,PO/ MORTEM ON ! ,SAN ,FRANCISCO F>E /RIKE1 #be ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,TOM ,WETZEL ,TEXT 3 ,9 ,SEPTEMB]1 #be SEV]AL ?\S& RID]S ( ,MUNI -- ,SAN ,FRANCISCO'S CITY-[N$ TRANSIT SY/EM -- P>TICIPAT$ 9 A MASS F>E /RIKE1 TO FIE HIKE 9 TWO YE>S4 ,MORE ?AN FIVE DOZ5 PEOPLE W]E ACTIVELY 9VOLV$ 9 ! ORGANIZ+4 ,! LA/ ACTION CONNECT$ ) ! F>E /RIKE WAS A ,NOVEMB] #a? PROTE/ M>*1 9ITIAT$ BY ! ORGANIZ$ DAY LABOR]S4 ,ONLY AB\T #e PEOPLE P>TICIPAT$ 9 ?IS M>*4 ,! DISAPPO9T+ TURN\T M>K$ AN 5D TO ! F>E /RIKE1 :I* FAIL$ TO =CE ANY CONCESSIONS FROM ! LOCAL GOV]NM5T LEAD]S4 ,LET'S /EP BACK = A MOM5T & ASK \RSELVES1 ,:AT PR9CIPLES %\LD WE USE 9 ORGANIZ+8 ,= ?OSE ( US :O AIM AT A TRANS=MATION ( SOCIETY1 BAS$ ON A SELF-ORGANIZ$ WORK+ CLASS MOVEM5T ?AT CREATES A PO/-CAPITALI/ SOCIETY BAS$ ON SELF-MANAGEM5T & EMP[]M5T ( WORK]S1 A MAJOR QUE/ION ?AT WE FACE IS3 ,H[ CAN A MOVEM5T ( ?IS K9D COME 9TO BE+8 ,P>T ( ! REASON ?AT WE SUPPORT ACTIVE P>TICIPATION ( ORD9>Y PEOPLE 9 /RUGGLES1 & CREATION ( MASS ORGANIZATIONS RUN DIRECTLY BY !IR RANK-&-FILE P>TICIPANTS1 IS ?AT WE SEE ?IS AS A MEANS TO ACTIVAT+ PEOPLE & CREAT+ ! K9DS ( MOVEM5TS ?AT CAN *ANGE ! SOCIETY4 ,! PRES5T SOCIAL ORD] IS ABLE TO REPRODUCE ITSELF FROM YE> TO YE> BECAUSE ( ! IMPACTS ON PEOPLE'S PSY*ES ( ! K9DS ( ACTIONS ?AT PEOPLE >E FOC$ TO TAKE ON4 ,DO+ WORK ?AT IS ACQUIESC5T TO BOSSES1 BE+ SUBJECT TO ALL K9DS ( CONTROLS ON \R LIVES1 T5DS TO G5]ATE 9 PEOPLE HABITS ( GO+ ALONG1 ( ACCEPTANCE ( ! EXI/+ >RANGEM5T4 ,?AT'S BECAUSE PEOPLE WILL T5D TO DEVELOP ! HABITS ( M9D ?AT 5ABLE !M TO BE/ 0FIT0 9 ) ! SOCIAL CIRCUM/ANCES !Y SEE NO WAY TO *ANGE4 ,*ANG+ ?OSE HABITS IS NOT GO+ TO HAPP5 OV] NIITY & ACTION1 ! GREAT] ! P[] WORK+ PEOPLE WILL HAVE4 ,! GREAT] ! P[] BE+ EXHIBIT$ VISIBLY 9 ACTIONS1 ! GREAT] ! IMPACT ON ! SELF-CONFID5CE & CONSCI\SNESS ( ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,! GREAT] ! S5SE ( P[] ORD9>Y PEOPLE HAVE1 ! MORE LIKELY PEOPLE WILL BE WILL+ TO 5T]TA9 IDEAS ( MAJOR *ANGES4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 ! MORE 9VISIBLE SU* ACTION 9 SUPPORT ( EA* O!R IS1 ! MORE PEOPLE WILL BE 9CL9$ TO BELIEVE 0,Y\'RE ON Y\R [N0 9 DEAL+ ) ! DOM9AT+ /RUCTURES & 9/ITUTIONS1 ! MORE PEOPLE WILL FEEL ?AT RADICAL IDEAS >E 0UNREALI/IC40 ,! DEGREE ( *ANGE ORD9>Y PEOPLE CAN BR+ AB\T DEP5DS UPON H[ WIDESPREAD & H[ DEEP-SEAT$ IS ! WILL+NESS = ACTION )9 ! G5]AL POPULATION1 AGA9/ ! DOM9ANT /RUCTURES4 ,?AT IS1 IT DEP5DS UPON ! LEVEL ( CLASS CONSCI\SNESS ?AT EXI/S AT A P>TICUL> TIME4 ,BUT ALL COLLECTIVE ACTIONS1 IF !Y BECOME VISIBLE & ACTIVATE & MOTIVATE PEOPLE1 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO RAIS+ CONSCI\SNESS & DEVELOP+ ! WILL+NESS TO FIE /RIKE WAS -- & C\LD ONLY BE -- A FIITY1 IT WAS ESS5TIAL ?AT IT BE A FIY FOLKS :O DEP5D ON ,MUNI4 ,SOME AN>*I/S SAY ?AT IT IS SUFFICI5T IF A FEW ( !M >E ABLE TO CONT9UE TO 5GAGE1 QUIETLY1 9 F>E EVASION4 ,BUT ?IS VIEWPO9T IS 9DIVIDUALI/IC2 IT DOESN'T TAKE 9TO ACC\NT ! IMPORTANCE ( A VISIBLE MASS MOVEM5T ?AT AIMS TO DEFEAT ! AU/]ITY MEASURES ?AT HAVE !IR H>%E/ IMPACT ON ! ?OSE ) ! LEA/ 9COME4 ,FROM ?IS PO9T ( VIEW1 ,I BELIEVE ?AT ! KEY ?+ 9 ! /RIKE %\LD HAVE BE5 TO FOCUS ON G5]ALIZ+ & EXT5D+ P>TICIPATION4 ,TO DO ?IS1 IT IS NECESS>Y1 AMONG O!R ?+S1 TO AVOID SETT+ SOME >BITR>Y IDEOLOGICAL LITMUS TE/ ?AT SOMEONE HAD TO PASS TO BE WELCOM$ AS A P>TICIPANT4 ,ORGANIZ+ = ! /RIKE BEGAN 9 ,M>*1 #b#e1 :5 ! IMP5D+ F>E HIKE WAS ANN\NC$ BY ! ,MUNI BUREAUCRATS4 ,! AN>*I/S :O =M$ ,MUNI ,SOCIAL ,/RIKE W]E NOT 9T]E/$ 9 TRY+ TO ORGANIZE A BROAD MEMB]%IP ORGANIZATION1 A UNION ( ,MUNI RID]S4 ,!Y W]E FOCUS$ ON ! /RIKE AS AN ACTION1 BUT ALSO AS AN OPPORTUNITY = PUTT+ =? !IR [N ANTI-CAPITALI/ IDEOLOGY4 ,! PHRASE 0SOCIAL /RIKE0 WAS ORIG9ALLY CO9$ 9 ! '#gS TO REF] TO A JOB ACTION BY TRANSIT WORK]S 9 ,TUR91 ,ITALY4 ,RA!R ?AN /RIKE TO PURSUE !IR BEEFS ) MANAGEM5T1 !Y CONT9U$ TO RUN ! TRANSIT VEHICLES BUT REFUS$ TO COLLECT F>ES4 ,BECAUSE !RE WAS WIDESPREAD WORK+ CLASS OPPOSITION TO HI< F>ES1 ?IS ACTION DEVELOP$ SOLID>ITY & SUPPORT )9 ! COMMUNITY4 ,?IS TYPE ( ACTION DIFF]S FROM SIMPLY A CONSUM] /RIKE BECAUSE ( ! CRUCIAL ROLE PLAY$ BY ! WORK]S4 ,! ,MUNI ,SOCIAL ,/RIKE GR\P WANT$ TO CREATE ?IS K9D ( WORK]_/RID] ALLIANCE4 ,TO ?IS 5D1 !Y CONC5TRAT$ !IR WORK 9 ! FIR/ SEV]AL MON?S ON \TREA* TO ! DRIV]S4 ,AFT] ! F>E /RIKE GOT UND]WAY ) ! F>E HIKE 9 ,SEPTEMB]1 A NUMB] ( ! AN>*I/S 9 ,SOCIAL ,/RIKE DID BEG9 TO MORE S]I\SLY CONSID] ! IDEA ( A MASS MEMB]%IP ORGANIZATION4 ,H[EV]1 SOME ( !M 9SI/$ ?IS HAD TO BE A JO9T ORGANIZATION ( WORK]S & RID]S4 ,AN ALLIANCE BETWE5 RID]S & WORK]S IS ESS5TIAL1 BUT A H&FUL ( 7MO/LY :ITE7 REVOLUTION>IES :O DON'T WORK = ,MUNI CAN'T ORGANIZE ! 