,DIFF]5T ,CURR5TS 9 ! ,NIC>AGUAN ,9SURRECTION 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

,AS EV5 ! ,RUSSIAN /ATE NEWS S]VICE ADMITS1 ! ONGO+ REVOLT 9 ,NIC>AGUA AGA9/ ,DANIEL ,ORTEGA'S GOV]NM5T IS COM+ L>GELY FROM ! LEFT SIDE ( ! POLITICAL SPECTRUM4 ,:ILE SUPPORT]S ( ! AU?ORIT>IAN LEFT EXHORT PEOPLE TO SUPPORT 0LEFT0 GOV]NM5TS NO MATT] :AT NEOLIB]AL POLICIES !Y IMPLEM5T OR H[ MANY PEOPLE !Y SLAU<T]1 WE BELIEVE ?AT ! DECL9+ =TUNES ( LEFT GOV]NM5TS ?R\<\T ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA >E NOT JU/ ! CONSEQU5CES ( ,C,I,A CONSPIRACIES BUT ALSO ! CONSEQU5CE ( REAL %ORTCOM+S ( ! 9/ITUTIONAL LEFT & ( GOV]NM5T ITSELF4 ,D\BTLESS1 V>I\S CAPITALI/S & /ATE ACTORS HAVE !IR [N AG5DAS = ,NIC>AGUA & !Y HOPE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE ( ! UPRIS+ TO IMPLEM5T !M4 ,BUT ORD9>Y PEOPLE HAVE LEGITIMATE REASONS TO RISE UP4 ,WE %\LD ID5TIFY ! P>TICIPANTS 9 ! UPRIS+ :O >E PURSU+ GOALS COMPLEM5T>Y TO \R VISION ( A WORLD )\T CAPITALISM & ! /ATE1 9 ORD] TO DIRECT \R SOLID>ITY T[>DS !M4 ,O!RWISE1 AS ! ,ORTEGA GOV]NM5T ATTEMPTS TO RETA9 P[] BY BRUTE =CE1 ! REVOLT WILL LIKELY BE HIJACK$ BY RI<T-W+ & COLONIAL 9T]E/S4 

,:ILE /UD5TS W]E DISCUSS+ :AT DEM&S TO MAKE 9 ! NEGOTIATIONS ) ,ORTEGA1 ,DISS5SUS ,NIC>AGUA PUBLI%$ A TRANSLATION ( ! ,CRIME?,9C4 TEXT 0,:Y ,WE ,DON'T ,MAKE ,DEM&S0 9 ,SPANI%4 ,! NEGOTIATIONS HAVE BROK5 D[N4 ,N[ ! CRISIS IS 9T5SIFY+1 ) /UD5TS CONT9U+ TO OCCUPY UNIV]SITIES :ILE ! POLICE CONT9UE KILL+ PEOPLE & ,ORTEGA REFUSES TO BACK D[N4 ,9 ! FOLL[+ REPORT1 \R ,NIC>AGUAN CORRESPOND5T \TL9ES SOME ( ! T5SIONS )9 ! UPRIS+ & PRES5TS AN EYEWITNESS REPORT FROM 9SIDE ONE ( !SE OCCUPI$ UNIV]SITIES4 

,DIFF]5T ,=CES 9 ! ,REVOLT 

,I AM P>T ( ! AFF9ITY GR\P ?AT CREAT$ SOSNIC>AGU>EPORTE4COM1 9 ,SPANI%4 ,IT 9CLUDES A TIMELIME & ALL SORTS ( 9=MATION4 ,IT'S A GOOD PLACE = NEWS4 ,!RE IS EV5 A MEME SECTION6 

,AS ( ?IS WRIT+1 OV] #a PEOPLE HAVE BE5 MURD]$ BY ! /ATE & ! POLICE 9 ! UPRIS+ 9 ,NIC>AGUA4 ,! MAJORITY HAVE BE5 /UD5TS4 ,ON ,MO!R'S ,DAY 9 ,NIC>AGUA1 ,MAY #c1 !RE WAS A ,MO!R'S ,DAY M>*4 ,?IS M>* BROKE ALL RECORDS = P>TICIPATION4 ,! /ATE POLICE & ,S&9I/A ,Y\? ATTACK$ ! M>*1 KILL+ #aa & 9JUR+ #gi ALL OV] ,NIC>AGUA4 

,WE HAVE NOT BE5 ABLE TO DISCUSS ALL ! QUE/IONS WE W\LD LIKE TO4 ,?+S >E MESSY & *ANG+ CON/ANTLY1 & WE >E NOT ! MAJORITY4 ,NEV]!LESS1 ,I WILL TRY TO DESCRIBE ! SITUATION4 

