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,O,R,G,A,N,I,Z,E6 -- ,H[ DID Y\ BECOME 9VOLV$ 9 ! ,ANTI-,ROADS MOVEM5T8 

,E,A -- ,I MET SOME PEOPLE 9 ,LONDON & BECAME FRI5DS ) !M4 ,!Y W]E 9VOLV$ 9 ! ANTI-ROADS PROTE/S & V>I\S O!R CAMPAIGNS2 !Y HAD BE5 HEAVILY 9VOLV$ 9 ! ',NO ,M#a#a' CAMPAIGN 9 ,EA/ ,LONDON S9CE IT />T$4 ,I MET SOME MORE PEOPLE1 & BECAUSE ,I'VE GOT AN>*I/ VIEWS ANYWAY BECAME MORE 9VOLV$ MYSELF1 BECAUSE ,I SAW ?AT ! MOTORWAY WAS JU/ ANO!R WAY ! AU?ORITIES W]E TAK+ LIB]TIES ) PEOPLE'S LIVES1 MAK+ PEOPLE :O HAVE LIV$ 9 !IR H\SES = YE>S MOVE \T 7LIKE ,DOLLY1 :O WAS #i#c74 ,ALSO ! ECOLOGICAL SIDE ( IT1 POLLUTION & H[ !Y >E FUCK+ UP PEOPLE'S HEAL? & ! OZONE LAY]4 

,O,R,G,A,N,I,Z,E6 -- ,:AT CAMPAIGNS HAVE Y\ BE5 9VOLV$ 98 

,E,A -- ,I'VE MA9LY BE5 9VOLV$ 9 ! ',NO ,M#a#a' 9 ,EA/ ,LONDON1 ,I WAS ON ?AT CAMPAIGN = ! BE/ P>T ( A YE>1 DO+ O!R ?+S AS WELL LIKE AN>*I/ /UFF1 M>*ES1 MEET+S4 ,I WAS 9VOLV$ 9 ANIMAL LIB]ATION CAMPAIGNS LIKE ,BRI<TL+SEA1 ,I NE>LY GOT NICK$ !RE = TRY+ TO CLIMB UP ! SIDE ( ONE ( ! LORRIES1 TO GET ON ! RO(2 ,I GOT GRABB$ BUT ,I PULL$ MYSELF AWAY FROM ! POLICE (FIC] & ESCAP$ BY RUNN+ AWAY ?R\< ! CR[D6 ,I W5T D[N TO ,K5T AS WELL TO A #b DAY ',/OP ,WORK ,ON ,! ,ROAD'1 BUILD+ SITE 9VASIONS & ?AT4 ,!RE WAS A FULL MOON P>TY1 ! ORGANIZ]S SAID 9 ! LOCAL PAP] ?AT !Y W]E EXPECT+ #b ROAD PROTE/]S1 SO ! POLICE W]E READY = ?OSE NUMB]S1 \T NUMB]+ ! PROTE/]S BY #f TO #a1 AS !RE W]E ONLY AB\T #be PROTE/]S TURN$ UP4 ,!Y W]E AT ONE ( ! TWO CAMPS ! ,BLUE GR\P HAD BUILT & SET UP1 #g PROTE/]S ON SITE1 & AB\T #b ,OLD ,BILL TURN$ UP & =M$ A CIRCLE ALL >\ND US4 ,!Y READ \T ! ,CRIM9AL ,JU/ICE ,ACT 7,C,J,A7 AB\T H[ !Y ?\<T !RE WAS GO+ TO BE A P>TY OR ILLEGAL RAVE !RE ?AT NI<T1 & ANYBODY :O WAS 7F\ND7 )9 A #e MILE RADIUS ( ?AT >EA 9 ! NEXT H\R WAS LIABLE = >RE/4 ,ONE ( ! PROTE/]S :O HAD BE5 !RE = A FEW MON?S ASK$ US IF WE C\LD HELP C>RY HIS T5T1 A BIG #ab P]SON >MY JOB1 ME & MY MATES SAID YES4 ,WE HELP$ HIM C>RY IT & ALL HIS BELONG+S1 EV]Y?+ 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! T5T4 ,WE HAD TO GO ACROSS BUILD+ SITES1 PL[$ FIELDS 7=7 ! FULL L5G? ( ! R\TE4 ,!N ! POLICE PULL$ UP1 #b VANS1 !Y ALL CAME UP TO ME & SAID WAS ,I AT ! SITE :5 ! ,C4,J4,A ORD] WAS GIV5 \T1 & AS IT WAS ONE & A HALF H\RS S9CE IT WAS GIV5 \T ,I WAS UND] >RE/ AS ,I WAS ONLY ?REE & A HALF MILES AWAY4 ,!Y TOOK ME TO AN 9TELLIG5CE GA!R+ UNIT SET UP 9 A LOCAL S*OOL1 /AFF$ BY ! ,C4,I4,D & PHOTOGRAPH$ & QUE/ION$ ME4 ,I HAD TO GO TO C\RT & WAS F9$ ,G,B,P#d & GIV5 A CONDITIONAL DIS*>GE = ! (F5SE ( FAIL+ TO LEAVE ! L& FA/ 5\< :5 ! ORD] WAS GIV54 ,IT WAS SECTION ,B OR ,C ( ! ,C4,J4,A1 & ! JURY W]E \T = ?REE & A HALF H\RS DECID+ :AT TO DO ) US1 CAUSE WE WAS ! FIR/ PEOPLE TO BE UP = ?AT (F5SE 9 ,K5T4 ,FIVE ( US W5T 0NOT GUILTY01 & F\R ( US W]E F\ND GUILTY4 ,I ALSO W5T TO ,NEWBURY :5 IT FIR/ />T$1 ! FIR/ ?REE WEEKS1 IT WAS RI<T GOOD BECAUSE WE /OPP$ !M FROM DO+ ANY WORK 9 ?AT TIME4 ,!N ! POLICE />T$ TO HELP ! SECURITY GU>DS1 !Y W]E NO LONG] KEEP+ AN EYE ON ?+S & HAV+ AN UNBIAS$ VIEW AS !Y SAY !Y >E SUPPOS$ TO1 BE+ !RE TO MAKE SURE !RE IS NO BREA* ( ! PEACE4 ,EV]Y TIME ! PROTE/]S BROKE ?R\< ! SECURITY L9ES OR GOT ! BETT] ( !M1 ! POLICE JUMP$ 9 & TOOK ! SECURITY SIDE4 

