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,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

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,/>T+ 9 MID-,JUNE1 OCCUPATIONS SPRANG UP >\ND ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES 9 PROTE/ AGA9/ ,I,C,E 7,U,S ,IMMIGRATION & ,CU/OMS ,5=CEM5T74 ,!SE OCCUPATIONS W]E A RESPONSE TO ,I,C,E POLICIES :I* 9CLUDE SEP>AT+ FAMILIES AS !Y CROSS ! BORD]1 9C>C]AT+ & DRUGG+ UNDOCUM5T$ *ILDR51 & DEPORT+ MILLIONS ( UNDOCUM5T$ PEOPLE ( ALL AGES1 (T5 TO PLACES :]E !Y WILL BE PUT 9 GRAVE DANG]4 ,9 ! FOLL[+ ACC\NTS FROM ! ,I,C,E OCCUPATIONS 9 ,PORTL&1 ,TACOMA1 & ,ATLANTA1 P>TICIPANTS REFLECT ON SOME ( ! 9T]NAL *ALL5GES FAC+ MOVEM5TS AGA9/ ! BORD] REGIME4 

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,AFT] IT*+ TO DO SOME?+1 ANY?+1 AB\T ! VIOL5CE BE+ 5ACT$ BY ,I,C,E1 ,I WAS PLEAS$ TO HE> ?AT SOME FOLKS P>TICIPAT+ 9 ! M>* HELD ON ,JUNE #ag & 5D+ AT ! ,I,C,E FACILITY AT #dca ,S,W ,MACADAM ,AV5UE 9 ,PORTL& HAD DECID$ ?AT !Y W]5'T LEAV+4 ,MY FIR/ VISIT TO ! SPACE ?AT W\LD BECOME ! COMMUNE WAS ON ,JUNE #ai 9 ! E>LY AFT]NOON4 ,IF MEMORY S]VES1 !RE W]E ONLY A H&FUL ( T5TS1 ONE OR TWO CANOPIES ) KIT*5 & FIR/ AID SUPPLIES1 & P]HAPS ONE PORTAJOHN4 ,AFT] OBS]V+ = AN H\R OR TWO1 ,I APPROA*$ FOLKS TO ASK IF !RE WAS ANY?+ ,I C\LD BR+ & WAS ASK$ TO SUPPLY ! 5CAMPM5T ) ICE & ANO!R COOL] IF POSSIBLE4 

,9 ! H\R IT TOOK ME TO RUN ?AT ]R&1 ! SMALL SCATT]+ ( ?REE OR F\R T5TS BECAME N9E OR T51 & !N #d OR SO PEOPLE BECAME1 BY MY APPROXIMATION1 OV] #a4 

,:ILE ,I,C,E AG5TS W]E /ILL TRAPP$ 9 ! BUILD+1 A PIZZA DELIV]Y P]SON %[$ UP 7FROM ,BELLAGIOS1 ,I ?9K7 TO DELIV] FOOD TO ! ,I,C,E AG5TS4 ,AFT] WALK+ >\ND ! BUILD+ MULTIPLE TIMES & NOT F9D+ A WAY 91 HE GAVE UP & LEFT ! HUGE /ACK ( PIZZAS ) ! PROTE/]S4 

,:5 ,I %[$ UP AFT] WORK ! NEXT DAY1 ! CAMP WAS BIGG] /ILL4 ,?AT DAY1 !RE WAS SOME AL>M :5 ,D,H,S 7,DEP>TM5T ( ,HOMEL& ,SECURITY7 %[$ UP4 ,PEOPLE RALLI$ & RAN TO ! FRONT 5TRANCE ON ! ,MACADAM SIDE ( ! BUILD+ & W]E QUICKLY =C$ ASIDE BY ,D,H,S4 ,:ILE ,I *OSE TO /AY BEH9D 9 ! DRIVEWAY1 9 ! EV5T ?AT ?AT WAS ! NEXT T>GET1 BY ALL ACC\NTS ,D,H,S ESCORT$ ,I,C,E AG5TS :O HAD BE5 TRAPP$ 9SIDE ! BUILD+ 9TO !IR VEHICLES1 ) MANY ( ! ,I,C,E AG5TS COV]+ !IR FACES4 

