,! ,NEW ,AN>*I/S 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,GRAEB] 

,TEXT 3 

,IT'S H>D TO ?9K ( ANO!R TIME :5 !RE HAS BE5 SU* A GULF BETWE5 9TELLECTUALS & ACTIVI/S2 BETWE5 !ORI/S ( REVOLUTION & ITS PRACTITION]S4 ,WRIT]S :O = YE>S HAVE BE5 PUBLI%+ ESSAYS ?AT S\ND LIKE POSITION PAP]S = VA/ SOCIAL MOVEM5TS ?AT DO NOT 9 FACT EXI/ SEEM SEIZ$ ) CONFUSION OR WORSE1 DISMISSIVE CONTEMPT1 N[ ?AT REAL ONES >E EV]Y:]E EM]G+4 ,IT'S P>TICUL>LY SC&AL\S 9 ! CASE ( :AT'S /ILL1 = NO P>TICUL>LY GOOD REASON1 REF]R$ TO AS ! 'ANTI-GLOBALIZATION' MOVEM5T1 ONE ?AT HAS 9 A M]E TWO OR ?REE YE>S MANAG$ TO TRANS=M COMPLETELY ! S5SE ( HI/ORICAL POSSIBILITIES = MILLIONS ACROSS ! PLANET4 ,?IS MAY BE ! RESULT ( %E] IGNORANCE1 OR ( RELY+ ON :AT MI<T BE GLEAN$ FROM SU* OV]TLY HO/ILE S\RCES AS ! ,NEW ,YORK ,TIMES2 !N AGA91 MO/ ( :AT'S WRITT5 EV5 9 PROGRESSIVE \TLETS SEEMS L>GELY TO MISS ! PO9T -- OR AT LEA/1 R>ELY FOCUSES ON :AT P>TICIPANTS 9 ! MOVEM5T REALLY ?9K IS MO/ IMPORTANT AB\T IT4 

,AS AN AN?ROPOLOGI/ & ACTIVE P>TICIPANT -- P>TICUL>LY 9 ! MORE RADICAL1 DIRECT-ACTION 5D ( ! MOVEM5T -- ,I MAY BE ABLE TO CLE> UP SOME COMMON PO9TS ( MISUND]/&+2 BUT ! NEWS MAY NOT BE GRATEFULLY RECEIV$4 ,MU* ( ! HESITATION1 ,I SUSPECT1 LIES 9 ! RELUCTANCE ( ?OSE :O HAVE LONG FANCI$ !MSELVES RADICALS ( SOME SORT TO COME TO T]MS ) ! FACT ?AT !Y >E REALLY LIB]ALS3 9T]E/$ 9 EXP&+ 9DIVIDUAL FRE$OMS & PURSU+ SOCIAL JU/ICE1 BUT NOT 9 WAYS ?AT W\LD S]I\SLY *ALL5GE ! EXI/5CE ( REIGN+ 9/ITUTIONS LIKE CAPITAL OR /ATE4 ,& EV5 MANY ( ?OSE :O W\LD LIKE TO SEE REVOLUTION>Y *ANGE MI<T NOT FEEL 5TIRELY HAPPY AB\T HAV+ TO ACCEPT ?AT MO/ ( ! CREATIVE 5]GY = RADICAL POLITICS IS N[ COM+ FROM AN>*ISM -- A TRADITION ?AT !Y HAVE HI!RTO MO/LY DISMISS$ -- & ?AT TAK+ ?IS MOVEM5T S]I\SLY WILL NECESS>ILY ALSO MEAN A RESPECTFUL 5GAGEM5T ) IT4 

,I AM WRIT+ AS AN AN>*I/2 BUT 9 A S5SE1 C\NT+ H[ MANY PEOPLE 9VOLV$ 9 ! MOVEM5T ACTUALLY CALL !MSELVES 'AN>*I/S'1 & 9 :AT CONTEXTS1 IS A BIT BESIDE ! PO9T4.<#a.> ,! V]Y NOTION ( DIRECT ACTION1 ) ITS REJECTION ( A POLITICS :I* APPEALS TO GOV]NM5TS TO MODIFY !IR BEHAVIOR1 9 FAVOR ( PHYSICAL 9T]V5TION AGA9/ /ATE P[] 9 A =M ?AT ITSELF PREFIGURES AN ALT]NATIVE -- ALL ( ?IS EM]GES DIRECTLY FROM ! LIB]T>IAN TRADITION4 ,AN>*ISM IS ! HE>T ( ! MOVEM5T1 ITS S\L2 ! S\RCE ( MO/ ( :AT'S NEW & HOPEFUL AB\T IT4 ,9 :AT FOLL[S1 !N1 ,I WILL TRY TO CLE> UP :AT SEEM TO BE ! ?REE MO/ COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS AB\T ! MOVEM5T -- \R SUPPOS$ OPPOSITION TO SOME?+ CALL$ 'GLOBALIZATION'1 \R SUPPOS$ 'VIOL5CE'1 & \R SUPPOS$ LACK ( A COH]5T IDEOLOGY -- & !N SUGGE/ H[ RADICAL 9TELLECTUALS MI<T ?9K AB\T REIMAG9+ !IR [N !ORETICAL PRACTICE 9 ! LI<T ( ALL ( ?IS4 

,A GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T8 

,! PHRASE 'ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T' IS A CO9AGE ( ! ,U,S M$IA & ACTIVI/S HAVE NEV] FELT COM=TABLE ) IT4 ,9S(> AS ?IS IS A MOVEM5T AGA9/ ANY?+1 IT'S AGA9/ NEOLIB]ALISM1 :I* CAN BE DEF9$ AS A K9D ( M>KET FUNDAM5TALISM -- OR1 BETT]1 M>KET ,/AL9ISM -- ?AT HOLDS !RE IS ONLY ONE POSSIBLE DIRECTION = HUMAN HI/ORICAL DEVELOPM5T4 ,! MAP IS HELD BY AN ELITE ( ECONOMI/S & CORPORATE FLACKS1 TO :OM MU/ BE C$$ ALL P[] ONCE HELD BY 9/ITUTIONS ) ANY %R$ ( DEMOCRATIC ACC\NTABILITY2 FROM N[ ON IT WILL BE WIELD$ L>GELY ?R\< UNELECT$ TREATY ORGANIZATIONS LIKE ! ,I,M,F1 ,W,T,O OR ,N,A,F,T,A4 ,9 ,>G5T9A1 OR ,E/ONIA1 OR ,TAIWAN1 IT W\LD BE POSSIBLE TO SAY ?IS /RAI<T \T3 ',WE >E A MOVEM5T AGA9/ NEOLIB]ALISM'4 ,BUT 9 ! ,U,S1 LANGUAGE IS ALWAYS A PROBLEM4 ,! CORPORATE M$IA H]E IS PROBABLY ! MO/ POLITICALLY MONOLI?IC ON ! PLANET3 NEOLIB]ALISM IS ALL !RE IS TO SEE -- ! BACKGR\ND REALITY2 AS A RESULT1 ! WORD ITSELF CANNOT BE US$4 ,! ISSUES 9VOLV$ CAN ONLY BE ADDRESS$ US+ PROPAG&A T]MS LIKE 'FREE TRADE' OR '! FREE M>KET'4 ,SO ,AM]ICAN ACTIVI/S F9D !MSELVES 9 A QU&>Y3 IF ONE SUGGE/S PUTT+ '! ,N WORD' 7AS IT'S (T5 CALL$7 9 A PAMPHLET OR PRESS RELEASE1 AL>M BELLS IMM$IATELY GO (F3 ONE IS BE+ EXCLUSION>Y1 PLAY+ ONLY TO AN $UCAT$ ELITE4 ,!RE HAVE BE5 ALL SORTS ( ATTEMPTS TO FRAME ALT]NATIVE EXPRESSIONS -- WE'RE A 'GLOBAL JU/ICE MOVEM5T'1 WE'RE A MOVEM5T 'AGA9/ CORPORATE GLOBALIZATION'4 ,NONE >E ESPECIALLY ELEGANT OR QUITE SATISFY+ &1 AS A RESULT1 IT IS COMMON 9 MEET+S TO HE> ! SPEAK]S US+ 'GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T' & 'ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T' PRETTY MU* 9T]*ANGEABLY4 

