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,AFF5/RASSE 

,PEOPLE 3 

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

,TEXT 3 

,AFF5/RASSE 

,MY FIR/ NI<T 9 ,HAMBURG1 ,I TOOK ! ADVICE ( AN ,ITALIAN PUNK FROM ,KOPI & MADE MY WAY TO ! ,/4 ,PAULI NEI<BORHOOD & ITS BEVY ( SEX %OPS1 B>S1 & FALAFEL HUTS1 ALL PLA/]$ ) ! SKULL-&-CROSSBONES /ICK]S ( ! LOCAL SOCC] TEAM ) ! FAM\S ANTI-FASCI/ FAN CLUB4 ,AT ! EPIC5T] ( PEEL+ LAY]S ( GRAFFITI & :EATPA/$ PO/]S1 ! BULK ( !M PUNK & ANTIFASCI/1 /OOD ,HAF5/RASSE1 :]E ,I WAS TOLD TO LOOK = A PLACE TO /AY4  ,9ITIALLY1 L$ A/RAY BY ! ,ITALIAN'S ACC5T1 ,I WAS SE>*+ FRUITLESSLY = 0,AFF5/RASSE10 ,MONKEY ,/REET1 :I* SADLY DOES NOT EXI/4 ,9 HALF AN H\R AT A PUNK B> SURR\ND$ BY =M] SQUATS ,I SCOR$ MYSELF A ROOM1 = ! REMA9D] ( ! WEEK NO LESS1 ) SOME *E]Y ,POLI% AN>*I/S & !IR 5DE>+LY SW9E-LIKE DOG4  ,?AT ,MONDAY MORN+ WAS MY FIR/ %[] S9CE ,I'D LEFT ,B]L9 #hd KM E>LI]4  ,DELICI\S4 

,I REALLY WI% ?AT BE=E ,I HAD COME ,I HAD READ ! SECTION 9 ,GEORGY ,KATSIAFICAS' ,! ,SUBV]SION ( ,POLITICS AB\T ! BATTLE = ,HAF5/RASSE 9 ! #hS4  ,! CITY'S MAYOR HAD DECL>$ W> ON ! SQUATT]S & ANN\NC$ ! EVICTION ( ! ,HAF5/RASSE SQUATS4  ,!RE W]E MAJOR /REET BATTLES :I* ! POLICE W]E UNABLE TO W91 & >SON ATTACKS AGA9/ COMM]CIAL C5T]S4 ,! CITY GAVE UP ON ITS PLANS = EVICTION1 & ANN\NC$ ! LEGALIZATION ( ! SQUATS4 ,IF ,I HAD KN[N ?IS HI/ORY ,I MI<T HAVE SE5 ,HAF5/RASSE ?R\< DIFF]5T EYES4 ,9/EAD1 ,I ONLY SAW ?AT !Y HUNG \T A LOT AT ! B> & ?AT WE DIDN'T HAVE MU* 9 COMMON1 SO IT WAS ALL ,I C\LD DO NOT TO DISMISS !M AS LAZY PUNKS1 S9CE AFT] ALL !Y W]E NICE PEOPLE & !Y W]E OP5 & HOSPITABLE 5\< TO LET A /RANG] ) A DIFF]5T ES!TIC /AY 9 !IR H\SE4 ,FROM ! ,U,S1 ,I WAS US$ TO A DIFF]5T WAY ( DO+ ?+S1 9 DI/9CT ACTIVI/ GR\PS ?AT HAVE S*$UL$ ACTIVITIES & MEET+S ?AT >E OP5 TO NEWCOM]S4 
,:]EAS !Y DIDN'T SEEM ?AT 9T]E/$ 9 ME1 POLITICALLY1 IF ,I MET A TRAVEL+ AN>*I/ 9 ! ,U,S ,I W\LD WELCOME !M & LOOK = COMMON PROJECTS EV5 IF !Y DIDN'T DRESS LIKE ,I DID1 & IF !Y W]E FROM ANO!R C\NTRY ,I W\LD KEEP !M UP ALL NI<T ) QUE/IONS4 ,IT HADN'T YET OCCURR$ TO ME ?AT ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 9 A CITY C\LD BE SO L>GE ?AT PEOPLE C\LD WORK EXCLUSIVELY ON L9ES ( AFF9ITY & IGNORE EV]YONE ELSE :O SEEM$ TO DO ?+S A DIFF]5T WAY1 OR ?AT TRAVEL+ AN>*I/S FROM O!R C\NTRIES MI<T BE SO COMMON Y\ ACTUALLY GET A BIT TIR$ ( !M4 ,IT MAY BE A BIT SIMIL> 9 ,NEW ,YORK OR ,SAN ,FRANCISCO1 BUT C]TA9LY NOT 9 ,H>RISONBURG1 ,VIRG9IA4 ,9 SOME WAYS ,I WAS ! C\NTRY M\SE1 COME TO ! CITY4 

