,>G5T9A1 ONE YE> ON 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,IA9 ,MC,KAY 

,TEXT 3 

,IT HAS BE5 A YE> S9CE ! PEOPLE ( ,>G5T9A TOOK TO ! /REETS TO PROTE/ YET MORE 9IQUIT\S GOV]NM5T RESPONSES TO ! DEEP5+ ECONOMIC CRISIS4 ,ONCE HAIL$ AS A MODEL = NEO-LIB]ALISM1 ! POPUL> UPRIS+ EXPOS$ ! HUMAN RESULTS ( OV] #b LONG YE>S ( /RUCTURAL ADJU/M5T PLANS & 0FREE-M>KET RE=MS40 ,! ECONOMY IS A MESS1 ) POV]TY & UNEMPLOYM5T AT DISGU/+ LEVELS4 ,9 ! PA/ F\R YE>S ( RECESSION1 ! POV]TY RATE HAS BALLOON$ FROM #ca TO #ec P]C5T ( ! POPULATION ( #cg MILLION1 & UNEMPLOYM5T HAS CLIMB$ FROM #ad TO #b#a4#d P]C5T1 ACCORD+ TO (FICIAL FIGURES4 

,! REVOLT REA*$ MASSIVE LEVELS4 ,SEV5 MILLION WORK]S TOOK P>T 9 A G5]AL /RIKE4 ,! PRESID5T DECL>$ A /ATE ( EM]G5CY :51 SOON AFT]1 HUNGRY PEOPLE BEGAN LOOT+ %OPS & SUP]M>KETS SO !Y C\LD FE$ !IR FAMILIES4 ,H[EV]1 ,>G5T9EANS HAD HAD 5\<4 ,9 ,BU5OS ,AIRES ALONE1 OV] A MILLION PEOPLE VOIC$ !IR ANG] & DISGU/ AT ! DISCR$IT$ POLITICAL ELITE BY DEFY+ ! /ATE ( EM]G5CY & TAK+ TO ! /REETS4 ,S9CE !N1 PROTE/S HAVE CONT9U$4 

,BUT :AT IS SIGNIFICANT AB\T ?IS REVOLT IS ?AT1 AS WELL AS TAK+ TO ! /REETS 9 PROTE/1 PEOPLE HAVE />T$ TO ORGANIZE !MSELVES TO MANAGE !IR AFFAIRS4 ,SEE+ ! RESULTS ( LEAV+ IT TO POLITICIANS TO ACT = !M1 MORE & MORE ,>G5T9EANS HAVE DECID$ TO TAKE !IR FATES 9TO !IR [N H&S1 TO ORGANIZE TOGE!R TO TRY MAKE REAL *ANGES TO IMPROVE !IR SITUATION4 ,&1 9 SO DO+1 ! BASIC IDEAS ( AN>*ISM HAVE BE5 CONFIRM$4 

,AN>*Y 9 ,ACTION8 

,! FIR/ DEVELOPM5T 9 POPUL> SELF-MANAGEM5T CAME 9 ! =M ( NEI<BORHOOD ASSEMBLIES4 ,AFT] ! ,DECEMB] PROTE/S1 ! PROTE/]S BR\<T ! REVOLT BACK HOME ) !M4 ,NEI<BORHOOD ASSEMBLIES QUICKLY MULTIPLI$ 7= EXAMPLE1 BY ,FEBRU>Y !RE W]E OV] #e ( !M 9 ,BU5OS ,AIRES ALONE74 ,MOREOV]1 !Y />T$ TO F$]ATE TOGE!R TO CO-ORD9ATE JO9 ACTIVITY4 ,9 ,BU5OS ,AIRES1 AN 9T]-NEI<BORHOOD ASSEMBLY MEETS ONCE A WEEK & HAS AN AV]AGE ( #c LOCAL CO-ORD9ATORS FROM ALL ! CITY'S NEI<BORHOODS P>TICIPAT+ 9 IT4 ,! LOCAL ASSEMBLIES1 H[EV]1 >E /ILL AUTONOM\S1 ROTAT+ ! WORK ( ORGANIZ+ & CO-ORD9AT+ ! 9T]-NEI<BORHOOD ONES4 