,! PHRASE 'GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T'1 ?\<1 IS REALLY QUITE APROPOS4 ,IF ONE TAKES GLOBALIZATION TO MEAN ! EFFACEM5T ( BORD]S & ! FREE MOVEM5T ( PEOPLE1 POSSESSIONS & IDEAS1 !N IT'S PRETTY CLE> ?AT NOT ONLY IS ! MOVEM5T ITSELF A PRODUCT ( GLOBALIZATION1 BUT ! MAJORITY ( GR\PS 9VOLV$ 9 IT -- ! MO/ RADICAL ONES 9 P>TICUL> -- >E F> MORE SUPPORTIVE ( GLOBALIZATION 9 G5]AL ?AN >E ! ,I,M,F OR ,W,T,O4 ,IT WAS AN 9T]NATIONAL NETWORK CALL$ ,PEOPLE'S ,GLOBAL ,ACTION1 = EXAMPLE1 ?AT PUT \T ! FIR/ SUMMONS = PLANET-WIDE DAYS ( ACTION SU* AS ,J#a#h & ,N#c -- ! LATT] ! ORIG9AL CALL = PROTE/ AGA9/ ! #aiii ,W,T,O MEET+S 9 ,SEATTLE4 ,& ,P,G,A 9 TURN [ES ITS ORIG9S TO ! FAM\S ,9T]NATIONAL ,5C\NT] = ,HUMANITY & ,AGA9/ ,NEOLIB]ALISM1 :I* TOOK PLACE KNEE-DEEP 9 ! JUNGLE MUD ( RA9Y-SEASON ,*IAPAS1 9 ,AUGU/ #a#i#i#f2 & WAS ITSELF 9ITIAT$1 AS ,SUBCOM&ANTE ,M>COS PUT IT1 'BY ALL ! REBELS >\ND ! WORLD'4 ,PEOPLE FROM OV] #e C\NTRIES CAME /REAM+ 9TO ! ,ZAPATI/A-HELD VILLAGE ( ,LA ,REALIDAD4 ,! VISION = AN '9T]CONT95TAL NETWORK ( RESI/ANCE' WAS LAID \T 9 ! ,SECOND ,DECL>ATION ( ,LA ,REALIDAD3 ',WE DECL>E ?AT WE WILL MAKE A COLLECTIVE NETWORK ( ALL \R P>TICUL> /RUGGLES & RESI/ANCES1 AN 9T]CONT95TAL NETWORK ( RESI/ANCE AGA9/ NEOLIB]ALISM1 AN 9T]CONT95TAL NETWORK ( RESI/ANCE = HUMANITY'3 

,LET IT BE A NETWORK ( VOICES ?AT RESI/ ! W> ,P[] WAGES ON !M4 

,A NETWORK ( VOICES ?AT NOT ONLY SPEAK1 BUT ALSO /RUGGLE & RESI/ = HUMANITY & AGA9/ NEOLIB]ALISM4 

,A NETWORK ?AT COV]S ! FIVE CONT95TS & HELPS TO RESI/ ! DEA? ?AT ,P[] PROMISES US4.<#b.> 

,?IS1 ! ,DECL>ATION MADE CLE>1 WAS 'NOT AN ORGANIZ+ /RUCTURE2 IT HAS NO C5TRAL HEAD OR DECISION MAK]2 IT HAS NO C5TRAL COMM& OR HI]>*IES4 ,WE >E ! NETWORK1 ALL ( US :O RESI/4' 

,! FOLL[+ YE>1 ,EUROPEAN ,ZAPATI/A SUPPORT]S 9 ! ,YA ,BA/A6 GR\PS ORGANIZ$ A SECOND 5CU5TRO 9 ,SPA91 :]E ! IDEA ( ! NETWORK PROCESS WAS TAK5 =W>D3 ,P,G,A WAS BORN AT A MEET+ 9 ,G5EVA 9 ,FEBRU>Y #a#i#i#h4 ,FROM ! />T1 IT 9CLUD$ NOT ONLY AN>*I/ GR\PS & RADICAL TRADE UNIONS 9 ,SPA91 ,BRITA9 & ,G]MANY1 BUT A ,G&HIAN SOCIALI/ F>M]S' LEAGUE 9 ,9DIA 7! ,K,R,R,S71 ASSOCIATIONS ( ,9DONESIAN & ,SRI ,LANKAN FI%]FOLK1 ! ,>G5T9IAN TEA*]S' UNION1 9DIG5\S GR\PS SU* AS ! ,MAORI ( ,NEW ,ZEAL& & ,KUNA ( ,ECUADOR1 ! ,BRAZILIAN ,L&LESS ,WORK]S' ,MOVEM5T1 A NETWORK MADE UP ( COMMUNITIES F\ND$ BY ESCAP$ SLAVES 9 ,S\? & ,C5TRAL ,AM]ICA -- & ANY NUMB] ( O!RS4 ,= A LONG TIME1 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA WAS SC>CELY REPRES5T$1 SAVE = ! ,CANADIAN ,PO/AL ,WORK]S' ,UNION -- :I* ACT$ AS ,P,G,A'S MA9 COMMUNICATIONS HUB1 UNTIL IT WAS L>GELY REPLAC$ BY ! 9T]NET -- & A ,MONTREAL-BAS$ AN>*I/ GR\P CALL$ ,C,L,A,C4 

