,AN ,AN>*I/ ,P]SPECTIVE ON ,EXT9CTION ,REBELLION ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,COLLECTIVE ,ACTION ,TEXT 3 ,REBEL TO ,W9 - ,AN ,AN>*I/ ,P]SPECTIVE ,! CLIMATE MOVEM5T IS GR[+ RAPIDLY AS PEOPLE >E ALL TOO AW>E ?AT WE HAVE LIMIT$ TIME TO DEAL ) ! CLIMATE EM]G5CY4 ,! REC5T CLIMATE /RIKE WAS ONE ( ! L>GE/ S]IES ( COORD9AT$ PROTE/S 9 ! HI/ORY ( ! WORLD4 ,AS ! MOVEM5T GR[S IT'S WOR? LOOK+ AT SOME ( ! IDEAS >\ND TACTICS1 ANALYSIS & LONG-T]M /RATEGIES ?AT WE'RE US+4 ,9 P>TICUL> ?IS FLI] WILL BE LOOK+ AT ! POSITIONS HELD BY ,EXT9CTION ,REBELLION 7,X,R74 ,?IS FLI] WASN'T WRITT5 TO CONV9CE ANYONE NOT TO P>TICIPATE 9 ,X,R OR ,X,R-RUN ACTIONS4 ,! MORE PEOPLE P>TICIPAT+ 9 A MOVEM5T TO /OP ! CLIMATE EM]G5CY ! BETT]4,!RE >E /ILL SOME ISSUES ?AT NE$ ADDRESS+ ?\<4 ,APPLES TO ,ORANGES3 ,X,R'S ,CASE = 0,NON-,VIOL5CE0 ,A HUGE P>T ( ,X,R'S /RATEGY IS BAS$ ON A V]Y /RICT COMMITM5T TO NONVIOL5CE4 ,?IS EXT5DS TO ACTIVELY HELP+ ,VICPOL TO >RE/ ACTIVI/S & POLIC+ ACTIVI/'S BEHAVIOR TO /OP PEOPLE BOO+ OR *ANT+ AGGRESSIVELY AT COPS4 ,IT'S WOR? ASK+ H]E H[ 0VIOL5CE0 IS ACTUALLY DEF9$ & :Y4 ,X,R /ATE 9 9=MATION ?AT !Y DI/RIBUTE 7AS WELL AS ON !IR WEBSITE7 ?AT 0#e#c.0 ( NONVIOL5T CAMPAIGNS W]E SUCCESSFUL AS OPPOS$ TO #b#f.0 ( CAMPAIGNS ?AT US$ VIOL5CE4 ,MOREOV]1 ( ! VIOL5T CAMPAIGNS1 #i#e.0 HAD DESC5D$ 9TO DICTATOR%IP OR TOTALIT>IAN RULE )9 FIVE YE>S40 ,?IS IS BAS$ ON A /UDY BY ,]ICA ,*5[E? & ,M>IA ,J4 ,/EPHAN :I* LOOK$ AT UPRIS+S FROM #ai TO #b & DIVID$ !M 9TO 0PRIM>ILY OR 5TIRELY NONVIOL5T0 & 0VIOL5T04 ,! CONFLICTS LOOK$ AT 9 ! /UDY >E ALL NATIONALI/ UPRIS+S & REGIME *ANGES - !RE >E NO 9T]NATIONAL MOVEM5TS OR MOVEM5TS >\ND P>TICUL> ISSUES 7LIKE ! 5VIRONM5T7 EV5 COV]$ 9 ! /UDY4 ,! DATASET ?AT ! /UDY GETS IT'S 0VIOL5T CAMPAIGNS0 FROM DEF9ES !M AS 9VOLV+ ! DEA?S ( MORE ?AN #a >M$ COMBATANTS444 :I* IS A PRETTY F> CRY FROM YELL+ AT COPS ON A ,MELB\RNE /REET4 ,! MORE DISRUPTIVE & EFFECTIVE ?AT ! CLIMATE MOVEM5T BECOMES1 ! MORE LIKELY IT IS ?AT WE'LL FACE A VIOL5T RESPONSE FROM ! GOV]NM5T & POLICE TO TRY & RE/ORE BUS9ESS AS USUAL4 ,WE %\LDN'T AVOID DEF5D+ \RSELVES FROM /ATE VIOL5CE ON ! BASIS ( A /UDY ?AT IS COMPLETELY IRRELEVANT TO ! SITUATION WE F9D \RSELVES 9 & ! QUE/IONS WE >E FAC$ )4 ,DISRUPTION ,IS ,NOT ! ,SAME AS ,BE+ ,>RE/$ ,AT ! HE>T ( ANY EFFECTIVE SOCIAL MOVEM5T IS ! UND]/&+ ?AT ! P[]S ?AT BE 7BILLIONAIRES1 POLITICIANS1 M9+ MAGNATES1 OIL COMPANIES ETC47 WON'T GIVE UP !IR IMM5SE PRIVILEGES VOLUNT>ILY - EV5 IF ! FUTURE ( HUMANITY IS AT /AKE4 ,WE %\LD BE ALL TOO AW>E BY N[ ?AT WE WON'T SAVE ! WORLD BY ASK+ NICELY - WE NE$ TO =CE ?OSE 9 P[] TO ACT1 WE NE$ TO MAKE BUS9ESS AS USUAL IMPOSSIBLE4 ,?IS EMPHASIS ON DISRUPTION IS P>T ( ,X,R'S CORE PHILOSOPHY & A HUGE COMPON5T ( ! MOVEM5T'S GR[? - PEOPLE >E F$ UP ) ! SAME OLD TIR$ & 9EFFECTIVE TACTICS4 ,:AT'S NOT SO CLE>1 ?\<1 IS ! REASON+ BEH9D EMPHASIS ON BE+ >RE/$ & ! BELIEF ?AT IT'S 9H]5TLY EFFECTIVE4 ,ON ,X,R'S WEBSITE1 !IR SOCIAL M$IA & AT !IR 9=MATION SESSIONS !Y /ATE AGA9 & AGA9 ?AT WE %\LD ,W,A,N,T PEOPLE TO BE >RE/$1 ?AT IT'S GOOD = ! MOVEM5T & BR+S US CLOS] TO ! GOAL ( ACTION ON ! CLIMATE CRISIS4 ,ROG] ,HALLAM1 ONE ( ,X,R'S F\ND]S1 CLAIMS ?AT :AT WE NE$ = ! MOVEM5T TO SUCCE$ IS A FEW HUNDR$ PEOPLE TO GO TO PRISON4 ,!RE'S NEV] ANY EXPLANATION = ?IS ?\<1 NO EVID5CE ( IT BE+ EFFECTIVE & NO?+ TO L9K IT BACK TO O!R DISCUSSIONS ( TACTICS4 ,ANY EFFECTIVE SOCIAL MOVEM5T IS PROBABLY GONNA 9VOLVE SOME PEOPLE BE+ >RE/$ & IT'S GREAT ?AT WE HAVE PEOPLE :O >E WILL+ TO BE >RE/$ = ! MOVEM5T1 BUT ?AT DOESN'T MEAN ?AT DO+ IT ON PURPOSE IS GO+ TO HELP4 ,!RE >E A V>IETY ( O!R MORE EFFECTIVE WAYS TO CAUSE DISRUPTION4 ,A REC5T TACTIC DEVELOP$ 9 ,HONG ,KONG IS TO HOLD A SPACE = AS LONG AS WE CAN1 !N DISSIPATE4 ,US+ ! APP ,TELEGRAM1 WE DECIDE UPON ANO!R PLACE :]E WE REGR\P1 & !N /AY !RE = AS LONG AS WE CAN4 ,?IS WAY WE MAXIMIZE DISRUPTION )\T ! CO/S ( BE+ >RE/$ & GO+ ?R\< ! LEGAL SY/EM4 ,! ,IRON ,FI/ ,B5EA? ! ,VELVET ,GLOVE ,5C\RAG+ MASS >RE/S = !IR [N SAKE ISN'T JU/ USELESS1 IT CAN BE ACTIVELY H>MFUL TO A MOVEM5T & TO ! PEOPLE )9 IT4 ,AL?