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,AS ! MOM5TUM ?AT ORIG9AT$ ) ,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET TAP]S (F1 ,MAY ,DAY #bab SAW AN>*I/S ON ! ,WE/ ,COA/ CONSOLIDATE !IR GA9S 9 ! /REET ) ACTIONS FROM ,LOS ,ANGELES TO ,VANC\V]4 ,9 A S]IES ( FIR/-P]SON VIGNETTES FROM ! ,BAY ,>EA1 SUPPLEM5T$ BY A PHOTOESSAY FROM ,SEATTLE SET TO A SONG BY ,UND]GR\ND ,REV]IE1 WE EVOKE ! ATMOSPH]E ( ,MAY ,DAY #bab & PLUMB ! QUE/IONS IT POSES4 

,SATURDAY1 ,APRIL #b#h1 ,OAKL& 

  

,I'M BACK 9 ! ,BAY = ,MAY ,DAY1 LOIT]+ \TSIDE ! TOP-SECRET AN>*I/ HIDE\T4 ,! /REETS ( ,OAKL& RECORD S$IM5T>Y LAY]S ( RESI/ANCE & DEFEAT3 0,O,C,C,U,P,Y ,E,V,],Y,?,+0 IS PA9T$ ACROSS A CANVAS ( FAD$ TAGS1 ! SLOGAN ITSELF OBSCUR$ B5EA? SYR+ES & G>BAGE4 ,DEEP] B5EA? ?AT CONCRETE CANVAS LIES ! PAVEM5T ?AT ! ,BLACK ,PAN!RS ONCE PATROLL$1 & BEL[ ?AT ! /REETS BLOCKAD$ 9 #a#i#d#f1 DUR+ ! LA/ ,G5]AL ,/RIKE 9 ! ,U,S4 ,WE /& ABOVE1 UPON ! SYR+ES & G>BAGE1 ASPIR+ PROTAGONI/S ( ! NEXT *APT] ( ! /ORY4 

,TWO BY TWO1 MY FRI5DS >E %[+ UP FROM ALL >\ND ! C\NTRY4 ,WE ?\<T WE'D F9ALLY SUP]S$$ ! SUMMIT MODEL ( AN>*I/ ACTION1 TAK+ UP ! DIFFUSE MODEL ( SOCIAL UNRE/ ALREADY SPREAD+ >\ND ! RE/ ( ! WORLD4 ,BUT H]E WE >E AGA91 CONV]G+4 

,?IS CONV]G+ CONFIRMS ?AT ! W9D[ ( POSSIBILITY ?AT OP5$ ) LA/ FALL'S SURGE ( ACTIVITY HAS CLOS$2 MOM5TUM HAS PLATEAU$ 9 ! SMALL T[NS1 LEAV+ ! DIEH>DS TO FL[ 9TO ! METROPOLISES4 ,LIKE ,VIETNAM1 ,OAKL& IS ! SITE ( A PROXY W>1 PATROLL$ BY POLICE :O LIVE 9 O!R T[NS & ?RONG$ BY AN>*I/S :O MOVE H]E FROM O!R /ATES4 ,?IS IS :]E RUL]S & RUL$ CONT5D TO PRODUCE DIFF]5T VISIONS ( ! FUTURE1 :I* WILL PRESUMABLY FILT] \T ?R\< NEWS /ORIES & Y\TUBE VIDEOS TO ! P]IPH]Y4 ,YET :AT HAPP5S H]E IS DET]M9$ ELSE:]E2 ,OAKL& W\LDN'T BE AN AN>*I/ HUB )\T A /EADY FL[ ( RECRUITS FROM ! ,MIDWE/]N SUBURBS1 NOR C\LD ! ,OAKL& ,POLICE KEEP ! UPP] H& )\T FUND+ & >MS FROM \TSIDE4 ,BO? SIDES IGNORE ! H9T]L&S AT !IR P]IL4 

