,N#c ,BLACK ,BLOC ,COMMUNIQUE 

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,A COMMUNIQUE FROM ONE SECTION ( ! BLACK BLOC ( ,N#c 9 ,SEATTLE 

,ON ,NOVEMB] #c1 SEV]AL GR\PS ( 9DIVIDUALS 9 BLACK BLOC ATTACK$ V>I\S CORPORATE T>GETS 9 D[NT[N ,SEATTLE4 ,AMONG !M W]E 7TO NAME JU/ A FEW73 ,FIDELITY ,9VE/M5T 7MAJOR 9VE/OR 9 ,OCCID5TAL ,PETROLEUM1 ! BANE ( ! ,U'WA TRIBE 9 ,COLOMBIA7 ,BANK ( ,AM]ICA1 ,U,S ,BANCORP1 ,KEY ,BANK & ,WA%+TON ,MUTUAL ,BANK 7F9ANCIAL 9/ITUTIONS KEY 9 ! EXPANSION ( CORPORATE REPRESSION7 ,OLD ,NAVY1 ,BANANA ,REPUBLIC & ! ,G,A,P 7AS ,FI%] FAMILY BUS9ESSES1 RAP]S ( ,NOR?WE/ =E/ L&S & SWEAT%OP LABOR]S7 ,NIKE,T[N & ,LEVI'S 7:OSE OV]PRIC$ PRODUCTS >E MADE 9 SWEAT%OPS7 ,MC,DONALD'S 7SLAVE-WAGE FA/-FOOD P$DL]S RESPONSIBLE = DE/RUCTION ( TROPICAL RA9=E/S = GRAZ+ L& & SLAU<T] ( ANIMALS7 ,/>BUCKS 7P$DL]S ( AN ADDICTIVE SUB/ANCE :OSE PRODUCTS >E H>VE/$ AT BEL[-POV]TY WAGES BY F>M]S :O >E =C$ TO DE/ROY !IR [N =E/S 9 ! PROCESS7 ,W>N] ,BROS4 7M$IA MONOPOLI/S7 ,PLANET ,HOLLYWOOD 7= BE+ ,PLANET ,HOLLYWOOD74 

,?IS ACTIVITY LA/$ = OV] #e H\RS & 9VOLV$ ! BREAK+ ( /OREFRONT W9D[S & DOORS & DEFAC+ ( FACADES4 ,SL+%OTS1 NEWSPAP] BOXES1 SL$GE HAMM]S1 MALLETS1 CR[B>S & NAIL-PULL]S W]E US$ TO /RATEGICALLY DE/ROY CORPORATE PROP]TY & GA9 ACCESS 7ONE ( ! ?REE T>GET$ ,/>BUCKS & ,NIKET[N W]E LOOT$74 ,EGGS FILL$ ) GLASS ET*+ SOLUTION1 PA9T-BALLS & SPRAY-PA9T W]E ALSO US$4 

,! BLACK BLOC WAS A LOOSELY ORGANIZ$ CLU/] ( AFF9ITY GR\PS & 9DIVIDUALS :O ROAM$ >\ND D[NT[N1 PULL$ ?IS WAY BY A VULN]ABLE & SIGNIFICANT /OREFRONT & ?AT WAY BY ! SI<T ( A POLICE =MATION4 ,UNLIKE ! VA/ MAJORITY ( ACTIVI/S :O W]E PEPP]-SPRAY$1 TE>-GASS$ & %OT AT ) RUBB] BULLETS ON SEV]AL OCCASIONS1 MO/ ( \R SECTION ( ! BLACK BLOC ESCAP$ S]I\S 9JURY BY REMA9+ CON/ANTLY 9 MOTION & AVOID+ 5GAGEM5T ) ! POLICE4 ,WE BUDDI$ UP1 KEPT TI<T & WAT*$ EA* O!RS' BACKS4 

,?OSE ATTACK$ BY F$]AL ?UGS W]E UN->RE/$ BY QUICK-?9K+ & ORGANIZ$ MEMB]S ( ! BLACK BLOC4 ,! S5SE ( SOLID>ITY WAS AWE-9SPIR+4 