,WE CAN SEE SOME T5SIONS 9SIDE ! MOVEM5T4 ,! MO/ NOTICEABLE >E ! FOLL[+3 

,! ,PRIVATE ,SECTOR VS4 ! ,AUTOVONCADO ,MOVEM5TS 

,! ,AUTOCONVOCADO MOVEM5T 7! COALITION ( /UD5T ORGANIZ]S & COMMUNITY ORGANIZ]S1 9DEP5D5T FROM ! ,COALITION ( ,/UD5TS & ,REPRES5TATIVES 9 ! DIALOGUE7 HAS BE5 SUPPORT+ A G5]AL /RIKE AS A WAY TO ESCALATE ! SITUATION & PUT MORE PRESSURE ON ! GOV]NM5T TO NEGOTIATE & /OP ! KILL+S4 ,! PRIVATE SECTOR 7:I* EMPLOYS DOZ5S ( ?\S&S ( PEOPLE & HOLDS A LOT ( WEAL? & POLITICAL P[]7 HAS NOT ADVOCAT$ = A G5]AL /RIKE1 SUPPOS$LY TO AVOID ECONOMIC LOSSES4 ,AS A CONSEQU5CE1 = EXAMPLE1 ! CITY ( ,MASAYA ORGANIZ$ AUTONOM\SLY & DECL>$1 9DEP5D5T ( ! PRIVATE SECTOR1 ?AT !Y W\LD CONDUCT A CITYWIDE G5]AL /RIKE4 ,?AT /RIKE OCCURR$ & WAS VIOL5TLY REPRESS$4 ,UP TO N[1 ,MASAYA IS ! MO/ DANG]\S & MO/ AFFECT$ CITY 9 ,NIC>AGUA1 ) OV] #a PEOPLE MURD]$ BY ! POLICE OV] LA/ WEEK5D4 

,/UD5T ,MOVEM5TS & ! ,/UD5T ,COALITION 

,!RE IS V]Y /RONG COMMUNICATION BETWE5 ! /UD5T MOVEM5T & ! ,/UD5T ,COALITION ?AT IS REPRES5T+ ! MOVEM5T AT ! LEVEL ( DIALOGUE ) ! /ATE4 ,BUT MANY P>TICIPANTS 9 ! /UD5T MOVEM5T FEEL ?AT ! ,/UD5T ,COALITION IS BE+ V]Y S(T & DIPLOMATIC4 ,! ,COALITION IS A GR\P ( /UD5T ORGANIZ]S FROM MULTIPLE UNIV]SITIES ALL OV] ,NIC>AGUA2 !Y >E ! ONES REPRES5T+ ! MOVEM5T 9 ! NEGOTIATIONS ) ! /ATE4 ,! /UD5T ORGANIZ]S ?AT =M ! COALITION EM]G$ FROM AFF9ITY GR\PS ?AT W]E CREAT$ AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! /UD5T PROTE/S4 ,I DON'T KN[ EXACTLY H[ !Y GOT SO MU* P[]--IT WAS A COMB9ATION ( BE+ 9 ! RI<T PLACE AT ! RI<T TIME & KN[+ ! RI<T PEOPLE4 ,!SE /UD5TS W]E ! FIR/ ONES TO PRES5T !MSELVES AS LEAD]S4 

,SO ! P[] DI/RIBUTION IS V]Y VAGUE & !RE >E 9/ANCES :5 !Y HAVE BE5 ACCUS$ ( SELL+ \T4 ,! ,/UD5T ,COALITION REPRES5TATIVES >E ! ONES :O RELEASE ! COMMUNIQUES & PLANS ( ACTION1 & ! ONES :O TALK TO ! PRESS ! MO/4 ,NEV]!LESS1 IT IS POSSIBLE = /UD5T DISSID5TS TO CLAIM ?AT ! ,COALITION DOES NOT REPRES5T !M & TO PROVIDE A DIFF]5T SET ( DEM&S & ME?ODS4 

,!RE >E ALSO COMPLA9TS ?AT ! ,/UD5T ,COALITION DOES NOT (F] SPACE = ANYONE'S VOICES BESIDES ?OSE ( M5 :5 IT COMES TO DELEGAT+ ! RESPONSIBILITIES4 

,! P>TICIPANT 9 ! ,/UD5T ,COALITION ?AT COMES CLOSE/ TO \R P]SPECTIVE IS PROBABLY ,5RIE? ,M>T9EZ4 

,MANAGUAC5TRISM 

,A LOT ( ! P[] & DECISION-MAK+ PROCESS HAS BE5 FOCUS$ ON /UD5TS 9 ,MANAGUA1 S9CE ! CAPITAL HAS BE5 ! SITE ( ! MAJOR MANIFE/ATIONS & OCCUPI$ UNIV]SITIES4 ,BUT ! CITIES ?AT HAVE BE5 AFFECT$ ! MO/ HAVE BE5 \TSIDE ( ,MANAGUA--CITIES ?AT DON'T HAVE A UNIV]SITY CAMPUS1 :]E ! RESID5TS >E DEF5D+ !MSELVES ?R\< CITYWIDE B>RICADES & SOME?+ LIKE A G5]AL /RIKE4 ,!RE IS NO EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AMONG PEOPLE 9 ! DIFF]5T CITIES1 S9CE ! /RATEGY HAS BE5 TO BLOCK ALL MAJOR ROADS & TRANSPORTATION4 ,AT ! TABLE ( ! DIALOGUE ) ! /ATE1 !RE >E NO REPRES5TATIVES FROM ! CITIES ?AT >E AFFECT$ ! MO/4 ,H]E IS :]E SEV]AL GR\PS HAVE ADVOCAT$ = SELF-GOV]NANCE & SELF-ADM9I/RATION AS A WAY TO TAKE ! DECISION-MAK+ P[] \T ( ,MANAGUA4 