,OV] ! NEXT FEW DAYS1 ! CAMP EXP&$ TO 9CLUDE BETWE5 #h & #a T5TS ON EI!R SIDE ( ! BIKE PA?1 9 FRONT ( ! MA9 DRIVEWAY1 & SPILL+ OV] 9TO A FIELD ADJAC5T TO ! FACILITY--AS WELL AS A L>GE KIT*51 A *ILDC>E >EA1 A COMMUNICATIONS TEAM1 AN 5G9E]+ TEAM1 A M$ICAL T5T1 A FRONT 5TRANCE *ECK-9 >EA1 & MORE4 ,! 5G9E]+ TEAM1 ) ! HELP ( FELL[ OCCUPI]S & COMMUNITY MEMB]S :O DELIV]$ LOADS ( PALLETS & FURNITURE1 =TIFI$ ! 5CAMPM5T ) B>RICADES4 ,WE ALSO WORK$ ON CREAT+ A BO>DWALK ( SORTS D[N ! TROLLEY TRACKS TO PROVIDE A :EEL*AIR-ACCESSIBLE WAY TO REA* ALL ! T5TS PROVID+ S]VICES & 9 HOPES ( POT5TIALLY CREAT+ MORE SPACE = T5TS4 

,ON ,?URSDAY1 ,JUNE #b#h1 AT #e3#c AM1 ,D,H,S TORE D[N ! B>RICADE FROM ! DOOR ON ! ,MACADAM SIDE ( ! BUILD+ TO ! F> SIDE ( ! DRIVEWAY 9 ORD] TO 5ABLE (FIC]S & TRANSPORT VEHICLES TO COME & GO AGA94 ,AFT] MANY DAYS ( BE+ %UTT]$1 ! BUILD+ WAS OP5 AGA94 

,I WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT UNTIL ?AT AFT]NOON1 BUT ! DIFF]5CE WAS /RIK+4 ,!RE WAS /ILL AN AIR ( LI<!>T$NESS1 BUT ! S]I\SNESS ( ! SITUATION WAS UNMI/AKABLE4 ,WE HAD KN[N IT WAS COM+ & H]E IT WAS4 ,I OPT$ TO P>K F> AWAY & WALK 9TO ! CAMP4 ,D,H,S VEHICLES W]E ABSOLUTELY 9FE/+ ! SURR\ND+ >EA4 ,I WALK$ 9TO ! CAMP & IMM$IATELY SPOTT$ SNIP]S ON ! RO(4 ,SMALL *ILDR5 W]E YELL+ AT !M3 0,QUIT Y\R JOB60 & 0,Y\ %\LD FEEL BAD60 ,!RE WAS A L9E ( ,D,H,S (FIC]S 9 FULL RIOT GE> L9+ ! $GE ( ! DRIVEWAY1 FAC+ (F ) PROTE/]S4 ,! 5G9E]+ TEAM WAS FURI\SLY ASSEMBL+ MORE B>RICADES4 ,! PRESS WAS ASSEMBL$ \TSIDE NE> ! 5TRANCE2 ,I ALMO/ WALK$ FACE-FIR/ 9TO A CAM]A AS ,I WAS TRY+ TO ACCESS ! SIDEWALK4 ,SECURITY WAS TI<T]4 ,I OV]HE>D SECURITY ASK MULTIPLE PEOPLE :O W]E /&+ >\ND :AT !Y W]E DO+4 

,OV]ALL1 = ME P]SONALLY1 IT WAS A TREM5D\SLY HE>T5+ EXP]I5CE4 ,I WORK$ ) TEAMS ( PEOPLE :O W]E ORGANIZ$ & D$ICAT$4 ,! ATMOSPH]E WAS REFRE%+LY LIVELY & UPBEAT1 ) *ILDR5 RUNN+ >\ND & PEOPLE ( ALL /RIPES %[+ UP TO SUPPORT ! OCCUPATION ) !IR LABOR1 !IR BODIES1 & !IR TIME1 OR JU/ TO GET A HOT MEAL4 ,I SAW AN>*I/S WORK+ ALONGSIDE ,D,S,A1 & LOTS ( AWESOME SOLID>ITY4 ,I WITNESS$ VITAL1 IMPORTANT WORK BE+ DONE T[>D ! GOAL ( DISMANTL+ ,I,C,E4 

