,BECOM+ ,UNCONTROLLABLE3 ,AN ,AN>*I/ ,REFLECTION ON ,OCCUPY ,SEATTLE 

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0,N[ WE ONLY HAVE TWO OPTIONS3 ALL[ ?IS CRACK TO CLOSE UP1 LOS+ A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY = A V]ITABLE SOCIAL *ANGE1 OR OP5 IT AS MU* AS WE CAN1 WID5+ IT UNTIL IT REA*ES ! V]Y F\NDATIONS ( \R MIS]Y & EXPLOITATION40 

-,EXC]PT FROM ,CATALAN AN>*I/ FLI] DI/RIBUT$ AT ,OCCUPY ,SEATTLE 

,\R /RUGGLE IS SOCIAL NOT POLITICAL4 ,WE WILL NOT M>TYR \RSELVES AS ! URBAN GU]RILLA NOR COMPROMISE AS ! RE=MI/4 ,WE MAKE NO DEM&S & SEE \R /RUGGLE REFLECT$ 9 ! /RUGGLES ( MANY O!RS4 ,IT IS FROM !SE BELIEFS ?AT AN>*I/S 5GAG$ ) ,OCCUPY ,SEATTLE4 

,! BEG9N+ ( ,OCCUPY ,SEATTLE WAS DR5*$ 9 ! MIS]Y ( :AT IT MEANS TO LIVE 9 A PLACE ?AT HAS KN[N SO LITTLE REC5T /RUGGLE & 9 :I* ! PEOPLE HAVE =GOTT5 :AT IT MEANS TO REBEL4 ,! FIR/ DAYS W]E M>R$ BY SIDEWALK M>*ES >\ND ! P]IMET] ( AN OCCUPI$ ,WE/LAKE ,P>K1 ! S]I\S CONSID]ATION ( CON/RUCT+ DEM&S1 & ATTEMPT+ TO WORK ) ! ,CITY & ! POLICE4 ,?IS TRAJECTORY CONT9U$ P]SI/5TLY UNTIL ! FIR/ BREAK ) POLITICS WAS REA*$4 

,SEATTLE IS KN[N = ITS LIB]ALISM & PASSIVITY4 ,MAYOR ,MC,G9N CONT9U$ ?IS /RONG TRADITION BY SUPPORT+ ,OCCUPY ,SEATTLE4 ,HIS /RATEGY AS A POLITICIAN WAS CLE> TO FEW BUT LAT] LE>N$ BY MANY4 ,= ! FIR/ SEV]AL DAYS HE LET ! OCCUPI]S HAVE !IR CAMP & SIDEWALK PROTE/S4 ,! ,CITY'S ACCEPTANCE ( A T5T CITY 9 D[NT[N'S PREMI]E %OPP+ DI/RICT WAS NEV] MEANT TO LA/4 ,MC,G9N MADE A BACKH&$ DEAL ) SELF-APPO9T$ MANAG]IAL OCCUPI]S = ! CAMP MOVE TO ,CITY ,HALL1 AN IRRELEVANT & ISOLAT$ LOCATION4 

,HIS ORD] WAS REJECT$ AFT] 9T5SE DEBATE4 ,PEOPLE *OOSE TO FI<T = ,WE/LAKE ,P>K 9 AN EF=T AGA9/ ! RECUP]ATION ( !IR EM]G+ MOVEM5T4 ,?OSE ?AT CONSPIR$ ) ,MC,G9N W]E REVEL$ AS TRAITORS & W]E AMONG ! FEW TO CAMP AT ,CITY ,HALL4 ,FROM ! DISPOSAL ( !SE SELF-APPO9T$ LEAD]S & ! REFUSAL TO HE$ TO ! ,MAYOR'S DEM&S1 ! FIR/ L9ES W]E DRAWN AT ,OCCUPY ,SEATTLE4 

