,SC5E ,REPORT3 ,AN>*ISM 9 ,CANADA 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

,9 ! E>LY MORN+ H\RS ( ,MAY #a#h1 #b#a1 ?REE BLACK-CLAD FIGURES D>T$ \T ( A BRAN* ( ,ROYAL ,BANK ( ,CANADA 7,R,B,C7 LOCAT$ 9 A TR5DY ,OTTAWA %OPP+ DI/RICT2 MOM5TS LAT] ! BUILD+ WAS 5GULF$ 9 FLAMES4 

,NEWS ( ! ATTACK SPREAD QUICKLY ?R\< ! CORPORATE & ALT]NATIVE M$IA1 SETT+ ! TONE = ! LOOM+ ,G#b PROTE/S 9 ,TORONTO3 !Y W\LD BE MILITANT1 !Y W\LD BE CONFRONTATIONAL1 & !Y W\LD BE ANGRY4 

,AL?\< IT /OOD \T AS A P>TICUL>LY BRAZ5 EXAMPLE ( DIRECT ACTION1 ! ,R,B,C >SON DID NOT OCCUR 9 A VACUUM2 ?AT P>TICUL> BRAN*1 ALONG ) C\NTLESS O!RS ?R\<\T ! C\NTRY1 HAD ALREADY BE5 SUBJECT TO A CAMPAIGN ( T>GET$ PROP]TY DE/RUCTION DAT+ BACK AS E>LY AS #b#g4 ,A MAJOR SPONSOR ( ! ,VANC\V] ,OLYMPIC ,GAMES & A C5TRAL F9ANCI] ( ! ECOLOGICALLY DEVA/AT+ ,ALB]TA ,T> ,S&S MEGAPROJECT1 ,R,B,C WAS WIDELY DESPIS$ BY ?OSE 9VOLV$ 9 ! ,9DIG5\S SOV]EIGNTY1 5VIRONM5TAL JU/ICE1 & ANTICAPITALI/ MOVEM5TS4 

,A VIDEO COMMUNIQUE RELEAS$ BY A GR\P CALL$ ! ,F,F,F,C DREW A DIRECT L9K BETWE5 ! ,VANC\V] ,GAMES & ! UPCOM+ ,G#b ,SUMMIT2 BO? EV5TS W]E TAK+ PLACE ON /OL5 ,9DIG5\S L&1 W]E 9TIMATELY CONNECT$ TO GLOBAL CAPITALISM1 & W]E CAUS+ WIDESPREAD SOCIAL SUFF]+ & 5VIRONM5TAL DEVA/ATION4 

,9 #b#a1 ,CANADIAN AN>*I/S & ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS CAME TOGE!R TO M\NT A YE> ( RESI/ANCE ?AT PUT ,CANADIAN AN>*ISM ON ! MAP4 ,BUT :]E DID ?IS RESI/ANCE COME FROM8 ,H[ DID IT TAKE %APE1 & :AT LESSONS CAN WE DRAW FROM ITS EXAMPLE8 

,B,A,C,K,/,O,R,Y#a3 ,CANADA'S ,FIR/ ,WAVE 

  

,! HI/ORICAL ROOTS ( ,CANADIAN AN>*ISM DATE BACK TO ! E>LY #b? C5TURY1 ) ! APPE>ANCE ( REVOLUTION>Y SYNDICALI/ TRADE UNIONS SU* AS ! ,I,W,W & ! ,O,B,U4 ,S9CE ITS COLONIAL BEG9N+S1 ,CANADA'S ECONOMY HAS BE5 PRIM>ILY BAS$ ON NATURAL RES\RCE EXTRACTION1 & ! C\NTRY'S RELATIVELY LATE PU% T[>DS 9DU/RIALIZATION WAS GE>$ T[>DS ?IS AS WELL4 ,CONSEQU5TLY1 MO/ E>LY AN>*I/ AGITATION EM]G$ )9 ! M9+1 LUMB]1 DOCKWORK]S'1 & RAILROAD 9DU/RIES4 ,?IS CULM9AT$ 9 SEV]AL MASSIVE /RIKES1 9CLUD+ G5]AL /RIKES 9 ,VANC\V] 7#a#i#a#h7 & ,W9NIPEG 7#a#i#a#i74 

,! YE>S FOLL[+ ! ,FIR/ ,WORLD ,W> SAW ! >RIVAL ( A WAVE ( IMMIGRANTS FROM ,C5TRAL & ,EA/]N ,EUROPE1 MANY ( :OM BR\<T ) !M A YE>N+ = ,EUROPEAN-/YLE SOCIAL DEMOCRACY1 & A CORRESPOND+ RISE 9 LABOR & F>M+ COLLECTIVES4 ,BY #a#i#c#b1 !SE =CES HAD COALESC$ 9TO ! CREATION ( ! ,COOP]ATIVE ,COMMONWEAL? ,F$]ATION 7,C,C,F7--A SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC POLITICAL P>TY ?AT W\LD LAT] =M ! BASIS = ! ,NEW ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY 7,N,D,P74 ,AS IT HAD 9 ,EUROPE1 ! PO/-,WORLD ,W> ,I,I %IFT T[>DS FOCUS+ ON ELECTORAL POLITICS H]ALD$ A PRECIPIT\S DECL9E 9 ! 9FLU5CE ( RADICAL LABOR MOVEM5TS 9 ,CANADA4 

,B,A,C,K,/,O,R,Y #b3 ,! ,FRONT DE ,LIB]ATION DU ,QUEBEC1 & ! ,RISE ( ! ,URBAN ,GU]RILLA 

  

,DUR+ ! #a#i#fS1 A NEW =M ( RADICAL LEFTISM BUR/ ONTO ! ,CANADIAN POLITICAL /AGE3 ! ,FRONT DE ,LIB]ATION DU ,QUEBEC 7,F,L,Q71 AN >M$ ,M>XI/ GR\P ?AT DREW ITS 9SPIRATION FROM ! WAVE ( NATIONAL LIB]ATION /RUGGLES !N SWEEP+ ,AFRICA1 ,ASIA1 & ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA4 ,! ,F,L,Q GREW \T ( ! ,RALLY = ,NATIONAL ,9DEP5D5CE 7,R,971 AN E>LY ,QUEBECOIS SEP>ATI/ P>TY4 ,?R\< A CAMPAIGN ( BOMB+S1 ASSASS9ATIONS1 KIDNAP+S1 & BANK ROBB]IES1 ! GR\P ADVOCAT$ >M$ 9SURRECTION AGA9/ ! ,CANADIAN GOV]NM5T & ! E/ABLI%M5T ( A WORK]S' /ATE 9 A LIB]AT$ ,QUEBEC4 

,! GR\P'S FIR/ ATTACKS OCCURR$ ON ,M>* #g1 #a#i#f#c1 :5 ?REE ,MONTREAL >MY B>RACKS W]E HIT ) ,MOLOTOV ,COCKTAILS4 ,OV] ! NEXT SEV]AL MON?S1 ! ,F,L,Q ESCALAT$ !IR ATTACKS1 T>GET+ SEV]AL ,5GLI%-[N$ BUS9ESSES1 BANKS1 RAILWAY L9ES1 AN >MY RECRUIT+ /ATION1 ,MC,GILL ,UNIV]SITY1 & ,LOYOLA ,COLLEGE4 ,BY ,JUNE #a1 ALL ?REE ( ! ORIG9AL MEMB]S HAD BE5 >RE/$--?\< ! ,F,L,Q ITSELF WAS F> FROM F9I%$4 

,OV] ! C\RSE ( ! NEXT SEV5 YE>S1 ,F,L,Q CELLS C>RI$ \T OV] #b >M$ ACTIONS1 9CLUD+ ! ATTEMPT$ ASSASS9ATION ( ,CANADIAN ,PRIME ,M9I/] ,JOHN ,DIEF5BAK] & BOMB+S ( ! ,MONTREAL ,/OCK ,EX*ANGE & ! HOME ( ! CITY'S MAYOR1 ,JEAN ,DRAPEAU4 ,! GR\P WILL ALWAYS BE BE/ KN[N1 H[EV]1 = C>RY+ \T ! KIDNAP+S ?AT TRIGG]$ A S]IES ( EV5TS KN[N AS 0! ,OCTOB] ,CRISIS40 

,! ,OCTOB] ,CRISIS 

  

,ON ,OCTOB] #e1#a#i#g1 TWO MEMB]S ( ! ,F,L,Q'S 0,LIB]ATION ,CELL0 KIDNAPP$ ,BRITI% ,TRADE ,COMMISSION] ,JAMES ,CROSS2 !IR DEM&S 9CLUD$ ! RELEASE ( TW5TY-?REE ,F,L,Q POLITICAL PRISON]S1 ! ID5TITY ( A POLICE 9=MANT1 & ! AIR+ ( !IR MANIFE/O ON LIVE /ATE TELEVISION4 ,?REE DAYS LAT]1 ! GR\P'S MANIFE/O WAS READ \T LIVE OV] ALL ,C,B,C TELEVISION *ANNELS 9 ,QUEBEC4 

,ON ,OCTOB] #a1 MEMB]S ( ! ,F,L,Q'S 0,*E- NI] ,CELL0 KIDNAPP$ ,QUEBEC'S ,LABOR ,M9I/] ,PI]RE ,LAPORTE4 ,OV] ! NEXT SEV]AL DAYS1 SUPPORT = NEGOTIATIONS ) ! KIDNAPP]S GREW )9 ! MA9/REAM ,QUEBEC SEP>ATI/ MOVEM5T1 & ON ,OCTOB] #ad ! GR\P ISSU$ A CALL = A /UD5T WALK\T4 ,! FOLL[+ DAY1 ,PREMI] ,ROB]T ,B\RASSA 9VOK$ ! ,NATIONAL ,DEF5SE ,ACT & CALL$ 9 ! ,CANADIAN >MY TO SUPPORT ! POLICE AS #c /UD5TS RALLI$ 9 ,MONTREAL 9 SUPPORT ( ! ,F,L,Q4 

,ON ,OCTOB] #a#f1 ) TANKS & SOLDI]S OCCUPY+ ! /REETS ( ,QUEBEC & ! PROSPECT ( POPUL> 9SURRECTION ON ! HORIZON1 ,CANADIAN ,PRIME ,M9I/] ,PI]RE ,TRUDEAU IMPOS$ ! ,W> ,MEASURES ,ACT4 ,ORIG9ALLY CREAT$ TO SANCTION ! 9T]NM5T ( =EIGN NATIONALS DUR+ ! ,FIR/ ,WORLD ,W>1 ! 9VOCATION ( ! ,W> ,MEASURES ,ACT GRANT$ SWEEP+ ADDITIONAL P[]S TO ! /ATE & COMPLETELY SUSP5D$ HABEUS CORPUS4 ,RESPOND+ TO ! ,PRIME ,M9I/]'S EFFECTIVE DECL>ATION ( M>TIAL LAW1 ! ,*5I] ,CELL /RANGL$ ,LAPORTE & LEFT HIS BODY 9 ! TRUNK ( A C> AB&ON$ AT AN AIRPORT JU/ \TSIDE ,MONTREAL4 

,! ,OCTOB] ,CRISIS (FICIALLY CAME TO AN 5D ON ,DECEMB] #c1 #a#i#g1 :5 MEMB]S ( ! ,LIB]ATION ,CELL RELEAS$ ,CROSS 9 EX*ANGE = SAFE PASSAGE TO ,CUBA4 

,! ,LEGACY ( ! ,F,L,Q 

  

,AS A NATIONALI/1 ,M>XI/-,L59I/ POLITICAL ORGANIZATION1 ! GOALS ( ! ,F,L,Q W]E H>DLY AN>*I/IC2 NEV]!LESS1 !Y 9SPIR$ A G5]ATION ( AN>*I/S ) !IR 9SURRECTION>Y TACTICS4 ,TODAY1 ,QUEBEC IS A PRIM>Y HOTSPOT ( AN>*ISM 9 ,CANADA4 ,MONTREAL HO/S ,NOR? ,AM]ICA'S L>GE/ AN>*I/ BOOK FAIR--ACCOMPANI$ BY A MON?-LONG 0FE/IVAL ( AN>*Y0--& ITS ANNUAL M>* AGA9/ POLICE BRUTALITY1 HELD EA* YE> ON ,M>* #a#e1 P]5NIALLY RESULTS 9 /REET FI<TS ) ! POLICE4 

,9 #b#d1 A GR\P CALL+ ITSELF ! ,9T]NATIONALI/ ,RESI/ANCE ,9ITIATIVE 7,I,R,I7 BOMB$ A HYDRO G5]ATOR LOCAT$ NE> ! ,QUEBEC_/ ,U,S BORD]1 TIM+ ! ATTACK TO CO9CIDE ) ,GEORGE ,W4 ,BU%'S FIR/ VISIT TO ,CANADA4 ,! SAME GR\P ALSO TOOK CR$IT = FIREBOMB+ ! C> ( A PROM95T OIL EXECUTIVE 9 #b#f1 & MO/ REC5TLY = BOMB+ A MILIT>Y RECRUITM5T C5T] NE> ,TROIS-,RIVI]ES 9 ,JULY #b#a4 ,A COMMUNIQUE ISSU$ FOLL[+ ! LATT] ATTACK EXPRESS$ ! SAME DISDA9 = ,ANGLO-IMP]IALISM ?AT *>ACT]IZ$ ! E>LI] ,QUEBECOIS >M$ SEP>ATI/ CAMP3 0,! SOLDI]S ( ! ,CANADIAN ,>MY1 LET IT BE V]Y CLE>1 !Y >E NOT '\RS1' !Y BELONG TO ! ONE TO :OM !Y FOOLI%LY PL$GE ALLEGIANCE1 ,H] ,MAJE/Y ,ELISABE? ,I,I40 

,B,A,C,K,/,O,R,Y #c3 ,SECOND ,WAVE 

  

,CANADIAN AN>*ISM GOT A BOO/ 9 #aigf ) ! EM]G5CE ( ,OP5 ,ROAD1 A J\RNAL BAS$ \T ( ,VANC\V]4 ,A CULTURAL ANOMALY :5 IT FIR/ CAME \T1 ,OP5 ,ROAD EFFECTIVELY BL5D$ ! DO-IT-Y\R- SELF E?IC ( PUNK C\NT]CULTURE ) ! ES!TIC PR(ESSIONALISM ( MORE POPUL> PUBLICATIONS--E>N+ ! NICKNAME 0! ,ROLL+ ,/ONE ( AN>*ISM40 

,O!R PUBLICATIONS SOON FOLL[$1 9CLUD+ ,BULLDOZ]1 AN 9FLU5TIAL ANTIPRISON PUBLICATION BAS$ 9 ,TORONTO4 

,ONE ( ! 9DIVIDUALS 9VOLV$ 9 ,BULLDOZ] WAS ,ANN ,HANS51 :O JO9$ ! PROJECT 9 #aih UPON RETURN+ TO ,CANADA FROM AN EXT5D$ /AY 9 ,EUROPE4 ,:ILE 9 ,EUROPE1 ,HANS5 HAD SP5T SIX MON?S /UDY+ URBAN GU]RILLA GR\PS SU* AS ,G]MANY'S ,R$ ,>MY ,FACTION 7,R,A,F71 & HAD BECOME HEAVILY 9FLU5C$ BY ! ,AUTONOMI/S--! ORIG9ATORS ( CONTEMPOR>Y BLACK BLOC TACTICS4 

,DIRECT ,ACTION 

  

,9 ! FALL ( #aih ,HANS5 TRAVEL$ TO ,VANC\V]1 :]E %E MOV$ 9 ) TWO ( H] FUTURE COCONSPIRATORS1 ,BRANT ,TAYLOR & ,D\G ,/EW>T4 ,TOGE!R ) LOCAL RADICALS ,G]RY ,HANNAH & ,JULIE ,BELMAS ! ?REE BEGAN TO EXP]IM5T ) SMALL-SCALE ACTIONS1 V&ALIZ+ ! LOCAL HEADQU>T]S ( A M9+ COMPANY & ! (FICES ( ! ,B,C ,M9I/RY ( ! ,5VIRONM5T4 ,AFT] ,HANNAH & ,BELMAS RETREAT$ TO ! ,ROCKY ,M\NTA9S1 ,HANS51 ,TAYLOR1 & ,/EW>T /OLE A L>GE CA*E ( DYNAMITE & A COLLECTION ( SEMI-AUTOMATIC WEAPONS & =M$ A CL&E/9E ORGANIZATION1 :I* !Y *RI/5$ ,DIRECT ,ACTION4 

,ON,MAY#cI1 #a#i#h#b1 ,DIRECT ,ACTION C>RI$ \T A BOMB+ AGA9/ ! UNF9I%$ ,*EEKEYE-,DUNSMUIR ,HYDRO SUB/ATION ON ,VANC\V] ,ISL&4 ,! BLA/ DE/ROY$ F\R HYDRO TRANS=M]S1 CAUS+ OV] @s#e MILLION 9 DAMAGE4 ,A COMMUNIQUE ISSU$ TO ! M$IA ON ,JUNE #ad CLAIM$ CR$IT = ! ACTION2 IT EXPLA9$ ?AT ! GR\P HAD ATTACK$ ! FACILITY TO PROTE/ 9DU/RIAL EXPANSION1 :I* !Y ACCUS$ ( 0RAP+ & MUTILAT+ ! E>?0 = OV] #b YE>S4 ,?AT SUMM] ! MILITANTS1 N[ REUNIT$ ) ,HANNAH & ,BELMAS1 /OLE A PICKUP TRUCK & LOAD$ IT ) EXPLOSIVES4 ,HANS51 ,TAYLOR & ,BELMAS !N SET (F ON A CROSS-C\NTRY TRIP T[>DS ,TORONTO4 

,ON ,OCTOB] #a#d1 A P[]FUL EXPLOSION OCCURR$ JU/ \TSIDE ,LITTON ,9DU/RIES1 A FACTORY ON ! \TSKIRTS ( ,TORONTO ?AT MANUFACTUR$ P>TS = ,U,S CRUISE MISSILE GUIDANCE SY/EMS4 ,! BLA/ 9JUR$ #a PEOPLE & CAUS$ NE>LY @s#d MILLION 9 DAMAGE4 ,DIRECT ,ACTION CLAIM$ RESPONSIBILITY & ISSU$ A COMMUNIQUE CONTEXTUALIZ+ ! BOMB+ AS A RESPONSE TO ! RESUMPTION ( ! ,U,S_/,SOVIET NUCLE> >MS RACE & EMPHASIZ+ ! NE$ TO TAKE UP >M$ /RUGGLE AGA9/ 0! NUCLE> MA/]S40 ,A SECOND COMMUNIQUE FOLL[$1 APOLOGIZ+ = ! 9JURIES & SUGGE/+ ?AT !Y W]E CAUS$ BY ! 9ACTION ( ! SECURITY GU>DS :O HAD FAIL$ TO HE$ ! W>N+ TO EVACUATE ! BUILD+4 

,UPON RETURN+ TO ,VANC\V]1 MEMB]S ( ! GR\P BEGAN CAS+ FRAN*ISES ( ,R$ ,HOT ,VIDEO1 A MOVIE *A9 ?AT SPECIALIZ$ 9 EXPLICITLY VIOL5T PORNOGRAPHY4 ,BY N[1 !Y HAD ATTRACT$ ! ATT5TION ( ! ,ROYAL ,CANADIAN ,M\NT$ ,POLICE 7,R,C,M,P71 ! ,CANADIAN EQUIVAL5T TO ! ,F,B,I1 :O PLAC$ !M UND] SURVEILLANCE4 

,ON ,NOVEMB] #b#b1 ?REE ,R$ ,HOT ,VIDEO \TLETS W]E FIRE- BOMB$ BY A GR\P CALL+ ITSELF ! ,WIMM9'S ,FIRE ,BRIGADE2 TWO ,DIRECT ,ACTION MEMB]S--,HANS5 & ,BELMAS--HELP$ C>RY \T ! ATTACKS4 ,!SE >SONS OCCURR$ )9 ! CONTEXT ( A BROAD] CAMPAIGN BE+ WAG$ BY MORE MA9/REAM FEM9I/S AGA9/ ,R$ ,HOT ,VIDEO2 AFT] ! ATTACKS1 ! *A9 WAS SUBJECT TO WIDESPREAD M$IA ATT5TION1 & MANY /ORES W]E RUN \T ( BUS9ESS4 

,ON ! MORN+ ( ,JANU>Y #b1#a#i#h#c1 ! MEMB]S ( ,DIRECT ,ACTION W]E >RE/$ BY ! ,R,C,M,P :ILE TRAVEL+ ON ! ,SEA- TO-,SKY ,HI<WAY JU/ S\? ( ,SQUAMI%4 ,AT !IR TRIAL ! FOLL[+ YE>1 ! FIVE MILITANTS RECEIV$ S5T5CES RANG+ FROM SIX YE>S TO LIFE2 UPON RECEIV+ A S5T5CE ( LIFE 9 PRISON1 ,ANN ,HANS5 ?REW A TOMATO AT ! JUDGE4 

,! ,LESSONS ( ,DIRECT ,ACTION 

  

,9 ! YE>S FOLL[+ ! ,*EEKEYE-,DUNSMUIR BOMB+1 GRE5 AN>*ISM F\ND A F]TILE HOME 9 ,BRITI% ,COLUMBIA1 MU* AS IT HAS 9 ! ,U,S ,PACIFIC ,NOR?WE/4 ,! FIR/ ,E>? ,LIB]ATION ,FRONT 7,E,L,F7 ACTION 9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA WAS AN >SON C>RI$ \T 9 #aiie AGA9/ A WILDLIFE MUSEUM 9 ,B,C1 & ,5,CANA OIL PIPEL9ES & 9FRA/RUCTURE 9 ! PROV9CE HAVE BE5 BOMB$ SIX TIMES S9CE ,OCTOB] #b#h4 ,B,C IS ALSO HOME TO A *APT] ( ,E>? ,FIR/6 & A SIZABLE COMMUNITY ( RADICAL 5VIRONM5TALI/S HEAVILY 9VOLV$ ) =E/ DEF5SE WORK4 ,! G5]AL OPPOSITION TO DEVELOPM5T PREVAIL+ AMONG AN>*I/S ON ! WE/ COA/ MATES S5SE 9 LI<T ( ! FACT ?AT MU* ( ! PROV9CE'S NATURAL ECOLOGY REMA9S RELATIVELY 9TACT1 :]EAS ,CANADA'S O!R MAJOR POPULATION C5T]S HAVE LONG S9CE BE5 ROBB$ ( !IR NATURAL BEAUTY & TRANS=M$ 9TO PO/-9DU/RIAL CITYSCAPES4 

