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,! #bag ,G#b SUMMIT PROVOK$ ! MO/ 9T5SE CLA%ES 9 ,G]MANY YET ?IS C5TURY4 ,WE W]E !RE PROVID+ CONT9U\S COV]AGE2 9 ! MON? S9CE1 WE'VE SYN!SIZ$ ! REPORTS FROM ,HAMBURG TO PRODUCE A COMPLETE *RONOLOGY & ANALYSIS4 ,?IS IS AN EPIC /ORY ( /ATE VIOL5CE & POPUL> RESI/ANCE ON A SCALE R>ELY WITNESS$ 9 ! ,U,S & NOR!RN ,EUROPE4 

,EXECUTIVE SUMM>Y3 ! POLICE ATTEMPT$ TO USE BRUTE =CE TO ISOLATE & T]RORIZE ALL :O CAME TO DEMON/RATE AGA9/ ! ,G#b1 BUT 9 ! PROCESS1 !Y TURN$ A L>GE P>T ( ! POPULATION AGA9/ !M & ! CITY SPIRAL$ \T ( CONTROL4 ,?IS REM9DS US ?AT ! MO/ IMPORTANT EV5TS TAKE PLACE ON ! M>G9S ( ANY GIV5 CONFLICT--! SPREAD ( REBELLION IS MORE SIGNIFICANT ?AN ! ACTIONS ( AV[$ RADICALS4 ,! POLICE /RATEGY UND]SCORES H[ C5TRAL OLD-FA%ION$ CO]CIVE VIOL5CE IS TO ! P[] ( ! ,G#b LEAD]S2 YET ONCE AGA91 WE SAW ?AT A DET]M9$ POPULACE CAN \TMANEUV] EV5 ! BE/-TRA9$ & BE/-EQUIPP$ POLICE4 ,IF OV] #c#a1 FULLY MILIT>IZ$ (FIC]S US+ EV]Y?+ %ORT ( LE?AL =CE CAN'T MA9TA9 ORD] AT ! MO/ IMPORTANT SECURITY EV5T ( ! YE> 9 ,EUROPE'S RI*E/ NATION1 P]HAPS IT IS POSSIBLE TO IMAG9E REVOLUTION ON ! HORIZON AFT] ALL4 

,SO WE MU/ BEG9 BY HONOR+ ! C\RAGE ( ?OSE :O /OOD UP TO ! ,G#b1 :E!R BY ORGANIZ+ DEMON/RATIONS1 H\S+ VISITORS AFT] ! POLICE RAID$ ! CAMP1 M>*+ 9 ! BLACK BLOC1 (F]+ M$ICAL C>E TO VICTIMS ( POLICE AGGRESSION1 OR 9T]RUPT+ ! SANCTIMONI\S N>RATIVE ( 0,TIDY ,UP ,HAMBURG0 AFT]W>DS4 

,YET EV]Y VICTORY BR+S NEW *ALL5GES4 ,:ILE NO ONE EXPECT$ ,HAMBURG TO SUCCE$ 9 /&+ UP TO ! POLICE & CREAT+ A TEMPOR>Y AUTONOM\S ZONE 9 ! MID/ ( :AT WAS ESS5TIALLY A MILIT>Y OCCUPATION1 ?IS A*IEVEM5T GIVES RI<T-W+ AU?ORIT>IANS & !IR FE>FUL LIB]AL ACCOMPLICES AN EXCUSE TO PU% = EV5 GREAT] /ATE CONTROL4 ,AS A CONSEQU5CE1 SOME PEOPLE--ESPECIALLY ?OSE :O W]E NOT 9 ,HAMBURG--=M$ A CONSPIRACY !ORY ?AT ! AU?ORITIES 9T5TIONALLY P]MITT$ ! POLICE TO LOSE CONTROL ( ,HAMBURG4 ,?IS OLD ALLEGATION RESURFACES EV]Y TIME PEOPLE GET ! BE/ ( ! POLICE2 IT IS AN AUTOMATIC REFLEX = ?OSE SO ACCU/OM$ TO /ATE CONTROL ?AT !Y ATTRIBUTE ALL EV5TS TO ! WILL ( A MONOLI?IC1 OMNIPOT5T AU?ORITY4 ,9 ?IS *RONOLOGY ( ! ,G#b PROTE/S1 WE'LL PUT ! FACTS AT Y\R DISPOSAL1 & Y\ CAN DECIDE = Y\RSELF :AT HAPP5$4 

,:AT ,WAS AT ,/AKE 

,! #bag ,G#b SUMMIT WAS ! FIR/ GLOBAL MEET+ ( ! ,TRUMP ]A1 BR++ TOGE!R AU?ORIT>IANS LIKE ,PUT9 & ,]DOGAN ) OLD-FA%ION$ NEOLIB]ALS LIKE ,G]MAN *ANCELLOR ,ANGELA ,M]KEL & ! ,FR5* ,PRESID5T1 ,MACRON4 ,9 ?IS CONTEXT1 PROTE/S W]E B\ND TO HAPP54 ,BUT W\LD PROTE/]S LEGITIMIZE ! NEOLIB]ALS 9 ! C\RSE ( OPPOS+ ! NATIONALI/S8 ,W\LD !Y MEEKLY SUBMIT PETITIONS--OR OPPOSE ! 5TIRE /RUCTURE ( GLOBAL GOV]NANCE8 ,& W\LD ,G]MANY P]MIT ! PROTE/S TO OCCUR1 OR TRY TO SUPPRESS !M8 

,:ILE S\!RN & EA/]N ,EUROPE CONT9UE TO SUFF] ECONOMIC CRISES & EV5 ,FRANCE HAS BE5 SUBJECT$ TO AU/]ITY MEASURES1 ,G]MANY REMA9S ONE ( ! LA/ \TPO/S ( #b?-C5TURY SOCIAL DEMOCRACY & DI/RIBUTION ( WEAL?4 ,9 CONTRA/ TO ! VOLATILE SOCIAL MOVEM5TS PREVAL5T ELSE:]E1 ,G]MAN RADICAL POLITICS IS /ILL BAS$ 9 A C\NT]CULTURE DESC5D$ FROM ! #b?-C5TURY AUTONOMI/ SC5E4 ,AL?\< !RE IS A TRADITION ( RITUALIZ$ /REET CONFRONTATIONS1 ,G]MAN POLICE >E P]HAPS ! MO/ EXP]I5C$ & EFFECTIVE 9 ALL ( ,EUROPE :5 IT COMES TO QUA%+ UNRE/4 ,IF ANY ,EUROPEAN NATION C\LD MA9TA9 ORD] DUR+ ! ,G#b1 IT %\LD BE ,G]MANY4 

,9 AN ACT ( COLOSSAL HUBRIS1 ! ,G]MAN AU?ORITIES TREAT$ ! ,G#b AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE H[ MU* !Y C\LD IMPOSE ON ONE ( ,G]MANY'S MO/ REBELLI\S CITIES4 ,NEI!R !Y NOR ! ONES :O MOBILIZ$ AGA9/ !M =ESAW H[ ?IS W\LD TURN \T4 

,LOCATION1 ,LOCATION1 ,LOCATION 

,G]MANS W]E FLABB]GA/$ ?AT ,ANGELA ,M]KEL *OSE TO HO/ ! ,G#b SUMMIT 9 ,HAMBURG1 A HI/ORICALLY LEFT CITY ) A VIBRANT RADICAL SC5E4 ,& NOT JU/ ANY:]E 9 ,HAMBURG1 BUT RI<T 9 ! C5T] ( ! ,/4 ,PAULI DI/RICT1 FULL ( AN>*I/ & AUTONOM\S PROJECTS1 H\SES1 SOCIAL C5T]S1 GRAFFITI1 & FAM\SLY RADICAL FOOTBALL ,ULTRAS4 

,FOLL[+ ! #ba ,G#h SUMMIT1 9 :I* DEMON/RATORS 9FLICT$ SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE ON ,G5OA & RIOT POLICE MURD]$ ,C>LO ,GIULIANI & S]I\SLY 9JUR$ HUNDR$S MORE1 ! NEXT GLOBAL SUMMITS W]E HELD 9 MU* MORE REMOTE LOCATIONS4 ,9 #b#b1 ,CANADA LOCAT$ ! MEET+ TWO HUNDR$ MILES NOR? ( ,IDAHO--9 ,KANANASKIS1 POPULATION #b#b#a4 ,! NEXT YE>'S ,G#h WAS SITUAT$ 9 ! ,FR5* VILLAGE ( ,EVIAN-LES-,BA9S1 POPULATION #h#h#b#b4 ,9 #b#d1 ,GEORGE ,W4 ,BU% PUT ! MEET+ ON ,SEA ,ISL&1 ,GEORGIA1 POPULATION #b#i#h4 ,TONY ,BLAIR *OSE ! ,SCOTTI% HI<L&S ( ,GL5EAGLES = ! #be ,G#h--& EV5 !RE1 FAC$ CONSID]ABLE RESI/ANCE4 

,WORLD LEAD]S HAVE BE5 LESS CAUTI\S 9 PICK+ LOCATIONS = ! ,G#b SUMMITS1 H[EV]4 ,! #bi ,G#b SUMMIT 9 ,PITTSBUR< SAW SIGNIFICANT CONFRONTATIONS2 SO DID ! #ba ,G#b SUMMIT YE> 9 ,TORONTO1 ,CANADA1 AT :I* DEMON/RATORS WRECK$ AN 5TIRE BUS9ESS DI/RICT4 

,:5 IT COMES TO MEET+S 9 ,G]MANY1 ,HAMBURG WAS BY F> ! RISKIE/ *OICE 9 DECADES4 ,! #aiii ,G#g WAS HELD 9 ,COLOGNE1 A C\PLE MON?S BE=E ! 9FAM\S ,W,T,O SUMMIT 9 ,SEATTLE4 ,9 #b#g1 ! ,G#h OCCURR$ 9 ,HEILIG5DAMM1 A REMOTE SEASIDE RESORT--& PEOPLE RIOT$ 9 ,HAMBURG ALL ! SAME4 ,9 #b#a#e1 ! ,G#g CLOS$ !MSELVES UP 9 ! ,BAV>IAN CA/LE ,S*LOSS ,ELMAU4 

