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,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,GELD]LOOS 

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,! #d? ( ,JULY WAS A HELL ( A DAY TO GET \T ( ! ,/ATES4  ,I'D ORIG9ALLY PLANN$ MY TRIP TO LA/ FROM ,MAY ,DAY #bf 9 ,B]L9 TO ,MAY ,DAY #bg 9 ,B>CELONA1 BUT ,I LEFT LATE1 & SO IT WAS ANO!R SORT ( HOLIDAY ?AT M>K$ MY >RIVAL4  ,MY OLD] BRO!R MET ME AT ! AIRPORT4  ,C>L HAD BE5 LIV+ 9 ,B]L9 = TWO YE>S1 TEA*+ ,5GLI%4  ,AT ! 5D ( ! MON? HE W\LD LEAVE TO GO TO ,PALE/9E AS A VOLUNTE] TEA*]1 >\ND ! TIME ,ISRAEL WAS BOMB+ ,LEBANON4 ,9 ! MEANTIME ,I C\LD /AY ) HIM 9 HIS LITTLE AP>TM5T 9 ,MOABIT4  ,! NEI<BORHOOD %>ES ! NAME ) ! HUGE PRISON ?AT /ILL HOLDS SOME MEMB]S ( ! ,ROTE ,>MEE ,FRAKTION 7,R,A,F3 ,R$ ,>MY ,FRACTION71 AN URBAN GU]RILLA GR\P ?AT ATTACK$ ,G]MAN CAPITALISM ?R\<\T ! #gS & #hS1 PLAC+ ITSELF POLITICALLY SOME:]E BETWE5 ! AUTONOM\S MOVEM5T & ! ,/ASI4  ,= ?IS YE>LONG TRIP1 ,I HAD ONLY SAV$ UP 5\< MONEY = ! AIRPLANE TICKET & SOME FOOD -- ! LODG+ & TRANSPORTATION HAD TO COME FREE1 SO IT HELP$ ?AT ,I HAD ALREADY HAD A PLACE TO SLEEP ?AT FIR/ MON? :ILE ,I FIGUR$ \T H[ TO PRET5D ,I WAS A RUGG$ VAGABOND4  ,I ALSO NE$$ SOME TIME TO REFRE% MY ,G]MAN1 :I* ,I HAD LE>N$ 9 HI< S*OOL & HADN'T US$ MU* S9CE4 

,! WIDE1 TREE-L9$ AV5UES ( ,B]L9 E*O$ ) A HI/ORY ( /RUGGLES ?AT CONT9UE TO RES\ND TODAY4 ,! SIGNS ALONG ,K>L ,M>X ,ALLEE M>K$ ! LOCATIONS ( ! B>RICADES ( #a#h#d#h1 ! OLD PA? ( ! ,WALL WAS /ILL TRAC$ ACROSS ! COBBLE/ONE /REETS1 & GREAT HULK+ BUILD+S DRAP$ ) BANN]S & GRAFFITI TE/IFI$ TO ! SURVIVAL ( ! AUTONOM54 ,9 ! #hS & E>LY #iS1 NEI<BORHOODS LIKE ,KREUZB]G W]E SEMI-AUTONOM\S ZONES1 FILL$ ) IMMIGRANTS1 SQUATT]S1 & PUNKS1 FI<T+ TO DEF5D !IR /REETS AGA9/ G5TRIFICATION1 NEO-FASCI/S1 & POLICE4 ,WRIT]S LIKE ,RAM\R ,RYAN & ,GEORGE ,KATSIAFICAS DESCRIBE H[ EV]Y YE> ! ANTICAPITALI/S CELEBRAT$ ,MAY ,DAY ) A MASSIVE BATTLE AGA9/ ! COPS & ! LUXURY /ORES1 EV5 />T+ ! PREVI\S EV5+1 ,WALPURGISNA*T1 ,WIT*ES ,NI<T4 ,& ! RE/ ( ! YE> WAS *>ACT]IZ$ BY FI<TS AGA9/ NEO-NAZIS1 ATTACKS AGA9/ ! AU?ORITIES RESPONSIBLE = DEPORT+ ,KURDI% REFUGEES BACK TO ,TURKEY1 SQUATT+ & ! ORGANIZATION ( AUTONOM\S SOCIAL C5T]S1 TRA%+ B\RGEOIS RE/AURANTS ?AT DREW YUPPIES 9TO ! NEI<BORHOOD4 ,& )9 !SE POPUL> & MILITANT NEI<BORHOODS1 ,M>XI/ & AN>*I/ >M$ GR\PS LIKE ,ROTE ,ZELLE1 ,ROTE ,ZORA1 #bND ( ,JUNE1 & ,ROTE ,>MEE ,FRAKTION F\ND HID+ PLACES & L>GE BASES ( SUPPORT4 

