,WORKPLACE ,OCCUPATIONS & ,AN>*ISM 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,IA9 ,MC,KAY 

,TEXT 3 

,AS P>T ( \R AGITATION 9 ! /UD5T PROTE/S1 AN>*I/S HAVE RAIS$ ! NECESSITY ( DIRECT ACTION SU* AS OCCUPATIONS4 ,?IS HAS A WID] APPLICATION ?AN /UD5TS & AN>*I/S HAVE LONG >GU$ ?AT AS P>T ( ANY SOCIAL REVOLUTION WORK]S W\LD NE$ TO OCCUPY !IR WORKPLACES4 

,9 ?IS1 WE >E P>T ( A LONG & GLORI\S TRADITION ( MILITANT WORK]S /RUGGLE4 ,?IS CAN BE SE5 FROM A REC5T ,S,W,P BOOK ON ?IS SUBJECT IMAG9ATIVELY 5TITL$ ,OCCUPY6 ,! BOOK />TS ) ! ,SEPTEMB] #aib ,ITALIAN ,OCCUPATIONS &1 UNSURPRIS+LY1 IT =GETS TO M5TION ?AT IT WAS ! ,ITALIAN AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S & AN>*I/S 7LIKE ,>M&O ,BOR<I & ,]RICO ,MALATE/A7 :O SUGGE/$ ! TACTIC TO BEG9 ) 9 ,M>* ( ?AT YE> 7SEE SECTION ,A4#e4#e ( ,AN ,AN>*I/ ,F,A,Q74 ,?IS IS NOT SURPRIS+1 AS ! ,S,W,P REGUL>LY WRITE LIB]T>IANS \T ( HI/ORY1 P>TICUL>LY :5 !Y DO NOT FIT !IR 0AN>*I/S >E PETIT-B\RGEOIS 9DIVIDUALI/ ELITI/S0 NONS5SE4 

,SIGNIFICANTLY1 AN AN>*I/ BOOK ON WORKPLACE OCCUPATIONS W\LD />T LONG BE=E #a#i#b4 ,T5 YE>S BE=E1 LEAD+ ,VOLTAIR9E DE ,CLEYRE >GU$ 9 ,MO!R ,E>? ?AT 0! WEAPON ( ! FUTURE WILL BE ! G5]AL /RIKE0 & ?AT IS IT NOT CLE> ?AT 0IT MU/ BE ! /RIKE :I* WILL /AY 9 ! FACTORY1 NOT GO \T80 ,ONE 0:I* WILL GU>D ! MA*9ES & ALL[ NO SCAB TO T\* !M8 :I* WILL ORGANIZE1 NOT TO 9FLICT DEPRIVATION ON ITSELF1 BUT ON ! 5EMY8 :I* WILL TAKE OV] 9DU/RY & OP]ATE IT = ! WORK]S1 NOT = FRAN*ISE HOLD]1 /OCKHOLD]S1 & (FICEHOLD]S80 ,FIVE YE>S BE=E DE ,CLEYRE1 ,LUCY ,P>SONS PRON\NC$ AT ! ,I,W,W'S F\ND+ CONV5TION ?AT ! 0CONCEPTION ( ! /RIKE ( ! FUTURE IS NOT TO /RIKE & GO \T & />VE1 BUT TO /RIKE & REMA9 9 & TAKE POSSESSION ( ! NECESS>Y PROP]TY ( PRODUCTION40 

,!SE IDEAS CAN BE TRAC$ BACK FUR!R4 ,KROPOTK9 REPEAT$ /RESS$ ! IMPORTANCE ( EXPROPRIATION DUR+ A SOCIAL REVOLUTION 7SEE ,WORDS ( A ,REBEL1 ,! ,CONQUE/ ( ,BREAD OR ,ACT = ,Y\RSELVES74 ,BAKUN9'S COMM5TS FROM #ahfh ALSO SUGGE/ ! OCCUPATION ( WORKPLACES3 0,ALL PRODUCTIVE CAPITAL & 9/RUM5TS ( LABOR .<WILL.> BE CONFISCAT$ = ! B5EFIT ( TOIL]S ASSOCIATIONS1 :I* WILL HAVE TO PUT !M TO USE 9 COLLECTIVE PRODUCTION40 

