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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,GRAEB] 

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,*,A,P,T,] #a3 ,N,E,W ,Y,O,R,K ,D,I,>,Y3 ,M,>,* #ba 

  

,:5 ! ,C,L,A,C C>AVAN CAME ?R\<1 MO/ ( US 9 ,NEW ,YORK HAD BE5 LOCK$ 9 A PROLONG$ DEBATE OV] :E!R WE %\LD BE TRY+ TO GET TO ,QUEBEC AT ALL4 ,AT ! TIME1 ! ,N,Y,C ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK WAS CONC5TRAT+ ITS EF=TS ON HELP+ TO ORGANIZE A MASS 0CONV]G5CE0 ( ACTIVI/S 9 ,BURL+TON1 TO RUN = SEV]AL DAYS LEAD+ UP TO ! ACTION4 ,!RE EV]YONE W\LD HOLD A SPOKESC\NCIL TO DECIDE :AT TO DO NEXT4 ,YA ,BA/A6 HAD L>GELY BE5 LEFT TO COME UP ) ACTION SC5>IOS4 ,! PROBLEM WAS ?AT !RE WAS LITTLE REASON TO BELIEVE ?AT SEV]AL DOZ5 KN[N ACTIVI/S LOAD$ D[N ) GAS MASKS1 HELMETS1 PADD+1 & *EMICAL JUMPSUITS W]E EV] GO+ TO BE ALL[$ ACROSS ! BORD]4 ,?AT MEANT WE EI!R HAD TO =GO ! GE> OR S5D IT TO ,CANADA WELL 9 ADVANCE--NEI!R ( :I*1 = V>I\S REASONS1 W]E P>TICUL>LY PLAUSIBLE ALT]NATIVES4 ,FAC$ ) A SIMIL> DILEMMA DUR+ ! ,WORLD ,ECONOMIC ,=UM PROTE/S 9 ,G5EVA1 ,ITALIAN ,YA ,BA/A6 HAD C>RI$ \T !IR ACTIONS AT ! BORD] ITSELF4 

,= A LOT ( US1 ?AT MADE A LOT ( S5SE4 ,ALL ALONG1 WE HAD BE5 CONC5TRAT+ ON IMMIGRATION ISSUES4 ,WE HAD ALREADY APPE>$1 9 \R COLORFUL CO/UMES1 AT PROTE/S AT TWO DIFF]5T IMMIGRATION DET5TION FACILITIES 9 ,NEW ,YORK4 ,! ,NEW ,YORK >EA WAS P>TICUL>LY FULL ( SU* FACILITIES4 ,EV5 9 ?OSE DAYS BE=E ,SEPTEMB] #a#a1 !RE W]E HUNDR$S ( ASYLUM-SEEK]S & UNDOCUM5T$ ALI5S LOCK$ UP 9 ,NEW ,YORK1 9CLUD+ MANY ASYLUM-SEEK]S LANGUI%+ = YE>S UND] TW5TY-?REE-H\R LOCKD[N1 UND] CONDITIONS CONSID]ABLY WORSE ?AN = MANY MURD]]S & RAPI/S4 ,IF ! ULTIMATE PURPOSE ( ! 9T]NATIONAL SY/EM ( IMMIGRATION & BORD] CONTROLS WAS TO LOCK MO/ ( HUMANITY AWAY 9 PLACES :]E PEOPLE 9 RI* C\NTRIES DID NOT HAVE TO ?9K AB\T !M1 ?IS WAS ITS ULTIMATE MANIFE/ATION3 LOCATIONS :]E HUMAN BE+S W]E LIT]ALLY MADE TO VANI%4 ,ALMO/ NO ONE 9 ,AM]ICA KNEW ANY ( ?IS WAS GO+ ON4 ,ONE IDEA WE W]E B\NC+ >\ND WAS TO SOMEH[ DRAMATIZE ! SITUATION1 AGGRESSIVELY MAKE ! 9VISIBLE REAPPE>3 = 9/ANCE1 TO GET HOLD ( PORTRAITS ( SOME ( !SE DETA9EES1 & PLACE !M1 P]HAPS ALONG ) /ATEM5TS OR BIOGRAPHIES1 ON ! \TSIDE ( \R %IELDS4 ,WE W]E ALSO AW>E ?AT ! ,CANADIAN BORD] PO/ AT ,*AMPLA91 ! ONE ,AM]ICANS NORMALLY PASS ?R\< TO TRAVEL TO ,QUEBEC1 WAS RI<T NEXT TO A V]Y L>GE IMMIGRATION DET5TION FACILITY ( ITS [N4 ,WE W\LD DEM& \R RI<TS1 AS GLOBAL CITIZ5S1 TO M>* 79 =MATION7 ?R\< ! BORD]4 ,!RE WAS SOME SMALL POSSIBILITY WE MI<T EV5 GET ?R\<4 

,NOT ALL W]E 5TIRELY HAPPY ) ?IS PLAN1 OR ) ! IDEA ( ANY SORT ( BORD] ACTION4 ,MANY ?\<T ALL ?IS W\LD PRODUCE WAS A M$IA /UNT ! M$IA W\LDN'T EV5 COV]4 0,DIRECT ACTION10 ONE ,D,A,N ACTIVI/ >GU$1 9 A PO/ TO SEV]AL ACTIVI/ LI/S]VS1 0IS NOT SYMBOLIC60 ,IT'S A MATT] ( DIRECTLY CONFRONT+ ! POLICY-MAK]S RESPONSIBLE = CAPITALI/ GLOBALIZATION1 ( DIRECTLY TRY+ TO /OP !IR PLANS4 ,REALLY1 WE %\LD BE CONC5TRAT+ \R EF=TS ON FIGUR+ \T SOME WAY TO GET 9TO ,CANADA 7& H[ DIFFICULT C\LD ?AT REALLY BE874 

,I WAS FOLL[+ MU* ( ?IS DEBATE ONL9E FROM ,NEW ,HAV51 :]E ,I WAS TEA*+ AT ,YALE ?REE OR F\R DAYS A WEEK4 ,AT ! TIME1 MY ACTIVI/ S*$ULE />T$ ) ! WEEKLY ,YA ,BA/A6 MEET+ ON ,?URSDAY & 5D$ ) ! ,D,A,N MEET+ AT #f,P,M ,SUNDAY2 !N ,I'D TAKE ! TRA9 UP TO ,CONNECTICUT AGA94 ,IT SEEMS TO ME ONE WAY TO GIVE ! READ] A FEEL+ = :AT AN ACTIVI/ LIFE IS LIKE W\LD BE TO SIMPLY GO ?R\< MY NOTES1 & GIVE SOME 9DICATIONS ( ! MEET+S ,I ATT5D$ DUR+ ! WEEKS FOLL[+ ! ,C,L,A,C C>AVAN'S VISIT4 ,AS WILL SOON BECOME APP>5T1 !RE >E REASONS !SE >E P>TICUL>LY GOOD WEEKS TO />T FROM4 ,:AT FOLL[S WILL BE SOME?+ LIKE A DI>Y1 & DRAWS EXT5SIVELY ON ! DI>Y-LIKE NOTES ,I DID KEEP AT ! TIME--?\< V]Y MU* REWRITT54 ,IT WILL ALSO CONTA9 SOME MU* MORE LIT]AL EXTRACTS FROM MY FIELD NOTES4 

,?URSDAY1 ,M>* #a1 #b#a3 ,YA ,BA/A6 =MATION TRA9+1 ,MANHATTAN1 #g,P,M 

  

,EV]Y O!R WEEK1 9/EAD ( MEET+S1 ,YA ,BA/A6 W\LD HOLD :AT WE CALL$ 0=MATION TRA9+S40 ,!SE W]E HELD AT A DANCE /UDIO 9 ,*ELSEA1 MADE AVAILABLE TO US BY A MEMB] ( ! COLLECTIVE NAM$ ,BETTY4 ,BETTY WAS A DANC] & *OREOGRAPH]1 AT ?AT TIME KN[N >\ND ! ,NEW ,YORK >T SC5E = H] UNIQUE BR& ( %AD[-DANC+4 ,%E HAD FIR/ GOT DRAWN 9TO ACTIVISM AFT] ! ELECTORAL FIASCO 9 ,FLORIDA 9 #b1 FELL 9 ) ! ,YA ,BA/A6 CREW 9 ! BUS HEAD+ D[N TO ! 9AUGURAL PROTE/S 9 ,WA%+TON4 ,%E LAT] EXPLA9$ %E WAS ATTRACT$ MA9LY TO ,YA ,BA/A6'S !ATRICAL1 P]=MATIVE ASPECT--?\< %E SOON BECAME A /ALW>T ( ,N,Y,C ,D,A,N AS WELL4 

,! TRA9+ WAS ATT5D$ BY MAYBE TW5TY PEOPLE4 

,I %\LD PO9T \T ! T]M 0TRA9+0 IS BE+ US$ H]E V]Y LOOSELY1 S9CE NONE ( US1 EXCEPT >GUABLY ,BETTY H]SELF1 REALLY HAD 5\< EXP]I5CE TO 0TRA90 ANYONE4 ,MOOSE HAD BE5 TO ,ITALY & SE5 REAL ,YA ,BA/A6 TACTICS & EQUIPM5T1 BUT HE'D NEV] P>TICIPAT$ 9 ANY ACTIONS4 ,BETTY1 AS A DANCE 9/RUCTOR1 KNEW A GREAT DEAL AB\T H[ BODIES MOVE >\ND 9 SPACE1 BUT WAS NEW TO ! WORLD ( DIRECT ACTION4 ,! RE/ ( US W]E BASICALLY MAK+ IT UP AS WE W5T ALONG4 ,SOME MEMB]S ( ! COLLECTIVE HAD BE5 /UDY+ ANCI5T DEF5SIVE W>F>E TE*NIQUES 9VOLV+ %IELD WALLS & ! LIKE1 OR EX*ANG+ IDEAS ) O!R COLLECTIVES >\ND ! C\NTRY WORK+ ON SIMIL> EXP]IM5TS4 ,ONE HAD REC5TLY F\ND A PAMPHLET ON %IELD TACTICS PUT TOGE!R BY AN AN>*I/ COLLECTIVE SOME:]E 9 ! ,MIDWE/ & PO/$ IT ON \R LI/S]V 7:I* WAS TO HAVE UNANTICIPAT$ EFFECTS LAT] ON1 S9CE ! LI/S]V WAS1 LIKE MO/ ACTIVI/ LI/S]VS1 MONITOR$ BY ! POLICE74 ,ONE SOMETIME MEMB] HAD ONCE BE5 P>T ( ! ,SOCIETY = ,CREATIVE ,ANA*RONISM1 & KNEW SOME?+ AB\T >MOR4 ,/ILL1 ! QUE/ION ( :O WAS 0TRA9+0 :OM WAS ALWAYS SOME:AT >BITR>Y3 ! ROLE SEEM$ TO DEVOLVE MA9LY ON ! SELF-IMPORTANT4 ,NOT ?AT ANYONE MADE MU* ( AN ISSUE ( IT AT ?AT PO9T BECAUSE EV]Y?+ WAS SO OBVI\SLY ALL 9 GOOD FUN4 0,TRA9+S0 W]E MA9LY JU/ A *ANCE TO PUT ON *EMICAL SUITS & IMPROVIS$ PADD+1 DON ! %IELDS WE HAD BEGUN TO PUT TOGE!R FROM A%CAN-%AP$ ORANGE HI<WAY M>K]S 7! BIG PLA/IC ONES--IF Y\ CUT !M 9 HALF1 !Y MAKE TWO P]FECT ?REE-FOOT %IELDS71 & BA% EA* O!R AB\T ) PADD$ /ICKS4 

,IT WAS ALSO A *ANCE TO DEBUT NEW GE> & TOYS4 ,TWO WEEKS AGO1 SOMEONE HAD COME ) A BOX FULL ( *EAP ,ISRAELI GAS MASKS HE ACQUIR$ ?R\< A MAIL ORD] H\SE4 ,?IS WEEK ,I BR+ A BOX ( KAZOOS 7WE HAD BE5 TALK+1 ON & (F1 AB\T ! POSSIBILITY ( CREAT+ A ,YA ,BA/A6 KAZOO SECTION74 ,EMMA IMM$IATELY />TS S]5AD+ US ) H] R5DITION ( 0,I ,F\<T ! ,LAW & ! ,LAW ,WON40 

0,NOT NECESS>ILY ! MO/ 9SPIR+ TUNE TO HAVE *OS540 

0,WELL1 SOMEONE DID A V]SION CALL$ ',I ,F\<T ! ,LAW & ,I ,WON1' BUT ! MUSIC IS ! SAME40 

,WE HAVE A LONG DISCUSSION ( POSSIBLE L>G]-SCALE TACTICS4 ,ONE IDEA ?AT HAS BE5 FLOAT+ >\ND =EV] HAS BE5 ?AT ( SOME K9D ( D\<NUT GUN4 ,! JOKE GOES BACK TO ! DAYS BE=E ! ,REPUBLICAN ,NATIONAL ,CONV5TION 9 ,PHILLY1 9 #b1 :5 A NEWSPAP] REPORT$ ?AT POLICE COMM&]S HAD BE5 W>N+ /REET COPS NOT TO ACCEPT ANY FOOD PROTE/]S MI<T 0(F] TO TRY TO W9 !M OV] TO !IR SIDE40 ,ONE AFF9ITY GR\P F\ND ?IS SO AMUS+ ?AT !Y ACTUALLY PROPOS$ SETT+ UP A TABLE COMPLETELY COV]$ 9 D\<NUTS1 ) A SIGN SAY+ 0,POLICE3 ,JO9 ,US & ,ALL ,?IS ,C\LD ,BE ,Y\RS60 ,! TABLE NEV] MAT]IALIZ$4 ,BUT A LOT ( US 9 ,YA ,BA/A6 FELT ?AT PURELY DEF5SIVE TACTICS SEEM$ JU/ A BIT LIMIT+4 ,IF !Y'RE %OOT+ PLA/IC BULLETS & TE> GAS AT Y\1 Y\ WANT TO %OOT SOME?+ BACK--JU/ NOT ANY?+ ?AT C\LD POSSIBLY BE CON/RU$ AS H>MFUL4 ,SOME?+ RIDICUL\S1 ABSURD1 BUT :I* NONE!LESS IMPLI$ ?AT1 IF ?IS W]E A BATTLE1 WE'D BE GIV+ AS GOOD AS WE GOT4 ,D\<NUTS DID SEEM ! MO/ OBVI\S *OICE ( PROJECTILE4 ,WE PUZZL$ OV] POSSIBILITIES = H[ TO DELIV] !M3 W\LD IT BE A CATAPULT 7E*O+ ! ANCI5T_/M$IEVAL !ME78 ,OR MORE ( A SL+%OT-TYPE >RANGEM5T8 ,SOMEONE HAD DUMP/]-DIV$ A GIGANTIC TUBE & SOME K9D ( HUGE RUBB] B& & BR\<T IT TO ! =MATION TRA9+ BUT WE ALL CONCLUD$ WE W\LD HAVE TO CONSULT ) SOMEONE :O ACTUALLY KNEW SOME?+ AB\T 5G9E]+4 

,ANYWAY1 ! TRA9+ WAS ! FUN P>T4 ,AFT]W>DS WE'D HAVE A BRIEF =MAL MEET+1 & ?AT WAS ALWAYS SOME?+ ( A LETD[N4 ,IT WAS NOT ONLY BECAUSE WE FIR/ GOT ALL SWEATY & EXHIL>AT$ & !N HAD TO SIT ON ! GR\ND = AN H\R & TALK4 ,IT WAS ALSO BECAUSE TWO OR ?REE PEOPLE T5D$ TO DO ALL ! TALK+4 ,FROM ! />T1 ,YA ,BA/A6 MEET+S HAD MO/LY CONSI/$ ( A PROLONG$ CONV]SATION BETWE5 ?REE ACTIVI/S3 ,MOOSE1 :O WAS 9 HIS TW5TIES1 & A SLI<TLY OLD] M>RI$ C\PLE NAM$ ,SMOKEY & ,FLAMMA4 ,SOME HAD SPECIFIC ROLES3 ,LAURA & ,I1 = 9/ANCE1 CON/ITUT$ ! PROPAG&A & M$IA GR\P4 ,BUT1 MO/LY1 ! RE/ ( US W]E RELEGAT$ TO ?R[+ 9 OCCASIONAL COMM5TS OR QUE/IONS4 ,ALL ?IS WAS P>TLY DUE TO ! GR\P'S UNUSUAL MAKE-UP4 ,MOOSE HAD COME \T ( ,D,A,N1 A GR\P ?AT TOOK MEET+ DYNAMICS EXTREMELY S]I\SLY4 ,D,A,N EMPLOY$ A =MAL CONS5SUS PROCESS ) ROTAT+ FACILITATORS1 AN ELABORATE SY/EM ( 0/ACK+0 DESIGN$ TO 5SURE NO SMALL GR\P ( VOICES DOM9AT$ ! CONV]SATION4 ,SMOKEY & ,FLAMMA HAT$ ,D,A,N4 ,LIKE A NUMB] ( O!R AN>*I/S 9 ,NEW ,YORK--,I'LL CALL !M ! 0H>DCORES10 = LACK ( A BETT] NAME1 ! SORT ?AT W]E LIKELY TO HAVE MORE EXP]I5CE 9 ,BLACK ,BLOCS1 TREE SITS1 OR ! SQUATT] SC5E1 OR ANYWAY US$ TO WORK+ 9 SMALL1 9TIMATE COLLECTIVES--!Y SAW ,D,A,N'S =MAL /RUCTURE AS ITSELF /IFL+ & OPPRESSIVE4 ,S9CE ,YA ,BA/A6 MEET+S1 UNLIKE TRA9+S1 R>ELY 9VOLV$ MORE ?AN A DOZ5 PEOPLE1 !RE DIDN'T SEEM TO BE TOO MU* NE$ = =MAL PROCESS ANYWAY4 ,USUALLY ,MOOSE ACT$ AS DE FACTO FACILITATOR4 ,?IS ITSELF W\LD HAVE BE5 A C>D9AL S9 9 =MAL CONS5SUS PROCESS1 S9CE IT'S A BASIC PR9CIPLE ?AT ?OSE 9T5D+ TO BR+ =W>D PROPOSALS AT A MEET+ %\LD NEV] ALSO BE RUNN+ IT 79 =MAL MEET+S1 FACILITATORS %\LD TRY TO AVOID EXPRESS+ OP9IONS AT ALL74 ,S9CE ,YA ,BA/A6 HAD ORIG9ALLY BE5 ,MOOSE'S IDEA1 HE NORMALLY DID BR+ MO/ ( ! PROPOSALS4 ,AT ! TIME1 ?\<1 NONE ( US SAW ?IS AS MU* ( A PROBLEM--?\< IT DID MAKE MEET+S RA!R TIRESOME4 

,! REASON WE DIDN'T SEE IT AS PROBLEM WAS BECAUSE ,N,Y,C ,YA ,BA/A6 WAS /ILL A NEW GR\P4 ,IT'S NOT UNUSUAL = NEW ACTIVI/ GR\PS TO EM]GE FROM ONE P]SON'S VISION1 & = ! FIR/ FEW MON?S1 = ONE OR TWO PEOPLE TO DO ALMO/ ALL ! COORD9ATIVE WORK4 ,/ILL1 ?IS CANNOT LA/ =EV]4 ,IF ! GR\P IS TO BECOME A REAL1 SU/A9ABLE COLLECTIVE1 !RE 9EVITABLY COMES A PO9T :]E ! O!R MEMB]S TAKE [N]%IP4 ,P>TICIPANTS />T ASK+ 0:Y IS IT ALWAYS ! SAME P]SON LEAD+ ! MEET+8 ,:Y IS ! FACILITATOR ALSO ! ONE PRES5T+ ALL ! PROPOSALS80 ,!RE FOLL[S A K9D ( PEASANT 9SURRECTION &1 IF ! COLLECTIVE DOESN'T DISSOLVE 9 BITT] RECRIM9ATIONS1 IT BECOMES A G5U9ELY DEMOCRATIC GR\P4 

,9 ,YA ,BA/A61 ?IS WAS AN OP5 QUE/ION1 BECAUSE1 SOME:AT UNUSUALLY1 !RE W]E TWO FOCI ( IMAG9ATIVE 5]GY3 ,MOOSE ON ONE SIDE1 ,SMOKEY & ,FLAMMA ON ! O!R4 ,ONE MI<T ?9K ( !M AS DIFF]5T T5D5CIES1 P]HAPS1 ! ,D,A,N TYPES V]SUS ! H>DCORES4.<#d.> ,AT ! TIME1 ! SITUATION FASC9AT$ ME BECAUSE ,I C\LDN'T F9D ANY SOCIOLOGICAL BASIS = ! SPLIT3 9 T]MS ( CLASS BACKGR\ND OR TRAJECTORY1 E?NICITY OR $UCATIONAL BACKGR\ND1 ! TWO GR\PS W]E 9DI/+UI%ABLE4 ,IT WAS PURELY A DIFF]5CE 9 PHILOSOPHY4 

,! QUE/ION IS ( C\RSE :AT W\LD HAPP5 :5 ! PEASANT 9SURRECTION ACTUALLY >RIV$4 

,9 REC5T WEEKS1 AT LEA/1 MEET+S HAD />T$ TO BECOME MORE 9T]E/+4 ,TWO WEEKS E>LI]1 ,MAC1 ONE ( ! ,CANADIANS 9 ,NEW ,YORK ,D,A,N1 HAD COME TO ! TRA9+ TO URGE US TO CONSID] AN ALT]NATIVE TO ,*AMPLA93 A BORD] ACTION AT ,CORNWALL1 ON A BRIDGE 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! ,AKWESASNE ,MOHAWK RES]VATION4 ,MAC WAS 9 CONTACT ) AN OLD FRI5D1 A MEMB] ( ! ,MOHAWK ,W>RIOR ,SOCIETY ON ! ,CANADIAN SIDE1 :O WAS V]Y 5?USIA/IC AB\T US+ ! ,F,T,A,A MOBILIZATION TO MAKE AN ISSUE ( ! FACT ?AT ! ,U,S-,CANADIAN BORD] RAN RI<T D[N ! MIDDLE ( ,MOHAWK L&S4 ,DESPITE ! FACT ?AT BO? ! ,U,S & ,CANADA RECOGNIZ$ !IR T]RITORY AS SOV]EIGN BY TREATY1 LOCAL PEOPLE HAD TO PASS ?R\< AN 9T]NATIONAL BORD]1 & SUBMIT !MSELVES TO CU/OMS1 JU/ TO VISIT !IR RELATIVES ON ! O!R SIDE4 ,! ,CORNWALL IDEA HAD AN OBVI\S APPEAL--ESPECIALLY S9CE ,MAC ?\<T HE C\LD L9E UP A NUMB] ( ,CANADIAN TRADE UNIONI/S TO SUPPORT US ON ! O!R SIDE--BUT IT MEANT AB&ON+ ! :OLE IMMIGRATION DET5TION ISSUE ?AT WE'D BE5 FOCUS+ ON4 ,IT ALSO SEEM$ JU/ A LITTLE TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE4 ,AT ! FIR/ MEET+ WE CONS5S$ TO /ICK ) ,*AMPLA94 ,! NEXT DAY1 SEV]AL PEOPLE ?\<T BETT] ( IT & WE DECID$1 OV] ! LI/S]V1 TO PO/PONE A DECISION UNTIL ! NEXT MEET+4 ,! F9AL DECISION HAD BE5 TO 9VE/IGATE FUR!R2 SO TODAY'S MEET+ WAS L>GELY DEVOT$ TO PUTT+ TOGE!R A GR\P ( VOLUNTE]S TO GO UP TO ,CORNWALL OV] ! WEEK5D & *ECK ?+S \T = !MSELVES4 ,%AWN1 ,MAC'S CONTACT !RE1 WAS ALREADY GETT+ TOGE!R SOME FELL[ ,W>RIORS = ! MEET+4 ,MOOSE HAD ALREADY F\ND A C>4 

,SATURDAY1 ,M>* #c3 ,MEET+ ) ,MOHAWKS 

  

