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,= GOOD OR = ILL1 ! PROTE/S AT ! #bh ,DEMOCRATIC & ,REPUBLICAN ,NATIONAL ,CONV5TIONS CON/ITUT$ ! MO/ SIGNIFICANT NATIONWIDE EF=T AN>*I/S HAVE UND]TAK5 TO ORGANIZE MILITANT ACTION 9 ! ,U,S 9 SEV]AL YE>S4 ,TWO WEEKS LAT]1 ! GLOBAL ECONOMY COLLAPS$1 FOLL[$ %ORTLY BY AN>*I/-9ITIAT$ RIOT+ 9 ,GREECE DW>F+ ANY?+ 9 ,D5V] OR ,/4 ,PAUL4 ,IT'S EASY TO FEEL ?AT ! ,D,N,C & ,R,N,C MOBILIZATIONS W]E 9CONSEQU5TIAL BY COMP>ISON4 ,BUT IF ,U,S AN>*I/S >E EV] GO+ TO BE CAPABLE ( CONTRIBUT+ TO 9SURRECTIONS LIKE ! ONES 9 ,OAXACA & ,GREECE1 WE EI!R HAVE TO FIGURE \T H[ TO IMPROVE ON ! MODELS APPLI$ AT ! CONV5TIONS1 OR ELSE ID5TIFY !IR %ORTCOM+S CONCLUSIVELY SO AS TO ADOPT MORE EFFECTIVE APPROA*ES4 

,APPRAISAL 

  

,9 %ORT1 ! CONV5TION PROTE/S W]E NOT A /UNN+ VICTORY1 BUT !Y SET VALUABLE PREC$5TS 9 COORD9ATION1 /RATEGY1 & 9FRA/RUCTURE4 ,P]HAPS ! GREATE/ DANG] IS ?AT1 BECAUSE !Y W]E NOT AN UNQUALIFI$ SUCCESS1 !Y WILL HAVE BE5 =GOTT5 BY ! TIME ( ! NEXT MASS MOBILIZATION4 

,! CONV5TION PROTE/S HAD LIMIT$ EFFECT PRIM>ILY BECAUSE ( L[ ATT5DANCE1 ?\< AN>*I/S MADE A MU* BETT] %[+ ?AN PRACTICALLY ANY O!R DEMOGRAPHIC & W]E BETT] PREP>$ ?AN USUAL4 ,!Y PROVIDE A CLASSIC EXAMPLE ( A MOVEM5T LE>N+ FROM ITS MI/AKES TOO LATE3 AN>*I/S F9ALLY REGA9$ ! 9ITIATIVE 9 ! ANTIW> MOVEM5T JU/ AS ?AT MOVEM5T BREA!D ITS LA/4 ,BUT IF ?OSE :O ORGANIZE FUTURE MOBILIZATIONS ALSO LE>N !SE LESSONS1 ?IS C\LD SET ! /AGE = MORE SIGNIFICANT VICTORIES4 ,ULTIMATELY1 ! IMPORTANCE ( ! ,D,N,C & ,R,N,C MOBILIZATIONS WILL BE DET]M9$ 9 ! FUTURE1 ACCORD+ TO H[ !Y 9=M ! NEXT PHASE ( RADICAL ORGANIZ+4 

,9 T]MS ( SPECIFICALLY AN>*I/ P>TICIPATION1 MANY ASPECTS ( ! MOBILIZATIONS W]E UNPREC$5T$4 ,NATIONWIDE PREP>ATIONS BEGAN WELL OV] A YE> 9 ADVANCE1 & ! MAJORITY ( P>TICIPANTS %[$ UP 9 ORGANIZ$ AFF9ITY GR\PS4 ,AN>*I/S TOOK ! 9ITIATIVE TO DET]M9E & COORD9ATE !IR [N /RATEGIES & TACTICS1 & MADE BREAK?R\<S 9 E/ABLI%+ SOLID>ITY ) O!R GR\PS--AS EXEMPLIFI$ BY ! HI/ORIC ,/4 ,PAUL ,PR9CIPLES4 ,!Y ALSO DEBUT$ COMMUNICATIONS /RUCTURES ?AT HAD NOT PREVI\SLY BE5 APPLI$ AT MASS MOBILIZATIONS1 :I* HAVE S9CE BE5 CIT$ BY ! ,U,S MILIT>Y & UTILIZ$ DUR+ ! RIOTS 9 ,GREECE4 ,JU/ AS ! GLOBAL 9DYM$IA NETWORK CAME \T ( ! ,SEATTLE ,W,T,O DEMON/RATIONS1.<#a.> ! ,D,N,C_/,R,N,C MOBILIZATIONS PRODUC$ ! ,BA% ,BACK6 NETWORK.<#b.> & PL5TY ( O!R PROJECTS & MOM5TUM ?AT CONT9UE TO ! TIME ( ?IS WRIT+4 ,PROPORTIONATE TO ! NUMB] ( P>TICIPANTS1 ! MOBILIZATIONS W]E SURPRIS+LY SUCCESSFUL4 

,! QUE/ION1 !N1 IS :E!R !Y PROVIDE A MODEL ?AT CAN BE EXP&$ ON4 ,! CONV5TIONS REVEAL$ ! RISKS ( 9ITIAT+ A MOBILIZATION SO F> 9 ADVANCE3 BY ! TIME ! EV5T F9ALLY OCCURS1 ! CONTEXT MAY HAVE *ANG$ DRAMATICALLY4 ,LIKEWISE1 SO MU* PREP>ATION CAN RAISE UNREALI/IC EXPECTATIONS2 IT ALSO 9VITES S]I\S REPRESSION & 9TELLIG5CE GA!R+ FROM ! AU?ORITIES4 ,ONE MI<T ASK :E!R ! ,U,S AN>*I/ MOVEM5T CAN SU/A9 SU* CO/S2 ON ! O!R H&1 ONE MI<T ALSO ASK :E!R IT CAN AF=D TO REMA9 A M>G9AL P>TICIPANT 9 O!RS' CAMPAIGNS1 AS IT WAS ?R\<\T MU* ( ! PA/ DECADE4 ,?IS BR+S UP ! MO/ FUNDAM5TAL QUE/ION3 WAS ! EXPLICITLY AN>*I/ *>ACT] ( ! MOBILIZATION A FATALLY LIMIT+ FACTOR1 OR A />T+ PO9T T[>DS BUILD+ A BIGG] & MORE 9DEP5D5T AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 9 ! ,U,S8 

,CAN WE GO IT ALONE8 ,>E WE BETT] (F 9 ! %AD[S8 ,OR IS !RE ANO!R WAY8 

,PREHI/ORY3 ,! ,RISE & ,FALL ( ! ,ANTI-,W> ,MOVEM5T 

  

7,?IS SECTION IS REVIS$ FROM A MU* L>G] ANALYSIS1 0,:AT TO ,EXPECT FROM ! ,CONV5TIONS10 :I* APPE>$ ON ?IS SITE 9 ,MAY #b#h47 

,! SO-CALL$ 0ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T10 NAM$ BY CORPORATE M$IA ) A VE/$ 9T]E/ 9 OBSCUR+ ! POSSIBILITY ( MOD]N-DAY ANTICAPITALI/ /RUGGLE1 EM]G$ AS IF FROM NO:]E 9 ! LATE #a#i#iS4 ,9 FACT1 IT WAS ! CONV]G5CE ( A WIDE V>IETY ( SMALL] SOCIAL CURR5TS RANG+ FROM 9DIG5\S LIB]ATION /RUGGLES TO ! DO-IT-Y\RSELF PUNK SC5E1 ALL ( :I* HAD BE5 QUIETLY DEVELOP+ OV] ! PREC$+ YE>S4 ,P]HAPS ! MO/ SURPRIS+ ACCOMPLI%M5T ( ! MOVEM5T WAS TO REVITALIZE /REET-LEVEL CONFLICT1 :I* MANY HAD DEEM$ IRRELEVANT 9 ! PO/MOD]N ]A4 

,! ,U,S W+ ( ?IS MOVEM5T WAS NOT PREP>$ = ! SUDD5 *ANGES WR\<T BY ,SEPTEMB] #a#a1 #b#a2 AL?\< ! MILITANT ANTI-,I,M,F PROTE/ ORGANIZ$ = ?AT MON? BECAME ! FIR/ ANTIW> PROTE/1 AN>*I/S SWIFTLY LO/ ! 9ITIATIVE TO LIB]ALS & COMMUNI/S MORE FAMILI> ) REACTIVE S+LE-ISSUE ORGANIZ+4 ,TO ! GLEE ( AU?ORIT>IANS ( EV]Y /RIPE1 BETWE5 #ba & #bc ! ANTIW> MOVEM5T REPLAC$ ! ANTICAPITALI/ MOVEM5T 9 ! PUBLIC EYE4 

,! ANTIW> MOVEM5T ( ! FOLL[+ YE>S FAIL$ TO /OP ! W>1 BUT SUCCE$$ 9 TAM+ PROTE/ ITSELF4 ,CONSID]$ AS A :OLE1 ! WORLDWIDE DEMON/RATIONS ON ,FEBRU>Y #a#e1 #bc COMPRIS$ ! MO/ WIDELY ATT5D$ PROTE/ 9 HUMAN HI/ORY--& YET !Y DID NO?+ TO H9D] ! ,BU% ADM9I/RATION4 ,ONE MI<T SAY IT WAS A TRIUMPH ( CO-OPTATION ?AT SO MU* \TRAGE & MOTIVATION WAS DIV]T$ 9TO 9EFFECTUAL RITUALS SO SOON AFT] ANTICAPITALI/S HAD DEMON/RAT$ ! P[] ( DIRECT ACTION4 ,TO BE FAIR1 ! EFFECTIV5ESS ( ! EF=TS ( #a#i#i#i-#b#a DID NOT BECOME CLE> UNTIL YE>S LAT] :5 MANY W]E NO LONG] PAY+ ATT5TION4 ,!RE W]E SCATT]$ EF=TS TO APPLY DIRECT ACTION 9 ANTIW> EF=TS1 SU* AS ! T>GET+ ( RECRUITM5T C5T]S & PORTS 5GAG$ 9 MILIT>Y %IPP+1 BUT !SE W]E TOO LITTLE TOO LATE4 ,IMAG9E ! EFFECT IF A M]E T5? ( ! P>TICIPANTS 9 ! ,FEBRU>Y #ae DEMON/RATIONS HAD BLOCKAD$ PORTS OR SMA%$ RECRUITM5T C5T] W9D[S6 

,SOME HAVE *>G$ ?AT ! ANTIW> MOVEM5T FAIL$ BECAUSE IT WAS NOT EMP[]+ = ! WORK+ CLASS OR PEOPLE ( COLOR4 ,?IS IS A HALF-TRU?3 ! ANTIW> MOVEM5T FAIL$ BECAUSE IT WAS NOT EMP[]+ TO ANYBODY4 ,! GR\PS ?AT DOM9AT$ IT DID ALL !Y C\LD TO LIMIT ! TACTICS & /RATEGIES ( P>TICIPANTS TO ! L[E/ COMMON D5OM9ATOR4 ,FEW WILL /ICK >\ND 9 A MOVEM5T ?AT IS NOT COMMITT$ TO OR CAPABLE ( ACCOMPLI%+ ITS PR(ESS$ OBJECTIVES1 & ?IS IS D\BLY TRUE ( PEOPLE ) LIMIT$ RES\RCES :O >E ALL TOO FAMILI> ) BE+ EXPLOIT$ = O!RS' GA94 ,!RE W]E EF=TS TO RECRUIT LABOR]S & PEOPLE ( COLOR1 BUT !SE R>ELY CREAT$ MUTUALLY B5EFICIAL COLLABORATION & DIALOGUE4 ,IT C\LD BE *>G$ ?AT ORGANIZ]S S\<T TO 9VOLVE A WIDE RANGE ( DEMOGRAPHICS 9 ORD] TO PRES5T ! MOVEM5T AS DIV]SE1 :ILE /ILL 5DEAVOR+ TO CONTROL ITS CONT5T & DIRECTION4 ,APPROA*+ ! ANTIW> MOVEM5T AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A MASS UND] LIB]AL LEAD]%IP1 RA!R ?AN A MEANS ( FI<T+ ! W> MA*9E1 ACTUALLY UND]M9$ ! POSSIBILITY ( IT EV] ADD+ UP TO A DURABLE1 EMP[]$ MASS4 

,BY ! MIDDLE ( ,BU%'S SECOND T]M1 PUBLIC S5TIM5T WAS ACKN[L$G$ TO BE OV]:ELM+LY AGA9/ ! W>1 & YET ! ANTIW> MOVEM5T HAD EFFECTIVELY COLLAPS$4 ,! TACTIC ( MASS MOBILIZATION1 :I* LIB]ALS HAD HIJACK$ FROM RADICALS1 HAD ACCORD+LY BE5 AB&ON$2 PROTE/S /ILL OCCURR$1 BUT NONE DREW NUMB]S WOR?Y ( ! WORD 0MASS04 

,AT ! OP5+ ( #b#h1 LIB]AL POLITICS BEYOND ! VOT+ BOO? HAD BE5 COMPLETELY DEFLAT$ BY ! FAILURE ( ! ANTIW> MOVEM5T4 ,LIB]AL HOPES W]E ONCE AGA9 P9N$ ON ELECTORAL POLITICS1 & ! /REETS W]E AS QUIET AS !Y HAD BE5 9 ! MID-#a#i#iS :5 NEOCONS]VATIVES CR[$ ?AT CAPITALISM HAD TRIUMPH$ AS 0! 5D ( HI/ORY04 ,?IS WAS ! CONTEXT 9 :I* AN>*I/S PREP>$ TO GO TO ,D5V] & ,/4 ,PAUL4 

,G5ESIS 

  

,! ,D,N,C_/,R,N,C MOBILIZATIONS GOT />T$ 9 A RELATIVE VACUUM4 ,9 #b#g1 :5 ORGANIZ]S FIR/ DECID$ TO FOCUS ON !M1 FEW NATIONWIDE EV5TS W]E BR++ PEOPLE TOGE!R = MILITANT /RUGGLE OR PUTT+ AN>*ISM 9 ! PUBLIC EYE4 ,AFT] ! RISE & FALL ( ANTI-GLOBALIZATION 0SUMMIT-HOPP+0 & ! RESULT+ BACKLA%1 REV]T+ TO ! MASS MOBILIZATION MODEL WAS SOME?+ ( A FAILURE ( IMAG9ATION4 ,?IS GOES D\BLE = ?OSE :O HAD BE5 SAY+ = YE>S ?AT IT WAS TIME TO F9D SOME?+ MORE EFFECTIVE1 )\T EV] PRES5T+ A CONCRETE ALT]NATIVE ?AT C\LD FILL ! SAME ROLE4 

,IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMB] ?AT :5 ! CONV5TIONS W]E FIR/ *OS5 AS A T>GET1 IT WAS NOT YET CLE> ?AT ! ANTIW> MOVEM5T WAS ON ITS LA/ LEGS4 ,! PREVI\S TWO ELECTION YE>S HAD BO? 9CLUD$ FI]CE PROTE/S AT ! ,DEMOCRATIC & ,REPUBLICAN ,NATIONAL ,CONV5TIONS1 ) PL5TY ( AN>*I/ 9VOLVEM5T BUT LITTLE S]I\S ADVANCE ORGANIZ+4 ,HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S ( PROTE/]S1 9CLUD+ ?\S&S ( AN>*I/S1 HAD P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! #bd ,R,N,C 9 ,NEW ,YORK1 ?\< !RE HAD BE5 LIMIT$ COORD9ATION OR COMMON /RATEGY = ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS4 ,) ?IS MISS$ OPPORTUNITY /ILL FRE% 9 PEOPLE'S M9DS1 IT WAS NOT UNREASONABLE TO EXPECT ! UPCOM+ ,D,N,C & ,R,N,C MI<T (F] ANO!R *ANCE 9 A SIMIL> CONTEXT4 

,TO ?IS 5D1 />T+ 9 A C\PLE COMMUNITIES & SPREAD+ SL[LY ACROSS ! C\NTRY1 SMALL KNOTS ( AN>*I/S BEGAN TO DISCUSS ! CONV5TIONS4 ,9 ! HO/ CITIES1 !SE COALESC$ 9TO ! ,R,N,C ,WELCOM+ ,COMMITTEE & ,UNCONV5TIONAL ,D5V]2 NATIONWIDE1 A NETWORK ( AD HOC COLLECTIVES EM]G$ UND] ! MONIK] ,UNCONV5TIONAL ,ACTION4 ,FROM E>LY ON1 MO/ AGRE$ ?AT !RE %\LD BE A G5]ALIZ$ /RATEGY = DIRECT ACTION & AN AN>*I/-ORGANIZ$ 9FRA/RUCTURE4 ,SOME ALSO >GU$1 DRAW+ ON EXAMPLES FROM E>LI] MOBILIZATIONS1 ?AT IT WAS IMPORTANT = DIRECT ACTION TO />T ON ! FIR/ DAY ( ! CONV5TIONS & CO9CIDE ) O!R PROTE/S1 RA!R ?AN OCCURR+ AT A SEP>ATE TIME4  
  

,OV]ALL1 ! ,R,N,C-,W,C'S E>LY =MATION1 COMPREH5SIVE MEMB]%IP DRIVES1 /RATEGIC P>TN]%IPS1 & FLEXIBILITY WILL LIKELY RESULT 9 A MORE ROBU/ & BALANC$ EF=T ?AN 9 REC5T CONV5TIONS4 ,CONSEQU5TLY1 SECURITY WILL LIKELY BE MORE DIFFICULT TO MA9TA9 ?AN 9 PREVI\S YE>S4 

-- ,DEP>TM5T ( ,HOMEL& ,SECURITY ,REPORT1 ,M>* #b#g1 #bh  

,BUILDUP 

  

,= MANY1 !IR FIR/ EXPOSURE TO ! ORGANIZ+ WAS A HUMOR\S VIDEO %ORT FROM ! ,R,N,C ,WELCOM+ ,COMMITTEE1 DEPICT+ MASK$ AN>*I/S 5GAG+ 9 EV]YDAY ACTIVITIES ?R\<\T ! ,TW9 ,CITIES & 5D+ ) ! WORDS 0,WE'RE GETT+ READY04 ,LAT]1 HUMORLESS /ATE & F$]AL 9VE/IGATORS REF]5C$ ?IS VIDEO DUR+ 9T]ROGATIONS & PRES5T$ IT AT FELONY TRIALS4 ,:5 IT APPE>$ 9 ,AUGU/ #b#g1 IT %[$ RADICALS >\ND ! C\NTRY ?AT ORGANIZ]S 9 ! ,TW9 ,CITIES W]E ALREADY FOCUS+ ON ! ,R,N,C & W]E RES\RCEFUL & CLEV] TO BOOT4 

,SIMIL>LY1 ! FIR/ GR\PS ?AT APPE>$ UND] ! ,UNCONV5TIONAL ,ACTION BANN] DIDN'T JU/ PUT \T A G5]AL CALL = ORGANIZ+ AGA9/ ! ,D,N,C & ,R,N,C1 BUT W5T AHEAD & HELD CONSULTAS 9 !IR [N COMMUNITIES4 ,ONCE IT WAS CLE> ?AT SOME PEOPLE W]E ALREADY PREP>+ = ! CONV5TIONS1 IT WAS EASI] = O!RS TO DO ! SAME4 

,TAK+ A CUE FROM ! ,DISS5T NETWORK ?AT HAD ORGANIZ$ AGA9/ ! ,G#h SUMMITS 9 ,5GL& & ,G]MANY1 ! ,W,C ORGANIZ$ A 0P,RE-,N,C0 PLANN+ CONF]5CE EXACTLY A YE> BE=E ! ,R,N,C4 ,= MANY Y\NG] AN>*I/S NOT YET 5TIRELY CLE> ON ! DI/9CTION BETWE5 /RATEGY & TACTICS1 ?IS WAS ITSELF AN $UCATIONAL EXP]I5CE2 DESPITE ! RESULTANT *ALL5GES1 A BLOCKAD+ /RATEGY EM]G$ = ! FIR/ DAY ( ! CONV5TION1 RELY+ ON A DIV]SITY ( TACTICS4 ,ONCE ?IS ELEM5T WAS 9 PLACE1 ! ,R,N,C MOBILIZATION GA!R$ MOM5TUM /EADILY4 ,GR\PS >\ND ! C\NTRY SIGN$ ON TO ! CALL TO %UT D[N ! CONV5TION1 & AN ,UNCONV5TIONAL ,ACTION PAP] CIRCULAT$ ADV]TIS+ ! /RATEGIES = BO? ,/4 ,PAUL & ,D5V]4 ,ALL ?IS HELP$ BUILD CONFID5CE 9 ! PROTE/S4 

,! ,D,N,C MOBILIZATION GOT (F TO A %AKI] />T4 ,MANY ,D5V] RADICALS W]E LESS 5?USIA/IC AB\T TAK+ ON ! POLICE /ATE4 ,RECREATE #f#h1 A LEFTI/ UMBRELLA GR\P1.<#c.> TOOK ! 9ITIATIVE TO BEG9 ORGANIZ+1 BUT IT TOOK LONG] = EXPLICITLY AN>*I/ COORD9ATION TO PICK UP /EAM4 ,E>LY GA!R+S 9 ,D5V] DREW FEW] P>TICIPANTS ?AN ?OSE 9 ,/4 ,PAUL1 & ! GOALS ( ! MOBILIZATION SEEM$ LESS CLE>4 ,AS ! ,D,N,C DREW NE>]1 A SPLIT OCCURR$ 9 ,R#f#h2 MEAN:ILE1 ,UNCONV5TIONAL ,D5V] GA9$ MOM5TUM & LOCAL P>TICIPANTS1 & PULL$ TOGE!R A WEEK-LONG S*$ULE ( !M$ EV5TS4 ,! PEOPLE :O ORGANIZ$ 9 ,D5V] TOOK ON DISPROPORTIONATELY MORE WORK1 ) LESS SUPPORT ?AN 9 ?OSE 9 ! ,TW9 ,CITIES2 BUT 9 FI<T+ ?IS UPHILL BATTLE1 !Y 5ABL$ AN>*I/S TO FRAME ! MOBILIZATIONS AS A REJECTION ( REPRES5TATIONAL POLITICS ITSELF1 RA!R ?AN JU/ ! ,REPUBLICAN ,P>TY4 

,BO? ,UNCONV5TIONAL ,D5V] & ! ,WELCOM+ ,COMMITTEE MET REGUL>LY1 E/ABLI%+ COMMITTEES = LOGI/ICAL WORK & MA9TA9+ 9=MATIVE WEBSITES4 ,MEMB]S ( ! ,W,C UND]TOOK NATIONWIDE SPEAK+ T\RS 5C\RAG+ GR\PS TO COORD9ATE !IR [N P>TICIPATION1 & MA9TA9$ 9T]E/ ) A S]IES ( WITTY PRANKS & PRESS /ATEM5TS ALONG ! L9ES ( !IR 9ITIAL VIDEO4 ,LIKE MANY PUBLIC ORGANIZ+ BODIES1 ! ,W,C WAS BESET BY PA9FUL 9T]NAL & EXT]NAL IDEOLOGICAL CONFLICTS2 DESPITE ?IS1 !Y MANAG$ TO LAY ! F\NDATIONS = COORD9ATION AMONG AN>*I/S & COALITION ORGANIZ+ ) PROGRESSIVES4 

,9 ,MAY1 ! ,W,C HO/$ A SECOND P,RE-,N,C1 AT :I* ORGANIZ]S FROM >\ND ! C\NTRY ATTEMPT$ TO FLE% \T ! BLOCKAD+ /RATEGY4 ,! P>TICIPANTS OPT$ AGA9/ DIVID+ ! CITY 9TO ZONES ACCORD+ TO LEVEL ( RISK1 AS HAD BE5 DONE 9 ,QUEBEC ,CITY & ,G5OA1 ON ! PREMISE ?AT ORGANIZ]S C\LD NOT DET]M9E H[ ! POLICE W\LD BEHAVE4 ,9/EAD1 IT WAS AGRE$ ?AT ! P]MITT$ RALLY & M>* W\LD BE KEPT FREE ( DIRECT ACTION1 AS P] ! ,/4 ,PAUL ,PR9CIPLES2 MEAN:ILE1 ! REGIONS SURR\ND+ ! CONV5TION C5T] .<MAP ,P,D,F1 #aig ,K,B.> W]E DIVID$ 9TO SEV5 SECTORS1 SO ?AT DIFF]5T ORGANIZ+ GR\PS C\LD *OOSE 9 ADVANCE :]E & ) :OM !Y W\LD ACT4 ,9 ! F9AL MON?S BE=E ! CONV5TIONS1 DIRECT ACTION TRA9+S TOOK PLACE ?R\<\T ! ,MIDWE/1 :ILE AFF9ITY GR\PS FROM ONE COA/ TO ! O!R F9ALIZ$ !IR PLANS & ORGANIZ]S 9 ! HO/ CITIES R5T$ CONV]G5CE C5T]S & SCRAMBL$ TO COORD9ATE LOGI/ICS4 

,NO?+ EV] GOES AS PLANN$1 BUT IF Y\ PLAN & WORK H>D 5\<1 SOME?+ WILL HAPP54 ,! /AT$ GOAL ( BLOCKAD+ ! CONV5TIONS WAS PROBABLY UNREALI/IC1 BUT AN>*I/S HAD SET ! /AGE = A CONFRONTATION4 

,! ,/4 ,PAUL ,PR9CIPLES 

  

,= YE>S LEAD+ UP TO ! CONV5TIONS1 MASS MOBILIZATIONS HAD BE5 PLAGU$ BY CONFLICTS BETWE5 ADVOCATES ( DIRECT ACTION & O!R PROTE/]S2 9 SOME CASES1 PACIFI/S & AU?ORIT>IANS HAD ATTACK$ MILITANTS OR ACTIVELY COLLABORAT$ ) ! POLICE AGA9/ !M4 ,! ,R,N,C ,WELCOM+ ,COMMITTEE TOOK /EPS TO 5SURE ?AT ?IS W\LD NOT HAPP5 9 ,/4 ,PAUL4 ,9 ,FEBRU>Y #b#h1 ! ,WELCOM+ ,COMMITTEE & ,UNCONV5TIONAL ,ACTION ,*ICAGO JO9$ A RANGE ( O!R GR\PS1 9CLUD+ ! ,COALITION TO ,M>* ON ! ,R,N,C & ,/OP ! ,W> & ! ,ANTI-,W> ,COMMITTEE1 9 DRAFT+ AN AGREEM5T ACROSS IDEOLOGICAL & TACTICAL L9ES3  

,\R SOLID>ITY WILL BE BAS$ ON RESPECT = A DIV]SITY ( TACTICS & ! PLANS ( O!R GR\PS4  

,! ACTIONS & TACTICS US$ WILL BE ORGANIZ$ TO MA9TA9 A SEP>ATION ( TIME OR SPACE4  

,ANY DEBATES OR CRITICISMS WILL /AY 9T]NAL TO ! MOVEM5T1 AVOID+ ANY PUBLIC OR M$IA D5UNCIATIONS ( FELL[ ACTIVI/S & EV5TS4  

,WE OPPOSE ANY /ATE REPRESSION ( DISS5T1 9CLUD+ SURVEILLANCE1 9FILTRATION1 DISRUPTION & VIOL5CE4 ,WE AGREE NOT TO ASSI/ LAW 5=CEM5T ACTIONS AGA9/ ACTIVI/S & O!RS4  
  

,?IS AGREEM5T HELP$ TO LEGITIMIZE ! AN>*I/S 9 ! EYES ( O!R ORGANIZ]S--:I* 9 TURN SAV$ AN>*I/S NE$LESS 9T]NAL BICK]+ OV] :E!R OR NOT !Y W]E 0RESPECT+ ! LOCAL COMMUNITY10 A FREQU5T /UMBL+ BLOCK AT MASS MOBILIZATIONS4 ,EV5 AFT] ! ,R,N,C1 ORGANIZ]S ( MANY /RIPES RESPECT$ ! ,/4 ,PAUL PR9CIPLES1 REFUS+ TO D5\NCE OR 9=M ON MILITANT ACTIVI/S4 

,ATT5DANCE 

  

,AFT] ALL ! PROMOTION1 :]E WAS EV]YONE8 ,! P]MITT$ M>* AT ! ,R,N,C WAS SC>CELY A T5? ! SIZE ( ! ONE 9 ,NEW ,YORK F\R YE>S E>LI]2 !RE MAY HAVE BE5 AB\T AS MANY H>D-CORE MILITANTS AS !RE HAD BE5 AT PRIOR CONV5TIONS1 BUT NO?+ LIKE ! NUMB]S IMAG9$ BY ?OSE FAMILI> ) ! HI< PO9T ( ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION ]A4 

