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

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,LUTXO LIV$ 9 ! ROOM NEXT TO ! COMPUT] :]E ,I DID MY WRIT+4  ,\T ON ! BALCONY1 OV] :I* ,I ALWAYS LOOK$ :5 ?9K+ ( :AT TO SAY1 ?\<TS TRAIL+ (F 9TO ! DEEP BLUE SKY444 ON ?IS BALCONY HE KEPT A MODE/ PLANT 9 A POT4  0,DE ,EL ,=AT10 HE TOLD ME4  ,LUTXO US$ TO LIVE NE> ?AT OCCUPI$ COMMUNITY G>D51 & ! PLANT HAD LIV$ 9 IT4  ,?IS WAS A SQUATT] PLANT2 IT HAD 5JOY$ A BRIEF LIFE 9 ! FREE SOIL ( ,EL ,=AT1 & ,LUTXO HAD RESCU$ IT JU/ BE=E ! BULLDOZ]S CAME4  ,%ALL[ ROOTS BUT DEEP RELATION%IPS 

,I ?9K WE SURVIVE REPRESSION ) ! RELATION%IPS WE MAKE -- ) ! FRI5DS :O HELP US 5DURE \R MANY EVICTIONS1 \R MANY TRANSPLANT+S1 & ! NEI<BORS :O %ELT] US4 ,AS ,I GOT TO KN[ ! PEOPLE ( ,RU9,AMALIA BETT] & F\ND NEW FRI5DS1 ,I REALIZ$ ,I W\LDN'T WANT TO GO BACK TO ! #b#cRD ( ,APRIL TO *ANGE A FEW TRIVIAL *OICES ?AT W\LD HAVE KEPT ME \T ( ! WAY ( ! POLICE1 BECAUSE !N ,I W\LD NEV] HAVE CREAT$ ALL !SE FRI5D%IPS4 ,& ! MORE SUPPPORT ?AT CAME 91 ! HEAL?I] ,I WAS & ! MORE ABLE TO GIVE SOME?+ BACK TO ! MOVEM5T 9 ,B>CELONA4  ,ULTIMATELY1 REPRESSION CAN BACKFIRE1 AS IT BR+S PEOPLE TOGE!R1 /R5G!NS SOLID>ITY1 & %>P5S \R DESIRE TO DE/ROY ?IS SY/EM4 ,I GOT LETT]S ( 5C\RAGEM5T FROM PEOPLE ,I'D MET 9 ,UKRA9A1 ,ROMANIA1 & ,BULG>IA2 (F]S ( HELP FROM ,GREECE & ,FRANCE & F> CORN]S ( ! ,U,S4  ,AN>*I/S 9 ,N$]L& RAIS$ A GREAT DEAL ( MONEY = ME1 & HAD ME COME SPEAK AB\T :AT WAS GO+ ON 9 ,B>CELONA4  ,I PUT TOGE!R AN ,5GLI%-LANGUAGE PAMPHLET AB\T ! SY/EMATIC REPRESSION ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5TS 9 ,SPA91 ,ITALY1 & ,GREECE -- :AT ,EUROPOL REF]S TO OM9\SLY AS ! ,M$IT]RANEAN ,TRIANGLE -- TO 9=M PEOPLE 9 ! ,U,S AB\T ! G5]AL SITUATION4 

,9 ! ,U,S !Y C\LDN'T RAISE MU* MONEY -- ! ,GRE5 ,SC>E WAS 9 FULL SW+1 & ! DOZ5 PEOPLE FAC+ DECADES 9 PRISON = *>GES ( 9VOLVEM5T ) ! ,E>? ,LIB]ATION ,FRONT & ,ANIMAL ,LIB]ATION ,FRONT NE$$ ALL ! HELP !Y C\LD GET4  ,& G5]ALLY ! MOVEM5T 9 ! ,U,S DID NOT HAVE /RONG AN>*I/ SUPPORT GR\PS OR GOOD FUNDRAIS+ CAPACITIES 9 PLACE -- 9/EAD !SE >OSE1 OR NOT1 ON AN AS-NE$$ BASIS4  ,BUT FRI5DS 9 ! ,U,S CREAT$ A SUPPORT PAGE ON ! 9T]NET1 ORGANIZ$ A DAY TO CALL 9 PROTE/S TO ! ,SPANI% ,EMBASSY1 & GOT M$IA ATT5TION ?AT RAN 9TO ! 9T]NATIONAL PRESS1 =C+ ! ,SPANI% GOV]NM5T TO MOD]ATE !IR ACCUSATIONS A LITTLE1 BECAUSE !IR CLAIMS ( SQUATT] T]RORISM W]E SO EXAGG]AT$ IT WAS EMB>RASS+ = !M4 

