,9TRODUCTION TO ,AN>*ISM & ,RESI/ANCE 9 ,BOGOTA 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

,ON ,M>* #a#a1 #b#g1 D[NT[N ,BOGOTA WAS FILL$ ) SOLDI]S1 SNIP]S1 UND]COV] COPS1 & RIOT POLICE ON ACC\NT ( ,GEORGE ,BU%'S VISIT TO ,COLOMBIA4 ,NEV]!LESS1 HUNDR$S GA!R$ AT ! POLICE B>RICADES TO BURN FLAGS & EXPRESS !IR OPPOSITION TO NEOLIB]AL CAPITALISM4 ,:5 ! POLICE TURN$ WAT] CANNONS1 TE> GAS1 & BATONS UPON ! CR[D1 ! PROTE/]S TORE LAMPPO/S & P>K B5*ES \T ( ! SIDEWALK TO DEF5D !MSELVES & SMA%$ ! W9D[S ( BANKS & %OPS4 

,?ANKS TO ! 9T]NET1 MANY AN>*I/S 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES HAVE SE5 PHOTOS ( CLA%ES LIKE ?IS ONE1 BUT FEW UND]/& ! CONTEXT 9 :I* !Y TAKE PLACE4 ,WE PAID A VISIT TO ,BOGOTA REC5TLY TO GET MORE BACKGR\ND ON ! POLITICAL & SOCIAL CLIMATE !RE & ! ROLE ( AN>*I/S )9 IT4 ,) ! HELPFUL GUIDANCE ( \R ,COLOMBIAN FRI5DS & ! UND]/&+ ?AT WE CAN ONLY (F] LIMIT$ 9SI<T 9TO ! COMPLEXITIES ( !IR SITUATION1 WE'D LIKE TO %>E SOME ( :AT WE LE>N$4 

,COLOMBIA IS LOCAT$ AT ! JUNCTION ( ,NOR? & ,S\? ,AM]ICA1 A /RATEGIC POSITION ?AT HAS BR\<T DIRE MIS=TUNE UPON ,COLOMBIANS S9CE ! FIR/ COLONIAL 9VASIONS4 ,A C5TURY AGO1 ! ,U,S =C$ ! SECESSION ( ,PANAMA FROM ,COLOMBIA TO OBTA9 CONTROL ( TRADE PASS+ FROM ,ATLANTIC TO ,PACIFIC1 & TODAY ! RI* ECOSY/EMS S\? ( ,PANAMA >E BE+ DEVA/AT$ TO OP5 ! WAY = PAN-,AM]ICAN HI<WAY TRAFFIC4 ,UNLIKE PRACTICALLY EV]Y O!R MAJOR ,S\? ,AM]ICAN NATION1 ,COLOMBIA WAS NOT EXPLICITLY RUL$ BY A DICTATOR%IP 9 ! LATT] P>T ( ! #b? C5TURY--9/EAD1 ! PRET5SE ( DEMOCRACY WAS MA9TA9$1 ) REPRES5TATIVES ( ! ,LIB]AL & ,CONS]VATIVE P>TIES ALT]NAT+ RULE UND] ! ,FR5TE ,NACIONAL BETWE5 #aieh & #a#i#g#d4 ,?IS MEANS ?AT TODAY1 UNLIKE ,BRAZIL1 ,>G5T9A1 & ,*ILI1 ,COLOMBIA HAS YET TO 5T] ! PO/-DICTATOR%IP ]A2 IT IS A 0DEMOCRACY10 BUT ONE 9 :I* EV]Y S]I\S OPPOSITION C&IDATE HAS BE5 MURD]$ OR B\<T (F & CORPORATE RULE IS MA9TA9$ AS (T5 BY BRUTE =CE AS BY POLITICAL MA*9ATION4 

,HAV+ NOT 5T]$ ! PO/-DICTATOR%IP ]A1 ,COLOMBIA IS /ILL WRACK$ BY ! K9D ( 9T]NAL >M$ CONFLICT ?AT O!R ,LAT9 ,AM]ICAN C\NTRIES SUFF]$ BETWE5 ! #a#i#fS & #a#i#hS4 ,POLITICS 9 ,COLOMBIA >E FRAM$ BY ! BRUTAL =TY-YE> CIVIL W> BETWE5 ! ,U,S-SUPPORT$ GOV]NM5T--& ITS P>AMILIT>Y SUPPORT]S1 :O >E 9T]L9K$ ) ! DRUG C>TELS ! ,U,S CLAIMS TO OPPOSE--& GU]RILLA 9SURG5TS1 :O >E ALSO N[ 9VOLV$ 9 N>COTRAFFICK+4 ,! TWO PRIM>Y GU]RILLA FACTIONS >E ! ,F,>,C & ! ,E,L,N1 BO? COMMUNI/ GR\PS =M$ 9 #a#i#f#d2 ! ,F,>,C IS DESC5D$ FROM ,LIB]AL & COMMUNI/ GU]RILLA GR\PS =M$ BY CAMPES9OS 9 ! LATE #a#i#dS1 :ILE ! ,E,L,N WAS ORGANIZ$ BY /UD5TS RETURN+ FROM ,FIDEL ,CA/RO'S ,CUBA4 

,EV]Y YE> ?\S&S ( ,COLOMBIANS DIE VIOL5TLY 9 ?IS /RUGGLE1 BUT ,BOGOTA IS ! EYE ( ! /ORM3 A SPACE ( RELATIVE CALM 9 :I* ! CONFLICT TAKES MORE SUBTLE =MS4 ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA HAS MEGAPOLISES LIKE NO?+ 9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA--,BRAZIL'S ,SAO ,PAULO IS TWICE ! SIZE ( ,NEW ,YORK1 & ,MEXICO ,CITY IS ! BIGGE/ 9 ! WORLD--& ,BOGOTA IS AS SPRAWL+ & HEAVILY POPULAT$ AS ANY CITY 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,! NOR? IS KN[N = ITS WEAL?I] DI/RICTS1 :ILE 9 O!R >EAS SOME NEI<BORHOODS /ILL RETA9 !IR 0POPUL>0--?AT IS TO SAY1 CLASS CONSCI\S & DEFIANT--*>ACT].<#a.>4 ,! GOV]NM5T HAS MOV$ P>AMILIT>IES FROM !IR RURAL T]RITORIES 9TO SOME ( !SE NEI<BORHOODS 9 REC5T YE>S1 O/5SIBLY 9 AN EF=T TO DEMOBILIZE !M BUT C]TA9LY ) AN EYE TO DE/ABILIZ+ C5T]S ( URBAN RESI/ANCE AS WELL2 LOCALS DESCRIBE ! ATMOSPH]E ( FE> CREAT$ BY GANGS ( %AV5-HEAD$ BELLIG]5TS DR9K+ ON ! /REETS ALL DAY4 ,! P>AMILIT>IES W]E )DRAWN FROM ONE NEI<BORHOOD AFT] A BOMB+ DIRECT$ AT !M1 %[+ ?AT P]HAPS !RE IS A PROP] TIME & PLACE = EV]Y TACTIC4 