,SEV]AL FACTORS PROBABLY CONTRIBUT$ TO ?IS4 ,! CONV5TIONS OCCURR$ AWAY FROM ! COA/S1 :]E ! MAJORITY ( RADICAL COMMUNITIES W]E LOCAT$4 ,SOME HAD HOP$ ?AT ! RESURRECT$ ,/UD5TS = A ,DEMOCRATIC ,SOCIETY W\LD ORGANIZE A GREAT DEAL ( Y\? P>TICIPATION1 BUT ?IS DID NOT OCCUR ON A NATIONAL LEVEL4 ,AS AN>*I/S HAD E/ABLI%$ !IR [N SOCIAL CIRCLES OV] ! PREC$+ YE>S1 !IR PRES5CE HAD DECREAS$ 9 SUBCULTURAL MILIEUS SU* AS ! PUNK SC5E1 :I* MAY HAVE RESULT$ 9 L[] ATT5DANCE FROM ?OSE DEMOGRAPHICS4 ,! HI< PRICE ( GASOL9E MAY HAVE DISC\RAG$ O!RS4 

,?\< SOME DIEH>DS %[$ UP TO PLAY LOGI/ICAL ROLES1 ! G5]ATION ( AN>*I/S ?AT HAD BE5 9/RUM5TAL 9 ! MOBILIZATIONS FROM ,SEATTLE TO ,QUEBEC ,CITY L>GELY /AY$ HOME4 ,ONE MI<T HYPO!SIZE ?AT 9 ?IS REG>D1 ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T WAS /ILL PAY+ (F BILLS FROM ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION DAYS3 MANY VET]ANS ( ?AT ]A W]E /ILL NURS+ !IR BITT]NESS1 OR ELSE TI$ D[N BY NEW RESPONSIBILITIES1 :ILE MANY Y\NG] AN>*I/S :O NEV] P>TICIPAT$ 9 A MASS MOBILIZATION HAD BE5 TURN$ AGA9/ !M BY ! L+]+ BACKLA%4 ,9 ! BUILDUP TO ! CONV5TIONS1 IMPRESSIVE NEW NETWORKS W]E E/ABLI%$1 BUT ! FAILURE TO REBUILD ! OLD NETWORKS PROV$ CO/LY1 AS DID ! G5]AL LACK ( TRA9+ & EXP]I5CE4 

,MEAN:ILE1 ! ,N,G,OS ?AT HAD BE5 SO IMPORTANT 9 ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T W]E NO:]E TO BE SE51 & ! LIB]AL COALITIONS ?AT HAD PROVID$ ! BULK ( ! ANTI-W> MOVEM5T W]E DRA/ICALLY ]OD$4 ,AS MASS MOBILIZATIONS & TRADITIONAL CIVIL DISOB$I5CE HAD PRODUC$ DIM9I%+ RETURNS1 MANY ,N,G,OS HAD %IFT$ AWAY FROM !M2 N[1 )\T ! OLD] G5]ATION ( AN>*I/S 9VOLV$1 MANY CONNECTIONS ) !SE GR\PS HAD BE5 LO/4 

,IT WASN'T CLE> UNTIL MON?S LAT] JU/ H[ DRAMATICALLY ! ,OBAMA CAMPAIGN HAD AFFECT$ ! CONTEXT1 DRAW+ PEOPLE AWAY FROM GRASSROOTS ORGANIZ+ & 9TO VOT] REGI/RATION & SIMIL> ACTIVITIES4 ,C]TA9 SELF-DESCRIB$ AN>*I/S :O SAID !Y 5VI$ ,OBAMA'S CAMPAIGN = ITS SUCCESS 9 MOBILIZ+ ! MASSES FAIL$ TO PO9T \T ?AT IT FL\RI%$ TO ! SAME EXT5T ?AT \R FAIR-WEA!R ALLIES DISAPPE>$4 ,RE=MI/ CO-OPTATION IS A WEAPON AGA9/ POPUL> AUTONOMY & SELF-DET]M9ATION NO LESS ?AN ! TE> GAS ( RIOT POLICE4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 ?IS MADE IT ALL ! MORE IMPORTANT ?AT AN>*I/S EMPHASIZE POSSIBILITIES BEYOND ! VOT+ BOO?1 & 9 ?IS REG>D WE C\LD HAVE DONE WORSE4 

,ALL ?IS UND]SCORES ! G5]OSITY ( ! LONGTIME ACTIVI/S FROM \TSIDE \R IMM$IATE MILIEU1 SU* AS ?OSE FROM ! ,PAGAN ,CLU/]1 :O *OSE TO BR+ !IR SUB/ANTIAL SKILLS TO ! MOBILIZATIONS EV5 AS !IR COMPATRIOTS /AY$ HOME4 

,AUGU/ #b#d-#b#h3 ,! ,DEMOCRATIC ,NATIONAL ,CONV5TION 

  

,PEOPLE BEGAN TO TRICKLE 9TO ! CONV]G5CE C5T] 9 ,D5V] 9 MID-,AUGU/4 ,SATURDAY NI<T1 ,AUGU/ #b#c1 WAS ! FIR/ ?ICKLY ATT5D$ SPOKESC\NCIL2 ,UNCONV5TIONAL ,D5V] SPOKESPEOPLE APPRAIS$ A FULL ROOM ( PR$OM9ANTLY Y\NG AN>*I/S ( ! V>I\S P]MITT$ & UNP]MITT$ EV5TS S*$UL$ = ! WEEK1 NOT+ TO APPLAUSE ?AT ALL ,U,D EV5TS W]E UNP]MITT$4 

,! LIB]AL ANTIW> M>* ! FOLL[+ DAY WAS UNEXPECT$LY SMALL4 ,AN 5]GETIC AN>*I/-ORGANIZ$ ,RECLAIM ! ,/REETS M>* TOOK (F ON ITS HEELS1 H[EV]1 CRISSCROSS+ D[NT[N = H\RS & ATTRACT+ A WIDE RANGE ( P>TICIPANTS4 ,EV5 AFT] ! M>* REA*$ ITS DE/9ATION1 AT :I* A /&(F ) POLICE 5SU$1 IT SPONTANE\SLY DEP>T$ AGA92 POLICE EV5TUALLY ATTEMPT$ TO CORRAL IT BETWE5 9T]SECTIONS1 BUT ! P>TICIPANTS ESCAP$ ?R\< A P>K+ DECK4 ,9 RETROSPECT1 ?IS WAS P]HAPS ! ONLY ACTION ( ! 5TIRE ,D,N,C_/,R,N,C MOBILIZATION ?AT WAS AN UNCOMPLICAT$ SUCCESS4 ,! ORGANIZ]S HAD CORRECTLY PR$ICT$ ?AT POLICE W\LD BE HESITANT TO ATTACK A MIX$ CR[D ! DAY BE=E ! CONV5TION1 :5 ,CODE ,P9K & ,IRAQ ,VET]ANS ,AGA9/ ! ,W> W]E ALSO 9 ! /REETS2 ?IS HELP$ TO GET ! :OLE MOBILIZATION (F ON ! RI<T FOOT4 

,BACK AT ! CONV]G5CE C5T] ?AT EV5+1 PEOPLE REGR\P$ TO PLAN AN ACTION T>GET+ P>TY FUNDRAIS]S ! FOLL[+ NI<T4 ,9 A TYPICAL EXAMPLE ( H[ L>GE MEET+S CAN GET /YMI$ 9 IRRELEVANT DELIB]ATIONS1 IT DIDN'T COME \T UNTIL WELL 9TO ! DISCUSSION ?AT PRACTICALLY EV]YONE 9VOLV$ ALSO PLANN$ TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! BLACK BLOC CALL$ = #f PM ,MONDAY4 ,!RE HAD BE5 NO PLANN+ TO SPEAK ( = ! BLACK BLOC1 & AT ?AT PO9T IT WAS TOO LATE4 

,R#f#h HAD RES]V$ ,CIVIC ,C5T] ,P>K D[NT[N1 :I* HO/$ ONGO+ MUSICAL P]=MANCES & ,FOOD ,NOT ,BOMBS S]V+S & G5]ALLY S]V$ AS A CONV]G5CE >EA4 ,?IS WAS ALSO ! />T+ PO9T = ! A=EM5TION$ BLACK BLOC1 ! FATE ( :I* IS DESCRIB$ 9 ! 9TRODUCTION ( ,ROLL+ ,?UND] _?#f4 ,SUFFICE IT TO SAY ! BLOC DIDN'T GET F> BE=E BE+ SURR\ND$ BY POLICE1 RESULT+ 9 APPROXIMATELY #a >RE/S2 MORE ?OR\< PREP>ATION & /RATEGIZ+ MI<T HAVE PRODUC$ BETT] RESULTS1 BUT AT LEA/ ! ATTEMPT PRODUC$ A SITUATION ( SOCIAL CONFLICT--ALBEIT AT ! EXP5SE ( ! O!R S*$UL$ ACTION1 :I* NEV] OCCURR$4 ,?AT EV5+1 REBELLI\S Y\NG PEOPLE SEEM$ MU* MORE DESIR\S ( CONFLICT ) ! AU?ORITIES ?AN ORGANIZ$ AN>*I/S SEEM$ PREP>$ TO FACILITATE IT4 

,TUESDAY SAW AN>*I/S SCRAMBL+ TO DO JAIL SUPPORT2 >RE/EES' C\RT DATES W]E ALL S*$UL$ = ,SEPTEMB] #b1 AN OBVI\S ATTEMPT TO P>ALYZE ?OSE COMMITT$ TO BO? MOBILIZATIONS4 ,W$NESDAY1 HUNDR$S P>TICIPAT$ 9 AN ANTICAPITALI/ 5VIRONM5TAL M>*2 MEAN:ILE1 AT ! CONV]G5CE C5T]1 AT :I* A POLICE RAID HAD BE5 FE>$ ALL WEEK1 W>RANTLESS POLICE >RE/$ PEOPLE \TSIDE & US$ A BULLDOZ] TO DE/ROY SIGNS & BANN]S 9 ! P>K+ LOT4 ,LAT] ?AT DAY1 ,RAGE ,AGA9/ ! ,MA*9E HEADL9$ A %[ ?AT 5D$ ) AN>*I/S SUPPORT+ ,IRAQ ,VET]ANS ,AGA9/ ! ,W> 9 AN UNP]MITT$ M>* TO ! CONV5TION C5T]4 ,FUR!R CONFRONTATIONS ) ! POLICE DID NOT OCCUR1 ?\< P]HAPS ?IS WAS = ! BE/ ) ! ,R,N,C >\ND ! CORN]4 

,AFT]W>DS1 ONE ,U,D ORGANIZ] REGRETT$ ?AT ! MOBILIZATION DID NOT PRODUCE COMMON CAUSE ) O!R LOCALS AGA9/ ! 9EQUITIES ( CAPITALISM & :ITE SUPREMACY2 9 ?IS REG>D1 IT MAY HAVE BE5 A MISS$ OPPORTUNITY TO TE/ NEW /RATEGIES = RESI/ANCE 9 ! ,OBAMA ]A4 ,DESPITE FE>S1 H[EV]1 M$IA COV]AGE DID NOT MISREPRES5T AN>*I/S AS RACI/S1 & LOCALS ON ! /REETS SEEM$ TO BE SYMPA!TIC--AN IMPORTANT PO9T ( REF]5CE = FUTURE EF=TS4 ,:ATEV] ITS %ORTCOM+S1 ! MOBILIZATION 9 ,D5V] SUCCE$$ 9 A*IEV+ SOME VISIBILITY & BUILT UP MOM5TUM = ! ,R,N,C )\T 9FLICT+ UNSU/A9ABLE CO/S4 ,AS ! WEEK W\ND TO A CLOSE1 VEHICLES PACK$ ) AN>*I/S SET (F = ,/4 ,PAUL4 

,PRE-,EMPTIVE ,REPRESSION 9 ! ,TW9 ,CITIES 

  

,LIKE ,D5V]1 ! ,TW9 ,CITIES HAD NEV] SE5 A MOBILIZATION ( ?IS SCALE2 IT WAS A NEW *ALL5GE = AN>*I/S & CITY (FICIALS ALIKE4 ,AL?\< GOV]NM5T REPRESSION 9CREAS$ TO NEW LEVELS 9 ! MON?S LEAD+ UP TO ! ,R,N,C1 !RE W]E PREC$5TS )9 REC5T MEMORY H9T+ AT :AT TO EXPECT4 ,A DECADE E>LI]1 ! ,M9NEHAHA ,FREE ,/ATE--A #a#f-MON? ANTI-ROAD OCCUPATION 9 ,M9NEAPOLIS--HAD BE5 9FILTRAT$1 H>ASS$1 & RAID$ MULTIPLE TIMES BY HUNDR$S ( (FIC]S1.<#d.> ,9 ,JULY #b1 DUR+ PROTE/S AGA9/ ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,SOCIETY = ,ANIMAL ,G5ETICS 7,I,S,A,G71.<#e.> OV] ONE HUNDR$ PEOPLE W]E BRUTALLY MASS->RE/$1 & ORGANIZ]S EXP]I5C$ VIOL5T H\SE RAIDS & SNAT* >RE/S4 ,IT %\LD NOT HAVE BE5 A SURPRISE :5 !SE TACTICS REOCCURR$ EI<T YE>S LAT]4 

,AFT] PUBLIC \TCRY FOLL[+ ! ,I,S,A,G >RE/S1 ! ,M9NEAPOLIS ,CITY ,C\NCIL 5ACT$ NEW LAWS GOV]N+ POLICE TREATM5T ( PROTE/]S1 BUT !SE W]E REPEAL$ 9 ADVANCE ( ! ,R,N,C4 ,! CITIES ( ,M9NEAPOLIS & ,/4 ,PAUL ALSO PASS$ A HO/ ( NEW LAWS REG>D+ P]MITS & PROTE/1 & BROKE \T ONE ?AT HAD NEV] BE5 US$--! N[-9FAM\S 0CRIMES COMMITT$ 9 FUR!RANCE ( T]RORISM0 PROVISION ( ! ,M9NESOTA ,P,A,T,R,I,O,T ,ACT1 :I* DEF9ES T]RORISM BROADLY 5\< TO 5COMPASS CIVIL DISOB$I5CE4 

,9 ,AUGU/ #b#g1 ! NI<T BE=E ! P,RE-,N,C BEGAN1 POLICE FROM SEV]AL DEP>TM5TS ATTACK$ ! MON?LY ,CRITICAL ,MASS BICYCLE RIDE 9 D[NT[N ,M9NEAPOLIS1 BEAT+ & >RE/+ #ai PEOPLE & EXCLAIM+ 0,SEE Y\ NEXT YE>60 ,! >RE/EES W]E BAIL$ \T & ! CONF]5CE PROCE$$ AS S*$UL$1 BUT ?IS WAS A =E%AD[+ GLIMPSE ( ! REPRESSION TO COME4 ,?\< TWO >RE/EES PL$ GUILTY TO M9OR TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS1 ! O!RS' *>GES W]E LAT] DROPP$2 AS ( ?IS WRIT+1 ONE >RE/EE IS TAK+ ! CITY GOV]NM5T TO TRIAL AFT] SETTLEM5T NEGOTIATIONS FAIL$4 