,IF ! MOVEM5T'S ORIG9S >E 9T]NATIONALI/1 SO >E ITS DEM&S4 ,! ?REE-PLANK PROGRAM ( ,YA ,BA/A6 9 ,ITALY1 = 9/ANCE1 CALLS = A UNIV]SALLY GU>ANTE$ 'BASIC 9COME'1 GLOBAL CITIZ5%IP1 GU>ANTEE+ FREE MOVEM5T ( PEOPLE ACROSS BORD]S1 & FREE ACCESS TO NEW TE*NOLOGY -- :I* 9 PRACTICE W\LD MEAN EXTREME LIMITS ON PAT5T RI<TS 7!MSELVES A V]Y 9SIDI\S =M ( PROTECTIONISM74 ,! NOBORD] NETWORK -- !IR SLOGAN3 ',NO ,ONE IS ,ILLEGAL' -- HAS ORGANIZ$ WEEK-LONG CAMPSITES1 LABORATORIES = CREATIVE RESI/ANCE1 ON ! ,POLI% -- ,G]MAN & ,UKRA9IAN BORD]S1 9 ,SICILY & AT ,T>IFA 9 ,SPA94 ,ACTIVI/S HAVE DRESS$ UP AS BORD] GU>DS1 BUILT BOAT-BRIDGES ACROSS ! ,RIV] ,OD] & BLOCKAD$ ,FRANKFURT ,AIRPORT ) A FULL CLASSICAL OR*E/RA TO PROTE/ AGA9/ ! DEPORTATION ( IMMIGRANTS 7DEPORTEES HAVE DI$ ( SUFFOCATION ON ,LUF?ANSA & ,K,L,M FLI<TS74 ,?IS SUMM]'S CAMP IS PLANN$ = ,/RASB\RG1 HOME ( ! ,S*5G5 ,9=MATION ,SY/EM1 A SE>*-&-CONTROL DATABASE ) T5S ( ?\S&S ( T]M9ALS ACROSS ,EUROPE1 T>GET+ ! MOVEM5TS ( MIGRANTS1 ACTIVI/S1 ANYONE !Y LIKE4 

,MORE & MORE1 ACTIVI/S HAVE BE5 TRY+ TO DRAW ATT5TION TO ! FACT ?AT ! NEOLIB]AL VISION ( 'GLOBALIZATION' IS PRETTY MU* LIMIT$ TO ! MOVEM5T ( CAPITAL & COMMODITIES1 & ACTUALLY 9CREASES B>RI]S AGA9/ ! FREE FL[ ( PEOPLE1 9=MATION & IDEAS -- ! SIZE ( ! ,U,S BORD] GU>D HAS ALMO/ TRIPL$ S9CE ! SIGN+ ( ,N,A,F,T,A4 ,H>DLY SURPRIS+3 IF IT W]E NOT POSSIBLE TO EFFECTIVELY IMPRISON ! MAJORITY ( PEOPLE 9 ! WORLD 9 IMPOV]I%$ 5CLAVES1 !RE W\LD BE NO 9C5TIVE = ,NIKE OR ,! ,GAP TO MOVE PRODUCTION !RE TO BEG9 )4 ,GIV5 A FREE MOVEM5T ( PEOPLE1 ! :OLE NEOLIB]AL PROJECT W\LD COLLAPSE4 ,?IS IS ANO!R ?+ TO BE> 9 M9D :5 PEOPLE TALK AB\T ! DECL9E ( 'SOV]EIGNTY' 9 ! CONTEMPOR>Y WORLD3 ! MA9 A*IEVEM5T ( ! NATION-/ATE 9 ! LA/ C5TURY HAS BE5 ! E/ABLI%M5T ( A UNI=M GRID ( HEAVILY POLIC$ B>RI]S ACROSS ! WORLD4 ,IT IS PRECISELY ?IS 9T]NATIONAL SY/EM ( CONTROL ?AT WE >E FI<T+ AGA9/1 9 ! NAME ( G5U9E GLOBALIZATION4 

,!SE CONNECTIONS -- & ! BROAD] L9KS BETWE5 NEOLIB]AL POLICIES & ME*ANISMS ( /ATE CO]CION 7POLICE1 PRISONS1 MILIT>ISM7 -- HAVE PLAY$ A MORE & MORE SALI5T ROLE 9 \R ANALYZES AS WE \RSELVES HAVE CONFRONT$ ESCALAT+ LEVELS ( /ATE REPRESSION4 ,BORD]S BECAME A MAJOR ISSUE 9 ,EUROPE DUR+ ! ,I,M,F MEET+S AT ,PRAGUE1 & LAT] ,E,U MEET+S 9 ,NICE4 ,AT ! ,F,T,A,A SUMMIT 9 ,QUEBEC ,CITY LA/ SUMM]1 9VISIBLE L9ES ?AT HAD PREVI\SLY BE5 TREAT$ AS IF !Y DIDN'T EXI/ 7AT LEA/ = :ITE PEOPLE7 W]E CONV]T$ OV]NI<T 9TO =TIFICATIONS AGA9/ ! MOVEM5T ( W\LD-BE GLOBAL CITIZ5S1 DEM&+ ! RI<T TO PETITION !IR RUL]S4 ,! ?REE-KILOMET] 'WALL' CON/RUCT$ ?R\< ! C5T] ( ,QUEBEC ,CITY1 TO %IELD ! HEADS ( /ATE JUNKET+ 9SIDE FROM ANY CONTACT ) ! POPULACE1 BECAME ! P]FECT SYMBOL = :AT NEOLIB]ALISM ACTUALLY MEANS 9 HUMAN T]MS4 ,! SPECTACLE ( ! ,BLACK ,BLOC1 >M$ ) WIRE CUTT]S & GRAPPL+ HOOKS1 JO9$ BY EV]YONE FROM ,/EELWORK]S TO ,MOHAWK W>RIORS TO TE> D[N ! WALL1 BECAME -- = ?AT V]Y REASON -- ONE ( ! MO/ P[]FUL MOM5TS 9 ! MOVEM5T'S HI/ORY4.<#c.> 

,!RE IS ONE /RIK+ CONTRA/ BETWE5 ?IS & E>LI] 9T]NATIONALISMS1 H[EV]4 ,! =M] USUALLY 5D$ UP EXPORT+ ,WE/]N ORGANIZATIONAL MODELS TO ! RE/ ( ! WORLD2 9 ?IS1 ! FL[ HAS IF ANY?+ BE5 ! O!R WAY >\ND4 ,MANY1 P]HAPS MO/1 ( ! MOVEM5T'S SIGNATURE TE*NIQUES -- 9CLUD+ MASS NONVIOL5T CIVIL DISOB$I5CE ITSELF -- W]E FIR/ DEVELOP$ 9 ! GLOBAL ,S\?4 ,9 ! LONG RUN1 ?IS MAY WELL PROVE ! S+LE MO/ RADICAL ?+ AB\T IT4 

