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SO-CALL$ ,>AB ,SPR+ ?AT SWEPT ! C5TRAL PLAZAS ( ,NOR? ,AFRICA1 ! ,9DIGNADOS ( ,EUROPE 9 ! SUMM] ( #b#a#a1 ! WORK ( ! ,N,Y,C G5]AL ASSEMBLIES PRIOR TO ,SEPTEMB]1 & ! WAVE ( HOME RECLAMATION PROJECTS ?AT HAVE HAPP5$ 9 LATE #b#a#a4 ,! ,OCCUPY ,MOVEM5T 9CLUDES ACTIONS AGA9/ AU/]ITY MEASURES1 AGA9/ LEGACY DICTATOR%IPS1 & AGA9/ CAPITALISM AS A :OLE4 ,AN>*I/S HAVE BE5 9VOLV$ 9 EV]Y ASPECT ( ?IS PHASE ( ! MOVEM5T.<#a.>4 ,WE RAIS$ \R FLAG FROM ! TOP ( ! ,NEW ,S*OOL = ,SOCIAL ,RESE>* DUR+ ! OCCUPATION 9 E>LY #bi & >E /ILL OCCUPY+ NEW BUILD+S AT ! 5D ( #b#a#a4 ,WE HAVE BR\D OCCUPATION4 ,WE HOPE ?AT ! IMAG9ATION ( ! PA/ TWO YE>S ISN'T SUFFOCAT$ BY ! MONEY$ POLITICAL MA*9E ( REPRES5TATIVE POLITICS ?AT WILL DOM9ATE ! PUBLIC IMAG9ATION 9 #b#a#b4 ,WE LEAVE #baa FILL$ ) WOND] AT :AT HAS BE5 ACCOMPLI%$ 9 ! PA/ ?REE YE>S1 & PREP>$ = ANY?+ TO HAPP5 9 #b#a#b4 ,TOO ,MU* ,9 A ,S+LE ,WORD ,! T]MS ,AN>*ISM1 ,AN>*Y1 & ,AN>*I/IC >E C5TRAL TO ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 A 7NE>LY7 TWO HUNDR$ YE> OLD POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY ?AT COMES \T ( ! FOM5T ( ! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION1 & A DIGITALLY FUEL$ MOVEM5T CALL$ ,OCCUPY4 ,AN>*ISM IS ! T]M US$ = BO? ! HI/ORY ( ?AT POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY & ! PHILOSOPHY ITSELF4 ,! DEBATES ( H[ TO 9T]PRET ?IS HI/ORY & ?IS PHILOSOPHY >E AN>*ISM4 ,!Y >E VITAL1 HEAT$1 & (T5 GURGLE \T ( AN>*I/ CIRCLES 9TO L>G] CONTEXTS 9 A WAY ?AT CAN BE 5TIRELY CONFUS+4 ,AN>*ISM IS ! SECTION ( ! LIBR>Y :]E ,AN>*Y LIVES BUT IT IS ALSO :]E ! IDEAS ( AN>*I/S >E /OR$4 ,AN>*Y IS ! /UFF BE+ DONE1 (T5 TIMES 9 ! NAME ( AN>*ISM1 USUALLY BY PEOPLE :O >E CALL$ AN>*I/S4 ,! SMA%+ ( W9D[S AT V>I\S ,OCCUPIES1 ! S]V+ ( FOOD1 ! WORK%OPS1 ! WRIT+ ( ?IS TEXT1 >E AN>*Y4 ,!Y >E DO+1 BE+1 ACT+4 ,ONE ( ! MO/ POT5T DISAGREEM5TS AMONG AN>*I/S IS AB\T :E!R AN>*I/S' GOAL %\LD BE AN>*ISM OR AN>*Y4 ,%\LD WE LIVE ?IS POT5T IDEA N[ OR %\LD WE CONC]N \RSELVES ) DEF9+ ! RI*I/IC IS ! BROAD] CATEGORY ?AT DOES NOT NECESS>ILY CALL ITSELF AN>*I/ OR HAVE SELF-KN[L$GE AB\T ! HI/ORY ( AN>*ISM4 ,:5 ,ANONYM\S /RIKES \T ON BEHALF ( ,BRADLEY ,MANN+1 ! ,I,W,W ORGANIZES S]VICE WORK]S1 OR ,FOOD ,NOT ,BOMBS S]VES FOOD !Y >E ACT+ AN>*I/ICALLY ,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET VS ! ,OCCUPY ,MOVEM5T ,! REASON ?AT !SE WORDS 7& ! ASSOCIAT$ NUANC$ DEF9ITIONS7 MATT] 5\< TO DEF9E IS BECAUSE ! BROAD P]SPECTIVES ?AT AN>*I/S ALIGN !MSELVES ) 7PREFIGURATION1 ATTACK1 & ,D,I,Y7 LIVE 9 ! DIFF]5T EMPHASES !Y GIVE TO !SE T]MS4 ,UND]/&+ !SE EMPHASES BEG9S BY SEE+ ! SEAMS BETWE5 ! DIFF]5T POSITIONS4 ,9 MO/ ( ! C\NTRY IT HAS BE5 DIFFICULT1 IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE1 TO SEE ! AN>*Y 9 ! ,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET MOVEM5T4 ,MA9/REAM COV]AGE HAS FOCUS$ ON ! PROTE/S SEE+ ,WALL ,/REET7,T,M7 AS AN EVIL ,HEGEMON1 ON ! M$IA SAVVY ACTIONS ( ,ANONYM\S1 ON ! HE>T BREAK+ /ORIES ( ,! #i#i.0.<#b.>1 ON ! ABUSES ( ! ,N,Y,P,D OR ,U,C,D 7OR O!R7 POLICE4 ,! M$IA DOES :AT ! M$IA DOES3 IT TELLS A /ORY ?AT ISN'T TRUE BUT ?AT IS CALM+1 AIM$ AT SOMEONE :O FEELS P[]LESS & NE$S TO BE ASSUR$ ?AT !RE IS 9DE$ 0NO?+ TO SEE H]E1 MOVE ALONG40 ,! ,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET MOVEM5T HAS ITS [N MY?OLOGY3 A /ORY AB\T H[ ! MIDDLE CLASS HAS LO/ !IR LEAD]S 9 ,WA%+TON & !IR WAY 9 ! HALLS ( F9ANCE CAPITALISM4 ,IT IS A TIMELY /ORY BUT NOT A P>TICUL>LY AN>*I/ ONE4 ,IT IS A /ORY AB\T ECONOMIC 9JU/ICE RA!R ?AN AB\T REJECTION ( ! DOM9ANT SOCIAL ORD]4 ,IT BEGS TO BE B\*I/ CIRCLES4.<#c.>7 ,! ,OCCUPY ,MOVEM5T EXCE$S ! ,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET MOVEM5T4 ,IT PR$ATES IT BY YE>S & WILL LIVE BEYOND IT4 ,! ,OCCUPY ,MOVEM5T HAS A MU* MORE EXPLICITLY AN>*I/ COMPOSITION & DISPOSITION4 ,! IDEA ( OCCUPATION AS AN EXPRESSION ( A P>TICUL> POLITICAL P]SPECTIVE IS AS OLD AS POLITICS.<#d.> ITSELF4 ,TAK+ SPACE IS P[]FUL :5 IT IS ! MASS ( WORK]S TAK+ !IR FACTORY BACK FROM ! [N]S1 CITIZ5S TAK+ CIVIC SPACE = A RALLY1 OR ! SQUATT] TAK+ AN UNUS$ BUILD+ TO LIVE4 ,9 A WORLD ) MORE ?AN SEV5 BILLION PEOPLE ! OCCUPATION ( SPACE C\LDN'T BE A MORE POLITICAL ACT4 ,BUT :AT DOES IT MEAN8 ,DOES IT MEAN ?AT WE >E RUNN+ \T ( SPACE OR ?AT TAK+ SPACE ISN'T AB\T PHYSICAL SPACE AT ALL1 BUT AB\T P[]8 ,PEOPLE HAVE (T5 REPROA*$ ME = !SE SPATIAL OBSESSIONS1 :I* HAVE 9DE$ BE5 OBSESSIONS = ME4 ,BUT ,I ?9K ?R\< !M ,I DID COME TO :AT ,I HAD4 BASICALLY BE5 LOOK+ =3 ! RELATIONS ?AT >E POSSIBLE BETWE5 P[] & KN[L$GE4 -,F\CAULT.