,NO MATT] H[ REMOTE ! LOCATIONS OR H[ HI< ! WALLS ( ! PALACES1 PEOPLE CLIMB$ ! M\NTA9S & WALK$ ?R\< ! FIELDS TO PROTE/ & BLOCKADE ! MEET+S4 

,ONE ?+ WAS C]TA93 :E!R IT TOOK PLACE 9 ! HE>T ( ,/4 ,PAULI OR 9 ! WA/ES ( ,ANT>CTICA1 ! SUMMIT W\LD NOT PASS UNOPPOS$4 ,SO :Y ,HAMBURG8 ,:Y ASK = TR\BLE8 

,BEWILD]M5T AB\T ! *OICE ( ! LOCATION CREAT$ A T5SE ATMOSPH]E 9 ! WEEKS BE=E ! ,G#b1 AS /ORIES SPREAD AB\T LEFTI/ RADICALS COM+ TO BURN D[N ! CITY4 ,ONE \T ( EV]Y TWELVE POLICE (FIC]S 9 ALL ,G]MANY WAS TO BE DEPLOY$ TO ,HAMBURG4 

,SOME SUSPECT$ ?AT ! AU?ORITIES WANT$ TO SET ! /AGE = MASSIVE RIOTS ?AT C\LD BE US$ TO RE9V5T AN 09T]NAL 5EMY0 9 ! IMAGE ( ! LEFTI/ RADICAL4 ,?IS W\LD 5ABLE TO GOV]NM5T TO PASS /RICT] LAWS AGA9/ 0EXTREMISM0 & M\NT ADDITIONAL ATTACKS ON AUTONOM\S POLITICAL PROJECTS4 ,9DE$1 ,G]MANY 5ACT$ A LAW AGA9/ 5CRYPT$ MOBILE COMMUNICATION JU/ DAYS BE=E ! SUMMIT BEGAN4 ,ACCORD+ TO ?IS !ORY1 IF ! RIOTS DIDN'T HAPP5 BY !MSELVES1 AG5TS PROVOCATEURS W\LD 5SURE !M4 

,ANO!R !ORY SUGGE/$ ?AT ,HAMBURG WAS 9T5D$ AS A TRA9+ GR\ND4 ,= YE>S N[1 ,G]MAN POLICE TACTICS HAVE BE5 EXPORT$ TO S\!RN BATTLEFIELDS LIKE ,GREECE2 ,G]MANY HAS ALSO CREAT$ 5VIRONM5TS 9 :I* TO PREP>E = URBAN MILIT>Y CONFLICTS4 ,SOME IMAG9$ ?AT ! ,G]MAN AU?ORITIES HAD *OS5 ,HAMBURG TO TE/ URBAN W>F>E /RATEGIES4 ,?IS W\LD EXPLA9 :Y POLICE W]E 9VIT$ FROM O!R NATIONS >\ND ! ,E,U4 

,F9ALLY1 MANY W]E CONV9C$ ?AT ! AU?ORITIES PICK$ ,HAMBURG 9 HOPES ( F9I%+ (F :AT HAD ONCE BE5 AN UNCONTROLLABLE DI/RICT4 ,OV] ! PREC$+ YE>S1 ,HAMBURG HAD BE5 T>GET$ TO HO/ ?REE DIFF]5T MEGA-EV5TS1 9CLUD+ ! #b#cRD ,M9I/]IAL ( ! ,ORGANIZATION = ,SECURITY & ,COOP]ATION 9 ,EUROPE 7,O,S,C,E7 & ! #bbd ,OLYMPICS4 ,AS WE DOCUM5T$ 9 \R COV]AGE ( ,BRAZILIAN SOCIAL MOVEM5TS1 MEGA-EV5TS (F] ! /ATE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MILIT>IZE ! POLICE1 /EAMROLL UNRULY NEI<BORHOODS1 & EXP& ! 9FRA/RUCTURE ( REPRESSION4 ,HO/+ ! ,G#b SUMMIT 9 ,HAMBURG C\LD ONLY BE UND]/OOD AS A DELIB]ATE ATTEMPT TO FOM5T CONFLICT & HA/5 G5TRIFICATION4 

,ALL ?REE ( !SE N>RATIVES CIRCULAT$ 9 MA9/REAM & SOCIAL M$IA4 ,REG>DLESS ( :Y ,HAMBURG WAS *OS51 ! AU?ORITIES DID !IR BE/ TO SPREAD ! IDEA ?AT ! CITY W\LD BE SO MILIT>IZ$ ?AT PROTE/ W\LD BE IMPOSSIBLE4 ,AS ,M]KEL TOOK OV] ! PRESID5CY ( ! ,G#b 9 ,SEPTEMB] #b#a#f1 ! LOCATION ( ,HAMBURG WAS SET--& =CES ( ALL K9DS BEGAN TO MOBILIZE4 

,! ,9VASION3 ,HORDES FROM ! ,S\? 

0,! FIR/ COPS >E ALREADY \T10 MY FRI5D 9=M$ ME A WEEK BE=E ! ,G#b4 0,IT'S ALL OV] ! NEWS4 ,! C\NTRY IS \TRAG$ BY !IR BEHAVIOR40 ,I WAS ANXI\S TO *ECK ON MY COMRADES 9 ,HAMBURG1 ?9K+ ! POLICE MU/ HAVE US$ EXCESSIVE =CE ON LOCALS4 

,! NEWS TOLD A DIFF]5T /ORY3 0,AB\T #bb (FIC]S FROM ,B]L9 W]E RELEAS$ FROM DUTY BY ! ,HAMBURG AU?ORITIES AFT] !Y ?REW A WILD P>TY ?AT 9VOLV$ PUBLIC SEX1 BRAWL+1 UR9AT+ 9 A GR\P1 & A BA?ROBE-CLAD (FIC] /RIP-DANC+ ) H] S]VICE WEAPON40 

0,SO ?IS IS :AT \TRAGES ! GOOD CITIZ5S8 ,:5 ! COPS BEAT US1 EV]YONE WILL ?ANK !M = A JOB WELL DONE40 

,HAMBURG WAS SET TO BE ONE ( ! BIGGE/ POLICE OP]ATIONS 9 REC5T ,G]MAN HI/ORY4 ,LOCAL POLICE W]E JO9$ BY ! ,F$]AL ,POLICE1 ! ,F$]AL ,CRIM9AL ,POLICE ,(FICE1 & ! POLICE AU?ORITIES ( O!R F$]AL /ATES4 ,BY ! 5D ( ! SUMMIT1 MORE ?AN #c#a1 POLICE (FIC]S W]E 9 ! CITY4 

0,H[ PEOPLE >E 9JUR$ WILL DEP5D ON :I* COPS !Y RUN 9TO10 A LOCAL EXPLA9$ AS WE WALK$ ?R\< ,/4 ,PAULI4 ,DAYS BE=E ! SUMMIT1 POLICE W]E EV]Y:]E1 DRIV+ ?R\< ! CITY 9 LONG C>AVANS ( RIOT VANS & BUSSES4 ,LOOK+ AT !IR LIC5SE PLATES1 ,I REVIEW$ MY ,G]MAN GEOGRAPHY4 

0,!SE >E SPECIAL =CES FROM ,BAV>IA10 MY FRI5D EXPLA9$1 GE/UR+ AT A GR\P ( COPS4 0,ESPECIALLY BRUTAL1 & !Y HATE LEFTI/S4 ,WAT* \T = ! COPS 9 BLACK HELMETS :O HAVE DIFF]5T COLOR$ DOTS ON !IR UNI=MS4 ,?OSE >E SNAT* SQUADS40 

,USUALLY1 SU* POLICE /AY 9 ! BACK1 APPE>+ ONLY :5 CONFLICTS BECOME 9T5SE4 ,9 ,HAMBURG1 !Y W]E WALK+ ! /REETS ) MASKS ON & HELMETS READY DAYS BE=E ! SUMMIT BEGAN1 PROJECT+ AN IMAGE ( =CE4 ,FROM ! MOM5T ,I >RIV$ 9 ! CITY1 IT FELT LIKE AN OCCUPI$ ZONE4 

,9 ! BUILDUP TO ! ,G#b1 ! POLICE W]E NEV] CLE> AB\T H[ MANY (FIC]S !Y W]E BR++ 94 ,BUT !Y W5T 9TO DETAIL DESCRIB+ ! MILITANT RADICALS :O W]E ALLEG$LY HEAD+ TO ,HAMBURG1 SP9N+ A /ORY AB\T EXTREMI/ HORDES 9VAD+ ! ,NOR? FROM ! ,S\?4 

,G]MANY 9VOK$ A SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO ! ,S*5G5 RULES ?AT P]MITS A C\NTRY )9 ! ,S*5G5 SY/EM TO REE/ABLI% CONTROLS TO DEAL ) SECURITY ?REATS4 ,! /RONGE/ NEW CONTROLS W]E SET UP ON ! BORD]S ) ,D5M>K & ,BELGIUM4 ,!Y ALREADY HAD BORD] CONTROLS 9 PLACE TO ! S\? FOLL[+ ! 0MIGRANT CRISIS0 ( #b#a#e-#b#a#f4 ,SUBCULTURAL & RACI/ PR(IL+ WAS ALREADY TAK+ PLACE AT GUNPO9T ON ! BORD] BETWE5 ,AU/RIA & ,G]MANY4 

,NEXT1 ! POLICE PRES5T$ A DETAIL$ M$IA REPORT ON H[ !Y PLANN$ TO TREAT PRISON]S1 EV5 TAK+ J\RNALI/S 9TO ! CELLS = A PHOTO %OOT4 ,!Y HAD BUILT AN IMPROMPTU PRISON TO HOLD UP TO #d >RE/EES1 COMPLETE ) 9T]ROGATION CELLS & TEMPOR>Y C\RTROOMS4 ,G]MANY SP5T ALMO/ A MILLION DOLL>S BUILD+ !SE FACILITIES1 HIR+ #ac JUDGES TO BE AVAILABLE DAY & NI<T FROM ! 5D ( ,JUNE UNTIL ! 5D ( ! SUMMIT4 