,ACROSS ! /REET1 A HALF DOZ5 R\< *>ACT]S PASS LUGG+ MASSIVE IMPROVIS$ %IELDS1 IRREGUL>S 9 A REVOLUTION>Y >MY YET TO EXI/4 ,!Y LOOK HAGG>D2 NONE ( US RECOGNIZE !M4 ,?IS C\LD BE ,MU5/] 9 #a#e#c#d1 VAGABONDS TRICKL+ 9 FROM FAIL$ PEASANT W>S = ANO!R %[D[N ) ! P[]S ?AT BE4 

,SUNDAY1 ,APRIL #b#i1 ,ALBANY 

  

,NOR? ( ,B]KELEY1 HUNDR$S ( PEOPLE HAVE OCCUPI$ A WIDE TRACT ( PRIME F>ML& [N$ BY ,U,C ,B]KELEY4 ,! ,UNIV]SITY IS CONSID]+ SELL+ ! L& TO ,:OLE ,FOODS1 AMONG O!RS2 :Y NOT USE IT TO PRODUCE ! FOOD LOCALS NE$1 RA!R ?AN DE/ROY+ IT SO A CORPORATION CAN CA% 9 ON !IR CONSEQU5T DEP5D5CE8 ,BACK 9 MY HOMET[N1 WE'RE DO+ ! SAME ON A SITE PROPOS$ = AN UNPOPUL> DRUG/ORE1 CULTIVAT+ A GU]RILLA G>D5 ( M$IC9AL H]BS4 ,COMP>$ TO ?IS VA/ EXPANSE1 ! SCALE ( \R LITTLE PLOT--A FEW PLANTS AT ! FOOT ( A F5CE--EMPHASIZES ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 H9T]L& & EPIC5T]4 

,! POLICE CIRCULATE FREELY1 FILM+ US4 ,W]E IT NOT = PUBLIC SUPPORT1 !Y'D CLE> US \T IMM$IATELY2 BUT ! CONDITIONAL NATURE ( LIB]AL BACK+ TIES \R H&S SO WE CAN'T =CE ! COPS \T1 EI!R--& !IR FILM+ PUTS US ALL AT RISK1 AMASS+ EVID5CE = DATABASES & C\RT CASES4 

,:ILE EV]YONE ELSE IS JUGGL+1 PLAY+ ) FABRIC AT ! >T /ATION1 & LI/5+ TO POORLY AMPLIFI$ SPEE*ES--! RITUALS ( LIB]AL ,CALI=NIA--,I JO9 A ,RA/AF>IAN MY AGE %OVEL+ SOIL & BREAK+ GR\ND4 ,IT FEELS GOOD TO WIELD A %OVEL 9 ! HOT SUN1 TO DO SOME?+ ) MY BODY4 ,I WANT TO CREATE COMMONS1 BUT ,I WANT TO DO IT = KEEPS1 NOT = %[4 

,ON ! WAY \T1 ,I MEET ONE ( ! ORGANIZ]S4 ,WE TALK AB\T ! IMPORTANCE ( SECRECY 9 PLANN+ ?IS OCCUPATION1 & AB\T ! ,MOVIM5TO DOS ,TRABALHADORES ,SEM ,T]RA1 :I* DOES ?IS ON A SCALE 9 ,BRAZIL ?AT MAKES ,B]KELEY LOOK LIKE MY HOMET[N4 ,I NEV] SAW BRI<T] />S ?AN ! NI<T ,I /AY$ ON SEV]AL MILES ( OCCUPI$ F>ML& \TSIDE ,BELO ,HORIZONTE4 

,I ALSO PASS SOME COMRADES NOT YET WE>+ !IR BLACK SWEAT%IRTS4 ,IT'S NOT JU/ COMMUNITY SUPPORT & PUBLIC LEGITIMACY ?AT MAKE ! AU?ORITIES HESITATE TO EVICT ?IS PLACE2 IF ?AT W]E ALL1 !Y W\LD GO AHEAD1 KN[+ ! CONSEQU5CES W\LD BE LIMIT$ TO ! FIELD ( CIVIL DISCUSSION4 ,IT'S ALSO ! ?REAT POS$ BY PEOPLE LIKE US4 