,N[ ,B]L9 IS HEAVILY G5TRIFI$4 ,! WORK+ CLASS NEI<BORHOODS 9 ! C5T] HAVE BECOME TR5DY & EXP5SIVE4 ,!RE >E FEW] SQUATS & MO/ ( ! REMA9+ ONES HAVE BE5 LEGALIZ$1 ?\< ! FACT ?AT !Y /ILL EXI/ 9 ANY =M IS A DIRECT TE/AM5T TO H[ =CEFULLY !Y W]E DEF5D$ FROM EVICTION 9 YE>S GONE BY4 ,! ,MAY ,DAY RIOTS /ILL CONT9UE EV]Y YE>1 ?\< !Y >E %ORT] & LESS 9T5SE4 ,& ?R\<\T ! YE> ! TRADITION ( OPPOS+ G5TRIFICATION BY DIRECTLY ATTACK+ ! RI* F9DS ITS MANIFE/ATION 9 ! BURN+ ( LUXURY C>S4 ,EV]Y YE> 9 ,B]L9 HUNDR$S ( %9Y1 EXP5SIVE VEHICLES MEET !IR FI]Y DEA?S4 ,SOMETIMES !SE ACTIONS >E CLAIM$ BY ! 0,MILITANTE ,GRUPP510 (T5 BY NO ONE AT ALL4 

,:ILE ,I WAS !RE ! CITY WAS CALM1 5JOY+ A W>M ,JULY ?AT BR\<T EV]YONE \TDOORS TO SIT ALONGSIDE ! CANALS1 SUNBA! 9 ! P>KS1 OR BIKE TO ONE ( ! NE>BY LAKES TO GO SWIMM+4 ,9 ,B]L9 ,I SAW AN ANTICAPITALI/ COMMUNITY F> MORE DEVELOP$ ?AN ANY:]E ,I HAD SE5 9 ! ,U,S1 :]E COMMUNITY T5DS TO BE AN AB/RACT -- AN IDEAL OR A PRETTY LIE4 ,BUT H]E !RE REALLY WAS A LIB]AT$ CULTURE EXI/+ ALONGSIDE ! COMM]CIAL ONE4 ,TAKE A COPY ( ,/RESS ,FAKTOR1 ! MON?LY BOOKLET PUBLICIZ+ ALL ! CONC]TS1 PEOPLE'S KIT*5S1 DEBATES1 FILM %[+S1 PRES5TATIONS1 & O!R EV5TS HAPP5+ 9 ! MANY SOCIAL C5T]S 9 ! CITY1 & Y\ C\LD F9D A WAY TO P>TAKE 9 ?IS COMMUNITY EV]Y DAY ( ! WEEK1 EV5 IF Y\ W]E AN \TSID]4 

,P]HAPS ! MO/ COMMON SORT ( EV5T WAS ! ,VOLKSKU*E -- A PEOPLE'S KIT*5 -- A COMMUNAL MEAL :I* IS LIKE A ,FOOD ,NOT ,BOMBS EXCEPT !Y G5]ALLY ASK = A LITTLE MONEY & IT'S NOT AT ALL S]VICE-ORI5T$4 ,SEV]AL TIMES ,I W5T TO ! VOKU AT ,KOPI1 ,B]L9'S MO/ FAM\S SQUAT4  ,IT WAS OV] #ag YE>S OLD AT ?AT PO9T1 ?\< TE*NICALLY IT'S AN EX-SQUAT1 AS ! CITY LEGALIZ$ IT YE>S AGO4  ,! BUILD+ IS HUGE1 & ALONG ONE ( ITS \T] WALLS RUNS A BOLD DECL>ATION3 ,DIE ,GR5ZE V]LAUFT NI*T ZWIS*5 D5 ,VOLK]N SOND]N ZWIS*5 ,OB5 UND ,UNT54 ,! BORD]S RUN NOT BETWE5 PEOPLES BUT BETWE5 ABOVE & BEL[4 

