,FROM ,RIOT TO ,REVOLUTION 

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,AU?OR 3 ,IA9 ,MC,KAY 

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0,WE HAVE SE5 H[ ! ,REVOLUTION BEGAN ) POPUL> RIS+S EV] S9CE ! FIR/ MON?S ( #a#g#h#i4 ,TO MAKE A REVOLUTION IT IS NOT1 H[EV]1 5\< ?AT !RE %\LD BE SU* RIS+S -- MORE OR LESS SUCCESSFUL4 ,IT IS NECESS>Y ?AT AFT] ! RIS+S !RE %\LD BE LEFT SOME?+ NEW 9 ! 9/ITUTIONS1 W\LD P]MIT NEW =MS ( LIFE TO BE ELABORAT$ & E/ABLI%$40 ,KROPOTK91 ,! ,GREAT ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION 

,AN>*ISM IS (T5 PORTRAY$ BY HI/ORIANS & O!RS AS SOME:AT UTOPIAN1 HAV+ NO REAL IDEA ( H[ TO GET FROM CAPITALISM TO A FREE SOCIETY4 ,L591 = EXAMPLE1 ASS]T$ ?AT AN>*I/S 0:ILE ADVOCAT+ ! DE/RUCTION ( ! /ATE MA*9E1 HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA ( :AT ! PROLET>IAT WILL PUT 9 ITS PLACE40 ,! TRU? IS1 ( C\RSE1 DIFF]5T4 ,AN>*I/S SEE ! 9ITIAL FRAMEWORK ( AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY AS BE+ CREAT$ UND] /ATISM & CAPITALISM :5 WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE ORGANIZE !MSELVES TO RESI/ OPPRESSION & EXPLOITATION4 ,9 SUMM>Y1 ! V]Y PROCESS ( COLLECTIVE CLASS /RUGGLE W\LD CREATE ! BASIS ( AN>*ISM4 

,!RE=E1 AN>*I/S DO NOT AB/RACTLY COMP>E A FREE SOCIETY ) ! CURR5T ONE4 ,RA!R1 WE SEE AN ORGANIC CONNECTION BETWE5 :AT IS & :AT C\LD BE4 ,AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY W\LD BE BAS$ ON ! WORK+ CLASS'S [N COMBAT ORGANIZATIONS1 AS CREAT$ 9 !IR /RUGGLES )91 BUT AGA9/1 CAPITALISM & ! /ATE4 

,9 ?IS S5SE1 AN>*Y IS NOT SOME DI/ANT GOAL BUT RA!R AN ASPECT ( CURR5T /RUGGLES AGA9/ DOM9ATION1 OPPRESSION & EXPLOITATION 7I4E4 ! CLASS /RUGGLE74 ,AN>*ISM DRAWS UPON ! AUTONOM\S SELF-ACTIVITY & SPONTANEITY ( WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE 9 /RUGGLE TO 9=M BO? ITS POLITICAL !ORY & ITS VISION ( A FREE SOCIETY4 ,MEANS & 5DS >E L9K$1 ) DIRECT ACTION BE+ ! MEANS ( G5]AT+ COMBATIVE WORK+ CLASS ORGANIZATIONS & PREP>+ PEOPLE TO DIRECTLY MANAGE !IR [N P]SONAL & COLLECTIVE 9T]E/S4 ,! /RUGGLE AGA9/ HI]>*Y IS ! S*OOL ( AN>*Y4 ,IT TEA*ES US NOT ONLY H[ TO BE AN>*I/S BUT ALSO GIVES US A GLIMPSE ( :AT AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY W\LD BE LIKE1 :AT ITS 9ITIAL FRAMEWORK C\LD BE & ! EXP]I5CE ( MANAG+ \R [N ACTIVITIES :I* IS REQUIR$ = SU* A SOCIETY TO FUNCTION SUCCESSFULLY4 

,AN>*Y 9 ,ACTION8 

,! EV5TS 9 ,>G5T9A SPEAK = !MSELVES4 ,POPUL> RIS+S !RE HAVE BE5 9 ABUNDANCE4 ,AFT] TWO-&-HALF-DECADES ( ,I,M,F-BACK$ FREE-M>KET RE=MS1 MORE ?AN #d.0 ( ! #c#hM POPULATION LIVE BEL[ ! POV]TY L9E & #a *ILDR5 DIE DAILY FROM HUNG] & DISEASE4 ,PEOPLE HAVE HAD 5\<4 ,MILLIONS ( PEOPLE HAVE *ALL5G$ ! /ATE ( SIEGE4 ,PEOPLE >E FI<T+ ON ! /REETS1 /&+ UP TO ?OSE :O EXPRESS & EXPLOIT !M4 ,9 ,CORDOBA1 A C>-MAK+ C5T] NOR?-WE/ ( ,BU5OS ,AIRES1 WORK]S PROTE/+ AT GOV]NM5T PLANS TO R$UCE WAGES & APPLY O!R AU/]ITY MEASURES1 OCCUPI$ ! T[N HALL1 & !N SET FIRE TO IT4 

