,AN>*ISM & ,COLLECTIVE ,ORGANIZATION 

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,AU?OR 3 ,NOR!A/]N ,F$]ATION ( ,AN>*O-,COMMUNI/S 7,N,E,F,A,C7 

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,BECAUSE ( ! FREQU5T MASS DEMON/RATIONS ?AT HAVE BE5 OCCURR+ 9 ! PA/ C\PLE ( YE>S1 A LOT ( PEOPLE 9 ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T HAVE =M$1 JO9$1 P>TICIPAT$ 91 OR O!RWISE BE5 9VOLV$ ) AN AFF9ITY GR\P4 ,9 FACT1 MANY PEOPLE HAVE BE5 TURN$ ON TO AN>*I/ POLITICS AFT] EXP]I5C+ FIR/ H& ! EFFICI5T & EMP[]+ ACTION ?AT CAN COME \T ( A SOLID AFF9ITY GR\P4 ,WORK+ CLOSELY ) PEOPLE ?AT %>E A MUTUAL TRU/ & RESPECT1 AS WELL AS A COMMON /RATEGY & VISION PROVES ! AN>*I/ ME?OD ( ORGANIZ+ F> BETT] ?AN ! MO/ ELOQU5T AN>*I/ ?9K]4 ,AFT] ALL1 IT HAS ITS ROOTS 9 :AT MO/ ( US CONSID] TO BE ! F>!/ REA*+ ATTEMPT AT AN>*I/ SOCIAL REVOLUTION - ! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W>4 

,:AT IS ( NOTE ?AT RELATES V]Y CLOSELY TO !N & N[ IS ?AT ! AN>*I/ AFF9ITY GR\PS ( ! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W> DIDN'T =M 9 ! WEEKS PRIOR TO ,JULY #aicf - 9 MANY CASES1 !Y HAD BE5 >\ND = YE>S4 ,!Y =M$ AS /UDY GR\PS = SELF-$UCATION2 = PROPAG&A PURPOSES - PR9T+ & DI/RIBUT+ NEWSPAP]S & PAMPHLETS3 !Y =M$ AS CLASS CONSCI\S 9DIVIDUALS SAW A NE$ = MORE ORGANIZATION AT ! GRASSROOTS LEVEL1 MORE WIDESPREAD RADICAL $UCATION1 & A MORE /RATEGIZ$ ME?OD ( AGITATION4 

,TODAY1 :5 CONSID]+ :AT WORK WE >E DO+ & HAVE BE5 9VOLV$ )1 & :AT TYPE ( IMPACT WE1 AS AN>*I/S1 WILL HAVE 9 ! FUTURE1 ! QUE/ION ( =M+ COLLECTIVES BECOMES A V]Y IMPORTANT ONE TO LOOK AT4 ,FROM ! P]SPECTIVE !N ?AT WORK+ 9 COLLECTIVES & HELP+ O!RS TO =M !M IS SOME?+ ?AT AN>*I/S %\LD BE DO+1 ,I HOPE TO DISCUSS SOME ( ! PRACTICAL CONSID]ATIONS ?AT MI<T COME UP 9 ! =MATION ( A COLLECTIVE & ITS SUBSEQU5T WORK4 

,MO/ ( US HAVE SP5T A LOT ( 7G5]ALLY WELL SP5T7 TIME & 5]GY WORK+ AS 9DIVIDUALS 9 COALITIONS1 NETWORKS1 & ORGANIZATIONS ?AT >E G5]ALLY SYN!SI/ ) !IR POLITICS - GR\PS ?AT =M >\ND A SPECIFIC ISSUE OR CAMPAIGN OR ?AT DO SPECIFIC1 R\T9E PROJECTS ) FOLKS FROM A MULTITUDE ( POLITICAL P]SUASIONS 9VOLV$4 ,!RE IS (T5 LITTLE DISCUSSION ( POLITICS & ! SPACE TO DISCUSS !ORY & TACTICS AS !Y MI<T RELATE TO A /RATEGY ( /RUGGLE IS G5]ALLY ABS5T4 ,WE CAN & NE$ TO QUE/ION ! OV]ALL /RATEGY BEH9D ?IS TYPE ( WORK & ! EFFECTIV5ESS AT A*IEV+ /AT$ GOALS BUT !RE >E 9/ANCES :]E ?IS WORK HAS BE5 & CONT9UES TO BE IMPORTANT4 ,! ,ZAPATI/A SUPPORT WORK 9 ! ,U,S & ,CANADA1 & ! ACTIVITY BE+ UND]TAK5 TO FREE ,MUMIA HAVE (T5 HAPP5$ UND] ?IS /RUCTURE4 ,REC5T LOCAL ANTI-,F,T,A,A COALITIONS HAVE ALSO %[N ?AT ?IS WORK CAN BE POSITIVE & EFFECTIVE4 

