,AN>*ISM1 ,HI/ORY & ,MOVEM5T 9 ! ,PHILIPP9ES 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ANONYM\S 

,TEXT 3 

,9 ,M>* #b#a#b1 WE HAD ! *ANCE TO MEET SOME AN>*I/S FROM ! 
LOCAL 9FO%OP & M9DSETBREAK]PRESS 9 MANILA1 ! CAPITAL ( 
PHILIPP9ES4 ,WE TALK$ TO !M AB\T !IR G5]AL SITUATION & AB\T 
ONE CAMPAIGN AGA9/ G5TRIFICATION & SQUATT+ 9 ! NATIONAL 
P>K4 ,WE PUBLI% P>TS ( 9T]VIEWS & BACKGR\ND 9=MATION4 

,E>LY HI/ORY ( AN>*ISM 9 ! PHILIPP9ES 

7FOLL[+ SOME P>TS ( ! >TICLE 0,AN>*Y 9 ! ,R4,P40 FROM ! NEWSPAP] 0GAS]A0 _?#a7 

,! ANALYSIS BEL[ IS A HI/ORICAL R]EAD+ ( ! 
>*IPELAGO BAS$ ON A NONHI]>*IAL & NON/ATI/ 
L5S4 ,IT IS AN ATTEMPT ( ! $ITORS TO SEE A %>$ 
P]SPECTIVE 9 HI/ORY4 

,!RE IS EVID5CE ?AT AN>*ISM WAS ALREADY PRES5T 9 
! ,>*IPELAGO LONG AGO4 ,PRIMITIVE COMMUNITIES FROM 
COA/AL TO UPL& FL\RI%$ & UTILIZ$ AN AUTONOM\S 
& DEC5TRALIZ$ POLITICAL SY/EM ?AT FACILITAT$ 
PROLIF]ATION ( HI<LY DIV]SE CULTURES & LIFE/YLES4 
,\R ANCE/ORS DID 5GAGE 9 LOCAL W>F>E & HO/ILITIES1 
BUT NOT TO DOM9ATE OR E/ABLI% C5TRAL P[] TO RULE ! 
>*IPELAGO 9 
UNI=MITY4 
,! SPANI% 
=CES W]E 
DEFEAT$ BY 
,LAPU 
,LAPU1 BUT HIS 
VICTORY PROV$ TO BE 
TEMPOR>Y4 ,BUT SPONTANE\SE & AUTONOM\S 
RESI/ANCE 5SU$2 IT PLAGU$ ! #c YE>S ( ,SPANI% 
OCCUPATION4 

,! 9CID5T ON ! #b? ( FEBRU>Y #ahgb WAS ONE ( ! 
E>LIE/ 9/ANCES ( DIRECT ACTIONS 9 ! >*IPELAGO4 
,SEV5 ,SPANI% (FIC]S W]E KILL$ 9 A MUT9Y 9 ,CAVITE 
,NAVAL ,%IPY>DS4 

SOME NOTES ON ,U,S POLITICS HI/ORY 

,AFT] ! ,SPANI% HAD BE5 DRIV5 \T ( 
! ,PHILIPP9ES 9 #ahih BY A COMB9$ 
ACTION ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & ! 
,FILIP9OS1 ,SPA9 AGRE$ TO 0C$E0 7?AT IS1 
SELL7 ! ISL&S TO ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES = 
@s#b MILLION4 ,BUT ! ,FILIP9OS1 :O HAD 
ALREADY PROCLAIM$ !IR [N 9DEP5D5T 
REPUBLIC1 DID NOT TAKE K9DLY TO BE+ 
TREAT$ LIKE A PLOT ( UN9HABIT$ REAL 
E/ATE4 ,ACCORD+LY1 AN ,AM]ICAN =CE 
NUMB]+ AT LEA/ #e1 PROCE$$ TO 
9/ILL 9 ! POPULATION A PROP] 
APPRECIATION ( !IR /ATUS4 

,?US DID ,AM]ICA'S LONGE/ LA/+ & 
MO/ CONSPICU\S COLONY EV] COME 
9TO BE+4 .<444.> 

,BY E>LY #a#i#e1 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES HAD 
PROVID$ ! ,PHILIPP9ES ) OV] @s#b 
MILLION ( MILIT>Y EQUIPM5T & SUPPLIES1 
A REM>KABLE SUM = ?AT TIME1 & WAS 9 
ADDITION TO ! CON/RUCTION ( V>I\S 
MILIT>Y FACILITIES4 

,! ,PHILIPP9ES WAS TO BE A LABORATORY 
EXP]IM5T = ?IS UNCONV5TIONAL TYPE ( 
COMBAT4 ,! ME?ODS & ! T]M9OLOGY1 
SU* AS 0SE>*&DE/ROY0 & 
0PACIFICATION01 W]E LAT] TO BECOME 
9FAM\S 9 ,VIETNAM4 