,FEM9ISM 

,! FIR/ & MO/ PROM95T CRITIQUES ( ! GOV]NM5T & ! /ATE >OSE FROM FEM9I/S4 ,S9CE ! #a#i#hS1 FEM9I/S HAVE CRITIQU$ ! HI]>*ICAL & PATRI>*AL ASPECTS ( ! ,S&9I/A ,MOVEM5T4 ,9 A FAM\S SPEE* BY ,DANIEL ,ORTEGA ON ,9T]NATIONAL ,WOM5'S DAY AT ! PEAK ( ! ,S&9I/A ,REVOLUTION1 ,ORTEGA SAID ?AT ! REVOLUTION>Y DUTY ( WOM5 WAS TO GIVE BIR? TO ! NEXT G5]ATION ( REVOLUTION>IES4 ,?IS %[$ H[ ! REVOLUTION VIEW$ WOM5 & WOM5'S P>TICIPATION 9 EV]Y?+4 ,IT HAS BE5 FEM9I/S :O HAVE CRITIQU$ ! /ATE AS CONNECT$ TO MA*I/A & RELIGI\S CULTURE 9 ,NIC>AGUA & ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA4 ,IT HAS BE5 FEM9I/S :O HAVE D5\NC$ HI]>*IES 9 ! FAMILY1 9 POLITICS1 9 CULTURE1 & 9 ! /ATE4 ,IT HAS ALSO BE5 WOM5 :O HAVE CON/ANTLY SAID ?AT ! W> AGA9/ ! PEOPLE DID NOT />T ON ,APRIL #a#i1 IT />T$ WAY BE=E1 BUT IT WAS C>RI$ \T AGA9/ RURAL WOM5 & 9DIG5\S PEOPLE 9 ,NIC>AGUA4 

,ON ! ,QUE/ION ( ,CAPITALISM 

,PEOPLE NE$ TO UND]/& ?AT ! ,NIC>AGUAN PEOPLE >E SACRIFIC+ ECONOMIC /ABILITY = SOCIAL JU/ICE4 ,NIC>AGUA WAS P]CEIV$ AS SAFE1 AN ECONOMIC P>ADISE = 9VE/M5T1 BUT ?IS ONLY CAME AB\T ?R\< ! C5TRALIZATION ( POLITICAL P[]4 ,LIKE ,VIETNAM & ,*9A1 A S+LE-P>TY C5TRALIZ$ GOV]NM5T HAS BE5 AN 9C5TIVE TO DRAW PRIVATE 9VE/ORS4 

,NIC>AGUA'S ECONOMIC /ABILITY1 :I* TOOK #a YE>S TO BUILD1 ONLY B5EFITT$ ! UPP] MIDDLE CLASS & ! UPP] CLASS4 ,?IS CREAT$ A FALSE S5SE ( 0PROGRESS10 0DEVELOPM5T10 & 0/ABILITY10 ALL ( :I* ! GOV]NM5T CELEBRAT$4 ,9 REALITY1 MO/ ( ! PEOPLE WORK$ 9 9=MAL SECTORS & DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO JOBS4 ,9 ?IS S5SE1 P>TICIPANTS 9 ! /UD5T MOVEM5T >E =C$ TO />T ASK+ QUE/IONS3 0,O,K1 N[ ,I HAVE GRADUAT$ FROM AN ,AUTONOM\S ,UNIV]SITY1 N[ :AT8 ,:]E AM ,I GO+ TO WORK8 ,& AT :AT PRICE80 ,! VA/ MAJORITY ( COLLEGE MAJORS & PROGRAMS W]E 0PRO-M>KET MAJORS0 FOCUS+ ON BUS9ESS ADM9I/RATION1 5G9E]+1 COMPUT] SCI5CE1 M>KET+1 T\RISM1 & ! LIKE4 

,! /UD5T MOVEM5TS WILL NE$ TO ADDRESS CAPITALISM & NEOLIB]ALISM & />T TO SEE H[ !IR /RUGGLE 9T]SECTS ) ! ANTI-CAPITALI/ MOVEM5T \TSIDE ( AU?ORIT>IAN GOV]NM5TS4 ,!SE CONV]SATIONS HAVE NOT />T$ YET4 