,IT WAS A BIT EASI] = ME ONCE ,I F\ND ,ROTE ,FLORA1 ,HAMBURG'S MA9 AUTONOMI/ SOCIAL C5T]4 ,ES!TICALLY IT WAS ! SAME AS ,KOPI OR ,UNGDOM%USET3 GRAFFITI-COV]$ WALLS PLA/]$ ) PO/]S & /ICK]S ANN\NC+ PUNK %[S & OCCASIONAL PROTE/S4  ,A FEW BEAUTIFUL PIECES ( SPRAY-PA9T$ >T1 A FEW SKULLS-&-CROSSBONES & O!R 9TIMIDAT+ REPRES5TATIONS1 A FEW BROK5 BICYCLES1 CLOS$ IRON DOORS4  ,BUT ONCE ,I F9ALLY F\ND \T :5 !Y W]E OP5 & H[ TO ACTUALLY GET 9 -- & ?IS WAS NO SIMPLE TASK -- ,I F\ND ?AT1 AS A SOCIAL C5T]1 !Y OP]AT$ 9 A WAY ,I C\LD PRETTY MU* UND]/&1 & MOREOV]1 IT WAS A FRI5DLY PLACE4 

,9 ! EV5+ !RE WAS A BICYCLE WORK%OP >\ND BACK4 ,EV]YONE WAS TRAD+ TOOLS & P>TS1 TAK+ BIKES TO PIECES & PUTT+ !M BACK TOGE!R4 ,I C\LDN'T TELL :O WAS RUNN+ ! WORK%OP & :O WAS !RE TO BE HELP$3 RA!R EV]YONE WAS UNIT$ BY A LOVE ( BIKES OR A PRACTICAL OBSESSION ) FIX+ !M4 ,! BIKE MY BRO!R HAD GIV5 ME WAS QUALITY4 ,NO SOON] HAD ,I >RIV$ !N SEV]AL ( ! WORK%OPP]S GA!R$ >\ND IT1 :I* MADE IT EASY = ME TO F9D SOMEONE TO HELP ME FIX MY BRAKES4 ,I ?9K HE WAS GLAD JU/ TO BE ABLE TO TAKE AP>T SU* NICE BRAKES & SEE !M FROM ! 9SIDE4 

,UP ON ! DECK SOMEONE CALL$ \T ?AT FOOD WAS READY1 YES IT WAS ANO!R VOKU4 ,I W5T UP/AIRS TO EAT BUT ! O!R PEOPLE 9 ! WORK%OP ONLY HAD EYES = !IR BIKES4 ,A TI<T CR[D WAS GA!R$ >\ND ! VEGAN MEAL1 OLD PEOPLE & Y\NG PEOPLE1 TALK+1 LAU<+1 DR9K+1 & EV5 ASK+ /RANG]S LIKE ME :]E !Y W]E FROM4 ,SOME FOLKS SEEM$ TO KN[ EA* O!R FROM WAY BACK1 & O!RS W]E !RE = ! FIR/ OR SECOND TIME4 ,SOMEONE :O WORK$ ) ! SOCIAL C5T] TOLD ME A LITTLE AB\T :AT !Y DID3 HO/+ >T WORK%OPS1 DEBATES1 DISCUSSIONS ON ! LOCAL SOCIAL MOVEM5TS4 ,!Y ALSO PUT \T A MON?LY MAGAZ9E4 

,I WAS ONLY AT ! BEG9N+ ( MY TRIP1 BUT IT ALREADY FELT LIKE SU* A LONG TIME S9CE ,I HAD SE5 MY FRI5DS & DEVOT$ MY TIME TO FAMILI> POLITICAL ACTIVITIES4 ,BE+ !RE AMONG FRI5DS1 EV5 IF !Y W]5'T MY FRI5DS1 W>M$ ME ALL OV]1 ,I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE4 ,SO AFT] ! VOKU ,I /AY$ TO CLEAN ! DI%ES & SWEEP ! FLOOR4  ,ALAS1 NOT ONE ( ! APP>5T 9SID]S ASK$ MY NAME OR />T$ A CONV]SATION ) ME4  ,!Y W]E WRAPP$ UP 9 :AT SEEM$ TO BE AN 9T]P]SONAL DRAMA4  ,NO/ALGIA3 IT FELT JU/ LIKE A ,FOOD ,NOT ,BOMBS BACK HOME4 

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