,D$ANS ,N\S1 ,LE ,DELUGE3 ,! ,FLOOD ,)9 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

,= MANY YE>S1 ,I WAS TORN BETWE5 UND]/&+ MYSELF AS AN >TI/ & AS A REVOLUTION>Y4 ,AS ,I CONSID]$ ! FUTURE ?R\< ! HYP]BOLIC L5S ( Y\?1 ,I FELT ,I W\LD EV5TUALLY HAVE TO MAKE A />K DECISION3 EI!R ?R[ MYSELF 9TO ! S]I\S BUS9ESS ( FI<T+ OPPRESSION1 OR TURN MY BACK ON MY PR9CIPLES & CONT5T MYSELF ) MAK+ ?+S ( BEAUTY TO BE IGNOR$ OR CONSUM$ BY ! V]Y SOCIETY ,I WANT$ TO DE/ROY4 

,! FIR/ OPTION FELT MORALLY S\ND BUT REQUIR$ A PR(\ND SACRIFICE2 ! SECOND FELT S$UCTIVE BUT HOLL[4 ,FROM :AT ,I SAW ( MY POLITICAL COMRADES1 ! REVOLUTION ALL[$ NO ROOM = SLEEP+ OR DO+ DI%ES1 MU* LESS SP5D+ H\RS ALONE CONSID]+ ! PLAY ( LI<T & COLOR4 ,I KNEW SOME?+ 9 ME W\LD DIE IF ,I LET ! ME*ANICS ( ACTIVISM GR9D AWAY ! P>TS ( ME ?AT DIDN'T FIT ITS LOGIC4 ,MY >TI/ FRI5DS1 MEAN:ILE1 (T5 SEEM$ APA!TIC2 >TI/S HAVE BE5 COMPLICIT 9 ! G5TRIFICATION ( EV]Y CITY ,I'VE CALL$ HOME4 ,9 C\NTLESS SQUATT$ SOCIAL C5T]S ACROSS ,EUROPE1 ! PRIM>Y 9T]NAL DIVISION ISN'T BETWE5 AN>*I/S & SOCIALI/S1 BUT BETWE5 >TI/S & ACTIVI/S4 ,AS MU* AS ,I 5JOY$ MOV+ PA9T >\ND A CANVAS OR WRIT+ ABSURDI/ POETRY1 C\LD ,I JU/IFY A LIFE ?AT SEEM$ 9DULG5T & IRRELEVANT :5 ! WORLD >\ND ME WAS BURN+8 

,ACTIVI/ FRI5DS URG$ ME TO RESOLVE ! DILEMMA BY MAK+ POLITICAL >T4 ,BUT ! IMP]ATIVE TO BE LEGIBLE KILL$ MY 9SPIRATION4 ,PROPAG&A--AS BEAUTIFUL IT CAN BE--HAS ALWAYS FELT /IFL+LY N>R[1 ES!TICALLY & DIDACTICALLY4 ,WE LE>N BETT] FROM SURPRISES & SNEAK ATTACKS4 ,ONE FRI5D :O HAD BE5 WRIT+ ANTI-CAPITALI/ GRAFFITI ON PRODUCTS 9 HIS WORKPLACE F\ND ?AT CU/OM]S CASUALLY IGNOR$ HIS WORK UNTIL HE SCRAWL$ A L9E FROM ,YEATS1 DET\RN$ 9TO AN OBLIQUE CRY ( DEFIANCE4 ,:AT /OPP$ !M 9 !IR TRACKS1 & :AT 9SPIRES ME MO/ 9 ANY WORK ( >T1 IS ?IS S5SE ( MY/]Y--! GAP BETWE5 :AT WE S5SE & :AT WE UND]/&4 ,IF WE LET IT1 ?IS MY/]Y CAN BECOME A WAVE1 BE>+ US T[>DS ! VA/ UNREALIZ$ POSSIBILITIES ( \R LIVES4 ,?IS EXP]I5CE IS AS NECESS>Y TO ME AS BREA?+4 

