,H[ TO ,?R[ A ,SQUATT$ ,DANCE ,P>TY 

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,! FOLL[+ ANONYM\S 9/RUCTIONAL TEXT WAS COMPOS$ BY PEOPLE :O ORGANIZE SQUATT$ DANCE P>TIES 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES TODAY4 ,! L9K BETWE5 UNAU?ORIZ$ DANC+ & RADICAL POLITICS EXT5DS BACK MANY DECADES1 FROM ! E>LY RAVE SC5E & ! WORLDWIDE SQUATT+ MOVEM5T ?R\< ,RECLAIM ! ,/REETS & ,OCCUPY4 ,EV5 IF Y\ LIVE 9 A SMALL ,MIDWE/]N T[N F> FROM ! DANCES ( ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY & ! SQUATS ( ,A!NS1 ,GREECE1 Y\ CAN /ILL ORGANIZE ADV5TUR\S ESCAPADES ?AT DEMON/RATE H[ MU* MORE JOY\S LIFE C\LD BE4 ,! WAYS WE CONTE/ ! RUL+ ORD] %\LD ALWAYS 9CLUDE AN ELEM5T ( DELI<T4 

,= MORE GUIDES LIKE ?IS1 CONSULT ,RECIPES = ,DISA/]1 \R COOKBOOK ( AN>*I/ SKILLS & TACTICS4 

,! FUN 9 ?R[+ AN ILLEGAL P>TY IS ABOVE ALL 9 BREAK+ \T ( ! SPACE & TIME ( AU?ORITY4 ,= MILL5NIA1 PEOPLE ( C\NTLESS SOCIETIES & WALKS ( LIFE HAVE GA!R$ TO DANCE AS A WAY ( ESCAP+ ! PRESSURES PLAC$ ON !M4 ,!RE IS GOOD REASON = ?IS6 ,:5 9TIMACY IS CON/RA9$ OR *ANNEL$ 9TO MODELS ( UTILITY SU* AS COMM]CE1 WORK1 FAMILY1 & ! C\PLE1 DANCE P>TIES (F] ! POSSIBILITY ( AN 9TIMACY ?AT EXCE$S !SE CON/RA9TS4 ,DANC+ ALSO 5ABLES US TO EXP]I5CE \RSELVES DIFF]5TLY1 TO EXP]IM5T ) \R BODIES & OP5 \RSELVES TO JOY\S AB&ON BEYOND \R PRESCRIB$ SOCIAL FUNCTIONS4 

,! FLIPSIDE TO ?IS HI/ORY IS NE>LY AS LONG4 ,CLUB [N]S1 SOCIAL CLIMB]S1 & BROS CAPITALIZE ON \R DESIRES OR PREV5T US FROM BE+ 9 T\* ) !M4 ,?AT'S ! REASON TO HOLD SQUATT$ DANCE P>TIES3 TO OP5 UP A SPACE BEYOND CONTROL4  
  

0,! SECOND FLOOR WAS JU/ ONE BIG OP5 ROOM4 ,WE BR\<T A PILE ( OLD ROLL] SKATES SO PEOPLE C\LD ROLL >\ND IT4 ,AT TWO AM1 :5 ! FLAMES FROM ! BONFIRE \TSIDE W]E ALMO/ LICK+ ! ?IRD FLOOR BALCONIES1 WE BEGAN ?R[+ TELEVISIONS (F ! RO(40  

,LOCATION1 ,LOCATION1 ,LOCATION 

  

,FIR/ ?+S FIR/1 Y\ NE$ A PLACE = Y\R P>TY4 ,Y\ DON'T WANT TO ?R[ IT AT Y\R H\SE & ALL ! CONV5TIONAL V5UES >E BOR+ & EXP5SIVE4 ,!RE >E A FEW WAYS TO SOLVE ?IS PROBLEM4 ,9 MO/ MAJOR METROPOLISES1 Y\ CAN F9D MANY BUILD+S 9 T5U\S CONDITIONS ( [N]%IP OR MANAGEM5T4 ,SOME BUILD+S >E /RAI<T UP AB&ON$--!Y >E [N$ BY BANKS SOME:]E F> AWAY OR BY A L&LORD :O 9H]IT$ !M DECADES AGO & HAS NEV] BE5 TO VISIT !M4 ,IF Y\'RE PLANN+ TO ORGANIZE A SQUATT$ DANCE P>TY1 ?IS IS ! K9D ( BUILD+ Y\ NE$ TO F9D4 