\< MO/ *>GES ?AT >E LIKELY TO BE LAID AGA9/ PROTE/]S >E RELATIVELY 9SIGNIFICANT1 ! PROCESS ( GO+ ?R\< C\RT & HAV+ A CRIM9AL RECORD HANG+ OV] Y\R HEAD CAN (T5 BE 5\< = PEOPLE TO TAKE A /EP BACK FROM AN ACTIVE ROLE 9 MOVEM5T-BUILD+4 ,& ?AT'S B>ELY SCRAT*+ ! SURFACE ( :AT PEOPLE MIRE/$ - 9 P>TICUL> WE %\LD M5TION ! TRACK RECORD ?AT ! POLICE HAVE ( REGUL>LY MURD]+ ,ABORIG9AL PEOPLE 9 POLICE CU/ODY1 AS WELL AS O!R =MS ( 9/ITUTIONALIZ$ RACISM4 ,NOT EV]YONE PAYS ! SAME PRICE = BE+ >RE/$ & PUTT+ IT =W>D AS 'NOT A BIG DEAL' IS SOME?+ ?AT CAN ONLY COME \T ( NAIVETY & PRIVILEGE4 ,!N !RE'S ! POSSIBILITY ( ! POLICE US+ \TRIS WE'VE SE5 A MASSIVE RAMP-UP 9 ! AM\NT ( MILIT>Y-/YLE GE> ?AT ,VICPOL HAVE AT !IR DISPOSAL & HEAVY-H&$ TACTICS - 9CLUD+ VIOL5CE - US$ TO SUPPRESS PROTE/S4 ,AS WE'VE SE5 9 REC5T /RUGGLES SU* AS ! ,GILETS ,JEUNES 9 ,FRANCE1 ,BLACK ,LIVES ,MATT] 9 ! ,/ATES & ! PRO-DEMOCRACY FIY ROLE ( POLICE 9 SOCIETY IS TO UPHOLD ! V]Y SY/EM & LAWS ?AT WE MU/ OV]?R[ 9 ORD] TO PREV5T 5VIRONM5TAL COLLAPSE4 ,!Y >E MORE ?AN HAPPY TO BREAK UP /RIKES1 EVICT PEOPLE FROM !IR HOMES & PROTECT PR(IT & PRIVATE PROP]TY OV] PEOPLE'S WELF>E & OV] ! PLANET4 ,:5 ,X,R >GUE ?AT WE %\LD COLLABORATE ) & TRY TO W9 OV] ! COPS !Y OV]LOOK ! /RUCTURAL ROLE ?AT POLICE PLAY 9 ! CRISIS 9 :I* WE F9D \RSELVES4 ,! ISSUE H]E ISN'T ! *>ACT] ( 9DIVIDUAL COPS BUT ! WAY ?AT ! POLICE =CE AS A :OLE UPHOLDS ! CURR5T SY/EM AS A :OLE4 ,LIKE ) PREVI\S ISSUES1 ,X,R'S APPROA* IS AT BE/ 9EFFECTIVE & AT WOR/ IT LEAVES US VULN]ABLE & UNPREP>$ :5 !Y 9EVITABLY >RE/1 TE> GAS1 BEAT & BRUTALIZE US ! MOM5T WE />T TO MAKE REAL *ANGE4 ,PR(IT OR ,SURVIVAL8 ,! CRISIS WE F9D \RSELVES 9 IS BE+ DRIV5 BY AN ECONOMIC & POLITICAL SY/EM ?AT PUTS PR(ITS & PROP]TY ABOVE ALL ELSE4 ,9 %ORT - ,CAPITALISM4 ,JU/ #a COMPANIES >E RESPONSIBLE = #g#a.0 ( GLOBAL GRE5H\SE GAS EMISSIONS S9CE #aiih & ?OSE COMPANIES HOLD IMM5SE POLITICAL & F9ANCIAL P[]4 ,AGA9 ?IS ISN'T SO MU* A QUE/ION ( 9DIVIDUAL PEOPLE'S MORAL *>ACT] AS ! UND]LY+ LOGIC ?AT