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,ATLANTA ,AGA9/ ! ,POLICE ,W9T] #b#a#a-#b#a#b 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ANONYM\S 

,TEXT 3 

,9TRODUCTION 

,! W9T] ( #b#a#a-#a#b SAW A NUMB] ( CLA%ES ) ! POLICE 9 ,ATLANTA4 ,ALMO/ A YE> LAT]1 ,I'M COM=TABLE 5\< TO SIT D[N TO WRITE AB\T !M4 ,!RE W]E MANY O!R ?+S GO+ ON >\ND ! C\NTRY & EV5 RI<T H]E AT HOME ?AT MADE ! FOLL[+ EV5TS POSSIBLE1 & ,I C\LDN'T FEASIBLY ACC\NT = ALL ( !M H]E ) MY LIMIT$ P]SPECTIVE4 ,! ANTI-POLICE ACTIONS 9 !MSELVES W]E NOT V]Y SIGNIFICANT1 IF GAUG$ BY ! LIMIT+ DISC\RSE ( 0EFFECTIVE DIRECT ACTION0 OR 0COMMUNITY ORGANIZ+40 ,! COPS /ILL MURD] PEOPLE1 MANY PEOPLE /ILL HAVE T]RIBLE IDEAS ( H[ TO RESPOND4 ,!Y W]E IMPORTANT1 H[EV]1 BECAUSE !Y CREAT$ A S5SE ?AT SOME?+ WAS OCCURR+ \T ( ! ORD9>Y4 ,! EXCITEM5T1 ! HOPE1 & ! ANXIETY CREAT$ A :IRLW9D ( EMOTIONS FELT BY DOZ5S ( PEOPLE ?AT EVAPORAT$ AS \R S5SE ( COLLECTIVE REBELLION FAD$ 9TO NO/ALGIA4 

,IT'S 9CR$IBLE H[ QUICKLY ?+S CAN *ANGE4 ,IT WAS LESS ?AN A YE> AGO BUT EV]Y?+ IS DIFF]5T N[4 ,WE EXP]I5C$ CONFLICT TOGE!R 9 A #g-MON? LONG CYCLE ( ACTIVE /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! POLICE4 ,I WAS BEG9N+ TO FEEL LIKE WE W]E CREAT+ A SPACE 9 ! AN>*I/ SC5E = PEOPLE LIKE ME4 ,AL?\< WE HAD NO EXP]I5CE1 & W]E MAK+ SO MANY MI/AKES1 WE HAD COME TOGE!R TO CREATE A =CE 9 ,ATLANTA4 ,DESPITE H[ MU* ?+S HAVE *ANG$1 ,I KN[ ?AT ! POT5TIAL IS ALWAYS !RE4 

,BE=E ! ASSASS9ATION ( ,TROY ,DAVIS - ALLEG$ COP-KILL] - 9 ,SEPTEMB] ( #b#a#a1 BASICALLY NO?+ OCCURR$4 ,?AT'S NOT COMPLETELY TRUE4 ,!RE W]E ANTI-AU/]ITY CAMPAIGNS AT A FEW UNIV]SITIES4 ,!RE WAS A SOLID>ITY NETWORK ) A LI/ ( W9S & ALL ( ! GO-TO AN>*I/ PROJECTS & 9ITIATIVES4 ,H[EV] IMPORTANT ALL ( ?OSE ?+S MAY BE1 )\T ! WILL+NESS TO ACT-\T1 NO AM\NT ( 9FRA/RUCTURE1 PREP>ATION1 ORGANIZATION OR CONSCI\SNESS IS 5\<4 ,REVOLT ITSELF IS A COMMUNICABLE SOCIAL REALITY ?AT DRAWS 9 PEOPLE & GR\PS - NOT ! O!R WAY >\ND4 

,NO?+ C\LD HAVE CONSCI\SLY CREAT$ ! _?,OCCUPY MOVEM5T1 BUT !RE >E PR]EQUISITES ?AT MU/ BE MET BE=E ANY EXPLOSION ( ACTIVITY CAN OCCUR4 ,TO BE BLUNT1 IF Y\ DON'T HAVE SKILLS OR A NETWORK ( COLLABORATORS1 IT'S UNLIKELY ?AT %IT WILL HAPP5 9 Y\R T[N EV5 IF !RE IS AMPLE REASON = IT TO4 ,WE CAN'T CREATE SOCIAL MOVEM5TS OR PROLONG$ RUPTURES FROM ?9 AIR - AT BE/ WE CAN PREP>E \RSELVES & O!RS = :5 !Y OCCUR4 ,BUT BY REFUS+ TO WAIT1 WE CAN CREATE ! CONTEXT = ! NEXT BIG ?+4 

,! CYCLE ( /RUGGLE WRITT5 AB\T 9 ?IS PIECE 5D$ BETWE5 ! ,UNION ,CITY SMA%UP & ! ,TRAYVON ,M>T9 BREAK AWAY M>*4 ,AN>*I/S FAIL$ TO SEE ?AT MOM5TUM WAS NOT GO+ TO GR[ AGA9 AFT] ! SECOND EVICTION ( ,OCCUPY ,ATLANTA ON ,NOVEMB] #e?4 ,IF ! ,NOVEMB] #b#a/ M>*1 :I* IMM$IATELY FOLL[$ ! ,OCCUPY EVICTION :5 IT WAS /ILL POSSIBLE TO MOBILIZE ) DOZ5S ( ?OSE PEOPLE1 HAD TURN$ 9TO A RIOT :AT W\LD HAVE HAPP5$ 9 ,UNION ,CITY8 ,IT'S IMPORTANT TO AVOID ESCALAT+ TOO QUICKLY TO AVOID M>G9ALIZ+ \RSELVES 9 A GR[+ MOVEM5T4 ,BUT ONCE ?+S BEG9 /AGNAT+1 MU* LESS %R9K+1 IT CAN PROVE TO BE MORE /RATEGIC TO JU/ GO ALL \T1 PU%+ ! /RUGGLE TO ITS ABSOLUTE LIMIT1 RA!R ?AN TRY+ TO PRES]VE IT =EV]1 :I* IS ALWAYS JU/ A SL[ WAY ( DY+4 ,?IS MAY 5D :ATEV] MOM5TUM /ILL EXI/S & PISS PEOPLE (F AT ! TIME1 BUT IF ?+S >E 5D+ ANYWAY1 :Y NOT RISK IT ALL TO SET (F A POT5TIAL *A9 REACTION ?AT WILL EI!R SP9 ?+S 9 A NEW DIRECTION OR AT LEA/ SET ! B> HI< = NEXT TIME4 

,BECAUSE ( \R LACK ( EXP]I5CE1 ! WAN+ P>TICIPATION 9 ! _?,OCCUPY MOVEM5T1 & 9T]P]SONAL CONFLICTS1 WE W]E UNABLE TO HOLD OP5 ! SMALL SPACE ( REVOLT ?AT APPE>$ LA/ W9T]4 ,\R UNWILL+NESS TO COMPROMISE ON ! DISC\RSE AB\T ! POLICE - PREF]R+ V5GEANCE TO 0JU/ICE0 & ATTACK TO 0ACC\NTABILITY0 - =EGR\ND$ \R LIMIT$ SUCCESSES AS WELL AS \R RELATIVE ISOLATION4 ,)\T \R P>TICIPATION 9 ?IS CYCLE ( /RUGGLE1 ! SAME ,NO?+ ?AT HAS PLAGU$ ?IS CITY = YE>S W\LD HAVE FUR!R PRES]V$ ! POPUL> DISC\RSE ( VICTIMIZATION ?AT LEAVES US SO WEAK4 ,AL?\< WE HAVE BURN$ MANY BRIDGES1 AN>*I/S 9 ,ATLANTA HAVE C>V$ \T A SPACE = \RSELVES 9 ?IS CITY :]E !RE WAS NONE BE=E4 ,I KN[ ?AT ! RELATION%IPS BUILT 9 ! W9T] ( #b#a#a-#b#a#b1 & ! ACTIONS TAK5 AGA9/ ! POLICE1 CAN BE ! PREFACE = YE>S ( ATTACK1 REBELLION1 & HOPEFULLY 9SURRECTION & REVOLT = YE>S TO COME4 

,I HOPE ?AT ?IS PIECE CAN BE HELPFUL = AN>*I/S1 ANTICAPITALI/S1 & O!R W\LD-BE REBELS 9 M$IUM SIZ$ CITIES ) ALMO/ NO RADICAL OR COMBATIVE HI/ORY4 ,ATLANTA IS ! #d? POPULAT$ CITY 9 ! ,U4,S4 ) ALMO/ #b1 POLICE & LAW 5=CEM5T (FIC]S4 ,IF A FEW DOZ5 PEOPLE CAN MAKE IT POP (F H]E1 IT CAN HAPP5 :]E Y\ LIVE TOO IF Y\ GET ORGANIZ$4 

,! SECRET1 AS IT W]E1 IS TO REALLY BEG94 

#a4 ,BREAK+ ! ,SIL5CE 

,ON ,OCTOB] #a#g?1 MANY TOOK ! /REETS = ! V]Y FIR/ TIME4 ,SOME SAY IT WAS #a1 SOME SAY #b1 BUT :AT'S IMPORTANT IS ?AT WE W]E RESPOND+ TO ! MURD] ( #ai YE> OLD ,JOETAVIUS ,/AF=D BY ,ROB]T ,WALDO - ,M,>,T,A POLICE (FIC] - :I* OCCURR$ JU/ TWO DAYS E>LI]4 ,! NEWS B>ELY COV]$ IT1 BUT WE HAD AN 5TIRE WORLD ( COMMUNICATION ALL \R [N 9 ! OCCUPATION4 

,! ,OCCUPY ,ATLANTA 5CAMPM5T HAD BEGUN JU/ T5 DAYS E>LI]1 & ?IS WAS GO+ TO BE ! MO/ EXCIT+ EV5T YET4 ,! AFT]NOON FELT ELECTRIFI$ ) POSSIBILITY4 ,IT WAS BILL$ AS A 0VIGIL0 BUT EV]YONE KNEW ?AT WE W\LD 5D UP M>*+4 ,!RE WAS SO MU* ANG] AB\T ! %OOT+1 & SO MU* JOY AB\T ! OCCUPATION4 

,! DRUMS BEGAN TO ROLL & ! *ANTS />T$3 0,NO ,JU/ICE1 ,NO ,PEACE3 ,FUCK ! POLICE60 ,IT WAS ONLY A FEW ( US AT FIR/1 BUT FACES ?R\<\T ! CR[D LIT UP & MORE & MORE PEOPLE JO9$ 94 ,9 A WAY1 ,I WAS ALMO/ EMB>RASS$4 ,IT'S K9D ( H>D TO DESCRIBE ! FEEL+4 ,I WAS OV]JOY$1 ( C\RSE1 BE+ !RE ) SO MANY ( MY CLOSE FRI5DS & N[ SO MANY NEW FACES4 ,/ILL1 9 SOME WAY1 ,I FELT VULN]ABLE1 EXPOS$4 ,I WAS REALLY 9VE/$ 9 ?IS1 & ,I WANT$ IT TO GO WELL4 ,MY ANXIETY QUICKLY FELL AWAY :5 WE FLOOD$ ,PEA*TREE ,/REET4 

,BEH9D A L>GE BANN]1 ! TEXT ( :I* ,I CAN'T REMEMB]1 ! MASS IMM$IATELY TOOK OV] BO? LANES1 BLOCK+ TRAFFIC4 ,! LONG-%AD[S ( ! SKYSCRAP]S OV]TOOK EV]Y?+ AS ! SKY GREW D>K4  ,! GR\P FLOOD$ 9TO ! ,FIVE ,PO9TS ,M,>,T,A /ATION & ! *ANT+ REV]B]AT$ DEEP 9TO ! SUBWAY4 ,! SC5E WAS FE/IVE1 A L>GE GR\P DANC$ 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! SUBWAY /ATION1 :ILE MANY SCREAM$ AB\T !IR HATR$ = POLICE4 

,AS ! COPS APPROA*$1 ! M>* TWI/$ UP ! SIDE ( ! /ATION T[>D ! M9I-POLICE PREC9CT4 ,H]E1 TWO PEOPLE PICK$ UP A /EEL B>RICADE & US$ IT TO BLOCK ! 5TRANCE LEAD+ D[N T[>D ! TRA9S4 ,MORE PEOPLE W]E JO9+ ! M>* & ! 5]GY WAS HI<4 ,SEV]AL HOODLUMS ANGRILY SCREAM$ AT ! NE>E/ (FIC]S :O LOOK$ ON AT ! PROCESSION CONFUS$LY4 

0,COPS1 ,PIGS1 ,MURD]]S60 

,HEAD+ NOR? UP ,PEA*TREE ,/REET1 SOMEONE KICK$ A NEWSPAP] BOX 9TO ! /REET4 ,SOMEONE ELSE />T$ YELL+ AT !M = A SECOND1 BUT ! M>* CONT9U$4 

,EV5TUALLY1 WE MADE IT BACK TO ,WOODRUFF ,P>K - ! SITE ( ! OCCUPATION - :]E DISCUSSIONS1 >GUM5TS1 & EXCIT$ *ATT] FILL$ ! AIR4 

#b4 ,OCTOB] #a#i? 