,FRI5DS & FAMILY 9 ! ,U,S ALSO SUPPORT$ ME EMOTIONALLY1 S5D+ ME LETT]S1 BOOKS1 & MUSIC4  ,IT HAD BE5 H>D 5\< TO GO A YE> )\T LI/5+ TO SOME ( MY DE>E/ ALBUMS1 & N[ ,I WAS S$5T>Y AGA91 & 9 NE$ ( UPLIFT+ SONGS4 ,SO !Y MAIL$ ME ,C,DS3 NO/ALGIA-9DUC+ ,VIRG9IA B&S LIKE ,DIRT ,POND & ,/RIKE ,ANY:]E1 ! NEW ALBUMS BY ,DEFIANCE ,OHIO & ,>CADE ,FIRE1 CLASSICS LIKE ,TOM ,WAITS & ,FUGAZI4 ,MY MOM & DAD S5T ME C>E PACKAGES ) PEANUT BUTT] OR CLEAN SOCKS4  ,= MY BIR?DAY MY BRO!R MAIL$ ME ,?OMAS ,PYN*ON'S HEFTY ,AGA9/ ! ,DAY1 A MA/]FUL BOOK 9 :I* ! AG+ AU?OR1 AS ?\< MAK+ A DEP>T+ REBUKE ON ?IS HORRIBLE SOCIETY WE'VE MADE \RSELVES1 FOLL[S ! LIVES ( BOMB?R[+ AN>*I/S & TRU?-SEEK+ AL*EMI/S AT ! TURN ( ! #b? C5TURY & ! DAWN ( ! MOD]N WORLD4 

,SOON 5\<1 ,B>CELONA FELT LIKE HOME4  ,EV]Y TWO WEEKS ,I HAD TO PRES5T MYSELF AT C\RT & RECEIVE MY /AMP1 BUT ! 9T]V5+ TIMES W]E FILL$ ) SO MU* VITALITY !Y EAS$ MU* ( ! BURD5 ( ?AT ODI\S EV5T4  ,EV]Y DAY ! S\NDS ( ! /REET CALL$ TO ME ?R\< MY OP5 W9D[1 B\NC+ UP ! N>R[ WALLS ( ,RE9A ,AMALIA & 9VIT+ ME \T TO PLAY4  ,I /ILL MISS$ ! ,U,S1 ( C\RSE4  ,A FRI5D1 ,C9DY1 CAME TO ,RU9,AMALIA ONE DAY TO MAKE US ALL AN ,AM]ICAN D9N] ) +R$I5TS & RECIPES BR\<T OV] FROM A TRIP HOME TO H] NATIVE ,FLORIDA4  ,:5 ,I WALK$ 9 TO SEE ! TABLE SET ) KET*UP1 MU/>D1 MAYONNAISE1 ROOT BE]1 EASY *EESE1 & BACO BITS1 ,I WAS SWEPT ) A WAVE ( NO/ALGIA SO /RONG IT CONV9C$ ME ?AT IT IS \R /UPIDITIES & WEAKNESSES ?AT >E MO/ DE> TO US4 

