,WA%+TON1 ,D,C3 ,REPORT FROM ! ,ANTI-,FASCI/ ,MOBILIZATION ( ,JULY #f 

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,ON ,JULY #f1 FASCI/S ATTEMPT$ TO HOLD A 0,DEM& ,FREE ,SPEE*0.<#a.> RALLY 9 ,WA%+TON1 ,D,C4 ,AN>*I/S & ,D,C ,BLACK ,LIVES ,MATT] MOBILIZ$ 9 RESPONSE4 ,AL?\< ! MASSIVE POLICE PRES5CE HAMP]$ :AT ANTI-FASCI/S C\LD DO1 ! FASCI/ RALLY WAS NOT A SUCCESS1 CONFIRM+ ?AT ANTI-FASCI/S HAVE L>GELY SUCCE$$ 9 ?W>T+ ! /REET-LEVEL FASCI/ MOVEM5T ?AT MANY FE>$ W\LD EM]GE 9 ! ,TRUMP ]A4 ,! QUE/ION1 N[1 IS H[ WE CAN EMPLOY ! TACTICS WE HAVE POPUL>IZ$ 9 ! ANTI-FASCI/ MOVEM5T--BLACK BLOCS1 DE-PLAT=M+1 & 9VE/IGATIVE RESE>*--9 O!R MOVEM5TS & CONTEXTS4 

,H]E1 WE (F] A %ORT REPORT FROM ,D,C ON H[ PREVI\S MOBILIZATIONS 9 ,D,C HAVE 9=M$ ! /RATEGIES !Y EMPLOY TODAY & AN ACC\NT ( ! DAY'S EV5TS4 

,A GR\P ( NEO-FASCI/S PROMIS$ TO BR+ \T #a PEOPLE TO A RALLY 9 ,WA%+TON1 ,D,C ON ,JULY #f1 9CLUD+ #a OR MORE BATTLE-READY ,PR\D ,BOYS4 ,! RALLY HAD BIG NAMES ASSOCIAT$ ) IT & LOCAL1 9/ITUTIONAL1 & REGIONAL SUPPORT2 ! ORGANIZ]S 9CLUD$ ,5RIQUE ,T>RIO1 *AIRMAN ( ! ,PR\D ,BOYS4 ,BECAUSE IT WAS S&WI*$ BETWE5 ,DONALD ,TRUMP'S #d? ( ,JULY RALLY & 0,*RI/IANS ,UNIT$ ,= ,ISRAEL10 A MAJOR GA!R+ ( ! ,*RI/IAN RI<T1 ,D,C ANTI-FASCI/S FE>$ ?AT ?IS EV5T C\LD DRAW A MU* L>G] TURN\T ?AN REC5T F>-RI<T EV5TS HAD 9 ! >EA4 ,IF A NEW RI<T-W+ COALITION EM]G$ ?AT C\LD PUT NUMB]S BACK 9TO ! /REETS1 ?AT W\LD MEAN ANO!R R\ND ( DRA9+ CONFRONTATIONS BETWE5 FASCI/S & ANTI-FASCI/S4 

,9 ! 5D1 ! 0,DEM& ,FREE ,SPEE* ,RALLY0 WAS DISORGANIZ$ & UND]M9$ BY 9FI<T+4 ,!IR EV5T WAS A BU/3 IT BR\<T \T DOZ5S1 NOT A ?\S&4 ,! ,PR\D ,BOYS1 :I* SEEM$ LIKE ! LA/ GR\P /&+ AMONG ! FASCI/ ORGANIZATIONS ( TWO YE>S AGO1 C\LDN'T MU/] ! #a ATT5DEES !Y PROMIS$4 ,ID5TITY ,EVROPA ALSO MADE A LA/-M9UTE PU% & FAIL$ TO BR+ \T ! NUMB]S !Y ANTICIPAT$4 

,:ILE REPUGNANT *>ACT]S LIKE ,ADRI5NA ,DI,CIOCCIO & ,JACK ,POSEBIAC HAVE HUGE ,TWITT] FOLL[+S1 ?AT DOESN'T TRANSLATE 9TO AN ON-!-GR\ND /REET MOVEM5T4 ,!Y >E SOCIAL M$IA GRIFT]S :O CONSID] A TR5D+ HA%TAG MORE IMPORTANT ?AN ! K9D ( ORGANIZ+ ?AT CAN MOBILIZE PEOPLE4 ,!Y CAN USE !IR PLAT=MS TO CREATE MIS9=MATION CAMPAIGNS ?AT CAUSE POLICE TO CRACK D[N ON ANTI-FASCI/S1 BUT !Y LACK ! RELATION%IPS1 SKILLS1 & POLITICAL SAVVY TO PRODUCE MASS TURN\T = !IR [N EV5TS4 