,S9CE ! #a#g?1 ! 0FUCK ! POLICE M>*0 WAS ALL ?AT ANYBODY SEEM$ TO BE TALK+ AB\T4 ,A M>* WAS PLANN$ HA/ILY = #b DAYS LAT]1 ?IS TIME TO ! ,V9E ,CITY ,M,>,T,A /ATION - :]E ! %OOT+ HAD OCCURR$4 ,! OCCUPATION1 = ALL ( ITS %ORTCOM+S1 PROVID$ A SPACE = NON/OP COLLABORATION & S*EM+4 ,?AT CONTEXT CANNOT BE UND]/AT$4 ,IT'S D\BTFUL ?AT ANY ( ?IS C\LD HAVE HAPP5$ )\T ! P>K4 ,S5S+ ?IS1 !RE WAS A COLLECTIVE FEEL+ ( URG5CY4 ,WE W]5'T SURE H[ LONG ?IS 5]GY C\LD HOLD UP - OR H[ LONG ! OCCUPATION W\LD LA/ - SO WE WANT$ TO MAKE ! MO/ \T ( IT4 ,9 ANY CASE1 IT IS OBVI\S N[ ?AT Y\ HAVE TO /RIKE :ILE ! IRON IS HOT1 BECAUSE Y\ R>ELY GET SECOND-*ANCES4 

,! NI<T WAS /RANGELY COLD1 :I* RESULT$ 9 A SMALL] TURN\T ?AN ! PREVI\S M>*4 ,/ILL1 #d-#e PEOPLE HAD RALLI$ UP AT ! CORN] ( ! CAMP TO MAKE ! L5G?Y M>* TO ! ,V9E ,CITY /ATION :]E ! %OOT+ OCCURR$4 ,EXCITEM5T WAS HI< & ! 5]GY WAS CONTAGI\S4 ,! SMALL GR\P TOOK OV] ! /REET ) EASE & /YLE4 

,DRUMS & *ANTS FILL$ ! /REET1 ALONG ) :AT HAD ESS5TIALLY BECOME A MOBILE DANCE P>TY4 ,:5 WE REA*$ ! ,V9E ,CITY /ATION1 ! POLICE W]E ALREADY WAIT+ = US4 ,WE CURS$ & YELL$ AT !M4 ,)\T HESITATION1 !Y PU%$ UP AGA9/ US1 =C+ \R SMALL GR\P (F ( ! PLAZA & BACK ONTO ! /REET4 

,?IS BACK-&-=? W5T ON = SOME TIME UNTIL SOMEONE WE>+ A MASK GRABB$ ! ATT5TION ( ! (FIC]S BY PROMIS+ !M ?AT 0%IT'S GONNA GO D[N04 ,EMP[]$ & EXCIT$1 BUT 9TIMATELY AW>E ( \R LIMIT$ CAPACITY1 WE M>*$ BACK UP ! /REET T[>D ! OCCUPATION4 ,ALONG ! WAY1 WE /OPP$ = A BRIEF SPEAK-\T :]E SEV]AL NEW PEOPLE EXPRESS$ A FEEL+ ( CONFID5CE & C\RAGE4 ,SOME ( ! PEOPLE :O SPOKE EXPLA9$ ?AT !Y >E BEG9N+ TO UND]/& :Y ! POLICE >E FUCK$4 

#c4 ,SPREAD ! ,TALK 

,! ,OCTOB] #b#bND ,COALITION - :I* IS A FRONT GR\P = ! ,REVOLUTION>Y ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY 7,R,C,P7 - HOLDS A NATIONAL DAY ( ACTION AGA9/ POLICE 0BRUTALITY0 EV]Y YE>4 ,TO PROMOTE ! UPCOM+ M>*1 9 LI<T ( REC5T DEMON/RATIONS AGA9/ ! POLICE1 ! ,R,C,P DECID$ TO HOLD A PRESS CONF]5CE AT NOON AT ! ,FIVE ,PO9TS ,M,>,T,A /ATION & !Y 9VIT$ EV]YONE FROM ,OCCUPY ,ATLANTA TO ATT5D4 

,M$IA WAS PRES5T & ! 9T]VIEW WAS RELATIVELY BRIEF4 ,IMM$IATELY FOLL[+ ! QUE/IONS1 H[EV]1 A FEW COP-HAT]S FROM ,OCCUPY ,ATLANTA UNFURL$ A L>GE BANN] :I* READ 0,COPS1 ,PIGS1 ,MURD]]S0 & BEGAN *ANT+ 9TO ! /ATION4 ,IT WAS LUN* TIME1 SO ! 5TIRE PLAZA & /ATION WAS FLOOD$ ) HUNDR$S ( COMMUT]S1 :O LOOK$ ON HAPPILY & GLADLY ACCEPT$ LEAFLETS = ! ACTION ON ! #b#bND4 

,! FEW AGITATORS DISP]S$ ONCE COPS BEGAN TO AMASS AT ! 5TRANCE ( ! /ATION4 

,9 ! MON?S TO FOLL[1 REBELS 9 ,ATLANTA LACK$ ! COLLECTIVE CREATIVE CAPACITY TO CONSID] COMBATIVE & EFFECTIVE MEANS ( 9=MATION DI/RIBUTION1 ESPECIALLY 9 ! FACE ( M$IA BLACK-\TS4 ,!RE IS A PR(\ND POV]TY 9 UNNOTIC$ REBELLION1 & AN>*I/S MU/ CONT9UE TO F9D WAYS TO AVOID ?IS TO KEEP \RSELVES FROM BE+ M>G9ALIZ$4 ,AL?\< SMALL CLA%ES ) ! POLICE CAN S]VE TO 9CREASE \R LIMIT$ CAPACITY - OR DE/ROY IT COMPLETELY - IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO SPREAD 9SURRECTIONAL DESIRES UNLESS O!RS HE> AB\T IT4 ,WE %\LDN'T P&] TO ! M$IA1 BUT PROPAG&A IS ABSOLUTELY NECESS>Y = SPREAD+ N>RATIVES TO JU/IFY REVOLT4 

#d4 ,OCTOB] #b#bND3 ,! ,MANAGEM5T ( ,REVOLT 

,EV]Y?+ WAS HAPP5+ SO QUICKLY1 & ?AT HAD ITS UPS & D[NS4 ,AL?\< IT WAS BECOM+ 9CREAS+LY DIFFICULT TO PROMOTE = EV5TS ON ! FLY1 ! REPETITION ( ANTI-POLICE ACTIONS HAD CREAT$ SOME:AT ( A F]VOR 9 \R CIRCLE4 ,ALL OV] ! OCCUPATION - & ! 9T]NET - PEOPLE DISCUSS$ ! POLICE & ! REC5T %OOT+4 ,! EV5T ON ! #b#bND1 H[EV]1 HAD BE5 PLANN$ WELL 9 ADVANCE & WAS ATT5D$ BY OV] #a PEOPLE4 ,9 ,ATLANTA1 ANY?+ MORE ?AN #c DOZ5 PEOPLE IS IMPRESSIVE4 

,9 PREVI\S YE>S ?IS M>* HAD WALK$ UP ! SIDEWALK1 :]E ! ,R,C,P LEAD]S SPOKE EMPTILY AB\T POLICE 0BRUTALITY0 & ! NE$ = A COMMUNI/ REVOLUTION ?AT !Y1 SUPPOS$LY1 W]E PLANN+ & BUILD+ =4 ,FROM ! GET-GO1 ?IS YE>S' M>* WAS VA/LY *ANG$ BY ! PRES5CE ( REBELS FROM ! OCCUPATION4 

,9 MANY WAYS1 ! EV5TS HAD A SPLIT *>ACT]4 ,! PLANN$ SPEE*ES & PRE-DET]M9$ *ANTS COORD9AT$ BY ! EV5T ORGANIZ]S FELT SO WEAK4 ,AS ! SPEAK]S CLOS$ 9 ON AN H\R1 PEOPLE BEGAN TO TRICKLE \T & WE BEGAN TO GET ANTSY4 ,SL[LY1 PEOPLE BEGAN TO PULL T-%IRTS & B&ANNAS >\ND !IR FACES4 

,I FELT LIKE ,I WAS WAK+ UP FROM AN UNPLEASANT NAP4 ,NEV]!LESS1 EV]YONE LOOK$ PLEAS$ AS WE FILL$ ! /REETS & BEGAN *ANT+ 0,FUCK ! PIGS1 WE DON'T NE$ 'EM2 ALL WE WANT IS TOTAL FRE$OM60 ,WE W]E SICK ( BE+ TOLD :AT TO DO ALL \R LIVES1 & ! SOLUTION TO ?AT WAS NEV] GO+ TO BE ! OV]-DET]M9$ MOVEM5TS ( SO MANY OR?ODOX 0REVOLUTION>Y0 SECTS4 

,! M>*1 NO LONG] CON/RA9$1 DID NOT /OP AT ! OCCUPATION ON ! S\? SIDE ( ,WOODRUFF ,P>K4 ,9/EAD1 WE HEAD$ RI<T = ! POLICE L9E1 :I* HAD REC5TLY /ATION$ ITSELF AT ! NOR? 5D ( ! P>K4 ,RUMORS SPREAD ?AT ,MAYOR ,RE$ WAS SITT+ 9SIDE ( ! POLICE MOBILE COORD9ATION UNIT4 ,! NI<T BE=E1 ! OCCUPATION HAD W>D$ (F :AT APPE>$ TO BE AN EVICTION ATTEMPT4 ,! ANG] WAS /ILL V]Y MU* PRES5T & DIRECT$ L>GELY AT ! MAYOR :O W\LD HAVE OR*E/RAT$ IT4 

,! *ANT+ & SCREAM+ AT ! POLICE /OPP$ = A FEW M9UTES1 :5 ,JOE ,/AF=D'S MO!R BEGAN TO SPEAK4 ,%E WEPT AB\T ! LOSS ( H] SON & LAY D[N ON ! GR\ND LIKE H] SON HAD AFT] HE WAS %OT4 ,! ATMOSPH]E FELT E]IE & 9T5SE4 ,WE ALL FELT LIKE SOME?+ C\LD HAPP5 AT ANY MOM5T UNTIL WE HE>D ! CRACK ( ! MEGAPHONE AGA94 

,! ,OCTOB] #b#bND EV5T ORGANIZ]S W]E1 EVID5TLY1 EAG] TO REM9D EV]YONE ?AT ?IS WAS !IR EV5T4 ,!Y SPOKE AGA91 OV] ! MEGAPHONE1 AB\T !IR ORGANIZATION1 ! ,R,C,P1 & AB\T ! GREAT ?+S ?AT !Y DO4 ,PEOPLE 9 ! CR[D YELL$ ?AT !Y %\LD %>E ! MEGAPHONE1 :I* !Y DID4 ,! FIR/ SPEAK]1 A Y\NG BLACK MAN1 EXPLA9$ ?AT 0SOME %IT IS GONNA HAPP5 IF !Y DON'T *>GE (FIC] ,WALDO04 ,FRANTICALLY1 ONE ( ! ,R,C,P PR(ESSIONALS TOOK ! MEGAPHONE BACK FROM ! KID & URG$ ! CR[D ?AT 0! ,OCTOB] #b#bND ,COALITION DOES NOT BELIEVE 9 ?AT TYPE ( ?+0 - O/5SIBLY REF]R+ TO ! ?REAT ( RIOT+4 

,! 5]GY WAS SUCK$ \T FROM EV]YONE & ! CR[D BEGAN TO DISP]SE4 ,WE HAD ALL[$ ! MANAG]S TO REGA9 9ITIATIVE ( ! EV5T1 !REBY LIMIT+ ! POSSIBILITY ( REBELLION4 

,AN>*I/ 9T]V5TION 9 SOCIAL MOVEM5TS IS A NECESS>Y MANEUV] 9 ! SOCIAL W>1 BUT WE %\LDN'T PULL ANY PUN*ES4 ,H[ W\LD ! DYNAMIC HAVE %IFT$ IF WE HAD COME PREP>$ ) AGITATIONAL LEAFLETS OR IF WE HAD COORD9AT$ PLANS ( \R [N8 ,IT'S (T5 HELPFUL = US TO WORK ALONGSIDE O!R GR\PS1 BUT WE %\LD NEV] ACCEPT ! MANAGEM5T - LET ALONE PACIFICATION - ( \R ACTIVITY4 ,?AT BE+ SAID1 WE (T5 HAVE TO F9D WAYS TO MAKE DECISIONS ) PEOPLE WE DON'T HAVE AFF9ITY ) EI!R 9 MEET+ SPACES OR 9 L>GE ASSEMBLIES1 BUT !SE DECISIONS %\LD ALWAYS PLAY A M]ELY SUPPLEM5T>Y ROLE = ! DECISIONS WE MAKE 9 SMALL]1 9TIMATE1 GR\PS ) PEOPLE WE TRU/ & C>E AB\T4 