,ACTUALLY1 WE 5D$ UP ) TWO C>S1 S9CE A C\PLE ( PEOPLE FROM ,PHILADELPHIA HAD DRIV5 UP AS WELL4 ,9 ADDITION1 WE HAD ,MOOSE1 ,SMOKEY & ,FLAMMA1 ) ,MAC REPRES5T+ ,D,A,N1 & A C\PLE ( LOCAL AN>*I/S CURR5TLY LIV+ 9 ! ,9DEP5D5T ,M$IA ,C5T] 7,I,M,C74 ,!Y W]E TO SET \T ON ,SATURDAY MORN+4 

,I WAS SUPPOS$ TO BE GO+ TOO1 BUT A FAMILY M$ICAL CRISIS =C$ ME TO DROP \T4 ,TWO C>LOADS ( ACTIVI/S SET \T >\ND #i,A,M4 ,ONE C> BROKE D[N 9 ! ,HOLL& ,TUNNEL & EV]YONE HAD TO FLIP CO9S TO SEE :O W\LD CONT9UE ON4 

,?AT EV5+ ! FOLL[+ REPORT APPE>$ OV] ! ,9T]NET3 

,REPRES5TATIVES ( ,N,Y,C ,D,A,N1 ,N,Y,C ,YA ,BA/A61 ,I,M,C ,N,Y,C1 ,PHILLY ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,WORK+ ,GR\P & ! ,PEOPLE'S ,LAW ,COLLECTIVE MET 9 ,CORNWALL ON ,SATURDAY ) ,TY5D9AGA ,MOHAWKS1 ,MEMB]S ( ! ,ONT>IO ,COALITION ,AGA9/ ,POV]TY 7,O,C,A,P71 & ! ,GUELPH ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,GR\P & ! ,PEOPLE'S ,COMMUNITY ,UNION 7,P,C,U7 9 ,K+/ON4 

,! ,MOHAWKS ANN\NC$ ?AT !Y W]E PREP>$ TO OP5 ! BORD] AT ,CORNWALL TO ACTIVI/S WI%+ TO PASS 9TO ,CANADA ON ,APRIL #a#i1 SO ?AT ! LATT] CAN JO9 A C>AVAN TO ,QUEBEC ,CITY ALREADY BE+ ORGANIZ$ BY ACTIVI/S 9 ,K+/ON4 

,! ,MOHAWKS 9T5D ?IS 0,DAY ( ,RAGE0 AS AN ASS]TION ( SOV]EIGNTY1 S9CE ! BRIDGE CROSS+ ?IS BORD] IS ON ,MOHAWK ,L&4 ,CURR5TLY1 ,MOHAWKS ALL[ USE ( ! CROSS+ #cfd DAYS A YE>1 & OP5 IT ONCE A YE> TO ASS]T SOV]EIGNTY4 

,?IS 9=MATION HAS S9CE BE5 TAK5 BACK TO ! GR\PS 9 QUE/ION & SUBMITT$ TO !IR [N PROCESS ( DEMOCRATIC DECISION-MAK+4 ,SO F>1 ,N,Y,C-,D,A,N1 ,N,Y,C-,YA ,BA/A61 & SEV]AL TRADITIONAL ,MOHAWK H\SES HAVE PUBLICLY DECL>$ !IR SUPPORT = ?IS ACTION4 

,:5 ,I READ ?IS AT ! TIME IT SEEM$ A BIT OPAQUE4 ,?+S BECAME CLE>] AT ! ,D,A,N MEET+ ! NEXT DAY4 ,LET ME GIVE A FULL] ACC\NT ?AT P>TICUL> MEET+1 S9CE IT WAS ONE ( ! MORE 9T]E/+ ,I ATT5D$4 

,SUNDAY1 ,M>* #d3 ,D,A,N MEET+1 ,*>AS ,EL ,BOHIO ,CULTURAL ,C5T]1 #f,P,M 

  

,WE MET 9 \R USUAL ROOM AT ,*>AS1 AN ACTIVI/ SOCIAL C5T] 9 ! ,L[] ,EA/ ,SIDE4 ,! MEET+ />T$ SMALL3 P]HAPS T5 OR TWELVE ( US1 ?\< OV] ! NEXT H\R OR SO A LOT MORE DRIFT$ 91 UNTIL1 AT ITS HEI<T1 !RE W]E TW5TY-FIVE OR ?IRTY4 ,?AT DAY1 WE ALSO HAD NO LESS ?AN ?REE =EIGN VISITORS3 ,MIKE & ,COREY FROM ,SAL,A,M,I1 & ,OLIVI] DE ,M>CELLUS1 :O WORK$ ) ,PEOPLES' ,GLOBAL ,ACTION 9 ,SWITZ]L&4 ,! ,SAL,A,M,I PEOPLE W]E ON AN ELEV5-DAY ,AM]ICAN T\R1 GIV+ ACTION TRA9+S 9 CITIES ACROSS ! ,NOR!A/4 ,!Y W]E BE+ HO/$ L>GELY BY ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,SOCIALI/ ,ORGANIZATION 7,I,S,O71 & W]E ACCOMPANI$ BY A LOCAL ,I,S,O ORGANIZ]4 ,OLIVI] JU/ HAPP5$ TO BE 9 T[N4 

,NICKY & ,BETTY FACILITAT$4 ,I VOLUNTE]$ TO TAKE M9UTES4 

,UNLIKE ,YA ,BA/A61 ,D,A,N MEET+S HAD AN EXPLICIT =MAL PROCESS4 ,!Y ALWAYS BEGAN ! SAME WAY4 ,FIR/1 WE PUT TOGE!R AN AG5DA4 ,!RE WAS ALWAYS A SKELETON AG5DA ALREADY WRITT5 ON ! WALL1 BUT EV]YONE HAD ! OPPORTUNITY TO ADD NEW ITEMS1 & !N WE ALLOCAT$ TIME = EA* ( !M3 FIVE M9UTES = ONE1 FIFTE5 = ANO!R1 ONE OR TWO V]Y M9OR ANN\NCEM5TS4 ,MIKE & ,COREY HAD TO LEAVE E>LY SO WE PUT !M UP FIR/4 

,I ?9K EV]YONE WAS AT LEA/ A BIT CURI\S AB\T ,MIKE & ,COREY BECAUSE UNTIL N[ WE'D ALL BE5 DEAL+ ONLY ) ,C,L,A,C1 & HE>+ AB\T ! ,SAL,A,M,I FOLK ONLY SECONDH& AS ! IRRITAT+ PACIFI/S4 ,MO/ ( US W]E CURI\S :AT !Y'D ACTUALLY BE LIKE4 ,AS IT TURN$ \T1 BO? Y\NG M5 W]E QUITE WELL-GROOM$ 9 BUTTON-D[N %IRTS & DOCK]S--PLEASANT-LOOK+ FELL[S :O SPOKE ) A SLI<T ,FR5* ACC5T4 

,!Y BO? /OOD UP4 ,MIKE EXPLA9$ ?AT ,SAL,A,M,I HAD BE5 ORGANIZ+ 9 ,QUEBEC ,CITY = ?REE YE>S N[1 BUT S9CE WORD HAD GOT \T AB\T ! SECURITY F5CE1 !Y HAD DET]M9$ ?AT !Y W]5'T GO+ TO BE PURELY REACTIVE & FACE ! 5EMY ON !IR [N T]MS4 ,SO1 9/EAD ( ,QUEBEC1 !Y W]E PLANN+ AN ACTION 9 ,OTTAWA1 ! ,CANADIAN CAPITAL4 ,! KEY ISSUE1 HE EXPLA9$1 WAS ?AT ALL ! NEGOTIATIONS >\ND ! ,F,T,A,A W]E BE+ CONDUCT$ 9 SECRET4 ,APP>5TLY1 AFT] ! FAILURE ( ,W,T,O TALKS 9 ,SEATTLE1 ! ,U,S TRADE NEGOTIATORS HAD DECID$ !IR BIG MI/AKE HAD BE5 TO GIVE ! PUBLIC SOME IDEA :AT IT WAS !Y W]E NEGOTIAT+4 ,?IS TIME !Y W]5'T GO+ TO MAKE ! SAME MI/AKE4 ,NONE ( ! DRAFTS OR ANY 9=MATION AB\T :AT WAS 9 !M WAS BE+ RELEAS$ TO ! PUBLIC--?\< ALL ?IS 9=MATION WAS BE+ MADE AVAILABLE TO CORPORATIONS LIKE ,MC,DONALD'S1 ,MONSANTO1 & ,CITIBANK4 

,MIKE3 ,! IDEA IS ?AT ON ,APRIL #a/1 WE'LL ORGANIZE A MASS DEMO 9 ,OTTAWA4 ,WE'VE RES]V$ ?REE ROOMS 9 ,P>LIAM5T TO PUT ! ,F,T,A,A ON TRIAL444 

,SOMEONE3 ,WAIT A M9UTE--Y\ MANAG$ TO RES]VE ROOMS 9 ,P>LIAM5T8 

,COREY3 ,WELL1 IT WAS ONE ( \R LABOR UNION ALLIES ?AT MADE ! ACTUAL RES]VATIONS4 

,MAJE$3 ,REMEMB]1 ,CANADA IS A DIFF]5T C\NTRY4 ,UNIONS ACTUALLY HAVE SOME RI<TS !RE4 

,MIKE3 444ALSO1 WE'RE GO+ TO 9VITE ANYONE WORK+ ON ,F,T,A,A PROJECTS TO LET US DRILL !M !RE1 SO ! NEXT DAY1 ! #bND1 WE CAN CONDUCT A NONVIOL5T ,C,D--A BLOCKADE ( ! ,=EIGN ,AFFAIRS & ,TRADE (FICES4 ,WE'RE GO+ TO DO :AT WE CALL A 0SE>* & SEIZURE0 ACTION1 GO 91 9 SE>* ( ! TEXT4 ,WE'VE ANN\NC$ WE'RE GO+ TO DO ?IS IF !Y DON'T RELEASE ! TEXT BY ,M>* #b?4 ,( C\RSE1 9 ORD] TO PULL IT (F1 WE'LL NE$ LOTS ( HELP1 TO RAISE M$IA AW>5ESS4 

,V>I\S DETAILS FOLL[$ ON ATTEMPTS TO GET FOLKS+] ,ANI ,DI,FRANCO'S SUPPORT & POSSIBLE P>TICIPATION1 ! M$IA BLACK\T ON ! ,F,T,A,A 9 ! ,U,S 7?\< COV]AGE WAS PRETTY DEC5T 9 ,CANADA71 & O!R ISSUES4 ,MAJE$ ASK$ AB\T DIV]SITY ( TACTICS4 

,MIKE3 ,WELL1 OBVI\SLY WE W\LD NEV] TURN PEOPLE OV] TO POLICE1 LIKE SOME EMAILS HAVE BE5 SAY+4 ,&1 IF Y\'RE TALK+ AB\T \R E>LI] GUIDEL9ES1 ) ! RULES AGA9/ MASKS & :ATNOT3 NO1 WE'VE GOTT5 RID ( ?OSE4 ,BUT :5 WE HE> ! PHRASE 0DIV]SITY ( TACTICS0--WELL1 ?AT S\NDS TO US LIKE A EUPHEMISM = 0FREE-=-ALL40 

,SAL,A,M,I HAS BE5 PUTT+ TOGE!R :AT WE CALL A 0CONV]G5CE TABLE10 ) OV] ?IRTY DIFF]5T GR\PS1 9CLUD+ UNIONS & /UD5T & *UR* GR\PS ?AT ! ,C,L,A,C W\LD NEV] BE ABLE TO REA*4 ,?AT'S :AT WE CONSID] REAL DIV]SITY4 ,BUT IT'S NECESS>ILY BAS$ ON A PR9CIPLE ( NONVIOL5T ACTION2 !SE GR\PS W\LD NEV] EV5 BE TALK+ TO US IF !Y ?\<T WE'D ASK !M TO 5DORSE AN ACTION ) NO P>AMET]S AT ALL4 

,COREY3 ,AS = ,C,L,A,C 444 ,SURE1 !RE >E LEAD]%IP ISSUES4 ,& ALPHA MALE ISSUES4 ,BUT WE'RE /ILL TRY+ TO PULL ?+S TOGE!R4 ,\R ,CREATIVE ,ACTION ,TRA9+ IS MEANT = BO? SIDES1 & WE HOPE ?AT1 :5 ! ACTION F9ALLY HAPP5S1 WE WON'T HAVE TWO DIFF]5T SPOKESC\NCILS4 ,IF WE CAN AT LEA/ AGREE ON NO MOLOTOV COCKTAILS1 WE CAN HAVE A S+LE SPOKESC\NCIL4 ,O!RWISE1 WELL1 WE'RE JU/ PLAY+ TO A FRACTION ( ONE P]C5T ( ! MOVEM5T 9 MY [N P]SONAL OP9ION4 

,MIKE3 ,I'LL LEAVE MY EMAIL4 

,COREY3 ,TOMORR[ WE'RE HAV+ A TRA9+ AT ,N,Y,U1 AT #g,P,M1 ,HELP SPREAD WORD6 

,BROOKE3 ,ACTUALLY1 ,I %\LD PROBABLY PO9T \T ?AT ,D,A,N REPRES5TS A DIV]SITY ( OP9ION & \R ,CONT95TAL ,D,A,N PR9CIPLES >E ACTUALLY SORT ( VAGUE ON ! NONVIOL5CE ISSUE4 ,I ?9K 9T5TIONALLY SO4 ,! EXACT WORD+ IS ,D,A,N CALLS = 0NONVIOL5T CIVIL DISOB$I5CE & DIRECT ACTION40 ,SO WE SUPPORT BO?4 ,L,A ,D,A,N IS PRETTY /RICTLY NONVIOL5T4 ,C,L,A,C IS TRY+ TO GET ON ! ,C,D,A,N CALL & IT W\LD BE GOOD = Y\ GUYS TO ALSO HOOK 9TO ?AT TOO4 

,MIKE3 ,!SE >E NOT EASY QUE/IONS1 BUT ,I ?9K IT'LL ALL WORK \T 7LAU<S7 & ,QUEBEC WILL BE AMAZ+4 ,IT MI<T NOT BE ALL SMILES & HUGG+ EA* O!R1 BUT :5 PU% COMES TO %OVE1 WE'RE ALL 9 ?IS TOGE!R4 

,ZOE3 ,H[ LONG WILL IT BE BE=E ! B>B$ WIRE F5CE GOES UP8 

,MIKE3 ,WELL1 MO/ ( ! CONCRETE WAS ALREADY LAID D[N BE=E ! GR\ND FROZE4 ,BUT ?AT'S JU/ ! BASE4 ,APP>5TLY IT WILL BE F\R KILOMET]S >\ND--?AT'S A #b4#e MILE P]IMET]--SURR\ND+ A SECTION ( ! CITY ) #b#e1 RESID5TS4 ,!Y'RE ALL GO+ TO BE RECEIV+ SPECIAL C>DS :I* WILL AU?ORIZE !M TO MOVE 9 & \T4 ,!RE'S BE5 SOME EF=T TO 5C\RAGE PEOPLE TO REFUSE OR EV5 BETT]--?IS WAS MY SUGGE/ION--BURN !M4 

,S,P3 ,:AT AB\T PEOPLE :O WORK 9 !RE8 

,MIKE3 ,I'M NOT SURE H[ !Y'RE H&L+ ?AT4 ,PRESUMABLY !Y'LL BE GETT+ SOME K9D ( ,I,D TOO4 

,MAJE$3 ,I HAVE A QUE/ION4 ,C,L,A,C & ,C,A,S,A 7,COMITE D'ACCUEIL DU ,SOMMET DES ,AM]IQUES7 >E EXPLICITLY ANTI-CAPITALI/4 ,:AT AB\T ,SAL,A,M,I8 

,MIKE3 ,WELL1 YES1 ,I ?9K Y\ C\LD SAY WE >E4 ,MYSELF P]SONALLY1 ,I DON'T LIKE TO USE ! WORD 'CAPITALISM' BECAUSE IT TURNS SOME PEOPLE (F4 ,WE'VE TAK5 A COMMON GR\ND APPROA*1 BUT 9 ORD] TO PROMOTE A RADICAL ALT]NATIVE VISION--RI<T N[ WE HAVE A COMMITTEE WORK+ ON MAPP+ SOME ( ?AT \T4 ,C]TA9LY Y\ CAN ASSUME ALL ! BASICS3 WE'RE ANTI-CAPITALI/1 ANTI-PATRI>*Y1 ANTI-HOMOPHOBIA4 

,COREY3 ,Y\ HAVE TO UND]/& ?IS IS GO+ TO BE ONE ( ! L>GE/ SECURITY ACTIONS 9 HI/ORY4 ,WE DECID$ E>LY ON ?AT A ,SEATTLE-/YLE %UTD[N IS HI<LY IMPROBABLE4 ,WE'RE NOT GO+ TO /OP ! ,SUMMIT FROM HAPP5+4 ,SO ! QUE/ION :5 IT COMES TO ! WALL WAS3 H[ CAN WE COME UP ) A MODEL = :AT MI<T BE CONSID]$ A W98 ,:AT W\LD GIVE US ! RI<T TO DECL>E VICTORY8 ,PEOPLE >E WORK+ ON IT4 ,ONE WOM5'S GR\P S5T \T A CALL TO WEAVE IMAGES & SLOGANS ( RESI/ANCE 9TO ! F5CE ITSELF4 ,?IS W\LD BE P[]FUL = ! M$IA1 BUT W\LDN'T PLEASE EV]YONE1 C]TA9LY4 ,SO !N :AT8 ,T>GET ! AIRPORTS8 ,DO A BLOCKADE1 CLOSE (F ! GATES1 & PISS (F ALL ! RESID5TS8 ,?IS IS :Y WE'RE CALL+ = A /RATEGIC SPOKESC\NCIL1 TO MAKE \R TACTICS SQU>E ) \R /RATEGIC AIMS4 ,:AT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IS H[ \R ACTIONS EFFECT ! PUBLIC1 :AT !Y'LL DO 9 T]MS ( CON/RUCT+ LONG-T]M ALLIANCES444 

,OLIVI] REM>KS1 9 A S(T1 V]Y DIGNIFI$ VOICE1 ?AT ALL ?IS S\NDS V]Y SIMIL> TO :AT HAPP5$ 9 ,DAVOS DUR+ ! ,WORLD ,ECONOMIC ,=UM PROTE/S ! MON? BE=E4 ,! POLICE OV]REACT$ & W]E /OPP+ PEOPLE MILES AWAY FROM ! ACTUAL MEET+S4 ,! REPRESSION WAS SO BRUTAL--!Y W]E S5D+ POLICE \T 9TO ! FIELDS TO GA!R C[%IT TO MIX ) ! WAT] 9 !IR WAT]-CANNONS--?AT IT BACKFIR$1 CAUS+ A HUGE PUBLIC BACKLA% & COMPLETE VICTORY = US4 ,BY ! 5D1 :5 !RE WAS A LITTLE RIOT 9 ,G5EVA 7!Y SET FIRE TO SEV]AL BANKS71 POLLS ACTUALLY %[$ ! PUBLIC W]E /ILL MORE SUPPORTIVE ( ! PROTE/]S ?AN ! GOV]NM5T4 ,& ?IS IS 9 ,SWITZ]L&6 

,! ,SAL,A,M,I FOLK >E SKEPTICAL4 0,Y\ CAN TRY TO GO ?R\< ! WALL IF Y\ LIKE10 SAYS ,MIKE4 0,BUT Y\ HAVE TO BE> 9 M9D !RE'S GO+ TO BE EI<T ?\S& COPS1 FIVE HUNDR$ ,D>? ,VAD]S Y\'D HAVE TO \TRUN IF Y\ ACTUALLY DID GET 94 ,?AT'S :Y WE DECID$ \R /RATEGY DUR+ ! ,SUMMIT ITSELF WILL BE NOT TO APPROA* ! WALL AT ALL1 BUT TO E/ABLI% :AT WE'RE CALL+ ! 0,FRE$OM & ,TRU? ,>EAS ( ! ,AM]ICAS10 MAYBE A KILOMET] AWAY4 ,SAL,A,M,I WANTS TO MA9TA9 ?IS AS A TRULY LIB]AT$ ZONE1 & Y\ KN[0 7SIGNIFICANT GLANCE AT ! ,YABBAS 9 ! ROOM71 0!RE'S REAL ROOM = ,YA ,BA/A6 TACTICS TO KEEP ! COPS \T ( IT40 

,MIKE & ,COREY HAVE TO RUN (F = A TRA9+ AT ,N,Y,U4 ,!Y LEAVE ) !IR ,I,S,O *AP]ON & ! MEET+ C>RIES ON4 

,NEXT UP IS ,LESLEY'S REPORT-BACK FROM ! ,MOHAWK TRIP--:I*1 %E SAYS1 W5T V]Y WELL 9DE$4 ,! SEV5 OR EI<T PEOPLE :O MADE IT TO ,CORNWALL HAD MET NOT ONLY ) MEMB]S ( ! ,MOHAWK ,W>RIOR ,SOCIETY BUT ALSO MEMB]S ( ! ,K+/ON ,LABOR ,C\NCIL ON ! ,CANADIAN SIDE 70ALONG ) A C\PLE GUYS FROM ,GUELPH :O WE'RE CALL+ '! ,GUELPH ,ACTION ,NETWORK'074 ,! ,MOHAWKS PL$G$ TO OP5 ! BORD] TO DEMON/RATE !IR CONTROL OV] ! L& 9 ,AKWESASNE4 ,%AWN1 !IR MA9 SPOKESMAN1 WAS FRAM+ ! ACTION AS A 0DAY ( RAGE0 OV] ! DIVISION ( !IR L& & BO? GOV]NM5TS' TRAMPL+ ( TREATY RI<TS4 ,! ,W>RIORS W]E H9T+ AT V]Y MILITANT TACTICS1 TALK+ ( OP5+ ! BRIDGE 0BY ANY MEANS NECESS>Y0--ALL ( :I*1 ,LESLEY REM>KS1 IS REALLY SOME?+ ( A BLUFF1 BUT IT C\LD PUT ! ,CANADIAN GOV]NM5T 9 AN EXTREMELY DELICATE POSITION AS !Y REALLY W\LD NOT WANT TO USE TOO MU* =CE ON ,MOHAWK L&S4 ,?AT REALLY W\LD UNIFY ! COMMUNITY AGA9/ !M4 ,9 FACT1 !Y DID NOT EXPECT ANY SIGNIFICANT OPPOSITION3 ! ,W>RIORS ACTUALLY HAD BE5 9 ! HABIT ( SEIZ+ ! BRIDGE ONE DAY A YE>1 = ! LA/ FEW YE>S1 AS AN ASS]TION ( SOV]EIGNTY1 & ! GOV]NM5T HAD NEV] MADE ANY EF=T TO /OP !M4 ,CANADIAN AUTO & PO/AL WORK]S W]E ALREADY PLANN+ A C>AVAN FROM ,TORONTO & ,K+/ON TO ,QUEBEC ,CITY2 !Y'D BE HAPPY TO BE !RE ON ! O!R SIDE ( ! BORD] TO SUPPORT US4 0,OH YES10 %E ADD$1 0& ! ,DI/RICT ,LABOR ,C\NCIL SAYS !Y WILL S]VE TEA40 

,ALL SORTS ( RADICAL IDEAS W]E BE+ B\NC$ >\ND4 ,SOME ,CANADIANS W]E TALK+ AB\T ! POSSIBILITY ( TAK+ OV] ! LOCKS ( ! ,/4 ,LAWR5CE1 TO CLOSE D[N %IPP+ TRAFFIC4 ,BUT !RE WAS ALSO A WORD ( CAUTION4 0,BE> 9 M9D ,AKWESASNE ITSELF IS A V]Y FRAGM5T$1 V]Y DIVID$ COMMUNITY4 ,!Y HAD !IR [N LITTLE CIVIL W> OV] !RE 9 ! #a#i#hS OV] PLANS TO BUILD A CAS9O4 ,! PEOPLE WE'RE DEAL+ ) >E FROM ! ,W>RIOR ,H\SES 7:O W]E AGA9/ ! CAS9O72 !Y'RE ) US1 EV5 IF EV]YONE 9 !SE COMMUNITIES IS H>DLY UNANIM\S40 