,! ,PEACE ,POLICE 

,UN=TUNATELY1 ! PRES5CE & P]SI/5CE ( 0PEACE POLICE0 WAS QUITE DI/URB+4 ,ON AT LEA/ #f SEP>ATE OCCASIONS1 SO-CALL$ 0NONVIOL5T0 ACTIVI/S PHYSICALLY ATTACK$ 9DIVIDUALS :O T>GET$ CORPORATE PROP]TY4 ,SOME EV5 W5T SO F> AS TO /& 9 FRONT ( ! ,NIKET[N SUP] /ORE & TACKLE & %OVE ! BLACK BLOC AWAY4 ,9DE$1 SU* SELF-DESCRIB$ 0PEACE-KEEP]S0 POS$ A MU* GREAT] ?REAT TO 9DIVIDUALS 9 ! BLACK BLOC ?AN ! NOTORI\SLY VIOL5T UNI=M$ 0PEACE-KEEP]S0 SANCTION$ BY ! /ATE UND]COV] (FIC]S HAVE EV5 US$ ! COV] ( ! ACTIVI/ PEACE-KEEP]S TO AMBU% ?OSE :O 5GAGE 9 CORPORATE PROP]TY DE/RUCTION74 

,RESPONSE TO ! ,BLACK ,BLOC 

,RESPONSE TO ! BLACK BLOC HAS HI<LI<T$ SOME ( ! CONTRADICTIONS & 9T]NAL OPPRESSIONS ( ! 0NONVIOL5T ACTIVI/0 COMMUNITY4 ,ASIDE FROM ! OBVI\S HYPOCRISY ( ?OSE :O 5GAG$ 9 VIOL5CE AGA9/ BLACK-CLAD & MASK$ PEOPLE 7MANY ( :OM W]E H>ASS$ DESPITE ! FACT ?AT !Y NEV] 5GAG$ 9 PROP]TY DE/RUCTION71 !RE IS ! RACISM ( PRIVILEG$ ACTIVI/S :O CAN AF=D TO IGNORE ! VIOL5CE P]PETRAT$ AGA9/ ! BULK ( SOCIETY & ! NATURAL WORLD 9 ! NAME ( PRIVATE PROP]TY RI<TS4 ,W9D[-SMA%+ HAS 5GAG$ & 9SPIR$ MANY ( ! MO/ OPPRESS$ MEMB]S ( ,SEATTLE'S COMMUNITY MORE ?AN ANY GIANT PUPPETS OR SEA TURTLE CO/UMES EV] C\LD 7NOT TO DISP>AGE ! EFFECTIV5ESS ( ?OSE TOOLS 9 O!R COMMUNITIES74 

,T5 ,MY?S AB\T ! ,BLACK ,BLOC 

,H]E'S A LITTLE SOME?+ TO DISPEL ! MY?S ?AT HAVE BE5 CIRCULAT+ AB\T ! ,N#c BLACK BLOC3 

0,!Y >E ALL A BUN* ( ,EUG5E AN>*I/S40 ,:ILE A FEW MAY BE AN>*I/S FROM ,EUG5E1 WE HAIL FROM ALL OV] ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 9CLUD+ ,SEATTLE4 ,9 ANY CASE1 MO/ ( US >E FAMILI> ) LOCAL ISSUES 9 ,SEATTLE 7= 9/ANCE1 ! REC5T OCCUPATION ( D[NT[N BY SOME ( ! MO/ NEF>I\S ( MULT9ATIONAL RETAIL]S74 

0,!Y >E ALL FOLL[]S ( ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN40 ,A LOT ( RUMORS HAVE BE5 CIRCULAT+ ?AT WE >E FOLL[]S ( ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN1 AN AN>*O-PRIMITIVI/ AU?OR FROM ,EUG5E :O ADVOCATES PROP]TY DE/RUCTION4 ,:ILE SOME ( US MAY APPRECIATE HIS WRIT+S & ANALYZES1 HE IS 9 NO S5SE \R LEAD]1 DIRECTLY1 9DIRECTLY1 PHILOSOPHICALLY OR O!RWISE4 

0,! MASS PUBLIC SQUAT IS ! HEADQU>T]S ( ! AN>*I/S :O DE/ROY$ PROP]TY ON ,NOVEMB] #c?40 ,9 REALITY1 MO/ ( ! PEOPLE 9 ! 0,AUTONOM\S ,ZONE0 SQUAT >E RESID5TS ( ,SEATTLE :O HAVE SP5T MO/ ( !IR TIME S9CE ITS OP5+ ON ! #b#h? 9 ! SQUAT4 ,:ILE !Y MAY KN[ ( ONE-ANO!R1 ! TWO GR\PS >E NOT CO-EXT5SIVE & 9 NO CASE C\LD ! SQUAT BE CONSID]$ ! HEADQU>T]S ( PEOPLE :O DE/ROY$ PROP]TY4 

