,! ,U,K ,/UD5T ,MOVEM5T ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 ,TEXT 3 ,NOVEMB] & ,DECEMB] #ba SAW AN UNPREC$5T$ WAVE ( /UD5T PROTE/ 9 ! ,U,K1 T\*$ (F BY AN ATTACK ON ! RITY HEADQU>T]S DUR+ A DEMON/RATION AGA9/ TUITION 9CREASES4 ,) ! ASSI/ANCE ( MEMB]S ( ! ,LA/ ,H\RS COLLECTIVE1 WE'VE COMPLET$ A BELAT$ OV]VIEW ( ! CAUSES & HIE SIGNIFICANT 9 ?AT !Y COME ON ! HEELS ( LABOR UNRE/ 9 ,SPA9 & ,FRANCE1 & CO9CID$ ) FI]CE /UD5T PROTE/S 9 ,ITALY AS WELL4 ,TO ! S\?1 ! GOV]NM5T ( ,TUNISIA HAS JU/ BE5 TOPPL$1 S5D+ %OCKWAVES TO ,EGYPT4 ,BROADLY SPEAK+1 !SE >E ALL REACTIONS TO ! EFFECTS ( ! ONGO+ F9ANCIAL CRISIS ?AT CAME 9TO PUBLIC CONSCI\SNESS 9 #b#h2 WE WILL PROBABLY SEE MORE ( !SE AS DISAFFECT$ Y\? TAKE /OCK ( ! WORLD !Y WILL BE 9H]IT+4 ,SOON] OR LAT]1 ?IS \TRAGE IS B\ND TO ]UPT 9 ! ,U,S AS WELL4 ,LA/ YE>'S /UD5T MOVEM5T IS SURELY ONLY A PREVIEW1 ?\< WE CAN'T TELL :AT =M IT WILL TAKE NEXT4 ,:AT WE CAN DO IS /UDY UPHEAVALS ELSE:]E 9 ! WORLD1 REFLECT ON H[ WE CAN BE/ CONTRIBUTE TO OPPOSITIONAL MOM5TUM1 & KEEP UP \R EXP]IM5TS 9 CATALYZ+ RESI/ANCE4 0,! ,9SURRECTION ,HAS ,BEGUN0 ,ON ,NOVEMB] #a1 #b#a1 #e#b1 PEOPLE P>TICIPAT$ 9 A PROTE/ 9 ,LONDON ORGANIZ$ BY ! ,NATIONAL ,UNION ( ,/UD5TS4 ,AS ! MA9 DEMON/RATION MOV$ BY ,MILLBANK ,T[]1 A SPL9T] GR\P ( HUNDR$S1 HEAD$ BY NO MORE ?AN #c BLACK BLOC AN>*I/S1 BROKE 9TO ! ,TORY ,HEADQU>T]S !RE4 ,C>RY+ R$ & BLACK FLAGS ) !IR FACES CONCEAL$1 ! SMALL GR\P ( AN>*I/S =M$ A BLOC AT A DOORWAY TO ,MILLBANK T[] )9 EYESI BUT AT FIR/ ! CR[D SEEM$ RELUCTANT TO JO9 !M & PASS$ ON BY4 ,!N MORE PEOPLE />T$ TO JO9 ! BACK ( ! BLOC4 ,?IS GAVE O!RS CONFID5CE & ! GR\P SOON GREW TO SEV]AL HUNDR$1 AT :I* PO9T ! FRONT ( ! BLOC 5T]$ ! BUILD+4 ,!N ANO!R 5TRANCE WAS TAK5 AS MANY MORE PEOPLE LEFT ! PROPOS$ R\T & ! CR[$ FILL$ ! C\RTY>D4 ,PROTE/]S BROKE W9D[S1 FLOOD$ HALLWAYS1 & SCRAWL$ ANTI-GOV]NM5T GRAFFITI ACROSS ANY AVAILABLE SURFACE4 ,! SMALL NUMB] ( POLICE AT ! SC5E MOV$ 9 TO PREV5T ANYONE ELSE FROM 5T]+ OR EXIT+ ! BUILD+4 ,AN E/IMAT$ #b PEOPLE W]E TRAPP$ 9SIDE ,MILLBANK T[] AS ?\S&S WAIT$ \TSIDE4 ,SOON ?OSE 9SIDE ! BUILD+ ATTEMPT$ TO BREAK \T BY ?R[+ FURNITURE ?R\< ! L>GE LOBBY W9D[S1 :ILE O!RS SMA%$ ,C,C,T,V CAM]AS4 ,SOME RAN FUR!R 9TO ! BUILD+1 EV5 REA*+ ! RO(4 ,PEOPLE \TSIDE F\T 9 VIOL5T PROTE/1 BUT !IR FE$ HAD TO BE SUDD5LY CUT :5 /UD5TS & MEMB]S ( ! PUBLIC B]AT$ ! REPORT] LIVE ON AIR1 ONE %\T+ 0! 9SURRECTION HAS BEGUN60 ,O!RS :O HAD PROCE$$ TO ! 5D ( ! M>* APPE>$ TO BECOME BOR$ ( ! ,NATIONAL ,/UD5T ,UNION SPEE*ES & RETURN$ TO ,MILLBANK T[]1 SWELL+ ! NUMB]S !RE ALREADY4 ,/UD5TS :O HAD BE5 DANC+ TO ,RAGE ,AGA9/ ,! ,MA*9E E>LI] 9 ! DAY W]E N[ FIS4 ,IT CONCLUD$ ) APPROXIMATELY #e >RE/S4 ,9 AN ATTEMPT TO PLAY D[N /UD5T 9VOLVEM5T1 CORPORATE M$IA RAN 0EXPOSES0 ON LONG-RUNN+ AN>*I/ 9/ITUTIONS SU* AS ! ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION & ,CLASS ,W>4 ,:ILE IT MI*I/S :]E AMONG ! FIR/ 9TO ! BUILD+ & SOME EV5 MADE IT TO ! RO(1 NOT ONE ( ! FEW ORGANIZ$ AN>*I/ GR\PS 9 ! ,U,K W]E \T 9 ANY GREAT NUMB]S4 ,! IMAGES ( SUSPECTS CIRCULAT$ BY ! POLICE & M$IA DIDN'T %[ ! FACES ( %ADY BOMB-?R[]S BUT ?OSE ( ! C\NTRIES' Y\?4 ,!SE EV5TS IGNIT$ A WAVE ( PROTE/S1 OCCUPATIONS1 & ACTION ACROSS ! ,U,K 9VOLV+ MORE ?AN #a1 /UD5TS OV] ! MON?S ( ,NOVEMB] & ,DECEMB]4 ,TIMEL9E ,?IS IS A SUMM>Y ( SOME ( ! MORE NOTABLE MOM5TS LEAD+ UP TO & DUR+ ! MON?S ( ,NOVEMB] & ,DECEMB] #b#a4 ,MANY O!R ACTIONS1 PROTE/S1 & OCCUPATIONS OCCURR$ ACROSS ! ,UNIT$ ,K+DOM DUR+ ?IS TIME1 & EA* ONE WAS 9TEGRAL TO MA9TA9+ MOM5TUM4 ,A MORE DETAIL$ LI/ IS AVAILABLE H]E4 ,MAY #ba - ,G5]AL ,ELECTION RESULTS 9 A HUNG P>LIAM5T1 ! FIR/ 9 ! ,U,K S9CE #a#i#g#d4 ,LIB]AL ,DEMOCRATS =M A COALITION GOV]NM5T ) ! C5T]-RITY4 ,OCTOB] #a#b1 #ba - ,! CONTROV]SIAL ,BR[NE ,REVIEW IS PUBLI%$1 AN 9DEP5D5T REPORT ON $UCATION FUND+4 ,! GOV]NM5T PAP] RECOMM5DS ! REMOVAL ( CAPS ON ! UPP] LIMIT TO UNIV]SITY FEES4 ,OCTOB] #b1 #ba - ,! COALITION GOV]NM5T ANN\NCES ! L>GE/ SP5D+ CUTS S9CE ! SECOND ,WORLD ,W>1 9CLUD+ HUGE CUTS TO PUBLIC S]VICES4 ,NOVEMB] #a1 #ba - ,AN E/IMAT$ #e#b1 PEOPLE ATT5D A ,NATIONAL ,UNION ( ,/UD5TS DEMON/RATION AGA9/ RAIS+ TUITION FEES & SCRAPP+ ,E,M,A 7,$UCATIONAL ,MA9T5ANCE ,ALL[ANCE74 ,HUNDR$S ( /UD5TS FOLL[ A SMALL GR\P ( AN>*I/S 9TO ,MILLBANK ,T[]1 ! ,TORY ,GOV]NM5T HEADQU>T]S4 ,W9D[S >E SMA%$ & ! BUILD+ IS %UT D[N = SEV]AL H\RS4 ,NOVEMB] #a#e1 #ba -- ,A WAVE ( UNIV]SITY OCCUPATIONS & SIT-9S BEG9S1 />T+ ) ,SUSSEX ,UNIV]SITY 9 ,BRIE OCCUPI$ ACROSS ! ,U,K1 SOME ( !M MULTIPLE TIMES4 ,NOVEMB] #b#d1 #ba -- ,A NATIONAL DAY ( ACTION IS CALL$ = BY ! ,NATIONAL ,CAMPAIGN ,AGA9/ ,FEES & ,CUTS4 ,/UD5TS USE SOCIAL NETWORK+ WEBSITES TO ORGANIZE 9 CITIES & T[NS ACROSS ! ,U,K4 ,9 ,LONDON A POLICE RIOT VAN IS DE/ROY$ :5 COPS TRY TO KETTLE ! MAJORITY ( ! PROTE/4 ,SMALL GR\PS ( /UD5TS RUN ?R\< C5TRAL ,LONDON />T+ FIRES & BREAK+ W9D[S4 ,ITALY SEES SIMIL> PROTE/S1 ) AN OCCUPATION ( ! ,COLISEUM 9 ,ROME4 ,NOVEMB] #b#h1 #ba -- ,A C\NCIL MEET+ 9 ,LEWI%AM1 ,S\? ,LONDON IS ATT5D$ BY SEV]AL HUNDR$ PROTE/]S2 #af POLICE (FIC]S >E 9JUR$ :5 SCUFFLES BREAK \T4 ,NOVEMB] #c1 #ba -- ,9 ,LONDON1 #aci PEOPLE >E >RE/$ = 0BREA* ( ! PEACE0 DUR+ A SECOND NATIONAL DAY ( ACTION4 ,! WORD 0,REVOLUTION0 IS SPRAY$ ACROSS ,NELSON'S ,COLUMN4 ,PROTE/S >E HELD 9 #ad O!R CITIES ACROSS ! ,U,K2 !SE >E FA/-PAC$1 AS /UD5TS ADOPT NEW TACTICS TO AVOID KETTL+4 ,DECEMB] #i1 #ba -- ,! GOV]NM5T VOTES ON ! RAISE 9 TUITION FEES :ILE A NATIONAL PROTE/ IS ATT5D$ BY ?\S&S4 ,9 ,LONDON1 #bh POLICE >E DEPLOY$ TO PROTECT ,P>LIAM5T4 ,PROTE/]S BREAK 9TO SPL9T] GR\PS TO AVOID BE+ KETTL$4 ,?