<#e.> ,BIOP[]1 OR ! MANAGEM5T ( HUMAN BODIES1 IS :AT IS BE+ EX]T$ :5 F5CES >E PUT UP >\ND A =M]LY OCCUPI$ PUBLIC P>K OR :5 A POLICE (FIC] LOOKS 9TO A CAM]A & (F]S S\NDBITES AB\T H[ 0! POLICE >E NOT VIOL5T BUT EXPRESS+ ! WILL ( ! PEOPLE0 :5 !Y BEAT !M4 ,! ,OCCUPY ,MOVEM5T IS A REJECTION ( BIOP[] 9 SOCIAL LIFE4 ,! ,OCCUPY ,MOVEM5T IS AB\T A TACTIC ?AT IS ALSO AN EXPRESSION ( A POSITION4 ,IT SAYS 0,I AM H]E1 DEAL ) IT0 9 A WAY ?AT IS DIFF]5T FROM REASON$ >GUM5TS AB\T WANT+ ?IS OR ?AT4 ,SO-CALL$ DEM&S WILL NEV] BE AS DIRECT OR OP5-5D$ BECAUSE 9 OCCUPATION ! EXPRESSION IS DONE ) ONE'S [N BODY4 ,AN>*ISM 7AS ! POLITICS ( ! IMPOSSIBLE7 HAS ALWAYS EXCE$$ DEM&S4 ,! ,OCCUPY ,MOVEM5T JO9$ US6.<#f.> ! #i#i.08 ,AN>*I/S >E BO? P>T ( ,! #i#i.0 & NOT P>T ( IT AT ALL4 ,TO ! EXT5T ?AT ,! #i#i.0 IS A POPULI/ CATEGORY ?AT 9CLUDES NE>LY EV]YONE1 ESPECIALLY EV]YONE :O HAS NEV] EV5 MET A MEMB] ( ! #a.01 ( C\RSE AN>*I/S >E 9CLUD$4 ,TO ! EXT5T TO :I* ,! #i#i.0 IS A POLITICAL ID5TITY ?AT WILL BE ORGANIZ$ 7LIKELY ON BEHALF ( ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY7 9 #b#a#b1 AN>*I/S >E ABSOLUTELY NOT MEMB]S4 ,WE WILL EXPLORE ?IS ISSUE MORE 9 ! SECTION ON ! DIFF]5T /RATEGIC \TLOOKS ?AT AN>*I/S BR+ TO ,! ,OCCUPY ,MOVEM5T4 ,= N[1 ! G5]AL QUE/ION IS :E!R AN>*I/S >E = OR AGA9/ RECRUIT+ L>GE NUMB]S ( PEOPLE4 ,IS ?IS RECRUITM5T A PRECONDITION = AN>*ISM8 ,! QUE/ION ( \R RELATION%IP TO A BROAD] MOVEM5T CAN (T5 BE CONFUS$ ) ! QUE/ION ( H[ BROAD WE ?9K ! MOVEM5T ITSELF IS4 ,IF Y\R P]SPECTIVE IS ?AT ! MOVEM5T IS CALL$ ,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET & %\LD BE FRAM$ BY ! ISSUES & CONC]NS ( ! ,G5]AL ,ASSEMBLY ( ,ZUCCOTTI ,P>K1 Y\ HAVE A V]Y DIFF]5T VIEW ?AN SEE+ ,! ,OCCUPY ,MOVEM5T AS SOME?+ ?AT EXT5DS BACK YE>S & WILL CONT9UE BEYOND ! T5T$ OCCUPATIONS ( #b#a#a4 ,! ,OCCUPY ,MOVEM5T IS ,AN>*I/ ,! ,OCCUPY ,MOVEM5T IS AN>*I/ BECAUSE 9 RESPONSE TO COMMON *ALL5GES TO SOCIAL LIFE--REPRES5TATION1 LEGITIMACY1 & HI]>*Y--IT *OOSES OPPOSITION4 ,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET IS A PEOPLE'S MOVEM5T4 ,IT IS P>TY-LESS1 LEAD]LESS1 BY ! PEOPLE & = ! PEOPLE4 ,IT IS NOT A BUS9ESS1 A POLITICAL P>TY1 AN ADV]TIS+ CAMPAIGN1 OR A BR&4 ,IT IS NOT = SALE4 ,WE WI% TO CL>IFY ?AT ,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET IS NOT &4 NEV] HAS BE5 AFFILIAT$ ) ANY E/ABLI%$1 POLITICAL P>TY1 C&IDATE1 OR ORGANIZATION4 ,\R ONLY AFFILIATION IS ) ! PEOPLE4 ,! PEOPLE :O >E WORK+ TOGE!R TO CREATE ?IS MOVEM5T >E ITS SOLE & MUTUAL C>ETAK]S4 ,IF Y\ HAVE *OS5 TO DEVOTE RES\RCES TO BUILD+ ?IS MOVEM5T1 ESPECIALLY Y\R TIME &4 LABOR1 !N IT IS Y\RS4 ,S,P,E,A,K ,) ,U,S1 ,N,O,T ,= ,U,S4 -,/ATEM5T ( ,AUTONOMY 7ABRIDG$71 ,G5]AL ,ASSEMBLY AT ,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET ,:ILE OPPOSITION IS SIMPLE 9 !ORY ! PRACTICE IS MORE NUANC$4 ,AN>*I/S1 = 9/ANCE1 CAN ALL[ REPRES5TATION BUT IT IS USUALLY HI*I/S ALSO USUALLY ALL[ 0LEAD]%IP ( SKILLS0 :]E %OE MAK]S 7= EXAMPLE7 >E ADVIS]S--BUT NOT ASSUM$ TO BE 9FALLIBLE--9 AFFAIRS ( %OES4 ,ONE ( ! CONFUS+ ?+S AB\T AN>*ISM IS ?AT AN>*I/S DISAGREE ) EA* O!R SO /R5U\SLY & VOCIF]\SLY4 ,! DISAGREEM5TS G5]ALLY FALL 9TO ! CATEGORIES ( EMPHASIZ+ HI/ORY 7:AT HAS AN>*ISM MEANT 9 ! PA/1 :AT HAVE AN>*I/S DONE TO PROVE !MSELVES 9 HI/ORY71 PRES5T 7H[ >E AN>*I/S DO+ ?+S TODAY1 BO? FAILURES & SUCCESSES71 OR FUTURE 7:AT W\LD AN>*ISM LOOK LIKE 9 A WORLD ?AT ALL[$ IT TO FL[]874 ,NATURALLY !SE ?REE P]SPECTIVES >5'T ! ONLY ONES4 ,ADDITIONALLY 9DIVIDUALS >E MORE COMPLICAT$ ?AN ANY CLASSIFICATION ( !M4 ,WE M5TION !SE DISAGREEM5TS BECAUSE :ILE READ+ ?IS BOOK1 IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMB] ?AT AN>*ISM IS A T]M ( T5SION4 ,MO/ AN>*I/S DISAGREE ) EA* O!R TO SU* AN EXT5T ?AT IT W\LD BE EASY TO ?9K ?AT WE DON'T AGREE AT ALL4 ,BUT WE DO4 ,WE AGREE ?AT ,AN>*Y1 ! BEAUTIFUL IDEA1 IS ONE WE W\LD LIKE TO PUT 9TO PRACTICE & SO WE DO4 ,?IS HAS BE5 A BOON TO ,! ,OCCUPY ,MOVEM5T1 BECAUSE IT IS ALSO AB\T A BEAUTIFUL1 IMPOSSIBLE IDEA ?AT PEOPLE YE>N = & PUT TIME & 5]GY 9TO TRY+ \T4 ,A ,BRIEF ,PRIM] ON ,AN>*I/ ,POLITICAL ,/RATEGIES ,! ,OCCUPY ,MOVEM5T HAS PROVID$ AN>*I/S AN OPPORTUNITY TO 5GAGE ! WORLD4 ,?IS QUE/ION ( 5GAGEM5T1 ( /RATEGY1 COMES ) C]TA9 AMBIVAL5CES & T5SIONS BUT ALSO ) HI< 5]GY4 ,! PA/ FEW YE>S HAVE BE5 RI* = AN>*I/ IDEAS4 ,! ,OCCUPY ,MOVEM5T HAS BE5 A TRIAL RUN = SOME ( !SE IDEAS & A FUR!R DEMON/RATION ( ! VALIDITY ( SOME ( ! O!RS4 ,9T]V5TION 9 SOCIAL /RUGGLES ,! SECRET IS TO REALLY BEG94 ,! PRES5T SOCIAL ORGANIZATION IS NOTJU/ DELAY+1 IT IS ALSO PREV5T+ & CORRUPT+ ANY PRACTICE ( FRE$OM4 ,! ONLY WAY TO LE>N :AT FRE$OM IS1 IS TO EXP]IM5T ) IT1 & TO DO SO Y\ MU/ HAVE ! NECESS>Y TIME & SPACE4 -,AT ,DAGG]S ,DRAWN ,! MO/ VISIBLE AN>*I/ PRACTICE ( ! PA/ DECADE HAS BE5 9SPIR$ BY ! IDEA ?AT AN>*I/S %\LD DIRECTLY 9T]V5E 9 SOCIAL /RUGGLES ) ! 