,( C\RSE1 ?AT DOESN'T MEAN !Y CAN'T LE>N ?OSE SKILLS4 ,WE W]E NOT BORN ) ?OSE SKILLS EI!R4 ,WE HAVE TO REMA9 VIGILANT1 MOBILIZ+ RESI/ANCE :5EV] !RE IS A *ANCE ?AT FASCI/S WILL SUCCE$ 9 !IR PUBLICITY /UNTS1 SO !Y >E NEV] POSITIVELY RE9=C$ = !IR EF=TS TO RECRUIT4 

,OV] ! PA/ TWO & A HALF YE>S1 ORGANIZ]S 9 ,D,C HAVE LE>N$ H>% LESSONS AB\T ! RISKS ( COLLECTIVE ACTION4 ,D,C AN>*I/S W]E %OCK$ :5 ,D,C POLICE *OSE TO MASS->RE/ & !N MASS-PROSECUTE OV] #b PEOPLE = ! C\RAGE\S ACTIONS ( ,JANU>Y #b1 #b#a#g4 ,! PREC$+ #a YE>S ( COMP>ATIVELY RE/RA9$ POLICE TACTICS HAD MADE ,D,C AN>*I/S COMPLAC5T4 ,WE HAD CONC$$ GR\ND TO LIB]ALS :5 WE %\LD HAVE BE5 DEVELOP+ /RATEGIES ?AT C\LD PREP>E US = ! MOM5T :5 ?AT SC5>IO *ANG$4 

,! N[ 9FAM\S ,ANTI-,CAPITALI/ & ,ANTI-FASCI/ ,BLOC ?AT RESPOND$ TO ! 9AUGURATION ( ,DONALD ,TRUMP WAS ISOLAT$ FROM ! MAJORITY ( PEOPLE ON ! /REET 9 ,D,C ?AT DAY1 LEAV+ IT VULN]ABLE TO REPRESSION4 ,9 SETT+ \T TO DEEP5 \R RELATIONS ) O!R SOCIAL MOVEM5TS1 LOCAL AN>*I/S AIM TO 5SURE ?AT WE CANNOT BE ISOLAT$ FROM \R COMMUNITIES4 

,ONE ROLE ! BLACK BLOC CAN PLAY IS TO DEF5D ?OSE :O >E VULN]ABLE TO POLICE ATTACKS4 ,ON ,JULY #f1 ! BLOC MOBILIZ$ :5 WE HE>D A L>GE NUMB] ( FASCI/S W]E CLOSE TO ! P>K2 \R GOAL WAS TO PRES]VE SPACE = PEOPLE FROM T>GET$ COMMUNITIES4 

,JU/ A YE> AGO1 AN>*I/S W]E ASK$ TO /AY \T ( ! SITES ( P]MITT$ DEMON/RATIONS = FE> ( MASS >RE/S & POLICE VIOL5CE4 ,\R REC5T EF=TS TO CONNECT ) O!RS HAVE 5ABL$ US TO MAKE SPACE = AN>*I/ ACTIONS 9 A WAY ?AT WAS NOT POSSIBLE BETWE5 #baf & #b#a#h4 ,BUILD+ & DEEP5+ RELATION%IPS TAKES TIME1 PATI5CE1 & UND]/&+4 ,WE HOPE ?AT !SE EF=TS WILL EQUIP US TO BE BETT] PREP>$ = DEMON/RATIONS 9 ,D,C 9 ! FUTURE1 ! NEXT TIME AN>*I/S & ANTI-FASCI/S MOBILIZE4 

,:5 WE ACT1 IDEALLY WE %\LD BE SWIMM+ 9 A SEA ( PEOPLE1 NOT ALONE AGA9/ ! /REAM ( POLICE REPRESSION4 ,DIFF]5T TACTICS MAKE US /RONG] & %>+ SPACE MAKES ?OSE TACTICAL EXP]IM5TS SAF]4 ,IT'S H>D] TO MAKE A BUGABOO \T ( ! BLACK BLOC :5 O!R PEOPLE 9 ! /REETS KN[ :O WE >E & :AT WE >E !RE TO DO4 

,DON'T ,MUTE ,D,C 

  