,LIKE O!R ,LAT9 ,AM]ICAN METROPOLISES1 ,BOGOTA EXCELS ALL ITS ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN C\NT]P>TS 9 GRAFFITI4 ,EV]Y:]E Y\ WALK--& PEOPLE DO A LOT ( WALK+--Y\ CAN SEE EXHORTATIONS FROM V>I\S COMMUNI/ & AN>*I/ GR\PS PA9T$ 9 ?REE-FOOT-HI< LETT]S4 

,! CITY ONLY CLEANS ! WALLS ON R>E OCCASIONS1 & VIGILANTE 9T]F]5CE IS LIMIT$ TO COV]+ UP ! NAME ( ,PRESID5T ,URIBE :]EV] IT APPE>S 9 A NEGATIVE LI<T2 ?IS SEEMS TO HAVE 9CREAS$ REC5TLY1 P]HAPS DUE TO ! RELOCATION ( P>AMILIT>IES TO ! CITY4 ,O!R ?AN ?IS1 ! P>AMILIT>Y PRES5CE 9 ,BOGOTA IS L>GELY 9VISIBLE ON ! WALLS1 P]HAPS BECAUSE ! RI<T W+ CONTROLS ! (FICIALLY SANCTION$ M$IA2 9 ,ECUADOR1 :]E LEFTI/ ,CORREA JU/ CAME TO P[]1 ! WALLS ( ,QUITO BE> MORE SWA/IKAS ?AN CIRCLE-,AS4 

,WALK+ ?R\< ,BOGOTA'S LOVELY D[NT[N DI/RICT E>LY 9 \R /AY1 PASS+ ! ,JU/ICE BUILD+ OCCUPI$ BY ! ,M-#a#i URBAN GU]RILLAS 9 #a#i#h#e1 WE CAME UPON A PACK$ CONC]T 9 ! MA9 SQU>E CALL+ = AN EX*ANGE ( GU]RILLA PRISON]S = SOLDI]S HELD HO/AGE 9 ! C\NTRYSIDE4 ,! CITY GOV]NM5T ( ,BOGOTA HAS REC5TLY SWUNG TO ! LEFT1 P]HAPS FOLL[+ ! TR5D SWEEP+ ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA = :I* ,V5EZUELA'S ,*AVEZ W\LD LIKE TO TAKE CR$IT.<#b.>4 ,= CITY (FICIALS TO P]MIT SU* AN EV5T IS D\BTLESS A SLI<T TO ! RI<T W+ NATIONAL GOV]NM5T1 :I* HAS V[$ NEV] TO P>LEY ) ! GU]RILLAS4 ,?IS 9TRA-GOV]NM5T T5SION HAS RESULT$ 9 ! PUBLIC 9VE/IGATION ( SOME (FICIALS 9VOLV$ 9 P>AMILIT>Y GR\PS--AS ( ?IS WRIT+1 SIX CONGRESSM5 FROM ,URIBE'S POLITICAL P>TY >E 9 JAIL BECAUSE ( !IR L9KS ) P>AMILIT>IES--BUT DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE *ANG$ ANY?+ 9 ! DAILY LIVES ( ,COLOMBIANS4 

,UNIV]SITIES 9 ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA1 ESPECIALLY PUBLIC ONES1 DIFF] DRAMATICALLY FROM !IR C\NT]P>TS 9 ! ,U,S 9 ?AT !Y >E TAK5 = GRANT$ AS HOTB$S ( DISS5T & SOCIAL /RUGGLE4 ,! CAMPUSES ( ,COLOMBIA'S L>GE/ UNIV]SITY1 LIKE ! WALLS ( ALL ADJAC5T NEI<BORHOODS1 >E ADORN$ ) SPRAY PA9T URG+ PEOPLE TO 0,D,E,F,5,D ,! ,U,N,I,V,],S,I,T,Y60 & ?REAT5+ 0,! ,U,N,I,V,],S,I,T,Y ,I,S ,F,R,O,M ,! ,/,R,E,E,T ,& ,9 ,! ,/,R,E,E,T ,W,E ,W,I,L,L ,D,E,F,5,D ,I,T10 A CLAIM ?AT W\LD BE D\BLY FALSE ANY:]E NOR? ( ,MEXICO4 ,?IS TALK ( 0DEF5SE0 ADDRESSES ! GOV]NM5T'S IMM$IATE EF=TS TO PRIVATIZE ! UNIV]SITY SY/EM1 BUT ALSO EXT5DS TO A MORE G5]AL NOTION ( ! UNIV]SITY AS A SAFE SPACE = DISS5T3 P>ODY+ H] [N FEI/Y RADICALISM1 ONE FILMMAK] EXPLA9$ ?AT %E DOCUM5T$ ANTICAPITALI/ PROTE/S 0BECAUSE WEE >E /OOD5TS 9 A POOBLIQUE OONIV]SITEE60 9 ! SAME TONE 9 :I* AN AN>*O-PUNK FROM ,M9NEAPOLIS MI<T JOKE 0BECAUSE WE >E ,! ,5,E,M,I,E,S ,( ,C,I,V,I,L,I,Z,A,T,I,O,N60 