,FAIL+ ?IS1 Y\ C\LD TRY TO F9D AN [N] :O WILL TURN A BL9D EYE = A NI<T OR R5T Y\ A PLACE *EAP4 ,Y\ DON'T NECESS>ILY NE$ TO BE CLE> AB\T :AT Y\R PLANS >E IF ! [N]S DON'T PAY ATT5TION TO ! SPACE4 

,IF Y\ DECIDE TO SQUAT1 Y\ NE$ TO TAKE ! LOCATION ( ! BUILD+ 9TO ACC\NT4 ,LOOK = A PLACE ?AT'S CONCEAL$ FROM PUBLIC VIEW BUT /ILL LOCAT$ C5TRALLY 5\< ?AT PEOPLE WILL COME TO IT4 ,Y\ DON'T WANT R&OM C>S OR P$E/RIANS PASS+ BY :O MI<T REPORT Y\R EV5T TO ! POLICE4 ,DE9DU/RIALIZATION HAS LEFT A TON ( BUILD+S LIKE ?IS 9 ITS WAKE2 Y\ %\LDN'T HAVE TOO MU* TR\BLE F9D+ SOME?+4 ,IF Y\ NE$ HELP F9D+ A PLACE1 REA* \T TO LOCAL GRAFFITI KIDS--!Y PROBABLY HAVE SOME LEADS4 

,IF Y\ PLAN TO KEEP ! ADDRESS SECRET UNTIL ! DAY ( ! P>TY1 Y\ HAVE A BIT ( TIME TO PROCRA/9ATE :5 IT COMES TO F9D+ A SPACE4 ,BUT DON'T WAIT TOO LONG TO FIGURE IT \T--! P>TY HAS TO HAPP5 SOME:]E4  
  

0,CROSS+ ! RIV] ON ! SKET*Y OLD CATWALK1 WE REA*$ A VA/ METAL & CONCRETE /RUCTURE ?AT HAD ONCE BE5 US$ TO LOAD B>GES4 ,! PREVI\S G5]ATION ( PUNKS HAD HELD G5]ATOR %[S !RE4 ,IT WAS P]FECT = \R PLAN40  

,GE>+ UP 

  

,ONCE Y\'VE GOT A SPACE1 Y\ NE$ TO FILL IT UP ) S\ND4 

,Y\ CAN DET]M9E H[ MU* S\ND EQUIPM5T Y\ NE$ ACCORD+ TO ! SIZE ( ! SPACE4 ,IF IT'S ! SIZE ( A LIV+ ROOM1 A C\PLE ( #a#b0 SPEAK]S WILL DO4 ,IF IT'S ANY BIGG]1 Y\ WANT TO />T ?9K+ AB\T ADD+ BASS SPEAK]S TO BEEF UP ! L[ 5D4 ,Y\ %\LD ALSO CONSID] ! %APE ( ! SPACE SO ?AT Y\ CAN 5SURE ?AT !RE IS S\ND EV]Y:]E4 ,MAYBE Y\ WANT TO PUT A SPEAK] OR TWO 9 ! BACK ( ! ROOM TO FILL IT \T A BIT MORE4 

,UN=TUNATELY1 S\ND EQUIPM5T IS NOT EASY TO COME BY4 ,9 MO/ CASES Y\'LL NE$ TO [N IT1 R5T IT1 OR BORR[ IT FROM A FRI5D4 ,HOPEFULLY1 Y\'VE MADE CONNECTIONS 9 :ATEV] SC5ES Y\ HAVE ACCESS TO4 ,BORR[ ! ,P,A US$ AT ALL ! PUNK %[S & ?OSE ,C,D,JS US$ AT ! HIP HOP GIGS4 