,!SE ASSEMBLIES >E ORGANIZ$ NON-HI]>*ICALLY & >E OP5 TO ALMO/ EV]YONE4 ,PEOPLE GET A *ANCE TO DISCUSS ! PROBLEMS !Y >E FAC+ & TO ORGANIZE EFFECTIVE WAYS ( DEAL+ ) !M4 ,OV] TIME1 ! ASSEMBLIES MOV$ BEYOND DISCUSS+ & PROTE/+ TO MORE DIRECT =MS ( ACTION1 SU* AS OCCUPY+ H\SES1 AB&ON$ HOSPITALS & BANKS1 US+ !M AS MEET+ PLACES1 SOCIAL C5T]S1 PLACES = ! HOMELESS TO /AY1 ORGANIZ+ ALT]NATIVE S*OOLS & *EAP HEAL? C>E4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ONE NEI<BORHOOD HAS TRANS=M$ A SUP]M>KET 9TO A CULTURAL C5T] & MEET+ PLACE1 A POPUL> SUP]M>KET :]E !Y SELL1 AMONG O!R ?+S1 ! PA/A PRODUC$ 9 A NE>BY FACTORY OCCUPI$ BY ! WORK]S4 ,! NEXT /AGE IS TO OP5 A !AT] 9 ! BASEM5T4 

,! CREATIVE POT5TIAL ( PEOPLE CRU%$ UND] HI]>*Y IS BE+ EXPRESS$ 9 ?\S&S ( WAYS4 ,EV]Y:]E SEES ! SAME DET]M9ATION TO BUILD FROM ! RU9S ( ! CRISIS A NEW1 BETT]1 SOCIETY4 ,!Y >E CREAT+ NEW WAYS ( ?9K+ AB\T POLITICS & ECONOMICS1 ONE BAS$ ON DIRECT ACTION & SELF-MANAGEM5T :I* HAS NO?+ TO DO ) P>TIES OR ! /ATE4 ,! BASIC IDEA ( AN>*ISM1 SELF-MANAGEM5T1 IS GA9+ SUPPORT4 ,! IDEA ?AT 0! PEOPLE MU/ GOV]N ?R\< ITS ASSEMBLIES0 IS BE+ DISCUSS$ & PRACTIC$4 

,9DU/RIAL ,AN>*Y8 

,SIGNIFICANTLY1 POPUL> ANG] IS NOT JU/ TURN$ AGA9/ ! POLITICIANS1 BUT ALSO AGA9/ !IR CRONIES 9 9DU/RY & BANKS 7! CAPITALI/ CLASS74 ,ANO!R DIRECT *ALL5GE TO ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM IS APPE>+ -- ! OCCUPATION ( FACTORIES BY !IR WORK]S4 

,FAC$ ) ! CLOSURE ( !IR WORKPLACES 9 ! FACE ( ! DEEP5+ ECONOMIC CRISIS1 WORK]S HAVE />T$ TO OCCUPY & RUN !M !MSELVES4 ,WORK]S HAVE SEIZ$ CONTROL ( SCORES ( F\ND]+ FACTORIES ACROSS ,>G5T9A4 ,9 SOME CASES1 !Y >E DO+ EV5 BETT] ?AN !IR PREVI\S [N]S4 ,IT IS /ILL E>LY DAYS1 ) OV] #a FACTORIES & O!R BUS9ESSES NATIONWIDE BE+ TAK5 OV]4 ,MO/ ( ! TAKEOV]S HAVE BE5 ( FACTORIES1 BUT !Y HAVE ALSO 9CLUD$ A SUP]M>KET1 A M$ICAL CL9IC1 A ,PATAGONIAN M9E & A ,BU5OS ,AIRES %IPY>D4 ,MO/ ( ! OCCUPI$ FACTORIES1 HAVE 9TRODUC$ AN EGALIT>IAN PAY SCALE4 ,EQUALITY IS ALSO APPLI$ 9 T]MS ( P[]1 ) DECISIONS BE+ MADE BY DIRECT VOTE 9 REGUL> ASSEMBLIES1 ) %OP /EW>DS & CO-ORD9ATORS SUBJECT TO C>RY+ \T ! GRASSROOTS' M&ATE4 