,! WEEKS TO COME TAU<T ! NEXT LESSON3 ! ROLE ( ! POLICE4 ,! POLICE W]E PRES5T EV]Y DAY & NI<T AT ! P>K4 ,!Y *ATT$ ) OCCUPI]S DUR+ ! DAY & AT NI<T !Y W\LD %9E !IR HEADLI<TS AS ! DELIRI\S CAMP]S ATTEMPT$ TO SLEEP4 ,!Y W\LD RIP BLANKETS (F PEOPLE & !N CRACK JOKES ) PROTE/]S ! NEXT DAY4 ,!IR HUMANITY TEMPT$ MANY OCCUPI]S4 ,=C$ 9TO A BATTLE AGA9/ P[] & SOCIAL CONTROL ?AT WE WILL LIKELY NEV] TRULY W91 !RE >E SOME AMONG ?IS SOCIETY ?AT PREF] TO LET ?AT FE> 9FE/ !M4 ,!Y >E ?OSE :O :ISP] !IR DEEPE/ SCORN AGA9/ ! POLICE BUT SMILE & WAVE AS ,(FIC] ,FRI5DLY /ROLLS BY4 ,AT ! CAMP !Y 9SI/$ UPON NEGOTIATION & MANN]S T[>D ! POLICE & *A/IS$ ?OSE ?AT DID O!RWISE4 

,AS ! DAYS WORE ON ! HYPOCRISY ( PEOPLE :O W\LD ONLY OBEY ORD]S FROM SOMEONE \TSIDE !MSELVES WAS EXPOS$ TO MANY4 ,OP5 HO/ILITIES GREW AS ! POLICE BECAME ! CLE> OB/ACLE BETWE5 A V]Y SIMPLE ?+ ! OCCUPI]S WANT$3 A CAMP4 ,AN ANTI-POLICE & 'COP FREE ZONE' PROPOSAL WAS BR\<T TO A ,G5]AL ,ASSEMBLY DUR+ ?IS P]IOD4 ,IT PASS$ ) FLY+ COLORS4 ,YET ) NO WAY TO 5=CE ?IS NEWLY COLLECTIVIZ$ CONTEMPT1 ,OCCUPY REMA9$ A PIG RIDD5 >EA4 ,AS ! SMALL BATTLES OV] T5TS1 SLEEP+1 BLANKETS1 & EV5 SITT+ D[N 5SU$1 ! T5SIONS MULTIPLI$4 ,?OSE ?AT HAD NEV] SCREAM$ W]E LOS+ !IR VOICES FROM YELL+ AT ! POLICE1 SEV]AL PEOPLE W]E >RE/$1 & MANY WITNESS$ ) TE>S 9 !IR EYES ! BRUTALITY ?AT IS ! ,SEATTLE ,POLICE ,DEP>TM5T4 

,9 RESPONSE TO ! H>ASSM5T & REPRESSION ( ! CAMP HUNDR$S ( PEOPLE RETURN$ ) T5TS TO REOCCUPY ,WE/LAKE ,P>K ON ,OCTOB] #a#e?4 ,! EV5+ WAS FE/IVE ) ! JOYS ( \R FIR/ COLLECTIVE ACT ( REFUSAL4 ,AL?\< IT LA/$ ONLY = ! WEEK5D1 ! MEMORY BECAME A REF]5CE PO9T 9 ! WEEKS TO COME4 ,AFT] ! EVICTION1 ! CAMP CONT9U$ AS IT HAD BE=E1 A PLACE = ! POLICE'S PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE 9VASION & POSITIVELY AS ! MEET+ PO9T = OCCUPI]S4 

,ON ,HALL[E5 WEEK5D1 ! ,OCCUPY CAMP DECID$ AFT] MANY NI<TS ( DEBATE TO MOVE TO ,SEATTLE ,C5TRAL ,COMMUNITY ,COLLEGE 7,S,C,C,C74 ,AS AN>*I/S1 WE VIEW$ ,S,C,C,C AS A PLACE TO IMPLEM5T ! LESSONS ?AT W]E LE>N$ AT ,WE/LAKE ,P>K4 ,OV] & OV] AGA9 WE HAD 9SI/$ ?AT )\T ! CLE> 9T5TION ( OCCUPY+ & DEF5D+ A SPACE 9 DEFIANCE ( ! LAW & ! POLICE1 ANY ATTEMPT AT OCCUPATION W\LD FAIL4 ,! FAILURE WE SPOKE ( WAS NOT LIMIT$ TO ! MAT]IAL GA9 OR LOSS ( SPACE BUT ! /RUGGLE ?AT IS LO/ TO P[] :5 WE WORK )9 7& !RE=E =7 ! =CES ( DOM9ATION4 

