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,RECLAIM+ AUTONOMY ( ACTION DUR+ ! VIRUS 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ANONYM\S 

,TEXT 3 

,! SITUATION *ANGES QUICKLY4 ,ALONG ) EV]YONE ELSE1 ,I FOLL[ IT AVIDLY & %>E UPDATES1 WAT* \R LIVES *ANGE FROM DAY TO DAY1 GET BOGG$ D[N 9 UNC]TA9TY4 ,IT CAN FEEL LIKE !RE IS ONLY A S+LE CRISIS :OSE FACTS >E OBJECTIVE1 ALL[+ ONLY ONE S+LE PA?1 ONE ?AT 9VOLVES SEP>ATION1 5CLOSURE1 OB$I5CE1 CONTROL4 ,! /ATE & ITS APP5DAGES BECOME ! ONLY ONES LEGITIMATE TO ACT1 & ! MA9/REAM M$IA N>RATIVE ) ! MASS FE> IT PRODUCES SWAMPS \R ABILITY = 9DEP5D5T ACTION4 

,SOME AN>*I/S ?\< HAVE PO9T$ \T ?AT !RE >E TWO CRISES PLAY+ \T 9 P>ALLEL -- ONE IS A P&EMIC ?AT IS SPREAD+ RAPDILY & CAUS+ S]I\S H>M & EV5 DEA? = ?\S&S4 ,! O!R IS CRISIS MANAGEM5T /RATEGY IMPOS$ BY ! ! /ATE4 ,! /ATE CLAIMS TO BE ACT+ 9 ! 9T]E/ ( EV]YONE'S HEAL? -- IT WANTS US TO SEE ITS RESPONSE AS OBJECTIVE & 9EVITABLE4 

,BUT ITS CRISIS MANAGEM5T IS ALSO A WAY ( DET]M9+ :AT CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKE :5 ! CRISIS RESOLVES1 LETT+ IT PICK W9N]S & LOS]S ALONG PR$ICTABLE L9ES4 ,RECOGNIZ+ ! 9EQUALITY BAK$ 9TO !SE SUPPOS$LY NEUTRAL MEASURES MEANS ACKN[L$G+ ?AT C]TA9 PEOPLE BE+ ASK$ TO PAY A MU* HI<] CO/ ?AN O!RS = :AT ! P[]FUL >E CLAIM+ AS A COLLECTIVE GOOD4 ,I WANT TO RECOV] SOME AUTONOMY & FRE$OM ( ACTION 9 ?IS MOM5T1 & TO DO ?IS1 WE NE$ TO BREAK FREE ( ! N>RATIVE WE >E GIV54 

,:5 WE LET ! /ATE CONTROL ! N>RATIVE1 ! QUE/IONS ?AT >E ASK$ AB\T ?IS MOM5T1 WE ALSO LET !M CONTROL ! ANSW]S4 ,IF WE WANT A DIFF]5T \TCOME ?AN ! P[]FUL >E PREP>+1 WE NE$ TO BE ABLE TO ASK A DIFF]5T QUE/ION4 

,WE MI/RU/ ! MA9/REAM N>RATIVE ON SO MANY ?+S1 & >E USUALLY M9DFUL ( ! P[]FUL'S ABILITY TO %APE ! N>RATIVE TO MAKE ! ACTIONS !Y WANT TO TAKE SEEM 9EVITABLE4 ,H]E 9 ,CANADA1 ! EXAGG]ATION & LIES AB\T ! IMPACTS ( %UTD[NCANADA RAIL BLOCKADES WAS A DELIB]ATE PLAY TO LAY ! GR\NDWORK = A VIOL5T RETURN TO NORMAL4 ,WE CAN UND]/& ! B5EFITS ( AN 9FECTION-CONTROL PROTOCOL :ILE BE+ CRITICAL ( ! WAYS ! /ATE IS US+ ?IS MOM5T = ITS [N 5DS4 ,EV5 IF WE ASSESS ! SITUATION \RSELVES & ACCEPT C]TA9 RECCOM5DATIONS ! /ATE IS ALSO PU%+1 WE DON'T HAVE TO ADOPT ! /ATE'S PROJECT AS \R [N4 ,!RE IS A BIG DIFF]5CE BETWE5 FOLL[+ ORD]S & ?9K+ 9DEP5D5TLY TO REA* SIMIL> CONCLUSIONS4 

