A MORE TRANQUIL MANOR4 ,9 #b#a1 ! ,N,G,OS UND] ! UMBRELLA ( ! ,G5OA ,SOCIAL ,=UM ORGANIZ$ A M>* /RAI<T TO ! =BIDD5 ,R$ ,ZONE :]E ! SUMMIT WAS TAK+ PLACE1 & ! :OLE CITY HO/+ ?AT YE>'S ,G#h WAS CONSUM$ 9 FLAMES4 

,BUT ! P[]S ?AT BE LE>N FROM !IR MI/AKES2 UNABLE TO BEAT ! DEMON/RATORS1 !Y JO9$ !M 9/EAD1 TO LEAD !M A/RAY4 ,9 ,SCOTL& 9 #b#e1 ! BIZ>RE M5AGE-A-TROIS ( ,BONO1 ,TONY ,BLAIR1 & 0ANTI-GLOBALIZATION0 ,N,G,OS CREAT$ ! 0,MAKE ,POV]TY ,HI/ORY0 M>*4 ,9 ?IS GUISE1 !Y TRICK$ ! VA/ MAJORITY ( PROTE/]S 9TO %[+ UP 9 :ITE--! COLOR ( SURR5D]6--& M>*+ 9 A P>ADE ?R\< ! HALF-EMPTY D[NT[N ( ,$9BUR<1 F> FROM ! SUMMIT4 ,! !ME ( ! P>ADE WAS BEGG+ ! ,G#h LEAD]S TO TAKE ACTION ON !IR BEHALF1 ! OPPOSITE ( DIRECT ACTION4 ,?IS GOV]NM5T-ORGANIZ$ F>CE WAS ! SYMBOLIC 9V]SION ( !IR DEFEATS 9 ,BIRM+HAM & ,G5OA4 

,A M]E TWO YE>S LAT]1 ! SLOGAN WAS NO LONG] 0,MAKE ,POV]TY ,HI/ORY10 BUT 0,MAKE ,CAPITALISM ,HI/ORY0--& ! TEAM COLORS HAD *ANG$ TO FROM :ITE TO BLACK4 ,! M>* 9 ,RO/OCK WAS ORGANIZ$ BY A BROAD ALLIANCE ( GR\PS RANG+ FROM ! ,9T]V5TIONI/ ,LEFT TO ,A,T,T,A,C1 AN>*I/S & RE=MI/S UNIT$4 ,9 />K CONTRA/ TO ! 0,MAKE ,POV]TY ,HI/ORY0 M>* ?AT ATTEMPT$ TO PROVIDE A SAFE & LEGAL ALT]NATIVE TO DIRECT ACTION1 0,MAKE ,CAPITALISM ,HI/ORY0 EXPLICITLY 5DORS$ BLOCKAD+ ! ,G#h4 ,! FACT ?AT POPUL> S5TIM5T AMONG ! PROTE/]S WAS 9 FAVOR ( DIRECT ACTION WAS A TRIUMPH ( ORGANIZATION & \TREA* BY ! ,DISS5T ,NETWORK1 REFLECT+ ! DELEGITIMIZATION ( ! ,G#h 9 ! POPUL> IMAG9ATION4 

,LIKE SOME /RANGE SUBURBAN GU]RILLA >MY1 ! BLOC GA!R$ ITSELF 9 ! TREES 9 FRONT ( ! %OPP+ C5T]4 ,AT FIR/1 IT WAS SO SMALL ,I C\LD B>ELY F9D IT4 ,AFT] A FEW M9UTES1 AS ,I F\ND ONE FRI5D AFT] ANO!R AFT] ANO!R1 IT BECAME CLE> !RE W]E ?\S&S ( US4 ,WE PUT ON \R MASKS--A MUNDANE ACT ELSE:]E1 BUT A TREM5D\S /EP 9 ,G]MANY4 ,9 ,SCOTL&1 ALL ! :ITE CLO!S HAD REM9D$ ME ( ! ,SCOTTI% %EEP \R GOOD %EPH]D1 ,CAPITAL1 WAS FATT5+ = SLAU<T]4 ,FROM ! MOM5T \R BLACK MASKS W5T UP 9 ,G]MANY1 WE W]E NOT %EEP BUT A PACK ( WOLVES4 

,H[EV]1 PO9TLESS M>*ES >E /ILL FUNDAM5TALLY PO9TLESS EV5 IF !Y 5DORSE DIRECT ACTION & 5C\RAGE !IR 5T\RAGE TO /OP M>*+ & />T BLOCKAD+ ! ,G#h4 ,UNLIKE ! M>* TO ! ,R$ ,ZONE 9 ,G5OA1 ?IS WAS NOT A MILITANT M>*1 BUT A /ROLL TO AN ANTI-CAPITALI/ ROCK CONC]T FEATUR+ MUSICIANS SU* AS ,TOM ,MORELLO & ,DIE ,TOT5 ,HOS54 ,! ,NAZIS HAD BE5 PLANN+ !IR [N 0ANTI-,G#h0 RALLY 9 ,S*W]91 BUT ! POLICE CANCEL$ BO? ! ,NAZI EV5T & ! ANTI-FASCI/ C\NT]-PROTE/ AT ! LA/ M9UTE--SO MO/ ( ! ,BLACK ,BLOC 5D$ UP 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! ,RO/OCK M>*4 

,NEI!R ! POLICE NOR ! ,BLACK ,BLOC SEEM$ TO BE EXPECT+ ANY?+ TO HAPP5 AT ?IS M>*1 AS MO/ PEOPLE HAD ?\<T ! /REET BATTLE WAS TO GO+ TO BE EI!R LAT] DUR+ ! ,G#h ITSELF OR AGA9/ ,NAZIS 9 ,S*W]94 ,?AT GAVE ! DAY A G5U9E ELEM5T ( SURPRISE4 ,UNLIKE ,HAMBURG1 :]E ! POLICE 0KETTL$0 ! DEMON/RATION & CONTA9$ IT RI<T UP TO ! LA/ M9UTE1 9 ?IS DEMON/RATION ! POLICE KEPT A SAFE DI/ANCE FROM ! M>*1 9/EAD MASS+ ON ! /REETS P>ALLEL+ ! DEMON/RATION4 

,! M>* 5DS1 & MY ELATION DROPS 9TO DISAPPO9TM5T AS1 YET AGA91 NO?+ HAS HAPP5$4 ,MY >MS >E LOCK$ ) ! MEMB]S ( MY AFF9ITY GR\P1 RANG+ FROM AN 9CR$IBLY LANKY & CALM ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN MAN TO A SMALL YET FI]CE ,BULG>IAN WOMAN4 ,ALL >M$ ) BLACK FLAGS1 WE'RE AT LEA/ MAK+ GOOD PICTURES = ! SPECTACLE4 ,9 A SECOND1 EV]Y?+ *ANGES4 ,A L9E ( COPS *>GES ! ,BLOC1 BATONS SW++4 ,! L9ES 9 FRONT ( US TURN & RUN1 NE>LY TRAMPL+ US4 ,IF !RE'S ONE ?+ ,G]MAN AN>*I/S >E GOOD AT1 IT'S RUNN+ FROM COPS4 ,\R BLACK FLAGS >E USELESS 9 ! FACE ( ! COP ONSLAU<T1 & A FEW ( US ?R[ !M AT ! COPS4 ,SEP>AT$ FROM ! RE/ ( ! AFF9ITY GR\P1 MYSELF & MY REMA9+ P>TN] JO9 ! FRAY4 ,MORE WELL-PREP>$ ?AN MYSELF1 SOME CLEV] AN>*I/S BEG9 US+ *ISELS TO TE> UP ! PAV+ /ONES4 ,IT'S NOT :AT'S B5EA? ! PAV+ /ONES ?AT C\NTS SOMETIMES1 IT'S ! PAV+ /ONES !MSELVES4 

,AT ! 5D ( ! DEMON/RATION1 ! ,BLOC F\ND ITSELF RUNN+ MORE OR LESS )\T 9CID5T 9TO ! MIDDLE ( ! 0,MAKE ,CAPITALISM ,HI/ORY0 CONC]T & M]G+ ) ! CR[D4 ,:AT PRECISELY HAPP5$ NEXT IS UNCLE>1 BUT AN ALT]CATION BROKE \T ) ONE ( ! SMALL SQUADRONS ( ,RO/OCK COPS ?AT W]E BE+ S5T 9 AT SEEM+LY R&OM 9T]VALS TO MA9TA9 ORD]4 ,! TACTIC ( KEEP+ ! MA9 =CES HIDD5 ON ! SIDE /REETS S]V$ ! PURPOSE ( PROTECT+ D[NT[N ,RO/OCK FROM BE+ DE/ROY$1 BUT FAIL$ UTT]LY 9 CONTROLL+ ! ,BLOC4 

,EV]Y TIME A SQUADRON ( ,POLIZEI W]E S5T 91 LITTLE CLU/]S ( BLACK W\LD =M & MOVE T[>DS ! SQUADRON1 LIKE ! ATTRACTION ( IRON FILL+S TO A MAGNET4 ,:5 ! SQUADRON ATTEMPT$ TO >RE/ SOMEONE OR ATTACK ! CR[D1 ! CLU/]S ( ! ,BLACK ,BLOC W\LD RA9 COBBLE/ONES & EMPTY GLASS BOTTLES UPON ! COPS4 ,! COPS !N BL9DLY RU%$ 9TO ! CR[D1 RESULT+ 9 ! ,BLOC DISP]S+ RAPIDLY1 A REV]SAL ( !IR E>LI] MAGNETIC ATTRACTION TO ! COPS4 ,!N ! BLOC W\LD SL[LY RE=M TO RA9 PROJECTILES ONTO ! COPS UNTIL !Y RETREAT$1 UNABLE TO WEA!R SU* A TORR5T ( ROCKS & EMPTY BE] BOTTLES4 ,AFT] ALL1 ! RIOT WAS AT A ROCK CONC]T6 

,SCATT]$1 ! ,BLOC SL[LY REGR\PS AT ! KIOSK TO PREP>E = A SECOND *>GE4 ,MY P>TN] IS EXHAU/$1 BUT EXCIT$ BY ! *ANCE TO TRY YET ANO!R ATTACK WE RU% =W>D ) ! ,BLOC4 ,>\ND ME1 ,I HE> ! S\NDS ( W9D[S SMA%+4 ,!N1 SOMEONE--A CIVIL COP1 ,I ?9K--SCREAMS 0,POLICE60 ,! CR[D PANICS1 & 9 ! *AOS WE LOSE EA* O!R4 ,I LOOK DESP]ATELY = MY P>TN]4 ,NO LUCK4 ,I BEG9 PELT+ ! COPS ) GLASS BOTTLES1 9 ATTEMPT TO DRIVE !M BACK SO WE CAN REJO9 ! RE/ ( ! ,BLOC4 ,GOTTA LOVE ,G]MAN BE]1 OR AT LEA/ ! BOTTLES4 