,BILLIONAIRES & CL[NS 

,9 ! CORPORATE M$IA1 ! WORD 'VIOL5T' IS 9VOK$ AS A K9D ( MANTRA -- 9V>IABLY1 REPEAT$LY -- :5EV] A L>GE ACTION TAKES PLACE3 'VIOL5T PROTE/S'1 'VIOL5T CLA%ES'1 'POLICE RAID HEADQU>T]S ( VIOL5T PROTE/]S'1 EV5 'VIOL5T RIOTS' 7!RE >E O!R K9DS874 ,SU* EXPRESSIONS >E TYPICALLY 9VOK$ :5 A SIMPLE1 PLA9-,5GLI% DESCRIPTION ( :AT TOOK PLACE 7PEOPLE ?R[+ PA9T-BOMBS1 BREAK+ W9D[S ( EMPTY /OREFRONTS1 HOLD+ H&S AS !Y BLOCKAD$ 9T]SECTIONS1 COPS BEAT+ !M ) /ICKS7 MI<T GIVE ! IMPRESSION ?AT ! ONLY TRULY VIOL5T P>TIES W]E ! POLICE4 ,! ,U,S M$IA IS PROBABLY ! BIGGE/ (F5D] H]E -- & ?IS DESPITE ! FACT ?AT1 AFT] TWO YE>S ( 9CREAS+LY MILITANT DIRECT ACTION1 IT IS /ILL IMPOSSIBLE TO PRODUCE A S+LE EXAMPLE ( ANYONE TO :OM A ,U,S ACTIVI/ HAS CAUS$ PHYSICAL 9JURY4 ,I W\LD SAY ?AT :AT REALLY DI/URBS ! P[]S-?AT-BE IS NOT ! 'VIOL5CE' ( ! MOVEM5T BUT ITS RELATIVE LACK ( IT2 GOV]NM5TS SIMPLY DO NOT KN[ H[ TO DEAL ) AN OV]TLY REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T ?AT REFUSES TO FALL 9TO FAMILI> PATT]NS ( >M$ RESI/ANCE4 

,! EF=T TO DE/ROY EXI/+ P>ADIGMS IS USUALLY QUITE SELF-CONSCI\S4 ,:]E ONCE IT SEEM$ ?AT ! ONLY ALT]NATIVES TO M>*+ ALONG ) SIGNS W]E EI!R ,G&HIAN NONVIOL5T CIVIL DISOB$I5CE OR \TRI<T 9SURRECTION1 GR\PS LIKE ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK1 ,RECLAIM ! ,/REETS1 ,BLACK ,BLOCS OR ,TUTE ,BIAN*E HAVE ALL1 9 !IR [N WAYS1 BE5 TRY+ TO MAP \T A COMPLETELY NEW T]RITORY 9 BETWE54 ,!Y'RE ATTEMPT+ TO 9V5T :AT MANY CALL A 'NEW LANGUAGE' ( CIVIL DISOB$I5CE1 COMB9+ ELEM5TS ( /REET !AT]1 FE/IVAL & :AT CAN ONLY BE CALL$ NONVIOL5T W>F>E -- NONVIOL5T 9 ! S5SE ADOPT$ BY1 SAY1 ,BLACK ,BLOC AN>*I/S1 9 ?AT IT ES*EWS ANY DIRECT PHYSICAL H>M TO HUMAN BE+S4 ,YA ,BA/A6 = EXAMPLE IS FAM\S = ITS TUTE BIAN*E OR :ITE-OV]ALLS TACTICS3 M5 & WOM5 DRESS$ 9 ELABORATE =MS ( PADD+1 RANG+ FROM FOAM >MOR TO 9N] TUBES TO RUBB]-DUCKY FLOTATION DEVICES1 HELMETS & *EMICAL-PRO( :ITE JUMPSUITS 7!IR ,BRITI% C\S9S >E WELL-CLAD ,WOMBLES74 ,AS ?IS MOCK >MY PU%ES ITS WAY ?R\< POLICE B>RICADES1 ALL ! :ILE PROTECT+ EA* O!R AGA9/ 9JURY OR >RE/1 ! RIDICUL\S GE> SEEMS TO R$UCE HUMAN BE+S TO C>TOON *>ACT]S -- MIS%AP51 UNGA9LY1 FOOLI%1 L>GELY 9DE/RUCTIBLE4 ,! EFFECT IS ONLY 9CREAS$ :5 L9ES ( CO/UM$ FIGURES ATTACK POLICE ) BALLOONS & WAT] PI/OLS OR1 LIKE ! ',P9K ,BLOC' AT ,PRAGUE & ELSE:]E1 DRESS AS FAIRIES & TICKLE !M ) FEA!R DU/]S4 

,AT ! ,AM]ICAN ,P>TY ,CONV5TIONS1 ,BILLIONAIRES = ,BU% 7OR ,GORE7 DRESS$ 9 HI<-CAMP TUX$OS & EV5+ G[NS & TRI$ TO PRESS WADS ( FAKE MONEY 9TO ! COPS' POCKETS1 ?ANK+ !M = REPRESS+ ! DISS5T4 ,NONE W]E EV5 SLI<TLY HURT -- P]HAPS POLICE >E GIV5 AV]SION !RAPY AGA9/ HITT+ ANYONE 9 A TUX$O4 ,! ,REVOLUTION>Y ,AN>*I/ ,CL[N ,BLOC1 ) !IR HI< BICYCLES1 RA9B[ WIGS & SQUEAKY MALLETS1 CONFUS$ ! COPS BY ATTACK+ EA* O!R 7OR ! BILLIONAIRES74 ,!Y HAD ALL ! BE/ *ANTS3 ',DEMOCRACY8 ,HA ,HA ,HA6'1 ',! PIZZA UNIT$ CAN NEV] BE DEFEAT$'1 ',HEY HO1 HEY HO -- HA HA1 HEE HEE6'1 AS WELL AS META-*ANTS LIKE ',CALL6 ,RESPONSE6 ,CALL6 ,RESPONSE6' & -- EV]YONE'S FAVORITE -- ',?REE ,WORD ,*ANT6 ,?REE ,WORD ,*ANT6' 

,9 ,QUEBEC ,CITY1 A GIANT CATAPULT BUILT ALONG M$IEVAL L9ES 7) HELP FROM ! LEFT CAUCUS ( ! ,SOCIETY = ,CREATIVE ,ANA*RONISM7 LOBB$ S(T TOYS AT ! ,F,T,A,A4 ,ANCI5T-W>F>E TE*NIQUES HAVE BE5 /UDI$ TO ADOPT = NONVIOL5T BUT V]Y MILITANT =MS ( CONFRONTATION3 !RE W]E PELTA/S & HOPLITES 7! =M] MA9LY FROM ! ,PR9CE ,$W>DS ,ISL&S1 ! LATT] FROM ,MONTREAL7 AT ,QUEBEC ,CITY1 & RESE>* CONT9UES 9TO ,ROMAN-/YLE %IELD WALLS4 ,BLOCKAD+ HAS BECOME AN >T =M3 IF Y\ MAKE A HUGE WEB ( /R&S ( Y>N ACROSS AN 9T]SECTION1 IT'S ACTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CROSS2 MOTORCYCLE COPS GET TRAPP$ LIKE FLIES4 ,! ,LIB]ATION ,PUPPET ) ITS >MS FULLY EXT5D$ CAN BLOCK A F\R-LANE HI<WAY1 :ILE SNAKE-DANCES CAN BE A =M ( MOBILE BLOCKADE4 ,REBELS 9 ,LONDON LA/ ,MAYDAY PLANN$ ,MONOPOLY ,BO>D ACTIONS -- ,BUILD+ ,HOTELS ON ,MAYFAIR = ! HOMELESS1 ,SALE ( ! ,C5TURY 9 ,OX=D ,/REET1 ,GU]RILLA ,G>D5+ -- ONLY P>TLY DISRUPT$ BY HEAVY POLIC+ & TORR5TIAL RA94 ,BUT EV5 ! MO/ MILITANT ( ! MILITANT -- ECO-SABOTEURS LIKE ! ,E>? ,LIB]ATION ,FRONT -- SCRUPUL\SLY AVOID DO+ ANY?+ ?AT W\LD CAUSE H>M TO HUMAN BE+S 7OR ANIMALS1 = ?AT MATT]74 ,IT'S ?IS SCRAMBL+ ( CONV5TIONAL CATEGORIES ?AT SO ?R[S ! =CES ( ORD] & MAKES !M DESP]ATE TO BR+ ?+S BACK TO FAMILI> T]RITORY 7SIMPLE VIOL5CE73 EV5 TO ! PO9T1 AS 9 ,G5OA1 ( 5C\RAG+ FASCI/ HOOLIGANS TO RUN RIOT AS AN EXCUSE TO USE OV]:ELM+ =CE AGA9/ EV]YBODY ELSE4 

