,A ,NO ,BORD]S ,MANIFE/O ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,ANONYM\S ,TEXT 3 #a4 ,FRE$OM ( MOVEM5T IS NOT A RIRI]S ( B>B$ WIRE1 MONEY1 LAWS1 ,I,D C>DS1 SURVEILLANCE & SO ON -- MILLIONS CROSS BORD]S EV]Y DAY4 ,= EV]Y MIGRANT /OPP$ OR DEPORT$1 MANY MORE GET ?R\< & /AY1 :E!R LEGALLY OR CL&E/9ELY4 ,DON'T OV]E/IMATE ! /R5G? ( ! /ATE & ITS BORD]S4 ,DON'T UND]E/IMATE ! /R5G? ( EV]YDAY RESI/ANCE4 #b4 ,9 ! #a#i? C5TURY1 MILITANTS FIITY1 WORK+ ON BO? PUBLIC & CL&E/9E LEVELS4 #d4 ,PEOPLE MANAGE TO MOVE1 LIVE1 & EVADE /ATE CONTROL BECAUSE !Y >E P>T ( COMMUNITIES & NETWORKS4 ,MIGRATION HAPP5S BECAUSE ( MILLIONS ( CONNECTIONS BETWE5 MILLIONS ( PEOPLE4 ,\R ,NO ,BORD]S NETWORKS >E ONE SMALL P>T ( ?IS4 ,YET1 AS A MOVEM5T1 WE CAN PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE 9 BR++ SU* CONNECTIONS TOGE!R ACROSS NATIONAL & CULTURAL B\ND>IES4 ,\R /RUGGLE IS ONE & ! SAME4 #e4 ,PEOPLE MOVE = MANY DIFF]5T REASONS4 ,MANY ( ! CAUSES ( GLOBAL MIGRATION CAN BE TRAC$ BACK TO ! ,WE/'S IMP]IAL & CAPITALI/ V5TURES3 WE/]N-MANUFACTUR$ WEAPONS & >M$ CONFLICTS1 W>S ( AGGRESSION 9 PURSUIT ( OIL & O!R NATURAL RES\RCES1 REPRESSIVE REGIMES BACK$ BY ,WE/]N GOV]NM5TS1 CLIMATE *ANGE & L& GRABS1 & SO ON4 ,BUT ?IS IS NOT ! :OLE /ORY4 ,WE %\LDN'T OV]EMPHASIZE ! ROLE ( WE/]N P[]S & FALL 9TO ! TRAP ( SEE+ PEOPLE :O MIGRATE AS HELPLESS VICTIMS4 ,PEOPLE HAVE ALWAYS TRAVEL$ 9 SE>* ( BETT] LIV+ CONDITIONS1 OR SIMPLY TO PURSUE !IR DREAMS & DESIRES4 #f4 ,MOD]N /ATES TRY TO TURN MOVEM5T 9TO A RIE CONTROLL$ & CRIM9ALIZ$4 ,SOME MAY BE LET ?R\< BECAUSE !Y >E DEEM$ TO BE USEFUL TO ! ECONOMY1 OR BECAUSE !Y >E CLASS$ AS 'G5U9E REFUGEES'4 ,CATEGORIES LIKE REFUGEE1 ASYLUM SEEK]1 ECONOMIC MIGRANT & ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT >E US$ TO DIVIDE & CONTROL4 ,?IS IS :Y WE USE ! T]M 'MIGRANT' = ALL4 #g4 ,!RE >E MANY FRONTS TO FIE DRAWN TO ?IS /RUGGLE = \R [N REASONS & \T ( \R [N PASSIONS & HI/ORIES - = EXAMPLE1 MANY ( US >E MIGRANTS OR ! *ILDR5 ( MIGRANTS4 ,H[EV]1 !RE >E SOME SPECIFIC REASONS :Y WE ?9K FREE MOVEM5T IS RIT ( /RUGGLES 9 ,EUROPE AT ?IS MOM5T4 #g4#a4 ,MIGRANTS