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,AT ! #bh ,CLIMATE ,CAMP 9 ,K+SNOR? AN OP5 LETT] WAS CIRCULAT$ BY ANTI-CAPITALI/ CAMP]S RAIS+ CONC]NS ?AT ! MOVEM5T WAS 9CREAS+LY BE+ BY 9FLU5C$ /ATE-L$ APPROA*ES TO TACKL+ CLIMATE *ANGE4 ,A MORE DEVELOP$ V]SION WAS LAT] PUBLI%$ BY ,%IFT MAGAZ9E4 ,! ORIG9AL >GU$ BROADLY ?AT ! CAMP %\LD ADOPT ANTI-CAPITALI/1 ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN PR9CIPLES & OBJECTIVES4 

,! #bi ,CLIMATE ,CAMP1 SIT$ ?IS YE> 9 ,BLACKHEA?1 ,LONDON1 SAW CONT9U$ DEBATE OV] ! FUTURE DIRECTION ( ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ CLIMATE *ANGE4 ,AS A P>T ( ?IS1 AN>*I/ & LIB]T>IAN COMMUNI/ ACTIVI/S HO/$ A DEBATE ON :AT WE SAW AS A GR[+ TR5D T[>DS ,GRE5 AU?ORIT>IANISM )9 ! MOVEM5T4 ,KEY CONC]NS DISCUSS$ 9CLUD$ ! ASSUMPTION )9 SOME SECTIONS ( ! MOVEM5T ?AT ! /ATE CAN BE US$ AS A TOOL 9 COMBAT+ CLIMATE *ANGE1 & ! G5]AL DANG] ( ! /ATE CO-OPT+ ! GRE5 MOVEM5T & /RIPP+ IT ( ITS RADICAL POT5TIAL4 ,:ILE ! ECOLOGICAL CRISIS IS A PRESS+ & POT5TIALLY CATA/ROPHIC ISSUE = \R CLASS1 IT %\LD ALSO BE UND]/OOD AS ONE 9 A S]IES ( CRISES1 ECONOMIC & POLITICAL1 ?AT >E CREAT$ BY ! V]Y NATURE ( ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM4 

,A L5G?Y DEBATE FOLL[$ AMONG CAMP]S 9 ATT5DANCE4 ,! PO9TS ?AT W]E MO/ COMMONLY RAIS$ W]E3 

,! POSSIBILITY ( US+ ! /ATE AS A /RATEGIC TOOL = \R MOVEM5T1 

,! URG5CY ( CLIMATE *ANGE1 & ! TIME SCALE WE HAVE TO WORK )1 

,?AT IDEA ?AT GRASSROOTS ACTIVITY & /ATE-L$ SOLUTIONS MAY WORK 9 H>MONY1 

,! NE$ = SOME =M ( CO]CION TO PROMOTE LIFE/YLE *ANGE & 

,:AT 0\R0 7IE4 ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN7 ALT]NATIVES >E4 

,FOLL[+ ON FROM ?IS DEBATE1 WE FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO WORK \T :AT PLACE WE1 AS AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ MILITANTS1 CAN HAVE 9SIDE ?IS MOVEM5T4 ,IT HAS BECOME 9CREAS+LY OBVI\S ?AT1 DESPITE A COMMITM5T TO DIRECT ACTION & HORIZONTAL ORGANIZATION1 ANTI-/ATISM IS BY NO MEANS A WIDELY HELD PR9CIPLE 9SIDE ?IS MOVEM5T4 ,! ,CLIMATE ,CAMP IS MOV+ FUR!R & FUR!R AWAY FROM ! RADICAL1 ANTI-CAPITALI/ POLITICS ( ! ORGANIZATIONS IT GREW \T (1 SU* AS ,E>? ,FIR/61 ! #iS ROAD PROTE/S1 OR ,RECLAIM ! ,/REETS4 ,:ILE ?IS MOVEM5T HAS EQUIPP$ ITSELF ) ! SKILLS 7DIRECT ACTION1 M$IA RELATIONS ETC47 & ! KN[L$GE 7SCI5TIFIC ANALYSIS7 TO 9T]V5E 9 ! CLIMATE *ANGE DEBATE1 IT HAS NOT REALLY WORK$ \T :AT ITS FUTURE POLITICAL DIRECTION WILL BE4 ,! DIRECT ACTION1 CLIMATE *ANGE MOVEM5T HAS MOV$ OV] ! YE>S FROM BE+ FAIRLY POLITICALLY HOMOG5E\S1 TO BE+ QUITE WIDE & DIV]SE4 ,:ILE ?IS HAS BE5 POSITIVE 9 T]MS ( BUILD+ MASS SUPPORT1 ?IS GR[? HAS NOT BE5 ACCOMPANI$ BY ANY REAL1 MEAN+FUL COMMITM5T TO POLITICAL DEBATE4 ,! RESULT IS ?AT IT IS ACTION AGA9/ CLIMATE *ANGE 7:ATEV] ?AT MAY BE71 NOT ANY S5SE ( %>$ AIMS & VALUES AS A COMMUNITY ( ACTIVI/S1 ?AT IS HOLD+ \R MOVEM5T TOGE!R4 ,) ?IS YE>'S CAMP HAV+ LESS ( A FOCUS ON MASS ACTION1 ! REAL CONTRADICTIONS 9SIDE ! MOVEM5T >E />T+ TO %[4 