,ONE C\LD TRACE !SE =MS ( ACTION BACK TO ! /UNTS & GU]RILLA !AT] ( ! ,YIPPIES OR ,ITALIAN 'METROPOLITAN ,9DIANS' 9 ! SIXTIES1 ! SQUATT] BATTLES 9 ,G]MANY OR ,ITALY 9 ! SEV5TIES & EI<TIES1 EV5 ! PEASANT RESI/ANCE TO ! EXPANSION ( ,TOKYO AIRPORT4 ,BUT IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT H]E1 TOO1 ! REALLY CRUCIAL ORIG9S LIE ) ! ,ZAPATI/AS1 & O!R MOVEM5TS 9 ! GLOBAL ,S\?4 ,9 MANY WAYS1 ! ,ZAPATI/A ,>MY ( ,NATIONAL ,LIB]ATION 7,E,Z,L,N7 REPRES5TS AN ATTEMPT BY PEOPLE :O HAVE ALWAYS BE5 D5I$ ! RI<T TO NONVIOL5T1 CIVIL RESI/ANCE TO SEIZE IT2 ESS5TIALLY1 TO CALL ! BLUFF ( NEOLIB]ALISM & ITS PRET5SES TO DEMOCRATIZATION & YIELD+ P[] TO 'CIVIL SOCIETY'4 ,IT IS1 AS ITS COMM&]S SAY1 AN >MY :I* ASPIRES NOT TO BE AN >MY ANY MORE 7IT'S SOME?+ ( AN OP5 SECRET ?AT1 = ! LA/ FIVE YE>S AT LEA/1 !Y HAVE NOT EV5 BE5 C>RY+ REAL GUNS74 ,AS ,M>COS EXPLA9S !IR CONV]SION FROM /&>D TACTICS ( GU]RILLA W>3 

,WE ?\<T ! PEOPLE W\LD EI!R NOT PAY ATT5TION TO US1 OR COME TOGE!R ) US TO FI<T4 ,BUT !Y DID NOT REACT 9 EI!R ( !SE TWO WAYS4 ,IT TURN$ \T ?AT ALL !SE PEOPLE1 :O W]E ?\S&S1 T5S ( ?\S&S1 HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S1 P]HAPS MILLIONS1 DID NOT WANT TO RISE UP ) US BUT 444 NEI!R DID !Y WANT US TO BE ANNIHILAT$4 ,!Y WANT$ US TO DIALOGUE4 ,?IS COMPLETELY BROKE \R S*EME & 5D$ UP DEF9+ ZAPATISMO1 ! NEO-ZAPATISMO4.<#d.> 

,N[ ! ,E,Z,L,N IS ! SORT ( >MY ?AT ORGANIZES '9VASIONS' ( ,MEXICAN MILIT>Y BASES 9 :I* HUNDR$S ( REBELS SWEEP 9 5TIRELY UN>M$ TO YELL AT & TRY TO %AME ! RESID5T SOLDI]S4 ,SIMIL>LY1 MASS ACTIONS BY ! ,L&LESS ,WORK]S' ,MOVEM5T GA9 AN 5ORM\S MORAL AU?ORITY 9 ,BRAZIL BY REOCCUPY+ UNUS$ L&S 5TIRELY NONVIOL5TLY4 ,9 EI!R CASE1 IT'S PRETTY CLE> ?AT IF ! SAME PEOPLE HAD TRI$ ! SAME ?+ TW5TY YE>S AGO1 !Y W\LD SIMPLY HAVE BE5 %OT4 

,AN>*Y & PEACE 

,H[EV] Y\ *OOSE TO TRACE !IR ORIG9S1 !SE NEW TACTICS >E P]FECTLY 9 ACCORD ) ! G5]AL AN>*I/IC 9SPIRATION ( ! MOVEM5T1 :I* IS LESS AB\T SEIZ+ /ATE P[] ?AN AB\T EXPOS+1 DELEGITIMIZ+ & DISMANTL+ ME*ANISMS ( RULE :ILE W9N+ EV]-L>G] SPACES ( AUTONOMY FROM IT4 ,! CRITICAL ?+1 ?\<1 IS ?AT ALL ?IS IS ONLY POSSIBLE 9 A G5]AL ATMOSPH]E ( PEACE4 ,9 FACT1 IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT !SE >E ! ULTIMATE /AKES ( /RUGGLE AT ! MOM5T3 ONE ?AT MAY WELL DET]M9E ! OV]ALL DIRECTION ( ! TW5TY-FIR/ C5TURY4 ,WE %\LD REMEMB] ?AT DUR+ ! LATE N9ETE5? & E>LY TW5TIE? C5TURY1 :5 MO/ ,M>XI/ P>TIES W]E RAPIDLY BECOM+ RE=MI/ SOCIAL DEMOCRATS1 AN>*ISM & AN>*O-SYNDICALISM W]E ! C5T] ( ! REVOLUTION>Y LEFT4.<#e.> ,! SITUATION ONLY REALLY *ANG$ ) ,WORLD ,W> ,I & ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION4 ,IT WAS ! ,BOL%EVIKS' SUCCESS1 WE >E USUALLY TOLD1 ?AT L$ TO ! DECL9E ( AN>*ISM -- ) ! GLORI\S EXCEPTION ( ,SPA9 -- & CATAPULT$ ,COMMUNISM TO ! =E4 ,BUT IT SEEMS TO ME ONE C\LD LOOK AT ?IS ANO!R WAY4 