,O,R,G,A,N,I,Z,E6 -- ,:AT W]E ! BACKGR\NDS ( ! DIFF]5T PEOPLE 9VOLV$8 

,E4,A -- ,I W\LD SAY ?AT MO/ ( ! PEOPLE 9VOLV$ 9 !SE CAMPAIGNS W]E 'ALT]NATIVE' TYPES1 HIPPIES & NEW AG]S1 & JU/ LOCAL RESID5TS :O HAS BE5 >\ND ! >EA ! MOTORWAY IS BUILT 94 ,ALL SORTS 9 G5]AL1 BUT SOME LUN* \TS1 7PEOPLE :O7 DON'T DO ANY WORK1 JU/ !RE = FREE GRUB & ?AT4 

,O,R,G,A,N,I,Z,E6 -- ,HAS ! MOVEM5T *ANG$1 & IF SO1 9 :AT WAYS8 

,E4,A -- ,I ?9K ! ONLY WAY ?AT IT HAS *ANG$ REALLY IS ?AT !RE SEEMS TO BE A LOT MORE PEOPLE GETT+ 9VOLV$1 AT ! />T A LOT ( ! PROTE/]S W]E ALT]NATIVE TYPES1 9DIVIDUALI/ AN>*I/S & JU/ LOCALS4 ,N[ GR\PS ( PEOPLE COME FROM DIFF]5T >EAS ALL OV] ! PLACE1 JU/ = WEEK5DS & A WEEK AT A TIME1 LIB]AL 0FLUFFY0 TYPES1 MIDDLE CLASS GRE5S1 SEEMS SOMETIMES AS IF IT'S BECOME ALMO/ FA%IONABLE TO BE A PROTE/]1 WEEK5DS AWAY & ALL ?AT1 B$ & BREAKFA/ /YLE4 