,A FEW DAYS BE=E ! ,G#b MEET+1 ! POLICE RELEAS$ A MELODRAMATIC VIDEO AB\T 0HOMEMADE WEAPONS0 !Y HAD SUPPOS$LY SEIZ$1 W>N+ ?AT 0WE CAN ASSUME ?IS IS ONLY A SMALL FRACTION ( :AT IS /ILL HIDD5 9 CELL>S & G>AGES >\ND ,HAMBURG40 ,!Y W]E BUILD+ ! N>RATIVE ?AT CLA%ES W]E 9EVITABLE1 AS 0MOVEM5TS HAVE BE5 OBS]V$ BY ! AUTONOM\S SC5E 9 ! DIRECTION ( ,HAMBURG10 & FRAM+ !MSELVES AS ! VICTIMS4 ,!Y ALLEG$ ?AT 0#h RADICALS0 FROM ,FRANCE1 ,ITALY1 ,SPA91 ,SC&9AVIA1 & ,GREECE W]E PLANN+ VIOL5T DEMON/RATIONS4 

,H]E WE SEE ! ORI5TALI/ CON/RUCTION ( ! ,O!R1 A NOCTURNAL CREATURE FROM ! ,S\? ?AT GRABS HIDD5 WEAPONS FROM ,HAMBURG'S G>AGES AS IT ADVANCES TO BURN & CONQU] ! ,G]MAN CITY4 ,WE HE>D ! SAME N>RATIVE FROM ! ,ITALIAN GOV]NM5T AFT] ! CLA%ES 9 ,G5OA 9 #b#a4 ,! ,ITALIAN M9I/] = 9T]NAL AFFAIRS CLAIM$ ?AT ! CLA%ES DUR+ ! ,G#h W]E PLANN$ & ORGANIZ$ 9 ,SLOV5IA AT A 0LEFT-T]RORI/0 ,NO ,BORD] CAMP A WEEK BE=E ! SUMMIT4 ,! IMAGES ( ! HORDES W]E ! SAME--EXCEPT ?AT #ae YE>S AGO1 !Y CAME FROM ! ,EA/ & ,NOR?4 

,! DISC\RSE BE=E ! ,G#b SUMMIT 9 ,HAMBURG WAS SO FAMIL> ?AT IT FELT AS IF ! POLICE W]E GETT+ AHEAD ( ! /ORY1 HA/5+ TO JU/IFY ANY DEA?S OR S]I\S 9JURIES ?AT MI<T OCCUR4 ,BECAUSE ?IS IMAGE CLA%$ ) ! EV]YDAY EXP]I5CE MANY ,HAMBURG RESID5TS HAVE ) RADICAL SOCIAL SPACES1 BAK]IES1 BOOK/ORES1 & COMMUNAL G>D5S1 ! AU?ORITIES SITUAT$ ! 5EMY 9 =EIGN L&S4 

,ALL >\ND ,HAMBURG1 = SEV]AL DAYS BE=E ! SUMMIT1 LONG L9ES ( POLICE VEHICLES C\LD BE SE5 DRIV+ BACK & =? ACROSS ! CITY1 CREAT+ AN ATMOSPH]E ( TOTALIT>IAN CONTROL4 0,LOOK10 ,I SAID1 PO9T+ TO ! AMBULANCE AT ! 5D ( ! L9E ( VANS1 0,SOCIAL DEMOCRACY60 

,MY ,G]MAN FRI5D LOOK$ BACK AT ME UNCOMPREH5D+LY4 

0,9 ! ,U,S1 !RE W\LD BE NO AMBULANCE10 ,I EXPLA9$4 

,OV]TURE TO ,RAGE 

,?IS IS NOT ! FIR/ TIME ,HAMBURG MADE A NAME = ITSELF AS A HOTB$ ( RESI/ANCE4 ,HAF5/RASSE1 :]E ! ,WELCOME TO ,HELL DEMON/RATION WAS TO M>*1 HAS BE5 A /RON<OLD ( ! AUTONOM\S MOVEM5T S9CE ! #a#i#hS4 ,SEV]AL H\SES ON ! /REET W]E SQUATT$ 9 #aiha & ! SQUATT+ MOVEM5T DEF5D$ !M FI]CELY OV] ! FOLL[+ DECADE4 ,! /RUGGLE REA*$ ITS PEAK 9 #a#i#h#g1 :5 PEOPLE MA9TA9$ B>RICADES = EI<T DAYS TO BLOCK A ?REAT5$ EVICTION4 ,MAY ,DAY HAS ALSO BE5 AN IMPORTANT DAY 9 ,HAMBURG4 ,RIOTS ]UPT$ ON ,MAY ,DAY 9 #bh :5 ANTI-FASCI/S S\<T TO PREV5T ,NEO-,NAZIS FROM M>*+ ?R\< ! CITY4 

,! SOCIAL C5T] ,ROTE ,FLORA HAS BE5 A FLAG%IP ( ! AUTONOM\S MOVEM5T S9CE IT WAS SQUATT$ 9 #a#i#h#i4 ,9 ,DECEMB] #b#a#c1 :5 ! GOV]NM5T ?REAT5$ TO EVICT & DEMOLI% IT1 ,ROTE ,FLORA BECAME A SYMBOL ( RESI/ANCE TO G5TRIFICATION4 ,?IS CULM9AT$ 9 ! ,DECEMB] #ba RIOTS1 :5 MORE ?AN #g PEOPLE CLA%$ ) POLICE 9 SOLID>ITY ) ,ROTE ,FLORA & ,LAMP$USA1 A POLITICAL GR\P ( MIGRANTS 9 ,HAMBURG4 ,A MON? LAT]1 ! CITY ANN\NC$ A *ANGE ( PLANS = ,ROTE ,FLORA4 ,BO? ,ROTE ,FLORA & ,LAMP$USA REMA9 TO ?IS DAY4 

,I FIR/ GOT A /ICK] AB\T ! ,G#b PROTE/S 9 AUTUMN #b#a#f4 ,?AT WAS FIFTE5 YE>S AFT] ! 9FAM\S ,G#h 9 ,G5OA4 ,IT WAS ALMO/ FIVE YE>S AFT] ! GREAT UPRIS+S 9 ,EUROPE & ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/ & ALL ! LOCALIZ$ /RUGGLES ?AT CAME \T ( !M1 9CLUD+ ! MIGRANT SOLID>ITY /RUGGLES 9 ,EUROPE4 ,?OSE EXP]I5CES GAVE US MODELS = RESI/ANCE ?AT MADE ! SUMMIT PROTE/S SEEM OLD-FA%ION$4 ,YET SOMEH[1 IT FELT IMPORTANT TO BE 9 ,HAMBURG4 

,/RUGGLES AGA9/ G5TRIFICATION HAVE BE5 9T5SIFY+ 9 ,HAMBURG & ,B]L9 = YE>S4 ,9 #b#h1 SO MANY LUXURY C>S W]E BURNT 9 ! FAM\SLY LEFT-W+ ,KREUZB]G NEI<BORHOOD ( ,B]L9 ?AT A LOCAL POLICE SPOKESP]SON SAID PEOPLE SIMPLY %\LDN'T BE P>K+ !IR C>S !RE4 ,9 #b#a#f1 ?IS SPORT REA*$ ITS PEAK ) MORE ?AN #b C>S BURNT 9 SIX MON?S1 & NO ONE >RE/$ = IT4 ,9 ,FEBRU>Y1 AFT] A S]IES ( AUTOMOBILE >SONS1 AN UNKN[N COLLECTIVE DECL>$ ?AT EV]Y POLICE RAID ON SQUATS OR POLITICAL PROJECTS W\LD BE ANSW]$ ) #a MILLION EUROS WOR? ( DAMAGE4 ,?AT SUMM]1 ,B]L9 SAW ! SUCCESSFUL DEF5SE ( ITS LEG5D>Y SQUAT ,RIGA]/RASSE #i#d1 ) MASSIVE CLA%ES ?AT SOME M$IA DESCRIB$ AS ! MO/ VIOL5T 9 FIVE YE>S4 

,FRANKFURT HAD ALSO BE5 A FOCAL PO9T ( MASSIVE PROTE/S AGA9/ 9T]NATIONAL F9ANCIAL POLICIES & MEET+S4 ,9 #b#a#e1 ! CITY WAS %AK5 BY RIOTS PROTE/+ ! OP5+ ( ! NEW HEADQU>T]S ( ! ,EUROPEAN C5TRAL BANK4 ,A MASSIVE 9T]NATIONAL MOBILIZATION COALESC$ >\ND ?IS SYMBOL ( ! AU/]ITY MEASURES ,G]MANY HAS IMPOS$ ON ITS S\!RN ,EUROPEAN NEI<BORS1 ESPECIALLY ,GREECE4 ,?IS WAS ONE ( ! FIR/ DEMON/RATIONS 9 YE>S AT :I* PEOPLE MANAG$ TO \TMANEUV] ! CLASSIC ,G]MAN POLIC+ TACTICS & GA9 CONTROL ( ! /REETS4 

,AT ! SAME TIME1 AN>*I/S & O!R P>TICIPANTS 9 AUTONOM\S & ANTI-FASCI/ MOVEM5TS HAVE BE5 BUSY FI<T+ ! RIS+ TIDE ( ! F> RI<T4 ,S9CE #b#a#e1 ,NEO-,NAZIS HAVE FOCUS$ ON BURN+ D[N REFUGEE HOMES4 ,AS MOVEM5TS LIKE ,PEGIDA HAVE GA9$ /R5G? ALONGSIDE POLITICAL P>TIES LIKE ,ALT]NATIVE = ,G]MANY1 /REET CLA%ES ) !SE GR\PS HAVE 9T5SIFI$4 

,IMM$IATELY BE=E ! ,G#b SUMMIT1 ,B]L9 POLICE BRUTALLY EVICT$ ,FRI$EL #e#d1 ONE ( ! LA/ OCCUPI$ SOCIAL C5T]S 9 ! ,NEUKOLLN NEI<BORHOOD1 9JUR+ MANY PEOPLE & >RE/+ SEV]AL4 ,IT'S EASY TO 9T]PRET ! VIOL5CE ( ?IS RAID AS A PROVOCATION FROM ,B]L9 POLICE1 MANY ( :OM HAD JU/ BE5 S5T BACK FROM ,HAMBURG ON ACC\NT ( BAD BEHAVIOR4 

