,FROM ,MOVEM5T TO ,SPACE3 ! AN>*I/ OP5 ASSEMBLIES ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,A4,G4 ,S*W>Z ,TEXT 3 ,! FACT ?AT A C]TA9 TACTIC IS US$ BY AN>*I/S 9 A C\NTRY :I* IS G5]ALLY SE5 AS HAV+ A HI< LEVEL ( /RUGGLE %\LD NOT BE 5\< = AN>*I/S 9 A C\NTRY ) A WEAK] /RUGGLE TO ADOPT ?AT TACTIC4 ,AN 9CREAS+ NUMB] ( ,U,S AN>*I/S >E TALK+ AB\T AN>*I/ OP5 ASSEMBLIES1 DIRECTLY 9FLU5C$ BY ! USE ( ?AT TACTIC BY ! COMRADES 9 ,GREECE4 ,! OP5 ASSEMBLIES 9 ,GREECE1 H[EV]1 >E DIRECTLY 9FLU5C$ BY ! CONTEXTUAL EXI/5CE ( AN AN>*I/ SPACE RA!R ?AN AN AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 ,U,S AN>*I/S ON ! :OLE EI!R 9T5TIONALLY OR HABITUALLY EV9CE A PROJECTUALITY BEFITT+ A MOVEM5T RA!R ?AN A SPACE1 A FACT :I* MAY EXPLA9 ! MIX$ RESULTS OBTA9$ 9 ,SAN ,FRANCISCO'S REC5T AN>*I/ ASSEMBLY1 NECESS>Y & 9NOVATIVE ?\< IT WAS4 ,TACTICS1 ( C\RSE1 CAN BE MELT$ D[N & RECA/1 & ,I HAVE NO IDEA H[ ?AT MI*I/ ASSEMBLIES 9 A ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN CONTEXT4 ,BUT IF ,U,S AN>*I/S WANT TO USE OP5 ASSEMBLIES AS !Y DO 9 ,GREECE1 :I* MAY OR MAY NOT BE A VALID GOAL1 !Y WILL NE$ TO REALIZE C]TA9 *ANGES 9 !IR MODE ( /RUGGLE AS WELL4 ,PRIM>ILY1 = ! OP5 ASSEMBLY TO WORK AS SU*1 ,I BELIEVE ,U,S AN>*I/S W\LD NE$ TO ACCEPT A BELLIG]5T PLURALITY1 & A M9IMIZATION ( DECISION-MAK+ COMPLEM5T>Y TO A MAXIMIZATION ( 9ITIATIVE-TAK+4 ,BE=E ELABORAT+ :AT ?IS MEANS & DECID+ :E!R ?IS IS A DESIRABLE *ANGE1 IT W\LD HELP TO REVIEW ! /R5G?S ( ! OP5 ASSEMBLY )9 ! ,GREEK PRACTICE1 :I* SEEMS TO ME TO BE> AT LEA/ SOME SIMIL>ITIES ) C]TA9 MANIFE/ATIONS ( ! 5CU5TRO 9 ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA4 ,TRADITIONALLY1 ANY P>TICUL> GR\P ( 9DIVIDUALS :O DECIDE TO TAKE IT UPON !MSELVES RELEASES A CALL1 ) A TIME & A PLACE1 = AN OP5 AN>*I/ ASSEMBLY1 USUALLY AT AN OCCUPI$ P>K OR 9 A UNIV]SITY4 ,TYPICALLY1 !Y WILL ALSO RELEASE AN 9ITIAL /ATEM5T ?AT GIVES AN 9TRODUCTORY ANALYSIS ( ! SITUATION BUT 9VITES DEBATE4 ,ANYONE IS WELCOME TO ATT5D1 BUT IT IS MADE CLE> ?AT ! ASSEMBLY WILL RUN ON AN>*I/ L9ES1 :I* MEANS NO POLITICAL P>TIES1 NO TALK AB\T RE=MS OR P>TICIPATION ) ! /ATE4 ,! OP5 ASSEMBLY ALL[S DOZ5S OR HUNDR$S ( PEOPLE TO COME TOGE!R & DISCUSS A SITUATION )\T EI!R RE/RICT+ ! MEET+ TO A SELECT GR\P OR SURR5D]+ IT TO LIB]ALS1 LEFTI/S1 OR W+NUTS4 ,IT 5C\RAGES DEBATE & A PR(\ND !ORIZ+ ?AT COMES FROM & TRANSLATES BACK 9TO PRACTICE4 ,PEOPLE TALK AS LONG AS !Y WANT1 BUT SOMEONE :O IS BE+ BOR+1 REPETITIVE1 OR IRRELEVANT IS 9T]RUPT$ &1 ON ! ODD OCCASION IT %\LD BE NECESS>Y1 %\T$ D[N4 ,! VULN]ABILITY TO W+NUTS SO TYPICAL 9 ! ,U,S IS SIMPLY ABS5T4 ,!RE IS NO EMPHASIS ON TIME LIMITS1 NO /ACK1 NO FACILITATOR4 ,! ,GREEK AN>*I/S G5]ALLY DO NOT TALK AB\T AN AN>*I/ MOVEM5T BECAUSE !Y DO NOT SEE A S+UL>ITY ( DIRECTION OR A %>$ SET ( B\ND>IES4 ,! AN>*I/ SPACE HAS MANY DIFF]5T CLU/]S & CON/ELLATIONS BUT NO C5T] PO9T4 ,IT W\LD BE 9F9ITELY POOR] IF IT W]E R$UC$ TO A S+LE />4 ,! OP5 ASSEMBLIES REFLECT ?IS SELF-UND]/&+4 ,9 ! ,U,S1 ON ! O!R H&1 ! ONLY POSSIBLE MEAN+ = ! T]M 0AN>*I/ SPACE0 UP TILL N[ IS A SPACE AS A SOCIAL C5T]1 A S+UL> PROJECT1 )9 AN AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 ,A S+UL> PROJECT HAS 9DISPUTABLE LIMITS & NE$S 7E4G4 PAY+ R5T EV]Y MON?7 & ! POSSIBILITY ( UNANIM\S GOALS 7E4G4 TO MAKE AN>*I/ BOOKS AVAILABLE TO ?IS NEITICIPATION 9 ! PROCESS74 ,C]TA9 =MS ( COMMUNICATION ?AT MAY MAKE S5SE )9 SU* A SITUATION -- FACILITAT$ OR CONS5SUS MEET+S -- >E BY DEFAULT TRANSF]R$ TO MO/ ASSEMBLIES ,U,S AN>*I/S ORGANIZE4 ,9 ORD] TO ADOPT AN OP5 ASSEMBLY ?AT IS NOT JU/ A L>G] MEET+1 :I* W\LD 9EVITABLY FALL 9TO ! CYCLE ( DIM9I%+ P>TICIPATION AS HAS BE5 WITNESS$ SO (T5 9 ! EXP]I5CES ( AN>*I/S 9 O!R C\NTRIES1 ,U,S AN>*I/S MU/ *OOSE TO BE BELLIG]5TLY PLURALI/IC4 ,! NOTION ( ONE BIG ORGANIZATION1 ONE PLAT=M1 ONE /RATEGY1 OR ONE COALITION MU/ BE ?R[N \T ! W9D[4 ,A C5T] PO9T1 9 POLITICS1 IS ! ESS5CE ( SUPPRESSION4 ,WE WILL NEV] ALL COME TOGE!R1 NOR DO WE NE$ TO4 ,JU/ BECAUSE TWO PEOPLE BO? ID5TIFY AS AN>*I/S1 :Y ON E>? %\LD !Y EXP5D 5]GY TO COME TOGE!R OR SYN*RONIZE !IR PRACTICES IF !Y NEV] CO9CIDE 9 !IR DAILY ACTIVITIES & /RUGGLES8 ,ONLY IF !Y CAN BO? GR[ FROM ! MEET+4 ,C]TA9LY NOT TO COME TO AN AGREEM5T AB\T H[ ONE %\LD DO ?