,:5 WE >E ACTUALLY C>RY+ \T [N PROJECT1 IT BECOMES EASI] TO MAKE AN 9DEP5D5T ASSESSM5T ( ! SITUATION1 P>S+ ! TORR5T ( 9=MATION & RECCOM5DATIONS = \RSELVES & ASK+ :AT IS ACTUALLY SUITABLE = \R GOALS & PRIORITIES4 ,= 9/ANCE1 GIV+ UP \R ABILITY TO HAVE DEMON/RATIONS :ILE WE /ILL NE$ TO GO WORK RETAIL JOBS SEEMS LIKE A BAD CALL = ANY LIB]ATORY PROJECT4 ,OR RECOGNIZ+ ! NE$ = A R5T /RIKE :ILE ALSO FE> MONG]+ AB\T ANY WAY ( TALK+ TO \R NEI<BORS4 

,GIV+ UP ON /RUGGLE :ILE /ILL ACCOMODAT+ ! ECONOMY IS V]Y F> FROM ADDRESS+ \R [N GOALS1 BUT IT FL[S FROM ! /ATE'S GOAL ( MANAG+ ! CRISIS TO LIMIT ECONOMIC H>M & PREV5T *ALL5GES TO ITS LEGITIMACY4 ,IT'S NOT ?AT ! /ATE SET \T TO QUA% DISS5T1 ?AT IS PROBABLY JU/ A BYPRODUCT4 ,BUT IF WE HAVE A DIFF]5T />T+ PO9T -- BUILD AUTONOMY RA!R ?AN PROTECT ! ECONOMY -- WE WILL LIKELY /RIKE DIFF]5T BALANCES AB\T :AT IS APPROPRIATE4 

,= ME1 A />T+ PO9T IS ?AT MY PROJECT AS AN AN>*I/ IS TO CREATE ! CONDITIONS = FREE & MEAN+FUL LIVES1 NOT JU/ ONES ?AT >E AS LONG AS POSSIBLE4 ,I WANT TO LI/5 TO SM>T ADVICE )\T C$+ MY AG5CY1 & ,I WANT TO RESPECT ! AUTONOMY ( O!RS -- RA!R ?AN A MORAL CODE TO 5=CE1 \R VIRUS MEASURES %\LD BE BAS$ ON AGREEM5TS & B\ND>IES1 LIKE ANY O!R CONS5T PRACTICE4 ,WE COMMUNICATE AB\T ! MEASURES WE *OOSE1 WE COME TO AGREEM5TS1 & :]E AGREEM5TS >5'T POSSIBLE1 WE SET B\ND>IES ?AT >E SELF-5=CEABLE & DON'T RELY ON CO]CION4 ,WE LOOK AT ! WAYS ACCESS TO M$ICAL C>E1 CLASS1 RACE1 G5D]1 GEOGRAPHY1 & ( C\RSE HEAL? AFFECT ! IMPACT ( BO? ! VIRUS & ! /ATE'S RESPONSE & TRY TO SEE ?AT AS A BASIS = SOLID>ITY4 

,A BIG P>T ( ! /ATE'S N>RATIVE IS UNITY -- ! IDEA ?AT WE NE$ TO COME TOGE!R AS A SOCIETY >\ND A S+UL> GOOD ?AT IS = EV]YONE4 ,PEOPLE LIKE FEEL+ LIKE !Y'RE P>T ( A BIG GR\P EF=T & LIKE HAV+ ! S5SE ( CONTRIBUT+ ?R\< !IR [N SMALL ACTIONS -- ! SAME K9DS ( PH5OM5ONS ?AT MAKE REBELLI\S SOCIAL MOVEM5TS POSSIBLE ALSO 5ABLE !SE MOM5TS ( MASS OB$I5CE4 ,WE CAN BEG9 REJECT+ IT BY REM9D+ \RSELVES ?AT ! 9T]E/S ( ! RI* & P[]FUL >E FUNDAM5TALLY AT ODDS ) \R [N4 ,EV5 9 A SITUATION :]E !Y C\LD GET SICK5 OR DIE TOO 7UNLIKE ! OPIOID CRISIS OR ! ,A,I,D,S EPIDEMIC BE=E IT71 !IR RESPONSE TO ! CRISIS IS UNLIKELY TO MEET \R NE$S & MAY EV5 9T5SIFY EXPLOITATION4 