,G]MANY APPE>$ TO BE ! LA/ \TPO/ ( SOCIAL PEACE 9 ,EUROPE1 BUT IT WAS BOIL+ B5EA? ! SURFACE BE=E ! ,G#b4 

,SUNDAY1 ,JULY #b3 ,N,G,O ,LEGALISM & ! ,RAID ON ! ,P>K 

,FROM ! BEG9N+1 ! AU?ORITIES MADE IT CLE> ?AT !Y 9T5D$ TO CRU% ANY =M ( DISS5T ?AT DIDN'T FIT ! =MAT ( LEGALI/IC ACQUIESC5CE REPRES5T$ BY ! ,N,G,OS ?AT S*$UL$ !IR DEMON/RATION A WEEK 9 ADVANCE TO 5SURE ?AT !Y C\LDN'T EX]T ANY LEV]AGE ON ! ,G#b LEAD]S4 

,:ILE ?AT DEMON/RATION WAS TAK+ PLACE1 ! POLICE W]E BLOCK+ ACCESS TO ,5T5W]D] ,P>K1 :]E ! ANTI-CAPITALI/ CAMP WAS TO BE E/ABLI%$4 ,AFT] A L5G?Y C\RT BATTLE 9 :I* ! AU?ORITIES DID EV]Y?+ !Y C\LD TO PROHIBIT ! CAMP1 ! HI<E/ C\RT 9 ,G]MANY HAD RUL$ ?AT ! ORGANIZ]S HAD ! RI<T TO E/ABLI% A CAMP !RE4 ,DESPITE ?IS1 9 FLAGRANT VIOLATION ( ! RUL+1 ! POLICE BLOCKAD$ ! CAMP = SEV]AL H\RS4 

,AT ! 5D ( ! AFT]NOON1 !Y F9ALLY P]MITT$ PEOPLE TO 5T] ! P>K1 :ILE SURR\ND+ ! SITE ) HUNDR$S UPON HUNDR$S ( RIOT POLICE 9 FULL BODY >MOR4 ,!Y WAIT$ UNTIL NI<TFALL SO ?AT FILM+ W\LD BE MORE DIFFICULT1 !N M>*$ 9TO ! CAMP1 BEAT+ & PEPP]-SPRAY+ PEOPLE AT R&OM & SEIZ+ T5TS4 ,Y\ CAN READ AB\T ! RAID ON ! CAMP 9 FULL H]E4 

,! RAID ON ,5T5W]D] ,P>K REVEAL$ ! NAIVETE ( ,N,G,O LEGALISM4 ,! AU?ORITIES W]E NOT 9VE/$ 9 ADH]+ TO ! DECISIONS ( ! C\RTS2 ! POLICE HAD BECOME DE FACTO ! HI<E/ LAW 9 ,G]MANY4 ,! LIB]AL ORGANIZ]S W]E ! ONLY ONES :O /ILL TOOK ! LAW S]I\SLY1 & !Y W]E ONLY P]MITT$ TO 5GAGE 9 !IR DEMON/RATION BECAUSE IT WAS UTT]LY 9EFFECTUAL4 

,! POLICE RAID ON ,5T]W]D] ,P>K & ! UNPROVOK$ ATTACK ON ! ,WELCOME TO ,HELL DEMON/RATION F\R DAYS LAT] FIT SEAMLESSLY TOGE!R3 !Y >E TWO EXAMPLES ( A S+LE /RATEGY4 ,IT WAS NOT AB\T :AT HAPP5$ 9 ! =EGR\ND BUT ! EFFECTS4 ,! PO9T WAS TO DISC\RAGE PEOPLE FROM P>TICIPAT+ 9 ! PROTE/S AGA9/ ! ,G#b SUMMIT4 ,! ATTACKS CLE>LY HAD NO?+ TO DO ) ! BEHAVIOR ( ! DEMON/RATORS2 9 RETROSPECT1 !Y APPE> *OREOGRAPH$4 ,!Y ATTACK$ ! CAMPS 9 ORD] TO CONVEY ! IMPRESSION ?AT !RE W]E NO SAFE PLACES 9 ,HAMBURG = \T-(-T[N DEMON/RATORS TO GO4 

,TUESDAY1 ,JULY #d 

,AS ,HAMBURG HAS G5TRIFI$1 ONE ( ! FAMILI> FEATURES ( ! URBAN L&SCAPE IS 0CORN]N10 PEOPLE HANG+ \T EAT+ & DR9K+ 9 ! /REET4 ,LOCAL ORGANIZ]S S\<T TO WEAPONIZE ?IS ACTIVITY1 CALL+ = AN EV5+ ( 0H>D CORN]N0 ?REE DAYS BE=E ! SUMMIT4 ,B&S PLAY$ AT ! P>K ,GRUN] ,JAG] AT ! $GE ( ! ,S*ANZE NEI<BORHOOD2 ?\S&S ( PEOPLE ?RONG$ ! /REETS >\ND !M4 ,?IS ANTAGONIZ$ ! POLICE1 :O HAD SWORN TO KEEP D[NT[N ,HAMBURG EMPTY DUR+ ! SUMMIT4 ,ALREADY1 9 A SMALL WAY1 !Y SEEM$ TO BE LOS+ CONTROL4 

,MEAN:ILE1 AS ORGANIZ]S HAD GIV5 UP ON CAMP+ 9 ,5T5W]D] ,P>K1 DEMON/RATORS >RIV+ FROM ALL >\ND ,EUROPE BEGAN SETT+ UP CAMPS ?R\<\T ! CITY4 ,ONE ( !SE WAS E/ABLI%$ BEH9D ! *UR* ( ,JOHANNESKIR*E AT ,/]NBRUCKE4 ,ACTIVI/S ALSO RAIS$ BANN]S 9VIT+ PEOPLE TO OCCUPY ,S*AUSPIELHAUS !AT]4 ,PEOPLE ALSO ATTEMPT$ TO SET UP CAMP AT ,GAHL]SP>K1 9 ! MIDDLE ( ,/4 ,PAULI4 

,%ORTLY BE=E #i PM1 :ILE LAWY]S W]E /ILL /RUGGL+ TO E/ABLI% LEGAL /ATUS = ! CAMPS1 POLICE BEGAN GA!R+ >\ND ,GAHL]SP>K4 ,!Y DEM&$ ?AT ! T5TS BE TAK5 D[N1 GAVE TWO W>N+S1 !N /ORM$ ! P>K 9 FULL RIOT GE>1 /OMP+ ON ! T5TS & SEIZ+ TWELVE ( !M4 ,PEOPLE /OOD UP TO ! POLICE1 :O RESPOND$ ) PEPP] SPRAY & BATONS4 ,F9ALLY1 AMID *ANT+ & *E]+1 ! POLICE RETREAT$1 %[+ ! FIR/ SIGNS ( UNEASE BE=E A CR[D ?AT WAS GETT+ ANGRI] BY ! M9UTE4 

,WE HE>D AB\T ! EVICTION ( ,GAHL]SP>K & HEAD$ 9 ?AT DIRECTION4 ,PEOPLE W]E 0CORN]+0 ON EV]Y 9T]SECTION4 0,MAYBE WE WILL G5TRIFY ! ,G#b \T ( ,HAMBURG10 LAU<$ A COMRADE1 GE/UR+ AT ! CR[DS RE-BR&+ AN ACTIVITY O!RWISE ASSOCIAT$ ) T\RISM & G5TRIFICATION4 

,AS WE APPROA*$ ! P>K1 WE SAW A QUICK MOVEM5T ( PEOPLE TO \R RI<T & RAN T[>DS !M4 ,WE JO9$ A LOOSE CR[D FL[+ FROM ONE /REET TO ANO!R1 *ANT+4 ,AS WE ADVANC$1 MORE & MORE PEOPLE JO9$ 91 :ILE ! POLICE RAC$ >\ND 9 WAT] CANNONS & VANS TRY+ TO BLOCK US 94 0,?IS IS TYPICAL = ,HAMBURG10 A COMRADE EXPLA9$4 0,! COPS >E N]V\S >\ND H]E1 BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE T>GET$ ! POLICE /ATIONS 9 ?IS NEI<BORHOOD BE=E40 

,A SPONTANE\S DEMON/RATION LEAV+ ,GAHL]SP>K BROKE 9TO SMALL] GR\PS2 ! POLICE DEPLOY$ WAT] CANNONS TO DISP]SE !M4 ,>\ND #a PM1 CLA%ES ON ,/]NBRUCKE RESULT$ 9 SEV]AL >RE/S & 9JURIES4 ,A C\PLE M9UTES LAT]1 #e PEOPLE W]E KETTL$ AT ,SUSANNE/RASSE 9 ! ,/]NS*ANZE DI/RICT1 :ILE SIT-D[N BLOCKADES OCCURR$ NOT F> AWAY ON ,/RESSEMANN/RASSE4 

,?AT NI<T1 POLICE >RE/$ TWO ,FR5* DEMON/RATORS = SPRAY-PA9T+ AN ANTI-,G#b SLOGAN ON ! WALL ( A RE/AURANT 9 ,S*ADL]/RASSE4 ,! POLICE LAT] ADMITT$ ?AT BO? ( !M NE$$ M$ICAL ATT5TION AFT] ! >RE/4 

,I'M WALK+ T[>DS ,PF]DEM>KT4 ,IT'S A WIDE AV5UE ) A BIG CROSS+ 9 ! MIDDLE ( ,/4 ,PAULI4 ,ON ONE SIDE !RE IS A LONG1 HI< WALL2 ON ! O!R1 R[S ( H\SES PUNCTUAT$ BY SMALL] /REETS & B>S4 ,AS ,I APPROA* ! AV5UE1 ,I SEE POLICE DONN+ !IR HELMETS & />T+ TO =M L9ES BEH9D WAT] CANNONS ON ONE SIDE ( ! /REET2 !Y >E BLOCK+ ! O!R SIDE 9 ! DI/ANCE4 

,A FRI5D & ,I SNEAK ONTO ! AV5UE AT ! LA/ MOM5T BE=E ! POLICE CLOSE ! ADJAC5T /REET4 ,WE JUMP OV] ! SMALL WALL & />T MOV+ ) ! CR[D ?AT IS BE+ PU%$ AWAY FROM ,GRUN] ,JAG]1 ! P>K :]E A CONC]T HAD BE5 TAK+ PLACE4 ,!RE IS SOME RESI/ANCE1 BUT MO/ PEOPLE SCATT] UPON ! 9ITIAL POLICE *>GE4 ,POLICE HIT AN OLD] MAN H]E1 GIRL ON A BIKE !RE4 