,OV] ! FOLL[+ YE>1 ! GOV]NM5T S5T MULTIPLE UND]COV] POLICE (FIC]S & F$]AL 9=MANTS TO 9FILTRATE ! ,W,C4 ,! LONG BUILDUP TO ! CONV5TION & ! TRANSP>5CY ( ! ,W,C 5ABL$ ! /ATE TO GA!R TREM5D\S QUANTITIES ( 9TELLIG5CE4 ,9 ! WEEKS BE=E ! ,R,N,C1 POLICE BLATANTLY TAIL$ & PHOTOGRAPH$ ORGANIZ]S1 /AK$ \T !IR H\SES1 & ATTEMPT$ TO QUE/ION !M4 ,!Y ALSO DETA9$ & H>ASS$ P]CEIV$ AN>*I/S1 PHOTOGRAPH+ !M & SE>*+ & SEIZ+ !IR BELONG+S & VEHICLES4 ,SOME ( !SE PHOTOGRAPHS W]E LAT] US$ TO ID5TIFY >RE/EES :O W\LD NOT GIVE !IR NAMES4 

,ON ,FRIDAY1 ,AUGU/ #b#i1 ! ,RAMSEY ,C\NTY ,%]IFF'S ,DEP>TM5T RAID$ ! ,W,C CONV]G5CE SPACE4 ,!Y DETA9$ SEV]AL DOZ5 PEOPLE1 9CLUD+ A FIVE-YE>-OLD *ILD1.<#f.> FACE D[N AT GUNPO9T :ILE !Y SE>*$ ! BUILD+1 TAK+ EV]Y?+ FROM COMPUT]S TO *ILDR5'S >TWORK4 ,! FOLL[+ MORN+1 POLICE RAID$ ?REE H\SES1 >RE/+ F\R ORGANIZ]S1 H&CUFF+ & QUE/ION+ DOZ5S MORE1 & SEIZ+ A GREAT DEAL MORE MAT]IAL4 ,! SEIZ$ ITEMS W]E US$ AS PROPS 9 A PRESS CONF]5CE AT :I* ,%]IFF ,BOB ,FLET*] IMPLI$ ?AT !Y W]E DANG]\S WEAPONS4 ,TWO O!R H\SES W]E RAID$ 9 ! C\RSE ( ! ,R,N,C3 9 ONE CASE1 A F$]AL 9=MANT 5TRAPP$ AN UN=TUNATE PROTE/] 9TO MAK+ ,MOLOTOV COCKTAILS2 ! O!R RAID WAS CONDUCT$ ON A SPACE OCCUPI$ BY VIDEOGRAPH]S4 

,?R\<\T ! FOLL[+ DAYS1 UND]COV] SNAT* SQUADS ROAM$ 9 UNM>K$ C>S1 KIDNAPP+ ORGANIZ]S :]EV] !Y C\LD BE F\ND4 ,ONE LEGAL WORK] /EPP$ 9TO A C\R?\SE TO SUPPORT AN >RE/$ FRI5D1 ONLY TO BE DETA9$ & 9T]ROGAT$ BY ,BOB ,FLET*] HIMSELF4 ,&REW ,D>/1 ! F$]AL 9=MANT :O HAD SP5T MON?S 9SIDE ! ,W,C AS 0,P&A10 9VIT$ AN ORGANIZ] TO MEET HIM 9 A PUBLIC PLACE & ID5TIFI$ HIM TO A SNAT* SQUAD BY EMBRAC+ HIM--UNWITT+LY MIMICK+ ,JUDAS1 :O ID5TIFI$ ,JESUS TO ! ,ROMAN SOLDI]S BY KISS+ HIM4.<#g.> 

,TAK5 AS A :OLE1 ?IS WAS A HI<] LEVEL ( REPRESSION ?AN HAD OCCURR$ AT A MASS MOBILIZATION 9 ! ,U,S 9 SEV]AL YE>S4 ,CONV]G5CE C5T] RAIDS >E NOT UNCOMMON1 ! TOTAL NUMB] ( >RE/S HAD BE5 HI<] AT ! #bd ,R,N,C 9 ,NEW ,YORK1 & ! BAIL ( T>GET$ >RE/EES WAS 9ITIALLY SET HI<] AT ! #b ,R,N,C 9 ,PHILADELPHIA2 ! H\SE RAIDS & SNAT* SQUADS W]E MORE UNUSUAL1 ?\< PREC$5T$ BY ,I,S,A,G4 ,BUT ! FELONY *>GES BR\<T AGA9/ ! ORGANIZ]S :O BECAME KN[N AS ! ,R,N,C #h--ALL ( :OM W]E 9DICT$ ON 0CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT RIOT 9 FUR!RANCE ( T]RORISM10 AMONG O!R *>GES--W]E UNLIKE ANY?+ S9CE ! #aifh CONSPIRACY TRIAL FOLL[+ ! ,D,N,C 9 ,*ICAGO4 

,NONE ( ?IS C\LD D]AIL ! MOM5TUM ( ! ORGANIZ+1 H[EV]4 ,! /RATEGY = ,SEPTEMB] #a HAD BE5 E/ABLI%$ F> 9 ADVANCE1 & SCORES ( AUTONOM\S GR\PS HAD ALREADY PREP>$4 ,IF ANY?+1 ! RAIDS & P]SECUTION MADE ! PUBLIC MORE SYMPA!TIC TO ! AN>*I/S ON ! EVE ( ! DEMON/RATIONS4.<#h.> 

,F9AL ,C\NTD[N 

  

,DESPITE ! RAIDS & >RE/S1 SLEEP-DEPRIV$ ORGANIZ]S EV5TUALLY =C$ ! CITY TO REOP5 ! CONV]G5CE C5T]1 & ON ,SATURDAY NI<T HUNDR$S ( AN>*I/S FROM >\ND ! C\NTRY GA!R$ = A SPOKESC\NCIL4 ,AS 9 ,D5V]1 ! MEET+ 5D$ 9 A TIRESOME CIRCUL> DISCUSSION2 BUT 9 ?IS CASE1 BECAUSE ! /RATEGIZ+ WAS ALREADY COMPLETE & EV5 ! />T TIME ( ! BLOCKAD+ HAD BE5 SET AT A LESS CR[D$ SPOKESC\NCIL ! PREVI\S ,W$NESDAY1 ?IS FOCUS$ H>MLESSLY--IF IRRELEVANTLY--ON H[ ! ACTIONS ( ,SEPTEMB] #a W\LD CONCLUDE4 

,P]HAPS ! MO/ IMPORTANT ?+ ?AT OCCURS AT GA!R+S LIKE ?IS IS NOT ! C5TRALIZ$ DECISION-MAK+1 BUT ! EXP]I5CE ( COLLECTIVE P[] & DET]M9ATION4 ,!RE'S NO?+ LIKE ! FEEL+ ( BE+ 9 A SPACE ) HUNDR$S ( COMRADES :O HAVE COME TO RISK EV]Y?+ 9 ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ OPPRESSION2 IT IS UTT]LY UNLIKE DAILY LIFE 9 ! ,U,S4 ,AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! MEET+1 AS ! SPOKESP]SONS ( DOZ5S ( AFF9ITY GR\PS 9TRODUC$ !MSELVES & /AT$ !IR 9T5TIONS1 ! ATMOSPH]E WAS ELECTRIC4 ,AFT] ALL ! REPRESSION ( ! PREC$+ DAYS1 JU/ BE+ PRES5T WAS AN ACT ( C\RAGE & DEFIANCE4 ,COMRADES :O HADN'T SE5 EA* O!R = YE>S1 P]HAPS NOT S9CE !Y HAD LA/ F\<T SIDE BY SIDE1 EMBRAC$ OR NODD$ TO ONE ANO!R 9 PASS+4 ,?OSE MOM5TS ( CONNECTION1 & ! 9DOMITABLE WILL TO RESI/ ?AT MADE !M C\NT1 W]E !MSELVES A SORT ( VICTORY4 

,! FOLL[+ DAY1 EV]Y?+ WAS SUDD5LY UP 9 ! AIR AGA94 ,AS NEWS CAME 9 ?AT ANO!R HURRICANE WAS HEAD$ = ,NEW ,ORLEANS & RUMORS CIRCULAT$ ?AT ! ,R,N,C MI<T BE CANCEL$1 PREP>ATIONS GR\ND TO A HALT ALL >\ND ! CITY1 AS ALL EYES FOCUS$ ON ! CONV]G5CE C5T] AT :I* ANO!R SPOKESC\NCIL WAS TAK+ PLACE4 ,AFT] ! ,REPUBLICANS ANN\NC$ ?AT !Y W\LD HOLD ONLY A %ORT] & LESS ATT5D$ AFT]NOON SESSION1 ! SPOKESC\NCIL AGRE$ ?AT ! BLOCKADES W\LD GO =W>D1 PICK$ A NEW TIME = !M TO OCCUR1 & SPLIT UP SO AFF9ITY GR\PS C\LD HA/ILY REORGANIZE !IR PLANS4 ,?R\<\T ! ,TW9 ,CITIES1 POLICE C>S PR[L$ & SIR5S WAIL$1 :ILE P>ANOID ACTIVI/S WOND]$ :E!R !Y W\LD EV5 BE ABLE TO GET D[NT[N ! FOLL[+ MORN+4 

,SEPTEMB] #a3 ,! ,BIG ,DAY 

  
  

,! 9ITIAL LAW 5=CEM5T RESPONSE D[NT[N WAS PRIM>ILY FROM 9DIVIDUAL ,PATROL ,(FIC]S1 :O F\ND !MSELVES \TNUMB]$ & FAC+ HUNDR$S ( AN>*I/S4 ,BECAUSE ( RADIO COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS1 ,MOBILE ,FIELD ,=CE EI!R DID NOT RESPOND OR RESPOND$ TOO LATE TO ASSI/ ! ,PATROL ,(FIC]S4 

,BETWE5 APPROXIMATELY #a#b3#c P4M4 & #c3 P4M41 ! AN>*I/S MOV$ RELATIVELY FREELY ?R\< D[NT[N ,SA9T ,PAUL4 ,LOOSE ITEMS1 9CLUD+ PLANT]S1 REFUSE CONTA9]S1 NEWSPAP] BOXES & TRAFFIC SIGNS1 BECAME WEAPONS ( CONV5I5CE = AN>*I/S1 :O ALSO US$ !M TO BLOCK /REETS4 ,DUR+ !IR RAMPAGE1 ! AN>*I/S BROKE W9D[S ON BUILD+S & POLICE C>S1 SLA%$ TIRES ON POLICE C>S & M$IA VEHICLES1 BLOCK$ /REETS & ATTACK$ 9DIVIDUALS1 9CLUD+ POLICE (FIC]S1 ,R,N,C DELEGATES1 & BY/&]S4.<#i.> ,!Y ALSO ATTEMPT$ TO PREV5T ,R,N,C DELEGATES & DELEGATE BUSSES FROM 5T]+ ! ,XCEL ,5]GY ,C5T]4 ,?R\<\T ! DAY1 ! AN>*I/ GR\PS 5GAG$ POLICE 9 A GAME ( ':ACK-A-MOLE'1 9 :I* POLICE W]E ALWAYS *AS+1 BUT NEV] CONTROLL+1 ! AN>*I/S4 

,%ORTLY BE=E #c3 P4M41 ,M,F,F UNITS GA!R$ S\? & EA/ ( ! ,L&M>K ,C5T] & BEGAN MOV+ ! AN>*I/S \T ( D[NT[N4 ,?IS L$ TO A L>GE CONFRONTATION BETWE5 AN>*I/S & LAW 5=CEM5T ALONG ,KELLOGG4 ,DUR+ !SE CONFRONTATIONS1 ,M,F,F ,(FIC]S US$ LESS-?AN-LE?AL WEAPONS4 ,FAC+ ,M,F,F PRESSURE1 ! AN>*I/ GR\PS SPLIT AT ,KELLOGG & ,ROB]T1 ONE GR\P FLEE+ TO ! >EA ( #i? & ,TEMP]ANCE1 :]E !Y W]E >RE/$ OR ESCAP$4 ,! O!R GR\P FL$ TO ,%EP>D ,ROAD4 ,! AN>*I/S ON ,%EP>D ,ROAD W]E DRIV5 WE/ TO A P>K NE> ,*E/NUT ,ROAD4 ,AT ?AT LOCATION1 ! AN>*I/S M]G$ ) A CR[D ( BY/&]S4 ,! ,M,F,F UNITS SURR\ND$ & DETA9$ ! 5TIRE CR[D04 

-- ,REPORT ( ! ,R,N,C ,PUBLIC ,SAFETY ,PLANN+ & ,IMPLEM5TATION ,REVIEW ,COMMISSION  
  

,AT #aa A4M41 ! ,COALITION TO ,M>* ON ! ,R,N,C & ,/OP ! ,W> RALLY KICK$ (F AT ! CAPITOL1 :ILE ?REE MILES AWAY POLICE PREV5T$ ,MACALE/] /UD5TS FROM LEAV+ TO M>* TO ! RALLY SITE4 ,MEAN:ILE1 AN>*I/S ALL OV] ! CITY W]E GETT+ 9TO POSITION & SOME ( ! FIR/ BLOCKADES W]E GO+ UP4 ,BY #a#b3#c1 ! ,FUNK ! ,W> M>* HAD LEFT ! RALLY >EA1 5C\NT]+ A CONFUS$ POLICE ATTEMPT TO /OP IT1 & ! FIR/ H>D BLOCKADE WAS 9 PLACE ON ! ,I-#i#d (F-RAMP ON ! EA/ SIDE ( ,/4 ,PAUL4 ,AT #a P4M41 ! P]MITT$ M>* DEP>T$ FROM ! CAPITOL2 AT ! SAME TIME1 !RE W]E MAJOR CONFRONTATIONS BETWE5 POLICE & ! ,FUNK ! ,W> M>*1 ! BLACK BLOC MOV+ ?R\< NOR?WE/ D[NT[N1 & ! ,BA% ,BACK6 BLOCKADE4 ,PROTE/]S MOV$ 9 & \T ( 9T]SECTIONS EVAD+ ! POLICE2 9 ! S\?WE/ & NOR!A/1 TWO NEW H>D BLOCKADES W]E 9 PLACE4 