,B,A,C,K,/,O,R,Y #d3 ,ANTI-GLOBALIZATION1 ,AN>*ISM1 & ! ,CANADIAN ,CONTEXT 

  

,A MORE REC5T HEADWAT] ( ! CONTEMPOR>Y ,CANADIAN AN>*I/ MOVEM5T CAN BE F\ND 9 ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION ]A1 A RESPONSE TO NEOLIB]AL POLICIES AT HOME1 ! SPREAD ( FREE TRADE AGREEM5TS1 & ! EXPANSION & 9T5SIFICATION ( ,I,M,F ECONOMIC %OCK !RAPY ACROSS ! GLOBE4 ,! MASS MOBILIZATIONS ( ! HEYDAY ( ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T RADICALIZ$ A G5]ATION & POPUL>IZ$ AN>*I/ PR9CIPLES & PRACTICES1 LAY+ ! F\NDATIONS = MANY CURR5T AN>*I/ PROJECTS4 

,ONT>IO ,DAYS ( ,ACTION1 #aiie 

  

,) ! ELECTION ( ,CONS]VATIVE ,PREMI] ,MIKE ,H>RIS 9 #a#i#i#e1 A M]CILESS NEOLIB]AL ONSLAU<T WAS UNLEA%$ UPON ,ONT>IO RESID5TS2 PUBLIC SP5D+ WAS SLA%$1 9CLUD+ A DRA/IC R$UCTION ( SOCIAL ASSI/ANCE RATES4 ,9 RESPONSE1 A GRASSROOTS ANTI-POV]TY ORGANIZATION BAS$ 9 ,TORONTO--! ,ONT>IO ,COALITION ,AGA9/ ,POV]TY 7,O,C,A,P7--BEGAN WORK+ ) ! ,ONT>IO ,F$]ATION ( ,LABOR 7,(,L7 & O!R ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP A COLLECTIVE OPPOSITION TO ! ,H>RIS GOV]NM5T4 ,?IS CULM9AT$ 9 ! 0,ONT>IO ,DAYS ( ,ACTION10 A S]IES ( ONE-DAY G5]AL /RIKES 9 DIFF]5T ,CANADIAN CITIES4 ,! ,TORONTO ,DAY ( ,ACTION MOBILIZ$ OV] #b#e1 PEOPLE4 ,BUT DESPITE SU* MASSIVE TURN\TS1 ! ,(,L LEAD]%IP PREV5T$ ! /RIKES FROM ASSUM+ A MORE CONFRONTATIONAL *>ACT]1 & CONSEQU5TLY FAIL$ TO A*IEVE ANY SIGNIFICANT CONCESSIONS4 

,LE>N+ FROM ! %ORTCOM+S ( ! ,DAYS ( ,ACTION & !IR FAILURE TO *ALL5GE ! ,H>RIS GOV]NM5T1 ,O,C,A,P 9T5SIFI$ ITS FOCUS ON 0,DIRECT ,ACTION ,CASEWORK40 ,?IS 9VOLV$ SUPPORT+ WELF>E CLAIMANTS1 PICKET+ AG5CIES & EMPLOY]S1 SQUATT+ AB&ON$ BUILD+S1 & FI<T+ ! CRIM9ALIZATION ( POV]TY4 

,QUE5'S ,P>K ,RIOT1 #b 

  

,O,C,A,P & O!R ,TORONTO-BAS$ GR\PS CALL$ = AN ACTION ON ,JUNE #a#e1 #b TO REVITALIZE A 0MOVEM5T ( G5]ALIZ$ RESI/ANCE40 ,A M>* ( HOMELESS PEOPLE & !IR SUPPORT]S >RIV$ AT ,QUE5S ,P>K TO DEM& ?AT ! GOV]NM5T MEET ) !M & ADDRESS !IR CONC]NS4 ,! PROV9CIAL GOV]NM5T RESPOND$ BY MOBILIZ+ RIOT POLICE4 ,O,C,A,P & ITS SUPPORT]S MET ?IS PROVOCATION BY FI<T+ BACK1 RESULT+ 9 :AT BECAME KN[N AS ! 0,QUE5'S ,P>K ,RIOT40 ,! RIOT 5G5D]$ A NEW MILITANCY AMONG P>TICIPANTS & LOCAL PROGRESSIVE ORGANIZATIONS1 RESULT+ 9 ! F\ND+ ( ! ,ONT>IO ,COMMON ,FRONT1 A PROV9CE-WIDE CAMPAIGN ( ECONOMIC DISRUPTION4 

,QUEBEC ,CITY1 #ba 

  

,FROM ,APRIL #b TO #b#b1 #b#a1 ,QUEBEC ,CITY HO/$ ONE ( ! L>GE/ DEMON/RATIONS ( ! ANTIGLOBALIZATION ]A4 ,OV] #e1 PEOPLE MOBILIZ$ TO OPPOSE ! ,FREE ,TRADE ,>EA ( ! ,AM]ICAS 7,F,T,A,A7 M9I/]IAL1 TAK+ OV] ! CITY CORE4 

,DIVID$ 9TO GRE51 YELL[1 & R$ PROTE/ ZONES ACCORD+ TO ANTICIPAT$ LEVELS ( RISK1 ! CITY WAS TRANS=M$ 9TO A V]ITABLE PLAYGR\ND ( RESI/ANCE4 ,PROTE/]S TORE D[N ! SECURITY F5CE ?AT SURR\ND$ ! M9I/]IAL MEET+ & HELD !IR GR\ND AGA9/ POLICE :O UTILIZ$ TE> GAS1 WAT] CANNONS1 CONCUSSION GR5ADES1 & RUBB] BULLETS4 ,ONE ( ! HI<LI<TS ( ! WEEK5D WAS A 0,M$IEVAL ,BLOC0 ) A FULL-SIZ$ CATAPULT ?AT FIR$ T$DY BE>S AT ! L9ES ( RIOT POLICE4.<#a.> 

,! DEMON/RATIONS 9 ,QUEBEC ,CITY W]E COORD9AT$ BY ! LOCALLY-BAS$ ,SUMMIT ( ! ,AM]ICAS ,WELCOM+ ,COMMITTEE 7,C,A,S,A1 9 ITS ,FR5* ACRONYM7 & ! ,MONTREAL-BAS$ ,ANTI- ,CAPITALI/ ,CONV]G5CE 7,C,L,A,C74 ,9 RESPONSE TO ! CRITICISMS ( 0SUMMIT HOPP+0 FOLL[+ 

! ,W,T,O PROTE/S 9 ,SEATTLE1 ! ORGANIZ]S EMPHASIZ$ A FOCUS ON LONG-T]M LOCAL ORGANIZ+ EF=TS2 ?IS MODEL S]V$ AS AN 9SPIRATION = ! ,TORONTO ,COMMUNITY ,MOBILIZATION ,NETWORK 7,T,C,M,N71 :I* HELP$ TO COORD9ATE ! PROTE/S AGA9/ ! #ba ,G#b 9 ,TORONTO ) ! ASSI/ANCE ( A RECON/ITUT$ ,C,L,A,C4 

,! ,F,T,A,A DEMON/RATIONS 9 ,QUEBEC ,CITY REPRES5T$ A HI<-WAT] M>K = ! ANTI- GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T 9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA4 ,F\R MON?S LAT] CAME ! ATTACKS ( #i_/#a#a & A %IFT 9 ! POLITICAL T]RA93 NATIONALI/IC BACKLA%1 ANTI-T]ROR LEGISLATION1 9CREAS$ SURVEILLANCE1 & ! DIV]SION ( MANY ACTIVI/S' 5]GY 9TO ! ULTIMATELY 9EFFECTIVE LIB]AL ANTI-W> MOVEM5T4 

,KANANASKIS1 #bb 

  

,ON ,JUNE #bf & #b#g1 #b#b1 ! #b#h? ,G#h ,SUMMIT WAS HELD 9 ! REMOTE T[N ( ,KANANASKIS1 ,ALB]TA4 ,DUE TO ! 9ACCESSIBILITY ( ! SUMMIT LOCATION1 TWO DEMON/RATIONS W]E ORGANIZ$3 ONE 9 NE>BY ,CALG>Y & ANO!R 9 ,OTTAWA4 ,! ,CALG>Y DEMON/RATIONS W]E A BU/3 NUMB]S W]E RELATIVELY SMALL & CONFRONTATION WAS M9IMAL1 ?\< MANY BUS9ESSES CLOS$ = ! DURATION ( ! SUMMIT4 ,! 0,TAKE ! ,CAPITAL0 DEMON/RATIONS 9 ,OTTAWA F>$ BETT]4 ,?\S&S DESC5D$ UPON TLIE /REETS ( D[NT[N ,OTTAWA = ?REE DAYS ( CREATIVE ACTIONS 9CLUD+ A ,NO ,ONE IS ,ILLEGAL M>*1 A DEMON/RATION AT ! ,U,S ,EMBASSY1 & A L>GE SNAKE M>*4 ,P]HAPS ! MO/ NOTEWOR?Y EF=T WAS AN OCCUPATION2 A H&FUL ( PROTE/]S BROKE 9TO A LOCAL AB&ON$ BUILD+ ?AT HAD SAT VACANT = OV] SEV5 YE>S1 DEM&+ A 0USE-IT-OR-LOSE-IT0 BYLAW TO CONV]T UNUS$ BUILD+S 9TO SOCIAL H\S+4 ,! OCCUPATION LA/$ = A WEEK UND] ! BANN]1 0,SICK ( ,WAIT+8 ,OCCUPY60 

,MONTEBELLO1 #bg 

  

,9 ,AUGU/ #b#g1 LEAD]S FROM ,MEXICO1 ! ,U,S1 & ,CANADA MET 9 ,MONTEBELLO1 ,QUEBEC TO DISCUSS ! FUTURE ( ! ,SECURITY & ,PROSP]ITY ,P>TN]%IP 7,S,P,P74 ,AN ANTICAPITALI/ ACTION CAMP WAS E/ABLI%$ 9 ,MONTEBELLO 9 E>LY ,AUGU/ TO PROVIDE A SPACE = PROTE/]S TO /AY1 RAISE AW>5ESS1 & MAKE PLANS4 ,9 ADDITION TO ?REE DAYS ( ACTIONS 9 ,MONTEBELLO1 PROTE/S ALSO OCCURR$ 9 ,OTTAWA & ,MONTREAL4 

,! ,QUEBEC ,PROV9CIAL ,POLICE'S USE ( AG5TS PROVOCATEURS 9 ,MONTEBELLO G5]AT$ TREM5D\S CONTROV]SY4 ,ID5TIFI$ AS UND]COV] AG5TS BY P>TICIPANTS 9 ! BLACK BLOC & SUBSEQU5TLY PO9T$ \T TO LABOR LEAD]S1 ?REE MASK$ 9DIVIDUALS HOLD+ ROCKS W]E ACCUS$ ( ATTEMPT+ TO 9CITE VIOL5CE4 ,PACIFI/S LAT] US$ ?IS 9CID5T TO PORTRAY ! ACTIONS ( ! BLACK BLOC DUR+ ! ,TORONTO ,G#b DEMON/RATIONS AS ! WORK ( POLICE 9FILTRATORS4 

,B,A,C,K,/,O,R,Y #e3 ,9DIG5\S ,9FLU5CE 

  

,9 ! ABS5CE ( A REVOLUTION>Y ,CANADIAN LABOR MOVEM5T1 TRADITIONAL NOTIONS ( CLASS W>F>E HAVE BE5 SUP]S$$ 9 MANY AN>*I/ CIRCLES BY ! N>RATIVE ( ,9DIG5\S RESI/ANCE TO CORPORATE DEVELOPM5T4 ,AS 9HABITANTS ( A NATION BUILT ON A F\NDATION ( MURD] & !FT1 MANY AN>*I/S 9 ,CANADA FEEL AN AFF9ITY ) ! COMMUNITIES MO/ CONSI/5TLY T>GET$ BY CAPITALISM3 ! ,FIR/ ,NATIONS ( ,TURTLE ,ISL&4 

,WE CAN'T DO JU/ICE H]E TO ! /ORY ( ,EUROPEAN COLONIZATION & OCCUPATION1 NOR ! RU?LESS CAMPAIGNS ( DISPLACEM5T & G5OCIDE ?AT FOLL[$4 ,WE CAN ONLY PROVIDE A BRIEF OV]VIEW ( ?IS PROCESS & HI<LI<T SOME ( ! /ORIES ( ,9DIG5\S RESI/ANCE ?AT HAVE 9FLU5C$ ,CANADA'S CONTEMPOR>Y AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 

,FIR/ ,CONTACT 

  

,9 #a#e#c#d1 ,JACQUES ,C>TI] L&$ ON ! %ORES ( ,GASPE ,BAY1 9 MOD]N DAY ,QUEBEC4 ,9 FRONT ( A SMALL GR\P ( CURI\S ,HAUD5OSAUNEE VILLAG]S1 ,C>TI] PLUNG$ A L>GE WOOD5 CROSS 9TO ! E>?1 CLAIM+ ! 0NEWLY-DISCOV]$0 T]RITORY 9 ! NAME ( ,FRANCE4 ,9 A CULTURAL MISUND]/&+ ?AT HAD S]I\S HI/ORICAL RAMIFICATIONS1 ! ,HURON-,IROQUOIS WORD = VILLAGE1 0KANATA10 WAS MI/AK5LY 9T]PRET$ AS ! NAME ( ! NEWLY DISCOV]$ T]RITORY2 ?US1 ! NAME ,CANADA WAS BORN \T ( A L+UI/IC GAFFE--& A C5TURIES-LONG CAMPAIGN ( COLONIAL DISPLACEM5T & G5OCIDE BEGAN4 

,! ,>RIVAL ( ! ,BRITI% 

  

,! PACE & SEV]ITY ( ! COLONIZATION ( ,TURTLE ,ISL& 9T5SIFI$ ) ! E/ABLI%M5T ( ! FIR/ ,BRITI% COLONY 9 #a#f#g4 ,:]EAS ,FR5* SETTL]S HAD L>GELY BE5 TRAD]S1 PILLAG+ ! L&'S NATURAL RES\RCES = EXPORT TO ,EUROPEAN M>KETS1 ! ,BRITI% SETTL]S W]E F>M]S :O PURSU$ AN AGGRESSIVE POLICY ( T]RITORIAL EXPANSION4 

,AFT] !IR DEFEAT 9 ! ,SEV5 ,YE>S' ,W>1 ,FRANCE WAS =C$ TO C$E CONTROL ( ! MAJORITY ( !IR ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN COLONIES TO ! ,BRITI% ,EMPIRE4 ,TO CONSOLIDATE !SE GA9S & ADDRESS ! GRIEVANCES ( ! TRIBES 9VOLV$ 9 ,PONTIAC'S ,REBELLION1 ,K+ ,GEORGE ,I,I,I ISSU$ ! ,ROYAL ,PROCLAMATION ( #a#g#f#c1 =MALIZ+ ! BORD]S ( ! ,BRITI% ,DOM9ION ( ,NOR? ,AM]ICA & E/ABLI%+ A ROYAL MONOPOLY OV] ALL TREATIES NEGOTIAT$ ) ! C\NTRY'S ,FIR/ ,NATIONS4 

,) P[] ?US CONSOLIDAT$1 ! ,BRITI% 9ITIAT$ A PROCESS ( =C$ ASSIMILATION O/5SIBLY 9T5D$ TO 0CIVILIZE0 ! NATION'S ,9DIG5\S 9HABITANTS1 LEAV+ ! BUS9ESS ( T]RITORIAL EXPANSION TO ! MONOLI?IC ,HUDSON'S ,BAY ,CORPORATION 7,H,B,C7--TO :I* ! CR[N LEAS$ HUGE TRACTS ( L& EXT5D+ TO ! ,PACIFIC ,OCEAN4 ,?IS POLICY ( ASSIMILATION WAS CODIFI$ 9 PRE-CONF$]ATE LEGISLATION SU* AS ! ,GRADUAL ,CIVILIZATION ,ACT ( #a#h#e#g1 :I* GRANT$ L& & A SMALL SUM ( MONEY TO 05FRAN*IS$0 ,NATIVES DEEM$ SUFFICI5TLY SOCIALIZ$ BY !IR ,EUROPEAN COLONIZ]S4 ,?IS PROCESS ( 5FRAN*ISEM5T1 M&ATORY = ALL ,9DIG5\S MALES OV] ! AGE ( #ba CAPABLE ( SPEAK+1 READ+1 & WRIT+ 9 ,FR5* OR ,5GLI%1 9CLUD$ A R5\NCEM5T ( !IR ,NATIVE /ATUS & TRIBAL AFFILIATIONS1 ! ADOPTION ( A ,EUROPEAN SURNAME1 & !IR RECOGNITION AS 0A REGUL> ,BRITI% SUBJECT40 

,?IS POLICY WAS L>GELY AB&ON$ 9 #a#h#g#i1 FOLL[+ A REPORT BY ,NICOLAS ,FLOOD ,DAV9 TO SITT+ ,PRIME ,M9I/] ( ,CANADA ,JOHN ,A4 ,MAC,DONALD >GU+ ?AT ! ADULT ,9DIG5\S POPULATION HAD PROV5 9CAPABLE ( TRANSITION+ FROM !IR 0PRES5T /ATE ( IGNORANCE1 SUP]/ITION1 & HELPLESSNESS0 TO !IR IMAG9$ ROLE AS REF9$ ,BRITI% SUBJECTS4 ,9/EAD1 ! ,DAV9 ,REPORT RECOMM5D$ REFOCUS+ ! GOV]NM5T'S ATT5TION ON 0CIVILIZ+0 ,NATIVE *ILDR5 ?R\< A SY/EM ( COMPULSORY BO>D+ S*OOLS ADM9I/]$ BY ! *UR*2 ?US ! ,CANADIAN ,RESID5TIAL ,S*OOL SY/EM WAS BORN4 

,! ,RESID5TIAL ,S*OOLS 

  

,FROM #ahh UNTIL ! CLOSURE ( ! LA/ F$]ALLY-ADM9I/]$ ,RESID5TIAL ,S*OOL 9 #a#i#i1 ! ,CANADIAN GOV]NM5T PRESID$ OV] A NETWORK ( ,CANADIAN 9DOCTR9ATION CAMPS ! /AT$ GOAL ( :I* WAS TO 0KILL ! ,9DIAN 9 ! *ILD40 ,TO ?IS 5D1 G5]ATIONS ( *ILDR5 W]E TORN FROM !IR COMMUNITIES & ?R[N 9TO ,*RI/IAN BO>D+ S*OOLS1 :]E H>% CORPORAL PUNI%M5T WAS 9FLICT$ ON /UD5TS CAU<T SPEAK+ !IR NATIVE TONGUE4 ,! ABS5CE ( PUBLIC OV]SI<T & ! CLIMATE ( RACI/ IMPUNITY CREAT$ ! CONDITIONS = WIDESPREAD SEXUAL ABUSE AT ! H&S ( ,ROMAN ,CA?OLIC & ,ANGLICAN PRIE/S1 LEAV+ A LEGACY ( TRAUMA ?AT P]SI/S AMONG SURVIVORS ( ! ,RESID5TIAL ,S*OOLS TO ?IS DAY4 

,! CRAMP$ & SQUALID CONDITIONS ( !SE S*OOLS W]E ALSO AN IDEAL BRE$+ GR\ND = DISEASE4 ,A #aif REPORT ISSU$ BY ,DR4 ,P4,H4 ,BRYCE1 ! *IEF ,M$ICAL ,9SPECTOR = ! ,DEP>TM5T ( ,9DIAN ,AFFAIRS1 ATTEMPT$ TO %$ LI<T ON !SE APPALL+ CONDITIONS4 ,IT 9DICAT$ ?AT MANY ( ! S*OOLS HAD A MORTALITY RATE ( #e.01 ) ! MAJORITY ( !SE DEA?S OCCURR+ )9 ! *ILD'S FIR/ YE> AT ! S*OOL2 AN ADD5DUM TO ! REPORT1 RELEAS$ 9 #a#i#i1 ALLEG$ ?AT ,NATIVE *ILDR5 W]E BE+ PURPOSEFULLY EXPOS$ TO TUB]CULOSIS & LEFT TO DIE BY TEA*]S & /AFF MEMB]S4 

,BRYCE WAS SUBSEQU5TLY FIR$ & HIS F9D+S COV]$ UP4 ,9 #a#i#b1 F$]AL LEGISLATION WAS 9TRODUC$ DECL>+ ATT5DANCE 9 ! ,RESID5TIAL ,S*OOL SY/EM COMPULSORY = ALL ,NATIVE *ILDR5 BETWE5 ! AGES ( #g & #a#f4 ,ATT5DANCE PEAK$ 9 ! #a#i#cS2 IT ONLY BEGAN TO DROP (F 9 ! #a#i#eS1 :5 ! /ATE TOOK OV] ADM9I/RATIVE CONTROL ( ! S*OOLS & BEGAN ! PROCESS ( ASSIMILAT+ ,NATIVE *ILDR5 9TO ! REGUL> PUBLIC S*OOL SY/EM4 ,! TRUE HI/ORY ( ! ,RESID5TIAL ,S*OOLS DID NOT REA* ! CONSCI\SNESS ( ,CANADA'S SETTL] POPULATION UNTIL ! #a#i#iS2 TO ?IS DAY1 MO/ ,CANADIANS REMA9 IGNORANT ( IT4 

9DIG5\S ,RESURG5CE 

  