,9DE$1 ! UNIV]SITY IS WIDELY KN[N TO S]VE AS A RECRUIT+ GR\ND = RADICAL GR\PS ( ALL /RIPES1 BO? PUBLIC & CL&E/9E4 ,AS 9 ,*ILI & ,GREECE1 POLICE (FIC]S >E NOT P]MITT$ ON CAMPUS2 9 ! MILITANT DEMON/RATIONS ?AT ]UPT ONCE OR TWICE A SEME/]1 POLICE GA!R \TSIDE ! GATES1 FIR+ TE> GAS 9TO ! UNIV]SITY :ILE /UD5TS ?R[ BACK PAPAS BOMBAS--PROJECTILES MADE ) BLACK P[D] & CO9S OR ROCKS1 :I* CAN DISABLE >MOR$ WAT] CANNONS IF US$ CORRECTLY.<#c.>--& BUILD BONFIRES TO NEUTRALIZE ! *EMICAL IRRITANTS4 ,AN 5ORM\S MURAL ( ,EL ,*E1 LOOK+ SOME:AT Y\NG] ?AN USUAL1 GAZES UPON ! C5TRAL /UD5T PLAZA2 UNIV]SITY (FICIALS HAVE ORD]$ IT PA9T$ OV] A ?\S& TIMES1 BUT NEV] SUCCE$$ 9 ]ADICAT+ IT4 ,PASS+ ?R\< ! UNIV]SITY AT DUSK ONE EV5+1 WE BEHELD HALF A DOZ5 MASK$ FIGURES 9 BLACK DA%+ FROM WALL TO WALL ) /5CILS & SPRAY PA9T1 PA/ O!R /UD5TS :O TOOK ?IS APP>5TLY REGUL> OCCURR5CE NON*ALANTLY 9 /RIDE4 

,BO? ! ,F,>,C & ! ,E,L,N MA9TA9 CL&E/9E /UD5T GR\PS 9 ! UNIV]SITIES1 FROM :I* SOME ( !IR MEMB]%IP IS D]IV$4 ,! ,E,L,N /UD5T GR\PS APPE> TO BE EXP]IM5T+ ) MORE HORIZONTAL /RUCTURES1 ?\< \R S\RCES D\BT ?IS EXT5DS TO !IR RURAL CADRES4 ,IT IS RUMOR$ ?AT ! TWO GU]RILLA GR\PS HAVE CLA%$ VIOL5TLY 9 ! C\NTRYSIDE REC5TLY1 ?\< ! DETAILS ( ?IS REMA9 OBSCURE2 9 ANY CASE1 ?OSE CLA%ES HAV5'T EXT5D$ TO ! UNIV]SITY4 

,! GU]RILLAS >E NOT 9 A P[]FUL POSITION 9 ,COLOMBIA RI<T N[2 DECADES ( CONFLICT ) ! ,U,S-BACK$ GOV]NM5T HAVE TAK5 !IR TOLL1 & 9 MU* ( ,COLOMBIA ! ZEITGEI/ SEEMS TO BE ?AT PEOPLE >E EXHAU/$ & DISILLUSION$ BY ! ONGO+ >M$ /RUGGLE4 ,!IR RELIANCE UPON KIDNAPP+ & N>COTRAFFICK+ TO RAISE FUNDS HAVE COMPROMIS$ !M 9 MANY PEOPLE'S EYES1 & SOME SAY !Y HAVE LO/ T\* ) ! NE$S ( COMMON PEOPLE 9 ! C\RSE ( !IR FI<T = RES\RCES & SURVIVAL4 ,TO ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN AN>*I/ EYES1 !SE >E SIMPLY ! 9EVITABLE RESULTS ( A MILIT>I/IC /RATEGY PR$ICAT$ UPON HI]>*ICAL ORGANIZATION4 ,DESPITE ALL ?IS1 MANY :O SEEK SOCIAL *ANGE /ILL SEE ! GU]RILLAS AS ! MO/ 0S]I\S0 OPPOSITION TO ! GOV]NM5T1 & ?OSE :O WI% TO BE 0S]I\S0 !MSELVES (T5 5D UP COLLABORAT+--OR AT LEA/ SYMPA?IZ+--) !M4 

,GR\PS :O ORGANIZE AGA9/ ! GOV]NM5T1 CORPORATIONS1 & P>AMILIT>IES )\T WORK+ ) ! GU]RILLAS >E ISOLAT$ FROM BO? SIDES4 ,! GOV]NM5T /ILL REG>DS !M AS T]RORI/S1 & CAN EXPLA9 AWAY REPRESSION BY PRES5T+ !M AS A FRONT GR\P2 ! GU]RILLAS /ILL SEE !M AS 5EMIES ( ,! ,PEOPLE1 9 TRADITIONAL COMMUNI/ FA%ION4 ,VILLAGES 9 ! C\NTRYSIDE SU* AS ,CAC>ICA HAVE PUT UP WALLS & DECL>$ !MSELVES AUTONOM\S FROM ALL >M$ GR\PS1 GOV]NM5T & P>AMILIT>Y & GU]RILLA ALIKE1 BUT ?IS /ANCE IS NOT EASY TO MA9TA94 

,ALL ?IS MAKES ! POSITION ( ,COLOMBIAN AN>*I/S V]Y DIFFICULT4 ,MO/ :O HAVE BE5 ACTIVE = ANY L5G? ( TIME HAVE HAD FRI5DS MURD]$ BY ! POLICE OR =C$ TO FLEE ! C\NTRY4 ,AS 9 O!R NATIONS 9 ! ,AM]ICAS1 AN>*I/S 9 ,COLOMBIA >E ABLE TO MA9TA9 A H&FUL ( SOCIAL C5T]S1 A PRES5CE 9 PUNK ROCK & O!R C\NT]CULTURES1 SOME SOCIAL PROGRAMS1 & SPORADIC ]UPTIONS ( PROTE/ & RESI/ANCE2 BUT ALL ?IS COMES AT GREAT CO/1 & IT'S H>D TO MA9TA9 CONSI/5CY4 ,!SE ACTIVITIES CAN SEEM UNIMPRESSIVE NEXT TO KIDNAP+S & BOMB+S COORD9AT$ BY CL&E/9E GR\PS1 & MORE CONFRONTATIONAL DIRECT ACTION IS EXTREMELY DANG]\S BECAUSE IT IS 9T]PRET$ AS GU]RILLA ACTIVITY4 