,:ILE !SE >E NOT AN EXPLICIT CALL = OCCUPATIONS AS P>T ( A /RIKE1 ?AT FL[S NATURALLY FROM SU* A VISION ( SOCIAL REVOLUTION4 ,P>SONS1 DE ,CLEYRE1 ,BOR<I & ,MALATE/A W]E BUILD+ UPON & APPLY+ !SE IDEAS4 ,WE CAN1 & MU/1 DO ! SAME TODAY4 ,AFT] ALL1 TURN+ A /RIKE COMMITTEE & ASSEMBLY 9 AN OCCUPI$ WORKPLACE 9TO ! DECISION MAK+ BODIES ( A SELF-MANAG$ WORKPLACE IS A LOGICAL PROGRESSION3 

0,! /RUGGLE AGA9/ HI]>*Y TEA*ES US NOT ONLY H[ TO BE AN>*I/S BUT ALSO GIVES US A GLIMPSE ( :AT AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY W\LD BE LIKE1 :AT ITS 9ITIAL FRAMEWORK C\LD BE & ! EXP]I5CE ( MANAG+ \R [N ACTIVITIES :I* IS REQUIR$ = SU* A SOCIETY TO FUNCTION SUCCESSFULLY 444 

0,?US1 = ALL AN>*I/S1 ! /RUCTURAL FRAMEWORK ( AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY WAS CREAT$ BY ! CLASS /RUGGLE1 BY ! NE$S ( WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE TO RESI/ OPPRESSION1 EXPLOITATION & HI]>*Y 444 ,! NECESSITY ( PRACTIC+ MUTUAL AID & SOLID>ITY TO SURVIVE UND] CAPITALISM 7AS 9 ANY O!R HO/ILE 5VIRONM5T7 MAKES WORK+ PEOPLE & O!R OPPRESS$ GR\PS ORGANIZE TOGE!R TO FI<T !IR OPPRESSORS & EXPLOIT]S4 ,?US ! COOP]ATION NECESS>Y = A LIB]T>IAN SOCIALI/ SOCIETY1 LIKE ITS ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK1 W\LD BE G5]AT$ BY ! NE$ TO RESI/ OPPRESSION & EXPLOITATION UND] CAPITALISM4 ,! PROCESS ( RESI/ANCE PRODUCES ORGANIZATION ON A WID] & WID] SCALE :I*1 9 TURN1 CAN BECOME ! FRAMEWORK ( A FREE SOCIETY AS ! NE$S ( ! /RUGGLE PROMOTE LIB]T>IAN =MS ( ORGANIZATION SU* AS DECISION MAK+ FROM ! BOTTOM UP1 AUTONOMY1 F$]ALISM1 M&AT$ DELEGATES SUBJECT TO 9/ANT RECALL & SO ON4 