,MOREOV]1 MO/ ( ! WORKPLACES HAVE BE5 TURN$ 9TO CO-OP]ATIVES1 RA!R ?AN SOCIALIZ$ 7:I* IS TO BE EXPECT$ AS ! MOVEM5T HAS JU/ BEGAN74 ,!SE NEW CO-OP]ATIVES HAVE SURVIV$ 9 ! ECONOMIC CRISIS = MANY REASONS4 ,! ELIM9ATION ( ! [N]S' CUT & ! HI<] WAGES PAID TO MANAG]IAL /AFF HAVE HELP$1 AS HAS ! REPLACEM5T ( A FEW M9DS ) ?AT ( ! :OLE WORK=CE4 ,AP>T FROM SAV+ ?\S&S ( JOBS & S(T5+ ! PRECIPIT\S DECL9E ( ! NATION'S ONCE =MIDABLE 9DU/RIAL PRODUCTION1 ! FACTORY TAKEOV]S >E %[+ ?AT ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 CAPITAL & LABOR NE$ NOT EXI/4 ,BY RE/>T+ PRODUCTION 9 ! OCCUPI$ FACTORIES1 ! WORK]S HAVE %[N ?AT A CLASS ( [N]S & ORD] GIV]S >E NOT REQUIR$1 ?AT WORK+ PEOPLE CAN MANAGE !IR [N PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITY4 ,!Y HAVE SET AN EXAMPLE TO ! WORK+ CLASS ?AT !RE IS AN ALT]NATIVE WAY \T ( ECONOMIC CRISIS1 ONE :I* WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE CAN CREATE BY !IR [N SELF-ACTIVITY & SELF-ORGANIZATION4 

,:ILE MANY ( ! OCCUPATIONS HAVE BE5 OCCURR+ )9 A LEGAL FRAMEWORK1 ) SOME EV5 R5T+ ! FACTORY1 ! MOVEM5T HAS ! POT5TIAL ( BE+ MORE WIDESPREAD & BECOM+ MORE REVOLUTION>Y4 ,! DANG] IS ?AT !SE NEW WORK]-[N$ WORKPLACES BECOME AN 5D 9 !MSELVES1 ) ! REVOLUTION /OPP+ AT ! FACTORY DOORS4 ,EI!R ! CO-OP]ATIVES WILL CO-OP]ATE BETWE5 !MSELVES & F$]ATE TOGE!R 9TO WORK]'S C\NCILS OR !Y WILL SL[LY BUT SURELY DEG5]ATE BACK T[>DS CAPITALISM4 ,MOREOV]1 !Y SEEM LIMIT$ 7JU/ N[67 TO EXPROPRIAT+ CLOS$ WORKPLACES4 ,! NEXT /EP HAS TO BE ! EXPROPRIATION ( ALL CAPITAL BY WORK]S' ASSOCIATIONS4 

,NE$LESS TO SAY1 HAVE BEGUN TO AL>M CONS]VATIVES1 :O 7CORRECTLY7 VIEW !M AS A ?REAT TO PRIVATE PROP]TY RI<TS4 ,BUT 9 AN ECONOMY ?AT HAS SO LONG PLAC$ PR(IT ABOVE PEOPLE1 !SE OCCUPATIONS HAVE POPUL> SUPPORT & >E SPREAD+4 

,CO-ORD9ATION IS1 CORRECTLY1 VIEW$ AS ESS5TIAL4 ,! WORK]S 9 ! OCCUPI$ ,ZANON C]AMICS FACTORY 9 ,NEUQU51 HAVE ALREADY CONV5$ TWO ,NATIONAL MEET+S ( OCCUPI$ FACTORIES4 #d NEI<BORHOOD ASSEMBLIES W]E ALSO 9VOLV$ 9 ?IS MEET+4 ,?US L9KS BETWE5 WORKPLACE & COMMUNITY ASSEMBLIES >E BE+ =G$4 ,= EXAMPLE1 9 ,M>*1 AB\T #b PEOPLE FROM NEI<BORHOOD ASSEMBLIES & HUMAN RI<TS GR\PS CONV]G$ ON ! WORK]-CONTROLL$ ,BRUKMAN TEXTILE FACTORY1 =C+ ! RETREAT ( #g RIOT POLICE :O W]E ACT+ ON A JUDGE'S ORD] TO RECLAIM ! PROP]TY4 ,! WORK]S ( ! OCCUPI$ FACTORIES >E ALSO RAIS+ ! NE$ = A ,NATIONAL ,CONGRESS CONV5$ BY ! ASSEMBLIES1 ! PICKET]S & ! OCCUPI$ FACTORIES4 

,! OCCUPI$ FACTORIES >E P>T ( A G5]AL T5D5CY = ! DIRECT EXPROPRIATION ( CAPITAL BY ! PEOPLE4 ,AS WELL AS FACTORIES1 OCCUPATIONS ( H\SES1 SUP]M>KETS & HOSPITALS >E ALSO OCCURR+4 ,ONE AN>*I/ HAS T]M$ ?IS PROCESS AS ! FIR/ TIME ?AT ,ZAPATISMO HAS BE5 APPLI$ 9 ! CITIES4 