,DID ! CR[D REJECT ! ,BLACK ,BLOC1 PU%+ !M \T & SACRIFIC+ !M TO ! COPS8 ,:ILE SOME PACIFI/S TRI$ TO 0DE-ESCALATE0 ! SITUATION BY RAIS+ !IR H&S 9 FRONT ( ! COPS1 = ! MO/ P>T ! CR[D WAS ANG]$ BY ! POLICE & M]G$ ) ! ,BLACK ,BLOC4 ,AS ! B&S PLAY$ ON1 ONE S+] GOT UP & SAID OV] ! MICROPHONE 0,?IS IS NOT ! SPIRIT ( ,SCOTL&1 ?IS IS ! SPIRIT ( ,G5OA60--A /ATEM5T ( SOME:AT DUBI\S VALUE \T ( CONTEXT1 BUT CLE>LY ! SPEAK] ?\<T ?IS 0,SPIRIT ( ,G5OA0 WAS A GOOD ?+ & 9T5D$ TO EXPRESS SUPPORT = ?OSE FI<T+ ! COPS4 ,C>S W]E OV]TURN$ & SET AFIRE1 COPS RETREAT$1 WAT] CANNONS CAME \T1 & ! B&S PLAY$ ON AS ! CR[D REPULS$ L9E AFT] L9E ( POLICE *>GES--?IS WAS NO ,BONO PLAY+ TO COMPLAC5T CR[DS AT ,LIVE#h4 ,?IS WAS ! R$EMPTIVE SPIRIT ( ,G5OA--! SPIRIT ( RESI/ANCE 9 ! FACE ( /ATE VIOL5CE1 SPREAD+ LIKE A VIRUS ?R\< A CR[D EV]YONE HAD EXPECT$ W\LD JU/ LI/5 PEACEFULLY TO ! B&S4 ,! BATTLE 9 ,RO/OCK WAS A VICTORY LIKE ! 9AUGURAL PROTE/ AGA9/ ! ,G#h 9 ,BIRM+HAM1 & ! SPELL ?AT HAD BE5 CA/ 9 ,SCOTL& TO ASSIMILATE & PACIFY ! 0ANTI-GLOBALIZATION0 MOVEM5T WAS BROK54 

,I /EP >\ND A CORN] & SEE A L9E ( COPS /&+ GU>D NEXT TO ! BROK5 W9D[S--SO ,I HURL A GLASS BOTTLE 9TO ! FACE ( ! CLOSE/ (FIC]4 ,MY BOTTLE LEAVES MY H& A FEW SECONDS TOO LATE1 AS ! COPS >E ALREADY BEG9N+ A *>GE--AL?\< ,I DO HE> ! SATISFY+ %ATT] ( ! BOTTLE AGA9/ HIS HELMET4 ,PANICK+1 ,I TURN TO RUN1 BUT A BATON HITS ! NAPE ( MY NECK & ,I FALL TO ! ASPHALT4 

,BATONS >E BEAT+ MY BACK & LEGS1 GLOV$ H&S TWI/+ MY F+]S & JO9TS4 ,I WRE/ MY JO9TS & H&S FREE AGA9 & AGA91 RESOLV+ TO /AY PUT AS ! COPS PULL MY HEAD UP BY MY HAIR TO TAKE MY PICTURE4 ,AFT] SOME 9DET]M9ATE AM\NT ( TIME1 ,I SEE ROCKS & BOTTLES SO>+ OV]HEAD4 ,BLACK \T4 ,D>KNESS4 ,LI<T4 ,!N ! IMPOSSIBLE3 !RE >E NO COPS ON TOP ( ME6 ,! CR[D HAS =C$ !M TO RETREAT6 ,I /& UP & RUN AT BREAKNECK SPE$ AWAY FROM ! POLICE & 9TO ! CR[D1 AIM+ = ! ONLY SAFE PLACE )9 REA*3 ! DECK ( ! ,GRE5PEACE %IP P>K$ NE> ! WAT]FRONT4 ,:]E'S MY P>TN]8 ,WAS %E >RE/$8 ,HURT8 ,DUE TO MY RECKLESS *>GE8 ,I FEEL MY S\L COLLAPSE4 ,?OSE :O >E NOT BEH9D B>S HAVE TO LIVE ) ! CONSEQU5CES ( !IR ACTIONS1 & = ! FIR/ TIME 9 MY LIFE ,I WI% ,I HAD BE5 CAU<T4 

,HEILIG5DAMM1 ,JUNE #f-#g3 ,BLOCKADES ,)\T ,5D 

,AFT] ,G5OA1 ! NEXT ,G#h SUMMIT WAS MOV$ ! LIT]AL SUMMIT ( A M\NTA9 9 ,EVIAN1 F> FROM ! URBAN T]RA9 PROTE/]S HAVE BE5 ACCU/OM$ TO S9CE ! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE4 ,?IS TACTIC ( PLAC+ ! MEET+ 9 A RURAL LOCATION 9SPIR$ A NEW C\NT]-TACTIC3 SPREAD+ ! BLOCKADES ACROSS MILES & MILES ( DIFFICULT RURAL T]RA94 ,! SUMMIT SITE WAS HOPELESSLY WALL$ (F1 SO ! IDEA WAS TO BLOCK ! ROADS LEAD+ TO & FROM IT1 SO REPORT]S & O!R SYCOPHANTS C\LDN'T REA* ! GATES4 

,AN>*Y ALWAYS HAS AT LEA/ TWO FACES3 ONE ( *AOS & ONE ( SELF-ORGANIZATION4 ,IF ! /REETS ( ,HAMBURG & ,RO/OCK EXEMPLIFI$ ! BEAUTIFUL *AOS ( \R MOVEM5T1 ! SELF-ORGANIZATION ( ,CAMP ,R$DELI* %[$ ! O!R4 ,TRANS=M+ AN EMPTY FIELD ( GRASS NEXT TO A SLAU<T]H\SE 9TO A ?RIV+ VILLAGE 9 LESS ?AN A WEEK1 AN>*I/S ( EV]Y /RIPE PROV$ ?AT !Y >E CAPABLE ( RUNN+ !IR [N LIVES )\T GOV]NM5TS OR CAPITALI/S1 POLICE OR PRISONS4 ,ANTIFASCI/1 ,QUE]1 ,YELL[1 & ,9T]NATIONALI/ B>RIOS SPR\T$ ORGANICALLY AS IF FROM ! E>?4 ,KIT*5S DOTT$ ! FIELDS ALONG ) SECURITY T[]S1 TOOL-MAK+ WORK%OPS1 ,9DYM$IA C5T]S1 TRA9+ T5TS1 9FO-BOO?S1 TRAUMA T5TS1 ANTI-SEXI/ SPACES1 & ?\S&S ( O!R T5TS1 ALL PROVID+ ! PHYSICAL & EMOTIONAL SPACES = PEOPLE TO ORGANIZE1 /RATEGIZE1 EVALUATE1 %>E1 DANCE1 & LIVE FREE4 ,?IS AUTONOM\S ZONE1 MIRROR$ BY TWO O!R RURAL CAMPS & MULTIPLE URBAN CONV]G5CE C5T]S ACROSS ,G]MANY1 WAS ! BIR?PLACE ( A MILLION SECRET PLANS4 

,RURAL BLOCKADES REQUIRE PUTT+ PROTE/]S 9 ! C\NTRYSIDE1 SO PROTE/ CAMPS DEVELOP$ AS A NECESS>Y PR]EQUISITE = L>GE-SCALE RURAL DIRECT ACTION4 ,9 A /EP ABOVE ! S+LE CAMP AT ,/IRL+ DUR+ ! #be ,G#h1 HE>K5+ BACK TO ! MULTIPLE CAMPS AT ! #bc ,G#h 9 ,LAUSANNE & ,ANNEMASSE1 ! ,DISS5T ,NETWORK & ! ,9T]V5TIONI/ ,LEFT SET UP ?REE DIFF]5T CAMPS4 ,! FIR/1 ,CAMP ,RO/OCK1 WAS NE>E/ TO ! CITY & HELD 9NUM]ABLE COMMUNI/S & ,N,G,O ORGANIZATIONS--NOT TO M5TION QUITE A FEW PUNKS TOO DRUNK TO GET TO O!R CAMPS & A FEW CLEV] AN>*I/S :O WANT$ SOME COV]4 ,! SECOND1 ,CAMP ,R$DELI*1 WAS ! CLOSE/ TO ! 0,R$ ,ZONE10 & ACCORD+LY HELD ALMO/ 5TIRELY AN>*I/S4 ,! ?IRD1 ,CAMP ,WI*MANNSDORF1 WAS ! DOMA9 ( ! MORE TRADITIONALLY NONVIOL5T ANTI-NUCLE> BLOCKAD]S--?\< 9 ,G]MANY1 ! L9E BETWE5 ! ,BLACK ,BLOC & NONVIOL5T CIVIL DISOB$I5CE AGA9/ NUCLE> WEAPONS IS ?94 

,! CAMPS W]E ALL 9CR$IBLY WELL-FUNCTION+1 ) SECURITY %IFTS ON WAT*-T[]S1 SELF-ORGANIZ$ CANTE5S FE$+ ?\S&S1 AN>*I/-RUN B>S 7NOT S]V+ ! DAY BE=E ! BLOCKADES671 T5TS TO DEAL ) MA9/REAM PRESS1 MOBILE ,9DYM$IA C5T]S ON :EELS1 5DLESS CONSPIRATORIAL MEET+S--& EV5 %[]S6 ,!RE WAS ONLY ONE COMPON5T MISS+3 9 ! AFT]MA? ( ,RO/OCK1 ! ALLIANCE BETWE5 ! ,9T]V5TIONI/ ,LEFT & ! AUTONOM\S MOVEM5T />T$ FRAY+1 & ! ,DISS5T ,NETWORK--P]HAPS HAV+ LA/ M9UTE QUALMS AS ! DAY ( ACTION APPROA*$--DID NOT CONV5E A PUBLIC MEET+ AB\T PLANS4 