,BETWE5 #a & #b3#c P4M41 A BREAKAWAY M>* DEP>T$ FROM ! ,FUNK ! ,W> M>*1 :ILE ! BLACK BLOC WAS JO9$ BY MANY FROM ,BA% ,BACK6 ,ALL OV] T[N1 W9D[S W]E SMA%$1 SQUAD C> TIRES W]E SLA%$1 & DELEGATE BUSSES W]E SW>M$4 ,POLICE RESPOND$ ) HORSE *>GES1 PEPP] SPRAY1 TE> GAS1 & RUBB] BULLETS4 ,BY #b3#c1 ! P]MITT$ M>* HAD RETURN$ TO ! CAPITOL & ! ,MACALE/] /UD5T M>* WAS F9ALLY ON ITS WAY4 

,%ORTLY BE=E #c1 ! POLICE DISP]S$ ! BREAKAWAY M>*1 & HUNDR$S ( AN>*I/S HEAD$ TO ! CAPITOL TO REGR\P1 QUIET+ ! NOR? P>T ( ,/4 ,PAUL4 ,MEAN:ILE1 NE> ! ,XCEL C5T] ON ,KELLOGG1 PROTE/]S W]E ROV+ FROM 9T]SECTION TO 9T]SECTION 9 9CREAS+LY L>GE GR\PS2 MANY P>TICIPANTS 9 E>LI] ACTIONS JO9$ ! ,PAGAN ,CLU/] & ,FUNK ! ,W> !RE4 

,AFT] CALLS = RE9=CEM5T W5T \T OV] ! COMMS SY/EM1 ! AN>*I/S :O HAD REGR\P$ AT ! CAPITOL BEGAN TO M>* WE/ >\ND ! P]IMET] F5CE 9 ! SECOND ,ANTICAPITALI/ ,BLOC ( ! DAY4 ,)9 ! H\R1 ! POLICE UTILIZ$ TE> GAS1 PEPP] SPRAY1 CONCUSSION GR5ADES1 & M>K] R\NDS TO CLE> ! >EA >\ND ! ,XCEL C5T]1 PU%+ ! ,FUNK ! ,W> BLOC EA/ & BR++ \T ! ,NATIONAL ,GU>D TO HOLD ! GR\ND !Y HAD RETAK54 ,>\ND #d P4M41 POLICE ILLEGALLY RAID$ ! COMMUNICATIONS (FICE2 ! >RE/EES W]E ORIG9ALLY HELD ON PROBABLE CAUSE = FELONIES1 BUT W]E RELEAS$ )\T HAV+ BE5 *>G$4 ,MEAN:ILE1 ! NEW ,FUNK ! ,W> BLOC DRAGG$ B>RICADES 9TO ! /REET 9 ! C\RSE ( ITS RETREAT1 !N SPLIT UP2 SOME P>TICIPANTS W]E MASS->RE/$ 9 NOR!A/ D[NT[N1 :ILE O!RS TRAVEL$ WE/ ON ,%EP>D & /ILL O!RS SAFELY DISP]S$4 

,LATE ?AT AFT]NOON1 OV] #b PEOPLE W]E CORRALL$ AT ! 9T]SECTION ( ,%EP>D & ,ONT>IO1 & MO/ W]E MASS->RE/$4 ,MO/ ( ! DETA9EES W]E SIMPLY !RE TO ATT5D ! 0,TAKE ,BACK ,LABOR ,DAY0 CONC]T ON ,H>RIET ,ISL&4 

,9 ALL1 D[NT[N ,/4 ,PAUL WITNESS$ OV] T5 H\RS ( RUNN+ CONFRONTATIONS4 ,AFT] ! 9ITIAL BLOCKADES & M>*ES W]E BROK5 UP1 PROTE/]S REPEAT$LY F\ND NEW CONV]G5CE PO9TS SU* AS ! ,FUNK ! ,W> S\ND SY/EM4 ,?AT NI<T1 AT A SPOKESC\NCIL HA/ILY CONV5$ ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS1 A FEW DOZ5 EXHAU/$ P>TICIPANTS COMP>$ NOTES & DISCUSS$ PLANS = ! FOLL[+ DAYS4 

,COMMUNICATIONS 

  

,! GR\P ?AT HAD =M$ TO COORD9ATE COMMUNICATIONS OPT$ TO USE ,TWITT] TO DI/RIBUTE ,S,M,S MESSAGES TO P>TICIPANTS1 AS ! TXT4MOB SY/EM US$ AT ! #bd ,R,N,C HAD SOMETIMES SUFF]$ SIGNIFICANT DELAYS4.<#a.> ,! COMMS TEAM E/ABLI%$ US] GR\PS >\ND !MES SU* AS FOOD & POLICE ACTIVITY1 9CLUD+ ONE = EA* SECTOR1 SO PEOPLE C\LD SIGN UP TO RECEIVE 9=MATION ONLY AB\T SUBJECTS ?AT CONC]N$ !M4 ,SC\TS ON ! GR\ND REPORT$ BACK TO A COMMUNICATIONS HUB AT :I* REPORTS W]E V]IFI$ & S5T \T4 

,AFT] ! RAID ON ! COMMS SPACE1 ! ,COLDSNAP ,LEGAL ,COLLECTIVE'S ,TWITT] BECAME ! DE FACTO COMMS SY/EM1 AS PEOPLE CALL$ ! JAIL SUPPORT HOTL9E TO REPORT UNFOLD+ EV5TS & LEGAL WORK]S PASS$ !SE ON TO ! PUBLIC4 ,ON ,FRIDAY1 ,AUGU/ #b#i1 ONLY #bc PEOPLE W]E FOLL[+ ,COLDSNAP ,LEGAL2 A WEEK LAT]1 OV] #ah DEP5D$ ON IT = NEWS UPDATES4 

,9 SOME SITUATIONS1 ! COMMS SY/EM 5ABL$ GR\PS TO EVADE POLICE ATTACKS & DISP]SE SAFELY4 ,O!RS US]S COMPLA9$ ?AT ! FL[ ( 9=MATION WAS OV]:ELM+ & IT WAS H>D TO MAKE PRACTICAL USE ( IT ON ! /REETS1 ESPECIALLY AFT] ! COMMS HUB WAS RAID$ & EV]YONE WAS DEP5D+ ON ,COLDSNAP'S S+LE FE$4 

,P>TICIPANTS 9 ! COMMS TEAM HAVE S9CE PUBLI%$ AN DETAIL$ ANALYSIS ( !IR EF=TS4 

,SEPTEMB] #b-#d3 ,CONT9U$ ,CONFRONTATIONS 

  

,AS HOP$1 ! EV5TS ( ,SEPTEMB] #a SET ! /AGE = ! RE/ ( ! WEEK1 EMBOLD5+ PROTE/]S & CAUS+ POLICE TO BEHAVE IRRATIONALLY4 ,ON ,TUESDAY1 JU/ AS ! P]MITT$ ,POOR ,PEOPLE'S ,M>* WAS CONCLUD+1 POLICE %UT D[N AN ATTEMPT$ ,RAGE ,AGA9/ ! ,MA*9E CONC]T NE>BY4 ,! TWO CR[DS M+L$2 FEW AV[$ AN>*I/S W]E PRES5T1 BUT !RE WAS A REBELLI\S ATMOSPH]E1 AS P>TICIPANTS HAD PRESUMABLY SE5 FOOTAGE ( ! PREVI\S DAY'S EV5TS4 ,POLICE EV5TUALLY =C$ ! CR[D TO DISP]SE BY ATTACK+ ) SMOKE BOMBS1 TE> GAS GR5ADES1 & M>K] R\NDS4 ,A SIMIL> SC5E PLAY$ \T ! FOLL[+ NI<T AFT] ! ,RAGE ,AGA9/ ! ,MA*9E %[ 9 ,M9NEAPOLIS2 !RE WAS A FAIR BIT ( REBELLI\S 5]GY 9 ! CR[D1 BUT NO ORGANIZ$ 9ITIATIVE TO GET ?+S (F ! GR\ND1 & EV5TUALLY ! POLICE ATTACK$1 DIVID$1 & DISP]S$ ! SMALL M>* ?AT OCCURR$1 >RE/+ #a#b4 ,SOME HAVE SPECULAT$ AS TO :AT MI<T HAVE OCCURR$ AT !SE EV5TS HAD AN>*I/S BE5 PRES5T ) A PLAN2 MANY AN>*I/S W]E 9 JAIL OR BUSY DO+ >RE/EE SUPPORT1 BUT O!RS DID NOT %[ UP BECAUSE !Y HAD BE5 SO FOCUS$ ON ,SEPTEMB] #a AS TO BE TOTALLY UNPREP>$ = ! RE/ ( ! WEEK4.<#a#a.> 

,ON ! F9AL DAY ( ! ,R,N,C1 !RE WAS A M>* ORGANIZ$ BY ! ,ANTI-,W> ,COMMITTEE1 A GR\P OP5 TO CIVIL DISOB$I5CE TACTICS4 ,POLICE BLOCK$ ALL ! BRIDGES D[NT[N ) SN[PL[S4 ,A REPORT] :O HAD CALL$ AN>*I/S 0HOOLIGANS0 ?REE DAYS E>LI] SAID1 0,?IS CITY HAS NEV] FELT MORE LIKE A POLICE /ATE04 ,AFT] POLICE CANCEL$ ! M>* P]MIT1 OV] A ?\S& PROTE/]S SP5T SEV]AL H\RS ATTEMPT+ TO MAKE !IR WAY \T ( D[NT[N4 ,ONCE AGA91 !RE W]E FEW AV[$ AN>*I/S PRES5T1 BUT ! CR[D WAS NOT EXACTLY DOCILE4 ,AS NI<T FELL1 POLICE BEGAN TE>-GASS+ & PEPP]-SPRAY+ 9DISCRIM9ATELY1 EV5TUALLY =C+ APPROXIMATELY #ce PEOPLE--9CLUD+ REPORT]S & CIVILIANS--ONTO ,M>ION ,/REET BRIDGE & >RE/+ !M ALL4 ,?IS FLAGRANTLY ILLEGAL MASS >RE/ WAS A PUBLIC RELATIONS DISA/] = ! CITY4 

,DID ! ,/RATEGY ,WORK8 

  

,! BLOCKADES FAIL$ TO PREV5T DELEGATES FROM REA*+ ! CONV5TION4 ,?IS MAY HAVE BE5 9 P>T BECAUSE ( ! LA/ M9UTE *ANGE 9 PLANS ON ! P>T ( ! ,R,N,C3 IT MU/ HAVE BE5 EASI] TO GET HALF AS MANY PEOPLE 9TO ! CONV5TION C5T] AS ORIG9ALLY PLANN$4 ,! SMALL TURN\T FROM \TSIDE ! AN>*I/ CAMP WAS ALSO A CONTRIBUT+ FACTOR3 HAD ?\S&S MORE PROTE/]S %[$ UP1 MANY W\LD SURELY HAVE RE9=C$ ! BLOCKADES4 

,9EFFECTIVE AS !Y W]E AT !IR /AT$ PURPOSE1 ! BLOCKADES CREAT$ AN UNPR$ICTABLE SITUATION1 /RET*+ & DI/RACT+ ! POLICE4 ,BY =C+ ! AU?ORITIES TO FOCUS ON PROTECT+ ACCESS TO ! ,R,N,C RA!R ?AN CONTROLL+ PROTE/]S1 ! BLOCKAD+ /RATEGY OP5$ SPACE = O!R TACTICS :I* MI<T O!RWISE HAVE BE5 IMPOSSIBLE4 ,HAD !RE SIMPLY BE5 A CALL = CONFRONTATIONAL M>*ES1 ! POLICE MI<T HAVE BE5 ABLE TO SURR\ND & NEUTRALIZE !M1 AS 9 ,D5V] ON ,AUGU/ #b#e4 ,?IS ILLU/RATES ! /RATEGIC DIFF]5CE BETWE5 :AT ONE CALLS = & :AT ONE ACTUALLY HOPES TO DO4 

,! /RATEGY ALSO (F]$ A PO9T ( 5TRY = EV]YONE :O WI%$ TO P>TICIPATE 9 DIRECT ACTION4 ,IT GAVE AN>*I/S SOME?+ TO PLAN >\ND1 :I* HELP$ !M FEEL 9VE/$ 9 ! MOBILIZATION4 ,)\T ?IS1 IT MI<T HAVE BE5 DIFFICULT TO GET PEOPLE TO COME TO ! ,R,N,C 9 ORGANIZ$ AFF9ITY GR\PS1 READY TO ACT4 

,!RE IS A T5SION 9 MASS ACTION /RATEGIZ+ BETWE5 CONC5TRAT+ =CES = MAXIMUM /R5G? & DISP]S+ !M = MAXIMUM SURPRISE2 IF PROTE/]S >E TOO CONC5TRAT$1 !Y CAN BE TRAPP$1 :ILE IF !Y >E SPREAD TOO ?91 !Y CANNOT SUPPORT EA* O!R4 ,! ,SEATTLE ,W,T,O BLOCKADES TOOK PLACE 9 A SPACE ( A FEW BLOCKS2 ! BLOCKADES AT ! #bg ,G#h 9 ,G]MANY W]E SPREAD \T OV] MANY MILES4 ,?\< SOME PROTE/]S DID SP5D H\RS W&]+ ,/4 ,PAUL LOOK+ = ! ACTION1 BY & L>GE ! BLOCKAD+ /RATEGY RESULT$ 9 AN OPTIMAL DI/RIBUTION ( =CES4 

,BEH9D ,5EMY ,L9ES 

  
  

,AS TOLD TO ?IS ,COMMISSION1 ! ,/4 ,PAUL ,POLICE ,DEP>TM5T'S APPROA* TO AN>*I/'S .<SIC.> EF=TS TO BLOCK A /REET WAS3 ',IF WE DON'T NE$ A P>TICUL> 9T]SECTION1 LET !M HAVE IT4' ,! ,S,P,P,D BELIEV$1 ?R\< ?IS APPROA*1 !Y C\LD PREV5T 5C\NT]S ) AN>*I/S FROM ESCALAT+1 !REBY LIMIT+ VIOL5CE & ! NE$ = L>GE NUMB]S ( >RE/S4 ,ONE CONSEQU5CE ( ?IS /RATEGY1 H[EV]1 WAS A HEAVY EMPHASIS ON MASS CR[D CONTROL.<#a#b.> V]SUS US+ EXTRACTION OR T>GET$ >RE/S :5 AN>*I/S W]E CONDUCT+ VIOL5T OR UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES4  
  

