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,T[>D ! ,OCCUPATION ( ,EV]YDAY ,LIFE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ABBEY ,VOLCANO 

,AU?OR 3 ,AN?ONY ,J4 ,NOCELLA ,I,I 

,AU?OR 3 ,C>OL9E ,K4 ,KALTEFLEIT] 

,AU?OR 3 ,IA9 ,MC,KAY 

,TEXT 3 

,D]IC ,%ANNON1 ,AN?ONY ,NOCELLA ,I,I1 ,JOHN ,ASIMAKOP\LOS 

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,OV] ! LA/ C\PLE ( MON?S WE'VE F9I%$ ?IS BOOK :ILE WAT*+ A NEW GLOBAL PH5OM5ON EVOLVE4 ,OCCUPATION ISN'T TYPICALLY REF]R$ TO AS A MOVEM5T1 BUT A TACTIC4 ,YET PEOPLE HAVE BEGUN REF]R+ TO ! 0,OCCUPY ,MOVEM5T0--A MOVEM5T :OSE PRIM>Y CONC]NS >E ! 9EQUALITIES ?AT >E 5DEMIC TO CAPITALI/ SOCIETY4 ,?AT IS1 !RE HAS NEV] BE5 A HI/ORICAL MOM5T UND] CAPITALISM ?AT HAS NOT BE5 TYPIFI$ BY ! WEAL?Y L>GELY [N+ & OP]AT+ ! WORLD AT ! EXP5SE ( ! RE/ ( US & ?IS S]IES ( ATTEMPTS AT TAK+ 7& KEEP+ = P]IODS ( TIME7 PUBLIC SPACE SEEM AIM$ AGA9/ EXACTLY ?OSE ORGANIZ+ PR9CIPLES4 ,AN>*I/S >GUE ?AT !RE IS NO?+ NEW 9 !SE UNEQUAL >RANGEM5TS--AL?\< 9 A TIME ( CAPITALI/ CRISIS P]HAPS ?OSE L>GE-SCALE 9EQUALITIES >E EXAC]BAT$1 WAK+ PEOPLE UP :O W]E PREVI\SLY SLEEP+ TO NEW POSSIBILITIES4 ,9T]E/+LY1 ?IS MOVEM5T1 :I* BEGAN 9 C\NTRIES LIKE ,TUNISIA1 ,EGYPT1 ,GREECE1 & ,SPA9 & WAS C>RI$ 9TO ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES BY A LOOSE COLLECTION ( FOLKS DUBB$ BY ,ROLL+ ,/ONE 0AN>*I/S & RADICALS ) NO?+ BUT SLEEP+ BAGS10 HAS GONE GLOBAL4 

,)9 !SE V>I\S OCCUPATIONS ONE CAN SEE PR9CIPLES AT WORK ?AT >E DIRECTLY AT ODDS ) ! PRES5T SOCIETY4 ,PEOPLE COME TOGE!R 9TO GR\PS TO DISCUSS ISSUES 9 ASSEMBLIES :]E WE USUALLY REMA9 ALI5AT$ FROM ONE ANO!R--SOMETIMES EV5 FRI<T5$ ( /RANG]S1 \R NEI<BORS1 & EV5 AT TIMES \R FRI5DS & LOV$ ONES4 ,PEOPLE >E %>+ RES\RCES )9 ! 5CAMPM5TS1 FREELY DI/RIBUT+ FOOD1 WAT]1 & O!R SUPPLIES :]E USUALLY WE >E =C$ TO PUR*ASE ?OSE ?+S ) MONEY ACCESS$ ?R\< WORK4 ,PEOPLE >E DO+ ! 0DIRTY WORK0 ( CLEAN+1 COOK+1 & O!R M5IAL TASKS VOLUNT>ILY & >E ACKN[L$G$ = !IR LABOR :]E WE TYPICALLY ?REAT5 A SEGM5T ( SOCIETY ) />VATION IF !Y DON'T DO ?IS WORK OR R\T9ELY IGNORE ?AT IT IS1 9 FACT1 WORK = MANY PEOPLE :O CLEAN HOMES1 DO LAUNDRY1 COOK1 RAISE *ILDR51 & SO ON4 ,PEOPLE >E 9NOVAT+--AT ,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET1 AFT] ,BLOOMB]G TOOK ! PROTE/]S' P[] G5]ATORS1 NEW G5]ATORS W]E MADE FROM BICYCLES--& ! REW>D = ?AT 9NOVATION IS ! SATISFACTION ( MUTUAL AID :]E WE >E TOLD ?AT WE NE$ 9C5TIVES 9 ! =M ( WEAL? = 9NOVATION TO EXI/4 