,E>LI] ?IS YE>1 :ITE G5TRIFI]S DEM&$ ?AT ,%AW'S ,METRO ,P,C,S /ORE %UT (F ! MUSIC IT HAS BE5 PLAY+ = OV] #b YE>S4 ,9 ! #a#i#iS1 ,METRO ,P,C,S WAS ROCK+ ,GO-,GO \TSIDE & SELL+ BEEP]S1 BACK :5 ! ,U ,/REET CORRIDOR WAS KN[N AS 0,BLACK ,BROADWAY40 ,=M]LY KN[N AS ,*OCOLATE ,CITY1 ,D,C HAS BE5 SEE+ ,GO-,GO EV5TS PU%$ \T ( ! CITY 9TO ,M>YL&4 

,GO-,GO IS A HI/ORICALLY ,BLACK MUSIC ?AT DEVELOP$ 9 ,WA%+TON1 ,D,C--A HOMEGR[N V>IANT ( FUNK1 OLD-S*OOL HIP-HOP1 & ,R@&,B MUSIC1 F\ND$ BY ,D,C LEG5D ,*UCK ,BR[N4 ,! DISAPPE>ANCE ( ,GO-,GO FROM NE>LY EV]Y NEI<BORHOOD ILLU/RATES ! DISPLACEM5T ( ,BLACK PEOPLE FROM ,D,C4 

,A MASSIVE COMMUNITY-L$ RESPONSE TO ! PRESSURE ON ,METRO ,P,C,S BR\<T ?\S&S \T TO ,U ,/REET 9 ! FACE ( POLIC+ & G5TRIFICATION4 ,LAT] 9 SPR+ #b#a#i1 ,METRO ,P,C,S RETURN$ ,GO-,GO MUSIC TO ,*UCK ,BR[N ,WAY4 ,:ILE POLICE HAVE BE5 %UTT+ D[N !SE %[S1 COMMUNITIES HAVE BE5 US+ ,GO-,GO DANCE P>TIES AS A =M ( RESI/ANCE TO G5TRIFICATION 9 ,D,C4 

,:5 AN>*I/S1 ,BLACK ,LIVES ,MATT] ACTIVI/S1 & LOCAL ANTI-FASCI/S BECAME AW>E ( ! RI<T-W+ MOBILIZATION1 WE BELIEV$ IT W\LD BE IMPORTANT TO HOLD SPACE = ,BLACK1 ,BR[N1 & ,9DIG5\S JOY 9 ! FACE ( :ITE SUPREMACY4 ,WE SET \T TO HELP BR+ TOGE!R SOCIAL MOVEM5TS 9 A WAY ?AT W\LD SECURE ! SAFETY ( ,D,C RESID5TS & GIVE ! PROTE/ A SPECIFICALLY ,D,C ATMOSPH]E4 

,BE=E ! ,DEMON/RATION 

  

,:ILE ,D,C ORGANIZ]S BELIEV$ ?AT ?IS C\LD BE A L>GE MOBILIZATION1 ! MAT]IAL =CE ! ,PR\D ,BOYS PROMIS$ DIDN'T %[4 ,IT WAS A F> CRY FROM ! 0?\S& GIVE OR TAKE A FEW HUNDR$0 !Y PR$ICT$ TO ! P>K S]VICE4 

,LEAD+ UP TO ! MOBILIZATION1 WE 9T5TIONALLY DID NOT DISCUSS !IR POLITICS4 ,WE JU/ BR&$ !IR EV5T = !M1 CL>IFY+ = EV]YONE ?AT IT WAS P>T ( ! SAME FASCI/ CURR5T AS PREVI\S SU* DEMON/RATIONS 9 ,D,C4 ,A WEEK BE=E ! DEMON/RATION1 PUBLIC PRESSURE COMPELL$ ! ,SPY ,MUSEUM TO PUBLICLY D5\NCE ! ALT-RI<T & CANCEL !IR ,V,I,P EV5T4 

,9 A LA/-M9UTE ATTEMPT TO MOBILIZE SUPPORT]S & ESCALATE ! LIKELIHOOD ( RI<T-W+ VIOL5CE1 F>-RI<T M$IA BEGAN CIRCULAT+ RUMORS AB\T 0ANTIFA ACID ATTACKS40 ,NUM]\S ,PR\D ,BOYS US$ ?IS OPPORTUNITY TO ANN\NCE ?AT !Y PLANN$ TO C>RY LOAD$ GUNS4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 !SE RUMORS ALSO PROVID$ COV] = SEV]AL ( ! SPEAK]S TO CANCEL 9 ! FACE ( PUBLIC PRESSURE FROM ,D,C ANTIFASCI/S4 ,JACK ,POSEBIAC1 ,MIKE ,C]NOVI*1 & ,OM> ,NAV>R[ ALL BACK$ \T BE=E ! RALLY4 