9T5TION ( 9CREAS+ ! T5SION ( ?OSE /RUGGLES4 ,ANO!R WAY TO PUT ?IS IS ?AT ! BE/ WAY TO PRACTICE AN>*Y IS TO DO IT 9 PLACES :]E !RE >E SOCIAL1 POLITICAL1 & EXI/5TIAL PRESSURES4 ,9 ?IS WAY1 AN>*I/ DESIRE = FRE$OM CAN TURN A SITUATION--?AT W\LD O!RWISE BE A POLITICAL OPPORTUNITY = SOME OR A PLACE = COMPROMISE = O!RS--9TO A BREAK4 ,?IS BREAK MAY BE A P]SONAL COGNITIVE BREAK1 A SOCIAL BREAK FROM CONV5TION1 OR A COMPLETE BREAK FROM POLITICS OR BUS9ESS AS USUAL4 ,?IS G5]AL P]SPECTIVE C\LD BE CALL$ 9SURRECTION>Y AN>*ISM1 & IT IS NOT A /RATEGIC ONE4 ,IT DOESN'T SAY ?AT ! ,REVOLUTION 7OR ,9SURRECTION7 REQUIRE SU* & SU* ELEM5TS 7& !N REWRITE HI/ORY TO CONFIRM ! ASS]TION74 ,9/EAD ?IS IS AN ATTITUDE ?AT ATTACK %\LD BE AN>*I/S' G5]ALIZ$ ACTIVITY1 NOT A /EP-BY-/EP PLAN1 POLITICAL DEVELOPM5T1 OR /RATEGIC ACTIVITY AT ALL4 ,! ,/ATE ( CAPITAL WILL NOT 0WI!R AWAY10 AS IT SEEMS MANY AN>*I/S HAVE COME TO BELIEVE--NOT ONLY 5TR5*$ 9 AB/RACT POSITIONS ( 0WAIT+10 BUT SOME EV5 OP5LY CONDEMN+ ! ACTS ( ?OSE = :OM ! CREATION ( ! NEW WORLD DEP5DS ON ! DE/RUCTION ( ! OLD4 ,AT TACK IS ! REFUSAL ( M$IATION1 PACIFICATION1 SACRIFICE1 ACCOMMODATION1 & COMPROMISE4 --0,SOME ,NOTES ON ,9SURRECTION>Y ,AN>*ISM0.<#g.> ,9 ! ,OCCUPY ,MOVEM5T ?IS 9T]V5TIONI/ P]SPECTIVE CAN BE SE5 MO/ CLE>LY 9 ! ,WE/ ,COA/ ACTIONS >\ND ! PORT CLOSURES 9 ,DECEMB] & ! ,G5]AL ,/RIKE ( ,OAKL& ,NOVEMB] #b4 ,IT CAN ALSO BE SE5 9 ! G5]AL MOTION T[>DS OCCUPY+ BUILD+S AS AN OBVI\S 0NEXT /EP0 9 ! MOVEM5T AS A :OLE4 ,PREFIGURATION ,= AN>*I/S1 ?IS BOILS D[N TO 5GAG+ 9 PREFIGURATIVE POLITICS3 ! IDEA ?AT !RE %\LD1 BE AN E?ICALLY CONSI/5T RELATION%IP BETWE5 ! MEANS & 5DS4 ,MEANS & 5DS >5'T ! SAME1 BUT AN>*I/S UTILIZE MEANS ?AT PO9T 9 ! DIRECTION ( !IR 5DS4 ,!Y *OOSE ACTIONS OR PROJECTS BAS$1 ON H[ !SE FIT 9TO LONG]-T]M AIMS4 ,AN>*I/S P>TICIPATE 9 ! PRES5T 9 ! WAYS ?AT !Y W\LD1 LIKE TO P>TICIPATE1 MU* MORE FULLY &4 ) MU* MORE SELF-DET]M9ATION1 9 ! FUTURE - &4 5C\RAGE O!RS TO DO SO AS WELL4 ,PREFIGURATIVE POLITICS ?US ALIGNS ONE'S VALUES TO ONE'S PRACTICE & PRACTICES ! NEW SOCIETY BE=E IT IS FULLY 9 PLACE4 --,AN>*ISM &4 ,ITS ,ASPIRATIONS.<#h.>@< ,A CONSI/5T AN>*I/ /RATEGY HAS BE5 ! IDEA ?AT A BETT] WORLD CAN BE BUILT 09 ! %ELL ( ! OLD40 ,?IS IDEA IS P>TICUL>LY APPEAL+ BECAUSE IT GIVES ONE A TASK TO DO N[ 7BUILD ! NEW WORLD71 A GOAL 7! NEW WORLD TO BE BUILT71 & ALL[S ONE TO IMAG9E ?AT ! NECESS>Y CONFLICT.<#i.> WILL NOT HAPP5 UNTIL ! NEW WORLD1 & ITS CREATORS1 >E PREP>$ = IT4 ,! ,OCCUPY ,MOVEM5T HAS BE5 A RI* 5VIRONM5T = ?IS ?9K+ ALONG A C\PLE DIFF]5T L9ES4 ,FIR/1 ! PRACTICE ( US+ ,G5]AL ,ASSEMBLIES & CONS5SUS1 OR NE>-CONS5SUS1 DECISION MAK+ IS ITSELF A MODEL ( H[ DISP>ATE GR\PS ( PEOPLE C\LD WORK TOGE!R4 ,MOREOV] ?IS DECISION MAK+1 ALONG ) ! WORK >\ND SELF-ORGANIZATION1 CAN BE DESCRIB$ POSITIVELY AS DIRECT DEMOCRACY.<#a.>4 ,IF A SMALL AM\NT ( DIRECT DEMOCRACY IS GOOD1 & MAKES ?OSE 9VOLV$ FEEL LIKE !Y >E EXP]I5C+ A FUNCTION+ K9D ( FRE$OM1 IT ISN'T BAD LOGIC TO ?9K ?AT MORE W\LD BE BETT]4 ,?IS IS ! >GUM5T = PREFIGUR+ A BETT] WORLD BY PRACTIC+ IT TODAY4 ,IT IS SIMIL> TO T'AI *I4 ,MOVE SL[LY & DELIB]ATELY TODAY :5 Y\ >E JU/ LE>N+ ! MOVES SO ?AT :5 ! TIME IS RIE READY TO MOVE SWIFTLY & SMOO?LY4 ,CLASS ,/RUGGLE ,! /R5G? ( C]TA9 AN>*I/ CRITIQUES ( CAPITAL IS TO BE F\ND 9 !IR LOCATION ( DIFFUSE & COMPLEX P[] RELATIONS AS BE+ ! MAT]IAL S9EWS ( ?IS SOCIETY4 ,! WORLD IS NOT MIS]ABLE SIMPLY BECAUSE #a.0 ( ! POPULATION [NS ?IS OR ?AT AM\NT ( PROP]TY4 ,MIS]Y IS \R CONDITION SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE ! BELOV$ #i#i.0 ACTS TO REPRODUCE ?IS >RANGEM5T 9 &4 ?R\< !IR DAILY ACTIVITY4 --,BAY ( ,RAGE.<#a#a.> ,CLASS-/RUGGLE AN>*ISM HAS BE5 ! MO/ VISIBLE & >TICULATE AN>*I/ /RATEGIC P]SPECTIVE = ! PA/ HUNDR$ YE>S4 ,CLASS-/RUGGLE AN>*I/S BELIEVE ?AT A RUPTURE ( ! EXI/+ ORD] WILL ONLY OCCUR AS A CONFLICT1 P]HAPS EV5 A W>1 BETWE5 WORK]S 7AS A CLASS7 & [N]S4 ,BY & L>GE1 CLASS-/RUGGLE AN>*I/S HAVE BE5 AMBIVAL5T T[>DS ! ,OCCUPY ,MOVEM5T AS A :OLE & P>TICUL>LY T[>DS ! SLOPPY CLASS RHETORIC ( ,! #i#i.04 ,! CRITICISM ( ?IS T]M IS ?AT ,! #i#i.0 DO NOT HAVE A WORKPLACE FROM :I* TO /RIKE NOR ! ABILITY TO SELF-ORGANIZE 9 ANY MEAN+FUL WAY4 ,AS A RESULT1 IT IS JU/ A POPULI/ NOTION1 ONE ?AT WORKS WELL AS A BUMP]-/ICK] OR AS A HUMANI/ *E]1 BUT NOT AS AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO ORGANIZE A MOVEM5T AGA9/ ! EXI/+ CAPITALI/ SY/EM4 ,AS 9DICAT$ BY ! ABOVE1 CLASS-/RUGGLE AN>*I/S1 :E!R !Y BE AN>*O-COMMUNI/S.