-- ,REPORT ( ! ,R,N,C ,PUBLIC ,SAFETY ,PLANN+ & ,IMPLEM5TATION ,REVIEW ,COMMISSION 

,! POLICE /RATEGIES AT ! #bd ,R,N,C 9 ,NEW ,YORK & AT ! #bh ,R,N,C 9 ,/4 ,PAUL W]E BO? TYPICAL ( ?OSE POLICE DEP>TM5TS4 ,! ,N,Y,P,D IS ONE ( ! WORLD'S L>GE/ /&+ >MIES4 ,IT IS ACCU/OM$ TO CR[D CONTROL1 & WAS /ILL B5EFIT+ FROM PO/-#i_/#a#a PATRIOTISM 9 #b#d--H5CE IT WAS EASY TO L9E ! /REETS ) ?\S&S ( POLICE & MAKE T>GET$ >RE/S RA!R ?AN DEP5D+ ON *EMICAL WEAPONS4 ,/4 ,PAUL1 ON ! O!R H&1 IS A SMALL] CITY UNUS$ TO L>GE EV5TS4 ,! LIB]AL PUBLIC WAS NOT EXCIT$ AB\T ! ,R,N,C OCCURR+ !RE1 SO ! GOV]NM5T HURRI$ TO REASSURE !M ?AT !RE W\LD BE NO RIOTS1 OPPRESSIVE POLIC+1 OR TRAFFIC DISRUPTIONS1 PROMIS+ A SURGE 9 %OPP+ & EMPHASIZ+ ! @s#e MILLION SECURITY BUDGET PROVID$ BY ! ,REPUBLICAN ,NATIONAL ,COMMITTEE4 

,! ,REPUBLICAN ,NATIONAL ,COMMITTEE ALSO HIT ON ! 9NOVATION ( (F]+ @s#a MILLION TO COV] ANY LAWSUITS FROM POLICE MISCONDUCT--ACKN[L$G+ ?AT1 EV5 ) ! REPRESSIVE LAWS ON ! BOOKS1 ! DESIR$ LEVEL ( REPRESSION W\LD DEM& MASSIVE ILLEGAL ACTIVITY FROM ! =CES ( LAW & ORD]4 ,?US1 :ILE ! CITY WAS CONC]N$ AB\T ,P,R1 ! POLICE HAD A FREE H& TO BREAK !IR [N LAWS TO ! TUNE ( @s#a MILLION4 

,9 ! MON?S LEAD+ UP TO ! ,R,N,C1 A CONFLICT PLAY$ \T BETWE5 ,RAMSEY ,C\NTY ,%]IFF ,BOB ,FLET*]1 ON :OSE %\LD]S RE/$ ! ACTUAL DIRTY WORK1 & ! ,/4 ,PAUL ,POLICE ,DEP>TM5T1 :I* WAS /RUGGL+ TO MA9TA9 ITS IMAGE4 ,:ILE ! ,S,P,P,D HAD PROMIS$ A 0,/4 ,PAUL MODEL0 9 CONTRA/ TO ! NOTORI\SLY BRUTAL 0,MIAMI MODEL0 FROM ! #bc ,F,T,A,A M9I/]IAL1 ,FLET*] LET IT BE KN[N ?AT ! POLICE W\LD BE \T TO CRACK HEADS1 PR$ICT+ CORRECTLY ?AT !RE W\LD BE AT LEA/ #h >RE/S4 

,YET DESPITE MILLIONS ( DOLL>S & MON?S ( 9T5SIVE TRA9+1 ! POLICE W]E NOT PREP>$ TO CONTROL EV5 A FEW HUNDR$ AN>*I/S COORD9AT$ )9 A V]SATILE FRAMEWORK4 ,MO/ ( ! POLICE HAD BE5 POSITION$ ALONG ! P]MITT$ M>* R\TE2 DISPAT* TAPES REVEAL ?AT BETWE5 NOON & #b P4M4 ON ,SEPTEMB] #a1 A COMMUNICATIONS BREAKD[N P]MITT$ AN>*I/S TO ACT FREELY ?R\<\T D[NT[N4 ,FLET*] LAT] SAID1 0,WE HAD #ae (FIC]S RESPONSIBLE = ! CONDUCT ( #e AN>*I/S4 ,!Y W]E \TNUMB]$ #d TO ONE04 ,?IS %\LD DISPEL ! MY? ( AN 9V9CIBLE POLICE /ATE4 

,) ! 9FLEXIBILITY TYPICAL ( AU?ORIT>IAN 9/ITUTIONS1 ONCE ! POLICE ESCALAT$ TO MORE REPRESSIVE TACTICS1 !Y F\ND IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DE-ESCALATE EV5 :5 IT WAS 9 !IR 9T]E/4 ,AN>*I/S W]E NOT ACTIVELY ORGANIZ$ AFT] ,SEPTEMB] #a1 BUT ?AT FIR/ DAY WAS 5\<2 AFT] ?AT1 ! POLICE 9FLICT$ DEFEAT AFT] DEFEAT UPON !MSELVES1 NE$LESSLY ATTACK+ & RADICALIZ+ CIVILIANS4 

,IF ! ,R,N,C HAD OCCURR$ )\T DIRECT ACTION OR POLICE BRUTALITY1 ?IS W\LD HAVE SIGNIFI$ ?AT ! RESI/ANCE ?AT FL>$ UP AT ! ,W,T,O PROTE/S HAD BE5 DEF9ITIVELY QUA%$ DUR+ ! ,BU% YE>S1 H]ALD+ A RETURN TO CAPITALI/ CONS5SUS4 ,9/EAD1 = ! FIR/ TIME 9 YE>S1 MILITANT CONFRONTATIONS SET ! TONE = ! PROTE/S & ! POLICE RESPOND$ ) 9DISCRIM9ATE VIOL5CE--A MAJOR BLACK EYE = ! GOV]NM5T AFT] ALL ITS ASSURANCES4 ,RIOT POLICE FILL$ ! AIR ) TE> GAS DIRECTLY 9 FRONT ( DELEGATE HOTELS & ILLEGALLY >RE/$ PROM95T J\RNALI/S & AT LEA/ ONE ,REPUBLICAN DELEGATE4 

,! EV5TS ( ,SEPTEMB] #a 9DICATE ?AT EV5 AGA9/ ! ASSEMBL$ MI<T ( ! /ATE1 A SMALL ORGANIZ$ GR\P CAN ESCALATE SOCIAL CONFLICT & PRODUCE A SITUATION 9 :I* O!RS JO9 94 ,COMP>+ ! ,R,N,C TO ! ,D,N,C1 WE CAN SEE ?AT ! AU?ORITIES W\LDN'T HAVE RESPOND$ ) SU* 9T5SE REPRESSION IF AN>*I/S HADN'T DONE EFFECTIVE ORGANIZ+4 

,! ,REPUBLICAN ,NATIONAL ,COMMITTEE HIT ON ! 9NOVATION ( (F]+ @s#a MILLION TO COV] ANY LAWSUITS FROM POLICE MISCONDUCT--ACKN[L$G+ ?AT1 EV5 ) ! REPRESSIVE LAWS ON ! BOOKS1 ! DESIR$ LEVEL ( REPRESSION W\LD DEM& MASSIVE ILLEGAL ACTIVITY FROM ! =CES ( LAW & ORD]4 

,LOS+ ,\R ,9NOC5CE 

  

,:ATEV] VICTORIES OCCURR$ 9 ,/4 ,PAUL CAME AT A GREAT PRICE1 H[EV]4 ,! FEW FELONY *>GES /EMM+ FROM ! ,R,N,C 9 #b HAD BE5 A MAJOR %OCK TO ACTIVI/S2 9 CONTRA/1 #aei PEOPLE W]E >RE/$ = SUPPOS$ FELONIES DUR+ ! #bh ,R,N,C4 ,?\< MO/ ( ?OSE *>GES W]E DROPP$ OR L[]$1 AS ( ?IS WRIT+ #ae FACE P5D+ FELONIES1 SEV]AL MORE HAVE PL$1 & NEW *>GES MAY /ILL BE FIL$4 ,BETWE5 #b & #b#h1 ANTI-AN>*I/ REPRESSION HAD ESCALAT$ DRAMATICALLY1 AS ,F,B,I WIT* HUNTS S5T 5VIRONM5TAL ACTIVI/S & ANIMAL LIB]ATIONI/S TO PRISON = UP TO DECADES4 ,NO CONVICTIONS FROM MASS MOBILIZATIONS HAD RESULT$ 9 MULTIPLE-YE> PRISON S5T5CES 9 ! ,U,S S9CE ! #a#i#iS1 BUT ,MAT!W ,DE,PALMA1 AN 9EXP]I5C$ Y\? 5TRAPP$ 9TO MAK+ ,MOLOTOV COCKTAILS BY 9=MANT ,&REW ,D>/1 WAS S5T5C$ TO #db MON?S AFT] PLEAD+ GUILTY4 ,! O!R TWO DEF5DANTS 9 F$]AL CASES1 ,BRADLEY ,CR[D] & ,DAVID ,MC,CAY1 CURR5TLY AWAIT S5T5C+1 & SEV]AL O!R ,R,N,C DEF5DANTS MAY DO TIME AS WELL4 

,! ,R,N,C #h CASE IS P]HAPS ! FIR/ 9/ANCE 9 :I* PUBLIC ORGANIZ]S HAVE BE5 *>G$ ) T]RORISM SIMPLY = COORD9AT+ ! LOGI/ICS ( A MASS MOBILIZATION4 ,9 ?IS REG>D1 IT E*OES ! ,%,A,C #g CASE4 ,IT'S 9T]E/+ H[ ! CONCEPT ( T]RORISM HAS EVOLV$ OV] ! PA/ DECADE2 AFT] ! ,SEPTEMB] #aa ATTACKS ROCKET$ IT 9TO PROM95CE1 ! MEAN+ ( ! T]M C\LD ONLY EXP&4 ,AT FIR/1 T]RORISM WAS ASSOCIAT$ ) ,AL ,QA$A1 AN EXOTIC1 DI/ANT 5EMY ALMO/ ALL ,AM]ICA C\LD AGREE TO HATE4 ,!N IT EXP&$ TO 9CLUDE ECO-T]RORI/S & ANIMAL RI<TS EXTREMI/S--A DEMOGRAPHIC SOME:AT CLOS] TO HOME4 ,BY ! TIME ( ! #bh ,R,N,C1 ! SPH]E DESIGNAT$ BY ! T]M SEEM$ TO BE BROAD5+ AT AN UN/OPPABLE PACE4 ,AS ( ?IS WRIT+1 ! T]RORISM *>GES AGA9/ ! ,R,N,C #h HAVE JU/ BE5 DROPP$1 SIGNIFY+ ?AT ! T]RORISM BUBBLE HAS P]HAPS REA*$ ! LIMITS ( ITS EXPANSION2 MEAN:ILE1 FELONY CONSPIRACY *>GES AGA9/ ! ,R,N,C #h REMA91 & !IR TRIAL PROMISES TO BE A MAJOR EV5T4.<#a#c.> 

,IF ! AU?ORITIES CREATE A NEW G5]ATION ( ACTIVI/S 9UR$ TO ! ?REAT ( PRISON TIME & ! ACCUSATION ( T]RORISM1 !Y MAY REGRET IT4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 9 ! ,U,S IS SMALL & HAS V]Y LIMIT$ RES\RCES2 !RE >E ONLY SO MANY EXP5SIVE & EXHAU/+ TRIALS IT CAN AF=D4 ,ONLY TIME--& ! \TCOMES ( ! P5D+ CASES--WILL TELL IF ! REPRESSION RESULT+ FROM ! ,R,N,C MOBILIZATION IS SU/A9ABLE4 

,SOME HAVE PO9T$ TO ?IS REPRESSION & ! CASE ( ! ,R,N,C #h 9 P>TICUL> AS EVID5CE ?AT IT IS FOOLI% TO ORGANIZE RESI/ANCE PUBLICLY4.<#a#d.> ,?IS IS AL>MI/ & MISGUID$2 ! AU?ORITIES W\LD LIKE NO?+ BETT] ?AN = AN>*I/S TO DRAW ?IS CONCLUSION & RETREAT 9TO ! %AD[S1 LOS+ TRACK ( ONE ANO!R & =FEIT+ ! ABILITY TO COORD9ATE !IR [N L>GE-SCALE 9ITIATIVES4 ,IT'S IMPORTANT NOT TO BE C>ELESS1 BUT EFFECTIVE ORGANIZ+ AGA9/ ! GOV]NM5T WILL ALWAYS RESULT 9 REPRESSION1 :E!R OR NOT PEOPLE *OOSE PUBLIC ROLES4 ,9 ?IS REG>D1 IT'S NOTEWOR?Y ?AT ONE ( ! ,R,N,C #h WAS NOT 9VOLV$ 9 ! ,WELCOM+ ,COMMITTEE1 BUT IS BE+ ACCUS$ AS AN ORGANIZ] NONE!LESS4 ,! MORE PUBLIC \R EF=TS >E1 ! MORE WE CAN BUILD UP MOM5TUM & SUPPORT1 & ! BETT] EQUIPP$ WE WILL BE TO H&LE REPRESSION4 

,ONE EXAMPLE BE>S M5TION+ H]E4 ,9 ! MON?S LEAD+ UP TO ! ,R,N,C1 ! ,PITTSBUR< ,ORGANIZ+ ,GR\P1 :I* FIR/ RECEIV$ NATIONAL ATT5TION DUR+ PREP>ATIONS = ! ,MIAMI ,F,T,A,A PROTE/S 9 #b#c1 PUBLICLY ANN\NC$ ?AT IT W\LD COORD9ATE BLOCKADES 9 SECTOR #a ( D[NT[N ,/4 ,PAUL1 GO+ SO F> AS TO ID5TIFY ! 9T]SECTION4 ,?IS /RUCK AN>*I/S ( A MORE CL&E/9E B5T AS 9SANE2 SOME HYPO!SIZ$ ?AT IT MU/ BE A R$ H]R+ TO MISLEAD ! POLICE4 ,BUT COME ,SEPTEMB] #a1 TRUE TO !IR WORD1 ,PITTSBUR< ACTIVI/S DROVE A C> 9TO ! MIDDLE ( ! 9T]SECTION AT #g? & ,WALL1 DISABL+ IT & %UTT+ D[N ! 9T]SECTION = SOME TIME2 ALL !IR *>GES W]E SUBSEQU5TLY DROPP$4 ,LET NO ONE SAY IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ORGANIZE RESI/ANCE PUBLICLY4 

,LE>N+ FROM ,9FILTRATION 

  