,KOPI'S JUNKY FRONT GATE & DIRTY1 PUNK-/REWN C\RTY>D >E H>DLY 9VIT+1 BUT SU* AN ES!TIC IS A DEF5SE AGA9/ G5TRIFICATION4 ,FEW B\RGEOIS PEOPLE W\LD WANT TO MOVE NEXT DOOR TO SU* A PLACE1 & !Y C]TA9LY W\LDN'T P>K !IR C>S !RE4 ,AT FIR/ ! PEOPLE !RE SEEM$ COLD & UNWELCOM+1 EV5 TO A FELL[ AN>*I/1 & 9 FACT ! ,G]MAN MOVEM5T HAS A REPUTATION ?R\<\T ,EUROPE = BE+ CLOS$1 SUSPICI\S1 & >ROGANT4 ,BUT 9 ALL FAIRNESS1 ! PLACE RECEIVES A CON/ANT /REAM ( VISITORS & RADICAL T\RI/S1 SO IT DOESN'T MAKE MU* S5SE = ! REGUL>S TO SP5D ! TIME GETT+ TO KN[ PEOPLE !Y'LL NEV] SEE AGA94 ,& LAT] 9 ! MON?1 AT A PRES5TATION AB\T ! PRISON SY/EM1 ,I MET SEV]AL NICE PEOPLE & EV5 GOT 9VIT$ TO /AY = ! NI<T SO ,I W\LDN'T HAVE TO BIKE ALL ! WAY BACK TO ,MOABIT4 

,! RADICAL COMMUNITY 9 ,B]L9 CONTA9S MANY DIFF]5T CIRCLES & HUBS ?AT EXT5D WELL BEYOND ! PUNK SC5E & ! SQUATT]S' SC5E4 ,MY BRO!R HAD F\ND HIMSELF A NI*E AT ,BAIZ1 AN ANTIFASCI/ B>4 ,?IS WAS ANO!R 9T]E/+ PH5OM5ON 9 ,B]L9 & O!R CITIES 9 ,EUROPE3 ANTICAPITALI/ BUS9ESSES4 ,! IDEA WAS A BIT J>R+ AT FIR/1 BUT ! LOGIC HAS A C]TA9 APPEAL TO IT4 ,A RADICAL GR\P ( FRI5DS GET TOGE!R TO />T A B>1 A RE/AURANT1 OR A %OP1 9 ORD] TO CREATE A /ABLE PLACE TO HANG \T & HOLD EV5TS1 & TO EMPLOY !MSELVES )\T HAV+ TO TOL]ATE A BOSS4 ,!Y'RE NOT TRY+ TO SELL REVOLUTION1 JU/ RECOGNIZ+ ?AT UNTIL !Y ABOLI% CAPITALISM !Y'RE GO+ TO HAVE TO PAY = BE] SO !Y MI<T AS WELL BE SUPPORT+ A FRI5D AT ! SAME TIME4 ,?IS IS NOT 5TIRELY ALI5 TO ! ,U,S1 BUT EV]Y EXAMPLE ,I KN[ ( BACK HOME ?AT'S NOT A BOOK /ORE 7= SOME REASON ?AT'S ! ONE P]MITT$ EXCEPTION7 DOES NOT PORTRAY ITSELF AS A CULTURAL HUB )9 A REVOLUTION>Y ANTICAPITALI/ MOVEM5T BUT AS A COOP]ATIVE OR SOME O!R POSITIVE ALT]NATIVE PROJECT )9 CAPITALISM4 ,BY BE+ HONE/ ?AT !Y'RE A COMPROMISE & NOT AN 5D 9 !MSELVES1 & BY AVAIL+ !MSELVES TO A BROAD] REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T ?AT 9T5DS TO GO MU* FUR!R ?AN ! COOP]ATIVE =M1 ! SPACES 9 ,B]L9 SEEM$ TO HAVE MORE POT5TIAL4 