,O,R,G,A,N,I,Z,E6 -- ,HAS ! ,ANTI-,ROAD MOVEM5T RADICALIZ$ PEOPLE8 

,E4,A -- ,YES1 ,I DO ?9K SO1 9 SOME WAYS4 ,LIKE NORMAL PEOPLE :O Y\ W\LD HAVE AT ONE TIME CALL$ /RAI<T GO]S OR LAW-ABID+ CITIZ5S1 JU/ LOCAL PEOPLE1 RESID5TS 9 ! >EA :]E ! ROADS >E GO+ ?R\<1 HAVE SE5 :AT ATTITUDE ! POLICE HAVE1 & BE5 MAN-H&L$ !MSELVES1 & EV5 >RE/$4 ,OLD LADIES & MIDDLE CLASS1 MIDDLE AG$ PEOPLE :O HAVE BE5 PU%$ AB\T1 >RE/$ BY POLICE 9 FULL RIOT GE>1 ! ,OLD ,BILL HAVE TURN$ :OLE COMMUNITIES AGA9/ !M4 

,O,R,G,A,N,I,Z,E6 -- ,:AT >E ! POLITICS ( ! PEOPLE 9VOLV$8 

,E4,A -- ,I ?9K ?AT MO/ ( ! H>D CORE PROTE/]S ?AT LIVE 9 ! TREE H\SES #g FOOT (F ! GR\ND1 & TRAVEL FROM ONE ROAD PROTE/ TO ANO!R :]E !RE >E TREES 9VOLV$1 ! REAL ,MC,COY SLEEP+ 9 TREE H\SES :5 IT'S M9US #b OR #c 1 W\LD CALL !MSELVES AN>*I/S4 ,!Y >E 9DIVIDUALI/S1 BECAUSE :5 ,I TELL !M ,I'M A MEMB] ( ! ,A,C,F !Y ALWAYS SAY IF ,I'M AN AN>*I/1 :Y DO ,I NE$ TO BE A P>T ( AN ORGANIZATION8 ,!Y CAN'T SEEM TO GRASP ?AT WE NE$ TO BE ORGANIZ$1 TO BE 9 ! POSITION TO FI<T ! CAPITALI/S & ! ,RUL+ ,CLASSES -- ! ,/ATE -- EFFECTIVELY4 ,I RECKON ?AT MO/ PEOPLE 9VOLV$ AT ! MOM5T >E FLUFFIES & LIB]AL WOOLLY TYPES3 BELIEV]S 9 NONVIOL5T DIRECT ACTION4 ,!RE >E A FEW SOCIALI/S & PEOPLE :O CALL !MSELVES NO?+ AT ALL1 ALSO LOCAL RESID5TS :O >E SYMPA!TIC & DONATE FOOD & /UFF4 ,ALL ! DIFF]5T ,GRE5 P>TIES ALSO TRY TO GET 9VOLV$ ( C\RSE1 TRY+ TO MAKE IT !IR PROTE/1 !IR BANN]S ALL OV] ! PLACE4 ,AT ! />T ( ,NEWBURY1 :5 Y\ PHON$ UP ! 9QUIRY L9E1 IT WAS ANSW]$ 0,?IRD BATTLE ( ,NEWBURY1 CAN WE HELP Y\804 ,N[ IT IS 0,?IRD BATTLE1 ,FRI5DS ( ! ,E>? SPEAK+04 