,AN>*I/S ALL OV] ! C\NTRY MADE MI/AKES AB\T DIRECT DEMOCRACY & ! G5]AL ASSEMBLY =M - A MI/AKE REVOLUTION>IES HAVE BE5 MAK+ = DECADES4 ,IT C\LD BE USEFUL TO ATT5D ASSEMBLIES1 BUT IT IS NOT USEFUL TO BE GOV]N$ BY !M4 

#e4 ,FIR/ ,EVICTION ( ,OCCUPY ,ATLANTA 

,FOLL[+ AN ILLEGAL HIP HOP FE/IVAL1 ! MAYOR DECID$ ?AT IT WAS TIME TO EVICT ,OCCUPY ,ATLANTA4 ,) OV]:ELM+ =CE1 9CLUD+ MULTIPLE HELICOPT]S1 NE>LY #ge FULLY-UNI=M$ RIOT POLICE1 A DOZ5 HORSE-M\NT$ POLICE1 DOZ5S ( SQUAD C>S1 & S(T-CLO!D UNI=M$ POLICE1 ! POLICE MOV$ 9 & CLE>$ ! 5CAMPM5T4 ,!RE WAS V]Y LITTLE RESI/ANCE TO ! EVICTION4 ,! CR[D SEEM$ %OCK$ & ANGRY1 BUT UNSURE ( H[ TO RESPOND4 ,MU* ( ! MOVEM5T WAS /ILL COMMITT$ TO PACIFISM1 & ?OSE ( US :O W\LD NORMALLY CREATE ! CONDITIONS = ACTIVE RESI/ANCE HAD LITTLE 9T]NAL COORD9ATION & NEXT-TO-NO /REET FI<T+ SKILLS4 

,ASIDE FROM A FEW ANTI-POLICE *ANTS1 & AN ATTEMPT TO B>RICADE ! /REET 7:I* WAS ?W>T$ BY LIB]ALS71 MO/ ( ! FOCUS WAS ON ! OCCUPI]S :O REMA9$ 9 ! P>K1 5CIRCL$1 & COMMITT$ TO >RE/4 ,?IS WAS ANO!R 9/ANCE ( AN>*I/S LACK+ ! AUTONOM\S SELF-ORGANIZATION NECESS>Y TO PULL (F ANY?+ MEAN+FUL4 ,!RE W]E #eb >RE/S ?AT NI<T & A PR(\ND S5SE ( FRU/RATION & RAGE4 ,SIMPLY YELL+ AT POLICE AS !Y >RE/$ \R FRI5DS1 & CLE>$ ! P>K WAS NOT 5\<4 ,EV]YONE WANT$ MORE1 BUT NOBODY KNEW EXACTLY H[ TO MAKE ?AT HAPP54 

#f4 ,SECOND ,EVICTION ( ,OCCUPY ,ATLANTA 

,SOMEBODY PUT \T ! CALL1 & EV]YBODY WAS TALK+ AB\T IT"97,! CALL TO RE-OCCUPY ! P>K WAS NOT PUT ?R\< ! 0MODIFI$ CONS5SUS0 PROCESS ( ! G5]AL ASSEMBLY AT ALL1 BUT IT WAS ANN\NC$ AT IT2 ?IS C\LD BE A USEFUL WAY = AN>*I/S TO P>TICIPATE 9 SU* ASSEMBLIES GO+ =W>D3 VISIBLE & ACCESSIBLE BUT NOT NE$LESSLY POPULI/ OR SUBMISSIVE74 ,WE W]E GO+ TO HOLD A HUGE DAY ( ACTIVITIES 9 ! P>K ON ! NEXT ,SATURDAY1 ,NOVEMB] #e?1 & !N /AY 9 ! P>K AT NI<T4 ,= ! BETT] P>T ( ! DAY1 ! PLANS W5T P]FECTLY4 #c-#d PEOPLE FILL$ ,WOODRUFF ,P>K ALL DAY LONG4 ,!RE WAS MUSIC & FOOD & *ILD C>E ALONGSIDE WORK%OPS & KN[ Y\R RI<TS TRA9+S4 ,= MANY PEOPLE :O HAD MET 9 ! P>K1 IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL ?+ TO BE >\ND EA* O!R AGA9 - WE W]E ALL US$ TO SEE+ EA* O!R ALL DAY & NI<T1 DEP5D+ ON EA* O!R = FOOD1 COM=T1 & 5T]TA9M5T4 

,BY NI<TFALL1 IT WAS OBVI\S ?AT ! POLICE W]E ONCE AGA9 GO+ TO EVICT US4 ,! P>K CLOS$ AT #a#aPM BUT BY #a3#cPM1 POLICE W]E D\BLE-B>RICAD+ ! P>K & BEG9N+ TO MASS UP ON ALL SIDES4 ,FALL+ 9TO OLD HABITS1 SOME S\<T TO DOM9ATE ! =M RESI/ANCE W\LD TAKE4 ,!Y 9SI/$ ?AT ! NONVIOL5T1 PASSIVE RESI/ANCE ( ! PREVI\S EVICTION WAS ! SUP]IOR WAY TO FI<T BACK1 & ?AT WE HAD WON ! SYMPA?Y ( ?\S&S BECAUSE ( IT4 

,REG>DLESS1 WE RESPOND$1 WE HAD BE5 EVICT$4 ,IT IS NOT GOOD 5\< TO HAVE ! PASSIVE SUPPORT ( A MILLION 9VISIBLE ALLIES IF Y\ CAN'T MEET Y\R NE$S & DESIRES 9 A MAT]IAL WAY1 IMM$IATELY & COLLECTIVELY4 ,IF WE WANT TO /& ALONGSIDE O!RS 9 A MEAN+FUL FI<T AGA9/ CAPITALISM1 WE >GU$1 WE W\LD HAVE TO ILLU/RATE ?AT COLLECTIVE RESI/ANCE TO REPRESSION WAS HAPP5+ 9 ! PRES5T-T5SE4 

,RA!R ?AN 5GAGE 9 AN 5DLESS >GUM5T AB\T TACTICS1 WE DECID$ TO TAKE A MORE ACTIVE /ANCE AGA9/ ! EVICTION4 ,AS OPPOS$ TO ! LA/ TIME1 !RE W]E MANY MASKS 9 ! CR[D ON ,NOV4 #e?4 ,!RE WAS NO VISIBLE BLACK BLOC1 & NO CLE> PLAN BUT WE DECID$ ?AT :5 ! COPS BEGAN TO MOVE 91 WE W\LD M>* \T ( ! P>K & ATTEMPT TO G5]ALIZE A CONFLICT \TSIDE ( ! OCCUPATION ZONE4 ,?IS 0PLAN0 FAIL$ MIS]ABLY4 

,AN ACTIVE M9ORITY BEGAN TE>+ AP>T ! B>RICADES & WRIT+ GRAFFITI ON NE>BY SURFACES4 ,! M>* WAS GO+ TO CIRCLE UP ,AUBURN ,AV5UE1 ON ! NOR? SIDE ( ! P>K1 & MOVE T[>D ! UNIV]SITY4 ,?IS W\LD TAKE US \T ( ! SURVEILLANCE NETWORK ?AT COV]$ ! D[NT[N >EA4 ,FROM !RE1 WE HAD NO IDEA :AT W\LD HAPP54 ,! M>* WAS /OPP$ E>LY :5 A COP ON A MOTORCYCLE SP$ 9TO ! CR[D4 ,SOME /OOD ) !IR BODIES 9 FRONT ( ! COP1 BLOCK+ ! WAY ?R\<4 ,! PIG REVV$ ! 5G9E ON ! MOTORCYCLE & RAN 9TO SEV]AL DEMON/RATORS1 BE=E BE+ KNOCK$ (F HIS BIKE4 ,AS DEBRIS WAS TOSS$ AT ! (FIC]1 DOZ5S ( POLICE RU%$ ! CR[D4 

,SOMEONE WE>+ A MASK1 DRESS$ 9 BLACK1 WAS TACKL$ TO ! GR\ND & BEGAN SCREAM+ = HELP4 ,NEWSPAP] BOXES W]E DRAGG$ 9TO ! /REET1 & ! CR[D PU%$ !IR BODIES UP AGA9/ ! POLICE1 =C+ !M ONTO ! SIDEWALK4 ,9 RESPONSE1 A MASSIVE SNAT* SQUAD ( POLICE =M$1 ) COPS 9 FULL RIOT GE> BEH9D !M4 ,! SNAT* SQUAD LUNG$ =W>D & GRABB$ ANYONE (F ! /REET !Y C\LD REA*4 

,! NI<T 5D$ ) AB\T #b >RE/S1 BUT NOT )\T A FI<T4 ,MANY PEOPLE W]E DE->RE/$ ?R\<\T ! CLA%1 & ! >EA WAS COV]$ 9 ANTI-POLICE GRAFFITI4 ,! S\ND ( SCREAM+ & GRAT+ /EEL HAD GIV5 WAY TO ! SI<T ( BLOOD & A HUGE WALL ( >MOR4 ,! 5TIRE MASS ( OV] #b PEOPLE W\ND UP KETTL$ ON ,PEA*TREE & ,$GEWOOD ,AV5UE & WAS SL[LY ALL[$ TO LEAVE )\T FUR!R >RE/S4 

,! LI<TS ( ! COP C>S SEEM$ TO P>ALYZE MANY ?IS NI<T4 ,PEOPLE M>*$ SL[LY BACKW>D FAC+ ! ADVANC+ L9E ( COPS1 )\T ACTUALLY DO+ ANY?+ TO GET AWAY FROM !M4 ,SEV]AL PEOPLE BOO$ AT ! GRAFFITI WRIT]S & ANYONE :O SCREAM$ AT ! POLICE4 ,! PEOPLE :O DRAGG$ %IT 9 ! /REET W]E PHYSICALLY ASSAULT$ BY O!R DEMON/RATORS4 ,ATTEMPTS TO LEAD A M>* UP A SIDE /REET FAIL$4  ,:Y IS ?IS8 ,:Y WASN'T A CONC]T$ EF=T MADE TO COLLECTIVELY DECIDE ON A BETT] C\RSE ( ACTION8 ,WE DIDN'T KN[ IT AT ! TIME1 BUT ?IS WAS ! LA/ TIME HUNDR$S ( PEOPLE W\LD FLOOD ! /REETS TO %[D[N ) ! POLICE & IF !RE WAS EV] GO+ TO BE AN ANTI-EVICTION RIOT1 IT WAS GO+ TO BE RI<T !N4 ,IT'S IMPORTANT TO KN[ :5 A MOVEM5T IS 5D+ SO ?AT Y\ GIVE IT ONE LA/ SW+ = ! F5CES4 

,\R  9ABILITY TO COLLECTIVE DEVELOP A FLUID PLAN = 9T]V5TION COMPLETELY 9SUR$ \R 9ABILITY TO 9CITE RIOTS OR WIDESPREAD CONFRONTATION ) ! POLICE4 ,WE RAN 9TO ?IS PROBLEM OV] & OV] & OV] AGA94 

,! ABILITY TO RAPIDLY COMMUNICATE 9 HI<-/RESS SITUATIONS IS A SKILL ?AT C\LD GREATLY ADVANTAGE REBELS GO+ =W>D4 ,TO CIRCULATE FEEL+S1 PLANS1 9=MATION1 & MAT]IALS QUICKLY ?R\< A CR[D )\T ATTRACT+ TOO MU* UNWANT$ ATT5TION CAN HELP US TO SPREAD POLICE ?9 :ILE ACCOMPLI%+ O!R OBJECTIVES AS WELL4 ,! BASIC UNIT = ?IS TYPE ( ORGANIZATION %\LD BE ! AFF9ITY GR\P4 ,AN>*I/S 9 ,ATLANTA CAN GREATLY 9CREASE (F5SIVE & DEF5SIVE CAPACITY BY REMEMB]+ ?IS4 

#g4 ,POLICE ,VIOL5CE IS ,NEV] AN ,ACCID5T 

,ANO!R HALF-ASS$ RE-OCCUPATION ATTEMPT WAS S*$UL$ = ! NEXT DAY4 ,! SELF-APPO9T$ LEAD]%IP PLANN$1 UNILAT]ALLY1 = A HALF-H\R 0SIL5T PROTE/0 \TSIDE ( ! P>K1 ) JU/ ONE SYMBOLIC >RE/ 9SIDE4 ,!Y ?\<T ?AT ?IS W\LD REVEAL ! ABSURDITY ( US+ OV]:ELM+ =CE AGA9/ 0PEACEFUL PROTE/]S10 :O >E ALWAYS VICTIMIZ$ BY ! ,/ATE & NEV] GO ON ! (F5SIVE4 