,! FIR/ NI<T AT ,S,C,C,C 9TRODUC$ ! NEXT LESSON :I* IS ! BIGGE/ & MO/ MISUND]/OOD ( ALL3 ! FAILURE ( DEMOCRACY4 ,?REE ,NAZIS 5T]$ ! CAMP WALK+ ?R\< ) !IR >MS TO ! AIR4 ,!Y W]E QUICKLY ATTACK$ BY AN>*I/S & O!R ANTI-FASCI/S & ALMO/ AS QUICKLY DEF5D$ BY PACIFI/S OR ,NAZI SYMPA?IZ]S4 ,ONCE ! ,NAZIS W]E F9ALLY PU%$ TO ! /REET1 BLOODI$ & ALL1 ! 9T]NAL FI<T COMM5C$4 ,MANY SPOKE 9 FAVOR ( A POLICY ?AT IS NONVIOL5T BUT /ILL EXCLUSIVE TO FASCI/S & RACI/S1 :ILE A SMALL GR\P SPOKE = ! 9CLUSION ( ALL MEMB]S ( ! #i#i.04 ,/ILL O!RS1 AN>*I/S & ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS1 SPOKE AGA9/ ALL DIALOGUE & 9CLUSION ( ANY OPPRESSIVE 9DIVIDUALS :E!R FASCI/1 RACI/1 COP1 OR RAPI/ BY ANY MEANS NECESS>Y4 ,! EXP]I5CE ( FAC+ REAL TANGIBLE 5EMIES CONFRONT$ OCCUPI]S ) ! REALITY ( !IR [N VULN]ABILITY :I* 9 TURN %IFT$ !IR VIEWS ( PACIFISM2 FAVOR+ 9 TURN ! TOOL ( VIOL5CE4 ,IT ALSO REVEL$ ! LESS PALATABLE SIDE ( !IR BELOV$ DEMOCRACY3 UNCONDITIONAL 9CLUSION & TOL]ANCE4 ,?IS LESSON IS YET TO BE LE>N$4 ,! REMNANTS ( ?AT NI<T W]E REFLECT$ 9 ! ANTI-FASCI/ GR\P :I* PATROLL$ ! P]IMET] ( ! CAMP ) BLACK FLAGS AS WEAPONS = WEEKS AFT]4 

,A FEW DAYS LAT] ! PASSIVITY ( ! ,SEATTLE OCCUPI]S PROV$ TO BE LOS+ GR\ND4 ,ON ! DAY ( ! ,NOVEMB] #bND ,G5]AL ,/RIKE 9 ,OAKL&1 PEOPLE LOCK$ D[N AT A ,*ASE ,BANK ?AT WAS *OS5 P>TIALLY = ITS 5DURANCE ( AN>*I/ ATTACKS 9 ! LA/ YE>4 ,! LOCK D[N WAS ! UNSUSPECT+ CATALY/ = ! T5SIONS ?AT BOIL$ )9 EV]Y OCCUPI]4 ,ONCE EA* BANK OCCUPI] WAS PLAC$ 9SIDE ! POLICE VAN1 ?OSE ( US \TSIDE ! BANK LO/ \R RE/RA9T4 ,*AOS 5SU$ AS COPS LAUN*$ PEPP] SPRAY & OCCUPI]S PU%$ BACK AS SOME ?REW !MSELVES 9 FRONT ( ! POLICE VEHICLES & O!RS L&$ SEV]AL /RIKES ON POLICE BODIES4 ,WE DE->RE/$ \R NEW COMRADES & PU%$ ! POLICE (F ! /REET4 ,A SMALL VICTORY WAS FELT AMONG ! HUNDR$ ( US1 ONE ?AT WAS BUILT FROM ! LESSONS ( ! PA/ MON?4 

,LIKE MO/ ,OCCUPIES1 ! CAMP QUICKLY DET]IORAT$ 9TO A CESSPOOL ( DRUGS & 9T]P]SONAL VIOL5CE4 ,! REALITY ( ! CAMP WAS ONLY A REFLECTION ( SOCIETY2 ?AT :I* PRODUCES !SE CONDITIONS & !N REJECTS OR HIDES ITS [N CREATION4 ,BY ! MIDDLE ( ,NOVEMB] ! AN>*I/ & COMMUNI/ PRES5CE AT ! ACTUAL CAMP DET]IORAT$ LIKELY DUE TO ITS CONDITION4 ,?IS CAME ) LITTLE REGRET ON MY P>T AS ! 9T5TION ( OCCUPY+ PUBLIC SPACE AS A T5T CITY IS C]TA9LY NOT ! BE/ TACTIC NOR /RONGE/ ATTRIBUTE ( ,OCCUPY4 ,WE MOV$ TO FOCUS MORE ON /REET DEMON/RATIONS & T>GETS ( \R DISCONT5T4 

