,CRIME?,9C4 ,EX-,WORK]S' ,COLLECTIVE ,HUMBLY ,REQUE/S ,CLE>ANCE TO ,RESUME ,ACTIVITY 

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SUBMITT$ BY ,C,W,C SUP]NUM]>Y ,B4 ,TRAV51 ON BEHALF ( ! ,F> ,EA/ CELL 

,9VET]ATE COMRADES & 5EMIES-- 

,IT'S BE5 A FULL ?REE YE>S S9CE \R LA/ \TL&I%LY AMBITI\S PROJECT1 & Y\ MAY BE WOND]+ :AT BECAME ( US4 ,SURE1 WE />T$ A MAGAZ9E & DID A C\PLE ,GRE5 ,SC>E B5EFIT PROJECTS1 BUT ?AT H>DLY COMP>ES TO ! HI<-WAT] M>K ( \R ACTIVITY 9 ! PA/4 ,HAVE WE F9ALLY ACCEPT$ ?AT WE WILL NOT *ANGE ! WORLD8 ,>E WE \T ( IDEAS8 

,WE'RE EXCIT$ TO REPORT ?AT OV] ! PA/ YE>1 :ILE WE SEEM$ TO BE SL[+ D[N1 WE W]E ACTUALLY PREP>+ A NEW WAVE ( ACTIVITY--:I* WILL COMM5CE AT ! 5D ( ?IS MON? ) ! PUBLICATION ( \R NEXT BOOK4 ,! PROJECTS WE >E AB\T TO DEBUT >E BY F> \R MO/ AMBITI\S YET444 BUT FIR/1 LET'S DISCUSS :AT HAPP5$ LA/ TIME WE 9ITIAT$ A WAVE ( ACTIVITY4 

,REMEMB] ! BITT] & MESSY CONTROV]SIES ( #b#a-#b#c8 ,EV]Y ,CRIME?,9C4 PROJECT ?AT APPE>$ WAS GREET$ BY ?\<TLESS ACCOLADES & TORR5TS ( ABUSE4 ,CRIME?,9C4 WAS A H]D ( TRU/ FUND BRATS B5T ON DRA9+ ALL CONT5T FROM ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T1 AN >MY ( WA/RELS WRECK+ RADICAL 9/ITUTIONS FROM ONE COA/ TO ! O!R1 A BUN* ( /REET ?UGS DET]M9$ TO 5DANG] PEACEFUL PROTE/]S1 A S+LE SEXI/ MIDDLE CLASS :ITE BOY :O HAD APP>5TLY NEV] HE>D ! WORD 0PRIVILEGE0 BE=E4 ,! DEF5SES ?IS SL&] PROVOK$ FROM ! P>TY FAI?FUL W]E (T5 JU/ AS (F-BASE4 ,ALL Y\ HAD TO DO WAS SAY ! WORD 0DUMP/]0 & ! ASP]SIONS COMM5C$ FLY+4 

,!RE >E SEV]AL WAYS TO 9T]PRET ALL ?IS NEGATIVITY4 ,MAYBE IT WAS ! 9EVITABLE TURN TO 9FI<T+ ?AT FOLL[$ ! DECL9E ( ! ANTICAPITALI/ MOVEM5T1 OR ! CONSEQU5CE ( A NEW 9FLUX ( 9EXP]I5C$ P>TICIPANTS 9TO ! AN>*I/ /RUGGLE1 OR BACKLA% FROM /ODGY VET]ANS :O FE>$ !Y W]E BE+ \T%9$4 ,P]HAPS IT'S 9EVITABLE ?AT ?OSE :O (F] !MSELVES TO ! PUBLIC AS A PROJECTION SCRE5 RECEIVE EV]Y K9D ( UNCON/RUCTIVE CRITICISM & MISDIRECT$ PRAISE4 

,) ! B5EFIT ( H9DSI<T1 IT WAS A TEMPE/ 9 A TEAPOT--A WA/E ( 5]GY4 ,?OSE :O WI%$ TO PULL US KICK+ & SCREAM+ FROM ! /AGE ( HI/ORY ONLY MADE US MORE NOTORI\S2 PEOPLE :O HAD MU* MORE IMPORTANT ?+S TO DO W]E DRAGG$ 9TO ! FRAY2 & WE1 :O WI%$ TO USE ALL \R TIME & CREATIVITY TO CONTE/ HI]>*Y1 SQU&]$ !M DEF5D+ \RSELVES FROM FELL[ W\LD-BE REVOLUTION>IES4 ,9T]NAL CRITIQUE & DEBATE >E ESS5TIAL TO BUILD+ COMMUNITIES ( RESI/ANCE1 BUT NAME-CALL+ & MIS9=MATION >E EQUALLY DISABL+4 