,I ASK H[ MU* ( ?IS WAS TO GO 9 ! M9UTES--:I* >E PO/$ TO AN OP5-SUBSCRIPTION LI/S]V4 0,9 FACT1 ! ,MOHAWKS TOLD US SPECIFICALLY !Y WANT ?IS 9=MATION TO BE MADE PUBLIC1 ESPECIALLY ! PHRASE3 ',MOHAWK ,W>RIORS CALL+ = ,DAYS ( ,RAGE4'0 

,LESLEY'S REPORT-BACK IS FOLL[$ BY A NUMB] ( O!R ANN\NCEM5TS3 ( A B5EFIT = ,CASA DEL ,SOL1 A SQUAT 9 ! ,BRONX2 UPCOM+ C\RT DATES = ! ,ESP]ANZA ,G>D5 DEF5DANTS 7!Y HAD BE5 >RE/$ DEF5D+ A COMMUNITY G>D5 FROM BULLDOZ]S SOME MON?S BE=E72 A REM9D] ( PUPPET-MAK+ EV]Y ,SATURDAY AFT]NOON = ! ,MORE ,G>D5S6 GR\P4 ,!RE W]E ALSO REPORT-BACKS FROM V>I\S ,D,A,N WORK+ GR\PS3 ,LABOR1 ,POLICE & ,PRISONS1 ,LEGAL2 ! ,W,B,A,I CAMPAIGN2 ! ,WEB TEAM2 ! ,WOM5'S ,CAUCUS4 ,BROOKE ANN\NC$ ?AT ,CONT95TAL ,D,A,N 7,C,D,A,N7 HAD RECEIV$ A REQUE/ FROM SOME PEOPLE 9 ,SANTA ,CRUZ TO JO9 ! ,C,D,A,N NETWORK4 70,PROBABLY A BUN* ( HIPPIES & DEADHEADS1 BUT WE LOVE !M ANYWAY407 ,!RE IS ALSO A REPORT FROM ! NEWLY CREAT$ ,BANN] ,WORK+ ,GR\P1 :I* SEEMS TO CONSI/ ( TWO DECID$LY CRU/Y LOOK+ 9DIVIDUALS 9 BLACK HOOD$ SWEAT%IRTS1 :O UNVEIL A BEAUTIFUL BANN] ?AT ONE ( !M HAD PA9T$ = ,D,A,N TO C>RY DUR+ M>*ES4 

,NEXT COMES ,NEW ,BUS9ESS4 ,! FIR/ ITEM ON ! AG5DA IS ! ,BURL+TON ,CONV]G5CE4 ,?IS1 ,BROOKE EXPLA9$1 IS BEG9N+ TO TURN 9TO A PROBLEM4 ,! ORIG9AL IDEA HAD BE5 TO PROVIDE A PLACE = PEOPLE TO />T GA!R+ ON ,MONDAY ,APRIL #a#f1 SO AS TO PROCE$ TO ! BORD] ,?URSDAY & IDEALLY MAKE IT TO ,QUEBEC 9 TIME = ! ,C,L,A,C 0,C>NIVAL ,AGA9/ ,CAPITALISM0 P>ADE ON ,FRIDAY ! #b?4 ,?AT WAY1 !RE W\LD BE SEV]AL DAYS = EV]YONE TO HOLD TRA9+S1 $UCATIONAL EV5TS1 & SPOKESC\NCILS4 ,H[EV]1 AT ! MOM5T WE HAD JU/ F\R OR FIVE PEOPLE 9 ,V]MONT TRY+ TO ORGANIZE EV]Y?+4 ,ALSO1 ! EV5T WAS TE*NICALLY BE+ ORGANIZ$ ?R\< ,N,E,G,A,N1 ! 0,NEW ,5GL& ,GLOBAL ,ACTION ,NETWORK40 ,9 PR9CIPLE1 ,N,E,G,A,N WAS ! LOCAL EQUIVAL5T TO ,D,A,N--BUT UN=TUNATELY1 IT WAS TOP-HEAVY ) 0ANTI-CORPORATE0 TYPES1 LIB]AL RE=M]S1 ,GRE5S1 & SOCIALI/ GR\PS--NOTABLY ! ,I,S,O4 ,! ,I,S,O HAD ITS [N AG5DA & IT APPE>$ TO HAVE LITTLE OV]LAP ) \RS4 

,SOME BACKGR\ND IS REQUIR$ H]E4 ,! ,I,S,O IS ONE ( ! FEW ( ! 9NUM]ABLE ,TROTSKYI/ SECTS ?AT W]E F\ND$ & SPLIT FROM ONE ANO!R OV] ! C\RSE ( ! #a#i#fS & #a#i#gS ?AT HAD MANAG$ TO SURVIVE & EV5 EXP& 9 ! 9T]V5+ YE>S4 ,IT HAD DONE SO BECAUSE1 UNLIKE ! O!RS1 ! ,I,S,O DID NOT CONC5TRATE ITS RECRUIT+ EF=TS 9 FACTORIES BUT ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES4 ,9 #b#a1 ! ,I,S,O WAS1 9 MANY WAYS1 ! AN>*I/ NEMESIS--P>TICUL>LY1 ,D,A,N'S4 ,?IS WAS 9 P>T BECAUSE !Y W]E TRY+ TO DO SIMIL> ?+S VIA RADICALLY DIFF]5T ME?ODS4 ,BO? W]E REVOLUTION>Y ANTI-CAPITALI/S4 ,BO? BELIEV$ 9 WORK+ )9 BROAD COALITIONS & TRY+ TO 5C\RAGE !M 9 MORE RADICAL DIRECTIONS4 ,! PROBLEM WAS ?AT = ! ,I,S,O1 ?IS WAS A V]Y LONG-T]M PROCESS1 & 9 ! MEANTIME !Y W]E MA9LY 9T]E/$ 9 NUMB]S4 ,!Y W]E ALWAYS TRY+ TO PUT TOGE!R ! BROADE/ COALITIONS POSSIBLE1 :I* MEANT WOO+ ! LEAD]%IP ( UNIONS & MA9/REAM ,N,G,OS1 :O W\LD1 9 TURN1 ALMO/ 9V>IABLY WANT GU>ANTEES AGA9/ VIOL5CE OR1 (T51 AGA9/ DIRECT ACTION ( ANY K9D4 ,FROM ! AN>*I/ P]SPECTIVE1 ?IS WAS LIKE TRY+ TO PUT AN >MY ( A HUNDR$ ?\S& PEOPLE 9 ! FIELD1 BUT ONLY ON CONDITION ?AT NONE ( !M ACTUALLY DO ANY?+4 

,IT W\LD NOT HAVE BE5 NE>LY SO ANNOY+ IF ! ,I,S,O W]E SIMPLY OPPOS$ TO DIRECT ACTION4 ,!N ONE C\LD JU/ IGNORE !M4 ,!IR MEMB]S ATT5D$ SPOKESC\NCILS &1 (T51 TOOK P>T 9 ACTIONS !MSELVES4 ,H5CE1 !Y W]E ! ONES AT ! SPOKES ALWAYS TRY+ TO TALK EV]YONE 9TO RAT*ET+ ?+S D[N1 TURN+ A PLAN = MILITANT DIRECT ACTION 9TO AN ACT ( /RICTLY NONVIOL5T CIVIL DISOB$I5CE1 TURN+ A PLAN = NONVIOL5T CIVIL DISOB$I5CE 9TO A UNP]MITT$ M>*1 TURN+ A UNP]MITT$ M>* 9TO A P]MITT$ ONE4 ,! /RATEGY ( SEEK+ ! L>GE/ POSSIBLE COALITION 5SUR$ !Y T5D$ TO BE *>Y EV5 ( GR\PS ?AT PUT \T TOO RADICAL A MESSAGE3 IT BECAME A K9D ( RUNN+ GAG AMONG AN>*I/S ?AT IF Y\ LABEL AN ORGANIZATION 0ANTI-CAPITALI/10 Y\ CAN GU>ANTEE ! SOCIALI/S WON'T %[ UP4 ,F9ALLY1 GR\PS LIKE ! ,I,S,O W]E EXPLICITLY VANGU>DI/4 ,!Y SAW !MSELVES AS HAV+ ! CORRECT ANALYSIS ( ! WORLD SITUATION4 ,:5 !Y DID GET 9VOLVE 9 BROAD] COALITIONS1 IT ONLY MADE S5SE ?AT !Y %\LD PROVIDE DIRECTION & LEAD]%IP4 

,AN>*I/S1 9 CONTRA/1 T5D TO REF] TO !IR /RATEGY AS 0CONTAM9ATIONI/40 ,! ASSUMPTION IS ?AT DIRECT ACTION & DIRECT DEMOCRACY >E 9FECTI\S2 ALMO/ ANYONE EXPOS$ TO !M IS LIKELY TO BE TRANS=M$ BY ! EXP]I5CE4 ,ANYWAY ! PO9T IS NOT TO ORGANIZE PEOPLE BUT TO 5C\RAGE !M TO ORGANIZE !MSELVES4 ,RA!R ?AN MAK+ DEALS ) LABOR BUREAUCRATS1 !N1 GR\PS LIKE ,C,L,A,C OR ,D,A,N TRI$ TO APPEAL DIRECTLY TO ! RANK & FILE4 ,RA!R ?AN TRY TO TAKE OV] L>GE ORGANIZATIONS1 !Y AIM$ TO CREATE DRAMATIC MODELS ( SELF-ORGANIZATION ?AT O!RS MI<T BE 9SPIR$ TO IMITATE1 IF1 9EVITABLY1 IT WAS ASSUM$1 9 !IR [N IDIOSYNCRATIC WAYS4 

,ALL ?IS NO D\BT MAKES IT EASI] TO SEE :Y ! ,SAL,A,M,I T\R WAS BE+ SPONSOR$ BY ! ,I,S,O1 & :Y ,MIKE & ,COREY CAME1 & LEFT1 ESCORT$ BY AN ,I,S,O *AP]ON4 

,TO RETURN TO ,N,E,G,A,N !N444 

,! WEEK BE=E1 ,MOOSE & ,M>9A1 A LONG/&+ ,D,A,N ACTIVI/ 7& =M] ,I,S,O MEMB]71 HAD GONE UP TO A ,N,E,G,A,N MEET+ 9 ,WORCE/]1 ,MASSA*USETTS4 ,NEI!R W]E AT ! ,D,A,N MEET+ TODAY--!Y HAD COME BACK ) ! FLU--BUT EV]YONE KNEW :AT HAPP5$4 ,! MEET+ WAS FULL ( ,I,S,O PEOPLE1 :O 9SI/$ ON CREAT+ A /E]+ COMMITTEE1 & PU%$ = MAJORITY VOT+ 9/EAD ( CONS5SUS4 7,ONE CANNOT1 AFT] ALL1 ATTEMPT TO PACK A /E]+ COMMITTEE ?AT DOES NOT OP]ATE BY MAJORITY VOTE47 ,!Y ALSO PROPOS$ ?AT ,N,E,G,A,N CONC5TRATE ON ORGANIZ+ BUSSES TO GO UP TO ,QUEBEC ,CITY ON ,SATURDAY1 SO !Y C\LD WORK ) ! LABOR UNIONS ?AT W]E GO+ TO BE BUSS+ !IR PEOPLE TO ! M>* ?AT DAY4 ,!Y >GU$ ?AT ?IS W\LD MAKE IT MU* EASI] TO GET ?R\< ! BORD]4 ,IT W\LD ALSO1 H[EV]1 MEAN COMPLETELY SKIPP+ ! DAY ( DIRECT ACTION S*$UL$ = ! DAY BE=E4 ,IT WAS ALL AN 5ORM\S PROBLEM BECAUSE ! LOGICAL ?+ %\LD HAVE BE5 = ,D,A,N TO ?R[ ALL ITS RES\RCES 9TO ! ,BURL+TON ,CONV]G5CE--ORGANIZ+ SPOKESC\NCILS & ! LIKE WAS1 AFT] ALL1 :AT WE DID BE/4 ,BUT IT LOOK$ LIKE ! AN>*I/S W]E SIMPLY BE+ BYPASS$3 

,BROOKE3 ,I HAVE A LOT ( NAMES ( PEOPLE UP !RE .<9 ,BURL+TON.>1 BUT444 ,I HOPE ,I DON'T 9SULT ANYONE BY SAY+ ?IS BUT3 ,BURL+TON US$ TO HAVE A ,DIRECT ,ACTION GR\P4 ,BUT IT WAS OV]RUN BY ,I,S,OS & SOCIALI/ TYPES4 ,BIELLA & ! ,NATIVE ,=E/ ,NETWORKS >E MORE AN>*I/--! =M] IS ONE WOMAN :O'S DO+ MO/ ( ! ORGANIZ+ = ! CONV]G5CE BASICALLY S+LE-H&$LY4 ,I'M TRY+ H>D TO GET ! ,9/ITUTE = ,SOCIAL ,ECOLOGY 9VOLV$ 7:I* !Y WILL IF !Y KN[ :AT'S GOOD = !M71 BUT SO F> !Y HAV5'T DONE MU* EI!R1 SO = ! MOM5T ?+S >E REALLY NOT 9 GOOD %APE UP !RE4 

,MAJE$3 ,Y\ KN[1 ,I DON'T MEAN TO BE VULG> OR SECT>IAN1 BUT ,I SAY1 0FUCK ! ,I,S,O40 

,DAVID3 ,UM1 %\LD ,I PUT ?AT 9 ! NOTES8 

,MAJE$3 ,ACTUALLY1 YEAH4 ,PUT IT 9 ! NOTES4 

,BROOKE3 ,BE> 9 M9D !RE >E PEOPLE READ+ ! NOTES AS F> AWAY AS ,CALI=NIA4 

,MAJE$3 ,:ATEV]4 ,FRANKLY1 ,I'M JU/ SICK ( ?OSE GUYS4 ,! MOM5T !RE'S ! SLI<TE/ ILLUSION ( BE+ 9 A POSITION ( P[] !Y TAKE OV] & IMM$IATELY CUT (F ALL DEBATE4 ,!Y'VE BE5 DO+ ?IS S9CE AT LEA/ ! ,GULF ,W>4 ,I SAY LET'S JU/ CONTACT ! 0AU!NTIC ELEM5TS40 

,DAVID3 7/ILL SCRIBBL+7 0,AU!NTIC ELEM5TS80 

,MAJE$3 ,Y\ KN[3 PEOPLE :O >E DO+ ?IS BECAUSE !Y WANT ! MOBILIZATION TO SUCCE$1 NOT TO FUR!R SOME FUCK+ ORGANIZATIONAL IMP]ATIVE4 

,MAJE$1 A =M] MEMB] ( ! ,IRANIAN ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY 7:I* HE EXPLA9$ TO US WAS L>GELY ,KURDI%71 N[ ACTIVE 9 ,D,A,N ,LABOR1 HAD1 S9CE BECOM+ AN AN>*I/1 BECOME UNUSUALLY IMPATI5T ) VANGU>DI/S4 

,AFT] R5EW+ \R DET]M9ATION TO HELP \T ) 0AU!NTIC ELEM5TS0 9 ,BURL+TON1 WE TALK A LITTLE AB\T ! NEXT S*$UL$ WEEKLY MEET+4 ,AS IT HAPP5S1 ?IS FALLS AT ! SAME TIME AS A ,CRITICAL ,RESI/ANCE PROTE/ AGA9/ ! ,HORIZON ,C5T]1 A JUV5ILE DET5TION C5T] 9 ,MIDT[N4 ,SOMEONE SUGGE/S3 ,:Y DON'T WE ALL GO TO ! RALLY &1 IF !RE'S ANY URG5T BUS9ESS ?AT NE$S TO BE DISCUSS$1 WE CAN DO IT ON ! SUBWAY PLAT=M :]E EV]YONE IS SUPPOS$ TO BE ASSEMBL+ ANYWAY8 ,EV]YONE AGREES1 ?\< ,BROOKE IS C>EFUL TO 9SI/ WE PO/ IT TO ! LI/ IMM$IATELY & PROM95TLY4 

,! 5D ( ! MEET+ IS QUITE UNUSUAL4 ,TE*NICALLY1 !RE WAS AN OPTION AT ! 5D ( EV]Y ,D,A,N MEET+ TO HOLD AN 0$UCATIONAL SESSION40 ,I DON'T ?9K WE EV] HAD4 ,BUT EV]YONE IS ANXI\S TO LE>N AB\T ,PEOPLES' ,GLOBAL ,ACTION4 ,WE HAD ALL HE>D ( ,P,G,A--9 FACT1 ,D,A,N WAS 9 A C]TA9 S5SE MODEL$ ON IT--BUT FEW ( US 7EXCEPT = ,LESLEY1 :O HAS BE5 /UDY+ ,P,G,A AS A GRAD /UD5T 9 ,COLUMBIA7 REALLY KNEW ?AT MU* AB\T1 ASIDE FROM ! FACT ?AT IT WAS A GLOBAL NETWORK CREAT$ BY ! ,ZAPATI/AS ?AT PUT \T CALLS = SIMULTANE\S GLOBAL DAYS ( ACTION &1 MO/ FAM\SLY1 HAD ORIG9ALLY COME UP ) ! IDEA ( A GLOBAL DAY ( ACTION AGA9/ ! ,W,T,O MEET+S 9 ,SEATTLE4 ,SO WE ASK$ ,OLIVI]--OR 0,OLIV]10 AS HE 9SI/$ ON CALL+ HIMSELF--TO GIVE US A LITTLE BACKGR\ND4 ,OLIVI] IS A MAN :O LOOKS TO BE 9 HIS FIFTIES OR E>LY SIXTIES1 A V]Y >I/OCRATIC1 ,EUROPEAN-LOOK+ FELL[ ) A TRULY EXTRAORD9>Y NOSE4 ,WE'RE RA!R SURPRIS$ TO LE>N HE'S ACTUALLY AN ,AM]ICAN1 A #a#i#fS REFUGEE :O FL$ ! C\NTRY OV] ,VIETNAM & HAD BE5 LIV+ 9 ,G5EVA EV] S9CE4 

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,OLIVI]3 ,HELLO4 ,MY NAME'S ,OLIV] DE ,M>CELLUS1 & ,I'M FROM ,G5EVA4 ,I'VE BE5 LIV+ !RE S9CE ,I LEFT ! ,/ATES 9 #a#i#f#h4 ,I'VE BE5 ) ,P,G,A S9CE IT />T$ 9 #a#i#i#h2 BE=E ?AT1 ,I WAS WORK+ ) ! ,ZAPATI/A MOVEM5T4 

,BROOKE3 ,WE'D REALLY LIKE TO HE> MORE AB\T ! HI/ORY4 

,OLIVI] ,WELL1 Y\ CAN READ MORE AB\T IT ON \R WEB PAGE1 :I* IS .<.<HTTP3_/_/WWW4AGP4ORG.>.<WWW4AGP4ORG.>4 7,?AT'S FROM ! ,FR5* OR ,SPANI% ACRONYM4 ,IF Y\ TYPE 0PGA0 IT'LL S5D Y\ TO ! ,PR(ESSIONAL ,GOLF ,ASSOCIATION47 

,AB\T ,P,G,A 444 HMMM4 ,I GUESS !RE'S TWO WAYS ( TALK+ AB\T ,P,G,A4 ,! EASIE/ IS TO SAY1 Y\ CAN BE A MEMB] ( ,P,G,A :E!R Y\ KN[ IT OR NOT4 ,BECAUSE ,P,G,A IS NO?+ BUT FIVE PR9CIPLES 7:I* >E1 ,I BELIEVE1 ,D,A,N'S F\ND+ PR9CIPLES AS WELL74 ,WELL1 ?AT1 & ALSO1 TAK+ P>T 9 ACTIONS :I* ACCORD ) ?OSE PR9CIPLES4 ,SO1 IF Y\ LOOK AT IT ?AT WAY ! ONLY DEF9ITION ( ,P,G,A IS 0PEOPLE :O AGREE ) ! MANIFE/O40 ,BY ?AT DEF9ITION !RE'S MILLIONS ( PEOPLE 9 ,P,G,A & MO/ ( !M DON'T EV5 KN[ IT4 

,?AT'S ! L>GE DEF9ITION4 ,! SMALL] DEF9ITION1 :I* ALMO/ DOESN'T EXI/1 IS AS AN ORGANIZATION4 ,WE'RE NOT SUPPOS$ TO BE AN ORGANIZATION4 ,WE HAVE NO FUNDS1 NO SECRET>IAT1 NO ONE IS QUALIFI$ TO SPEAK = ,P,G,A4 ,WE DO HAVE AN ,9T]NATIONAL ,CONV5]S ,COMMITTEE1 ) REPRES5TATIVES FROM GR\PS FROM DIFF]5T CONT95TS :O >E ROTAT$ EV]Y TWO YE>S4 ,ALL ?IS ,COMMITTEE CAN DO IS CONV5E 9T]NATIONAL ,P,G,A MEET+S1 DECIDE :O COMES & :O FROM ! ,GLOBAL ,S\? GETS FREE TICKETS4 

,MAGGIE3 ,H[ DO Y\ DEF9E 0,GLOBAL ,S\?80 

,OLIVI]3 ,EV]Y:]E BUT ,EUROPE & ,NOR? ,AM]ICA4 

,AT FIR/ ! ,CONV5]S W]E ALSO SUPPOS$ TO DECIDE ON GLOBAL DAYS ( ACTION1 BUT AS IT TURN$ \T IT WAS SO H>D TO GET SOME ( !M TO ANSW] EMAILS & ! LIKE1 ?AT GR\PS />T$ TAK+ ! 9ITIATIVE ON !IR [N4 ,SO1 ! WAY IT'S WORK$ \T IS ?AT ACTIONS 5D UP BE+ PROPOS$ BY ! MO/ CONC]N$ LOCAL GR\PS1 ! CALL CIRCULATES ON ! ,NET TO EV]YONE 9VOLV$1 & ?OSE :O >E 9T]E/$ TAKE P>T1 ?OSE :O >5'T1 IGNORE IT4 ,:I* ,I GUESS IS ! MO/ DEMOCRATIC WAY TO GO AB\T IT4 7,USUALLY ! ACTIONS !N 5D UP GETT+ APPROV$ FIVE MON?S LAT] BY ! ,CONV5]S ,COMMITTEE1 RETROACTIVELY1 BUT NO ONE REALLY NOTICES47 

,= 9/ANCE1 ! ,G5EVA DEMON/RATIONS 9 #aiih W]E CALL$ BY ! ,CONV5]S4 ,! ,RECLAIM ! ,/REETS 9 ,5GL& CALL$ ! ,J#a#h DEMOS ! YE> AFT]--!Y PROPOS$ IT1 & PEOPLE JU/ />T$ DO+ IT4 ,N#c WAS ! SAME ?+--?AT WAS ! BIGGE/ ?+ WE EV] DID1 BUT IT />T$ JU/ AS A CALL TO HAVE AN ACTION AGA9/ ! ,W,T,O1 :]EV] IT MET1 EV5 BE=E WE KNEW IT WAS GO+ TO MEET 9 ,SEATTLE4 ,9 ! CASE ( .<! ACTIONS AGA9/ ! ,I,M,F MEET+S 9.> ,PRAGUE IT WAS ! SAME ?+--A LOCAL GR\P PROPOS$ IT1 & IT WAS TAK5 UP4 ,SO ,I GUESS ?AT'S H[ WE'VE BE5 DO+ IT S9CE #a#i#i#i4 