,! PA/ TWO DECADES HAVE WITNESS$ A RESURG5CE 9 ,9DIG5\S RESI/ANCE TO CORPORATE DEVELOP]S & ! ,CANADIAN /ATE4 ,F$ UP ) ! RE=MISM ( ! TRADITIONAL LEFT1 MANY AN>*I/S HAVE TURN$ = 9SPIRATION TO ?IS NEW WAVE ( ANTI-COLONIAL /RUGGLE4 ,AT A TIME :5 ! ECOLOGICAL CONSEQU5CES ( 9DU/RIAL CAPITALISM HAVE BECOME IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE1 ,9DIG5\S W>RIORS1 ELD]S1 WOM51 & Y\? >E WIDELY RESPECT$ = !IR BRAV]Y 9 OPPOS+ ! DE/RUCTION ( !IR TRADITIONAL L&-BASES4 

,B>RI]E ,LAKE 

  

,! ,ALGONQU9S ( ,B>RI]E ,LAKE >E A SMALL COMMUNITY ( #d PEOPLE LIV+ 9 A REMOTE >EA ( UNC$$ T]RITORY 9 NOR!RN ,QUEBEC4 ,!IR /RONG S5SE ( CULTURAL ID5TITY IS GR\ND$ 9 !IR CU/OM>Y =M ( SELF-GOV]NANCE1 KN[N AS ,MIT*IKANIBIKOK ,ANI%9ABE ,ONAK9AKEW91 & A TRADITIONAL WAY ( LIFE 9 CLOSE CONNECTION TO ! L&4 ,S9CE #a#i#h#i1 !Y'VE WAG$ A CAMPAIGN ( NONVIOL5T DIRECT ACTION TO HALT LOGG+ & M9+ COMPANIES' 9CURSIONS 9TO !IR ANCE/RAL HUNT+ GR\NDS--AN >EA ( OV] #a1 SQU>E KILOMET]S NOR? ( ,OTTAWA4 ,?IS /RUGGLE HAS L>GELY TAK5 ! =M ( HI<WAY BLOCKADES & MASS DEMON/RATIONS2 ! POLICE HAVE FREQU5TLY RESPOND$ ) TE> GAS & POLICE BATONS4 ,!IR P]SEV]ANCE 9 ! FACE ( OV]T REPRESSION & EF=TS TO UND]M9E !IR TRADITIONAL GOV]N+ /RUCTURE HAS 9SPIR$ O!R ,FIR/ ,NATIONS COMMUNITIES & E>N$ !M ! SUPPORT ( AN>*I/S 9 ,OTTAWA1 ,MONTREAL1 & ,TORONTO4 

,! ,OKA ,/&(F 

  

,! ,OKA ,CRISIS WAS A #g#i-DAY >M$ /&(F 9 ,OKA1 ,QUEBEC BETWE5 ,CANADIAN SECURITY =CES & MEMB]S ( ! ,MOHAWK COMMUNITY ( ,KHANESATAKE4 ,! DRAMATIC EV5TS GALVANIZ$ ,FIR/ ,NATIONS COMMUNITIES ACROSS ! C\NTRY1 PRODUC+ AN \TP\R+ ( SOLID>ITY ACTIONS & ECONOMIC DISRUPTION ?AT BR\<T ,NATIVE L& CLAIMS TO ! =EFRONT ( ! NATIONAL CONSCI\SNESS4 ,! CONFRONTATION BEGAN ON ,JULY #a#a1#a#i#i :5 A HI<WAY BLOCKADE ?AT HAD HALT$ ! EXPANSION ( A GOLF C\RSE ONTO A ,MOHAWK CEMET]Y WAS ATTACK$ BY MEMB]S ( ! PROV9CIAL ,SURETE DU ,QUEBEC 7,S,Q7 ) TE> GAS & FLA% GR5ADES4 ,MOHAWK W>RIORS RESPOND$ ) GUNFIRE & A MEMB] ( ! ,S,Q WAS KILL$ 9 ! RESULT+ FIREFI<T4 ,! ,S,Q )DREW1 LEAV+ SEV]AL POLICE VEHICLES & A FRONT-5D LOAD] BEH9D2 ! ,MOHAWKS IMM$IATELY PUT !SE TO USE1 CRU%+ & FLIPP+ OV] A POLICE CRUIS] TO =TIFY !IR B>RICADE & EMPHASIZE ?AT !Y W]5'T MESS+ >\ND4 

,9 SOLID>ITY1 ,MOHAWKS FROM ! NE>BY COMMUNITY ( ,KAHNAWAKE BLOCKAD$ ! ,M]CI] ,BRIDGE1 A HI<-TRAFFIC CORRIDOR CONNECT+ ! ISL& ( ,MONTREAL TO ITS HEAVILY POPULAT$ S\!RN SUBURBS ( ,*ATEAUGUAY4 ,?IS PROVOK$ WIDESPREAD ANG] & RIOT+ AMONG ! LOCAL SETTL] POPULATION1 PROMPT+ ! ,PREMI] ( ,QUEBEC TO CALL 9 ! ,CANADIAN >MY 9 AN EF=T TO BR+ A SPE$Y RESOLUTION TO ! /&(F4 ,AFT] WEEKS TOE TO TOE ) ! ,ROYAL #b#bND ,REGIM5T1 ! ,MOHAWK W>RIORS UNILAT]ALLY DIS>M$ & /ROLL$ \T ( ! P9ES :]E !Y HAD MADE !IR /&4 ,! GOLF C\RSE WAS NEV] EXP&$1 & ! ACTIONS ( ! ,MOHAWKS SET A PREC$5T = >M$ SELF-DEF5SE AGA9/ COLONIAL 5CROA*M5T4 

,! ,HAUD5OSAUNEE ( ! ,GR& ,RIV] ,T]RITORY 

  

,ON ,FEBRU>Y #b#h1 #b#f1 MEMB]S ( ! ,SIX ,NATIONS ,IROQUOIS ,CONF$]ACY OCCUPI$ ! PROPOS$ SITE ( ! ,D\GLAS ,CREEK ,E/ATES RESID5TIAL COMPLEX NE> ! T[N ( ,CAL$ONIA1 ,ONT>IO1 HALT+ CON/RUCTION & BR++ ATT5TION TO A LONG-/&+ L& CLAIMS DISPUTE4 ,9 #a#g#h#d1 AS REW>D = ! ,IROQUOIS TRIBES :O F\<T ALONGSIDE ! ,BRITI% 9 ! ,AM]ICAN ,REVOLUTION1 ! ,CR[N HAD GRANT$ ! ,HAUD5OSAUNEE TITLE OV] ! ,HAL- DIM& ,TRACT--A GEOGRAPHICAL >EA EXT5D+ SIX MILES 9 BO? DIRECTIONS FROM ! ,GR& ,RIV]2 TODAY ?IS T]RITORY 5COMPASSES MANY T[NS & CITIES 9 S\!RN ,ONT>IO1 9CLUD+ ,CAL$ONIA1 ,P>IS1 ,BRANT=D1 ,CAMBRIDGE1 ,KIT*5]1 & ,WAT]LOO4 ,! ,CR[N ALLEG$ ?AT ! ,SIX ,NATIONS C\NCIL AGRE$ TO SELL ?IS L& 9 #a#h#d#a1 M9US ! T]RITORY ?AT COMPRISES ! MOD]N-DAY ,SIX ,NATIONS RES]VE4 ,HI/ORICAL RECORDS %[ ?AT REPRES5TATIVES ( ,SIX ,NATIONS QUICKLY PETITION$ AGA9/ ?IS SURR5D] ( !IR TRADITIONAL L&1 CLAIM+ ?AT !Y HAD ONLY 9T5D$ ?AT IT BE MADE AVAILABLE = LEASE4 

,ON ,APRIL #b1 MEMB]S ( ! ,ONT>IO ,PROV9CIAL ,POLICE 7,O,P,P7 /ORM$ ! ,D\GLAS ,CREEK OCCUPATION SITE1 TAS]+ ,NATIVE ACTIVI/S & >RE/+ TW5TY-ONE PEOPLE4 ,LAT] ?AT DAY1 A L>GE CR[D FROM ,SIX ,NATIONS RETOOK ! SITE1 *AS$ ! ,O,P,P FROM ! >EA1 & ]ECT$ B>RICADES4 ,! RESULT+ T5SIONS1 KN[N AS ! ,CAL$ONIA ,CRISIS1 DREW 9 MANY NON-,NATIVE SUPPORT]S FROM >\ND S\!RN ,ONT>IO1 9CLUD+ AN>*I/S FROM ,GUELPH1 ,HAMILTON1 ,KIT*5]1 ,WAT]LOO1 ,LONDON1 & ,TORONTO4 ,?\< ! B>RICADES HAVE S9CE COME D[N1 ! ,D\GLAS ,E/ATES REMA9 OCCUPI$1 & ACTIVI/S FROM ,SIX ,NATIONS CONT9UE TO RESI/ ! COLONIZATION ( !IR L&2 MILLIONS ( DOLL>S ( CON/RUCTION HAS S9CE BE5 HALT$ AT PROPOS$ DEVELOPM5T SITES 9 ,BRANT=D1 & A =M] POLICE /ATION ON ! ,SIX ,NATIONS RES]VATION WAS REC5TLY OCCUPI$ & TRANS=M$ 9TO A Y\? C5T]4 

,LOOK+ ,AHEAD 

  

,! DIRECT ACTION TACTICS EMPLOY$ BY ! ,9DIG5\S 9HABITANTS ( ,TURTLE ,ISL& SUGGE/ NEW POSSIBILITIES = ,CANADIAN AN>*I/S AS WELL4 ,9 ,DECEMB] #b#a1 FIFTY-F\R ,FIR/ ,NATIONS B&S 9 ,BRITI% ,COLUMBIA ANN\NC$ !IR 9T5TION TO BLOCK ! PROPOS$ @s#e4#e BILLION ,NOR!RN ,GATEWAY ,PIPEL9E ,PROJECT1 :I* W\LD TRANSPORT OIL FROM ! ,ALB]TA ,T> ,S&S ?R\< !IR TRADITIONAL T]RITORIES TO TANK]S 9 ! ,PACIFIC ,OCEAN4 ,%ORTLY BE=E ! ,G#b ,SUMMIT 9 ,TORONTO1 ,FIR/ ,NATIONS COMMUNITIES ?REAT5$ TO BLOCKADE ! #d-S]IES HI<WAYS ?AT S]VE AS ! PRIM>Y TRANSPORTATION >T]IES ( ,CANADA'S COMM]CIAL HUB2 ?IS W\LD HAVE P>ALYZ$ ! ,SUMMIT & CAUS$ UNTOLD ECONOMIC DISRUPTION4 ,! GOV]NM5T QUICKLY CAPITULAT$ TO !IR DEM&S1 :I* 9CLUD$ AN EXEMPTION = ,FIR/ ,NATIONS FROM A NEWLY PLANN$ ,H>MONIZ$ ,SALES ,TAX 7,H,/74 

,CANADA S VA/ GEOGRAPHY & TRANSPORTATION 9FRA/RUCTURE >E ITS ECONOMIC ,A*ILLES ,HEEL4 ,AN>*I/S MU/ LE>N FROM ! SUCCESS ( \R ,NATIVE ALLIES1 :O HAVE %[N H[ A RELATIVELY SMALL GR\P CAN EX]T P[]FUL LEV]AGE BY ?REAT5+ ECONOMIC DISRUPTION 

,9DIG5\S ,9FLU5CE ON ,AN>*I/ ,/RUGGLES3 ,CASE ,/UDY - ,GUELPH1 ,O,N 

  

,GUELPH IS A SMALL CITY 9 S\!RN ,ONT>IO ?AT BOA/S A VIBRANT AN>*I/ COMMUNITY4 ,! CITY IS RAPIDLY BE+ 9TEGRAT$ 9TO ! METROPOLIS ( ,TORONTO2 SPRAWL & DE/RUCTION ( L& IS A DAILY REALITY ?AT CANNOT BE IGNOR$4 ,S9CE ! E>LY #bS1 AN>*I/S 9 ,GUELPH HAVE BE5 9VOLV$ 9 ANTI-POV]TY & ANTI-POLICE CAMPAIGNS1 NUM]\S ,E,L,F ACTIONS1 & C\NTLESS CL&E/9E ACTS ( SABOTAGE4 ,! COMMUNITY BOA/S AN ACTIVE ,AN>*I/ ,BLACK ,CROSS1 ! ,FI]CE 'N' ,FABUL\S RADICAL QUE] CREW1 ! ,>R[ ,>*IVE ,Z9E ,LIBR>Y1 ! ,GUELPH ,AN>*I/ ,READ+ ,GR\P1 & A WEAL? ( AN>*I/ PR9T+ & DI/RIBUTION EF=TS4 

,9 SUMM] #b#i1 AN OCCUPATION ( ,HANLON ,CREEK ON ! $GE ( ,GUELPH SUCCESSFULLY DELAY$ ! CON/RUCTION ( A BUS9ESS P>K ON ONE ( ! LA/ REMA9+ OLD-GR[? =E/S 9 S\!RN ,ONT>IO4 ,?IS OCCUPATION WAS DIRECTLY 9SPIR$ BY PREVI\S ,9DIG5\S L& RECLAMATIONS & ANTI-DEVELOPM5T CAMPAIGNS4 ,PUBLIC DISS5T HAD LONG BE5 BUILD+ AGA9/ ! PROJECT ALONGSIDE DIS5*ANTM5T ) DEMOCRATIC ME?ODS ( *ANGE4 ,9 ! E>LY MORN+ ( ,JULY #b#g1 APPROXIMATELY #e 9DIVIDUALS1 MO/LY AN>*I/S1 TOOK OV] ! SITE & HALT$ CON/RUCTION2 = #ai DAYS PEOPLE HELD ! L&4 ,AN EXPLICIT GOAL ( ! OCCUPATION WAS TO FRAME IT AS P>T ( A BROAD] ANTI-COLONIAL /RUGGLE1 =EGR\ND+ ! !FT ( ?IS L& FROM ITS ORIG9AL 9HABITANTS4 ,9DIG5\S L& DEF5D]S FROM ACROSS ,ONT>IO SUPPORT$ ! /RUGGLE1 9CLUD+ RESID5TS ( ,SIX ,NATIONS & ! ,MOHAWKS ( ,TY5D9AGA4 

,! OCCUPATION ALSO RECEIV$ PUBLIC SUPPORT FROM RESID5TS ( ,GUELPH4 ,F>M]S & NEI<BORS DROPP$ (F FOOD AT ! SITE & LOCALS PROTE/$ ! DEVELOPM5T AT ,CITY ,HALL2 ALL ?IS CREAT$ A SPACE = PEOPLE TO MEET & %>E /ORIES ( /RUGGLE & SOLID>ITY4 ,HUNDR$S CAME TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! OCCUPATION4 

,! OCCUPATION 5D$ ) CON/RUCTION BE+ /OPP$ = ! SEASON1 AS ! DEVELOPM5T COMPANY WAS UNABLE TO MEET !IR DEADL9E4 ,ONE POSITIVE \TCOME ( ! CAMPAIGN WAS A DECL>ATION BY MEMB]S ( ! BUS9ESS CLASS ?AT ,GUELPH WAS 0UNFRI5DLY TO BUS9ESS40 ,! CITY HAD TO BE BAIL$ \T BY ! F$]AL GOV]NM5T = @s#f1 TO PAY = ! FAIL$ CONTRACT1 & ANO!R L>G] DEVELOPM5T 9 ! D[NT[N HAD TO BE PUT ON HOLD DUE TO LACK ( FUNDS4 

,! ,CITY ( ,GUELPH LAUN*$ A @s#e MILLION ,S,L,A,P,P 7,/RATEGIC ,LITIGATION AGA9/ ,PUBLIC ,P>TICIPATION7 LAWSUIT AGA9/ FIVE ORGANIZ]S AS A DET]R5T TO FUR!R ACTION4 ,! FOLL[+ YE>1 MANY PEOPLE PRIORITIZ$ ! MOBILIZATION AGA9/ ! ,G#b 9 ,TORONTO1 & AS A RESULT CON/RUCTION W5T AHEAD AS PLANN$4 

,9 H9DSI<T1 TURN+ EF=TS T[>DS ORGANIZ+ = A GLOBAL SUMMIT RA!R ?AN CONT9U+ TO DEF5D ! L& AGA9/ DEVELOPM5T WAS NOT A /RATEGICALLY S\ND DECISION & RESULT$ 9 A DECL9E RA!R ?AN A GR[? 9 ! CAPACITY ( AN>*I/S 9 ,GUELPH4 

,RIOT #ba ,P>T #a3 ,! ,VANC\V] ,OLYMPICS 

  

,9 #b#g1 ! TAG 0,RIOT #b#a0 />T$ APPE>+ ON MAILBOXES & ! WALLS ( BACK ALLEYS ALL OV] ,VANC\V]4 ,IT DIDN'T TAKE A G5IUS TO FIGURE \T :AT IT REF]R$ TO3 ! ,W9T] ,OLYMPICS W]E COM+ TO ! CITY1 DESPITE MASSIVE PUBLIC OPPOSITION4 

,9 ! YE>S LEAD+ UP TO :AT ! GOV]NM5T HAD DUBB$ ! 0GRE5E/ GAMES EV]10 AN>*I/S JO9$ =CES ) ,9DIG5\S PEOPLE & GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS TO S\ND ! AL>M OV] ! HAVOC ! ,OLYMPIC 9DU/RY WAS WREAK+ ON POOR PEOPLE & ! BIOSPH]E4 ,9 #b#h1 A GR\P KN[N AS ! ,OLYMPIC ,RESI/ANCE ,NETWORK 7,O,R,N7 =M$ TO CONTE/ ! ,GAMES1 US+ ! M$IA SPECTACLE TO BROADCA/ AN UNCOMPROMIS+ CRITIQUE ( COLONIALISM & CAPITALISM4 ,!Y ACCOMPLI%$ ?IS ?R\< HI<-PR(ILE DIRECT ACTIONS & A REL5TLESS \TREA* CAMPAIGN CULM9AT+ 9 ! FIR/ EV] ANTI-,OLYMPIC CONV]G5CE1 TIM$ TO CO9CIDE ) ! ,GAMES4 

,?REE IMPORTANT FACTORS DI/+UI%$ ! ,VANC\V] EXP]I5CE FROM MORE TRADITIONAL ANTICAPITALI/ CONV]G5CES1 SU* AS PROTE/S AGA9/ ! SUMMITS ( ! ,WORLD ,BANK & ,WORLD ,TRADE ,ORGANIZATION 7,W,T,O74 

,FIR/1 ! ,OLYMPICS >E POPUL> ! WORLD OV]4 ,! IDEA ( AMATEUR SPORTSMAN%IP & ! SPIRIT ( FRI5DLY COMPETITION AMONG NATIONS IS A P[]FUL MY? OBSCUR+ ! CAPITALI/ AG5DA ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,OLYMPIC ,COMMITTEE 7,I,O,C74 ,IT WAS *ALL5G+ TO EXPOSE ! NEF>I\S AG5DA & HI/ORY ( ! ,GAMES1 & EQUALLY DIFFICULT TO CONV9CE TR\BLEMAK]S TO COME TO ,VANC\V] TO P>TICIPATE 9 ACTIONS AGA9/ SOME?+ SEEM+LY AS B5IGN AS FIGURE SKAT+4 

,SECOND1 ,9DIG5\S SOV]EIGNTY WAS ! MO/ PROM95T MESSAGE ( ANTI-,OLYMPICS ORGANIZ+4 0,NO ,OLYMPICS ON ,/OL5 ,NATIVE ,L&0 WAS ! RALLY+ CRY ( ! ,O,R,N4 ,! V5UES & 9FRA/RUCTURE ( ! ,GAMES1 9CLUD+ HI<WAY EXPANSION & MULTI-BILLION DOLL> MEGAPROJECTS1 W]E ALL BUILT ON UNC$$ ,COA/ ,SALI% T]RITORY4 

,F9ALLY1 ! ,N,G,O-9DU/RIAL COMPLEX1 BIG LABOR1 & ! ,N,D,P ALL /AY$ AWAY FROM ANTI-,OLYMPIC ORGANIZ+ ALTOGE!R4 ,:ILE ?OSE GR\PS (T5 BR+ NUMB]S & RES\RCES TO MAJOR CONV]G5CES1 !Y ALSO BR+ !IR BUREAUCRATIC /YLE ( MANAGEM5T & A WEAK ANALYSIS ( ! /RUCTURES ( OPPRESSION4 ,!IR ABS5CE GAVE MORE RADICAL ACTIVI/S SPACE TO PU% AN ANTICAPITALI/ & ANTI-COLONIAL AG5DA TO ! =EFRONT4 

,A S]IES ( SUCCESSFUL DISRUPTIONS BEG9N+ 9 #bg =C$ ! ,VANC\V] ,OLYMPIC ,ORGANIZ+ ,COMMITTEE 7,V,A,N,O,C7 TO BR+ !IR PRE-,OLYMPIC EV5TS 9DOORS ) HEAVY SECURITY4 ,SABOTAGE & V&ALISM AGA9/ SPONSORS1 OCCUPATIONS & BLOCKADES AT PROMOTIONAL EV5TS1 & ACTIONS AGA9/ ! ,OLYMPIC TOR* HELP$ BUILD MOM5TUM LEAD+ UP TO ! MA9 EV5T4 ,:5 ,FEBRU>Y #ba F9ALLY >RIV$1 ALL ! PIECES W]E 9 PLACE4 

,BACKGR\ND 

  

,9 ,JULY #b#c1 ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,OLYMPIC ,COMMITTEE SELECT$ ,VANC\V] AS HO/ CITY = ! #ba ,W9T] ,GAMES4 ,AT ?IS TIME1 ! ,F\R ,HO/ ,FIR/ ,NATIONS CORPORATION WAS E/ABLI%$1 COMPRIS$ ( GOV]NM5T-FUND$ B& C\NCILS FROM ! REGION4 ,! CO-OPTION ( ,9DIG5\S ID5TITY 9TO ! ,OLYMPICS' BR&+ WAS A TOP PRIORITY = GOV]NM5T & BUS9ESS1 ON ACC\NT ( ! POT5TIAL = DISRUPTION POS$ BY ,9DIG5\S PEOPLE4 ,OLYMPIC ORGANIZ]S ALSO 5DEAVOR$ TO EXPLOIT ,9DIG5\S CULTURE ?R\< MASCOTS1 M$AL DESIGNS1 & O!R IMAG]Y4 