,?IS IS MO/ /RONGLY %[N1 AS ECOLOGICAL CAMPAIGN+ IS />T+ TO SPREAD 9TO ! WORKPLACE1 9 ! :OLLY UNCRITICAL WAY ?AT MANY ,GRE5 ACTIVI/S HAVE ADOPT$ ! /RATEGY & TACTICS ( ! TRADITIONAL ,LEFT4 ,CALLS = NATIONALIZATION1 ECO-LOBBY+ & WORK )9 ! TRADE UNION BUREAUCRACIES HAVE BE5 WIDELY ACCEPT$ AS LEGITIMATE TOOLS 9 \R /RUGGLE4 ,)\T AN ANALYSIS ( CAPITALISM1 & AN UND]/&+ ( ! HI/ORICAL SUCCESSES & FAILURES ( ! WORK]S' MOVEM5T1 WE LEAVE \RSELVES EXPOS$ TO RECUP]ATION BY EXI/+ POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS & ELITES 7:E!R FROM ,RI<T OR ,LEFT74 ,) ! POSSIBILITY ( A 0,GRE5 CAPITALISM0 ON ! HORIZON1 WE'RE UNC]TA9 H[ COMMITT$ MANY ACTIVI/S WILL BE 9 ! FACE ( A POT5TIALLY C>BON-R$UC$1 BUT /ILL CAPITALI/ & !RE=E UN/ABLE & EXPLOITATIVE1 ECONOMY4 

,! 0ANTI-CAPITALISM0 ?AT IS COMMON AMONG CAMP P>TICIPANTS IS ONE ?AT OBJECTS TO CAPITALISM 9 ITS EXCESSES1 I4E4 9 ! DE/RUCTION ( ! PLANET1 NOT 9 ITS EV]YDAY FUNCTION+4 ,?IS WAS P>TICUL>LY OBVI\S AT ! DISCUSSION ON 0ANTI-CAPITALISM T5 YE>S AFT] ,SEATTLE0 -- :ILE ?IS %\LD HAVE BE5 ONE ( ! MORE RADICAL1 POLITICALLY SOPHI/ICAT$ DISCUSSIONS1 ! SPEAK]S /ILL T5D$ TO PRES5T A VIEW ?AT SAW CAPITALISM AS A SY/EM ?AT ONLY REALLY H>MS ! MO/ SUP]-EXPLOIT$ PORTIONS ( ! 0,?IRD ,WORLD_/,GLOBAL ,S\?0'S POPULATION1 & ANTI-CAPITALISM AS A MATT] ( EXOTIC1 IDEALIZ$ PEOPLE ON ! O!R SIDE ( ! WORLD FI<T+ BACK4 ,9 ?IS WORLDVIEW1 ! ROLE ( ACTIVI/S 9 ,EUROPE 7I4E41 EV]YONE :O WAS ACTUALLY !RE = ! DISCUSSION7 WAS SIMPLY TO PROVIDE V]BAL SOLID>ITY ) ! ,BOLIVIANS & ,S\? ,AFRICANS 9 !IR FI<T AGA9/ CAPITALISM1 NOT TO TAKE PRACTICAL ACTION RI<T H]E & RI<T N[ = \R [N CLASS 9T]E/S4 ,! CLASS NATURE ( CLIMATE CAMP HAS BE5 MU* DISCUSS$1 & WE %\LD BE C>EFUL TO AVOID FALL+ 9TO SIMPLI/IC SOCIOLOGICAL VIEWS ( CLASS1 BUT AT ! SAME TIME IT'S H>D TO IMAG9E ANYONE :O'S HAD TO DEAL ) ! MIS]ABLE REALITY ( WORK+-CLASS LIFE = MANY PEOPLE 9 ,BRITA9 TALK+ AB\T ANTI-CAPITALISM AS IF IT WAS SIMPLY A PROCESS ( *E]+ = ! GOOD GUYS 9 ,ASIA OR ,S\? ,AM]ICA1 & FAIL+ TO SEE ?AT ANY MEAN+FUL1 EFFECTIVE ANTI-CAPITALI/ MOVEM5T MU/ BE ROOT$ 9 ! /RUGGLE TO W9 CONTROL OV] \R [N LIVES4 