,LET'S HOPE IT'S EASI] TO DISCUSS ?IS N[ ?AT ! SMOKE HAS CLE>$ & TEMP]S HAVE COOL$4 ,/ALW>TS :O W]E AS LOA! TO ACCEPT US 9TO ! AN>*I/ FOLD AS WE W]E TO JO9 IT HAVE N[ BECOME \R FRI5DS2 O!RS >E AT LEA/ RESIGN$ TO PUTT+ UP ) US4 ,WE'VE LE>N$ A GREAT DEAL1 NO ?ANKS TO ALL ?AT DRAMA1 & P]HAPS EV]YONE ELSE HAS1 TOO4 ,:O KN[S :AT DRAMA AWAITS US AHEAD--SU* IS \R DOOM1 HAV+ *OS5 ?IS PA?4 ,BUT :ILE !RE'S /ILL TIME1 H]E'S ONE MORE EF=T TO CL>IFY \R BASIC GOALS1 LE/ \R NEW EF=TS AGA9 BE MI/AK5 AS ATTEMPTS TO HIJACK ,! ,AN>*I/ ,MOVEM5T OR GLORIFY \RSELVES AT EV]YONE ELSE'S EXP5SE4 

,\R ESS5TIAL PROJECT IS TO NURTURE ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN CONSCI\SNESS & DESIRES \TSIDE ! TRADITIONAL SITES ( WORKPLACE ORGANIZ+ & ID5TITY POLITICS4 ,?IS DOES NOT MEAN WE CONSID] ?OSE SITES UNIMPORTANT1 OR ?AT WE WI% = EV]YONE TO PRIORITIZE ! SITES WE HAVE *OS5 BAS$ ON \R [N SPECIFIC CIRCUM/ANCES & MEANS4 ,WE'RE NOT CONV9C$ WE HAVE ! MO/ OR ONLY EFFECTIVE APPROA*2 ON ! CONTR>Y1 WE >E GRATEFUL O!RS >E UND]TAK+ O!R EXP]IM5TS 9 O!R SETT+S--IT FREES US TO FOCUS ON ! ONES WE'VE *OS54 

,IF WE HAVE ANY CRITICISM TO (F] \R COMRADES1 IT IS ONLY ?AT WE SEEM TO HAVE BE5 SO MU* MORE SUCCESSFUL 9 \R CONTEXT ?AN SOME ( !M HAVE 9 !IRS4 ,?IS IS /RANGE1 GIV5 ?AT O!R CONTEXTS %\LD L5D !MSELVES TO A HUNDR$ TIMES MORE ACTIVITY ?AN \RS DOES--WE'RE H>DLY REA*+ EV]Y POT5TIAL DROP\T & RIOT]1 BUT WE FE> WE >E DO+ BETT] AT ?IS ?AN O!RS >E AT SPREAD+ AN>*I/ COMMITM5TS TO ! 5TIRE WORK+ CLASS4 ,WE LEAVE IT TO !M TO SORT \T H[ TO IMPROVE !IR EF=TS1 & HOPE \R MODE/ A*IEVEM5TS CAN SPUR !M TO MORE IMPRESSIVE ONES4 

,BUT ?IS IS NOT A CONTE/4 ,IF Y\ FEEL :AT WE'RE DO+ IS A MI/AK5 USE ( \R APP>5TLY 9EXHAU/IBLE 5]GIES1 PLEASE (F] USEFUL CRITICISM1 :ILE TRU/+ ?AT WE'RE BE/ SITUAT$ TO KN[ :AT MAKES S5SE = US4 ,WE >E REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/S DET]M9$ TO BR+ AB\T ! SEIZURE ( ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION & ! ABOLITION ( ALL HI]>*Y1 NOT B\RGEOIS 0LIFE/YLI/S0 AS \R FOES HAVE DIS+5U\SLY *>G$4 ,FRI5DLY1 CON/RUCTIVE CRITICISM WILL GREATLY AID US 9 BE+ BETT] ALLIES TO O!RS :O DESIRE ! SAME ?+S4 ,! BE/ WAY TO APPROA* ?IS IS BY MAK+ SUGGE/IONS AS TO H[ WE C\LD BETT] WORK T[>DS \R PR(ESS$ GOALS ?AT TAKE 9TO ACC\NT \R CAPABILITIES & PREF]5CES4 