,RAIDS W]E A CON/ANT WORRY AT ! CAMP & DEF5SIVE MEASURES W]E PREP>$ 9 CASE ( ATTACK3 B>RICADES ( SCRAP WOOD & METAL1 TR5*ES TO /OP POLICE VEHICLES1 PILES ( BOTTLES & ROCKS4 ,! AL>M WAS S\ND$ ONE NI<T AT #c3#c A4M4 :5 SIX VANS PULL$ UP TO ! FRONT 5TRANCE & POLICE 9 RIOT GE> /EPP$ \T4 ,! NI<T WAT* RANG ! AL>M & )9 ?REE M9UTES A L>GE BLACK BLOC HAD =M$ AT ! FRONT GATE4 ,! VANS LEFT AS QUICKLY AS !Y'D >RIV$ & ! CAMP RETURN$ TO SLEEP4 

,FROM ! HELICOPT]S' P]SPECTIVE1 WE MU/ HAVE LOOK$ QUITE ?REAT5+4 ,GR\PS ( EI<T TO TWELVE ALL OV] ! CAMP W]E HUDDL+ 9 CIRCLES1 POR+ 5DLESSLY OV] TOPOGRAPHICAL MAPS & TRANSPORTATION R\TES4 ,:ISP]S CIRCULAT$ 9 ?IRTY LANGUAGES FROM B>RIO TO B>RIO AB\T :I* 9T]SECTIONS TO T>GET1 H[ TO GET !RE1 :5 TO MOVE ON1 :E!R TO JO9 ! (FICIAL BLOCKADES OR =M A SUICIDE BLOC TO *>GE ! GATES4 ,! B>S & KIT*5S SW>M$ ) 9T]NATIONAL ANTI-CAPITALI/S DEBAT+ PA/ SUMMIT /RATEGIES1 VICTORIES & FAILURES1 SIMIL>ITIES TO ! PRES5T & NEW *ALL5GES4 ,H[ W\LD ! SIXTE5 ?\S& COPS RESPOND TO A DIRECT ATTACK ON ! F5CE8 ,TO AN ATTACK ON ! POLICE !MSELVES8 ,:I* ROADS >E /ILL OP58 ,H[ CAN WE GET !RE8 ,H[ WILL WE HOLD !M8 ,BLOCK ,G#h HAD A PLAN1 BUT ! 9SURRECTION>Y AN>*I/S DIDN'T--OR IF ANY ( !M DID1 AT LEA/ NO ONE W\LD DISCUSS IT PUBLICLY4 ,P>ANOIA FILL$ ! AIR & MEET+S GOT MORE & MORE CL&E/9E1 F9ALLY TO A PO9T AT :I* ! DEC5TRALIZATION ( KN[L$GE WAS ALMO/ DEBILITAT+4 ,FUCK IT1 WE HAVE TO TRY SOME?+4 

,E>LI] RURAL BLOCKADES 9 BO? ,EVIAN & ,GL5EAGLES HAD FAIL$ BECAUSE !Y DIDN'T LA/ MORE ?AN A FEW H\RS & SO C\LD NOT ACTUALLY 0%UT D[N0 ! SUMMIT4 ,AS ONE POPUL> PO/] 9 ,G]MANY PUT IT1 ,BEWEG51 ,BLOCKI]51 ,BLEIB5--0,MOVE4 ,BLOCK4 ,REMA940 ,?AT CRITICAL 0REMA90 HAD BE5 LEFT \T ( PREVI\S SUMMIT ATTEMPTS4 ,! /RATEGIC *ANGE WAS NOT TO BLOCKADE AS EI!R MOBILE BLOCS OR SMALL GR\PS JUMP+ 9 & \T ( ! ROAD1 AS AT PREVI\S SUMMITS1 BUT TO MASS AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE 9 ! ROADS NE> ! MA9 5TRANCES TO ,HEILIG5DAMM TO BLOCKADE !M 9 A NONVIOL5T MANN]1 /AY+ UNTIL ! POLICE LIT]ALLY DRAGG$ PEOPLE (F4 ,:ILE PREVI\S BLOCKADES HAD AIM$ = SMALL NUMB]S & (F]$ VIRTUALLY NO TRA9+1 ! 0,BLOCK ,G#h0 CAMPAIGN RETURN$ TO ! MASS NONVIOL5CE CIVIL DISOB$I5CE ?AT WAS SO CRUCIAL TO SUCCESS 9 ,SEATTLE BUT CURI\SLY & DETRIM5TALLY ABS5T AT ALMO/ ALL SUBSEQU5T SUMMIT PROTE/S4 ,:ILE ! PACIFI/ NATURE ( ?IS APPROA* CAUS$ MANY ( ! 0MORE-MILITANT-?AN-?\0 AN>*I/S TO MOCK IT1 ! SIMPLICITY & ACCESSIBILITY ( ?IS APPROA* 5ABL$ ?\S&S ( UNTRA9$ ,G]MANS TO JO9 9 ! BLOCKADES4 

,DUE TO !IR LONG HI/ORY ( ANTI-NUCLE> ,CA/] BLOCKADES1 ! ,G]MAN AUTONOM\S MOVEM5T--UNLIKE AUTONOM\S MOVEM5TS 9 PLACES LIKE ,GREECE & ! ,U,S--IS EXP]I5C$ BO? AT ?R[+ ROCKS & ]ECT+ PEACEFUL BLOCKADES4 ,9T]NATIONALS W]E BEWILD]$ AS ! ,AUTONOM5 *ANG$ TACTICS FROM ?R[+ ROCKS TO SITT+ 9 /REETS = ! DAY ( BLOCKADES4 ,:5 ,BLOCK ,G#h MOV$ 9TO ACTION ON ,W$NESDAY1 ! COPS MORE OR LESS P]MITT$ IT HAPP51 MU* TO ! SURPRISE ( ALL--AS !Y HAD QUA%$ ALL DEMON/RATIONS 9 ! >EA AFT] ! RIOT 9 ,RO/OCK4 ,P]HAPS N[ ?AT ! ,G#h HAD (FICIALLY BEGUN1 ! POLICE HAD TO PROVE ,G]MANY WAS A CIVILIZ$ C\NTRY )\T A NE>-FASCI/ POLICE =CE4 ,COMB9$ ) ,RO/OCK1 IT WAS LIKE A LEFT PUN* ( ,BLACK ,BLOC AGGRESSION FOLL[$ BY A RI<T HOOK ( COLORFUL & EFFECTIVE BLOCKADES4 

,IT WASN'T UNTIL ,I SAW ! MULTI-COLOR$ >RAY ( #e PEOPLE M>*+ 9 ! BRI<T GRE5 FIELDS UND] A S(T BLUE SKY ) HELICOPT]S ABOVE & POLICE BEL[ ?AT IT HIT ME3 WE %\LDN'T HAVE UND]E/IMAT$ ! (FICIAL BLOCKADES4 ,AL?\< ! 9T]NATIONAL AN>*I/S & AUTONOMI/S HAD DECID$ AGA9/ =M+ A MILITANT PRES5CE AT !SE BLOCKADES DUE TO PRESSURE FROM ,BLOCK ,G#h ORGANIZ]S TO REMA9 NONVIOL5T1 !RE W]E /ILL A NUMB] ( US 9 BLACK READY TO ?R[ D[N IF NECESS>Y4 ,AS WE TORE ?R\< FIELDS EVAD+ POLICE L9ES1 Y\ C\LD FEEL ! GR[+ EXCITEM5T & P[] ( ! CR[D4 ,BREAK+ UP 9TO DIFF]5T COLUMNS TO GET PA/ ! POLICE1 WE SUCCE$$ AGA9 & AGA9 9 REA*+ ! /REETS4 ,F9ALLY WE SAW IT1 ! F5CE1 ) SIX LAY]S ( COPS PROTECT+ IT4 ,MANY HOPP$ ONTO ! MA9 /REET & LAID D[N IMM$IATELY4 ,! AUTONOM\S BLOC />T$ TE>+ D[N A B>B$ WIRE F5CE NEXT TO A =E/ ?AT W\LD S]VE AS \R ESCAPE R\TE IF NECESS>Y4 ,! (FICIAL ORGANIZ]S W]E SC>$ & TRI$ TO DISSUADE US :ILE ! M$IA CAPTUR$ !IR SEXY IMAGES4 ,! CL[NS PLAY$ !IR GAMES1 ! COPS /OOD !IR GR\ND1 & EV]YONE JU/ SAT !RE1 WAIT+1 = DAYS4 

,S9CE ! ,BLOCK ,G#h CAMPAIGN ORGANIZ$ OP5LY1 IT'S POSSIBLE ?AT ! POLICE KNEW ! LOCATIONS ( ! BLOCKADES & FUNNEL$ ALL IMPORTANT DELEGATES D[N ANO!R ROAD1 LETT+ ! PROTE/]S BLOCKADE ! 0MA9 GATES0 TO ,HEILIG5DAMM4 ,?IS RAISES ! DI/URB+ POSSIBILITY ?AT ! ,G#h LEAD]S >E HAPPY TO ALL[ ! SPECTACLE ( A BLOCKADE TO HAPP5 SO LONG AS IT REMA9S COLORFUL1 NONVIOL5T1 & DOES NOT 9T]RUPT !IR ACTUAL OP]ATIONS4 ,:ILE ! ,BLOCK ,G#h PLAN & NONVIOL5CE GUIDEL9ES W]E MO/LY RESPECT$ ON ,W$NESDAY1 ON ,?URSDAY ALL BETS W]E (F4 

,PROTE/]S SWEPT ACROSS ! FIELDS ( ,HEILIG5DAMM & TRI$ TO BLOCKADE NE>LY EV]Y ROAD4 ,! DAY />T$ (F ) A NE>LY COMIC ATTEMPT TO REPEAT ! 0,SUICIDE ,M>*0 ,BLACK ,BLOC ?AT WAS SO SUCCESSFUL AT ,GL5EAGLES DUR+ ! #be ,G#h4 ,ONLY A FEW HUNDR$ PEOPLE1 ! ,BLOC B>ELY GOT \T ( ,CAMP ,R$DELI* BE=E BE+ ASSAULT$ BY COPS & FLEE+ BACK 92 9 RETALIATION1 ! COPS SURR\ND$ ! 5TRANCE TO ! CAMP1 PREV5T+ ! #f AM ,DISS5T ,BLOC FROM LEAV+4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 MO/LY ,G]MAN GR\PS /RUCK ) A S]IES ( DEC5TRALIZ$ BLOCKADES ON MAJOR ROADS1 A*IEV+ V>Y+ DEGREES ( SUCCESS4 ,! P>ANOIA & TI<T-LIPP$ NATURE ( ! ,G]MAN AUTONOM\S MOVEM5T LEFT MANY ( ! 9T]NATIONALS AT ! CAMP ISOLAT$1 FRU/RAT$1 & SURR\ND$ BY COPS1 ) ONLY ! ALL-KN[+ & ALL-SEE+ 0,9FOPO9T0 TO HELP !M--AL?\< ! ,9DYM$IA DISPAT* L9E 5D$ UP BE+ 9VALUABLY USEFUL = ?OSE :O KNEW AB\T IT4 