,O,R,G,A,N,I,Z,E6 -- ,:AT ROLES HAVE ! V>I\S ,GRE5 ORGANIZATIONS TAK58 

,E4,A -- ,MANY ( ! NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS HAVE TAK5 P>T 9 DIFF]5T WAYS4 ,SOME ( ! BIG WELL KN[N GR\PS HAVE DONAT$ GOODS & EQUIPM5T TO SOME ( ! SMALL] PROTE/S SU* AS MONEY1 FOOD1 CLIMB+ ROPES & EQUIPM5T1 C>GO NETS ETC4 & DON'T WANT !IR NAME US$ OR EV5 M5TION$4 ,!Y DON'T WANT !IR NAMES ASSOCIAT$ ) ! PROTE/S1 PREF]R+ ?AT IT IS ASSOCIAT$ ) BIG GIMMICKS TO GET !IR PO9T ACROSS1 OR HI< CLASS BIG MONEY /UNTS ?AT GET !M ON ,T4,V4 ,SOME ( ! SMALL] ,GRE5 P>TIES TRY TO GET !IR TEE? 9TO ROAD CAMPAIGNS SO ?AT !Y >E1 OR SEEM TO BE1 ! MA9 =CE BEH9D A P>TICUL> PROTE/4 ,!Y PUT ALL !IR BANN]S & PO/]S ALL OV] ! PLACE1 Y\ KN[ ! SORT ( ?+1 A TAKE-OV] JOB REALLY1 ! SAME SORT ( ?+ ?AT ! ,SOCIALI/ ,WORK]S ,P>TY DO ON A NORMAL M>*4 ,!Y GIVE !IR READY MADE PLAC>DS \T TO ALL ! NON POLITICALLY 9VOLV$ PEOPLE ON ! M>*1 SO ?AT IT LOOKS AS ?\< ! M>* IS ,S4,W4,P ORI5T$4 ,TO QUOTE ,GRE5 ,AN>*I/ -- 0,FRI5DS ,( ! ,E>? & ,E>? ,FIR/ >E DEAD61 LONG LIVE ! ,E4,L4,F607,E>? ,LIB]ATION ,FRONT74 

,O,R,G,A,N,I,Z,E6 -- ,:AT >E PEOPLE'S VIEWS 9 ! VIOL5CE_/NONVIOL5CE DEBATE84 

,E4,A4 -- ,MO/ ( ! PEOPLE 9VOLV$ 9 ! ROADS PROTE/S TAKE ! NONVIOL5T DIRECT ACTION APPROA*1 !Y >E REALLY ! PEOPLE :O GET CALL$ FLUFFIES1 A LOT ( !M CLASS !MSELVES AS AN>*I/S1 BUT PACIFI/S4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 ALL ! PROTE/]S :O ?9K ?AT ?AT :5 ! SECURITY GET HEAVY H&$ OR VIOL5T -- AS !Y DO SOMETIMES -- ?AT WE %\LD HAVE A GO BACK & FI<T1 SELF DEF5SE REALLY1 !Y GET CALL$ SPIKEYS4 ,!RE IS QUITE A LOT ( CONFLICT BETWE5 ! TWO DIFF]5T GR\PS1 MO/LY V]BAL DISPUTES1 BUT ! FLUFFIES HEAVILY \TNUMB] ! 0LET'S HAVE A GO0 BRIGADE4 ,I MYSELF ?9K ?AT WE >E 5TITL$ TO DEF5D \RSELVES IF ! POLICE OR SECURITY ATTACK OR GET HEAVY ) US1 0BY ANY MEANS NECESS>Y10 Y\ KN[1 ! OLD AN>*I/ SAY+1 BUT !RE ISN'T 5\< ( US TO GET HEAVY AT ! MOM5T1 SO ,I W\LD SAY ?AT TACTICALLY ! NONVIOL5T APPROA* IS BE/ AT PRES5T4 ,IT GETS MORE ( ! G5]AL PUBLIC ON \R SIDE1 !Y LIKE SIT-D[NS1 BUT NOT RIOTS4 

,O,R,G,A,N,I,Z,E6 -- ,H[ >E DIFF]5T /RATEGIES DEVIS$8 

,E4,A -- ,?R\< DISCUSSIONS & DEBATE1 OR PEOPLE HAVE LE>N$ DIFF]5T WAYS ?AT >E GOOD TO /OP ! ROAD BUILD]S OR BAILIFFS AT O!R ROAD PROTE/S4 ,! KN[L$GE IS PASS$ >\ND CAMPFIRES DUR+ DEBATES AT NI<T1 TREE PEOPLE :O HAVE LE>N$ CLIMB+ SKILLS1 & HAVE EQUIPM5T LIKE ROPES & H>NESSES1 TEA* O!RS H[ TO CLIMB TREES SAFELY1 & H[ TO MOVE >\ND ! TREE DEF5SE WALKWAYS )\T MU* RISK1 & H[ TO SET UP A TREE DEF5SE NETWORK4 ,!SE >E V]Y EFFECTIVE1 ESPECIALLY ! TUNNELS1 PEOPLE LOCK !MSELVES ON TO PROPS HOLD+ ! RO( ( ! TUNNEL UP4 