,MONDAY1 ,APRIL #c1 ,SAN ,FRANCISCO 

  

,WE'VE BE5 9 ! /REET = TWO M9UTES1 HOODS UP & FLAGS \T1 :5 ! FIR/ POLICE C> ROLLS UP4 ,EV5 ! MO/ H>D5$ ( US FL9*3 H]E WE >E1 CAU<T R$-H&$4 ,?IS MOM5T IS 9SCRIB$ ON EA* ( US 9 %AME & FE>3 ! SIR5 BEH9D US ON ! HI<WAY1 ! LOSS PREV5TION AG5T BLOCK+ \R PA? AT ! GROC]Y /ORE1 ! (FIC]S EVICT+ US FROM \R 5CAMPM5T OR HOME4 ,! MOM5T :5 IT BECOMES CLE> ?AT WE >E WEAK]1 ?AT WE HAVE TO GIVE 9 REG>DLESS ( \R NE$S OR IDEALS4 

,A MASK$ FIGURE COOLLY /EPS TO ! C> & SPRAY-PA9TS A CIRCLE ,A ON ! PASS5G]-SIDE W9D[4 ,! (FIC] HALTS ! C> & JUMPS \T2 HIS BODY SAYS1 ,I'M GO+ TO ASS]T ORD]4 ,)\T BREAK+ /RIDE1 ! MASK$ FIGURE PIT*ES ! EMPTY SPRAY-PA9T CAN DIRECTLY AT ! (FIC]'S FACE2 IT B\NCES (F ) AN AUDIBLE SMACK4 ,! (FIC] GETS BACK 9 ! C>4 ,ITS W9D[S >E BA%$ 9 ) A G>BAGE CAN AS HE RETREATS4 

,ONE MORE BLOCK & ! POLICE /ATION LOOMS 9TO VIEW AHEAD4 ,NORMALLY ?IS W\LD MEAN WE'D MADE A CO/LY WRONG TURN1 BUT TONI<T WE M>* RI<T TO IT4 ,! POLICE RUN = COV] B5EA? A HAIL ( PA9T BOMBS & PROJECTILES2 MORE MASK$ FIGURES SPR+ =W>D TO DRIVE !IR FLAGPOLES 9TO ITS DOORS & W9D[S4 ,! S\ND ( %ATT]+ GLASS & HISS+ TIRES FILLS ! NI<T CONT9U\SLY = FIFTE5 M9UTES4 

,H]E IT IS1 F9ALLY1 ! P[] TO DEF5D A SPACE BEYOND !IR CONTROL2 9SIDE IT1 ALL ! RAGE SUPPRESS$ B5EA? ! V5E] ( IMPOS$ ORD] ]UPTS TO ! SURFACE4 ,ACTIVI/S & POOR PEOPLE HUMILIAT$ BY POLICE EXACT V5GEANCE2 R5T]S G5TRIFI$ \T ( !IR HOMES WRECK A NEI<BORHOOD !Y C\LD NEV] AF=D2 S]VICE WORK]S TAUNT$ ALL !IR LIVES ) LUXURY GOODS GIVE ! RI* A TA/E ( FE>4 ,! CALCULATIONS--! DEBTS & PAYM5TS--( CAPITALI/ 0JU/ICE0 GIVE WAY TO ! EXCESS ( REBELLION4 ,IT'S *AOTIC1 T]RIFY+1 EXHIL>AT+4 