<#a#b.>1 AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S1 OR PLAT=MI/S1 T5D TO DO ! MO/ /RATEGIC ?9K+ ( ALL AN>*I/S1 & IF EV5TS DO NOT REFLECT ?AT /RATEGIC ?9K+1 !N ! TIME MU/ NOT BE RIGELY CONT9U$ /RUGGLES & WORK ?AT !Y W]E DO+ PRIOR TO ! ,FALL ( #b#a#a1 9 LIEU ( GETT+ 9VOLV$ 9 ,! ,OCCUPY ,MOVEM5T4 ,?AT SAID1 ! CLASS-/RUGGLE ANALYSIS HAS BE5 9FLU5TIAL TO ALL AN>*I/ 9VOLVEM5T 9 ! ,OCCUPY ,MOVEM5T4 ,IT IS FAIR TO SAY ?AT MU* ( ! POPUL> SUPPORT ( ! ,OCCUPY ,MOVEM5T HAS BE5 DUE TO H[ IT EXPRESSES ! RAGE ?AT PEOPLE FEEL T[>DS AU/]ITY MEASURES ?AT HAVE BE5 IMPLEM5T$ S9CE ! ECONOMIC D[NTURN ( #b#h1 ALONG ) ! FRU/RATION ?AT MANY PEOPLE FEEL AB\T !IR FUTURE AS WORK]S4 ,Y\ CANNOT BE AT AN OCCUPATION EV5T )\T RECOGNIZ+ ! SEV]ITY ( ! ECONOMIC SITUATION FROM TWO DIRECTIONS3 FIR/1 ! MIDDLE CLASS IS BE+ VIOL5TLY DISMANTL$1 BUT HAS BE5 SO EXI/5TIALLY COMPROMIS$ OV] ! PA/ SIXTY YE>S ?AT IT DOESN'T HAVE ! TOOLS TO IMAG9E :AT 0ANO!R WORLD0 OR EV5 :AT EFFECTIVE ACTION W\LD LOOK LIKE1 & SECONDLY1 ALL ( ! PEOPLE :O >E VICTIMS ( SECOND & ?IRD G5]ATION POV]TY HAVE NO RES\RCES & LITTLE P[] TO DO ANY?+ BUT SURVIVE4 ,! ,OCCUPY ,MOVEM5T HAS GIV5 A NEW VOCABUL>Y TO ! EXP]I5CE ( :AT ,M>XI/S CALL ! UNORGANIZ$ WORK+ CLASS1 ! LUMP5PROLET>IAT OR ! PREC>IAT4 ,PRACTICAL ,AN>*ISM ,:ILE P]HAPS NOT A /RATEGIC P]SPECTIVE1 IT IS LIKELY ?AT A PREPOND]ANCE ( SELF-ID5TIFI$ AN>*I/S BELIEVE ?AT AN>*ISM IS SYNONYM\S ) DO+ AN>*ISM4 ,!SE >E ! AN>*I/S :O COOK1 S]VE1 & CLEAN4 ,! ONES :O SIT 9 ! MEET+S1 COORD9ATE TRA9+S1 & 5SURE ?AT ALL ! DISP>ATE & UND]-REPRES5T$ VOICES >E HE>D4 ,!Y MAY NOT SEE ! ,OCCUPY ,MOVEM5T AS A WAY TO TRANS=M SOCIETY1 BECAUSE = !M TRANS=M+ SOCIETY IS 9DI/+UI%ABLE FROM !IR DAILY ACTIVITIES ( DO+ AN>*Y4 ,I'M H]E TO HELP CREATE A BETT] WORLD FREE ( AU?ORIT>IAN /RUCTURES1 GOV]NM5T1 CAPITALISM1 ETC4 ,I AM AN AN>*I/4 ,I BELIEVE ! SY/EM IS NOT WORK+ = ! #i#i.0 NOT ON ! TOP & ?AT !RE IS NO SIMPLE QUICK FIX4 ,IT'S NOT AB\T BAD4 APPLES OR LEGISLATION4 ,WE NE$ TO CREATE A NEW WAY ( LIV+ TO 5SURE SIGNIFICANT LA/+ *ANGE4 --,NEW ,YORK AN>*I/ ,OCCUPI].<#a#c.> ,PRACTICAL AN>*ISM IS NOT IDEOLOGICAL4 ,IT ACCEPTS ! BASIC PREMISES ( AN>*I/ !ORY1 BUT QUICKLY MOVES ON 79 CLASSIC ,AM]ICAN /YLE7 TO DO+ /UFF4 ,FROM ! />T ( ! ,OCCUPY ,MOVEM5T PRACTICAL AN>*I/S HAVE BE5 ON ! GR\ND--NOTABLY 9 ,ZUCCOTTI ,P>K & ,OSC> ,GRANT ,PLAZA1 BUT ALSO AT NE>LY EV]Y CAMP+ ,OCCUPY EV5T--DO+ ! WORK4 ,:ILE !Y >E NOT ! WRIT]S ( ESSAYS & MANIFE/OS NOR ! CREATORS ( PHOTO OPS1 !Y DEMON/RATE ! ESS5CE ( AN>*I/ NON-HI]>*ICAL & DEC5TRALIZ$ PRACTICE1 ( AN>*Y4 ,PRACTICAL AN>*I/ PROJECTS HAVE S]V$ ?\S&S ( MEALS1 BUILT HUNDR$S ( %ELT]S 7AT LEA/71 F\ND ?\S&S ( DOLL>S' WOR? ( SUPPLIES1 ORGANIZ$ *ILD C>E & HEAL? C>E1 DONE CONFLICT RESOLUTION1 & 9 V>I\S O!R WAYS TURN$ :AT C\LD HAVE BE5 ! HEAL? & HUMAN DISA/] ( PUBLIC CAMP+ 9TO REAL SUCCESSES 7AT LEA/ UNTIL POLICE =CES %UT ?+S D[N74 ,! DIFF]5T /RATEGIC \TLOOKS ( ! AN>*I/ P>TICIPANTS ( ,! ,OCCUPY ,MOVEM5T WILL BE FUR!R DEVELOP$ 9 !IR [N WORDS ?R\<\T ! BOOK4 ,CRITICISM ,?IS IS A BOOK AB\T AN>*I/ 9VOLVEM5T 9 ! ,OCCUPY ,MOVEM5T4 ,IT IS AB\T ! WAYS ?AT AN>*I/S HAVE 5GAG$ ) ! MOVEM5T1 ON ITS T]MS & ON \RS4 ,IT %\LD COME AS NO SURPRISE ?AT !RE >E ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES ( AN>*I/ 9VOLVEM5T ) ! ,OCCUPIES1 :I* >E EI!R NONE 7NEUTRALITY71 OR EXPLICIT HO/ILITY4 ,A PRIM>Y CONC]N ?AT AN>*I/S HAD1 FROM DAY ONE1 WAS ! DISCONC]T+ ATTITUDE ?AT MANY PEOPLE 9 ! ,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET MOVEM5T HAD T[>D ! POLICE4 ,?IS WAS BE/ DEMON/RAT$ BY ! PHRASE 0,! POLICE >E P>T ( ,! #i#i.010 A PHRASE ALSO PROBLEMATIC = ! WAY IT SIMPLIFIES ! CONFLICTS 9 SOCIETY 7BETWE5 AN UNDIFF]5TIAT$ MASS--! #i#i.0--ON ! ONE SIDE & A FACELESS ELITE--! #a.0--ON ! O!R74 ,?IS HAS MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DIFF]5TIATE T>GETS & GOALS = ,OCCUPY4 ,AN>*I/S T5D NOT TO C>E MU* = ! MIDDLE CLASS WORRI$ AB\T LOS+ !IR PRIVILEGE1 & ALSO DON'T ID5TIFY ) RI*I/ CRITICISMS ( ,OCCUPY MOVEM5T HAVE TO DO ) ITS SPECIFICALLY LIB]AL1 :ITE1 & MASS MOVEM5T ORI5TATION4 ,!SE RAISE A C5TRAL QUE/ION = AN>*I/S3 H[ DO WE E/ABLI% CRIT]IA = \R 9VOLVEM5T 9 MA9/REAM SOCIETY8 ,ON ! ONE H& WE HAVE ! MA/]S ( ?IS WORLD :O DICTATE ! T]MS ( \R SURVIVAL & ON ! O!R WE HAVE REAL HUMAN NE$S ?AT >5'T BE+ MET4 ,!RE IS A C]TA9 AHI/ORICAL REALPOLITIK TO ?IS P]SPECTIVE4 ,! MA/]S ( ?IS WORLD W]E NOT DROPP$ H]E BY ALI5S4 ,! PEOPLE :O RULE ! WORLD1 :E!R !Y >E CALL$ ! [N+ CLASS1 ! BOSSES1 ! RUL]S1 OR ! #a.01 TOOK ! ?