,9 ?IS CONTEXT1 SOME--9CLUD+ SOME AN>*I/S--SEE :AT !Y DESCRIBE AS 0PURI/0 AN>*I/ APPROA*ES AS DOGMATIC1 ISOLATIONI/1 & 9SUFFICI5TLY EFFECTIVE4 ,9 ! ,U,S1 ! DEFAULT SETT+ = DISSID5T ?\<T IS LEFT LIB]ALISM1 BUT 9 ,COLOMBIA IT'S ,M>XISM1 & ! CIRCLE-,A'S SPRAYPA9T$ >\ND ,BOGOTA ) CROSS$ HAMM]S & SICKLES >E JU/ ONE EXAMPLE ( AN>*I/S TRY+ TO ACCOMMODATE !MSELVES TO ! DOM9ANT P>ADIGM ( RESI/ANCE4 ,9 />K CONTRA/ TO MO/ P>TS ( ! WORLD1 9 ,COLOMBIA ! AN>*I/S :O CONSID] !MSELVES FLEXIBLE & WILL+ TO COLLABORATE ) AU?ORIT>IAN GR\PS >E (T5 ! ONES MO/ 9T]E/$ 9 MILITANT CONFRONTATION1 :ILE SOME ( ! AN>*I/S WE MET :O LIMIT !MSELVES TO /RICTLY HORIZONTAL1 AUTONOM\S ACTIVITY BELIEVE ! GU]RILLAS HAVE SPOIL$ ANY POSSIBILITY ( PROGRESS ?R\< >M$ /RUGGLE4 ,?R\<\T ,COLOMBIA1 !RE >E MANY 9DIG5\S & CIVIL SOCIETY GR\PS ?AT >E DE FACTO ANTIAU?ORIT>IAN1 & ! LATT] AN>*I/S SEE !SE GR\PS AS !IR NATURAL ALLIES4 

,RELATIONS BETWE5 ,COLOMBIAN AN>*I/S & AN>*I/S 9 NEI<BOR+ C\NTRIES >E SOMETIMES /RA9$ ON ACC\NT ( !SE 9T]NAL T5SIONS4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ! AN>*I/S 9 ,V5EZUELA :O PUBLI% ,EL ,LIB]T>IO EXPLICITLY OPPOSE ,*AVEZ1 ! SOCIALI/ ,PRESID5T :O HAS BOL/]$ SOCIAL PROGRAMS ) FUNDS FROM 5VIRONM5TALLY DE/RUCTIVE OIL EXTRACTION1 & SUSPECT SOME ,COLOMBIAN AN>*I/S ( SUPPORT+ ,*AVEZ4 ,9 FACT1 !RE >E ,COLOMBIAN AN>*I/S :O FEEL IT IS BETT] TO ORGANIZE UND] A ,LEFT REGIME ?AN A ,RI<T ONE1 :O PRIORITIZE WORK+ ) PEOPLE 9 POPUL> MOVEM5TS EV5 IF !Y >E 0,*AVI/AS0 OR RECEIVE FUND+ FROM ,*AVEZ OV] /RUGGL+ AGA9/ HIS GOV]NM5T4 ,WE W]E ALSO SURPRIS$ TO LE>N ?AT ,*AVEZ & ! ,F,>,C >E SE5 AS %>+ SIMIL> IDEOLOGICAL POSITIONS2 ALL ?IS1 NOT TO M5TION ! DIFFICULTIES ( OP5 POLITICAL DEBATE UND] REPRESSIVE CONDITIONS1 MAKE IT V]Y COMPLICAT$ = AN>*I/S 9 NOR!RN ,S\? ,AM]ICA TO RESOLVE !IR DIFF]5CES4 

,CONSID]+ ALL !Y >E UP AGA9/1 WE W]E IMPRESS$ ) ! RANGE ( ACTIVITIES AN>*I/S & O!R ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS HAVE ORGANIZ$ 9 ,COLOMBIA4 ,E>LY 9 \R VISIT1 \R FRI5DS MADE A LI/ ( ALL ! GR\PS WE %\LD VISIT DUR+ \R /AY 9 ,BOGOTA2 WE SC>CELY MADE IT TO A F\R? ( ?OSE1 & ?AT KEPT US QUITE BUSY = WELL OV] A WEEK4 ,H]E >E A FEW BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS ( :AT WE DID SEE4 

,CRE,ACCION ,ESPACIOS 

  

,! L>GE/ SOCIAL C5T] WE SAW IS 9 A BIG BUILD+ AT ! $GE ( D[NT[N1 ON ! MIDDLE FLOOR BETWE5 A GO? B> & A C\NT]CULTURAL V5UE4 ,?\< NOT LIMIT$ TO AN>*I/S1 ,CRE,ACCION IS ORGANIZ$ BY CONS5SUS PROCESS & EXPLICITLY AUTONOM\S & ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN4 ,IT 9CLUDES A SCRE5PR9T+ WORK%OP1 AN 9FO%OP /OCK$ ) ,SPANI%-LANGUAGE AN>*I/ MAT]IAL FROM >\ND ! WORLD1 A LIBR>Y ( ?\S&S ( BOOKS 7) AN EMPHASIS ON ,TROTSKYISM1 ON ACC\NT ( ! POLITICS ( ! PRIM>Y DONOR71 A KIT*5 & SMALL B>1 & SEV]AL ROOMS ?AT HO/ MEET+S = MANY DIFF]5T GR\PS & ORGANIZATIONS4 ,AS ( ?IS REPORT1 ,CRE,ACCION HAS EXI/$ = A YE>2 ! R5T IS PAID FROM SALES ( FOOD AT ! B> & SIMIL> SMALL B5EFIT PROJECTS1 & ALSO--LIKE MO/ PROJECTS 9 ,COLOMBIA--\T ( ! POCKETS ( ! MEMB]S ( ! COLLECTIVE4 