,SO ,I TURN$ AWAY FROM MAK+ POLITICAL >T4 ,I F\ND A WAY TO /RADDLE BO? WORLDS--0,>,T0 & 0,/,R,U,G,G,L,E0--BUT ! F5CE BETWE5 !M PASS$ ?R\< ME1 BIFURCAT+ ME4 ,9 SOME CONTEXTS1 ,I WAS AN >TI/2 9 O!RS1 A COMRADE4 ,I NEV] FELT ,I WAS DO+ 5\< 9 EI!R ROLE4 ,I'D DREAM ?AT 0AFT] ! REVOLUTION10 ,I W\LD RETIRE TO A T9Y %ACK & SP5D ! LONG1 UN9T]RUPT$ DAYS SEW+ ELABORATE TAPE/RIES4 ,OR1 MORE REC5TLY1 ,I BEGAN TO FE> 7& P]HAPS SECRETLY DESIRE7 ?AT ) T5SIONS COM+ TO A HEAD 9 ! ,U,S1 ,I W\LD HAVE TO GIVE UP ON BE+ AN >TI/ & RECKLESSLY SACRIFICE MYSELF ON ! B>RICADES4 ,EI!R *OICE DESCRIBES A WORLD 9 :I* F9ALITY IS MORE 9T]E/+ ?AN COMPLEXITY4 

,AFT] ! PRESID5TIAL ELECTION 9 ,NOVEMB]1 ,I BELIEV$ ! TIME HAD COME TO DO NO?+ BUT AN>*Y4 ,BUT :AT W\LD ?AT MEAN8 ,:AT >E MY ACTUAL SKILLS & CAPACITIES8 ,DOES COMMITT+ FULLY TO /RUGGLE MEAN AB&ON+ JOY8 ,DOES IT REQUIRE /IFL+ MY S5SE ( PLAY 9 FAVOR ( A MIR?LESS DET]M9ATION8 ,IS !RE ROOM 9 ?IS TIME ( URG5CY & CONFLICT = ! ME&]+ & (T5 IRRATIONAL PA?S ( CREATIVE EXP]IM5TATION8 ,MANY PEOPLE 9 RADICAL SC5ES SUSPECT ?AT IF WE GET TOO COM=TABLE1 WE'LL LOSE \R MOTIVATION TO FI<T4 ,SOME SEE >T AS A B\RGEOIS COM=T--FRIVOL\S UNLESS IT'S EXPLICITLY B5T TO POLITICAL PURPOSES4 ,?OSE PEOPLE1 :E!R !Y KN[ IT OR NOT1 >E ,MAOI/S & ,/AL9I/S4 ,I'M AN AN>*I/4 

,9 ,DECEMB]1 A FIRE TORE ?R\< A W>EH\SE 9 ,OAKL&1 CLAIM+ ! LIVES ( ?IRTY-SIX >TI/S1 MUSICIANS1 & ACTIVI/S4 ,I'VE SP5T MY ADUL?OOD 9 W>EH\SES JU/ LIKE ?AT ONE1 FULL ( BURN+ HE>TS & FIRE HAZ>DS4 ,AFT] ! NEWS1 MY FRI5D & ,I RECALL$ ALL ! SQUATT$ SOCIAL C5T]S1 IMPROVIS$ DWELL+S1 & OV]CR[D$ COLLECTIVE H\SES ?AT HAVE S]V$ AS ! SETT+ ( ! BE/ P>TS ( \R LIVES--SO MU* BEAUTY1 & SO MU* DANG]4 ,ANY ONE ( !M C\LD HAVE 5D$ ! SAME WAY4 0,I W\LD RA!R DIE 9 \R WORLD ?AN LIVE 9 !IRS10 %E TOLD ME4 