,V>I\S GOV]NM5TS HAVE COLLAPS$ BUT 9 ! LIVES ( ! WORK+ CLASS1 NO?+ *ANG$ -- EXCEPT = FEEL+S ( VICTORY4 ,9 ! /REETS ! CONFRONTATIONS CONT9U$4 ,! P[] !Y EXPRESS1 ! P[] ( MASS DIRECT ACTION1 9SPIRES & WILL NOT BE EASILY =GOTT54 

,! QUE/ION IS1 :AT COMES NEXT8 ,WILL RIOT BECOME REVOLUTION8 ,! ANSW] TO ?IS QUE/ION DEP5DS ON :AT =MS ( POPUL> SELF-ORGANIZATION >E BE+ CREAT$4 ,LUCKILY1 SU* =MS ( WORK+ CLASS P[] >E BE+ CREAT$4 

,! MO/ EXCIT+ ?+ IS ! L>GELY SPONTANE\S APPE>ANCE ( 0POPUL> ASSEMBLIES0 AFT] ! 9SURRECTION LA/ YE>4 ,!SE SELF-MANAG$ ASSEMBLIES >E NEI<BORHOOD BAS$ ON & RUN BY HUGE MASS MEET+S ( ?\S&S4 ,!RE >E CURR5TLY #c ASSEMBLIES 9 ,BU5OS ,AIRES & MANY O!RS ALL OV] ! C\NTRY4 ,ACCORD+ TO ! AN>*I/S ( ! ,>G5T9E ,LIB]T>IAN ,F$]ATION1 ! ASSEMBLIES 0MEET+S >E OP5 & ANYONE :O WI%ES CAN P>TICIPATE10 & COMMON TO ALL ASSEMBLIES IS ! 0NON-DELEGATION ( P[]1 SELF-MANAGEM5T1 .<& A.> HORIZONTAL /RUCTURE40 ,9 ! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION1 ! PEOPLE ( ,P>IS =M$ ! DIRECTLY DEMOCRATIC COMMUNITY ASSEMBLIES CALL$ 0SECTIONS40 ,KROPOTK9 PO9T$ TO !SE AS EXAMPLES ( BO? ! POPUL> 9/ITUTIONS REQUIR$ TO MAKE A REVOLUTION 70! DI/RICTS ( ,P>IS LAID ! F\NDATIONS ( A NEW1 FREE1 SOCIAL ORGANIZATION07 & 0! PR9CIPLES ( AN>*ISM40 ,IT WAS BY MEANS ( !SE POPUL> ASSEMBLIES ?AT 0! MASSES1 ACCU/OM+ !MSELVES TO ACT )\T RECEIV+ ORD]S FROM ! NATIONAL REPRES5TATIVES1 W]E PRACTIC+ :AT WAS TO BE DESCRIB$ LAT] AS ,DIRECT ,SELF-,GOV]NM5T40 ,A SIMIL> PROCESS IS AT WORK 9 ,>G5T9A4 ,AS ONE ASSEMBLY MOD]ATOR PUT IT1 0H]E1 NO ONE IS 9 *>GE1 WE >E GO+ TO TAKE TURNS40 

,O!R =MS ( POPUL> P[] >E DEVELOP+4 ,! UNEMPLOY$ WORK]S MOVEM5T HAS PLAY$ A KEY ROLE 9 MANY ( ! REVOLTS4 ,IT HAS BE5 BUILD+ = ! LA/ FIVE YE>S & 9 ! LA/ YE> IT HAS HELP$ =CE ! GOV]NM5T TO 9TRODUCE POLICIES TO AID ! UNEMPLOY$4 ,ITS TACTICS >E TO P>ALYZE TRANSPORTATION BY BLOCK+ (F MAJOR HI<WAYS 9 ORD] TO MAKE !IR DEM&S4 ,!Y >E CALL$ PIQUET]OS 70! PICKET]S074 ,ANY AGREEM5TS MADE >E DISCUSS$ BY ! P>TICIPANTS DIRECTLY4 ,!Y DO NOT DELEGATE LEAD]S TO NEGOTIATE ) ! GOV]NM5T4 ,!Y MAKE IT COME TO ! BLOCKADES & ! PEOPLE !RE DISCUSS :AT !Y %\LD DEM& & :AT !Y %\LD ACCEPT4 ,!Y HAVE ! SAME HEAL?Y 0DI/RU/ ( ALL EXECUTIVE P[]0 :I* ,KROPOTK9 PRAIS$ ! ,P>ISIAN ,SECTIONS =6 