,AS ! POLICE LEFT ! FRONT ( ! CAMPS1 ! 9T]NATIONALS =M$ A 0ROLL+ BLOCKADES0 M>* ?AT LEFT CAMP AT #i AM4 ,9 TWO H\RS !Y REA*$ ! GATES ( ,HEILIG5DAMM ITSELF1 BLOCKAD+ ! ROADS & US+ ! 0FIVE F+]S MAKE A FI/0 /RATEGY :5 CONFRONT$ BY ! POLICE3 BREAK+ 9TO SMALL] GR\PS & RE=M+ ON ! O!R SIDE ( POLICE L9ES4 ,AT ONE PO9T1 9 A MOM5T ( LONG-OV]DUE POETIC JU/ICE1 ! ,RUSSIAN DELEGATES W]E BLOCK$ BY ,EA/]N ,EUROPEANS :O SMA%$ !IR C>6 ,BY ! 5D ( ! DAY1 ! BLOCKADES HAD SO DISRUPT$ ! SUMMIT ?AT ! POLICE BEGAN CLE>+ !M ) UNUSUAL F]OCITY1 US+ WAT] CANNONS TO %OOT WAT] MIX$ ) TE> GAS4 ,SOME BLOCKAD]S REFUS$ TO LEAVE & CONT9U$ TO RESI/1 TURN+ ,BLOCK ,G#h BLOCKADES 9TO AUTONOM\S BLOCKADES4 ,9 ! 5D1 :AT />T$ AS COLORFUL BLOCKADES ( CL[NS & PACIFI/S GA9$ ! AIR ( A BATTLEFIELD1 & :AT HAD SEEM$ C]TA9 DEFEAT BECAME APP>5T VICTORY4 

,AT ! ,WE/ ,GATE1 A C> C>RY+ ,RUSSIAN DELEGATES ATTEMPT$ TO PASS PROTE/]S4 ,IT WAS /OPP$ & ! :EELS W]E DEFLAT$ & ! EXHAU/ PIPE BROK54 ,ACTIVI/S !N OP5$ ! TRUNK & REMOV$ ! BELONG+S ( ! DELEGATES1 JU/ AS ! ,G#h REMOVES ! FRE$OM ( ?OSE IT CLAIMS TO REPRES5T4 ,ONCE ! TRUNK WAS OP5$ ! C> DROVE 9TO PEOPLE1 RESULT+ 9 ITS W9D[S BE+ SMA%$4 

0,A FEW DAYS A GO ! ,B,B,C REPORT$ ?AT ,TONY ,BLAIR WAS 'CONC]N$' AB\T ! LACK ( DEMOCRACY 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,! ,RUSSIAN GOV]NM5T DOESN'T GIVE A FUCK IF HE IS CONC]N$ OR NOT4 ,HOPEFULLY !Y WILL LI/5 TO ?IS ACT ( RESI/ANCE40 -,FROM A COMMUNIQUE PO/$ TO ,9DYM$IA 

,B]L91 ,JUNE #h3 ,ANTICLIMAX 

,\R HOPES W]5'T DA%$ YET4 ,! NEXT MORN+ \R RURAL FUN WAS TO BEG94 ,WE />T$ E>LY1 >\ND #c AM4 ,FIR/ DECISION3 SUICIDE M>* OR AUTONOM\S BLOCKADE8 ,WE *OSE ! LATT] & MOV$ SL[LY 9TO POSITION4 ,C>S W]E DROPP+ (F PACKS ( PEOPLE BY ! WOODS4 ,AFF9ITY GR\PS DISAPPE>$ 9TO ! =E/ AS 5DLESS L9ES ( COP VANS APPE>$4 ,IT SEEM$ LIKE ! SETT+ = A ,WILD ,WE/ %OOT\T1 ) BO? SIDES BUILD+ UP !IR >S5ALS & WAIT+ = ! O!R TO MOVE FIR/4 ,SEV5TY-FIVE ( US MADE IT SAFELY 9SIDE1 TRANS=M$ 9TO A BLACK MOB1 & MOV$ LIKE A GU]RILLA >MY ?R\< ! BRU%1 DODG+ UND] TREE COV] :5 HELICOPT]S SWOOP$ BY4 ,CAM\FLAGE W\LD HAVE BE5 BETT] ?AN BLACK--BUT HEY1 WE'RE CITY FOLKS2 BLACK'S \R =TE4 

,) SAWS & COMBU/IBLES 9 H&1 READY TO LI<T UP ! MORN+ ) A SPECTACUL> BLOCKADE1 WE CALL$ A LA/ M9UTE MEET+4 ,SPEAK+ 9 F\R LANGUAGES ?R\< \R MASKS 9 ! BLACK =E/S ( NOR!RN ,G]MANY1 WE CALL$ IT (F4 ,IT WAS A TRAP4 ,O!R BLOCKADES ON ! SAME ROAD HAPP5$ & ALL W]E >RE/$ IMM$IATELY ) NO EFFECT4 ,DISAPPO9T$ YET FEEL+ GOOD AB\T \R JUDGM5T1 WE DISP]S$ 9TO \R CASUAL CLO!S & HEAD$ = ,B]L91 :]E ! F9AL %[ WAS AB\T TO BEG94 

,SOME ( ! 9T]NATIONALS W]E FRU/RAT$ ) ! 5TIRE 0,PLAN ,A0 ( ! BLOCKADES4 ,COM+ \T ( A YE>-LONG ANALYSIS ( PREVI\S MASS MOBILIZATIONS1 ,G5OA 9 P>TICUL>1 V>I\S 9SURRECTIONI/S DECID$ ?AT IT WAS TIME TO TAKE ! 9ITIATIVE & TRY SOME?+ NEW4 ,9/EAD ( FOLL[+ ! LEAD ( ! TRADITIONAL ,LEFT1 US+ ITS L>GE M>*ES & DEMON/RATIONS AS COV] = BREAK+ W9D[S & BURN+ C>S1 !Y DECID$ TO SEE IF !Y C\LD LAUN* A /RATEGIC ATTACK BY !MSELVES1 ONE ?AT W\LD VIOLATE ! TRADITIONAL SET-PIECE ROLES ( MASS MOBILIZATIONS4 ,) ! HELP ( SOME ( ! ,G]MAN ,AUTONOM51 A SECRETIVE 0,PLAN ,B0 WAS ORGANIZ$ 9 CASE ! BLOCKADES FAIL$4 ,:ILE ! BLOCKADES APPE>$ SUCCESSFUL1 ON ! F9AL DAY ( ACTION A BANN] APPE>$ ON ! TWO DECREPIT CEM5T T[]S OV]LOOK+ ,CAMP ,R$DELI*3 0,PLAN ,B3 ,BURN ,B]L960 

,PLAN ,B RESEMBL$ ! IDEA BEH9D ! ,SEATTLE ,BLACK ,BLOC1 :5 AN AUTONOM\S BLOC TOOK ADVANTAGE ( POLICE BE+ DI/RACT$ BY BLOCKADES TO WRECK ! %OPP+ DI/RICT--BUT 9/EAD ( HAPP5+ \TSIDE ! SUMMIT1 IT WAS TO TAKE PLACE 9 ! NE>E/ L>GE CITY4 ,TACTICALLY1 IT WAS ATTRACTIVE1 S9CE ON ! DAY :5 A ?\S& ,B]L9 POLICE W\LD BE DI/RACT$ BY DEAL+ ) ! BLOCKADES A ,BLACK ,BLOC C\LD MORE EASILY /RIKE ! HE>T ( F9ANCIAL CAPITAL 9 ,B]L94 ,H[EV]1 ONLY A FEW HUNDR$ PEOPLE %[$ UP1 SURR\ND$ BY RIOT POLICE & 9FILTRAT$ ) UND]COV] CIVIL COPS4 ,A PIECE ( PAP] W5T FROM H& TO H& NOTIFY+ PROTE/]S !Y %\LD MOVE TO ,ROS5?AL ,PLACE TO BEG9 A RIOT1 BUT BY ! TIME ! CR[D GOT !RE ! POLICE W]E ALREADY !RE4 ,/RANGELY 5\<1 !RE W]E ALMO/ NO ,G]MANS AT ! ,RECLAIM ! ,/REETS1 & IT 5D$ )\T ANY MORE 9CID5T ?AN A FEW DE/ROY$ C>S4 

,:ILE ! ,B]L9 POLICE MAY NOT HAVE KN[N AB\T ,PLAN ,B1 MANY AN>*I/S DID NOT EI!R4 ,P]HAPS ! VA/ DEC5TRALIZ$ 9FRA/RUCTURE ( ?REE SEP>ATE CAMPS MADE COMMUNICATION IMPOSSIBLE2 IT TAKES MORE ?AN A GOOD IDEA TO GET PEOPLE 9VOLV$4 ,ALSO1 !RE WAS A REAL LACK ( SUPPORT FROM MANY ,B]L9 AUTONOMI/S1 :O ORIG9ALLY SEEM$ TO PL$GE !IR SUPPORT4 ,?IS MI<T BE UND]/&ABLE3 !IR PRIM>Y SOCIAL C5T]1 ,KOPI1 IS ?REAT5$ ) EVICTION1 & A MAJOR RIOT 9 ,B]L9 W\LD HAVE BR\<T H>% REPRESSION UPON !M4 ,IT W\LD HAVE BE5 F> BETT] = ALL 9VOLV$ IF LOCALS HAD BE5 MORE UPFRONT AB\T !IR D\BTS 9/EAD ( SIMPLY NOT %[+ UP4 

,! IDEA ( SEP>AT+ AGGRESSIVE DEMON/RATORS FROM PACIFI/S BY GIV+ EA* !IR 0[N0 DAY ( ACTION DIVIDES ! MOVEM5T TACTICALLY & TEMPORALLY1 :I* PLAYS P]FECTLY 9TO ! H&S ( ! POLICE4 ,IT'S F> BETT] TO DIVIDE SPATIALLY IF NUMB]S ALL[1 BUT TO ACT ALL AT ONCE ON ! SAME DAY4 ,DIVID+ ! MOVEM5T SPATIALLY OV] ,RO/OCK1 ,B]L91 ,HAMBURG1 & ,HEILIG5DAMM DEF9ITELY /RET*$ ! POLICE TO !IR BREAK+ PO9T1 BUT MADE COORD9ATION DIFFICULT AT BE/4 ,9 H9DSI<T1 DO+ ANY?+ NEW & DANG]\S REQUIRES NOT ONLY AN ADEQUATE ASSESSM5T ( Y\R NUMB]S & /R5G? BUT ALSO TRULY BELIEV+ IT WILL WORK4 ,PLAN ,B FAIL$ ON ACC\NT ( A CRISIS ( FAI?4 