,! FIR/ PHASE ( ! ANTI-,OLYMPIC CAMPAIGN TOOK PLACE BETWE5 #bb & #b#e1 CONSI/+ ( SMALL RALLIES1 =UMS1 & A FAIL$ GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN = A 0,NO0 VOTE AGA9/ ! ,GAMES 9 A CITYWIDE PLEBISCITE4 ,DUR+ ?IS P]IOD1 /RUGGLES BEGAN TO 9T5SIFY >\ND H\S+ & HOMELESSNESS1 PRIM>ILY 9 ,VANC\V]'S ,D[NT[N ,EA/SIDE 7,D,T,E,S74 ,?IS BEGAN ) ! #bb CAMPAIGN TO TURN ! VACANT ,WOODW>D'S DEP>TM5T /ORE 9TO SOCIAL H\S+1 9VOLV+ A WEEK-LONG OCCUPATION ( ! BUILD+ & A ?REE-MON? T5T CITY ON ITS SIDEWALKS4 

,9 #b#f1 ! CAMPAIGN 5T]$ ITS SECOND PHASE1 *>ACT]IZ$ BY L>G] MILITANT PROTE/S & CL&E/9E ACTS ( V&ALISM & SABOTAGE4 ,?IS MOVEM5T PRES5T$ A RADICAL CRITIQUE ( ! ,OLYMPIC 9DU/RY AS A :OLE1 & EXP&$ TO A NATIONAL LEVEL ) SOLID>ITY ACTIONS & DISRUPTIONS ( ,OLYMPIC EV5TS ACROSS ! C\NTRY1 ALONG ) VIDEOS1 SPEAK+ T\RS1 NEWSLETT]S1 CONF]5CES1 WORK%OPS1 & O!R $UCATIONAL CAMPAIGNS4 ,OV] #c PUBLIC DIRECT ACTIONS OCCURR$1 9CLUD+ SQUATS1 EV5T DISRUPTIONS1 & BLOCKADES1 & AT LEA/ #f ACTS ( V&ALISM & SABOTAGE W]E C>RI$ \T4 ,!RE W]E OV] #h ,OLYMPICS-RELAT$ >RE/S 9 ,VANC\V] & O!R CITIES BETWE5 #bf & #b#a1 ALMO/ ALL RESULT+ FROM PUBLIC ACTIONS4 ,SOME #bg MORE >RE/S OCCURR$ DUR+ ! ,GAMES4 

,! ANTI-,OLYMPIC MOVEM5T HAD A CONSID]ABLE IMPACT ON PUBLIC DISC\RSE & ! ,OLYMPIC 9DU/RY4 ,POLLS REPORT$ OV] #c P]C5T SUPPORT = ! ANTI-,OLYMPIC PROTE/S & OV] #g P]C5T AGREEM5T ?AT ! ,OLYMPICS CO/ TOO MU*4.<#b.> ,POLL/]S W]E SURPRIS$ BY ! MASSIVE UNPOPUL>ITY ( ! ,GAMES1 :I* ONLY >OSE AFT] MILITANT DIRECT ACTIONS BEGAN 9 #b#g4 

,AMONG ! ,9DIG5\S GR\PS 9VOLV$ 9 ! CAMPAIGN1 ! ,NATIVE ,Y\? ,MOVEM5T 7,N,Y,M71 ,NATIVE #ba ,RESI/ANCE1 & ,D[NT[N ,EA/- SIDE ,WOM5'S ,C5T] ,ELD]S' ,C\NCIL /& \T4 ,SECWEPEMC ,N,Y,M P>TICIPAT$ 9 SEV]AL ANTI- ,OLYMPIC PROTE/S & CONDUCT$ SPEAK+ T\RS 9 ,EA/]N ,CANADA & ! ,U,S4 ,NATIVE #ba ,RESI/ANCE WAS A %ORT-LIV$ ,9DIG5\S ANTI-,OLYMPIC GR\P BAS$ \T ( ,VANC\V] ?AT ORGANIZ$ RALLIES & AN ACTION 9 E>LY #b#h4 ,! ,ELD]S' ,C\NCIL WAS (T5 AT ! =EFRONT ( PROTE/S4 

,AFT] SOME PREVI\S EF=TS TO E/ABLI% AN ANTI-,OLYMPIC ORGANIZ+ GR\P 9 ,VANC\V]1 ! ,OLYMPIC ,RESI/ANCE ,NETWORK 7,O,R,N7 WAS E/ABLI%$ 9 ! SPR+ ( #b#h4 ,IT WAS COMPRIS$ ( RADICAL GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS1 9CLUD+ ! ,ANTI-,POV]TY ,COMMITTEE 7,A,P,C71 ,NO ,ONE ,IS ,ILLEGAL 7,N,O,I,I7 & #ba ,GAMES ,WAT*1 JO9$ BY SEV]AL 9DIVIDUAL AN>*I/ & ,9DIG5\S ORGANIZ]S4 ,O!R AN>*I/S & ,9DIG5\S ACTIVI/S DID NOT P>TICIPATE 9 ,O,R,N1 *OOS+ TO ORGANIZE AUTONOM\SLY4 ,! ,VANC\V] ,M$IA ,CO-OP 7,V,M,C71 :I* PROVID$ ! BE/ COV]AGE ( ! ANTI-,OLYMPIC CONV]G5CE 9 ,FEBRU>Y #b#a1 ORIG9ALLY BEGAN AS A COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE )9 ! ,O,R,N4 

,9 CONTRA/ TO ! ,O,R,N1 A MORE RE=MI/ MOVEM5T WAS COMPRIS$ ( ,N,G,O-TYPE GR\PS SU* AS ! ,C>NEGIE ,COMMUNITY ,ACTION ,PROJECT 7,C,C,A,P71 ,PIVOT ,LEGAL ,SOCIETY 7A 0PROGRESSIVE0 LAWY]'S GR\P 9 ! ,D,T,E,S71 ,IMPACT ON ,COMMUNITIES ,COALITION 7,I,O,C,C71 & O!RS4 ,!SE GR\PS' MA9 /RATEGY WAS TO USE ! ,OLYMPICS TO PROMOTE !IR CAUSES1 RELY+ ON POSITIVE M$IA COV]AGE & LOBBY+ = LEGAL RE=MS4 ,= !SE REASONS1 ! RE=MI/S HAD LITTLE PUBLIC 9T]ACTION ) ! ,O,R,N & ORGANIZ$ !IR [N SEP>ATE ACTIVITIES1 9CLUD+ =UMS1 CONF]5CES1 WORK%OPS1 & O!R $UCATIONAL CAMPAIGNS4 ,OV] #c PUBLIC DIRECT ACTIONS OCCURR$1 9CLUD+ SQUATS1 EV5T DISRUPTIONS1 & BLOCKADES1 & AT LEA/ #f ACTS ( V&ALISM & SABOTAGE W]E C>RI$ \T4 ,!RE W]E OV] #h ,OLYMPICS-RELAT$ >RE/S 9 ,VANC\V] & O!R CITIES BETWE5 #bf & #b#a1 ALMO/ ALL RESULT+ FROM PUBLIC ACTIONS4 ,SOME #bg MORE >RE/S OCCURR$ DUR+ ! ,GAMES4 

,! ANTI-,OLYMPIC MOVEM5T HAD A CONSID]ABLE IMPACT ON PUBLIC DISC\RSE & ! ,OLYMPIC 9DU/RY4 ,POLLS REPORT$ OV] #c P]C5T SUPPORT = ! ANTI-,OLYMPIC PROTE/S & OV] #g P]C5T AGREEM5T ?AT ! ,OLYMPICS CO/ TOO MU*4.<#b.> ,POLL/]S W]E SURPRIS$ BY ! MASSIVE UNPOPUL>ITY ( ! ,GAMES1 :I* ONLY >OSE AFT] MILITANT DIRECT ACTIONS BEGAN 9 #b#g4 

,AMONG ! ,9DIG5\S GR\PS 9VOLV$ 9 ! CAMPAIGN1 ! ,NATIVE ,Y\? ,MOVEM5T 7,N,Y,M71 ,NATIVE #ba ,RESI/ANCE1 & ,D[NT[N ,EA/- SIDE ,WOM5'S ,C5T] ,ELD]S' ,C\NCIL /& \T4 ,SECWEPEMC ,N,Y,M P>TICIPAT$ 9 SEV]AL ANTI- ,OLYMPIC PROTE/S & CONDUCT$ SPEAK+ T\RS 9 ,EA/]N ,CANADA & ! ,U,S4 ,NATIVE #ba ,RESI/ANCE WAS A %ORT-LIV$ ,9DIG5\S ANTI-,OLYMPIC GR\P BAS$ \T ( ,VANC\V] ?AT ORGANIZ$ RALLIES & AN ACTION 9 E>LY #b#h4 ,! ,ELD]S' ,C\NCIL WAS (T5 AT ! =EFRONT ( PROTE/S4 

,AFT] SOME PREVI\S EF=TS TO E/ABLI% AN AN- TI-,OLYMPIC ORGANIZ+ GR\P 9 ,VANC\V]1 ! ,OLYMPIC ,RESI/ANCE ,NETWORK 7,O,R,N7 WAS E/ABLI%$ 9 ! SPR+ ( #b#h4 ,IT WAS COMPRIS$ ( RADICAL GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS1 9CLUD+ ! ,ANTI-,POV]TY ,COMMITTEE 7,A,P,C71 ,NO ,ONE ,IS ,ILLEGAL 7,N,O,I,I7 & #ba ,GAMES ,WAT*1 JO9$ BY SEV]AL 9DIVIDUAL AN>*I/ & ,9DIG5\S ORGANIZ]S4 ,O!R AN>*I/S & ,9DIG5\S ACTIVI/S DID NOT P>TICIPATE 9 ,O,R,N1 *OOS+ TO ORGANIZE AUTONOM\SLY4 ,! ,VANC\V] ,M$IA ,CO-OP 7,V,M,C71 :I* PROVID$ ! BE/ COV]AGE ( ! ANTI-,OLYMPIC CONV]G5CE 9 ,FEBRU>Y #b#a1 ORIG9ALLY BEGAN AS A COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE )9 ! ,O,R,N4 

,9 CONTRA/ TO ! ,O,R,N1 A MORE RE=MI/ MOVEM5T WAS COMPRIS$ ( ,N,G,O-TYPE GR\PS SU* AS ! ,C>NEGIE ,COMMUNITY ,ACTION ,PROJECT 7,C,C,A,P71 ,PIVOT ,LEGAL ,SOCIETY 7A 0PROGRESSIVE0 LAWY]'S GR\P 9 ! ,D,T,E,S71 ,IMPACT ON ,COMMUNITIES ,COALITION 7,I,O,C,C71 & O!RS4 ,!SE GR\PS' MA9 /RATEGY WAS TO USE ! ,OLYMPICS TO PROMOTE !IR CAUSES1 RELY+ ON POSITIVE M$IA COV]AGE & LOBBY+ = LEGAL RE=MS4 ,= !SE REASONS1 ! RE=MI/S HAD LITTLE PUBLIC 9T]ACTION ) ! ,O,R,N & ORGANIZ$ !IR [N SEP>ATE ACTIVITIES1 9CLUD+ =UMS1 RALLIES1 AN ANNUAL 0,POV]TY ,OLYMPICS10 & A 0,POV]TY ,TOR* ,RELAY0 JU/ PRIOR TO ! ,GAMES4 

,ANTI-,OLYMPIC ,CONV]G5CE1 ,FEBRU>Y #a-#a#e1 #ba 

  

,9 FALL #b#g1 ORGANIZ]S BEGAN CALL+ = AN ANTI-,OLYMPIC CONV]G5CE ,FEBRU>Y #a-#a#e1 #b#a4 ,! DATES W]E ANN\NC$ BY SEV]AL ,9DIG5\S P]SONS 9VOLV$ 9 ANTI-,OLYMPICS ORGANIZ+ DUR+ AN 9T]CONT95TAL GA!R+ ORGANIZ$ BY ! ,ZAPATI/AS & ! ,NATIONAL ,9DIG5\S ,CONGRESS 9 ,MEXICO4 ,! ORGANIZ+ ( ?IS CONV]G5CE WAS EV5TUALLY TAK5 UP BY ! ,O,R,N4 

,MEAN:ILE1 9 PREP>ATION = ! ,OLYMPICS1 ! GOV]NM5T E/ABLI%$ A @s#a BILLION SECURITY APP>ATUS ) A =CE ( #a#g1 P]SONNEL4 ,?IS 9CLUD$ NE>LY #g POLICE1 #e SOLDI]S1 & OV] #e PRIVATE SECURITY GU>DS4 ,POLICE1 9TELLIG5CE1 MILIT>Y1 ,COA/ ,GU>D1 ,BORD] ,S]VICES1 & O!R AG5CIES W]E PLAC$ UND] ! CONTROL ( A NEWLY-E/ABLI%$ ,R,C,M,P ,9TEGRAT$ ,SECURITY ,UNIT 7,I,S,U74 

,OLYMPIC ,RESI/ANCE ,SUMMIT1 ,FEBRU>Y #a-#a#a1#b#a 

  

,! ,RESI/ANCE ,SUMMIT WAS HELD 9 TWO V5UES 9 ,EA/ ,VANC\V]1 LOCAT$ >\ND ! ,COMM]CIAL ,DRIVE >EA4 ,SOME #e PEOPLE ATT5D$ TRA9+ WORK%OPS1 =UMS1 & PANELS4 ,ATT5DEES CAME FROM ACROSS ,NOR? ,AM]ICA4 ,AMONG ! P>TICIPANTS WAS AN ORGANIZ] FROM ! #bf ANTI-,OLYMPIC CAMPAIGN 9 ,TUR91 ,ITALY1 A MEMB] ( ! ,NO ,GAMES ,*ICAGO COALITION ?AT SUCCESSFULLY F\<T ?AT CITY'S BID = ! #bah ,SUMM] ,GAMES1 & A DELEGATION ( ,CIRCASSIANS1 ! ,9DIG5\S PEOPLE ( ,SO*I1 ,RUSSIA1 :]E ! #bad ,W9T] ,GAMES >E TO BE HELD4 

,ANTI-,TOR* ,ACTIONS1 ,FEBRU>Y #a#b1 #ba 

  

,TWO ANTI-TOR* PROTE/S W]E ORGANIZ$ = ! F9AL DAY ( ! TOR* RELAY1 :I* WAS TIM$ TO CONCLUDE ) ! ,OP5+ ,C]EMONIES ( ! #ba ,GAMES4 ,ONE PROTE/ WAS SET = #i A4M4 AT ,VICTORY ,SQU>E 9 ! ,D,T,E,S1 ANO!R = #a A4M4 ON ,COMM]CIAL ,DRIVE4 ,!SE TWO NEI<BORHOODS W]E C5T]S ( OPPOSITION TO ! ,OLYMPICS4 

,BY #i3#c1 SEV]AL HUNDR$ PEOPLE HAD GA!R$ AT ,VICTORY ,SQU>E2 #ae ( !SE W]E PROTE/]S4 ,AS ! TOR* CONVOY APPROA*$1 PROTE/]S SURG$ 9TO ! 9T]SECTION & BLOCK$ ! /REET4 ,COPS ON MOTORCYCLES ATTEMPT$ TO PU% ?R\< ! CR[D BUT W]E /OPP$ BY A MASS ( DET]M9$ PEOPLE4 ,AS #b-#c COPS1 9CLUD+ SIX HORSE-M\NT$ (FIC]S1 ATTEMPT$ TO CONTA9 ! CR[D1 ! TOR* RELAY WAS DIV]T$ UP A SIDE /REET4 ,PROTE/]S RAN ACROSS ! P>K & UP TO ! NEXT BLOCK 9 AN EF=T TO BLOCK ! TOR* RUNN]4 ,! CONVOY SP$ UP & PASS$ BY SEV]AL S*$UL$ /OPS1 UNTIL IT REA*$ ,COMM]CIAL ,DRIVE4 

,GA!R+ BE=EH&1 SOME #b PROTE/]S HAD BLOCK$ ! 9T]SECTION ( ,COMM]CIAL ,DRIVE & ,V5ABLES ,/REET1 DRAGG+ L>GE ROCKS 9TO ! ROAD & /R++ B>B$ WIRE ACROSS IT4 ,POLICE DIDN'T EV5 BO!R BR++ ! CONVOY UP ,COMM]CIAL1 BUT 9/EAD DIV]T$ IT D[N ANO!R MA9 /REET SEV]AL BLOCKS AWAY4 

,UPON HE>+ ! RELAY HAD BE5 R]\T$1 ! PROTE/]S RAN S\? ON ,COMM]CIAL TO PREV5T IT FROM RETURN+ TO ! ,DRIVE4 ,SEV]AL BLOCKS D[N1 ! CR[D RAN 9TO A L9E ( M\NT$ HORSE COPS BLOCK+ ! /REET1 :O W]E SOON RE9=C$ BY MORE BIKE COPS4 ,DEMON/RATORS *ANT$ 0,GET ?OSE ANIMALS (F ?OSE HORSES02 AFT] A FEW M9UTES1 ! PROTE/]S RAN ?R\< A NE>BY ALLEY & BYPASS$ ! POLICE L9E4 ,!Y /OPP$ AT ,COMM]CIAL & ,FIR/ ,AV5UE :]E !Y BLOCK$ TRAFFIC = ! BETT] P>T ( AN H\R4 ,!SE VICTORIES RAIS$ PEOPLE'S SPIRITS & SET ! /AGE = ! COMBATIVE PROTE/ LAT] ?AT DAY4 

,TAKE ,BACK ,\R ,CITY ,RALLY1 ,OP5+ ,C]EMONIES1 ,FEBRU>Y #a#b1#b#a 

  

,! 0,TAKE ,BACK ,\R ,CITY0 RALLY WAS PRIM>ILY AIM$ AT A*IEV+ AS L>GE A MOBILIZATION AS POSSIBLE4 ,BECAUSE ! ,O,R,N'S MILITANT APPROA* HAD BE5 EXAGG]AT$ & DEMONIZ$ BY ! CORPORATE M$IA & ! AU?ORITIES1 A SEP>ATE COALITION WAS E/ABLI%$ TO ORGANIZE ! ,FEBRU>Y #ab RALLY4 ,?IS WAS ! #ba ,WELCOM+ ,COMMITTEE1 9ITIAT$ BY ,O,R,N MEMB]S BUT COMPRIS$ ( A L>G] COALITION ( OV] #e GR\PS1 9CLUD+ MANY RE=MI/ & LIB]AL ORGANIZATIONS ?AT W\LD NOT WORK PUBLICLY ) ! ,O,R,N4 

,! ,WELCOM+ ,COMMITTEE E/ABLI%$ ITS [N COMMUNICATIONS & LOGI/ICS1 & PLANN$ ! PROGRAM & R\TE ( ! RALLY4 ,IT WAS PROMOT$ AS A 0FAMILY FRI5DLY0 RALLY & M>*1 />T+ AT ! ,VANC\V] ,>T ,GALL]Y AT #c P4M4 & !N TRAVEL+ TO ,B,C ,PLACE1 SITE ( ! ,OP5+ ,C]EMONIES--:I* W]E TO BEG9 AT #f P4M4 

,BY #d3#c1#e PEOPLE HAD GA!R$ AT ! ,>T ,GALL]Y4 ,SPEAK]S & P]=M]S REGAL$ ! CR[D UNTIL IT WAS TIME TO M>*4 ,NATIVE ELD]S1 W>RIORS1 & DRUMM]S TOOK ! LEAD2 A MOB ( REPORT]S GA!R$ AT ! FRONT ( ! M>* AS IT PROCE$$ T[>DS ,B,C ,PLACE4 ,AT A SIDE /REET APPROA*+ ! HUGE SPORTS /ADIUM1 ! PROTE/ MET A L9E ( ,VANC\V] POLICE1 MEMB]S ( ! ,CR[D ,CONTROL ,UNIT 7,C,C,U7 9 0S(T HATS0--)\T HELMETS OR %IELDS4 ,AS ! ELD]S PU%$ UP AGA9/ ! POLICE L9E1 COPS W>N$ !M ?AT PEOPLE W]E GO+ TO GET HURT4 ,AT ?IS PO9T1 ! ELD]S )DREW & ! BLACK BLOC WAS REQUE/$ TO MOVE TO ! FRONT L9E4 

,MASK$ MILITANTS BEGAN PU%+ UP AGA9/ ! POLICE L9E1 :I* WAS RE9=C$ ) MORE ,C,C,U (FIC]S1 & !N LAT] BY ! ,R,C,M,P4 ,ANO!R L9E ( HORSE-M\NT$ COPS 9 RIOT GE> APPE>$ BEH9D ! L9ES ( COPS4 

,= NE>LY AN H\R1 ! TWO =CES CONFRONT$ EA* O!R4 ,MILITANTS ?REW PROJECTILES 9TO ! POLICE L9ES1 9CLUD+ L>GE PLA/IC TRAFFIC PYLONS4 ,! BLACK BLOC MADE SEV]AL *>GES AGA9/ ! POLICE L9E & SEIZ$ HATS1 FLA%LI<TS1 & GLOVES FROM ,C,C,U (FIC]S4 ,?REE (FIC]S W]E 9JUR$1 TWO ( !M BY PROJECTILES4 

,IT WAS LAT] LE>N$ ?AT ,B,C ,PREMI] ,GORDON ,CAMPBELL & ,9DIAN ,ACT *IEFS FROM ! COLLABORATIONI/ ,F\R ,HO/ ,FIR/ ,NATIONS MISS$ ! NATIONAL AN!M & W]E LATE = ! OP5+ C]EMONIES BECAUSE !IR BUS WAS DELAY$ BY ! PROTE/4 