,!RE >E ATTEMPTS BY WORK]S TO ORGANIZE !MSELVES4 ,?R\<\T ,>G5T9A /RIKES HAVE OCCURR$4 ,COMMITTEES ( /RUGGLE & TO CO-ORD9ATE ! PROTE/S HAVE BE5 CREAT$4 ,OCCUPATIONS HAVE />T$4 ,9 ,RIO ,TURBIO1 ! M9E WORK]S HAVE OCCUPI$ ! M9ES4 ,9 ,NEUQU51 ! WORK]S HAVE OCCUPI$ C]AMICS FACTORY ( ,ZANON1 :]E A WORK]S CONGRESS WAS HELD 9 ,DECEMB]4 

,?IS CONGRESS SAW ALMO/ #d C]AMICS WORK]S1 TEA*]S1 UNEMPLOY$ WORK]S & /UD5TS MEET TO DISCUSS ! CURR5T EV5TS4 ,! MA9 ORGANIZ]S W]E ! C]AMICS WORK]S UNION 7,S,O,5,C71 ! TEA*]S' UNION ( ,RIO ,NEGRO 7,U,N,T,]71 A MILITANT UNEMPLOY$ WORK]S' ORGANIZATION 7,M,T,D7 & ! TEA*]S ( ,A,T,5 ,C5T5>IO4 ,MEMB]S & DELEGATIONS ( SEV]AL O!R ORGANIZATIONS ( ! REGION ALSO P>TICIPAT$4 ,AFT] 9T5SE DISCUSSION ON A MULTITUDE ( ISSUES1 9CLUD+ ! NEXT MEASURES TO BE TAK5 9 !IR /RUGGLE & ! NE$ = CO-ORD9ATION ( CURR5T /RUGGLES1 A DECL>ATION WAS AGRE$4 ,?IS /AT$ ?AT ! C]AMICS WORK]S ( ,ZANON 0/RUGGLE = ! NATIONALIZATION & ! REOP5+ ( ! PLANT UND] WORK] CONTROL0 & >E 0MOBILIZ+ TOGE!R ) ! UNEMPLOY$ WORK]S ( ,NEUQU5 444 & ) ! TEA*]S & GOV]NM5T EMPLOYES40 ,!Y AIM TO 9T5SIFY 0! CO-ORD9ATION & UNITY BETWE5 /RUGGLES ) ! AIM ( SETT+ UP A ,REGIONAL ,CO-ORD9ATION0 AS A /EP T[>DS ! UNIFICATION ( 0! /RUGGLES ON A NATIONAL LEVEL04 ,!Y CALL$ MADE 0AN URG5T CALL = AN IMM$IATE CONGREGATION ( ! ,NATIONAL ,ASSEMBLY ( ,EMPLOY$ & ,UNEMPLOY$ ,WORK]S ) A #a 9 #b REPRES5TATION1 JU/ AS WAS VOT$ 9 ! LA/ ,PICKET]S' ,ASSEMBLY 9 ,LA ,MATANZA40 ,?IS W\LD SEEK TO UNITE ALL ?OSE 0?AT >E /RUGGL+ ?R\< DEMOCRATICALLY ELECT$ REPRES5TATIVES VOT$ 9 ,ASSEMBLIES )9 ! WORKPLACE40 

,ON ,SATURDAY1 ,FEBRU>Y #a#f1 SU* AN ASSEMBLY WAS CREAT$ :5 ?\S&S ( WORK]S1 UNEMPLOY$ & MEMB]S ( ! POPUL> ASSEMBLIES1 MET 9 ! ,PLAZA DE ,MAYO SQU>E 9 ,BU5OS ,AIRES4 

,CLE>LY1 ,BAKUN9'S PR$ICTION ?AT ! 0FUTURE SOCIAL ORGANIZATION MU/ BE MADE SOLELY FROM ! BOTTOM UP1 BY ! FREE ASSOCIATION OR F$]ATION ( WORK]S1 FIR/LY 9 !IR UNIONS1 !N 9 ! COMMUNES1 REGIONS1 NATIONS & F9ALLY 9 A GREAT F$]ATION1 9T]NATIONAL & UNIV]SAL0 IS TAK+ %APE4 ,! IDEAS ( AN>*ISM >E BE+ APPLI$ BY ?OSE 9 /RUGGLE4 ,?IS IS TO BE EXPECT$1 AS ?OSE IDEAS >E JU/ G5]ALIZATIONS D]IV$ FROM PA/ WORK+ CLASS /RUGGLES6 