KEEPS ! SY/EM RUNN+4 ,A COMPANY MU/ CONT9UE TO G5]ATE PR(IT OR CEASE TO EXI/4 ,)\T CON/ANT GR[?1 CAPITALISM FALLS 9TO MAJOR CRISIS4 ,A SY/EM ( 9F9ITE GR[? ON A F9ITE PLANET IS 9COMPATIBLE ) A LIVABLE 5VIRONM5T4 ,! ,SOLUTION ?AT ,X,R PUTS =W>D IS 0CITIZ5S ASSEMBLIES0 - R&OMLY SELECT$ GR\PS ( ORD9>Y CITIZ5S ?AT HAVE ! P[] TO MAKE DECISIONS REG>D+ ! CLIMATE EM]G5CY4 ,AL?\< ?IS APPROA* BYPASSES ! P>LIAM5T>Y SY/EM & ! CORRUPTION & 9ACTION ?AT COME ) IT1 IT /ILL L>GELY IGNORES ! LEVEL ( ECONOMIC & POLITICAL RE/RUCTUR+ ?AT'S NECESS>Y TO MAKE REAL *ANGE POSSIBLE4 ,IT DOES NO?+ TO *ANGE ! UND]LY+ LOGIC ( ! CLIMATE CRISIS4 ,TO S]I\SLY PUT A /OP TO EXT9CTION1 WE NE$ TO PUT A /OP TO CAPITALISM4 ,?IS MAY SEEM LIKE A UTOPIAN PIPE DREAM1 BUT IT IS F> MORE REALI/IC ?AN ?9K+ ?AT ) 5\< PUBLIC PRESSURE1 ! PLANET DE/ROY+ MA*9E ( CAPITALISM CAN BE MADE COMPATIBLE ) ! 5VIRONM5T4 ,WE NE$ TO UND]/& N[1 AS ! 5VIRONM5TAL MOVEM5T TAKES A RADICAL TURN1 ?AT WE CANNOT W9 )\T DE/ROY+ CAPITALISM4 ,9 TURN1 ?IS MEANS ! 5VIRONM5TAL MOVEM5T NE$S TO L9K UP ) O!R MOVEM5TS ?AT CAN OPPOSE CAPITALISM3 ! LABOR MOVEM5T1 ANTI-COLONIAL & 9DIG5\S /RUGGLES1 AS WELL AS FI*Y1 :ITE SUPREMACY & A RESURG5T FASCISM4 ,:]E TO FROM H]E8 ,AS WAS WRITT5 AT ! />T1 ! PO9T ( ?IS FLI] ISN'T TO /OP PEOPLE P>TICIPAT+ 9 ,X,R OR ACTIONS ,X,R CALLS4 ,BE AW>E1 ?\<1 ?AT ! TACTICS1 ANALYSIS & GOALS ?AT ,X,R PUT =W>D >E NOT ! BE-ALL & 5D-ALL ( ! MOVEM5T = ,CLIMATE JU/ICE4 ,DON'T GET Y\RSELF >RE/$ )\T ASK+ Y\RSELF 7& O!RS7 :AT IT'LL A*IEVE4 ,ASK H[ ! ACTIONS Y\ TAKE WILL BUILD A MOVEM5T CAPABLE ( *ANG+ ! WORLD4 ,BUILD+ A DIV]SE & P[]FUL SOCIAL MOVEM5T REQUIRES DISCUSSION & DEBATE >\ND TACTICS & GOALS4 ,WE NE$ TO BUILD ?AT MOVEM5T N[1 MORE ?AN EV]1 AS WE F9D \RSELVES AT A CRITICAL PO9T 9 HI/ORY & ! CLOCK IS TICK+4 7,S\RCE3 ,RETRIEV$ ON ,M>* #a#a1 #bba FROM WEB4>*IVE4ORG47 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,JANU>Y #a#g1 #bbb 3 ,AN ,AN>*I/ ,P]SPECTIVE ON ,EXT9CTION ,REBELLION -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/