.<0,KILL+ ,HOPE ,U4,S4 ,MILIT>Y & ,C,I,A 
,9T]V5TIONS ,S9CE ,WORLD ,W> ,I,I01 ,WILLIAM 
,BLUM1 ,Z$ ,BOOKS ,LONDON #b#c.>4 

,! HI/ORY ( DILIMAN COMMUNE 

,! B>RICADE IS NOT ONLY REALLY A 
PHYSICAL OB/RUCTION BUT A SYMBOL ( 
PROTE/4 ,! PHYSICAL B>RICADE C\LD 
BE & WAS EASILY DE/ROY$ BY POLICE 
=CES4 ,! SYMBOLIC B>RICADE IS NOT 
SO EASILY DE/ROY$ AS ITS PHYSICAL 
C\NT]P>T4 ,IT IS A SIGN ( DISS5T 
& DISCONT5TS4 

,! ,DILIMAN ,COMMUNE IS AN UPRIS+ L$ 
BY /UD5TS1 FACULTY MEMB]S & RESID5TS 
( ! ,UNIV]SITY ( ! ,PHILIPP9ES1 ,DILIMAN 
7,U,P,D71 TOGE!R ) TRANSPORT WORK]S1 ON 
,FEBRU>Y #a#i1 #a#i#g#a1 9 PROTE/ ( ! ?REE 
C5TAVO 9CREASE 9 OIL PRICES DUR+ ! 
,M>COS ADM9I/RATION4 

,! HI/ORIC PROTE/ ACTION WAS L$ BY ! 
,U,P,D ,/UD5T ,C\NCIL1 ! ,SAMAHANG 
,DEMOKRATIKO NG ,KABATAAN 7,DEMOCRATIC 
,ASSOCIATION ( ! ,Y\?1 OR ,S,D,K7 & 
V>I\S FRAT]NITIES1 /UD5T ORGANIZATIONS1 
FACULTY UNIONS & COMMUNITY 
ORGANIZATIONS4 

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AN>*ISM 9 PHILIPP9ES & 
COMMUNITY BUILD+ 

,TRANSNATIONAL CONNECTIONS >E IMPORTANT 
= AN>*ISM4 ,!Y HAVE ALWAYS BE54 
,AFT] ALL1 A KEY NOTION ( AN>*ISM IS ITS 
OPPOSITION TO ! NATION /ATE4 ,SOLID>ITY 
ACROSS BORD]S & ! DESIRE TO EV5TUALLY 
]ADICATE !SE BORD]S >E 9H]5T 9 ! 
AN>*I/ IDEA4 

,ANTICOLONIAL COMMUNITY BUILD+ IS 
NECESS>ILY A MULTILAT]AL AFFAIR4 ,IT CANNOT 
BE DONE BY A S+LE P>TY ALONE4 ,IT HAS TO 
9VOLVE EV]YONE4 ,( C\RSE IT IS ( UTT] 
IMPORTANCE = ACTIVI/S FROM ! GLOBAL 
,NOR? TO REFRA9 FROM 0LEAD+0 ?IS 
PROCESS & TO LI/5 V]Y C>EFULLY TO ! 
WANTS & 9T5TIONS ( !IR COMRADES4 
,H[EV]1 !Y CANNOT PASSIVELY WAIT = 
O!RS TO S+LEH&$LY MAKE ! 
*ANGES EI!R4 

,UNJU/ ECONOMIC & SOCIAL RELATIONS 
CAN ONLY BE TURN$ 9TO JU/ ECONOMIC & 
SOCIAL RELATIONS IF EV]YONE *ANGES4 ,IT WILL 
NEV] BE POSSIBLE TO TURN EV]YONE 9TO 
MA/]S1 & IT IS H>DLY DESIRABLE TO TURN 
EV]YONE 9TO SLAVES ! GOAL MU/ BE TO 
ABOLI% BO? ! MA/] & ! SLAVE4 

70GAS]A0 _?#a1 >TICLE BY GABRIEL KUHN7 

9T]VIEW ) AN>*I/S FROM ! PHILIPP9ES 

A#cYO3 ,OK1 LETS />T ) ! 
9T]VIEW4 ,:AT K9D ( 
PROJECTS & GR\PS EXI/ 9 
!N PHILIPP9ES8 

,M,B7#a73 ,AS F> AS I KN[ !RE 
>E TWO 9FO%OPS 9 ! 
PHILIPP9ES4 BE= !RE W]E 
?REE BUT N[ ONLY TWO4 ,! 
ONE SOCIAL C5T] & 9FO%OP 
EXI/S CLOSE TO MANILA1 ISL& ( 
LUZON & ! O!R 9 DAVAO1 
M9DANAO IS ALSO RUN BY AN 
AN>*I/4 