,DEBATES AB\T PUBLIC ORGANIZ+ ASIDE1 ! ,W,C'S APPROA* MADE IT EASY TO 9FILTRATE4 ,SOME 9FILTRATORS W]E MORE COMPET5T ?AN O!RS2 NEV]!LESS1 !IR APPE>ANCE & BEHAVIOR DIFF]5TIAT$ !M FROM O!RS 9 ! COMMUNITY1 RAIS+ SUSPICIONS4 ,REALIZ+ ?IS1 ! ,F,B,I ATTEMPT$ TO RECRUIT AT LEA/ ONE 9DIVIDUAL TO 9FILTRATE 0VEGAN POTLUCKS10 CONV9C$ HE W\LD BE TRU/$ AS HE 0LOOK$ ! P>T04 ,BY & L>GE1 9FILTRATORS SEEM$ UN9T]E/$ 9 RADICAL POLITICS & VISIBLY UNCOM=TABLE ) ! LIFE/YLES ( SOME AN>*I/S1 & DISPLAY$ CLASSIC 9=MANT BEHAVIOR SU* AS ASK+ 9APPROPRIATE QUE/IONS :ILE ACCUS+ O!RS ( BE+ AG5TS4 ,IT IS IMPORTANT NOT TO DECIDE :O IS TRU/WOR?Y SOLELY ON APPE>ANCES1 BUT IT'S NOTEWOR?Y ?AT ! 9FILTRATORS TURN$ \T TO BE ! ONES :O LOOK$ LIKE COPS4 ,! ,W,C HAD ID5TIFI$ MO/ ( ! 9FILTRATORS 9 ITS MID/ LONG BE=E !Y W]E \T$1 BUT DID NOT EXPEL !M = FE> ( DEFAM+ 9NOC5T PEOPLE4 ,GOOD 9T5TIONS >E ADMIRABLE1 BUT WE MU/ ALSO BE ABLE TO PROTECT \RSELVES--! ,W,C MI<T HAVE SAV$ !MSELVES A LOT ( GRIEF BY DO+ SO4 

,! P>ANOIA ?AT (T5 PASS$ AS SECURITY CULTURE 9 CONV5TION ORGANIZ+ (F]$ LIMIT$ PROTECTION4 ,V\*+ SY/EMS FAIL$ TO KEEP \T 9=MANTS SU* AS ,BR&ON ,MI*AEL ,D>BY1 & TAK+ BATT]IES \T ( CELL PHONES--AS ,D>BY DID TO CREATE TRU/ :ILE WE>+ A WIRE--DID NOT PREV5T SURVEILLANCE4 ,REAL SECURITY CULTURE DEP5DS ON DEEP-ROOT$ SOCIAL BONDS & %>$ CONTEXT1 NOT TO M5TION TRU/+ ONE'S 9TUITION4 ,AN>*I/S' GREATE/ /R5G?S LIE 9 SOLID>ITY & COMMUNITY--WE CAN F9D RISK-FREE WAYS TO COOP]ATE ) PEOPLE :O >E NEW TO US1 & TAKE RISKS ONLY ) ?OSE WE KN[ & TRU/ 9TIMATELY4 ,PEOPLE 9 ! T>GET$ COMMUNITIES HAVE S9CE EXPRESS$ ?AT !Y F9D IT DIFFICULT TO TRU/ ANYONE2 ?IS IS EXACTLY :AT ! AU?ORITIES WANT4 

,M$IA AS A ,WEAPON 

  

,! ,R,N,C PROTE/S RECEIV$ NATIONWIDE COV]AGE1 BUT NOT AS MU* AS MANY HAD HOP$4 ,AT ?IS PO9T1 AN>*I/S HAVE TO ACCEPT ?AT ! CORPORATE M$IA IS NOT GO+ TO COV] EV]Y BROK5 W9D[4 ,! SETBACKS FOLL[+ ,SEPTEMB] #a#a1 #ba %[$ H[ IMPORTANT IT IS TO BE ABLE TO MA9TA9 MOM5TUM )\T M$IA ATT5TION4 ,AN>*I/ ORGANIZ+ HAS TO BE AIM$ AT A*IEV+ SOME?+ MORE LA/+ ?AN AIRTIME ON ! EV5+ NEWS4 

,AT ! SAME TIME1 IT'S IMPORTANT TO SEE H[ M$IA /RATEGIES AFFECT POLICE REPRESSION & PUBLIC RESPONSE4 ,BE=E ! ,R,N,C1 ! POLICE US$ CORPORATE M$IA TO ASSURE ! PUBLIC ( !IR GOOD 9T5TIONS & SME> AN>*I/S AS VIOL5T1 WA/E-?R[+ 9VAD]S4 ,?IS WAS ESS5TIAL TO PREP>E ! GR\NDS = REPRESSION2 POLICE HAVE BE5 US+ !SE PROPAG&A TE*NIQUES S9CE ! ,SEATTLE ,W,T,O PROTE/S1 :5 !Y LE>N$ TO SCRIPT A /RATEGY BE=EH& LE/ ! M$IA ACCID5TALLY FOCUS ON REAL ISSUES4 

,UN=TUNATELY1 ! ,W,C'S APPROA* TO ! M$IA PLAY$ 9TO ! H&S ( ! POLICE4 ,! ,W,C EXP]IM5T$ ) V>I\S M$IA /RATEGY1 RANG+ FROM COMPLETE NON-5GAGEM5T TO PRE-WRITT5 /ATEM5TS & !ATRICAL /UNTS4 ,H[EV]1 !Y DID NOT FULLY 5GAGE ) CORPORATE M$IA UNTIL AFT] ! RAIDS1 :5 ?OSE :O HAD NOT BE5 >RE/$ APPE>$ UNMASK$ AT ! NEWLY RE-OP5$ CONV]G5CE SPACE & TOOK QUE/IONS UND] !IR REAL NAMES4 ,?IS 9ITIAL RETIC5CE ALL[$ ! ,W,C TO RETA9 ITS MY/IQUE1 BUT IT ALSO P]MITT$ ! POLICE TO GA9 ! UPP] H&1 LEAV+ ! ,W,C CON/ANTLY ON ! DEF5SIVE4 

,! CORPORATE M$IA IS CORRUPT & VAPID1 & CANNOT BE TRU/$ TO REPRES5T RADICALS--OR ANYONE--FAIRLY4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 IT'S IMPORTANT TO SEE ! M$IA AS ! BATTLEFIELD ON :I* ! POLICE POSITION !MSELVES TO ATTACK4 ,! ,W,C DID A BRILLIANT JOB ( US+ 9DEP5D5T M$IA TO BUILD EXCITEM5T 9 ! RADICAL COMMUNITY2 IT IS UN=TUNATE ?AT IT DID NOT ALSO F9D WAYS TO EXPLOIT ! CORPORATE M$IA TO \TFLANK ! POLICE4 

,DIV]SITY ( ,TACTICS 

  
  

,! V]Y USE ( ! WORD 'VIOL5CE' TO DESCRIBE ! ACTIONS ( PROTE/]S 9 ! FACE ( ! POLICE /ATE WE WITNESS$ IS RIDICUL\S4 ,PEPP] SPRAY+ A GIRL REPEAT$LY 9 ! FACE AFT] %E ATTEMPT$ TO H& A FL[] TO A POLICE (FIC] IS VIOL5CE4 ,A BROK5 ,MACY'S W9D[ IS NOT4 ,& EV5 ?\< SOME ACTIVI/S DON'T PREF] PROP]TY DAMAGE AS A TACTIC1 MA9TA9+ SOME AM\NT ( P]SPECTIVE IS IMPORTANT4 ,:AT IS A BROK5 W9D[ COMP>$ TO A MILLION ,IRAQIS KILL$1 OR 5TIRE CITIES DE/ROY$ BY ! ,U4,S4 OCCUPATION =CES8 ,A :OLE LOT ( W9D[S GET BROK5 :5 ! ,U4,S4 DROPS BOMBS4 ,:I* IS ! BIGG] CONC]N8  
  

-- ,KATR9A ,PLOTZ1 MEMB] ( ! ,ANTI-,W> ,COMMITTEE & ! ,COALITION TO ,M>* ON ! ,R,N,C & ,/OP ! ,W> 

,BY ,SEPTEMB] #c1 ONE C\LD HE> ALL ! DISCUSSIONS FROM #aiii BEG9N+ ALL OV] AGA94 ,IS PROP]TY DE/RUCTION VIOL5CE8 ,IS IT /RATEGIC8 ,:AT TACTICS CAN BUILD AN EFFECTIVE MOVEM5T = LIB]ATION8 ,TO SOME EXT5T1 IT'S GOOD NEWS :5 WE HAVE TO />T FROM SCRAT* AGA9 AB\T !SE ISSUES--IT MEANS NEW PEOPLE >E 9VOLV$ 9 ! DISCUSSION4 ,TOO MU* AGREEM5T ON !SE QUE/IONS IS A SIGN ( /AGNATION & 9SUL>ITY4 

,AT ! SAME TIME1 9TRA-MOVEM5T BICK]+ PROVIDES ! AU?ORITIES VALUABLE OPPORTUNITIES1 SO IT IS POT5TIALLY HI/ORIC ?AT ! ,/4 ,PAUL ,PR9CIPLES S]V$ TO PREV5T IT4 ,IT REMA9S TO BE SE5 :E!R ?IS AGREEM5T WAS A PREC$5T = FUTURE MOBILIZATIONS OR SIMPLY AN ANOMALY PRODUC$ BY A DW9DL+ ANTIW> MOVEM5T4 ,W\LD O!R PROTE/ GR\PS HAVE S\<T MUTUAL RESPECT ) AN>*I/S IF !RE HAD BE5 MORE 9FLU5TIAL ALLIES AVAILABLE8 

,AT ! ,SEATTLE ,W,T,O PROTE/S1 MILITANT AN>*I/S W]E A M9ORITY :O EX]T$ 9FLU5CE BY ACT+ \TSIDE ! C5TRAL ORGANIZ+ FRAMEWORK4 ,9 ,/4 ,PAUL1 !Y W]E 9TIMATELY 9VOLV$ 9 COORD9AT+ ?AT C5TRAL FRAMEWORK4 ,DOES ?IS 9DICATE ?AT AN>*ISM IS %IFT+ FROM ! M>G9S TO BECOME A SIGNIFICANT =CE 9 POLITICAL ORGANIZ+8 ,OR WILL ! 9T5SITY ( GOV]NM5T REPRESSION 9 ,/4 ,PAUL DISC\RAGE ORGANIZ]S FROM P>TICIPAT+ 9 FUTURE MOBILIZATIONS BAS$ ON DIV]SITY ( TACTICS8 ,OR1 = ?AT MATT]1 DID AN>*I/S SIMPLY 9H]IT ! ANTIW> MOVEM5T AFT] EV]YONE ELSE HAD AB&ON$ IT8 

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,AFT] ! ,M,T,V SUCCESS ( ,NIRVANA & ! EXPLOSION ( 0GRUNGE0 MUSIC1 RECORD LABELS S\<T = YE>S TO F9D ! 0NEXT ,SEATTLE04 ,RADICALS :O GREW UP ON FOOTAGE ( ! RIOTS \TSIDE ! ,SEATTLE ,W,T,O SUMMIT HAVE 5GAG$ 9 A SIMIL> PURSUIT ?R\<\T ! PA/ DECADE4 ,! ,SEATTLE ,W,T,O PROTE/S HAVE BECOME A COMMON PO9T ( REF]5CE = BO? PROTE/]S & POLICE4 ,= ! =M]1 !Y >E A SORT ( CREATION MY?1 & A MESSIAH SOME BELIEVE WILL COME AGA92 BUT Y\ CAN NEV] REPEAT ! PA/1 EV5 IF IT 9SPIRES Y\ TO MAKE NEW HI/ORY4 

,LET'S COMP>E ! ,R,N,C PROTE/S 9 ,/4 ,PAUL ) ! ,W,T,O PROTE/S1 !N1 S9CE IT IS PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO4 ,A GREAT DEAL ( ! ORGANIZ+ = ,SEATTLE WAS FUND$ BY ,N,G,OS1 :ILE ! ,D,N,C & ,R,N,C MOBILIZATIONS CAME 5TIRELY \T ( GRASSROOTS 9ITIATIVES4 ,!RE W]E ONLY A FEW HUNDR$ UTT]LY UNPREP>$ POLICE 9 ,SEATTLE1 :ILE OV] ! PA/ DECADE EV5TS SU* AS ! ,R,N,C HAVE COME TO BE DEF5D$ BY LIT]ALLY MILIT>Y OCCUPATIONS2 9 ?AT LI<T1 IT IS A MIRACLE ANY DIRECT ACTION OCCURR$ 9 ,/4 ,PAUL AT ALL4 ,SOME ,NEW ,YORK AN>*I/S :O HAD P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! #bd ,R,N,C REPORT$ ?AT !Y HAD A MU* MORE FULFILL+ EXP]I5CE 9 ,/4 ,PAUL4 ,IF IT W]E POSSIBLE TO COMPOSE AN EQUATION *>T+ DOLL>S SP5T ON SECURITY & POLIC+ AGA9/ NUMB]S ( PROTE/]S1 M9UTES ( AIRTIME1 & DEGREES ( DISRUPTION1 WE MI<T F9D ?AT ! #bh ,R,N,C SCOR$ FAIRLY WELL COMP>$ TO ! ,W,T,O PROTE/S4 

,YET SU* AN EQUATION W\LD TELL US NO?+ AB\T H[ EFFECTIVE ! ,R,N,C MOBILIZATION WAS AT ACTUALLY BR++ US CLOS] TO LIB]ATION4 ,! CRITICAL DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ,SEATTLE & ,/4 ,PAUL WAS ?AT ! ,W,T,O PROTE/S BR\<T T5S ( ?\S&S ( PEOPLE1 9CLUD+ BUT NOT LIMIT$ TO AN>*I/S1 TOGE!R 9 AN UNFAMILI> & 9SPIR+ SITUATION4 ,! ,R,N,C MOBILIZATION WAS A MU* MORE LIMIT$ AFFAIR4 ,H[EV] SUCCESSFUL \R MOBILIZATIONS >E 9 !MSELVES1 !Y >E USELESS IF !Y DO NOT ULTIMATELY 5ABLE US TO G5]ALIZE ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ HI]>*Y4 

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,IT REMA9S TO BE SE5 H[ ! PREC$5TS SET AT ! ,R,N,C1 DUR+ A COMP>ATIVELY QUIET PHASE ( SOCIAL /RUGGLE1 WILL 9FLU5CE EV5TS NEXT TIME RESI/ANCE BECOMES WIDESPREAD4 