,ON ,NOVEMB] #a#i? A DEMON/RATION WAS ORGANIZ$ FROM ! CAMP TO AN AB&ON$ H\SE 9 ! ,C5TRAL ,DI/RICT1 :I* IS AN HI/ORICALLY POOR BLACK NEI<BORHOOD UND]GO+ MASS G5TRIFICATION4 ,IT WAS UNCLE> :AT ! RESPONSE FROM ! CR[D W\LD BE :5 !Y REA*$ ! OCCUPI$ H\SE NOR W]E WE SURE :AT ! POLICE RESPONSE W\LD 5TAIL4 ,BO? W]E SURPRIS+4 ,! OCCUPI]S IMM$IATELY RU%$ 9SIDE ! H\SE & BEGAN PLANS ( :AT TO DO ) IT4 ,! POLICE /OOD BY UNABLE TO ACT )\T ! [N]'S CONS5T4 ,?IS WAS ! FIR/ MANIFE/ATION ( ! NEXT LESSON3 PRIVATE PROP]TY IS NOT SACR$4 

,TWO WEEKS LAT] ! LAW ( PRIVATE PROP]TY WAS AGA9 DEFIL$ UND] ! ,OCCUPY BANN]4 ,A HUGE W>EH\SE ON ,CAPITOL ,HILL WAS TAK5 OV] AT ! 5D ( A SMALL M>*$ 5TITL$1 0,Y\ CAN'T EVICT AN IDEA604 ,A %ORT WRITE UP FROM ?AT NI<T TRANSCRIB$ ! MOM5T3 

0,WE HAVE ALL DREAM$ ( IT4 ,SOME ( HAVE EV5 SE5 IT BE=E1 BUT NEV] H]E1 NEV] 9 ,SEATTLE4 ,!Y SAY IT'S TOO LIB]AL1 TOO CLEAN1 ?AT \R TIME HAS PASS$1 ?AT ! CITY IS !IRS4 ,LA/ NI<T WE %ATT]$ !IR MIRAGE4 ,WE ALL FELT ! SPECT] ( \R [N POSSIBILITIES AS WE RAN ?R\< ?AT EMPTY VA/ BUILD+4 ,:AT BE=E WAS DEAD1 WE MADE ALIVE4 ,?OSE :O 5T]$ ACQUA9TANCES1 LEFT COMRADES40 

,DUR+ ONLY #a H\RS HUNDR$S ( PEOPLE CAME & W5T FROM ! OCCUPI$ W>EH\SE4 ,! ,S,W,A,T TEAM DE/ROY$ ! PHYSICAL SPACE WE HAD GA9$ YET !Y C\LD NOT DE/ROY ! IDEAS ?AT W]E WON ( 9DIVIDUAL & COLLECTIVE AG5CY AGA9/ ! NORMALITY ( ALL ?AT CAPITALISM DEEMS SACR$4 ,! LATT] IS A CONSID]ABLE FEAT :5 ! 9NATE VALUES ( PRIVATE PROP]TY )9 ,AM]ICAN SOCIETY >E CONSID]$4 ,REVOLUTION>Y CRITICS DISREG>D !SE GA9S AS M9USCULE & PO9T TO ,EUROPE'S SOME:AT RECUP]AT$ SQUATT+ MOVEM5TS AS AN EXAMPLE4 ,!Y >E CORRECT TO SAY ?AT ! OCCUPATION ( PROP]TY IS NOT 9H]5TLY REVOLUTION>Y BUT !Y FALL %ORT :5 !Y DISREG>D ! M5TAL B>RI]S :I* >E BROK5 9 !SE MOM5TS4 