7OV]:ELM+LY ,AFRICAN-,AM]ICAN1 ,LAT9O & ,ASIAN7 TRANSIT WORK]S4 ,! WORK]S NE$ TO HAVE !IR [N MOVEM5T4 ,! PROBLEMS !Y DEAL ) ON ! JOB >E NOT ! SAME AS ! PROBLEMS FAC$ BY ! RID]S4 ,! REC5T VICTORY 9 ,ATLANTA %[S ! POT5TIAL = A RID]_/WORK] ALLIANCE4 ,9 ?AT CASE1 A PROPOS$ #be C5T F>E 9CREASE WAS DEFEAT$ BY AN ALLIANCE ( A ,TRANSIT ,RID]S ,UNION 79ITIAT$ BY ! LOCAL ,JOBS = ,JU/ICE *APT]7 & ! TRANSIT WORK]S UNION4 ,A V]Y ASS]TIVE 0LEFT-COMMUNI/0 9 ,SOCIAL ,/RIKE WAS P>TICUL>LY OPPOS$ TO ! =MATION ( A MASS ORGANIZATION4 ,HE T5D$ TO VIEW ,SOCIAL ,/RIKE AS A K9D ( VANGU>D TO GIVE DIRECTION TO ! /RUGGLE )\T MASS P>TICIPATION 9 DECISION-MAK+4 ,AL?\< ,SOCIAL ,/RIKE DID EV5TUALLY DO SOME \TREA* TO COMMUNITY GR\PS1 ?IS LEFT-COMMUNI/'S CON/ANT PATT] ( 9SULTS DIRECT$ AT EV]YONE :O DISAGRE$ ) HIM T5D$ TO DISC\RAGE \TREA* TO O!R GR\PS & DROVE AWAY POT5TIAL P>TICIPANTS4 ,9DE$1 IT WAS ?IS 9DIVIDUAL'S OBNOXI\S BEHAVIOR ?AT L$ TO ! =MATION ( ANO!R GR\P1 ,MUNI ,F>E ,/RIKE4 ,SOME ACTIVI/S T5D$ TO EMPHASIZE ?+S LIKE WALL PO/]S & /ICK]S4 ,?IS HAS ITS PLACE BUT !RE IS REALLY NO SUB/ITUTE = ONE-ON-ONE ORGANIZ+1 :I* LEADS TO CONV]SATIONS & NEW CONTACTS4 ,TO ITS CR$IT1 ! ,MUNI ,F>E ,/RIKE GR\P RECOGNIZ$ ! NE$ TO DO ONE-ON-ONE ORGANIZ+ ( ! RID]S1 ?R\< LEAFLET+ TO ORD9>Y FOLKS ON ! /REET4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 ,MUNI ,SOCIAL ,/RIKE'S EMPHASIS ON DIRECT \TREA* TO ! DRIV]S EV5TUALLY L$ TO A MUTUALLY SUPPORTIVE RELATION%IP ) ! ,DRIV]S' ,ACTION ,COMMITTEE -- A DISSID5T GR\P 9 ! DRIV]S' UNION4 ,MUNI ,SOCIAL ,/RIKE DID PUT =W>D ! IDEA ( ORGANIZ+ 0T[N HALL MEET+S0 :I* W]E TO BE ! MEANS ( GA9+ MASS P>TICIPATION4 ,H[EV]1 !SE MEET+S W]E POORLY ADV]TIS$ & ATT5D$ MA9LY BY ! SAME MILIEU ( AN>*I/S :O />T$ ,SOCIAL ,/RIKE1 ) ! ADDITION ( A FEW ,L59I/S1 & A H&FUL ( ,AFRICAN-,AM]ICAN BUS DRIV]S FROM ! ,DRIV]S ,ACTION ,COMMITTEE4 ,I ?9K ?AT IF ! ORGANIZ]S HAD BEGUN E>LY ON DO+ TABL+ AT MAJOR BUS /OPS1 TO GA9 MEMB]%IP 9 A RID] ORGANIZATION1 !Y C\LD P]HAPS HAVE BR\Y FOLKS \TSIDE ! CIRCUITS ( AN>*I/ OR RADICAL LEFT ACTIVISM4 ,!SE PEOPLE C\LD !N HAVE HELP$ TO SPREAD ! ACTION TO O!RS4 ,P>T ( ! REASON WE WANT TO REA* \T BEYOND ! ALREADY EXI/+ RADICAL ACTIVI/ CIRCLES IS ?AT WE WANT TO ACTIVATE MORE ORD9>Y WORK+ FOLKS2 WE WANT TO GET MORE PEOPLE 9VOLV$1 GET !M ?9K+ AB\T *ANG+ ?+S1 LE>N+ AB\T H[ TO DO ?IS4 ,BUT TO DO ?AT Y\ HAVE TO CREATE AN 5VIRONM5T :]E PEOPLE :O DON'T ALREADY HAVE SOME #a.0 REVOLUTION>Y P]SPECTIVE CAN FEEL COM=TABLE BE+ !MSELVES & P>TICIPAT+1 NOT 9TIMIDAT$4 ,IT'S H>D TO DO ?IS IF SOME BLO:>D IS CON/ANTLY 9SULT+ PEOPLE :O DON'T SUBSCRIBE TO HIS HYP]-ALI5AT$ \TLOOK4 ,MUNI ,F>E ,/RIKE WAS MORE SUCCESSFUL 9 DO+ \TREA* TO COMMUNITY GR\PS1 & SPEAK]S FROM MANY GR\PS SPOKE AT ! PRESS CONF]5CES !Y ORGANIZ$4 ,! MO/ IMPORTANT EXT5SION ( ! /RUGGLE CAME AB\T BECAUSE ,MUNI ,F>E ,/RIKE P]SUAD$ ! P>TICIPANTS 9 ! ,DAY ,LABOR]S' ,PROGRAM1 MA9LY ,MEXICAN IMMIGRANTS1 TO TAKE OV] ORGANIZ+ AMONG ! ,SPANI%-SPEAK+ IMMIGRANT POPULATION4 ,!Y BECAME ! BACKBONE ( ! ORGANIZ+ 9 ! ,MISSION ,DI/RICT1 :I* WAS A /RONE /RIKE4 ,SOME ( ! AN>*I/S 9 ,SOCIAL ,/RIKE TOLD ME !Y W]E DUBI\S AB\T A ,MUNI RID]S' UNION BECAUSE ( ! LIKELIHOOD IT W\LD BE 0RE=MI/10 EMBROIL$ 9 PRESSUR+ ! CITY (FICIALS1 & ELECTORAL POLITICS4 ,H]E ,I GA!R !Y >E ?9K+ AB\T ! CURR5T LEVEL ( CONSCI\SNESS )9 ! G5]AL WORK+ CLASS POPULATION4 ,BUT WE CAN'T HAVE IT BO? WAYS4 ,EI!R WE WANT TO ORGANIZE WORK+ PEOPLE TO FIN & GR[ 9 ! PROCESS1 OR NOT4 ,IF ! NUMB]S ( PEOPLE :O HAVE A #a.0 REVOLUTION>Y ANTI-CAPITALI/ P]SPECTIVE >E SMALL 9 NUMB]S N[1 WE CANNOT EXP& ?AT MOVEM5T IF WE LIMIT DECISION-MAK+ TO ONLY ! REVOLUTION>IES4 ,! F>E /RIKE ORGANIZ+ C\LD HAVE BE5 US$ AS ! WAY TO BUILD A MASS RID]S' ORGANIZATION4 ,IF ?AT HAD BE5 DONE1 !N TODAY !RE MIE PROTE/ SUBSID$4 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,JANU>Y #b#c1 #bba 3 ,PO/ MORTEM ON ! ,SAN ,FRANCISCO F>E /RIKE1 #be -- ,ADD$4 ,JANU>Y #f1 #bbb 3 ,PO/ MORTEM ON ! ,SAN ,FRANCISCO F>E /RIKE1 #be -- ,UPDAT$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/