FROM POOR C\NTRIES >E ! FIR/ L9E ( ATTACK = RETR5*+ ,EUROPEAN GOV]NM5TS & ECONOMIES 9 A TIME ( CRISIS4 ,) LIMIT$ RIE (T5 ! FIR/ WORK]S TO LOSE !IR JOBS :5 ! RECESSION BITES2 ! FIR/ TO BE T>GET$ BY 9CREAS$ REPRESSION & NEW SURVEILLANCE TE*NOLOGIES2 ! FIR/ TO BE BLAM$ & SCAPEGOAT$ = CAPITALISM'S CRISES2 & ! FIR/ TO BE DISP5S$ ) :5 !IR LABOR IS NO LONG] NE$$4 #g4#b4 ,BUT MIGRANTS >E (T5 ALSO ! FIR/ TO RESI/1 & TO DEVELOP ALT]NATIVE 9FRA/RUCTURES \TSIDE ! REA* ( ! /ATE4 ,9 #a#g? C5TURY ,5GL&1 TRAVEL+ WORK]S & BEGG>S ?R[N (F !IR L& BY ! 5CLOSURES />T$ E>LY REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5TS LIKE ! ,LEVEL]S1 ,DIGG]S & ,RANT]S4 ,9 ! #a#i? C5TURY1 AN>*ISM GREW UP AMONG DISPOSSESS$ MIGRANT COMMUNITIES 9 ,B>CELONA1 ,BU5OS ,AIRES1 ,*ICAGO OR ! ,EA/ ,5D ( ,LONDON4 ,9 ! #b? C5TURY1 ! ANTI-,NAZI RESI/ANCE 9 ,FRANCE WAS BEGUN BY EXILES FROM ,SPA9 & ,EA/]N ,EUROPE4 ,! PREC>I\SNESS ( MIGRANT GR\PS MEANS !Y W\LD ALWAYS NE$ TO DEVELOP NEW WAYS ( ORGANIZ+ 9 ORD] TO SURVIVE4 ,! LOSS ( OLD TIES & C]TA9TIES 5C\RAGES NEW WAYS ( ?9K+ & ACT+4 #g4#c4 ,MIGRANTS MAY BE ! FIR/ UND] ATTACK1 BUT !Y WON'T BE ! LA/4 ,! CONDITIONS FAC$ BY CL&E/9E MIGRANTS %[ :AT WE CAN ALL LOOK =W>D TO 9 AU/]ITY ,EUROPE3 MASS UNEMPLOYM5T1 LESS EMPLOYM5T RIE1 REPRESSION MORE BRUTAL & NAK$4 ,?IS IS :AT ! CRISIS REALLY MEANS3 ! SO-CALL$ FIR/ WORLD TURN+ 9TO A ?IRD WORLD1 ) WIDESPREAD POV]TY & A />K CLASS DIVIDE4 ,! OLD COMPROMISE ( ! WELF>E /ATE1 :I* KEPT WORK]S 9 ! ,WE/ QUIET BY GU>ANTEE+ BASIC LIV+ /&>DS1 IS CRUMBL+4 ,AS ILLUSIONS & DISGUISES >E %ATT]$1 WE SEE ! RETURN ( OP5 CONFRONTATION BETWE5 ! ELITES & ! RE/ ( US4 #h4 ,NO ,BORD]S HAS ITS ROOTS 9 AN>*ISM4 ,!RE IS PL5TY TO CRITICIZE 9 ! REC5T HI/ORY ( ,EUROPEAN AN>*ISM4 ,TOO (T5 AN>*I/S HAVE RETREAT$ 9TO !IR [N ID5TITY1 =M+ A SUBCULTURE & CUTT+ !MSELVES (F FROM ! WID] /RUGGLES >\ND !M4 ,BUT !RE >E ALSO MANY POSITIVE ?+S WE %\LD RETA91 9CLUD+ ! ,DO ,IT ,Y\RSELF 7,D,I,Y7 CULTURE ( REC5T DECADES4 ,SOCIAL C5T]S1 ACTIVI/ KIT*5S1 9DEP5D5T M$IA1 H\S+ & WORK]S' CO-OP]ATIVES1 SECURE COMMUNICATION NETWORKS & O!R ,D,I,Y PROJECTS >E VALUABLE RES\RCES - SO LONG AS WE RECOGNIZE ?AT1 LIKE MIGRATION1 ACTIVISM IS NOT AN ID5TITY BUT SOME?