\S&S MAKE IT TO ,P>LIAM5T & FIE 9JUR$4 ,ONE PROTE/] IS HOSPITALIZ$1 REQUIR+ SURG]Y TO TREAT 0BLE$+ TO ! BRA940 ,SEV]AL BREAKAWAY GR\PS HEAD 9TO ! CITY %OPP+ DI/RICT :]E W9D[S >E SMA%$ & A C> OCCUPI$ BY ,PR9CE ,*>LES & ! ,DU*ESS ( ,CORNWALL IS ATTACK$4 ,! W9D[S ( ! ,TREASURY >E SMA%$4 ,! GOV]NM5T VOTES 9 FAVOR ( ! RISE4 0,WE'RE FROM ! SLUMS ( ,LONDON0 ,AS ) ANY MASS MOVEM5T1 IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO ID5TIFY EV]Y BRU% /ROKE ?AT CONTRIBUTES TO ! BIGG] PICTURE )\T MAK+ ASSUMPTIONS AB\T 9DIVIDUAL MOTIVATIONS OR SIMPLIFY+ ! COMPLEXITY ( HUMAN BEHAVIOR )9 A /RUGGLE4 ,IT W\LD BE IMPROP] TO PROCLAIM ?AT A S+LE S]IES ( EV5TS OR CONDITIONS L$ TO ?IS \TBUR/ ( PROTE/1 BUT WE %\LD ID5TIFY FACTORS ?AT CAN AID \R FUTURE MANIFE/ATIONS ( RESI/ANCE4 ,9 P>TICUL>1 WE CAN LOOK AT H[ MOM5TUM IS CREAT$1 MA9TA9$1 & F9ALLY LO/4 ,ONE FEATURE ( ! PROTE/S WAS ! WIDE RANGE ( SOCIAL CLASSES ON ! /REET4 ,! ,UNIT$ ,K+DOM HAS A RI* HI/ORY ( CLASS-BAS$ /RUGGLE1 FROM ! ,DIGG]S' L& OCCUPATIONS ( ! #a#fS TO ! ,M9]S' ,/RIKES ( ! #a#i#hS4 ,MANY CONSID]$ ! LATT] ! BEG9N+ ( ! 5D = ORGANIZ$ WORK+-CLASS /RUGGLE 9 ! ,U,K :5 ! PREVI\S ,TORY GOV]NM5T1 LEAD BY ,M>G>ET ,?AT*]1 BRUTALLY DISMANTL$ ! TRADE UNION MOVEM5T & PAV$ ! WAY = MOD]N FREE-M>KET CAPITALISM4 ,UP UNTIL #b#a1 CELEBRATORY PROLET>IAN CULTURE HAD BE5 NOTABLY ABS5T FROM ! WID] PUBLIC = ! PREC$+ #b YE>S4 ,CONSEQU5TLY1 ! VISIBLE AN>*I/ PRES5CE ( REC5T YE>S HAD LO/ SOME ( ITS HI/ORIC EMPHASIS ON CLASS1 9/EAD PLAY+ A SECOND>Y PRES5CE 9 L>G] CAMPAIGNS SU* AS ANTI-W> & ANTI-FASCI/ MOVEM5TS4 ,MANY Y\NG] AN>*I/S HAD BECOME 5GAG$ ?R\< S+LE-ISSUE ACTIVISM & LAT] ADOPT$ AN ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN P]SPECTIVE4 ,OV] A FEW WEEKS AT ! 5D ( #b#a1 H[EV]1 A NEW =M ( CLASS /RUGGLE APPE>$4 ,IT MANIFE/$ ITSELF LESS 9 ! CONV5TIONAL WORKPLACE /RUGGLES ASSOCIAT$ ) UNIONS & ! TRADITIONAL ,LEFT & MORE AS AN ANGRY REACTION AGA9/ ! ALI5ATION EXP]I5C$ BY ?OSE \TSIDE ! RUL+ CLASS UND] #b#a/ C5TURY CAPITALISM4 ,DEBT1 FEW] $UCATION OPPORTUNITIES1 FEW] JOB OPPORTUNITIES1 A /AGNANT POLITICAL SY/EM1 POLICE VIOL5CE1 & G5]AL SOCIAL 5NUI >E ALL CONTRIBUT+ FACTORS4 ,AFT] ! PROTE/ ON ,DECEMB] #i1 A VIDEO APPE>$ 9 :I* MASK$ 9DIVIDUALS PROCLAIM$ 0,WE'RE FROM ! SLUMS ( ,LONDON1 H[ DO !Y EXPECT US TO PAY ,G,B,P#i1 = UNI FEES80 0,:AT'S /OPP+ US FROM DO+ DRUG DEALS ON ! /REETS ANYMORE8 ,NO?+60 ,?IS VIDEO CONTRA/$ />KLY ) CORPORATE M$IA 9T]VIEWS ) :ITE MIDDLE-CLASS TE5AG]S CONDEMN+ PROTE/] USE ( VIOL5CE4 ,?IS GIVES A GOOD 9SIATUS TO DELEGITIMIZE PROTE/S4 ,WE SURMISE ?AT /RUGGLES 9 :I* ! P>TICIPANTS AIM TO ADDRESS !IR [N CONDITIONS DIRECTLY (F] GREAT] LIKELIHOOD ( SU/A9$ RESI/ANCE & CONT9U$ MOM5TUM ?AN CAMPAIGNS BAS$ ON MORAL OBJECTION1 :I* >E EASI] = ! /ATE TO NEUTRALIZE4 ,?IS IS A COMMON L9E ( ?\*I/S1 BUT IT'S WOR? REIT]AT+ AS WE *OOSE H[ TO FOCUS \R [N 5]GIES4 ,AN>*Y 9 ! ,U,K ,!RE >E MANY SIGNS ?AT1 9 ! ,U,K1 MOD]N AN>*I/ CULTURE HAS PUT D[N ROOTS )9 CURR5T Y\? CULTURE2 AMONG Y\NG PEOPLE1 IT MAY BE ON ! WAY TO BECOM+ ! PREVAIL+ /ANCE \TSIDE ( ! CONV5TIONAL CONS]VATIVE-LIB]AL SPECTRUM4 ,AN>*I/ FLAGS1 CLASS W> PLAC>DS1 & BANN]S ) AN>*I/ SYMBOLS PEPP]$ ! PROTE/S & OCCUPATIONS 9 T[NS ?AT PREVI\SLY HAD NO VISIBLE AN>*I/ PRES5CE AT ALL4 ,AN>*ISM REM]G$ 9 ! ,U,K AS A CULTURAL MA9/AY 9 #a#i#hS1 !N GA9$ MOM5TUM DUR+ ! #a#i#iS ) ! RISE ( ! ANTI-ROADS MOVEM5T4 ,?AT MOVEM5T L>GELY TRANS=M$ 9TO ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T1 AN (T5 CELEBRAT$ PHASE 9 AN>*I/ HI/ORY WORLDWIDE4 ,!RE HAVE BE5 PEAKS & TR\? ,FIR/61 & A NETWORK ( AN>*I/-RUN SOCIAL C5T]S HAVE ALL CONTRIBUT$ TO AN ONGO+ VISIBLE AN>*I/ PRES5CE4 ,9 ! LA/ FEW YE>S1 A /R+ ( NEW BOOK FAIRS & SMALL PRESS EV5TS HAS SPRUNG UP ACROSS ! C\NTRY1 MO/ ) V>Y+ DEGREES ( AN>*I/ 9VOLVEM5T4 ,S9CE #b !RE HAS ALSO BE5 TWO SUMMIT PROTE/S AGA9/ ! ,G#h & ,G#b1 BO? A SUCCESSFUL 9S(> AS !Y CREAT$ EFFECTIVE ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN 9FRA/RUCTURE & MOBILIZ$ L>GE NUMB]S ( PEOPLE4 ,H[EV]1 MANY REC5T PROTE/ CAMPAIGNS HAD BE5 L>GELY ORGANIZ$ & ATT5D$ BY 0FULL-TIME0 ACTIVI/S & D$ICAT$ AN>*I/S1 & MO/ AN>*I/ ACTIONS HAD BE5 AN APP5DICES TO CAMPAIGNS ?AT W]E NOT EXPLICITLY ANTI-/ATI/ OR ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN 9 NATURE4 ,CONSEQU5TLY1 AN ACTIVI/ SUBCULTURE HAS EM]G$4 ,?\< ?IS SUBCULTURE PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLL 9 FO/]+ RADICAL ACTIVITY1 CREAT+ 9FRA/RUCTURE & PROVID+ PROTE/ EXP]I5CES1 9 MANY WAYS IT HAS BE5 SEP>AT$ FROM BROAD] =MS ( CLASS /RUGGLE4 ,MEAN:ILE1 CREAT+ A MOVEM5T BAS$ ON POLITICAL AFF9ITY RA!R ?AN LONG/&+ COMMUNITY ALSO PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES = POLICE 9FILTRATION4 ,! /UD5T PROTE/S REPRES5T A REEM]G5CE ( A POPUL> MOVEM5T BAS$ L>GELY 9 CLASS ISSUES1 ! LIKES ( :I* HAVE NOT BE5 SE5 S9CE ! ANTI-POLL TAX MOVEM5T ?AT PEAK$ AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! #a#i#iS 7SEE ,ROLL+ ,?UND] _?#f74 ,IT W\LD BE DIS+5U\S TO SUGGE/ ?AT AN>*I/S REPRES5T MORE ?AN A FRACTION ( ?OSE 9VOLV$ 9 !SE PROTE/S & OCCUPATIONS4 ,YET IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE ?AT ! ACTIONS ( EV5 SMALL GR\PS ( AN>*I/S SU* AS ! 9ITIAL 9VASION ( ,MILLBANK ,T[] CAN CREATE HUGE WAVES ( MOM5TUM & SP>K :OLE MOVEM5TS4 ,EV5 9 SMALL NUMB]S1 WELL-PLANN$ OR EV5 SPONTANE\S ACTIONS CAN CATALYZE MOM5TUM WE C\LDN'T O!RWISE CREATE \RSELVES4 ,EXI/+ AN>*I/ GR\PS & NETWORKS HAVE PROVID$ IMPORTANT 9FRA/RUCTURE 9 ! =M ( LEGAL ADVICE1 COMMUNICATIONS1 & 9DEP5D5T M$IA2 !Y'VE ALSO %>$ /REET KN[L$GE SU* AS H[ TO REMA9 ANONYM\S & H[ TO H&LE POLICE VIOL5CE4 ,9 ONE CASE1 ! POLICE T>GET$ ,F,I,TWAT*1 A GR\P SET UP BY AN>*I/S TO 5C\RAGE ANTI-SURVEILLANCE TACTICS AT PROTE/S1 PROMPT+ !IR WEB HO/ TO CLOSE D[N !IR BLOG = 0ATTEMPT+ TO P]V]T ! C\RSE ( JU/ICE40 ,! GR\P HAD SIMPLY DI/RIBUT$ 9=MATION ON AVOID+ >RE/ AFT] ! 9VASION ( ,MILLBANK ,T[]2 ! SUGGE/IONS 9CLUD$ TIPS ON GETT+ RID ( ! CLO!S Y\ W]E WE>+1 SEEK+ LEGAL C\NSEL1 & SO ON4 ,! ACTIONS ( ! POLICE BACKFIR$ AS ! 9=MATION WAS QUICKLY SPREAD VIA SOCIAL NETWORKS2 ! LIB]AL PRESS EV5TUALLY PICK$ UP ! /ORY1 SPREAD+ ! 