,WE HAVE A PROJECT RI<T N[ 
CALL$ 0M9DSETBREAK]0 PRESS 
& DI/RO4 WE PRODUCE & 
PUBLI% AN>*I/ MAT]IAL4 
,! MOBILE AN>*I/ S*OOL IS 
/>T+ ?IS SUMM] 9 #bab 
= SPREAD+ 9=MATION FROM 
AN AN>*I/ P]SPECTIVE 9 ! 
LOCAL NEI<BORHOOD1 COMMU 
NITY & PRES5T+ AT UNIV] 
SITIES4 

,ANO!R PROJECT :I* IS NOT 
YET =MALIZ$ GR\P1 BUT WE 
>E TRY+ TO WORK ON ?AT1 IS 
! COPWAT*4 ,?IS IS FOCUS+ 
ON DOCUM5T+ POLICE VIO 
L5CE1 H>RASM5T & ABUSION 
( PEOPLE4 ,ALSO IT IS AB\T 
CONFRONT+ ! PUBLIC ) 
!SE ISSUES & USE DIFF]5T 
ACTIONS & DEMON/RATIONS TO 
RISE AW>5ESS4 
,MAYBE ,M9DSETBREAK]7#b7 CAN 
ADD SOME?+ 

,M,B7#b73 ,) \R PROJECT 
M9DSETBREAK]1 WE >E 
FOCUS+ ON LOCAL 9=MATION 
& PROPAG&A4 ,IT IS V]Y 
IMPORTANT = US TO ADRESS 
ALT]NATIVES TO ! PEOPLE1 
BECAUSE WE >E NOT SO MANY4 
,WE HAVE A J\RNAL CALL$ 
0GAS]A0 & REPRODUCE ALSO A 
MAGAZ9 CALL$ 0ECODEF5CE0 
FROM \R COMRADES 9 M9DA 
NAO4 ,WE COPY & DI/RIBUTE NOT 
ONLY LOCAL BUT ALSO 9T]NATIONAL 
TO SOME PEOPLE BY MAIL4 
,WE WANT TO 5C\RAGE LOCALS TO 
CLAIM !IR RI<TS & WANT TO 
%[1 H[ AN>*ISM WORKS 9 
\R LOCAL CONTEXT & :AT IT 
MEANS TO US H]E 9 ! PHILIP 
P9ES4 

A#cYO3 ,:5 I TALK$ TO Y\ 
E>LI]1 Y\ M5TION$ ALSO AN 
AN>*I/ GA!R+ 9 ! 
PHILIPP9ES REC5TLY & A LOCAL 
AN>*I/ NETWORK 9 METRO 
MANILA4 ,:AT AB\T !SE 
?+S8 

,M,B7#a73 ,!RE IS A 9=MAL 
NETWORK CALL$ ,L,A,N1 0LOCAL 
AUTONOM\S NETWORK0 ) NOT 
ONLY AN>*I/ GR\PS4 ,?IS 
NETWORK EXI/$ SOME YE>S 
BE=E1 BUT PEOPLE W5T \T1 SO 
WE MADE A NEW ONE4 

,WE TRY TO MAKE COMMON 
ACTIVITIES & ORGANIZ$ A FIR/ 
GA!R+ 9 DECEMB] ( #baa 
& A S]IES ( ?IS AFT]4 ! 
TOPIC WE DISCUSS$ AB\T WAS 
! POLITICAL HI/ORY ( ! 
PHILIPP9ES & A FRI5D1 :O 
WROTE A LOCAL ANALYSIS PRES5T$ 
HIS PAP] AB\T >*IPELAGIC 
CONF$]ATION4 

,! SECOND GA!R+ WAS 9 
DABAO AB\T FOOD NOT BOMBS4 
,! ?IRD WAS A WORK%OP ) 
A FILM AB\T ! /RUGGL+ 
AN>*I/ COMMUNITIES 9 
9DONESIA & JAPAN1 ! F\R? 
AB\T ! RISE ( ! PO/LEFT4 

,! FIF? WILL BE HELD H]E 9 
MANILA 9 M>* #bab AB\T 
G5D] EQUALITY4 ,ALL ACTIVITIES1 
MEET+S & DISCUSSIONS ORGA 
NIS$ BY ,L,A,N >E AN ATTEMPT TO 
/R5G!N ! NETWORK1 TO 
MAKE CREATIVE ACTIONS & TO 
DEEP5 ANALYSIS & TO UND] 
/& SITUATION LOCALLY & 
9T]NATIONALLY4 

,WE HOPE ?AT ! ,L,A,N & ITS 
DIFF]5T GR\PS WILL CONT9UE 
TO WORK AGA9/ ! /ATE & 
CORPORATE DOM9ATION4 

A#cYO3 :AT W\LD 
Y\ SAY >E ! MO/ 
IMPORTANT TOPICS = 
Y\R DAILY WORK & 
:Y8 Y\ SAID ALL 
READY POLICE BRUTALLY 
IS ONE1 :AT ELSE IS 
GO+ ON 9 Y\R 
LOCAL CONTEXT8 