+S ! SAME WAY AS ! O!R4 ,IF ?AT W]E ! \TCOME1 ! AN>*I/ SPACE W\LD BECOME POOR] 9 EXP]I5CES1 & MORE LIMIT$ 9 ! RANGE ( SOCIAL TRAJECTORIES OR NI*ES IT HAS A HOPE ( T\*+4 ,PLAT=MISM IS ALL WELL & GOOD = PLAT=MI/S1 BUT IT MAKES NO S5SE TO /RATEGIZE ) RES\RCES ?AT >E SIMPLY NOT \RS TO COMM&4 0,IF ONLY ALL ! AN>*I/S POOL$ !IR RES\RCES ON ?IS ONE CAMPAIGN4440 ,Y\R FAILURE TO /IR UP 5\< PEOPLE1 AN>*I/ OR O!RWISE1 TO HELP Y\ ACCOMPLI% ! ?+S Y\ WANT TO ACCOMPLI%1 CANNOT BE BLAM$ ON DISUNITY4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 ?IS PLURALISM NE$S TO DEVELOP A BELLIG]5CE1 TO NEV] BE CONT5T ) :AT IT HAS A*IEV$ :ILE ALWAYS BE+ CONSCI\S ( ITS VICTORIES & PO9TS ( /R5G?4 ,ONCE WE HOLD \RSELVES TO HI< /&>DS1 WE CAN S9C]ELY CRITICIZE O!R ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS :O HAVE *OS5 A DIFF]5T PRACTICE4 ,! AUTONOMY1 OR DI/ANCE1 OR NON-UNITY ( DIFF]5T CLU/]S 9 ! AN>*I/ SPACE ALL[ !M TO DEVELOP DIFF]5T P]SPECTIVES & EXP]I5CES FROM :I* TO CRITICIZE ONE ANO!R4 ,?IS IMPORTANT ADVANTAGE IS LO/ :5 AN>*I/S ALL[ POSITIVE FRAGM5TATION TO BECOME SIL5CE & DISP]SAL1 :5 !Y DO NOT COMMUNICATE DESPITE ! DI/ANCES4 ,PLURALISM MU/ NOT BE ALL[$ TO BECOME RELATIVISM1 9 :I* EV]Y ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN PRACTICE IS TREAT$ AS EQUALLY VALID 7! HI/ORY ( /RUGGLES 9 ?IS C\NTRY %\LD AMPLY %[ ?AT !Y'RE NOT74 ,S5SITIVITY MU/ NOT ATROPHY 9TO ITS WOR/ MANIFE/ATION3 ?9 SK94 ,NOT ONLY ! HI<-/RUNG IDEOLOGICAL PURI/S1 BUT ALSO ! ?9-SK9N$ HYP]S5SITIVE ONES :O PRES5T !MSELVES AS NON-IDEOLOGICAL >E ! MO/ LIKELY TO C\NT]ATTACK ANY FUNDAM5TAL CRITIQUE ( !IR PRACTICE ) ! MO/ VICI\S & POOR FAI? CATEGORIZATIONS4 ,I'LL REMA9 OBLIQUE ON ?IS PO9T1 BECAUSE 9 ! AN>*I/ SPACE1 UNLIKE ITS T]RE/RIAL EQUIVAL5T1 ! AN>*I/ SC5E 7) ITS HEAVIE/ MANIFE/ATIONS 9 TWO SELF-IMPORTANT COA/AL CITIES71 WE LIKE TO KEEP DRAMA & RUMOROLOGY TO A M9IMUM4 7,BY ! WAY1 DID Y\ HE> ?AT MY OLD COMRADES AT ,VOID ,NETWORK WORK = ! POLICE1 ADORE ! M$IA1 & >5'T REAL AN>*I/S1 ACCORD+ TO SOME RIOT T\RI/S AFRAID ( LOS+ !IR MONOPOLY ON ,GREECE PO9TS87 ,SECONDLY1 ,U,S AN>*I/S W\LD NE$ TO EX*ANGE AN