,SELF-MANAGEM5T AS BO? MEANS & 5DS 

,AS ONE Y\NG ,>G5T9EAN WOMAN PUT IT1 0,I DREAM ( ?IS1 ?AT MY *ILDR5 & ! *ILDR5 ( MY COMRADES C\LD DISCOV] ?IS1 C\LD F9D A WAY ( LIFE H]E1 LEAVE ! VICES \TSIDE4 ,LEAVE BECOM+ DEPRESSIVE1 TURN+ TO ! ALCOHOL & ! VAGRANCY ?AT ! SY/EM GIVES US & ?AT !Y C\LD F9D ?IS NEW =M ( MAK+ POLITICS1 )\T POLITICAL P>TIES40 

,%E IS A MEMB] ( ! ,SOLANO PIQUETROS4 ,SOLANO IS A POOR NEI<BORHOOD ON ! \TSKIRTS ( ,BU5OS ,AIRES4 ,! PIQUET]OS >E GR\PS ( UNEMPLOY$ WORK]S :O >E US+ !IR UNEMPLOYM5T AS A BASIS = ORGANIZ+ & /RUGGL+ = A BETT] SOCIETY4 ,!Y PR$ATE ! CURR5T REVOLT BY AB\T #f YE>S & HAVE DEVELOP$ A NEW =M ( /RUGGLE -- ! ROAD BLOCK4 ,!Y GO \T 5 MASSE & BLOCK ! MA9 ROADS & REFUSE TO MOVE UNTIL ! GOV]NM5T GIVES 9 TO !IR DEM&S4 ,9 ,SOLANO1 A ?\S& ( !M TAKE TO ! /REETS -- & ?IS IS JU/ ONE NEI<BORHOOD 9 ! CITY4 

,JU/ AS !IR TACTICS >E ORIG9AL1 SO >E !IR IDEAS4 ,!Y DO NOT DEM& MONEY4 ,NOR DO !Y DEM& TO BECOME M9DLESS WAGE SLAVES1 DO+ BOR+1 MEAN+LESS JOBS4 ,!Y WANT TO DO WORK ?AT !Y WANT TO DO1 ?AT !Y CONSID] IMPORTANT1 0G5U9E WORK0 AS !Y CALL IT4 ,NOR DO !Y SIMPLY WANT TO EMP[] ! /ATE TO ACT = !M4 ,JU/ AS !Y TAKE !IR [N /RUGGLE 9TO !IR [N H&S1 !Y4 ALSO TAKE !IR LIVES4 ,IT TOOK !M A YE> ( /RUGGLE TO W9 ! RI<T TO DECIDE !MSELVES :AT %\LD BE DONE ANY MONEY & WORK !Y MANAGE TO EXTRACT FROM ! /ATE4 ,!Y MEET & DECIDE :AT ! PRIORITIES >E = ! NEI<BORHOOD -- KEEP+ IT CLEAN1 REPAIR+ ! S*OOLS1 RUNN+ LOCAL S]VICES & 9DU/RY4 ,!Y DO NOT WAIT = ! /ATE OR CAPITAL TO SOLVE !IR PROBLEMS1 BECAUSE !Y KN[ ?AT ?AT WILL NOT HAPP54 

,:ILE ! PIQUET]OS >E UNEMPLOY$1 !Y DO NOT ?9K ( ?AT AS A BAD ?+4 ,!Y DO NOT WANT TO GO BACK TO BE+ EXPLOIT$4 ,!Y LIKE TO ?9K ( !MSELVES NOT AS UNEMPLOY$ WORK]S BUT AS AUTONOM\S WORK]S4 ,!Y DO NOT WANT TO RE/ORE CAPITALISM BUT TO CREATE SOME?+ NEW4 ,9 ! WORDS ( ANO!R WOMAN ,SOLANO PIQU]TO3 0FROM ?IS ABSOLUTE POV]TY 9 :I* !Y HAVE SUBM]G$ US1 FROM ?IS TAK+ AWAY ( \R DIGNITY ?AT !Y TRI$ TO IMPOSE ON ALL ! WORK]S1 :AT WE >E DO+ IS BUILD+ FROM ?IS POV]TY ! BASES P]HAPS -- & P]HAPS IT S\NDS V]Y FANCY -- ! BASES ( A NEW SOCIETY4 ,( A SOCIETY :I* IS BE+ BORN & :I* CAN GR[ ) DIGNITY FROM BEL[4 ,FROM POV]TY1 BUT ) DIGNITY1 FREE1 9DEP5D5T40 