9=MATION F> WID] ?AN ,F,I,TWAT* C\LD HAVE EV] MANAG$4 ,AN>*Y 9 ,ACTION ,A REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T MAY NOT BE EXPLICITLY AN>*I/ BUT NONE!LESS EMBODY MANY ( ! VALUES EXPRESS$ ?R\< AN>*I/ !ORY SU* AS MUTUAL AID1 AUTONOMY1 SOLID>ITY1 & DI/RU/ ( AU?ORITY4 ,FROM ! PROTE/S 9 T[NS ) SMALL] POPULATIONS TO ! L>GE/ 9 ,LONDON1 ! REJECTION ( TRADITIONAL P[] /RUCTURES WAS A RUNN+ !ME4 ,! LEAD]%IP ( ,NATIONAL ,UNION ( ,/UD5TS 7,N,U,S7 WAS 9CREAS+LY M>G9ALIZ$4 ,TO SOME EXT5T1 ?IS WAS !IR [N DO+3 = EXAMPLE1 IT DIDN'T HELP ?AT ,UNION ,PRESID5T ,A>ON ,PORT] CONDEMN$ ACTIONS TAK5 9 ! ,N,U,S' [N PROTE/4 ,?IS MAY HAVE HELP$ FO/] A DI/RU/ ( LEAD]%IP2 :5 ATTEMPTS :]E MADE TO ORGANIZE SPEE*ES FROM OPPOSITION POLITICIANS & ! USUAL 0MOVEM5T LEAD]S10 MANY MOV$ (F BE=E ! SPEE*ES EV5 BEGAN4 ,)9 ! S*OOL & UNIV]SITY OCCUPATIONS1 ! OCCUPI]S ORGANIZ$ NON-HI]>*ICALLY1 EXAM9+ !IR [N PROCESSES1 /RUCTURES1 & EFFECTIV5ESS4 ,ONE 9DIVIDUAL /ATEM5T FROM ! ,GOLDSMI? ,OCCUPATION EV5 EXPRESS$ A S5TIM5T COMMON 9 MOD]N 9SURRECTION>Y TEXTS1 CRITICIZ+ ! 0CONNIVANCE ( PSEUDO-RADICAL ACADEMICS1 ANXI\S UNION REPS1 OBNOXI\S SUB-,TROTSKYI/S & P$ANTIC AN>*I/ HANG]S ON40 ,! TEXT GOES ON TO DESCRIBE ! FRU/RATIONS ( DEAL+ ) 0A MORE ACADEMIC FACTION ( OCCUPI]S0 & CALLS = ACTION SIMIL> TO ?AT ( ! 0,HUMAN ,/RIKE0 DISCUSS$ 9 ! TEXT 0,PREOCCUPI$0 PRODUC$ AFT] ! ,NEW ,S*OOL OCCUPATION 9 ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 DESPITE BE+ ! MO/ EXPLICITLY HORIZONTALLY ORGANIZ$ ELEM5T ( ! /RUGGLE1 ! OCCUPATIONS !MSELVES CREAT$ PO9TS ( AU?ORITY = ! MOVEM5T4 ,! TIME1 RES\RCES1 & PUBLIC ATT5TION GRANT$ TO /UD5TS 9VOLV$ 9 ! OCCUPATIONS (F]$ !M A L\D] PUBLIC VOICE ?AN SOME ( ?OSE ON ! /REET4 ,9 ADDITION TO ! OCCUPATIONS & PROTE/S1 ?\S&S ( S*OOL*ILDR5 WALK$ \T ( LESSONS OR LOCK$ !MSELVES 9 CLASSROOMS AS AN ACT ( REBELLION OR MIS*IEF4 ,! SPONTANE\S & SELF-ORGANIZ$ NATURE ( !SE PROTE/S NO D\BT GREATLY CONTRIBUT$ TO MA9TA9+ MOM5TUM4 ,9/EAD ( C>RY+ MASS-PRODUC$ 0(FICIAL0 PLAC>DS1 MO/ PEOPLE MADE !IR [N ) V>Y+ DEGREES ( COM$Y OR POLITICAL POIGNANCY4 ,9/EAD ( BE+ TOLD :]E TO GO & AT :AT SPE$1 PEOPLE *OSE TO RUN & SPL9T] FROM ! PROPOS$ R\TES :5 IT SUIT$ !M4 ,SOMETIMES ?IS L$ TO PROTE/S TAK+ SEEM+LY ILLOGICAL PA?S1 SU* AS M>*+ FROM ONE SIDE ( A CITY C5T]1 TURN+ R\ND1 M>*+ BACK1 & !N REPEAT+ ! SAME PATT]N2 BUT ?IS ATMOSPH]E ( AUTONOMY & SPONTANEITY GAVE ! PROTE/S AN 5]GETIC AIR & COMMUNAL SPIRIT4 ,NO ONE KNEW :]E WE :]E GO+1 BUT WE W]E ALL GO+ !RE TOGE!R4 ,:5 ! FRONT ( ! M>* TOOK A BAD TURN1 ! MIDDLE W\LD BRAN* (F & TAKE ! LEAD4 ,! PROTE/S W]E NOT SELF-CONSCI\S ATTEMPTS TO ORGANIZE HORIZONTALLY SO MU* AS !Y REFLECT$ ! ORGANIC PROCESS ( CONS5SUS SE5 9 MO/ FRI5D%IP CIRCLES4 ,?IS MAKES S5SE 9 ?AT ! L>GELY Y\?FUL CR[D ON ! /REET HAS MORE EXP]I5CE ) ?IS =M ( RELATION%IP ?AN ) BUREAUCRATIC & HI]>*ICAL /RUCTURES4 ,DISPUTES W]E DEALT ) BY ?OSE 9VOLV$ RA!R ?AN ANY AU?ORITY /EPP+ 94 ,! ONLY PEOPLE ASK+ 0:O %ALL LEAD US80 W]E ?OSE ) LONG] EXP]I5CES ( BE+ L$4 ,SMOKE FROM ! ,PRAIRIE ,FIRE ,! EV5TS ?AT TOOK PLACE DUR+ ,NOVEMB] & ,DECEMB] #ba >E CALL$ 0/UD5T PROTE/S0 BECAUSE SO MANY /UD5TS P>TICIPAT$ & BECAUSE ( ! FOCUS ON $UCATION ISSUES4 ,BUT ?IS %\LDN'T SUGGE/ ?AT IT WAS ONLY /UD5TS 9VOLV$4 ,CORPORATE M$IA DEMONIZ$ ! NON-/UD5TS ?AT ATT5D$ ! PROTE/S1 LABEL+ !M PR(ESSIONAL PROTE/]S OR \TSIDE AGITATORS4 ,?IS WAS 9T5D$ TO PREV5T ! SPREAD ( POPUL> PROTE/1 5C\RAG+ DIVISION & M>G9ALIZATION & IMPLY+ A HEGEMONY ( SELF-S]V+ 9DIVIDUALISM AT ! PROTE/4 ,9 FACT1 ! PROTE/S W]E ATT5D$ BY MANY NON-/UD5TS ACT+ \T ( SOLID>ITY1 CONC]N = !IR *ILDR5'S $UCATION1 OR SIMPLY CLASS ANG]4 ,MANY /UD5TS EXPRESS$ ! IMPORTANCE ( ?IS SOLID>ITY4 ,! MO/ 9T]E/+ EV5T 9 RELATION TO ?IS OCCURR$ ,NOVEMB] #b#h1 :5 A LOCAL C\NCIL MEET+ TO DISCUSS G5]AL AU/]ITY MEASURES WAS ATT5D$ BY #a /UD5TS & O!R MEMB]S ( ! PUBLIC4 ,A M9I-RIOT BROKE \T & #af POLICE (FIC]S :]E 9JUR$ :5 ! CR[D TRI$ TO =CE ITS WAY 9TO ! BUILD+4 ,?IS WAS ONE ( ! FIR/ MOM5TS ?AT ! /UD5T PROTE/S C\LD BE SE5 \TSIDE ( ! CONTEXT ( PROTE/ = $UCATIONAL RE=M4 ,FUR!R ATTEMPTS W]E MADE TO DRAW P>ALLELS BETWE5 ! /UD5T PROTE/S & O!R ANTI-CUTS /RUGGLES2 BUT AS ( ?IS WRIT+1 MO/ ANTI-CUTS ORGANIZ+ HAS BE5 SMALL & DIRECT$ AT 5GAG+ ! BUREAUCRACIES ( LOCAL GOV]NM5T4 ,IT IS TOO E>LY TO TELL H[ 9FLU5TIAL !SE PROTE/S MAY BE :5 AU/]ITY MEASURES BEG9 TO BITE 9 FULL =CE2 H[EV]1 ! B> HAS BE5 SET1 & ESCALATION MAY BE 9EVITABLE4 ,AFT] ! ,/ORM ,! FIR/ /AGE ( ! /RUGGLE IS N[ OV]4 ,GR\PS LIKE ! ,NATIONAL ,CAMPAIGN ,AGA9/ ,FEES & ,CUTS 7,N,C,A,F,C7 ?AT ONCE PLAY$ A PURELY LOGI/ICAL ROLE HAVE BEGUN TO TAKE CONV5TIONAL POSITIONS ( P[]4 ,AS OCCURR$ DUR+ ! ANTI-W> MOVEM5T AGA9/ ! 9VASION ( ,IRAQ1 !SE GR\PS >E ADOPT+ ! /ANCE ( 0LEGITIMATE0 PROTE/4 ,AS 9 ! ,GREEK RIOTS ( ,DECEMB] #b#h1 ! 5D ( ! YE> S]V$ AS ! CLOS+ ( P>5!SES >\ND A P]IOD ( GA9$ MOM5TUM4 ,:AT CAN BE DONE TO 5SURE ?AT MOM5TS ( VISIBLE SOCIAL UPHEAVAL >E NOT = NO?+8 ,H[ CAN WE 5SURE ?IS MOM5TUM IS NOT WA/$8 ,! #bh ,GREEK RIOTS SET ! TONE = FUR!R /RUGGLES4 ,! EF=TS ( ,GREEK AN>*I/S TO BUILD A CULTURE ( ONGO+ RESI/ANCE HAVE HEAVILY 9FLU5C$ NOT ONLY ! CURR5T ,GREEK /RIKES AGA9/ AU/]ITY MEASURES BUT MANY O!R ACTS ( RESI/ANCE >\ND ! WORLD4 ,! /UD5T PROTE/S CAN DO ! SAME4 ,:]E YE>S ( 9ACTION HAD CREAT$ A REPUTATION ( APA?Y1 ! ,U,K N[ HAS A REFRE%$ HI/ORY ( /UD5T ORGANIZ+4 ,FUTURE /RUGGLES WILL BEG9 FROM ?IS NEW CONTEXT4 ,A NEW G5]ATION HAS ITS [N P]SONAL EXP]I5CES ( RESI/ANCE 9 ADDITION TO ?OSE 9H]IT$ FROM PREVI\S G5]ATIONS4 ,! T]M 0AN>*I/0 HAS 5T]$ PUBLIC USAGE ONCE MORE ) BO? NEGATIVE & POSITIVE CONNOTATIONS4 ,IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO GAUGE ! EFFECT ?IS HAS HAD2 :ILE SOME HAVE BE5 9TRODUC$ TO AN 9T]E/+ SET ( IDEAS1 O!RS HAVE PROBABLY ADOPT$ CORPORATE M$IA DEF9ITIONS & ! PREJUDICES ?AT COME ) !M4 ,AT ?IS PO9T AN>*I/ BOOK FAIRS1 SOCIAL C5T]S1 9FO%OPS1 & O!R EXPLICITLY AN>*I/ PROJECTS HAVE AN IMPORTANT ROLE TO PLAY4 ,WE CAN ALSO CONFRONT ! DISC\RSES AIM$ AT DELEGITIMIZE \R /RUGGLES4 ,GOV]NM5T & CORPORATE M$IA PROPAGATE ! IDEOLOGY ?AT ! CAPITALI/ ECONOMY IS DIRECTLY L9K$ TO \R V]Y SURVIVAL4 ,IF !Y SUCCE$ 9 ?IS1 ! PUBLIC WILL ACCEPT ! NECESSITY ( ADDITIONAL NEOLIB]AL POLICIES1 FUR!R ATTACKS ON ! L[] CLASSES4 ,RESI/ANCE CAN POL>IZE SOCIETY1 BUT WE NE$ /RONG ALT]NATIVE PROPOSALS = ?IS TO BE A GOOD ?