+S 7L&1 MONEY1 RES\RCES7 ?AT !Y HAVE & CONTROL4 ,!Y TOOK ! L& & RES\RCES ON ?IS CONT95T FROM ! #e NATIONS :O %>$ IT BE=E !Y W]E H]E4 ,!Y TAKE FROM ! RE/ ( US EV]Y DAY4 ,?IS TAK+ IS CALL$ PR(IT1 [N]%IP1 & ,MANIFE/ ,DE/9Y4 ,IT IS ALSO ! NAME1 NO MATT] :AT T]M Y\ USE1 ( ! C5TRAL VIOL5CE AT ! HE>T ( SOCIETY1 ( CIVILIZATION4 ,T]MS LIKE 0OCCUPATION0 & 0COLONIZATION0 HAVE A RI*1 UNSAVORY1 HI/ORY4 ,! MOVEM5T WE CALL ,OCCUPY IS AN ATTEMPT TO REWRITE ?AT HI/ORY 9 ! NAME ( ! PEOPLE :O LIVE ON & WORK ! L&4 ,IT W\LD BE A %AME IF ! ,OCCUPY ,MOVEM5T DIDN'T HAVE ! SPACE TO UND]/& ! HI/ORY ( !SE T]MS & H[ ! PROBLEMS WE >E TALK+ AB\T TODAY W]E BY & L>GE F\ND$ ON ! COLONIZATION ( YE/]DAY4 ,! PROBLEM ) >GU+ T]M9OLOGY IS ?AT IT CAN EASILY BECOME ! C5TRAL PO9T ( DISAGREEM5T RA!R ?AN A PLACE ( /RUGGLE )9 BROAD] /RUGGLES ( L&1 BODY1 & SOCIETY4 ,H[ TO ,READ ,?IS ,BOOK ,?IS IS A BOOK ?AT CAN BE READ 9 ONE ( TWO WAYS4 ,IT IS 9T5D$ TO BE READ FROM FRONT TO BACK2 FROM HI/ORY ?R\< ! EV5TS ( #baa & ON TO CRITICISM4 ,BUT IT CAN ALSO BE READ 9 PIECES1 FROM ONE 5T]TA9+ MOM5T TO ! NEXT4 ,A SURREAL READ+ MAY BE A MORE HONE/ ONE1 S9CE A SET ( WRIT+S ?AT 9CLUDES ,WOLFI ,L&/REI*] & ,C9DY ,MIL/E9 7ONLY TWO ( ! 9CLUD$ WRIT]S :O COME FROM DRAMATICALLY DIFF]5T P]SPECTIVES ON AN>*Y7 CANNOT BE TAK5 TOO S]I\SLY4 ,?IS IS A BOOK ?AT C\LD BE READ 5TIRELY AS VOICES FROM ! VOID--AS A SIZABLE PORTION IS EI!R ATTRIBUT$ TO ANONYM\S AU?OR%IP OR TO OBVI\S NOMS DE PLUME4 ,AN>*I/S HAVE A CRITIQUE ( HI]>*Y1 AU?ORITY1 & SPECIALIZATION4 ,AU?OR%IP CAN BE SE5 AS ALL ?REE4 ,! ,OCCUPY ,MOVEM5T HAS BE5 A MILE/ONE = AN>*I/ 9VOLVEM5T 9 ! POPUL> CONSCI\SNESS4 ,YES1 AN>*ISM IS /ILL A BOOGEYMAN 9 ! MA9/REAM NEWS & POPUL> IMAG9ATION BUT IT ALSO HAS A FACE & MORE-OR-LESS POSITIVE REPUTATION = ?\S&S ( PEOPLE3 A HUMAN FACE AT A MEET+1 AT A PROTE/1 & ON ! FRONT L9ES ( ?IS TIME4 ,IF WE HAVE SUCCE$$1 !N ?IS BOOK WILL DEMON/RATE ?AT BEYOND ! PROTE/S OR ! CAMP+ OCCUPATIONS AN>*I/S >E S]I\SLY 5GAG$ ) EV]Y ASPECT ( ! ,OCCUPY ,MOVEM5T & ! SOCIETY ?AT REQUIRES IT4 ,AN>*I/S >E 5GAG+ ) ! !ORY1 TACTICS1 & SOCIAL CONSEQU5CES ( ?IS MOVEM5T & WANT ?IS DISCUSSION TO BE OP54 ,WE WANT EV]YONE TO BE P>TICIPAT+ 9 IT4 ,?IS BOOK IS AN ATTEMPT TO BR+ ?IS DISCUSSION TO EV]YONE & NOT JU/ KEEP IT ON \R WEBSITES & \R J\RNALS4 ,JO9 US6 ,HI/ORY ,! PIECES *OS5 = ?IS SECTION TELL A /ORY AB\T ! ORIG9S ( ! ,OCCUPATION ,MOVEM5T ?R\< ITS AN>*I/ P$IGREE4 ,IT />TS 9 ! #a#i? C5TURY ) ,JEWI% IMMIGRANTS 9 ,N,Y,C1 PASSES ?R\< ! SQUATT]S ( ,AM/]DAM 9 ! #a#i#hS1 ! /UD5T OCCUPATION MOVEM5T ( #b#i1 & !N A SNAP%OT ( ! ,9DIGNADOS MOVEM5T ( ! ,SUMM] ( #b#a#a3 FROM ,SYNTAGMA SQU>E 9 ,A!NS1 ,GREECE1 & FROM ,B>CELONA1 ,SPA94 ,FROM ,CZ>I/ ,RUSSIA TO ,ZUCCOTTI ,P>K3 ! ,P>ADOX ( ,AN>*ISM BY ,?AI ,JONES AS ( #a4#a#a4#b#a#b UND] ! HEADL9E 0,OCCUPY ,PROTE/S ,%[ ,RADICAL ,POT5TIAL ,?R\< ,DECADES1 ,CONFRONTATION & ,CONS5SUS ,CAN ,COEXI/04 ,PUBLI%$ H]E UND] ITS ORIG9AL TITLE4 FROM ,! ,JEWI% ,DAILY ,=W>D ,AT ! 5D ( A LONG DAY ( PEACEFUL DEMON/RATIONS 9 ,OAKL& ?IS PA/ ,NOVEMB]1 A FEW HUNDR$ PROTE/]S--MANY WE>+ MASKS OR COV]+ !IR FACES ) B&ANNAS--MASS$ = A NIK+ BONFIRES4 ,9 ! AFT]MA?1 ! CITY'S POLICE *IEF DESCRIB$ ! P]PETRATORS AS 0G5]ALLY AN>*I/S & PROVOCATEURS40 ,ACROSS ! CONT95T1 9 ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY1 ,I JO9$ MORE ?AN #a1 PROTE/]S 9 A M>* FROM ,ZUCCOTTI ,P>K TO POLICE HEADQU>T]S TO EXPRESS \R SOLID>ITY ) ! PEOPLE ( ,OAKL&4 ,9 FRONT ( ! GRIM1 BRICK FACADE ( #a ,POLICE ,PLAZA1 WE CREAT$ A HUMAN MICROPHONE1 RELAY+ SPEE*ES1 S5T5CE BY S5T5CE1 TO ?OSE CR[D$ BEH9D US4 ,:5 AUDI5CE MEMB]S AGRE$ ) A SPEAK]'S S5TIM5TS1 !Y P]=M$ A GE/URE ( APPROVAL1 WAGGL+ !IR F+]S ABOVE !IR HEADS4 ,= DISAGREEM5T1 !RE WAS AN EV5 SIMPL] EXP$I5T3 ,WEJU/ REFUS$ TO REPEAT ! WORDS1 %UTT+ (F ! MICROPHONE4 ,!SE TWO RITUALS ( PROTE/ HAVE L>GELY DEF9$ ! NATIONAL ,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET MOVEM5TS3 ON ! ONE H&1 TET*Y & (T5 VIOL5T CONFRONTATIONS ) ! POLICE2 ON ! O!R1 A DEMOCRATIC COMMITM5T TO TRUE CONS5SUS4 ,!SE ALSO HAPP5 TO BE ! HALLM>KS ( AN>*ISM1 A POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY ) ROOTS DAT+ TO ! #a#h? C5TURY1 :I* IS