,OCCUPY ,I,C,E ,PORTL&3 ,POLIC+ ,REVOLUTION8 

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,WE'VE RECEIV$ ! FOLL[+ REPORT FROM P>TICIPANTS 9 ! OCCUPATION >\ND ! ,PORTL& FACILITIES ( ,IMMIGRATION & ,CU/OMS ,5=CEM5T 7,I,C,E74 ,:ILE \R COLLECTIVE HAS NO (FICIAL POSITION ON ISSUES 9T]NAL TO ! OCCUPATION1 WE CONSID] IT IMPORTANT TO PROMOTE CON/RUCTIVE CONV]SATIONS AB\T P[] DYNAMICS )9 \R MOVEM5TS & ! WAYS ?AT !Y CAN IMPOSE LIMITS ON :AT WE CAN ACCOMPLI% TOGE!R4 ,= MORE MAT]IAL ON ?IS SUBJECT1 CONSULT \R E>LI] REPORT1 0,! ,I,C,E ,AGE ,IS ,OV]3 ,REFLECTIONS FROM ! ,I,C,E ,BLOCKADES40 ,%ORTLY1 = ! SAKE ( AMPLIFY+ MULTIPLE P]SPECTIVES1 WE WILL ADD ONE MORE TEXT FROM ,PORTL&4 

  

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0,WE DO ,N,O,T T\* ! POLICE TAPE4 ,WE DO ,N,O,T BLOCK ! /REET10 A 0LEAD]0 ( ! ,PORTL& OCCUPATION SCREAM$ ?R\< A MEGAPHONE AT A CR[D ( NEWLY >RIV$ DEMON/RATORS NE> ! REOP5$ ,I,C,E FACILITY4 ,ORGANIC ANG] FROM A GR\P ( MO/LY LIB]ALS L$ TO A BRIEF CONFRONTATION ) ,F$]AL ,PROTECTIVE ,S]VICES 7,F,P,S_/,D,H,S71 :I* WAS QUICKLY QUA%$ BY AN 9T]NAL SECURITY TEAM4 ,PEOPLE W]E U%]$ ONTO ! SIDEWALK & SCOLD$ = NOT FOLL[+ SUPPOS$LY 0COLLECTIVE0 AGREEM5TS4 ,! BUILD+ REMA9$ UNT\*$ AS PROTE/]S :O W]E EAG] TO AGITATE W]E MADE TO FEEL GUILTY & ILLEGITIMATE4 

,9 ! LA/ ?REE WEEKS ( ,PORTL&'S OCCUPATION AT ! ,I,C,E BUILD+1 WE'VE F\ND \RSELVES CAU<T BETWE5 A DESIRE TO BUILD ) FOLKS & A NE$ TO CRITIQUE ! WAYS ?AT VIOL5CE IS SU/A9$ BY \R WORK4 ,WE'VE FAIL$ TO ADDRESS 9T]P]SONAL VIOL5CE & HAVE LEFT PEOPLE ISOLAT$ FROM ! MOVEM5T4 ,WE'VE PRIORITIZ$ ! SECURITY ( \R 0LEAD]S0 BECAUSE ( !IR CONTRIBUTIONS & !IR ASSUM$ NECESSITY TO \R COMMUNE RA!R ?AN MAK+ SPACE = CONV]SATION AB\T SEXUAL VIOL5CE & ! /RATEGIES WE MU/ IMPLEM5T TO MAKE SURE FOLKS >E HELD ACC\NTABLE RA!R ?AN SIMPLY 0V\*$ =40 ,& WE'VE LO/ SI<T ( ! 9ITIAL GOAL ( ABOLI%+ ,I,C,E4 

,\R OCCUPATION IS SAID TO BE LEAD+ ! MOVEM5T AGA9/ DEPORTATIONS ACROSS ! C\NTRY4 ,WE'RE CURR5TLY COHABITAT+ ) ! ,I,C,E FACILITY2 AS !IR WORK CONT9UES1 WE CONT9UE TO SIT BACK ) \R ,LA ,CROIX 9 H& & PRACTICE 0SELF-C>E40 ,9 MANY WAYS1 ?IS COMMUNE HAS BE5 HELPLESS S9CE ITS 9CEPTION1 DEMON/RAT+ ! NE$ TO BUILD CONV]SATION & CRITICISM 9TO \R WORK4 

,:5 IT COMES D[N TO IT1 ! VA/ MAJORITY ( US H]E HAVE NO IDEA H[ TO COEXI/ 9 A COMMUNE2 WE >E IMPROVIS+4 ,WE (F] UP ?IS CRITICISM KN[+ ?AT IT'S MU* EASI] TO CRITIQUE ?AN TO BUILD4 ,WE WRITE ?IS 9 HOPES ( MAK+ SPACE = CONT9UAL ANALYSIS1 COLLECTIVE REFLECTION1 & COMMITM5T TO FUTURE ORGANIZ+4 