,WE FEEL ! MOVEM5T IS AT A CROSS ROADS4 ,MU* ( ! RADICAL BASE HAS SLIPP$ AWAY FROM ! CAMP & \R IDEAS >E BE+ LO/4 ,?IS IS REFLECT$ MO/ /RONGLY 9 ! *ANG$ DYNAMICS & CULTURE 9 ?IS YE>'S CAMP4 ,A LACK ( MASS ACTION & ! 0S(TLY1 S(TLY0 APPROA* ( ! POLICE MEANT ?AT SOME ASPECTS ( ?IS YE>'S CAMP RESEMBL$ A FE/IVAL MORE ?AN A POLITICAL GA!R+4 ,! DEBATES & DISCUSSIONS 9 ! NEI<BORHOODS W]E L>GELY CONC]N$ ) ! ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOR ( CAMP]S ON SITE T[>DS O!R CAMP]S4 ,!RE WAS EV5 SOME SUPPORT = ! IDEA ( ALL[+ ! POLICE TO 5T] \R AUTONOM\S SPACE 9 ! SPIRIT ( FUTURE 0GOOD RELATIONS04 ,AGA91 ?IS 9 ITSELF %[S ! NAIVETY ( MANY CAMP]S1 & ! N>R[ SOCIAL BASE FROM :I* ! CAMP WAS DRAWN3 NO-ONE :O'S HAD MU* EXP]I5CE ( ! POLICE 7:E!R !Y'VE 5C\NT]$ !M 9 ! C\RSE ( POLITICAL ACTIVISM1 ECOLOGICAL DIRECT ACTION1 OR JU/ ?R\< ! EXP]I5CE ( BE+ AN E?NIC M9ORITY OR 0UND]CLASS0 Y\?7 C\LD BE TAK5 9 BY ! POLICE'S /RATEGY T[>DS ! CAMP1 :I* ESS5TIALLY AM\NT$ TO A WELL-?\<T-\T ,P,R CAMPAIGN4 ,9 TRU?1 ! ONLY REAL POLITICAL WORK ?AT HAS COME \T ( ?IS CAMP IS ! 0ECO-LOBBY+0 ( ! M$IA TEAM1 AID$ BY SPECTACUL> 0DIRECT0 ACTION GE>$ T[>DS G5]AT+ M$IA COMM5T>Y 79 TRU?1 MANY ( ?IS YE>'S ACTIONS W]E NOT DIRECT 9 ANY MEAN+FUL S5SE ( ! WORD1 JU/ PURELY LIB]AL PROTE/S74 ,!SE >E ALSO ROLES ?AT >E R\T9ELY FILL$ BY ?OSE FROM HI< 9COME BACKGR\NDS4 ,! VOICE ( ,CLIMATE ,CAMP IS OV]:ELM+LY :ITE & PRIVILEG$4 