,WE PRES5T$ A TOTAL ( F\R WORK%OPS AT ,CRE,ACCION 9 ! C\RSE ( \R VISIT1 COV]+ ! 0ANTI-GLOBALIZATION0 MOVEM5T 9 ! ,U,S1 CONFRONTATIONAL UNEMPLOYM5T AS A TACTIC 9 ! ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN CONTEXT1 AUTONOMY1 & WOM5'S SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEAL?4 ,ATT5DANCE RANG$ FROM TWO DOZ5 PEOPLE TO ALMO/ FIFTY1 & EV]YONE WAS V]Y PATI5T ) ! 9CONV5I5CES ( TRANSLATION4 

,JU/ AB\T EV]Y TIME WE W5T TO ,CRE,ACCION WE SAW ,YURI1 ! FA!R ( ,NICOLAS1 ! FIFTE5-YE>-OLD AN>*I/ BEAT5 TO DEA? BY RIOT POLICE AT ! #be ,MAYDAY DEMON/RATION4 ,YURI HELPS TO ORGANIZE A GR\P = SURVIVORS :OSE LOV$ ONES HAVE BE5 KILL$ BY POLICE VIOL5CE2 !Y MEET REGUL>LY AT ! SPACE4 ,S9CE HIS SON'S DEA?1 ,YURI HAS PUT A GREAT DEAL ( 5]GY 9TO SOCIAL ACTIVISM1 & HE IS LOV$ & ADMIR$ BY O!RS :O FREQU5T ,CRE,ACCION4 

,MUJ]ES ,LIBRES & ,MUJ]ES POR LA ,RESI/5CIA 

  

,!SE TWO COLLECTIVES DEVELOP$ SEV]AL YE>S AGO >\ND ISSUES ( WOM5'S AUTONOMY & RESI/ANCE CULTURE--FOCUS+ ON ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE C>E1 WOM5'S HEAL?1 G5D]1 & SEXUALITY4 ,! CAMPAIGN = ABORTION ACCESS HAS BE5 A P[]FUL =CE 9 ,COLOMBIA1 BR++ TOGE!R WOM5 FROM A WIDE RANGE ( BACKGR\NDS4 ,AT FIR/1 ! WOM5 ( !SE COLLECTIVES W]E SUBSUM$ )9 ! MA9/REAM CAMPAIGN = ABORTION ACCESS2 !Y !N BROKE FROM ! L>G] CAMPAIGN1 & N[ HAVE E>N$ RESPECT & SPACE )9 IT = AUTONOM\S & HORIZONTAL ORGANIZ+4 ,MUJ]ES ,LIBRES IS N[ DEFUNCT1 :ILE ,MUJ]ES POR LA ,RESI/5CIA /ILL MEETS1 CREAT+ A SPACE = WOM5 9 PUNK4 ,! WOM5 ( !SE COLLECTIVES >E ALSO WORK+ TOGE!R ON ! CAMPAIGN = REPRODUCTIVE ACCESS & TO ORGANIZE RADICALLY FEM9I/ PROGRAMM+ 9 ,CRE,ACCION ,ESPACIOS4 

,C5TRO DE LA ,CULTURA ,LIB]T>IA 

  

,WE PRES5T$ A WORK%OP ON DIRECT ACTION AT ,C,C,L1 ANO!R SOCIAL C5T] A LITTLE F>!R NOR?4 ,C,C,L IS SMALL] & HAS A MORE PUNK-ORI5T$ ATMOSPH]E4 ,IT1 TOO1 9CLUDES A SCRE5PR9T+ WORK%OP1 AN 9FO%OP1 & A LIBR>Y1 ! LA/ ( :I* IS MU* BETT] /OCK$ ) AN>*I/ MAT]IALS ?AN ! ONE AT ,CRE,ACCION2 !RE >E ALSO RECORDS = SALE & A SPACE = B&S TO PRACTICE4 ,IT SEEMS TO BE FREQU5T$ BY A Y\NG]1 FEI/I] CR[D4 

,K9O ,PRAVDA 

  

,K9O ,PRAVDA--NAM$ AFT] AN E>LY ,SOVIET S*OOL ( FILMMAK+1 LIT]ALLY 0C9EMA TRU?0--IS A RADICAL DOCUM5T>Y COLLECTIVE ?AT BEGAN 9 ! UNIV]SITY EI<T YE>S AGO & HAS MANAG$ TO MA9TA9 ! SAME EI<T OR SO MEMB]S EV] S9CE4 ,WE SAW SOME ( !IR WORK FROM ! BEG9N+ ( ! DECADE1 A BL5D ( /REET FOOTAGE & VIDEO COLLAGE FOLL[+ & EXPLICAT+ ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T 9 ,COLOMBIA4 ,!IR MORE REC5T PROJECTS 9CLUDE A DOCUM5T>Y ON ! P>TICIPATION ( A Y\? GR\P ( CL[NS & PUPPETE]S 9 LA/ YE>'S (FICIAL ,C>NIVAL P>ADE & AN 9SIDE VIEW ( ! SECRET ,E,L,N TRA9+ CAMPS ?AT SPR+ UP 9 ! C\NTRYSIDE4 ,! FILMMAK] RESPONSIBLE = ! LATT] DESCRIB$ ! H>R[+ PROCESS ( SNEAK+ 9TO A REGION ( ! C\NTRYSIDE ALMO/ 5TIRELY SURR\ND$ BY SOLDI]S & P>AMILIT>IES 9 ORD] TO %OOT ! DOCUM5T>Y2 AFT]W>DS1 :5 HE WAS SMUGGL+ HIS FOOTAGE \T1 ! BUS HE WAS 9 WAS /OPP$ BY M5 9 UNI=MS & HE HAD TO SP9 AN ELABORATE /ORY AB\T HIS WORK AS A GEOLOGY /UD5T4 ,APP>5TLY P]SUAD+ ! GU]RILLAS TO LET HIM FILM !M WAS ! LEA/ DIFFICULT P>T ( ! PROJECT4 