,!SE MOM5TS W]E BUILT UPON AS OCCUPI]S W]E CONFRONT$ ) ! ,DECEMB] #a#b? %UT D[N4 ,OCCUPY ,SEATTLE VOT$ TO UNANIM\SLY SUPPORT ! %UT D[N4 ,! ,I,L,W,U HEADS & O!R REPRES5TATIVES ( UNIONIZ$ WORK]S UNANIM\SLY OPPOS$ ! %UT D[N4 ,I WILL %IFT TO ! ',I' =M TO SPEAK = MYSELF AS AN AN>*I/ :O IS AGA9/ ! ROMANTICISM ( ! WORK]1 WORK1 & UNIONS4 ,MOTIVAT$ BY !IR EF=T TO MA9TA9 !IR SAL>IES & !IR C>E]S 9 ! POLITICS ( WORK1 UNION BUREAUCRATS /IFLE & RECUP]ATE ! BUDD+ /RUGGLES ( MANY WORK]S !Y CLAIM TO PROTECT4 ,! CONCEPT ( AN 0O!R0 AMASS+ TO EFFECTIVELY /OP ! CIRCULATION ( CAPITAL AT ! ,PORT 7& !RE=E ! WORKPLACE ( MANY7 IS A CONCEPT ?AT DOES NOT FIT )9 ! UNION FRAMEWORK4 ,UNION WORK]S >E ALL[$ CONCESSIONS = BETT] CONDITIONS BUT !IR DEM&S CAN NEV] BE ?AT ( ! DE/RUCTION ( WORK OR ! ELIM9ATION ( !IR POSITION 9 SOCIETY4 ,:ILE 9DIVIDUALS )9 UNIONS CAN ALWAYS ACT AS !IR [N AG5TS ( REVOLT1 !IR UNION WILL NEV] BE ?AT =CE4 ,ONE LESSON LE>N$ FROM ! ,PORT ( ,SEATTLE %UT D[N IS ?AT WE MU/ ACT AS 9DIVIDUALS AGA9/ P[] BUT NOT AS ! ROLES P[] =CES UPON US IF WE WI% TO DE/ROY ?OSE SAME CATEGORIES4 

,?IS IDEA MANIFE/$ 9 ! ACTIONS ( ! DAY4 ,HUNDR$S1 9CLUD+ UNION WORK]S1 %[$ UP TO ,WE/LAKE ,P>K = ! />T ( ! M>* REG>DLESS ( ! M$IA'S DRAMATIC ,UNION VS4 ,OCCUPY DI*OTOMY4 ,! %UT D[N = OCCUPI]S WAS ALWAYS AB\T /&+ UP = ! MOVEM5T & PU%+ IT =W>D 9TO A MOM5TUM ?AT 5C\RAGES DIV]SE ACTION & ! CONNECTION ( DIV]SE /RUGGLES4 ,9 ,SEATTLE IT WAS MADE CLE> ?AT :5 WE %UT D[N CAPITAL AT ! PORT WE W]E NOT ACT+ SIMPLY 9 SOLID>ITY ) ! /RUGGLES 9 ,LONGVIEW & ,LOS ,ANGELES BUT ALSO ) ! /RUGGLES ?AT WE *OOSE TO FI<T ?AT >E IMPOS$ ON US BY ! SAME =CES ( CAPITAL ?AT MANIFE/ MAT]IALLY AT ! ,PORT4 

,:5 WE BUILT ?AT B>RICADE 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! /REET1 WE W]E BLOCK+ ! T]M9AL BUT WE W]E ALSO DEMON/RAT+ \R ABILITY TO ADAPT4 ,WE DID NOT =M A SIMPLE PICKET L9E AS ! MANUSCRIPT 9/RUCTS US TO4 ,WE ACCESS$ ! SITUATION = ! MO/ EFFECTIVE & 9SPIR+ TACTIC4 ,! PROP]TY ( ! ,PORT WAS NOT VIEW$ AS SACR$ BUT AS A TOOL1 ! POLICE W]E NOT VIEW$ AS 0US0 BUT AS A CLE> 5EMY1 ! POLITICS ( ! UNIONS W]E DISREG>D$1 & ! ME?ODS ( SELF-ORGANIZATION & SMALL AFF9ITIES W]E PREF]R$ OV] ! DEMOCRATIC VALUES ( MASS ORGANIZATION & REPRES5TATION4 

,FROM ! LESSONS ?AT WE LE>N$ 9 ,OCTOB]1 ,NOVEMB]1 & E>LY ,DECEMB] WE CREAT$ A MOM5TUM ?AT HAS PLANT$ ! SE$S = FUTURE REVOLTS4 ,NO LONG] M>*+ 9 CIRCLES1 WE AWAIT1 READY = ! POT5TIAL ( \R REC5T HI/ORY ( REFUSAL & COLLECTIVE REBELLION4 ,*ALL5GES ALSO AWAIT US 9 ! =MS ( RECUP]ATION1 ! L>GELY UN*ALL5G$ LOVE ( DEMOCRACY1 & ! ,AM]ICAN PSY*E :I* SO VALUES ! RETURN ( NORMALITY & FE> ( P[]4 

0,IT IS NOT EASY1 BUT IT IS POSSIBLE4 ,! PA? IS LONG & AS LONG AS \R DREAM ( LIB]TY REMA9S ALIVE1 WE WILL BE MORE ALIVE ?AN EV]40 

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