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,ON ,MAY ,DAY #b#a#b1 AN>*I/S >\ND ! ,U,S SUCCE$$ 9 PRECIPITAT+ CLA%ES ON A L>G] SCALE ?AN 9 PREVI\S YE>S4 ,BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO /RATEGIZE AHEAD ( \R IMM$IATE PROBLEMS1 9 ORD] TO BE PREP>$ = ! SUBSEQU5T *ALL5GES WE WILL FACE :5 WE SUCCE$4 ,?IS REPORT FROM ! ,MAY ,DAY #bab MOBILIZATION 9 ,B]L9 (F]S A CAUTION>Y TALE1 %[+ H[ ! COMMODIFICATION ( REBELLION1 ! 9FLU5CE ( ACCOMMODAT+ MOVEM5T LEAD]S1 & ! RHETORIC ( CREAT+ SAFE SPACES HAVE BE5 US$ TO NEUTRALIZE A POPUL> TRADITION ( RESI/ANCE4 ,IF REVOLT CONT9UES TO GA9 MOM5TUM 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE SOME ( !SE /RATEGIES EMPLOY$ H]E AS WELL4 

,! ,PEOPLE ,REBEL 

  

,ACCORD+ TO ,FIRE & ,FLAMES1 A BOOK REC\NT+ ! HI/ORY ( ! ,G]MAN ,AUTONOM51 ! FIR/ ,MAY ,DAY RIOTS 9 ! ,KREUZB]G >EA--ON ,MAY #a1 #a#i#h#g--CAME AS A SURPRISE TO EV]YONE4 ,A SIMPLE /REET P>TY BECAME A MAJOR CONFLICT 9VOLV+ MANY SECTORS ( ! POPULATION1 =C+ POLICE TO AB&ON ! DI/RICT = H\RS4 ,FROM ?AT NI<T ( FRE$OM SPRANG A TRADITION ( MASS CONFRONTATION1 A YE>LY DAY ( RIOT+ 9 D[NT[N ,B]L94 

,MAY ,DAY #bab 

  

,MAY ,DAY #bab OCCURR$ 9 A CONTEXT ( RESURG5T REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5TS SEEK+ TO PROJECT !IR /R5G?4 ,!RE W]E MANY SIGNS ?AT IT W\LD BE EXCIT+ & COMBATIVE3 UNEXPECT$LY CONFRONTATIONAL ACTIONS DUR+ ! PREVI\S YE>1 A CALL = 9SURRECTION DAYS ! WEEK5D BE=E1 NEW ATTEMPTS TO SQUAT H\S+1 & EF=TS TO EXP& ! CONFLICT ZONE TO O!R >EAS ( ! CITY--NOT TO M5TION1 ?IS WAS ! #b#e? ANNIV]S>Y ( ! FIR/ ,KREUZB]G ,MAY ,DAY RIOTS4 

,WALPURGISNA*T1 ! TRADITIONAL ANTI-CAPITALI/ GA!R+ ! NI<T BE=E ,MAY ,DAY1 WAS MOV$ TO ,W$D+1 A RESID5TIAL >EA SEE+ G5TRIFICATION = ! FIR/ TIME4 ,?IS ATTEMPT TO EXT5D ! CONFLICT ZONE MET A SUFFOCAT+ POLICE PRES5CE ?AT TI<TLY CONTROLL$ ! ACTIONS ( ! #e P>TICIPANTS & PREV5T$ ALMO/ ANY ACTION \TSIDE ! R\TE PREVI\SLY REGI/]$ ) ! POLICE4 

,ON ,MAY #a1 = ! FIR/ TIME1 ! TRADITIONAL REVOLUTION>Y ,MAY ,DAY M>* ATTEMPT$ TO M>* TO ! C5T] ( ! CITY4 ,P]HAPS EXPECT$LY1 ! POLICE SURR\ND$ ! GA!R+ ( #b1 AFT] SOME SMALL 9CID5TS1 DECL>$ ! M>* ILLEGAL1 & /EADILY BROKE D[N ! CR[D4 