,I NODD$4 ,IT WAS NEV] REALLY AN OPTION = ME TO LIVE 9 !IR WORLD1 ,I REALIZ$4 ,BUT :AT DOES IT MEAN TO LIVE 9 \RS8 

,I HAVE /OPP$ ASK+ MYSELF :E!R ,I AM AN >TI/ OR A REVOLUTION>Y4 ,WE FI<T BECAUSE \R SURVIVAL DEP5DS ON IT--WE CREATE BECAUSE \R SURVIVAL DEP5DS ON IT4 ,NO MATT] :]E WE CONFRONT ?OSE /RUGGLES1 SOME ( US DON'T SURVIVE4 ,! /REET BATTLE IS NOT ! ONLY FRONT ON :I* TO FI<T2 ! OCCUPATION NOT ! ONLY T]RITORY TO DEF5D4 

,! REVOLUTION ?AT ,I WANT TO SEE DEM&S ?AT WE DEVELOP \R ABILITY TO TAP 9TO :AT IS MO/ BEAUTIFUL1 9SPIRATIONAL1 & MEAN+FUL 9 \R LIVES--& %>E IT ) EA* O!R1 AS ?\< \R LIVES DEP5D ON IT4 ,WE ?RIVE :5 WE 9FUSE \R RELATION%IPS & \R /RUGGLES ) !SE ?+S2 WE FALL AWAY FROM /RUGGLES ?AT DON'T P]MIT US \R FULL RANGE ( BE+4 ,>T & /RUGGLE HAVE ALWAYS MADE ! SAME DEM&S ( US3 ?AT WE TAKE ! BIGGE/ RISKS1 & ?AT WE DO SO = ONE ANO!R1 HELP+ EA* O!R SEE :AT WAS PREVI\SLY UNIMAG9ABLE4 

,AS ! POLITICAL CLIMATE ACCEL]ATES T[>D FASCISM--AS ! DIVIDE BETWE5 ! RI* & POOR DEEP5S--AS \R COMRADES >E MURD]$ & IMPRISON$--AS OP5 BIGOTRY GA9S PUR*ASE AGA9 ACROSS ! WORLD1 ?IS IS A TIME ( URG5CY4 ,WE HAVE ! MO/ P[] :]E WE CAN EFFECT ! MO/ *ANGE2 :ATEV] WE LOVE MO/ WILL GIVE US ! MO/ /R5G? TO CONT9UE4 ,?R\< >T1 WE >E 9 CONV]SATION ) ! LIV+1 ! DEAD1 & ! G5]ATIONS YET UNBORN4 ,JOY GIVES RAGE RESILI5CE4 ,GRIEF GR[S W+S :5 SUNG4 ,?R\< >T1 WE TRANS=M \R EXP]I5CES 9TO UNPR$ICTABLE VEHICLES1 IMPROBABLE WEAPONS1 & UNDREAM$-( POT5TIAL--MAK+ A WORLD ?AT IS TRULY \R [N4 

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0,APRES MOI1 LE DELUGE10 ,L\IS ,X,V SUPPOS$LY SAID :5 HE =ESAW ! FLOOD ( ! COM+ REVOLUTION4 ,HE SPOKE ) RESIGNATION1 P]HAPS1 OR GRIEF1 OR EV5 ) DISDA9 = :AT MI<T HAPP5 TO HIS K+DOM :5 HE WAS GONE4 

,D$ANS N\S1 LE DELUGE4 ,TODAY1 ! REVOLUTION>Y FLOOD SWELLS )9 EA* ( US4 ,IT IS 9DI/+UI%ABLE FROM \R LOVE = EA* O!R & ! JOY WE F9D 9 LIV+1 & IT FE$S US ?R\< EV]Y?+ WE LOVE & WANT TO CREATE4 ,?IS WILL BE A REGUL> COLUMN APPROA*+ >T FROM A REVOLUTION>Y P]SPECTIVE & VICE V]SA4 ,WE WILL EXPLORE EV]Y?+ FROM OP]A TO GRAFFITI1 LIT]ATURE WRITT5 9 BLOOD & 9K ALIKE4 ,WE ABHOR SUBMISSION1 BUT WELCOME SUBMISSIONS4 

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