,! PR]EQUISITE = MUSIC1 LI<T+1 FOG1 & PRACTICALLY EV]Y?+ ELSE Y\ NE$ IS--ELECTRICITY4 ,>RANG+ ?IS CAN BE A BIT TRICKY4 ,IF Y\R EV5T IS AT AN AB&ON$ W>EH\SE 9 ! WOODS ) NO P[] S\RCE NE>BY1 Y\'LL NE$ A G5]ATOR4 ,Y\ CAN R5T ONE AT ,L[E'S OR ,HOME ,DEPOT4 ,MAKE SURE TO TE/ IT BE=EH& TO MAKE SURE IT CAN DO :AT Y\ NE$ IT TO--Y\ DON'T WANT ! P[] TO CUT \T :5 Y\'RE DEEP 9 ! MIX6 ,AS LONG AS Y\ DON'T RUN ! CORDS TOO F> & Y\ >5'T C\NT+ ON IT TO P[] #f SUBWO(]S & SOME LAS] LI<T %IT1 Y\ %\LD BE F9E4 ,:5 Y\'RE US+ A G5]ATOR1 Y\ WANT TO AIM = M9IMALISM3 ACCOMPLI% AS MU* AS Y\ CAN ) AS LITTLE GE> AS POSSIBLE4 

,ALT]NATIVELY1 Y\ C\LD BORR[ ELECTRICITY FROM SOME:]E ON ! GRID NE>BY4 ,MAYBE Y\ KN[ ! FOLKS :O WORK AT ! BUS9ESS NEXT DOOR & !Y'RE WILL+ TO LET Y\ RUN EXT5SION CORDS OV] TO ! SPOT4 ,MAYBE Y\ DON'T KN[ ! NEI<BORS BUT !RE'S AN OP5 \TLET4 ,JU/ MAKE SURE !Y'RE NOT GO+ TO PULL ! PLUG MIDWAY ?R\< Y\R EV5T6 ,SOMETIMES Y\ CAN F9D WORK+ \TLETS >\ND PUBLIC UTILITIES4 ,9 ,BRAZIL1 ! ORGANIZ]S ( GU]RILLA PUNK %[S US$ TO SCALE LI<T PO/S TO TAP 9TO ! ELECTRICAL GRID TO P[] ,P,A SY/EMS--BUT IF Y\ >E NOT A PR(ESSIONALLY TRA9$ ELECTRICIAN1 DON'T RISK Y\R LIFE TRY+ A /UNT LIKE ?IS4  
  

0,SOMETIMES WE W\LD R5T \T ! SKAT+ R9K4 ,! [N]S DIDN'T C>E :AT W5T ON !RE4 ,PEOPLE W\LD BR+ BIKES1 SKATEBO>DS1 %OPP+ C>TS1 & A S\ND SY/EM40  

,DRAW+ A ,CR[D 

  

,N[ Y\'RE READY = ! F9AL +R$I5T1 :I* IS ALSO ! MO/ IMPORTANT ONE3 PEOPLE6 

,! HI< PO9T 9 ANY MOM5T ( SOCIAL UPHEAVAL CO9CIDES ) A G5]AL 9DISC]NABILITY ( ! P>TICIPANTS 9VOLV$4 ,! SAME IS TRUE ( A GOOD P>TY4 

,Y\ WANT TO CREATE A SITUATION 9 :I* DIFF]5T SORTS ( PEOPLE FEEL ?AT ! CONDITIONS >E PRES5T = !M TO DO :ATEV] !Y WANT4 ,?IS DOESN'T MEAN D5Y+ DIFF]5CES2 IT DOESN'T MEAN APPEAL+ TO ! L[E/ COMMON D5OM9ATOR OR E/ABLI%+ SOME SORT ( MIDDLE GR\ND COMPROMISE--NO ONE ACTUALLY LIKES TE*-H\SE4 ,RA!R1 IT MEANS CREAT+ WAYS = PEOPLE TO 5GAGE ON !IR [N T]MS1 TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! PRACTICES ?AT !Y MO/ 5JOY1 ) ! PEOPLE !Y ACTUALLY WANT TO BE )4 