,! CON/RUCTIVE CRITIQUES WE'VE RECEIV$ ?US F> HAVE BE5 9/RUM5TAL 9 IMPROV+ \R EF=TS4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 !RE >E /ILL MANY ?+S WE W\LD LIKE TO FOCUS ON ?AT WE >E NOT YET EQUIPP$ TO DO JU/ICE TO2 IF WE REMA9 SIL5T ON SOME TOPICS1 IT IS G5]ALLY BECAUSE WE FEEL O!RS >E DO+ A BETT] JOB ?AN WE C\LD4 ,WE ASK ?AT COMRADES 9T]PRET ! MANY GL>+ ABS5CES 9 \R ACTIVITIES SIMPLY AS 5DORSEM5TS ( O!RS' EF=TS--& WORK TO MAKE UP = \R OMISSIONS :]E !Y SEE FIT4 

,BUT :AT IF Y\'RE ! SORT ( CRITIC :O HAS NO?+ CON/RUCTIVE TO (F]8 ,9 ?AT CASE1 Y\'RE WELCOME TO IGNORE US--IF Y\ REALLY ?9K WE >E A SC\RGE ?AT MU/ BE ]ADICAT$1 DON'T GIVE US FREE PUBLICITY4 ,IF Y\ ABSOLUTELY CAN'T RESI/ /OOP+ TO ATTACKS1 PLEASE DON'T SIC NOVICES ON US :O CAN NEI!R READ NOR SPELL1 :O BUILD & TE> AP>T /RAW M5 ! WAY O!RS PLAY ) TOY SOLDI]S4 ,IF SU* SCRE$S MU/ BE WRITT51 WE REQUE/ ! TASK BE 5TRU/$ TO ,WAYNE ,PRICE FROM ,N,E,F,A,C1 :OSE 9TELLIG5T ANALYZES HAVE IMPRESS$ US--?\< ,WAYNE OBVI\SLY HAS BETT] ?+S TO DO1 AS ALL ( Y\ %\LD4 

,IT MI<T ALSO BE A GOOD IDEA TO D\BLE-*ECK ! ACCURACY ( /ATEM5TS BE=E PR9T+ !M--:5 MAK+ CLAIMS AB\T ! DEMOGRAPHICS & NATIONALITIES 9VOLV$ 9 ,CRIME?,9C4 ACTIVITY1 = EXAMPLE4 ,IT BEGG>S BELIEF ?AT PEOPLE :O CANNOT EV5 BE TR\BL$ TO DO A ,GOOGLE SE>* FEEL 5TITL$ TO BRU% (F NOT ONLY ! EF=TS ( HUNDR$S >\ND ! WORLD1 BUT ALSO ! POSSIBILITY ?AT !Y EV5 EXI/--9 ! C\RSE ( PURPORT+ TO REPRES5T !IR 9T]E/S1 NO LESS6 

,= \R P>T1 WE DON'T AIM TO 0REPRES5T0 ANYONE4 ,WE UND]/& ?AT1 GIV5 \R DISPROPORTIONATE ACCESS TO ! M$IA1 MANY W\LD LIKE TO SEE US TELL !IR /ORIES OR FOCUS ON !IR *OS5 ISSUES1 BUT WE MA9TA9 ?AT IT W\LD BE A MI/AKE TO SADDLE ANY PUBLI%] ) ! RESPONSIBILITY ( EV5-H&$LY REPRES5T+ ! 5TIRE AN>*I/ MILIEU4 ,TO TAKE ON ?IS TASK W\LD ONLY TRAP US 9 A ROLE WE C\LD NOT POSSIBLY FILL--?AT NO ONE C\LD EV] FILL1 IF \R CRITIQUE ( REPRES5TATIONAL POLITICS IS CORRECT--& EFFECTIVELY PREV5T US FROM FILL+ ANY O!R ROLE1 AS WELL4 ,WE >E AN>*I/S--WE BELIEVE 9 SELF-DET]M9ATION1 NOT REPRES5TATION1 & ! ONLY WAY TO SECURE ?AT = ALL IS TO RADICALLY DEC5TRALIZE ! MEANS ( EXPRESSION4 ,?IS DEM&S ! ABOLITION ( MASS M$IA AS WE KN[ IT1 9CLUD+ MO/ ( ! =MATS WE HAVE US$ ?US F>--NOT COLLECTIVES LIKE \RS BECOM+ M$IATORS ?AT *OOSE :O GETS TO SPEAK & = H[ LONG4 ,9 ! MEANTIME1 WE R5EW \R (F] TO ASSI/ ANYONE ) ! PROCESS ( SELF-PUBLI%+4 