,?AT SAID1 ! OCCUPATION WAS NOT )\T ITS PROBLEMS4 ,I HE>D ?AT COMRADES W]E ?R[N \T = TAGG+ ! ,TESLA BUILD+ & ,I WANT$ TO F9D \T :AT HAD GONE D[N4 ,:5 ,I FIR/ APPROA*$ SOMEONE FROM ! SECURITY TEAM1 !Y SEEM$ AS \TRAG$ AS ,I WAS2 !Y TOOK ME TO FOLKS :O MI<T KN[ MORE4 

,I F\ND MYSELF SPEAK+ TO TWO PEOPLE4 ,ONE SEEM$ CONC]N$ BORD]+ ON EXHAU/$2 ! O!R SEEM$ ANNOY$ BORD]+ ON HO/ILE & EV5TUALLY WALK$ AWAY FROM ME4 ,I DIDN'T HAVE A LOT ( 9=MATION AT ?AT MOM5T1 SO ,I ACCEPT$ ?AT ! P]SON ,I WAS TALK+ TO DIDN'T EI!R & LEFT IT AT ?AT4 ,! DAY ( ! CRACKD[N 7,JUNE #b#h71 ,I APPROA*$ ! P]SON :O HAD WALK$ AWAY FROM ME1 9TRODUC$ MYSELF1 & /AT$ ?AT ,I HADN'T BE5 !RE TO CAUSE PROBLEMS1 ?AT ,I WAS G5U9ELY CONC]N$1 & ?AT ,I HAD MORE 9=MATION IF !Y WANT$ TO TALK AB\T IT4 ,FROM MY 5D1 ?IS WAS AN E>NE/ ATTEMPT TO MAKE PEACE ) ?IS P]SON4 ,!Y PROCE$$ TO B]ATE ME = DEF5D+ ! PEOPLE :O HAD DONE ! TAGG+1 TELL+ ME ?AT IT WAS 9APPROPRIATE & PUT M>G9ALIZ$ PEOPLE AT RISK1 ?AT ! ACC\NT ,I HE>D FROM ONE ( ! PEOPLE :O WAS EXPELL$ WAS FALSE4 ,! P]SON ,I WAS SPEAK+ ) KEPT REF]R+ TO SOME SORT ( NEBUL\S 0LEAD]%IP10 & 9S9UAT$ ?AT ! ONLY REASON ,I WAS !RE WAS TO GET ! EXPELL$ P]SON'S /UFF BACK4 ,:5 ,I TRI$ TO EXPRESS ?AT ACTUALLY ,I WAS MAK+ AN ATTEMPT TO (F] AN OLIVE BRAN*1 DESPITE \R DIFF]5CE ( OP9ION1 !Y TOLD ME !Y W]E DONE ) ME & WALK$ AWAY4 

,?IS 9ABILITY TO HAVE A CONV]SATION IS A BIG PROBLEM4 ,& ?AT CONV]SATION IS NOT JU/ AB\T PROP]TY DE/RUCTION--WE HAVE ?AT ONE ALL ! DAMN TIME4 ,BUT ,I HAD LEGITIMATE QUE/IONS3 ,WAS 0NO PROP]TY DE/RUCTION0 A GR\ND RULE ?AT HAD BE5 DECID$ UPON AT A ,G5]AL ,ASSEMBLY8 ,H[ W]E NEW PEOPLE 9VIT$ 9TO ! SPACE8 ,W]E !Y MADE AW>E ( ! GR\ND RULES8 ,:O HAS ! RI<T TO DET]M9E ! PROP] =M ( RESI/ANCE TO AN 9/ITUTION AS HATEFUL AS ,I,C,E8 ,WAS !RE A PROTOCOL E/ABLI%$ REG>D+ H[ TO H&LE VIOLATIONS8 ,WAS !RE ANY ACC\NTABILITY = PEOPLE ON ! SECURITY TEAM OR 9 ANY O!R POSITION ABUS+ P[]8 ,I ?9K !SE >E MAJOR RECURR+ PROBLEMS 9 SPACES LIKE ?IS ?AT NE$ TO BE ADDRESS$ BE=E WE CAN />T ORGANIZ+ ACROSS T5D5CIES 9 ANY MEAN+FUL WAY4 