,I ?9K A LOT ( PEOPLE >E DISAPPO9T$ 9 ! LACK ( 9T]NATIONAL SUPPORT T[>DS PEOPLE 9 ,NIC>AGUA4 ,AM]ICANS ONLY C>$ AB\T US AS LONG AS !Y C\LD COME TO ,NIC>AGUA TO VACATION & 5JOY *EAP ?+S4 ,ON AN 9T]NATIONAL LEVEL1 MANY ( ?OSE :O SUPPORT ! ,NIC>AGUAN 9SURRECTION >E NOT ASK+ H>D QUE/IONS AB\T !IR [N GOV]NM5TS & /RUCTURES4 ,HOPEFULLY1 WE CAN F9D A WAY TO MAKE W\LD-BE ALLIES />T ADDRESS+ !SE QUE/IONS !MSELVES4 ,IT'S TRUE1 WE >E SE5 AS A 0LEGITIMATE0 MOVEM5T ?AT WANTS 0DEMOCRACY0 7:ATEV] ?AT MEANS74 ,IF WE SUCCE$1 WE WILL SEE H[ MANY C\NTRIES WILL SUPPORT \R EF=TS TO COLLECTIVIZE1 AUTONOMIZE1 & DEC5TRALIZE4 

,WILL ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES /ILL SUPPORT US AFT] !Y REALIZE \R 9T5TION TO GO EV] FUR!R LEFT8 ,WILL A C5TRI/ GOV]NM5T CREATE ! CONDITIONS = MORE RADICAL POLITICS TO EM]GE8 ,?IS IS A LONG-T]M PLAN2 ! ,ORTEGAS WILL DO ! BE/ !Y CAN TO /AY 9 P[] AT :ATEV] CO/4 ,!Y W\LD PREF] TO /AY 9 P[] 9 A DE/ROY$ C\NTRY ?AN GIVE UP P[] 9 A WAY ?AT LEAVES ! C\NTRY /ABLE4 

,I ?9K ! CONV]SATION REG>D+ 0POLITICIANS10 0ELECTIONS10 0! /ATE10 0POLITICAL P>TICIPATION10 & 0! POLICE0 >E ALL UP 9 ! AIR4 ,IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE NEW LOCAL CONCEPTS4 ,AFT] EV]Y?+ ?AT HAS BE5 LO/--5TIRE T[NS BURN$ TO ! GR\ND & *ILDR5 EXECUT$ 9 ! /REET--WE WILL NOT SETTLE = LESS4 ,:ATEV] GOV]NM5T COMES NEXT WILL NE$ TO RADICALLY *ANGE :AT IT MEANS TO DO POLITICS4 

,I ?9K WE >E TRY+ EV]Y?+ FROM EV]Y POSSIBLE ANGLE1 & IT WILL BE ! PEOPLE :O WILL DECIDE :AT BE/ FITS !IR SPIRITUAL NE$S4 ,WE >E ATTACK+ /ATE P[] FROM EV]Y ANGLE1 SOME ANGLES MORE 09/ITUTIONAL10 0DEMOCRATIC10 & 0LEGIMITATE0 ?AN O!RS1 BUT SOMEH[ !SE >E ALL COMPLEM5T+ EA* O!R4 

,UN=TUNATELY1 WE DON'T KN[ IF WE >E MOV+ =W>DS OR BACKW>DS4 ,WE JU/ KN[ :AT ! GOV]NM5T IS DO+ EV]Y?+1 DESP]ATELY TO SURVIVE1 & EV]Y S+LE DAY1 !Y LOSE MORE SUPPORT4 ,AS ! SAY+ GOES1 ,EL QUE NO CRITICA A SU GOBI]NO1 NO QUI]E A SU MADRE6 ,?OSE :O DON'T CRITICIZE !IR GOV]NM5T DON'T LOVE !IR MO!RS4 

,APP5DIX3 ,9SIDE AN ,OCCUPI$ ,UNIV]SITY 9 ,MANAGUA 

,AFT] A WEEK ( COMMUNICAT+ ) MY CONTACT 9SIDE ! ,UNIV]SIDAD ,NACIONAL ,AUTONOMA DE ,NIC>AGUA 7,U,N,A,N71 ,I RECEIV$ A MESSAGE FROM HIM3 0,I'LL BE AT ! MA9 5TRANCE 9 #ae M9UTES4 ,I CAN MEET Y\ !RE IF Y\ WANT TO COME 9SIDE1 MEET EV]YBODY1 & SEE :AT WE'VE BE5 UP TO40 

,= A WEEK1 ,I HAD BE5 P>TICIPAT+ 9 A SUPPORT SY/EM HELP+ ! OCCUPATION AT ,U,N,A,N FROM ! \TSIDE4 ,AT FIR/1 MY CONTACT1 ,GUADALUPE 7A PSEUDONYM7 HAD ADVIS$ ME NOT COME 9SIDE = FE> ?AT 9FILTRATORS MI<T RECOGNIZE ME & H>ASS ME \TSIDE4 ,BUT AS ?+S SEEM$ TO HAVE SETTL$ D[N1 ,I WAS 9VIT$ 94 