,SPECIAL SEMI-AUTONOM\S SNAT* SQUADS *>G$ VIOL5TLY 9TO ! GA!R+ TO EXTRACT 9DIVIDUALS1 MAK+ ! MAJORITY ( >RE/S DUR+ ! M>*4 ,H]E'S H[ !SE WORK3 ONE COP SELECTS ! T>GET & RUNS =W>D FULL SPE$ ) ! RE/ ( ! SQUAD 9 A COMPRESS$ L9E BEH9D4 ,! GR\P FL[S >\ND ! >RE/ SITE TO =M A CIRCLE1 PICK+ ! T>GET UP & RUNN+1 ! 5TIRE OP]ATION USUALLY ACCOMPLI%$ 9 UND] #b SECONDS4 ,PEOPLE W]E T>GET$ = WE>+ MASKS & %[+ SOME SIGN ( FI<T T[>DS ! POLICE4 

,! SUFFOCAT+ NUMB]S ( POLICE CAUS$ PEOPLE TO LEAVE SO AS TO AVOID BE+ TRAPP$4 ,LAT] ?AT NI<T1 MO/ PEOPLE HAD RETURN$ TO ,KREUZB]G BUT W]E UNWILL+ OR UNABLE TO PRECIPITATE FUR!R CLA%ES4 

,! PROTE/S HAVE BE5 RECEIV$ )9 ! RADICAL SC5E AS A BIT ( A LETD[N1 :ILE ! /ATE & E/ABLI%M5T VIEW ?IS AS A VICTORY4 ,PAP]S W]E SPLA%$ ) HEADL9ES SU* AS 0,MAY ,DAY ,PASSES ,RELATIVELY ,SMOO?LY0 & 0,MAY #a/ ,DEMON/RATIONS ,L>GELY ,FREE ( ,RIOTS & ,VIOL5CE40 

,! R$UCTION ( CONFRONTATION ON ,MAY ,DAY IS NOT A RESULT ( DECREAS$ SOCIAL MOM5TUM4 ,TO UND]/& :AT'S HAPP5+1 WE HAVE TO LOOK AT ! /ATE'S /RATEGY = UND]M9+ SUCCESSFUL MOBILIZATION4 

,A L>GE MOVEM5T ) ?\S&S ( MILITANTS CAN'T BE IGNOR$4 ,MILLIONS ( EUROS >E SP5T ON ! SECURITY OP]ATION TO 5SURE ?AT ! EV5TS ( ,MAY ,DAY DO NOT CALL ! P[] ( ! /ATE 9TO QUE/ION4 ,(FICIALS' C>E]S CAN BE ADVANC$ OR 5D$ BY ! P]CEPTION ( H[ ,MAY ,DAY GOES4 ,M$IA COV]AGE IS EXT5SIVE4 ,! LANGUAGE >\ND ! NECESSITY ( US+ =CE1 & AGA9/ :OM1 MIRRORS ! ,U,S GOV]NM5T'S DESCRIPTION ( 0SURGICAL0 DRONE /RIKES & BOMB+ CAMPAIGNS AGA9/ ?OSE ) :OM NEGOTIATION IS IMPOSSIBLE4 

,MYFE/ ,IS ,NOT ,Y\R ,FE/ 

  

,9 #b#c1 ,MYFE/ WAS CREAT$ BY AN ALLIANCE ( DO-GOOD] LIB]AL TYPES1 SMALL CAPITALI/S1 & NEI<BORHOOD-WAT*-/YLE 9ITIATIVES4 ,! FE/IVAL1 N[ ATT5D$ BY T5S ( ?\S&S1 WAS DESIGN$ SPECIFICALLY TO OCCUPY TRADITIONAL GA!R+ SITES ( OV]T POLITICAL ACTION 9 ,HE9RI*PLATZ1 ,KOTTBUSS] ,TOR1 & ,M>IANN5PLATZ1 REMAK+ !M AS DEPOLITICIZ$ ZONES ( CULTURAL ACTIVITY1 COMM]CE1 & P>TY+4 ,?R\< ! JO9T PUBLIC-PRIVATE EF=TS ( ,MYFE/ & ! /ATE1 ?IS S*EME IS 9T5D$ TO A*IEVE COMPLETE SPATIAL OCCUPATION & PSY*OLOGICAL CONTROL ( ! POPULATION ( ,KREUZB]G4 