,PORTL& & ,TACOMA3 ,Y\ ,CAN'T ,BUILD A ,MOVEM5T ,BAS$ ON ,%AME 

  

,I SP5T TIME AT BO? ! BLOCKADE 9 ,PORTL&1 ,OREGON & ! ,NOR?WE/ ,DET5TION ,C5T] ,OCCUPATION 9 ,TACOMA1 ,WA%+TON4 ,I ?9K IT IS SO 9SPIR+ & EXCIT+ ?AT !SE OCCUPATIONS & BLOCKADES >E HAPP5+ ALL OV] ! C\NTRY4 ,I WI% !Y W]E HAPP5+ 9 EV]Y CITY1 AT EV]Y ,I,C,E FACILITY4 

,AT BO? ( !SE OCCUPATIONS1 !RE W]E MANY AN>*I/S ) :OM ,I FELT AFF9ITY2 BUT !RE W]E ALSO ASPECTS ( !SE OCCUPATIONS ?AT REM9D$ ME ( ! WOR/ P>TS ( ! #baa ,OCCUPY MOVEM5T--9CLUD+ AN 9T5SE =M ( PRIVILEGE POLITICS ?AT ,I HAD HOP$ WE HAD LE>N$ FROM & MOV$ ON FROM 9 ! PA/ SEV5 YE>S4 

,ONE ( ! MO/ EXCIT+ ASPECTS ( RESI/ANCE DUR+ TIMES ( 9T5SE REPRESSION & AU?ORIT>IANISM SU* AS ! TIME WE >E EXP]I5C+ N[ IS ! NUMB] ( PEOPLE :O >E RADICALIZ$ & JO9 AN>*I/ /RUGGLES4 ,IT IS A HUGE OPPORTUNITY = US--A TIME TO SPREAD AN>*I/ IDEAS4 ,NEWLY RADICALIZ$ PEOPLE >E LOOK+ = DIRECTION4 ,(T51 H[EV]1 !Y WILL FOLL[ ! L\DE/ VOICES--& ! L\DE/ VOICES >E (T5 ! LIB]ALS OR SELF-APPO9T$ 0LEAD]%IP0 ( A MOVEM5T4 ,I HAVE SE5 BO? NEW PEOPLE & SEASON$ REVOLUTION>IES CONTROLL$ BY AU?ORIT>IAN PRIVILEGE POLITICS1 ACCEPT+ !M \T ( FE> ( BE+ SE5 AS RACI/--EV5 ?\< MO/ PRIVILEGE POLITICS >E !MSELVES RACI/1 9VOLV+ SELF-APPO9T$ :ITE LEAD]S CLAIM+ TO SPEAK = ALL PEOPLE ( COLOR & CLAIM+ ?AT PEOPLE ( COLOR >E ALWAYS PEACEFUL4 

,?IS IS NOT TO SAY ?AT RACISM IS NOT A PROBLEM 9 AN>*I/ SC5ES4 ,BUT ADH]+ TO REACTION>Y PRIVILEGE POLITICS CAN BE AS BAD AS NOT ADDRESS+ IT AT ALL4 