,MORE ?AN ANY?+1 WE MU/ PRACTICE HUMILITY & BE CONSCI\S ( \R ROLE 9 ?IS ORGANIZ+ WORK4 ,%UTT+ D[N AN ,I,C,E BUILD+ = OV] TWO WEEKS IS A HUGE FEAT1 & WE DO NOT WANT TO DIM9I% ?IS ACCOMPLI%M5T4 ,BUT WE CANNOT =GET ! PEOPLE :O \R COMMUNE IS SAID TO BE BUILT ON BEHALF (3 UNDOCUM5T$ FOLKS1 & SPECIFICALLY UNDOCUM5T$ *ILDR51 :O >E SUFF]+ 9 DET5TION C5T]S >\ND ! C\NTRY4 ,WE REM9D \RSELVES FIR/ & =EMO/ ?AT !SE PEOPLE DO NOT NE$ \R SAV+4 ,AMAZ+ ORGANIZ+ EF=TS HAVE BE5 L$ BY UNDOCUM5T$ FOLKS 9 & \T ( DET5TION C5T]S1 (T5 L>GELY BY UNDOCUM5T$ WOM54 ,!Y'LL BE DO+ ?AT :E!R OR NOT WE SLEEP \T H]E TONI<T4 ,/ILL1 SOLID>ITY EF=TS >E CRUCIAL TO DISMANTL+ !SE WALLS & TO ABOLI%+ ,I,C,E4 

,! COMMUNE IS EXCIT+ BECAUSE IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXP]IM5T ) DIFF]5T ORGANIZ+ /RATEGIES & VISIONS = ANO!R WORLD4 ,WE HAVE AN AMAZ+ KIT*5 /AFF1 AN 9CR$IBLE KIDS >EA1 & OV]ALL AN IMPRESSIVE SPACE4 ,BUT WE ALSO HAVE A PSEUDO-POLIC+ UNIT1 EXTREMELY FLAW$ APPROA*ES TO NAVIGAT+ ACCUSATIONS ( SEXUAL VIOL5CE1 & POT5TIAL SECURITY ?REATS4 ,AT ?IS PO9T1 PRES]V+ ! COMMUNE HAS BECOME A MORE C5TRAL PROJECT ?AN ACTUALLY DISRUPT+ ,I,C,E4 ,WE'VE FAIL$ TO BUILD A SPACE TO ASSESS & *ANGE \R /RATEGIES AS !Y 9EVITABLY FAIL OR >E CO-OPT$4 ,CONSEQU5TLY1 \R COMMUNE HAS DONE LITTLE TO 9T]ROGATE ! WAYS IT REPRODUCES & LEGITIMIZES POLIC+1 SURVEILLANCE1 & HET]OPATRI>*AL VIOL5CE4 

,ULTIMATELY1 MU* ( \R WORK HAS BE5 :ITEWA%$1 NEUTRALIZ$1 & MADE NON-?REAT5+ TO ! /ATE--?AT'S H[ WE'VE BE5 ABLE TO BE LEGITIMIZ$ AS AN ACTION ?AT WILL NOT BE T\*$ BY ! ,PORTL& ,POLICE ,BUREAU 7,P,P,B74 ,WE SUPPOS$LY DECID$ ?AT ! COMMUNE WILL N[ ONLY 5GAGE 9 0PASSIVE RESI/ANCE10 A CONCEPT AS OXYMORONIC AS 0GOOD POLIC+0 OR 0PUBLIC PROP]TY40 ,! COMMUNE'S 9T]NAL POLICE =CE1 KN[N AS ! 0,C>E ,TEAM10 HAS WORK$ TO 5SURE ?AT PROTE/]S 0KEEP 9 L9E40 ,\R COMMITM5T TO ! COMMUNE'S CONT9U$ EXI/5CE HAS BECOME A COMMITM5T TO E/ABLI%+ A FRAMEWORK 9 :I* 9SURG5T & REVOLUTION>Y POLITICS BECOME UNIMAG9ABLE4 

0,ALL ,COPS0 ,MEANS ! ,PRET5D ,ONES ,TOO 

  

,SEIZ+ ! LACK ( /RUCTURE AS AN OPPORTUNITY = A P[] GRAB1 A GR\P ( PEOPLE CREAT$ A SELF-APPO9T$ SECURITY TEAM )9 ! FIR/ FEW DAYS4 ,SPORT+ P9K B&ANNAS AS AN EMBLEM ( ?IS NEW COMMITTEE1 ! GR\P E/ABLI%$ A VISIBLE MANIFE/ATION ( !IR HI<] /ATUS4 

,FROM ! BEG9N+1 ! TEAM CONSI/$ PRIM>ILY ( 9DIVIDUALS ) A PATT]N ( TAK+ CONTROL & POLIC+ O!RS AT PA/ DEMON/RATIONS4 ,MASQU]AD+ AS AN>*I/S & RADICALS1 !SE PEOPLE IMPLEM5T AU?ORIT>IAN PRACTICES & RECREATE ! /ATE /RUCTURES WE HAVE SET \T TO ABOLI%4 ,! IDEOLOGY ( MANY ( ?OSE ON ! SECURITY TEAM IS 9DECIPH]ABLE2 SOMETIMES IT APPE>S ?AT !IR PRIM>Y MOTIVE IS P[]4 