,WALK+ >\ND ! ,MISSION DI/RICT AFT]W>DS1 !RE'S A LOT ( CONFUSION & ANG]1 & NOT ONLY FROM ! FABUL\SLY WEAL?Y4 ,9DE$1 IT'S /UPID ?AT ORD9>Y C>S HAVE BE5 DAMAG$ ALONGSIDE EXP5SIVE RE/AURANTS2 ! L9ES %\LD BE DRAWN BETWE5 ! RUL+ CLASS & EV]YONE ELSE1 NOT EA* AGA9/ ALL4 ,BUT AFT] SO MANY YE>S ( BOTTL+ UP ! CONSEQU5CES ( 9JU/ICE & 9EQUALITY1 ?+S >E B\ND TO BE MESSY :5 ! FLOODGATES OP54 ,?IS IS ! FLIP SIDE ( ! DOCILITY ( C>E] ACTIVI/S1 ! %AD[ ( ! SELF-CONGRATULATORY MORALISM ( NONPR(IT EMPLOYES3 :AT IS %UT \T RETURNS T5FOLD4 ,& H[ MANY RIOTS LIKE ?IS W\LD IT TAKE = ,SAN ,FRANCISCO R5T TO DROP )9 MY PRICE RANGE8 

,TUESDAY1 ,MAY #a1 ,OAKL& 

  

,! SWEET SC5T ( DI/ANT TE> GAS GREETS US AS WE >RIVE 9 D[NT[N ,OAKL& = ! NOON RALLY AT ,OSC> ,GRANT ,PLAZA2 CONCUSSION GR5ADES >E ALREADY EXPLOD+ AHEAD4 ,! BULLIES 9 BLUE >E MAK+ SNAT*-&-GRAB >RE/S TO 9TIMIDATE ! CR[D4 ,BUT ! CR[D DOESN'T FALL BACK2 EV]YONE RU%ES =W>D1 YELL+ & %OV+4 ,! POLICE ISSUE A DISP]SAL ORD] ?R\< A MEGAPHONE4 ,!RE'S SOME BACK & =?--EV]Y?+ IS CONFUS+--BUT !N !Y'VE RETREAT$ & WE HOLD NOT ONLY ! PLAZA BUT ! /REETS >\ND IT4 

,! CREW >\ND ! S\ND SY/EM ROLLS !IR C>T 9TO ! MIDDLE ( ! 9T]SECTION & A RAUC\S DANCE P>TY 5SUES4 ,ANO!R H>D-WON SPACE \TSIDE ! LOGIC ( CONTROL & PR(IT3 DANC+ )\T A COV] *>GE1 LUN* )\T A *ECK\T L9E1 POLITICS )\T POLITICIANS4 ,!RE >E HUNDR$S ( PEOPLE H]E1 MAYBE ?\S&S1 & CONTR>Y TO ! ALLEGATIONS ?AT ,OCCUPY ,OAKL& IS A BUN* ( \TSIDE AGITATORS1 MANY >E LONGTIME LOCALS ( COLOR4 ,IT'S A MI/AKE TO CR$IT REC5T >RIVALS ) ,OAKL&'S /REET MILITANCE--IF ANY?+1 !Y'VE LE>N$ IT H]E4 

,ORIG9ALLY1 ! PLAN = ,MAY ,DAY HAD BE5 TO %UT D[N ! ,GOLD5 ,GATE BRIDGE1 BUT ?AT COLLAPS$ 9 ACRIMONY AS ! UNIONS ?AT HAD ORIG9ALLY S\<T SOCIAL MOVEM5T P>TICIPATION BACK$ \T4 ,?IS HAS HAPP5$ OV] & OV] ALL >\ND ! C\NTRY3 =MAL & LONG/&+ ORGANIZATIONS HAVE ONLY COOPT$ & OB/RUCT$ POPUL> \TRAGE1 EV5 :5 !IR [N EXI/5CE IS AT /AKE4 ,IT HAS BE5 *ALL5G+ TO F9D NEW =MS ( ORGANIZATION ?AT 5ABLE PEOPLE TO COORD9ATE CONFRONTATIONAL ACTION4 ,DUR+ ! SUMMIT ]A1 GR\PS LIKE ! ,R,N,C ,WELCOM+ ,COMMITTEE & ! ,PITTSBUR< ,G#b ,RESI/ANCE ,PROJECT (F]$ A PROVISIONAL SOLUTION1 AL?\< !Y ALSO GAVE ! /ATE A T>GET = CONSPIRACY *>GES4 ,! G5]AL ASSEMBLIES ( ! ,OCCUPY MOVEM5T (F]$ ANO!R MODEL1 (T5 SUPPLEM5T$ BEH9D ! SC5ES BY 9=MAL NETWORKS2 IT REMA9S TO BE SE5 H[ SECURE !SE >E AGA9/ /ATE REPRESSION--! FULL =CE ( :I* WILL NOT BE FELT UNTIL ?IS WAVE ( MOM5TUM HAS PASS$ 5TIRELY4 