,O,R,G,A,N,I,Z,E6 -- ,H[ HAVE ! AU?ORITIES 7,POLICE1 ,BAILIFFS ETC47 REACT$ TO ! PROTE/S1 & H[ HAVE ! POLICE US$ ! ,C4,J4,A84 7,CRIM9AL ,JU/ICE ,ACT7 

,E4,A -- ,ON MO/ ( ! PROTE/S ,I'VE BE5 ON1 IT'S BE5 ! ,N,V,D,A APPROA*1 SO !RE IS LITTLE VIOL5CE OR HO/ILITY FROM ! PROTE/]S4 ,I W\LD SAY BECAUSE ( ?AT MO/ ( ! OLD ,BILL DON'T GET W\ND UP1 BUT !RE IS ALWAYS SOME ?AT WANT TO GET /ROPPY4 ,!Y MAKE REM>KS AB\T H[ SMELLY WE ALL >E1 0:5 DID Y\ LA/ HAVE A BA?40 8 ,IT'S ! SAME ) ! ,%]IFF'S M5 REALLY1 SOME >E ,O,K ) Y\ REALLY1 SOME >E NA/Y HORRIBLE BA/>DS4 ,I ?9K REALLY 7?AT7 ! MO/ GRIEF COMES FROM ! SECURITY M51 A LOT ( !M >E QUITE AGGRESSIVE1 !Y LIKE TO ?9K ( !MSELVES AS T\< GUYS1 & US AS SILLY HIPPIES4 ,!Y'RE SILLY FUCK]S IF Y\ ASK ME1 !Y ONLY GET ,G,B,P#c4#e AN H\R & !Y HAVE TO #ab H\R %IFTS4 ,ON SOME PROTE/S1 EVICTIONS FROM BUILD+S & TREE H\SES1 :5 ! POLICE GET Y\ !Y JU/ WALK Y\ AWAY FROM ! >EA1 SE>* Y\1 & ASK = Y\R NAME & ADDRESS4 ,SOMETIMES1 MORE REC5TLY1 !Y HAVE US$ ! ,C4,J4,A1 IF Y\ DON'T LEAVE ! >EA Y\ WILL ALL BE NICK$ = CRIM9AL TRESPASS4 ,!Y US$ IT A LOT AT ,NEWBURY1 NICK+ EV]YBODY !Y C\LD GRAB = CRIM9AL TRESPASS1 & ANYBODY :O GOT 9 ! WAY ( ! DIGG]S OR *A9SAW M54 

,O,R,G,A,N,I,Z,E6 -- ,:AT IS ! ROLE ( ! ,M$IA1 & H[ DO ACTIVI/S VIEW !M8 

,E4,A -- ,A LOT ( ! DAILY TABLOIDS >E AGA9/ US3 0HIPPIE SQUATT]S1 & !Y'RE ALL AN>*I/40 ,I JU/ WI% IT WAS ALL TRUE1 ! BLOODY ,OLD ,BILL W\LDN'T BE ABLE TO MOVE US SO QUICK AS !Y DO4 ,A FEW ( ! DAILIES >E ,O,K1 GIVE US GOOD WRITE UPS AB\T H[ WE >E DO+ IT = ! 5VIRONM5T & ?AT1 BUT NOT MANY ( !M4 ,A FEW ( ! LOCAL PAP]S TAKE ! PROTE/]S SIDE1 BECAUSE !Y CAN SEE :AT ! ROAD 9 QUE/ION IS GO+ TO DO TO ! >EA4 ,A LOT ( ! PROTE/]S DON'T TRU/ ! M$IA1 PHOTOGRAPH]S OR REPORT]S4 ,!RE'S BE5 A LOT ( PHOTOS TAK5 BY FREELANC]S1 & :5 !IR PHOTOS TO ! PAP]S !Y SELL !M TO ! POLICE *EAP1 SO ?AT !Y GET GOOD CLOSE UPS ( PEOPLE'S FACES4 ,SOME PROTE/]S LIKE ! PRESS BECAUSE !Y SAY IT GETS ! PO9T ACROSS1 & %[S ?AT SOMEBODY IS TRY+ TO DO SOME?+ AB\T IT1 OR IT MI<T BR+ MORE SUPPORT FROM LOCAL PEOPLE4 