,! PRESUM$ SUBJECT ( MO/ ( ! MEASURES LIKE SELF-ISOLATION & SOCIAL DI/ANC+ IS MIDDLE-CLASS -- !Y IMAG9E A P]SON :OSE JOB CAN EASILY BE WORK$ FROM HOME OR :O HAS ACCESS TO PAID VACATION OR SICK DAYS 7OR1 9 ! WOR/ CASE1 SAV+S71 A P]SON ) A SPACI\S HOME1 A P]SONAL VEHICLE1 )\T V]Y MANY CLOSE1 9TIMATE RELATION%IPS1 ) MONEY TO SP5D ON *ILDC>E & LEISURE ACTIVITIES4 ,EV]YONE IS ASK$ TO ACCEPT A LEVEL ( DISCOM=T1 BUT ?AT 9CREASES ! FUR!R AWAY \R LIVES >E FROM LOOK+ LIKE ?AT UN/AT$ IDEAL & COMP\NDS ! UNEQUAL RISK ( ! WOR/ CONSEQU5CES ( ! VIRUS4 ,ONE RESPONSE TO ?IS 9EQUALITY HAS BE5 TO CALL ON ! /ATE TO DO =MS ( R$I/RIBUTION1 BY EXP&+ EMPLOYM5T 9SURANCE B5EFITS1 OR BY PROVID+ LOANS OR PAYM5T DEF]RALS4 ,MANY ( !SE MEASURE BOIL D[N TO PRODUC+ NEW =MS ( DEBT = PEOPLE :O >E 9 NE$1 :I* RECALLS ! \TCOME ( ! #bh F9ANCIAL CRA%1 :]E EV]YONE %>$ 9 ABSORB+ ! LOSSES ( ! RI* :ILE ! POOR W]E LEFT \T TO DRY4 

,I HAVE NO 9T]E/ 9 BECOM+ AN ADVOCATE = :AT ! /ATE %\LD DO & ,I C]TA9LY DON'T ?9K ?IS IS A TIPP+ PO9T = ! ADOPTION ( MORE SOCIALI/IC MEASURES4 ,! C5TRAL ISSUE TO ME IS :E!R OR NOT WE WANT ! /ATE TO HAVE ! ABILTIY TO %UT EV]Y?+ D[N1 REG>DLESS ( :AT WE ?9K ( ! JU/IFICATIONS IT 9VOKES = DO+ SO4 

,! _?%UTD[NCANADA BLOCKADES W]E CONSID]$ UNACCEPTABLE1 ?\< !Y W]E B>ELY A FRACTION AS DISRUPTIVE AS ! MEASURES ! /ATE PULL$ \T JU/ A WEEK LAT]1 MAK+ CLE> ?AT IT'S NOT ! LEVEL ( DISRUPTION ?AT WAS UNACCEPTABLE1 BUT RA!R :O IS A LEGITIMATE ACTOR4 ,SIMIL>LY1 ! GOV]NM5T ( ,ONT>IO REPEAT$ CON/ANTLY ! UNACCEPTABLE BURD5 /RIK+ TEA*]S W]E PLAC+ ON FAMILIES ) !IR H&FUL ( DAYS ( ACTION1 JU/ BE=E CLOS+ S*OOLS = ?REE WEEKS -- AGA91 ! PROBLEM IS ?AT !Y W]E WORK]S & NOT A GOV]NM5T OR BOSS4 ,! CLOSURE ( BORD]S TO PEOPLE BUT NOT GOODS 9T5SIFIES ! NATIONALI/ PROJECT ALREADY UND]WAY ACROSS ! WORLD1 & ! ECONOMIC NATURE ( !SE SEEM+LY MORAL MEASURES WILL BECOME MORE PLA9 ONCE ! VIRUS PEAKS & ! CALLS %IFT T[>DS 'GO %OPP+1 = ! ECONOMY'4 