,& !N ! VEGGIE DOGS1 ! BAK$ BEANS1  ! POTATO SALAD1 & ! COLE SLAW CAME \T1 & WE TUCK$ 91 SOME MORE 5?USIA/ICALLY ?AN O!RS4  ,! ,CATALONIANS ALL REFUS$ TO DR9K ! ROOT BE]4  ,!Y SAID IT SMELL$ LIKE M$IC9E4  ,!Y TREAT$ ! J> ( BACO BITS MORE LIKE A M>ACA ?AN A CONDIM5T1 :I* IS PROBABLY = ! BE/4  ,AH1 BUT !N !RE WAS ! EASY *EESE4  ,IT WAS APPROA*$ QUIZZICALLY1 LIKE AN OBJECT FROM \T] SPACE1 & ! BRAV] FEW SPRAY$ SOME ON ! CORN] ( !IR PLATES -- 9 FACT1 IT WAS WAY OV] H]E 9 ,B>CELONA ?AT ,I HAD MY FIR/ TA/E ( EASY *EESE1 & ,I SQUIRM$ IRONICALLY FROM ! M9OR HORROR ( IT4  ,BUT BY ! 5D ( ! EV5+1 ,XAVEL9O1 :O /RIKES ONE AS ! ,GALICIAN EQUIVAL5T ( A R$NECK1 WAS GUZZL+ IT /RAI<T FROM ! CAN4  ,MY T]ROR & P]V]SE PLEASURE AT ?IS COLLISION ( CULTURES REA*$ ITS CLIMAX A C\PLE DAYS LAT] :5 ,I CAU<T ,M>IE1 ! ,FR5* WOMAN :O LIVES H]E1 A ,P>ISIAN NO LESS1 SUCK+ P5SIVELY ON ! BOTTL$ *EESE :ILE BR[S+ ! REFRIG]ATOR4  ,& ONCE AGA9 ,I WAS OV]COME ) HOMESICKNESS AS ,I WAT*$ ONE ( GLOBALIZATION'S MORE AMUS+ EPISODES1 BUT IT WAS COM=T+ TO SEE H[ P>TS ( HOME WILL FOLL[ Y\ :]EV] Y\ GO1 & SOMETIMES HOME CAN BE MORE =EIGN ?AN A /RANGE L&4 

,DISSABTE1 #i ,JUNY 

,A COLLECTION ( ANTI-G5TRIFICATION ACTIVI/S1 SQUATT]S1 & ,ZAPATI/A SOLID>ITY GR\PS HELD ! ?IRD ANNUAL FOOTBALL T\RNAM5T = HUMANITY & AGA9/ NEOLIB]ALISM1 9 A P>K 9 ! ,B>CELONETA NEI<BORHOOD4  ,!RE W]E #bd TEAMS1 & ,I GOT TO PLAY ON ! ,EL ,=AT_/,RU9,AMALIA TEAM4  ,9 A TICKL+ P>ODY1 ! GAMES W]E BROADCA/ LIVE ON ! LOCAL PIRATE RADIO /ATION1 & ! ANN\NC]S AW>D$ US ) ?AT *>ACT]I/IC WAIL1 06,GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL60 EV]Y TIME SOMEONE SCOR$4  ,:5 !Y W]5'T N>RAT+ ! PLAY1 !Y W]E TALK+ AB\T ! ,ZAPATI/AS1 OR AB\T SQUATT+1 OR AB\T H[ ! CITY GOV]NM5T HAD DECL>$ ?AT ! PUBLIC PLACES ( ,B>CELONETA W]E NOT = ! NEI<BORS BUT = ! T\RI/S4  ,MANY NEI<BORS CAME BY & WAT*$ ! GAMES4  ,9 BETWE5 MAT*ES ! LOCAL KIDS TOOK TO ! FIELD & PLAY$ A :ILE4  ,! T\RI/S WALK$ PA/ CURI\SLY ON !IR WAY TO ! BEA*1 PROBABLY UNAW>E !Y W]E BE+ DISP>AG$4  ,IT WAS A G5U9ELY POPUL> EV5T4  ,& FUN AS HELL4  ,\R TEAM1 :I* 9CLUD$ SOME ( ! OLD] NEI<BORS ( ,EL ,=AT :OM ,I RECOGNIZ$ FROM ! DOCUM5T>Y1 MADE IT 9TO ! QU>T]-F9ALS4  ,WE SCOR$ T5 GOALS & ONLY CONC$$ ONE 9 ! FIR/ TWO MAT*ES4  ,SWEET6  ,I PLAY$ DEF5SE & ,LEON1 FROM ,RU9,AMALIA1 WAS GOALIE4 ,WE KEPT \R 5D LOCK$ D[N TI<T1 :ILE ,LUTXO & ,ANGEL SWEPT UP ! W+S4  ,LAT]1 SUNBURN$ & SIDEL9$1 ,I WOND]$ H[ ANYONE C\LD SURR5D] TO ! TELEVIS$ REALITY :5 LIFE LIV$ DIRECTLY IS SU* A JOY\S ?+444 