,! BROAD RANGE ( ! ?REE TOPICS DESCRIB$--ANTICAPITALI/ PROTE/1 POPUL> >TS1 & GU]RILLA ACTIVITY--9DICATES ! BROAD-RANG+ APPROA* ! GR\P TAKES TO RADICAL DOCUM5T>Y WORK4 ,LIKE O!RS 9 ,COLOMBIA1 MEMB]S ( ,K9O ,PRAVDA SPOKE ( ! DIFFICULTIES ( MA9TA9+ AUTONOMY 9 A CONTEXT 9 :I* EV]Y FACTION WANTS EI!R TO ABSORB Y\ 9TO !IR CAMP OR ELSE LUMP Y\ 9 ) ! OPPOSITION4 

,MEFI/(ELES ,COLLECTIVE 

  

,BE=E WE KNEW :AT IT MEANT1 WE SAW IMPRESSIVE GRAFFITI SIGN$ 0,MEFI/O0 9 ! /REETS D[NT[N1 9SIDE ! UNIV]SITY1 & ON ! WALLS ( ,CRE,ACCION4 ,LAT]1 WE MET MEMB]S ( ! COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBLE = SOME ( ! MO/ IMPRESSIVE /REET >T 9 METROPOLITAN ,BOGOTA4 ,!Y SIMULTANE\SLY PROVIDE ! PUBLIC ) ILLEGAL >T & PUBLI% A MAGAZ9E PROMOT+ IT1 A RISKY COMB9ATION ?AT HAS NOT YET RESULT$ 9 S]I\S COMPLICATIONS4 ,!Y BELIEVE ?AT Y\? C\NT]CULTURES 9 ,BOGOTA >E GR[+1 & !Y'RE COMMITT$ TO %>+ NEW TE*NIQUES & TE*NOLOGIES :ILE 5C\RAG+ RADICAL POLITICAL CONT5T 9 GRAFFITI4 

,!Y %>$ A /ORY ) US AB\T ! RECLAMATION ( PUBLIC SPACE 9 D[NT[N ,BOGOTA4 ,!Y OBTA9$ P]MISSION FROM ! CITY TO PA9T ONE WALL ON ONE BLOCK ( A /REET !RE = ONE WEEK2 N[ BO? WALLS ( ! 5TIRE /REET >E CON/ANTLY PA9T$ & REPA9T$1 & ! POLICE DON'T HASSLE ANYONE BECAUSE ! PA9T+ BEGAN ON A LEGAL FOOT+4 

,S9ALTRA9AL 

  

,S9ALTRA9AL IS ! NATIONAL UNION 9 ,COLOMBIA ?AT FOCUSES ON TAK+ ON MULT9ATIONAL CORPORATIONS1 SPECIFICALLY ,COCA-,COLA & ,NE/LE4 ,P]HAPS Y\'VE HE>D ( ! UNION ORGANIZ]S MURD]$ 9 ,COLOMBIA = ATTEMPT+ TO ORGANIZE ,COCA-,COLA EMPLOYES8 ,!Y W]E FROM ,S9ALTRA9AL4 ,9 ! PA/ C\PLE DECADES ( !IR EXI/5CE1 TWO DOZ5 PEOPLE HAVE BE5 MURD]$1 ?\S&S ( WORK]S HAVE LO/ !IR JOBS1 & WORK]S & ORGANIZ]S HAVE 5DUR$ CON/ANT DEA? ?REATS4 

,N[1 ,COCA-,COLA IS %IFT+ FROM CONTRACT$ TO PREC>I\S 7I4E41 TEMPOR>Y7 LABOR AS A WAY TO (FSET ! P[] ( ! UNION4 ,9 \R CONV]SATION1 !IR SPOKESP]SON D[NPLAY$ ! C5TRALITY ( WORKPLACE ORGANIZ+1 P]HAPS BECAUSE IT IS 9EVITABLE ?AT !Y WILL EV5TUALLY BE =C$ \T BY ?IS %IFT4 ,(FICIAL UNION /ATUS GIVES !M SOME LEGITIMACY 9 ! PUBLIC EYE & A MODICUM ( LEGAL PROTECTION1 BUT \R IMPRESSION WAS ?AT !Y SEEM TO BE BETT+ ON 9T]NATIONAL ANTICAPITALI/ SOLID>ITY CAMPAIGNS AS !IR BE/ HOPE TO EX]T A C\NT]-=CE AGA9/ ! CORPORATIONS2 TO ?IS 5D1 !Y >E ORGANIZ+ A S]IES ( POPUL> 0TRIBUNALS0 >\ND ! WORLD1 AT :I* WORK]S BR+ ! MISDE$S ( !SE CORPORATIONS TO LI<T4 ,IF \R FIR/ IMPRESSION WAS CORRECT1 LABOR-ORI5T$ ACTIVI/S 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES :O TRULY WANT TO BE PRO-WORK] HAD BETT] NOT LET \R COMRADES 9 ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA D[N BY REMA9+ FOCUS$ ON WORKPLACE ORGANIZ+ ALONE :5 !Y NE$ US TO GET S]I\S AB\T ORGANIZ+ ANTICAPITALI/ RESI/ANCE \TSIDE ! WORKPLACE TOO4 

,COMITE 5 ,SOLID>IDAD CON LOS ,PRESOS ,POLITICOS 

  

,WE W5T TO VISIT A GR\P ?AT DOES LEGAL SUPPORT WORK = ,COLOMBIAN POLITICAL PRISON]S2 !Y'RE SITUAT$ NE> ! TOP ( A HI<-RISE (FICE BUILD+1 9 A M>K$LY DIFF]5T 5VIRONM5T ?AN MO/ ( ! PEOPLE ) :OM WE SPOKE4 ,NONE!LESS1 !IR SPOKESP]SON IMPRESS$ US ) H] SPIRIT1 DECL>+ FROM ! \TSET ?AT UND] ! CURR5T ,COLOMBIAN GOV]NM5T EV]YONE IS A POT5TIAL T>GET ( GOV]NM5T REPRESSION & EXPRESS+ APPROVAL :5 WE ID5TIFI$ \RSELVES TO H] AS AN>*I/S4 