,SMALL WOND] ,PF]DEM>KT BECAME A FLA%PO9T ( RESI/ANCE ?R\<\T ! WEEK5D4 

,AT #a3#c PM1 A L>GE MOBILIZATION ( POLICE BEGAN CLE>+ ,PF]DEM>KT4 ,FIR/1 !Y APPLI$ ! WAT] CANNON1 AS ?ICK L9ES ( POLICE SL[LY PU%$ BACK ! CR[D4 ,!N1 AS FIREWORKS BUR/ 9 ! SKY1 CREAT+ A SURREAL BACKGR\ND & TEMPOR>ILY *AS+ AWAY ! POLICE HELICOPT]1 !Y BECAME MORE & MORE AGGRESSIVE1 PU%+ & HITT+ PEOPLE & D\S+ !M ) PEPP] SPRAY4 

,A FEW PEOPLE 9 MASKS %\T$ 0,ALL ,HAMBURG HATES ! POLICE40 ,BUT MO/ PEOPLE W]E SIMPLY P>TYGO]S :O F\ND !MSELVES T>GET$ = NO REASON1 9CLUD+ ?OSE ATTACK$ 9 ,>RIVATI P>K4 ,BY MIDNI<T1 ! POLICE HAD CLE>$ MO/ ( ! IMPROVIS$ BLOCKADES >\ND ! CITY4 

,I TAKE A BREAK FROM RUNN+4 ,LOOK+ = SAFETY1 ,I PASS A DOZ5 PEOPLE SITT+ ON ! SIDEWALK1 GRILL+ VEGETABLES & DR9K+ BE]4 ,A SIGN HANGS 9 ! W9D[3 ,N,O ,G#b4 ,!Y WELCOME ME & (F] FOOD & WAT]4 ,AS WE'RE TALK+1 ONE ( !M GETS UP & /&S 9 ! /REET BLOCK+ TRAFFIC = C\PLE ( M9UTES4 ,MO/ ( !M >E NOT ACTIVI/S BUT >TI/S1 /UD5TS1 BOHEMIANS4 ,ONE TAKES ME UP TO HIS FLAT1 :]E HIS P>TN] & A LITTLE *ILD WELCOME ME4 

,?AT NI<T1 ,I HAD ! SAME EXP]I5CE 9 SEV]AL FLATS4 ,MANY RESID5TS ( ,HAMBURG FELT ?AT ! /ATE WAS OCCUPY+ !IR T[N LIKE A =EIGN MILIT>Y2 !Y /RUGGL$ TO PUT !IR *ILDR5 TO SLEEP ) HELICOPT]S RO>+ OV]HEAD & POLICE SIR5S 9 ! /REETS BEL[4 ,MANY HAD PUT R$ DOTS BY !IR NAMES ON ! 9T]COMS BY ! FRONT DOORS ( !IR BUILD+S TO D5OTE ?AT !IR HOMES W]E SAFE SPACES = EV]YONE OPPOS+ ! ,G#b4 

,I HAD EXPECT$ ! RAGE ( ACTIVI/S4 ,BUT ,I F\ND ! REALLY ANGRY PEOPLE ON ! SIDEWALK1 GRILL+4 

,WE 5D$ UP 9 FRONT ( A ,GREEK RE/AURANT 9 ! ,S*ANZE NEI<BORHOOD4 ,! FAMILY ?AT [NS IT IS SYMPA!TIC TO ! DEMON/RATIONS2 ! FA!R IS A COMMUNI/1 ! SON AN AN>*I/4 ,DEMON/RATORS HELP$ !M MOVE !IR TABLES 9SIDE AS RIOT POLICE BEG9 TO C>RY \T *>GES D[N ! /REET4 ,?IS IS TYPICAL = ,HAMBURG3 L>G] CONFLICTS (T5 SPILL OV] TO ?IS 9T]SECTION1 & ! POLICE ALWAYS POSITION A SQUAD H]E4 

,AT ! TIME1 ! POLICE SEEM$ UNBEATABLE1 ?\< ! LOCALS W]E MAK+ AN HONORABLE EF=T TO PUT UP A FI<T4 ,LITTLE DID WE KN[ ?AT JU/ ?REE DAYS LAT]1 WE W\LD WAT* A JOY\S ,CRITICAL ,MASS ( BICYCLI/S PASS ?R\< ?IS 9T]SECTION :ILE B>RICADES BURN$ AT ALL ! ACCESS PO9TS TO ! NEI<BORHOOD & ,S*ANZE WAS A POLICE-FREE LIB]AT$ ZONE4 

,W$NESDAY1 ,JULY #e 

,ACTIVI/S FROM \TSIDE ( ,HAMBURG HAD A R\< NI<T1 AS ! POLICE CONT9U$ TO H>ASS PEOPLE :]EV] !Y W]E SLEEP+4 ,DUR+ ! NI<T1 RIOT POLICE TRI$ TO EVICT ! OCCUPI$ ,S*AUSPIELHAUS ,!AT]1 :]E MANY HAD F\ND REFUGE4 ,! DIRECTOR ( ! !AT] REFUS$ TO COOP]ATE ) ! POLICE2 !Y EV5TUALLY HAD TO LEAVE ! PREMISES & >\ND #a PEOPLE SLEPT !RE4 0,WE DID NOT WANT TO S5D ANYONE BACK TO ! /REETS AFT] :AT HAPP5$10 ! !AT] /AFF TOLD ! PRESS4 

,! ,S*AUSPIELHAUS IS AN (FICIAL /ATE !AT] ?AT HAS NO?+ TO DO ) RADICAL ACTIVITY ( ANY K9D4 ,?IS WAS ANO!R SIGN ?AT ! POLICE W]E TURN+ ! 9HABITANTS ( ,HAMBURG AGA9/ !M4 ,OV] ! FOLL[+ DAYS1 SEV]AL O!R 9/ITUTIONS JO9$ ! EF=T4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ! FOOTBALL CLUB ,/4 ,PAULI (F]$ ITS /ADIUM TO H\SE #b PEOPLE ON ,JULY #f4 ,!Y ALSO HO/$ AN ALT]NATIVE M$IA C5T]1 A PUBLIC KIT*51 AN 9=MATION PO9T1 & A FOOTBALL T\RNAM5T & CONC]T 9T5D$ TO (F] A SAFE SPACE = PROTE/]S :ILE ! POLICE W]E TRY+ TO CLE> ! /REETS4 

,\TSIDE ( ,HAMBURG1 PEOPLE TOOK ADVANTAGE ( ! FACT ?AT SO MANY POLICE HAD BE5 REPOSITION$ TO ! NOR!RN PORT4 ,9 ! SMALL T[N ( ,WUPP]TAL1 ACTIVI/S SUCCE$$ 9 PHYSICALLY BLOCK+ ! DEPORTATION ( #* REFUGEES4 ,AS !Y OV]HE>D ON ! POLICE RADIO1 ALL ,WUPP]TAL'S RIOT COPS W]E 9 ,HAMBURG4 

,MEAN:ILE1 NEW CAMPS W]E GR[+ >\ND ,HAMBURG1 MO/ NOTABLY 9 ,ALTONA1 A CAMP 9 ,KONIG/RASSE1 & ,MOORFLEET CAMP4 ,AFT] ! 9ITIAL ATTEMPT TO LEGALIZE ONE BIG CAMP1 IT PROV$ EASI] TO DEC5TRALIZE ACTIVITIES & SQUAT OR LEGALIZE SEV]AL DIFF]5T CAMP+ LOCATIONS >\ND ! CITY4 ,?IS =C$ ! POLICE TO EVICT ONE CAMP AT ! TIME1 RA!R ?AN DESC5D+ 9 HUNDR$S ON A S+LE V5UE4 

,AT #a#b3#c PM1 A *ILL+ P]=MANCE TITL$ 0#a ,FIGURES0 BEGAN 9 ,HAF5CITY4 ,= TWO H\RS1 OV] A ?\S& PEOPLE PA9T$ 9 GRAY CLAY SYMBOLIZ+ ! ALI5ATION & ISOLATION ( CAPITALISM %AMBL$ ?R\< ! /REETS1 ZOMBIE-LIKE4 ,AT ! 5D ( !IR LONG SLOG1 !Y JOY\SLY ?REW (F ! CLAY1 BECOM+ COLORFUL & VIBRANT 9 A GE/URE ILLU/RAT+ ! TRANS=MATIONS ?AT REMA9 POSSIBLE = ALL PEOPLE4 

,?IS WAS A P]FECT PRELUDE TO ! MASSIVE /REET P>TY BEG9N+ AT #f PM AT ,L&UNGSBRUCK54 ,! DANCE DEMON/RATION CREAT$ A JOYFUL & RELAX$ ATMOSPH]E4 ,DESPITE ! CLA%ES ( ! PREVI\S NI<T1 SOME #b1 PEOPLE GA!R$1 DANC+ >\ND #ab TRUCKS ) MUSIC = EV]Y TA/E4 0,NO FE>1 !SE >E \R /REETS10 WAS ! WAT*WORD AS EV5+ DESC5D$ 9 ,HAMBURG4 

,AFT] H\RS ( DANC+1 ! POLICE PUT !IR HELMETS ON4 ,>\ND #a3#c PM1 !Y /OPP$ ! RAVE & MOV$ 9 ) WAT] CANNONS & TACTICAL UNITS4 ,DESPITE ?IS1 MO/ ( ! DEMON/RATION MANAG$ TO >RIVE AT ! DESIGNAT$ DE/9ATION1 ,GANGEVI]TEL1 >\ND #aa PM4 ,SOME WAT] CANNONS W]E /OPP$ BY SIT-9S >\ND ,GANSEM>KT & EV5TUALLY RETREAT$4 ,A SMALL] DEMON/RATION =M$ & UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPT$ TO REA* ! R$ ZONE >\ND ,MESSE :]E ! ,G#b MEET+ WAS TO BE HELD4 ,SEV]AL >RE/S OCCURR$ 9 ,JUNGF]N/IEG & ,B9N5AL/]4 