+4 ,MANY LEGAL BATTLES >E AB\T TO BEG9 ?AT WILL DECIDE ! FATES ( ?OSE >RE/$ OV] ! LA/ FEW MON?S4 ,ONCE AGA9 ?IS HI SEEMS TO HAVE DISSIPAT$1 IT'S POSSIBLE ?AT ?IS 5]GY WILL ADOPT O!R =MS4 ,IF PEOPLE REMA9 5GAG$ 9 ! /RUGGLE1 !Y MAY F9D !MSELVES BACK 9 ! /REET SOON4 ,9T]VIEW ) ,P>TICIPANTS 9 ! ,OCCUPATIONS ,COLLECTIVELY ANSW]$ 9 ,DECEMB] #ba BY SOME /UD5TS 9VOLV$ 9 ! PROTE/S ,Q3 ,:AT FACTORS HAVE CONTRIBUT$ TO MA9TA9 MOM5TUM OV] ! LA/ FEW WEEKS8 ,A3 ,I ?9K !RE HAVE BE5 NUM]\S REASONS = ! CONT9U$ MOM5TUM1 MANY ( !M BE+ 5TIRELY BEYOND ! REA* ( ANY 0ORGANIZ]0 OR 0AGITATOR40 ,TO AN EXT5T1 IT FEELS AS IF ,MILLBANK AWOKE SOME?+ 9 ! /UD5T MOVEM5T :I* HAS NOT FAD$ YET4 ,! K9D ( EV5TS ?AT TOOK PLACE ON #a_/#a#a_/#a HAD NOT BE5 EXP]I5C$ BY MO/1 & SAY :AT Y\ LIKE AB\T ITS TACTICAL SIGNIFICANCE OR ! POLITICAL CONSCI\SNESS ( ?OSE SMA%+ ! PLACE AP>T1 ,MILLBANK'S MO/ SIGNIFICANT \TCOME SEEMS TO BE A HUGE S5SE ( EMP[]M5T ?AT HAS BE5 BUILT UPON & REF9$ 9 CONSEQU5T PROTE/S RA!R ?AN ALL[$ TO FADE4 ,IT IS A S5SE ( EMP[]M5T :I* MANY /UD5TS SEEM TO HAVE COME TO !SE DEMOS TO RECREATE SIMULTANE\SLY TO EXPRESS+ !IR ANG]4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 !RE >E SOME ?+S :I* HAVE ACTIVELY BE5 DONE BY ?OSE 9VOLV$ 9 ! MOVEM5T--,I'M RELUCTANT TO CALL !M ORGANIZ]S BECAUSE FROM MY EXP]I5CE1 IT HAS NOT BE5 ! SAME BUREAUCRATIC ORGANIZATIONS & 9DIVIDUALS :O HAVE BE5 CALL+ = ! DEMON/RATIONS--:I* HAVE HELP$ BUILD MOM5TUM4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ATTEMPT+ TO 5GAGE COLLEGE & S*OOL /UD5TS ON A WID] SCALE WAS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AFT] ,MILLBANK1 & IT WAS AN IDEA :I* SUCCE$$1 JUDG+ FROM ! MASS WALK\TS ON ,NOVEMB] #b#d4 ,I ALSO ?9K ?AT SWIT*+ ! FOCUS TO LOCAL /RUGGLE AFT] #a_/#a#a_/#a HAS S]V$ ! MOVEM5T WELL ALSO4 ,H[EV]1 ,I FEEL ?AT ONE ( ! MAJOR REASONS = ! CONT9U$ MOM5TUM HAS BE5 ! FACT ?AT 9 PEOPLE'S M9DS EV]Y?+ WAS BUILD+ T[>DS ! DAY ( ! VOTE 9 P>LIAM5T4 ,N[ ?AT ! VOTE HAS PASS$1 IT IS UNCLE> :E!R ! MOVEM5T WILL CONT9UE ) SIMIL> LEVELS ( /R5G?4 ,USUALLY ,I W\LD EXPECT A MOVEM5T NOT TO1 BUT ! 5]GY1 ATMOSPH]E & S5SE ?AT PEOPLE HAVE BE5 RADICALIZ$ BY ?IS /RUGGLE ?AT ,I WITNESS$ AFT] ! DEMO ON ,?URSDAY .<,DECEMB] #i.> >E KEEP+ ME OPTIMI/IC4 ,Q3 ,DO Y\ FEEL /UD5TS HAVE REJECT$ CONV5TIONAL PROTE/ 9/ITUTIONS SU* AS UNIONS & EV5 0PR(ESSIONAL0 AN>*I/ GR\PS LIKE ! ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION OR ,SOLF$8 ,IF SO1 :Y DO Y\ ?9K ?IS HAS OCCURR$8 ,H[ HAS ?IS AFFECT$ ! /RUGGLE8 ,A3 ,ONE ( ! MO/ SIMULTANE\SLY DI%E>T5+ & EXCIT+ ?