,) AB\T #c1 /UD5TS1 ,U,N,A,N IS ! L>GE/ PUBLIC UNIV]SITY 9 ,NIC>AGUA4 ,/UD5TS HAVE BE5 OCCUPY+ IT S9CE ,MAY #h4 ,EV]Y MAJOR 5TRY IS BLOCK$ BY TWO SETS ( B>RICADES1 />T+ BLOCKS AWAY FROM ! MA9 ,PORTONES 75TRY GATE74 ,EA* PORTON IS GU>D$ BY AT LEA/ #ae /UD5TS >M$ ) MORT]OS 7MORTORS74 

0,DRESS UP AS A M$ICAL /UD5T & BR+ A M$ KIT1 JU/ 9 CASE ANYBODY IS WAT*+4 ,!Y >E LESS LIKELY TO BE SUSPICI\S IF Y\ 5T] AS A 'M$IC1'0 ,GUADALUPE TOLD ME4 

,I CROSS$ ! MA9 ,PORTON & MET ,GUADALUPE = ! FIR/ TIME4 0,SECOND 9 COMM&0 9 ! OCCUPATION1 HE IS ALSO A P>T ( ! COMMITTEE REPRES5T+ ! /UD5TS 9 ! NATIONAL DIALOGUE4 ,HE IS #bc YE>S OLD & A /UD5T AT ,U,N,A,N4 ,GUADALUPE WAS P>T ( ! FIR/ PROTE/ ORGANIZ]S 9SIDE ( ,U,N,A,N4 ,CURR5TLY HE DIVIDES HIS TIME BETWE5 WORK+ 9SIDE & \TSIDE ( ,U,N,A,N1 9SIDE AS A COORD9ATOR & \TSIDE AS A DELEGATE ( ,U,N,A,N AS P>T ( A L>G] /UD5T COALITION4 

,! ORGANIZATION 9SIDE ( ,U,N,A,N 9VOLVE 0LEAD]S0 FROM DIFF]5T PORTONES & SECTORS 7,M$ICAL1 ,FOOD1 ,SUPPLY7 ?AT MEET UP & NEGOTIATE RESPONSIBILITIES & PRIORITIES4 ,!SE LEAD]%IPS EM]G$ \T ( ! FIR/ WEEK ( OCCUPATION & W]E AGRE$ UPON BY ALL4 ,S9CE EA* PORTON IS SEMI-AUTONOM\S1 IT CAN OP]ATE AS A CLOS$ CIRCUIT 9 CASE ( AN ATTACK1 )\T ! NECESSITY ( A TOP-D[N DECISION-MAK+ PROCESS ?AT W\LD 9VOLVE ! 5TIRE ,UNIV]SITY4 ,ROLES W]E DI/RIBUT$ BY VOLUNT>Y ASSOCIATION & BAS$ >\ND %IFTS SO ?AT EV]YBODY CAN RE/4 ,MA9 ROLES >E3 ,GU>D+ ! B>RICADES1 SORT+ ?R\< DONATIONS1 FOOD1 CLEAN+1 GU>D+ ! PORTONES1 M$ICAL ATT5TION1 COMMUNICATIONS & COALITION P>TICIPATION4 

,ITS IMPORTANT TO NOTE ?AT ! ORGANIZATION 9SIDE ! OCCUPI$ ,UNIV]SITIES OCCURR$ SPONTANE\SLY4 ,!Y DID NOT FOLL[ A PRE-E/ABLI%$ OR PRE-REHE>S$ ORGANIZATIONAL MODEL4 ,?IS MODEL ( ORGANIZ+ WAS ! MO/ EFFICI5T1 P>TICIPATORY & DEMOCRATIC4 ,REMEMB] ?AT Y\NG ,NIC>AGUANS DID NOT HAVE AN 0OCCUPY MOVEM5T0 O SOME?+ SIMIL> ?AT C\LD HAVE PROVID$ ! BLUEPR9T ( H[ TO ORGANIZE4 ,! ONLY POLITICAL MODELS ?AT W]E PRACTIC$ W]E ?R\< HI]>*ICAL POLITICAL P>TIES1 & ,O,N,G'S LEAD]%IP TRA9+4 

,H]E >E ! RULES 9SIDE ! GATES3 EV]YBODY 9 ! ,UNIV]SITY USES PSEUDONYMS2 Y\ >E NOT ALL[$ TO TAKE ANY PHOTOS OR VIDEOS ( ANY?+2 IF Y\ >E TEXT+1 Y\ HAVE TO DO IT ) Y\R PHONE FAC+ ! GR\ND4 ,9 ,NIC>AGUA1 IT IS V]Y COMMON = PEOPLE TO USE NICKNAMES1 USUALLY D]IV$ FROM PHYSICAL CUES LIKE ,LA ,FLACA 7! SK9NY ONE71 ,EL ,GORDO 7! FAT ONE71 ,EL ,NEGRO 7! BLACK ONE71 ,LA ,ZORRA 7! ,FOX71 ,EL ,*9O 7! ,*9ESE ONE71 ,EL ,*ELE 7! LI<T-SK9N$ ONE71 ,EL ,GR+O 7! GR+O74 