,BROOKE3 ,C\LD Y\ TALK AB\T ! UPCOM+ CONF]5CE8 

,OLIVI]3 ,YES4 ,! ,9T]NATIONAL ,P,G,A CONF]5CE IS GO+ TO BE HELD 9 ,CO*ABAMBA FROM ! #a#g? TO ! #b#d? ( ,SEPTEMB]1 & ! CALL REALLY WILL COME \T ?IS WEEK 7,I'M SORRY1 ,I KN[ WE KEEP SAY+ IT1 BUT IT REALLY WILL ?IS WEEK74 ,WE'RE AIM+ = TWO HUNDR$ DELEGATES1 ( :OM SEV5TY P]C5T HAVE TO BE FROM ! ,S\? OR ,EA/2 SIXTY FROM ,WE/]N ,EUROPE & ,NOR? ,AM]ICA & ! RE/ FROM ! 0,GLOBAL ,S\?40 ,! MO/ SIZABLE CONT+5T WILL BE FROM ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA4 ,RI<T N[ ! EPIC5T] = RESI/ANCE TO GLOBALIZATION IS ! ,&ES2 ?AT'S ! VITAL SPOT1 :I* IS :Y WE'RE HOLD+ IT 9 ,BOLIVIA TO BEG9 )4 ,WELL1 OBVI\SLY ( C\RSE1 BECAUSE ?AT'S ! CITY :]E !RE WAS ! HUGE CAMPAIGN AGA9/ ,BE*TEL :5 !Y TRI$ TO PRIVATIZE ! WAT] SY/EM1 :I* WAS SPE>HEAD$ BY ,P,G,A-AFFILIAT$ GR\PS4 

,BUT WE'RE REALLY HOP+ !RE WON'T BE A C\P BE=E IT HAPP5S4 

,/U>T3 ,IF !Y DID HAVE A C\P1 IT C\LD H>DLY MAKE ! GOV]NM5T ANY WORSE4 

,OLIVI]3 ,BUT IF ! HO/S >E ALL 9 HID+1 IT WILL MAKE IT V]Y DIFFICULT TO ORGANIZE4 

,ALSO WE'RE TRY+ TO />T A MORE DEC5TRALIZ$ FUND+ SY/EM--:I* IS CRUCIAL = GETT+ TICKETS TO ! DELEGATES FROM ! ,S\? BECAUSE AIRF>E IS JU/ HUGELY EXP5SIVE4 ,AT ! ,CONV5]S ,MEET+ 9 ,PRAGUE 9 ,DECEMB]1 WE DECID$ WE C\LDN'T KEEP GETT+ MONEY FROM F\NDATIONS BECAUSE ! MORE EFFECTIVE WE BECOME1 ! FEW] F\NDATIONS WILL WANT TO GIVE MONEY TO US4 

,LESLEY3 ,& :AT IS ! MONEY ACTUALLY US$ =8 

,OLIVI]3 ,JU/ = ! ONE ?+3 TO FLY DELEGATES 9TO ! MEET+S4 

.<SOME DISCUSSION FOLL[S ( ,D,A,N'S POT5TIAL 9VOLVEM5T 9 ! ,CO*ABAMBA MEET+S444 ,WE DECIDE WE %\LD REALLY PUT ! ,P,G,A MANIFE/O ON \R WEB PAGE.> 

,OLIVI]3 ,?AT W\LD ACTUALLY BE USEFUL1 AS ONE ( ! FUNCTIONS ( ! CONF]5CE IS TO AM5D ! MANIFE/O4 ,= 9/ANCE1 ,EUROPEAN DELEGATES WILL WANT TO MAKE SURE SOME?+ AB\T CLIMATE *ANGE IS PUT 9 !RE AS IT DIDN'T SEEM AS OBVI\SLY PRESS+ :5 WE FIR/ WROTE ! ?+ 9 #a#i#i#h4 

,DAVID3 ,CAN Y\ TELL US A LITTLE AB\T H[ IT ALL />T$8 

,OLIVI]3 ,WELL1 ,P,G,A WAS V]Y DEF9ITELY FIR/ CONCEIV$ AS P>T ( ! ,ZAPATI/A MOVEM5T4 ,Y\ C\LD SORT ( SAY IT WAS F\ND$ DUR+ ! ,SECOND ,9T]GALACTIC ,ZAPATI/A ,5CU5TRO 9 ,SPA9 9 #a#i#i#g4 ,?AT WAS :5 ! GR\PS ?AT BECAME ! BACKBONE ( ,P,G,A FIR/ MET3 ! ,EUROPEAN AN>*I/S1 ! ,BRAZILIAN ,L&LESS ,PEASANTS ,MOVEM5T1 &--ACTUALLY1 PROBABLY ! MO/ IMPORTANT GR\P ( ALL WAS ! ,K,R,R,S4 ,?AT'S ! ,K>NATAKA ,/ATE ,F>M]S' ,ASSOCIATION1 :I* IS A ,G&HIAN ,SOCIALI/ PEASANT MOVEM5T 9 ,9DIA :I* HAS SOME?+ LIKE T5 MILLION MEMB]S4 ,!Y FIR/ BECAME FAM\S = !IR 0,CREMATE ,MONSANTO0 CAMPAIGN 9 ! MID-#a#i#iS1 :]E !Y SY/EMATICALLY BURN$ G5ETICALLY MODIFI$ CROPS4 ,LA/ YE> ,K,R,R,S MOBILIZ$ #e#a1 PEOPLE 9 BULLOCK C>TS :O TRI$ TO SEIZE ! PORT ( ,BOMBAY--& = !M1 ?AT WAS1 REALLY1 JU/ A M$IUM-SIZE ACTION4 ,9 ,MAY #aiih !Y TURN$ #b#h1 PEOPLE = A MASS ANTI-,W,T,O DEMO4 ,?AT WAS PROBABLY !IR BIGGE/4 ,BUT !Y WORK ON A COLOSSAL SCALE4 

,NATALIE3 ,Y\ KN[ Y\ %\LD REALLY HAVE ALL ?IS HI/ORY /UFF ON ! WEB PAGE4 

,OLIVI]3 ,I KN[4 ,WE %\LD4 ,WE PROBABLY HAVE ! CORNIE/ WEB SITE 9 EXI/5CE2 IT WAS PROBABLY ! FIR/ ANTI-GLOBALIZATION WEB PAGE1 BUT ! DESIGN IS HORR5D\S4 

,/U>T3 ,Y\ TALK AB\T PROPOSALS EM]G+ FROM LOCAL GR\PS--BY 0LOCAL GR\PS0 DO Y\ JU/ MEAN 0ANY GR\PS ?AT HAVE 5DORS$ ! PR9CIPLES08 

,OLIVI]3 ,WELL1 ANO!R ASPECT ( ?IS NON-ORGANIZATIONAL /ATUS IS ?AT !RE'S NO =MAL MEMB]%IP4 ,ANYONE CAN PROPOSE SOME?+4 

,DAVID3 ,SO 9 !ORY1 WE C\LD TOO8 

,OLIVI]3 ,OH1 ABSOLUTELY4 ,:Y NOT8 

,BUT BACK TO ! HI/ORY4 ,P,G,A HAD ITS FIR/ MEET+ 9 ,SPA91 9 #a#i#i#h1 & AT ?AT FIR/ MEET+ !RE W]E A LOT ( AN>*I/S FROM ,5GL&1 LIKE PEOPLE FROM ,RECLAIM ! ,/REETS-,LONDON1 ACTIVE 9 ! ANTI-ROADS MOVEM5T :O HAD NO IDEA SIMIL> ?+S W]E HAPP5+ ON ! CONT95T & VICE V]SA4 ,!Y MET ! SQUATT]S 9 ,ITALY & ,G]MANY1 & IDEAS />T$ TO SPREAD4 ,NONE ( US ON ! ,CONT95T1 = 9/ANCE1 HAD EV] HE>D ( ! IDEA ( A ,BRITI%-/YLE ILLEGAL /REET P>TY4 ,A MON? LAT] WE W]E ORGANIZ+ ONE 9 ,G5EVA4 ,& IT WAS WOND]FUL4 ,BE=E LONG1 PEOPLE W]E ORGANIZ+ !M EV]Y:]E4 

,SOMEONE CAME UP ) ! !ORY ?AT ! RESULT WAS A K9D ( GLOBAL BRA93 ! 9T]CONNECTIONS ( COMMUNICATION >E SU* ?AT Y\ CAN IMAG9E PEOPLE NOT JU/ COMMUNICAT+ BUT ACT+1 & ACT+ DAMN EFFECTIVELY1 )\T LEAD]%IP1 A SECRET>IAT1 )\T EV5 =MAL 9=MATION *ANNELS4 ,IT'S A LITTLE LIKE ANTS MEET+ 9 AN ANT-HEAP1 ALL WAV+ !IR ANT5NAE AT EA* O!R1 & 9=MATION JU/ GETS >\ND--EV5 ?\< !RE'S NO *A9 ( COMM& OR EV5 HI]>*ICAL 9=MATION /RUCTURE4 

,( C\RSE IT W\LD BE IMPOSSIBLE )\T ! ,9T]NET4 

,SOMEONE3 ,( C\RSE1 !Y SAID ?AT AT FIR/ AB\T ! ,ZAPATI/AS1 TOO4 

,OLIVI]3 ,ACTUALLY1 IT WAS A LITTLE ANNOY+ AT FIR/ H[ ! M$IA US$ TO SAY H[ ! ,ZAPATI/AS W]E SIMPLY AN ,9T]NET PH5OM5ON--ANNOY+1 ?AT IS1 = PEOPLE :O ACTUALLY KN[ H[ H>D IT IS TO REA* !M4 ,BUT 9 A WAY IT'S SORT ( TRUE4 ,AN ,9T]NET LI/ BY NATURE CAN'T BE AU?ORIT>IAN--Y\ JU/ PUT \T A PROPOSITION & PEOPLE DISCUSS IT1 ?OSE :O LIKE IT1 GO DO IT4 ,IF IT'S NOT ?AT GOOD A PROPOSAL1 PEOPLE WILL DO IT LESS4 ,! ONE ?+ Y\ ABSOLUTELY CAN'T DO OV] ! ,9T]NET IS VOTE4 

,/U>T3 ,ALL ?IS S\NDS SO MU* LIKE ,D,A,N6 

,OLIVI]3 ,Y\ KN[1 :5 ,I >RIV$ 9 ,SEATTLE = ! ,W,T,O ACTIONS1 ,I DIDN'T EV5 KN[ :AT ,D,A,N WAS4 ,!N ,I PICK$ UP A ,D,A,N LEAFLET & !RE W]E ! ,P,G,A PR9CIPLES & PICTURES ( ,G5EVA ACTIONS 9SIDE1 & ,I SAID1 0,OH1 IT'S JU/ ,P,G,A40 ,?AT HAPP5S TO ME ALL ! TIME4 ,I MET SOMEONE FROM ,P,G,A ,KOREA LA/ WEEK1 & IT WAS3 0,REALLY8 ,?AT EXI/S80 ,9 ,PRAGUE1 !RE W]E TWO BUSLOADS ( ,TURKS :O %[$ UP4 ,IT TURN$ \T !RE WAS A FIVE-CITY ,P,G,A NETWORK 9 ,TURKEY1 !Y'D D[NLOAD$ \R PR9CIPLES FROM ! WEB PAGE & W]E GO+ >\ND %[+ FILMS ( ,SEATTLE4 ,NONE ( US HAD ! SLI<TE/ IDEA UNTIL WE ACTUALLY MET !M4 ,IT KEEPS HAPP5+ ALL ! TIME4 

,( C\RSE1 N[ ?AT !RE'S ,9DYM$IA ! 9=MATION GETS BACK TO US MORE ?AN IT US$ TO4 ,:5 ! ,NET-FREAKS FIR/ EXPLA9$ ! IDEA ( SIMULTANE\S DEMOS TO US1 WE US$ TO TRY TO COORD9ATE IT BY EV]YONE S5D+ EMAILS TO ,G5EVA4 ,IT DIDN'T WORK4 ,BSUT N[ WE \TS\RCE IT TO ,9DYM$IA1 AS IT W]E4 ,SO1 DUR+ ! ACTIONS 9 ,PRAGUE1 WE HAD #be SIMULTANE\S DEMOS WORLDWIDE1 ( :I* #g W]E REPORT$ ON ,9DYM$IA4 ,& ?AT1 9 TURN1 *ANGES \R RELATION TO ! CORPORATE M$IA--BASICALLY1 WE DON'T EV5 NE$ !M ANY MORE4 ,A FEW MON?S AGO WE HAD AN ACTION 9 ,G5EVA :]E WE OCCUPI$ ! ,ECUADORIAN EMBASSY 9 SOLID>ITY ) PEOPLE HOLD+ AN ACTION !RE4 ,AFT] ! :OLE ?+ WAS OV]1 WE REALIZ$ WE HAD =GOTT5 TO EV5 TELL ! M$IA AB\T IT1 BECAUSE :O NE$S !M8 ,IT'LL GET BACK TO ! PEOPLE 9 ,ECUADOR ?AT WE DID IT ?R\< ,9DYM$IA1 & ?AT'S ALL ?AT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO US4 

,:AT'S HAPP5+ N[ IS SURELY ! BIGGE/ ?+ S9CE ,MAY #a#i#f#h4 ,AT LEA/ 9 ,EUROPE4 ,! FIR/ TIME ?AT ,I'VE FELT SU* A HUGE1 GLOBAL UPSURGE4 ,PRAGUE WAS JU/444 :OA6 ,!RE W]E AT LEA/ EI<T DIFF]5T C\NTRIES ?AT S5T CONT+5TS ( OV] A ?\S& PEOPLE4 ,:5 WE />T$ NONE ( US HAD ANY IDEA H[ TO PUT TOGE!R A MASS CONV]G5CE OR A SPOKESC\NCIL1 WE HAD TO MAKE IT ALL UP FROM SCRAT*4 ,!N1 COME ,SEPTEMB]3 LO & BEHOLD6 ,IT WORK$6 ,& WE 5D$ UP KICK+ ! ,I,M,F \T ( T[N A DAY E>LY4 

,& EV]Y MEET+ HAD TO BE COORD9AT$ 9 SEV5 DIFF]5T LANGUAGES3 ,5GLI%1 ,FRANCE1 ,G]MAN1 ,TURKI%1 ,SPANI%1 ,ITALIAN1 ,CZE*444 

,BROOKE3 ,JESUS6 

,OLIVI]3 ,BUT IT WORK$6 

,BETTY3 ,C\LD Y\ SPEAK AB\T ! ACTIONS 9 ,DAVOS1 & :AT LESSONS WE C\LD LE>N FROM !M = ,QUEBEC ,CITY8 

,OLIVI]3 ,WELL1 ON ?AT3 

,UNHAPPILY1 WE APPE> TO REPRES5T ! BIGGE/ ?REAT TO ! ,EMPIRE >\ND RI<T N[1 & !Y APPE> TO BE GETT+ REALLY CONC]N$4 ,I'M SORRY TO SAY IT BECAUSE REALLY WE'RE JU/ A RIDICUL\S BUN* ( CL[NS1 BUT !RE Y\ >E4 

,9 ,NICE1 WE ?\<T !Y'D TRY TO BLOCK ! FRONTI]S BE=E WE EV5 GOT !RE1 & 9 FACT !Y DID--TOTALLY ILLEGALLY--AT LEA/ AGA9/ ! ,ITALIANS :O 9 !ORY HAVE ! SAME ,E,U PASSPORTS4 ,!Y ALSO US$ 9T]E/+ DIVIDE-&-CONQU] TACTICS LIKE PROVID+ FREE TRA9S = ! UNION PEOPLE1 & !N TRY+ TO BEAT ! %IT \T ( ! ,AUTONOM\S PEOPLE4 

,WE EXPECT$ ! FRONTI]S TO BE BLOCK$1 & ?AT GETT+ TO ,DAVOS ITSELF W\LD BE IMPOSSIBLE2 SO WE SAID1 IF WE CAN'T GET !RE1 WE'LL DO ACTIONS & BLOCKADES :]EV] WE HAVE TO4 ,IF WE C\LDN'T GET FUR!R ?AN ! BOTTOM ( ! VALLEY :]E ! TRA9 MEETS ! HI<WAY1 BEL[ ! SKI RESORT :]E ! MEET+S WAS ACTUALLY BE+ HELD1 !N F9E1 WE'D BLOCK ! AUTO R\TES !RE4 ,OR IF WE CAN'T GET 9TO ! C\NTRY1 IF !Y TRY TO CLOSE ! BORD]1 WE'D CLOSE ! BORD] \RSELVES4 ,WE 5D$ UP HAV+ DEMOS 9 ALL ?REE1 :I* WAS GREAT--FIVE HUNDR$ ,ITALIANS /OPP$ AT ! BORD] BLOCK$ ! HI<WAY !RE1 FIVE HUNDR$ O!R PEOPLE SNUCK 9TO ,DAVOS ITSELF1 :I* WAS GREAT1 & !RE W]E SOME?+ LIKE FIVE DIFF]5T GR\PS 9 ! VALLEY BOTTOM444 ,IT WAS A TOTAL VICTORY1 DESPITE ! BIGGE/ SECURITY MOBILIZATION 9 ,SWISS HI/ORY1 ) TANKS & B>B$ WIRE EV]Y:]E1 BLA/+ US ) WAT] CANNONS1 TE> GAS & RUBB] BULLETS ! MOM5T WE'D EV5 APPE>--EV5 :5 IT WAS JU/ A BUN* ( SILLY FLOATS & PEOPLE DRESS$ UP ON /ILTS OR 9 ,RONALD ,MC,DONALD CO/UMES4 ,9 ! 5D1 !Y OV]DID IT SO MU* EV5 ! HI<LY B\RGEOIS ,SWISS PUBLIC WAS ON \R SIDE4 ,SEV]AL CANTONS VOT$ TO REMOVE ! F$]AL POLICE FROM !IR T]RITORY1 ! PRESID5T 5D$ UP MAK+ A FOOL ( HIMSELF AT ! PRESS CONF]5CE ?AT NI<T BECAUSE HE WANT$ TO TALK AB\T ! DELIB]ATIONS 9 ,DAVOS1 & KEPT SNAPP+ AT ! REPORT]S1 0,:Y DO Y\ KEEP ASK+ AB\T ! DEMON/RATIONS80 

,NATALIE3 ,W]E !RE ANY >RE/S8 

,OLIVI]3 ,OH YES4 ,BUT !Y HAD TO LET !M \T QUICKLY4 

,SO AS F> AS ! ,F,T,A,A IS CONC]N$--!RE'S NO REASON NOT TO BLOCK !M 91 EV5 IF !RE IS ?IS 5ORM\S SECURITY F5CE1 !RE /ILL HAVE TO BE GATES4 ,ANY PLACE Y\ CAN BLOCK !M1 ! PO9T IS MADE444 

,WE GO ON TALK+ = SOME TIME1 AB\T ! PROBLEMS ( COORD9AT+ ) GR\PS ) LITTLE OR NO ,9T]NET ACCESS1 AB\T ! AMAZ+ ,P,G,A GR\P CALL$ ! 0,NETWORK ( ,FREE ,BLACK ,COMMUNITIES ( ,S\? ,AM]ICA10 F\ND$ BY ESCAP$ SLAVES 9 ! N9ETE5? C5TURY1 AB\T A DOZ5 O!R ?+S4 ,BY ! TIME WE HEAD$ (F TO A NE>BY C(FEE %OP TO CONT9UE ! CONV]SATION1 IT WAS ALREADY ALMO/ #a#a,P,M4 

,TUESDAY1 ,M>* #f3 ,F,T,A,A ,COALITION MEET+1 #h,P,M 

  

,ACTUALLY ,I MISS$ ?IS ONE 7ALONG ) ! ,D,A,N ,LABOR MEET+ HELD AT ! SAME TIME71 BUT ,I HE>D :AT HAPP5$4 

,! ,F,T,A,A ,COALITION IS A BROAD1 ,NEW ,YORK-WIDE GR\P :I* 9CLUDES ,D,A,N1 ! ,GRE5S1 ! ,I,S,O1 & V>I\S 9DEP5D5T ACTIVI/S ORGANIZ+ = ,QUEBEC ,CITY4 ,SO :5 ,MOOSE & ,M>9A F9ALLY EM]G$ FROM !IR SICKB$S TO GIVE !IR REPORT-BACK FROM ! ,N,E,G,A,N MEET+1 !Y HAD TO BE RELATIVELY CIRCUMSPECT4 ,APP>5TLY !RE WAS ALSO SOME AMBIGUITY AB\T ! DEGREE TO :I* ! ,MOHAWKS ON ! ,U,S SIDE >E REALLY ON BO>D1 S9CE WE HAD ONLY BE5 TALK+ TO ,CANADIAN ONES SO F>4 ,!RE WAS SOME K9D ( PROCESS GO+ ON AMONG ! ,W>RIOR ,H\SES ON ! ,AM]ICAN SIDE & NO ONE WAS QUITE SURE H[ ?+S W\LD TURN \T4 ,!RE W]E ALSO 9CREAS+ T5SIONS AB\T ! /RUCTURE ( ! COALITION ITSELF4 

,?URSDAY1 ,M>* #h3 ,YA ,BA/A6 MEET+1 ,MANHATTAN1 #g,P,M.<#e.> 

  

,A MU* BETT] MEET+ ?AN USUAL1 HELD AT ,ALADD9'S AP>TM5T 9 A PUBLIC H\S+ DEVELOPM5T 9 ,*ELSEA4 ,!RE W]E AB\T TW5TY PEOPLE4 ,?IS TIME1 ! MEET+ WAS EV5 FACILITAT$3 9=MALLY1 BUT WELL4 ,EV5 MORE UNUSUAL1 EV]Y?+ WAS CAPTUR$ ON VIDEOTAPE4 

,!RE'S A LONG /ORY BEH9D ?IS1 BUT ! %ORT V]SION IS ?AT !RE WAS A Y\NG FILMMAK] NAM$ ,SA%A :O HAD CONTACT$ PEOPLE 9 ! ACTIVI/ COMMUNITY BECAUSE HE WANT$ TO MAKE A DOCUM5T>Y4 ,HIS IDEA WAS TO CONTRA/ /&>D M$IA IMAGES ( SC>Y MASK$ AN>*I/S ) PORTRAITS ( ! REAL HUMAN BE+S BEH9D ! MASKS4 ,HE SOON BECAME 9VOLV$ 9 ,YA ,BA/A6 & )9 A MON? OR TWO HAD BECOME EFFECTIVELY P>T ( ! GR\P4 ,NO ONE HAD MU* TR\BLE ) ?AT4 ,BUT ?IS WAS ! FIR/ TIME HE HAD ACTUALLY %OT A MEET+4 ,ACTUALLY1 IT'S ! FIR/ ,I KN[ ( ANYONE %OOT+ A MEET+ ( ANY SU* GR\P AT ALL--9 P>T1 HE GOT AWAY ) IT ONLY BECAUSE HE PROMIS$ NOT TO %[ ANYBODY'S FACES1 ALWAYS KEEP+ HIS CAM]A PO9T$ L[4 ,ONE OR TWO MEMB]S ACTUALLY WORE MASKS = ! MEET+1 MA9LY1 ,I SUSPECT$1 = DRAMATIC EFFECT4 

,ANYWAY1 AS MEET+S W5T1 IT TURN$ \T TO BE AN EXCELL5T *OICE4 

,!RE WAS ALREADY A SMALL CRISIS BREW+ ) ! ,MOHAWK ACTION1 DUE TO PREMATURE PUBLICITY4 ,:ILE ,%AWN1 \R MA9 ALLY1 HAD SPECIFICALLY ASK$ = US TO USE ! WORDS 0,DAYS ( ,RAGE10 & :ILE A PIECE HAD IMM$IATELY COME \T 9 A LOCAL MAGAZ9E CALL$ ,EYE ,NEWS1 QUOT+ HIM AS SAY+ ?AT !Y W\LD SEIZE ! BRIDGE 0BY ALL MEANS NECESS>Y0 & %[+ PICTURES ( MASK$ ,MOHAWK ,W>RIORS ) MA*9E GUNS FROM ! ,OKA OCCUPATION 9 ,QUEBEC 9 ! #a#i#hS1 ALL ?IS WAS SOME?+ 9 ! NATURE ( A BLUFF4 ,%AWN WAS CALCULAT+ ?AT1 AFT] ! TRAUMA ( ! NE>-9SURRECTION & LONG /&(F ) ! ,CANADIAN GOV]NM5T OV] ,OKA 9 ! #a#i#hS1 & A PREVI\S NE>-CIVIL W> 9 ,AKWESASNE ITSELF1 ! ,CANADIAN GOV]NM5T W\LD NOT RISK S5D+ A L>GE MILIT>Y CONT+5T IF !Y ?\<T REAL CONFLICT WAS LIKELY4 