,WE SAT 9 ! D>KNESS1 ,B]L9 F> FROM 9 FLAMES & ONLY ! <O/S ( \R DREAMS TO HAUNT US4 ,SLI<TLY DRUNK1 A COMRADE FROM ,GREECE MUTT]$1 0,9 ,GREECE1 Y\ >E WELCOME 9 MY H\SE4 ,9 ,GREECE1 ALL ( US WILL MAKE BOTTLES TOGE!R1 & ?R[ !M AT ! FASCI/S1 &4440 ,HE WAS ALMO/ *OK+4 ,HE TURN$ TO ME & SAID1 0,N[ IS TIME = ?AT MO/ SAD ( MOM5TS1 ! EMPTY+ ( ! ,MOLOTOVS40 

,T5TATIVE ,CONCLUSIONS 

,:5 REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5TS TAKE ! HI/ORICAL /AGE1 AS ! 0MOVEM5T ( MOVEM5TS0 DID AT ! 5D ( ! LA/ C5TURY1 !RE 9EVITABLY FOLL[S AN EQUAL & OPPOSITE WAVE ( C\NT]REVOLUTION4.<#b.> ,AS ! CURTA9 FALLS UPON ! REACTION TO 0ANTI-GLOBALIZATION0 KN[N AS ! 0,W> ON ,T]ROR10 IT BECOMES EV] MORE URG5T = A NEW RUPTURE TO REORI5T ! WORLD = ANO!R REVOLUTION>Y MOM5T4 ,TODAY1 ! CRISES ( MIGRATION1 CLIMATE *ANGE1 & ! FAILURE ( GLOBAL CAPITAL >E F> MORE IMPORTANT ?AN ! BANKRUPT N>RATIVE ( T]ROR4 ,DESPITE ! HYPE ( ! ,DISS5T ,NETWORK1 ! #bg ,G#h WAS NOT ! RUPTURE WE W]E WAIT+ =--BUT IT WAS A /RATEGIC REALIGNM5T ( ! GLOBAL MOVEM5T1 POSITION+ US TO /RIKE & TE> ! SEEMS ( HI/ORY AP>T TO CREATE ?AT MU*-NE$$ RUPTURE4 ,AS ANY M>TIAL >TI/ CAN TELL Y\1 ! POSITION+ = ! /RIKE IS AS IMPORTANT AS ! /RIKE ITSELF4 

,MOVEM5TS DECL9E1 DISSOLV+ 9TO FRAGM5TS & MICRO-P>TIES1 FAIL+ TO GRASP ! IMAG9ATIONS ( EV5 !IR [N MO/ D$ICAT$ ADH]5TS4 ,MOVEM5TS RISE1 CONSOLIDAT+ NEW ASSEMBLAGES1 SPREAD+ HOPE TO EV5 ! MO/ =LORN HE>TS4 ,AFT] ,SEATTLE1 !RE WAS A RAPID IF UN>TICULAT$ CONSOLIDATION ACROSS COMPLETELY UNEXPECT$ B\ND>IES1 LEAD+ TO ! *RI/5+ ( ! 0MOVEM5T ( MOVEM5TS40 ,?R\< AV5UES SU* AS ! RADICAL 0FR+E0 ( ! SOCIAL =UMS & 5DLESS GA!R+S1 A COH]5T CRITIQUE ( CAPITALISM1 MO/ VOCAL 9 ! ,GLOBAL ,S\?1 BEGAN SL[LY BUT SURELY P5ETRAT+ ! MOVEM5TS 9 ! ,WE/ & ,NOR?4 ,AFT] ,SEPTEMB] #a#a1 #b#a1 ! MOVEM5T FRACTUR$3 ! 0C5T]10 ORGANIZ$ LABOR & ,N,G,OS1 FL$ BACK TO ! WELCOM+ >MS ( ! ,/ATE--OR1 9 P>TS ( ! ,GLOBAL ,S\?1 ACTUALLY TOOK OV] ! ,/ATE APP>ATUS4 ,?IS LEFT ONLY A RAGTAG BUN* ( ANTI-CAPITALI/S ?R[+ !MSELVES FROM DEFEAT TO DEFEAT 9 ! /REETS1 REA*+ A NADIR 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES ) ! ,F,T,A,A PROTE/S 9 ,MIAMI #b#c4 

,AFT] ,SEPTEMB] #a#a1 SUDD5LY EV]YONE 9 ! /REETS WAS 0AGA9/ CAPITALISM0--NOT BECAUSE ( ! GR[? OR RADICALIZATION ( ! MOVEM5T1 BUT BECAUSE ITS COLLAPSE HAD LEFT :AT WAS ONCE ITS P]IPH]Y AS ITS C5T]4 ,! AN>*I/ CRITIQUE ( GLOBAL CAPITALISM 9CUBAT$ 9 !SE SUMMITS SPREAD TO MANY PEOPLE \TSIDE ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T1 & :AT WAS A DEFEAT 9 ! /REETS BECAME A VICTORY 9 ! BATTLE ( IDEAS4 

,/>T+ AT ,EVIAN1 MOV+ ?R\< ,GL5EAGLES1 & REA*+ ITS APEX AT ,HEILIG5DAMM1 ! TRUE MIRACLE ( PO/-,G5OA ,G#h PROTE/S WAS ?AT :AT APPE>$ TO BE ! DY+ GASP ( ! MOVEM5T 9 ,EUROPE HAS EFFECTIVELY RECON/ITUT$ A GR[+ 0MOVEM5T ( MOVEM5TS0 ) ANTI-CAPITALISM AS ITS C5T]4 ,EV]YONE FROM ! ,9T]V5TIONI/ ,LEFT TO ! ,DISS5T ,NETWORK PUT ASIDE PETTY POLITICS TO WORK TOGE!R TO 9CREASE ! MOM5TUM ( ! MOVEM5T AS A :OLE4 ,DUE TO ! WORK ( ! ,9T]V5TIONI/ ,LEFT1 MO/ ,N,G,OS ( NOTE 5DORS$ BLOCKAD+ ! ,G#h--SOME?+ /ILL UNIMAG9ABLE 9 ! ,U,S & ,BRITA94 ,UNLIKE ! #be ,G#h1 RE=MI/ ,N,G,OS & POLITICAL P>TIES ?AT TRI$ TO ORGANIZE 0ALT]NATIVE SUMMITS0 & 0ROCK CONC]TS TO FI<T POV]TY0 MET ) L[ ATT5DANCE1 = ! 0HIP0 ?+ TO DO WAS DIRECT ACTION4 ,! 5EMY--GLOBAL CAPITALISM--WAS ID5TIFI$ F> MORE CLE>LY ?AN IT EV] WAS 9 ,SEATTLE OR ,G5OA4 ,?\S&S ( PEOPLE P>TICIPAT$ 9 !IR FIR/ DIRECT ACTION 9 ! /REETS ( ,RO/OCK & FIELDS ( ,HEILIG5DAMM4 ,! CLIMATE IS *ANG+3 IT'S BECOM+ ANTI-CAPITALI/4 

,ONE QUE/ION = ! NEW MANIFE/ATION ( ! 0MOVEM5T ( MOVEM5TS0 IS H[ TO DEAL ) ?OSE O!R 0ANTI-CAPITALI/S10 ! RESURG5T FASCI/S--:O TOOK ADVANTAGE ( ! ,G#h TO >TICULATE !IR [N W>P$ 0,?IRD ,POSITION0 AGA9/ CAPITALISM BY M>*+ AGA9/ ! ,G#h 9 ,B]L9 & ,LU5EB]G4 ,LUCKILY1 ! FASCI/S W]E M>G9ALIZ$ BY ! 0MOVEM5T ( MOVEM5TS10 :OSE ACT ( BLOCKAD+ & FI<T+ POLICE /OLE ! %[4 ,! DI/9CTION BETWE5 ! 0MOVEM5T ( MOVEM5TS0 & ! FASCI/S 9 ,G]MANY IS ?AT 0! MOVEM5T ( MOVEM5TS0 IS FUNDAM5TALLY 9VE/$ 9 OP5 SPACE1 :ILE ! FASCI/S WANT TO RECON/ITUTE A CLOS$ WORLD BAS$ ON MY?ICAL E?NICITIES4 ,IT MAY BE ! BATTLE BETWE5 !SE TWO =CES ?AT TAKES ! /AGE ONCE ! ,G#h IS 9 ! GRAVE4 

,!RE IS A LOGIC TO BLOCKADES & OP5 SPACE4 ,HUMANS >E CREATURES ( HABIT1 SOCIALLY IMPRISON$ BY MILL5NIA-OLD CLOS$ SY/EMS ( DESPAIR & DISCIPL9E4 ,TO EV5 BEG9 TO HE> ! VOICES ( \R DESIRES ?AT >E O!RWISE MUT$ BY ! HU/LE ( EV]YDAY LIFE UND] CAPITALISM1 WE NE$ OP5 SPACE4 ,H]E LIES ! P>ADOX3 TODAY1 ! ONLY WAY TO CREATE OP5 SPACES IS ?R\< ACTS ( CLOS+1 ACTS ?AT BLOCKADE ! CIRCUITS ( CAPITALISM4 ,BY BLOCKAD+ ! FL[ ( TRAFFIC1 GUILT1 PROP]TY1 GRE$--:ATEV] FL[S 5ABLE ! GR[? ( CAPITAL AT ! EXP5SE ( ! LIV+--WE CREATE SPACE = ! LIV+ TO FL\RI%4 ,!SE BLOCKADES MAY %UT D[N ROADS OR RAILWAYS1 BUT !Y OP5 UP SPACE = NEW TYPES ( SOCIAL RELATION%IPS4 ,DUR+ ! BLOCKADES1 WE F9D \RSELVES ACCID5TAL REVOLUTION>IES4 ,BY BLOCKAD+ ! SUMMIT1 \R DESIRE = SAFETY IS MAGICALLY SUP]S$$1 & \R O!R DESIRES FL[ NATURALLY 9TO ! GAP TO BECOME AN UNEXPECT$ REALITY4 ,9 A WORLD 5CLOS$1 OP5+ SPACE ?IS WAY ALL[S US TO %$ \R SK9S AS WORK]S1 AS /UD5TS1 AS WOM51 AS M51 AS ,G]MANS1 AS MEMB]S ( ?IS FACTION OR ?AT1 & EXP]I5CE \RSELVES AS P>T ( SOME?+ GREAT]4 ,!SE MOM5TS ( FRE$OM BURN !MSELVES 9TO \R MEMORIES1 & IT IS \R QUE/ = SU* MOM5TS ?AT CAUSES US TO KEEP COM+ BACK1 SUMMIT AFT] SUMMIT1 REG>DLESS ( ! ODDS4 