,GUADALUPE CONFIRM$ MY ID5TITY & BEGAN TO %[ ME >\ND ! UNIV]SITY CAMPUS4 ,MO/ ( ! MU*A*OS 70! BOYS0--A WORD ?AT 9CLUDES GIRLS7 W]E BUSY TAK+ OV] ,U,N,I1 ! ,5G9E]+ ,UNIV]SITY1 SO ,U,N,A,N WAS SOME:AT QUIET4 ,LAT] ?AT DAY1 ! POLICE & ,S&9I/A ,Y\? ATTACK$ ,U,N,I1 9JUR+ #c /UD5TS & KILL+ ONE ( !M4 

,WE APPROA* ! GEOLOGY BUILD+1 :I* HAS BE5 TURN$ 9TO A M$ICAL C5T]4 0,?IS IS ONE ( ! NEWE/ BUILD+S ( ?IS ,UNIV]SITY & WE >E PROTECT+ IT1 BECAUSE WE PLAN ON US+ !SE FACILITIES 9 ! FUTURE = \R $UCATION40 ,I SEE ROOMS FULL ( M$ICAL SUPPLIES1 & A LOT ( /UD5TS SLEEP+ 9 ! HALLWAYS 9 SLEEP+ BAGS4 0,?OSE >E ! MU*A*OS FROM ! NI<T %IFT AT ! B>RICADES4 ,!Y SLEEP H]E DUR+ ! DAY4 ,NOT ALL ( !M >E FROM ,U,N,A,N--SOME ( !M >E NEI<BORS ?AT >E TOO AFRAID TO GO BACK HOME40 

,! HALLWAYS >E D>K & QUIET1 BUT EV]Y?+ IS CLEAN & ORGANIZ$4 ,!RE >E CLEAN+ CREWS2 /UD5TS KN[ ! RULES1 :I* ROOMS TO GO 9TO & :I* NOT TO GO 9TO4 0,WE NE$ TO PROTECT ?IS BUILD+4 ,IT'S ! GEOLOGY BUILD+4 ,WE >E PROTECT+ DIAMONDS & METEORS ?AT >E WOR? ?\S&S ( DOLL>S1 BUT WE WANT TO SAVE !M = FUTURE G5]ATIONS TO LE>N & /UDY40 

,! 5TIRE UNIV]SITY IS PROTECT$4 ,Y\ DON'T SEE GRAFFITI ON ! WALLS4 ,ALL ! CLASSROOMS >E LOCK$4 ,! RE/AURANTS 9SIDE ( ! UNIV]SITY >E ALSO PROTECT$ BECAUSE ! OCCUPI]S DON'T WANT ! OCCUPATION TO AFFECT ! SMALL BUS9ESS [N]S :O NE$ TO KEEP A JOB4 

,WE LEFT ! BUILD+ & APPROA* ONE ( ! COOK+ & FOOD COLLECTION %$S4 ,! LEAD] ( ?IS ZONE IS CALL$ ,AYM>A4 ,%E ADM9I/RATES ! FOOD 9 ?IS SECTION & KEEPS A TI<T RECORD ( ALL ! FOOD DONATIONS ?AT COME 94 ,%E DI/RIBUTES ! FOOD & SUPPLIES :]EV] !Y >E NE$$ ! MO/4 

,:AT DO Y\ ALL DO = FOOD8 

0,WE'RE LIV+ (F ,GALLO ,P9TO40 7,GALLO ,P9TO--RICE & BEANS--IS ! MO/ POPUL> ,NIC>AGUAN DI%74 0,WE DON'T HAVE A SET TIME = BREAKFA/4 ,IF ! MU*A*OS >E HUNGRY BUT DON'T WANT TO LEAVE !IR PO/1 WE'LL S5D FOOD !IR WAY4 ,EV]Y DAY1 WE MU/ COOK ?REE MEALS = AB\T #d PEOPLE40 ,! JOKE 9 ,NIC>AGUA IS ?AT WE EAT RICE & BEANS = BREAKFA/1 BEANS ) RICE = LUN* & ,GALLO ,P9TO = D9N]4 

,AYM>A ALSO %[$ ME A %$ FULL ( FOOD1 5\< FOOD = MON?S1 ALL ( :I* HAS BE5 DONAT$ BY PEOPLE ALL OV] ,NIC>AGUA4 ,IT IS RATION$ \T DAILY4 ,PO9T+ TO AN IMM5SE PILE ( SPOIL$ FOOD1 ,AYM>A SAID 0,Y\ SEE ALL ?AT FOOD8 ,?AT'S ALL POISON$ FOOD4 ,SOMETIMES PEOPLE S5D US BANANAS ) NE$LES 9SIDE1 OR BREAD 9JECT$ ) RAT POISON4 ,WE NE$ TO D\BLE-*ECK EV]Y?+ ?AT WE RECEIVE4 ,?AT'S :Y WE PRIORITIZE CANN$ GOODS40 