,! CONTROL EXT5DS FROM ! BIG PICTURE--AB\T #a1 POLICE & PRIVATE SECURITY--TO M9UTIA3 ! SMALLE/ ES!TIC DETAIL ( Y\R PRES5TATION CAN DET]M9E :E!R Y\ >E ALL[$ TO PASS DOZ5S ( >BITR>Y 5TRANCE & EXIT CONTROLS4 

,MASSIVE SECURITY OP]ATIONS 9 ! ,U,S1 SU* AS ?OSE SE5 AT POLITICAL CONV5TIONS & 9T]NATIONAL SUMMITS1 HAVE C>V$ \T >TIFICIAL SPACES 9 CITIES = ! ELITE TO GA!R4 ,?IS SECURITY MODEL IS DESIGN$ TO %UT D[N ALL ASPECTS ( NORMAL LIFE 9 A P>TICUL> ZONE BY E/ABLI%+ AN IMP]MEABLE DEM>CATION BETWE5 ! NORMAL & ! SPECIAL4 ,?IS IS ! USE ( CRISIS4 

,B]L9'S ,MAY ,DAY1 ON ! O!R H&1 IS ! MAPP+ ( TOTAL /ATE CONTROL ONTO ! EV]YDAY LIVES & EXP]I5CES 9 A SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC >EA4 ,9 ! FE/IVAL ZONE1 CONTROL IS AB\T ! CREATION ( FIX$ CONT9UITY & NORMALITY :]E NO?+ BESIDES A FE/IVAL CAN OCCUR ABOVE ALL BECAUSE EV]YONE KN[S ?AT NO?+ BESIDES A FE/IVAL CAN OCCUR4 ,! CRISIS MODEL AT LEA/ ACKN[L$GES A /ATE ( EXCEPTION & 9CREAS$ VIOL5CE4 

,TO NEUTRALIZE ,B]L9'S HI/ORY ( ACTIVE RESI/ANCE1 ,MYFE/ IMPOSES ITS [N CONV]G5CE ON ! >EA4 ,?IS />TS ) ! BR&+ ( ! EV5T AS A SAFE SPACE = FAMILIES1 IMMIGRANT BUS9ESS PEOPLE1 & ANYONE WI%+ TO P>TICIPATE 9 A POLITICAL ,MAY ,DAY EV5T )\T CONFLICT4 0,PROTE/ LEAD]S0 PLAY AN ESS5TIAL ROLE 9 LEGITIMIZ+ & 5=C+ ! IDEA ?AT ?IS IS NOT A SPACE = CONFRONTATION4 

,TWO DOZ5 /AGES PHYSICALLY OCCUPY GA!R+ SITES2 MUSIC MONOPOLIZES ! AURAL SPACE4 ,>TIFACTS ( RESI/ANCE >E (F]$ = CONSUMPTION1 WIELD$ AS WEAPONS AGA9/ ANY POT5TIAL = RESI/ANCE4 ,Y\ CAN WAT* B&S UND] ANTI-,NAZI BANN]S RAIL+ AGA9/ POLICE & FASCI/S4 ,AT NI<T1 !RE IS A MOVIE %[+ ON ! HI/ORY ( ! PROTE/S4 

,HEAD+ T[>DS ! FE/IVAL ZONE1 ! POLICE PRES5CE BECOMES VISIBLE A FULL MILE AWAY1 9CREAS+LY /EADILY UNTIL Y\ REA* ! ACTUAL *ECKPO9TS :]E BAGS >E SE>*$ = BOTTLES & WEAPONS4 ,! POLICE (FIC]S :O S]VE AS B\NC]S C\RTE\SLY MOVE ASIDE TO LET 9 ! RI<T PEOPLE1 BUT /]NLY GRIP !IR WEAPONS AS !Y TELL O!R 9DIVIDUALS TO FUCK (F4 ,AT ONE L9E1 Y\ MAY NOT BE ALL[$ TO LEAVE DUE TO A PI]C$ E> OR A POLITICAL T-%IRT1 :ILE AT ANO!R Y\ HAVE NO ISSUES4 ,IT'S ! K9D ( >BITR>Y REPRESSION ?AT SAYS1 0,WE DO :AT ! FUCK WE WANT40 