,M,B7#a73 ,WE WANT 
ALSO TO DE/ROY ! 
TOTALIT>IAN LEFT & !IR 
IDEOLOGY4 BECAUSE !Y >E 
REALLY 9FLU5CAL1 ! /ATI/ 
COMMUNI/ & SOCIALI/S4 
,WE HAVE TREE 5EMIES H]E1 ! 
CAPITALISM1 ! /ATE & ! 
AUTORIT>IAN LEFT4 ,!Y >E 
COMMUNI/S1 ! M>XI/S & 
MAOI/S1 :O BELIEVE 9 !IR 
COMMUNI/ /ATE & ?IS IS 
V]Y IMPORTANT = US TO DISCUSS 
!SE ?+S & :Y TO 
CRITICIZE ?IS MOVEM5T4 
,NOT TO IMPOSE AGA9/ !M BUT 
TO GIVE 9=MATION :AT IS 
WRONG4 ,!Y >E DO+ ! 
SAME AS ! /ATE4 
ALSO ! POV]TY IS AN IMPORTANT 
TOPIC & EQUAL DI/RIBUTION ( 
FOOD4 WE ORGANIZE FOOD NOT 
BOMBS & ALSO FREE M>KETS 
) GOODS & EV]Y?+ ?AT 
IS = PEOPLE IMPORTANT1 :O 
CANNOT WE ORGANIZE FREE M>KET 
& FOOD & EV]Y?+ 
IMPORTANT = PEOPLE :O 
CANNOT AF=D4 I W\LD SAY ?AT 
IS MY MA9 FOCUS1 I WANT TO 
WORK ON POV]TY1 AGA9/ POLICE 
& MAK+ SOME ALT]NATIVES 
& CONFRONT CAPITALISM1 /ATE 
& ! AUTORIT>IAN LEFT4 

A#cYO3 :AT AB\T RI<T W+ 
MOVEM5TS1 Y\ HAVE MAYBE 
ALSO FASCI/S & FUNDAM5TALI/ 
& RELIGI\S PEOPLE1 DON'T Y\ 
HAVE A /RUGGLE AGA9/ RI<T 
W+8 

,M,B7#b73 ,= ME IT IS NOT REALLY A 
TOPIC BUT = SOME ( US MI<T 
BE4 MAYBE ?IS K9D ( ISSUE 
AB\T RELIGI\S FASCI/ IS 9 
O!R P>TS ( PHILIPP9ES MORE 
PRES5T4 = US1 WE FOCUS MORE 
ON !SE ?REE 5EMIES1 ! 
CAPITALISM1 ! /ATE & ! 
COMMUNI/S4 

A#cYO3 CAN Y\ %ORTLY EXPLA91 
:Y ! COMMUNI/S >E 
V]Y /RONG 9 ! 
PHILIPP9ES8 

,M,B7#a73 :Y !Y >E 
/RONG8 BECAUSE ! 
AU?ORIT>IAN LEFT IS 9FLU 
5C$ BY ! MAOI/S4 
Y\ SEE *9A IS NE> TO ! 
PHILIPP9S SO MO/ ( ! 
NEI<BOR+ C\NTRIES LIKE 
US HAVE A /RONG MAOI/ 
COMMUNI/ & M>XI/ 
MOVEM5T4 BECAUSE ( ?AT 
#ce YE>S AGO1 !Y CAME TO 
! PHILIPP9ES & S9CE ! 
#gIES !Y TRY TO DE/ROY ! 
CURR5T /ATE & 5=CE A 
MAOI/ COMMUNI/ /ATE LIKE 
*9A4 !Y >E V]Y /RONG H]E 
& !Y BELIEVE 9 ! W>1 
:I* IS ONE ( ! /RATEGIES ( 
! MAOI/S TO MAKE A COMMUNI/ /ATE4 