,!RE >E OV] #e POLITICAL PRISON]S 9 ,COLOMBIA4 ,>RE/EES CAN BE HELD = UP TO ?REE YE>S )\T TRIAL4 ,! PRISON SY/EM IS RUN BY ! MILIT>Y1 & MONEY FROM ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES HAS PAID = BO? ! CON/RUCTION ( ! SIX HI< SECURITY PRISONS & ! TRA9+ ( ! SOLDI]S :O GU>D !M--ON TOP ( ?AT1 ! ,U,S ,D,E,A S5DS AG5TS TO ,COLOMBIAN PRISONS TO 9T]ROGATE 9MATES4 ,IT IS R\T9E = SU* AG5TS TO ?REAT5 ?AT 9MATES' FAMILIES WILL BE KILL$ IF !Y DON'T COOP]ATE 9 ,U,S 9VE/IGATIONS 9SIDE ,COLOMBIA4 ,?ANKS TO L5G?Y /RUGGLES1 POLITICAL PRISON]S 9 MANY ,COLOMBIAN PRISONS HAVE WON ! RI<T TO BE HELD TOGE!R 9 A SEP>ATE SECTION ( ! PRISON4 ,9 O!R PRISONS :]E P>AMILIT>IES & POLITICAL PRISON]S >E HELD TOGE!R1 ! LIVES ( POLITICAL PRISON]S >E 9 CON/ANT DANG]4 

,!RE IS ALSO A ,COLOMBIAN ,AN>*I/ ,BLACK ,CROSS GR\P 9 ! CIRCLES ( PEOPLE 9VOLV$ 9 ,C,C,L2 EV]Y ,SATURDAY !Y VISIT POLITICAL PRISON]S1 PROVID+ SUPPORT REG>DLESS ( AFFILIATION4 

,COLECTIVO POR LA ,OBJECION DE ,CONCI5CIA 

  

,MILIT>Y CONSCRIPTION IS 5=C$ 9 ,COLOMBIA1 ?\< AS USUAL ! WEAL?Y >E ABLE TO F9D WAYS TO EXCUSE !MSELVES4 ,EV]Y MAN IS REQUIR$ TO S]VE = ONE YE> UNLESS HE CAN PAY HIS WAY \T1 OBTA9 A M$ICAL EXEMPTION1 OR AVOID BE+ CAU<T4 ,!RE >E FIFTE5 GR\PS 9 T5 REGIONS ( ,COLOMBIA OPPOS+ CONSCRIPTION1 & WE SPOKE ) A VOLUNTE] 9VOLV$ 9 ONE ( !SE4 ,%E TOLD US ?AT FEW PEOPLE >E CURR5TLY 9 PRISON = NONCOMPLIANCE2 ! PRESSURE SU* GR\PS EX]T ON ! GOV]NM5T :5 A DRAFT-DODG] IS >RE/$ G5]ALLY MAKES IT EASI] = ! GOV]NM5T TO RELEASE ! >RE/EE QUIETLY ?AN TO KEEP !M 9 PRISON4 ,9 ADDITION TO SUPPORT+ PEOPLE 9 ?AT SITUATION1 ?IS ANTI-CONSCRIPTION GR\P WORKS TO EMPHASIZE ! ECONOMIC & CORPORATE F\NDATIONS ( MILIT>ISM & TO EMPHASIZE ALT]NATIVE MEANS = Y\NG PEOPLE TO SU/A9 !MSELVES BESIDES MILIT>Y C>E]S4 ,TO ?AT 5D1 %E WAS ALSO 9VOLV$ 9 ! ,M]CADO ,ORGANICO WE VISIT$4 

,M]CADO ,ORGANICO 

  

,\R FRI5DS FROM ,CRE,ACCION TOOK US TO A COLLECTIVELY ORGANIZ$ ORGANIC M>KET COMPOS$ ( F\R MAJOR FRUIT & VEGETABLE F>MS & A GREAT NUMB] ( SMALL] PRODUC]S4 ,! M>KET IS COORD9AT$ HORIZONTALLY AMONG ! P>TICIPANTS1 & EMPHASIZES HEAL?Y1 NATURAL FOOD2 VOLUNTE]S (F] TRA9+S TO F>M]S :O WANT TO LE>N MORE AB\T /RICTLY ORGANIC HORTICULTURE4 ,ON ACC\NT ( ?IS APPROA*1 ! M>KET HAS DEVELOP$ A RELATION%IP ) ,CRE,ACCION & O!R SIMIL> GR\PS2 ADDITIONALLY1 :5 ONE FAMILY RETIR$ FROM ITS F>M1 O!R MEMB]S ( ! COLLECTIVE TOOK IT OV]4 

,WE ASK$ >\ND AB\T COLLECTIVE G>D5S 9 ,BOGOTA1 & W]E TOLD ?AT !RE >E OV] ONE ?\S&2 MANY ( !SE >E />T$ BY CAMPES9OS :O >RIVE AS REFUGEES FROM RURAL >EAS ( ,COLOMBIA4 

,COLECTIVO ,CONTRACULTURA 

  

,CONTRACULTURA IS AN AN>*I/ COLLECTIVE >IS+ \T ( ! H>DCORE & PUNK COMMUNITIES 9 ,BOGOTA2 !Y PUBLI% TEXTS ON RADICAL !ORY & /RATEGY & ORGANIZE C\NT]CULTURAL ACTIVITIES SU* AS %[S1 PRES5TATIONS1 & VIDEO %[+S4 ,!IR MO/ REC5T PUBLICATION1 ! SEV5? 9 A S]IES ( PAMPHLETS ?AT HAVE 9CLUD$ A TEXT BY ! ,>G5T9EAN GR\P ,COLECTIVO ,SITUACIONES & A COMMUNIQUE BY ! ,E,Z,L,N1 IS A TRANSLATION ( ! ,CRIME?,9C4 TEXT 0,DECLASSE ,W>40 ,CRIME?,9C4 TEXTS HAVE BE5 PUBLI%$ 9 ,COLOMBIA BE=E 9 ! NEWSPAP] ,H]ALDO1 :I* WAS PRODUC$ BY ,CRIM5TAL1 A NODE ( ! LOOSELY-ORGANIZ$ ,SPANI%-LANGUAGE ,CRIME?,9C4 NETWORK ?AT SPANS ?REE CONT95TS4 ,?AT NETWORK IS KN[N AS ,GU]RILLA ,LAT9A ,CRIME?,9C4 EV]Y:]E ELSE1 BUT = OBVI\S REASONS ! ,COLOMBIAN GR\P OPT$ = A DIFF]5T NAME4 