,:AT ,MOOSE WAS REALLY WORRI$ AB\T WAS PREMATURE PUBLICITY4 ,SPECIFICALLY1 AB\T A DISPAT* S5T \T BY ! TWO 9DEP5D5T1 ,I,M,C AN>*I/S :O HAD COME ALONG ON ! TRIP1 ,T>GET & ,W>CRY4 ,BO? W]E 9 !IR [N WAY M9OR LEG5DS 9 ! MOVEM5T4 ,T>GET WAS A PUNKY KID FAM\S = HIS ,BLACK ,BLOC EXPLOITS1 :O SEEM$ TO *ANGE HIS NAME EV]Y O!R WEEK4 ,W>CRY1 BORN 9 ,9DIA1 WAS A =M] TREE-SITT]1 ECO-ACTIVI/1 & 9DEP5D5T J\RNALI/1 :O !N HAD A REPUTATION AS A K9D ( AN>*I/ PO/] GIRL1 PROM95TLY FEATUR$ 9 JU/ AB\T EV]Y MOVIE AB\T ,SEATTLE--P>TLY [+ TO *>ISMA1 P>TLY BECAUSE %E WAS ONE ( ! FEW ,BLACK ,BLOC AN>*I/S WILL+ TO GIVE 9T]VIEWS4 ,ON !IR RETURN FROM ,CANADA1 !Y HAD IMM$IATELY PO/$ A CALL ( !IR [N ?AT WAS =W>D$ TO A S]IES ( AN>*I/ LI/S]VS4 ,9 IT--AT LEA/ ACCORD+ TO ,MOOSE--!Y HAD GROSSLY MISREPRES5T$ :AT WAS GO+ ON AS AN ULTRA-MILITANT >M$ EV5T & URG+ AN>*I/S TO P>TICIPATE4 ,AP>T FROM BE+ *ILDI%1 ,MOOSE /RESS$1 ?IS WAS COMPLETELY \T ( PROCESS3 WE'D PROMIS$ NOT TO SAY ANY?+ WE W]5'T SPECIFICALLY AU?ORIZ$ TO SAY4 ,HE SAID WE'LL BE TALK+ TO ,W>CRY LAT] TO SEE IF !Y CAN'T PO/ SOME K9D ( CORRECTION1 OR AT LEA/ MILD] V]SION4 

,ACTUALLY1 SOME PEOPLE W]E GR[+ CONC]N$ ) ! :OLE SITUATION4 ,:AT'S UP ) ! PICTURE ( ! ,MOHAWK ,W>RIOR ) ! ,M#a#f8 ,>E !SE GUYS REALLY GO+ TO BE C>RY+ GUNS8 ,MOOSE ASSUR$ US !Y W\LDN'T4 ,AT ,OKA1 !Y OCCUPI$ A BRIDGE = TWO MON?S BE=E !Y EV5 />T$ C>RY+ GUNS1 & EV5 !N !Y NEV] US$ !M ON ANYONE1 EV5 :5 ! POLICE FIR$ ON !M4 ,IT'S ALL A BIT ( A PLOY1 HE TOLD US4 ,PEOPLE :O LACK ! PRIVILEGE ( :ITE ACTIVI/S >E NOT 9 A POSITION ( BE+ ABLE TO CLAIM TO BE DO+ NONVIOL5T ACTION EV5 :51 9 FACT1 !Y >E4 

,MOOSE ALSO SAYS ,%AWN HAS BE5 ASSUR+ US ?AT GETT+ ?R\< AT ! BRIDGE WILL NOT BE A PROBLEM1 ANYWAY4 ,! PROBLEM IS MORE LIKELY TO BE ROADBLOCKS ON ! WAY4 

,SO WE =MALLY CONS5SE ON \R SUPPORT = ! ,CORNWALL ACTION4 ,!N1 AFT] YET ANO!R REPORT ON ,N,E,G,A,N1 WE />T TALK+ AB\T ! L>G]1 ,NEW ,YORK-WIDE ANTI-,F,T,A,A ,COALITION1 :I* ACTUALLY IS EXP]I5C+ SIMIL> PROBLEMS4 ,! COALITION IS TOP-HEAVY ) ,GRE5S & ,I,S,O PEOPLE1 & ORGANIZATIONAL T5SIONS HAVE BECOME SU* ?AT WE'VE AGRE$ TO A SPECIAL MEET+ ON ,FRIDAY JU/ TO SORT ?+S \T4 70,M>9A IS GO+4 ,%E'S ! PROCESS QUE510 OBS]VES ,MOOSE4 ,%E'S ALSO A ONE-TIME ,I,S,O MEMB] TURN$ AN>*I/ :O PRESUMABLY KN[S H[ SU* PEOPLE ?9K47 

,! BIG NEWS IS ?AT ,C,L,A,C IS HAV+ A 0CONSULTA10 OR SPOKESC\NCIL 9 ,QUEBEC ,CITY ON ! #b#cRD1 & ,YA ,BA/A6 NE$S TO S5D REPRES5TATIVES--ESPECIALLY S9CE DUR+ ! LA/ CONSULTA1 \R PEOPLE DIDN'T MAKE IT ?R\<4 ,I VOLUNTE]4 ,SO DOES ,EMMA1 AN >TI/ CURR5TLY WORK+ 9 A HEAL? FOOD /ORE ON ! ,L[] ,EA/ ,SIDE4 ,EMMA PO9TS \T %E MI<T NOT BE AN IDEAL *OICE1 S9CE1 :ILE P>T ( ! COLLECTIVE1 %E DOESN'T 9T5D TO DO ,YA ,BA/A61 BUT IS GO+ TO BE ) ! ,BLACK ,BLOC4 ,NO ONE SEEMS TO M9D4 

,! SELECTION ( DELEGATES IS NOT AS DELICATE A MATT] AS IT MI<T BE BECAUSE SPOKES >E NOT1 TE*NICALLY1 EMP[]$ TO MAKE DECISIONS = ! GR\P4 ,!Y'RE NOT REALLY REPRES5TATIVES4 ,!Y >E BASICALLY CONDUITS = 9=MATION3 !Y EXPLA9 :AT !IR GR\P IS 9T5D+ TO DO1 BR+ PROPOSALS1 & CONVEY 9=MATION & PROPOSALS BACK TO ! GR\P = IT TO CONSID] COLLECTIVELY4 7,9 A PROP] SPOKESC\NCIL1 :]E ! O!R MEMB]S ( ! AFF9ITY GR\P >E ACTUALLY PRES5T 9 ! ROOM1 ?IS CAN HAPP5 ON ! SPOT4 ,AT A CONSULTA :]E !Y >5'T1 ! NUMB] ( DECISIONS ?AT CAN BE MADE IS MU* MORE LIMIT$47 ,/ILL1 ?IS RAISES ! QUE/ION3 :AT IS ,YA ,BA/A6 9 FACT PLANN+ TO DO1 IF WE DO GET ?R\< TO ,QUEBEC ,CITY8 ,= ! RE/ ( ! MEET+1 WE CONSID] ! POSSIBILITIES4 ,S9CE NO ONE IS MU* 9T]E/$ 9 ! IDEA ( PROTECT+ ,SAL,A,M,I'S AUTONOM\S ZONE 9 ! MIDDLE ( NO:]E1 !SE COME D[N TO3 7#a7 HELP+ PULL D[N ! WALL1 7#b7 TRY+ TO GET ?R\< ! WALL & 5T] ! P]IMET]1 OR 7#c7 PROVID+ SOME SORT ( DIV]SION--S9CE ONE ?+ WE DO KN[ IS ?AT IF Y\ DO DRESS UP 9 BRI<T PADD$ \TFITS1 ! POLICE WILL DEF9ITELY FOLL[ Y\ >\ND4 ,! WALL IS AN OBVI\S SYMBOL ( ! HYPOCRISY ( NEOLIB]ALISM1 BUT SOME ( US F9D IT A LITTLE TOO SYMBOLIC4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 IF WE C\LD GET 9SIDE ! P]IMET]1 :AT W\LD WE DO !RE8 ,SMOKEY HAD HE>D A /ORY AB\T A HOMELESS %ELT] !RE ?AT EFFECTIVELY HAD TO CLOSE D[N OP]ATIONS BECAUSE ( ! ,SUMMIT--P]HAPS WE C\LD GET !M TO =MALLY 9VITE US TO PROVIDE SECURITY8 ,SOMEONE ELSE HAD BE5 PURSU+ ! IDEA ( DRAMATIZ+ ! FATES ( DISAPPE>$ ASYLUM-SEEK]S3 ! ,COALITION = ! ,DEF5SE ( ! ,RI<TS ( ,IMMIGRANTS HAD SUGGE/$ WE MI<T ?9K AB\T PLAC+ NOT !IR PICTURES1 BUT A S]IES ( SPECIFIC DEM&S ON %IELDS & BANN]S & DELIV]+ !M TO ! ,SUMMIT4 ,BUT TO :OM8 ,& H[ TO AIR !M8 ,! ,U,S M$IA W\LD NEV] COV] ! /ORY4 

,?IS L$ TO A LONG DEBATE ON ! PROS & CONS ( AN ACTION AGA9/ ! M$IA ITSELF4 ,W\LD IT BE POSSIBLE1 = 9/ANCE1 TO %UT D[N ! M$IA T5T \TSIDE ! SUMMIT BUILD+1 OR EV5 DEM& !Y PLAY SOME TAPE CONTA9+ ! VOICES ( ?OSE FROZ5 \T ( DEBATE8 ,ALL AGREE ?AT ! CORPORATE M$IA IS A LEGITIMATE T>GET1 BUT H[ W\LD AN ACTION AGA9/ IT BE EFFECTIVE8 ,:AT W\LD CON/ITUTE SUCCESS8 ,?IS IS ! BASIC QUE/ION WE COME UP ) OV] & OV] AGA9 9 PLANN+ = AN ACTION3 H[ DO WE FRAME ! EV5T 9 SU* A WAY ?AT WE HAVE ! RI<T TO DECL>E VICTORY AFT]W>DS8 ,& 9 ! CASE ( ! M$IA IT WAS P>TICUL>LY ACUTE3 EV5 IF Y\ DID C>RY \T A SUCCESSFUL ACTION AGA9/ ! M$IA1 :O W\LD KN[8 

,WE DON'T COME TO ANY DECISIONS4 ,ANYWAY1 AS A FEW PEOPLE PO9T \T1 WE'RE JU/ ONE COLLECTIVE4 ,O!R ,YA ,BA/A6 GR\PS WILL BE JO9+ AT ,BURL+TON & WE DON'T WANT TO MAKE DECISIONS = !M4 ,WE CAN SAVE ?AT = ! ,BURL+TON SPOKES4 ,BUT BY ! TIME ! MEET+ IS OV] BO? ,EMMA & ,I HAVE A FAIRLY CLE> IDEA ( :AT WE'RE GO+ TO SAY4 

,A F9AL ANN\NCEM5T4 ,MOOSE SAYS3 0,I'M SUPPOS$ TO TELL PEOPLE ?AT ,/>HAWK IS GO+ TO BE 9 T[N TOMORR[40 7,HE PRON\NCES IT ) A NOTE ( MILD MOCK]Y3 ,/AAA>HAWK47 0,I MEAN1 ME1 ,I'M NOT TOO D[N ) ?IS K9D ( SUP]/> CELEBRITY BULL%IT1 BUT %E APP>5TLY WANTS TO MEET SOME ( ! ,NEW ,YORK ,YA ,BA/A6 ,COLLECTIVE SO ,I FIGUR$ ,I W\LD PASS IT ON40 

,FRIDAY1 ,M>* #i3 ,COALITION /RUCTURE MEET+ AT ,AM/]DAM ,PIZZA AT #a#a#a? ,/REET1 #f3#c,P,M 

  

,?IS MEET+ CONSI/$ ( MAYBE TW5TY ACTIVI/S RANG$ >\ND A TABLE 9 ! BACK ( A PIZZA JO9T PRET5D+ ?AT !Y W]5'T HAV+ AN >GUM5T4 

,:AT IS N[ CALL$ ! ,F,T,A,A ,COALITION BEGAN AS A ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK WORK+ GR\P4 ,D,A,N HAD A G5]AL MEET+ EV]Y ,SUNDAY1 & A :OLE S]IES ( WORK+ GR\P MEET+S ON O!R DAYS ( ! WEEK4 ,SOME ( !SE WORK+ GR\PS >E /RUCTURAL 7LEGAL1 M$IA1 \TREA*7 1 SOME >E 5GAG$ 9 ONGO+ CAMPAIGNS 7,D,A,N ,LABOR1 ,POLICE @& ,PRISONS7 BUT !RE >E ALWAYS SOME ?AT >E JU/ CREAT$ TO WORK ON SOME SPECIFIC ACTION3 :E!R ! ,I,M,F PROTE/S 9 ,WA%+TON1 ! ,REPUBLICAN CONV5TION 9 ,PHILLY1 & N[1 ! ,F,T,A,A 9 ,QUEBEC4 ,(T51 !SE LATT] WORK+ GR\PS !MSELVES C\LD />T LOOK+ LIKE M9IATURE V]SIONS ( ,D,A,N1 ) !IR [N WORK+ GR\PS TO H&LE \TREA*1 COMMUNICATIONS1 TRANSPORTATION1 & ! LIKE4 ,!Y BECAME LIKE CELLUL> /RUCTURES BUDD+ (F & !N REPRODUC+ ! SAME 9T]NAL RELATION BETWE5 ! P>TS4 ,WE C\LD AF=D TO BE FLEXIBLE BECAUSE AFT] ALL1 !RE WAS NO FIX$1 TOP-D[N *A9 ( COMM&2 9ITIATIVES W]E SUPPOS$ TO RISE FROM BEL[ ANYWAY2 SO EV]YONE WAS FREE TO IMPROVISE :ATEV] ORGANIZATIONAL =M SEEM$ TO WORK = !M4 

,! PROBLEMS CAME :5 ,D,A,N TRI$ TO WORK ) MEMB]S ( GR\PS ) PR(\NDLY DIFF]5T ORGANIZATIONAL IMP]ATIVES4 ,I'VE ALREADY M5TION$ ! GREAT ,D,A,N BUGABOO1 ! ,I,S,O4 ,! ,I,S,O HAD BECOME 9VOLV$ 9 ,D,A,N-/YLE POLITICS ONLY REC5TLY4 ,!Y HAD PLAY$ LITTLE OR NO P>T 9 ,SEATTLE4 ,SOMETIME AFT]W>DS1 H[EV]1 !Y APP>5TLY RECEIV$ ORD]S FROM C5TRAL COMM& 9 ,5GL& TO GET 9VOLV$ ) ! GLOBAL JU/ICE MOVEM5T4 ,SUDD5LY1 ALL SORTS ( HI<-RANK+ ,I,S,O ORGANIZ]S />T$ APPE>+ AT ,D,A,N MEET+S4 ,!IR 5?USIASM SEEM$ TO EBB & FL[4 ,!Y HAD P>TICIPAT$ 5?USIA/ICALLY 9 ! FIR/ BIG ,N,Y,C-,D,A,N ACTION--,A#a#f1 ! ANTI-,I,M,F PROTE/S 9 ,WA%+TON ON ,APRIL #a#f1 #b--BUT1 AFT] ! ,REPUBLICAN CONV5TION PROTE/S 9 ,PHILLY1 DUR+ :I* ! ,I,S,O CONT+5T WAS WIDELY ACCUS$ ( HAV+ AB&ON$ !IR POSITION & RUN AWAY1 !Y L>GELY DROPP$ \T & ?REW !IR 5]GY BEH9D ! ,NAD] PRESID5TIAL CAMPAIGN4 ,N[ !Y W]E BACK4 

,WORK+ GR\PS W]E 9 PR9CIPLE OP54 ,ANYONE C\LD JO94 ,9 ?IS CASE1 :5 ,D,A,N CREAT$ A WORK+ GR\P = ! ,F,T,A,A MOBILIZATION BACK 9 ,JANU>Y1 ! ,I,S,O FOLKS HAD SUDD5LY REAPPE>$1 ALONG ) MEMB]S ( SOME O!R GR\PS !Y HAD BE5 WORK+ )--! ,GRE5 ,P>TY1 C]TA9 ,N,G,OS--:O HAD NEV]1 9 FACT1 BE5 TO A ,D,A,N MEET+ PROP]4 ,S9CE ! ,I,S,O & ,GRE5S1 AT LEA/1 W]E NOT !RE AS 9DIVIDUALS BUT AS REPRES5TATIVES ( ORGANIZATIONS1 ! WORK+ GR\P 9 EFFECT BECAME A COALITION4 ,SO IT SEEM$ ONLY REASONABLE TO DECL>E IT ONE & AB&ON ! PRET5SE ( ITS BE+ A P>T ( ,D,A,N4 ,?IS WAS NOT A PROBLEM S9CE ,D,A,N WORK+ GR\PS W]E PRETTY MU* AUTONOM\S ANYWAY4 

,SO N[ WE HAD A CITY-WIDE COALITION :I* O/5SIBLY WORK$ ON AN>*I/1 OR ANYWAY DIRECTLY DEMOCRATIC1 PR9CIPLES4 ,9 PR9CIPLE1 ?IS WAS JU/ :AT ,D,A,N %\LD HAVE WANT$3 WE W]E ALL AB\T DISSEM9AT+ ?IS K9D ( DECISION-MAK+ MODEL4 ,BUT !RE FOLL[$ AN 9EVITABLE CLA% ( 9/ITUTIONAL CULTURES4 ,! NEWCOM]S IMM$IATELY />T$ TREAT+ ! COALITION LIKE A NEW ORGANIZATION3 !Y WANT$ TO ADOPT PR9CIPLES ( UNITY1 CREATE \TREA* LIT]ATURE1 & TRY TO GET O!R GR\PS >\ND ! CITY1 IMMIGRANT GR\PS1 LABOR UNIONS1 & ! LIKE1 TO JO94 ,! AN>*I/S DIDN'T ?9K ( ! COALITION AS A 0GR\P0 AT ALL4 ,!Y SAW IT NOT AS A DECISION-MAK+ BODY BUT MORE ( A =UM1 A WAY = GR\PS ALREADY ORGANIZ+ AGA9/ ! ,F,T,A,A TO EX*ANGE 9=MATION & AVOID R$UPLICATION ( EF=T4 ,IT WAS SOME?+ ALONG ! L9ES ( A SPOKESC\NCIL4 ,C]TA9LY !Y SAW NO REASON = IT TO ADOPT AN IDEOLOGICAL 0L9E0 ( ANY SORT4 ,= SOME REASON1 A LOT ( ! >GUM5TS 5D$ UP AIM$ AT TRY+ TO CONV9CE ONE P]SON3 A Y\NG WOMAN NAM$ ,JULIE1 :O WORK$ = SOME?+ CALL$ ! ,URBAN ,JU/ICE ,LEAGUE4 ,P>TLY ?IS WAS BECAUSE NONE ( US REALLY KNEW H]2 %E SEEM$ FRE% ON ! SC5E1 BUT V]Y 5?USIA/IC1 ACTIVE1 & EAG] TO LE>N4 ,JULIE1 ON ! O!R H&1 TURN$ \T TO BE A CREATURE ( ! ,N,G,O WORLD1 & %E ULTIMATELY SWUNG DECISIVELY TO ! ,I,S,O POSITION4 ,9 FACT1 %E SOON BEGAN ACT+ LIKE A ONE-WOMAN /E]+ COMMITTEE ( H] [N1 MAK+ PHONE CALLS TO UNION PRESID5TS1 PA/ORS1 & ! LEAD]S ( V>I\S COMMUNITY GR\PS 9 \R NAME1 & TRY+ TO ASSEMBLE ! BROADE/ POSSIBLE COALITION4 ,9 !ORY1 ?IS WAS H>D TO >GUE )4 ,BUT WE ALL KNEW :AT WAS LIKELY TO COME NEXT3 !SE SAME GR\PS W\LD />T DEM&+ WE TONE D[N ! DIRECT ACTION1 OR AT LEA/ /OP TALK+ OP5LY AB\T IT4 ,! ,D,A,N PEOPLE & O!R AN>*I/S RESPOND$ BY =M+ !IR [N AUTONOM\S DIRECT ACTION WORK+ GR\P ( ! COALITION--CALL+ IT1 APPROPRIATELY 5\<1 ! 0AUTONOM\S DIRECT ACTION WORK+ GR\P10 OR ,A,U,T,O,D,A,W,G--) ITS [N LI/S]V & SEP>ATE MEET+S4 ,A,U,T,O,D,A,W,G1 WE DECID$1 W\LD S5D ONE REPRES5TATIVE TO ! COALITION MEET+S EA* WEEK1 BUT O!RWISE WE W\LD WORK TOGE!R1 MU* LIKE WE'D EXPECT$ ! ORIG9AL ,D,A,N WORK+ GR\P TO DO4 

,! PROBLEM WAS ?AT ,JULIE & ! ,I,S,O PEOPLE IMM$IATELY />T$ %[+ UP TO ALL ! ,A,U,T,O,D,A,W,G MEET+S TOO4 ,TE*NICALLY1 ( C\RSE1 !RE WAS NO REASON !Y C\LDN'T--!Y W]E OP5 MEET+S--BUT IT CAUS$ GREAT DEAL ( DISCOM=T ON ALL SIDES4 ,JULIE />T$ COMPLA9+ ON ! ,9T]NET AB\T EXCLUSION &1 BE=E LONG1 EV]YONE AGRE$ WE REALLY \<T TO HAVE A SPECIAL MEET+ TO DISCUSS PROCESS & IRON ?+S \T4 

,! RESULT WAS AB\T TW5TY PEOPLE ALL SITT+ >\ND A TABLE AT A /UD5T HANG\T NE> ,COLUMBIA ,UNIV]SITY1 %>+ \T SLICES ( TWO L>GE *EESE PIZZAS1 & TRY+ TO BE REASONABLE TO ONE ANO!R4 ,JULIE (F]$ TO FACILITATE 7:I* PROBABLY WAS NOT A GOOD IDEA74 ,IT SOON BECAME APP>5T ?AT ! MA9 PROBLEM WAS LACK ( TRU/ 9 ONE ANO!R'S 9/9CTS1 S9CE1 9 PR9CIPLE1 ! ,I,S,O SIDE W]E MAK+ SOME V]Y REASONABLE PO9TS4 ,FIR/ ( ALL1 !Y SAID1 CONSID] ! NEW PEOPLE4 ,!RE W]E A LOT ( NEW PEOPLE1 ESPECIALLY /UD5TS1 %[+ UP WANT+ TO DO DIRECT ACTION4 ,H[ EXACTLY W]E !Y GO+ TO PLUG 9 & DECIDE :AT WORK+ GR\P !Y WANT$ TO JO9 IF ! DIRECT ACTION FOLK W]E MEET+ 9 AN 5TIRELY DIFF]5T TIME & LOCATION8 ,SECONDLY1 IF ONE IS GO+ TO =M A COALITION ?AT 9CLUDES LABOR UNIONS & ORGANIZ$ COMMUNITY GR\PS1 & Y\ DO \TREA*1 !Y WILL WANT TO SEE SOME K9D ( MISSION /ATEM5T4 ,Y\ CAN'T JU/ TELL !M Y\'RE AGA9/ ! ,F,T,A,A4 ,( C\RSE1 ! AN>*I/S 9 ! ROOM MI<T HAVE REPLI$ BY ASK+ :AT WAS ! PO9T 9 GETT+ !SE 5DORSEM5TS ANYWAY3 NONE ( !SE GR\PS W]E 9T]E/$ 9 TAK+ P>T 9 ! ACTION1 & ANY GR\P ?AT MI<T BE 9T]E/$ 9 S5D+ PEOPLE ALL ! WAY TO ,QUEBEC TO M>* 9 ! LABOR P>ADE WAS ALMO/ C]TA9LY ALREADY MAK+ !IR [N >RANGEM5TS4 ,SO1 :Y COLLECT NAMES JU/ TO HAVE !M ON A PIECE ( PAP]8 ,BUT NO ONE WANT$ TO PRECLUDE ! POSSIBILITY ?AT SOME NEW GR\P MI<T BE PULL$ 9 & DECIDE TO TAKE A MORE RADICAL PO/URE4 ,SO1 9/EAD1 WE 5D$ UP 5DLESSLY TALK+ PROCESS4 