A#cYO3 ANO!R QUE/ION AB\T 
Y\R PROJECT1 ! M9DSET 
BREAK]1 :Y DID Y\ />T IT 
& H[ DOES IT WORK8 

,M,B7#b73 ,WE />T$ & FOCUS 
ON ! NEI<BORHOOD & TRY 
TO 5C\RAGE MORE SEL=GANISATION4 ALSO WE 
WORK ) >TI/S & GIVE PEOPLE ACCESS TO 
! 9FO%OP4 WE RISE DONATIONS = GETT+ 
SU/A9ABLE & BE 9 GOOD CONTACT TO LOCALS4 
ONE EXAMPLE IS ! FOOD NOT BOMBS GR\P 9 
MAKATI 7A CITY :I* IS P>T ( METROMANILA7 
AS !Y />T$ !IR ACTIVITIES AFT] A Y\NG 
BOY HAD BE5 KILL$ ON ! /REET BY POLICE 
:ILE HE WAS TAK+ ?+S FROM ! RUBBI%4 
,BECAUSE ( ?IS %OCK+ SITUATION !Y 
CONC5TRATE N[ ON ! TOPIC ( POLICE 
BRUTALITY & M9DSETBREAK] IS !RE TO HELP 
!M TO NETWORK4 ,IT IS NOT ONLY AB\T 
AN>*ISM BUT MORE OP54 WE TRY TO REFLECT 
ON H[ TO BUILD NETWORKS4 ,O!R 9ITIATIVES 
LIKE /UD5TS1 >TI/S & MUSICIANS & SOME 
CULTURAL & 5VIRONM5TALI/S KEEP CONTACT 
TO US & IT IS A V]Y GOOD DEVELOPM5T = 
US AS A /RUGGL+ COLLECTIVE4 ,!Y CAN NOT 
ONLY BE 9 T\* ) !ORETICAL CONCEPTS1 
BUT EXP]I5CE H[ AN>*ISM WORKS 9 DAILY 
LIFE4 ,I WANT ALSO TO BE CLE> ?AT Y\ HAVE TO 
LIVE AN>*ISM & NO SY/EM CAN DO ?AT = 
US4 ,IT IS AB\T H[ WE ORGANIZE & H[ \R 
PRACTICE LOOKS LIKE1 A V]Y POLITICAL BUT ALSO 
P]SONAL ?+4 = />T+ ALT]NATIVES WE 
GET REALLY 9VOLV$ 9 DISCUSSIONS & 
ORGANIZ+ WORK%OPS & EV5TS BUT WE AIM 
LAT] ON = A SPACE WE CAN DECIDE ON & ON 
SU/A9ABLE ECONOMY & WE >E CRITICAL 
AB\T ! 5VIRONM5T1 TOO4 ,?IS IS 
CONNECT$ TO \R ISSUE TO RISE AW>5ESS4 ,NOT 
MU* PEOPLE 9 ! PHILIPP9ES >E ?9K+ 
S]I\SE H[ TO ADRESS ! DAILY OPPRESSION 
BY SEXISM1 RACISM & HOMOPHOBIA4 ,ALSO 
DISABILITY & AGEISM IS NOT V]Y MU* 
REFLECT$1 BUT ALL !SE ?+S >E IMPORTANT TO 
US4 ,O!R ISSUES >E ! POV]TY & ! 
ECOLOGICAL DE/RUCTION4 WE CONFRONT ?IS 
?+S4 DID I GET Y\R QUE/ION8 ?AT IS \R 
WORK & :Y WE >E H]E4 TO ORGANIZE & TO 
9SPIRE & MOTIVATE O!R PEOPLE & HELP 
!M P>TICIPATE & SEL=GANISE4 

A#cYO3 Y\ TOLD ME SOME?+ AB\T A PROJECT 
CALL$ MOBILE S*OOL1 CAN Y\ SAY SOME?+ 
MORE AB\T ?AT8 

,M,B7#b73 ! MOBILE AN>*I/ S*OOL PROJECT IS 
H[ WE CALL IT1 WE JU/ />T$ IT4 IT IS AN 
ATTEMPT TO GIVE AW>5ESS TO ! PEOPLE4 WE 
WILL MAKE WORK%OPS 9 UNIV]SITIES ?AT WE 
HAVE CONTACT & ALSO 9 ! LOCAL AN>*I/ 
NETWORK 9 G5]AL 9 ! PHILIPP9ES & 9 
! COMMUNNITIES 9 TAGUIG :]E \R FOOD 
NOT BOMBS MAKATI IS ORGANIZ+ FREE M>KETS4 
WE HAVE GOOD CONTACTS !RE 9 SQUATT]S 
COMMUNITIES & MADE FRI5DS !RE4 

A#cYO3 TAGUIG1 IS ?IS CLOSE TO MANILA8 

,M,B7#b73 YES1 TAGUIG CITY IS P>T ( MANILA1 
MAYBE ONE H\R FROM ! C5T]4 ,! PEOPLE 
!RE SQUAT = LIV+ & !Y >E V]Y POOR1 
COLLECT+ ?+S FROM ! RUBBI% TO SELL4 

,FOOD NOT BOMBS & LOCAL AN>*I/ NETWORK 
IS 9 GOOD CONTACT ) SQUATT]S !RE & 
ORGANIZ+4 ,REC5TLY1 S9CE SOME MON?S WE 
/>T$ REGUL> COOK+ !RE & WE MADE 
>T WORK%OP = ! KIDS !RE ) \R 
FRI5DS :O >E >TI/S4 ,WE ALSO ORGANIZ$ 
FREE M>KET & ASK$ FRI5DS >\ND TO 
COLLECT US$ MAT]IAL & CLO!S = ! ONES 
:O NE$ IT4 ,WE GIVE IT TO \R FRI5DS1 ! 
SQUATT]S4 ,! SQUATT]S >E V]Y HAPPY AB\T 
\R ACTIONS & !N !Y WANT US TO COME 
ALLWAYS4 ,?AT IS ONE ( \R IDEAS = ! 
9FOT\R WE />T 9 AUGU/ OR SEPTEMB] AT 
! UNIV]SITIES & COMMUNITIES 9 TAGUIG 
& SOKAK1 :I* IS ALSO A P>T ( MANILA 
CLOSE BY1 :]E WE HAVE CONTACTS TO PEOPLE 
& :]E \R DOCUM5T>Y TEAM IS BAS$1 
:I* IS P>T ( \R PROJECT4 ,SO ?AT'S ! 
?+4 