0,WE ALSO MANAG$ TO JUMP/>T FIVE UNIV]SITY TRUCKS & ONE TRACTOR1 :I* WE USE 9SIDE & \TSIDE ( ! UNIV]SITY40 

,?IS >TICLE DOES A GOOD JOB DESCRIB+ ! LEAD]%IP ( WOM5 9SIDE & \TSIDE ( ! /UD5T MOVEM5T4 ,I /UDI$ ) ! AU?OR1 ,MADELE9E ,C>ACAS1 & WE BO? />T$ \T 9 ! SAME ORGANIZ+ COMMITTEE 9 E>LY ,APRIL4 

,EA* PORTON OP]ATES SEMI-AUTONOM\SLY4 ,EA* ZONE HAS ITS [N M$ICAL C5T]1 FOOD C5T]1 & BOMB-MAK+ C5T]1 EA* ) A DELEGATE 9 EV]Y PORTON4 ,EV]Y PORTON IS ALWAYS READY TO DEF5D ITSELF4 ,TWO NI<TS BE=E MY VISIT1 AN >M$ MAN ON A MOTORCYCLE RAPIDLY APPROA*$ A B>RICADE1 %OOT+ AT ! /UD5TS4 ,! /UD5TS DEF5D$ !MSELVES ) MORT>S & 9JUR$ ! MOTORCYCLI/1 :O DE/ROY$ HIS PHONE BE=E ! /UD5TS MOV$ HIM TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL4 ,HE DI$ ON ! WAY !RE4 

,?IS WAS A V]Y CONFUS+ SC5>IO4 ,! MAN ON ! MOTORCYCLE UND]E/IMAT$ ! ABILITIES ( ! /UD5TS TO DEF5D !MSELVES4 ,:Y W\LD HE ATTACK ! B>RICADES BY HIMSELF8 ,DID HE PLAN ON %OOT+1 P]HAPS KILL+1 SOME /UD5TS & !N RETREAT+8 ,WE DON'T KN[4 

,SU* ATTACKS USUALLY HAPP5 AT NI<T4 ,KEEP 9 M9D ?AT ?IS UNIV]SITY IS ! SIZE ( AN 5TIRE NEI<BORHOOD1 ) HUNDR$S ( BUILD+S1 CLASSROOMS1 DEP>TM5TS & SOCC] & BASKETBALL C\RTS1 ) SIX DIFF]5T 5TRYWAYS4 ,9 ORD] TO ADD MORE PROTECTION AT NI<T1 ! B>RICADES >E MOV$ FUR!R \T ( ! UNIV]SITY P]IMET] TO CREATE MORE ( BUFF] ZONE4 

,UNLIKE ,U,P,O,L,I1 ,U,N,A,N DOES NOT HAVE ! SUPPORT ( ! LOCAL COMMUNITY TO PROTECT !M4 ,9 ?IS S5SE1 ! /UD5TS >E MORE EXPOS$4 ,U,N,A,N IS NEI<BOR$ BY ,LA ,COLONIA ,MIGUEL ,BONILLA1 :I* IS AN ,ORTEGUI/A NEI<BORHOOD4 ,?IS COMMUNITY WAS CREAT$ 9 ! #a#i#hS DUR+ ! ,S&9I/A ,REVOLUTION1 & MO/ ( ! H\SES >E [N$ BY ! POLICE1 ! MILIT>Y1 & HI<-RANK+ MILIT>Y (FICIALS4 ,?IS NEI<BORHOOD WAS ONE ( ! MILIT>Y HEADQU>T]S DUR+ ! ,SOMOZA DICTATOR%IP1 BUT WAS CONFISCAT$ DUR+ ! REVOLUTION & GIV5 TO ,U,N,A,N /UD5TS = H\S+ & TO MILIT>Y1 POLICE1 & CIVILIANS TO LIVE 94 ,!RE=E1 MO/ ( ! FAMILIES ?AT LIVE 9SIDE ( ,LA ,MIGUEL ,BONILLA /RONGLY SUPPORT ! ,ORTEGUI/A GOV]NM5T AS A 0REVOLUTION>Y GOV]NM5T40 ,IF Y\ >E POLITICAL DISSID5T 9 ,LA ,MIGUEL ,BONILLA1 Y\ MU/ KEEP A L[ PR(ILE2 !RE HAVE BE5 MANY CASES ( H>ASSM5T BY ! COMMUNITY T[>DS ANTI-,ORTEGA SUPPORT]S4 ,LA ,MIGUEL ,BONILLA IS ALSO :]E A LOT ( ,U,N,A,N ADM9I/RATION (FICIALS LIVE1 ! SAFE (FICIALS ?AT P]PETUATE & 9/ITUTIONALIZE ! ,ORTEGUI/A 9FLU5CE 9SIDE ( ! ,UNIV]SITY4 

,! ,U,N,A,N HAS A /RONG B>RICADE 9 FRONT ( ! 5TRANCE TO ,LA ,MIGUEL ,BONILLA1 S9CE A MAJORITY ( ! ATTACKS HAVE BE5 ORGANIZ$ 9SIDE ( ! NEI<BORHOOD1 :I* FUNCTIONS AS A SAFE SPACE = ,ORTEGUI/A =CES4 