,JULIE3 ,= ME1 !RE >E TWO ISSUES3 ,FIR/1 H[ DO WE 9TEGRATE ) ! O!R ORGANIZATIONS WE'RE \TREA*+ TO8 ,HAV+ !M SIGN ON TO A MISSION /ATEM5T IS A TRI$ & TRUE ME?OD = DO+ ?AT4 ,ANYWAY1 PEOPLE AT L>GE1 9DIVIDUALS :O >5'T P>T ( AN ORGANIZATION1 WON'T BE ABLE TO FIT 9TO A SPOKESC\NCIL MODEL4 ,! SECOND IS H[ TO AVOID R$UPLICATION ( EF=TS4 

,MOOSE3 ,BUT ! IDEA ( A COALITION IS NOT TO HAVE AN IDEOLOGY2 IT'S A MEANS = PEOPLE ) DIFF]5T IDEOLOGIES OR P]SPECTIVES TO WORK TOGE!R ON AN ISSUE4 

,GRE53 ,I WANT TO KN[ :AT AN 5DORSEM5T W\LD MEAN 9 PRACTICE4 ,WILL UNIONS DI/RIBUTE \R FLI] TO !IR MEMB]S8 ,IF SO1 ?AT W\LD FACILITATE 9DIVIDUALS JO9+1 AS 9DIVIDUALS4 

,M]$I? 7,I,S,O73 ,WELL1 ! ,\TREA* ,WORK+ ,GR\P HAS ALREADY DECID$ TO WRITE A /ATEM5T & PASS IT TO US4 ,I GUESS ! QUE/ION BECOMES :AT DOES IT MEAN TO BE P>T ( ! COALITION8 

,JULIE3 ,YES1 EXACTLY4 ,:5 ,A,U,T,O,D,A,W,G =M$1 IT WAS NEV] CLE> TO ME IF IT WAS A P>T ( ! COALITION OR NOT4 ,!N1 :5 ,I %[$ UP AT ONE ( !IR MEET+S ,I FELT LIKE ,I WAS CRA%+ A P>TY4 

,5OS3 ,LOOK1 ,I UND]/& H[ Y\ MI<T HAVE FELT ?AT WAY4 ,BUT ,I ?9K P>T ( ! REASON IT HAPP5$ WAS BECAUSE1 EV]Y TIME WE =M$ AN AUTONOM\S DIRECT ACTION WORK+ GR\P1 IT SEEM$ LIKE EV]YONE 9 ! 5TIRE COALITION W\LD %[ UP4 ,SO WE />T$ ASK+ \RSELVES3 9 :AT WAY >E WE AUTONOM\S8 ,9 :AT WAY >E WE A DIFF]5T GR\P8 ,REMEMB]1 ?IS ALL />T$ :5 ,D,A,N DECID$ IT WANT$ TO WORK ON ! ,F,T,A,A1 & CREAT$ ITS [N WORK+ GR\P4 ,!N :5 ALL !SE PEOPLE %[$ UP1 ?AT WORK+ GR\P EFFECTIVELY BECAME ?IS COALITION4 ,SO ,D,A,N ,G5]AL WAS CONFUS$ & WE TRI$ TO CREATE A NEW WORK+ GR\P4 ,& IT JU/ KEPT HAPP5+4 

,M>9A3 ,Y\ %\LD UND]/& SOME?+ AB\T H[ ,D,A,N T5DS TO OP]ATE1 BECAUSE SOME ( ! PROBLEM MI<T JU/ BE CONFUSION4 ,! PEOPLE WE NORMALLY WORK )--! ,L[] ,EA/ ,SIDE ,COLLECTIVE PEOPLE1 ,RECLAIM ! ,/REETS1 ,YA ,BA/A6--ALL !SE GR\PS SEE !MSELVES AS LOOSELY P>T ( ,D,A,N4 ,WE'RE K9D ( HALFWAY BETWE5 A GR\P & A SPOKES NETWORK4 ,RECLAIM ! ,/REETS PEOPLE = 9/ANCE1 !Y NEV] COME TO \R MEET+S1 P>TLY BECAUSE !Y'RE MORE CONC]N$ ) LOCAL ,NEW ,YORK ISSUES1 P>TLY JU/ BECAUSE !Y DON'T LIKE MEET+S1 !Y'RE FUN-LOV+ P>TY PEOPLE1 ?AT'S P>T ( !IR :OLE %TICK4 ,BUT !Y ALWAYS %[ UP TO ACTIONS4 ,SO1 REALLY1 ?IS WAS A WORK+ GR\P = ?AT L>G]1 DIRECT-ACTION ORI5T$ COMMUNITY4 ,SOME PEOPLE DIDN'T WANT IT TO BE A ,D,A,N WORK+ GR\P1 SO WE SAID1 ALL RI<T1 LET'S JU/ CALL IT AN 0AUTONOM\S0 ONE4 

,M]$I?3 ,MAYBE1 JU/ TO FLOAT A PROPOSAL H]E1 :Y NOT JU/ MAKE A LI/ ( WORK+ GR\PS WE CAN PO/ ON ! WALL DUR+ MEET+S1 SO ?AT NEW PEOPLE CAN PLUG 98 ,H[ W\LD PEOPLE FEEL AB\T ?AT8 

,M>9A3 ,I ?\<T WE W]E H]E TO BRA9/ORM IDEAS TO TAKE BACK TO \R GR\PS4 ,I'M UNCOM=TABLE AB\T MAK+ ?IS A DECISION-MAK+ BODY4 ,I MEAN1 DON'T GET ME WRONG--?AT'S A CON/RUCTIVE PROPOSAL444 

,JAMES3 ,%E'S JU/ SUGGE/+ WE BETT] >TICULATE :AT WE'RE DO+4 ,CALL+ ?AT 0DECISION-MAK+0 SEEMS JU/ LIKE A MATT] ( SEMANTICS1 FROM :]E ,I SIT4 

,5OS3 ,I DON'T ?9K IT'S JU/ SEMANTICS4 ,I ?9K ! PROBLEM IS ! DIFF]5T NATURE ( ! GR\PS 9VOLV$4 

,MAGGIE3 ,I JU/ WANT TO KN[ :AT TO SAY TO PEOPLE :O WANT TO JO9 US444 

,& SO ON1 APP>5TLY AD 9F9ITUM4 ,I /EP \T E>LY1 P>TLY BECAUSE1 ?\< ,I HAD MY H& UP FREQU5TLY1 ,JULIE NEV] ONCE CALL$ ON ME2 P>TLY BECAUSE SEV]AL ( US HAD TOLD ,/>HAWK WE W]E COM+ OV] AT EI<T4 ,%E WAS /AY+ ) A FRI5D NAM$ ,NE/A 9 ,COLUMBIA ,UNIV]SITY ,H\S+1 JU/ A FEW BLOCKS AWAY4 

,MEET+ ) ,/>HAWK1 #h,P,M 

  

,A MU*1 MU* MORE PLEASANT MEET+4 ,9SPIR+1 EV54 

,JU/ AB\T ANYONE ACTIVE 9 ! MOVEM5T HAD AT LEA/ HE>D ( ,/>HAWK4 ,%E WAS A SOMETIME SCI5CE FICTION WRIT] 7H] MO/ FAM\S NOVEL WAS AB\T A W> BETWE5 ,SAN ,FRANCISCO & ,LOS ,ANGELES71 SOMETIME AU?OR ( WORKS ON FEM9I/ PAGANISM1 :O HAD BE5 9VOLV$ 9 DIRECT ACTION CAMPAIGNS S9CE ! LATE #a#i#gS4 ,ALMO/ EV]YONE HAD SE5 IMAGES ( H]1 BEAT+ A LITTLE DRUM1 LEAD+ SPIRAL DANCES4 ,A PRACTIC+ WIT*1 %E HAD A REPUTATION AS A K9D ( D5 MO!R = ! PAGAN CLU/]1 MANY WICCANS 9 !IR =TIES OR FIFTIES1 BUT 9CLUD+ MANY MU* Y\NG] MEMB]S4 ,MO/ ( US CAME TO ! MEET+ HI<LY SKEPTICAL4 ,IT WAS NOT JU/ ! AUTOMATIC SUSPICIONS AB\T MOVEM5T CELEBRITIES1 OR EV5 ,EA/ ,COA/ ATTITUDES T[>DS PURPORT$LY FLAKY ,CALI=NIANS4 ,! ONE ?+ MO/ ( US HAD READ BY ,/>HAWK WAS A PIECE %E HAD WRITT5 9 A WIDELY CIRCULAT$ COLLECTION ?AT CAME \T RI<T AFT] ,SEATTLE1 CALL$ 0,H[ ,WE ,REALLY ,%UT ,D[N ! ,W,T,O10 9 :I* %E CA/IGAT$ ! ,BLACK ,BLOC = REFUS+ TO TAKE P>T 9 ! SPOKESC\NCIL1 DEFY+ AGRE$-UPON CODES ( CONDUCT1 & EV5 SPOKE APPROV+LY ( PACIFI/S :O PO9T$ \T W9D[-BREAK]S TO POLICE4 ,! PIECE1 ALONG ) EV5 ANGRI] /ATEM5TS BY ,N,G,O ACTIVI/S LIKE ,M$EA ,B5JAM91 HAD SET (F A V]ITABLE EXPLOSION ( RAGE FROM ! MORE MILITANT AN>*I/S4 ,RAGE1 EV5TUALLY1 HAD L$ TO DEBATE3 OV] QUE/IONS ( SOLID>ITY1 TACTICS1 :AT ACTIVI/S [E EA* O!R ON ! /REETS4 ,A LOT ( PEOPLE HAD *ANG$ !IR M9DS1 ,/>HAWK AMONG !M1 BUT AT ?AT TIME1 H] IMAGE HAD BE5 FIX$ 9 EV]YONE'S M9D--ESPECIALLY BECAUSE1 UNLIKE *>ACT]S LIKE ,M$EA ,B5JAM91 :O C\LD JU/ BE DISMISS$1 %E CONSID]$ H]SELF AN AN>*I/--:I* GAVE ! :OLE ?+ SOME?+ ( ! COLOR ( A P]SONAL BETRAYAL4 

,SO1 AT ANY RATE1 WE W]E SUSPICI\S4 ,/ILL1 WE CAME4 ,AT LEA/ FIVE ( US3 ,MOOSE1 ,M>9A1 ,RUFUS1 ,W>CRY1 & MYSELF4 ,IF NO?+ ELSE1 EV]YONE WAS WILL+ TO ADMIT ,/>HAWK'S AFF9ITY GR\P1 ! ,R,A,N,T COLLECTIVE1 WAS DO+ EXCELL5T WORK GIV+ TRA9+S ALL OV] ! C\NTRY4 ,BY ! 5D ( ! EV5+1 WE W]E PRETTY MU* COMPLETELY WON OV]4 

,P>TLY IT WAS JU/ ?AT %E SO DEFI$ EXPECTATIONS4 ,I DON'T KN[ EXACTLY :AT WE W]E EXPECT+1 BUT AT ! V]Y LEA/ ONE IMAG9ES AN AN>*I/ WIT* W\LD BE AT LEA/ A LITTLE BIT \TRE4 ,9/EAD1 :AT WE 5C\NT]$ WAS ONE ( ! MO/ PLEASANT1 REASONABLE PEOPLE IMAG9ABLE4 ,EV]Y?+ AB\T H] WAS OP51 FRI5DLY1 & COMPLETELY D[N-TO-E>?4 

,/>HAWK WAS /AY+ ) H] FRI5D ,NE/A1 A NOT$ EC(EM9I/ !ORI/ & OCCASIONAL ,NATION WRIT] :O WAS >\ND ! SAME AGE1 CURR5TLY GETT+ >\ND 9 AN EXTREMELY HI<-TE* :EEL*AIR4 ,%E WAS CURI\S AB\T ! DIRECT ACTION SC5E 9 ,NEW ,YORK4 ,MOOSE TALK$ AB\T ,YA ,BA/A61 ,M>9A AB\T ! ,PEOPLE'S ,LAW ,COLLECTIVE1 ,RUFUS AB\T ! ,ACTION ,M$ICS4 

,/>HAWK TALK$ AB\T H] [N EXP]I5CE1 0,I WAS ONE ( ?OSE PEOPLE :O W5T TO ,SEATTLE TO DO MY CIVIC DUTY &1 AFT] ?AT1 ,I EXPECT$ ,I'D JU/ GET BACK TO MY LIFE AGA94 ,H]E IT IS TWO YE>S LAT] & ,I HAV5'T GOT BACK YET40 

,NE/A WAS QUICK TO PO9T \T ?AT IT WAS NOT LIKE %E HAD NO EXP]I5CE 9 ?IS SORT ( ?+4 ,REALLY1 !Y HAD GOT !IR />T 9 ! ,DIABLO ,CANYON BLOCKADE 9 #a#i#h#a4 0,REMEMB]1 H[ WE HAD TO 9V5T ALL ?IS /UFF FROM SCRAT*8 ,WE HAD NO IDEA :AT WE W]E DO+1 H[ TO DO ?+S ! PRES5T G5]ATION JU/ TAKES = GRANT$40 

0,OH1 !RE'S BE5 5ORM\S PROGRESS10 ,/>HAWK AGRE$4 0,I CAN'T TELL Y\ H[ MANY TIMES ,I'VE SE5 KIDS1 SIXTE51 SEV5TE5 YE>S OLD1 & !Y'RE ALREADY KN[ H[ TO DO ?+S IT TOOK US FIFTE5 YE>S TO FIGURE \T4 

0,WELL1 IF Y\ WANT TO KN[ ! HI/ORY444 ,I WAS BASICALLY AN AU?OR BACK !N4 ,I HAD WRITT5 SEV]AL BOOKS ON PAGANISM1 ! ,GODDESS RELIGION4 ,! NETWORK ,I'M )1 ,RECLAIM+1 IS BAS$ ON A PR9CIPLE ( ,MAGICAL ,ACTIVISM--WE WANT$ TO USE MAGIC AS A WAY ( RE%AP+ CONSCI\SNESS1 TO ADD A SPIRITUAL DIM5SION ?AT WASN'T SIMPLY ,*RI/IAN4 ,BECAUSE1 AT FIR/1 IT WAS ONLY ,QUAK]S :O REALLY KNEW H[ TO DO ANY ( ?IS4 ,SPOKESC\NCILS1 AFF9ITY GR\PS--ALL ( ?AT REALLY />T$ ) ! ,CLAM%ELL ,ALLIANCE1 WORK+ AGA9/ ! ,SEABROOK ,NUCLE> ,P[] ,PLANT 9 ,NEW ,HAMP%IRE4 ,!RE WAS ?IS REBEL ,QUAK] GR\P CALL$ ,MOVEM5T = A ,NEW ,SOCIETY ?AT CONDUCT$ TRA9+S ON NONVIOL5CE1 BUT ALSO TAU<T ?IS NEW MODE ( ORGANIZ+--CONS5SUS1 SPOKESC\NCILS1 H[ TO MAKE DECISIONS DEMOCRATICALLY ?R\< SMALL GR\PS & !N LET !M COORD9ATE1 BOTTOM-UP4 ,& IT WORK$ SO WELL ?AT IT JU/ TOOK (F4 ,AT FIR/1 !RE WAS A K9D ( BATTLE BETWE5 ! OLD & NEW WAYS ( DO+ ?+S4 ,MO/ ( ?OSE CAMPAIGNS /ILL HAD PAID /AFF--! USUAL T9Y UND]PAID /AFF1 BUT PAID /AFF NONE!LESS--& :AT W]E 9 EFFECT /E]+ COMMITTEES1 & !RE W]E ALWAYS T5SIONS BETWE5 ! TOP-D[N PR9CIPLE & ! BOTTOM-UP40 

,MUMBLES ( 0IT'S NOT EXACTLY LIKE SU* ?+S NEV] HAPP5 ANY MORE40 

0,&1 AS ,I SAY1 !N !RE WAS ! PROBLEM (--WELL1 WE US$ TO CALL !M ! 0,QUAK] FASCI/S10 SOMETIMES--:OSE K9D ( SPIRITUALITY WAS ALMO/ COMPLETELY ALI5 TO \RS4 

0,I WAS P>T ( A GR\P WE CALL$ ! ,MATRIX ,COLLECTIVE1 :I* WAS P>T ( ,RECLAIM+4 ,WE FIR/ GOT 9VOLV$ AT ! BLOCKADE 9 ,DIABLO ,CANYON1 :I* WAS ?IS 9SANE IDEA !Y HAD TO BUILD A NUCLE> P[] PLANT DIRECTLY ON A FAULT L9E 9 ,CALI=NIA1 & !N LAT] ) ,LAWR5CE ,LIV]MORE ,GR\P1 :I* WAS ONE ( ! MA9 NUCLE> WEAPONS LABS AT ,B]KELEY4 ,WE WANT$ TO USE ! SAME HORIZONTAL /RUCTURE !Y'D US$ AT ,SEABROOK1 BUT WE ALSO WANT$ TO DO RITUAL4 ,9 A WAY1 ?AT MEANT RE9V5T+ EV]Y?+1 BECAUSE WE SOON REALIZ$ ?AT TRADITIONAL NONVIOL5T CIVIL DISOB$I5CE IS DEEPLY ROOT$ 9 ! E?OS ( ,*RI/IANITY--OR ANYWAY AN EXTREMELY PATRI>*AL V]SION ( RELIGION4 ,!RE WAS A REASON !RE WAS ALWAYS SOME MALE RELIGI\S H]O AT ! HEAD ( ! MOVEM5T4 ,IT'S ALL AB\T *A/ISEM5T1 SELF-D5IAL1 BE+ WILL+ TO SUBJECT ONE'S BODY TO PA9 & SUFF]+ 9 ! NAME ( AN IDEA--:I* IS PROBABLY ,TRU? OR ,LOVE OR SOME?+ V]Y NICE LIKE ?AT1 BUT /ILL SOME?+ AB/RACT1 TRANSC5D5T4 ,Y\ NEGATE ! CORPOREAL 9 ! NAME ( SOME?+ HI<]4 ,:I* IS :AT ! BIG WORLD RELIGIONS >E ALL AB\T1 REALLY4 ,SO H[ DO Y\ SQU>E ?AT ) AN IMMAN5T COSMOLOGY :I* CELEBRATES ! BODY & SEES PLEASURE--ESPECIALLY SEXUAL PLEASURE--AS ITSELF DIV9E80 

,%E LEFT ! QUE/ION OP54 0,I DON'T KN[ IF ANY ( US HAVE REALLY FIGUR$ ?AT \T YET4 ,ONE IDEA WE HAD WAS TO PULL S\RCES ( /R5G? \T ( APP>5T WEAKNESS1 TO %[ H[ LITTLE HOMELY ?+S LIKE Y>N CAN1 IF WOV5 TOGE!R--SORT ( LIKE A SPELL--/OP EV5 MILIT>Y MA*9]Y4 ,REMEMB] ALL ?OSE WEBS ( Y>N FROM ,A#a#f80 

0,OH1 Y\ MEAN ONES ALL OV] ! 9T]SECTIONS SO Y\ HAD TO CRAWL UND] !M TO GET BACK & =? BETWE5 BLOCKADES80 ,I ASK$4 

0,?AT WAS ! ,PAGAN ,CLU/]'S CONTRIBUTION4 ,ACTUALLY ! FIR/ TIME ,I REMEMB] US+ Y>N WAS AT A ,BOHEMIAN ,GROVE ACTION SOMETIME 9 ! E>LY EI<TIES4 ,!Y >E ! EXCLUSIVE M5'S CLUB ?AT 9CLUDES ,C,E,OS & LOTS ( ,REAGAN'S CAB9ET--PROBABLY SOME ( ,BU%'S BUT IT SEEM$ MORE URG5T DUR+ ! ,REAGAN YE>S4 ,!Y HAVE A CLUB 9 D[NT[N ,SAN ,FRANCISCO & A FANCY SUMM] RESORT ON ! ,RUSSIAN ,RIV] :]E EV]Y YE> !Y HAVE A WEEKLONG SUMM] CAMP = ! RI* & P[]FUL1 :I* !Y BEG9 ) A RITUAL CALL$ ! ,CREMATION ( ,C>E1 9 :I* !Y BURN ! EFFIGY ( A WOMAN4 ,!IR MOTTO IS 0,WEAV+ SPID]S COME NOT H]E10 7,I'M NOT MAK+ ?IS UP67 SO WE DID A DIRECT ACTION :]E WE WEBB$ ! :OLE ,BOHO CLUB 9 D[NT[N ,S,F & BLOCK$ !M 940 

0,?AT'S AMAZ+40 

0,YEAH1 IT'S FUNNY10 ,I SAID4 0,I ALWAYS US$ TO ASSUME IT WAS JU/ P>ANOID CONSPIRACY40 

0,!N PROBABLY ! BE/ WEB /ORY EV] WAS AN ACTION AT ,LIV]MORE 9444 '#h#b8'#h#c WAS IT80 

0,OH1 ?AT WAS SO HIL>I\S60 SAID ,NE/A1 :O HAD JU/ DRIV5 9 FROM ! O!R ROOM4 0,I REMEMB] ?AT /ORY4 ,! WOM5 HAD WOV5 A LONG WEB1 LIKE A W>P1 WASN'T IT81 ON TWO /ICKS ?AT C\LD /RET* ACROSS ! ROAD1 WOVE 9 PICTURES ( PEOPLE'S KIDS1 FL[]S1 H]BS1 ETCET]A1 & US$ IT TO BLOCK BUSSES ( WORK]S4440 

0,& WE HAD ?\<T ( IT AS A BASICALLY SYMBOLIC GE/URE1 AN >TI/IC /ATEM5T1 REALLY4 ,NO?+ ?AT W\LD ACTUALLY BE PHYSICALLY EFFECTIVE4 ,WE'D ALMO/ F9I%$ IT & ,I REMEMB] !RE W]E !SE ?REE BIKE COPS SNE]+ AT US4 ,SUDD5LY1 !Y GUNN$ !IR 5G9ES & DECID$ TO JU/ PL[ ?R\< IT4 ,! NEXT ?+ WE KNEW1 !RE WE W]E ON ! GR\ND1 & !RE W]E ! ?REE COPS ON ! GR\ND1 & !RE W]E !IR MOTORCYCLES1 & WE W]E ALL SO HOPELESSLY TANGL$ TOGE!R IT TOOK T5 M9UTES JU/ TO CUT US \T40 

0,DO Y\ REMEMB] ,BORK1 FROM ! ,R,N,C 9 ,PHILADELPHIA80 SOMEONE ASK$4 0,REMEMB]1 ! ONE :O APPE>$ AT ! PRESS CONF]5CE ! NEXT DAY ) TWO BLACK EYES & H] FACE ALL PUFFY8 ,! REASON !Y BEAT H] UP SO BADLY 9 ,PHILLY444WELL1 !Y HAD !SE COPS ON BICYCLES ) BIG SCISSORS4 ,EV]Y TIME !Y'D SE5 ONE ( \R BANN]S1 !Y'D HOLD ! SCISSORS \T & DRIVE !IR BIKES RI<T ?R\< !M4 ,EXCEPT ,BORK--OBVI\SLY %E HAD NO IDEA !Y W]E GO+ TO BE DO+ ?IS--BUT %E'D RE9=C$ H] BANN] ) PIANO WIRE40 

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0,IF !Y'D TRI$ TO P$DLE ?R\< ON NECK LEVEL !Y'D HAVE BE5 9 BIG TR\BLE4 ,AS IT WAS1 TWO ( !M GOT SOME NA/Y CUTS4 7,I MEAN--!Y NEV] W\LD HAVE IF !Y HADN'T BE5 ILLEGALLY TRY+ TO DE/ROY PROTE/]S' SIGNS47 ,BUT1 ANYWAY1 SO !Y GOT (F ! BIKES & />T$ SMA%+ H] HEAD ON ! GR\ND40 