,FROM AUGU/ TO DECEMB] WE MAKE ! 
9FOT\R & WE PREP>E F\R PAP]S = ?AT 
AB\T ! LOCAL SITUATION ON AN>*I/ BASIS4 
,WE ?9K ?AT ?IS1 AS NONCOMPROMIS+ 
AN>*I/S1 :O DO NOT WANT ANY M$IATION 
( ANY P>TIES & P]SONALS1 V]Y IMPORTANT 
TO PUBLI% \R [N MAT]IAL4 WE WILL PUBLI% 
SOME AB\T HI/ORY1 RADICAL ECONOMY1 RADICAL 
ECOLOGY & ONE AB\T G5D]4 ,?IS IS ! 
PROJECT = N[ UNTIL JULY4 

A#cYO3 OK1 Y\ SAID SOME?+ AB\T ?IS 
SQUATT+ COMMUNITIES1 = EUROPEAN IT MI<T 
BE 9T]E/+1 >E !RE LOT'S ( SQUATT]S 
COMMUNITIES H]E 9 PHILIPP9ES1 IS IT V]Y 
COMMON TO SQUAT OR IS ?IS COMMUNITY Y\ 
HAVE CONTACT TO V]Y SPECIAL & S+LE8 

,M,B7#b73 ,YES I ?9K SQUATT]S IS V]Y 
COMMON1 BUT ! SQUATT]S >E ALL DO+ IT 
BECAUSE ( ! H\S+4 ,& ALL ( ?IS 
SPACES >E SQUATT$ BECAUSE ! PEOPLE GET 
DEPRIV$ FROM !IR HOME BECAUSE ( ! 
/ATE OR COMPANIES HAVE PLANS TO REMOVE 
!IR H\SES & !N !Y SQUAT4 ,ESPECIALLY 
9 MANILA & ! CITIES4 
,OR !Y COME FROM ! 
RURAL >EAS BECAUSE !Y 
HAVE BE5 DEPRIV$ !RE 
& MOVE TO ! CITY TO 
F9D A BETT] LIFE & 
!SE >E ! MA9 
REASONS = PEOPLE TO 
SQUAT4 ,MAYBE RELAT$ TO 
! SQUATT]S 9 EUROPE1 I 
HE>D !RE >E LOT ( 
!M V]Y POLITICIZ$ 
& MAK+ !RE [N 
H\SES & SOCIAL C5T]S 
& ?AT4 ,NOT H]E1 ! 
PEOPLE JU/ TAKE :AT 
!Y NE$ = !IR 
H\S+ & = ! 
ACCOMODATION ( !IR 
*ILDR5 & FAMILY4 ,! 
POLITICAL CONSCI\SE LEVEL 
IS NOT ?AT /RONG4 ,BUT :5 WE W5T TO 
SQUATT]S COMMUNITIES & HELP !M & 
MAKE FRI5DS ) !M !Y >E ALSO 
SURPRIS$ & WANT TO KN[ AB\T SOCIAL 
ISSUES & !Y ALSO ?9K ?AT WE >E ALSO A 
K9D ( *>ITY PROGRAMM4 ,& !N WE SAID 
TO !M1 WE >E NOT1 WE >E AN>*I/ & WE 
JU/ CAME TO %[ SOLID>ITY1 LIKE ?AT4 ,SO 
?AT'S ! SQUATT]S H]E 9 ! PHILIPP9ES4 
,& A LOT ( PEOPLE >E HOMELESS1 NOT ONLY 
SQUATT]S BUT 9 G5]AL A LOT ( PEOPLE4 

A#cYO3 SO MY LA/ QUE/ION IS AB\T G5]AL 
VIEW ON SOCIETY4 ,:]E IS Y\R P]SPECTIVE1 
:]E >E ! NEXT /EPS TO *ANGE SOCIETY8 
,= ! NEXT YE>S OR SOME?+8 