CURR5TLY EXP]I5C+ ITS WIDE/ FLORESC5CE 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES 9 NE>LY #a YE>S4 ,JEWS W]E DEEPLY 9VOLV$ 9 ! MOVEM5T'S PREVI\S HEYDAY4 ,9 ! #a#h#hS & '#iS1 IMMIGRANTS FROM ,RUSSIA OR ,EA/]N ,EUROPE C>RI$ !IR AN>*I/ BELIEFS ) !M TO ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY4 0,AMONG ,JEWI% RADICALS10 ,VIVIAN ,GORNICK WRITES 9 A REC5T BIOGRAPHY ( ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN1 0NONE W]E MORE DYNAMIC ?AN ! AN>*I/S1 :O 9 !IR UNACCOMMODAT+ VIEW ( CAPITALI/ REALITY (T5 /RUCK ! NOTE MO/ EMOTIONALLY SATISFY+40 ,9 #a#h#i1 ! AN>*I/ P]IODICAL ,FREIE ,>BEIT] ,/IMME--! ,FREE ,VOICE ( ,LABOR--BEGAN PUBLI%+ 9 ,YIDDI%4 7,9 #a#h#i#h1 ?IS NEWSPAP]'S =EBE>1 ! ,=V]TS1 WAS REF]R$ TO BY ,! ,NEW ,YORK ,TIMES AS 0! ,AN>*I/IC ORGAN407 ,& BY ! TURN ( ! #b? C5TURY1 ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY'S ,L[] ,EA/ ,SIDE WAS AN 9T]NATIONAL C5T] ( ! MOVEM5T1 BOA/+ SU* WORLD-R5[N$ ,JEWI% AN>*I/ LEAD]S AS ,GOLDMAN1 ,ALEX&] ,B]KMAN1 & A HO/ ( O!RS4 0,!Y W]E REVOLT$ BY ! 5TIRE E?IC ( CAPITALISM ?AT !Y F\ND H]E 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES10 HI/ORIAN ,PAUL ,AVRI* HAS SAID4 0,SO :AT !Y DID WAS TO REPLACE ?IS WORLD ) A C\NT] WORLD--,AM]ICAN CULTURE ) A C\NT] CULTURE--& !Y BEGAN TO E/ABLI% !IR :OLE AN>*I/ CULTURE40 ,BUT = MO/ ,AM]ICANS1 AN>*Y WAS--& REMA9S--JU/ A SYNONYM = *AOS4 0,BOMBS & AN>*I/S >E 9SEP>ABLE 9 ! M9DS ( MO/ ( US10 A J\RNALI/ WROTE #a YE>S AGO4 0,MY/]I\S DE/ROY]S ( LIFE & ( PROP]TY1 M]CILESS M5 . :O HAVE PL$G$ !IR LIVES OR !IR KNIVES OR !IR GUNS TO SOME NEF>I\S CAUSE OR ANO!R40 ,FROM ! #a#h#hS UNTIL ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION1 ! AN>*I/ ASSASS9 WAS A CULTURAL >*ETYPE ?AT C\LD BE F\ND 9 ! PAGES ( ! P5NY PRESS OR ! NOVELS ( ,JOSEPH ,CONRAD1 ,H5RY ,JAMES1 & ,FYOD] ,DO/OEVSKY4 ,RESPONSIBLE = ! DEA?S ( CZ>S1 PRIME M9I/]S1 & PRESID5TS1 !SE RADICALS POS$ A T]RIFY+ ?REAT TO E/ABLI%$ AU?ORITY4 ,9 SOCIETIES SU* AS CZ>I/ ,RUSSIA1 :]E CIVIL RIDLY EXI/$1 !Y TURN$ TO VIOL5CE AS ! ONLY POSSIBLE =M ( PROTE/4 ,:5 !Y IMPORT$ !SE TACTICS TO ! ,WE/1 ,AM]ICAN & ,EUROPEAN LEAD]S REACT$ 9 PANIC4 0,:5 COMP>$ ) ! SUPPRESSION ( AN>*Y1 EV]Y O!R QUE/ION S9KS 9TO 9SIGNIFICANCE10 ,!ODORE ,ROOSEVELT W>N$ ,CONGRESS DUR+ HIS PRESID5CY4 0,! AN>*I/ IS ! 5EMY ( HUMANITY1 ! 5EMY ( ALL MANK9D40 ,AS ! GREAT MAJORITY ( ! ,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET P>TICIPANTS WILL ATTE/1 H[EV]1 AN>*ISM IS NO MORE 9H]5TLY VIOL5T ?AN ANY O!R POLITICAL IDEA4 ,FROM ! ,GREEK ROOT AN->KHOS--)\T A LEAD]--! IDEA M]ELY POSES ! IDEAL ?AT SELF-GOV]NM5T IS GOV]NM5T 5\<4 ,( ALL ! MANY PHILOSOPHIES ?AT EM]G$ FROM ! ,5LI*I/ AVANT LA LETTRE1 AS W]E SO MANY O!R PIONE]+ & SELF-SUFFICI5T CITIZ5S 9 ! NATION'S HI/ORY4 ,! HEYDAY ( ,AM]ICAN AN>*ISM BEGAN 9 #a#h#h#f1 :5 F\R PRACTITION]S ( ! PHILOSOPHY W]E EXECUT$ AFT] A BOMB HAD KILL$ EIKET ,SQU>E4 ,9 #a#i#a1 ,PRESID5T ,MC,K9LEY WAS ASSASS9AT$ BY A DI/URB$ Y\NG AN>*I/4 ,IMMIGRATION FROM ,EA/]N ,EUROPE & ,RUSSIA BR\*I/ LEAD]S1 MANY ( :OM W]E ,JEWI%3 ,JOHANN ,MO/1 ,B]KMAN &--MO/ NOTORI\S ( ALL--,GOLDMAN4 ,TOGE!R !Y BUILT A MASS FOLL[+1 TRAVEL+ ! C\NTRY & SPEAK+ TO CR[DS ( ?\S&S4 ,BUT ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION R5D]$ ! MOVEM5T L>GELY IRRELEVANT4 ,! ,BOL%EVIKS' SUCCESS WAS A TRIUMPH ( HI]>*Y ?AT SEEM$ TO DISCR$IT AN>*I/ NOTIONS ( CONS5SUS & DEBATE4 ,)9 A FEW YE>S1 COMMUNISM HAD SUPPLANT$ AN>*ISM AS ! FONT ( ALL ,AM]ICAN POLITICAL P>ANOIA4 ,DUR+ ! SUCCE$+ DECADES1 ! CONFLICT BETWE5 ! ,SOVIET ,UNION & ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES L>GELY DIVID$ LEFT & RI BR\*I/ ORGANIZ+ & PRACTICE4 ,?IS WAS FIR/ SE5 9 ?IS C\NTRY DUR+ ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T ( ! #a#i#iS4 ,HI/ORICALLY1 AN>*ISM HAS BE5 MO/ APPEAL+ TO ?OSE :O1 LIKE ,JEWI% RADICALS 9 ,RUSSIA1 F\ND !MSELVES )\T ANY REPRES5TATION4 ,UNSKILL$ LABOR]S %UNN$ BY ! ORGANIZ$ TRADE UNION MOVEM5T1 ! HOMELESS & UNEMPLOY$--!SE W]E ! CON/ITU5CY = ! IDEAS ( ITS ORATORS4 ,IF TODAY'S P>TICIPANTS 9 ! ,OCCUPATION MOVEM5T FEEL !MSELVES TO BE POLITICALLY UNREPRES5T$1 IF !Y F9D ?AT !IR CONC]NS & IDEAS DO NOT GET VOIC$ )9 ! TWO-P>TY SY/EM1 !N IT IS LITTLE SURPRISE ?AT !Y >E P>TICIPAT+ 9 ?AT SAME TRADITION4 ,! PA/ TWO MON?S ( ! ,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET MOVEM5T HAVE REVEAL$ ! EXHIL>AT+ POT5TIAL ( AN>*ISM AS A PRACTICAL =M ( GOV]NANCE4 ,AT ,ZUCCOTTI ,P>K1 & 9 ! O!R 5CAMPM5TS NATIONWIDE1 DISCUSSIONS AS PICAYUNE AS ! PROP] MANAGEM5T ( LAUNDRY & AS SIGNIFICANT AS ! PHILOSOPHICAL IMPLICATIONS ( CIVIL DISOB$I5CE W]E CONDUCT$ ?R\< IMPROVIS$ ME?ODS ( P>TICIPATORY DEMOCRACY4 ,YET1 ?IS TIME HAS ALSO BE5 M>K$ REPEAT$LY BY VIOL5CE4 ,AS 9 ! PA/1 ! PREPOND]ANCE ( =CE HAS BE5 US$ BY ! POLICE--MO/ SPECTACUL>LY 9 !IR MILIT>Y-/YLE RAIDS ON ,ZUCCOTTI ,P>K & ! 