+S AB\T ! LA/ FEW WEEKS HAS BE5 ! ROLE ?AT ! ,N,U,S HAS PLAY$4 ,AFT] ,MILLBANK1 ! ,N,U,S CLE>LY %[$ !MSELVES TO BE UNACC\NTABLE TO ! /UD5T MOVEM5T1 RE=MI/ AT BE/ & ULTIMATELY SELF-S]V+--A FACT ?AT SOME ( US HAVE KN[N = A :ILE4 ,H[EV]1 ! BACKLA% AGA9/ ,A>ON ,PORT]'S D5\NCEM5T ( ! VIOL5CE AT ,MILLBANK HAS SN[BALL$ 9TO A WIDESPREAD DIS9T]E/ 9 ! VIEWS & ACTIONS ( ! ,N,U,S = MANY /UD5TS4 ,RA!R ?AN SP5D TIME & 5]GY 5C\RAG+ ! ,N,U,S TO BACK ! MOVEM5T1 ! MOVEM5T ITSELF HAS MADE ! ,N,U,S L>GELY IRRELEVANT1 :I* SEEMS TO BE ! BE/ TACTIC :5 FAC+ AN ORGANIZATION ?AT WI%ES TO IMPOSE ITSELF ON O!RS4 ,HAV+ SAID ?AT1 IT IS %ORT-SITICUL>LY 9VALUABLE 9 UNIV]SITIES 9 :I* !RE >E NO O!R POLITICAL GR\PS TO PUBLICIZE & 5GAGE 9 BUILD+ = NATIONAL DEMON/RATIONS & SU*4 ,! ,N,U,S C\LD BE A USEFUL TOOL IF !Y EV5TUALLY DECIDE TO OR >E =C$ TO REPRES5T ! VIEWS ( ! /UD5TS FIE NOT NECESS>Y & HAVE BE5 L>GELY BYPASS$ BY ! MOVEM5T4 ,!IR PLAN = ! DAY ( ! VOTE WAS TO HOLD A VIGIL ) #i C&LES ON ! BANK ( ! ,?AMES1 A SPECTACLE :I* SEEM$ TO BE P]FECTLY CON/RUCT$ TO HILI] 9 ! DAY4 ,?IS P]FECTLY SUMS UP ! ,N,U,S'S ROLE 9 ! CURR5T /RUGGLES4 ,AS = AN>*I/ GR\PS1 ,I DO NOT FEEL !Y HAVE BE5 REJECT$ BY ! MOVEM5T1 PRIM>ILY BECAUSE !Y HAV5'T PUT !MSELVES 9 A POSITION TO BE REJECT$4 ,FROM MY EXP]I5CE WORK+ ) !SE GR\PS A LITTLE OV] ! LA/ FEW WEEKS1 !Y HAVE USUALLY AVOID$ PUTT+ !IR NAME TO ANY?+ & 9/EAD FOCUS$ ON ISSUES & ACTIVITIES ?AT MAY BE MORE RELAT$ TO AN>*I/ IDEAS ?AN O!RS1 BUT 9 NO WAY CONFLICT ) ! G5]AL FEEL+ ( ! MOVEM5T4 ,= EXAMPLE1 5C\RAG+ DIRECT ACTION1 ! USE ( FACE MASKS1 5GAG+ & NETWORK+ ) COLLEGE & S*OOL /UD5TS AS WELL AS WORK] MOVEM5TS1 & OCCASIONALLY (F]+ UP AN ALT]NATIVE ANALYSIS ( ! CUTS & ! /RUGGLE SO F>4 ,ALL EXTREMELY IMPORTANT1 BUT NONE :I* 9VOLVE ATTEMPT+ TO ALT] ! G5]AL DIRECTION ( ! MOVEM5T4 ,Q3 ,:AT ROLE DO Y\ FEEL ! OCCUPATIONS HAVE PLAY$8 ,>E !RE DIFF]5T DYNAMICS ?AN ON ! /REET8 ,A3 ,I CAN ONLY SPEAK ( ! OCCUPATIONS ,I HAVE EXP]I5C$ DIRECTLY1 !SE BE+ ! ,SUSSEX & ,BRIT ,I FEEL ?AT IT WAS BECAUSE ! ,BRIS & BEGAN (F ! BACK ( A DEMO4 ,?IS EXCITEM5T P]SI/$ ?R\< SOME ORGANIZATIONAL *ALL5GES1 5ABL+ ! OCCUPATION TO BECOME AN ACTIVE HUB ( DISCUSSION & ORGANIZATION 9 ! C5T] ( ,BRI :5 MO/ LOCAL /UD5T MOVEM5TS W]E FI ! ISSUE HAS BECOME MU* MORE NATIONAL1 & IT C\LD BE >GU$ ?AT OCCUPATIONS S]VE LESS ( A PURPOSE4 ,DESPITE ?IS1 MANY HAVE BE5 9VALUABLE 9 ORGANIZ+ ON A LOCAL LEVEL4 ,Q3 ,:AT DO Y\ ?9K >E ! P>ADOXES ( BE+ AN AN>*I/ 9VOLV$ ) PROTE/S AGA9/ CUTS TO /ATE-FUND$ $UCATION8 ,A3 ,I DON'T NECESS>ILY SEE ANY P>ADOXES AS ,I DO NOT SEE REVOLUTION & RE=M AS POL> OPPOSITES4 ,:ILE MANY LOCAL ANTI-CUTS MOVEM5TS >E PROTE/+ ! CUTS1 !Y >E ALSO SETT+ UP OR AT LEA/ CONSID]+ ALT]NATIVES TO ! CURR5T SY/EM1 SU* AS ! ,REALLY ,OP5 ,UNIV]SITY AT ,LE$S & ! TEA*-9S :I* HAVE BE5 POPP+ UP AT UNIV]SITY OCCUPATIONS4 ,FUR!R ,READ+ ,GEOGRAPHIES ( ! ,KETTLE3 ,CONTA9M5T1 ,SPECTACLE @& ,C\NT]-,/RATEGY3 ,A CRITICAL APPRAISAL ( ! POLICE TACTIC ( 0KETTL+0 DEMON/RATIONS1 & H[ TO RESI/ IT ,MOVEM5T BEYOND 0,ACTIONS03 ,AN 9SI*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,JANU>Y #a#e1 #bbb 3 ,! ,U,K ,/UD5T ,MOVEM5T -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/