,H[EV]1 ! PO9T ,I WANT TO MAKE IS ?AT AS A COLLECTIVE 7RA!R ?AN AN 9DIVIDUAL71 AN>*I/S CAN HAVE A /RONG] IMPACT CONTRIBUT+ TO SU* /RUGGLES AS WELL AS 9ITIAT+ CAMPAIGNS & /RUGGLES ?AT WE CAN BE OP5LY RADICAL ) & ASSURE ?AT ! WORK IS C>RI$ \T ) A REVOLUTION>Y P]SPECTIVE EV5 ?\< WE MAY BE FI<T+ = A RE=MI/ VICTORY4 ,NOT ONLY ?AT1 BUT 9 A COLLECTIVE ) PEOPLE WE KN[ WELL1 RESPECT1 & TRU/ WE CREATE AN 5VIRONM5T RIPE = P]SONAL & POLITICAL GR[?4 ,WE CAN TAKE A SMALL /EP 9 ! PROCESS ( CREAT+ SOCIAL ALT]NATIVES TO \R ALI5AT+ & COMPETITIVE EXI/5CE UND] CAPITALISM4 

,DECID+ TO JO9 OR =M AN AN>*I/ COLLECTIVE IS MORE ( A DECISION AB\T WORK+ ) A P>TICUL> GR\P ( PEOPLE ?AN COMMITT+ TO DO POLITICAL WORK4 ,BO? >E IMPORTANT1 BUT S9CE MO/ ( US >E1 9 SOME CAPACITY OR ANO!R1 ALREADY 9VOLV$ ) RADICAL POLITICS ! =M] NE$S MORE CONSID]ATION4 ,) ?AT 9 M9D1 ! *OICE ( PEOPLE Y\ WANT TO WORK ) TAKES ON MORE PRIORITY & IMM$IACY ?AN SPECIFIC PROJECTS OR CAMPAIGNS Y\ MI<T 5GAGE 94 ,LOOK+ >\ND Y\ AT WORK1 9 Y\R NEI<BORHOOD1 CITY1 T[N1 OR AT S*OOL1 ASK Y\RSELF :O IT IS ?AT Y\ RESPECT2 :O'S BE5 9VOLV$ ) PROJECTS ?AT Y\ ?\<T W]E SOLID2 :O1 9 Y\R CONV]SATIONS SEEMS TO >GUE ALONG SIMIL> L9ES AS Y\RSELF2 :O IS SOMEONE Y\ C\LD LE>N FROM AS WELL AS POT5TIALLY TEA* SOME?+ TO8 ,!SE >E SOME ( ! QUE/IONS ?AT CAN LEAD TO ! =MATION ( A COLLECTIVE4 ,IF IT IS PROBABLY ACCURATE TO ASSUME ?AT AN>*I/S NUMB] AB\T #a TO EV]Y #a1-#a1 PEOPLE 9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA !N MO/ ( US %\LDN'T HAVE TOO DIFFICULT ( A TIME F9D+ O!R PEOPLE ?AT W\LD BE 9T]E/$ 9 =M+ A COLLECTIVE4 

,A COMMON MI/AKE TO AVOID IS />T+ A COLLECTIVE ) PEOPLE SIMPLY BECAUSE !Y CALL !MSELVES AN>*I/S4 ,9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA TODAY1 !RE >E 0AN>*I/S0 ?AT BRUTALIZE WOM51 0AN>*I/S0 ?AT VOTE = PRESID5TS1 0AN>*I/S0 ?AT C>E MORE AB\T !IR PAT*ES ?AN REAL SOCIAL *ANGE1 & 0AN>*I/S0 :O ?9K A HUGE MAJORITY ( ! HUMAN POPULATION %\LD DIE4 ,! PO9T H]E ISN'T TO CALL = SOME AB/RACT !ORETICAL AN>*I/ PURITY1 BUT TO BE AW>E ?AT A COMMON /RATEGY & VISION IS SOMETIMES EASI] TO F9D ) PEOPLE :O DO NOT LABEL !MSELVES AS AN>*I/S4 ,:AT %\LD NEV] BE OV]LOOK$ 9 ! =MATION ( A COLLECTIVE IS ?AT1 AN>*I/S OR NOT1 ! GR\P MU/ HAVE !ORETICAL & TACTICAL UNITY4 

,! MEMB]S ( ANY COLLECTIVE %\LD NOT ONLY %>E ! SAME POLITICAL ANALYSIS BUT ! /RATEGY & TACTICS 9VOLV$ MU/ BE AGRE$ UPON AS WELL4 ,?IS IS A MAJOR PO9T ?AT DI/+UI%ES ! COLLECTIVE =M ( ORGANIZ+ FROM MORE BROAD-BAS$ COALITIONS OR NETWORKS4 ,9 PURSU+ ?IS UNITY1 ONE ( ! MORE IMPORTANT ?+S ?AT A NEWLY =M$ COLLECTIVE CAN DO IS DRAFT \T A POLITICAL /ATEM5T DETAIL+ NOT ONLY A CRITIQUE ( ! CONTEMPOR>Y SY/EM BUT A VISION AS WELL4 ,?IS COLLECTIVE DISCUSSION1 ?\< OBVI\SLY 9W>D FUNCTION+1 CAN E/ABLI% A SOLID FRAMEWORK = LONG-T]M 9VOLVEM5T 9 SOCIAL MOVEM5TS4 ,?\< IT IS FLUID & *ANGES AS ! COLLECTIVE'S EXP]I5CES DO1 WRIT+ ! /ATEM5T BEG9S ! PROCESS ( HELP+ ?OSE 9VOLV$ 9 ! COLLECTIVE TO BECOME MORE >TICULATE & KN[L$GEABLE 9 REG>DS TO UND]/&+ \R EXPLOITATIVE & OPPRESSIVE SY/EM4 ,9 ADDITION1 IT (F]S A CONCISE PICTURE ( Y\R POLITICS TO O!R 9DIVIDUALS OR COLLECTIVES ?AT MAY BE 9T]E/$ 9 ! WORK Y\'RE DO+ & POSSIBLY WANT TO />T A RELATION%IP4 ,IT ALSO 5GAGES \R DESIRES & IMAG9ATION 9 ?9K+ AB\T A VISION = A SOCIETY :]E LIFE C\LD BE 5JOY$ RA!R ?AN /OL54 