,! SECURITY PH5OM5ON IS A RECURR+ ISSUE 9 ,PORTL&4 ,AT ALMO/ EV]Y RALLY OR M>*1 ONE F9DS ! SAME DOZ5 PEOPLE ROLE-PLAY+ AS COPS1 FOLL[+ >\ND 0SUSPICI\S0 PEOPLE4 ,!Y HOLD !MSELVES ABOVE ! P>TICIPANTS1 :O !Y >E !RE TO 0PROTECT40 ,! PEOPLE :O ASSUME ?IS ROLE NEV] APPE> ON ! FRONT L9ES FI<T+ RIOT POLICE2 !Y CAN'T BE F\ND :5 !RE IS A REAL SECURITY ?REAT4 ,!Y P\NCE ON ! LONE AGITATOR1 GETT+ 5\< ACTION TO BOL/] !IR EGO & FLEX !IR P[]4 ,! AN>*I/ SYMBOLS COV]+ ! CAMP >E PURELY ES!TIC1 S9CE WE CONT9UE TO LET SECURITY GOV]N US4 

,! SECURITY TEAM CREAT$ A MONOPOLY ON 9=MATION1 KEEP+ IMPORTANT REPORTS AB\T ?REATS TO !MSELVES4 ,US+ ?IS LACK ( TRANSP>5CY TO !IR ADVANTAGE1 SECURITY MEMB]S W]E ABLE TO JU/IFY !IR EXI/5CE ?R\< DI/ORT$ ?REATS & ! 9/ILL+ ( FE>--A TACTIC HABITUALLY US$ BY ! /ATE4 ,CALL+ A 0CODE R$0 ONE NI<T1 SECURITY COMM&$ PEOPLE TO RETREAT 9TO T5TS :ILE REFUS+ TO (F] 9=MATION AS TO :AT ! SITUATION WAS4 ,T]RIFI$ NEWCOM]S & *ILDR5 SCRAMBL$ BACK ) NO GRASP ON H[ SEV]E ! ?REAT ACTUALLY WAS4 

,!IR AU?ORITY ALL[S !M TO DET]M9E ! POLITICAL LEGITIMACY ( PEOPLE'S ?\<TS & ACTIONS1 AS WELL AS DECID+ :I* ACTIONS >E 0TOO RISKY0 = ! COMMUNE TO 5GAGE 94 ,WE'VE SE5 WOM5 5T] ! SPACE ) QUE/IONS AB\T ! WORK1 ONLY TO BE TOLD1 0,DO Y\ REALLY WANT TO KN[ OR >E Y\ JU/ BE+ FACETI\S80 ,WE'VE SE5 FOLKS HECKL+ ,HOMEL& ,SECURITY ,(FIC]S TOLD ?AT !Y'RE 0KIDS0 & !RE=E %\LD GET BACK 9 L9E & LI/5 TO ! COMMUNE AU?ORITY4 ,WE'VE SE5 COMRADES LAMBA/$ & TOLD TO LEAVE = ATTEMPT+ CIVIL DISOB$I5CE4 

,ALL ( ?IS IS DONE UND] ! GUISE ( 0PROTECT+0 PEOPLE ( COLOR & TRANS FOLKS4 ,WE >E OP5 TO DISCUSS+ TACTICS1 BUT WE WILL NOT /& = A SECURITY TEAM ?AT GR\NDS ITS WORK 9 ! PATRI>*AL PROTECTION ( BLACK1 BR[N1 & TRANS PEOPLE & ?AT 9SI/S ON POLIC+ ALL =MS ( POLITICAL ACTION1 ANALYSIS1 & 5GAGEM5T4 

,! MEMB]S ( ! SECURITY TEAM >E ABLE TO ABSOLVE !MSELVES ( RESPONSIBILITY = !IR POLIC+ EF=TS BY LEAN+ ON 0CONS5SUS-BAS$ DECISIONS40 ,9 CONFRONT+ SOMEONE :O IS 0\T ( L9E10 !Y >GUE ?AT !Y'RE SIMPLY C>RY+ \T ORD]S4 ,:OSE ORD]S !SE >E IS 5TIRELY UNCLE>4 ,CONS5SUS BY ITSELF CAN BE EMPLOY$ AS A TACTIC = REPRESS+ AUTONOM\S ACTION4 ,BUT ! COMMUNE TAKES IT ONE /EP FUR!R BY NEGLECT+ TO ACTUALLY 5GAGE 9 TRUE CONS5SUS DECISION-MAK+4 ,! G5]AL ASSEMBLIES H]E OCCUR SPORADICALLY & HAPP5 AT 9ACCESSIBLE TIMES4 ,! RESULT IS ?AT AN 9VISIBLE1 UNKN[N1 EXCLUSIVE COMMITTEE ( PEOPLE REA* A DECISION :I* IS !N /AMP$ AS GR\P CONS5SUS & =C$ ON EV]YONE ELSE4 ,!RE IS A HIDD5 RIGID HI]>*Y DISGUIS$ 9 C>EFUL LEFTI/ LANGUAGE TO ISOLATE CRITICS4 ,BLATANTLY FALSE /ATEM5TS >E ?R[N >\ND1 SU* AS 0,E,V,],Y,O,N,E LIV+ AT CAMP AGREES ?AT4440 OR 0! OV]:ELM+ ,C,O,N,S,5,S,U,S IS4440 ,?IS DE/ROYS ANY SPACE = CRITIQUE & GIVES ?OSE NEW TO ! CAMP ! IMPRESSION ?AT EV]YONE IS 9 UNANIM\S AGREEM5T4 