,9 ! LATE N9ETE5? C5TURY MO/ PEOPLE HONE/LY BELIEV$ ?AT W> BETWE5 9DU/RIALIZ$ P[]S WAS BECOM+ OBSOLETE2 COLONIAL ADV5TURES W]E A CON/ANT1 BUT A W> BETWE5 ,FRANCE & ,5GL&1 ON ,FR5* OR ,5GLI% SOIL1 SEEM$ AS UN?9KABLE AS IT W\LD TODAY4 ,BY #a#i1 EV5 ! USE ( PASSPORTS WAS CONSID]$ AN ANTIQUAT$ B>B>ISM4 ,! '%ORT TW5TIE? C5TURY' WAS1 BY CONTRA/1 PROBABLY ! MO/ VIOL5T 9 HUMAN HI/ORY1 ALMO/ 5TIRELY PREOCCUPI$ ) EI!R WAG+ WORLD W>S OR PREP>+ = !M4 ,H>DLY SURPRIS+1 !N1 ?AT AN>*ISM QUICKLY CAME TO SEEM UNREALI/IC1 IF ! ULTIMATE MEASURE ( POLITICAL EFFECTIV5ESS BECAME ! ABILITY TO MA9TA9 HUGE ME*ANIZ$ KILL+ MA*9ES4 ,?IS IS ONE ?+ ?AT AN>*I/S1 BY DEF9ITION1 CAN NEV] BE V]Y GOOD AT4 ,NEI!R IS IT SURPRIS+ ?AT ,M>XI/ P>TIES -- :O HAVE BE5 ONLY TOO GOOD AT IT -- SEEM$ EM95TLY PRACTICAL & REALI/IC 9 COMP>ISON4 ,:]EAS ! MOM5T ! ,COLD ,W> 5D$1 & W> BETWE5 9DU/RIALIZ$ P[]S ONCE AGA9 SEEM$ UN?9KABLE1 AN>*ISM REAPPE>$ JU/ :]E IT HAD BE5 AT ! 5D ( ! N9ETE5? C5TURY1 AS AN 9T]NATIONAL MOVEM5T AT ! V]Y C5T] ( ! REVOLUTION>Y LEFT4 

,IF ?IS IS RI<T1 IT BECOMES CLE>] :AT ! ULTIMATE /AKES ( ! CURR5T 'ANTI-T]RORI/' MOBILIZATION >E4 ,9 ! %ORT RUN1 ?+S DO LOOK V]Y FRI<T5+4 ,GOV]NM5TS :O W]E DESP]ATELY SCRAMBL+ = SOME WAY TO CONV9CE ! PUBLIC WE W]E T]RORI/S EV5 BE=E ,SEPTEMB] #aa N[ FEEL !Y'VE BE5 GIV5 C>TEBLAN*E2 !RE IS LITTLE D\BT ?AT A LOT ( GOOD PEOPLE >E AB\T TO SUFF] T]RIBLE REPRESSION4 ,BUT 9 ! LONG RUN1 A RETURN TO TW5TIE?-C5TURY LEVELS ( VIOL5CE IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE4 ,! ,SEPTEMB] #aa ATTACKS W]E CLE>LY SOME?+ ( A FLUKE 7! FIR/ WILDLY AMBITI\S T]RORI/ S*EME 9 HI/ORY ?AT ACTUALLY WORK$72 ! SPREAD ( NUCLE> WEAPONS IS 5SUR+ ?AT L>G] & L>G] PORTIONS ( ! GLOBE WILL BE = ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES (F-LIMITS TO CONV5TIONAL W>F>E4 ,& IF W> IS ! HEAL? ( ! /ATE1 ! PROSPECTS = AN>*I/-/YLE ORGANIZ+ CAN ONLY BE IMPROV+4 

,PRACTIC+ DIRECT DEMOCRACY 

,A CON/ANT COMPLA9T AB\T ! GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T 9 ! PROGRESSIVE PRESS IS ?AT1 :ILE TACTICALLY BRILLIANT1 IT LACKS ANY C5TRAL !ME OR COH]5T IDEOLOGY4 7,?IS SEEMS TO BE ! LEFT EQUIVAL5T ( ! CORPORATE M$IA'S CLAIMS ?AT WE >E A BUN* ( DUMB KIDS T\T+ A BUNDLE ( COMPLETELY UNRELAT$ CAUSES -- FREE ,MUMIA1 DUMP ! DEBT1 SAVE ! OLD-GR[? =E/S47 ,ANO!R L9E ( ATTACK IS ?AT ! MOVEM5T IS PLAGU$ BY A G5]IC OPPOSITION TO ALL =MS ( /RUCTURE OR ORGANIZATION4 ,IT'S DI/RESS+ ?AT1 TWO YE>S AFT] ,SEATTLE1 ,I %\LD HAVE TO WRITE ?IS1 BUT SOMEONE OBVI\SLY %\LD3 9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA ESPECIALLY1 ?IS IS A MOVEM5T AB\T RE9V5T+ DEMOCRACY4 ,IT IS NOT OPPOS$ TO ORGANIZATION4 ,IT IS AB\T CREAT+ NEW =MS ( ORGANIZATION4 ,IT IS NOT LACK+ 9 IDEOLOGY4 ,?OSE NEW =MS ( ORGANIZATION >E ITS IDEOLOGY4 ,IT IS AB\T CREAT+ & 5ACT+ HORIZONTAL NETWORKS 9/EAD ( TOP-D[N /RUCTURES LIKE /ATES1 P>TIES OR CORPORATIONS2 NETWORKS BAS$ ON PR9CIPLES ( DEC5TRALIZ$1 NON-HI]>*ICAL CONS5SUS DEMOCRACY4 ,ULTIMATELY1 IT ASPIRES TO BE MU* MORE ?AN ?AT1 BECAUSE ULTIMATELY IT ASPIRES TO RE9V5T DAILY LIFE AS :OLE4 ,BUT UNLIKE MANY O!R =MS ( RADICALISM1 IT HAS FIR/ ORGANIZ$ ITSELF 9 ! POLITICAL SPH]E -- MA9LY BECAUSE ?IS WAS A T]RITORY ?AT ! P[]S ?AT BE 7:O HAVE %IFT$ ALL !IR HEAVY >TILL]Y 9TO ! ECONOMIC7 HAVE L>GELY AB&ON$4 

,OV] ! PA/ DECADE1 ACTIVI/S 9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA HAVE BE5 PUTT+ 5ORM\S CREATIVE 5]GY 9TO RE9V5T+ !IR GR\PS' [N 9T]NAL PROCESSES1 TO CREATE VIABLE MODELS ( :AT FUNCTION+ DIRECT DEMOCRACY C\LD ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE4 ,9 ?IS WE'VE DRAWN P>TICUL>LY1 AS ,I'VE NOT$1 ON EXAMPLES FROM \TSIDE ! ,WE/]N TRADITION1 :I* ALMO/ 9V>IABLY RELY ON SOME PROCESS ( CONS5SUS F9D+1 RA!R ?AN MAJORITY VOTE4 ,! RESULT IS A RI* & GR[+ PANOPLY ( ORGANIZATIONAL 9/RUM5TS -- SPOKESC\NCILS1 AFF9ITY GR\PS1 FACILITATION TOOLS1 BREAK-\TS1 FI%B[LS1 BLOCK+ CONC]NS1 VIBE-WAT*]S & SO ON -- ALL AIM$ AT CREAT+ =MS ( DEMOCRATIC PROCESS ?AT ALL[ 9ITIATIVES TO RISE FROM BEL[ & ATTA9 MAXIMUM EFFECTIVE SOLID>ITY1 )\T /IFL+ DISS5T+ VOICES1 CREAT+ LEAD]%IP POSITIONS OR COMPELL+ ANYONE TO DO ANY?+ :I* !Y HAVE NOT FREELY AGRE$ TO DO4 