0,!Y ESCALAT$ SITUATIONS ON ! #c?1 LEAD+ TO ! TE>-GASS+ ( PASSIVE1 NONVIOL5T PROTE/]S40 ,TO ANSW] ?IS1 WE NE$ ONLY NOTE ?AT TE>-GASS+1 PEPP]-SPRAY+ & ! %OOT+ ( RUBB] BULLETS ALL BEGAN BE=E ! BLACK BLOCS 7AS F> AS WE KN[7 />T$ 5GAG+ 9 PROP]TY DE/RUCTION4 ,9 ADDITION1 WE MU/ RESI/ ! T5D5CY TO E/ABLI% A CAUSAL RELATION%IP BETWE5 POLICE REPRESSION & PROTE/ 9 ANY =M1 :E!R IT 9VOLV$ PROP]TY DE/RUCTION OR NOT4 ,! POLICE >E *>G$ ) PROTECT+ ! 9T]E/S ( ! WEAL?Y FEW & ! BLAME = ! VIOL5CE CANNOT BE PLAC$ UPON ?OSE :O PROTE/ ?OSE 9T]E/S4 

,CONV]SELY3 0,!Y ACT$ 9 RESPONSE TO ! POLICE REPRESSION40 ,:ILE ?IS MI<T BE A MORE POSITIVE REPRES5TATION ( ! BLACK BLOC1 IT IS NEV]!LESS FALSE4 ,WE REFUSE TO BE MISCON/RU$ AS A PURELY REACTION>Y =CE4 ,:ILE ! LOGIC ( ! BLACK BLOC MAY NOT MAKE S5SE TO SOME1 IT IS 9 ANY CASE A PRO-ACTIVE LOGIC4 

0,!Y >E A BUN* ( ANGRY ADOLESC5T BOYS40 ,ASIDE FROM ! FACT ?AT IT BELIES A DI/URB+ AGEISM & SEXISM1 IT IS FALSE4 ,PROP]TY DE/RUCTION IS NOT M]ELY MA*O RABBLE-R\S+ OR TE/O/]ONE-LAD5 ANG/ RELEASE4 ,NOR IS IT DISPLAC$ & REACTION>Y ANG]4 ,IT IS /RATEGICALLY & SPECIFICALLY T>GET$ DIRECT ACTION AGA9/ CORPORATE 9T]E/S4 

0,!Y JU/ WANT TO FI<T40 ,?IS IS PRETTY ABSURD1 & IT CONV5I5TLY IGNORES ! EAG]NESS ( 0PEACE POLICE0 TO FI<T US4 ,( ALL ! GR\PS 5GAG+ 9 DIRECT ACTION1 ! BLACK BLOC WAS P]HAPS ! LEA/ 9T]E/$ 9 5GAG+ ! AU?ORITIES & WE C]TA9LY HAD NO 9T]E/ 9 FI<T+ ) O!R ANTI-,W,T,O ACTIVI/S 7DESPITE SOME RA!R /RONG DISAGREEM5TS OV] TACTICS74 

0,!Y >E A *AOTIC1 DISORGANIZ$ & OPPORTUNI/IC MOB40 ,:ILE MANY ( US C\LD SURELY SP5D DAYS >GU+ OV] :AT 0*AOTIC0 MEANS1 WE W]E C]TA9LY NOT DISORGANIZ$4 ,! ORGANIZATION MAY HAVE BE5 FLUID & DYNAMIC1 BUT IT WAS TI<T4 ,AS = ! *>GE ( OPPORTUNISM1 IT W\LD BE H>D TO IMAG9E :O ( ! ?\S&S 9 ATT5DANCE DIDN'T TAKE ADVANTAGE ( ! OPPORTUNITY CREAT$ 9 ,SEATTLE TO ADVANCE !IR AG5DA4 ,! QUE/ION BECOMES1 !N1 :E!R OR NOT WE HELP$ CREATE ?AT OPPORTUNITY & MO/ ( US C]TA9LY DID 7:I* LEADS US TO ! NEXT MY?73 

0,!Y DON'T KN[ ! ISSUES0 OR 0!Y >5'T ACTIVI/S :O'VE BE5 WORK+ ON ?IS40 ,:ILE WE MAY NOT BE PR(ESSIONAL ACTIVI/S1 WE'VE ALL BE5 WORK+ ON ?IS CONV]G5CE 9 ,SEATTLE = MON?S4 ,SOME ( US DID WORK 9 \R HOME-T[NS & O!RS CAME TO ,SEATTLE MON?S 9 ADVANCE TO WORK ON IT4 ,TO BE SURE1 WE W]E RESPONSIBLE = MANY HUNDR$S ( PEOPLE :O CAME \T ON ! /REETS ON ! #c?1 ONLY A V]Y SMALL M9ORITY ( :I* HAD ANY?+ TO DO ) ! BLACK BLOC4 ,MO/ ( US HAVE BE5 /UDY+ ! EFFECTS ( ! GLOBAL ECONOMY1 G5ETIC 5G9E]+1 RES\RCE EXTRACTION1 TRANSPORTATION1 LABOR PRACTICES1 ELIM9ATION ( 9DIG5\S AUTONOMY1 ANIMAL RI<TS & HUMAN RI<TS & WE'VE BE5 DO+ ACTIVISM ON !SE ISSUES = MANY YE>S4 ,WE >E NEI!R ILL-9=M$ NOR 9EXP]I5C$4 