,O,R,G,A,N,I,Z,E6 -- ,HAS ! RESPONSE TO ! ,AU?ORITIES *ANG$8 

,E4,A -- ,I DO ?9K ?AT QUITE A LOT ( PEOPLE'S ATTITUDES T[>DS ! POLICE & AU?ORITIES HAVE *ANG$ OV] ! LA/ YE>4 ,A LOT ( PEOPLE :O US$ TO BE FLUFFY1 :O N[ HAVE SE5 VIOL5CE FROM POLICE & SECURITY AT V>I\S M>*ES1 DEMOS & EVICTIONS N[ ?9K ITS TIME TO BE SPIKEY & FI<T BACK4 ,?OSE :O HAVE BE5 ON V>I\S CAMPAIGNS & LIV$ ON ! ROAD >E (T5 F$ UP ) ALL ! %IT ! AU?ORITIES ?R[ AT !M ALL ! TIME1 ITS TIME = ACTION NOT = TALK+ AB\T H[ TO LAY ON ! FLOOR4 ,ACCORD+ TO C]TA9 FLUFFY PAP]S ?IS IS ! BE/ WAY TO DEF5D C]TA9 P>TS ( Y\R BODY :5 GETT+ A BEAT+ (F ! ,OLD ,BILL4 ,MORE PEOPLE GETT+ SPIKEY IS A GOOD SIGN AS F> AS ,I'M CONC]N$1 IF ATTACK$ WE %\LD DEF5D \RSELVES BY ANY HUMAN MEANS WE HAVE4 

,O,R,G,A,N,I,Z,E6 -- ,H[ DO Y\ SEE ! FUTURE ( ! ,ANTI-,ROADS MOVEM5T8 

,E4,A -- ,I ?9K ?AT AS LONG AS !RE AS !Y KEEP ON BUILD+ ROADS !RE WILL BE A MOVEM5T1 ! H>DCORE PROTE/]S >E RI<T 9 !RE1 ! TREE PEOPLE & ?AT1 !Y ALL KN[ EA* O!R1 & ANY:]E !Y >E TRY+ TO *OP D[N A TREE = A ROAD1 !SE PEOPLE >E GO+ TO GO4 ,ITS NO JOKE1 ! AU?ORITIES HAVE *OPP$ D[N HALF ( ,BRITA9'S ANCI5T WOODL&1 JU/ S9CE ! ,SECOND ,WORLD ,W>1 #a.0 ( ,BRITA9'S L&MASS IS COV]$ 9 T>MAC2 #g#e1 NEW C>S HIT ! /REETS ( ! WORLD EV]Y #bd H\RS1 SO ITS GOT TO COME TO A /OP AT SOME PO9T1 OR ITS GO+ TO BE GOODBYE WORLD4 ,WE'VE JU/ GOT TO GET ! PO9T OV] TO ! MASSES1 ! OZONE 7LAY]7 IS KNACK]$1 ! ICECAPS >E MELT+1 WE HAVE GOT TO DO SOME?+ DRA/IC4 ,ANY?+ ?AT CAUSES POISON\S FUMES OR TOXIC GASES TO BE PUT 9 ! ATMOSPH]E HAS GOT TO BE /OPP$2 C> CULTURE1 9DU/RY1 LOTS ( ?+S1 WE'VE GOT TO PUT \RSELVES BACK A FEW HUNDR$ YE>S1 GO BACK TO HORSES & C>TS1 ELECTRIC TRA9S1 TRAMS >\ND ! CITY 9/EAD ( BUSSES1 PU%BIKES 9/EAD ( C>S4 ,VIVA ! ANTI-ROAD MOVEM5T1 LONG LIVE AN>*I/ COMMUNISM4 

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