,WE UND]/& ! NE$ TO DISRUPT ! 0ALLY 9DU/RIAL COMPLEX0 9 :I* :ITE PEOPLE1 ?OSE NEW TO ! MOVEM5T1 & O!R 0PRIVILEG$0 FOLKS SIT ON ! SIDE & *E] ON \R ,P,O,C COMRADES4 ,AT ?IS PO9T1 MORE & MORE PEOPLE WANT TO GET 9VOLV$1 & ?AT'S CRUCIAL4 ,PEOPLE :O %[ UP MU/ BE UND]/OOD AS POT5TIAL COMRADES & LEGITIMATE POLITICAL ACTORS4 ,! LIB]AL :O DECIDES TO SCREAM AT ! COPS IS 5GAG+ 9 AN ACTIVITY ?AT MI<T FUR!R RADICALIZE !M--& YET WE *OOSE TO POLICE ?AT WORK1 TELL !M IT'S \T ( L9E1 & DEM& ?AT ! WAYS WE DISRUPT ,I,C,E BE N>R[ & PRE-APPROV$4 ,H[ DO WE EXPECT TO EXP& ?IS MOVEM5T IF WE TEA* \R POT5TIAL COMRADES ?AT !IR POLITICAL ANALYSIS IS IRRELEVANT8 ,:Y %\LD !Y RETURN TO ?IS WORK IF !Y >E TOLD ?AT !IR IDEAS1 OP9IONS1 & =MS ( ACTION >E 9CORRECT8 ,IF \R GOAL IS TO BUILD A NEW WORLD1 WE HAVE TO />T BY NOT REPLICAT+ ! OLD4 ,ULTIMATELY1 WE'RE ISOLAT+ POT5TIAL COMRADES & DISCIPL9+ \R COLLECTIVE POLITICAL IMAG9ATION4 

,SECURITY ,TEAM #b43 ,Y\R ,MISOGYNY IS ,%[+ 

  

,AFT] 9ITIAL CRITICISM ( ! 9T]NAL POLICE =CE1 ! SECURITY TEAM REBR&$ !MSELVES AS 0! ,C>E ,TEAM40 ,?IS ATTEMPT TO REBR& LEANS ON UND]/&+S ( ! IMPORTANCE ( C>E--! FEM9IZ$ LABOR ?AT SU/A9S ! SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL WELL-BE+ ( ! COMMUNE4 ,:5 WE ?9K ( C>E1 WE ?9K ( \R KIT*5 /AFF1 ! FOLKS :O HOLD D[N ! *ILDC>E T5T1 & ?OSE P>TAK+ 9 O!R =MS ( FEM9IZ$ WORK4 ,EXCLUD+ ?OSE FOLKS FROM 0!0 ,C>E ,TEAM IS NOT ONLY A TACTIC ! 9T]NAL POLICE USES TO TO AVOID ACC\NTABILITY1 BUT IS ALSO A DISRESPECTFUL MANIPULATION ( FEM9I/ UND]/&+S ( C>E4 

,WE HE> MORE & MORE 9 LEFTI/ CIRCLES AB\T ! NE$ TO BUILD A NEW WORLD BAS$ ON A POLITICS ( C>E4 ,WE UND]/& C>E AS FEM9IZ$ WORK ( LI/5+1 WORK+ TO UND]/& PEOPLE'S EMOTIONAL NE$S1 & VALIDAT+ & SUPPORT+ ALL :O 5T] \R SPACES4 ,IT'S A CALL TO COLLECTIVIZE \R TRAUMAS & /RATEGIES = HEAL+1 :I* %\LD NOT BE CONFLAT$ ) NEOLIB]AL NOTIONS ( 0SELF-C>E40 ,WE SEE MU* ( ! WORK ( C>E TI$ TO ,BLACK ,FEM9I/ ANALYSIS1 ! WORK ( ! ,MOVEM5T = ,BLACK ,LIVES1 & 9 PRISON ABOLITIONI/ CIRCLES4 ,WE WANT TO EXP& ?AT WORK 9 ORD] TO BUILD A MOVEM5T = EA* O!R4 

,CONTR>Y TO MANY BELIEFS1 0C>E0 IS NOT AB\T A PRACTICE ( PATRI>*AL PROTECTION1 NOR A POLITICS BAS$ ON POLIC+ POT5TIAL ?REATS4 ,! CURR5T CAMPAIGN ( ,CRITICAL ,RESI/ANCE1 0,C>E ,NOT ,COPS10 DOES ! NECESS>Y WORK ( DISRUPT+ NOTIONS ( 0GOOD POLIC+10 MAK+ IT CLE> ?AT POLIC+ & C>E >E 9COMPATIBLE4 ,C>E IS AN ACKN[L$GM5T ( \R VULN]ABILITY TO O!RS & A RECOGNITION ( ! NE$ TO COLLABORATE = \R COLLECTIVE SURVIVAL4 

,M5 ,RU9 ,MOVEM5TS3 ,ADDRESS+ ,G5D]$ ,VIOL5CE )9 ,\R ,COMMUNITIES 

  