+ WE DO4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ,NO ,BORD]S SQUATS 9 ,CALAIS & 9 BIG CITIES ACROSS ,EUROPE >E NOT LIFE/YLE *OICES BUT ESS5TIAL %ELT]S & RES\RCE PO9TS4 ,& AS ! SAFETY BLANKET ( ,EUROPEAN WELF>E SY/EMS IS PULL$ AWAY1 MORE & MORE ( US WILL HAVE TO F9D NEW WAYS TO DO ?+S \RSELVES4 ,ALL \R KN[-H[ ON ! /REETS1 AT ! B>RICADES1 9 PRACTICAL SUPPORT & MOBILITY1 WILL BECOME PRECI\S4 ,! PO9T IS TO MAKE \R SKILLS & RES\RCES P>T ( WID] MOVEM5TS ( RESI/ANCE4 #i4 ,NO ,BORD]S NE$S TO BE AN OP5 & DIV]SE MOVEM5T4 ,MANY DIFF]5T PEOPLE1 ) & )\T PAP]S1 HAVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO MAKE4 ,TO MAKE ?IS A REALITY WE HAVE TO TACKLE ! BORD]S )9 \R MOVEM5T TOO4 ,WE NE$ TO CON/ANTLY ADDRESS DIFF]5T =MS ( PRIVILEGE1 :E!R BAS$ ON PEOPLE'S LEGAL /ATUS1 LANGUAGE1 $UCATION1 G5D]1 RACE1 CLASS1 OR SIMPLY PEOPLE'S O!R COMMITM5TS & ABILITIES TO FACE DIFF]5T LEVELS ( RISK4 #a4 ,?IS IS NOT A GAME4 ,WE >E F$ UP ) %IT ACTIONS4 ,WE NE$ TO DI/ANCE \RSELVES FROM ! SYMBOLIC /UNT ACTIVISM ?AT HAS COME TO DOM9ATE MANY ACTIVI/ SC5ES4 ,/UNT ACTIVISM SEEKS TO GRAB ! ATT5TION ( ! MA9/REAM M$IA &1 ?R\< !M1 TO W9 OV] SO-CALL$ PUBLIC OP9ION4 ,IT CAN MAKE S5SE TO PAY ATT5TION TO ! M$IA1 BUT NOT TO MAKE !M \R MA9 FOCUS4 ,WE NE$ TO SCRAP ! IDEA - PU%$ BY ! /ATE & M$IA CORPORATIONS - ?AT !RE IS ONE UNIFI$1 HOMOG5E\S MASS ( 'NORMAL PEOPLE' CALL$ ! PUBLIC4 ,!RE IS NO SU* PUBLIC2 ONLY LOTS ( DIFF]5T PEOPLE & GR\PS ) DIFF]5T1 (T5 CONFLICT+1 9T]E/S & DESIRES4 ,& ! MA9/REAM M$IA DON'T SPEAK = ANY SU* PUBLIC ANYWAY - !Y SPEAK = ! M$IA CORPORATIONS & ADV]TIZ]S :O SET ! AG5DA4 #a#a4 ,WE !RE=E PROPOSE A FEW PR9CIPLES = ,NO ,BORD]S ACTIVITIES3 #a#a4#a4 ,NUMB] ONE3 \R ACTIONS %\LD BE DIRECT ACTIONS 9 ! TRUE S5SE4 ,!Y %\LD HAVE DIRECT MAT]IAL \TCOMES1 EV5 IF !SE >E ONLY SMALL - IF WE /OP ONE P]SON BE+ DEPORT$1 IF ONE MIGRATION PRISON] MANAGES TO ESCAPE1 IF ONE P]SON GETS A SAFE RO( OV] !IR HEADS1 IF WE /OP ONE EVICTION1 W9 ONE ASYLUM CASE1 HELP ONE P]SON TRAPP$ 9 ! SY/EM TO F9D /R5G? TO GET ?R\< ! DAYS1 W9 ONE WORKPLACE /RUGGLE1 CAUSE SOME REAL DAMAGE TO A COMPANY'S PR(ITS1 ?IS IS A MAT]IAL GA94 ,:5 WE DO MEAN+LESS SYMBOLIC ACTIONS ?AT FAIL TO A*IEVE ANY?