,! ZONE ITSELF IS CLOS$ TO ALL VEHICUL> TRAFFIC1 C$$ TO P$E/RIAN COMM]CE 9 ORD] TO AVOID ! POSSIBILITY ( PEOPLE TRY+ TO OCCUPY ! ROADS = ANY?+ ELSE4 ,GR\PS ( #c-#f PLA9CLO!S POLICE ) E>PIECES MONITOR ! CR[DS2 ADDITIONAL GR\PS ( 0,ANTI-,KONFLIKT-,TEAM0 POLICE WORK TO 0R$UCE T5SION40 

,AS ! NI<T PROGRESSES1 ! PROPORTION ( RADICALS BEG9S TO RISE & POLICE VISIBILITY BECOMES MORE SUFFOCAT+4 ,SMALL AUTONOM\S GR\PS ( RIOT POLICE SNAKE ?R\< ! CR[D SEEM+LY AT R&OM1 LOOK+ AT 9DIVIDUALS OR /&+ NE> SMALL] GR\PS !Y WI% TO 9TIMIDATE4 ,SOMETIMES !Y DELIB]ATELY %\LD] PEOPLE TO EMPHASIZE ?AT !RE IS NO?+ ANYONE CAN DO 9 RESPONSE4 ,IT'S A DIFFICULT TACTICAL 5VIRONM5T1 A FACT RECOGNIZ$ BY ?OSE :O WANT TO CONT9UE CONTE/+ SPACE & BY ?OSE :O BELIEVE IT'S BETT] TO /AY \T ( ! WAY4 

,PUTT+ ,D[N ,ROOTS1 ,ESCAP+ ,PLATEAUS 

  

,ALL ?IS IS NOT TO SAY !RE IS NO FUTURE = ,MAY ,DAY CONFRONTATIONS 9 ,B]L94 ,MANY AV5UES = EXP]IM5TATION SUGGE/ !MSELVES3 %IFT+ TO DEC5TRALIZ$ ACTIONS >\ND ! P]IPH]Y1 ATTACK+ ! *ECKPO9TS !MSELVES1 PRECIPITAT+ CONFLICTS AT NEW FLA%PO9TS VIA SQUATT+ OR OCCUPATIONS4 ,?IS IS NOT ! V5UE = A COMPLETE EVALUATION ( ! OPTIONS4 ,RA!R1 WE %\LD FOCUS ON :AT ,MAY ,DAY 9 ,B]L9 CAN TEA* ,U,S AN>*I/S4 

,MANY ,U,S CITIES HAVE BE5 KN[N AS AN>*I/ HOTB$S OV] ! LA/ DECADE1 & AT LEA/ ONE SEEMS 9 ! RUNN+ = A REPEAT *AMPION%IP4 ,YET SUCCESSFUL \TBUR/S ( ACTIVITY HAVE (T5 BE5 FOLL[$ BY ESCALAT+ POLICE REPRESSION & MOVEM5T FRAGM5TATION1 LOCK+ AN>*I/S 9 CYCLES ( CONFRONTATION ) ! /ATE 7& EA* O!R7 ?AT HAVE BE5 DIFFICULT TO DIS5GAGE FROM4 