,:5 Y\'RE PROMOT+ Y\R EV5T1 ?9K \TSIDE Y\R IMM$IATE SOCIAL MILIEU4 ,IF Y\ DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO A P>TICUL> SC5E1 ORGANIZE ) PEOPLE :O DO4 ,Y\ C\LD MAKE MULTIPLE FLI]S ) DIFF]5T ES!TICS1 OR BOOK ,D,JS ?AT PLAY DIFF]5T /YLES ( MUSIC4 ,?AT SAID1 DON'T MUDDY UP ! EV5T TOO MU* ES!TICALLY2 ABOVE ALL1 Y\ WANT TO S5D A SIMPLE YET PR(\ND MESSAGE AB\T :AT ! NI<T WILL HOLD4 ,Y\R 9VITATION %\LD 9TRIGUE PEOPLE1 CA/+ A SPELL ?AT MAKES !M EXPECT A LOT ( IT & ( !MSELVES4 ,! GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE ?AT Y\R EV5T SPILLS OV] ! ?RE%OLD ( NORMALCY4 ,! DI/9CTION BETWE5 A DEC5T P>TY & A GREAT ONE IS NOT JU/ A MATT] ( H[ SKILL$ ! ,D,J IS--IT IS A QUE/ION ( H[ F> ! P>TICIPANTS >E WILL+ TO GO TO =GET AB\T SOCIETY & ALL ! RULES IT IMPOSES4  
  

0,WE W\LD DRIVE >\ND ! SUBURBS COLLECT+ DISC>D$ ,*RI/MAS TREES (F ! CURBS UNTIL WE HAD A MASSIVE /OCKPILE4 ,!N WE W\LD BUILD HUGE WOOD5 /RUCTURES TO SET ON FIRE4 ,ONE YE>1 MY FRI5DS ]ECT$ A ',T[] ,AGA9/ ,GOD & ,SCI5CE' & EV]YONE WROTE MESSAGES ON IT BE=E WE SET IT ABLAZE40  

,PROMOTION 

  

,ASSUM+ Y\R P>TY IS ILLEGAL TO SOME DEGREE1 Y\ %\LD TAKE PRECAUTIONS 9 PROMOT+ IT SO ?AT Y\ DON'T CAT* A CASE AFT] ! FACT4 ,IF Y\ >E PROMOT+ Y\R EV5T ?R\< SOCIAL M$IA1 DO SO ANONYM\SLY4 ,MAKE A ,FACEBOOK PR(ILE US+ ,TOR BR[S]1 & V]IFY ! ACC\NT ) A BURN] PHONE PAID = 9 CA%4 ,CREATE A NEW NAME = Y\R P>TY OR P>TY PROMOT+ 5TITY SO ?AT IT'S H>D] TO S+LE \T ANY P>TICUL> 9DIVIDUAL AS ! ONE RESPONSIBLE = ORGANIZ+ ! EV5T4 ,AFT] Y\'VE CREAT$ ! EV5T1 ASK PEOPLE TO %>E IT SO Y\ CAN MAKE USE ( ! SOCIAL M$IA NETWORKS Y\ ALREADY HAVE ACCESS TO4 

,PR9T \T FLI]S = Y\R EV5T & :EATPA/E !M :]E ! PEOPLE Y\ WANT TO DRAW WILL SEE !M4 ,VISIT ALL ! COLLECTIVE H\SES Y\ KN[ AB\T & SPREAD ! WORD4 

,IT MAY MAKE S5SE TO CONCEAL ! ADDRESS ( Y\R P>TY OR O!R SU* DETAILS UNTIL ! DAY IT OCCURS4 ,ON ! DAY ( ! EV5T1 Y\ C\LD USE AN ANONYM\S TWITT] ACC\NT TO BROADCA/ ! LOCATION1 OR SET UP AN ANONYM\S EMAIL ADDRESS TO AUTO-RESPOND TO 9QUIRIES ) ?OSE DETAILS1 OR >RANGE = PEOPLE TO SPREAD ! WORD ?R\< ,SIGNAL MESSAGES & RUMORS4 ,IF ?IS IS Y\R PLAN1 MAKE SURE Y\'VE SPREAD ! TWITT] OR EMAIL ACC\NT FROM ! V]Y BEG9N+4  
  