,A WEEK LAT]1 ! NEXT *APT] 9 ,B>CELONA'S ONGO+ /ORY ( RESI/ANCE UNFOLD$4  ,FROM ! BEG9N+ ( ?AT YE>1 9 ADDITION TO ACCEL]AT+ ! PACE ( EVICTIONS1 ! POLICE HAD BEGUN TO EMPLOY ! KESSEL1 A TACTIC !Y LE>N$ FROM !IR ,G]MAN C\NT]P>TS4  ,:5EV] !RE WAS A RADICAL PROTE/1 !Y SURR\ND$ IT ON ALL SIDES1 & DID NOT LET IT MOVE4  ,! P>TICIPANTS HAD TO WAIT 9 ! /REET = H\RS BE=E F9ALLY BE+ RELEAS$4  ,! COPS HAD FIR/ US$ ?IS TACTIC AGA9/ A P]MITT$ PROTE/ = H\S+ RI<TS4  ,! ORGANIZ]S OP5$ A LAWSUIT4  ,MEAN:ILE1 O!R PEOPLE ?R\<\T ! CITY BEGAN ORGANIZ+ MAJOR PROTE/S AGA9/ ! POLICE REPRESSION4  ,! FIR/ ( !SE OCCURR$ ON ! #a#g? ( ,JUNE4  ,?\S&S ( PEOPLE CONV5$ ON ,PLACA ,UNIV]SITAT & BEGAN M>*+ T[>DS ! TOP ( ,LAS ,RAMBLAS4  ,AFT] TWO BLOCKS1 ! POLICE SURR\ND$ !M & DETA9$ ! 5TIRE M>*1 SAME AS BE=E4  ,WE WAIT$ UNTIL EV5+ BE=E !Y F9ALLY LET US \T4 

,ANO!R SIGNIFICANT EPISODE WAS A SQUATT]S' PROTE/4  ,IT WAS SMALL] & CONTA9$ A MORE RADICAL CR[D1 SO ! POLICE ATTACK$ IT ) A NEW NON-LE?AL WEAPON3 KUBOTANS4  ,!SE >E SMALL1 H&HELD SPIKES ) R\ND$ TIPS SO !Y BRUISE RA!R ?AN BREAK ! SK94  ,) QUICK JABS TO ! MIDSECTION1 POLICE CAN CAUSE A GOOD DEAL ( PA9 & =CE A CR[D BACK4  ,) BATONS1 ! POLICE MU/ ADOPT A PO/URE ( PHOTOG5IC BRUTALITY AS !Y SW+ ! BIG /ICKS OV] !IR HEADS4  ,BUT ) ! LITTLE KUBOTAN1 !Y C\LD BRUTALIZE ! CR[D ) UND]H&$ JABS1 & ! CAM]AS A FEW MET]S AWAY W\LD NOT HAVE NOTIC$4  ,EXCEPT ?AT ONE SQUATT]1 UPON BE+ JABB$1 9/9CTIVELY RESPOND$ BY PUN*+ ! COP 9 ! FACE1 BREAK+ ! BA/>D'S NOSE4  ,! COP FELL TO ! PAVEM5T1 KUBOTAN /ILL 9 H&1 AS ! M$IA VULTURES FLOCK$ >\ND HIM4  ,! PICTURES ( ! GROAN+ COP ) ! /RANGE LITTLE SPIKE 9 HIS H& MADE IT 9TO ! NEWS1 & SOON ! POLICE HAD TO ANSW] = ?IS WEAPON !Y W]E NOT LEGALLY P]MITT$ TO USE4  ,! SQUATT]S1 MEAN:ILE1 PLA/]$ ! CITY'S WALLS ) PO/]S AB\T ! KUBOTAN & POLICE VIOL5CE 9 G5]AL4 