,IT IS TRUE ?AT ANTI-/ATISM IS NOT A /AT$ PR9CIPLE ( ! CAMP1 BUT WE BELIEVE ?AT TRUE ANTI-CAPITALISM CANNOT BE SEP>AT$ FROM ANTI-/ATISM4 ,! /ATE IS A FUNDAM5TAL P>T ( CAPITALISM4 ,AS AN>*I/ COMMUNI/S1 WE REJECT /ATE /RUCTURES & >GUE ?AT !Y >E 9CAPABLE ( EI!R PREV5T+ CLIMATE *ANGE OR CREAT+ A BETT] WORLD4 ,9/EAD1 WE FOCUS ON 9CLUSIVE1 P>TICIPATORY SOLUTIONS ?AT WORK FROM ! GRASS ROOTS UP1 $UCAT+ EA* O!R AB\T ! ALT]NATIVES ?AT WE CAN BUILD TODAY1 & BY EXT5SION H[ WE SEE AN AN>*I/-COMMUNI/ SOCIETY OP]AT+4 ,! GOAL ( /OPP+ CLIMATE *ANGE IS VITALLY IMPORTANT1 BUT SO IS RADICALLY *ANG+ SOCIETY1 & WE BELIEVE ?AT Y\ CANNOT DO ONE )\T ! O!R4 ,! /ATE HAS NEV] PLAY$ A PROGRESSIVE ROLE 9 SOCIETY4 ,ITS PURPOSE IS TO SECURE1 MA9TA9 & PROMOTE ! P[] ( ! RUL+ CLASS4 ,:]E RADICAL MOVEM5TS HAVE >IS5 79 WORK]S /RUGGLES1 SUFFRAGE MOVEM5TS ETC71 ! /ATE HAS F\<T & REPRESS$ !M4 ,:]E ! /ATE CAN NO LONG] JU/ RELY ON VIOL5T OPPRESSION1 IT 9CORPORATES SOME ( ! MOVEM5T'S DEM&S 9TO ITS EXI/+ /RUCTURES 9 ORD] TO /R5G!N !M4 ,PA/ RADICAL MOVEM5TS HAVE BE5 RECUP]AT$ 9 ! SAME WAY1 & !RE IS A V]Y REAL DANG] ( ! ,CLIMATE ,CAMP BE+ TURN$ FROM A G5U9E MOVEM5T = SOCIAL *ANGE 9TO A LOBBY+ TOOL = /ATE RE=M4 

,) REG>DS TO ! CLIMATE CRISIS1 E/IMATES = ! TIME WE HAVE LEFT V>Y FROM #a YE>S TO #a MON?S1 #e YE>S1 OR YE>S 9 ! PA/ DEP5D+ ON :O Y\ TALK TO4 ,! ONE ?+ WE AGREE ON IS ?AT TIME IS ( ! ESS5CE4 ,!RE IS A BROAD ASSUMPTION AMONG \R CRITICS ?AT ! /ATE IS ABLE TO ACT MORE EFFICI5TLY ?AN ! AN>*I/ 0ALT]NATIVE0 WE >E PROPOS+4 ,! SIMPLE/ >GUM5T TO RAISE H]E IS ?AT ! /ATE1 CAPITALISM & ITS WAY ( MANAG+ SOCIETY HAVE GOTT5 US 9TO ?IS MESS1 SO IT SEEMS UNLIKELY ?AT !Y'LL GET US \T ( IT4 ,!IR WAY ( RUNN+ ! WORLD HAS L&$ US 9 CLIMATE *AOS1 ) ! LOGIC ( PR(IT & ! M>KET ECONOMY COM+ BE=E ALL O!R CONC]NS4 ,! /ATE'S PURPOSE IS TO SECURE ! /ATUS ( ! RUL+ CLASS & PROTECT !IR PR(ITS AGA9/ ANY POT5TIAL ?REAT1 TO MAKE SURE ?AT ! SMOO? RUNN+ ( ! ECONOMY IS NOT DISRUPT$4 ,WE HAVE TO RAISE ! QUE/ION ( :E!R ?IS 9/ITUTION WILL TAKE ! DRA/IC ACTIONS WE NE$ TO COMBAT CLIMATE *ANGE8 ,IS IT ABLE TO ACT AGA9/ ! CAPITALI/S :O HOLD ITS RE9S8 