,A SMALL BLACK BLOC ( AB\T #be REFUS$ TO SUBMIT TO ! G5]AL ASSEMBLY DECRE$ PLAN ( SIL5CE4 ,! BLOC 9/EAD *ANT$ 0,S,I,L,5,T ,P,R,O,T,E,/1 ,S,I,L,5,T ,P,R,O,T,E,/10 AS L\D AS !Y C\LD1 PLAY$ TAG 9 ! P>K1 TORE AP>T POLICE B>RICADES & DANC$ 9 ! /REETS1 SCREAM+4 ,WE W]E /ILL ANGRY AT ! POLICE = ! %OOT+S1 WE W]E ANGRY AB\T ! EVICTIONS1 & WE W]E ANGRY ?AT A P]SON >RE/$ ! NI<T BE=E N[ FAC$ FELONY *>GES4 ,WE W]5'T PREP>$ TO GO ON PLAY+ ! VICTIM = \R :OLE LIVES1 & WE NE$$ TO ILLU/RATE ?AT SOME ( US WON'T JU/ ROLL OV]4 

,SURR\ND$ BY POLICE & OV] #a 0SIL5T PROTE/]S01 A FEW &ROGYN\S1 BLACK-CLAD1 P]SONS CLIMB$ UP A TWO-/ORY FIXTURE 9 ! C5T] ( A %OPP+ PLAZA ACROSS ! /REET FROM ! P>K4 ,!Y DROPP$ A HA/ILY MADE BANN] READ+ 0,POLICE ,VIOL5CE IS ,NEV] AN ,ACCID5T0 & DI/RIBUT$ A LEAFLET EXPLA9+ :Y ! POLICE >E NOT TO BE TRU/$4 

,AL?\< IT IS NEV] PREF]ABLE TO HAV+ L>G] P>TICIPATION1 EV5 A SMALL GR\P CAN HAVE A PR(\ND IMPACT ON UNFOLD+ EV5TS4 ,9 ! FACE ( /ATE REPRESSION1 ESPECIALLY :5 BRUTALITY IS 9VOLV$1 %[+ SOLID>ITY ) COMRADES CAN BE TREM5D\SLY IMPORTANT = BUILD+ & SU/A9+ /R5G?4 ,! RELATION%IP BETWE5 RADICALS & ,OCCUPY ,ATLANTA WAS GREATLY /RA9$ BY ?IS NI<T & ! EVICTION ! NI<T BE=E4 ,BY ! 5D ( ! YE>1 ! RELATION%IP 5D$ COMPLETELY4 

#h4 ,NOVEMB] #b#a/ & ,ON3 ,GO+ IT ,ALONE 

,ON ,NOVEMB] #a#g?1 ! POLICE MURD]$ ,DWI<T ,P]SON 9 FRONT ( HIS :OLE FAMILY 9 AN ILLEGAL 0NO-KNOCK0 W>RANT ?AT WAS ADDRESS$ TO A DIFF]5T H\SE4 

,A FEW DAYS LAT] #g PEOPLE GA!R$ 9 ,WOODRUFF ,P>K = ANO!R ANTI-POLICE M>*4 ,HALF ! M>* %[$ UP 9 BLACK BLOC OR ) SOME SORT ( MASK ON4 ,?IS NEW DEVELOPM5T %[S ?AT AN>*I/S CAN HAVE 9FLU5CE WELL PA/ \R NUMB]S4 ,! T]RA9 FELT FAMILI> BUT MANY ( ! FACES W]E NEW2 MANY OCCUPI]S HAD BE5 H>D5$ & EMBITT]$ BY ! LA/ EVICTION & W]E LOOK+ = REV5GE4 

,FROM ! />T1 ! M>* RU%$ T[>D ! POLICE /ATION ?AT SITS ACROSS FROM ! P>K & BEGAN BANG+ ON ! GLASS W9D[S & DOORS4 ,! FEW COPS 9SIDE />$ \T AT US FE>FULLY & CONFUS$4 ,H[LS ( LAU<T] & CLAPP+ FILL$ ! AIR4 ,LEAFLETS TITL$ 0,FUCK ! ,POLICE3 ,ATLANTA'S ,COP ,PROBLEM0 LITT]$ D[N ON ! CR[D FROM )9 ! M>* & WE QUICKLY MOV$ UP ,PEA*TREE T[>D ! ,FIVE ,PO9TS ,M,>,T,A /ATION4 ,?IS TIME ! COPS HAD HEAD$ US (F4 ,MORE LEAFLETS W]E /REWN >\ND & TOSS$ 9 ! FACES ( ! (FIC]S4 ,) BLACK FLAGS BL[+ 9 ! W9D & ANGRY SCREAMS B\NC+ (F ( ! EMPTY CITY WALLS1 WE CONT9U$ UP ,PEA*TREE4 

,AT ! ,SUNTRU/ PLAZA1 A FEW PEOPLE M\NT$ ! BIG /ATUE \T FRONT - SOMEONE EV5 PE$ 9TO ! F\NTA94 ,SOME PEOPLE 9 MASKS JUMP$ ONTO ! BUMP] ( AN ,ESCALADE & PUMP$ !IR FI/S 9TO ! AIR4 ,ONE MAN1 :O HAD E>LI] BE5 URG+ ! M>* TO /AY NONVIOL5T1 TOSS$ A /ACK ( FLI]S AT A COP C> & FLA%$ BO? MIDDLE F+]S AT ! (FIC] 9SIDE4 

,A FEW TRAFFIC CONES W]E TOSS$ 9TO ! /REET1 BUT IT WAS OBVI\S ?AT PEOPLE /ILL W]5'T QUITE PREP>$1 MAT]IALLY OR EMOTIONALLY1 TO REALLY GO ON ! ATTACK4 ,LAT]1 WE W\LD REALIZE ?AT ?IS WAS \R LA/ *ANCE TO REALLY SET %IT (F4 ,WE COMPLETELY LACK$ ! EXP]I5CE TO COME UP ) A PLAN & ! 9SI<T TO KN[ ?AT ?IS IS :5 IT REALLY C\NT$4 ,HAD AN>*I/S COME TO ?IS M>* ) A G5]AL AGREEM5T TO SET IT (F1 ) A R\TE 9 M9D1 AFF9ITY GR\PS C\LD HAVE POT5TIALLY MADE ! MO/ ( ! L>GE1 SUPPORTIVE1 CR[D & ! TOTAL LACK ( POLICE PRES5CE4 

,! M>* 5D$1 AFT] AN H\R ( M>*+ AIMLESSLY1 9 AN EMPTY LOT ) NO >RE/S1 AFT] A SC\T REPORT$ ?AT RIOT COPS W]E /ATION$ A FEW BLOCKS UP4 

#b1 LEAFLETS W]E DI/RIBUT$ AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! M>*1 & PEOPLE W]E URG$ TO READ IT1 PASS IT >\ND1 & TOSS !M 9TO ! AIR ?R\<\T ! M>*4 ,?IS LEAFLET WAS REF]5C$ = MON?S4 ,! LEAFLET DETAIL$ ! P>TICUL> EV5TS SURR\ND+ REC5T COP %OOT+S 9 ! CITY1 AS WELL AS ! FOLL[+ POLEMIC3 

,FUCK ! ,POLICE3 ,ATLANTA'S ,COP ,PROBLEM 

,! POLICE1 PROTECTORS ( ?IS SOCIAL ORD]1 SECURITY GU>DS ( ! #a.0 :O CONTROL US1 >E EV]Y:]E4 ,!IR CONTROL1 !IR VIOL5CE1 IS EV]Y:]E ?AT NO?+ HAPP5S4 ,ALL ADV5TURE1 MANAG$2 ALL DESIRE1 DIS>M$3 ALL PASSION1 SAT$2 ALL FIRES1 EXT+UI%$ -- BUT 9 US IS A FIRE ?AT NEV] GOES \T4 

,!RE CAN BE NO DIALOGUE ) ! T]RORI/S 9 BLUE4 ,AS !Y RUN OV] \R COMRADES ) MOTORCYCLES1 ABDUCT \R FRI5DS FROM ! CITY SIDEWALKS & QU>ANT9E \R LOV$-ONES 9SIDE !IR PRISON WALLS1 !Y FAN ! FLAMES ( \R DISCONT5T4 

,9 ,SEATTLE1 ,*APEL ,HILL1 ,GREECE1 ,*ILI1 ,BAHRA91 ,EGYPT1 ,OAKL&1 ,D5V]1 ,MOSC[ ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! POLICE GR[S4 ,9SIDE ,PELICAN ,BAY1 ! MEMORY ( ,ATTICA LIVES4 

,FIRE TO ! PRISONS & ! SOCIETY ?AT CREAT$ !M4 7,A7 

#i4 ,UNION ,CITY AKA 0,:]E  DA  GASOL9E AT80 

,JU/ A FEW DAYS BE=E ,*RI/MAS1 #ai YE> OLD ,>I/ON ,WAIT]S WAS %OT 9 ! BACK1 :ILE H&CUFF$1 BY ,UNION ,CITY POLICE (FIC] ,LU!R 0,MA*9E-,GUN0 ,LEWIS4 ,?IS WAS ! ?IRD /RAI<T MON? ( (FIC]-9VOLV$ %OOT+S4 ,A RALLY WAS PLANN$ BY ! ,NATIONAL ,ACTION ,NETWORK :O P]SONALLY 9VIT$ SOME ( US TO ! EV5T - !Y 9SI/$ ?AT !Y WANT$ 0SOME?+ TO HAPP540 

,UNION ,CITY IS A SMALL SUBURB S\? ( ,ATLANTA KN[N MO/LY = C> DEAL]%IPS4 ,! 0D[NT[N0 >EA CONSI/S 5TIRELY ( A FEW EMPTY /ORE-FRONTS1 A PO/-(FICE1 ,CITY ,HALL1 ! 0,JU/ICE ,C5T]0 & ! CITY JAIL4 ,! LAWN ( ! CITY HALL WAS FILL$ ) HUNDR$S ( DEMON/RATORS1 MANY FROM ,UNION ,CITY1 & MANY :O HAD TRAVEL$ D[N FROM ,ATLANTA4 ,PEOPLE W]E PISS$ AB\T ! %OOT+ & WANT$ A RESPONSE4 ,ALL NI<T LONG1 SPEAK]-AFT]-SPEAK] %OT FI]Y REF]5CES TO ,MALCOLM ,X & ! ,BLACK ,PAN!R ,P>TY4 ,NE>LY EV]Y SPEAK] 5D$ !IR SPEE* ) ! MANTRA 0BY ANY MEANS NECESS>Y40 ,WE C\LDN'T HAVE BE5 MORE OV]JOY$4 

,IMM$IATELY FOLL[+ ! RALLY1 A BLACK BLOC ( AB\T #ce & R\<LY #d O!R DEMON/RATORS BEGAN A BREAK-AWAY M>* BEH9D ! SAME 0,COPS1 ,PIGS1 ,MURD]]S0 BANN] FROM ! MON? BE=E4 

,AS ! M>* BEGAN SL[LY ON ! O!RWISE EMPTY CITY /REET1 ! /REETS SIGNS W]E RIPP$ UP \T ( ! GRASS & DRAGG$ 9TO ! /REET4 ,P>K+ & TRAFFIC CONES W]E TOSS$1 & ! LOCAL Y\? LAU<$ & CLAPP$4 ,= MANY 9 ! M>*1 0D[NT[N0 ,UNION ,CITY HAD S]V$ NO PURPOSE AT ALL4 ,! FAMILI> S\ND ( A %AK+ SPRAY PA9T CAN P]K$ \R E>S1 & WE ALL LAU<$ :5 SOMEONE PA9T$ A L>GE 0,N,O0 OV] ! SIGN 9 FRONT ( ! 0,JU/ICE ,C5T]40 

,IF PEOPLE HADN'T KN[N :AT !Y W]E GETT+ 9TO BY N[1 IT WAS UND5IABLE AFT] A FEW PEOPLE TOSS$ A TRA%CAN 9TO ! GLASS DOORS ( ! ,JU/ICE ,C5T]4 ,IMM$IATELY AFT] ! CRA%1 AN (FIC] RAN AFT] ! V&ALS4 ,SOME PEOPLE FROM 9SIDE ! BLOC ?REW /ICKS & CURSES AT ! COP :O /UMBL$ 9TO ! GRASS & RAN BACK1 HORRIFI$1 9TO ! SAFETY ( ! JAIL4 ,A /REET SIGN WAS TOSS$ L\DLY AT ! FRONT ( ! ,JU/ICE ,C5T]4 