,AT ! OCCUPATION AT ! ,NOR?WE/ ,DET5TION ,C5T]1 !RE W]E MOM5TS :5 ! ,G5]AL ,ASSEMBLY WAS FILL$ ) AN>*I/S2 AT !SE TIMES1 ! ASSEMBLY MADE CONS5SUS DECISIONS TO NEV] TALK TO ! POLICE & TO NOT HAVE A POLICE LIAISON OR ANY SORT ( SECURITY =CE1 & AGRE$ ?AT SNIT*+ & SEXUAL ASSAULT W]E ! ONLY ACCEPTABLE REASONS TO KICK SOMEONE \T ( CAMP )\T DISCUSSION4 ,!RE W]E O!R TIMES :5 ! ,G5]AL ,ASSEMBLY WAS FULL ( LIB]ALS1 SELF-APPO9T$ ALL-:ITE LEAD]%IP1 & EV5 A P]SON :O ?REAT5$ TO SNIT* IF SOMEONE DID ANY?+ ILLEGAL4 ,!SE W]E ! MOM5TS ! CAMP FELT MO/ /IFL+4 ,WE W]E TOLD BY ?AT ALL-:ITE 0LEAD]%IP0 ?AT ! ONLY ACCEPTABLE ACTION WAS TO BUILD ! CAMP1 = EXAMPLE1 BY COOK+ & ORGANIZ+ SUPPLIES4 ,!Y MA9TA9$ ?AT ANY O!R ACTIONS W\LD H>M ! PEOPLE 9SIDE ! DET5TION C5T]--ALL ( :OM1 APP>5TLY1 DID NOT WANT TACTICS TO ESCALATE BEYOND COOK+ & TAK+ \T ! TRA%4 

,TO BE CLE>3 ! ,N,W,D,C IS ONE ( ! BIGGE/ IMMIGRATION PRISONS 9 ! C\NTRY4 ,H[ !Y ASK$ ALL #ae PEOPLE TRAPP$ 9SIDE IT :AT TACTICS !Y DO & DON'T SUPPORT WAS NEV] EXPLA9$ TO US 7& ( C\RSE !Y C\LD NOT & DID NOT CONSULT ) ALL ( !SE PEOPLE74 

,AT ! ,PORTL& OCCUPATION1 ,I SAW SOME PEOPLE AGGRESSIVELY %AM$ = TAGG+ ! ,TESLA %[ROOM4 ,!Y W]E SCREAM$ AT & KICK$ \T ( ! OCCUPATION AT #c AM4 ,I ALSO SAW ?OSE SAME PEOPLE LAT] BE+ DESCRIB$ AS :ITE1 AL?\< HALF ( !M W]E PEOPLE ( COLOR1 BECAUSE IT DIDN'T FIT 9TO ! LEAD]%IP'S PRIVILEGE POLITICS N>RATIVE TO ADMIT ?AT MANY PEOPLE ( COLOR >E 9VE/$ 9 CONFRONTATIONAL POLITICS & ESCALATION4 ,AS !Y W]E V]BALLY ASSAULT$ & KICK$ \T ( CAMP1 !Y W]E TOLD ?AT BECAUSE !Y HAD TAGG$ ! ,TESLA %[ROOM1 IT W\LD BE !IR FAULT IF ! POLICE CAME TO ! BLOCKADE & TOOK *ILDR5 AWAY FROM !IR P>5TS4 

,AT ! ,TACOMA BLOCKADE1 ONE AFT]NOON1 A NONVIOL5T DIRECT ACTION TRA9+ TOOK PLACE4 ,IT BEGAN ) TWO :ITE PEOPLE & ONE P]SON ( COLOR AGGRESSIVELY %AM+ EV]YONE 9 ! SPACE = ! ACTIONS ( ! POLICE4 ,ACCORD+ TO !M1 IT WAS \R FAULT ?AT ! ,I,C,E AG5TS W]E TORTUR+ & RAP+ PEOPLE 9SIDE BECAUSE DEMON/RATORS HAD BE5 /&+ 9 ! /REET ! NI<T BE=E4 ,IT WAS \R FAULT ! ,I,C,E AG5TS W]E TORTUR+ & RAP+ PEOPLE 9SIDE BECAUSE A C\PLE DEMON/RATORS HAD BE5 DR9K+ BE]4 

,WE MU/ REMEMB] ?AT ! VIOL5CE ( ! POLICE IS NEV] \R FAULT4 ,! VIOL5CE 9FLICT$ UPON ! MIGRANTS DETA9$ )9 ! ,NOR?WE/ ,DET5TION ,C5T]1 DESPITE BE+ ESCALAT$ DUR+ ! PROTE/ \TSIDE1 IS /ILL 5TIRELY ! FAULT ( ! POLICE 9FLICT+ IT4 