,?IS IS ! SECRET ( ! ROCK ?R[N AT ! COP--& YES1 ! ,BLACK ,BLOC DID ?R[ ! FIR/ /ONE6 ,IT IS ONLY ?R\< SU* A MOM5T ( NEGATION1 ?R\< ! BLOCKAD+ ( ! POLICE B5EA? A HAIL ( /ONES1 ?AT WE C\LD CREATE AN OP5 SPACE1 ONE ?AT REFLECTS ! MAGNITUDE ( :AT IS AT /AKE 9 !SE SUMMITS4 ,HAD ! M>*ES PASS$ 9 PEACE1 IT W\LD HAVE BE5 ! TRAGIC PEACE ( ! GRAVEY>D4 ,F> BETT] = US TO ?R[ \R COBBLE/ONES--IF TREES & POL> BE>S & ! HUMAN BE+S M>G9ALIZ$ 9 ! <ETTOS ( ! GLOBAL CAPITALISM C\LD1 !Y W\LD BE GO+ AFT] ! POLICE ) A LOT MORE ?AN COBBLE/ONES4 ,IT DOESN'T HURT TO BR+ ! VIOL5CE ?AT LIES B5EA? ! V5E] ( CAPITAL 9 ,WE/]N C\NTRIES UP TO ! SURFACE1 EI!R4 ,! REAL QUE/ION CAN NO LONG] GO UNSPOK53 0,:AT IS ! APPROPRIATE RESPONSE TO A WORLD ( CAPITALI/ VIOL5CE80 

,ALL AN>*I/S >E COMRADES 9 A NEW SORT ( 9T]NATIONAL BRIGADE1 & WE MU/ SET \R SI<TS BEYOND BATTLES LIKE ! ONE 9 ,RO/OCK4 ,! NETWORK+ ?AT HAPP5S BE=E ! BLOCKADE1 BE=E ! BATTLE ) ! COPS1 LAYS ! F\NDATION = ALL \R FUTURE BLOCKADES & BATTLES & GIVES US \R ULTIMATE *ANCE = DECISIVE VICTORY OV] CAPITAL4 ,! REAL 9T]NATIONAL SUMMIT WAS NOT AT ,HEILIG5DAMM--?AT WAS JU/ A ,P,R /UNT = A FEW W\LD-BE LEAD]S1 & ! FACT ?AT !Y NE$$ #a#f1 M]C5>IES TO PROTECT !M FROM ! RE/ ( US REVEALS ! WOR?LESSNESS ( P[]4 ,! REAL 9T]NATIONAL SUMMIT TOOK PLACE 9 ! CONV]G5CE C5T]S & CAMPS :]E ?\S&S ( BRAVE1 UN%AV51 & DRIV5 M5 & WOM5 :OSE NAMES WILL NEV] APPE> 9 HI/ORY BOOKS ORGANIZ$ !IR [N DAILY LIVES1 F\ND UNEXPECT$ FRI5D%IPS1 HAT*$ HOPELESSLY IDEALI/IC CONSPIRACIES1 & TOOK TO ! /REETS & FIELDS TOGE!R4 ,REG>DLESS ( ! \TCOME ( ANY P>TICUL> DEMON/RATION1 \R 9T]NATIONAL BRIGADE WILL RETURN HOME TO ! SN[S ( ,SIB]IA & ! /RIP-MALLS ( ,AM]ICA TO %>E /ORIES ) ?OSE :O C\LD NOT GO & E-MAIL NEWF\ND FRI5DS4 ,! 9T]NATIONAL BRIGADES GR[1 ! NETWORK B5EA? ! NETWORK1 ! HIDD5 ROOTS ?AT WILL BLOSSOM 9TO ! OP5 SPACE \R WORLD SO DESP]ATELY NE$S3 A WORLD \TSIDE ! DEA?-GRIP ( ! ,G#h1 A WORLD WE HAVE GLIMPS$ 9 ! CONV]G5CE C5T]S1 ! CAMPS1 &--9 \R BETT] MOM5TS--\RSELVES4 

,APP5DIX3 ,TWO ,N>RATIVES FROM ! #bg ,G#h 

,! M>* CAME TO A /&(F ) ! COPS ON A BRIDGE OV] ONE ( ,HAMBURG'S D[NT[N CANALS4 ,! ORGANIZ]S CALL$ (F ! M>* AT ?IS PO9T1 LETT+ EV]YONE KN[ ?AT IF !Y /AY$ IT WAS NO LONG] A P]MITT$ ACTION4 ,?IS WAS NOT SO MU* A WAY TO SEP>ATE !MSELVES FROM ! 0BAD0 UNP]MITT$ DEMON/RATORS OR TO 5C\RAGE PEOPLE TO LEAVE1 BUT RA!R A LIC5SE = ?OSE P>TICIPANTS :O WANT$ TO ?R[ D[N TO GO AHEAD & DO SO4 ,R\<LY #e 9 BLACK BLOC /UCK >\ND1 MILL+ AB\T 9 ,A,G'S & FIGUR+ \T :AT TO DO4 ,9 FRONT ( ! M>* WAS A L9E ( COPS BACK$ BY WAT] CANNONS1 BEH9D ! M>* WAS AN 9T]SECTION WE TURN FROM1 ! TWO SIDES ( :I* ?AT W]5'T WALK$ BY DEMON/RATORS M>K$ (F BY R[S ( POLICE & WAT] CANNONS4 ,! BLOC MADE AN (F5SIVE ON ! COPS1 BUT C\LD NOT PU% ?R\<4 ,! POLICE MADE A FEW (F5SIVES ON ! DEMON/RATORS1 & >RE/$ A FEW4 ,AS TIME PASS$ & PASSIVITY P]SI/$1 ! *ANCES W]E LOOK+ WORSE & WORSE = ! FEW HUNDR$ DEMON/RATORS LEFT4 ,! ONLY WAYS \T W]E BACK ! R\TE WE M>*$1 L9$ ) POLICE1 OR D[N A WALKWAY ?AT TRAC$ ALONG ! SIDE ( ! CANAL4 ,\R ,A,G />T$ TO FILE \T D[N ! P$E/RIAN WALKWAY1 EXPECT+ TO LEAVE ! DEMON/RATION4 ,BUT AS WE TURN$ UP A /REET ?AT P>ALLEL$ ! ROAD TO ,CITY ,HALL 7:]E ! ,A,S,E,M MEET+ WAS OCCURR+71 WE SAW ?AT ! DEMON/RATION WAS FOLL[+ US6 ,A SEA ( BLACK BEGAN TO EM]GE BEH9D US4 ,& MU* TO \R DELI<T1 AS WE CONT9U$ TO LOOK BACK1 ! COPS HAD *OS5 TO /AY ON !IR BRIDGE & LEAVE \R SL[LY BUILD+ MASS ALONE4 

,WE WALK$ = A FEW HUMBLE1 RESID5TIAL BLOCKS 9 TOTAL SIL5CE1 TOTAL ANONYMITY4 ,ON A FEW OCCASIONS SOMEONE W\LD ATTEMPT TO />T A *ANT1 BUT ?OSE NE>BY W\LD HU% !M BACK TO \R /EAL?Y SIL5CE4 ,WE TURN$ UP A HILL1 & AS ,I SECUR$ MY B&ANNA & HOODIE1 ,I HE>D A COMRADE GREET ME4 ,IT WAS AN ,ITALIAN ,I HAD %>$ ! KIT*5 ) A FEW DAYS BE=E AT ! ,ROTE ,FLORA4 ,HIS ,5GLI% WAS NOT V]Y GOOD1 SO WE JOK$ BY /ICK+ VEGETABLES 9 EA* O!R'S POCKETS4 ,IT WAS EXCIT+ TO SEE SOMEONE ,I HAD %>$ SU* A HUMBLE EXP]I5CE ( 9T]NATIONAL PROTE/ 9SANITY ) 9 ANO!R LI<T1 READY TO COOK UP SOME?+ DIFF]5T ?AT DAY4 ,! BLOC CAME TO A HALT 9 A C\RTY>D >\ND ! CORN] FROM ! MA9 /RASSE NOR? ( ! ,CITY ,HALL4 ,WE RE/$ = A MOM5T1 EV]YONE SIL5T4 

,PEOPLE EX*ANG$ LOOKS & PICK$ UP COBBLE/ONES4 ,AFT] A DAY ( REACT+ & DEF5D+ \RSELVES FROM ! POLICE1 IT WAS A BIT ALI5 TO BE 9 A POSITION TO ACT4 ,BUT SOON 5\<1 SOMEONE CALL$ \T 0,:AT >E WE WAIT+ =80 & WE *>G$ 9TO ! /REET4 ,POLICE W]E ALREADY *AS+ A FEW /RAY DEMON/RATORS UP ! ROAD1 & W]E SW>M$ BY \R GR\P4 ,= A FEW BLOCKS ! CR[D DISP]S$ & CONV]G$1 ATTACK+ ! POLICE ALONG ! WAY4 ,= AN ,AM]ICAN LIKE MYSELF1 IT WAS A LITTLE /RANGE ?AT PEOPLE W]5'T SEEK+ \T BANKS OR PROP]TY1 CONT5T ) FOCUS+ ON FI<T+ ! COPS AS A T>GET RA!R ?AN AN OB/ACLE4 

,AS ! MELEE BETWE5 PROTE/]S & COPS ROLL$ D[N ! /REET1 PEOPLE />T$ TO HOP A SMALL F5CE 9TO ! P>K+ LOT ( ! SOCC] /ADIUM4 ,SOCC] 9 ,HAMBURG IS A BIG DEAL2 ,/4 ,PAULI1 ! LOCAL TEAM1 IS WORLD-R5[N$ = HAV+ SOME ( ! MO/ ANTI-FASCI/ HOLLIGANS 7& = ?AT MATT]1 HOOLIGAN ANTIFAS7 9 ! WORLD4 ,BUT !SE AN>*I/S W]5'T RU%+ TO GET TICKETS = ! GAME 7,/4 ,PAULI RI<TE\SLY DEFEAT$ ,NAZI-FAN-BAS$ TEAM ,BREM5 TWO DAYS PRIOR71 IT WAS JU/ A QUICK ESCAPE FROM ! POLICE4 ,I LOOK$ >\ND & SAW ?AT WE W]E 9 AN 5CLOS$ SPACE1 ) REALLY ONLY A FEW EXITS444 IT SEEM$ LIKE A MATT] ( TIME UNTIL ! POLICE TRAPP$ US ALL 9 ?IS P>K+ LOT & BEAT US UNTIL WE C\LD BE MASS >RE/$4 ,SO ,I HOPP$ ! F5CE 9TO ! /ADIUM4 

