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,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

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,C\RAGE\S DEMON/RATORS PULL$ D[N A ,CONF$]ATE /ATUE 9 ,DURHAM1 ,NOR? ,C>OL9A YE/]DAY4 ,9 ! FACE ( /ATE 9DIFF]5CE & RACI/ BACKLA%1 !Y TOOK MATT]S 9TO !IR [N H&S2 )9 M9UTES1 !Y HAD DEMOLI%$ A C5TURY-OLD SYMBOL ( OPPRESSION4 ,N[ ?AT ! /ATUE IS D[N1 :AT WILL IT TAKE TO UPROOT ! F\NDATION IT /OOD ON8 ,:AT CAN ?IS DEFIANT GE/URE TELL US AB\T H[ TO TAKE ON ALL ! O!R PROBLEMS WE FACE8 

,9 ,DURHAM1 PROTE/]S %[$ :AT ANYONE CAN ACCOMPLI% ) A LADD]1 ROPE1 A FEW FRI5DS1 & C\RAGE4 ,UPROOT+ ! BASE--! ROOT CAUSES ( :ITE SUPREMACY & \R P[]LESSNESS OV] \R [N LIVES--WILL TAKE LONG]1 BUT IT DEM&S ! SAME FUNDAM5TAL PR9CIPLE4 

,:Y HAD ! /ATUE /AY$ UP = SO LONG 9 ,DURHAM1 A LIB]AL CITY 9 :I* NE>LY HALF ! POPULATION IS ,BLACK8 ,A LOCAL GOV]NM5T SPOKESWOMAN CIT$ A /ATE LAW PROHIBIT+ !M FROM ALT]+ MEMORIALS1 SAY+1 0,I W\LD ASSUME ?AT ! ONLY ?+ POSSIBLE >E /EPS TO REV]SE ! LAW40 

,IF Y\ BELIEVE 9 ! LEGITIMACY ( ! /ATE--IF Y\ BELIEVE ! ONLY WAY TO MAKE *ANGE IS ?R\< REPRES5TATIVES & LAWS--!N YES1 ?AT'S 0! ONLY ?+ POSSIBLE40 ,9 ?AT MODEL1 \R C\NTRY WILL REMA9 AS 5TR5*$ 9 :ITE SUPREMACY AS \R RUL]S DECIDE IT %\LD BE4 ,:AT C\LD ILLU/RATE \R P[]LESSNESS BETT] ?AN BE+ =C$ TO SEE A SYMBOL ( \R DEGRADATION EV]Y DAY1 UNABLE TO IMAG9E A WAY TO *ANGE IT \RSELVES8 

,BUT AS AN>*I/S1 WE BELIEVE ?AT ALL ( US DES]VE TO DET]M9E \R [N DE/9IES4 ,WE BELIEVE ?AT !RE IS NO?+ 9H]5TLY LEGITIMATE AB\T ! ACTIONS ( ?OSE :O HOLD /ATE P[]1 NOR ANY?+ 9H]5TLY ILLEGITIMATE AB\T DEFY+ ! GOV]NM5T4 ,WE DON'T ACCEPT ?AT ! ONLY WAY TO DISMANTLE ! PHYSICAL LEGACY ( :ITE SUPREMACY IS TO WAIT = ! /ATE LEGISLATURE TO DO IT4 ,IF WE POSSESS ANY SORT ( FRE$OM TODAY 9 ?IS SOCIETY1 IT IS ! RESULT ( ALL ! TIMES PEOPLE DEFI$ & OV]?REW GOV]NM5TS1 NOT BECAUSE ( ! TIMES !Y W]E OB$I5T4 ,IF NOT = DISOB$I5CE1 WE W\LD /ILL BE LIV+ UND] ! RULE ( K+S4 ,?IS IS :Y WE BELIEVE ?AT ! BE/ WAY TO MAKE LA/+ *ANGE IS BY TAK+ DIRECT ACTION TO BR+ AB\T ! WORLD WE WI% TO LIVE 94 

,?IS IS TRUE = ANY *ANGE WE WI% TO MAKE1 FROM TOPPL+ A /ATUE TO TOPPL+ A PRESID5T4 

,9 RESPONSE TO !IR C\RAGE\S ACTION1 ! ,NOR? ,C>OL9A GOV]NOR TWEET$11 0,! RACISM & DEADLY VIOL5CE 9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE IS UNACCEPTABLE BUT !RE IS A BETT] WAY TO REMOVE !SE MONUM5TS40 ,?AT SEEMS UNLIKELY1 CONSID]+ ?AT AFT] NE>LY A C5TURY ( BEGG+ POLITICIANS1 ! /ATUE REMA9$ 9 PLACE--REPRES5T+ ! V]Y SAME RACISM & DEADLY VIOL5CE WE SAW 9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE4 ,9 ,DURHAM1 EV5 ) A ,BLACK MAYOR & A MAJORITY-,BLACK CITY C\NCIL1 ! /ATUE /OOD JU/ AS SOLIDLY AS IT HAD DUR+ ! ,JIM ,CR[ ]A ( ALL-:ITE GOV]NM5T4 