,PA9T M>K]S W]E PASS$ >\ND & PEOPLE IMM$IATELY GOT TO WORK4 ,! 5TIRE /RIP WAS R$ECORAT$ ) GRAFFITI4 ,!RE W]E NO COPS 9 SI<T :5 SOMEONE ?R[S A BRICK ?R\< ! FRONT 5TRANCE TO ! CITY JAIL OR :5 SOMEONE SET AN ,AM]ICAN FLAG ON FIRE AFT] TE>+ IT (F ( ! PO/ (FICE4 ,AL?\< !RE W\LD BE MU* DEBATE LAT] AB\T :E!R OR NOT IT'S APPROPRIATE TO 5T] 0SOMEONE ELSE'S COMMUNITY0 TO V&ALIZE A CITY JAIL1 MANY ( US WILL NEV] =GET HE>+ ! LOCAL Y\? URG5TLY ASK+ US 0:]E ! GASOL9E AT880 

,AL?\< ! LOCAL W\LD-BE V&ALS_/>SONI/S DIDN'T HAVE ! *ANCE ?IS TIME1 MAYBE NEXT TIME !Y'LL BE ! ONES :O COME PREP>$ TO ?R[ D[N4 ,! BLACK BLOC WAS H>DLY PREP>$ EI!R4 ,MANY LOOK$ >\ND ANXI\SLY = TOOLS ( DE/RUCTION1 =GETT+ TO BR+ !IR [N4 ,WE >E SO ACCU/OM$ TO HIT-&-RUN SW>M+ ?AT1 9 MANY WAYS1 WE LACK ! SKILLS TO MAKE ! MO/ ( ! MOM5TS :5 !RE >E NO POLICE >\ND4 ,?IS M>* LA/$ ALMO/ #b M9UTES )\T ANY COPS %[+ UP4 ,:AT IF EV]Y O!R P]SON HAD TUCK$ A HAMM] 9TO !IR BELT ON ! WAY !RE OR EV5 JU/ BR\<T SOME ROCKS8 ,AT ANO!R TIME1 SOME PEOPLE :O W]E 9 ! M>* OV]HE>D SOMEONE EXCIT$LY RECALL WAT*+ ! BLACK BLOC ATTACK ! JAIL FROM HIS W9D[ 9SIDE ! FACILITY6 ,C\LD WE HAVE DONE MORE TO 9CITE ! 9MATES TO RIOT 9SIDE8 ,AL?\< ! BLACK BLOC DI/RIBUT$ M>K]S & LEAFLETS1 WE %\LD ALWAYS REMEMB] TO %OOT = ! />S & TO COME MAT]IALLY PREP>$ TO LET \R MUS+S BECOME REALITY4 

,AL?\< ! NEWS W\LD PA9T ! NI<T AS A S]IES ( R&OM ACTS ( VIOL5CE1 ?IS NI<T WAS1 = MANY ( US1 JU/ ANO!R EV5T )9 A MON?S-LONG CONFLICT ) ! POLICE4 ,WE HAD BE5 BUILD+ ! N]VES1 RELATION%IPS1 & SKILLS = JU/ ?IS TYPE ( ?+4 

,! ACTIONS 9 ,UNION ,CITY BECAME EXTREME PO9TS ( CONT5TION )9 ,OCCUPY ,ATLANTA4 ,! LOCAL NEWSPAP]1 ! ,ATLANTA ,J\RNAL ,CON/ITUTION1 RAN AN >TICLE FEATUR+ A QUOTE FROM ! M$IA-ID5TIFI$ LEAD] ( ,OCCUPY ,ATLANTA D5\NC+ ! 0VIOL5CE40 ,! QUOTE BLAM$ ! ACTIONS ON A SMALL GR\P ( OPPORTUNI/IC1 :ITE1 MALE1 AN>*I/S4 ,9 ADDITION1 A LOCAL RADIO HO/ & SOMETIME P>TICIPANT 9 ,OCCUPY (F]$ A @s#e REW>D = 9=MATION ON ! MASK$ DEMON/RATORS4 

,9 RESPONSE AN>*I/S ATTEMPT$ TO GET ,OCCUPY ,ATLANTA TO REFUSE TO WORK ) ?OSE :O GAVE 9=MATION TO POLICE OR ! M$IA4 ,?IS L$ TO AN #h H\R LONG ,G5]AL ,ASSEMBLY1 9 :I* AN>*I/S CONT9U$ TO TRY TO GO ?R\< ! CONS5SUS PROCESS ( ! ,G,A4 ,! NI<T 5D$ 9 FRU/RATION1 & MANY AN>*I/S 5D$ !IR P>TICIPATION 9 ,OCCUPY ,ATLANTA4 

#a4 ,FROM ,OAKL& TO ,ATLANTA3 ,FUCK ! ,POLICE 

,! MON? ( ,JANU>Y WAS A TIME ( REFLECTION4 ,DEBATES & >GUM5TS CIRCULAT$ 9 MULTIPLE CIRCLES AB\T ! EV5TS ?AT W5T D[N 9 ,UNION ,CITY4 ,QUE/IONS ( LEGITIMACY1 AG5CY1 SELF-DET]M9ATION1 & VIOL5CE W]E DISCUSS$ OV] & OV] AGA94 ,?IS TYPE ( DISCUSSION IS A SIGN ( A HEAL?Y MOVEM5T1 BUT CAN BE DRA9+4 

,BETWE5 ! ,NEW ,YE>'S NOISE DEMON/RATION & RITUAL H\SE P>TIES1 A CULTURE BEGAN TO DEVELOP ?AT MANY PEOPLE FELT 9VE/$ 94 ,:E!R OR NOT !SE RELATION%IPS MANAG$ TO TRANSC5D ! ONE-DIM5SIONAL1 0POLITICAL01 BONDS ?AT CREAT$ !M IS YET TO BE SE54 ,BUT :AT HAD />T$ JU/ A FEW MON?S E>LI]1 :5 A SMALL & 9EXP]I5C$ BLACK BLOC 5D$ 9 >RE/S AFT] ! EXECUTION ( ,TROY ,DAVIS1 HAD GR[N 9TO SOME?+ MORE FI]CE & CONFID5T4 

,ON ,JANU>Y #b#h?1 WE ALL EAG]LY WAT*$ ! LIVE/REAMS FROM ,OCCUPY ,OAKL&'S 0,MOVE-9 ,DAY40 ,WE WAT*$ ! CR[DS TAKE OV] ! /REETS 9 ! MORN+1 & ATTEMPT TO HOLD !M 9 ! AFT]NOON4 ,OAK ,/REET4 ,TE> GAS4 ,FLA% BANGS4 ,\R HE>TS WR5*$1 BUT \R HOPES = ! FUTURE SO>$ SEE+ ! BRAV]Y ( ! WE/ COA/ REBELS4 ,?AT NI<T1 A SOLID>ITY DEMO WAS HELD AT #hPM4 

,?IS WAS A SMALL M>*4 ,IT MU/ HAVE BE5 ONLY #ce OR SO ( US1 MAYBE LESS1 & !RE W]E NEWS CAM]AS PRES5T :5 WE %[$ UP4 ,RUMORS AB\T :AT WAS HAPP5+ CIRCULAT$4 ,PEOPLE HUDDL$ >\ND 9 SMALL GR\PS ( #b-#e4 ,EV]YONE DRESS$ 9 HEAD-TO-TOE BLACK4 

,AS SOON AS WE BEGAN1 SURR\ND$ BY RE9=C$ BANN]S1 SOMEONE KICK$ A PLANT] 9TO ! /REET4 ,BLACK FLAGS WAV$ 9 ! AIR1 & SOMEONE SPRAY PA9T$ A L>GE CIRCLE-,A ON A WALL RI<T \TSIDE ( ,WOODRUFF ,P>K4 ,!RE WASN'T MU* *ANT+ & ?+S FELT K9D ( T5SE4 ,/ILL1 !RE WAS SOME?+ ELECTRIC AB\T ! NI<T4 

,COP C>S UP AHEAD4 ,WE HAD ONLY GONE TWO OR ?REE BLOCKS4 

,WE TURN$ LEFT4 

,ON ! RI<T SITS ! ,PEA*TREE ,C5T] ,M,>,T,A /ATION4 ,SOMEONE RAN \T ( ! BLOC & PA9T$ 0,F,U,C,K ,C,O,P,S0 ON ! V5E] ( ! /ATION4 ,ANO!R P]SON RAN UP & SMA%$ \T ONE ( ! /ATIONS L>GE W9D[S ) A HAMM]4 ,EV]YONE />T$ WALK+ A LITTLE FA/] & Y\ C\LD HE> MUFFL$ LAU<T] FROM ALL SIDES ( ! TI<T BLOC4 

,ALREADY !RE W]E #c OR #d SQUAD C>S BEH9D US4 ,NON*ALANTLY1 M>*]S DRAGG$ EV]Y?+ 9TO ! /REET ?AT WASN'T ALREADY BOLT$ D[N4 ,NEWSPAP] BOXES1 /EEL B>RICADES1 TRA% CANS1 TRAFFIC CONES1 CON/RUCTION SIGNS4 ,SOMEONE RAN UP TO ! ,ZONE #e ,PREC9CT & SPRAY PA9T$ A CIRCLE-,A RI<T ON ! HUGE PLATE-GLASS W9D[S4 ,!Y N>R[LY ESCAP$ AN UPSET COP1 & ! RE9=C$ BANN]S W]E PUT TO USE HOLD+ BACK ! POLICE4 

,WE BEGAN RUNN+4 ,I C\LDN'T BELIEVE IT :ILE IT WAS HAPP5+4 ,HELICOPT]S OV]HEAD4 ,MOTORCYCLES1 BICYCLES1 SQUAD C>S4 ,AT ?IS PO9T !RE W]E ONLY TWO DOZ5 ( US4 ,! NEWS CAM]AS HAD AB&ON$ ! M>*4 ,BEH9D ! BLOC WAS A SMALL CONT+5T FROM ,OCCUPY ,GW9NETT 7A SUBURB 9 ! METRO >EA7 :O W]E MASK-LESS & OV]JOY$ BY ! 9T5SITY ( ! M>*4 

,WE HURRI$LY SNAK$ BETWE5 ! N>R[E/ /REETS WE CAN F9D4 ,MORE DEBRIS & B>RICADES W]E DRAGG$ 9TO ! /REETS :I* B\<T US ONLY A LITTLE BIT ( TIME4 ,ONE MOTORCYCLE COP :O DROVE >\ND A B>RICADE HAD HIS VISOR SPRAY PA9T$4 ,SOME PEOPLE DRAGG$ A MATTRESS 9TO ! /REET4 

,WE CUT ?R\< SOME NEI<BORHOODS & WORK$ \R WAY BACK \TSIDE ( ! D[NT[N >EA :]E !RE >E LESS CAM]AS1 MORE ALLEYWAYS1 & LESS OV]HEAD VISIBILITY = HELICOPT]S4  ,IT MU/ HAVE ONLY BE5 #c OR #d PEOPLE 9ITIALLY BUT SOON EV]YONE WAS SCATT]+1 RUNN+ 9TO EV]Y DIRECTION4 ,WE HOPP$ F5CES1 DOVE ?R\< Y>DS & BU%ES & CRAWL$ 9TO DOG H\SES4 ,BLACK CLO!S LITT]$ ! /REETS4 

,! NI<T 5D$ ) #c >RE/S = 0MOV+ 9 & \T ( TRAFFIC0 - ESS5TIALLY1 A JAYWALK+ *>GE4 ,! NEXT DAY WE HELD A SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAIS] P>TY & W]E ABLE TO BAIL ALL ( \R FRI5DS \T 9 NO TIME4 ,I NEV] IMAG9$ ?AT A GR\P SO SMALL C\LD 9VOKE SU* A GREAT POLICE RESPONSE SO QUICKLY4 ,! COPS MU/ HAVE \TNUMB]$ ! M>*]S F\R TO ONE1 YET ALMO/ EV]YONE GOT AWAY4 