,BE+ %ORT1 ! CLIMB WAS A LITTLE DIFFICULT1 & ,I HAD AN UNGRACEFUL FALL OV] ! F5CE444 BUT :5 ,I LOOK$ UP ,I F\ND MYSELF BE=E ANY ,G]MAN TE5 AN>*I/'S DREAM-COME-TRUE444 TO HAVE ESCAP$ A POLICE RIOT & BE DELIV]$ 9TO ! C>+ >MS ( ! ,/4 ,PAULI SOCC] TEAM6 ,TRULY1 A COMP>ISON CANNOT BE DRAWN TO AN ,AM]ICAN CONTEXT = H[ C>TOONI%LY FANTA/IC ?IS FATE WAS4 ,IMAG9E RUNN+ >\ND ,SEATTLE 9 '#i#i1 AIR FULL ( TE> GAS & ! ANGUI% ( PROTE/]S BE+ BEAT5 BY POLICE1 & !N OP5+ A DOOR TO F9D Y\RSELF SAFELY 9SIDE ,RAGE ,AGA9/ ! ,MA*9E'S PRACTICE /UDIO4 ,! TEAM WAS F9I%+ UP A DAILY SOCC] PRACTICE :5 !Y W]E 9T]RUPT$ BY MY HOOD$1 MASK$ FALL FROM ! HEAV5S4 ,WE LOOK$ AT EA* O!R = A BIT BE=E ,I ASK$1 0,UMMM444 CAN ,I /AY H]E = A BIT80 

0,( C\RSE--W\LD Y\ LIKE SOME?+ TO EAT80 

0,UH444 SURE40 

,!Y 9TRODUC$ !MSELVES TO ME ONE BY ONE1 & TOLD ME TO MAKE MYSELF AT HOME4 ,SO ,I TOOK (F MY MASK & HOODIE1 & *[$ D[N ON !IR VEGETABLE PLATT]S4 

,ONCE ?+S HAD CALM$ D[N1 ,I SAID F>EWELL TO MY A?LETIC C>ETAK]S & HEAD$ BACK TO ! RECONV]G5CE PO9T MY AFF9ITY GR\P HAD *OS5 E>LI]1 NE> ! ,ROTE ,FLORA4 ,EA* ( US C\LDN'T BELIEVE ! O!RS W]E ,O,K1 BUT MY /ORY TOOK ! CAKE4 ,AS WE WALK$ >\ND WE SAW HORDES ( PUNKS1 AN>*I/S1 & O!R BLACK-CLAD PEOPLE JU/ *ILL+ ON /REET CORN]S444 :ILE COPS W]E ACROSS ! /REET6 ,WE W]E SKET*$ \T AS HELL1 BUT AS WE WALK$ ON IT JU/ DID NOT SEEM LIKE MASS >RE/S W]E A ,G]MAN POLICE PH5OM5ON4 ,!RE W]E SOME SMALL RIOTS >\ND ! ,ROTE ,FLORA1 & 9 FRONT ( IT TO DEF5D IT FROM GETT+ RAID$ 7:I* IT WAS NOT671 & ?IS IS :AT MADE ! NI<TLY NEWS4 ,BUT = ?OSE ( US :O W]E !RE = ! ACTION E>LI] 9 ! DAY444 WE KNEW REAL REVOLUTION W\LDN'T BE BROADCA/1 MASS >RE/$1 OR 9 ! CONTEXT ( A L>GE1 LIB]AL M>*4 ,IT SET ! TONE = ! RE/ ( ! ,G#h4 

,BRIGADA ,FLORES ,MAGON W]E ! LA/ B& TO PLAY 9 ,CAMP ,R$DELI* ! EV5+ BE=E ! BLOCKADES4 ,!Y PLAY$ A SOLID SET ) R[DY AN>*I/ SK9HEAD AN!MS = ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA1 SOLID>ITY1 ,C>LO ,GIULIANI1 & RESI/ANCE4 ,DUR+ !IR LA/ SONG F\R HOOD$ FIGURES WE>+ BALACLAVAS EM]G$ FROM BEH9D ! /AGE1 EA* ) TWO ( ! ,G#h NATIONS FLAGS4 ,!Y P]*$ !MSELVES ON ! B>RI] BETWE5 ! CR[D & B&1 & HELD ! FLAGS HI< = ALL TO SEE4 ,A FIF? BLACK MASK EM]G$1 ?IS ONE ) A TOR*4 ,!Y P>T$ ! CR[D & PROCE$$ TO BURN EA* ( ! ,G#h NATION'S FLAGS4 ,B,F,M 5D$ !IR SET %\T+1 0,SEE Y\ AT ! BLOCKADES6 ,BLOCK ,G#h60 BE=E ! F9AL CYMBAL CRA%4 ,MMM1 IT REALLY GOT ME PUMP$4 ,I TOOK ! TRA9 BACK TO ,CAMP ,RO/OCK & GOT B>ELY ?REE H\RS ( SLEEP BE=E WAK+ UP = \R ,BIKE ,BLOC TO ! BLOCKADE RALLY PO9T4 

,ONLY A FEW PEOPLE RESPOND$ TO \R BIKE BLOC CALL1 & WE GOT CONTROLL$ ON \R WAY TO ! RALLY PO9T4 ,ON \R WAY WE 5C\NT]$ ANO!R GR\P ( CYCL+ ,G]MAN RADICALS COM+ \R DIRECTION4 ,!Y %\T$ TO US TO TURN >\ND1 BECAUSE A POLIZEI VAN WAS HOT ON !IR TRAIL4 ,SO WE TURN$ >\ND1 & AS ! POLIZEI VAN SP$ UP TO CLOSE (F ! PA? AHEAD ( US1 ! ,G]MAN BICYCLE SQUAD %\T$ 0,O,K6 ,N[ TURN BACK60 & !N D>T$ (F 9TO A TRAIL ?AT ! VAN C\LD NOT FOLL[--!Y TRICK$ ! POLICE6 ,IT WAS GO+ TO BE A GOOD DAY6 

,WE GOT TO ! RALLY PO9T & PEOPLE W]E H&+ \T WAT]1 FOOD1 BAGS ( HAY TO SIT ON1 & !RE WAS A FE/IVE SOCC] GAME HAPP5+4 ,! RALLY PO9T WAS A SOCC] FIELD 9 ! MIDDLE ( A V]Y RURAL >EA4 ,MY P>TN] & ,I FELL ASLEEP = :AT FELT LIKE H\RS1 BUT MU/ HAVE BE5 ONLY ?IRTY M9UTES OR SO4 ,WE AWOKE TO ! M>* FROM ONE ( ! CAMPS CONV]G+ ON \R SITE1 :I* WAS ! SIGNAL TO =M 9TO \R F+]S4 ,WE L9$ UP1 P>ALLEL TO ! POLICE L9E1 BUT MU* FUR!R EXT5D$4 ,I SAW ! YELL[ F+]1 ALL ! WAY AT ! 5D ( ! L9E1 />T+ TO HOP ! LOCAL F>M]'S F5CE & TROD 9TO ! FIELD4 ,NO SOON] DID ?IS HAPP5 ?AN SOMEONE %\T$ \T 0,H]E WE GO60 & \R BLUE F+] BEGAN TO MOVE4 

,TO MY SURPRISE1 ! TACTIC WAS WORK+4 ,! POLICE JU/ /AY$ ON ! ROAD1 AT ?IS PO9T NOT EV5 ATTACK+ ANY ( ! DEMON/RATORS4 ,/RATEGIC 9SI<T3 IF Y\ KN[ ! POLICE DEP>TM5T :]E Y\ >E DEMON/RAT+ DOES NOT HAVE ! JAIL CAPACITY TO >RE/ & HOLD Y\R NUMB]S1 !RE IS ONLY SO MU* !Y CAN USE PHYSICAL =CE TO ACCOMPLI%4 ,?IS WAS IMPORTANT 9 ,SEATTLE1 :]E ! POLICE VA/LY UND]E/IMAT$ ! NUMB]S !Y NE$$1 & WAS TRUE 9 ,G]MANY AS WELL4 ,WE CAN ALSO SEE ?IS AS A NE$ = US TO FOCUS \R DIRECT ACTION /RATEGIES TO SMALL] T[NS :]E WE CAN HAVE A L>G] IMPACT4 

,! M>* ?R\< ! FIELDS WAS SOME:AT SURREAL4 ,= YE>S1 ,I'VE HE>D RHETORIC ?R[N >\ND AB\T H[ PROTE/S HAVE ! SIGNIFICANCE ( BATTLES = \R MOVEM5T7S74 ,= ! FIR/ TIME1 ! IMAG]Y ,I SAW MAT*$ MY IDEA ( 0BATTLE40 ,FILES ( DEMON/RATORS M>*$ ON ! HORIZON1 ON HILLS SO ?AT ! MORN+ SUN SILH\ETT$ !M4 ,AT ONE PO9T 9 ! M>*1 WE PASS$ A CATTLE F>M4 ,! C[S1 SEE+ :AT !Y RECOGNIZ$ AS A L>GE H]D1 />T$ TO H]D ALONGSIDE US ON ! O!R SIDE ( ! F5CE1 ! VEGANS 9 ! M>* W]E DELI<T$ & ]UPT$ 9 ANIMAL LIB]ATION J>GON4 

,F9ALLY1 WE W]E GETT+ CLOS] TO ! ROAD WE NE$$ TO BLOCK4 ,IT WAS ! DESIGNAT$ EM]G5CY ACCESS_/EXIT ROAD = ! ,G#h SUMMIT1 NOT ! MA9 ROADS ?AT DELEGATES1 CORPORATE LOBBYI/S1 CAT]]S1 & M$IA PLANN$ TO >RIVE ON--BUT ! BACK UP PLAN = IF ?OSE ROADS W]E BLOCK$444 AS !Y OBVI\SLY W]E GO+ TO BE4 ,WE HAD TO CROSS TWO ROADS TO GET !RE4 ,I DON'T KN[ IF ?IS WAS ! FEEL+ ( EV]Y F+] ?AT DAY1 BUT IT SURE SEEM$ LIKE WE W]E ALWAYS ! ONES S5T 9 FIR/ TO PU% ?R\< ! COPS4 ,AS WE GOT CLOS]1 ! POLICE GOT MEAN]4 ,HELICOPT]S CIRCL$ >\ND US & DROPP$ (F MORE POLICE TO BLOCK ! ROAD )4 ,WAT] CANNONS ROAM$ BACK & =? ON ! /REETS1 & !N !Y />T$ TO FIRE4 ,AS ONE PO9T$ ITS GUN AT ME1 ,I FROZE4 ,I DEF9ITELY HAD NOT PREP>$ MYSELF = ! POSSIBILITY ( BE+ %OT BY A WAT] CANNON4 