,MANY ( ! PEOPLE 9 ! NONVIOL5T DIRECT ACTION TRA9+ W]E :ITE FOLKS :O HAD NEV] BE5 TO A PROTE/ BE=E & W]E HEAVILY 9FLU5C$ BY BE+ %AM$ & TOLD H[ RACI/ !Y W]E4 ,?IS TYPE ( PRIVILEGE POLITICS1 BUILT ON %AM+ PEOPLE 9TO 9ACTION1 IS NOT H[ Y\ BUILD A MOVEM5T4 ,IT DOESN'T BUILD MOM5TUM1 IT %UTS IT D[N4 ,IT DOESN'T 9SPIRE PEOPLE1 IT %UTS !M D[N4 ,%AME IS A FEEL+ ?AT DOES NO?+ BUT DISEMP[] PEOPLE1 :I* IS ! EXACT OPPOSITE ( \R GOAL--BUILD+ P[]1 TOGE!R4 

,AS ,I WAT*$ ! PEOPLE BE+ KICK$ \T ( ! ,PORTL& BLOCKADE ?AT NI<T1 ! 0SECURITY TEAM0 EVICT+ !M REPEAT$LY EXPRESS$ ! BELIEF ?AT IF !RE WAS GRAFFITI1 ! POLICE W\LD IMM$IATELY COME & %UT D[N ! CAMP4 ,AS IF ! POLICE W\LDN'T COME TO AN ILLEGAL BLOCKADE IF ! BUILD+ HADN'T BE5 TAGG$6 ,AS IF ! POLICE W]E ALL[+ ! CAMP TO EXI/ BECAUSE ( SOME MORALITY ?AT ! POLICE & ! PROTE/]S %>$1 & ! ONLY REASON ! POLICE W\LD COME W\LD BE IF ?AT MORALITY W]E NO LONG] %>$4 ,IT WAS AS IF !Y BELIEV$ ?AT ! PROTE/]S & ! POLICE HAD COME TO AN AGREEM5T1 9 :I* AS LONG AS ! POLICE C\LD TRU/ ! PROTE/]S TO POLICE EA* O!R1 !N ! PROTE/]S C\LD TRU/ ! POLICE NOT TO EVICT ! CAMP4 

,BUT ! POLICE CAN NEV] BE TRU/$1 & !Y WILL NEV] %>E \R E?ICS4 ,WE KN[1 BO? FROM ! LOGIC ( ! /ATE'S POSITION AS WELL AS FROM \R EXP]I5CE 9 PA/ ACTIONS1 ?AT ! POLICE WILL ALWAYS COME--JU/ AS SOON AS !Y HAVE ! =CE TO DO SO4 ,H[EV]1 ! AM\NT ( =CE !Y NE$ TO EVICT A CAMP OR %UT D[N A DEMON/RATION (T5 DEP5DS ON H[ CONFRONTATIONAL ! DEMON/RATION IS4 ,! MORE CONFRONTATIONAL ! OCCUPATION1 ! MORE =CE ! POLICE WILL NE$ TO EVICT IT & ! LONG] IT WILL TAKE = !M TO AMASS ?AT =CE4 

,ONE REC5T EXAMPLE ( ?IS IS ! ,OLYMPIA BLOCKADE1 :I* B>RICAD$ AN ACTIVE RAILROAD = #ab DAYS4 ,! 5TIRE NEI<BORHOOD WAS COV]$ 9 ANTI-POLICE GRAFFITI4 ,CEM5T WAS P\R$ ON ! TRACKS4 ,SECURITY CAM]AS W]E TAK5 D[N4 ,P>K+ MET]S 9 ! >EA W]E BROK54 ,AT ANY GIV5 TIME1 ! GREATE/ NUMB] ( PEOPLE Y\ MI<T F9D AT ! BLOCKADE W\LD BE @9#e-#a4 ,AT NI<T1 IT WAS D[N TO #e-#b PEOPLE4 ,BY CONTRA/1 IF WE C\NT FROM ! FIR/ DAY ( ! OV]NI<T OCCUPATION 9 ,PORTL& TO ! DAY ! ,I,C,E BUILD+ WAS REOP5$1 ! ,PORTL& BLOCKADE LA/$ #a DAYS--& ! NUMB] ( PEOPLE AT ?AT BLOCKADE WAS (T5 #a OR MORE4 