,IT'S AMAZ+ :AT Y\ CAN DO ) JU/ A FEW PEOPLE1 BUT CELEBRATORY & PLAYFUL DE/RUCTION IS ALWAYS BETT] ?AN SELF-S]I\S MILIT>Y CLA%ES4 ,H[ CAN WE AVOID ! !AT] ( ! 0LOYAL OPPOSITION0 :O COMMIT !MSELVES TO A SPECIALIZ$ RESI/ANCE :5 NOBODY ELSE IS JO9+ 98 ,AL?\< !RE IS NO?+ WRONG ) COMMITM5T1 WE %\LD BE HONE/ AB\T ! EFFECTS MILITANCY HAS ON \R MOM5TUM4 ,DOES S]I\SNESS 9CREASE \R CAPACITY OR H9D] IT8 ,( C\RSE1 AN>*I/S %\LDN'T LIMIT \RSELVES TO REPRES5TATIONAL POLITICS & POPULISM4 ,WE >E NOT SIMPLY COMMITT$ TO FULFILL+ ! DESIRES ( 0! PEOPLE0 AS !Y ALREADY EXI/1 BUT ( CREAT+ SITUATIONS & WORLDS :]E NEW1 CURR5TLY UNIMAG9ABLE1 DESIRES >E POSSIBLE4 ,WE >E COMMITT$ TO ! DE/RUCTION ( ! EXI/+ SOCIAL ORD]4 ,BECAUSE ?IS IS ! CASE1 WE HAVE TO REMEMB] ?AT 0! =CE ( 9SURRECTION IS SOCIAL1 NOT MILIT>Y0 & TO JUDGE \R MANEUV]S ACCORD+LY4 ,! NI<T WAS AN 9T]E/+ ONE1 BUT ,OCCUPY WAS OV] & L>GE TURN\T = ANY EV5T HAS BE5 H>D TO COME BY EV] S9CE4 

#a#a4 ,5D ( ! ,ACTIVE ,/RUGGLE2 ,TRAYVON ,M>T9 

,SO EV]YONE ALREADY KN[S ! /ORY4 ,A TE5AG] FROM ,SAN=D1 ,FLORIDA IS MURD]$ BY A SELF-APPO9T$ NEI<BORHOOD WAT*MAN NAM$ ,GEORGE ,ZIMM]MAN4 ,\TRAGE 5VELOPES ! C\NTRY1 & 9 ,M>* DOZ5S ( CITIES HOLD 0,MILLION ,HOODIE0 M>*ES NUMB]+ 9 ! ?\S&S4 ,P>TICIPANTS 9 ! M>*ES & RALLIES >E EXPECT$ TO WE> HOODIES RESEMBL+ ,TRAYVON'S :5 HE WAS KILL$4 

,9 ,ATLANTA1 A ,FACEBOOK EV5T GOES UP & ! 0,ATT5D+0 /ATS SKYROCKET IMM$IATELY4 ,?IS CITY IS #e#d.0 ,AFRICAN-,AM]ICAN1 & PEOPLE >E FUCK+ PISS$ AB\T ?IS %OOT+4 ,WE EXCIT$LY BRA9/ORM AB\T ! POSSIBILITIES4 ,= ! FIR/ TIME S9CE ,TROY ,DAVIS1 PEOPLE EV]Y:]E >E S]I\SLY DISCUSS+ :ITE SUPREMACY &1 UNSURPRIS+LY1 ! POLICE4 

,! :OLE FEEL ( ! RALLY1 H[EV]1 DID NOT MEET \R EXPECTATIONS4 ,A FRI5D ( \RS HAD MADE AN ANONYM\S ,FACEBOOK PR(ILE TO CREATE ! EV5T & HAD BILL$ IT AS A M>*4 ,?IS WAS ALL V]Y 9T5TIONAL4 ,A FEW C>E]I/S1 H[EV]1 US$ ! OPPORTUNITY TO GET A P]MIT = ! EV5T & TO MOVE IT TO ! ,CAPITOL4 ,!Y HOLD PRESS CONF]5CES ANN\NC+ ?AT IT IS HAPP5+ !RE & ?AT IT IS SIMPLY A RALLY1 NOT A M>*4 ,!Y1 ( C\RSE1 GET TO DECIDE :O SPEAKS & :O DOESN'T4 

,WE W]E UNSURE ( ! IMPLICATIONS ( ?IS UNTIL WE %[$ UP4 

,WE EXPECT+ MAYBE #a1 PEOPLE & W]E TOTALLY %OCK$ TO SEE MORE LIKE #e14 ,I CAN'T SPEAK = EV]YONE1 BUT ,I FELT TOTALLY UNPREP>$4 ,WE %[$ UP TOGE!R AS A BLACK BLOC & MANAG$ TO CAT* ! ATT5TION ( ! POLICE IMM$IATELY4 ,:ILE SOME PEOPLE SEEM$ TO UND]/& \R 9T5TIONS1 O!RS SEEM$ CONFUS$4 ,FEW 9 ! BLOC W]E PREP>$ TO EXPLA9 \RSELVES TO A FEW QUE/ION+ MEMB]S ( ! CR[D1 BUT ?OSE ( US :O DID SEEM$ TO HAVE ! SYMPA?Y ( ?OSE NE>BY4 ,! LEAFLET WRITT5 = ! EV5T WAS NEV] PR9T$4 ,IT'S WOR? M5TION+ ?AT SOME PEOPLE FELT ANXI\S & UNCOM=TABLE AS A MO/LY-:ITE BLOC AT A MO/LY-BLACK EV5T4 ,:ITE P>TICIPANTS 9 ! BLOC FELT LIKE ! O!R ATT5DEES MU/ HAVE ?\<T WE W]E :ITE SUPREMACI/S4 ,I P]SONALLY DID NOT EXP]I5CE ?IS S5SATION & ?\<T ?AT A CR[D ( ?\S&S W\LD BE ABLE TO DIRECTLY CONFRONT A 0:ITE SUPREMACI/0 GR\P ) MORE ?AN JU/ A FEW AWKW>D GLANCES4 ,9 ANY CASE1 IT'S WOR? CONSID]+ ! LIMITS ( ! BLACK BLOC AS A REPRES5TATIONAL =M 9 ! /AGE ( 0EXTRAP>LIAM5T>Y0 POLITICS4 

,! RALLY DRAGG$ ON & ON4 ,! %OOT+ BECAME NO?+ MORE ?AN AN AB/RACT JUMP+-(F PO9T = ALL ( ! PR$ICTABLE ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY TALK+ PO9TS4 ,!Y MANAG$ TO T\* ON EV]Y?+ FROM ,GUN ,CONTROL TO ,ABORTION ,RI<TS4 ,!Y CON/ANTLY URG$ ! CR[D TO GET REGI/]$ SO ?AT !Y C\LD VOTE4 ,NE$LESS TO SAY1 WE FELT DEMORALIZ$ & MANY ( US LEFT E>LY4 

,AB\T AN H\R LAT]1 WE BEGAN RECEIV+ FRANTIC PHONE CALLS4 ,A FEW PEOPLE /AY$ AFT]W>DS & W]E ON A BREAK-AWAY M>*4 ,!Y SAID PEOPLE SEEM$ D[N & ?AT WE %\LD MEET UP ) ! M>*4 

,WE %$ ! BLACK CLO?+ & TI$ T-%IRTS >\ND \R FACES4 

,:5 WE %[$ UP1 ! M>* WAS WILD AS FUCK4 ,PEOPLE HAD RETURN$ TO ! ,CAPITOL & W]E SCREAM+ AT ! COPS & BLOCK+ TRAFFIC4 ,IT WAS PROBABLY ONLY #f OR #g FOLKS1 BUT !Y LOOK$ EXCIT$ TO SEE US :5 WE %[$ UP EV5 ?\< WE DIDN'T REALLY RECOGNIZE ANY ( !M4 ,I REMEMB] EX*ANG+ A FEW NODS & SOME QUICK HUGS ) SOME ESPECIALLY EXCIT$ PEOPLE4 

0,WE GOT 'DIS %IT TONI<T AS LONG AS WE GOT EA* O!R'S BACKS10 SOMEONE SAID TO ME :5 ,I WALK$ UP4 

0,HELL YEAH6 ,WE FUCK9' GOT ?IS60 ,I YELL$ BACK & HE LAU<$4 

,A Y\NG WOMAN1 NO MORE ?AN FIVE FEET TALL1 /OOD DEFIANTLY 9 FRONT ( A POLICE C> POPP+ H] COLL> & TELL+ !M TO GO FUCK !MSELVES4 ,\R P>TICIPATION1 AS AN>*I/S & 0REVOLUTION>IES10 WAS EMB>RASS+LY SMALL - NO MORE ?AN A DOZ54 

,WE W]E ALL LAU<+4 ,I FUCK+ LOVE ?IS %IT4 ,?IS IS ! SOCIAL ELEM5T ?AT WAS MISS+ FROM ! ,JANU>Y #b#h? M>*4 ,WE HAD CONFID5CE & EV]YONE HAD EA* O!R'S BACK4 "97,IT SEEMS LIKE PEOPLE W]E MORE LIKELY TO JO9 9 :5 WE W]E 9 PLA9 CLO!S & MASKS RA!R ?AN MOV+ AS A BLACK BLOC4 ,?IS IS WOR? CONSID]+3 IS IT WOR? SACRIFIC+ SOME 9DIVIDUAL ANONYMITY IF IT MEANS MORE PEOPLE WILL P>TICIPATE 9 /REET FI<T+ OR RIOTS8 ,MI<T IT EV5 BE ! CASE ?AT ! L>G] A CR[D IS1 ! LESS PRECAUTIONS 9DIVIDUALS 9 ! CR[D NE$ TO TAKE TO REMA9 ANONYM\S8 ,H[ DO WE ACC\NT = CAM]AS 9 ?IS SC5>IO87 

,LEISURELY1 WE /ROLL$ UP ! /REET BEH9D SOMEONE *ANT+ 0,WE READY1 WE READY1 WE READY = Y'ALL60 ,EF=TLESSLY1 SOMEONE JOGG$ UP TO A ,P>K,ATLANTA MET] & SMA%$ ! SCRE5 ) A BLACK FLAG NAIL$ TO A L>GE WOOD5 D[EL4 ,SOMEONE ELSE1 )\T A %IRT TI$ >\ND !IR FACE1 KICK$ A NEWSPAP] /& 9TO ! /REET1 & SEV]AL O!RS DRAGG$ !M 9TO ! 9T]SECTION4 ,A CAPITOL COP K9D ( JOGG$ UP FROM BEH9D ! M>* & BEGAN *A/IS+ US3 0,HEY Y\6 ,PICK ?AT BOX UP ?IS M9UTE60 ,PEOPLE YELL$ BACK AT HIM & PICK$ UP ! PACE A LITTLE BIT4 ,! M>* TURN$ A CORN] & F\ND ITSELF ON AN EMPTY /REET ) A L>GE NUMB] ( POLICE CRUIS]S P>K$ \TSIDE A GOV]NM5T BUILD+4 ,! LONE COP FOLL[+ ! M>* QUICKLY TURN$ & RAN :5 SOMEONE JOGG$ UP TO ! NE>E/ SQUAD C> & SMA%$ \T ITS FRONT W9D[ ) A WOOD5 D[EL4 

0,OHHHHH66660 ! CR[D ALL YELL$ AT ONCE4 ,SOMEONE ELSE RAN UP BEH9D !M ) A HAMM]4 ,!Y TOOK \T ! W9D[S ( ANO!R SQUAD C>1 & SOMEONE AFT] !M JUMP$ UP ONTO ! C> & /OMP$ 9 ! W9D%IELD4 

,:ILE SOME PEOPLE DRAGG$ B>RICADES 9TO ! /REETS1 O!RS CONT9U$ SMA%+ ! W9D[S \T ( EV]Y POLICE VEHICLE & LUXURY C> ON ! /REET = #b BLOCKS4 

,DOZ5S ( PEOPLE SCATT]$ 9TO MULTIPLE DIRECTIONS AFT] ! #bND OR #cRD COP C> & SEV]AL O!R PEOPLE SPE$ UP ACROSS ! BRIDGE ABOVE ,UND]GR\ND ,ATLANTA4 ,! :OLE ?+1 />T+ ) ! ,P>K,ATLANTA MET]1 MU/ HAVE ONLY LA/$ #a M9UTES1 MAYBE LESS4 ,REG>DLESS1 !RE W]E NO POLICE & NO >RE/S4 ,! LOCAL ,COPWAT*]S W]E DETA9$ = A BIT BUT W]E SUBSEQU5TLY LET GO4 

,!RE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO NEWS COV]AGE AB\T ! BREAK-AWAY M>* ! NEXT DAY1 OR EV]1 & ?IS IS MO/ LIKELY BECAUSE ! CULPRITS W]E ABLE TO CASUALLY WALK (F 9TO ! NI<T4 ,LIKE EV]Y?+ ELSE AB\T ! LA/ FEW MON?S1 !RE W]E NO PICTURES1 :I* IS BO? GOOD & BAD4 

,HOPEFULLY EV]YONE WE MET ?AT NI<T ?AT WE MAY NEV] SEE AGA9 HAS A CRAZY AS FUCK /ORY ?AT !Y WILL TELL EV]YONE !Y MEET4 ,IF ,GEORGE ,ZIMM]MAN GETS (F1 HOPEFULLY !Y REMEMB] :AT !Y SAW ?AT NI<T4 ,IF SO1 WE CAN ONLY HOPE !Y REMEMB] ! 5D+3 0,EV]YONE GOT AWAY ) IT40 