,AFT] A C\PLE H\RS CIRCL+ ,OSC> ,GRANT PLAZA1 WE BEG9 M>*+ TO MEET ! P]MITT$ M>* = IMMIGRANTS' RI<TS4 ,! POLICE >E /ILL NO:]E TO BE SE54 ,WE CROSS ! CITY1 CONFID5T 9 \R /R5G?2 P>TICIPANTS DRAG ! OCCASIONAL B>RICADE 9TO ! /REET1 BUT = ! MO/ P>T \R UNCONTE/$ PRES5CE IS 5\<4 ,/ILL1 :5 WE PASS A ,MC,DONALD'S1 SOMEBODY CAN'T RESI/ LOBB+ A PA9T BOMB AT IT1 & A MASK$ FIGURE SMA%ES ONE ( ITS W9D[S2 :5 SOMEONE *ASES ! V&AL1 ! PURSU] IS IMM$IATELY SURR\ND$ & NEUTRALIZ$ BY ! CR[D1 ! WAY :ITE BLOOD CELLS RESPOND TO BACT]IA4 

,RUMORS >E P\R+ 9 FROM O!R CORN]S ( ! C\NTRY3 POLICE HAVE RAID$ & >RE/$ COMRADES 9 ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY1 ,L,A,X HAS BE5 %UT D[N1 A /ATE ( EM]G5CY HAS BE5 DECL>$ 9 ,SEATTLE AFT] AN>*I/S WRECK$ ,NIKET[N = ! FIR/ TIME S9CE #a#i#i#i4 ,IT'S NOT CLE> H[ S]I\SLY WE %\LD TAKE !SE1 BUT IT'S EASY TO BELIEVE JU/ AB\T ANY?+ 9 ?IS 5VIRONM5T2 ! FANTASY P]SI/S ?AT UNRE/ WILL SPREAD FROM ! EPIC5T] TO ! P]IPH]Y1 ?AT RIOTS WILL BREAK \T EV]Y:]E ?IS COM+ AUTUMN ! WAY OCCUPATIONS DID LA/ FALL4 

,AFT] D>K1 :5 \R NUMB]S F9ALLY DROP1 ! POLICE SWOOP 9 5 MASSE4 ,WE SEE L9ES ( !IR VANS ZIPP+ UP ! SIDE /REETS TO CUT US (F FROM ! RE>1 SO WE FALL BACK1 ORANGE COLUMNS ( FLAME RIS+ FROM ! TRA%CANS 9TO ! COLOSSAL NI<T4 ,EXPLOSIONS E*O 9 ! DI/ANCE BEH9D US1 SCREAMS & SIR5S M+LE >\ND US1 & NO ONE KN[S :AT TO EXPECT AHEAD4 ,MAYBE ?IS IS JU/ ! F9AL ACT ( ! PLAY1 :5 ALL BUT ! EXTREMI/S HAVE )DRAWN FROM ! FIELD1 LEAV+ ! IMPRESSION ( ESCALATION2 OR MAYBE ?IS REALLY IS A H>B+] ( ?+S TO COME4 ,IT'S PROBABLY BO?4 

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