,BE=E LONG EV]YONE WAS SWAPP+ W> /ORIES4 ,/>HAWK1 AS IT TURNS \T1 WAS MAD AT ! ,BLACK ,BLOC 9 ,SEATTLE MA9LY BECAUSE !Y DIDN'T RESPECT ! COLLECTIVE PROCESS--!Y REFUS$ TO EV5 ATT5D ! SPOKESC\NCILS4 ,S9CE !N1 %E HAD COME TO ?OR\<LY EMBRACE ! PR9CIPLE ( DIV]SITY ( TACTICS4 0,WE US$ TO DO NONVIOL5CE TRA9+10 %E SAID4 0,N[ WE DON'T EV5 CALL IT ?AT ANY MORE4 ,WE GIVE :AT WE CALL DIRECT ACTION TRA9+S1 ) CLASSIC NONVIOL5CE AS JU/ ONE ELEM5T ( A MU* WID] REP]TOIRE4 ,AFT] ALL1 IT'S ! REFUSAL TO CAUSE H>M OR SUFF]+ TO O!RS ?AT'S ! MORAL PO9T1 ESPECIALLY FROM ANY SPIRITUAL P]SPECTIVE ?AT MAKES S5SE TO ME40 ,M>9A TRI$ TO SUGGE/1 G5TLY1 ?AT %E MI<T S]I\SLY ?9K AB\T MAK+ ?IS *ANGE ( OP9ION ON H] P>T MORE BROADLY KN[N4 

,ONE ( ! REASONS ,/>HAWK WAS ANXI\S TO MEET ) ,NEW ,YORK ,YA ,BA/A61 %E F9ALLY ADMITT$1 WAS ?AT %E WAS A LITTLE WORRI$ :E!R ?AT SORT ( TACTIC W\LD TRANSLATE ACROSS ! ,ATLANTIC4 ,%E HAD FIR/ 5C\NT]$ ,ITALIAN ,YA ,BA/A6 BE=E ! ACTIONS AGA9/ ! ,I,M,F_/,WORLD ,BANK MEET+S ,PRAGUE 9 ! FALL ( #b4 ,PRAGUE WAS 9 MANY WAYS JU/ EXTRAORD9>Y4 ,%E'D GONE E>LY TO GIVE TRA9+S ON CONS5SUS PROCESS1 & 5D$ UP FACILITAT+ ONE ( ! BIG SPOKESC\NCILS4 0,& IT WAS ONE ( ?OSE SITUATIONS :]E444 WELL1 Y\ KN[ H[ IT HAS TO TURN \T4 ,!RE W]E F\R DIFF]5T GR\PS & TWO PROPOSALS4 ,EI!R !RE W\LD BE F\R M>*ES ALL />T+ 9 DIFF]5T PLACES & !Y'D ALL CONV]GE SOME:]E1 OR !RE'D BE ONE M>* & !Y'D ALL BRAN* (F 9 F\R4 ,& !RE C\LD ONLY BE ONE CONCLUSION REALLY3 WE'D />T TOGE!R1 SPLIT AP>T1 & HOPE1 IF EV]Y?+ W5T RI<T1 TO EV5TUALLY CONV]GE4 ,BUT1 ( C\RSE1 FIR/ WE HAD TO GO ?R\< EV]Y POSSIBILITY1 EV]Y CONCEIVABLE CONC]N OR OBJECTION = F\R1 FIVE H\RS1 & F9ALLY Y\'D COME UP ) ! CONCLUSION ?AT EV]YONE HAD TO KN[ WE'D EV5TUALLY COME UP )4 ,BY ! 5D ,I WAS JU/ EXHAU/$1 & PRACTICALLY SAY+1 :AT'S ! PO9T ( ALL ?IS ANYWAY8 ,& !N ?IS ,ROMANIAN GUY WALK$ UP TO ME & ',I CAN'T BELIEVE :AT JU/ HAPP5$4 ,I W\LD NEV] ?\<T ANY?+ LIKE ?AT WAS POSSIBLE--A ?\S& PEOPLE SPEAK+ TWELVE DIFF]5T LANGUAGES ALL 9 A ROOM TOGE!R1 MAK+ A DECISION TOGE!R1 )\T LEAD]S4' ,HE WAS JU/ AWE/RUCK4 ,MAYBE WE SOMETIMES =GET H[ REVOLUTION>Y A LOT ( ?IS REALLY IS40 

0,SO DID Y\ HAVE MU* TO DO ) ,YA ,BA/A6 9 ,PRAGUE80 SOMEONE ASK$4 ,?IS HAD BE5 !IR DEBUT ON ! L>G] ,EUROPEAN /AGE1 & !Y HAD P]=M$ SPECTACUL>LY1 5D+ 9 A FAM\S CONFRONTATION ) RIOT POLICE ON A BRIDGE LEAD+ TO ! ,CONV5TION ,C5T] :]E ! ,I,M,F WAS MEET+1 :I* ALL ( US HAD WAT*$ REPEAT$LY ON VIDEO4 

0,OH1 YES4 ,TO BE HONE/1 AT FIR/ !Y RA!R GAVE ME PAUSE4 ,9 P>T1 IT WAS ! BLATANT SEXISM4 ,= ?REE DAYS ( MEET+S1 !RE WAS ONE GUY1 ,LUKA1 :O DID ALL ! TALK+4 ,HE SPOKE A LITTLE ,5GLI%1 BUT MA9LY HE SPOKE 9 ,ITALIAN4 ,!N !RE WAS A WOMAN :O DID ALL ! TRANSLATION WORK--?AT'S ?REE DAYS ( SIMULTANE\S TRANSLATION1 :I* ,I DIDN'T ?9K ANYONE C\LD DO = ?REE DAYS )\T GO+ CRAZY--& A ?IRD1 ALSO A WOMAN1 :O JU/ SAT !RE TAK+ NOTES4 ,!Y NEV] ROTAT$1 NEV] SWIT*$ ROLES4 ,IT WAS OBVI\S BO? WOM5 SPOKE P]FECT ,5GLI%1 TOO1 BUT !Y DIDN'T V5TURE AN OP9ION ONCE ! :OLE TIME4 ,9T]NALLY1 )9 ,YA ,BA/A61 ,I C\LDN'T MAKE \T ANY K9D ( AN 9T]NAL DEMOCRATIC PROCESS EI!R4 ,MAYBE !RE W]E ?+S GO+ ON ,I WASN'T AW>E (40 

,!N IT CAME TO TACTICS4 ,AFT] ?REE DAYS ( MEET+S1 ,YA ,BA/A6 F9ALLY DECID$ ?AT !IR FRONT L9E W\LD BE >M$ ) TWO-BY-F\RS4 ,/>HAWK BEGAN TALK+ V]Y SL[LY & PRECISELY4 0,TO BEAT AGA9/ ! %IELDS ( ! RIOT COPS4 ,NOT TO ACTUALLY HIT !M )4 ,! IDEA WAS !Y C\LD PU% ?R\< ! POLICE L9ES ?AT WAY & !Y W\LDN'T REALLY BE ATTACK+ ! POLICE40 

,EYES BL9K$4 

,M\?S OP5$4 

0,!Y REALLY BR\<T TWO-BY-F\RS80 

0,IT TOOK US DAYS TO CONS5SE ON ?AT40 

0,JEEZ10 SAID ,MOOSE4 0,I MEAN1 OKAY444 ,I CAN SEE ! LOGIC BUT444 ,NONE ( US HAVE EV] DREAM$ ( DO+ ANY?+ LIKE ?AT40 

0,TO BE HONE/10 SAID ,/>HAWK1 0,I'M RA!R GLAD TO HE> IT4 ,BECAUSE :5 ,I FIR/ HE>D !RE W]E ,AM]ICANS 9T5D+ TO USE ,TUTE ,BIAN*E TACTICS1 ,I WAS A LITTLE WORRI$ ?AT PEOPLE MI<T GET S]I\SLY HURT4 ,Y\ HAVE TO BE> 9 M9D ?AT IT TOOK !M FIVE1 MAYBE SIX YE>S TO GET TO ! PO9T :]E !Y C\LD DO SOME?+ LIKE ?AT 9 ,EUROPE4 ,SIX YE>S ( CONT9UAL M$IA WORK1 HAMM]+ AWAY AT ! IDEA ( ! LEGITIMACY ( DEF5SIVE TACTICS1 5DLESS M$IA /UNTS4 ,& Y\ HAVE TO BE> 9 M9D ?AT ! M$IA 9 ,ITALY IS A ?\S& TIMES MORE SYMPA!TIC TO SOCIAL MOVEM5TS ?AN ! M$IA H]E4 ,EV5 ON ! ,T,V1 :I* IS ALMO/ ALL [N$ BY ,B]LUSCONI1 ,LUKA IS UP !RE EV]Y TIME !RE'S A BIG ACTION1 ON TALK %[S1 DEBAT+ ! POLICE OR RI<TW+ J\RNALI/S--?+S ?AT W\LD BE 9CONCEIVABLE 9 ?IS C\NTRY40 

0,W[4 ,Y\ KN[1 S9CE ,I'M ! ONE H&L+ M$IA = ,NEW ,YORK ,YA ,BA/A610 ,I SAID1 0,I'VE ACTUALLY BE5 A LITTLE WORRI$ AB\T ?AT4 ,WE'VE CONSID]$ V>I\S M$IA /UNTS4 ,BUT BASICALLY1 ! PRESS H]E ALWAYS LET ! COPS FRAME ! /ORY--& !RE'S NO WAY TO EV5 BROA* ! SUBJECT (1 SAY1 ! PHILOSOPHY BEH9D \R ACTIONS4 ,BELIEVE ME ,I'VE TRI$4 ,!RE'S NO 9T]E/4 ,!Y JU/ ASK US IF WE'RE GO+ TO BE 'VIOL5T1' ) PADD+ & %IELDS TAK5 AS EVID5CE ?AT WE'RE LOOK+ = A FI<T4 ,WE'VE BE5 TRY+ TO CREATE ! SAME EFFECT JU/ BY BE+ OV]-!-TOP SILLY1 ) A KAZOO B&1 SILLY CRE/S1 & CO/UMES1 SO ?AT IF PEOPLE JU/ SEE US ON ,T,V & !Y'RE CALL+ US VIOL5T1 IT'LL BE OBVI\S !RE'S SOME?+ WRONG4 ,BUT EV5 !N WE KN[ P]FECTLY WELL1 EV5 IF WE ALL DRESS UP AS ,B>NEY ! ,D9OSAUR ) \R H&S TI$ BEH9D \R BACKS1 A GOOD $ITOR C\LD /ILL BE ABLE TO COME UP ) SOME IMAGE ?AT'LL MAKE US LOOK FRI<T5+40 

0,PLUS1 9 ALMO/ ALL ,EUROPEAN C\NTRIES1 !RE'S A DIFF]5T RELATION ) ! POLICE4 ,EV]YBODY KN[S EA* O!R4 ,! :OLE ?+ IS A LITTLE LIKE A GAME40 

,& SO ON4 ,WE DRIFT$ (F TO O!R TOPICS1 BUT ,/>HAWK HAD REGI/]$ H] CONC]NS4 ,!Y HAD E*O$ SOME ?AT HAD C]TA9LY OCCURR$ TO ME AT ONE TIME OR ANO!R4 ,I HAD NO IDEA IF ANY ( ?IS WAS ACTUALLY GO+ TO WORK4 

,TUESDAY1 ,M>* #a#c3 ,A,U,T,O,D,A,W,G MEET+ AT ! ,NATIONAL ,LAWY]'S ,GUILD1 #h,P,M 

  

,?IS WAS ACTUALLY ! FIR/ MEET+ ,I'D ATT5D$ ) ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,WORK+ ,GR\P EV]YONE HAD BE5 COMPLA9+ AB\T4 

,IT BEGAN ) A REPORT-BACK4 ,TWO ,BROOKLYN ACTIVI/S HAD JU/ RETURN$ FROM ,QUEBEC ,CITY & W]E ALL AGOG OV] ! BEAUTY ( ! CITY1 ITS ANCI5T T[]S & AN>*I/ GRAFFITI4 ,!N ,MAC W5T OV] BREAK+ DEVELOPM5TS4 ,HE HAD /AY$ ON AT ! MEET+ AT ! PIZZA PLACE UNTIL ! BITT] 5D & DONE HIS BE/ TO PAT* ?+S UP ) ! ,I,S,O1 :O1 9 TURN1 N[ WANT$ TO ASSURE US !Y W]E COMPLETELY COMMITT$ TO GETT+ PEOPLE UP TO ,QUEBEC = ! DIRECT ACTION ON ,FRIDAY1 & NOT JU/ ! LABOR M>* ! NEXT DAY4 ,! LATE/ DEVELOPM5TS FROM ,AKWESASNE W]E PROMIS+ AS WELL3 ! ,CANADIAN ,UNION ( ,PO/AL ,WORK]S WAS 9T]E/$ 9 HELP+1 ALSO SOME AUTO WORK]S2 ,W>CLUB1 A ,MOHAWK HIP-HOP B&1 WANT$ TO BE 9VOLV$ 9 SOME CAPACITY2 \R ,W>RIOR ALLIES ON ! ,CANADIAN SIDE W]E ALREADY 9 CONTACT ) ! ,BOOTS FAMILY1 :O W]E ONE ( ! MO/ IMPORTANT ,MOHAWK FAMILIES ON ! ,U,S SIDE & SEEM$ 9T]E/$1 & SO =?4 

,!RE W]E TWO MA9 ORD]S ( BUS9ESS = ! MEET+ ITSELF4 ,! FIR/ WAS ! ,C,L,A,C CONSULTA3 ,I 5D UP BE+ PUT 9 *>GE ( COORD9AT+ ! :OLE ?+4 ,SOME DISCUSSION FOLL[$ ON ! SAFE/ OPTIONS3 TRA91 BUS1 C>4 

,! O!R WAS AN ACTION PLANN$ = ,APRIL #a4 ,5OS1 A LOCAL UND]GR\ND C>TOONI/ HAD BE5 TAK+ PO9T ON ?IS ONE ) A FRI5D NAM$ ,NICKY4 ,!Y HAD ALSO SUCCESSFULLY MANAG$ TO DRAFT AN ACTIVI/ NAM$ ,TW9KIE1 & ?IS WAS A BIT ( A C\P4 ,TW9KIE WAS AN &ROGYN\S Y\NG WOMAN :OSE P>5TS W]E FROM ,?AIL&1 MAYBE N9ETE5 OR TW5TY YE>S OLD ) A DRAMATIC PUNK HAIRCUT1 FAM\S = MANY ?+S1 BUT PROBABLY MO/ ( ALL = H] 5ORM\S LUNG CAPACITY4 ,%E WAS MU* S\<T AFT] AT DEMOS = H] AMAZ+ P[]S ( PROJECTION1 NOT TO M5TION H] KNACK = BE+ ABLE TO 9V5T SONGS & SLOGANS = ANY OCCASION1 ON ! SPOT4 ,SU* PEOPLE >E1 AS ONE MI<T IMAG9E1 AN 5ORM\S ASSET 9 ANY DEMO4 ,9 ! PA/ %E'D L>GELY AVOID$ ,D,A,N1 PREF]R+ TO WORK ) MORE COMMUNITY-ORI5T$ GR\PS1 BUT %E HAD DECID$ TO ?R[ H]SELF 9TO ! ,F,T,A,A ORGANIZ+4 ,%E ALSO HAD CONSID]ABLE EXP]I5CE 9 GRAPHIC DESIGN4 

,5OS3 ,WE FIGUR$ ?AT S9CE ,N,E,G,A,N IS GO+ TO BE MEET+ ON ! #c#a/ 9 ,BURL+TON1 WE C\LD GO UP FROM !RE TO ! BORD] ! NEXT DAY--:I*1 ( C\RSE1 IS ALSO ,APRIL ,FOOL'S ,DAY4 ,IT'S BASICALLY A K9D ( PUBLICITY /UNT1 A M$IA ?+1 TO BR+ PEOPLE'S ATT5TION TO ! ISSUES1 BUT ALSO TO ! FACT ?AT !Y'VE BE5 SY/EMATICALLY /OPP+ POLITICAL ACTIVI/S FROM CROSS+ OV] 9TO ,CANADA4 ,& NOT JU/ TURN+ AWAY PEOPLE ) MOLOTOVS1 BUT REGUL> COMMUNITY ACTIVI/S4 

,MAC3 ,JU/ LA/ WEEK !Y REFUS$ 5TRY TO ,LOR5ZO ,KOMBOA ,]V9--ON ! BASIS ( SOME >RE/ ?IRTY YE>S AGO4 

,5OS3 ,IF !Y ?9K Y\'RE POLITICAL1 !Y GO ?R\< Y\R RECORD & ALL !Y NE$ IS TO COME UP ) ONE >RE/1 & !Y CAN D5Y Y\ 5TRY4 ,IT DOESN'T EV5 HAVE TO BE A CONVICTION4 ,9 SOME CASES1 !Y'VE BE5 D5Y+ PEOPLE 5TRY JU/ ON SUSPICION4 

,?IS WAS1 ( C\RSE1 P>T ( ! PO9T ( ! POLICE CU/OM ( MAK+ MASS >RE/S ( HUNDR$S ( PEOPLE AT A TIME DUR+ PROTE/S4 ,! ,D,C POLICE W]E P>TICUL>LY FAM\S = SURR\ND+ & TRAPP+ COLUMNS ( HUNDR$S ( M>*]S1 & !N >RE/+ !M = 0FAILURE TO DISP]SE40 ,! >RE/S NEV] HOLD UP--!Y >E OBVI\SLY ILLEGAL--BUT1 9 ! PROCESS1 EV]YONE IS PHOTOGRAPH$ & F+]PR9T$ & ?IS 9=MATION IS !N PUT \T ON 9T]NATIONAL DATABASES4 

,NICKY3 ,SO1 ANYWAY1 ! IDEA IS TO DO SOME?+ TO HI<LI<T ! HYPOCRISY1 S9CE ! ,F,T,A,A IS SUPPOS$ TO BE ALL AB\T ELIM9AT+ BORD] CONTROLS--EXCEPT1 ( C\RSE1 :AT !Y MEAN IS BORD] CONTROLS ?AT AFFECT CORPORATIONS1 NOT ?OSE ?AT AFFECT PEOPLE4 ,SO1 WE FIGUR$ WE'LL HAVE A BUN* ( ACTIVI/S DRESS UP AS ! SORT ( PRODUCTS ?AT WILL BE GETT+ ?R\<4 ,I WAS GO+ TO GO DISGUIS$ AS A DOLL> BILL4 ,SOMEONE ELSE WAS GO+ TO DRESS UP AS A G5ETICALLY MODIFI$ TOMATO444 Y\ GET ! IDEA4 ,SO :5 !Y /OP US WE CAN SAY1 0,WE ?\<T ?AT WAS ! ONLY WAY WE C\LD GET ?R\< ! BORD]40 

,TW9KIE3 ,I WAS GO+ TO GO AS AN ,H,M,O4 ,?\< ,I'M /ILL NOT 5TIRELY SURE H[ ! CO/UME IS GO+ TO WORK4 

,SOMEONE3 ,MAYBE AN 9SURANCE SALESMAN8 

,5OS3 ,ANYWAY1 SO WE C\LD DO SOME K9D ( SKIT BAS$ ON ?AT1 ?R[ A PRESS CONF]5CE :ILE1 9 ! BACKGR\ND1 ! ,CANADIAN POLICE >E 9T]ROGAT+ & BEAT+ UP A BUN* ( VEGETABLES4 ,WE'RE 9 CONTACT ) SOME RADICAL M$IA PEOPLE 9 ,V]MONT :O W\LD DEF9ITELY COV] ! /ORY1 & WE'RE HOP+ TO GET ,W,B,A,I1 MAYBE EV5 ,FRONTL9E = TELEVISION COV]AGE4 

,M&Y3 ,Y\ KN[1 TE*NICALLY1 IF !Y'RE EXCLUD+ ANY ,AM]ICAN ) AN >RE/ RECORD1 ?AT W\LD 9CLUDE ,BU%1 W\LDN'T IT8 ,MAYBE WE C\LD GET SOMEONE TO GO AS ,GEORGE ,W ) A BIG 0,D,W,I0 WRITT5 ACROSS HIS =EHEAD8 

,/EVE3 ,DOESN'T ?IS ALL K9D ( DEP5D ON ! ASSUMPTION ?AT !Y WILL1 9 FACT1 /OP US AT ! BORD]8 ,:AT HAPP5S IF !Y JU/ WAVE US ?R\<8 ,JU/ \T ( SPITE8 

,NICKY3 ,Y\ DON'T HAVE TO WORRY AB\T ?AT4 ,?AT'S NOT ! WAY COPS WORK4 ,IF ! POLICE >E UND] ORD]S TO /OP ACTIVI/S1 !N ?AT'S :AT !Y HAVE TO DO4 ,! DANG] IS MORE !Y MI<T NOT EV5 NOTICE WE'RE ACTIVI/S4 ,?AT'S :AT ,I'M WORRI$ AB\T4 

,5OS3 ,WELL1 WE ALL KN[ COPS >E DUMB1 BUT444 ,I'M ?9K+1 IF !Y SEE SOME GUY TRY+ TO CROSS ! BORD] DRESS$ AS G5ETICALLY MODIFI$ FOOD1 !Y'RE PROBABLY GO+ TO FIGURE \T !Y'RE DEAL+ ) AN ACTIVI/4 

,GRADUALLY1 ! MEET+ BECOMES SOME?+ MORE LIKE A CONV]SATION4 ,TWO QUE] ACTIVI/S NAM$ ,M&Y & ,J5 >E WOND]+ IF WE >E ROMANTICIZ+ !SE 0,MOHAWK ,W>RIORS40 ,>5'T WE REALLY DEAL+ ) PEOPLE :O >5'T EV5 REMOTELY ON ! SAME PAGE AS WE >E ON ISSUES LIKE SEXISM OR HOMOPHOBIA4 ,TW9KIE1 ,T>GET1 & ,MAC >E ALL TRIPP+ OV] EA* O!R TO RESPOND1 DETAIL+ ! :OLE HI/ORY ( WOM5'S C\NCILS & ! CON/ITUTIONAL NICETIES ( ! CONF$]ACY ( ! ,SIX ,NATIONS4 7,EV]YONE1 IT SEEMS1 HAD BE5 READ+ UP ON ?IS47 0,ACTUALLY10 ,MAC SAYS1 0ONE ( ! MA9 ACCOMPLI%M5TS ( ! ,W>RIOR ,SOCIETY DUR+ ! /&(F AT ,OKA WAS TO REVIVE ! ,CLAN ,MO!R SY/EM AS AN ALT]NATIVE TO ! GOV]NM5T-SPONSOR$ TRIBAL GOV]NM5T4 ,BY N[1 ALL ! KEY DECISIONS ON ! ,CANADIAN SIDE >E 9 ! H&S ( WOM5'S C\NCILS4 ,ONE ( ,%AWN'S HOPES = ,AKWESASNE IS TO />T A SIMIL> PROCESS MOV+ ON ! O!R SIDE40 

,M&Y IS SURPRIS$1 BUT GU>D$4 0,IT S\NDS WOND]FUL4 ,BUT DON'T Y\ SOMETIMES ?9K IT'S ALL JU/ A LITTLE TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE80 

,! ?\<T HAD OCCURR$ TO ME AS WELL--MAYBE ALL ( US4 ,IT WAS H>D TO D5Y ?AT1 FROM ! P]SPECTIVE ( Y\R TYPICAL ,NEW ,YORK AN>*I/1 TO HAVE A BUN* ( ,MOHAWK ,W>RIORS PROMISE TO OP5 A BRIDGE = Y\--LET ALONE A BUN* ( ,MOHAWK ,W>RIORS AIM+ TO REVIVE A MATRI>*AL DECISION-MAK+ /RUCTURE--WAS AB\T ! COOLE/ ?+ ONE C\LD POSSIBLY IMAG9E4 ,Y\ CAN ONLY WOND] IF IT'S ALL JU/ A LITTLE BIT TOO COOL4 