5CAMPM5T 9 ,OAKL&4 ,! MOVEM5T HAS MOV$ 9TO A NEW PHASE N[1 BUT CONFRONTATIONS BETWE5 AU?ORITIES & OCCUPI]S MAY CONT9UE4 ,! LIKELIHOOD ( FUR!R BLOOD%$ RISES AS A *ILL+ POSSIBILITY4 ,?IS G5]ATION ( AN>*I/S AGA9 FACES A DILEMMA ?AT *ALL5G$ !IR PR$ECESSORS4 ,IT IS A QUE/ION ?AT PUZZL$ ,JACK ,LONDON1 ! NOVELI/1 A C5TURY AGO4 0,( ALL P>ADOXES10 HE WROTE !N1 0IS !RE ONE ?AT WILL EXCE$ ! P>ADOX ( \R AN>*I/S--M5 & WOM5 :O >E SO TEMP]AM5TALLY OPPOS$ TO VIOL5CE ?AT !Y >E MOV$ TO DE$S ( VIOL5CE 9 ORD] TO BR+ AB\T1 9 ! WAY !Y CONCEIVE IT1 ! REIGN ( LOVE & COSMIC BRO!RHOOD80 ,SQUATT+ 9 ! ,BEG9N+ BY ,A,D,I,L,K,N,O EXC]PT$ FROM ,CRACK+ ! ,MOVEM5T ,9 ! MIDDLE ( ! CITY1 AMID ! CONCRETE %APES ( ! DAILY T$IUM1 Y\ /EPP$ 9TO A SPACE ( UNLIMIT$ POSSIBILITIES4 ,! PO9T WAS NOT TO CREATE SOME?+ NEW1 BUT TO USE ! OLD TO DEP>T = SOME:]E ELSE3 0,OSC>1 ,W\T]1 ,BE> & ,I KNEW EA* O!R FROM ! ,/UTTEL ,B>1 :]E WE SP5T ! EV5+ :5 WE HAD NO?+ BETT] TO DO4 ,WE W]E ALL LOOK+ = A PLACE TO LIVE & SQUATT+ SEEM$ LIKE FUN4 ,OSC> HAD SE5 AN EMPTY H\SE 9 ! ,SPUI/RAAT4 ,?AT WAS NE>BY1 SO AFT] AN EV5+ 9 ! ,/UTTEL WE W5T TO HAVE A LOOK4 ,WE LOOK$ AT ! CORN] BUILD+ AFT] ,I'D KICK$ 9 ! DOOR & W]E 5?USIA/IC AB\T ! SPACE4 ,! NEXT DAY WE GOT HOLD ( SOME MATTRESSES & BLANKETS4 ,WE SLEPT 9 ! BUILD+ NEXT DOOR1 :I* WE'D ALSO F\ND EMPTY :5 WE 5T]$ ?IS H\SE ON ! RO( VIA ! W9D[ & GUTT]4 ,AFT] FUR!R EXPLORATION OV] ! RO(1 ! F\R ( US F\ND \T WE HAD A GIGANTIC COMPLEX AT \R DISPOSAL1 ) ALL K9DS ( WEIRD-LOOK+ ROOMS :]E H]E & !RE ! LID$ ! ,N,R,C 9TO A G5]AL GAM+ D540 ,! =M] ,N,R,C ,H&ELSBLAD BUILD+1 N[ LEGALIZ$1 R5T- PAY+ & R5OVAT$1 IS /ILL A L&M>K1 & AN EMPTY SECTION ( IT WAS RESQUATT$ 9 #aiia AFT] SITT+ EMPTY = TOO LONG4 ,?AT WAS ! SQUAT EXP]I5CE3 ?AT BEH9D A KICK$-OP5 DOOR AN 9CR$IBLY L>GE COMPLEX C\LD BE F\ND1 ) H]E & !RE 0! LIDBO>D R5OVATION DOOR WAS IMM$IATELY REPLAC$ BY ITS MASSIVE1 SOLID WOOD PR$ECESSOR4 ,?IS REPLACEM5T ( ! DOOR WAS A CONSEQU5CE ( ! FACT ?AT BREAK+ OP5 ! DOOR WAS ! ONLY PROSECUTABLE ACTION1 BUT IT WAS ALSO ! CONFIRMATION ( ! BUILD+'S BE+ PUT 9TO USE4 ,! KEY TO ! NEW LOCK MADE ! H\SE1 :I* 9ITIALLY HAD ONLY BE5 BROK5 9TO1 9TO Y\R [N HOME4 ,! DOOR WAS 9 %ORT NOT ONLY P>T ( A RITE ( PASSAGE1 BUT ALSO ( ! PROTECTION ( Y\R [N EXI/5CE4 ,EV5 IF ! SPACE TO BE SQUATT$ WAS FULL ( DRAFTY HOLES1 IF ! W9D[ WAS OP51 ! DOOR WAS ! MAGIC PO9T >\ND :I* ! SQUAT PROP] ORGANIZ$ ITSELF4 ,:ILE ! H\SE (T5 REMA9$ M9IMALLY FURNI%$ = WEEKS1 ! DOOR WAS EQUIPP$ ) ! MO/ ELABORATE ACCESSORIES1 FROM BUILD]S' PROPS TO >MORPLATE4 ,EV5 IF ! BUILD+ WAS LEGALIZ$1 A /RICT DOOR RITUAL MIS AFT]4 ,! DOOR1 :I* 9 OP5 SOCIETY WAS DECL>$ TRA%1 WAS R$ISCOV]$1 & EV5 :5 SQUATT]S W5T BREAK+ ?R\< WALLS & TE>+ D[N PORTALS1 !Y /AY$ FRI5DLY ) ! DOOR4 ,IT DID MULTIFUNCTIONAL S]VICE AS TABLETOP1 B$1 BACK WALL1 B>RICADE MAT]IAL1 %IELD1 OR WAS PUT AWAY = A:ILE 9 ! MEANTIME4 ,EV]YONE PLACES ! BEG9N+ & 5D ( 0! SQUAT MOVEM5T0 SOME:]E ELSE4 ,?IS IS BECAUSE EV]YONE /EPP$ 9TO ! COLLECTIVE SPACE AT A DIFF]5T PLACE4 ,= ONE ?IS HAPP5$ ) ! BREAK+ OP5 ( ! DOOR TO HIS OR H] [N FLAT1 = ! O!R :ILE W&]+ >\ND 9 ! IMMEASURABLE EMPT9ESSES ( ! COMPLEXES :I* W]E SQUATT$ CITY-WIDE4 ,EV]Y SQUATT] CAN PO9T TO ! PLACE :]E %E OR HE P]SONALLY CROSS$ ! ?RE%OLD & /EPP$ 9SIDE A COLLECTIVE SPACE4 ,SOME?+ HAPP5$ :I* WAS QUALITATIVELY DIFF]5T FROM 0/&+ UP = Y\R H\S+ RIS OV] SPECULATION & FAIL+ POLICY4 .<444 .> ,9SIDE ! SPACE ( SQUATT+ !RE WAS NO TALK ( HI/ORICAL DEVELOPM5T2 AS IT W&]$ IT ONLY CROPP$ UP 9 MORE & MORE PLACES1 TO ! /RANGE/ \T-(-!-WAY CORN]S ( ! CITY4 ,AFT] 5TRY CAME ! SURPRISE ?AT !RE W]E SO MANY MORE PEOPLE 9 ! SAME PLACE1 JU/ AS CRAZY AS Y\1 JU/ AS RADICAL1 JU/ AS AMATEURI%4 ,SURPRISE OV] ! COOL PRAGMATISM ) :I* ! MO/ BURN+ URGE = ACTION WAS C>RI$ \T4 ,! SPACE WAS TO BE F\ND LIT]ALLY 9 & \TSIDE ! 