,LAT] 9 ! YE>1 PEOPLE ORGANIZ$ A SECOND MAJOR ANTI-REPRESSION PROTE/4  ,>\ND ?IS TIME ! POLICE HAD LO/ ! LAWSUIT FIL$ AGA9/ !M = BLOCK+ A P]MITT$ PROTE/1 BUT A VICTORY 9 ! C\RTS WAS MEAN+LESS UNLESS WE C\LD W9 9 ! /REETS4  ,AGA91 ?\S&S ( PEOPLE GA!R$ ON ,PLACA ,UNIV]SITAT1 & AS BE=E1 ! POLICE BLOCK$ US (F JU/ AT ! TOP ( ,LAS ,RAMBLAS4  ,IT LOOK$ LIKE WE W\LD HAVE TO WAIT !RE = H\RS4  ,CURI\S CR[DS GA!R$ ON ! O!R SIDE ( ! POLICE L9ES -- NEI<BORS1 T\RI/S1 ACTIVI/S :O HAD NOT COME TO ! PROTE/ BUT HE>D AB\T :AT WAS HAPP5+4  ,PEOPLE ON ! \TSIDE BEGAN TO ?R[ BOTTLES ( WAT] & BAGS ( FOOD OV] ! HEADS ( ! COPS TO ! PEOPLE TRAPP$ ON ! 9SIDE4  ,WE *E]$ & GOT ! FOLKS ON ! \TSIDE TO *ANT ) US & HASSLE ! POLICE4  ,! SOLID>ITY GREW AS ! CR[D SWELL$4  ,9 ONE MOM5T1 PEOPLE ON ! 9SIDE GA!R$ UP A BANN] & ?REW IT OV] ! COPS' HEADS4  ,PEOPLE ON ! \TSIDE CAU<T IT & UNFURL$ IT4 

,5RAG$1 ! COPS REACT$ 9 ! WAY !Y W]E MORE ACCU/OM$1 *>G+ & PREP>+ TO BEAT !M4 ,BUT !SE W]E JU/ NORMAL PEOPLE4 ,Y\ C\LD HE> ! 5TIRE CITY SUCK 9 ITS BREA? & RAISE ITS FI/4 ,! PEOPLE N[ HOLD+ ! BANN] W]E NOT AN ISOLAT$ GR\P4  ,!RE W]E HUNDR$S AT !IR BACKS1 & AT !IR BACKS ?\S&S MORE4  ,!RE W]E NO LONG] RADICALS & CITIZ5S4  ,EV]YONE BECAME A POT5TIAL SUBV]SIVE4  ,! *>G+ COPS PULL$ BACK4  ,IF !Y BEAT !SE PEOPLE1 ! 5TIRE CITY MI<T FI<T BACK1 & ! PIGS W\LD BE DECIMAT$4  ,SOLID>ITY HAD JUMP$ OV] ! WALL ( REPRESSION & SPREAD BEYOND ! CAPABILITY ( ! AU?ORITIES TO CONTA9 IT4  ,I ASK$ SOMEONE H[ TO *ANT1 9 ,CATALAN3 0GIVE UP1 WE HAVE Y\ SURR\ND$60  ,& IT WAS TRUE4  ,SOON ! POLICE L9ES )DREW1 & WE W]E FREE TO GO4  ,AFT] ?AT DAY ! POLICE W]E NOTICEABLY MORE HESITANT TO USE ! KESSEL TACTIC4 ,AS F> AS ,I C\LD TELL1 !Y ONLY US$ IT AGA9/ PROTE/S !Y KNEW 9T5D$ TO GET \T ( H&1 RA!R ?AN AGA9/ EV]Y S+LE RADICAL PROTE/ ?AT WAS ORGANIZ$4 

,BE=E ?IS VICTORY HAD PLAY$ \T1 WE RECEIV$ ANO!R PIECE ( GOOD NEWS4  ,ON #ba ,JUNE ! DEF5DANTS ( #b#e,J1 ! F\R REMA9+ PEOPLE FAC+ *>GES = ! PROTE/S 9 SOLID>ITY ) ! ,ITALIAN AN>*I/S TWO YE>S BE=E1 W]E ACQUITT$ ( ALL *>GES4  ,IT WAS ! FIR/ DAY ( SUMM] -- A W>M1 BEAUTIFUL1 LONG DAY ) A WAX+ MOON2 ! P9NACLE ( :AT /ILL MI<T BE A GOOD YE> YET4 

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