0,= EXAMPLE1 A /RIK]S' ASSEMBLY W\LD BE ! BASIC DECISION-MAK+ =UM 9 A /RUGGLE = IMPROV$ WAGES & WORK+ CONDITIONS4 ,IT W\LD CREATE A /RIKE COMMITTEE TO IMPLEM5T ITS DECISIONS & S5D DELEGATES TO SPREAD ! /RIKE4 ,!SE DELEGATES 9SPIRE O!R /RIKES1 REQUIR+ A NEW ORGANIZATION TO CO-ORD9ATE ! /RUGGLE4 ,?IS RESULTS 9 DELEGATES FROM ALL ! /RIKES MEET+ & =M+ A F$]ATION 7A WORK]S' C\NCIL74 ,! /RIK]S DECIDE TO OCCUPY ! WORKPLACE & ! /RIKE ASSEMBLIES TAKE OV] ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION4 ,! /RIKE COMMITTEES BECOME ! BASIS = FACTORY COMMITTEES :I* C\LD ADM9I/] ! WORKPLACES1 BAS$ ON WORK]S' SELF-MANAGEM5T VIA WORKPLACE ASSEMBLIES 7! =M] /RIK]S' ASSEMBLIES74 ,! F$]ATION ( /RIK]S' DELEGATES BECOMES ! LOCAL COMMUNAL C\NCIL1 REPLAC+ ! EXI/+ /ATE ) A SELF-MANAG$ F$]ATION ( WORK]S' ASSOCIATIONS4 ,9 ?IS WAY1 ! CLASS /RUGGLE CREATES ! FRAMEWORK ( A FREE SOCIETY40 7SECTION ,I4#b4#c1 ,AN ,AN>*I/ ,F,A,Q7 

,/RANGELY1 ! ,S,W,P BOOK FAILS TO M5TION ! WORKPLACE TAKEOV]S DUR+ ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION4 ,?IS IS PROBABLY BECAUSE ! ,BOL%EVIKS OPPOS$ WORK]S SEIZ+ !IR WORKPLACES 7BECAUSE IT WAS A PETIT-B\RGEOIS AN>*I/ TACTIC1 NE$LESS TO SAY74 ,RA!R ! CORRECT ,M>XI/ POSITION WAS ?AT ! SO-CALL$ WORK]S' /ATE %\LD EXPROPRIATE ALL CAPITAL & ! WORK]S %\LD WAIT UNTIL ?AT IS DONE 7PRESUMABLY 9 ! COLD %UT-D[N WORKPLACES74 

,UNSURPRIS+LY1 AS DISCUSS$ 9 SECTION ,H4#f4#b ( ,AN ,AN>*I/ ,F,A,Q1 :5 ! ,BOL%EVIKS F9ALLY GOT R\ND TO DO+ ?AT ! C5TRAL BODY *>G$ ) DO+ IT HAD NO IDEA NO MANY FACTORIES W]E UND] ITS JURISDICTION1 :E!R ! WORK]S ALREADY HAD TAK5 !M OV] NOR :AT TO DO ) !M 9 T]MS ( 9PUT OR \TPUT4 ,9 %ORT1 IT WAS A COMPLETE MESS1 PRODUC$ BY IDEOLOGY & T]RIBLE CONDITIONS 7CONDITIONS1 IT MU/ BE /RESS$1 :I* ,BOL%EVIK IDEOLOGY HELP$ MAKE WORSE74 

,! AN>*I/ >GUM5TS = LOCAL ACTION & F$]ALISM TO CO-ORD9ATE SU* SELF-ACTIVITY REALLY IS ! ONLY WAY TO *ANGE SOCIETY WAS CONFIRM$ - C5TRALIZ$ BODIES1 AS ,PR\DHON1 ,BAKUN9 & ,KROPOTK9 CONT9UALLY >GU$1 W]E NOT UP TO ! TASK4 

,! IDEA ( WORKPLACE OCCUPATIONS CAN BE ADD$ TO ! LONG LI/ ( AN>*I/ POSITIONS :I* HAVE PROV5 VALID BY WORK+ CLASS /RUGGLE4 ,IT JO9S WORK]S C\NCILS1 ! G5]AL /RIKE1 M&AT$ & RECALLABLE DELEGATES1 F$]ATIONS ( COMMUNES1 & A HO/ ( O!R IDEAS :I* >E ACCEPT$ BY ! LIKES ( ! ,S,W,P BUT W]E FIR/ ADVOCAT$ BY AN>*I/S - & USUALLY DISMISS$ & MOCK$ BY ,M>XI/S BE=E WORK]S APPLY !M 9 /RUGGLE6 

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