,!RE >E TWO WAYS TO *ANGE AN UNJU/ LAW4 ,Y\ CAN ASK LAWMAK]S TO AM5D IT1 OR Y\ CAN BREAK IT TOGE!R 9 A WAY ?AT MAKES IT UN5=CEABLE4 ,:I* APPROA* IS MORE EMP[]+8 ,! =M] CONC5TRATES P[] 9 ! H&S ( A FEW2 ! LATT] DISP]SES IT TO EV]YONE4 ,! =M] FRAMES LEAD]S AS ! ONLY AG5TS ( *ANGE2 ! LATT] 5ABLES ALL ( US TO DET]M9E ! %APE ( \R LIVES & \R COMMUNITIES4 

,WE CAN APPLY ?IS LOGIC ( DIRECT ACTION TO ALL ! PROBLEMS WE FACE4 

,RA!R ?AN HOP+ ?AT LAW 5=CEM5T WILL PROTECT US FROM FASCI/S1 :5 ALL EVID5CE SUGGE/S !IR COMPLICITY1 WE CAN ORGANIZE NETWORKS TO DEF5D \RSELVES AGA9/ BO? RI<T-W+ ATTACKS & POLICE VIOL5CE4 

,RA!R ?AN BEGG+ ,TRUMP--OR ,OBAMA1 :O OV]SAW MORE DEPORTATIONS ?AN ANY PREVI\S ,U,S PRESID5T--TO ADJU/ IMMIGRATION POLICIES1 WE CAN DEF5D \R NEI<BORS AGA9/ RAIDS1 E/ABLI% SANCTU>IES1 & TE> D[N BORD]S4 

,RA!R ?AN PLEAD+ = A LEAD] TO APPO9T A LIB]AL JUDGE TO MAKE DECISIONS AB\T \R BODIES = US1 WE CAN TAKE CONTROL ( ! KN[L$GE & 9FRA/RUCTURE WE NE$ = REPRODUCTIVE HEAL? C>E & BODILY AUTONOMY4 

,:AT ALL ( !SE APPROA*ES HAVE 9 COMMON IS A COMMITM5T TO /RUGGL+ = FRE$OM US+ ME?ODS ?AT SPREAD P[] RA!R ?AN CONC5TRAT+ IT4 ,AS =M] ,BLACK ,PAN!R & AN>*I/ ,A%ANTI ,AL/ON PUT IT1 WE NE$ 0ALL P[] TO ! PEOPLE & ALL P[] ?R\< ! PEOPLE40 

,WE %\LDN'T WAIT = PRESID5TS1 GOV]NORS1 OR BUREAUCRATS TO GIVE US P]MISSION TO *ANGE ! WORLD4 ,WE %\LDN'T DEF] TO AU?ORITY FIGURES4 ,FROM ! CIVIL RI<TS MOVEM5T TO ! ,/ONEWALL ,REBELLION1 FROM ,TAHRIR ,SQU>E 9 ,CAIRO TO ,GEZI ,P>K 9 ,I/ANBUL1 FRE$OM HAS ALWAYS BEGUN FROM ! PO9T AT :I* C\RAGE\S PEOPLE BROKE ! LAW & TOOK !IR LIVES BACK FROM !IR RUL]S4 ,! *IEF OB/ACLE TO !SE MOVEM5TS HAS NOT BE5 ! VIOL5CE ( ! /ATE1 BUT ! PASSIVITY & COMPLIANCE ( O!R CITIZ5S4 

,AN>*I/S DESIRE = EV]YONE TO BE FREE TO DECIDE H[ TO LIVE & RELATE ) ONE ANO!R ON !IR [N T]MS1 )\T CO]CION OR 5=C$ C5TRALIZATION4 ,WE WANT TO TE> D[N ! OPPRESSIVE LEGACIES ( ! PA/ TO BUILD A FUTURE BAS$ ON AUTONOMY & MUTUAL AID4 ,?IS MEANS TAK+ ON ,TRUMP AT ! 9AUGURATION & FASCI/S 9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE2 IT MEANS RESPOND+ TO DISA/]S ) GRASSROOTS AID2 IT MEANS SUPPORT+ PRISON]S1 ORGANIZ+ SOLID>ITY AS WORK]S & T5ANTS1 & OP]AT+ COMMUNITY C5T]S4 ,ALL ( !SE ACTIVITIES >E ALREADY GO+ ON ALL >\ND ! WORLD4 

,AS PEOPLE RISE UP TO TE> D[N /ATUES >\ND ! C\NTRY1 LET'S /RATEGIZE AB\T H[ TO TE> UP ! F\NDATIONS ( ! SY/EM ?AT PREV5TS US FROM MAK+ ! MO/ ( \R LIVES4 ,DIRECT ACTION1 )\T LAWS OR REPRES5TATIVES1 ISN'T JU/ A MORE EFFECTIVE WAY TO W9 IMM$IATE VICTORIES LIKE REMOV+ MONUM5TS COMMEMORAT+ A RACI/ HI/ORY4 ,IT CAN BE ! F\NDATION = A FREE WORLD BEYOND :ITE SUPREMACY1 CAPITALISM1 & ! /ATE4 

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