,HE>T ,ATTACK1 ,SATURDAY1 ,FEBRU>Y #a#c1#b#a 

  

,! #ba ,HE>T ,ATTACK M>* WAS A D>+ PLAN TO 0CLOG ! >T]IES ( CAPITALISM40 ,! ACTION WAS ORGANIZ$ BY MILITANTS FROM ! ,O,R,N & PROMOT$ AS AN ACTION 9 :I* A DIV]SITY ( TACTICS W\LD BE RESPECT$4 

,SOME #d PEOPLE GA!R$ 9 ,?ORNTON ,P>KAT #h3#c A4M41 9CLUD+ A BLACK BLOC #a /RONG4 ,AT ! P>K1 ! GR\P PRACTIC$ BASIC MANEUV]S ) FLAGS1 !N PROCE$$ D[N ,MA9 ,/REET T[>DS ,HA/+S1 EV5TUALLY M>*+ TO ! D[NT[N BUS9ESS DI/RICT4 ,AT ?IS PO9T1 NEWSPAP] BOXES & DUMP/]S W]E DRAGG$ 9TO ! /REET TO DELAY POLICE C>S BEH9D ! PROTE/1 :ILE SPRAY PA9T APPE>$ ON WALLS1 SIDEWALKS1 & VEHICLES4 

,AS ! PROTE/ PASS$ ! ,HUDSON'S ,BAY ,COMPANY 7,H,B,C7 DEP>TM5T /ORE AT ,GEORGIA & ,SEYM\R1 MILITANTS EM]G$ FROM ! BLACK BLOC & BEGAN SMA%+ ! /ORE'S PLATE-GLASS W9D[S4 ,H,B,C WAS T>GET$ BECAUSE ( ITS ROLE AS AN ,OLYMPICS SPONSOR & ITS HI/ORICAL P>T 9 ! COLONIZATION ( ,CANADA4 ,SEV]AL W9D[S W]E KNOCK$ 9 ) METAL *AIRS FROM A NE>BY CAFE--AS WELL AS NEWSPAP] BOXES & :AT APPE>$ TO BE BATT]IES 9 A SOCK4 ,R$ PA9T BOMBS W]E ALSO ?R[N AGA9/ SOME ( ! /ORE'S W9D[S4 

,ONE BLOCK AWAY1 A NEWSPAP] BOX WAS ?R[N ?R\< ! W9D[S ( A ,TORONTO ,DOM9ION 7,T,D7 BANK4 ,BY ?IS TIME1 ! ,C,C,U WAS DEPLOY$ & BEGAN FOLL[+ ! PROTE/ AS IT PROCE$$ TO ! ,WE/ ,5D1 T[>DS ! ,LION'S ,GATE ,BRIDGE--ITS ULTIMATE OBJECTIVE4 ,AT ,D5MAN ,/REET1 ! M>* RAN 9TO ,C,C,U AG5TS ACCOMPANI$ BY %OOT]S C>RY+ ,M#d C>B9ES & LESS-LE?AL LAUN*]S2 ! (FIC]S BEGAN ATTACK+ PROTE/]S ) BATONS4 ,AFT] SOME PU%+ & SEV]AL DE->RE/S1 ! PROTE/ DISP]S$4 ,SEV5 PEOPLE W]E >RE/$2 O!RS W\LD BE >RE/$ OV] ! FOLL[+ DAYS4 

,9 ONE 9CID5T1 AS MILITANTS TOOK %ELT] BEH9D AN ELECTRICAL BOX TO DE-MASK1 A ,C,T,V CAM]A OP]ATOR APPROA*$ & BEGAN FILM+4 ,C,T,V WAS ! (FICIAL ,CANADIAN BROADCA/] ( ! ,GAMES1 & HAD 5T]$ 9TO A CONTRACT WOR? OV] @s#c MILLION ) ! ,I,O,C4 ,! NEXT DAY1 ONE ( ! MILITANTS CONFRONT$ ! CAM]A OP]ATOR & WAS >RE/$ %ORTLY AFT] = ASSAULT4 ,ANO!R COMRADE WAS >RE/$ TWO DAYS LAT] & *>G$ ) C\NSEL+ MIS*IEF OV] @s#e4 

,! #ba ,HE>T ,ATTACK RECEIV$ WIDESPREAD COV]AGE--F> MORE ?AN ! L>G] MOBILIZATION ( ! PREVI\S DAY4 ,FOOTAGE ( BLACK-CLAD MILITANTS SMA%+ \T ! W9D[S ( ,H,B,C APPE>$ >\ND ! WORLD4 ,! ACTION SUCCE$$ 9 ITS OBJECTIVE ( DISRUPT+ BUS9ESS & CLOGG+ TRAFFIC3 ! ,VANC\V] POLICE !MSELVES CLOS$ ! ,LION'S ,GATE ,BRIDGE1 A C5TRAL >T]Y BETWE5 ,VANC\V] & ,:I/L]1 POSITION+ L>GE NUMB]S ( ,C,C,U MEMB]S ACROSS ! ACCESS ROAD4 ,! BRIDGE WAS NOT REOP5$ UNTIL #a#a3#c A4M41 ) POLICE & TRANSIT AU?ORITIES CLAIM+ A 0S]I\S ACCID5T0 HAD L$ TO ITS CLOSURE4 ,SEV]AL HUNDR$ ,V,A,N,O,C BUSSES W]E DELAY$ AS A RESULT4 

,! ACTION BECAME ! MO/ CONTROV]SIAL ( ! 5TIRE ANTI-#b#a CAMPAIGN4 ,RE=MI/S & PACIFI/S1 SOME ( :OM HAD WORK$ ) ! ,O,R,N1 PUBLICLY D5\NC$ ! BLACK BLOC4 ,AMONG !SE WAS ,DAVID ,EBY1 A =M] ,PIVOT LAWY] :O HAD BECOME ! EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ( ! ,B,C ,CIVIL ,LIB]TIES ,ASSOCIATION 7,B,C,C,L,A71 A /ATE-FUND$ CIVIL RI<TS 0WAT*DOG40 ,EBY HAD PREVI\SLY DEF5D$ MANY ACTIVI/S 9 ! CITY1 & 9 ! ,B,C,C,L,A HAD WORK$ ) SOME ,O,R,N MEMB]S 9 PRESS CONF]5CES AB\T POLICE H>ASSM5T & A LAWSUIT *ALL5G+ NEW BYLAWS RE/RICT+ SIGNAGE & 0FREE SPEE*40 

,A FEW DAYS AFT] D5\NC+ ! MILITANTS1 ,EBY WAS PI$ DUR+ A PUBLIC =UM 9 ,EA/ ,VANC\V]4 ,AT ! =UM1 ,*RIS ,%AW ( #ba ,GAMES ,WAT* & ,D]RICK ,O',KEEFE ( ! ANTI-W> GR\P ,/OP,W>4CA & ! NEWS SITE ,RABBLE4CA ALSO D5\NC$ ! BLACK BLOC ACTIONS4 ,CORPORATE M$IA1 POLICE1 & GOV]NM5T (FICIALS IMM$IATELY CONDEMN$ ! ,HE>T ,ATTACK M>*1 ALLEG+ ?AT ! LEGITIMATE PROTE/ HAD BE5 HIJACK$ BY A 0CRIM9AL ELEM5T0 COMPRIS$ ( AN>*I/S FROM ,ONT>IO4 ,CORPORATE M$IA ALSO REPORT$ ON ! CONTROV]SY & PORTRAY$ ! 0MOVEM5T0 AS HAV+ BE5 SPLIT4 ,9 REALITY1 ( ?OSE :O D5\NC$ ! ACTION1 ONLY ,%AW HAD ACTUALLY BE5 9VOLV$ 9 ! RADICAL ANTI-,OLYMPIC CAMPAIGN4 

,H\S+ ,RALLY1 ,ANTI-,W> ,M>*1 ,OLYMPIC ,T5T ,VILLAGE1 ,FEBRU>Y #a#e-#b#h1#b#a 

  

,! F9AL DAY ( ! CONV]G5CE HAD TWO !MES3 H\S+ & W>4 ,9 ! AFT]NOON1 A RALLY BEGAN AT ,PIGEON ,P>K ) ! SLOGAN 0,NO ,MORE ,EMPTY ,TALK--,NO ,MORE ,EMPTY ,LOTS6 ,HOMES ,N[60 ,ACROSS ! /REET1 A #e-FOOT BANN] READ+ 0,HOMES ,N[0 WAS DROPP$ FROM A NE>BY L[-9COME T[]4 ,AFT] SOME SPEE*ES & S++1 ! PROTE/]S M>*$ TO #eh ,WE/ ,HA/+S1 A VACANT LOT [N$ BY ,CONCORD ,PACIFIC1 ONE ( ! MA9 0DEVELOP]S0 ( CONDOS 9 ! ,D,T,E,S4 ,V,A,N,O,C HAD LEAS$ ! SITE AS A P>K+ LOT & SURR\ND$ IT ) *A9-L9K F5C+4 

,P>TICIPANTS IMM$IATELY SET UP T5TS 9 ! EMPTY LOT & E/ABLI%$ A M$ICAL AID /ATION4 ,FOOD ,NOT ,BOMBS PROVID$ FOOD4 ,! ,OLYMPIC ,T5T ,VILLAGE WAS ORGANIZ$ BY ! ,D,E,W,C ,P[] ( ,WOM5 ,GR\P1 ) ASSI/ANCE FROM A GRASSROOTS ,*RI/IAN GR\P4 ,MANY RADICALS ALSO HELP$ \T ) SECURITY4 

,AT #f P4M41 APPROXIMATELY #b PROTE/]S GA!R$ = AN ANTIW> RALLY ORGANIZ$ BY ,/OP,W>4CA UND] ! SLOGAN 0,DO ,Y\ ,BELIEVE 9 ,TORTURE1 ,W> & ,OCCUPATION1 ,!FT ( ,9DIG5\S ,L&8 ,! ,CANADIAN ,GOV]NM5T ,DOES10 MOCK+ ! #ba ,OLYMPIC SLOGAN 7,DO ,Y\ ,BELIEVE87 & HI<LI<T+ ! ONGO+ ,CANADIAN ,=CES OCCUPATIONS ( ,AF<ANI/AN & ,HAITI4 

,! T5T VILLAGE REMA9$ = TWO WEEKS1 ORGANIZ+ ITSELF ?R\< DAILY MEET+S4 ,BY ! 5D1 #da HOMELESS PEOPLE HAD BE5 GIV5 H\S+ BY ! CITY & ,B,C ,H\S+ 7A /ATE AG5CY74 ,ON ! F9AL NI<T1 AS A CONT9UATION ( ! PROTE/ CO9CID+ ) ! ,OLYMPIC CLOS+ C]EMONIES1 A RALLY BLOCK$ ,HA/+S ,/REET = TWELVE H\RS BE=E A PLATOON ( RIOT COPS F9ALLY CLE>$ ! /REET4 ,EV5 AFT] ! SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS )DREW ON ,FEBRU>Y #b#h1 ! T5T VILLAGE CONT9U$ UNTIL MID-,M>*1 :5 A C\RT 9JUNCTION ORD]$ ! REMOVAL ( ?OSE :O REMA9$4 

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,! ANTI-,OLYMPICS PROTE/S ( #ba PROMPT$ AN IMM$IATE RESPONSE FROM ,ONT>IO RE=MI/S SU* AS ,JUDY ,REBICK ( ,RABBLE4CA1 :O D5\NC$ ! ACTIONS ( ! BLACK BLOC & V[$ ?AT !Y W\LD NOT BE WELCOME AT ! ,G#b PROTE/S4 ,?IS 9CREAS$ ! PRESSURE ON MILITANTS 9 S\!RN ,ONT>IO1 & CREAT$ T5SION )9 ,TORONTO ORGANIZ+ >\ND DIV]SITY ( TACTICS4 

,AFT] ! ,OLYMPICS1 DEBATES OCCURR$ 9 A V>IETY ( M$IA AS AN>*I/S & !IR COMRADES C\NT]ACT$ CRITICISM FROM LIB]ALS4 ,!SE EX*ANGES HELP$ REE/ABLI% RADICAL M$IA 9 ,CANADA AS A =CE TO BE RECKON$ )4 ,9 ! 5D1 ! ANTI- ,OLYMPIC MOVEM5T SOLIDIFI$ BONDS BETWE5 GRASSROOTS ACTIVI/S 9 ,VANC\V] & CREAT$ /RONG NATIONWIDE NETWORKS ( AN>*I/S4 ,!SE NETWORKS W\LD SOON RECONV]GE 9 ,TORONTO TO MAKE GOOD ON ! SLOGAN ?AT /ILL ADORNS ! WALLS ( ,EA/ ,VANC\V]3 ,RIOT #b#a4 

,9 ! F\R MON?S BETWE5 ! ,VANC\V] ,HE>T ,ATTACK ACTION & ! RIOTS ?AT TRANS=M$ D[NT[N ,TORONTO 9TO A PHANTASMAGORIA ( BURNT POLICE C>S1 ANTICAPITALI/ GRAFFITI1 & %ATT]$ W9D[S1 ! C\NTRY'S CORPORATE M$IA WAS ABUZZ ) ONE QUE/ION3 :O W]E !SE BLACK-CLAD HOOLIGANS & :AT W]E !Y UP TO8 

,RIOT #ba ,P>T #b3 ,! ,G#b ,COMES TO ,TORONTO 

  

,9 ,DECEMB] #b#i1 ,CANADIAN AN>*I/S LE>N$ ?AT1 9 ADDITION TO ! ,G#h SUMMIT ALREADY S*$UL$ TO TAKE PLACE 9 ,HUNTSVILLE1 ,ONT>IO1 ,PRIME ,M9I/] ,/EPH5 ,H>P] HAD AGRE$ TO HO/ A ,G#b SUMMIT2 EV5 MORE %OCK+ WAS ! ANN\NCEM5T ?AT ! SUMMIT W\LD BE HELD 9 ! HE>T ( D[NT[N ,TORONTO--,CANADA'S L>GE/ METROPOLIS4 

,MANY AN>*I/S HAD VIEW$ ! ,G#h AS A TACTICAL NI<TM>E4 ,HUNTSVILLE1 A QUIET COTTAGE T[N LOCAT$ 9 ! SC5IC ,MUSKOKA ,LAKES REGION1 LACK$ OBVI\S SYMBOLIC T>GETS2 WORSE1 ITS SMALLT[N GEOGRAPHY 9CREAS$ ! LIKELIHOOD ?AT DEMON/RATORS W\LD EASILY BE 5CIRCL$ & CONTA9$ BY SECURITY =CES4 ,TORONTO1 ON ! O!R H&--) ITS SPRAWL+ COMM]CIAL DI/RICT1 MULTIPLE CORPORATE HEADQU>T]S1 & WIDE CITY /REETS CONNECT$ BY AN 9TRICATE NETWORK ( ALLEYWAYS--(F]$ AN IDEAL LOCATION = UNCONTROLLABLE DEMON/RATIONS4 ,! ,TORONTO ,COMMUNITY ,MOBILIZATION ,NETWORK 7,T,C,M,N7 SOON EM]G$ AS AN OP5 NETWORK TO BOTTOML9E ! LOGI/ICS ( ! C\NT]-SUMMIT DEMON/RATIONS4 ,ACTIVI/S ( V>I\S IDEOLOGICAL /RIPES FILL$ ITS RANKS1 ) AN>*I/S WELL-REPRES5T$ 9 ALL ! NETWORK'S COMMITTEES--9CLUD+ ACTION1 FUNDRAIS+1 COMMUNICATION1 & LEGAL SUPPORT4 ,! ,T,C,M,N WAS ASSI/$ BY MEMB]S ( ! NEWLY RECON/ITUT$ ,C,L,A,C #ba 9 ,MONTREAL1 :I* COORD9AT$ TRANSPORTATION = HUNDR$S ( ACTIVI/S FROM ,QUEBEC & %>$ 9VALUABLE LESSONS FROM ! #ba ANTI-,F,T,A,A PROTE/S 9 ,QUEBEC ,CITY4 

,RECOGNIZ+ ?AT ! ,T,C,M,N'S M&ATE DID NOT COV] ACTUAL ACTION PLANN+1 AN>*I/S FROM ,TORONTO1 ,KIT*- 5]-,WAT]LOO1 ,GUELPH1 ,LONDON1 ,HAMILTON1 & O!R CITIES =M$ ,S\!RN ,ONT>IO ,AN>*I/ ,RESI/ANCE 7,S,O,>74 ,S,O,> TOOK ON ! TASK ( ORGANIZ+ ?REE HI<-RISK ACTIONS3 ! 0,GET ,(F ! ,F5CE0 BREAKAWAY M>*1 AN ALL-NI<T ROAM+ DANCE P>TY DUBB$ 0,SATURDAY ,NI<T ,FEV]10 & A DAY D$ICAT$ TO AUTONOM\S ACTIONS4 ,SOME AN>*I/S *OSE NOT TO P>TICIPATE 9 ,S,O,> DIRECTLY1 PREF]R+ TO WORK 9 CLOS$ AFF9ITY GR\PS4 ,! ,G#h_/,G#b SECURITY OP]ATION 9VOLV$ #a#i1 SECURITY P]SONNEL3 #a1 COPS1 #d MILIT>Y1 & #e PRIVATE SECURITY GU>DS4 ,IT WAS BILL$ AS ! L>GE/ SU* OP]ATION 9 ,CANADIAN HI/ORY1 CO/+ APPROXIMATELY @s#a4#b BILLION4 ,A SIX-MILE SECURITY F5CE WAS ]ECT$ >\ND ! D[NT[N CORE ( ,TORONTO :]E ! ,G#b LEAD]S & !IR DELEGATES W]E TO MEET4 

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,/REET ACTIONS AGA9/ ! ,G#h & ,G#b BEGAN 9 ,TORONTO ON ,MONDAY1 ,JUNE #b#a4 ,! FIR/ EV5T1 BILL$ AS AN ANTI-POV]TY M>*1 DREW AB\T TWO HUNDR$ PEOPLE & 9VOLV$ A BRIEF OCCUPATION ( AN ,ESSO GAS /ATION & A DEMON/RATION \TSIDE ! ,*ILDR5'S ,AID ,SOCIETY 7,C,A,S74 ,! ,TUESDAY M>* FOCUS$ ON QUE] RESI/ANCE TO ! ,G#b1 :ILE A M>* T>GET+ BANKS & CORPORATIONS FROM ,CANADA'S EXTRACTIVE 9DU/RIES TOOK PLACE ON ,W$NESDAY4 ,?URSDAY'S RALLY = ,9DIG5\S RI<TS GREW TO OV] #a PEOPLE4 

,! SLOGAN = ! M>* ON ,FRIDAY1 ,JUNE #be WAS 0,JU/ICE = ,\R ,COMMUNITIES40 ,PLANN$ BY A COALITION ( GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS 9CLUD+ ,O,C,A,P & ,N,O,I,I1 IT WAS BILL$ AS A COMB9$ M>*1 BLOCK P>TY1 & T5T CITY4 ,ORGANIZ]S HAD CONDUCT$ EXT5SIVE \TREA* 9 M>G9ALIZ$ COMMUNITIES ?R\<\T ,TORONTO 9 AN EF=T TO MAKE ! EV5T PROP]LY REPRES5TATIVE ( ! DIV]SITY ( /RUGGLES GO+ ON 9 ! CITY4 ,AT ?IS PO9T HUNDR$S ( PROTE/]S W]E >RIV+ EV]Y H\R ON BUSSES FROM ,ONT>IO & ,QUEBEC4 

,! DEMON/RATION BEGAN AT NOON 9 ,ALLAN ,G>D5S1 NE> ! 9T]SECTION ( ,%]B\RNE & ,G]R>D4 ,?IS P>K1 LOCAT$ 9 ! D[NT[N EA/ 5D1 WAS *OS5 = ITS /ORI$ HI/ORY2 9 ADDITION TO HO/+ MASSIVE LABOR RALLIES 9 ! #a#i#cS1 IT HAD BE5 ! SITE ( A RALLY ( ! ,CANADIAN ,NAZI ,P>TY ?AT SP>K$ A POPUL> RIOT ON ,MAY #c1 #a#i#f#e4 

,ON ! DAY ( ! M>*1 A CORDON ( BIKE COPS & UNI=M$ (FIC]S WAS E/ABLI%$ >\ND ! P>K'S P]IMET]4 ,9ITIALLY1 POLICE /OPP$ & ATTEMPT$ TO SE>* EV]YONE >RIV+1 *ECK+ BAGS & SEIZ+ BANN]S1 FLAG POLES1 GOGGLES & O!R PROTECTIVE GE>4 ,SEV]AL PEOPLE *ALL5G$ ! SE>*ES ON ! WAY 9TO ! P>K4 ,%ORTLY AFT] !SE 9CID5TS CAPTUR$ ! ATT5TION ( NE>BY M$IA1 POLICE /OPP$ CONDUCT+ SE>*ES4 

,A NUMB] ( AN>*I/S HAD COME PREP>$ TO M>* 9 FULL BLACK BLOC REGALIA1 BUT )\T ! 9T5TION ( 9ITIAT+ CONFLICT ) ! POLICE OR DAMAG+ PROP]TY4 ,! 9T5TION WAS TO %[ SOLID>ITY ) ! /RUGGLES ( MIGRANTS & O!R M>G9ALIZ$ GR\PS & TO GET A FEEL = ACT+ COLLECTIVELY4 ,! BLOC WAS 9ITIALLY SMALL1 >\ND #c-#d PEOPLE1 BUT SWELL$ TO P]HAPS D\BLE ?AT DUR+ ! M>*4 ,! 5TIRE DEMON/RATION 9VOLV$ #c-#d P>TICIPANTS1 9CLUD+ UNIONS1 /UD5TS1 S5IORS1 COMMUNI/S1 ,9DIG5\S PEOPLE1 & ADVOCATES ( A V>IETY ( NATIONAL LIB]ATION /RUGGLES4 