,AN>*I/S 9 ,ACTION 

,! AN>*I/ GR\P ,ORGANIZACION ,SOCIALI/A ,LIB]T>IA 7,O,S,L71 ! /RONGE/ CURR5T ( ORGANIZ$ AN>*ISM 9 ,>G5T9A1 IS PLAY+ AN IMPORTANT ROLE 9 ! /RUGGLES4 ,ACCORD+ TO ONE ( !IR MESSAGES1 0AN>*I/ MILITANTS HAVE BE5 BATTL+ ! POLICE S9CE ! MORN+ 9 ! ,PLAZA DE ,MAYO0 :ILE ! ,O,S,L HAVE JO9$ 9 M>*ES TO ,PLAZA DE ,MAYO TOGE!R ) O!R SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS4 

,! ,O,S,L >E 5C\RAG+ ! PROCESS ( WORK+ CLASS COMMUNITY SELF-ORGANIZATION1 ) 0EA* MILITANT DISCUSS+ 9 HIS OR H] NEI<BORHOOD ! BE/ WAY TO E/ABLI% A M9IMAL T]RITORIAL ORGANIZATION ) ! GOAL ( DEFEAT+ ! /ATE ( SIEGE40 ,:ILE 0GOV]NM5TAL SECRET S]VICES >E CONT9U+ TO SPREAD FE>1 P>ANOIA & BATTLES BETWE5 ONE NEI<BORHOOD & ANO!R10 ! ,O,S,L HAVE 0DECID$ TO />T AN IDEOLOGICAL DEBATE ) O!RS 9 ?OSE NEI<BORHOODS :]E SELF-MANAG$ PEOPLES' ORGANIZATIONS >E PRES5T4 ,IT IS 9 !SE >EAS :]E WE WILL CALL ON ! O!R ORGANIZATIONS TO /UDY :AT HAS HAPP5$ & TO DEVELOP A WAY ( ACT+ :I* WILL ALL[ US TO REORGANIZE AGA9/ ! T]ROR ( ! ,/ATE & TO ORGANIZE SELF-MANAGEM5T1 OR AT LEA/1 ! SE$S T[>DS IT40 

,!Y >E ALSO 9VOLV$ 9 ! UNIONS1 ATT5D+ MEET+S CALL$ BY ! ,C,T,A TRADE UNION F$]ATION TO DECIDE ON ITS ACTIONS4 ,!Y >E AW>E ?AT ! ,TRADE ,UNION LEAD]%IP 0DID NOT WANT TO GO \T & AGITATE AS !Y W]E AFRAID ! SITUATION C\LD GET \T ( !IR H&S40 ,! KEY WILL BE TO 5C\RAGE ANY ATTEMPTS BY WORK]S TO ORGANIZE 9DEP5D5TLY ( !IR LEAD]S4 

,! IMPORTANCE ( AN>*I/S GETT+ 9VOLV$ 9 ! /RUGGLE IS CLE>4 ,AS !Y PUT IT3 

0,WE MU/ ?R[ \RSELVES FULLY T[>DS BUILD+ PEOPLE'S ORGANIZATION1 BECAUSE IF WE ! PEOPLE >E NOT CAPABLE ( GIV+ \RSELVES ! SOCIETY :I* WE WANT & NE$1 EX-,PRESID5T ,M5EM IS !RE WAIT+ TO BE CALL$1 AS A REPLACEM5T P>T SO ?AT NO?+ *ANGES40 

,! NE$ = AN>*I/S TO >GUE = !IR IDEAS IS IMPORTANT4 ,A PROCESS ( REVOLUTION>Y SELF-$UCATION IS OCCURR+ 9 ,>G5T9A1 AS 9 ANY REVOLUTION 7AS ,KROPOTK9 /RESS$1 0BY DEGREES1 ! REVOLUTION>Y $UCATION ( ! PEOPLE WAS BE+ ACCOMPLI%$ BY ! REVOLUTION ITSELF074 ,= EXAMPLE1 ONE ,PAL]MO NEI<BORHOOD ASSEMBLY P>TICIPANT NOTES ?AT %E WAS 0V]Y SURPRIS$ BECAUSE !RE >E PEOPLE P>TICIPAT+ :O O!RWISE NEV] LEFT !IR HOMES4 ,MY #g-YE>-OLD NEI<BOR HAD NEV] TAK5 P>T 9 ANY?+1 BUT N[ %E HAS SU* AN EXTREMI/ /ANCE ?AT IT IS TRULY A/ONI%+40 