,ROG] ,/ONE WAS A NO-%[4 ,LAURA ,LOOM] BLAM$ ANTIFA = ! RALLY 5D+ E>LY4 ,ALL 9 ALL1 !IR RALLY WAS LOGI/ICAL FAILURE1 ) NUM]\S EV5TS 5D+ E>LY & LACK+ ATT5DANCE4 

,TACTICALLY ,UNIMPRESSIVE1 ,BUT ,POLITICALLY ,SUCCESSFUL8 

  

#a3#c AM1 AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! RALLY--,BLACK ,LIVES ,MATT] ORGANIZ]S EXPLICITLY EXPRESS$ SUPPORT = ! BLACK BLOC4 0,SEE ! PEOPLE ) MASKS OV] !IR FACES1 & 9 ALL BLACK8 ,?OSE >E \R PEOPLE4 ,!Y >E H]E TO KEEP US SAFE BECAUSE POLICE DON'T4 ,WE KEEP EA* O!R SAFE40 ,AS ! DEMON/RATION GOT UND]WAY1 CR[DS GA!R$ AGA9/ ! BACKDROP ( ,D,C'S HOMEGR[N FUNK :ILE ANTI-FASCI/ SPEAK]S FROM DIFF]5T COMMUNITIES ALT]NAT$ ) B&S BR\<T 9 BY ANTI-FASCI/S ( COLOR & ,BLACK ,LIVES ,MATT] ,D,C4 

,>\ND #a#a3#c AM1 AS ! RALLY WAS GETT+ />T$1 GR\PS ( RI<T-W+ J\RNALI/S REPEAT$LY ATTEMPT$ TO FILM ! DEMON/RATION )\T ! CONS5T ( ORGANIZ]S OR ! COMMUNITY AT L>GE4 ,ORGANIZ]S AIM$ TO CREATE AN ATMOSPH]E *>ACT]IZ$ BY CONS5T & SOLID>ITY 9 :I* ! ATT5DEES W\LD ACTIVELY PREV5T FASCI/S FROM ATTACK+ COMMUNITY MEMB]S4 ,AT ONE PO9T1 A GR\P ( DRAG QUE5S *AS$ \T A GR\P ( FASCI/S4 

,?IS BEGAN A SKIRMI% BETWE5 FASCI/S & ANTI-FASCI/S4 ,AS ?IS UNFOLD$1 SOME ( !M CONT9U$ HECKL+ & ATTEMPT+ TO FILM4 ,NUM]\S ,PR\D ,BOYS & !IR SUPPORT]S REPEAT$LY CAME OV] & W]E *AS$ AWAY BY COMMUNITY MEMB]S1 NOT JU/ P>TICIPANTS 9 ! BLOC4 

,= ?OSE NOT 9 ! /REETS 9 ,D,C ON ,JULY #f1 ! BLACK BLOC WAS H>DLY ! WRECK+ BALL WE W]E ON ,J#b4 ,!RE >E NO SMA%$ W9D[S TO WRITE AB\T1 NO VIDEO CLIPS ( ,RI*>D ,SP5C] BE+ PUN*$ 9 ! FACE4 ,! MO/ EXCIT+ MOM5TS ( ! DAY W]E FUNNY RA!R ?AN 9SPIR+--= EXAMPLE1 PLAY+ TUG ( W> ) POLICE OV] A NEWSPAP] BOX4 

,>\ND #a3#c PM1 ! BLOC TOOK ! /REETS TO CONFRONT ,ID5TITY ,EVROPA1 :O W]E A BLOCK AWAY FROM !IR P]MITT$ RALLY4 

,O!R P>TICIPANTS 9 ! MOVEM5T >E NO LONG] SEEK+ TO POLICE \R ACTIONS1 BUT ! POLICE >E /ILL EAG] TO SUPPRESS EV5 ! MO/ MUNDANE ACTS ( REBELLION4 

,AT #e3#c PM1 AN>*I/S1 ,BLACK ,LIVES ,MATT]1 & O!R RALLY ATT5DEES MET UP AGA9 9 FRONT ( ,TRUMP HOTEL4 ,DESPITE HUNDR$S ( POLICE1 SEV]AL DOZ5 PEOPLE W]E ABLE TO HOLD !IR GR\ND 9 FRONT ( ! ,V,I,P ,BUS1 DELAY+ ITS DEP>TURE BY OV] AN H\R & A HALF4 ,! BUS1 :I* WAS SUPPOS$ TO LEAVE BY #f3#c1 LEFT >\ND #h PM = AN UNDISCLOS$ LOCATION 9 ,NOR!RN ,VIRG9IA4 