,BY ! TIME ! M>* REA*$ ! D[NT[N CORE1 POLICE HAD PUT ON !IR RIOT HELMETS4 ,JU/ PA/ ,YONGE & ,COLLEGE /REETS1 !Y MADE !IR FIR/ >RE/ ( ! DAY--A Y\NG DEAF MAN ( COLOR1 :O WAS >RE/$ = FAIL+ TO OBEY A V]BAL COMM& & JAIL$ )\T ACCESS TO ,A,S,L 9T]PRETATION S]VICES4 

,AFT] M>*+ ?R\< D[NOT[N = SEV]AL H\RS1 ! CR[D BEGAN TO PET] \T >\ND ,UNIV]SITY ,AV5UE & ,DUNDAS ,/REET4 ,SOME ( ! DEMON/RATORS RETURN$ TO ,ALLAN ,G>D5S TO P>TICIPATE 9 A DANCE P>TY & TEMPOR>Y T5T CITY2 O!RS RU%$ TO ! ,S,O,> SPOKESC\NCIL TO DISCUSS ! NEXT DAY'S ACTION4 

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,! 0,PEOPLE ,FIR/3 ,WE ,DES]VE ,BETT]0 RALLY CALL$ = E>LY ,SATURDAY AFT]NOON BY ! ,CANADIAN ,LABOR ,CONGRESS 7,C,L,C7 & V>I\S O!R LABOR ORGANIZATIONS & CIVIL ,N,G,OS WAS ! L>GE/ DEMON/RATION ( ! ,G#b1 ) UPW>DS ( #d1 P>TICIPANTS4 ,S,O,> HAD CALL$ = A 0,GET ,(F ,! ,F5CE0 ACTION1 VAGUELY PROMOT$ AS A SORT ( BREAKAWAY M>* ?AT W\LD ATTEMPT TO GET TO ! F5CE SURR\ND+ ! SUMMIT4 ,MANY PLANS = COORD9AT+ ACTIONS ON ,SATURDAY W]E PRES5T$ & SCRAPP$ DUR+ HEAT$ DEBATE AT ! ,FRIDAY NI<T SPOKESC\NCIL4 ,! MEET+ 5D$ ) ! CONS5SUS ?AT !RE W\LD BE NO PLAN1 :I* PRODUC$ *E]S & APPLAUSE4 

,! R\TE ( ! 0,PEOPLE ,FIR/0 M>* WAS WORK$ \T 9 COORD9ATION ) POLICE4 ,IT BEGAN 9 ,QUE5'S ,P>K1 PROCE$$ S\? D[N ,UNIV]SITY ,AV5UE TO ,QUE5 ,/REET1 !N WE/ TO ,SPAD9A ,AV5UE1 NOR? TO ,COLLEGE1 & F9ALLY BACK TO ! E/ABLI%$ 0PROTE/ ZONE0 9 ! P>K4 ,IT WAS R\T$ TO TURN BACK A FULL SIX BLOCKS FROM ! SECURITY F5CE4 

,AS AN>*I/S >RIV$ 9 ,QUE5'S ,P>K & COALESC$ 9TO A BLOC ( #a-#a#e1 !Y LE>N$ ?AT A SECTION ( RADICAL UNIONI/S & A CONT+5T ) ,N,O,I,I FLAGS ALSO WI%$ TO BREAK (F FROM ! MA9 M>* & HEAD S\? T[>DS ! F5CE4 ,DESPITE ?IS1 ?+S LOOK$ PRETTY BLEAK4 ,AN>*I/S ) /REET EXP]I5CE WORRI$ AB\T ! SMALL SIZE ( ! BLOC & ITS RELATIVE DISORGANIZATION--!RE W]E NO SC\TS OR COMMUNICATIONS TEAMS TO SPEAK ( & NOT MANY FLAGS OR BANN]S4 

,MANY CONC]NS HAD BE5 VOIC$ 9 ! MON?S LEAD+ UP TO ! ,G#b ?AT A M>* T[>D ! F5CE ON ,SATURDAY WAS A V]ITABLE SUICIDE MISSION4 ,A NUMB] ( TRU/WOR?Y COMRADES :OSE PRES5CE W\LD HAVE BOL/]$ ! BLOC *OSE NOT TO ATT5D = FE> ( BE+ >RE/$ & MISS+ ! AN>*I/-ORGANIZ$ ANTI-PRISON DEMON/RATION S*$UL$ = ! FOLL[+ DAY4 ,IT HAD ALSO BE5 SUGGE/$ ?AT ! ,C,L,C W\LD BE ANTAGONI/IC T[>DS AN>*I/S & W\LD USE UNION M>%ALS TO =CE !M TO ! BACK ( ! M>*--?US MAT+ IT IMPOSSIBLE = !M TO DRAW SUPPORT FROM ! CR[D TO BREAK AWAY4 

,AS ! M>* GOT MOV+1 H[EV]1 ! BLOC 5T]$ ! MIDDLE ( ! L>G] GR\P )\T CONFLICT4 ,! IDEA CIRCULAT$ ?AT ! BLOC W\LD JO9 O!R CONT+5TS :5 !Y TRI$ TO HEAD S\?4 

,AFT] M>*+ D[N ,UNIV]SITY ,AV5UE & WE/ ON ,QUE5 ,/REET1 A SECTION ( ! PROTE/ HEAD$ BY ,N,O,I,I FLAGS TURN$ AT ,JOHN ,/REET & DA%$ S\?4 ,AT ?IS PO9T1 ! BLACK BLOC WAS BEH9D & SOME:AT ISOLAT$ FROM ?IS GR\P1 BUT DID EV5TUALLY MOVE TO SUPPORT !M4 ,! SURG+ CR[D MADE IT SOME DI/ANCE D[N ,JOHN ,/REET BUT WAS QUICKLY /OPP$ BY L9ES ( RIOT COPS4 ,:ILE AN>*I/S HAD DEBAT$ = H\RS AB\T H[ TO AVOID PUTT+ 0REGUL> PROTE/]S0 & ?OSE ) UNC]TA9 CITIZ5%IP /ATUS AT RISK ) CONFRONTATIONAL TACTICS1 IT WAS ACTUALLY A GR\P ( MO/LY PEOPLE ( COLOR1 MIGRANTS1 & !IR ALLIES :O FIR/ *>G$ ! POLICE4 ,P]HAPS 9 ! FUTURE1 AN>*I/S CAN /OP TRY+ TO 0LOOK AFT]0 ?OSE !Y BELIEVE HAVE LESS PRIVILEGE & FOCUS 9/EAD ON E/ABLI%+ /RONG] BONDS ) O!RS :O >E WILL+ TO FI<T ! SY/EMS ( /ATE CONTROL4 

,AFT] IT BECAME CLE> ?AT ?IS L9E ( RIOT COPS WAS HEAVILY RE9=C$1 ! CR[D RETURN$ TO ,QUE5 ,/REET & CONT9U$ TO M>* WE/ TO ,SPAD9A4 ,DUR+ ?IS TIME ! MA9 BLOC M]G$ ) ANO!R SMALL] BLACK BLOC ?AT HAD BE5 MOV+ SEP>ATELY 9 ! M>*1 & NUMB]S SWELL$ TO >\ND #b4 ,:5 ! M>* >RIV$ AT ,SPAD9A1 ANO!R *>GE S\? WAS ATTEMPT$1 ?IS TIME ) ! ,N,O,I,I CONT+5T & SECTIONS ( ! BLACK BLOC RU%+ TOGE!R4 ,AFT] ANO!R /&(F1 FROM :I* MANY RETURN$ BLOODI$ BY POLICE BATONS1 ! CR[D L+]$ AT ! 9T]SECTION ( ,QUE5 & ,SPAD9A4 ,?IS WAS ! PO9T FROM :I* ! ,PEOPLE ,FIR/ M>* TURN$ NOR? TO RETURN TO ,QUE5'S ,P>K & ! 0FREE SPEE*0 PROTE/ P54 ,MANY MEMB]S ( ! M>* L+]$1 CURI\S TO SEE IF ANY?+ ELSE WAS GO+ TO HAPP54 

,!RE WAS MU* DEBATE AB\T :I* DIRECTION TO GO--BO? )9 ! BLACK BLOC & BETWE5 ! BLOC & O!R GR\PS4 ,SOME ?\<T ANO!R *>GE %\LD BE MADE TO ! POLICE L9E1 :ILE O!RS >GU$ ?AT ! BLOC %\LD KEEP M>*+ FUR!R WE/4 ,AT V>I\S PO9TS1 BLACK BLOC P>TICIPANTS >GU$ ) O!RS FROM ,N,O,I,I AB\T :E!R ! PO9T ( ! M>* WAS TO TRY TO REA* ! F5CE OR TO GO :]EV] NECESS>Y 9 ORD] TO REMA9 ACTIVE ON ! /REETS ( ,TORONTO4 ,AT A CRITICAL MOM5T1 MANY 9 ! BLACK BLOC W]E *ANT+ 0,WE/ ON ,QUE56 ,WE/ ON ,QUE560 9 AN ATTEMPT TO /E] ! DEMO AWAY FROM ! CONV5TION C5T] HO/+ ! ,G#b & T[>DS A TR5DY %OPP+ DI/RICT4 

,YET AFT] HEAT$ DEBATE1 EV]YONE AGRE$ TO D\BLE BACK & PROCE$ EA/ ALONG ,QUE5 ,/REET4 ,! BLOC WAS CONV9C$ TO HEAD 9 ! G5]AL DIRECTION ( ! CONV5TION C5T] & ! F9ANCIAL DI/RICT1 ?\< MANY FELT ?IS W\LD PROVE TO BE A TACTICAL MI/AKE4 ,SUPPORT]S \TSIDE ( ! BLACK BLOC HAD HE>D FROM SC\TS & RUNN]S ?AT ! WAY EA/ WAS CLE> ( RIOT POLICE1 & 9 ! 5D ! BLOC LI/5$ TO !IR ADVICE4 ,?IS WAS P]HAPS ! DEF9+ MOM5T1 DET]M9+ ALL ?AT FOLL[$4 

,S9CE ! RE/ ( ! P]MITT$ M>* HAD CONT9U$ NOR? PA/ ,SPAD9A & ,QUE51 ! WAY REMA9$ OP5 BEH9D ! CR[D3 SURPRIS- +LY1 ! COPS HAD NOT MOV$ 9 TO BLOCK ! /REET (F YET1 LIKELY BUSY =TIFY+ !IR POSITIONS ON EV]Y /REET GO+ S\?4 ,! CR[D ?AT HAD L+]$ BEGAN TO MOVE EA/1 & ! BLACK BLOC F9ALLY COH]$ & RAN TO ! FRONT ( ?IS GR\P4 ,IT SEEM$ ! NUMB]S ( ! BLOC HAD SWELL$ AGA9 TO #b-#c1 ) ANY:]E FROM #d-#h O!R PROTE/]S ALSO M>*+ EA/4 ,AT ?IS PO9T1 ! BLOC CAME UPON A POLICE CRUIS]1 CAU<T UNAW>ES BY ! DECISION TO D\BLE BACK4 ,!RE WAS A S+LE (FIC] 9SIDE2 ! W9D[S ( ! C> W]E SMA%$ & ! HOOD WAS /AMP$ ON :ILE ! (FIC] LOOK$ \T 9 HORROR4 ,?IS ATTACK WAS MET ) *E]S & %\TS ( 5C\RAGEM5T FROM ! BLOC & ! RE/ ( ! M>*1 BOO/+ MORALE & MAT+ IT CLE> ?AT ! CR[D W\LD SUPPORT MILITANT TACTICS4 ,AFT] ! W9D[S ( ! C> HAD BE5 SMA%$1 A GR\P ( POLICE RAN 9 TO RESCUE ! TRAPP$ (FIC] BE=E QUICKLY & CLUMSILY )DRAW+4 ,! (FIC]S W]E VISIBLY %AK5 & UNSURE H[ TO PROCE$4 

,BY ?IS TIME ! BLOC HAD TRAVEL$ MANY BLOCKS FROM ! RE/ ( ! LABOR M>*2 ANYONE UNCOM=TABLE ) CONFRONTATIONAL /REET TACTICS HAD HAD 5\< TIME TO RETURN NOR?4 

,AS ! BLOC CONT9U$ D[N ,QUE5 ,/REET1 ! W9D[S ( MANY /ORES & BUILD+S W]E SMA%$1 9CLUD+ A ,NIKE /ORE1 A ,/>BUCKS1 & ! ,GAP4 ,! W9D[S ( A GOV]NM5T BUILD+ H\S+ AN IMMIGRATION (FICE W]E ALSO DE/ROY$1 AS WAS A ,C,T,V VAN4 ,! M>* WAS MOV+ QUICKLY AT ?IS PO9T1 SURPRIS$ ?AT ! WAY EA/ WAS CLE>4 

,AS ! CR[D >RIV$ AT ,BAY ,/REET--! C5TRAL >T]Y ( ,TORONTO'S F9ANCIAL DI/RICT & ! ,CANADIAN EQUIVAL5T ( ,WALL ,/REET--ANTAGONISMS FL>$ AGA9 BETWE5 ! BLACK BLOC1 ! ,N,O,I,I CONT+5T1 & O!RS4 ,! SUGGE/ION WAS AGA9 MADE TO GO S\?2 MANY COMRADES W]E CONV9C$ ?AT ?IS W\LD MEAN M>*+ 9TO AN >EA :]E IT W\LD BE EASY = ! POLICE TO SURR\ND ! BLOC4 ,AT ONE PO9T A PHYSICAL ALT]CATION ALMO/ ]UPT$ BETWE5 9DIVIDUALS FROM ! TWO GR\PS4 ,ULTIMATELY1 H[EV]1 AS ! CR[D FILL$ ! 9T]SECTION ( ,QUE5 & ,BAY1 ! BLOC ONCE AGA9 LI/5$ TO ?OSE :O WANT$ TO GO S\? & MOV$ 9 ?AT DIRECTION4 

,! ATTACKS AGA9/ PROP]TY CONT9U$4 ,AT ,BAY & ,K+ ,/REET A MASSIVE W9D[ COMPLEX ( A ,BANK ( ,MONTREAL WAS ATTACK$2 A HAMM] ?R[N ?R\< ! AIR /UCK 9TO ! PANE LIKE A HAT*ET ?R[N 9TO A WALL1 CREAT+ A BEAUTIFUL SPID]WEB ( SPL9T]$ GLASS4 ,A BLACK-CLAD MILITANT RAN UP & PULL$ IT \T TO USE AGA94 

,(FIC]S HAD AB&ON$ A POLICE C> AT ?IS 9T]SECTION2 IT IMM$IATELY LO/ ITS W9D[S4 ,?IS ATTACK SEEM$ TO SL[ ! M>* AS MANY /OPP$ TO OBS]VE ! DE/RUCTION4 ,!RE WAS N[ A GAP BETWE5 ! FRONT SECTION ?AT HAD PASS$ ?R\< ! 9T]SECTION & A MU* L>G] GR\P /ILL ON ! O!R SIDE4 ,!RE W]E ONLY A FEW COPS FOLL[+ ! BACK ( ! M>*1 AS ! MAJORITY ( ! POLICE =CE WAS /ILL BUSY =TIFY+ !IR S\!RN L9ES = AN ANTICIPAT$ ATTACK4 ,AT ?IS PO9T1 ! SECURITY F5CE WAS VISIBLE A BLOCK & A HALF AWAY2 ?OSE 9 FRONT WAIT$ = ! RE/ ( ! BLOC TO CAT* UP & HURRI$LY ATTEMPT$ TO PLAN SOME SORT ( ATTACK ON ! F5CE4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 NO ONE HAD REALLY EXPECT$ TO GET ?IS CLOSE1 & IT DIDN'T SEEM AS ?\< ANY?+ C\LD BE DONE TO BREA* ! P]IMET] ) ! RES\RCES ON H&4 

,AS ! BLOC GA!R$1 MANY SCREAM$ TO PU% FUR!R S\?4 ,! S\NDS ( BREAK+ GLASS FILL$ ! AIR FROM EV]Y DIRECTION4 ,L9ES ( RIOT COPS P\R$ 9TO ! 9T]SECTION ( ,BAY & ,FRONT ,/REET1 & ! BLOC MOV$ BACK T[>DS ,K+4 ,! N[ ICONIC TOR*+ ( ! FIR/ POLICE C> TOOK PLACE AT SOME PO9T DUR+ ?IS BACK & =?1 & IT SEEM$ TO SC>E POLICE (F = A GOOD FEW M9UTES4 ,>\ND ?IS TIME1 A SECOND POLICE CRUIS] PULL$ 9TO ! 9T]SECTION--BUT IT WAS QUICKLY AB&ON$1 AS ! F\R (FIC]S 9SIDE REALIZ$ ?AT !Y W]E DANG]\SLY \TNUMB]$4 ,!SE (FIC]S FL$ ON FOOT AS !IR CRUIS] WAS IMM$IATELY SW>M$1 SMA%$1 & LIT ON FIRE4 ,WITNESSES REPORT$ ?AT !Y HAD NEV] BE=E SE5 SU* A SIGNIFICANT =CE ( POLICE ACT+ AS FE>FUL AS !Y DID AT ?IS MOM5T4 

,?IS DIDN'T LA/ LONG1 H[EV]1 & ! BLOC BECAME BOX$ 9 ON ,BAY ,/REET AS IT ATTEMPT$ TO RETREAT NOR?4 ,=TUNATELY1 AT JU/ ! RI<T MOM5T1 PEOPLE *>G$ ! NOR!A/ CORN] ( ! 9T]SECTION ( ,BAY & ,K+4 ,P]HAPS BECAUSE TWO ( !IR CRUIS]S W]E BURN+ BEH9D !M & HUNDR$S ( DANG]\S AN>*I/S W]E HURTL+ SCREAM+ T[>DS !M1 ! L9E ( RIOT POLICE RETREAT$1 /UMBL+ BACKW>DS1 & LET ! CR[D ?R\<4 

,! BLOC CONT9U$ EA/ ON ,K+1 !N TURN$ NOR? AT ! NEXT 9T]SECTION ONTO ,YONGE ,/REET--,TORONTO'S R5[N$ %OPP+ /RIP4 ,! PROP]TY DE/RUCTION CONT9U$ AS MANY MORE BANKS & CORPORATE *A9S W]E ATTACK$4 ,O!R T>GETS 9CLUD$ A LEA!R /ORE1 A JEWELRY %OP1 & A PORNOGRAPHY /ORE4 ,AS ! DE/RUCTION CONT9U$1 AN>*I/S BECAME BOLD] & BEGAN /EPP+ 9TO ! SMA%$ /OREFRONTS1 REMOV+ FURNITURE & LOOT+ A ,BELL ,CANADA \TLET ( CELL PHONES--MANY ( :I* W]E SMA%$ ON ! GR\ND4 ,AM]ICAN ,APP>EL1 A CLO?+ /ORE ?AT BILLS ITSELF AS ANTI-SWEAT%OP BUT EMPLOYS NON-/ATUS IMMIGRANTS 9 SWEAT%OP CONDITIONS 9 ,S\? ,C5TRAL ,LOS ,ANGELES1 HAD ITS W9D[S SMA%$ & %IT SME>$ ON ITS M]*&ISE BE=E ITS MANNEQU9S W]E TAK5 \T1 DISMEMB]$1 & US$ AS PROJECTILES TO ATTACK ! NEI<BOR+ /RIP CLUB4 ,AT ?IS PO9T IT BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP UP ) ! NUMB] ( BANKS & CORPORATE *A9S ATTACK$4 ,! DEVA/ATION W5T SO F> ?AT SOME LAT] CLAIM$ ?AT IT WAS ! L>GE/ EXAMPLE ( PROP]TY DE/RUCTION EV] C>RI$ \T BY AN>*I/S 9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA2 M$IA REPORTS HAVE SUBSEQU5TLY E/IMAT$ ! CO/ ( ! DAMAGES AT OV] @s#c MILLION4.<#c.> 

,AT ,COLLEGE & ,YONGE1 ! CR[D >RIV$ AT ,POLICE ,HEADQU>T]S4 ,ROCKS & BRICKS W]E ?R[N AT ! RIOT POLICE DEPLOY$ 9 FRONT ( ! BUILD+4 ,!SE W]E ! FIR/ POLICE 5C\NT]$ S9CE ! CR[D LEFT ! 9T]SECTION AT ,BAY & ,K+4 

,AS ! M>* CONT9U$ WE/ ON ,COLLEGE ,/REET & NE>$ ,QUE5'S ,P>K1 ! W9D[S ( AN UNM>K$ POLICE M9IVAN 9 AN 9T]SECTION W]E SMA%$1 :ILE ACROSS ! /REET A PLATOON ( RIOT COPS ADVANC$1 GUNN]S MOV+ 9TO POSITION TO C\NT] ANYONE :O APPROA*$ !M4 ,!Y %OT SEV]AL 0MUZZLE BLA/S0 ( TALCUM P[D] MIX$ ) TE> GAS & A SMALL WAF]-LIKE PROJECTILE4 

,! BLACK BLOC DISP]S$ AT ?IS PO9T1 =M+ A CIRCLE 9SIDE :I* MEMB]S REMOV$ !IR BLACK CLO?+ & PROTECTIVE GE>4 ,:ILE SOME AN>*I/S FIL$ BACK 9TO ! P>K1 EXCIT$LY DISCUSS+ ! DAY'S EV5TS1 MO/ LEFT ! >EA1 NOT WANT+ TO BE >RE/$ BE=E !Y C\LD P>TICIPATE 9 ! ANTICIPAT$ ,SATURDAY ,NI<T ,FEV] ROAM+ DANCE P>TY4 