,! GRAFFITI--& ! SMA%$ P>K+ MET]S1 BROK5 SECURITY CAM]AS1 & SO =?--AT ! ,OLYMPIA BLOCKADE DID NOT CAUSE ! POLICE TO COME SOON]4 ,IT ACTUALLY TOOK !M LONG] TO COME1 DESPITE ! BLOCKADE BE+ ONLY A FRACTION ( ! SIZE ( ! ,PORTL& BLOCKADE4 ,AT ! ,PORTL& BLOCKADE1 PEOPLE W]E BUSY POLIC+ EA* O!R4 ,! ACTUAL COPS DIDN'T EV5 NE$ TO COME4 ,! PROTE/]S !MSELVES W]E PROTECT+ ! PROP]TY ( ! GOV]NM5T & ! %[ROOMS ( CAPITALISM4 7,NEV] M9D ?AT BO? ! ,TESLA %[ROOM & ! ,I,C,E FACILITY >E [N$ BY A MAN :O OP5LY ADMITT$ TO RUNN+ HIS ,M]C$ES 9TO DEMON/RATORS47 

,WE >E 9 A TIME ( CRISIS1 9 :I* ! OV]T :ITE NATIONALI/ T]ROR ( ! /ATE IS CLE>] ?AN EV]4 ,9 ?IS MOM5T1 WE %\LD BUILD AUTONOM\S SPACES 9 :I* PEOPLE CAN TAKE ACTION \TSIDE ( ! CONTROL ( POLITICIANS & PEACE POLICE4 ,WE BELIEVE ?IS BECAUSE ( \R POLITICAL E?ICS ( AUTONOMY1 BUT IT IS /RATEGIC AS WELL4 ,CONFRONTATIONAL TACTICS >E A ?REAT TO ! /ATE1 :]EAS ANY PROTE/ TACTICS ?AT DO NOT ACTUALLY ?REAT5 ! P[] ( :ITE SUPREMACY CAN ONLY RE9=CE IT4 ,! /RONG] WE MAKE ! B>RICADES1 ! LONG] WE CAN HOLD (F ! POLICE4 ,! LESS WE POLICE EA* O!R1 ! LESS P[] WE GIVE TO !M4 

,AS AN>*I/S1 H[ DO WE C\NT] ! POLITICS ( LEAD]%IP1 9ACTION & %AME8 ,H[ DO WE BUILD \R P[] EV5 AS ! LIB]ALS & PEACE POLICE >E ACTIVELY TRY+ TO /RIP IT FROM US8 

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,9 ,ATLANTA ?\S&S ( PEOPLE GA!R$ E>LY ,SATURDAY MORN+ = A 0,KEEP ,FAMILIES ,TOGE!R0 M>* ORGANIZ$ BY ,N,G,OS & MEMB]S ( ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY4 ,CURR5TLY1 SEV]AL DOZ5 P>TICIPANTS 9 ?IS M>* >E /ILL OCCUPY+ A PLAZA \TSIDE ! ,CITY ,JAIL1 :I* D\BLES AS AN ,I,C,E DET5TION FACILITY4 ,:ILE ! GR\P SEEMS SET TO /AY ! NI<T1 ! OCCUPATION /ILL HAS A LONG WAY TO GO TO CONNECT ) ! ?\S&S :O TOOK ! /REET E>LI] 9 ! DAY4 