,)9 M9UTES ( 5T]+ ! COMMUNE WE LE>N ?AT ONE ( ! CORE ORGANIZ]S IS A P]SON ) S]I\S ACCUSATIONS AGA9/ !M4 ,( C\RSE1 IT'S NOT \R JOB TO SNOOP >\ND & TRY TO DET]M9E :E!R OR NOT ?IS SPECIFIC P]SON IS 0GUILTY10 NOR NECESS>ILY TO CALL = !IR IMM$IATE REMOVAL4 ,BUT WE DO WANT TO KN[ :E!R !RE IS A PROCESS BY :I* ACCUSATIONS >E HE>D1 PEOPLE'S EXP]I5CES >E VALIDAT$1 & ACTION IS TAK5 TO HOLD PEOPLE ACC\NTABLE & TO 5SURE ?AT ?OSE MAK+ !SE ACCUSATIONS FEEL WELCOM$ 94 ,WE WANT TO SEE A COMMITM5T TO ADDRESS+ & DISRUPT+ G5D]$ VIOL5CE & O!R =MS ( H>M4 ,& WE WANT TO KN[ ?AT !SE CONV]SATIONS >E AT ! =EFRONT ( ! COMMUNITY WE SEEK TO BUILD4 

,:5 M5 >E 9 *>GE1 APP>5TLY1 ?IS BECOMES TOO MU* TO ASK =4 ,:5 WE ASK :Y SOMEONE IS /ILL ON ! CORE 0,C>E ,TEAM10 WE >E TOLD ?AT DESPITE ACCUSATIONS1 ?IS P]SON HAS BE5 0V\*$ =40 ,HIS LEAD]%IP POSITION & ! AM\NT HE'S CONTRIBUT$ BECOME GR\NDS = DELEGITIMIZ+ & FAIL+ TO ADDRESS ACCUSATIONS4 ,WE HE> EXCUSES AB\T ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY US$ TO PUT ACCUSATIONS ( SEXUAL VIOL5CE ON ! BACK BURN] UNTIL WE CAN GIVE !M ! ATT5TION !Y NE$4 

,\R %>$ CRITIQUES ( CRIM9AL JU/ICE PROC$URES & COMMITM5TS TO ABOLI%+ ! PRISON 9DU/RIAL COMPLEX >E BE+ US$ TO JU/IFY NOT ADDRESS+ ! SEXUAL VIOL5CE ACCUSATIONS AGA9/ PEOPLE4 ,! C\NT]>GUM5T ?AT PEOPLE ( COLOR >E MORE LIKELY TO FACE 9C>C]ATION IS NOT WRONG2 H[EV]1 TO USE ?IS AS A JU/IFICATION NOT TO HOLD PEOPLE ACC\NTABLE IS DISAPPO9T+4 ,TO MANIPULATE !SE REALITIES 9 ORD] TO AVOID EV5 HAV+ CONV]SATIONS AB\T FEM9I/ PRAXIS ONLY FUR!R EMB$S \R WORK 9 ! SAME PATRI>*AL /RUCTURES ?AT WE CLAIM TO OPPOSE4 

,! WORK ( TRANS=MATIVE JU/ICE IS TRICKY & WE'VE SE5 FEW ATTEMPTS AT IT DONE WELL4 ,BUT ?AT %\LD NOT CAUSE US TO CONCLUDE IT IS NOT NECESS>Y 9 \R WORK4 ,IF WE LE>N$ ANY?+ FROM Z9ES LIKE ,:Y ,MISOGYNI/S ,MAKE ,GREAT ,9=MANTS1 ESSAYS LIKE ,BETRAYAL3 ,A ,CRITICAL ,ANALYSIS ( ,RAPE ,CULTURE 9 ,AN>*I/ ,SUBCULTURES1 & ! BOOK ,! ,REVOLUTION ,/>TS AT ,HOME3 ,CONFRONT+ ,9TIMATE ,VIOL5CE ,)9 ,ACTIVI/ ,COMMUNITIES1 IT IS ?AT ?IS SORT ( MISOGYNY 9 \R CIRCLES IS NO?+ NEW4 ,WE KN[ ?AT !SE =MS ( VIOL5CE & H>M TAKE PLACE )9 \R COMMUNITIES4 ,WE BUILD ) \R %>$ COMMITM5T TO HOLD+ \RSELVES & EA* O!R ACC\NTABLE4 

,:AT'S ! ,PO9T3 ,PASSIVE ,RESI/ANCE & ,SMA%+ ! ,/ATE 

  

,IF Y\'VE SP5T ANY TIME AT ! CAMP1 Y\ >E PROBABLY FAMILI> ) ! OBSESSION ) 0PASSIVE RESI/ANCE40 ,IT'S H>D TO MISS4 ,! PHRASE IS PO/$ ON ! 5TRANCE TO ! CAMP1 M9DLESSLY ?R[N >\ND BY 0LEAD]S10 & PRAIS$ BY ! LIB]ALS :O COME & GO4 ,AS MU* AS IT IS US$1 NOBODY SEEMS TO KN[ :AT IT MEANS OR H[ WE CAME TO EMBRACE IT4 ,?IS SECTION WILL NOT BE FOCUS$ ON ! FAILURES ( NONVIOL5CE4 ,?AT /ORY HAS BE5 WRITT5 C\NTLESS TIMES & WE'VE ALL SAT ?R\< >GUM5TS OV] IT4 ,9/EAD1 WE FOCUS ON H[ SELF-APPO9T$ LEAD]S TWI/ ! IDEA TO %UT D[N VIRTUALLY ANY RESI/ANCE TO ,I,C,E4 