,ONE ( ! P>TICIPANTS 9 ,CONTRACULTURA HAS A BOOK DI/RIBUTION CALL$ ,DI/RIBUIDORA ,AF9ITAT1 BASICALLY CONSI/+ ( BOOKS FROM ,COLECTIVO ,SITUACIONES2 !SE >E NOT /RICTLY AN>*I/ BOOKS1 BUT COV] HORIZONTAL1 AUTONOM\S MOVEM5TS >\ND ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA4 

,PIROMANIA 

  

,ONE ( ! PEOPLE 9VOLV$ 9 ,C,C,L & ! ,AN>*I/ ,BLACK ,CROSS 9 ,BOGOTA ALSO HAS A PUBLI%+ IMPR9T1 ON :I* HE HAS RELEAS$ 'Z9ES AB\T ! >M$ AN>*I/ OPPOSITION TO ! ,>G5T9EAN DICTATOR%IP & ! FAM\S AN>*I/ CRIM9AL ,ALEX&RE ,M>IUS ,JACOB4 ,HE ALSO HAS A WIDE-RANG+ COLLECTION ( AN>*I/ TEXTS4 

,PUNK & ,H>DCORE 9 ,BOGOTA 

  

,BE=E GO+ TO ,COLOMBIA1 WE W]E ALREADY FAMILI> ) ,RES ,GE/E & ,REACCION ,PROPRIA1 TWO FIR/ RATE H>DCORE B&S ?AT HAVE RELEAS$ FULL-L5G? ,C,DS4 ,DUR+ \R VISIT1 ,REACCION ,PROPRIA WAS WORK+ ON NEW MAT]IAL RA!R ?AN PLAY+ \T1 BUT WE GOT TO SEE ,RES ,GE/E PLAY A SUP]B H&FUL ( SONGS AT AN ALL-AFT]NOON PUNK %[ 9 AN \TLY+ NEI<BORHOOD4 ,O!R HI<LI<TS ( ! %[ 9CLUD$ ! GR9D B& ,XT]M9O & A /REET PUNK B& :OSE NAME ,I DIDN'T CAT* :OSE LA/ SONG REMA9S /UCK 9 MY HEAD TO ?IS DAY--PICTURE A HUNDR$ ,COLOMBIAN PUNKS ( V>I\S G5D]S 9 A CIRCLE PIT1 ALL BELL[+ 0,A,N,T,I1 ,A,N,T,I ,M,I,L,I,T,>0 9 UNISON4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 MA*O ONE-NOTE H>DCORE HAS MADE ITS WAY TO ,COLOMBIA1 ALONG ) ! ASSOCIAT$ CORPORATE FA%ION & VIOL5T 0DANC+40 ,A C\PLE ( ?OSE B&S PLAY$ ?AT %[ AS WELL1 & WE DIDN'T NE$ TO SPEAK ,SPANI% TO KN[ :AT !Y W]E GO+ TO S\ND LIKE AS SOON AS ! S+]S PICK$ UP ! MICROPHONE4 

,! BE/ 9TRODUCTION TO ,COLOMBIAN PUNK & H>DCORE IS PROBABLY ! 0,SONIDOS P>A ,ACTIV> LA ,REVOLUCION0 COMPILATION ,C,D ?AT CAME \T 9 #b#d4 ,9 ADDITION TO T5 ,COLOMBIAN B&S1 IT 9CLUDES LEG5D>Y GR\PS SU* AS ,ABUSO ,SONORO1 ,NO ,VIOL5CE1 ,DIR ,YASS91 & ,LOS ,CRUDOS1 NOT TO M5TION A FULL BOOKLET ( LYRICS & POLITICAL /ATEM5TS FROM ALL ! B&S4 ,WE W]E ALSO GIV5 AN EXCELL5T ,C,D BY ,RESPL&OR1 A FR5ETIC1 METALLIC H>DCORE B& :O COMB9E ,KRI%NA CONSCI\SNESS ) ! RHETORIC ( ANTICAPITALI/ LIB]ATION4 

.<#a.> ,! EXPRESSION 0,B>RIOS ,POPUL>ES0 IS ALSO US$ TO D5OTE ! %ANTYT[NS >\ND ! P]IPH]Y ( ! CITY2 IT IS AN ALT]NATIVE TO 0,B>RIOS DE ,9VASION10 ! B\RGEOIS SLUR = ! SAME >EAS4 ,9 ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA1 ! 0SUBURBS0 >E NOT ! 5CLAVE ( ! WEAL?Y1 BUT ! POORE/ NEI<BORHOODS BUILT BY REFUGEES DRIV5 FROM !IR RURAL HOMEL&S4 

.<#b.> ,TO HE> \R ,COLOMBIAN FRI5DS TELL IT1 HORIZONTAL /RUCTURES W]E ALL ! RAGE >\ND ! CONT95T 9 ! WAKE ( ! ,>G5T9EAN CRISIS ( #b#a-#b#b1 :ILE N[ ?AT LEFT W+ C&IDATES HAVE COME TO P[] 9 SEV]AL NATIONS ELECTORAL POLITICS IS BACK 9 VOGUE4 ,TO AN>*I/S1 ?IS *RONOLOGY SUGGE/S ! FAMILI> CYCLE ( CO-OPTATION3 PEOPLE BUILD UP GRASS-ROOTS P[] UNTIL ! RUL]S >E =C$ TO CONC$E TO SOME ( !IR DEM&S & (F] !M AN 9/ITUTIONALIZ$ V]SION ( !IR MOVEM5T2 CONSEQU5TLY1 PEOPLE 9VE/ 5]GY 9 P>TICIPAT+ 9 ! SY/EM RA!R ?AN FUR!R GRASS-ROOTS ORGANIZ+1 ?US LOS+ !IR LEV]AGE4 

.<#c.> ,PAPAS BOMBAS CAN BE V]Y DANG]\S2 WE W]E TOLD ( A WOMAN :O DI$ TRANSPORT+ !M1 & ANO!R P]SON :O LO/ A H& 9 A MORE REC5T CONFLICT \TSIDE ! UNIV]SITY4 

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