EMPHASIS ON DECISION-MAK+ = ONE ON 9ITIATIVE-TAK+4 ,! OP5 ASSEMBLY DOES NOT EXI/ TO RATIFY A DECISION1 BECAUSE IT W\LD NEV] DREAM ( /OPP+ ITS CON/ITU5TS FROM MAK+ ALL ! DECISIONS !Y WANT$4 ,&1 ,I W\LD >GUE1 IT DOES NOT EXI/ EI!R TO IMPEL ACTION1 BECAUSE IT IS ASSUM$ & PROMOT$ ?AT ITS CON/ITU5TS >E ALREADY TAK+ ACTION1 & NE$ ! ASSEMBLY 9 ORD] TO %>E1 TO *ALL5GE OR DEEP5 !IR ANALYSIS AS WELL AS TO GA9 SOME PRACTICE 9 >TICULAT+ ?AT ANALYSIS1 & ALSO TO GET A S5SE ( :AT EV]YONE ELSE IS GO+ TO BE DO+1 SO AS TO BE ABLE TO C>RY \T !IR ACTIONS MORE 9TELLIG5TLY4 ,! ASSEMBLY MU/ NEV] BE A CRUT*4 ,AT MO/1 IT CAN 5DEAVOR TO CREATE SPACES TO FACILITATE ACTION1 SU* AS BY CALL+ = A PROTE/1 9 :I* CASE IT IS EMPHATICALLY NOT ORGANIZ+ AN ACTION1 BUT CALL+ = A FUTURE MANIFE/ATION ( ! ASSEMBLY ON ! /REETS1 AT :I* TIME ALL ITS CON/ITU5T CLU/]S1 ALL ! AFF9ITY GR\PS ?AT TAKE P>T 9 IT1 CAN C>RY \T ! ACTIONS !Y HAVE PLANN$ ON !IR [N4 ,! PROTE/1 ?US1 IS NOT A S+UL> PROJECT1 IT IS NOT A /EP =W>D = A MOVEM5T1 IT IS ANO!R EXPLOSIVE APPE>ANCE ( ! CREATIVE *AOS ?AT IS ! AN>*I/ SPACE4 ,)9 ! ASSEMBLY1 PEOPLE CAN TALK = H\RS AB\T !IR ANALYSIS ( ! SITUATION1 !Y CAN BEG9 TO WEAVE !IR [N HI/ORY BY DESCRIB+ ! PRES5T MOM5T ( CONFLICT BETWE5 ,/ATE & SOCIETY1 M>KET & 9DIVIDUAL1 !Y CAN EVALUATE PA/ ACTIONS & DREAM UP NEW 9NOVATIONS4 ,BUT !Y MU/ NOT CALL = DECISIONS1 OR PROPOSE ACTIONS4 ,H[ CAN WE TAKE SOMEONE S]I\SLY :O MU/ COME TO AN ASSEMBLY TO LOOK = ACCOMPLICES1 :O HAS NO FRI5DS TO HAT* !IR PLANS )1 :O DOES NOT KN[ H[ TO ACT ) :AT'S 9 FRONT ( !M8 ,DETAIL$ DECISIONS ON H[ TO C>RY \T AN ACTION >E BE/ DONE 9 SMALL GR\PS ) A WELL DEVELOP$ LEVEL ( AFF9ITY1 NOT ONLY = ! OBVI\S PRACTICAL REASONS1 BUT ALSO BECAUSE ! L>G] GR\P %\LD NOT COME TO A S+LE DECISION AB\T :AT IS ! RIRY \T DIRECT ACTIONS1 :E!R ?OSE BE PROPAG&A1 ATTACKS1 OR ! MEET+ ( BASIC NE$S4 ,ONCE WE FACE ! /RUGGLE SO E>NE/LY1 ! S5SE ( SOLID>ITY ?AT UNITY USUALLY /&S 9 = WILL NOT BE F> BEH9D4 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,JANU>Y #b#c1 #bba 3 ,FROM ,MOVEM5T TO ,SPACE3 ! 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