,/RANGELY1 ! COALITION ?AT CALL$ = ?IS M>* *OSE TO />T AT ! ,I,C,E FACILITY1 !N M>*$ AWAY TO GO LI/5 TO SPEE*ES \TSIDE ( A CLOS$ F$]AL BUILD+4 ,SURR\ND+ ! PHYSICAL BUILD+ :]E HUNDR$S ( IMMIGRANTS >E DETA9$ SEEM$ LIKE A GOOD />T1 BUT ! POLITICIANS 9 *>GE ( ! RALLY MOV$ AWAY FROM ! SITE ( REAL P[] TO A SYMBOLIC SITE4 ,SOME P>TICIPANTS :O HAD !IR FAMILIES 9 T[ W]E OV]HE>D LAM5T+ ?AT ! M>* WAS A LITTLE TOO TAME = !M1 EV5 ) !IR KIDS 9 T[4 

,AUTONOM\S GR\PS & LEFTI/ GR\PS ?AT UTILIZE NON-ELECTORAL /RATEGIES HAD ORGANIZ$ BE=E ! L>GE DEMON/RATION TO CONT9UE ! M>* & RETURN TO ! JAIL4 ,AFT] ! RALLY WAS DISMISS$1 A L>GE BANN] READ+ 0,I,C,E ,B,R,E,A,K,],S3 ,*+A ,LA ,MIGRA0 WAS /RET*$ ACROSS ! /REET ACCOMPANI$ BY *ANT+ & DRUMS4 ,SEV]AL HUNDR$ JO9$1 DESPITE LIB]AL PROTE/ M>%ALS ATTEMPT+ TO DISC\RAGE !M FROM DO+ SO4 ,TOGE!R1 !Y M>*$ BACK TO ! JAIL1 HOLD+ ! /REETS ! :OLE WAY4 

,PEA*TREE ,/REET WAS BLOCK$ \TSIDE ! JAIL AS HUNDR$S *ANT$ & WAV$ TO ?OSE LOCK$ UP 9SIDE4 ,COPS DROVE MOTORCYCLES ?R\< ! CR[D1 BUT ! CR[D DID NOT BACK D[N2 SOON1 A C\* APPE>$ 9 ! /REETS & PEOPLE BEGAN TO SET UP T5TS4 ,! ATMOSPH]E WAS FE/IVE1 ) MANY DANC+ TO MUSIC OR PLAY+ SOCC]4 ,AS ! DAY WORE ON1 ! COPS SL[LY BEGAN TO 5CROA* ON ! OCCUPATION1 =C+ PEOPLE TO CLE> ! /REET1 CONFISCAT+ ! C\* & T5TS1 & VIOL5TLY >RE/+ ONE P]SON4 ,NUMB]S FLUCTUAT$ ?R\<\T ! DAY BUT REMA9$ OV] #e4 

,AS ( ?IS WRIT+1 ! OCCUPATION IS ONGO+1 HAV+ RESI/$ ! 9ITIAL ATTEMPTS TO PU% IT \T4 ,!RE /ILL REMA9S A LOT TO DO4 ,! T]RA9 ( ! OCCUPATION IS FAVORABLE TO AUTONOM\S GR\PS & AN>*I/S BECAUSE WE W]E ! ONES TO PU% = IT & TO MAKE IT LOGI/ICALLY POSSIBLE1 BUT UN=TUNATELY !SE CIRCLES COMPRISE ! BULK ( ! CAMP4 ,DEMOCRATS W]E ! FIR/ TO CALL = AN ACTION & !Y SUCK$ UP ! SPONTANE\S 5]GY ( ?\S&S ) !IR M>* 9 ! MORN+1 ?\< IT IS LIKELY ?AT :OEV] HAD BE5 ! FIR/ TO CALL = A M>* W\LD HAVE DRAWN A L>GE NUMB] ( DEMON/RATORS4 

,WE W]E 5RAG$ BY ! CONC5TRATION CAMPS & S\<T TO CATALYZE A REAL MOVEM5T AGA9/ !M4 ,?IS 5]GY WAS 5\< TO 5ABLE US TO PU% = AN OCCUPATION4 ,N[ WE NE$ TO FIGURE \T H[ TO BRIDGE ! DI/ANCE BETWE5 ?OSE :O C>RY SIGNS DECL>+ _?ABOLI%ICE & ?OSE :O WANT TO %UT D[N ! ,I,C,E FACILITIES !MSELVES4 ,H[ CAN ! OCCUPATIONS GR[1 SPREAD1 & MUTATE8 

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