,BUT WE ALSO HAVE SE5 O!R ORGANIZ+ PR9CIPLES AT WORK4 

,LA/ WEEK5D A NUMB] ( ! OCCUPATIONS W]E =CIBLY REMOV$ BY ! POLICE4 ,! REPORTS ( PEOPLE BE+ MAC$1 BEAT51 /RIPP$1 SE>*$1 PRODD$--9 A WORD1 GOV]N$-->E UBIQUIT\S4 ,! /ATE HAS TRA%$ ?\S&S ( DOLL>S ( T5TS1 SLEEP+ BAGS1 COOK+ EQUIPM5T1 & P]HAPS MO/ /RIK+1 ?\S&S ( BOOKS C>EFULLY ORGANIZ$ 9TO A LIBR>Y AT ,ZUCOTTI ,P>K1 BR++ TO M9D SC5ES FROM ,RAY ,BRADBURY'S ,FAHR5HEIT #dea 7APP>5TLY IDEAS >E DANG]\S AFT] ALL74,!Y'VE ALSO DE/ROY$ ?OSE MEET+ PO9TS :]E PEOPLE GA!R$ TO TALK AB\T IDEAS1 DEBAT$ ! BE/ WAYS =W>D1 & 5GAG$ 9 ! MESSY PROCESS ( COLLECTIVE 5GAGEM5T 9 LIFE )\T ! /ATE & CAPITAL AS M$IATORS )9 \R SOCIAL LIVES--EV5 IF ! CONTEXT WAS LIMIT$4 

,WE MI<T SEE ?IS AS A METAPHOR = \R FUTURE LIVES4 ,AN>*I/S >GUE ?AT NO AM\NT ( T9K]+ ) CAPITALISM IS GO+ TO MAKE IT SU/A9ABLE OR BE>ABLE4 ,NO AM\NT ( TOY+ ) ! ME*ANISMS ( ! /ATE >E GO+ TO MAKE IT DESIRABLE4 ,& !RE IS NO WAY ?AT ! DIFFUSE & COMPLEX >RANGEM5TS ( DOM9ATION 9 \R 9/ITUTIONS1 CULTURE1 & \R V]Y SELVES CAN BE OV]COME )\T ALSO DISMANTL+ ! /ATE & CAPITALISM4 

,SO WE MI<T LE>N LESSONS FROM ! OCCUPATION MOVEM5T1 :E!R IT SU/A9S1 WANES1 OR *ANGES =M4 ,FIR/1 CAPITALI/ AU/]ITY %\LD DEMON/RATE TO EV]YONE BEYOND ! %AD[ ( A D\BT N[ ?AT ! /ATE ISN'T GO+ TO REGULATE CAPITALISM TO \R B5EFIT4 ,EV5 0GA9S0 ?AT WE FI<T = 9 ! =M ( DEM&S ON ! /ATE CAN BE TAK5 FROM US AS QUICKLY AS !Y >E GRANT$ BY \R RUL]S4 ,WE KEEP NO?+ ?AT WE CANNOT TAKE \RSELVES &1 IMPORTANTLY1 DEF5D 7AS ! POLICE BATONS >\ND ! WORLD HAVE %[N TIME & TIME AGA91 P>TICUL>LY OV] ! C\RSE ( ! LA/ FEW YE>S AS ! CRISIS HAS SET 9 & AN 9CREAS+ NUMB] ( ! DISPOSSESS$ HAVE RIS5 UP 9 RESPONSE74 

,SECOND1 !RE IS RADICAL POT5TIAL 9 COM+ TOGE!R TO TALK4 ,?IS DOESN'T MEAN ?AT WE CAN TALK DOM9ATION AWAY1 BUT IT DOES MEAN ?AT CAPITALI/ SOCIETY IS ALI5AT+ & ISOLAT+ & A P>T ( 5D+ CAPITALISM IS 5D+ \R ISOLATION4 ,AS WE SAID 9 ! 9TRODUCTION TO ?IS COLLECTION1 0ECONOMICS0 PRES5TS A PROBLEM = AN>*I/S & ! RELATION%IP ISN'T EASY--P>TICUL>LY AS 0ECONOMICS0 TYPICALLY ASSUMES ! SEP>ATION ( PRODUCTION & CONSUMPTION FROM ! RE/ ( SOCIAL LIFE AS SOME SPECIALIZ$ SPH]E4 ,BUT CLE>LY CAPITALISM1 & ITS ATT5DANT 9DIVIDUALI/ E?OS1 CREATES AN ALI5AT$ & ISOLAT$ SOCIAL BODY4 ,EXP]I5CES ( COMMUNITY1 & P>TICUL>LY COMMUNITIES ( RESI/ANCE /&+ UP TO ! /ATE & CAPITAL1 CONTA9 POSSIBILITIES = BUILD+ NEW SOCIAL =MS ON \R [N T]MS4 

