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,A COALITION CALL+ ITSELF 0,NOT ,ON ,! ,GUE/ ,LI/0 ORGANIZ$ A M>* ON ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,NATIONAL ,CONV5TION .<,*ICAGO #a#i#i#f.> 9 SOLID>ITY ) DOME/IC POLITICAL PRISON]S4 .<#a.> ,P>TICIPANTS 9CLUD$ ,V]MONT] ,DAVID ,DILL+] 7,*ICAGO #g7 & ,D5NIS ,BANKS 7,AM]ICAN ,9DIAN ,MOVEM5T74 ,! M>* WAS SUPPORT$ BY A SEV]AL HUNDR$ /RONG ,BLACK ,BLOC .<L>GELY ORGANIZ$ BY ! ,LOVE @& ,RAGE ,REVOLUTION>Y ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION.>4 ,! PROCESSION ( PROTE/]S QUICKLY /RAY$ FROM ITS APPROV$ P>ADE R\TE SO AS TO PASS DIRECTLY ?R\< ! HE>T ( A ,*ICAGO H\S+ PROJECT4 ,!RE IT PICK$ UP HUNDR$S ( LOCAL SUPPORT]S4 ,UPON 5T]+ ! 0SECURITY ZONE0 SURR\ND+ ! ,UNIT$ ,C5T] 7SITE ( ! ,D,N,C7 ! PROTE/]S W]E MET ) HUNDR$S ( POLICE 7P$E/RIAN & M\NT$7 :I* BLOCK$ !IR 5TRANCE TO ! CONV5TION GR\NDS4 ,?\S&S ( POLICE 9 RIOT GE> W]E W>EH\S$ JU/ BLOCKS AWAY4 

,AT ?AT PO9T ,DILL+] L$ A SIT-9 ACROSS AN 9T]SECTION .<9 FRONT ( ONE ( ! CONV5TION 5TRANCES.> :ILE ELEM5TS ( ! AN>*I/ BLOC =M$ A PROTECTIVE & CONFRONTATIONAL C\NT]-L9E TO ! POLICE L9E .<:I* FAC$ IT.>4 ,! POLICE D>$ NOT BREAK UP ! RALLY2 ! .<AN>*I/.> C\NT]-L9E WAS NOT *ALL5G$ & ! PROTE/ CONT9U$4 

,AFT] A NE>LY TWO H\R /&-(F1 ! '(FICIAL' LEAD]%IP ( ! M>* DECID$ TO CALL = AN 5D ( ! PROTE/4 ,DAVID ,DILL+] PROCLAIM$ 0,WE HAVE PROV5 \R PO9T4 ,LET US GO HOME & PROTE/ AGA9 TOMORR[40 ,) ?AT MANY1 9CLUD+ ?OSE SITT+ ACROSS ! 9T]SECTION1 LEFT4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 AN>*I/S & LOCAL SUPPORT]S FROM NE>BY H\S+ PROJECT REFUS$ TO GIVE UP !IR C\NT]-L9E OR ! /REETS4 

,HUNDR$S ( PEOPLE HELD ! /REETS 9 ! VIC9ITY = SEV]AL MORE H\RS 9TO ! EV5+4 ,AT ONE PO9T A L>GE FIRE WAS LIT 9 ! ROAD4 ,AN ,AM]ICAN FLAG & C>DBO>D EFFIGIES ( PRISONS W]E BURN$4 ,/ILL ! POLICE D>$ NOT ATTACK ! PROTE/]S 7! WORLD WAS WAT*+44474 

,EV5TUALLY ! NUMB] ( PROTE/]S GREW DANG]\SLY SMALL4 ,) ?IS REALIZATION ! AN>*I/S 7:O W]E ! BULK ( ! REMA9+ DEMON/RATORS7 M>*$ 9 UNITY SEV]AL BLOCKS AWAY4 ,!RE !Y CAN 9 CONTACT ) A MULTITUDE ( DELEGATES SEEK+ TO LEAVE ! CONV5TION ON BUSSES4 ,)\T HESITATION !SE ACTIVI/S 7N[ NUMB]+ A C\PLE HUNDR$7 BLOCK$ ! /REETS A PREV5T$ ! BUSSES FROM MOV+4 ,ALL ?IS OCCURR$ :ILE ANGRY *ANTS ( 0,F,R,E,E ,L,E,O,N,>,D ,P,E,L,T,I,]1 ,F,R,E,E ,M,U,M,I,A ,A,B,U-,J,A,M,A,L1 ,F,R,E,E ,A,L,L ,P,O,L,I,T,I,C,A,L ,P,R,I,S,O,N,],S1 ,5,D ,C,O,R,P,O,R,A,T,E ,W,E,L,F,>,E1 ,S,M,A,% ,! ,F,A,S,C,I,/ ,/,A,T,E1 W]E E*O+ ?R\< ! CR[D4 

,AS POLICE BEGAN TO >RIVE 9 L>GE NUMB]S1 ! DEMON/RATORS SW>M$ ?R\< ! /REETS 9 A FR5ZY 9 ! DIRECTION ( D[NT[N 7:I* WAS AB\T A MILE AWAY74 ,FOLL[+ A *ANGE ( M\NT$ POLICE1 ! GR\P BECAME DIVID$4 ,\T ( ! MAYHEM A GR\P ( #e REGR\P$ & CONT9U$ M>*+ ON ! CITY4 ,POLICE KEPT VIGIL BUT DID NOT BLOCK !IR PASSAGE4 