,M,B7#b73 ,AB\T ! SOCIETY4 ,FROM MY P]SONAL 
P]SPECTIVE \R MA9 /RUGGLE IS TO CONNECT 
) SOCIETY & 9=M & REA* \T4 ,TO 
REA* \T AB\T ! CRITICAL ?9K+4 ,?AT'S 
\R FIR/ ?+ & H[ SOCIETY & 
MANAGEM5T ( CAPITAL1 COLONIZATION & 
PROCESS ( ! PROBLEM WAS GO+4 ,I CANNOT 
REALLY SAY H[ WE CAN MANAGE TO *ANGE 
SOCIETY1 IT IS JU/ A MATT] H[ TO GET 9 
CONTACT TO O!R PEOPLE4 ,& H[ WE CAN 
9SPIRE !M & CONFRONT !M ) \R 
IDEAS4 ,!RE IS NO CLE> UTOPIA OR ?IS IS GOOD 
& ?IS IS V]Y GOOD4 ,I ?9K AT ?IS TIME1 WE 
AS AN>*I/S HAVE 9T]NAL DISCUSSION H[ TO 
DO *ANGES & PRACTICALLY SPEAK+ WE 
MAKE ?IS MOBILE S*OOL TO MAKE PROPAG&A 
& MAYBE TO MAKE NEXT YE> K9D ( 
ALT]NATIVE /RUCTURE LIKE MAK+ A F>M1 
LIV+ 9 ! =E/ OR A COOP]ATIVE BUT IT IS 
REALLY A H>D /RUGGLE = US1 WE DO NOT HAVE 
MU*4 ,& ALL \R CAPACITIES1 WE HAVE TO 
9=M PEOPLE & ALL \R ACTIVITIES WE MAKE 
! DAILY /UFF & FUR!R ON IT IS /ILL A 
QUE/ION4 ,I JU/ ?9K POSITIVE4 

A#cYO3 ,YES1 OK4 ,?ANK Y\ V]Y MU*4 

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AS PROPOS$ BY ,JOSE ,M>IA ,SISON1 ! F\ND] ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY ( ! ,PHILIPP9ES & PR9CIPAL !ORI/ ( ! 
,N,D,M4 ,AN >*IPELAGIC CONF$]ATION W\LD1 9 ,UMALI'S 7#b#f1 P4 #a#h7 WORDS1 BE 'A /RUCTURE ?AT CONNECTS & 9T]L9KS 
POLITICALLY & ECONOMICALLY EV]Y COMMUNITY 9 ! >*IPELAGO'1 )\T ! NE$ = A C5TRALIZ$ /ATE4 ,IT W\LD CONSI/ ( NETWORKS ( AUTONOM\S VILLAGES 7B>ANGAYS71 TOGE!R COMPRIS+ REGIONAL ASSEMBLIES 9 :I* TRANSLOCAL COORD9ATION C\LD TAKE PLACE4 ,!SE REGIONAL ASSEMBLIES1 9 TURN1 W\LD CON/ITUTE AN >*IPELAG[IDE ASSEMBLY4 ,IMPORTANTLY1 
?IS VISION BALANCES LOCAL AUTONOMY ) REGIONAL SOLID>ITY & COORD9ATION4 ,! LOCAL IS NOT DISREG>D$ OR DEEM$ 
SUBS]VI5T TO ! NATIONAL1 AS IS ! CASE ) ! NATION/ATE4 ,! GOAL IS ONE ( CON/RUCT+ HET]OG5E\S AFF9ITIES 
BETWE5 AUTONOM\S LOCALITIES1 NOT ONE ( 5=C+ HOMOG5\S CON=MITY TO A HI<] C5TRALIZ$ AU?ORITY4 

FROM 0GAS]A0 _?#a1 ,UMALI1 ,B4 7#b#f1 ,APRIL #b#f74 0,>*IPELAGIC ,CONF$]ATION3 ,ADVANC+ ,G5U9E ,CITIZ5S' ,POLITICS ?R\< ,FREE ,ASSEMBLIES 

! CASE ( ! V5DORS 9 NATIONAL P>K1 MANILA 

A#cYO3 ,WE TALK$ AB\T A PROJECT 
RELAT$ TO H\S+ & V5DORS4 

,MAYBE Y\ CAN SAY 9 A FEW 
S5T5CES :AT IT IS AB\T & 
H[ ! SITUATION LOOKS LIKE8 

M9DSETBREAK]3 ,WE HAVE AN 
ONGO+ CAMPAIGN AGA9/ 
EVICTION4 ,WE SUPPORT !M 
S9CE SOME WEEKS1 BECAUSE A 
FRI5D ( \RS ASK$ = HELP1 
H] FAMILY >E V5DORS & 
9VOLV$4 ,APPROXIMATELY #c ( 
!M WILL LOOSE !IR LIVELYHOOD 
IF ?IS EVICTION HAPP5S4 

,! LOCAL AUTONOM\S NETWORK 
DECID$ TO SUPPORT & GIVE 
SOLID>ITY TO !SE PEOPLE 
AGA9/ EVICTION4 ,! EVICTION 
WAS PROPOS$ BY ! NATIONAL 
P>K DEVELOPM5T AG5CY1 IT IS 
A GOV]NM5TAL AG5CY1 RELAT$ 
TO DEP>TM5T ( T\RISM4 ,?IS 
AG5CY WANTS ! V$ORS TO BE 
\T ( ! NATIONAL P>K TO GIVE 
PRIORITY TO ! BIG BUS9ESSM5 
TO MAKE !IR BUS9ESS4 