0,MASK$ AN>*I/S >E ANTI-DEMOCRATIC & SECRETIVE BECAUSE !Y HIDE !IR ID5TITIES40 ,LET'S FACE IT 7) OR )\T A MASK7 -- WE >5'T LIV+ 9 A DEMOCRACY RI<T N[4 ,IF ?IS WEEK HAS NOT MADE IT PLA9 5\<1 LET US REM9D Y\ -- WE >E LIV+ 9 A POLICE /ATE4 ,PEOPLE TELL US ?AT IF WE REALLY ?9K ?AT WE'RE RI<T1 WE W\LDN'T BE HID+ BEH9D MASKS4 0,! TRU? WILL PREVAIL0 IS ! ASS]TION4 ,:ILE ?IS IS A F9E & NOBLE GOAL1 IT DOES NOT JIVE ) ! PRES5T REALITY4 ,?OSE :O POSE ! GREATE/ ?REAT TO ! 9T]E/S ( ,CAPITAL & ,/ATE WILL BE P]SECUT$4 ,SOME PACIFI/S W\LD HAVE US ACCEPT ?IS P]SECUTION GLEEFULLY4 ,O!RS W\LD TELL US ?AT IT IS A WOR?Y SACRIFICE4 ,WE >E NOT SO MOROSE4 ,NOR DO WE FEEL WE HAVE ! PRIVILEGE TO ACCEPT P]SECUTION AS A SACRIFICE3 P]SECUTION TO US IS A DAILY 9EVITABILITY & WE TREASURE \R FEW FRE$OMS4 ,TO ACCEPT 9C>C]ATION AS A =M ( FLATT]Y BETRAYS A L>GE AM\NT ( 0FIR/ WORLD0 PRIVILEGE4 ,WE FEEL ?AT AN ATTACK ON PRIVATE PROP]TY IS NECESS>Y IF WE >E TO REBUILD A WORLD :I* IS USEFUL1 HEAL?FUL & JOYFUL = EV]YONE4 ,& ?IS DESPITE ! FACT ?AT HYP]TROPHI$ PRIVATE PROP]TY RI<TS 9 ?IS C\NTRY TRANSLATE 9TO FELONY *>GES = ANY PROP]TY DE/RUCTION OV] @s#b#e4 

,MOTIVATIONS ( ! ,BLACK ,BLOC 

,! PRIM>Y PURPOSE ( ?IS COMMUNIQUE IS TO DIFFUSE SOME ( ! AURA ( MY/]Y ?AT SURR\NDS ! BLACK BLOC & MAKE SOME ( ITS MOTIVATIONS MORE TRANSP>5T1 S9CE \R MASKS CANNOT BE4 

,ON ! ,VIOL5CE ( ,PROP]TY 

,WE CONT5D ?AT PROP]TY DE/RUCTION IS NOT A VIOL5T ACTIVITY UNLESS IT DE/ROYS LIVES OR CAUSES PA9 9 ! PROCESS4 ,BY ?IS DEF9ITION1 PRIVATE PROP]TY -- ESPECIALLY CORPORATE PRIVATE PROP]TY -- IS ITSELF 9F9ITELY MORE VIOL5T ?AN ANY ACTION TAK5 AGA9/ IT4 

,PRIVATE PROP]TY %\LD BE DI/+UI%$ FROM P]SONAL PROP]TY4 ,! LATT] IS BAS$ UPON USE :ILE ! =M] IS BAS$ UPON TRADE4 ,! PREMISE ( P]SONAL PROP]TY IS ?AT EA* ( US HAS :AT S_/HE NE$S4 ,! PREMISE ( PRIVATE PROP]TY IS ?AT EA* ( US HAS SOME?+ ?AT SOMEONE ELSE NE$S OR WANTS4 ,9 A SOCIETY BAS$ ON PRIVATE PROP]TY RI<TS1 ?OSE :O >E ABLE TO ACCRUE MORE ( :AT O!RS NE$ OR WANT HAVE GREAT] P[]4 ,BY EXT5SION1 !Y WIELD GREAT] CONTROL OV] :AT O!RS P]CEIVE AS NE$S & DESIRES1 USUALLY 9 ! 9T]E/ ( 9CREAS+ PR(IT TO !MSELVES4 