,(T5TIMES1 A COLLECTIVE IS VIEW$ ) SUSPICION & SE5 AS EXCLUSIVE OR ELITI/ BY O!R ACTIVI/S4 ,?IS IS USUALLY AN ISSUE ( PEOPLE NOT UND]/&+ ! ORGANIZATIONAL IDEA ( A GR\P ?AT FUNCTIONS ) A CLOS$ MEMB]%IP4 ,! PO9T ISN'T TO ACT AS AN ALL-/> TEAM ( ACTIVI/S BUT TO BUILD TRU/ & RELATION%IPS :ILE BE+ 5GAG$ 9 SOCIAL /RUGGLE FROM A COMMON PLAT=M4 ,IT IS IMPORTANT TO EXPLA9 ?IS TO PEOPLE & TO ADDRESS ?OSE :O EXPRESS 9T]E/ 9 JO9+4 ,:5 IT DOESN'T MAKE S5SE TO OP5 ! MEMB]%IP TO AN 9DIVIDUAL :O IS 9T]E/$ 9 JO9+1 ! COLLECTIVE %\LD 5C\RAGE & HELP ?AT P]SON TO =M ANO!R COLLECTIVE4 ,?IS PROJECT ( 5C\RAG+ O!RS TO =M COLLECTIVES %\LD BE A CON/ANT ONE = ANY COLLECTIVE4 ,9 ADDITION TO CON/ANTLY ADVOCAT+ = O!RS TO SELF-ORGANIZE1 ANO!R WAY A COLLECTIVE CAN COMBAT ! P]CEPTION ( EXCLUSIVITY IS BY GETT+ 9VOLV$ ) CURR5T /RUGGLES 9 Y\R >EA OR BY 9ITIAT+ CAMPAIGNS 9 Y\R COMMUNITY ?AT PRES5T ! POSSIBILITY = NUM]\S PEOPLE & GR\PS TO WORK TOGE!R4 ,?IS WILL GIVE ! GR\P VISIBILITY & %[ ?AT Y\R COLLECTIVE DOESN'T EXI/ = REASONS ( IDEOLOGICAL PURITY4 ,:ILE !RE MAY BE SOME WORK ?AT IS MORE EFFECTIVELY ACCOMPLI%$ BY ! COLLECTIVE ALONE1 DON'T LET ! GR\P DEVOLVE 9TO SOME K9D ( ACTIVI/ NUCLEUS ?AT IS ONLY CONC]N$ ) P]PETUAT+ ITS EXI/5CE4 

,IT IS DEF9ITELY TIME = AN>*I/S TO BEG9 TO S]I\SLY CONSID] GETT+ MORE ORGANIZ$4 ,MOV+ BEYOND ! PROTE/ CIRCUIT & LOOK+ AT WAYS TO TRANS=M ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T1 9TO SOME?+ ROOT$ 9 ! COMMUNITY & $UCAT$ FROM EXP]I5CE CONFRONT+ ! SY/EM :]E WE MEET IT ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS1 BEG9S NOT ONLY A REVOLUTION>Y /RATEGY1 BUT ITS EXAM9ATION AS WELL4 ,& 9 MANY WAYS1 =M+ COLLECTIVES & 5GAG+ 9 SOCIAL /RUGGLE AT ?AT LEVEL MIRRORS A VISION ( AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY :]E AUTONOM\S1 EGALIT>IAN1 NON-HI]>*ICAL GR\PS ( PEOPLE WORK ) EA* O!R & ) O!R COLLECTIVES TO A*IEVE COMMON GOALS4 ,?AT MODEL OPPOS$ TO LEAD]S1 9IMICAL TO AU?ORITY & OPPRESSION1 & AT ODDS ) RE=MISM %\LD GIVE US A BASIS ( ORGANIZATION ?AT CAN BEG9 TO *ALL5GE ! 5TIRE SY/EM4 

7,S\RCE3 ,BY ,MATT 7,FIREFLY ,COLLECTIVE - ,N,E,F,A,C74 ,PUBLI%$ 9 ! ,NOR!A/]N ,AN>*I/ _?#b ,SPR+ #b#a47 

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