,SO ! NATIONAL P>K 
DEVELOPM5T AG5CY GAVE A 
P]MISSION TO ! BIG BUS9ESS 
& WE SUPPORT ! V5DORS1 
:O HAVE A SMALL LIVELIHOOD4 
,BUT IT IS /ILL !IR /RUGGLE1 SO 
!Y DECIDE H[ F> !Y CAN 
GO & H[ ! RESI/ANCE 
LOOKS LIKE4 

,WE AS LOCAL AUTONOM\S 
NETWORK SUPPORT !M ?R\< 
\R PRES5CE AT ! PLACE4 
,AT ! MOM5T1 ! PLACE HAS 
ALLREADY A WALL1 CON/RUCT$ BY 
! NATIONAL P>K DEVELOPM5T 
AG5CY TO NOT DIRECTLY EVICT BUT TO MAKE PROBLEMS TO ! 
V5DORS4 ,BECAUSE ) ! WALL 
9 FRONT !Y CANNOT SELL 
ANY?+4 ,! V5DORS >E /ILL 
9SIDE ! PLACE BUT IT IS H>D 
N[ BECAUSE !RE IS A WALL4 
,!Y CANNOT SELL ANY?+ & 
WE ?9K ! MANAGEM5T >E 
KILL+ !M SL[LY4 ,!Y DO NOT DIRECTLY EVICT !M1 BUT 
!Y MAKE A WALL & CUT ! 
ELECTRICITY & WAT]4 ,?IS 
TACTIC IS SL[LY KILL+ ! 
LIVELYHOOD ( ! PEOPLE4 ,WE 
DECID$ TO /ILL BE ON ! 
V5DORS SIDE TO SUPPORT !M 
) !IR /RUGGLE SO ?AT'S IT4 

A#cYO3 ,WE >E GO+ TO MEET 
!M SO WE CAN TALK AB\T ?IS 
LAT] P]SONALLY4 

A#cYO3 ,WE >E H]E 9 ! P>K 
N[ TO LE>N AB\T ! V5DORS 
/RUGGLE4 ,:AT IS ! CONFLICT 
AB\T8 

V5DOR3 ,RI<T N[ ! DIRECTOR 
( ! NATIONAL P>K 
DEVELOPM5T WANT TO =CE US 
TO LEAVE ?IS PLACE = HIS [N 9T]E/4 

,& ?IS 9T]E/ IS TO 
COMM]CIALIZE ?IS PUBLIC PLACE4 
,& ?IS IS AGA9/ ! LAW4 

A#cYO3 ,:5 DID !Y />T$ 
?IS8 ,I SEE !Y PUT A F5CE 
H]E1 ?+S LIKE ?IS8 

V5DOR3 ,I ?9K IT IS = ?REE 
WEEKS1 ALMO/ ?REE WEEKS4 
,& !Y CUT \R ELECTRICITY & 
\R WAT] SO ?AT WE DO NOT HAVE ANY *ANCE TO LIVE4 

A#cYO3 ,& DID !Y TELL Y\ 
ANY?+1 :Y !Y >E DO+ 
?IS8 

V5DOR3 ,!IR REASON IS TO 
*ANGE ?IS >EA1 = ! 
G5TRIFICATION ( ! P>K4 ,!Y 
WANT TO =CE US TO GO TO 
ANO!R LOCATION TO WORK AS 
V5DORS4 

A#cYO3 ,OK1 SO !Y DID NOT TELL 
Y\ ANY?+1 !Y JU/ CAME 
& PUT A F5CE8 

V5DOR3 ,!Y 9=M$ US1 I 
?9K A C\PLE ( DAYS BE=E 
?AT WE HAVE TO EVACUATE ?IS 
>EA4 ,AFT] ?AT1 )\T GIV+ 
A P]MISSION TO !M1 !Y JU/ 
PUT ! F5CE4 

A#cYO3 ,HMM1 & :AT IS Y\R 
PLAN RI<T N[1 :AT >E Y\ 
DO+ AGA9/ !M8 

V5DOR3 ,RI<T N[ \R PLAN IS 
TO MAKE A TRIAL AGA9/ !M1 A 
C\RT BATTLE P]HAPS1 BUT ) 
GR\ND BATTLE1 Y\ KN[ :AT I 
MEAN8 ,GR\ND BATTLE1 WE HAVE 
TO GO TO LAWY]1 GIVE \R 
REASONS & SO ON4 ,:Y WE >E 
AGA9/ !IR PLAN TO EVACUATE 
?IS >EA4 

A#cYO3 ,OK1 I WI% Y\ ALL ! 
BE/ ) ?AT4 ,?ANK Y\4 
,D3 ,?ANK Y\1 TOO4 

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