,! /ATE IS PRODUC+ LEGITIMACY = ITS ACTIONS BY SITUAT+ !M AS SIMPLY FOLL[+ EXP]T RECCOM5DATIONS1 & MANY LEFTI/S E*O ?IS LOGIC BY CALL+ = EXP]TS TO BE PUT DIRECTLY 9 CONTROL ( ! RESPONSE TO ! VIRUS4 ,BO? ( !SE >E ADVOCAT+ = TE*NOCRACY1 RULE BY EXP]TS4 ,WE HAVE SE5 ?IS 9 P>TS ( ,EUROPE1 :]E ECONOMIC EXP]TS >E APPO9T$ TO HEAD GOV]NM5TS TO IMPLEM5T 'NEUTRAL' & 'OBJECTIVE' AU/]ITY MEASURES4 ,CALLS TO SURR5D] \R [N AG5CY & TO HAVE FAI? 9 EXP]TS >E ALREADY COMMON ON ! LEFT1 ESPECIALLY 9 ! CLIMATE *ANGE MOVEM5T1 & EXT5D+ ?AT TO ! VIRUS CRISIS IS A SMALL LEAP4 

,IT'S NOT ?AT ,I DON'T WANT TO HE> FROM EXP]TS OR DON'T WANT !RE TO BE 9DIVIDUALS ) DEEP KN[L$GE 9 SPECIFIC FIELDS -- IT'S ?AT ,I ?9K ! WAY PROBLEMS >E FRAM$ ALREADY ANTICIPATE !IR SOLUTION4 ,! RESPONSE TO ! VIRUS 9 ,*9A GIVES US A VISION ( :AT TE*NOCRACY & AU?ORIT>IANISM >E CAPABLE (4 ,! VIRUS SL[S TO A /OP1 & ! *ECKPO9TS1 LOCKD[NS1 FACIAL RECOGNITION TE*NOLOGY1 & MOBILIZ$ LABOR CAN BE TURN$ TO O!R 5DS4 ,IF Y\ DON'T WANT ?IS ANSW]1 Y\'D BETT] ASK A DIFF]5T QUE/ION4 

,SO MU* ( SOCIAL LIFE HAD ALREADY BE5 CAPTUR$ BY SCRE5S & ?IS CRISIS IS ACCEL]AT+ IT -- H[ DO WE FI<T ALI5ATION 9 ?IS MOM5T8 ,H[ DO WE ADDRESS ! MASS PANIC BE+ PU%$ BY ! M$IA1 & ! ANXIETY & ISOLATION ?AT COMES ) IT8 

,H[ DO WE TAKE BACK AG5CY8 ,MUTUAL AID & AUTONOM\S HEAL? PROJECTS >E ONE IDEA1 BUT >E !RE WAYS WE CAN GO ON ! (F5SIVE8 ,CAN WE UND]M9E ! ABILITY ( ! P[]FUL TO DECIDE :OSE LIVES >E WOR? PRES]V+8 ,CAN WE GO BEYOND SUPPORT TO *ALL5GE PROP]TY RELATIONS8 ,LIKE MAYBE BUILD+ T[>DS LOOT+ & EXPROPRIATIONS1 OR EXTORT+ BOSSES RA!R ?AN BEGG+ NOT TO BE FIR$ = BE+ SICK8 

,H[ >E WE PREP>+ TO AVOID CURFEWS OR TRAVEL RE/RICTIONS1 EV5 CROSS CLOS$ BORD]S1 %\LD WE CONSID] IT APPROPRIATE TO DO SO8 ,?IS WILL C]TA9LY 9VOLVE SETT+ \R [N /&>DS = SAFETY & NECESSITY1 NOT JU/ ACCEPT+ ! /ATE'S GUIDEL9ES4 