0DOM9ANT SY/EM40 0,! CITY IS \RS10 BECAUSE IT'S ASSIMILAT$ 9TO AN 9SIDE TOPOLOGY ) SECRET BEACONS3 H\SES1 CAFES1 LEAD]S ( ! PACKS1 BICYCLE R\TES1 /REETS & BRIDGES1 SYMBOLS1 SIGNALS1 PO/]S1 /YLE ( DRESS & COIFFURE4 ,! SMELL ( CLAMMY LEA!RJACKETS & %[]LESS H\SES1 CAT PISS1 PLA/IC BAGS ) C> MIRRORS1 RIPP$-LOOSE TRAFFIC SIGNS1 MEET+S1 DEMOS1 0MANIS10 ADVANCE MEET+ PO9TS1 AL>M LI/S & GANGS ( ?UGS1 9COMPREH5SIBLE & LONG-W9D$ PHONE CALLS1 FIR/ NAMES & AL>M 5TRY NUMB]S4 ,A SPID]WEB ( BACK G>D5S1 L&+S1 C(FEE & DR9K+ SESSIONS1 JO9TS & TRIPS1 FLI]S1 /OL5 BOOKS1 PRESS LI/S1 RADIO & ,T,V BREAK-9S1 HELMETS & CLUBS1 BREAK+ TILES1 VANS & WAGON-BIKES1 PO/S & VISITS TO ! NEIT1 NURSE1 OR LOV]4 ,IT WAS ! SPACE ( ! CONT9UAL METAMORPHOSIS4 ,! =MS ASSUM$ C\LD BE CLASSIC 7& ?US BE P>ASITIZ$7 OR DIFF]5T & NEV] BE=E SE5 7& ?US EXP]IM5TAL73 SOMEONE :O BECAUSE ( HIS 0,LABOR ,P>TY FACE0 MANAG$ TO GET 9SIDE A COMMITTEE MEET+ W5T AFT]W>DS TO GO F9D ,BREEZE BLOCKS2 TODAY'S HEAVY WAS TOMORR['S SUP] N]D4 ,/&+ !RE PLA/]+1 ALL ?UMBS1 ?R[ ON A RA9COAT TO GO TO A RIOT4 ,EV]YONE UNEXPECT$LY TURN$ \T TO BE ABLE TO DO OR BE ANY?+1 ESPECIALLY :AT OR :O Y\ HAD NEV] BE54 ,Y\R [N LIFE WAS MADE 9TO FICTION & 9/ANTLY CONV]T$ AGA9 9TO REALITY4 ,Y\ C\LD ASSUME ANY APPE>ANCE )\T D]IV+ AN ID5TITY FROM IT4 ,?IS WAS ! FRE$OM 9 :I* PEOPLE :O B>ELY KNEW EA* O!R FLUNG !MSELVES 9TO ACTIONS BAS$ ON A BL9D MUTUAL TRU/3 T\<1 VAGUE1 FRI5DLY1 DI/URB+1 DI/URB$4 ,IT DIDN'T MATT] ?AT !RE W]E NO PLANS = ! MIDDLE DI/ANCE2 ! J\RNEY C\NT$1 ! EXP&+ SPACE ( Y\R [N LIFE RHY?M - :]E IT WAS GO+ WASN'T EV5 ( LAT] CONC]N 7NO FUTURE74 ,AN EXPLOSION1 CAUS$ BY ! SAVORY CONSUMPTION ( ! H]E & N[4 ,HI/ORIC CONDITIONS8 ,CAUSES8 ,RESULT8 ,JU/ YELL4 0,NO ONE HAD A H\SE & ?AT WAS REALLY MEAN60 ,UNUS$ SPACES W]E1 ?R\< A SMALL =GETFULNESS 9 ! LAW1 !RE = ! US+1 )\T ! [N] BE+ ABLE TO />T ANY?+ ) ! LAW 9 H& AGA9/ ! ANONYM\S US]S4 ,=TUNATE TOO WAS ?AT [N]S & CITY PLANN]S1 ?R\< !IR NAIVE BELIEF 9 PROP]TY RI\ND ! H&YM51 HAD ORIG9ALLY TAK5 A LOOK >\ND 9 LEFTI/ CIRCLES1 BUT !SE TURN$ \T TO SPEAK A LANGUAGE Y\ C\LDN'T DO ANY?+ )4 ,ANALYZES ( SOCIETY1 SELF-REALIZATION1 FUTURE PLANN+1 *ANG+ ! WORLD & Y\RSELF1 /RATEGIC DEBATES1 M>*+ ?R\< 9/ITUTIONS OR LECTURE NOTES1 SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY1 CONSCI\S SECURITY1 RELATION%IP DISCUSSIONS1 IDEALS1 BIG /ORIES3 IT HAD BECOME UNBE>ABLE444 ,!Y C\LDN'T F9D ! 5]GY ANYMORE TO WAIT ANY LONG] = ! *ANGE 9 ! O!R'S M5TALITY & ! FRUITS ( WORK+ ON Y\RSELF4 0,! CRISIS ( ,M>XISM IS NOT \RS40 ,! TABOO ON ! IMM$IATE REALIZATION ( ! DEMOCRATIZ$ DESIRES HAD CREAT$ A DISCUSSION CULTURE >\ND EMANCIPATION & 9TEGRATION4 ,UNIV]SITY C\NCIL WORK HAD BECOME ! TRA9+ GR\ND = ! MEET+ CULTURE 9 ! 9/ITUTIONS ( ! FUTURE4 ,:5 Y\ REFUS$ TO M>* ANY LONG] ON ?IS PRESCRIB$ R\TE1 IT WAS A QUE/ION ( LOGIC ?AT POLITICAL BUS9ESS AS A :OLE WAS WRITT5 (F4 ,! AV]SION AGA9/ ! LEFT1 ( :OM SOME?+ WAS /ILL EXPECT$1 BECAME AS GREAT AS ?AT AGA9/ ! RIE ! RIT ( 0!IR0 P>LIAM5T>Y DEMOCRACY4 ,MAK+ SOCIAL CONFLICTS MANAGEABLE WASN'T \R PROBLEM4 ,NO ONE DREAM$ ( REVOLUTION OR /ROVE = ! G5]AL GOOD4 ,ONE'S [N H\S+ PROBLEM WAS MU* SIMPL] TO SOLVE4 ,! T]M 0POLITICS0 HAD BE5 D5I$ ITS MONOPOLY ON ! PUBLIC SPH]E BY FEM9I/ CRITICISM & S9CE !N P5ETRAT$ TO ! MO/ 9TIMATE PLACES4 ,EV]Y?+ QUICKLY BECAME POLITICAL & ! WORD !REBY LO/ ITS ACTION-9SPIR+ *>M4 ,! SQUAT CONTRIBUTION TO ! WAN+ POLITICAL CULTURE LIMIT$ ITSELF TO SCREAM+1 SMOKE BOMBS1 /OL5 DOCUM5TS & SCALE MODELS SET ABLAZE4 ,! 0PRIMACY ( POLITICS0 W\LD BE REPLAC$ BY ! ROBU/ T]M 0P[]10 BUT BY ?AT TIME ! SQUATT]S HAD ALREADY AB&ON$ ! 9TELLECTUAL ATMOSPH]E 9 ORD] TO EXPLORE1 9 PLACE ( ,FR5* !ORY1 !IR [N SPACE4 ,! IDEA ( POLITICS AS GOAL-ORI5T$ ACTION1 AS FEASIBILITY RESE>*1 WAS ALSO HELD AT A DI/ANCE4 ,SOCIAL OPPON5TS W]E NOT ADDRESS$2 !RE WAS NO REALI/IC IDEAL OV] :I* TO NEGOTIATE4 0,P>K+ G>AGES "7 W>40 ,?IS AN>*ISM BORN ( PRACTICE FUZ$ ) ?AT N>CISSISM ?AT BELONGS TO EV]YONE :O TAKES A PLACE ?AT CANNOT BE F\ND 9SIDE SOCIETY4 ,)\T REALIZ+ IT1 ! 9ALI5ABLE RI*ISM1 A COMB9ATION ( RAGE1 SELF-PITY1 & BE+ RI D[N \R H\SE1 BUT NOT \R IDEALS07 TURN$ \T TO BE ! FUEL ) :I* LOCAL SPACE TRAVEL C\LD BE DRIV54 ,SQUATT+'S APPEAL WAS ?AT IT (F]$ NO ALT]NATIVE1 NO VIEW ( A BETT] WORLD ?AT HAD TO LEGITIMATIZE & >GUE ITSELF4 ,NO ONE SPOKE = ANYONE4 0,WE WON'T LEAVE0 WAS NOT A DEM& BUT AN ANN\NCEM5T4 ,NO CONS5SUS1 NO COMPROMISE1 NO DISCUSSION4 ,ANYONE C\LD /EP 9TO ! NONCOMMITTAL ATMOSPH]E TO DO !IR ?+4 ,Y\ LIV$ AMID ! REMNANTS & RU9S ( AN ORD] ?AT HAD BECOME ALI5 9 ONE FELL SWOOP4 ,IT WAS NO ACCID5T ?AT PREF]5CE W5T TO RAM%ACKLE H\SES1 SCRAP AUTOS1 W>-]A LEA!R JACKETS1 FURNITURE F\ND ON ! /REET4 ,EV]Y?+ ?AT HAD BE5 CA/ (F & ?US 5D$ UP \TSIDE ! TRAFFIC ( SOCIETY EXI/$1 AS IT W]E1 BY DEF9ITION 9 ! 0\TSIDE SY/EM0 TO :I* ! SQUATS GRANT$ %ELT]4 ,& EV]Y?+ :I* DEF9$ ITSELF )9 RESPECTABLE EFFICI5CY /OOD \TSIDE IT4 ,NO ONE ?\