,LIKEWISE1 WE'RE NOT 9T]E/$ 9 ATTEMPT+ TO CAPTURE REALITY--WE'RE NOT !ORI/S :O ?9K WE'VE WORK$ \T ,! ,TRU? & HAVE TO EXPLA9 IT TO EV]YONE ELSE4 ,AS F> AS WE'RE CONC]N$1 SU* A ?+ IS NEI!R POSSIBLE NOR DESIRABLE1 & PURPORT+ TO DO SO ONLY 5TRAPS A P]SON 9 5DLESS DEBATES ) SUBSCRIB]S TO O!R ,TRU?S4 ,AN>*I/ !ORY AS A COCKFI<T ) \R CRITIQUES AS EXT5SIONS ( \R EGOS DOES NOT 9T]E/ US4 ,?AT K9D ( IDEOLOGICAL SP>R+ DOESN'T SEEM TO AID ! P>TICIPANTS 9 BR++ AB\T !IR [N LIB]ATION--UNLESS REACTION>IES >E CORRECT ?AT ONE CAN RECOGNIZE A ZONE ( FRE$OM BY ! PO9TLESS 9T]NEC9E W>F>E GO+ ON )9 IT4 ,WOR/ ( ALL1 IT T5DS TO R$UCE ! DISCUSSION ( AN>*I/ POSSIBILITIES TO PRIVATE GRUDGE MAT*ES C>RI$ \T 9 AN 9ACCESSIBLY AB/RUSE J>GON FEW CAN--OR DESIRE TO--UND]/&4 

,\R SOLE AIM1 \R RAISON D'ETRE1 IS TO CREATE SITUATIONS ?AT HAVE LIB]ATORY POT5TIAL4 ,?AT IS ! PURPOSE ( ALL ! BOOKS & PO/]S & CONV]G5CES4 ,9 & ( !MSELVES1 !Y >E WOR?LESS1 IRRELEVANT--BUT IF !Y 5ABLE PEOPLE TO LIVE MOM5TS ( FRE$OM1 :E!R 9DIVIDUALLY = 9/ANTS OR TOGE!R OV] ! C\RSE ( DECADES1 !N WE HAVE SUCCE$$4 ,WE ASK TO BE JUDG$ BY ?IS CRIT]ION ALONE4 

,APP5DIX3 ,EVASION'S ,BIGGE/ ,FAN 

,! FOLL[+ IS A TRUE /ORY1 ?\< Y\'LL HAVE TO TAKE \R WORD = IT AS WE >E NOT AU?ORIZ$ TO NAME ! PROTAGONI/S4 ,A C]TA9 D$ICAT$ CLASS W> AN>*I/1 :O DI/+UI%$ HIMSELF 9 LOCAL ORGANIZ+ & MASS MOBILIZATIONS >\ND ! TURN ( ! C5TURY1 WAS AMONG ?AT ]A'S MO/ \TSPOK5 CRITICS ( ,CRIME?,9C4 PROJECTS4 ,9 HIS *APT] ( A WELL-KN[N AN>*I/ F$]ATION1 HE TOLD HIS COMRADES ?AT IT WAS UP TO !M TO FI<T ,CRIME?,9C4 = ! FUTURE ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 

,YE>S LAT]1 HE ADMITT$ TO ONE ( US ?AT HE'D SECRETLY OBTA9$ A COPY ( ,EVASION :5 IT WAS PUBLI%$ 9 BOOK =M &1 ?\< HE CONSID]$ IT POLITICALLY EXECRABLE1 BECAME OBSESS$ ) IT4 ,HE'D B\<T IT TO /UDY ! PROPAG&A ( ! 5EMIES ( ! WORK+ CLASS1 BUT IT TURN$ \T IT WAS ONE ( ! MO/ ?RILL+ ACTION /ORIES HE'D EV] READ6 ,WORSE YET1 HE PASS$ IT >\ND TO FRI5DS1 & !Y ALL HAD SIMIL> REACTIONS--!Y BECAME A SORT ( SECRET READ+ GR\P1 S9CE !Y HAD TO HIDE !IR PASSION = ! BOOK FROM !IR AN>*O-COMMUNI/ COMRADES4 ,AT ONE PO9T !Y EV5 GOT !MSELVES 9TO A MESSY SITUATION TRY+ TO IMITATE ! N>RATOR ( ! BOOK1 :5 !Y ATTEMPT$ A HEI/ FROM A GROC]Y /ORE )\T ABID+ BY ANY ( ! SECURITY TIPS ?AT P]VADE ,CRIME?,9C4 LIT]ATURE4 