,ADVOCATES ( 0FREE TRADE0 W\LD LIKE TO SEE ?IS PROCESS TO ITS LOGICAL CONCLUSION3 A NETWORK ( A FEW 9DU/RY MONOPOLI/S ) ULTIMATE CONTROL OV] ! LIVES ( ! EV]YONE ELSE4 ,ADVOCATES ( 0FAIR TRADE0 W\LD LIKE TO SEE ?IS PROCESS MITIGAT$ BY GOV]NM5T REGULATIONS MEANT TO SUP]FICIALLY IMPOSE BASIC HUMANIT>IAN /&>DS4 ,AS AN>*I/S1 WE DESPISE BO? POSITIONS4 

,PRIVATE PROP]TY -- & CAPITALISM1 BY EXT5SION -- IS 9TR9SICALLY VIOL5T & REPRESSIVE & CANNOT BE RE=M$ OR MITIGAT$4 ,:E!R ! P[] ( EV]YONE IS CONC5TRAT$ 9TO ! H&S ( A FEW CORPORATE HEADS OR DIV]T$ 9TO A REGULATORY APP>ATUS *>G$ ) MITIGAT+ ! DISA/]S ( ! LATT]1 NO ONE CAN BE AS FREE OR AS P[]FUL AS !Y C\LD BE 9 A NONHI]>*ICAL SOCIETY4 

,:5 WE SMA% A W9D[1 WE AIM TO DE/ROY ! ?9 V5E] ( LEGITIMACY ?AT SURR\NDS PRIVATE PROP]TY RI<TS4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 WE EXORCIZE ?AT SET ( VIOL5T & DE/RUCTIVE SOCIAL RELATION%IPS :I* HAS BE5 IMBU$ 9 ALMO/ EV]Y?+ >\ND US4 ,BY 0DE/ROY+0 PRIVATE PROP]TY1 WE CONV]T ITS LIMIT$ EX*ANGE VALUE 9TO AN EXP&$ USE VALUE4 ,A /OREFRONT W9D[ BECOMES A V5T TO LET SOME FRE% AIR 9TO ! OPPRESSIVE ATMOSPH]E ( A RETAIL \TLET 7AT LEA/ UNTIL ! POLICE DECIDE TO TE>-GAS A NE>BY ROAD BLOCKADE74 ,A NEWSPAP] BOX BECOMES A TOOL = CREAT+ SU* V5TS OR A SMALL BLOCKADE = ! RECLAMATION ( PUBLIC SPACE OR AN OBJECT TO IMPROVE ONE'S VANTAGE PO9T BY /&+ ON IT4 ,A DUMP/] BECOMES AN OB/RUCTION TO A PHALANX ( RIOT+ COPS & A S\RCE ( HEAT & LI<T4 ,A BUILD+ FACADE BECOMES A MESSAGE BO>D TO RECORD BRA9/ORM IDEAS = A BETT] WORLD4 

,AFT] ,N#c1 MANY PEOPLE WILL NEV] SEE A %OP W9D[ OR A HAMM] ! SAME WAY AGA94 ,! POT5TIAL USES ( AN 5TIRE CITYSCAPE HAVE 9CREAS$ A ?\S&-FOLD4 ,! NUMB] ( BROK5 W9D[S PALES 9 COMP>ISON TO ! NUMB] BROK5 SPELLS -- SPELLS CA/ BY A CORPORATE HEGEMONY TO LULL US 9TO =GETFULNESS ( ALL ! VIOL5CE COMMITT$ 9 ! NAME ( PRIVATE PROP]TY RI<TS & ( ALL ! POT5TIAL ( A SOCIETY )\T !M4 ,BROK5 W9D[S CAN BE BO>D$ UP 7) YET MORE WA/E ( \R =E/S7 & EV5TUALLY REPLAC$1 BUT ! %ATT]+ ( ASSUMPTIONS WILL HOPEFULLY P]SI/ = SOME TIME TO COME4 

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,DISCLAIM]3 !SE OBS]VATIONS & ANALYZES REPRES5T ONLY ?OSE ( ! ,A,C,M,E ,COLLECTIVE & %\LD NOT BE CON/RU$ TO BE REPRES5TATIVE ( ! RE/ ( ! BLACK BLOC ON ,N#c OR ANYONE ELSE :O 5GAG$ 9 RIOT OR PROP]TY DE/RUCTION ?AT DAY4 

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