,:]E N[8 

,:]E CAN ! ,>G5T9EAN REVOLT GO N[8 ,!RE >E TWO BASIC OPTIONS4 

,! LEFT WILL SEE NEW ELECTIONS AS ! WAY =W>D4 ,) A LEFT GOV]NM5T1 !Y >GUE1 DIFF]5T POLICIES C\LD BE FOLL[$ & OP5 REPRESSION ( ! MOVEM5T C\LD BE PREV5T$4 ,! NET EFFECT ( ?IS W\LD BE ! H&+ OV] ! MOVEM5T TO NEW POLITICIANS1 ( TRANSF]R+ ! /RUGGLE FROM ! /REETS & WORKPLACES 9TO CAPITALI/ 9/ITUTIONS4 ,! FOCUS ( /RUGGLE WILL BE PLAC$ ON A FEW LEAD]S1 NOT ON ! MASS ( ! POPULATION4 

,! ONLY O!R WAY IS TO RECOGNIZE ?AT ! ELECTIONS >E NOT RELEVANT1 ?AT ! /RUGGLE IS NOT TO W9 ! ELECTIONS1 BUT TO /R5G!N & DEVELOP ALL ! AUTONOM\S /RUGGLES & ORGANIZATIONS ?AT >E TAK+ PLACE4 ,TO BUILD1 9 O!R WORDS1 A REAL P[] 9 SOCIETY1 A POPUL> P[] BAS$ ON DIRECT DEMOCRACY1 SELF-ORGANIZATION & DIRECT ACTION4 

,?IS IS1 AFT] ALL1 ! LOGICAL IMPLICATION ( 08,QUE SE VAYAN TODOS610 ! GREAT SLOGAN ( ! ,>G5T9EAN UPRIS+ -- 0,\T ) !M ALL60 ,& ?IS SLOGAN IS BE+ EXT5D$1 ACQUIR+ A DEEP] MEAN+4 ,POLITICAL1 SOCIAL & ECONOMIC P[] IS BE+ QUE/ION$1 BE+ F\<T & UND]M9$ BY POPUL> P[]1 SELF-ORGANIZ$ & SELF-MANAG$ 9 BO? WORKPLACE & COMMUNITY4 

,:E!R !Y KN[ IT OR NOT1 ! ,>G5T9EAN PEOPLE1 LIKE ?\S&S ( O!R WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE ACROSS ! WORLD1 >E APPLY+ ! PR9CIPLES ( AN>*ISM )9 & BY !IR /RUGGLES4 ,!Y >E %[+ ?AT ANO!R WORLD IS POSSIBLE &1 MOREOV]1 CREAT+ IT 9 ! H]E & N[4 ,?IS EXPLA9S :Y :AT IS HAPP5+ 9 ,>G5T9A IS IMPORTANT NOT JU/ = ,>G5T9A4 ,!Y >E APPLY+ ! SAME IDEAS RAIS$ BY ! ,ZAPATI/AS :5 !Y ROSE UP 9 ,*IAPAS 9 #a#i#i#d1 SAY+ 8,YA BA/A6 7,5\<674 ,LIKE ?AT REVOLT1 ! ONE 9 ,>G5T9A IS PROVID+ 9SPIRATION = /RUGGLE AGA9/ CAPITALISM ?R\<\T ! WORLD4 

,NO REVOLT LA/S 9DEF9ITELY4 ,EI!R IT WILL GO ! :OLE HOG & REPLACE ! /ATE & CAPITAL BY COMMUNITY & WORKPLACE ASSEMBLIES & !IR F$]ATION 7I4E4 G5]ALIZ$ SELF-MANAGEM5T7 OR ! P[]S ?AT BE WILL REGA9 CONTROL & ! ,>G5T9EAN PEOPLE WILL BE MADE TO PAY = ! FE> !Y >E 9SPIR+ 9 ! RUL+ CLASS4 ,?AT IS :Y ! 0,DAYS ( ,DISOB$I5CE0 CALL$ = ! ANNIV]S>Y ( ! REVOLT IS SO IMPORTANT4 ,WE NE$ TO %[ ?AT :ILE ,>G5T9EAN MAY BE \T ! NEWS1 BUT WE >E /ILL WAT*+ & SUPPORT+ !M4 

,ULTIMATELY1 ( C\RSE1 ! BE/ SUPPORT WE CAN GIVE !M IS TO PROMOTE CLASS REVOLT H]E4 

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