,?IS WAS ! SECOND NI<T POLICE ATTACK$ EV5+ CR[DS1 CREAT+ GREAT DISSATISFACTION 9 ! M$IA 7SOCIAL & O!RWISE71 PUTT+ PRESSURE ON ! MAYOR1 & CREAT+ A T5SE ATMOSPH]E BE=E ,?URSDAY'S MU*-ANTICIPAT$ ,WELCOME TO ,HELL DEMON/RATION4 

,?URSDAY1 ,JULY #f3 ,HELL'S ,GATES ,OP5 

,?URSDAY WAS ! DAY ! ,G#b LEAD]S >RIV$ 9 ,HAMBURG4 ,?AT MORN+1 ,HAMBURG WOKE UP TO ! NEWS ?AT #ab ,PORS*E LUXURY SPORT C>S HAD BE5 BURN$ 9 ! ,EIDEL/$T DI/RICT1 CAUS+ AB\T @s#a4#c MILLION WOR? ( DAMAGE4 

,>\ND #h AM1 AFT] MANY H\RS ( DELAY1 AN 9T]NATIONAL TRA9 ?AT HAD SET \T FROM ,BASEL1 ,SWITZ]L& >RIV$ 9 ,HAMBURG BE>+ HUNDR$S ( ACTIVI/S4 ,)\T (F]+ EXPLANATIONS1 ! AU?ORITIES HAD PREV5T$ DOZ5S ( PEOPLE FROM EMB>K+ ON ! J\RNEY4 ,?OSE :O >RIV$ W]E GREET$ BY A L9E ( RIOT COPS ON ! PLAT=M :O 9ITIALLY BLOCK$ !M FROM 5T]+ ! METRO 9 ! DIRECTION ( ! ,ALTONA CAMP1 BUT EV5TUALLY LET !M PASS4 ,! ACTIVI/S =M$ A SPONTANE\S DEMON/RATION & M>*$ T[>DS ! CAMP1 *ANT+ & WAV+ FL>ES1 >RIV+ 9 /YLE >\ND #a AM4 

,ALL MORN+1 PEOPLE W]E /OPP$1 DETA9$1 OR DELAY$ AS !Y >RIV$ ,HAMBURG4 ,TWO BUSSES FROM ,B]L9 W]E /OPP$1 & ! POLICE SE>*$ EV]YONE'S BAGS4 ,TWO COMRADES FROM ,ITALY W]E DETA9$ AT ! AIRPORT4 

,AS ,I WALK$ T[>DS ! ,/4 ,PAULI /ADIUM1 ! CITY LOOK$ LIKE IT HAD BE5 EVACUAT$4 ,! ONLY VEHICLES ,I SAW W]E PACK$ ) POLICE2 ! ONLY PEOPLE WALK+ >\ND W]E J\RNALI/S 9 FULL PROTECTIVE GE>4 ,! BUSSES HAD /OPP$ WORK+1 %OPS & BANKS W]E B>RICAD+ !IR W9D[S1 & POLICE W]E PE]+ SUSPICI\SLY AT EV]Y GR\P ( SIX OR MORE PEOPLE4 

0,IS Y\R ,9T]NET NOT WORK+1 TOO80 ASK$ A J\RNALI/ FROM ! MA9/REAM M$IA4 0,IT SUDD5LY SL[$ D[N = NO REASON4 ,I HAVE TONS ( DATA60 ,HE WAS WORRI$ HE W\LDN'T BE ABLE TO LIVE/REAM ! UPCOM+ DEMON/RATION4 ,MANY J\RNALI/S >\ND US W]E FAC+ ! SAME PROBLEM4 ,AT ?AT PO9T1 WE HAD NO IDEA H[ DET]M9$ ! POLICE W]E TO DISC\RAGE ! PRESS FROM FILM+4 ,H\RS BE=E ANY?+ />T$1 T5SION WAS ALREADY ?ICK 9 ! AIR4 ,EV]YONE WAS WAT*+ ! TIME1 WAIT+ = #d PM4 

,LONGTIME P>TICIPANTS 9 ! ,HAMBURG AUTONOMI/ SC5E HAD CALL$ = A MASSIVE RALLY AT #d PM UND] ! TITLE 0,W,E,L,C,O,M,E ,T,O ,H,E,L,L10 TO BE FOLL[$ BY A M>*4 ,= MON?S1 PO/]S & /ICK]S HAD BLANKET$ ,G]MANY READ+ 0,LIVE ,RESI/ANCE--,JO9 ! ,BLACK ,BLOCK40 

,! ORGANIZ]S HAD PROPOS$ A L5G?Y M>* R\TE1 A MILES-LONG LOOP >\ND ! P]IMET] ( ! NO-PROTE/ ZONE4 ,!Y ANTICIPAT$ ?AT ! AU?ORITIES W\LD =CE !M TO SETTLE = A MU* %ORT] R\TE 9 RETURN = A P]MIT4 ,YET ! POLICE AU?ORIZ$ ! 5TIRE M>* R\TE )\T A S+LE OBJECTION4 ,AFT] ALL !IR EF=TS TO PROHIBIT CAMP+ & =BID PROTE/+ ?R\<\T ! 5TIRETY ( D[NT[N1 ?IS WAS OM9\S3 IT MEANT ?AT !Y HAD NO 9T5TION ( LETT+ ! M>* PROCE$ UND] ANY CIRCUM/ANCES4 

,CONSEQU5TLY1 MANY EXP]I5C$ ACTIVI/S *OSE NOT TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! M>*2 SOME DID NOT EV5 ATT5D ! RALLY4 ,! PREVAIL+ WISDOM WAS ?AT1 ) OV] #c#a1 POLICE AT !IR DISPOSAL1 ! AU?ORITIES W\LD KETTLE ! 5TIRE DEMON/RATION4 ,! />T+ PO9T WAS ! ,/4 ,PAULI FI% M>KET ALONG ! RIV] ,ELBE2 ) ! WAT] TO ! S\?1 IT SEEM$ IT W\LD BE EASY = ! POLICE TO BLOCK ALL ! 9T]SECTIONS >\ND IT & CREATE A TRAP4 ,SOME IMAG9$ ?AT !Y W\LD P5 9 ! CR[D1 !N PROVOKE CONFLICTS 9 ORD] TO CAPTURE PEOPLE ) ! SNAT* SQUADS = :I* ! ,G]MAN POLICE >E NOTORI\S4 ,O!RS FE>$ ?AT ! AU?ORITIES MI<T TRY TO HOLD ! 5TIRE CR[D 9 A KETTLE OV]NI<T 9 ORD] TO PREV5T !M FROM P>TICIPAT+ 9 ! O!R PROTE/S DUR+ ! SUMMIT4 

,NEV]!LESS1 A TREM5D\S NUMB] ( PEOPLE TURN$ \T = ! ,WELCOME TO ,HELL RALLY4 ,= MANY1 IT WAS SIMPLY TOO IMPORTANT TO MISS1 H[EV] BADLY IT MI<T GO4 ,IT HAD BE5 PROMOT$ = MON?S AS ! *IEF EXPRESSION ( DEFIANCE AGA9/ ! ,G#b SUMMIT2 IF NO?+ HAPP5$1 ?AT ITSELF W\LD BE A DEFEAT4 ,O!RS W5T SIMPLY BECAUSE !Y C\LDN'T RESI/ !IR CURIOSITY4 

,! CR[D ?AT LI/5$ TO ! SPEE*ES & P]=MANCES 9 ! ,/4 ,PAULI FI% M>KET WAS UNEXPECT$LY MULTIG5]ATIONAL & DIV]SE4 ,!Y DIDN'T LOOK LIKE ! BLOOD?IR/Y HOODLUMS ( ! POLICE PROPAG&A4 ,!Y LOOK$ MORE LIKE LOCAL FE/IVAL-GO]S & PICNICK]S1 GR&P>5TS & GR&*ILDR54 ,! UND]COV] COPS 9 ! CR[D W]E EASILY ID5TIFI$ BY !IR SC[LS4 ,EV]YONE ELSE WAS HAV+ A GOOD TIME4 ,! BLACK BLOC WAS !RE TOO--9 ! =M ( A HUGE BLACK 9FLATABLE BLOCK T[]+ OV] ! CR[D1 READ+ 0! ONLY GOOD BLOCK IS ! BLACK BLOCK40 

,>\ND #e PM1 :ILE PEOPLE W]E LI/5+ TO SPEE*ES & CONC]TS AT ! FI% M>KET1 A SPONTANE\S DEMON/RATION ( OV] #e PEOPLE BEGAN M>*+ FROM ,VOLKSP>K /ADIUM T[>DS ! />T LOCATION4 ,AB\T HALF AN H\R LAT]1 ! NOTORI\SLY VIOL5T ,BAV>IAN RIOT POLICE ATTACK$ ! CR[D1 !N RETREAT$4 

,AT #g PM1 :5 ! PROGRAM CONCLUD$ AT ! FI% M>KET1 SEV]AL S\ND TRUCKS PLAY+ A V>IETY ( REVOLUTION>Y MUSIC MOV$ ?R\< ! CR[D TO ! FRONT ( ! CR[D1 FOLL[$ BY ONE AFF9ITY GR\P AFT] ANO!R1 P>TICIPANTS PULL+ BLACK RA9 JACKETS & GLOVES OV] !IR COLORFUL SUMM] CLO?+4 ,L9E AFT] L9E =M$3 ?IS WAS ! ,WELCOME TO ,HELL BLACK BLOC4 

,! POLICE ALL[$ ! M>* TO PROCE$ A C\PLE HUNDR$ MET]S EA/ ALONG ,/4 ,PAULI ,FIS*M>KT1 !N /OPP$ IT ) A SOLID WALL ( RIOT POLICE1 WAT] CANNONS1 & MILIT>Y VEHICLES S\? ( ,P>K ,FICTION4 ,CYNICALLY1 !Y HAD LET ! FRONT ( ! M>* 9TO !IR TRAP1 !N BLOCK$ IT 9 A SORT ( CANYON :]E ! ROAD DIPS T5 OR MORE FEET BEL[ ! P$E/RIAN WALKWAY ON ! S\!RN SIDE4 