+1 WE ONLY GET DISC\RAG$1 :ILE ! SY/EM GETS /RONG]4 ,:5 WE A*IEVE DIRECT SUCCESSES1 !SE REV]B]ATE 9 \R COMMUNITIES1 5C\RAG+ ?OSE ALREADY TAK+ P>T & 9SPIR+ O!RS TO GET 9VOLV$1 !REBY /R5G!N+ ! NETWORK AS A :OLE4 #a#a4#b4 ,NUMB] TWO3 EV]Y ACTION %\LD ALSO HAVE A BROAD] AIM3 TO BUILD ! 9FRA/RUCTURE ( RESI/ANCE & REBELLION4 ,?IS MEANS DEVELOP+ & /R5G!N+ \R NETWORKS1 MAK+ NEW ALLIANCES1 ACQUIR+ USEFUL SKILLS & MAT]IAL RES\RCES4 ,! AUDI5CE ( \R ACTIONS IS NOT 'PUBLIC OP9ION'2 IT IS ALL ?OSE WE WANT FIGUM5T4 ,! PEOPLE WE MO/ NE$ TO WORK ) ALREADY KN[ V]Y WELL :AT BORD]S MEAN4 #a#a4#c4 ,NUMB] ?REE3 PICK TACTICS /RATEGICALLY4 ,WE %\LD ?9K C>EFULLY1 & S]I\SLY1 AB\T \R /R5G?S & WEAKNESSES4 ,WE %\LD BE CLE> AB\T :AT \R ACTIONS CAN ACTUALLY A*IEVE1 & :]E WE NE$ TO IMPROVE & BE BETT] PREP>$4 ,DOGMAS1 FANTASIES1 & +RA9$ HABITS %\LD BE QUE/ION$ ALL ! TIME4 ,WE MU/ ACKN[L$GE ! VALUABLE WORK TO BE DONE BY PEOPLE :O1 = V>I\S REASONS1 CANNOT TAKE ON C]TA9 RISKS4 ,BUT WE MU/ ALSO RECOGNIZE ?AT1 IF \R MOVEM5T IS TO BEG9 TO REALLY *ALL5GE ! BORD] REGIME1 MANY ( US WILL FACE S]I\S RISKS & F> MORE S]I\S REPRESSION4 ,\R DEF5SE AGA9/ REPRESSION & FE> IS TO CREATE A /RONG CULTURE ( SOLID>ITY4 #a#b4 ,RADICAL GRASSROOTS MOVEM5TS >E ! GR\NDWORK = ! NEW WORLD WE C>RY 9 \R HE>TS4 ,AT FIR/ !Y />T AS ESS5TIAL SUPPORT L9ES = ESCAPE & SMALL-SCALE RESI/ANCE1 & = ! SMALL HIDD5 ACTS ( C\NT]-ATTACK & SABOTAGE ?AT >E AVAILABLE TO ! WEAK4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 RESI/ANCE & /RUGGLE >E NOT SEP>ATE FROM ! RE/ ( LIFE - !SE NETWORKS & COMMUNITIES >E ! SAME ONES 9 :I* WE LIVE1 LE>N1 PLAY1 WORK1 9V5T & BUILD ALT]NATIVE SOCIAL & POLITICAL /RUCTURES4 ,AS A MOVEM5T'S /R5G? GR[S1 & AS CRISES EXPOSE WEAKNESSES 9 ITS 5EMIES1 !SE NETWORKS BECOME ! 9FRA/RUCTURE = OP5 REBELLION4 ,SO ! #a#i? C5TURY UND]GR\ND RAILROAD WAS ! BASIS = SLAVE REVOLTS DUR+ ! ,U,S CIVIL W>4 ,! 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