,AFT] ! BLOC'S QUICK DISP]SAL1 SECURITY =CES MOV$ 9 ON CR[DS ( L>GELY PEACEFUL PROTE/]S TO EXACT REV5GE4 ,MEAN:ILE1 AFT] WITNESS+ FOOTAGE ( ! RIOTS ON TELEVISION1 A L>GE CR[D HAD BEGUN TO COALESCE AT ,QUE5 & ,SPAD9A1 :]E ! ,GET ,(F ! ,F5CE CONT+5T HAD 9ITIAT$ ITS PA? ( DE/RUCTION4 ,) NO POLICE 9 ! IMM$IATE VIC9ITY & A G5]AL /ATE ( LAWLESSNESS PREVAIL+ 9 ! CITY1 SEV]AL UNMASK$ 9DIVIDUALS US$ ?IS OPPORTUNITY TO LI<T ONE ( ! PREVI\SLY DAMAG$ POLICE C>S ON FIRE AFT] PLAY+ ) ITS S\ND SY/EM & PULL+ A /ACK ( POLICE DOCUM5TS FROM ! C>'S TRUNK4 ,) FEW EXP]I5C$ MILITANTS LEFT ON ! /REETS TO CAUTION AGA9/ C>RY+ \T SU* ATTACKS )\T PROP] ATTIRE1 MO/ ( !SE 9DIVIDUALS W]E LAT] ID5TIFI$ ?R\< FOOTAGE CAPTUR$ BY ,C,C,T,V CAM]AS &1 9 SOME CASES1 GIV5 H>% PRISON S5T5CES4 

,?R\<\T ! DAY1 ! DE/RUCTION & BURN+ ( POLICE CRUIS]S WAS BROADCA/ LIVE ON LOCAL NEWS1 ) A FRANTIC AN*OR SAY+1 0,I DON'T UND]/& :]E ! POLICE >E & H[ !Y C\LD LET ?IS HAPP560 ,AGA9/ ! IDEA ?AT ! POLICE P]MITT$ ?IS TO HAPP51 WITNESSES >GUE ?AT !Y W]E /RET*$ ?9 ACROSS ! CITY & W]E FOCUS$ ON DISP]S+ & >RE/+ ANY CR[DS !Y P]CEIV$ TO BE L9K$ TO ! BLACK BLOC4 ,IT TOOK !M A FEW MORE H\RS TO CLE> ,QUE5 ,/REET1 :I* !Y EV5TUALLY DID4 

,! MASS >RE/S BEGAN ,SATURDAY AFT]NOON1 ) >RE/EES BR\<T TO A TEMPOR>Y JAIL SET UP 9 A =M] MOVIE SET 9 ! EA/]N P>T ( ! CITY4 ,AS ! NI<T PROGRESS$1 MANY CR[DS SPONTANE\SLY =M$ ONLY TO BE VICI\SLY ATTACK$ BY POLICE2 SNAT* SQUADS />T$ TO R\ND UP ANYONE :O LOOK$ LIKE AN AN>*I/ OR A PROTE/]4 ,! ,SATURDAY ,NI<T ,FEV] EV5T PLANN$ = ?AT EV5+ WAS CANCEL$1 AS ALMO/ ALL ( ! ORGANIZ]S W]E N[ BEH9D B>S4 

,AT ?IS PO9T1 COORD9ATION AMONG AN>*I/S SEV]ELY BROKE D[N1 & ! LACK ( A COMMUNICATIONS TEAM OR ANY?+ RESEMBL+ A UNIFI$ TWITT] UPDATE FE$ MEANT ?AT MO/ W]E SPREAD \T & ISOLAT$ ?R\<\T ! CITY1 UNSURE ( :AT WAS GO+ ON & UNABLE TO AMASS 9 SIGNIFICANT NUMB]S TO ACCOMPLI% MORE DUR+ ?IS VOLATILE SITUATION4 

,! ,P>TY'S ,OV]3 ,SUNDAY1 ,JUNE #bg 

  

,! NEXT MORN+ BEGAN ) A RAID AT A RESID5CE BUILD+ ON ! ,UNIV]SITY ( ,TORONTO CAMPUS4 ,SEV5TY ACTIVI/S W]E >RE/$1 MANY ( :OM W]E VISIT+ FROM ,QUEBEC4 ,!IR *>GES W]E LAT] DROPP$ :5 IT EM]G$ ?AT ! POLICE DID NOT HAVE A PROP] W>RANT TO 5T] ! BUILD+4 

,AT #a A4M41 A JAIL SOLID>ITY RALLY GA!R$ AT A P>K NE> ! TEMPOR>Y DET5TION C5T] ON ,EA/]N ,AV5UE4 ,%ORTLY AFT] ! DEMON/RATORS >RIV$1 RIOT COPS W]E DEPLOY$ & SNAT* SQUADS BEGAN GRABB+ PEOPLE FROM ! CR[D & ?R[+ !M 9TO UNM>K$ M9IVANS4 ,(FIC]S COMMITT$ VIOL5T ASSAULTS DUR+ MANY ( !SE >RE/S1 & FIR$ TE> GAS AT ! CR[D4 ,DEMON/RATORS RETREAT$ TO ,QUE5 ,/REET ,EA/1 :]E MANY W]E R\ND$ UP & MASS->RE/$4 

,AT #c3#c P4M41 POLICE /OPP$ A BUS ) ,QUEBEC LIC5SE PLATES4 ,!Y DETA9$ FIFTY PEOPLE & >RE/$ T54 ,A BOMB SQUAD WAS CALL$ 9 TO SE>* ! BUS4 ,?R\<\T ! DAY1 POLICE CONT9U$ TO BO>D TRANSIT VEHICLES & R&OMLY /OP PEOPLE WALK+ 9 ! D[NT[N >EA1 SE>*+ = ANYONE WE>+ BLACK OR :O APPE>$ TO BE A PROTE/]4 

,DESPITE ?IS CLIMATE ( 9T5SE REPRESSION1 MANY AN>*I/S ATTEMPT$ TO GA!R = ! ,FIRE ,WORKS ,= ,PRISONS NOISE DEMON/RATION1 PLANN$ = #e P4M4 ,POLICE SNAT* SQUADS DETA9$ EV]YONE 9 ! SURR\ND+ NEI<BORHOOD :O HAD BLACK CLO?+ ) !M OR :O ATTEMPT$ TO FLEE4 ,!Y SUCCE$$ 9 PREV5T+ ANYONE FROM AMASS+ AT ! PROPOS$ MEET+ PO9T1 & IT SEEM$ TO ?OSE SC\T+ ! NEI<BORHOOD ?AT AT LEA/ A FEW AFF9ITY GR\PS HAD BE5 COMPLETELY R\ND$ UP :ILE MO/ O!RS HAD ONE OR TWO PEOPLE FROM !IR GR\PS DETA9$4 ,! POLICE EFFECTIVELY CANCEL$ ! DEMON/RATION4 

,9 ! LATE AFT]NOON1 POLICE SURR\ND$ ! ,T,C,M,N CONV]G5CE SPACE1 A R$ & BLACK BUILD+ 9 ! WORK+ CLASS NEI<BORHOOD ( ,P>KDALE :]E FREE MEALS & *ILDC>E W]E BE+ PROVID$4 ,SOON AFT]1 A CR[D ( PEOPLE :O HAD HE>D AB\T ! SIEGE BEGAN TO =M & M>* WE/ TO CONFRONT ! POLICE4 ,BY #g P4M4 ! COPS HAD KETTL$ AB\T #c PEOPLE AT ,QUE5 & ,SPAD9A1 9CLUD+ MANY CONFUS$ BY/&]S4 ,AT ?IS PO9T A TORR5TIAL /ORM OP5$ UP2 MANY ( ?OSE KETTL$ W]E =C$ TO /& 9 ! RA9 = ALMO/ ?REE H\RS BE=E BE+ MASS->RE/$4 

,BEG9N+ ,SUNDAY AFT]NOON1 PRISON]S W]E RELEAS$ FROM ! TEMPOR>Y DET5TION C5T]1 SOME )\T %OES & O!RS )\T !IR P]SONAL BELONG+S4 ,ALL DESCRIB$ HAV+ BE5 HELD 9 COLD1 CRAMP$ WIRE CAGES & HAV+ BE5 =C$ TO %>E TOILETS ) NO DOORS4 ,WOM5 & TRANS 9DIVIDUALS REPORT$ ?REATS ( RAPE & SEXUAL H>ASSM5T1 :ILE O!RS W]E =CIBLY /RIP-SE>*$ 9 FRONT ( MALE POLICE (FIC]S4 ,MANY >RE/EES W]E D5I$ ACCESS TO LEGAL C\NSEL = WELL OV] #bd H\RS1 9 VIOLATION ( ! ,CANADIAN ,*>T] ( ,RI<TS & ,FRE$OMS4  
  

,GU>D3 ,MAN1 :AT DID Y\ DO ?AT !Y PUT Y\ D[N H]E8 

,TE/AM5T3 ,ME8 ,I DIDN'T DO NO?94 

,GU>D3 ,WELL1 Y\ MU/ HAVE DONE SOME?+4 ,EV]YBODY :O DID NO?+ IS 9 ! NORMAL HOLD+ >EA4 

,TE/AM5T3 ,NAW1 S]I\SLY1 ?IS IS A BIG MISUND]/&+4 ,I'M JU/1 LIKE1 A MUSICIAN 44 4 

,GU>D3 ,OH %IT6 ,Y\'RE ONE ( ?OSE RAPP] GUYS6 

,TE/AM5T3 ,YEAH1 ?AT'S--WAIT1 H[ DO Y\ KN[ AB\T ?AT8 

,GU>D3 ,DUDE1 Y\'RE LIKE ! ACE ( SPADES 9 ?IS %IT6 ,EV]YBODY'S BE5 TALK+ AB\T Y\ & WAT*+ ! VIDEO4 ,A LOT ( !M >E TALK+ %IT1 BUT ,I'LL BE HONE/ ) Y\1 ?AT SONG WAS PRETTY FUCK+ BRAVE4 ,I GREW UP 9 ,SC>BOR\<--,I'VE BE5 LI/5+ TO HIP-HOP ALL MY LIFE1 BUT Y\R %IT IS DIFF]5T4 

,TE/AM5T3 ,OH MAN1 PLEASE DON'T TELL ME ,I'M ! ACE ( SPADES4 ,Y\ SAY9 !RE'S A DECK ( C>DS ) T>GETS ON !M8 ,WAIT1 Y\ REALLY LIK$ ! SONG8 

,GU>D3 ,YEAH1 IT WAS ! %IT4 ,?IS PLACE IS FUCK$ UP1 EH8 

,TE/AM5T3 ,Y\'RE TELL+ ME8 ,I'M ! ONE 9 CUFFS GO9 TO GET /RIP- SE>*$4 

,GU>D3 ,YEAH1 Y\ %\LD WRITE A SONG AB\T ?IS :5 Y\ GET \T & CALL IT ,TORONTONAMO6 ,OH1 & GIVE ME A %\T \T6 

,TE/AM5T3 ,YO MAN1 ,I A9'T EV5 HAD ANY?+ TO EAT N[ 9 LIKE #ah H\RS1 !Y KEEP GIV+ ME PROCESS$ *EESE S&WI*ES ON BUTT]$ :ITE BREAD EV5 ?\< !Y KN[ ,I'M VEGAN4 

,GU>D3 ,:AT8 ,!Y GOTTA FE$ Y\--Y\'RE ! ACE ( SPADES6 ,I'LL LOOK 9TO IT4 

,TE/AM5T3 ,PLEASE /OP CALL+ ME ! ACE ( SPADES4  

,LEGAL ,FALL\T 

  

,9 ! E>LY MORN+ H\RS ( ,JUNE #b#f1 MEMB]S ( ! ,TORONTO ,POLICE ,S]VICE'S 0,GUNS & ,GANGS0 UNIT BATT]$ D[N ! DOORS ( TWO ,TORONTO H\SES & >RE/$ F\R MEMB]S ( ,S,O,> AT GUNPO9T4 ,OV] ! FOLL[+ H\RS1 A DOZ5 MORE 9DIVIDUALS W]E SNAT*$ UP3 SOME GRABB$ (F ! /REET1 O!RS /OPP$ 9 VEHICLES4 ,IT SOON EM]G$ ?AT !SE >RE/S W]E ! RESULT ( EVID5CE GA!R$ BY TWO UND]COV] POLICE AG5TS :O HAD 9FILTRAT$ V>I\S AN>*I/ ORGANIZATIONS 9 ! REGION-- 9CLUD+ ,A,W@a,L 7,ANTI-,W> AT ,LAURI]71 ! ,T,C,M,N1 & ,S,O,> ITSELF--AS P>T ( A ,JO9T ,9TELLIG5CE ,TASK ,=CE OP]ATION4 

,!SE TWO AG5TS1 :O HAD OP]AT$ UND] ! NAMES 0,KHALID ,MOHAMM$0 .<LEGAL NAME ,B9DO ,%[AN.> & 0,BR5DA ,D\<TRY0 .<LEGAL NAME ,BR5DA ,C>EY.>1 W]E WELL-KN[N )9 AN>*I/ CIRCLES4 0,KHALID0 HAD BE5 ACTIVE 9 ,S,O,> UNTIL MEMB]S ( HIS AFF9ITY GR\P BECAME CONC]N$ AB\T HIS ]RATIC BEHAVIOR & ASK$ HIM TO /OP ATT5D+ MEET+S4 ,HIS E>LY EF=TS TO PROMOTE VIOL5T & RECKLESS ACTIONS HAD RAIS$ ! SUSPICIONS ( ACTIVI/S 9 ,GUELPH1 :]E HE HAD E>LI] ATTEMPT$ TO 9FILTRATE ! CITY'S TI<T-KNIT AN>*I/ COMMUNITY4 ,AFT] RELOCAT+ TO ,KIT*5]-,WAT]LOO1 0,KHALID0 *ANG$ HIS /RATEGY & BEGAN (F]+ FREE RIDES1 BE]1 & MAT]IAL SUPPORT TO MEMB]S ( ,A,W@a,L4 ,HE ALSO BEGAN TO PIT ACTIVI/S FROM DIFF]5T CITIES AGA9/ ONE ANO!R BY SPREAD+ RUMORS & PLAY+ UP P]CEIV$ DIVISIONS BAS$ ON RACE1 CLASS1 & !ORETICAL DISAGREEM5TS4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 A LACK ( =?RI<T COMMUNICATION BETWE5 AN>*I/S 9 ,GUELPH & ,KIT*5]- ,WAT]LOO ALL[$ HIM TO GA9 A POSITION ( TRU/1 :I* HE US$ TO GA!R A GREAT DEAL ( EVID5CE AGA9/ ! ALLEG$ ,G#b 0R+LEAD]S40 ,MU* ( ?IS WAS EXAGG]AT$ & TAK5 \T ( CONTEXT BY ! ,CR[N ,ATTORNEY 9 AN EF=T TO PA9T !SE 9DIVIDUALS AS VIOL5T T]RORI/S4 

,UNLIKE 0,KHALID10 0,BR5DA0 WAS F> MORE EFFECTIVE 9 EVAD+ SUSPICION2 ! ANN\NCEM5T ( H] BETRAYAL CAME AS A %OCK TO EV]YONE4 ,BAS$ \T ( ,GUELPH1 0,BR5DA0 WAS ACTIVELY 9VOLV$ 9 ! PLANN+ ( ! ,G#b PROTE/S2 AT ! TIME ( H] DISAPPE>ANCE %E WAS A REGI/]$ LEGAL OBS]V] ) ! ,MOVEM5T ,DEF5SE ,COMMITTEE 7,M,D,C71 9 ADDITION TO SITT+ ON BO? ! ,FUNDRAIS+ & ,ACTION COMMITTEES ( ! ,T,C,M,N4 ,TO TOP ?+S (F1 %E ALSO ATT5D$ ,S,O,> MEET+S1 & EV5 %>$ AN AP>TM5T ) ONE ( ! ALLEG$ 0R+LEAD]S10 ,M&Y ,HISCOCKS4 

,! POLICE 9FILTRATION HAD DEVA/AT+ EFFECTS ON AN>*I/ ORGANIZ+ 9 S\!RN ,ONT>IO4 ,! ACTIONS ( 0,KHALID0 & 0,BR5DA0 L$ TO ! >RE/ ( SOME ( ! REGION'S MO/ D$ICAT$ ACTIVI/S4 ,!SE >RE/S & ! /RICT CONDITIONS ?AT ACCOMPANI$ !M HAD ! 9T5D$ EFFECT ( TE>+ ,S,O,> AP>T & DEALT A SIGNIFICANT BL[ TO EF=TS TO CREATE A REGIONAL NETWORK ( AN>*I/ MILITANTS4 

,! MAJORITY ( ! #ai >RE/$ DUR+ ! ,G#b WEEK5D W]E RELEAS$ BY ,JUNE #b#h1 #b#a2 ONLY #cb W]E *>G$4 ,*>GES 9CLUD$ BURN+ POLICE C>S1 ASSAULT+ POLICE1 C>RY+ WEAPONS1 CRIM9AL ASSOCIATION1 & MIS*IEF4 ,( ?OSE :O REMA9$ 9 JAIL1 EI<TE5 W]E ACCUS$ ( BE+ 0R+LEAD]S0 & *>G$ ) MULTIPLE C\NTS ( CONSPIRACY1 FAC+ S5T5CES ( UP TO T5 YE>S4 

,! MAJORITY ( ?OSE *>G$ ) CONSPIRACY W]E ACTIVE )9 ,S,O,>1 ?\< NOT ALL3 ,PAT ,CADORETTE & ,JAGGI ,S+H1 BO? *>G$ ) SEV]AL C\NTS1 W]E MEMB]S ( ,C,L,A,C 9VOLV$ ) ANTI-,G#b ORGANIZ+ 9 ,MONTREAL4 ,9 ,MAY ( #baa 9 EX*ANGE = HIS CONSPIRACY *>GES BE+ DROPP$1 ,S+H AGRE$ TO PLEAD GUILTY TO C\NSEL+ TO COMMIT 9DICTABLE MIS*IEF--REF]R+ TO A ,N,O,I,I PRESS CONF]5CE HELD ON ,JUNE #bd AT :I* HE /AT$ ?AT ! SECURITY F5CE WAS ILLEGITIMATE & %\LD BE TORN D[N4 ,! PLEA B>GA9 ALSO 9CLUD$ ! PRECONDITION ?AT HE NOT BE CALL$ TO TE/IFY AGA9/ ANY ( HIS CO-ACCUS$4 ,ON ,JUNE #b#a1 #b#a#a1 HE WAS S5T5C$ TO TIME ALREADY S]V$4.<#d.> 

,SY$ ,HUSSAN1 A RESPECT$ ORGANIZ] ) ,N,O,I,I & ! ,T,C,M,N1 WAS >RE/$ ON ! MORN+ ( ,JUNE #bf AS HE WAS GETT+ 9TO A TAXI4 ,DUR+ ! LEAD-UP TO ! ,G#b C\NT]-DEMON/RATIONS1 ,HUSSAN HAD S]V$ AS A C5TRAL FIGURE ON ! ,T,C,M,N'S COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE4 ,IF F\ND GUILTY1 HE FAC$ DEPORTATION TO ,PAKI/AN4 

,D>IUS ,MIR%AHI & ,*RIS ,B[51 BETT] KN[N BY !IR HIP-HOP MONIK]S ,TE/AM5T & ,ILLOGIK1 W]E BO? >RE/$ ON ! MORN+ ( ,JUNE #bg & *>G$ ) CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT MIS*IEF--A SEP>ATE CONSPIRACY FROM ! #ah CO-ACCUS$--AS WELL AS MASK+ ) 9T5T TO COMMIT A CRIM9AL ACT & C\NSEL+ TO COMMIT MIS*IEF4 ,?IS LATT] *>GE WAS TI$ TO !IR POPUL> MUSIC VIDEO 0,CRA% ! ,MEET+10 :I* ! ,CR[N ATTEMPT$ TO BLAME = MU* ( ! DE/RUCTION ?AT OCCURR$ DUR+ ! ,GET ,(F ! ,F5CE M>*4 ,AFT] FIVE MON?S ( NON-ASSOCIATION CONDITIONS ?AT PREV5T$ !M FROM P]=M+1 COMPOS+ MUSIC1 OR EV5 SPEAK+ TOGE!R1 !IR *>GES W]E /AY$ = LACK ( EVID5CE4 

,]IC ,LANK91 ! LA/ ( ! ,S,O,> ACCUS$ TO BE HELD 9 CU/ODY1 WAS F9ALLY GRANT$ BAIL ON ,SEPTEMB] #c AFT] TWO D5IALS4 ,ALLEG$ ,S,O,> 0R+LEAD]0 ,ALEX ,HUND]T1 9ITIALLY RELEAS$ ON ,JULY #a#i1 WAS RE>RE/$ ON ,SEPTEMB] #a#h2 PROSECUTORS ACCUS$ HIM ( BREA*+ HIS 0NO DEMON/RATION0 CONDITION BY SPEAK+ ON PUBLIC PANELS AT ! ,UNIV]SITY ( ,WAT]LOO & ,RY]SON ,UNIV]SITY4 ,HE WAS RELEAS$ FROM PRISON ) EXTREMELY RE/RICTIVE CONDITIONS 9 MID-,OCTOB]1 9CLUD+ AN UNPREC$5T$ BAN ON 0PUBLICLY EXPRESS+ A POLITICAL OP9ION10 ONLY TO BE RE->RE/$ SOON AFT] = ALLEG$ 9TIMIDATION ( ! ,CR[N ,ATTORNEY4 ,HE WAS RELEAS$ AGA9 ON ,JANU>Y #b#d1 #b#a#a1 & REMA9$ UND] LIMIT$ H\SE >RE/ = MANY MON?S4 

,ON ,SEPTEMB] #b#i1 ,J>OSLAVA ,AVILA1 AN AN>*I/ & ,MAPU*E ACTIVI/ /UDY+ POLITICAL SCI5CE AT ! ,UNIV]SITY ( ,TORONTO1 BECAME ! LA/ ( ! CO-ACCUS$ TO BE >RE/$4 ,H] *>GES W]E DROPP$ ?REE MON?S LAT]4 

,FOLL[+ ! ,G#b RIOTS1 POLICE CIRCULAT$ A 0MO/ WANT$0 LI/1 9CLUD+ PHOTOS ( MANY 9DIVIDUALS :O P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! LAT] ATTACKS AGA9/ ! CRUIS]S LEFT AT ,SPAD9A & ,QUE54 ,DOZ5S ( PEOPLE W]E ID5TIFI$ 9 ?IS MANN] & TURN$ !MSELVES 9 OR W]E >RE/$4 ,ADDITIONAL >RE/S OCCURR$ ?R\< ,AUGU/ & 9TO ,SEPTEMB]1 PRIM>ILY 9 ,ONT>IO BUT ALSO 9 ,QUEBEC & ,B,C4 ,SOME (FICIALS H9T$ ?AT AN>*I/S FROM ,NEW ,YORK HAD BE5 ID5TIFI$ & W\LD BE *>G$1 BUT ?IS NEV] PANN$ \T4 