,JU/ AS QUICKLY AS IT CAME444 

,I'M F9I%+ UP ?IS PIECE #a YE> AFT] SOME ( ! EV5TS WRITT5 AB\T ABOVE4 ,AT ?IS PO9T1 EV]Y?+ HAS BE5 TURN$ ON ITS HEAD AGA94 ,LA/ W9T]1 IT WAS COMMON TO HE> EXCIT$ DISCUSSIONS AB\T 0H[ F> WE'VE COME 9 JU/ #c MON?S0 & 0H[ MU* BETT] ?+S >E GONNA BE 9 #c MORE MON?S40 ,BUT ?AT DIDN'T HAPP54 ,NOT AT ALL4 ,9 FACT1 ?+S TOOK ! OPPOSITE TURN4 ,:Y IS ?AT8 

,:5 A CYCLE ( /RUGGLE IS AT ITS PEAK1 IT'S V]Y H>D TO IMAG9E IT 5D+4 ,= ?OSE ( US :O HAD NEV] FELT ANY?+ AS MAGICAL1 DECL9E WAS ! LA/ ?+ ON \R M9DS4 ,A MORE HONE/ ANALYSIS ( LA/ W9T] MI<T BE ?IS3 9 A NATIONAL ATMOSPH]E ( HEI<T5$ CONFLICT & COLLECTIVE RESI/ANCE1 A SMALL GR\P ( PEOPLE CAME TOGE!R TO PULL (F SOME IMPRESSIVE %IT RELATIVE TO !IR CAPACITY4 ,WE ?\<T WE W]E 0F9D+ EA* O!R01 BUT NOT EV]YONE 9VOLV$ HAD A ?OR\<LY DEVELOP$ POLITICAL ANALYSIS & ?IS RESULT$ 9 SOME T5SION AS ?+S W5T ON4 ,9 ! WAKE ( ?IS DISSONANCE1 /UDY GR\PS & DISCUSSION >E SOME ( ! MO/ IMPORTANT ?+S WE CAN BE DO+4 ,I CAN ONLY HOPE ?AT BY N[ PEOPLE >E MORE CONFID5TLY F9D+ AFF9ITY ) O!RS & RECOGNIZ+ DIFF]5CES :5 !Y SEE !M4 

,=W>D8 

,TWO MON?S AGO1 ANO!R ANTI-POLICE M>*_/DANCE P>TY WAS ATTACK$ BY ! POLICE4 ,! POLICE BODY-SLAMM$ PEOPLE ONTO ! CONCRETE1 & CRACK$ A FEW RIBS4 ,! SMA%$ W9D[S ( ! ,BANK ( ,AM]ICA REMA9$ BO>D$ UP = TWO WEEKS1 REM9D+ US ( ! SCREAMS ( \R FRI5DS4 ,! NEXT DAY1 A NOISE DEMO WAS 9T]RUPT$ BY DOZ5S ( COPS READY ) ZIP TIES4 ,A WEEK LAT]1 A PASSIVE M>* ORGANIZ$ BY ,OCCUPY ,ATLANTA WAS KETTL$1 & SNAT* SQUADS >RE/$ TWO (F ( ! SIDEWALK4 

,9 E>LY ,AUGU/1 A GR& JURY 9 ,SEATTLE SUBPO5A$ AN>*I/S FROM ALL >\ND ! ,PACIFIC-,NOR?WE/4 ,S9CE ,MAY ,DAY1 /REET ACTIONS ALL ACROSS ! C\NTRY HAVE BE5 MET ) HEAVY POLICE REPRESSION4 ,! >RE/S 9 ,*ICAGO HAVE HAD CONSEQU5CES = REBELS ALL ACROSS ! C\NTRY4 ,! CAM]AS & HYPE AB\T ,OCCUPY >E LONG GONE & ! ,/ATE IS US+ ! OPPORTUNITY TO CRACK D[N ON EXI/+ POCKETS ( ANTAGONISM4 

,AN>*I/S >\ND ! C\NTRY MEAN+FULLY P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! ,OCCUPY MOVEM5T 9 A TON ( DIFF]5T WAYS1 SOME GOOD & SOME BAD4 ,WE US$ ! MOM5TUM AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO 9ITIATE A DIALOGUE AB\T P[] & CAPITALISM1 BUT HAVE WE MA9TA9$ CONTACTS ) ! PEOPLE WE RAN 9TO LA/ FALL8 ,WE >E LESS M>G9AL !N WE HAVE BE5 9 A DECADE1 & NEW NETWORKS ( REBELLION HAVE POPP$ UP 9 PLACES !Y HADN'T EXI/$ 9 PREVI\SLY - 9CLUD+ H]E 9 ,ATLANTA - BUT >E WE EFFECTIVELY CAPITALIZ+ ON ?IS POPUL>ITY8 ,?IS SUMM] HAS SE5 A PR(\ND PROLIF]ATION ( NOCTURNAL ATTACKS & SOLID>ITY ACTIONS1 & ?IS MAY BE ! FIR/ TIME 9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA ?AT SO MANY CITIES HAVE HAD CONSI/5T BLACK BLOC M>*ES4 ,NOISE DEMON/RATIONS HAVE BECOME AN IMPORTANT RITUAL = ANTI-PRISON ACTIVI/S 9 CITIES BIG & SMALL4 ,9 %ORT1 AN>*I/ CULTURE HAS DEVELOP$ 9 EXCIT+ WAYS4 ,WE >E ?RILL$ TO P>TICIPATE4 ,BUT IS ?IS 5\<8 ,>E WE TRAPP+ \RSELVES 9 ANO!R SELF-REF]5TIAL MILIEU 0CONC]N$ ONLY ) ITS SAD EXI/5CE80 

,! CONTEXT HAS %IFT$ DRA/ICALLY1 BUT HAVE \R TACTICS & /RATEGIES8 ,N[ ?AT PEOPLE >E LOOK+ = NEW =MS ( RESI/ANCE1 IT MAKES S5SE = US TO CREATE NEW PO9TS ( 5TRY RA!R !N TURN+ 9W>D4 ,FUR!RMORE1 IT MAKES S5SE = US TO COME \T ) MORE PUBLIC & BOLD ECONOMIC DISRUPTIONS RA!R ?AN TRAPP+ \RSELVES 9 A CYCLE ( L[-LEVEL V&ALISM4 ,H[ CAN WE BALANCE ?IS ) ! NE$ TO MEET EA* O!R'S EMOTIONAL & MAT]IAL NE$S8 ,! POLICE >E CRACK+ D[N ON US EV]Y:]E4 ,H[ CAN WE SU/A9 COMBATIVE MOM5TUM )\T BECOM+ MORE M>G9ALIZ$ & DISCONNECT$1 LET ALONE MORE SPECIALIZ$ & IRRELEVANT8 ,H[ CAN WE USE 9/ANCES ( REPRESSION TO \R ADVANTAGE )\T RE9=C+ N>RATIVES ?AT VICTIMIZE US8 ,H[ CAN WE RECREATE ! T5SION ?AT EXI/$ 9 ! BUILDUP TO ,OCCUPY SO ?AT SOME?+ ELSE1 SOME?+ BETT]1 CAN KICK (F8 

,IS IT POSSIBLE ?AT AN>*I/S 9 CITIES ) SMALL] SC5ES1 LIKE ,ATLANTA1 >E 9EFFECTIVELY TRY+ TO REPRODUCE ! UPRIS+S WE HAVE SE5 9 CITIES LIKE ,OAKL& & ,SEATTLE8 ,!RE MU/ BE DOZ5S ( CITIES ACROSS ! C\NTRY ) JU/ A FEW DOZ5 ACTIVE AN>*I/S4 ,H[ CAN WE1 AS M$IUM-TO-L>GE CITIES1 PUBLICLY ATTACK P[] 9 WAYS ?AT MAKE US /RONG] RA!R ?AN WEAK]8 ,H[ CAN WE AVOID ! LURE ( 0SOCIAL JU/ICE ACTIVISM0 :ILE RETA9+ CONTACT ) O!RS 9 SOCIETY :O MAY WANT TO ATTACK AS WELL8 ,CAN WE F9D =MS ( PUBLIC RESI/ANCE TO P[] ?AT >E EASILY REPRODUCIBLE1 COMBATIVE1 & ?AT MAT]IALLY PROVIDE = \R NE$S & DESIRES 9 A LA/+ WAY8 ,WE NE$ TO F9D WAYS TO 9DEP5D5TLY CIRCULATE 9=MATION & PROPAG&A 9 CREATIVE1 EXCIT+1 & ANTAGONI/IC WAYS4 ,WE NE$ TO BEG9 FIGUR+ \T H[ TO DEVELOP AN AUTONOM\S MAT]IAL =CE4 

,!RE >E ALWAYS NEW OB/ACLES - & SOMETIMES1 !Y FEEL LIKE IMP5ETRABLE LIMITS - SO WE NE$ TO BE CONSI/5T & HONE/ AB\T \R CAPACITY4 ,) ?AT SAID1 WE %\LD NEV] =GET ?AT SOMETIMES ! 5TIRE WORLD IS TURN$ UPSIDE D[N BY A FEW PR(\ND GE/URES & RISKS4 ,9 ! SUMM] ( #baa NO ONE WAS ANTICIPAT+ A ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN RESI/ANCE AS L>GE AS WE'VE SE54 ,LET'S CONT9UE TO BE CRITICAL ( \RSELVES & \R %ORTCOM+S1 BUT LET'S NOT =GET ?AT ! ,/ATE FOLL[S ! CONT\RS ( \R MOM5TUM & ?AT :]E !RE IS CRACKD[N1 !RE IS ! POT5TIAL = MORE & MORE EXCIT+ RUPTURES1 OP5+S1 & REVOLT4 

,TIMEL9E ( EV5TS "4 OV]VIEW3 

,SEPTEMB] #a#i3 

,OCCUPATION \TSIDE ( ! ,GEORGIA ,BO>D ( ,P>DON & ,P>OLES - EVICT$ ! NEXT MORN+ BY ,AMNE/Y ,9T]NATIONAL SO ?AT !Y CAN HO/ A PRAY] VIGIL4 

,SEPTEMB] #b3 

,BREAKAWAY M>* ORGANIZ$ SPONTANE\SLY AFT] SAN ,AMNE/Y ,9T]NATIONAL EV5T4 ,HUNDR$S FOLL[4 ,DEBRIS & B>RICADES >E DRAGG$ 9TO ! /REET4 ,?IS IS ! FIR/ ACTION ( ?IS SORT 9 REC5T ,ATLANTA HI/ORY4 

,SEPTEMB] #b#a3 

,! EXECUTION ( ,TROY ,AN?ONY ,DAVIS4 ,DAVIS WAS CONVICT$ ( KILL+ A POLICE (FIC] 9 ,SAVANNAH1 ,G,A 9 #a#i#h#i4 ,SEV5 \T ( ! N9E WITNESSES :O TE/IFI$ AGA9/ HIM RECANT$1 CIT+ POLICE CO]CION AS A PRIM>Y FACTOR 9 !IR TE/IMONY4 ,AFT] ! EXECUTION1 A BLACK BLOC MET AT ! ,C,N,N ,C5T] & M>*$ ?R\< ! /REETS SCREAM+ ANTI-COP SLOGANS4 ,! M>* 5D$ ) A DRAMATIC DE->RE/ AS WELL AS SEV]AL >RE/S4 ,! FOLL[+ WEEKS BR\<T RADICALS MU* CLOS] TOGE!R4 ,! EV5TS PAV$ ! WAY = FUTURE EV5TS4 

,OCTOB] #b3 

,L>GE G5]AL ASSEMBLY = ,OCCUPY ,ATLANTA4 ,! PRES5CE ( RADICALS 9 FACILITATION ROLES1 & SPEAK+ POLEMICS AB\T OCCUPATIONS1 CREAT$ AN ATMOSPH]E SUPPORTIVE ( AN OCCUPATION ! NEXT WEEK4 

,OCTOB] #g3 

,HUNDR$S ATT5D AN ,OCCUPY ,ATLANTA ,G5]AL ,ASSEMBLY & BEG9 AN OCCUPATION ( ,WOODRUFF ,P>K4  

,OCTOB] #a#e3 

,M,>,T,A POLICE (FIC] ,ROB]T ,WALDO %OOTS #ai YE>-OLD ,JOETAVIUS ,/AF=D 9 ! BACK #c TIMES AT ! ,V9E ,CITY ,M,>,T,A /ATION :ILE HE WAS ON HIS WAY HOME FROM A HOMECOM+ FOOTBALL GAME4 ,POLICE CLAIM HE WAS >M$ BUT EYE-WITNESSES SAY ?IS IS NOT TRUE4 ,WITNESSES CLAIM ?AT ,/AF=D'S BODY WAS FLIPP$ OV] AFT] HE WAS %OT & ?AT IT LAID !RE = SEV]AL H\RS BE=E ,E,M,TS >RIV$4 