,H[EV]1 SELF-$UCATION & SELF-LIB]ATION ?R\< /RUGGLE IS A PROCESS1 A PROCESS ?AT AN>*I/S CAN AID4 ,AS CAN BE SE5 FROM MANY DEMON/RATIONS1 ! PROTE/S HAVE A NATIONALI/ T+E TO !M4 ,?IS IS TO BE EXPECT$1 AS ! CURR5T CRISIS IS ! RESULT ( =EIGN DOM9ATION 7AID$ & ABETT$ BY ! LOCAL RUL+ CLASS1 ( C\RSE74 ,IT W\LD BE A TRAG$Y IS ?IS WORK+ CLASS REVOLT GETS SIDEL9$ 9TO BOO/+ ,>G5T9EAN CAPITAL )9 ! NATIONAL M>KET4 ,EQUALLY1 MANY ( ! PROTE/]S WILL BE DEM&+ ?AT CAPITALISM WORKS CORRECTLY RA!R ?AN SEEK+ ITS 5D4 ,AN>*I/S MU/ CLE>LY >GUE ?AT CRISIS IS 9EVITABLE UND] ?IS SY/EM &1 EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT1 ?AT LOCAL RUL+ ELITES AS JU/ AS BAD AS =EIGN ONES & SO NATIONALISM IS NO SOLUTION4 ,AN>*I/S MU/ DO ALL !Y CAN TO >GUE ?AT ONLY WORK+ CLASS SELF-MANAGEM5T CAN CREATE A DEC5T SOCIETY & 5C\RAGE ! /RUGGLE T[>DS ?AT 5D4 

,?IS /RUGGLE GIVES ?OSE 9VOLV$ A S5SE ( !IR [N P[] 7BO? AS 9DIVIDUALS & AS A CLASS74 ,IT ALSO GIVES !M EXP]I5CE ( MANAG+ !IR [N LIVES & ( ORGANIZ+ !IR [N /RUGGLES4 ,?IS IS A GOOD F\NDATION = BUILD+ A /RONG AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 9 ,>G5T9A4 ,9 CASE WE =GET1 ONE HUNDR$ YE>S AGO AN>*ISM PLAY$ ! LEAD+ ROLE 9 ! LABOR MOVEM5T !RE4 ,! CURR5T EV5TS >E PRODUC+ ORGANIZATIONS ) A DI/9CTLY LIB]T>IAN NATURE4 ,C\LD !SE BE ! BASIS ( A REG5]AT$ WORK+ CLASS AN>*I/ MOVEM5T LIKE ! OLD ,=,A AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ UNION F$]ATION8 ,IF SO1 IT WILL NOT HAPP5 AUTOMATICALLY1 IT WILL REQUIRE ! AN>*I/S TO TAKE AN ACTIVE P>T 9 WORK+ CLASS /RUGGLE & ORGANIZATION4 ,AS CAN BE SE51 ! ,O,S,L IS DO+ PRECISELY ?AT4 

,T[>DS REVOLUTION8 

,AS AN>*I/S HAVE LONG >GU$1 ! CLASS /RUGGLE CREATES ! FRAMEWORK ( A FREE SOCIETY4 ,?IS PROCESS IS AT WORK 9 ,>G5T9A4 ,H[ CAN ! TRANS=MATION ( RIOT 9TO REVOLUTION BE HELP$8 ,:ILE ?IS TASK CAN ONLY BE ! WORK ( ?OSE :O TAKE P>T 9 IT1 A FEW WORDS ( G5]AL ADVICE CAN BE DRAWN FROM HI/ORY -- ! FIR/ /EPS HAVE ALREADY BE5 TAK56 

,! PRACTICAL BASIS ( AN ALT]NATIVE >E ALREADY FALL+ 9TO PLACE4 ,! EMBRYO ( POPUL> P[]1 ( A FREE SOCIETY1 IS BE+ CREAT$ 9 ! COMMUNITY & WORKPLACE ASSEMBLIES4 ,SELF-MANAGEM5T MU/ BE 5C\RAG$ )9 !M & ANY ATTEMPTS TO DELEGATE P[] RESI/$4 ,!SE ORGANS MU/ BE /R5G!N$ & F$]AT$4 ,AS 9 EV]Y /RUGGLE1 CO-ORD9ATION & SOLID>ITY MU/ BE 5SUR$4 

,MANY NEI<BORHOODS >E ORGANIZ+ POPUL> G5]AL ASSEMBLIES TO DECIDE H[ TO C>RY ! /RUGGLE =W>D4 ,!IR F$]ATION IS ESS5TIAL4 ,AS ,KROPOTK9 >GU$1 ! ,FR5* POPUL> ASSEMBLIES 0S\<T = UNITY ( ACTION1 NOT 9 SUBJECTION TO A ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE1 BUT 9 A F$]ATIVE UNION40 ,?IS WAS 0 MADE FROM BEL[ UPW>D1 BY ! F$]ATION ( ! DI/RICT ORGANIZATIONS2 IT SPR+ UP 9 A REVOLUTION>Y WAY1 FROM POPUL> 9ITIATIVE40 ,! ,>G5T9EAN ONES HAVE />T$ TO DO ! SAME1 ) SOME ASSEMBLIES ALREADY *OOS+ DELEGATES :O P>TICIPATE 9 WEEKLY 9T]-NEI<BORHOOD PL5>Y SESSIONS 7SOME ( :I* DRAW SOME #d1 PEOPLE74 ,ONLY BY F$]AT+ TOGE!R ! POPUL> ORGANS ( SELF-MANAGEM5T CAN ! /ATE BE ABOLI%$4 