,AN H\R LAT]1 WE W]E ALL /ROLL+ OV] TO ,/4 ,M>K'S PLACE = DR9KS AT ! ,GRASSROOTS ,TAV]N4 ,!RE WAS SOME K9D ( TRA% WOR%IP P>TY 9 ,BROOKLYN ?AT NI<T4 ,EV]YONE WAS DISCUSS+ :E!R IT W\LD BE WOR?:ILE TO GO4 ,MAC & ,MOOSE GET 9TO A LONG >GUM5T AB\T :E!R ,D,A,N WAS1 AT ?IS PO9T1 AN EXPLICITLY AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION4 ,>E !RE ANY EXPLICITLY NON-AN>*I/S 9 ,D,A,N8 ,OR AT LEA/1 O!R ?AN 9 ,D,A,N ,LABOR8 ,NO ONE IS QUITE SURE4 ,TW9KIE VANI%ES & REAPPE>$ FIFTE5 M9UTES LAT] ) SOME ,RADICAL ,*E]LEAD]S & A HUGE PILE ( DUMP/]-DIV$ SU%I4 ,M9OR T5SIONS 5SU$ :5 SOME ( !M W]5'T LET 9TO ! B> = LACK ( ,I,D4 ,AFT] A BRIEF CONSULTATION \TSIDE1 ! MATT] WAS RESOLV$ SOMEH[4 ,TW9KIE1 ON DISCOV]+ ,I'M NOT A VEGET>IAN1 KEEPS H&+ ME PIECES ( SU%I ) FI%4 ,NOT KE5 ON EAT+ DUMP/]-DIV$ SU%I1 ,I KEPT TRY+ TO HIDE !M4 ,%E KEEPS NOTIC+4 ,RUFUS G5TLY EXPLA9S ?AT IT'S REALLY ! EXACT SAME /UFF ONE W\LD HAVE B\<T 9 ! /ORE TW5TY M9UTES E>LI]3 !RE >E LAWS AB\T :5 SU%I HAS TO BE ?R[N AWAY &1 HALF ! TIME1 ! MOM5T !Y PUT IT \T1 !RE'S ALREADY AN ACTIVI/ OR LOCAL PUNK KID OR TWO WAIT+ TO TAKE IT AWAY AGA94 

,?URSDAY1 ,M>* #ae 

  

,\TRAGE\S >TICLE APPE>S 9 ! ,TORONTO ,GLOBE & ,MAIL1 REPORT+ RUMORS ?AT ,AKWESASNE ,MOHAWKS WILL BE ILLEGALLY 0SMUGGL+0 ACTIVI/S ) CRIM9AL RECORDS OV] ! BORD] 9TO ,CANADA4 ,APP>5TLY1 ,AKWESASNE ITSELF HAS ! REPUTATION 9 ,CANADA ( BE+ A D5 ( SMUGGL]S--MA9LY ( LIQUOR & TOBACCO--SO ! IMPLICATION IS ! SAME BOATS WILL BE C>RY+ A NEW CRIM9AL EXPORT--AN>*I/S--PRESUMABLY = MONEY4 ,EMAILS & PHONE CALLS >E IMM$IATELY EX*ANG$ AB\T H[ TO RESPOND4 

,Y,A,B,B,A =MATION 9 ,BETTY'S /UDIO1 #g,P,M 

  

,WE M]RILY BA% EA* O!R AB\T4 ,?IS TIME1 ,SMOKEY HAS COME UP ) A SUIT MADE \T ( EMPTY PLA/IC COKE-BOTTLES1 :I* PROVES REM>KABLY RESILI5T AGA9/ MO/ P[]FUL BL[S ( \R PADD$ BILLY-CLUBS4 ,WE GO ?R\< V>I\S DEF5SIVE SC5>IOS3 ,H[ TO HOLD ! L9E IF COPS >E SIMPLY TRY+ TO BREAK ?R\< A %IELD WALL4 ,H[ TO DEF5D A SPECIFIC 9DIVIDUAL !Y'RE TRY+ TO SNAT*4 ,ONE ?+ ?AT IS BECOM+ OBVI\S IS ?AT ) ALL ?IS GE>1 WE'RE GO+ TO NE$ AT LEA/ TW5TY M9UTES PREP TIME BE=E WE CAN GO 9TO ACTION4 

,!RE'S A LONG DISCUSSION ( CRE/S3 WE'VE MANAG$ TO SECURE A FAIRLY L>GE NUMB] ( SURPLUS ,BRITI% RIOT POLICE HELMETS FROM A MAIL-ORD] CATALOG 7& EA* COMES ) TWO FREE RUBB] %9 GU>DS671 & SPRAY-PA9T$ MO/ ( !M PUMPK9-ORANGE4 ,A PLAN HAS BE5 FLOAT+ >\ND TO P]SONALIZE !M BY PUTT+ MOCK-H]ALDIC DEVICES ON TOP3 /UFF$ P5GU9S1 KEWPIE DOLLS1 P9:EELS1 ?AT SORT ( ?+4 ,! PROBLEM IS1 AS ,SMOKEY PO9TS \T1 ?AT ?IS W\LD 9DIVIDUALIZE US3 POLICE C\LD EASILY PICK ANY ONE ( US \T = >RE/ IF WE NO LONG] ALL LOOK$ ALIKE4 ,W\LD IT BE POSSIBLE1 P]HAPS1 TO HAVE SOME K9D ( WIDGET ON TOP ( EA* HELMET SO ?AT ONE C\LD PLUG & UNPLUG CRE/S AT WILL8 ,?AT WAY1 WE C\LD CON/ANTLY SWIT* !M >\ND8 ,BUT ! PROJECT SEEMS MORE TR\BLE ?AN WE'RE LIKELY TO PUT 9TO IT4 

,ANN\NCEM5TS3 ,!RE WILL BE LEGAL TRA9+S 9 ,BURL+TON FROM #a,P,M TO #e,P,M ,SATURDAY1 PROBABLY ONE M9I-TRA9+ JU/ = ,YABBAS4 

,EMMA & ,MOOSE >E AWAY DO+ A /REET TRA9+4 

,SMOKEY & ,FLAMMA PO9T \T ?AT1 EV5 )\T PADD+1 A ,YA ,BA/A6 =MATION C\LD S]VE AS A P]FECT DIV]SION4 ,DUR+ AN ANTI-SWEAT%OP RALLY TWO WEEKS E>LI]1 SIX ( US JU/ PUT ON ! *EMICAL JUMPSUITS4 ,! MOM5T WE />T$ SUIT+ UP1 ! TOP COP RAN UP & DEM&$ TO KN[ :AT WAS GO+ ON &1 ?R\<\T ! SUBSEQU5T M>*1 WE W]E SURR\ND$ ON F\R SIDES BY POLICE AT ALL TIMES4 ,WE TI$ D[N ! BULK ( !IR =CES JU/ ) ! SIX ( US4 

,I DRAFT ,SA%A TO JO9 ME AT ! ,QUEBEC ,CITY CONSULTA4 

,FRIDAY1 ,M>* #af 

  

,ANO!R ?+ ?AT EM]G$ FROM ! ,?URSDAY MEET+ WAS ?AT1 AS 0,M9I/] ( ,9=MATION0 = ,YA ,BA/A61 IT WAS MY JOB TO FA%ION A PRESS RELEASE RESPOND+ TO ! ,GLOBE & ,MAIL PIECE4 ,AFT] ! MEET+1 ,I LOCK$ MYSELF 9 MY ROOM ) A LAPTOP &1 >\ND #b OR #c,A,M1 S5T (F A DRAFT TO ! ,YABBA LI/ = FE$BACK3 

,P,R,E,S,S ,R,E,L,E,A,S,E 

,FROM3 ! ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY ,YA ,BA/A6 ,COLLECTIVE 

@& ! ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK 

,ON ,?URSDAY ,M>* #a#e1 AN >TICLE APPE>$ 9 ! ,TORONTO ,GLOBE & ,MAIL :I* MISREPRES5T$ ! RESULTS ( AN HI/ORIC MEET+ BETWE5 ,U,S & ,CANADIAN ACTIVI/S & TRADITIONAL ,MOHAWKS FROM ,AKWESASNE E>LI] ?IS MON?4 

,CONTR>Y TO ! >TICLE'S CLAIMS1 !RE HAVE NEV] BE5 ANY PLANS TO 0SMUGGLE0 ACTIVI/S 7LET ALONE 0CRIM9ALS07 ACROSS ! BORD]4 ,\R 9T5TIONS HAVE BE51 FROM ! BEG9N+1 PUBLIC & ABOVE-BO>D2 PUBLIC /ATEM5TS W]E RELEAS$1 AMONG O!R PLACES1 ?R\< ! ,N,Y,C ,9DEP5D5T ,M$IA ,C5T] 7.<.<HTTP3_/_/WWW4NYC49DYM$IA4ORG.>.<WWW4NYC49DYM$IA4ORG.>4 7 & ON ! ,9T]NET4 ,IT IS H>DLY \R FAULT IF REPORT]S & POLICE 7:O WE HAD ASSUM$ W]E MONITOR+ US FAIRLY C>EFULLY67 C\LD NOT BE BO!R$ TO LOOK UP !SE READILY AVAILABLE PUBLIC DOCUM5TS4 

,AFT] SETT+ \T ! ACTUAL FACTS ( ! MATT]1 IT CONT9U$1 US+ A LOT ( ! LANGUAGE WE'D DEVELOP$ 9 PREVI\S DISCUSSIONS )9 ,YA ,BA/A63 

,:,Y ,H,A,S ,?,I,S ,B,E,5 ,N,E,C,E,S,S,>,Y8 

,:ILE WE HAVE ALWAYS BE5 OP51 ! ,F,T,A,A ITSELF HAS BE51 FROM ! BEG9N+1 A SECRET PROJECT1 CREAT$ BY GOV]NM5T & CORPORATE ELITES ) AS LITTLE 9PUT FROM ! PUBLIC AS POSSIBLE4 ,= ?IS REASON1 ITS SPONSORS HAVE REGUL>LY US$ 9T]NATIONAL BORD]S TO PREV5T REPRES5TATIVES ( ! PUBLIC FROM COM+ ANY:]E NE> !IR MEET+S1 EV5 ?\< !SE PROTE/]S >E1 9 !IR OPPOSITION TO ! TREATY1 SIMPLY EXPRESS+ ! VIEWS ( ! OV]:ELM+ MAJORITY ( ! CITIZ5S ( ! C\NTRIES !SE SIGNATORIES CLAIM TO REPRES5T4 ,DUR+ ! ,O,A,S MEET+S 9 ,W9DSOR1 ,ONT>IO LA/ SUMM]1 :I* LAID ! GR\NDWORK = ! ,F,T,A,A1 APPROXIMATELY TWO \T ( EV]Y ?REE ACTIVI/S :O ATTEMPT$ TO CROSS ! BORD] FROM ! ,U,S W]E PREV5T$ BY PHYSICAL =CE4 ,9 PA/ MON?S1 ACTIVI/S TRY+ TO ATT5D MEET+S 9 ,QUEBEC HAVE BE5 TURN$ BACK AT ! BORD]1 BE5 DETA9$1 & BE5 SUBJECT$ TO ILLEGAL SE>*ES & SEIZURES4 ,WE HAVE EV]Y REASON TO BELIEVE AU?ORITIES >E 9T5D+ TO USE =CE TO PREV5T 5VIRONM5TALI/S1 UNION MEMB]S1 & O!R POLITICAL DISSID5TS FROM AIR+ !IR OPPOSITION TO ! SECRET NEGOTIATIONS 9 ,QUEBEC ,CITY 9 ,APRIL4 

,A,G,A,9,/ ,! ,/,U,P,I,D,I,T,Y ,( ,B,O,R,D,],S 

,! USE ( 9T]NATIONAL BORD] CONTROLS TO SQUA% POLITICAL DISS5T IS YET MORE PRO( ?AT ! PROCESS REF]R$ TO AS 0GLOBALIZATION0 IS 9 FACT NO?+ ( ! K9D2 AS WELL AS ! ABSURDITY ( CALL+ ! VA/ 9T]NATIONAL MOVEM5T ?AT HAS RIS5 TO OPPOSE IT 9 ! NAME ( GLOBAL DEMOCRACY AN 0ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T40 ,IT'S TIME TO DROP ! PROPAG&A & SPEAK HONE/LY AB\T !SE ?+S4 ,IF 0GLOBALIZATION0 W]E TO MEAN ANY?+1 IT W\LD MEAN ! GRADUAL DISMANTL+ ( NATIONAL BORD]S TO ALL[ ! FREE MOVEM5T ( PEOPLE1 POSSESSIONS1 & IDEAS4 ,CORPORATE 0GLOBALIZATION0 HAS MEANT ! EXACT OPPOSITE3 IT HAS MEANT TRAPP+ ! POOR BEH9D 9CREAS+LY =TIFI$ BORD]S SO AS TO LET ! RI* TAKE ADVANTAGE ( !IR DESP]ATION4 ,! NUMB] ( >M$ GU>DS ALONG ! ,U,S-,MEXICAN BORD] HAS MORE ?AN D\BL$ S9CE ! SIGN+ ( ,N,A,F,T,A2 REFUGEES & ASYLUM SEEK]S LANGUI% LIKE CRIM9ALS 9 TW5TY-?REE H\R LOCKD[N2 IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES LIVE 9 CON/ANT T]ROR4 ,WE CAN ONLY EXPECT MORE ( ! SAME IF ,N,A,F,T,A IS EXT5D$ TO ! 5TIRE ,WE/]N ,HEMISPH]E4 

,9/EAD1 ,YA ,BA/A6 IS CALL+ = ! ABOLITION ( NATIONAL BORD]S & RECOGNITION ( A PR9CIPLE ( GLOBAL CITIZ5%IP4 ,WE BELIEVE ?AT EV]Y HUMAN BE+ BORN ON ?IS PLANET HAS ! RI<T TO LIVE :]E %E *OOSES1 & NOT HAVE H] LIFE *ANCES BE DET]M9$ BY SOME R&OM GEOGRAPHICAL ACCID5T ( BIR?4 ,WE HOLD ?AT EV]Y HUMAN HAS AN EQUAL RI<T TO ! BASIC MEANS ( EXI/5CE3 AIR1 WAT]1 FOOD1 %ELT]1 $UCATION1 & HEAL? C>E4 ,WE WANT TO SEE ! AU?ORITY ( NATION-/ATES GRADUALLY DISSOLVE & P[] DEVOLVE ONTO FREE COMMUNITIES ON ! BASIS ( TRUE ECONOMIC & POLITICAL DEMOCRACY2 A PROCESS ?AT WILL LEAD TO AN \TP\R+ ( NEW =MS ( WEAL? & CULTURE ?AT ! IMPOV]I%$ M9DS ( ! CURR5T RUL]S ( ! WORLD C\LD NOT POSSIBLY IMAG9E4 ,! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK (F]S ITS [N SUCCESS AS A RAPIDLY GR[+ CONT95TAL F$]ATION1 BAS$ ON PR9CIPLES ( DIRECT DEMOCRACY & DEC5TRALIZ$ CONS5SUS DECISION-MAK+1 AS LIV+ PRO( ?AT RUL]S--& ?IS 9CLUDES ELECT$ 0REPRES5TATIVES0-->E SIMPLY UNNECESS>Y4 ,ORD9>Y PEOPLE >E P]FECTLY CAPABLE ( GOV]N+ !IR [N AFFAIRS ON ! BASIS ( EQUALITY & SIMPLE DEC5CY4 

,NATIONAL BORD]S W]E CREAT$ ?R\< VIOL5CE1 & >E MA9TA9$ ?R\< VIOL5CE4 ,!Y >E ! REMNANTS ( A B>B>\S AGE ?AT HUMANITY MU/1 IF IT IS TO SURVIVE1 EV5TUALLY OV]COME4 ,WE REFUSE TO RECOGNIZE !IR LEGITIMACY4 

,= ,! ,S,E,L,F-,D,E,T,],M,9,A,T,I,O,N ,( ,C,O,M,M,U,N,I,T,I,E,S ,& ,M,O,H,A,W,K ,S,O,V,],E,I,G,N,T,Y 

,WE >E *OOS+ TO TRAVEL VIA ,CORNWALL 9 ORD] TO EXPRESS \R SOLID>ITY ) ! ,MOHAWK ,NATION & \R RECOGNITION ( ITS SOV]EIGNTY OV] T]RITORIES IT OCCUPI$ LONG BE=E ! ,U,S & ,CANADIAN GOV]NM5TS EV5 EXI/$4 ,NO?+ ILLU/RATES ! 9SANITY ( NATIONAL BORD]S MORE ?AN ! FACT ?AT ! SAME GOV]NM5TS ?AT WAG$ G5OCIDAL W> AGA9/ ! ,MOHAWKS N[ CLAIM ! RI<T TO DET]M9E :O CAN CROSS FROM ONE P>T ( ,MOHAWK T]RITORY TO ANO!R4 ,\R SOLID>ITY ) \R ,TRADITIONAL ,MOHAWK SI/]S & BRO!RS IS ROOT$ 9 \R SUPPORT = REGIONAL AUTONOMY & COMMUNAL SELF-DET]M9ATION 9 ! FACE ( ! >ROGANT P[] ( ! /ATE2 BUT1 ALSO1 9 \R PR(\ND RESPECT & ADMIRATION = A ,NATION :OSE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO ! WORLD--! CREATION ( A F$]ATIVE CON/ITUTION )\T A C5TRALIZ$ /ATE1 ! COLLECTIVE MANAGEM5T ( RES\RCES1 RESPECT = 9DIVIDUAL AUTONOMY1 ! ROLE ( PEACEMAK+1 ! POLITICAL EMP[]M5T ( WOM5--PROVIDE1 = MANY ( US1 VISIONS ( H[ A FUTURE JU/ SOCIETY MI<T WORK ?AT IS F> MORE COMPELL+ ?AN ! ,U,S ,CON/ITUTION1 :I* WAS P>TIALLY 9SPIR$ BY IT4 ,WE WI% TO ?ANK \R ,MOHAWK FRI5DS = !IR G5]\S 9VITATION & EXPRESS \R PR(\ND COMMITM5T TO FUR!R+ !IR /RUGGLE = SOV]EIGNTY1 COMMUNAL RI<TS1 & SOCIAL JU/ICE1 JU/ AS !Y HAVE RECOGNIZ$ \R RI<T1 AS WORLD CITIZ5S1 TO MAKE \R PRES5CE KN[N TO ! POLITICIANS :O PRESUME TO ACT 9 \R NAMES 9 ,QUEBEC ,CITY ON ,APRIL #a#i?-#b#a/4 

,IT 5D$ ) CONTACT NUMB]S = ,YA ,BA/A6 7ME71 ,D,A,N 7,]IC71 & ! ,MOHAWK ,W>RIORS 7,%AWN74 

,SATURDAY1 ,M>* #ag 

  

#i,P,M1 ,SATURDAY NI<T !RE'S A HUGE ,ZAPATI/A EV5T4 ,! ,E,Z,L,N HAD M>*$ 9TO ,MEXICO ,CITY TO LOBBY = AN 9DIG5\S AUTONOMY BILL A MON? BE=E1 & ! MOVIE WAS ALREADY \T4 ,! %[+ WAS ACCOMPANI$ BY REPORT-BACKS FROM TWO ,D,A,N PEOPLE :O'D BE5 !RE AT ! TIME4 

,AFT]W>DS1 P>TIES4 ,P[W[ \TSIDE ONE ( !M AB\T ! PRESS RELEASE4 ,TIME IS ( ! ESS5CE1 C]TA9LY1 BUT 7SEV]AL ASK7 %\LDN'T WE HAVE TO CLE> ?IS ) ! ,MOHAWKS BE=E RELEAS+ IT8 ,MOOSE SAYS HE CALL$ ,%AWN & ,%AWN JU/ SAID1 0,WELL1 WE DON'T ASK Y\ TO APPROVE \R PRESS RELEASES40 ,]IC FROM ! ,D,A,N ,M$IA ,COLLECTIVE AGREES TO S5D !M \T BY ,BLA/ ,FAX TO EV]Y MAJOR NEWS \TLET 9 ! C\NTRY ! NEXT DAY1 & A COPY GOES UP ON ! WEB PAGE4 

,IT'S NOT CLE> IF ANYONE EV] READ IT4 ,C]TA9LY NO ONE EV] CALLS US BACK4 ,ALL SU* GR& /ATEM5TS SIMPLY DISAPPE> 9TO ! E!R1 JU/ LIKE ALL ! OP-$S & LETT]S WE REGUL>LY S5D \T TO NEWSPAP]S BE=E MAJOR ACTIONS4 ,!N1 ! SAME M$IA \TLETS :O REFUSE TO RUN !M COMPLA9 TO !IR READ]S ?AT IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO FIGURE \T :AT !SE ANTI-GLOBALIZATION TYPES >E ACTUALLY =4 

,SUNDAY1 ,M>* #a#h3 ,D,A,N MEET+ AT ,*>AS 

  

,ANO!R LONG MEET+4 ,PROLONG$ DISCUSSION ON ! CURR5T /ATE ( NEGOTIATIONS ) ,%AWN & ,O,C,A,P4 

,MAC URGES ,D,A,N TO 5DORSE ! ,CORNWALL ACTION3 BE/1 HE SAYS1 TO DO SO AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE BE=E ! NEXT ,N,E,G,A,N MEET+ ON ! ?IRTY-FIR/ TO 5SURE PEOPLE DO GO TO ! DIRECT ACTION RA!R ?AN LEAV+ ) ! UNION BUSSES ! NEXT DAY4 ,SO WE 5DORSE IT4 

,!RE'S A LONG DISCUSSION AB\T A FUND-RAIS+ P>TY BE+ PLANN$ AT A PLACE CALL$ ! ,FRY+ ,PAN1 AB\T ! ,GLOBE & ,MAIL /ORY & O!RS LIKE IT1 &1 ESPECIALLY1 AB\T ! M$IA EV5T PLANN$ = ,APRIL ,FOOL'S ,DAY4 ,AN ,APRIL #a WORK+ GR\P HAD ALREADY =M$ & HA%$ \T ! DETAILS3 

,5OS3 ,?AT REC5T >TICLE 9 ! ,GLOBE & ,MAIL IS ACTUALLY SYMPTOMATIC ( ! K9D ( PRESS WE'VE BE5 GETT+4 ,IT'S ALL PRETTY MU* ! SAME3 WE'RE GO+ TO BE VIOL5T1 DISRUPTIVE1 WE'RE A BUN* ( HOODLUMS1 NOT REPRES5TATIVE ( ANYONE OR ANY?+1 COM+ TO SET FIRE TO ! CITY4 ,SO1 WE W]E TRY+ TO FIGURE \T H[ TO PROVIDE SOME MORE REALI/IC IMAGES ( :O WE >E & :AT WE'RE AB\T4 ,?AT'S H[ WE HIT ON ! IDEA ( DO+ AN ACTION ) FUNNY CO/UMES1 SOME?+ SILLY & H>MLESS4 ,! IDEA WAS ?AT WE C\LD TIME IT = ,APRIL #a/1 :I* IS NOT ONLY ,APRIL ,FOOL'S ,DAY1 IT'S ! DAY ?AT ,SAL,A,M,I IS C>RY+ \T !IR 0%[ ! TEXT0 ACTION 9 ,OTTAWA4 ,WE %[ UP AT ! BORD]1 WE TELL !M POLITELY ?AT WE'RE GO+ TO JO9 ! PROTE/S 9 ,OTTAWA2 WE GET TURN$ BACK2 WE HOLD A PRESS CONF]5CE4 ,EXPLA9 TO !M ?IS IS :AT WE HAVE TO DO TO GET ANY M$IA ATT5TION4 

,?AT'S PRETTY MU* IT4 ,TO MAKE ?IS WORK1 ?\<1 WE'RE GO+ TO NE$ LOTS MORE PEOPLE AT ! MEET+S4 ,WE ONLY GOT ?REE OR F\R LA/ TIME4 ,I'M GO+ AS ,BU%1 ,NICKY WILL BE A DOLL> BILL4 ,JULIE FROM ! ,URBAN ,JU/ICE ,LEAGUE IS GO+ TO BE A G5ETICALLY 5G9E]$ TOMATO444 

,T>GET3 ,IT'S TOO BAD IT'S ON ! FIR/1 ACTUALLY1 BECAUSE ?AT'S ! DAY !Y'RE HAV+ ! M5'S ANTI-SEXISM WORK%OP AT ,*>AS4 

,NICKY3 ,OH1 YEAH4 ,OOPS4 ,WELL1 HOPEFULLY IT WON'T BE ! LA/ ONE4 

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