,! EX-WORK] TO :OM ALL ?IS WAS CONFID$ F\ND IT P]PLEX+1 TO SAY ! LEA/4 ,9 HIS VIEW1 ,EVASION WAS NOT P>TICUL>LY WELL-WRITT5 OR EXCIT+2 ! HUMOR COMP5SAT$ = ! LACK ( PLOT & *>ACT] DEVELOPM5T1 BUT ! SUBJECT MATT] WAS POSITIVELY BANAL4 ,! PO9T ( PR9T+ IT HAD BE5 TO UND]M9E MAT]IALISM & TIMIDITY 9 A READ]%IP 9FECT$ ) B\RGEOIS VALUES1 NOT TO PRODUCE A GREAT WORK ( LIT]ATURE--LET ALONE (F] A UNIV]SAL MODEL = AN>*I/ /RUGGLE1 AS ! ANTI-,CRIME?,9C4 CAMP FRAM$ ?+S4 ,! CLASS W> AN>*I/'S URG5T 9QUIRIES AS TO :5 AN ,EVASION SEQUEL MI<T BE PUBLI%$ W]E AMUS+--WASN'T ?IS ! SAME P]SON :O HAD DECRI$ ! BOOK ) SU* VITRIOL8 

,?IS IS A FUNNY ANECDOTE1 BUT AT SECOND GLANCE IT READS LIKE HEAVY-H&$ ALLEGORY4 ,HUMAN BE+S >E ATTRACT$ TO =BIDD5 ?+S2 NO?+ IS MORE S$UCTIVE ?AN TRANSGRESSION4 ,! CLASS W> AN>*I/S 9 QUE/ION1 D\BLY B\ND BY ! REPRESSIVE PROP]TY LAWS ( CAPITALI/ SOCIETY & ! MORAL & !ORETICAL PRESCRIPTIONS ( !IR ORGANIZATION1 C\LD NOT HELP BUT BE DRAWN TO ,EVASION--JU/ AS ! DROP\T :O HAD HELP$ PUBLI% IT REG>D$ IT AS UTT]LY MUNDANE4 ,BECAUSE !Y NEV] DEALT ) ! POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS ( !IR FASC9ATION ) ! BOOK1 !IR LIVES REMA9$ COMICALLY DIVID$ 9TO COMPET+ SECTORS3 P]MISSIBLE V]SUS IMP]MISSIBLE1 RESPONSIBLE V]SUS PLEASURABLE1 PUBLIC V]SUS PRIVATE4 

,SU* DIVISIONS >E R$OL5T ( ! ,PROTE/ANT MORALITY ?AT HAS PROPP$ UP CAPITALISM = SO LONG4 ,IF ! CLASS W>RIORS HAD BE5 ABLE TO AFFIRM ! EXCITEM5T !Y EXP]I5C$ 9 READ+ ,EVASION & F9D WAYS TO MAKE !IR POLITICAL WORK SIMIL>LY S$UCTIVE TO O!RS1 W\LD ?AT NOT HAVE BE5 BETT] = EV]YONE8 ,F> BE IT FROM US TO >GUE ?AT EMBRAC+ ,CRIME?,9C4 LIT]ATURE IS ! SOLUTION TO EV]Y CLASS W> AN>*I/'S DIFFICULTIES--! PO9T IS SIMPLY ?AT IT DOESN'T PAY TO HEAP UP PROHIBITIONS & ANTAGONISMS4 ,WE W\LD LIKE TO SEE MORE OV]COM+ ( DIVISIONS 9 ! AN>*I/ COMMUNITY G5]ALLY1 9 HOPES ?AT IT WILL HELP US ULTIMATELY BR+ D[N CAPITALISM & ,PROTE/ANT MORALITY ALIKE4 ,IT IS 9 ?AT SPIRIT ?AT WE 9ITIATE \R NEW R\ND ( ACTIVITY4 

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