,:AT DO Y\ WANT TO ACCOMPLI%8 

0,WE WANT TO OBTA9 UNIV]SITY AUTONOMY1 A COMPLETE RE/RUCTUR+ ( ,U,N,5 .<! *IEF ,NIC>AGUAN /UD5T UNION.>1 & A COMPLETE RE/RUCTUR+ ( ! 9T]NAL ADM9I/RATION ( ! ,UNIV]SITY4 ,EV]Y DAY WE SP5D 9 ?IS UNIV]SITY1 WE >E S5D+ A MESSAGE TO ALL ( ,NIC>AGUA AB\T H[ F> WE >E WILL+ TO GO TO (F] QUALITY $UCATION = \R G5]ATION & FUTURE G5]ATIONS40 

,:AT DOES AUTONOMY MEAN TO Y\8 

0,IT MEANS PR(ESSORS NOT GETT+ FIR$ BECAUSE !Y OPPOSE DECISIONS ?AT ! GOV]NM5T HAS BE5 MAK+4 ,IT MEANS GIV+ ACCESS TO S*OL>%IPS TO EV]YBODY1 NOT JU/ ! ,S&9I/A ,Y\?4 ,IT MEANS TAK+ ! ,ORTEGUI/A P>TY \T ( ! ,UNIV]SIY'S ADM9I/RATION4 ,IT MEANS /UDY+ ?+S ?AT MATT]4 ,WE NE$ A /UD5T-C5T]$ $UCATION & NOT AN ,ORTEGUI/A-C5T]$ $UCATION1 & ?IS IS HAPP5+ NOT JU/ AT ! ,UNIV]SITY LEVEL BUT ALSO AT ! ,PRIM>Y & ,SECOND>Y S*OOL $UCATION LEVEL40 

,I NOT$ ,CAMPUS ,SECURITY WAS /ILL PRES5T 9 ! ,UNIV]SITY4 ,I ASK$ AB\T !IR ROLE 9 ! UNIV]SITY DUR+ ! OCCUPATION4 ,GUADALUPE TOLD ME1 0,!Y WORK H]E BECAUSE !Y >E PRIVATELY HIR$1 SO !Y DON'T WANT TO LOSE !IR JOBS4 ,!Y HAVE HELP$ US ID5TITY 9FILTRATORS & HAVE BE5 EXTRA SET ( EYES & E>S !IR [N COMMUNITIES1 TO HELP ! /UD5TS4 ,!Y'RE ON \R SIDE40 

,= CONTEXT1 9 ,NIC>AGUA1 ,CAMPUS ,SECURITY IS NO?+ LIKE ! POLICE OR 0PRIVATE SECURITY40 ,!Y DO NOT C>RY WEAPONS2 !Y DO NOT HAVE ! P[] TO TURN PEOPLE 9 TO ! POLICE4 ,?IS JOB WAS CREAT$ 9 ! #a#i#iS :5 SO MANY REVOLUTION>IES W]E JOBLESS4 ,!SE JOBS >E DONE AT A V]Y L[ WAGE BY V]Y POOR FAMILIES1 USUALLY PROTECT+ EMPTY LOTS4 

,:AT MESSAGE DO Y\ HAVE = /UD5TS >\ND ! WORLD8 

0,HOPEFULLY WE CAN 9SPIRE /UD5TS TO OCCUPY !IR UNIV]SITIES & />T BUILD+ ! K9D ( UNIV]SITY !Y WANT TO /UDY 94 

0,IT'S ALSO SUP] IMPORTANT = ,UNIV]SITIES TO HAVE A GOOD RELATION%IP ) !IR NEI<BORHOOD4 ,?AT WAY Y\ CAN 9VOLVE ! COMMUNITY 9 MATT]S ?AT AFFECT ! UNIV]SITY & />T BUILD+ SOLID>ITY40 

,! /UD5TS ,I MET & SPOKE ) 9 ,U,N,A,N SEEM TO HAVE DEVELOP$ AN UNBREAKABLE BOND BAS$ ON SOLID>ITY ?AT CROSSES G5D] & CLASS BACKGR\NDS4 ,!Y APPE> WILL+ TO DIE = EA* O!R & TO PROTECT ! FUTURE !Y BELIEVE 94 ,!Y HAVE SP5T OV] ?REE WEEKS BUILD+ B>RICADES1 CONSPIR+1 LIV+ TOGE!R1 & PROTECT+ EA* O!R1 =EV] *ANG+ :AT IT MEANS TO BE A /UD5T 9 ,NIC>AGUA4 

,:AT COMES NEXT8 ,WILL O!R =CES 9T]V5E 9 ,NIC>AGUA TO MA9TA9 & 9T5SIFY NEOLIB]ALISM8 ,OR WILL ! REBELLION EXP& ITS SCOPE & ANALYSIS TO TAKE ON ! =CES BEYOND ! ,ORTEGA REGIME8 

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