,VIEW$ AS A MEANS ( BREAK+ A FEW W9D[S OR OBTA9+ TELEVISION AIRTIME1 ANY MULTI-YE> ORGANIZ+ EF=T IS EXTREMELY 9EFFICI5T4 ,BUT ! YE> & A HALF ( PREP>ATION WAS VALUABLE 9 ITSELF AS A MEANS ( BUILD+ NETWORKS1 VISIBILITY1 & EXP]I5CE2 ! SAME GOES = ! LEGAL SUPPORT PHASE AFT]W>DS4 ,REG>DLESS ( :E!R ! ,R,N,C WAS SUCCESSFULLY BLOCKAD$1 ! REAL SIGNIFICANCE ( ! MOBILIZATION LIES 9 ! WAY IT RAIS$ ! B> = :AT IT MEANS TO ORGANIZE AS AN>*I/S4 ,IF ?OSE :O CUT !IR TEE? PREP>+ = ! CONV5TION CONT9UE TO MOBILIZE NATIONWIDE NETWORKS1 ORGANIZ$ 9TO AUTONOM\S AFF9ITY GR\PS )9 A L>G] /RATEGIC FRAMEWORK1 IT WILL HAVE BE5 WOR? ! TR\BLE4 ,(T5 IT IS EV5TS LIKE ! ,R,N,C1 OR = ?AT MATT] ! PROTE/S AGA9/ ! ,E,U SUMMIT 9 ,GREECE 9 #b#c1 ?AT LAY ! GR\NDWORK = AN>*I/ P>TICIPATION 9 MORE SPONTANE\S & F>-REA*+ UPRIS+S SU* AS ! REC5T ONES 9 ,OAKL& & ,GREECE4 

,SO 9T5SIVE ORGANIZ+ IS VALUABLE 9 ITSELF--BUT WAS ! ,R,N,C ! MO/ S5SIBLE T>GET8 ,PROBABLY NOT4 ,AS DESCRIB$1 :5 IT WAS FIR/ *OS51 AN>*I/S EXPECT$ IT TO ATTRACT T5S ( ?\S&S ( PROTE/]S FROM O!R DEMOGRAPHICS4 ,ONCE UPON A TIME1 ! ,REPUBLICANS SEEM$ 9V9CIBLE--BY ! TIME WE F9ALLY BUILT UP ! C\RAGE TO TAKE !M ON1 !Y W]E SO WEAK5$ ?AT WE C\LD NOT BUILD A LONG-T]M ORGANIZ+ /RATEGY UPON OPPOS+ !M4.<#a#e.> ,BETWE5 ! BACKLA% AGA9/ ,BU%1 ! HURRICANE1 & ! REVELATION ?AT ,PAL9'S UNW$ TE5AGE DAU<T] WAS PREGNANT1 ! ,R,N,C W\LD HAVE BE5 A DISA/] EV5 )\T AN>*I/ RESI/ANCE4 

,OBAMA'S ELECTION M>K$ ! DEF9ITIVE 5D ( ! CONTEXT ?AT G5]AT$ ! ,R,N,C PROTE/S4 ,N[ ?AT ! ,BU% YE>S >E OV]1 AN>*I/S %\LD CONGRATULATE \RSELVES ON HAV+ SURVIV$ A DIFFICULT ]A ) AT LEA/ SOME VE/IGES ( CONT9UITY & COLLECTIVE MEMORY 9TACT4 ,! ,OBAMA ]A POSES ITS [N *ALL5GES2 WE HAVE TO F9D NEW WAYS TO MOBILIZE & REA* \T TO POT5TIAL COMRADES4 ,WE MU/ LAY D[N A ROOT SY/EM ?AT CAN SU/A9 US WELL 9TO ! #b#a/ C5TURY1 SO WE CAN BUILD ON EXP]I5CES SU* AS ! ,D,N,C & ,R,N,C MOBILIZATIONS4 

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,AS M5TION$ ABOVE1 A FEW SELF-DESCRIB$ AN>*I/S HAD BE5 HORRIFI$ ?AT O!RS W]E MOBILIZ+ MILITANT RESI/ANCE TO BO? POLITICAL P>TIES RA!R ?AN TRY+ TO EMULATE ! ,OBAMA CAMPAIGN4 

,9 ,NOVEMB] #b#h1 :ILE MANY :O HAD P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! ,D,N,C & ,R,N,C MOBILIZATIONS W]E BUSY COORD9AT+ LEGAL SUPPORT1 !SE 9DIVIDUALS RESURFAC$ ) A TORTU\S CALL TO ATT5D ,OBAMA'S 9AUGURATION 9 A SPIRIT ( 0PRES5CE RA!R ?AN PROTE/04 ,! IDEA WAS TO 0GA!R AS A BLOC1 UNMASK$ & ) OP5 >MS1 RESPECT+ ! CELEBRATORY SPIRIT ( ! DAY0 & 0ILLU/RATE ! MANY MOM5TS :5 PEOPLE ON ?IS CONT95T & ACROSS ! WORLD ASPIR$ TO BETT] APPROXIMATIONS ( FRE$OM04 ,P]HAPS BECAUSE !RE WAS NO?+ ELSE S*$UL$ = ! 9AUGURATION1 A FEW RESPECT$ ORGANIZ+ GR\PS & A FAIR NUMB] ( 9DIVIDUALS SIGN$ ON TO ! CALL1 BUT ITS APP>5T REJECTION ( MILITANT OPPOSITION PROVOK$ VICI\S CONTROV]SY4 ,9 ! 5D1 DESPITE O!R CALLS1 NO O!R MOBILIZATIONS CAME TOGE!R = ! 9AUGURATION1 & SCANT FEW PEOPLE P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! 0,CELEBRATE ,PEOPLE'S ,HI/ORY @& ,BUILD ,POPUL> ,P[]0 BLOC4 

,IT'S H>D NOT TO 9T]PRET ?IS CALL AN AS OPPORTUNI/ ATTEMPT TO C\NT]ACT :ATEV] MOM5TUM T[>DS MILITANT ORGANIZ+ HAD COME \T ( ! CONV5TION PROTE/S4 ,! ORIG9ATORS ( ! CALL FE>$ ?AT IF AN>*I/S TOOK A /& AGA9/ ,OBAMA IT W\LD GU>ANTEE 0IRRELEVANCE10 BUT ! \TCOME %[$ ?AT H[EV] LIMIT$ ! SOCIAL BASE = CONFRONTATIONAL DIRECT ACTION MI<T BE1 ! SOCIAL BASE = A MORE CONCILIATORY AN>*ISM WAS PRACTICALLY NONEXI/5T4 ,P]HAPS1 9 ?IS ]A ( RE=MISM & CO-OPTATION1 RESI/ANCE WILL BE MILITANT OR ELSE WILL NOT BE AT ALL4 

,9 ! BUILDUP TO ! ,D,N,C & ,R,N,C PROTE/S1 AN>*I/S HAD EMPHASIZ$ OPPOSITION TO ALL POLITICIANS & P>TIES1 9CLUD+ ,OBAMA4 ,! ABS5CE ( ANY VISIBLE PROTE/ AT ! 9AUGURATION1 DESPITE ! PREC$5TS FROM ! TWO PREVI\S 9AUGURATIONS & ! DESIRE TO MA9TA9 MOM5TUM FROM ! CONV5TIONS1 9DICATES ?AT ! MILITANT W+ ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T HAD EXHAU/$ ITSELF4 ,P]HAPS IF ORGANIZ]S HAD 9CLUD$ PLANS TO PROTE/ AT ! 9AUGURATION 9 ! MOBILIZATION AGA9/ ! CONV5TIONS1 EMPHASIZ+ ?AT ?IS W\LD OCCUR :OEV] WON ! ELECTION1 ?+S MI<T HAVE PLAY$ \T DIFF]5TLY4 ,!RE >E RISKS TO PICK+ T>GETS F> 9 ADVANCE1 BUT ALSO TO NOT DO+ SO4 

,?IS ANECDOTE ILLU/RATES H[ MILITANT VICTORIES1 H[EV] MODE/1 CAN PROVOKE 9T]NAL AS WELL AS EXT]NAL BACKLA%4 ,IT ALSO %[S H[ RE=MI/ VICTORIES CAN DIVIDE & DISABLE AN>*I/ ORGANIZ+4 ,AL?\< ! 9AUGURATION MAY NOT HAVE BE5 ! MO/ /RATEGIC OPPORTUNITY TO MANIFE/ OPPOSITION1 IT IS IMPORTANT NOT TO =GET H[ MANY O!R PEOPLE HAVE A /AKE 9 RESI/+ ! OPPRESSION !Y EXP]I5CE DAILY4 ,REMEMB] ! DIV]SE CR[D ?AT GA!R$ 9 \TRAGE 9 ,D5V]1 :5 ! POLICE MASS->RE/$ ! BLACK BLOC ON ,AUGU/ #b#e4 ,EV5 ) ,OBAMA ON ! BALLOT OR 9 ! ,:ITE ,H\SE1 :5 ! L9ES >E DRAWN1 PEOPLE KN[ :]E !Y /& 9 RELATION TO AU?ORITY4 

.<#a.> ,SOME CRITICS POSE A FALSE DI*OTOMY BETWE5 BUILD+ RADICAL 9FRA/RUCTURES & FOCUS+ ON MASS MOBILIZATIONS2 9 FACT1 ! LATT] (T5 PRODUCE ! =M]4 

.<#b.> ,BA% ,BACK6 CAME \T ( A ,MIDWE/ AN>*I/ CONSULTA 9 ,NOVEMB] #b#g1 9ITIAT$ BY QUE] AN>*I/S :O FELT ?AT !RE HADN'T BE5 SUFFICI5T SPACE = RADICAL QUE] & TRANS P>TICIPANTS AT E>LI] DEMON/RATIONS4 ,MON?S AFT] ! CONV5TIONS1 ,BA% ,BACK6 GR\PS W]E MAK+ HEADL9ES ) PROVOCATIVE ACTIONS1 & ! NETWORK CONT9U$ TO SPREAD ACROSS ! ,U,S4 

.<#c.> ,AS ONE CYNIC QUIPP$1 0,A LOT ( DIFF]5T ?+S HAPP5$ 9 #a#i#f#h--NOT ALL ( !M GOOD60 

.<#d.> ,! ,FREE ,/ATE PRODUC$ AN 5TIRE G5]ATION ( ,TW9 ,CITIES ACTIVI/S1 SOME ( :OM LAT] HELP$ F\ND ! ,W,C4 

.<#e.> ,COMICALLY1 !SE W]E COORD9AT$ BY ! ,I,S,A,G ,WELCOM+ ,COMMITTEE1 A GR\P PROMOT+ 0DEC5TRALIZ$ ACTIONS0 :I* =E%AD[$ ! ,R,N,C ,W,C BY FAIL+ TO 5GAGE ) CORPORATE M$IA :ILE POLICE MOBILIZ$ A MASSIVE CAMPAIGN ( REPRESSION4 

.<#f.> ,ONE DETA9EE :O ATTEMPT$ TO S+ TO ! *ILD TO KEEP HIM CALM WAS GRUFFLY 9/RUCT$ TO 0,%UT ! FUCK UP0 BY A GUN-WAV+ (FIC]4 

.<#g.> ,IMAG9E ! CONSCI5CE ( A P]SON :OSE *OS5 C>E] E*OES ?AT ( ! MO/ HAT$ TRAITOR 9 ,*RI/IAN HI/ORY4 

.<#h.> ,?IS HAS CONT9U$ S9CE ! ,R,N,C DEMON/RATIONS4 ,OLD] ,TW9 ,CITIES PROGRESSIVES 9 P>TICUL> HAVE MOBILIZ$ >\ND ! ,R,N,C #h CASE4 

.<#i.> ,?IS IS PRESUMABLY DIS9=MATION1 ?\< !RE >E REPORTS ( A CONFLICT BETWE5 AN>*I/S & PRO-W> DEMON/RATORS4 ,COMP>$ TO POLICE (FIC]S1 AN>*I/S >E EXTREMELY PR9CIPL$ AB\T NOT ATTACK+ CIVILIANS4 

.<#a.> ,!RE W]E ALSO SECURITY CONC]NS1 AS TXT4MOB RECORDS HAD BE5 SUBPO5A$ 9 SUBSEQU5T C\RT CASES4 

.<#a#a.> ,:ILE ORGANIZ]S 9 ,D5V] RISK$ SPREAD+ !MSELVES TOO ?9 BETWE5 DIFF]5T EV5TS1 9 ,/4 ,PAUL IT C\LD HAVE BE5 ADVANTAGE\S TO PLAN MORE PA/ ,SEPTEMB] #a2 ON ! O!R H&1 !RE MAY SIMPLY NOT HAVE BE5 5\< TIME & RES\RCES = ?IS4 

.<#a#b.> ,9DE$1 AT LEA/ #f ( ! #hah PEOPLE >RE/$ DUR+ ! ,R,N,C W]E CAPTUR$ 9 MASS >RE/S4 

.<#a#c.> ,IT'S NOTEWOR?Y ?AT ! CONSPIRACY *>GES AGA9/ ! ,R,N,C #h W]E BR\<T BY ,RAMSEY ,C\NTY1 NOT ! F$]AL GOV]NM5T4 ,AL?\< IT SEEMS /RANGE ?AT A LIB]AL LOCAL GOV]NM5T W\LD BE MORE EAG] TO PRESS T]RORI/ CONSPIRACY *>GES ?AN ! F$]AL GOV]NM5T UND] ,BU%1 ?IS APPE>S TO 9DICATE ?AT ! ,R,N,C #h CASE MAY NOT BE AN 9DICATION ( F$]AL TACTICS TO COME SO MU* AS ! 9ITIATIVE ( OV]ZEAL\S LOCAL AU?ORITIES4 

.<#a#d.> ,?OSE :O GLORIFY CL&E/9E ACTION OV] P>TICIPATORY MILITANT ORGANIZ+ %\LD ASK ,DANIEL ,MC,G[AN1 :O P>TICIPAT$ 9 SEV]AL MAJOR ,E>? ,LIB]ATION ,FRONT ACTIONS & W5T ON TO PLAY A C5TRAL ROLE 9 ORGANIZ+ ! #bd ,R,N,C PROTE/S1 :I* HE F\ND TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE4 ,HIS ADDRESS CAN BE F\ND AT SUPPORTDANIEL4ORG4 

.<#a#e.> ,SEE ,DAVID ,GRAEB]'S 0,! ,%OCK ( ,VICTORY10 AVAILABLE AT 9FO%OP4ORG4 

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