,LIKE MANY NEI<BORHOOD B>S1 ! PEOPLE :O DRANK TOGE!R AT ,BAIZ W]E FRI5DS4 ,IT WAS A COMMUNITY HUB4 ,H[EV] ?IS PLACE WAS DRAP$ 9 R$ & BLACK1 & ! BACK ROOM WAS US$ = PRES5TATIONS & DISCUSSIONS4 ,BUT NOT EV]Y?+ HAD TO BE EXPLICITY POLITICAL4 ,AFT] ALL1 COMMUNITY IS :AT EXI/S BETWE5 MEET+S & PROTE/S1 :5 PEOPLE =M FRI5D%IPS & %>E FOOD4 ,MY FAVORITE MOM5T 9 ?IS B> WAS ! NI<T :5 EV]YONE CR[D$ 9 TO WAT* ! F9AL MAT* ( ! ,WORLD ,CUP & ]UPT$ 9 DELIRI\S *E]S :5 ,ZIDANE LO/ ! GAME = HIS TEAM BY HEADBUTT+ ! FASCI/ ,ITALIAN PLAY] :O HAD PROVOK$ HIM ) A RACI/ 9SULT4 

,! ,WORLD ,CUP WASN'T ALL FUN & GAMES ?\<4 ,IT M>K$ A FRI<T5+ MILE/ONE 9 ! REEM]G5CE ( ,G]MAN NATIONALISM4 ,UND] ! 9NOC5T ALIBI ( 0ROOT+ = !IR TEAM10 ! ,WORLD ,CUP HAD MADE IT ACCEPTABLE = NORMAL ,G]MANS TO FLY !IR FLAG = ! FIR/ TIME S9CE !Y W]E WAV+ A DIFF]5T FLAG 5TIRELY4 ,& Y\ SAW IT EV]Y:]E1 DRAP$ FROM PEOPLE'S BALCONIES OR ATTA*$ TO C> ANT5NAS4 ,! M$IA HAD RIGG$ A DEBATE ON ! SUBJECT1 & 9 ! /REET Y\ C\LD HE> PEOPLE REPEAT+ :AT !Y HE>D ON ,T,V AS ?\< IT W]E !IR [N OP9ION1 ?AT ?IS WAS ! 0GOOD K9D ( NATIONALISM40 ,AT ONE ANTIFASCI/ M>* ! PROTE/]S EV5 YELL$ AT PEOPLE FLY+ ! FLAG FROM !IR HOMES1 CALL+ !M NAZIS4 ,I HAD TO SMILE1 IMAG9+ SU* A PROTE/ TAK+ PLACE 9 ! ,U,S1 :]E AFT] ,SEPTEMB] #aa Y\ C\LDN'T SPIT )\T HITT+ A FLAG4 

,SUN & /ORMCL\DS PLAY *ECK]S 9 ! SKY OV] ,B]L94 ,MY BICYCLE WEAVES ! DAYS & NEI<BORHOODS TOGE!R AS ,I TRAVEL FROM PROTE/ TO VOKU TO FILM %[+S TO ! FUSSBALL TABLE AT ! B> :]E TRICKY-F+]$ ANTIFASCI/S >E WAIT+ TO HU/LE Y\4 ,! PASS+ TIME IS FILL$ ) ACTIVITY BUT EMPTY ( SOME DEEP] CONTACT4 ,FRI5D%IP & POLITICAL AFF9ITY CAN TAKE YE>S TO DEVELOP3 WILL MY TRIP ?R\< ,EUROPE BE PEOPL$ BY M]E ACQUA9TANCES8 ,AM ,I H]E JU/ TO T\R1 TO OBS]VE1 TO /AY ON ?IS SIDE ( ! GLASS WALL & ACCUMULATE EXP]I5CES SUP]FICIAL 5\< ?AT !Y FIT ON A PO/C>D8 ,OR WILL ,I BREAK ?R\< & 5T] A NEW WORLD SO COMPLETELY ?AT ,I LOSE ! WAY BACK HOME8 ,SOME:]E D[N ! ROAD1 SOMEONE IS CRACK+ OP5 A DOOR4 ,SOME:]E D[N ! ROAD1 SOMEONE LI<TS A MAT*4 ,MY BRO!R FLIES AWAY1 BUT HE LEAVES ME HIS BICYCLE TO SPE$ ME D[N ! ROAD4 

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