,! ORIG9 ( ,CLIMATE ,CAMP'S POLITICS >E 9 RADICAL DIRECT ACTION TO 9SPIRE & DEMON/RATE H[ A MORE ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY CAN WORK4 ,! ONLY WAY A CLIMATE CRISIS CAN BE AV]T$ IS BY RADICALLY *ANG+ SOCIETY4 ,ONLY BY A CONSCI\S EF=T ( EV]Y P]SON TO ACT MORE RESPONSIBLY CAN WE *ANGE H[ WE OP]ATE1 H[ WE PRODUCE1 CONSUME 7OR MORE IMPORTANTLY ,N,O,T 0CONSUME07 & LIVE4 ,BUT WE BELIEVE ! ONLY WAY TO ACCOMPLI% ?IS IS FROM BEL[1 BY 9SPIRATION1 EXAMPLE & $UCATION4 ,NOT BY TAXATION1 9VOLV+ ! /ATE 9 \R LIVES & 5C\RAG+ !M TO MONITOR \R ACTIONS4 ,H[ CAN WE POSSIBLY PREA* ! NE$ = RESPONSIBILITY & R$UC$ CONSUMPTION :IL/ ) ITS TWO H&S ! /ATE CONT9UES TO FE$ CAPITALISM'S EXCESSES & BEAT D[N ANY ALT]NATIVE MOVEM5TS8 ,LIKEWISE1 IT IS NAIVE TO BELIEVE ?AT TOP-D[N /ATE CONTROL & BOTTOM-UP SOCIAL MOVEM5TS %\LD BE WORK+ SIDE BY SIDE TO COMBAT CLIMATE *ANGE4 ,SUGGE/+ ?AT /ATE CONTROL CAN CO-EXI/ ) A MOVEM5T ?AT ADVOCATES RADICAL SOCIAL *ANGE IS NOT ONLY C\NT]-PRODUCTIVE1 IT IS COMPLETELY IRRATIONAL4 ,! /ATE DOESN'T WANT US TO *ANGE1 IT C]TA9LY DOESN'T WANT US TO /OP BE+ GOOD HAPPY CONSUM]S :O P]PETUALLY BUY NEW C>S1 %OP AT SUP]-M>KETS & KEEP VOT+ = ?+S TO /AY ! SAME4 ,IF ULTIMATELY ALL WE WANT IS BETT] LAWS & /ATE 9T]V5TION ON CLIMATE *ANGE1 !N :Y P>TICIPATE 9 A MOVEM5T ?AT OP5LY BREAKS ! LAW & *ALL5GES ! P[] ( ! /ATE8 

,DESPITE ALL ?IS1 !RE W]E ALSO SOME V]Y POSITIVE DEVELOPM5TS )9 ! CAMP4 ,! 9VOLVEM5T ( CAMP]S 9 ! REC5T ,VE/AS DISPUTE & ! ,T[] ,HAMLETS /RIKE %[$ A COMMITM5T TO BREAK+ \T ( ! ,GRE5 ACTIVI/ <ETTO4 ,! IMPORTANCE ( WORKPLACE ORGANIZATION AS A CRITICAL TOOL 9 ANTI-CAPITALI/ /RUGGLE IS GA9+ GREAT] CR$IBILITY1 & ?IS IS ! DIRECTION WE NE$ TO TAKE \R /RUGGLE IF WE >E TO EXP& \R MOVEM5T1 G5]ALIZE \R DEM&S & TAKE \R PLACE AS P>T ( A CONT9U+ CULTURE ( WORK+ CLASS RESI/ANCE4 ,WE HAVE NO D\BT ?AT AN>*I/ COMMUNI/S BELONG 9SIDE ! ECOLOGICAL MOVEM5T4 ,! POSITIVE EXAMPLES DISPLAY$ BY ! ORGANIZATION ( ! CAMP & ITS DECISION MAK+ /RUCTURE >E IMPORTANT4 ,CLIMATE ,CAMP POT5TIALLY REPRES5TS A USEFUL TOOL = WORK]S 9 /RUGGLE1 HELP+ TO BR+ ! LESSONS ( COLLECTIVE LIV+1 HORIZONTAL ORGANIZ+ & DIRECT ACTION TO A CLASS ?AT IS BE+ BATT]$ BY ECONOMIC RECESSION4 ,! FUTURE POLITICAL DIRECTION ( ! CAMP IS KEY4 ,WE NE$ TO EXP& ! DEBATE & CL>IFY ! DIRECTION ( \R MOVEM5T4 ,:5 POLITICAL CONS]VATIVES1 CORPORATIONS1 & EV5 FASCI/S >E 0TURN+ GRE501 IT IS NO LONG] 5\< TO AVOID DEBATE & DECL>E WE MU/ SIMPLY DO 0EV]Y?+ WE CAN0 TO AV]T ! COM+ CRISIS4 ,AT ! 5D ( \R SPEE* WE POS$ A QUE/ION TO ! ,CLIMATE ,CAMP & WE FEEL ?AT COLLECTIVELY WE >E /ILL F> FROM REA*+ A DEF9ITIVE ANSW]4 

,DO WE WANT TO SIMPLY *ANGE ! WAY ?AT ! CURR5T ECONOMY IS MANAG$ OR DO WE WANT TO BUILD A TRULY RADICAL SOCIETY8 ,DO WE WANT A BIGG] SLICE ( ! CAKE1 OR DO WE WANT ! :OLE FUCK+ BAK]Y8 

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