,CONSUM] GOODS HAVE BE5 EXPROPRIAT$ BY ! PEOPLE4 ,! NEXT /AGE IS ! EXPROPRIATION ( ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION -- ! FIELDS1 FACTORIES & WORK%OPS -- BY WORKPLACE ASSEMBLIES4 ,!Y MU/ BE PLAC$ UND] WORK]S' SELF-MANAGEM5T & F$]ATIONS ( WORK]S' ASSEMBLIES CREAT$ 7TO CO-ORD9ATE /RUGGLE & SELF-MANAG$ PRODUCTION74 ,ANY ATTEMPT TO NATIONALIZE !M 7AS ! ,L59I/S PROPOSE7 MU/ BE OPPOS$ 9 FAVOR ( SOCIALIZATION -- REPLAC+ PRIVATE CAPITALISM ) /ATE CAPITALISM IS NO SOLUTION4 ,ONLY SOCIALIZATION UND] WORK]S' SELF-MANAGEM5T WILL SEE CAPITALISM 5D$4 

,AN AW>5ESS ( ?IS NE$ IS DEVELOP+4 ,AT ! ,ZANON CONGRESS1 A #bb YE> OLD WORK] FROM ! PLANT /AT$ ?AT ! EA* C5TIMET] ( ! PLANT1 EA* TILE ?AT WAS PIL$ )9 ! LONG CORRIDORS /OOD = 0! MILLIONS ?AT WE PRODUC$1 & EV]Y?+ ?AT ! PROV9CE GAVE TO ,ZANON1 & N[ ?AT ,ZANON DOESN'T WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE = IT1 IT'S GO+ TO BE \RS40 ,?AT P]SPECTIVE HAS TO BE G5]ALIZ$ & TURN$ FROM A DEF5SIVE /RATEGY TO AN (F5SIVE ONE4 

,! BUILD+ ( F$]ATIONS BETWE5 ! COMMUNITY & WORKPLACE ASSEMBLIES IS ESS5TIAL4 ,?IS IS = ?REE REASONS4 ,FIR/LY1 TO BUILD WORK+ CLASS P[] TO RESI/ & F9ALLY OV]?R[ ! CURR5T SY/EM BY COMB9+ ECONOMIC & SOCIAL SELF-ORGANIZATION4 ,! ASSEMBLIES & !IR F$]ATIONS MU/ HAVE ! REAL P[] TO 5SURE !Y BECOME EXPRESSIONS ( ! WILL ( ! WORK+ CLASS & TO PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK BY :I* COLLECTIVE DECISIONS1 DIRECT ACTION1 SOLID>ITY & SELF-DEF5SE CAN BE ORGANIZ$4 ,SECONDLY1 TO AID ! CREATION & DI/RIBUTION ( GOODS4 ,A /EP 9 ?IS DIRECTION W\LD BE ! COMMUNITY ASSEMBLIES SETT+ UP CONSUM] CO-OP]ATIVES TO FACILITATE ! DI/RIBUTION ( GOODS & !IR 5C\RAGEM5T & SUPPORT ( WORK]S EXPROPRIAT+ !IR WORKPLACES4 ,?IRDLY1 TO CREATE A POSSIBLE FRAMEWORK 9 :I* TO SOCIALIZE ! MEANS ( LIFE & PLACE !M UND] TRUE COMMON [N]%IP & CONTROL4 