,PASSIVE RESI/ANCE IS NOT AB\T PASSIVITY1 IT IS AB\T RESI/ANCE4 ,IT IS PEACEFUL1 BUT IT IS NOT COMPLIANCE4 ,AT ! CAMP1 ! T]M IS BE+ PULL$ FUR!R & FUR!R FROM ITS DEF9ITION4 ,:5 A FEW D>+ COMRADES TRI$ TO LOCK >MS ON ! SIDE 5TRANCE1 BLOCK+ 9 ! F$]AL AG5TS1 !Y W]E ATTACK$ = NOT PRACTIC+ PROP] RESI/ANCE4 ,O!R PEOPLE TRI$ L9K+ !MSELVES TOGE!R 9 ! DRIVEWAY1 BUT W]E CRITICIZ$ BY LEAD]S = POK+ ! BE>4 ,EV5 YELL+ AT POLICE IS A BIT TOO PROVOCATIVE4 ,PASSIVE RESI/ANCE HAS LO/ ITS MEAN+ & VALUE1 & IT SEEMS ?AT ! LEAD]S DON'T C>E AB\T RESI/+1 JU/ AB\T PASSIVITY4 

,! ASSUMPTION AT ! CAMP SEEMS TO BE ?AT BY 5GAG+ 9 !IR V]SION ( PASSIVE RESI/ANCE1 WE WILL SW+ ! M$IA COV]AGE & /ALL A POLICE ATTACK4 ,IT S\NDS GREAT 9 !ORY1 BUT IT APPE>S TO IGNORE HI/ORY ALTOGE!R4 ,?OSE :O EMBRACE ?IS FRAMEWORK >E OP]AT+ UND] ! ILLUSION ?AT IF WE >E PEACEFUL & COMPLIANT ) POLICE ORD]S1 WE CAN EXI/ 9 H>MONY ) ! /ATE4 ,?IS IGNORES EV]Y PEACEFUL PROTE/ ?AT HAS BE5 AMBU%$ BY RIOT POLICE1 EV]Y 0PASSIVE0 MOBILIZATION ?AT HAS BE5 SQUA%$ BY ! /ATE1 EV]Y 9/ANCE ( POLICE BRUTALITY4 ,IT BUYS 9TO ! NOTION ?AT \R BEHAVIOR DICTATES H[ ! POLICE WILL TREAT US1 ! SAME IDEA RECIT$ BY ,FOX ,NEWS PUNDITS AFT] POLICE MURD]S4 ,9 REALITY1 ! /ATE C>ES LITTLE AB\T H[ WE BEHAVE4 ,! AU?ORITIES MAKE !IR [N EXCUSES ) ! ASSI/ANCE ( ! M$IA & ATTACK ON !IR [N 9ITIATIVE4 ,! GOAL ( ABOLI%+ ,I,C,E & ! PRACTICE ( PHYSICALLY %UTT+ IT D[N PUTS US 9 CONFLICT ) ! /ATE4 ,S9CE ! CAMP IS DIAMETRICALLY OPPOS$ TO ! /ATE & ITS WI%ES1 A POLICE ATTACK IS 9EVITABLE4 ,PEACEFULNESS & COMPLIANCE WILL NOT S$UCE ! /ATE 9TO 9ACTION1 IT WILL JU/ TAKE AWAY \R P[]4 ,9 CONC$+ \R P[]1 WE LET \R SAFETY LIE 9 ! H&S ( ! POLICE4 

,ON ,JUNE #b#h1 :ILE MO/ ( ! CAMP SLEPT1 F$]AL POLICE CLE>$ ! 5TRANCES & >RE/$ MULTIPLE PEOPLE4 ,\R B>RICADES W]E RIPP$ D[N1 & ! VET]AN CAMP 9 ! DRIVEWAY WAS TORN TO PIECES--DESPITE !IR PEACEFULNESS4 ,! POLICE PROV$ ?AT !Y DIDN'T NE$ AN EXCUSE TO MOVE ON ! CAMP4 ,YET LEAD]S >E /ILL CALL+ = 0PASSIVE RESI/ANCE0 & EMPLOY+ VULN]ABILITY POLITICS TO SUPPRESS MILITANCY4 

,! ,C>E ,TEAM FREQU5TLY FALLS BACK ON ! CLAIM ?AT ANY ESCALATION W\LD 0PUT .-.- GR\P AT RISK10 US+ ! MO/ CONV5I5T M>G9ALIZ$ ID5TITY AT H& TO MAKE ?IS >GUM5T4 ,! 0RISK0 ?AT !Y CLAIM TO BE DEF5D+ PEOPLE FROM IS ! POT5TIAL = >RE/S OR POLICE BRUTALITY DIRECT$ T[>DS PEOPLE ( COLOR & TRANS PEOPLE4 ,?IS ANALYSIS IS NOT 9CORRECT2 LESS PRIVILEG$ PEOPLE WILL BE FUR!R T>GET$ BY POLICE1 FACE H>%] S5T5CES1 & GA9 LESS SYMPA?Y FROM :ITE CIVIL SOCIETY4 ,H[EV]1 ! WEAPONIZ+ ( ID5TITY 9 ORD] TO POLICE C]TA9 ACTIONS NOT ONLY MEANS SPEAK+ ON BEHALF ( A POPULATION 09 NE$ ( PROTECTION10 IT ALSO ATTEMPTS TO MAKE ANY DISCUSSION AB\T RISK1 TACTICS1 & ACTIONS IMPOSSIBLE & TO %UT D[N POLITICAL CONV]SATION4 