,ONE ( ?OSE LAT] ID5TIFI$ ?R\< PHOTOGRAPHIC EVID5CE WAS ,KELLY ,PFLUG-,BACK1 A COMMUNITY ORGANIZ] FROM ,GUELPH4 ,! ,CR[N ABSURDLY ACCUS$ ,KELLY ( BE+ ! ON-!-GR\ND 0LEAD] ( ! BLACK BLOC40 ,AFT] PLEAD+ GUILTY TO SEV5 C\NTS ( ,MIS*IEF & ,DISGUISE ) ,9T5T1 %E WAS S5T5C$ ON ,JULY #a#i1 #bab TO ELEV5 MON?S 9 PRISON1 PLUS TIME S]V$4 

,ANO!R 9DIVIDUAL *>G$ ) P>TICIPAT+ 9 BLACK BLOC ACTIONS WAS ,RYAN ,RA9VILLE1 AN ,9DIG5\S AN>*I/4 ,AFT] ?REE MON?S 9 PRISON1 HE WAS RELEAS$ UND] /RICT H\SE >RE/ TO A ,NATIVE SPIRITUAL HEAL+ C5T] 9 ,TORONTO4 ,RA9VILLE EV5TUALLY PL$ GUILTY TO ?REE C\NTS ( ,MIS*IEF ,OV] @s#e & ,BREA* ( ,PEACE1 BUT CONTE/$ ! *>GES ( ASSAULT & OB/RUCT+ POLICE ?AT HAD BE5 PRESS$ AS A RESULT ( ! PRES5CE ( A POLICE (FIC] 9SIDE ONE ( ! VEHICLES HE ADMITT$ V&ALIZ+4 ,HE REPEAT$LY DEF5D$ HIS ACTIONS 9 ! C\RTROOM1 V[+ /RUGGLE AGA9/ ALL =MS ( OPPRESSION & DRAW+ A DI/9CTION BETWE5 VIOL5CE AGA9/ PROP]TY & ! SY/EMIC VIOL5CE ( CAPITALISM4 

,9 MID-,JUNE1 ?REE 9DIVIDUALS W]E >RE/$ = ! >SON ( ! ,OTTAWA ,R,B,C4 ,*>GES AGA9/ TWO ( !M W]E LAT] /AY$ = LACK ( EVID5CE4 ,ON ,DECEMB] #g1 #b#a1 A JUDGE S5T5C$ ! ?IRD 9DIVIDUAL1 ,ROG] ,CLEM5T1 TO ?REE & A HALF YE>S4 ,ASK$ BY ! C\RT IF HE W\LD LIKE TO TAKE ! OPPORTUNITY TO APOLOGIZE1 ,CLEM5T REFUS$ TO DO SO4 ,9/EAD1 HE (F]$ A HUMBLE APOLOGY TO HIS FRI5DS & FAMILY = ! 9CONV5I5CE HE HAD CAUS$ !M1 & = ! FACT ?AT ! MONEY ?AT W\LD BE US$ TO 9C>C]ATE HIM WAS NOT BE+ SP5T ON SOME?+ MORE WOR?:ILE4 

,! SEV5TE5 9DIVIDUALS /ILL FAC+ CONSPIRACY *>GES F9ALLY RESOLV$ !IR CASES ON ,NOVEMB] #b#b1 #baa )\T SETT+ A LEGAL PREC$5T = CONSPIRACY CONVICTIONS RELAT$ TO DEMON/RATION ORGANIZ+4 ,SIX ACCEPT$ PLEA DEALS 9 RETURN = ! O!RS HAV+ !IR *>GES )DRAWN4 ,ALEX ,HUND]T & ,M&Y ,HISCOCKS PL$ TO ONE C\NT ( C\NSEL+ MIS*IEF OV] @s#e & ONE C\NT ( C\NSEL+ TO OB/RUCT POLICE2 ,LEAH ,H5D]SON1 ,PET] ,HOPP]TON1 ,]IK ,LANK91 & ,ADAM ,LEWIS PL$ TO A S+LE C\NT ( C\NSEL+ MIS*IEF OV] @s#e4 ,!IR S5T5CES RANG$ FROM SIX TO EI<TE5 MON?S4 ,! SEV5TE5 RELEAS$ A COLLECTIVE /ATEM5T PROCLAIM+ 0,WE EM]GE UNIT$ & 9 SOLID>ITY40 

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,= MANY1 ! N[-ICONIC IMAGES ( SQUAD C>S BURN+ 9 ! HE>T ( ,CANADA'S F9ANCIAL DI/RICT W]E AN EXHIL>AT+ VALIDATION ( ! ,RIOT #ba SLOGAN4 ,%ORT ( AN ATTACK ON ,P>LIAM5T ,HILL1 ONE W\LD BE H>D PRESS$ TO IMAG9E A MORE VIVID SYMBOL ( AN>*I/ /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! ,CANADIAN /ATE4 

,YET1 :ILE AT MO/ SUMMITS 9 REC5T MEMORY IT WAS CONSID]$ A VICTORY TO SMA% UP A %OPP+ DI/RICT & DISAPPE>1 ,TORONTO SEEM$ TO PRES5T A SITUATION 9 :I* G5]ALIZ$ /REET FI<T+ & SECUR+ ( >EAS ( ! CITY ) B>RICADES C\LD HAVE BE5 POSSIBLE IF AN>*I/S HAD /AY$ 9 BETT] COMMUNICATION ) EA* O!R & ! CR[DS ( SUPPORTIVE PROTE/]S & HOOLIGANS4 ,! FACT ?AT ?IS DID NOT OCCUR ILLU/RATES /RATEGIC ]RORS 9 ! BUILDUP TO ! SUMMIT1 NOT TO M5TION ! ABS5CE ( AN EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS /RUCTURE4 

,9 H9DSI<T1 AN>*I/S 9 ,ONT>IO MAY HAVE BE5 HELD HO/AGE BY !IR [N AMBITIONS4 ,S,O,> WORK$ SO H>D TO PREP>E A FULL WEEK5D ( AN>*I/ ACTIONS ?AT !Y W]E UNPREP>$ :5 ! ,GET ,(F ! ,F5CE M>* OP5$ ! POSSIBILITY ( G5]AL UPHEAVAL4 ,SOME LONGTIME AN>*I/S DIDN'T EV5 ATT5D1 SAV+ !MSELVES = :AT !Y BELIEV$ W]E MORE PROMIS+ EV5TS--NONE ( :I* EV] HAPP5$ PRECISELY BECAUSE ( ! SUCCESS ( ! ,GET ,(F ! ,F5CE ACTION4 ,AT A CRUCIAL MOM5T1 :5 ! POLICE W]E ON ! DEF5SIVE & AN>*I/S HAD EV]Y OPPORTUNITY TO PU% FUR!R 9TO UN*>T$ T]RITORY1 AN>*I/S AB&ON$ ! /REETS 9 ORD] TO PREP>E = ! ,SATURDAY ,NI<T ,FEV] MOBILE DANCE P>TY4 ,!RE IS SOME?+ TO BE SAID = QUITT+ :ILE Y\'RE AHEAD--& )\T A COMMUNICATIONS /RUCTURE1 ?IS MAY HAVE BE5 ! BE/ *OICE4 ,BUT ?IS WAS ! TURN+ PO9T ?AT ALL[$ ! POLICE TO REGA9 ! UPP] H& & ?W>T ALL ( ,S,O,>'S FUR!R PLANS4 ,SATURDAY'S EV5TS %[ ?AT SOMETIMES AN>*I/S' ASPIRATIONS >E ONLY LIMIT$ BY !IR 9ABILITY TO IMAG9E ?AT !Y WILL SUCCE$4 

,! MOBILIZATIONS ( #ba HELP$ CREATE A NEW POLITICAL CLIMATE 9 ,CANADA ?AT MANY AN>*I/S F\ND *ALL5G+ TO COME TO T]MS )4 ,FOLL[+ ! ,TORONTO ,G#b1 MANY COMRADES W]E =C$ TO NAVIGATE CRIPPL+ NON-ASSOCIATION CLAUSES ?AT B>R$ !M FROM PLANN+ OR ATT5D+ PUBLIC DEMON/RATIONS4 ,MU* TIME & 5]GY WAS SP5T RAIS+ MONEY = LEGAL CO/S & C\RT SUPPORT4 

,?IS 5ABL$ NON-AN>*I/S TO FRAME ! PUBLIC DISC\RSE AB\T ! ACTIONS ( ! POLICE 9 ,TORONTO4 ,LIB]ALS1 SOCIAL DEMOCRATS & RI<T-W+ LIB]T>IANS PRES5T$ ! EV5TS ( ! ,G#b AS EXCEPTIONAL2 9/EAD ( *ANNEL+ PUBLIC 9DIGNATION T[>DS A DEEP] UND]/&+ ( ! NE$ = REAL *ANGE1 !Y FOCUS$ ON SEEK+ M9OR RE=MS1 (T5 ?R\< FRUITLESS CALLS = PUBLIC 9QUIRIES & RALLIES DEM&+ ?AT POLICE 0RESPECT CIVIL RI<TS40 

,IMM$IATELY AFT] ! ,G#b1 CONSPIRACY !ORI/S BEGAN TO CIRCULATE RUMORS ?AT ! BLACK BLOC WAS OR*E/RAT$ BY UND]COV] POLICE (FIC]S AS A JU/IFICATION TO CRACK D[N ON PEACEFUL PROTE/]S4 ,!SE ACCUSATIONS1 BAS$ ON A SUP]FICIAL UND]/&+ ( ! USE ( AG5T PROVOCATEURS 9 ! ,MONTEBELLO PROTE/S ( #b#g1 SPREAD QUICKLY AMONG A POPULATION SO DEEPLY CONDITION$ BY ! DOGMAS ( NONVIOL5CE & /ATE OMNIPOT5CE ?AT IT C\LD NOT IMAG9E H[ A FEW HUNDR$ AN>*I/S C\LD GET ! BETT] ( ! AU?ORITIES4 ,SOME CONSPIRACY !ORI/S W5T SO F> AS TO CLAIM ?AT ! BURN+ POLICE C>S W]E ,HOLLYWOOD PROPS1 :ILE O!RS SUGGE/$ ?AT ! VEHICLES W]E LEFT AS 0BAIT0--IMPLY+ ?AT ?OSE :O LIT !M ON FIRE W]E PLAY+ 9TO A TRAP4 

,UN=TUNATELY1 !SE MISCONCEPTIONS /ILL L+] 9 SOME CIRCLES4 ,AN>*I/S PRODUC$ COMPREH5SIVE ANALYZES DEBUNK+ !M1 BUT FAIL$ TO DISSEM9ATE !SE WIDELY BEYOND ACTIVI/ ALT]NATIVE M$IA4 ,9 ! IMM$IATE AFT]MA? ( ! ,G#b1 MU* ( ! AN>*I/ COMMUNITY WAS REEL+ FROM >RE/S OR KEEP+ A L[ PR(ILE 9 HOPES ( AVOID+ FUR!R REPRESSION4 ,9 H9DSI<T1 IT WAS A GRAVE MI/AKE TO REMA9 SIL5T DUR+ ?IS P]IOD4 ,AT ?IS CRUCIAL MOM5T1 AN>*I/S C\LD HAVE US$ !IR NEW VISIBILITY TO BUILD ON !IR SUCCESSES & DEAL A CRITICAL BL[ TO PACIFI/ HEGEMONY4 

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,CANADIAN AN>*I/S LE>N$ SOME H>D LESSONS FROM ! ,R,C,M,P-L$ ,JO9T ,9TELLIG5CE ,GR\P OP]ATION C>RI$ \T 9 ! YE> & A HALF LEAD+ UP TO ! ,OLYMPICS & ,G#b4 ,FRE$OM ( ,9=MATION REQUE/S FIL$ BY 9DEP5D5T J\RNALI/S SUBSEQU5TLY REVEAL$ ! PRES5CE ( NO LESS ?AN TWELVE UND]COV] POLICE OP]ATIVES ACROSS ! C\NTRY P>TICIPAT+ 9 ?IS OP]ATION--MO/ ( :OM /ILL HAVE NOT BE5 ID5TIFI$4 ,AS ! 9ITIAL %OCK ( 0,KHALID0S & 0,BR5DA'S BETRAYAL WORE (F1 ,CANADIAN AN>*I/S MOV$ TO REE/ABLI% 9=MAL REGIONAL & NATIONAL NETWORKS1 >M$ ) A MORE NU- ANC$ UND]/&+ ( POLICE SURVEILLANCE & 9FILTRATION TACTICS4 

,MANY ( \R COMRADES HAVE COMPLET$ ! PRISON S5T5CES !Y 9CURR$ AS A RESULT ( ! #ba PROTE/S1 :ILE O!RS >E /ILL 9VOLV$ 9 ! LEGAL PROCESS4 ,M&Y ,HISCOCKS & ,ALEX ,HUND]T1 BO? CURR5TLY 9C>C]AT$1 >E FOCUS+ ON ORGANIZ+ )9 ! PRISON SY/EM1 & HAVE %>$ !IR EXP]I5CES ?R\< BLOGS MA9TA9$ BY \TSIDE SUPPORT]S4 

,AL?\< ! ICONIC IMAGES ( BURN+ POLICE C>S 9 D[NT[N ,TORONTO W]E 9SPIR+ TO AN>*I/S & ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS1 ! SAME CAN'T NECESS>ILY BE SAID ( O!R SEGM5TS ( ,CANADIAN SOCIETY4 ,AN>*I/S ACTIVE 9 ! ,OCCUPY MOVEM5T HAD TO DEAL ) ! CONSPIRACY CLAIMS POPUL>IZ$ BY SO-CALL$ 09FO-W>RIOR0 TYPES 9 ADDITION TO ! P]ILS ( BE+ S+L$ \T BY LIB]ALS & RI<T-W+]S 9T5T ON COOP]AT+ ) POLICE4 ,?IS WAS NOT UNIQUE TO ,CANADA--A SIMIL> DYNAMIC PLAY$ \T 9 ,OCCUPY CAMPS 9 ! ,U,S--BUT :]EAS ELSE:]E1 ANTAGONISMS FL>$ BETWE5 P>TICIPANTS :O ADOPT$ DIFF]+ TACTICS1 9 ,TORONTO AN>*I/S W]E VIEW$ SKEPTICALLY BE=E ! OCCUPATIONS EV5 BEGAN4 

,AS ! DU/ SETDES ON ,RIOT #b#a1 ITS HI< PO9TS HAVE BE5 ECLIPS$ BY ! MASSIVE ,QUEBEC /UD5T /RIKES ( #b#a#b4 ,?IS MOVEM5T1 L>GELY PROPELL$ BY ! AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ /UD5T GR\P ,A,S,S,E1 9DICATES AN EXCIT+ NEW DIRECTION = AN>*I/ ORGANIZ+4 ,JU/ AS ! ,TORONTO ,G#b SUMMIT H]ALD$ ! >RIVAL ( ! 0AGE ( AU/]ITY10 ! ,QUEBEC /UD5T MOVEM5T IMPLIES A NEW PHASE ( /RUGGLE4 ,WE CAN ANTICIPATE A P]IOD ( 9T5SIFY+ CLASS W>F>E 9 :I* WE WILL HAVE TO CONT5D ) ! 9CREAS+ REPRESSION ?AT WILL D\BTLESS ACCOMPANY ! D[NW>D SPIRAL ( CAPITALISM4 

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,= MO/ ( ! ORGANIZ+ LEAD+ UP TO ! RIOTS ( #b#a1 ! PROTE/S AT ! ,OLYMPICS W]E ! ONLY GOAL2 YET ! ,G#b PROTE/S >GUABLY ECLIPS$ !SE4 ,?IS %[S H[ A PROTRACT$ BUILDUP CAMPAIGN GR\ND$ 9 MULTIPLE COMMUNITIES CAN CREATE MOM5TUM EXT5D+ F> BEYOND ! ORIG9AL OBJECTIVE4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 IT'S WOR? REFLECT+ ON ! 9TELLIG5CE ]ROR ?AT L$ AN>*I/S TO UND]E/IMATE ! ,GET ,(F ! ,F5CE M>*4 ,?IS TELLS US A LOT AB\T ! CURR5T GLOBAL CONTEXT & :AT /RATEGIES >E LIKELY TO BE MO/ EFFECTIVE4 

,UNTIL #b#i1 IT SEEM$ TO MAKE S5SE = AN>*I/S TO CA/ \RSELVES AS ! PROTAGONI/S 9 /RUGGLES ) ! /ATE2 ?IS SET REALI/IC GOALS 9 A TIME ( L[ SOCIAL CONFLICT4 ,TODAY1 H[EV]1 MORE & MORE PEOPLE >E DRIFT+ T[>D OP5 REVOLT1 :ILE ! /ATE IS SCRAMBL+ TO PICK (F ITS 5EMIES BE=E ! NEXT CRISIS4 ,EV5 BE=E ! ,OCCUPY MOVEM5T1 ! CONFRONTATIONAL DEMON/RATIONS AT BO? ! ,PITTSBUR< & ,TORONTO ,G#b PROTE/S DREW MORE P>TICIPANTS FROM ! G5]AL PUBLIC ?AN EXPECT$4 ,9 ?IS CONTEXT1 RA!R ?AN PLANN+ :AT 0WE0 %\LD DO1 WE %\LD FOCUS ON CREAT+ SITUATIONS 9 :I* EV]YONE CAN GET \T ( CONTROL4 ,?IS IS ESPECIALLY PRESS+ AS ! AU?ORITIES ID5TIFY AN>*I/S AS 5EMY _?#a4 

,AN>*I/S 9 ,ONT>IO SP5T MON?S LAY+ PLANS ?AT NEV] PANN$ \T1 EXPOS+ !MSELVES TO MASSIVE CONSPIRACY *>GES = ACTIONS !Y NEV] GOT TO P>TICIPATE 94 ,YET ! RIOTS TOOK PLACE REG>DLESS ( ! >RE/S ( SUPPOS$ R+LEAD]S2 9 FACT1 ! F9AL NAIL 9 ! C(F9 ( ! ORIG9AL ,S,O,> PLANS WAS ! READ9ESS ( AV]AGE P>TICIPANTS 9 ! ,GET ,(F ! ,F5CE M>* TO ESCALATE BEYOND ALL EXPECTATIONS4 ,GIV5 ! WIDE RANGE ( P>TICIPANTS 9 ?IS ESCALATION & ! NEGATIVE CONSEQU5CES = ?OSE UNFAMILI> ) PROP] SECURITY PRACTICES1 IT MI<T HAVE BE5 WIS] TO 9VE/ MORE 5]GY 9 $UCAT+ ! G5]AL PUBLIC AB\T RESI/ANCE TACTICS & LESS 9 LAY+ 0SECRET0 PLANS4 

,AN EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS SY/EM MI<T HAVE 5ABL$ AN>*I/S TO RESPOND MORE SWIFTLY & FLEXIBLY TO ! DEVELOPM5TS ( ?AT ,SATURDAY1 BUT ?IS PO9TS TO A MORE FUNDAM5TAL ISSUE4 ,9 ! 9=MATION AGE1 ! /RUCTURES ?AT *ANNEL COMMUNICATION >E ! MO/ DET]M9ANT FACTOR 9 /RUGGLE4 ,! FL[S ( 9=MATION CREATE ! SOCIAL =MATIONS ?AT PRES]VE OR 9T]RUPT ! /ATUS QUO2 EV]Y?+ DEP5DS ON :E!R WE CAN E/ABLI% SUBV]SIVE CONNECTIONS & CURR5TS4 ,?IS GOES NOT ONLY = ,TWITT] FE$S & 9DEP5D5T M$IA CO-OPS1 BUT ALSO = ! RELATIONS BETWE5 BLACK- BLOC AN>*I/S & GR\PS LIKE ,NO ,ONE ,IS ,ILLEGAL--NOT TO M5TION ANGRY CIVILIANS )\T POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS4 

,9 ! MASS MOBILIZATION MODEL1 PEOPLE :O %>E IDEOLOGICAL COMMON GR\ND CONV]GE 9 ONE LOCATION OPPOSITE A CONV]G5CE ( !IR FOES1 CONC5TRAT+ A GLOBAL RIVALRY 9TO ONE FLA%PO9T4 ,S9CE ! ,TORONTO ,G#b1 AN>*I/S WORLDWIDE HAVE %IFT$ TO A NEW MODEL1 P>TICIPAT+ 9 DIFFUSE SOCIAL UPHEAVALS ?AT ORIG9ATE 9 COMMON CONDITIONS RA!R ?AN POLITICAL POSITIONS4 ,?IS SPREADS ! CLA% ?R\<\T SOCIETY RA!R ?AN CONC5TRAT+ IT 9 ONE LOCATION4 ,N[ ?AT ?IS APPROA* HAS CAU<T ON 9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA ) ! OCCUPATION MOVEM5T1 ,RIOT #ba MAY GO D[N 9 HI/ORY AS ! LA/ CLIMAX ( ! MASS-MOBILIZATION ]A4 ,IT'S UP TO US TO DI/ILL ! WOR?:ILE LESSONS ( ?AT ]A TO PASS ON TO ! NEXT ONE4 

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.<#c.> ,$ITORS' NOTE3 ,SOME S\RCES ALLEGE ?AT PROP]TY DE/RUCTION TOTAL$ @s#c MILLION OR MORE AT ! #aiii ,WORLD ,TRADE ,ORGANIZATION PROTE/S 9 ,SEATTLE2 ! ,E>? ,LIB]ATION ,FRONT >SON AT ! ,VAIL SKI RESORT 9 #aiih WAS E/IMAT$ AT @s#a#b MILLION4 

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