,9 A NUT%ELL3 ,ALL P[] TO ! COMMUNITY & WORKPLACE ASSEMBLIES6 

,! CALL = & SUBSEQU5T CREATION ( A 0,NATIONAL ,ASSEMBLY ( ,EMPLOY$ & ,UNEMPLOY$ ,WORK]S0 IS A POSITIVE ONE1 AS LONG AS IT IS MADE UP ( M&AT$ & RECALLABLE DELEGATES & IS COMPLEM5T$ BY LOCAL & REGIONAL F$]ATIONS ( ASSEMBLIES4 ,)\T CON/RUCTIVE BUILD+ FROM ! BOTTOM-UP1 ANY NATIONAL ASSEMBLY WILL BE >TIFICIAL1 SIMPLY A M\?PIECE = V>I\S W\LD-BE POLITICIANS & NEW BOSSES4 ,NOR CAN IT BE A GR\P+ ( EXI/+ UNIONS & P>TY COMMITTEES AS ?IS W\LD SIMPLY BE A TOP-D[N JO9+ ( V>I\S BUREAUCRATIC COMMITTEES & NOT A REAL EXPRESSION ( POPUL> SELF-RULE4 ,ANY ,NATIONAL ,ASSEMBLY MU/ BE AN ORGAN = WORK+ CLASS /RUGGLE1 SIMPLY CO-ORD9AT+ & EXECUT+ ! DECISIONS ( ! BASE ASSEMBLIES4 ,ONLY ?IS CAN MAKE ! POPUL> SLOGAN 0ALL ! POLITICIANS \T0 A REALITY4 

,ANY ATTEMPT TO C5TRALIZE P[] MU/ BE RESI/$ AS IT WILL DISEMP[] ! GRASS-ROOT ASSEMBLIES & KILL ! REVOLT4 ,! SEEM+LY WIDESPREAD CALL = A 0,CON/ITU5T ,ASSEMBLY0 IS BASICALLY A CALL = A LEFT W+ B\RGEOIS GOV]NM5T & = ! POPUL> ASSEMBLIES TO BE PUT UND] ITS CONTROL4 ,IT MU/ BE OPPOS$ AS IT IS ! DEA? ( GRASSROOTS SELF-MANAGEM5T4 ,! RUL+ CLASS MAY TRY TO RECUP]ATE ! CURR5T /RUGGLE BY MEANS ( ELECTIONS TO SU* A BODY1 SIDE-TRACK+ ! REVOLT 9TO P>LIAM5T>Y *ANNELS4 ,! LEFT1 BY /&+ 0REVOLUTION>Y0 C&IDATES1 WILL AID ?IS PROCESS ( TRANSF]R+ ! FOCUS ( ! /RUGGLE AWAY FROM MASS SELF-ACTIVITY & SELF-ORGANIZATION ONTO 0LEAD]S0 WORK+ )9 CAPITALI/ 9/ITUTIONS4 ,?IS WILL UND]M9E ! AUTONOMY & P[] ( ! GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS4 ,EQUALLY1 ! LEFT'S CALLS = A 0WORK]S' GOV]NM5T0 MU/ ALSO BE OPPOS$ AS ?IS WILL SIMPLY REPLACE WORK+ CLASS P[] & SELF-MANAGEM5T ) P>TY P[]4 ,TO DELEGATE P[] 9TO ! H&S ( A FEW P>TY LEAD]S WILL NOT & CANNOT SOLVE ! CURR5T CRISIS OR CREATE SOCIALISM1 :I* CAN BE CREAT$ ONLY FROM BEL[ BY ! PEOPLE !MSELVES4 

,!RE IS A NE$ TO CO-ORD9ATE /RUGGLE1 BUT ?IS MU/ BE BAS$ ON BOTTOM-UP1 F$]AL1 ORGANIZATIONS4 ,A CALL = A 0,PEOPLE'S ,ASSEMBLY10 BAS$ ON M&AT$ DELEGATES FROM ! COMMUNITY & WORKPLACE ASSEMBLIES IS P>AM\NT -- AS IS ! AW>5ESS ?AT POPUL> ORGANIZATIONS MU/ NOT SURR5D] !IR SELF-RULE & BECOME M]E CIPH]S1 /EPP+ /ONES = A POLITICAL P>TY TO TAKE P[]4 ,ANY WORK+ CLASS ASSEMBLIES 7& !IR C\NCILS7 MU/ BE AUTONOM\S1 FREE FROM ! CONTROL ( ANY POLITICAL P>TY OR ORGANIZATION 79CLUD+ AN>*I/674 ,ALL P[] TO ! ASSEMBLIES MU/ NOT BECOME TRANS=M$ 9TO 0ALL P[] TO ! ,P>TY ?R\< ! ASSEMBLIES40 ,DECISIONS MU/ REFLECT ! DEBATE 9 ! ASSEMBLIES1 NOT 9 ! SMALL1 RE/RICT$1 LEAD]%IP ( A POLITICAL P>TY6 

,ONLY SELF-ORGANIZATION & DIRECT ACTION FROM BEL[ WILL 5SURE ?AT ?IS MASS PROTE/ DOES NOT SIMPLY RESULT 9 A NEW GANG ( ?IEVES BE+ PLAC$ 9 P[]4 ,ONLY :5 ! WORK+ CLASS HAS ORGANIZ$ ITSELF FROM BEL[ UPW>DS WILL IT BE 9 A POSITION TO DISP5SE ONCE & = ALL ) BOSSES & POLITICIANS4 ,! /RUGGLE AGA9/ CAPITALISM IS BUILD+ ! FRAMEWORK ( ! FREE SOCIETY ?AT WILL REPLACE IT4 ,! JOB ( AN>*I/S IS TO 5C\RAGE !SE PROCESSES & %[ H[ !Y CAN =M AN ALT]NATIVE TO CAPITALISM4 