,! 9T5T ( ! POLICE WAS OBVI\S3 ISOLATE ! MILITANT FRONT SECTION ( ! M>*1 ATTACK IT1 & %UT D[N ! DEMON/RATION COMPLETELY4 ,?IS WAS CONSI/5T ) !IR TREATM5T ( ! CAMP ON ,SUNDAY & ) !IR ATTEMPTS TO CRU% DISS5T BY BRUTE =CE ?R\<\T ! 5TIRE WEEK4 ,YET ! CONFRONTATION BETWE5 ! POLICE & ! BLACK BLOC DID NOT GO ! WAY ANYONE EXPECT$ IT TO1 = !RE W]E ADDITIONAL ELEM5TS 9 PLAY4 

,! BLACK BLOC WAS P]HAPS #a PEOPLE1 BUT ! CR[D ?AT HAD GA!R$ BEH9D IT NUMB]$ UP TO #a#b1 /RONG4 ,?\S&S ( POLICE W]E MASS$ AHEAD ( ! M>* & 9 EV]Y 9T]SECTION SURR\ND+ ! >EA2 FULLY >MOR$ SNAT* SQUADS W]E POSITION$ AT REGUL> 9T]VALS ?R\<\T ! CR[D4 ,YET \TSIDE ! POLICE L9ES1 LOOK+ ON FROM ! RAIL+S OV]LOOK+ ,/4 ,PAULI ,FIS*M>KT1 ?\S&S MORE SPECTATORS HAD GA!R$4 ,MANY ( !M W]E 9VOLV$ ) ! M$IA3 CAM]AM5 JO/L+ = POSITION1 BLOGG]S /RUGGL+ TO SEE ?R\< ! CR[D PRESS$ SEV]AL L9ES ?ICK4 ,O!RS W]E SIMPLY CURI\S ONLOOK]S1 PEOPLE FROM ! NEI<BORHOOD :O HAD COME \T TO SEE :AT WAS HAPP5+ OR SIMPLY TO HAVE A BE] ON ! FIR/ REALLY W>M DAY ( SUMM]4 ,BEYOND ! PEAK ( ! HILL ( ,P>K ,FICTION1 SOME LOCALS PLAY$ BASKETBALL1 APP>5TLY OBLIVI\S TO ! MASSIVE DRAMA UNFOLD+ BEL[ EV5 AS BLACK-MASK$ POLICE SNAT* SQUADS MOV$ 9TO POSITION BESIDE ! C\RT4 

,FROM ! P]SPECTIVE ( ! POLICE1 ALL ( !SE SPECTATORS & BY/&]S W]E A POT5TIAL RISK3 !Y LOOK$ H>MLESS1 BUT !Y MI<T BE BLACK BLOC AN>*I/S 9 DISGUISE4 ,! POLICE KEPT POSITION+ !IR SNAT* SQUADS \TSIDE ! L9ES ( SPECTATORS--BUT EV]Y TIME !Y DID1 MORE SPECTATORS GA!R$ TO WAT* !M4 ,! POLICE :O HAD HOP$ TO SURR\ND & ISOLATE ! RADICALS W]E !MSELVES SURR\ND$ BY SOCIETY AT L>GE4 ,AS ( ?AT MOM5T1 ! SPECTATORS W]E REALLY JU/ ?AT1 SPECTATORS3 ATTEMPTS TO LEAD *ANTS AMONG !M FELL FLAT4 ,BUT !Y W]E WAT*+1 & ! POLICE W]E WAT*+ !M4 

,! /&(F W5T ON = #de M9UTES4 ,! FRONT L9ES ( ! BLACK BLOC HELD !IR GR\ND1 IMPASSIVELY HOLD+ UP !IR BANN]S BE=E ! =CES ( DE/RUCTION M>%AL$ AGA9/ !M4 ,F9ALLY1 ! POLICE BROKE ! T5SION4 ,!Y %OT A VOLLEY ( TE> GAS CANI/]S1 !N *>G$ 9 FROM ! BACK1 BREAK+ 9TO ! M>* BETWE5 ! BLOC & ! RE/ ( ! CR[D4 ,!Y HAD ! BLACK BLOC SURR\ND$ FROM ! FRONT & ! BACK1 ) WALLS AT LEA/ T5 FEET HI< ON ! SIDES >\ND !M4 

,A CRY W5T UP FROM ! RAIL+S & BALCONIES LOOK+ OV] ! SC5E3 ONLOOK]S W]E \TRAG$ AT ! POOR SPORTSMAN%IP ( ! POLICE4 ,IT WAS ! SORT ( RESPONSE Y\ MI<T HE> AT A FOOTBALL GAME IF ONE PLAY] PUN*$ ANO!R TO TAKE ! BALL4 ,! /5* ( TE> GAS WAS /RONG 9 ! AIR4 ,EV5 9 ! P>K OV]LOOK+ ! /REET FROM ! NOR?1 IT WAS DIFFICULT TO BREA!4 

,AS ! FIR/ TE> GAS FELL1 POLICE ATTACK$ ! CR[D FROM ! BACK ( ! FI%M>KET AS WELL4 ,?IS WAS NEV] REPORT$1 BECAUSE M$IA WAS ALL CONC5TRAT$ AT ! FRONT ( ! DEMON/RATION--BUT IT IS IMPORTANT1 BECAUSE IT DEBUNKS FALSE CLAIMS FROM ! POLICE ?AT !Y W]E SIMPLY RESPOND+ TO A GR\P ( PEOPLE 9 MASKS AT ! FRONT ( ! M>*4 ,PEOPLE PANICK$ & BEGAN RUNN+2 !RE W]E ONLY TWO WAYS \T1 UPHILL ON N>R[ /AIRS OR D[N1 & BO? FELT CLAU/ROPHOBIC4 ,SOME EXP]I5C$ DEMON/RATORS TRI$ TO MA9TA9 CALM1 BUT ! SNAT* SQUAD TACTIC ( *>G+ 9TO ! CR[D ATTACK+ PEOPLE AT R&OM SUCCE$$ 9 CREAT+ ! CONDITIONS = A /AMP$E4 

,! ,C\RAGE ( ! ,BLACK ,BLOC 

,IMAG9E ! SC5E3 Y\ >E 9 ! FRONT L9ES ( ! ,WELCOME TO ,HELL BLACK BLOC4 ,Y\ & Y\R FRI5DS DECID$ TO BE H]E MON?S 9 ADVANCE1 TO 5SURE ?AT ! FRONT ( ! BLOC W\LD BE POPULAT$ BY RELIABLE PEOPLE4 ,Y\ KNEW FROM ! BEG9N+ ?AT Y\ W\LD BE WALK+ 9TO A NI<TM>E4 ,/ILL1 Y\R COMMITM5T TO Y\R COMRADES & TO ! MOVEM5T \TWEI<S FE> = Y\R P]SONAL SAFETY2 Y\ HAVE *OS5 TO BE H]E1 COME 9JURY OR PRISON1 \T ( LOVE ( HUMANITY & DESIRE = A BETT] FUTURE4 ,UNLIKE ! POLICE1 Y\ HAVE NO PROTECTIVE GE>1 Y\ >E NOT RECEIV+ A SAL>Y1 & Y\ >E NOT FOLL[+ ORD]S4 

,/4 ,PAULI ,FIS*M>KT =MS A SORT ( CANYON H]E1 :]E IT DROPS B5EA? ! LEVEL ( ! O!R /REETS--BUT = Y\1 FAC+ AN IMP5ETRABLE WALL ( POLICE1 IT FEELS MORE LIKE AN >5A4 ,! RAIL+S ABOVE Y\ >E PACK$ ) VIEW]S4 ,!Y ?RONG ! P$E/RIAN WALKWAY ?AT PASSES OV]HEAD & ! HILL ( ! P>K TO ! NOR?2 !Y >E EV5 GA!R$ ON ! RO(TOPS ( ! TALL AP>TM5T BUILD+S BEYOND ! P>K4 ,/&+ !RE BEL[ !M1 Y\ CAN'T HELP RES5T+ ?OSE SPECTATORS PASSIVELY WAT*+ FROM ! SAFETY ( !IR T]RACES4 ,AHEAD1 Y\ CAN MAKE \T ONE--TWO--?REE--AT LEA/ F\R WAT] CANNONS & SOME >MOR$ C>S BEH9D !M4 ,Y\ & Y\R COMPANIONS >E LIKE GLADIATORS TREMBL+ AS ! GATES GO UP & ! LIONS COME \T4 

,EXPLOSIONS >E GO+ (F BEH9D Y\4 ,!Y PUNCTUATE A D9 ( SCREAM+1 %\T+1 & ! ROBOTIC VOICE ( POLICE ANN\NCEM5TS OV] ! L\DSPEAK]4 ,FROM Y\R VANTAGE PO9T1 Y\ CAN'T SEE :AT IS GO+ ON BACK !RE1 :]E ! POLICE >E C>RY+ \T *>GE AFT] *>GE AGA9/ ! BACK ( ! BLOC AS DEMON/RATORS /RUGGLE TO HOLD !M (F ) A VOLLEY ( BOTTLES & DEBRIS4 ,Y\ CAN ONLY SMELL ! TE> GAS 9 ! AIR & HE> ! S\ND ( DETONATIONS & %ATT]+ GLASS4 ,A CANI/] EXPLODES 9 FRONT ( Y\1 5VELOP+ Y\ 9 SMOKE4 ,:5 ! SMOKE CLE>S = A MOM5T1 Y\ SEE ?AT ! RANKS ( ! BLOC BEH9D Y\ >E ?9N+--FE>FUL ( BE+ TRAPP$ & BRUTALIZ$1 DEMON/RATORS HAVE =M$ A HUMAN PYRAMID TO ESCAPE BY CLIMB+ UP ! WALL TO ! S\?4 

,AT ?IS MOM5T1 ! RIOT POLICE AHEAD ( Y\ *>GE1 =M+ A WALL ALL ! WAY >\ND ! BLOC /RET*+ FROM ! FRONT TO ! NOR!RN SIDE4 ,!RE >E P]HAPS FIFTY ( Y\ LEFT 9 ! FRONT N[1 /ILL HOLD+ UP Y\R BANN]S AS A FRAGILE RAMP>T AGA9/ ! FULL MI<T ( ! /ATE4 