,IF WE BELIEVE ?AT WE CAN REMOVE RISK & DANG] FROM ?IS WORK1 !N WE ULTIMATELY MU/ COMMIT TO REPRODUC+ ! EXI/+ SOCIAL ORD]4 ,!RE WILL BE RISK 9 DISRUPT+ ,I,C,E & DANG] 9 ?REAT5+ :ITE CIVIL SOCIETY4 ,PEOPLE %\LD ANALYZE ! RISKS1 ! DANG]S !Y FACE P]SONALLY1 & DET]M9E :E!R OR NOT !Y WANT TO TAKE AN ACTION OR BE 9 A SPECIFIC SPACE4 ,WE NE$ TO BUILD 9 SUPPORT SO WE DO NOT RES]VE SPECIFIC ACTIONS = MORE PRIVILEG$ PEOPLE--BUT W9N+ ) 0PASSIVE RESI/ANCE0 IS A FANTASY4 

,TO ASSUME ?AT WE MU/ RESI/ PASSIVELY 9 ORD] TO ACCOMMODATE MORE VULN]ABLE COMMUNE MEMB]S FALSELY TIES MILITANCE TO :IT5ESS4 ,WE ?9K ( ,JACKIE ,WANG'S ESSAY1 0,AGA9/ ,9NOC5CE3 ,RACE1 ,G5D]1 & ! ,POLITICS ( ,SAFETY10 9 :I* %E TAKES ON ?IS QUE/ION ( RISK4 ,WANG WRITES1  
  

0,:5 AN ANALYSIS ( PRIVILEGE IS TURN$ 9TO A POLITICAL PROGRAM ?AT ASS]TS ?AT ! MO/ VULN]ABLE %\LD NOT TAKE RISKS1 ! ONLY POLITICALLY CORRECT POLITICS BECOMES A POLITICS ( RE=MISM & RETREAT1 A POLITICS ?AT NECESS>ILY CAPITULATES TO ! /ATUS QUO :ILE ]AS+ ! LEGACY ( ,BLACK ,P[] GR\PS LIKE ! ,BLACK ,PAN!RS & ! ,BLACK ,LIB]ATION ,>MY40  
  

,WE ?9K AB\T PEOPLE :O HAVE BE5 RESI/+ 9 DEPORTATION C5T]S S9CE BE=E ,I,C,E'S 9CEPTION1AB\T MILITANT DIRECT ACTION TAK5 BY UNDOCUM5T$ /UD5TS ACROSS ! C\NTRY & ! NE$ = FUR!R MILITANCY TO DISMANTLE PATRI>*Y1 :ITE SUPREMACY1 & ! SETTL]-COLONIAL /ATE4 

,A FEEL+ ( COMPLAC5CY HAS SPREAD ?R\<\T ! CAMP AS IT HAS TRANSITION$ FROM A MILITANT ATTEMPT TO %UT D[N ,I,C,E OP]ATIONS TO A SORT ( ,BURN+ ,MAN COMMUNE PEACEFULLY COEXI/+ ) ,D,H,S4 ,) AN ASSORTM5T ( SP>KL+ WAT]1 OP5 YOGA SESSIONS1 & NI<TLY CONC]TS CONTRA/$ BY >MOR$ SNIP]S ON ! RO( & MAKE%IFT B>RICADES COV]$ 9 CIRCLE-,AS1 ! CAMP HAS ! LOOK ( A LEFTI/ MUSIC FE/IVAL--,AN>*OA*ELLA1 IF Y\ WILL4 ,CAM>AD]IE IS IMPORTANT & NO?+ IS 9H]5TLY WRONG ) CREAT+ A COM=TABLE SPACE4 ,BUT \R FOCUS HAS BE5 AB&ON$ & \R 9CL9ATION T[>DS ACTION HAS DISSIPAT$4 

,:5 ATTEMPT+ TO 9ITIATE AN URG5TLY-NE$$ DISCUSSION ON POSSIBLE ACTIONS ! NI<T BE=E ,I,C,E RESUM$ WORK 9 ! BUILD+1 ORGANIZ]S W]E MET ) HO/ILITY = 9T]RUPT+ A MUSIC %[ & B]AT$ BY A CR[D ( MO/LY NEWCOM]S AB\T ! NECESSITY ( 0SELF-C>E0 & 0TAK+ A BREAK40 ,AFT] A NI<T ( DANC+ & CONSUM+ KALE SALADS1 !Y PUT UP NO RESI/ANCE AS ,I,C,E AG5TS P\R$ 9TO ! BUILD+ ! NEXT MORN+4 ,:ILE ?IS IS UN9T5TIONAL1 WE >E CAPITALIZ+ ON ! SUFF]+ ( *ILDR5 & WA/+ RES\RCES TO LIVE \T \R COLLECTIVE IDEOLOGICAL FANTASIES4 ,IF HOLD+ SPACE IS PRIORITIZ$ OV] DISRUPT+ DEPORTATIONS & SEP>ATIONS1 ! COMMUNE IS NO?+ MORE ?AN A B\RGEOIS LIB]AL PLAYGR\ND4 