,= ?IS BLOC ( #e ! FIR/ /OP WAS ! =M] SI<T ( ! /ATUE COMMEMORAT+ ! POLICE :O W]E KILL$ AT ! ,HAYM>KET 9CID5T 9 #a#h#h#f4 ,! /ATUE WAS BL[N UP BY ! ,WEA!RM5 TO OP5 ! ,DAYS ( ,RAGE 9 #a#i#f#i1 & BL[N UP AGA9 BY ! ,WEA!R ,UND]GR\ND 9 #a#i#g4 ,!RE ! PROTE/]S SP5T SEV]AL M9UTES PAY+ RESPECTS TO !IR COMRADES 9 /RUGGLE :O CAME BE=E4 

,NEXT1 ! GR\P CAME ACROSS A RE/AURANT :I* WAS PLAY+ HO/ TO A ,D,N,C DELEGATE_/CONGRESSIONAL P>TY4 ,!RE !Y V]BALLY BR\<T !IR MESSAGE ( DISCONT5T TO P>TY GO]S4 ,FOLL[+ ! MASS >RIVAL ( POLICE1 ! PROTE/]S MOV$ ON4 

,! DEMON/RATORS CONT9U$ TO ,MI*IGAN ,AV5UE 7! ,>T ,9/ITUTE7 :]E ,J,F,K ,JR4 WAS HOLD+ AN EV5T = HIS ,DEMOCRATIC CRONIES4 ,! PROTE/]S1 N[ MASSIVELY \TNUMB]$ BY POLICE1 ATTEMPT$ TO /ORM ! P>TY BUT FAIL$4 ,!IR ATTEMPTS TO BREAK POLICE L9ES RESULT$ 9 SEV]AL GRAPPL+ CONTE/S BETWE5 !M & ! PIGS4 ,! AN>*I/S DID H[EV] MANAGE TO TA9T ! ,DEMOCRATS MADE-=-TV EV5+ BY VOCALLY & VISUALLY PUTT+ =W>D A VOICE ( OPPOSITION TO ! CAPITALI/ RUL+ P>TY & %[$ ?AT ,! ,PEOPLE CAN & DO HAVE ! DESIRE @& ABILITY TO BR+ !IR MESSAGE TO ! /REETS4 

,AN H\R AFT] >RIV+ ON ! SC5E1 OBVI\SLY EXHAU/$ BY ! DAYS & NI<TS EV5TS1 ! AN>*I/S DECID$ TO BREAK D[N 9TO SMALL AFF9ITY GR\PS & QUICKLY VACATE ! >EA 9 ORD] TO MEET AT A SECURE PRE>RANG$ LOCATION TO FUR!R PLAN ACTIONS = ! FOLL[+ DAY7S74 ,NO (FICIAL >RE/S W]E MADE4 

#dh H\RS LAT] LAW 5=CEM5T ILLEGALLY RAID$ ! ,C\NT] ,CONV5TION 79 RETALIATION874 ,?R\<\T ! DAY POLICE SWEPT ! CITY & MADE CLOSE TO #b >RE/S ( SUSPECT$ ACTIVI/S & LEFTW+ SYMPA?IZ]S4 ,?REE PEOPLE HAD TO BE HOSPITALIZ$ AS A RESULT ( ?IS POLICE CRACKD[N ON FRE$OM ( EXPRESSION4 ,A LAW SUIT IS PRES5TLY .<#a#i#i#f.> BE+ ORGANIZ$ AGA9/ ! ,CITY ( ,*ICAGO4 

.<#a.> ,?IS >TICLE WAS FIR/ PUBLI%$ 9 ! ,FIF? ,COLUMN ,PRESS1 ,M>LBORO ,V,T #a#i#i#f4 ,FIF? ,COLUMN ,PRESS WAS BRIEFLY ! LEFTI/ PUBLICATION ( A GR\P CALL$ ,! ,LIB]ATION ,MOVEM5T :I* ,I1 ,DAVID ,VAN ,DEUS51 WAS A MEMB] ( :ILE ATT5D+ ?REE SEME/]S AT ,M>LBORO ,COLLEGE1 ,V]MONT 7#a#i#i#f-#a#i#i#g74 ,FELL[ MEMB]S_/P>TICIPANTS ( ! ,LIB]ATION ,MOVEM5T 9CLUD$1 AMONG O!RS1 ,DAVID ,CROK51 ,T9O ,F41 ,KATIE ,S41 ,>IANE ,B41 & ,P>ISA 0,DOVE0 ,NOR\ZI1 7:O W5T ON TO CO-F\ND ,EMP[] ,D,C74 ,! M>* DEPICT$ 9 ?IS >TICLE WAS ! FIR/ :]E ,I MASK$ UP4 ,I M>*$ 9 !SE RALLIES ) MY C\S9 ,*RIS ,P4 :O IS N[ AN ,I,B,E,W ,UNION ,/EW>D4 ,TRU? BE TOLD1 DUR+ A LAT] DAY 9 ! PROTE/S1 MYSELF & ,*RIS ,P4 RAN D[N AN UNCLE1 ,P4,B4 :O WAS 9 T[N AS A ,DEMOCRAT TO ACTUALLY ATT5D ! ,D,N,C4 ,= ONE NI<T WE CALL$ A POLITICAL FAMILY TRUCE2 ,P4,B SKIPP$ \T ON ! CONV5TION1 & ,*RIS & ,I SKIPP$ \T ON ! PROTE/S4 ,TOGE!R WE 9/EAD TOOK P>T 9 COLD BE] & HOTDOGS AT A ,:ITE ,SOX GAME4 ,AM]ICA'S PA/IME ASIDE1 #b YE>S LAT] ,I CONT9UE TO SEE !SE DAYS ( ACTION1 NO MATT] ! SMALL SCALE1 AS ! DIRECT PR$ECESSOR ( ,SEATTLE & ,A#a#f 7IF NO?+ ELSE ON A P]SONAL LEVEL74 

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