,! BASIC IDEA ( CONS5SUS PROCESS IS ?AT1 RA!R ?AN VOT+1 Y\ TRY TO COME UP ) PROPOSALS ACCEPTABLE TO EV]YONE -- OR AT LEA/1 NOT HI<LY OBJECTIONABLE TO ANYONE3 FIR/ /ATE ! PROPOSAL1 !N ASK = 'CONC]NS' & TRY TO ADDRESS !M4 ,(T51 AT ?IS PO9T1 PEOPLE 9 ! GR\P WILL PROPOSE 'FRI5DLY AM5DM5TS' TO ADD TO ! ORIG9AL PROPOSAL1 OR O!RWISE ALT] IT1 TO 5SURE CONC]NS >E ADDRESS$4 ,!N1 F9ALLY1 :5 Y\ CALL = CONS5SUS1 Y\ ASK IF ANYONE WI%ES TO 'BLOCK' OR '/& ASIDE'4 ,/&+ ASIDE IS JU/ SAY+1 ',I W\LD NOT MYSELF BE WILL+ TO TAKE P>T 9 ?IS ACTION1 BUT ,I W\LDN'T /OP ANYONE ELSE FROM DO+ IT'4 ,BLOCK+ IS A WAY ( SAY+ ',I ?9K ?IS VIOLATES ! FUNDAM5TAL PR9CIPLES OR PURPOSES ( BE+ 9 ! GR\P'4 ,IT FUNCTIONS AS A VETO3 ANY ONE P]SON CAN KILL A PROPOSAL COMPLETELY BY BLOCK+ IT -- AL?\< !RE >E WAYS TO *ALL5GE :E!R A BLOCK IS G5U9ELY PR9CIPL$4 

,!RE >E DIFF]5T SORTS ( GR\PS4 ,SPOKESC\NCILS1 = EXAMPLE1 >E L>GE ASSEMBLIES ?AT COORD9ATE BETWE5 SMALL] 'AFF9ITY GR\PS'4 ,!Y >E MO/ (T5 HELD BE=E1 & DUR+1 L>GE-SCALE DIRECT ACTIONS LIKE ,SEATTLE OR ,QUEBEC4 ,EA* AFF9ITY GR\P 7:I* MI<T HAVE BETWE5 #d & #b PEOPLE7 SELECTS A 'SPOKE'1 :O IS EMP[]$ TO SPEAK = !M 9 ! L>G] GR\P4 ,ONLY ! SPOKES CAN TAKE P>T 9 ! ACTUAL PROCESS ( F9D+ CONS5SUS AT ! C\NCIL1 BUT BE=E MAJOR DECISIONS !Y BREAK \T 9TO AFF9ITY GR\PS AGA9 & EA* GR\P COMES TO CONS5SUS ON :AT POSITION !Y WANT !IR SPOKE TO TAKE 7NOT AS UNWIELDY AS IT MI<T S\ND74 ,BREAK-\TS1 ON ! O!R H&1 >E :5 A L>GE MEET+ TEMPOR>ILY SPLITS UP 9TO SMALL] ONES ?AT WILL FOCUS ON MAK+ DECISIONS OR G5]AT+ PROPOSALS1 :I* CAN !N BE PRES5T$ = APPROVAL BE=E ! :OLE GR\P :5 IT REASSEMBLES4 ,FACILITATION TOOLS >E US$ TO RESOLVE PROBLEMS OR MOVE ?+S ALONG IF !Y SEEM TO BE BOGG+ D[N4 ,Y\ CAN ASK = A BRA9/ORM+ SESSION1 9 :I* PEOPLE >E ONLY ALL[$ TO PRES5T IDEAS BUT NOT TO CRITICIZE O!R PEOPLE'S2 OR = A NON-B9D+ /RAW POLL1 :]E PEOPLE RAISE !IR H&S JU/ TO SEE H[ EV]YONE FEELS AB\T A PROPOSAL1 RA!R ?AN TO MAKE A DECISION4 ,A FI%B[L W\LD ONLY BE US$ IF !RE IS A PR(\ND DIFF]5CE ( OP9ION3 Y\ CAN TAKE TWO REPRES5TATIVES = EA* SIDE -- ONE MAN & ONE WOMAN -- & HAVE ! F\R ( !M SIT 9 ! MIDDLE1 EV]YONE ELSE SURR\ND+ !M SIL5TLY1 & SEE IF ! F\R CAN'T WORK \T A SYN!SIS OR COMPROMISE TOGE!R1 :I* !Y CAN !N PRES5T AS A PROPOSAL TO ! :OLE GR\P4 

,PREFIGURATIVE POLITICS 

,?IS IS V]Y MU* A WORK 9 PROGRESS1 & CREAT+ A CULTURE ( DEMOCRACY AMONG PEOPLE :O HAVE LITTLE EXP]I5CE ( SU* ?+S IS NECESS>ILY A PA9FUL & UNEV5 BUS9ESS1 FULL ( ALL SORTS ( /UMBL+S & FALSE />TS1 BUT -- AS ALMO/ ANY POLICE *IEF :O HAS FAC$ US ON ! /REETS CAN ATTE/ -- DIRECT DEMOCRACY ( ?IS SORT CAN BE A/\ND+LY EFFECTIVE4 ,& IT IS DIFFICULT TO F9D ANYONE :O HAS FULLY P>TICIPAT$ 9 SU* AN ACTION :OSE S5SE ( HUMAN POSSIBILITIES HAS NOT BE5 PR(\NDLY TRANS=M$ AS A RESULT4 ,IT'S ONE ?+ TO SAY1 ',ANO!R WORLD IS POSSIBLE'4 ,IT'S ANO!R TO EXP]I5CE IT1 H[EV] MOM5T>ILY4 ,P]HAPS ! BE/ WAY TO />T ?9K+ AB\T !SE ORGANIZATIONS -- ! ,DIRECT ,ACTION ,NETWORK1 = EXAMPLE -- IS TO SEE !M AS ! DIAMETRICAL OPPOSITE ( ! SECT>IAN ,M>XI/ GR\PS2 OR1 = ?AT MATT]1 ( ! SECT>IAN ,AN>*I/ GR\PS4.<#f.> ,:]E ! DEMOCRATIC-C5TRALI/ 'P>TY' PUTS ITS EMPHASIS ON A*IEV+ A COMPLETE & CORRECT !ORETICAL ANALYSIS1 DEM&S IDEOLOGICAL UNI=MITY & T5DS TO JUXTAPOSE ! VISION ( AN EGALIT>IAN FUTURE ) EXTREMELY AU?ORIT>IAN =MS ( ORGANIZATION 9 ! PRES5T1 !SE OP5LY SEEK DIV]SITY4 ,DEBATE ALWAYS FOCUSES ON P>TICUL> C\RSES ( ACTION2 IT'S TAK5 = GRANT$ ?AT NO ONE WILL EV] CONV]T ANYONE ELSE 5TIRELY TO !IR PO9T ( VIEW4 ,! MOTTO MI<T BE1 ',IF Y\ >E WILL+ TO ACT LIKE AN AN>*I/ N[1 Y\R LONG-T]M VISION IS PRETTY MU* Y\R [N BUS9ESS'4 ,:I* SEEMS ONLY S5SIBLE3 NONE ( US KN[ H[ F> !SE PR9CIPLES CAN ACTUALLY TAKE US1 OR :AT A COMPLEX SOCIETY BAS$ ON !M W\LD 5D UP LOOK+ LIKE4 ,!IR IDEOLOGY1 !N1 IS IMMAN5T 9 ! ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN PR9CIPLES ?AT UND]LIE !IR PRACTICE1 & ONE ( !IR MORE EXPLICIT PR9CIPLES IS ?AT ?+S %\LD /AY ?IS WAY4 