,AS 9 EV]Y REVOLUTION1 ! 0PR9CIPLES ( AN>*ISM0 >E BE+ BORN FROM ! CLASS /RUGGLE1 ! DE$S ( WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE FI<T+ = A BETT] LIFE4 ,>G5T9A IS NO EXCEPTION & AS CAN BE SE51 ! EMBRYOS ( POPUL> SELF-MANAGEM5T AS BE+ CREAT$4 ,WE HAVE A LOT TO LE>N FROM !SE EXP]I5CES4 ,! CURR5T PROTE/S NOT ONLY RE9=CES ! VALIDITY ( AN>*I/ IDEAS1 IT ALSO ALL[S US TO IMPROVE !SE IDEAS JU/ AS AN>*I/S LE>N$ FROM PA/ WORK+ CLASS REVOLTS4 

,! ROLE ( ! UNEMPLOY$ WORK]S MOVEM5T IS IMPORTANT1 SUGGE/+ ?AT AN>*I/S %\LD S]I\SLY LOOK AT CREAT+ SIMIL> GR\PS H]E4 ,EQUALLY1 ! IMPORTANCE ( ! COMMUNITY ASSEMBLIES IS OBVI\S4 ,AN>*I/S HAVE LONG >GU$ = ?IS & WE %\LD APPLY ?IS PR9CIPLE 9 0COMMUNITY UNIONISM40 ,!SE W\LD BE SIMIL> TO ! ANTI-POLL TAX UNIONS & SU* GR\PS AS ,H>+EY ,SOLID>ITY ,GR\P & ! ,GOVANHILL ,POOL PROTE/S 9 ,GLASG[4 ,EQUALLY1 ! NE$ = A LIB]T>IAN PRES5CE 9 ! WORKPLACE IS ESS5TIAL4 ,?IS MAY 9VOLVE PRONG$ /RATEGY ( RANK & FILE GR\PS )9 EXI/+ UNIONS PLUS DUAL UNIONS TO L9K UP ACTIVI/S ACROSS 9DU/RIES4 ,LA/LY1 ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T NE$S TO DISCUSS /RATEGY & TACTICS 9 AN OP5 =UM AS 9 ! CONF]5CES AT ,BRAD=D1 ,GLASG[ & ,LONDON4 

,! EV5TS 9 ,>G5T9A ALSO %[S ! DIRECTION ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T MU/ TAKE -- IT MU/ APPLY ITS PR9CIPLES ( DIRECT ACTION1 SOLID>ITY1 SELF-MANAG$ SELF-ORGANIZATION )9 EV]YDAY LIFE & /RUGGLES4 ,:ILE MASS DEMON/RATIONS LIKE ?OSE ( ,G5OA >E ESS5TIAL1 !Y CANNOT REPLACE ! NE$ TO BUILD /RONG ROOTS 9 \R COMMUNITIES & WORKPLACES4 ,)\T ?IS GRASSROOTS ACTIVITY1 ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T WILL WI!R1 JU/ AS A FL[] CUT (F FROM ITS ROOTS4 ,DEMON/RATIONS BY !MSELVES WILL NOT 5D CAPITALISM OR ITS IMPOS$1 TOP-D[N1 GLOBALIZATION4 ,ONLY :5 ! BULK ( ! POPULATION TAKE DIRECT ACTION1 ORGANIZE !MSELVES & FI<T = !IR FRE$OM WILL REAL *ANGE OCCUR4 ,AS ,>G5T9A %[S4 

,! P[] ( ! WORK+ CLASS 9 REVOLT IS CLE> -- IT HAS MANAG$ TO BR+ D[N NUM]\S POLITICIANS4 ,! QUE/ION IS1 WILL IT BE ABLE TO BR+ D[N ALL GOV]NM5TS & ALL BOSSES8 ,?AT REMA9S TO BE SE54 ,! POSSIBLE FRAMEWORK ( A FREE SOCIETY CAN BE SE51 WILL ! ,>G5T9EAN AN>*I/S BE ABLE TO 5C\RAGE !SE FIR/ /EPS & HELP !M BECOME ORGANS ( WORK+ CLASS P[]8 ,HOPEFULLY4 ,AS ! ,O,S,L SAY3 

0WE WILL BE !RE ) \R CONVICTION ?AT A DIFF]5T WAY ( LIV+ IS POSSIBLE & ?AT IS :AT WE >E FI<T+ =60 

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