,SO ,I GOT SQUIRT$4 ,AT FIR/ ,I ?\<T IT WASN'T SO BAD444 AFT] ALL IT WAS A HOT DAY & ,I WELCOM$ BE+ SOAK$ 9 WAT]4 ,BUT SOON AFT]W>DS ! *EMICAL WEAPONS 7MACE1 PEPP]SPRAY1 TE> GAS1 SOME?+ LIKE ?AT7 LAC$ 9TO ! WAT] />T$ TO BURN4 ,?IS WAS HAPP5+ ALL OV] ! FIELD1 & A GR\P ( PEOPLE />T$ TO GET 5CIRCL$ FUR!R AWAY4 ,SOME ( ! Y\NG]1 9EXP]I5C$ FOLKS 9 \R AFF9ITY GR\P BEGAN TO CONDEMN ! M>*1 PROCLAIM WE W]E DOOM$1 ?AT WE %\LD JU/ GIVE UP N[4 ,BE+ SO CLOSE1 & HAV+ WALK$ SO F> ?R\< /++1 WET1 GROSS CROPFIELDS--,I KNEW !RE WAS NO TURN+ BACK4 ,MY P>TN] & ,I WALK$ UP TO ! POLICE L9E AFT] RECOV]+ FROM MY BURN+ S5SATIONS4 ,WE PU%$ EA* O!R TO D>E TO BREAK ?R\< ! L9E4 

0,COME ON1 !RE'S A BREAK1 WE CAN DO IT60 

0,NO1 NO ONE'S ?R\<1 !Y'LL NAB US--0 

0,SOMEONE HAS TO BE ! FIR/60 

0,BUT :AT AB\T--0 

0,C,O,M,E ,O,N60 

,I'M REALLY GLAD ,I HAD A P>TN] :O C\LD PU% ME )\T MAK+ ME FEEL UNSAFE4 ,I RECOMM5D BE+ 9 AFF9ITY GR\PS ) PEOPLE :O Y\ FEEL SAFE )1 BUT :O 5C\RAGE Y\ TO BE D>+ \TSIDE ( Y\R COM=T LEVEL4 ,SO444 WE \TRAN A ,BULG>IAN WAT] CANNON ?AT WAS SPE$+ D[N ! ROAD1 & ONCE WE W]E ON ! O!R SIDE444 UNSCA!D1 NOT >RE/$1 WE SAW O!RS HAD BROK5 ?R\< AS WELL1 & !N MORE1 & MORE1 & MORE1 UNTIL EV]YONE WAS ?R\< SAFELY4 

,AT ! SECOND L9E1 A L>GE NUMB] ( PEOPLE L9$ UP P>ALLEL TO ! POLICE4 ,9 \R AFF9ITY GR\P WE W]E PREP>+ = MORE SPRAY+1 & EV5 SOME CLUBB+ AT ?IS PO9T2 BUT AS WE W]E SCANN+ ! L9E = A BREAK 9 POLICE1 ONE (FIC] JU/ WAV$ HIS H& AU?ORITATIVELY1 AS IF TO SAY 0COME ON1 JU/ WALK ?R\<40 ,MY P>TN] & ,I LOOK$ AT EA* O!R 9 DISBELIEF4 ,WE TOOK SOME UNSURE /EPS1 & !N WALK$ ?R\< TO ! O!R SIDE4 ,! POLICE ADMITT$ P[]LESSNESS444 AT LEA/ A FEW DID1 & !IR L9E WAS ONLY AS /RONG AS !IR WEAKE/ L9K4 ,WE MADE IT ?R\< TO ! ACCESS ROAD1 :I* WAS 9 ! MIDDLE ( A RESID5TIAL >EA4 

,! ,BLOCK ,G#h COALITION DECID$ ON A /RATEGY ( NONVIOL5CE1 SO !IR TACTIC = SELF-DEF5SE WAS TO 5C\RAGE & ESCORT AS MU* M$IA AS POSSIBLE ?R\< TO /ICK >\ND ! BLOCKADES4 ,?IS1 COMB9$ ) ! FACT ?AT IT WAS A RESID5TIAL NEI<BORHOOD BR\<T UP SOME /RATEGIC QUE/IONS444 ,%\LD WE LET RESID5TS ( ! NEI<BORHOOD BE ABLE TO DRIVE ?R\<8 ,H[ F> D[N ! BLOCKADE C\LD M$IA GO8 

,MO/ ( ! NEI<BORS JU/ US$ BICYCLES TO GET ?R\<1 = IT WAS /ILL PRETTY TR\BL+ TO GET A C> ?R\<4 ,AFT] ! FIR/ DAY ( SEE+ FANCY R5TAL C>S ) \T ( T[N TAGS BE LET ?R\<1 M$IA COME ?R\< ON MOTORCYCLES & BICYCLES1 PEOPLE />T$ TO QUE/ION ! EFFECTIV5ESS ( ! BLOCKADE4 ,! CONFLICT WAS BETWE5 HAV+ AN EFFECTIVE BLOCKADE & BE+ K9D & RESPECTFUL TO RESID5TS ( ! NEI<BORHOOD \R BLOCKADE WAS SITUAT$ 94 ,9 MY OP9ION1 WE %\LD HAVE BE5 AN UNCOMPROMIS+ BLOCKADE4 ,TO PRIORITIZE NOT WANT+ TO LOOK 0BAD0 OV] ! EFFECTIV5ESS ( \R ACTION1 LOGICALLY1 MADE IT AT TIMES 9EFFECTIVE4 ,L>GELY1 WE %UT D[N ! ROAD FROM M$IA1 CORPORATE LOBBYI/S1 & FOOD BE+ DELIV]$--& ABSOLUTELY NO DELEGATES W\LD COME ?R\< \R BLOCKADE4 ,AT ONE PO9T1 9 A COMICAL TURN+ ( TABLES1 ! POLICE TRAPP$ BETWE5 ! BLOCKADE & ! SUMMIT BEGG$ US TO LET !M DRIVE !IR VAN \T--= !Y W]E HUNGRY & TIR$4 ,WE DECID$ NOT TO LET !M LEAVE & = !M TO FIGURE \T ANO!R WAY4 

,9 ONE \TRAGE\S SITUATION1 ON ! MORN+ ( ! SECOND DAY ( ! SUMMIT & BLOCKADES1 ! SLEEP+ MASS ( ! BLOCKADE WAS AWOK5 BY PEOPLE ON ! SECURITY TEAM--A GR\P ( PEOPLE :O SAID !Y W\LD WORK AS LIAISONS TO PASS ON ! DECISIONS FROM ! SPOKESC\NCIL TO PEOPLE TRY+ TO GET ?R\< ) C>S4 ,!Y %\T$ 0,GET UP1 CLE> ! WAY1 ! FIRETRUCK NE$S TO GET ?R\<40 SOMEBODY ELSE RESPOND$1 0,:AT BUS9ESS DOES A FIRE TRUCK HAVE H]E AT #e 9 ! MORN+80 ,! SECURITY TEAM RESPOND$1 0,!RE IS A BURN+ BLOCKADE D[N ! WAY1 IT NE$S TO BE PUT \T40 ,IT TURN$ \T TO JU/ BE A RUMOR ANYWAYS1 BUT ?AT ! SECURITY PEOPLE W\LD ALL[ FIRE TRUCKS TO BE LET ?R\< TO %UT D[N A FUCK+ BLOCKADE WAS \TRAGE\S4 ,9 \R AFF9ITY GR\P1 WE DECID$ TO GO TO ! FRONT ( ! BLOCKADE TO MAKE SURE NO?+ ELSE LIKE ?IS HAPP5$4 ,WE TOLD ! ,A,G ( ,DANES 9 FRONT ( US1 SO !Y W\LD KN[ ?AT !RE W\LD BE A GAP BEH9D !M ?AT NE$$ CLOS+--BUT !Y TOO W]E ANG]$ & CAME ALONG TO ! FRONT4 ,WE PISS$ (F ! SECURITY TEAM A FEW TIMES BY NOT LETT+ C]TA9 C>S ?R\<1 BUT 9 ! 5D ?IS GAVE !M MORE LEV]AGE TO SAY1 0,SORRY1 BUT !SE CRAZY AS%OLES JU/ WONT MOVE444 !RE'S NO?+ ,I CAN DO40 

,/RATEGIC 9SI<T3 ,ALL 9 ALL1 ! EFFECTIV5ESS ( A BLOCKADE IS MEASUR$ BY ITS DISRUPTION4 ,IT %\LD BE EXPLA9$ AS AN IMPORTANT TACTIC 9 %UTT+ D[N :ATEV] EVIL MATT] IS AT H&4 ,TO FRAME IT AS A MEASURE US$ TO CONTROL PEOPLE & MAKE SURE !Y >E NOT :ATEV] CATEGORY ( 0BAD GUYS0 WE HAPP5 TO BE PROTE/+ 7DELEGATES1 COPS1 AMBASSADORS1 ETC47 TURNS ! BLOCKAD]S 9TO AN OCCUPY+ =CE1 REGULAT+ ! FL[ ( TRAFFIC4 ,9SPIRATIONAL & RADICAL POSSIBILITIES ( SOCIAL 9T]ACTION ?AT DID NOT REPLICATE POLICE BUT RA!R COOP]ATION DID OCCUR DUR+ \R BLOCKADE4 ,DEMON/RATORS AID$ 9 C>RY+ GROC]IES TO RESID5TS' HOMES1 HELP$ FIX BICYCLES ?AT HAD NOT LEFT ! G>AGE 9 MON?S1 & EX*ANG$ CONV]SATION & RESPECTFUL DEBATE ) PEOPLE 9 ! NEI<BORHOOD4 ,! MUTUAL AID WAS 9DE$ RECIPROCAL1 ) NEI<BORS PROVID+ GALLONS UPON GALLONS ( WAT] TO ?IR/Y BLOCKAD]S1 & AT TIMES GIV+ US SOME HEADS UP ( POLICE ACTIVITY UP ! ROAD4 

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