,:AT'S A/\ND+ AB\T ,B]L9'S ,MAY ,DAY IS NOT JU/ ?AT ! AU?ORITIES HAVE BE5 SUCCESSFUL AT LIMIT+ PEOPLE'S ABILITY TO RIOT2 IT'S ALSO ?AT EA* YE> ?\S&S ( PEOPLE KEEP+ TRY+ DESPITE ! ODDS4 ,! ABILITY TO REGUL>LY MANIFE/ A COLLECTIVE DESIRE TO PUBLICLY ATTACK \R OPPRESSORS IS MISS+ ?R\<\T ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,?IS FAILURE SPEAKS TO ! PROBLEMS AN>*I/S HAVE HAD AT ROOT+ !MSELVES ANY:]E FROM :I* !Y CAN CONSI/5TLY /RUGGLE--BE IT WORKPLACE1 S*OOL1 NEI<BORHOOD1 OR M>G94 ,WE'VE GOTT5 BETT] AT GA!R+ = OCCASIONAL /ORMS1 BUT HAV5'T YET BROK5 ?R\< TO CREAT+ P]MAN5T SITES OR TRADITIONS ( CONFRONTATION--,OAKL&'S ADMIRABLE REC5T ATTEMPTS NOT)/&+4 

,?R\<\T ! YE>1 RIOT+ & ACTS ( SABOTAGE OCCUR REGUL>LY 9 ,B]L91 BUT !Y EXI/ 9 ! CONTEXT ( A MOVEM5T ?AT /ILL HOLDS SIGNIFICANT SPACE FROM :I* IT CAN CONT9UALLY GA!R1 REG5]ATE1 & ATTACK4 ,SOCIAL SPACES & H\S+ & ! 9TIMACY & SUPPORT SU* SPACES G5]ATE GO H& 9 H& ) ! ABILITY TO WEA!R REPRESSION4 ,! CON/ANT FLURRY ( ACTIVITY AT SOCIAL SPACES & !IR FUNCTION AS DEFAULT SOCIAL GA!R+ PO9TS 5ABLE !M TO BR+ NEW PEOPLE 9TO ! MOVEM5T ON AN ONGO+ BASIS4 

,YET MOVEM5TS RI* 9 NUMB]S & SPACE & /EEP$ 9 ! HI/ORY ( SPECIFIC TACTICS (T5 HAVE A H>D TIME ADAPT+ & EXP]IM5T+ ) NEW APPROA*ES4 ,[+ TO ! %E] WEI<T ( RES\RCES BE+ DIRECT$ )9 !M & AGA9/ !M1 %IFT+ /RATEGY (T5 REQUIRES A L>GE MOVEM5T BUY-9 ?AT IS DIFFICULT TO A*IEVE4 ,IF ,U,S AN>*I/S >E TO CONSOLIDATE REC5T GA9S1 WE'LL NE$ TO S9K ! DEEP ROOTS \R ,G]MAN COMRADES HAVE1 :ILE RETA9+ ! UNPR$ICTABILITY & DYNAMISM NECESS>Y TO PU% BEYOND PLATEAUS & IMPASSES4 

,IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO /RATEGIZE AHEAD ( \R IMM$IATE PROBLEMS1 SO WE WILL BE PREP>$ = ! SUBSEQU5T *ALL5GES :5 WE SUCCE$4 ,! COOPTION ( ,B]L9'S TRADITIONAL ,MAY ,DAY RIOT+ VIA ,MYFE/ IS AN IMPORTANT CAUTION>Y TALE1 %[+ H[ ! COMMODIFICATION ( REVOLT1 ! 9FLU5CE ( ACCOMMODAT+ MOVEM5T LEAD]S1 & ! RHETORIC ( CREAT+ SAFE SPACES CAN BE US$ (F5SIVELY TO SUPPRESS \TRI<T RESI/ANCE4 ,ON ,MAY ,DAY #bab 9 ,SEATTLE1 A FEW DOZ5 AN>*I/S MAY HAVE ACCOMPLI%$ AS MU* DAMAGE & UNEXPECT$ DISRUPTION AS OCCURR$ 9 ALL ,B]L94 ,IF ?IS K9D ( COMBATIVE ACTIVITY CONT9UES1 WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE SOME ( ! /RATEGIES EXEMPLIFI$ BY ,MYFE/ EMPLOY$ 9 ! ,U,S ALONGSIDE /RAI<T=W>D POLIC+4 ,LET'S BE READY TO ID5TIFY & C\NT]ACT !M IMM$IATELY4 

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