,/OP ,EMB>RASS+ ! ,MOVEM5T 

  

,9 \R /RUGGLE TO SMA% ! BORD]S & 5D ! DEADLY POLIC+ ( !M1 WE HAVE REPLICAT$ ! SAME 9/ITUTIONS WE OPPOSE4 ,\R CAMP IS 5CIRCL$ 9 B>RI]S SEP>AT+ \RSELVES FROM ! CAPITALI/ HELLWORLD & ! FL[ ( PEOPLE IS /RICTLY CONTROLL$4 ,\R [N SECURITY CAM]AS MONITOR ! MOVEM5TS ( OCCUPI]S & ! 5TRANCES & EXITS >E RE/RICT$ TO A FEW GATES4 ,WE HAVE CREAT$ CATEGORIES ( ?OSE :O BELONG & ?OSE :O DON'T4 ,A LI/ HAS BE5 COMPIL$ ( COMMUNE EXILES ?AT 9CLUDES CRITICS1 UTOPIANS1 & ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS4 ,A,C,A,B ADORNS ! WALL BUT ! 0,C>E ,TEAM0 IS A BORD] PATROL ( ITS [N4 ,RAMPANT ANTI-H\SELESS RHETORIC PROMPTS EXCLUSION ( ?OSE P]CEIV$ AS H\SELESS :ILE SIMULTANE\SLY LABEL+ \RSELVES A T5T CITY4 ,IF NO?+ *ANGES1 \R COMMUNE WILL COLLAPSE BE=E ! POLICE EV5 ATTEMPT TO RAID IT4 

,! OCCUPATION HAS BE5 REM>KABLE 9 G>N]+ SUPPORT & SP>K+ GR& ASPIRATIONS4 ,! AM\NT ( EF=T & ORGANIZATION PUT 9TO SU/A9+ ! COMMUNE IS COMM5DABLE4 ,BUT RI<T N[1 WE >E DO+ NO?+ TO H9D] DEPORTATIONS OR SUPPORT DETA9EE ORGANIZ+4 ,OCCUPI]S >E LIV+ COM=TABLY :ILE ,I,C,E CONT9UES ITS REIGN ( T]ROR NEXT DOOR4 ,) ALL ITS FLAWS1 ! COMMUNE HAS TAU<T US & TRANS=M$ US4 ,/ILL1 IT'S TIME TO AB&ON \R NOTIONS ( SPACE & ROMANTICIZ$ COMMUNITY & CONSID] :AT IT W\LD MEAN TO BUILD A MOVEM5T BAS$ ON UNCONDITIONAL HOSPITALITY1 REAL C>E1 & ACTUAL MILITANCY4 

,IF IT /AYS AS IT IS1 ! COMMUNE WILL CONT9UE TO DRA9 RES\RCES & POLICE 9SURRECTION>Y POT5TIAL :ILE AM\NT+ TO NO?+ MORE ?AN A MILD 9CONV5I5CE TO ,I,C,E EMPLOYES4 ,) ! WIDESPREAD POPUL>ITY ( 9CREAS+LY RADICAL ABOLITIONI/ POLITICS1 WE HAVE ! OPPORTUNITY TO BR+ PEOPLE 9TO \R ANALYSIS & AGITATE AGA9/ /ATE CONTROL & HI]>*Y 9 G5]AL4 ,WE MU/ BACK UP \R UTOPIAN VISIONS BY %[+ ! REVOLUTION>Y POSSIBILITY ( A WORLD FREE ( BORD]S & AU?ORITY4 ,?IS IS NOT A CALL TO AB&ON ! OCCUPATION ALTOGE!R OR TO ALL[ ,I,C,E TO RESUME AS NORMAL4 ,?IS IS A REM9D] ( ! NE$ = CON/ANT CRITIQUE & A SPACE TO HAVE !SE CONV]SATIONS4 ,WE ASK \R COMRADES TO CONSID] \R GOALS & EXAM9E \R TACTICS4 ,OPPORTUNITIES = MEAN+FUL ACTION EXI/ )9 ! COMMUNE BUT ONLY IF WE OV]HAUL \R CURR5T COMMITM5T TO PASSIVITY & LET GO ( \R DESIRE TO BE PALATABLE TO ! /ATE4 

,FUR!RMORE1 WE CALL = A DEC5TRALIZ$ APPROA*4 ,I,C,E ISN'T JU/ A BUILD+1 SO DON'T LET Y\R ACTIONS BE LIMIT$ TO IT4 ,SEEK \T ALL ( ! APP5DAGES ?AT KEEP ! MA*9E RUNN+ & /RIKE :ILE WE HAVE ! P[]4 ,! 9=MATION IS \T !RE4 ,F9D Y\R COMRADES1 =M AN AFF9ITY GR\P1 & GET TO WORK4 ,R$ECORATE Y\R LOCAL ,G,E,O ,GR\P BUILD+1 ?R[ A BLOCK P>TY 9 FRONT ( AN ,I,C,E AG5T'S H\SE1 & ALWAYS HOLD Y\RSELF & Y\R COMRADES ACC\NTABLE4 ,I,C,E IS />T+ TO MELT1 BUT WE'RE JU/ W>M+ UP4 

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