,OCTOB] #a#g3 

,FIR/ ANTI-POLICE M>* FOLL[+ ! MURD] ( ,JOETAVIUS ,/AF=D BY ,M,>,T,A POLICE (FIC] JU/ A FEW DAYS BE=E4 ,:5 ! M>* ( NE>LY #b RETURN$ TO ! OCCUPI$ P>K1 ! 5TIRE P>K EXPLOD$ 9 A HEAT$ CONV]SATION AB\T TACTICS & /ATE VIOL5CE4 

,OCTOB] #ai 3 

,FOLL[-UP M>* TO ! ,V9E ,CITY /ATION1 :]E ,JOETAVIUS WAS %OT4 

,OCTOB] #b#b3 

,R,C,P M>* AGA9/ POLICE BRUTALITY4 ,AN>*I/S & O!R RADICALS ESCALATE ! M>* BY BR++ ! M>*1 LIT]ALLY1 TO ! FRONT L9ES ( ! POLICE4 ,EV5T ORGANIZ]S REGA9$ CONTROL ?R\< /RATEGIC USE ( A MEGAPHONE4 

,OCTOB] #b#f3 

,DUR+ ! FIR/ EVICTION ( ! P>K1 RADICALS DRAGG$ T5TS 9TO ! /REET & FLIPP$ OV] TABLES TO ]ECT A B>RICADE LIMIT+ POLICE CONTROL ( ! /REET4 

,NOVEMB] #e3 

,SECOND EVICTION 5DS 9 A CLA% ) POLICE4 ,ONE DEMON/RATOR WAS RUN OV] BY A POLICE (FIC] ON A MOTORCYCLE1 & ! CR[D SUBSEQU5TLY DROVE ! POLICE BACK ONTO ! SIDEWALKS 7SOME PEOPLE W]E ABLE TO L& SOME PUN*ES74 ,BY & L>GE1 RADICALS W]E UNABLE TO COORD9ATE ACTION 9 SMALL GR\PS & W]E KETTL$1 :ILE SEV]AL PEOPLE W]E SNAT*$ (F ! SIDEWALK4 

,NOVEMB] #f3  

,ANO!R EVICTION ( ,OCCUPY ,ATLANTA4 ,BLACK BLOC TE>S AP>T B>RICADES & DROPS A BANN] READ+ 0,POLICE ,VIOL5CE IS ,NEV] AN ,ACCID5T0 

,NOVEMB] #a#e3 

,AN>*I/S & O!R RADICALS M>* TO ,CITY ,HALL ) A L>GE BANN] ?AT READS 0,OAKL& - ,WALL ,/REET - ,*APEL ,HILL - ,ATLANTA3 ,\R ,PASSION = ,FRE$OM IS ,/RONG] ,?AN ,!IR ,PRISONS0 C5T]$ >\ND A L>GE CIRCLE-,A4 

,NOVEMB] #a#g3 

,POLICE 9 ,EA/ ,PO9T1 ,ATLANTA KILL #$ YE>-OLD ,DWI<T ,P]SON 9 AN ILLEGAL NO-KNOCK W>RANT4 ,! FAMILY CLAIMS ?AT ! POLICE (FIC] KICK$ ! DOOR 9 AN IMM$IATELY OP5$ FIRE ON ,P]SON4 ,REALIZ+ ?AT IT WAS ! WRONG H\SE1 ! POLICE !N DRAGG$ HIS LIMP BODY ONTO ! POR* & ALL[$ HIM TO BLE$ TO DEA? 9 FRONT ( ! FAMILY4 ,! W>RANT WAS DOCTOR$ RETROACTIVELY TO FIT ! ADDRESS ( ! HOME4 

,NOVEMB] #b#a3 

,ANTI-POLICE M>* ON ! ANNIV]S>Y ( ! ,KA?RYN ,JOHN/ON %OOT+4 ,DEMON/RATORS EXPRESS RAGE OV] ! REC5T POLICE KILL+ ( ,DWI<T ,P]SON 9 A SITUATION ALMO/ ID5TICAL TO ! ,KA?RYN ,JOHN/ON ( A FEW YE>S AGO3 A NO-KNOCK W>RANT TO ! WRONG H\SE 9VOLV+ POLICE KICK+ 9 ! DOOR ) GUNS BLAZ+4 ,?\S&S ( LEAFLETS W]E PASS$ \T & TOSS$ 9TO ! AIR TITL$ 0,FUCK ! ,POLICE3 ,ATLANTA'S ,COP ,PROBLEM04 

,DECEMB] #i3 

,ATLANTA NOISE DEMON/RATION FOLL[S LETT]-WRIT+ P>TY4 ,?IS WAS ! FIR/ NOISE DEMO 9 ,ATLANTA & WAS ATT5D$1 PRIM>ILY1 BY BLACK BLOC-]S4 ,! TWO POLICE_/GU>DS :O %[$ UP W]E DRIV5 AWAY4 ,9MATES P\ND$ !IR W9D[S & FLICK$ !IR LI<TS ON & (F TO ! BEAT ( ! DRUMS \TSIDE4 

,DECEMB] #a#d3 

,>I/ON 0,A/]OID0 ,WAIT]S1 A #ai YE> OLD FA!R ( A #e MON? OLD BABY1 IS GUNN$ D[N BY ,UNION ,CITY POLICE (FIC] ,LU!R 0,MA*9E-,GUN0 ,LEWIS ON HIS WAY HOME4 ,A/]OID IS %OT TWICE 9 ! BACK4 ,WITNESSES SAY HE WAS RUNN+ FROM POLICE1 BUT ! POLICE CLAIM HE WAS WRE/L+ ! (FIC]4 ,WITNESSES W]E =C$ TO (F] TE/IMONY 9 ! PRES5CE ( 0,MA*9E-,GUN10 :O RIPP$ UP !IR /ATEM5TS 9 FRONT ( !M4 

,DECEMB] #a#i3 

,DAWNTRAE ,TA',%AWN ,WILLIAMS WAS %OT & KILL$ BY ,GW9NETT ,C\NTY ,POLICE 7,GW9NETT ,C\NTY IS A SUBURB JU/ NOR?-EA/ ( ! CITY74 ,DAWNTRAE WAS #ae YE>S OLD1 & IS SAID TO HAVE BE5 ?REAT5+ HIS FAMILY ) A MA*ETE4 ,IF NO?+ ELSE1 ?IS TEA*ES US ?AT IF WE CALL ! POLICE1 !RE IS A *ANCE SOMEONE WE LOVE MAY BE KILL$4 

,DECEMB] #b#e3 

,JACQUELYN 0,JAMEELA0 ,B>NETTE IS %OT TO DEA? 9 H] AP>TM5T BY ,ATLANTA POLICE ON ,*RI/MAS MORN+4 ,JAMEELA WAS ! SUBJECT ( AN ,F,B,I 9VE/IGATION A FEW YE>S AGO = H] 9VOLVEM5T 9 RADICAL ,ISLAM4 ,?IS IS ! #e? POLICE MURD] 9 #c MON?S4 

,DECEMB] #b#h3 

,FOLL[+ ! MURD] ( A #ai YE> OLD 9 ,UNION ,CITY1 JU/ S\? ( ,ATLANTA1 ! ,N,A,A,C,P & ,NATIONAL ,ACTION ,NETWORK COORD9AT$ A S]IES ( PROTE/S4 ,A,T ! 5D ( ! RALLY1 LOCAL RESID5TS & A BLACK BLOC />T$ AN ANTI-POLICE M>*4 ,! BLACK BLOC TORE UP /REET SIGNS1 SMA%$ \T W9D[S1 & LEFT GRAFFITI ALL >\ND ,UNION ,CITY4,! ,OCCUPY ,ATLANTA CAMP WAS DIVID$ OV] ?IS ACTION4 ,AN EI<T-H\R G5]AL ASSEMBLY OCCURR$ A FEW DAYS AFT] ! M>*4 ,SEV]AL PEOPLE 9SI/ ?AT !Y >E WILL+ TO SNIT* TO ! POLICE IF !Y F9D \T :O WAS RESPONSIBLE4 ,AN>*I/ P>TICIPATION 9 ,OCCUPY ,ATLANTA 5DS4 

,DECEMB] #c#a_/,NEW ,YE>'S ,EVE3 

,ANTI-PRISON NOISE DEMON/RATION ( @9#e PEOPLE BR+SNOISE TO ! ,ATLANTA DET5TION C5T]4 ,9MATES SLAM !IR W9D[S1 FLA% !IR LI<TS1 & MAKE HE>T-%APES ) !IR H&S4 

,JANU>Y #g3 

,! FIR/ ,ATLANTA AN>*I/ G5]AL ASSEMBLY MEETS TO ANN\NCE ACTIONS1 9ITIATIVES1 & TO REPORT-BACK ON LOCAL AN>*I/ ACTIVITY4 ,! ASSEMBLY IS NOT A DECISION-MAK+ BODY OR A =MAL /RUCTURE4 ,OV] #f PEOPLE ATT5D$ ! ASSEMBLY1 & CONV]SATIONS CONT9UE >\ND A L>GE FIRE = H\RS4 

,JANU>Y #b#h3 

,A M>* TITL$ 0,FROM ,OAKL& TO ,ATLANTA-,FUCK ! ,POLICE0 IS CALL$ 9 SOLID>ITY ) MOVE-9 DAY 9 ,OAKL&4 ,ONLY AB\T #d PEOPLE ATT5D1 BUT NE>LY ALL >E 5 BLOC4 ,! BLOC TAKES ! /REET 9 A TI<T BOX ) RE9=C$ BANN]S ON ! \TSIDE1 & M>*ES 9 ! /REETS = H\RS TRY+ TO AVOID HUGE AM\NTS ( POLICE4 ,HOOD$ ONES /ILL MANAGE TO SMA% \T A W9D[1 & LEAVE A L>GE CIRCLE-A ON ! W9D[ ( A POLICE PREC9CT4 

,FEBRU>Y #a#b? ,PRE-,VAL5T9E'S ,DAY ,NOISE ,DEMO3 

,FOLL[+ ! >RE/ ( SEV]AL DEMON/RATORS AT A ,*ASE BANK1 @9#c PEOPLE GA!R$ AT ! ,DE,KALB ,CO4 JAIL :]E ONE F9AL >RE/EE WAS BE+ HELD4 ,MU* ( ! DEMO WAS 9 BLACK BLOC1 BUT Y\NG *ILDR5 & OLD] ADULTS W]E ALSO PRES5T4 ,! NOISE DEMON/RATION SET (F A PROLONG$ DI/URBANCE 9SIDE ( ! JAIL4 ,G5]AL ,POPULATION 9 ?REE DIFF]5T BUILD+S FLIPP$ OV] MATTRESSES1 JUMP$ ON TABLES1 & *ANT$ 0,NO ,JU/ICE1 ,NO ,PEACE1 ,FUCK ! ,POLICE60 ,9 AN ATTEMPT TO 5D ! MADNESS1 ! JAIL ABRUPTLY LET ! >RE/EE \T4 

,FEBRU>Y #a#d? ,VAL5T9E'S ,DAY ,NOISE ,DEMO 

,M>* #a#b? ,*ASE #ad ,NOISE ,DEMO3 

,AT ANO!R ,*ASE ACTION1 #ad PEOPLE W]E >RE/$4 ,A R[DY NOISE DEMON/RATION DESC5D$ ON ,DE,KALB ,C\NTY JAIL ONCE AGA94  ,?IS WAS ! L>GE/ NOISE DEMON/RATION DUR+ ?IS P]IOD1 & IT FEATUR$ A BRASS SECTION1 A SPOTLI<T1 DRUMS1 POTS & PANS1 & A H&FUL ( MASK$ DEMON/RATORS ) A MEGAPHONE4 ,?IS TIME1 PEOPLE ATTEMPT$ TO KICK OV] SOME SORT ( TRANS=M]1 & SOMEONE ELSE BEAT IT ) SOME /ICK4 ,DOZ5S ( SQUAD C>S FILL$ ! /REETS AFT] ! /REET LI<TS W]E KNOCK$ \T4 ,!RE W]E NO >RE/S BUT DEMON/RATORS W]E TOLD ?AT IF !Y COME BACK1 !Y WILL BE *>G$ ) FELONY 9CIT+ A RIOT 0= :AT HAPP5$ LA/ TIME40 

,M>* #b#i3 

,! 0,MILLION ,HOODIE0 RALLY FROM ,TRAYVON ,M>T9 9 ,ATLANTA ATTRACT$ R\<LY #e1 PEOPLE4 ,A BREAK AWAY M>* FOLL[+ ! RALLY 5D$ :5 SEV]AL SQUAD C>S HAD !IR W9D[S SMA%$ \T & !IR W9D%IELDS /OMP$ 94 ,NO >RE/S4 

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