,F9ALLY1 & P]HAPS MO/ IMPORTANTLY1 !SE SOCIAL =MS CAN /ICK IF !Y'RE NOT LEFT AT ! PUBLIC ASSEMBLIES1 BUT >E DIFFUS$ ?R\<\T \R EV]YDAY LIVES4 ,?IS IS ALREADY BE+ EXP]IM5T$ ) BY MEMB]S ( V>I\S OCCUPATIONS & IS1 P]HAPS1 :AT MO/ PEOPLE MEAN :5 !Y REF] TO 0OCCUPATION0 AS A TACTIC4 ,GR\PS CONNECT$ ) LOCAL MOVEM5TS >E BEG9N+ TO HELP PROTECT ! HOMES ( O!RS ) MORTGAGES BE+ =ECLOS$ 9 PLACES LIKE ,M9NEAPOLIS1 ,CLEVEL&1 & ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY4 ,9 ,*APEL ,HILL1 A LOCAL GR\P TOOK A D[NT[N BUILD+ = A %ORT P]IOD ( TIME1 COMPLETE ) POSSIBLE PLANS = US+ ! AB&ON$ SPACE = LOCAL %[S1 A FREE M$ICAL CL9IC1 A LIBR>Y1 & MORE BE=E !Y W]E VIOL5TLY EJECT$ BY POLICE4 ,SIMIL>LY1 ON ! COATTAILS ( A SUCCESSFUL G5]AL /RIKE 9 ,OAKL&1 A GR\P ATTEMPT$ TO TAKE A VACANT BUILD+ BUT WAS F\<T BACK BY ! POLICE4 ,WORK]S 9 ,OAKL&1 DUR+ ! G5]AL /RIKE1 TOOK & %UT D[N ! LOCAL PORT4 ,LIKEWISE1 OV] ! LA/ FEW YE>S1 OCCUPATIONS ( S*OOL BUILD+S HAVE BECOME COMMON ACTIONS 9 DISP>ATE PLACES SU* AS ,B]KELEY1 ,A!NS1 ,SANTIAGO1 ,LONDON1 ,P>IS1 ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY4 

,SO :AT IF WE REFUS$ TO /OP AT MEET+ 9 ASSEMBLIES & CAMP+ 9 PUBLIC SQU>ES8 ,:AT MI<T IT LOOK LIKE IF WE BEGAN OCCUPY+ PLACES )9 \R DAILY LIVES--\R HOMES1 \R WORKPLACES1 \R S*OOLS8 ,:AT IF WE BEGAN TAK+ SPACE & FOOD & WAT] & DI/RIBUT$ !M FREELY1 REFUS+ TO ALL[ ! CONV5TIONS ( ! ECONOMY TO M$IATE ?OSE ACTIVITIES = US8 ,9DE$1 S9CE AN>*I/S >GUE ?AT WE DON'T NE$ EXP]TS & BUREAUCRATS TO RUN \R AFFAIRS & ?AT WE CAN CREATE LIFE ON \R [N T]MS1 ! DIFFUSION ( !SE OCCUPATIONS 9TO DAILY LIFE CAN GIVE US A GLIMPSE ( A WORLD ?AT MI<T BE & C\LD POSSIBLY PO9T TO PO/-CAPITALI/ ALT]NATIVES AS A PROCESS \T ( CAPITALISM & 9TO A NEW & UNWRITT5 FUTURE4 

,WE MI<T LOOK AT !SE TWO DIFF]5T ORGANIZ+ ME?ODS AS A CROSSROADS4 ,9 ONE DIRECTION IS ! POLICE TRUN*EON1 ! TE> GAS1 ?\S&S ( PAIRS ( ZIP-TIE H&CUFFS1 POLICE VANS FILL$ ) ! BODIES ( ANYONE ) ! AUDACITY TO *ALL5GE ! P[] ( ! /ATE & CAPITAL4 ,9 ! O!R DIRECTION IS AN UNWRITT5 FUTURE BE+ CREAT$ 9 ! PRES5T ( ASSEMBLIES1 MUTUAL AID1 COOP]ATION1 & AN 5D TO ! ISOLATION & ALI5ATION ?AT COME FROM AN ECONOMY & A SOCIAL WORLD BUILT = WORK+ 9/EAD ( LIV+4 

,WE HAVE A WORLD TO W94 ,= ! OCCUPATION ( DAILY LIFE6 

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