,H[ DO WE PU% =W>D O!R AN>*I/ 5GAGEM5TS8 ,SPECIFICALLY1 \R HO/ILITY TO PRISON 9 ALL ITS =MS SEEMS V]Y RELEVANT H]E4 ,H[ DO WE C5T] & T>GET PRISON 9 ?IS MOM5T8 ,H[ AB\T BORD]S8 ,& %\LD ! POLICE GET 9VOLV$ TO 5=CE V>I\S /ATE MEASURES1 H[ DO WE DELEGITIMATE !M & LIMIT !IR P[]8 

,H[ DO WE T>GET ! WAY P[] IS CONC5TRAT+ & RE/RUCTUR+ ITSELF >\ND US8 ,:AT 9T]E/S >E POIS$ TO 0W90 AT ! VIRUS & H[ DO WE UND]M9E !M 7?9K 9VE/M5T OPPORTUNITIES1 BUT ALSO NEW LAWS & 9CREAS$ P[]S74 ,:AT 9FRA/RUCTURE ( CONTROL IS BE+ PUT 9 PLACE8 ,:O >E ! PR(ITE]S & H[ CAN WE HURT !M8 ,H[ DO WE PREP>E = :AT COMES NEXT & PLAN = ! W9D[ ( POSSIBILITY ?AT MI<T EXI/ 9 BETWE5 ! WOR/ ( ! VIRUS & A RETURN TO ECONOMIC NORMALCY8 

,DEVELOP+ \R [N READ ON ! SITUATION1 ALONG ) \R [N GOALS & PRACTICES1 IS NOT A SMALL JOB4 ,IT WILL TAKE ! EX*ANGE ( TEXTS1 EXP]IM5TS 9 ACTION1 & COMMUNICATION AB\T ! RESULTS4 ,IT WILL TAKE BROAD5+ \R S5SE ( 9SIDE-\TSIDE TO 9CLUDE 5\< PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO ORGANIZE4 ,IT WILL 9VOLVE /ILL ACT+ 9 ! PUBLIC SPACE & REFUS+ TO RETREAT TO ONL9E SPACE4 ,COMB9$ ) MEASURES TO DEAL ) ! VIRUS1 ! 9T5SE FE> & PRESSURE TO CON=M COM+ FROM MANY :O W\LD NORMALLY BE \R ALLIES MAKES EV5 F9D+ SPACE TO DISCUSS ! CRISES ON DIFF]5T T]MS A *ALL5GE4 ,BUT IF WE ACTUALLY WANT TO *ALL5GE ! ABILITY ( ! P[]FUL TO %APE ! RESPONSE TO ! VIRUS = !IR [N 9T]E/S1 WE NE$ TO />T BY TAK+ BACK ! ABILITY TO ASK \R [N QUE/IONS4 ,CONDITIONS >E DIFF]5T EV]Y:]E1 BUT ALL /ATES >E WAT*+ EA* O!R & FOLL[+ EA* O!RS' LEAD1 & WE W\LD DO WELL TO LOOK TO AN>*I/S 9 O!R PLACES DEAL+ ) CONDITIONS ?AT MAY SOON BECOME \R [N4 ,SO ,I'LL LEAVE Y\ ) ?IS QUOTE FROM AN>*I/S 9 ,FRANCE1 :]E A M&ATORY LOCKD[N HAS BE5 9 PLACE ALL WEEK1 5=C$ ) DRAMATIC POLICE VIOL5CE3 

0,& SO YES1 LET'S AVOID TOO MU* COLLECTIVITY 9 \R ACTIVITIES & UNNECESS>Y MEET+S1 WE WILL MA9TA9 A SAFE DI/ANCE1 BUT FUCK ! CONF9EM5T MEASURES1 WE'LL EVADE Y\R POLICE PATROLES AS MU* AS WE CAN1 IT'S \T ( ! QUE/ION ?AT WE SUPPORT REPRESSION OR RE/RICTIONS ( \R RI<TS6 ,TO ALL ! POOR1 M>G9AL1 & REBELLI\S1 %[ SOLID>ITY & 5GAGE 9 MUTUAL AID TO MA9TA9 ACTIVITIES NECESS>Y = SURVIVAL1 AVOID ! >RE/S & F9ES & CONT9UE EXPRESS+ \RSELVES POLITICALLY40 

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