0,MANY ,ROMAN SQUATS CAME \T ( RAVES1 MOM5T>Y DANCE P>TIES HELD 9 UNUSUAL PLACES4 ,9 ! #a#i#iS !Y DID RAVES 9 G>D5S & AB&ON$ BUILD+S4 ,?IS />T$ 9 #a#i#i#d1 & WAS MOBILIZ$ BY RADIO4 0,IF Y\ HAPP5 TO BE 9 ?IS DI/RICT TONI<T4440 ,!Y W5T 9TO ONE FACTORY & DANC$ = H\RS ON A C>PET ( DISC>D$ PHOTOCOPY TON]4 ,!Y ONLY KNEW IT :5 ! SUN ROSE & !Y SAW EA* O!RS' BLUE FACES40 

-0,SQUATT]S ( ,ROME0  

,BE ,PREP>$ 

  

,EV5 IF Y\'RE JU/ SQUATT+ ! PLACE = ! DURATION ( ! DANCE1 BR+ A FIR/ AID KIT & A FIRE EXT+UI%] & M>K ! FIRE EXITS IF APPLICABLE4 ,9VITE Y\R /REET M$IC FRI5DS2 IDEALLY1 SOMEONE %\LD HAVE FIR/ RESPOND] TRA9+4 ,IF Y\'RE CREAT+ A SITUATION 9 :I* ANY?+ CAN HAPP51 & Y\ WANT IT TO BE A GOOD EXP]I5CE = ! P>TICIPANTS1 MAKE SURE Y\ REALLY >E PREP>$ = ANY?+ TO HAPP54 ,?IS IS P>T ( BE+ CAPABLE ( MA9TA9+ TRULY AUTONOM\S SPACES4 

,LA/LY1 & UN=TUNATELY1 Y\ %\LD CONSID] H[ TO H&LE ! AU?ORITIES4 ,PREP>E A PLAN = DEAL+ ) ! POLICE IF !Y COME TO Y\R EV5T4 ,GO OV] ?IS TOGE!R ) ALL ! O!R ORGANIZ]S SO EV]YONE AGREES ON H[ TO RESPOND & FEELS PREP>$4 

,RULE NUMB] ONE3 IF ! POLICE %[ UP1 DON'T LET !M 94 ,!Y'LL PRET5D ?AT !Y HAVE A RI<T TO 5T]2 !Y MI<T SAY !Y 0JU/ WANT TO *ECK IT \T40 ,DON'T FALL = IT6 ,DON'T LET !M 94 ,GIVE !M AN 9* & !Y'LL TAKE A MILE4 ,IF Y\ HAVE TO1 PLAY = TIME--Y\ C\LD GIVE !M ! NUMB] = A VOICE MAIL OR A BURN] PHONE ) A FRI5D ON ! O!R 5D ( IT REPRES5T+ ! [N] ( ! SPACE4 ,G5]ALLY SPEAK+1 Y\ WANT TO VOLUNTE] AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE1 TO AVOID ?+S GETT+ MORE COMPLICAT$4 

,CONSID] HAV+ Y\R VEGAN /RAI<T$GE FRI5DS WORK ! DOOR SO IF ! COPS %[ UP1 !RE >E SOB]1 ASS]TIVE PEOPLE PREP>$ TO KEEP !M \T4 ,!Y /ILL MI<T MANAGE TO GET 9SIDE SOMEH[1 SO PREP>E AN EM]G5CY PLAN 9 ADVANCE TO DEAL ) ?AT SC5>IO4 ,IF !RE IS AN IMPROMPTU B> OR SOME?+ LIKE ?AT FUNCTION+ 9SIDE1 MAKE SURE PEOPLE >E READY TO DISASSEMBLE IT & RU% EV]Y?+ \T A BACK DOOR AT A GIV5 SIGNAL4 ,IF !RE >E PEOPLE 9 MORE VULN]ABLE LEGAL SITUATIONS--UNDOCUM5T$1 ON PROBATION1 ETC4--MAKE SURE ?AT !Y >E ABLE TO EXIT SAFELY1 TOO4 ,Y\ %\LD ALSO HAVE A PLAN TO GET ! SPEAK]S & O!R EXP5SIVE GE> \T ( !RE6 

,?+S CAN GET UNRULY IF ! POLICE %[ UP BUT ?AT'S A SUBJECT = ANO!R >TICLE4 

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