,F9ALLY1 ,I'D LIKE TO TEASE \T SOME ( ! QUE/IONS ! DIRECT-ACTION NETWORKS RAISE AB\T ALI5ATION1 & ITS BROAD] IMPLICATIONS = POLITICAL PRACTICE4 ,= EXAMPLE3 :Y IS IT ?AT1 EV5 :5 !RE IS NEXT TO NO O!R CON/ITU5CY = REVOLUTION>Y POLITICS 9 A CAPITALI/ SOCIETY1 ! ONE GR\P MO/ LIKELY TO BE SYMPA!TIC TO ITS PROJECT CONSI/S ( >TI/S1 MUSICIANS1 WRIT]S1 & O!RS 9VOLV$ 9 SOME =M ( NON-ALI5AT$ PRODUCTION8 ,SURELY !RE MU/ BE A L9K BETWE5 ! ACTUAL EXP]I5CE ( FIR/ IMAG9+ ?+S & !N BR++ !M 9TO BE+1 9DIVIDUALLY OR COLLECTIVELY1 & ! ABILITY TO 5VISION SOCIAL ALT]NATIVES -- P>TICUL>LY1 ! POSSIBILITY ( A SOCIETY ITSELF PREMIS$ ON LESS ALI5AT$ =MS ( CREATIVITY8 ,ONE MI<T EV5 SUGGE/ ?AT REVOLUTION>Y COALITIONS ALWAYS T5D TO RELY ON A K9D ( ALLIANCE BETWE5 A SOCIETY'S LEA/ ALI5AT$ & ITS MO/ OPPRESS$2 ACTUAL REVOLUTIONS1 ONE C\LD !N SAY1 HAVE T5D$ TO HAPP5 :5 !SE TWO CATEGORIES MO/ BROADLY OV]LAP4 

,?IS W\LD1 AT LEA/1 HELP EXPLA9 :Y IT ALMO/ ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE PEASANTS & CRAFTSM5 -- OR EV5 MORE1 NEWLY PROLET>IANIZ$ =M] PEASANTS & CRAFTSM5 -- :O ACTUALLY OV]?R[ CAPITALI/ REGIMES2 & NOT ?OSE 9UR$ TO G5]ATIONS ( WAGE LABOR4 ,IT W\LD ALSO HELP EXPLA9 ! EXTRAORD9>Y IMPORTANCE ( 9DIG5\S PEOPLE'S /RUGGLES 9 ! NEW MOVEM5T3 SU* PEOPLE T5D TO BE SIMULTANE\SLY ! V]Y LEA/ ALI5AT$ & MO/ OPPRESS$ PEOPLE ON E>?4 ,N[ ?AT NEW COMMUNICATION TE*NOLOGIES HAVE MADE IT POSSIBLE TO 9CLUDE !M 9 GLOBAL REVOLUTION>Y ALLIANCES1 AS WELL AS LOCAL RESI/ANCE & REVOLT1 IT IS WELL-NI< 9EVITABLE ?AT !Y %\LD PLAY A PR(\NDLY 9SPIRATIONAL ROLE4 

,PREVI\S TEXTS 9 ?IS S]IES HAVE BE5 ,NAOMI ,KLE91 ',RECLAIM+ ! ,COMMONS' 7,N,L,R #i71 ,SUBCOM&ANTE ,M>COS1 ',! ,PUN* ,C>D & ! ,H\RGLASS' 7,N,L,R #i71 ,JOHN ,SELL]S1 ',RAIS+ A ,RUCKUS' 7,N,L,R #a7 & ,JOSE ,BOVE1 ',A ,F>M]S' ,9T]NATIONAL8' 7,N,L,R #a#b74 

  

.<#a.> ,!RE >E SOME :O TAKE AN>*I/ PR9CIPLES ( ANTI-SECT>IANISM & OP5-5D$NESS SO S]I\SLY ?AT !Y >E SOMETIMES RELUCTANT TO CALL !MSELVES 'AN>*I/S' = ?AT V]Y REASON4 

.<#b.> ,READ BY ,SUBCOM&ANTE ,M>COS DUR+ ! CLOS+ SESSION ( ! ,FIR/ ,9T]CONT95TAL ,5CU5TRO1 #c ,AUGU/ #a#i#i#f3 ,\R ,WORD IS ,\R ,WEAPON3 ,SELECT$ ,WRIT+S1 ,JUANA ,PONCE DE ,LEON1 $41 ,NEW ,YORK #b#a4 

.<#c.> ,HELP+ TE> IT D[N WAS C]TA9LY ONE ( ! MORE EXHIL>AT+ EXP]I5CES ( ?IS AU?OR'S LIFE4 

.<#d.> ,9T]VIEW$ BY ,YVON ,LE,BOT1 ,SUBCOM&ANTE ,M>COS3 ,EL ,SU5O ,ZAPATI/A1 ,B>CELONA #a#i#i#g1 PP4 #bad -- #e2 ,BILL ,WE9B]G1 ,HOMAGE TO ,*IAPAS1 ,LONDON #b1 P4 #a#h#h4 

.<#e.> ',9 #aie -- #aiad ! ,M>XI/ LEFT HAD 9 MO/ C\NTRIES BE5 ON ! FR+E ( ! REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T1 ! MA9 BODY ( ,M>XI/S HAD BE5 ID5TIFI$ ) A DE FACTO NON-REVOLUTION>Y SOCIAL DEMOCRACY1 :ILE ! BULK ( ! REVOLUTION>Y LEFT WAS AN>*O-SYNDICALI/1 OR AT LEA/ MU* CLOS] TO ! IDEAS & ! MOOD ( AN>*O-SYNDICALISM ?AN TO ?AT ( CLASSICAL ,M>XISM4' ,]IC ,HOBSBAWM1 ',BOL%EVISM & ! ,AN>*I/S'1 ,REVOLUTION>IES1 ,NEW ,YORK #a#i#g#c1 P4 #f#a4 

.<#f.> ,:AT ONE MI<T CALL CAPITAL-,A AN>*I/ GR\PS1 SU* AS1 SAY1 ! ,NOR? ,EA/ ,F$]ATION ( ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/S -- :OSE MEMB]S MU/ ACCEPT ! ,PLAT=M ( ! ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/S SET D[N 9 #aibf BY ,NE/OR ,MAKHNO -- DO /ILL EXI/1 ( C\RSE4 ,BUT ! SMALL-A AN>*I/S >E ! REAL LOCUS ( HI/ORICAL DYNAMISM RI<T N[4 

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