,9 %ORT1 :ILE ! DAY CAN H>DLY BE SAID TO BE A TACTICAL VICTORY1 WE W]E ABLE TO DIM9I% & CONTA9 ! ?REAT ?AT ! RALLY POS$ TO \R COMMUNITIES4 ,IT'S = ! BE/ ?AT WE DIDN'T HAVE TO PHYSICALLY FI<T A L>GE GR\P ( FASCI/S1 9 ANY CASE4 

,T[>DS ! ,FUTURE 

  

,DAYS AFT] ! _?,DEM&,FREE,SPEE* RALLY1 ! 0,MO!R ( ,ALL ,RALLIES0 ORGANIZ]S CANCEL$ !IR ANNUAL PRO-,TRUMP DEMON/RATION4 ,!Y CIT$ C5SOR%IP ON SOCIAL M$IA1 BUT IT'S SIGNIFICANT ?AT ?IS OCCURR$ DAYS AFT] ! FLOP ( ! 0FREE SPEE*0 DEMON/RATION4 

,:5 WE ?9K AB\T ! FUTURE--AB\T H[ TO MAKE SURE WE GA9 /R5G? & \R OPPOSITION LAYS DORMANT--WE NE$ TO REFLECT ON ! LIMITATIONS WE HAVE EXP]I5C$ 9 ?IS ]A & H[ TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T REPEAT ! MI/AKES ( ! PA/4 

,9 MANY DIFF]5T MOBILIZATIONS1 WE HAVE REPEAT$LY CONFRONT$ ! SAME ISSUES4 ,:5 !RE IS A SMALL M9ORITY ( PEOPLE :O FEEL COM=TABLE /&+ UP TO ! POLICE1 H[ DO WE RELATE TO O!RS :O >E NOT PREP>$ TO8 ,H[ DO WE ADDRESS ! QUE/IONS ( TIM+ & ! SAFETY ( P>TICIPANTS BO? 9SIDE & \TSIDE ! BLOC8 ,:5 %\LD WE PU% ! 5VELOPE1 & :5 %\LD WE PLAY A SUPPORT+ ROLE8 

,IF WE WANT TO 9CREASE \R ABILITY TO ACT & BUILD RELATION%IPS ) O!R REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5TS1 !SE >E IMPORTANT QUE/IONS4 ,BUT WE CAN ?9K BIGG] AB\T :AT WE DO NEXT4 ,H[ DO WE PU% = MILITANT RESI/ANCE 9 ! FACE ( BORD] MILIT>IZATION1 CONC5TRATION CAMPS1 POLICE KILL+1 & /ATE VIOL5CE8 ,H[ DO WE TAKE ! FOCUS FROM 9DIVIDUAL FASCI/S T[>DS /ATE-SANCTION$ RACIAL VIOL5CE4 

,AS WE LOOK =W>D TO REPLICAT+ ! SUCCESS ( MASS ANTI-FASCISM1 WE CAN LOOK TO USE ! SKILLS WE'VE BUILT 9 O!R >5AS4 ,! ,REPUBLICAN ,P>TY'S VISION1 :ILE NOT QUITE AS OV]T AS ,RI*>D ,SP5C]'S PROGRAM1 /ILL 9CLUDES SY/EMIC E?NIC CLEANS+ & CONC5TRATION CAMPS = *ILDR54 ,H[ CAN WE MAP ! RELATION%IPS ?AT CREATE !SE POLICIES8 ,H[ CAN WE BUILD CAMPAIGNS ?AT MAKE IT UNPOPUL> TO SUPPORT RACIALIZ$ POLIC+ & MASS 9C>C]ATION8 ,H[ DO WE USE RESE>*1 C\NT]-9TELLIG5CE1 SOCIAL MAPP+1 & /REET MILITANCY AGA9/ ,I,C,E & PRISONS8 ,H[ DO WE USE !SE SKILLS 9 MUTUAL AID PROJECTS AS WELL8 

,ON ONE H&1 WE HAVE TO BUILD ! ABILITY TO SU/A9 & 9T5SIFY \R (F5SIVE ORGANIZ+4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 WE HAVE TO SUPPORT EA* ANO!R ?R\< CRISIS CAPITALISM4 

.<#a.> ,RA!R ?AN ! K9D ( /ATE-5=C$ 0FRE$OM ( SPEE*0 9 :I* >MOR$ RIOT POLICE BLUDGEON ! G5]AL POPULATION :ILE FASCI/S CALL = EV5 MORE VIOL5CE1 AN>*I/S SEEK REAL FRE$OM1 9 :I* COMMUNITIES CAN SELF-ORGANIZE TO DEF5D AGA9/ ! VIOL5CE ( POLICE & FASCI/S ALIKE4 

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