,! WAT] CANNONS ZOOM UP1 SIR5S BL>+1 & HALT RI<T 9 FRONT ( Y\R L9E4 ,!RE IS A SC5E 9 ,! ,FELL[%IP ( ! ,R+ 9 :I* ! ORCS FALL BACK AS ! MI<TY ,BALROG /EPS =? TO ATTACK ! PROTAGONI/S4 ,9 ?AT SAME MANN]1 ! L9ES ( :ITE-HELMET$ RIOT POLICE 9* BACKW>DS AS ! WAT] CANNONS TRA9 !IR B>RELS DIRECTLY AT Y\4 ,TE> GAS IS /ILL FILL+ ! AIR4 ,! COMRADES BEH9D Y\ HAVE FL$4 ,DEAF5+ P&EMONIUM4 ,Y\ >E SURR\ND$ ON ?REE SIDES N[1 \TNUMB]$ T5 TO ONE BY /ORM TROOP]S CLAD HEAD TO TOE 9 FULL BODY >MOR4 

,IT C\LD H>DLY BE MORE T]RIFY+ IF ! E>? CRACK$ OP5 & FLAMES LEAP$ \T ( ! *ASM4 ,WELCOME TO HELL1 9DE$4 

,9CR$IBLY1 ! FRONT L9ES ( ! BLACK BLOC HELD !IR GR\ND 9 !SE CONDITIONS = MORE ?AN FIVE /RAI<T M9UTES4 ,9 VIDEO FOOTAGE1 Y\ CAN SEE ! (FIC]S 9 ! FRONT HESITAT+ TO ATTACK EV5 AS O!R POLICE >E *>G+ ! RE> ( ! BLOC4 ,! DET]M9ATION ( !SE FIFTY OR SO 9DIVIDUALS IS HUMBL+2 IT MU/ HAVE GIV5 PAUSE TO EV5 ! MO/ H>D5$ ?UGS AMONG ! POLICE4 ,BY HOLD+ !IR POSITION1 !SE COMRADES MANAG$ TO 5ABLE ! PEOPLE BEH9D !M TO SCALE ! WALL & ESCAPE4 ,:5 !Y SAW ?AT !Y W]E ! ONLY ONES LEFT 9 ! /REET1 !Y CALMLY DREW BACK TO ! WALL1 EV5 AS ! POLICE ATTACK$ FROM ALL SIDES4 ,! ONES ON ! \TSIDE CONT9U$ HOLD+ !IR L9ES UNTIL EV]YONE BEH9D !M HAD ESCAP$4 

,?\S&S ( SPECTATORS WITNESS$ ?IS :OLE ?+--! C[>DICE ( ! POLICE & ! BRAV]Y ( ! BLACK BLOC4 ,)9 =TY-EI<T H\RS1 ! C\RAGE ( FIFTY AN>*I/S HAD BECOME ! C\RAGE ( T5S ( ?\S&S4 

,AT FIR/1 WE HAD WOND]$ :Y WE W]E P]MITT$ TO />T WALK+4 ,LAT]1 IT BECAME OBVI\S ?AT ! POLICE HAD PREP>$ A TRAP = US4 

,MY GR\P WAS AMONG ! FIR/ T5 L9ES ( ! DEMON/RATION4 ,) SO MANY SPECTATORS !RE TO WAT* RA!R ?AN P>TICIPATE1 WE FELT LIKE ZOO ANIMALS4 

,:5 ! POLICE *>G$1 L>GE FRACTIONS ( ! BLACK BLOC >\ND ! S\ND TRUCK PANICK$1 RUNN+ & CLIMB+ ! WALL4 ,= US AT ! FRONT1 ! DECISION TO WALK 9 A L9E 9 ! BLACK BLOC 5TAILS NOT RUNN+ AWAY AT ! FIR/ CONFRONTATION--RA!R1 TO PROTECT \RSELVES & EA* O!R EQUALLY 9 ! BLOC =MATION4 

,AS ! NUMB]S BEH9D US DW9DL$1 SOME FROM ! FRONT R[S DECID$ TO POSITION !MSELVES ON ! SIDES TO =M NEW L9ES4 ,H[EV]1 AS WE CONT9U$ TO LOSE NUMB]S & ! ATTACKS BECAME MORE & MORE BRUTAL1 WE HAD TO FLEE UP ! WALL AS WELL4 ,IT WAS A V]Y /RONG /ATEM5T ?AT MANY PEOPLE HELP$ US EV5 ?\< DO+ SO EXPOS$ !M TO WAT] CANNON ATTACKS4 

,BUT ?AT WAS NOT ! 5D ( ! POLICE AGGRESSION4 ,N[ WE W]E TRAPP$ 9 ANO!R 5CIRCLEM5T ) POLICE ON BO? SIDES1 ONLY TWO MET]S HI<] ?AN BE=E4 ,BEL[ US1 :]E WE HAD COME FROM1 W]E ! LA/ #c PEOPLE :O HAD DECID$ NOT TO RUN & /OOD BLOCK+ ! POLICE DESPITE ! VIOL5CE4 

,! LA/ POSSIBLE DIRECTION WAS A WALL BEH9D :I* !RE WAS A #b4#e MET] DROP D[N TO CONCRETE4 ,WE CLIMB$ OV] IT4 ,WE HAD NO *OICE3 ! WAT] CANNON KEPT PU%+ US4 ,SO WE JUMP$ OV] ! WALL D[N TO ! CONCRETE NEXT TO ! RIV] ,ELBE4 ,AGA91 WE W]E GRATEFUL = ! PEOPLE :O W]E !RE TO CAT* US1 SAV+ US FROM S]I\S 9JURY4 ,! LA/ ONES BEH9D US W]E PU%$ OV] ! WALL BY ! POLICE4 

,BUT WE C\LDN'T /AY !RE1 EI!R4 ,! POLICE =C$ US BACK TO :]E WE HAD FIR/ GA!R$ AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! M>*4 

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,! ?+ ?AT MADE ME MO/ FRI<T5$ WAS ! RISK ?AT ! POLICE W\LD KILL PEOPLE AT ?AT WALL4 ,:ILE PEOPLE W]E TRY+ TO GET UP ! WALL1 ! POLICE W]E PEPP]-SPRAY+ & BEAT+ EV]YONE 9 ! /REET1 9CLUD+ ?OSE :O W]E ALREADY LY+ ON ! GR\ND UNCONSCI\S4 

,I C\LDN'T SEE ANY?+ BECAUSE ( ! PEPP] SPRAY 9 MY EYES4 ,BUT ,I SAW A %AD[ ( SOME?+ LY+ AT ! FOOT ( ! WALL4 ,PEOPLE W]E /EPP+ ON IT 9 !IR DESP]ATION TO ESCAPE4 ,I ?\<T !RE WAS A P]SON LY+ !RE1 & ,I TRI$ TO KEEP PEOPLE AWAY4 ,I REMEMB]$ AN ACCID5T ?AT HAD HAPP5$ AT ! LOVE P>ADE 9 ,DUISBURG4 

,:5 ,I REA*$ ! OBJECT ON ! GR\ND1 ,I F\ND ?AT IT WAS ONLY A BACKPACK4 ,BUT ,I WILL NEV] =GET ! SECONDS :5 ,I BELIEV$ ?AT A P]SON HAD BE5 TRAMPL$ TO DEA?4 ,!N !RE W]E PEOPLE ABOVE %\T+ TO ME TO GET UP QUICK4 ,!Y TOOK MY >MS & PULL$ ME UP ?AT WALL4 

,AFT]W>DS1 Y\ C\LD SEE %OES LY+ SCATT]$ ON ! /REET :]E ! POLICE HAD ATTACK$ US4 

,! ,WILDFIRE ,CAT*ES--& ,SPREADS 

,) SO MANY PEOPLE BEH9D ! PLACE :]E ! BLACK BLOC HAD BE5 ATTACK$ /ILL WAIT+ TO M>* & SO MANY MORE SPECTATORS LOOK+ ON1 ! POLICE C\LDN'T SET UP A PROP] KETTLE4 ,:ILE MO/ ( ! BLACK BLOC HAD SCAL$ ! WALL ON ! S\? SIDE ( ! /REET1 !N FALL5 BACK TO ! ORIG9AL SITE ( ! RALLY AS ! POLICE CONT9U$ ATTACK+ ON ! P$E/RIAN WALKWAY1 L>GE NUMB]S ( DEMON/RATORS MANAG$ TO GET PA/ ! POLICE POSITIONS TO ! NOR? TO REGR\P ON ! O!R SIDE4 

,A FEW M9UTES LAT]1 A LIVELY M>* ]UPT$ FROM ,SILB]SACK/RASSE ONTO ! ,REEP]BAHN1 ! NEXT MAJOR ?OR\<F>E TO ! NOR? P>ALLEL TO ,/4 ,PAULI ,FIS*M>KT4 ,! P>TICIPANTS W]E NOT WE>+ MASKS OR BLACK CLO!S1 BUT !Y W]E *ANT+ 0,A6 ,ANTI6 ,ANTI-,CAPITALI/A60 ,MIRACUL\SLY1 !Y EV5 HAD A S\ND SY/EM BLA/+ ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC4 

,! ACTION HAD %IFT$ TO ANO!R SET ( PROTAGONI/S--& ! POLICE W]E NO:]E TO BE SE54 

,SMALL GR\PS FANN$ \T1 MOV+ QUICKLY FROM ONE /REET TO ANO!R4 ,LEGAL OBS]V]S REPORT$ ?AT POLICE VEHICLES REPEAT$LY DROVE 9TO ! CR[D AT HI< SPE$ >\ND ?IS TIME4 ,9 RESPONSE1 ! FIR/ B>RICADES APPE>$ >\ND #h PM1 CONSI/+ ( MAT]IAL FROM CON/RUCTION SITES--A SIGN ( G5TRIFICATION4 ,! POLICE ASK$ = MORE RIOT COPS TO ACCOMPANY ! WAT] CANNONS1 AS !Y W]E AFRAID TO MOVE ?R\< ! ANGRY CR[D4 

,MEAN:ILE1 ! RE/ ( ! ,WELCOME TO ,HELL M>* WAS /ILL BLOCK$ BY RIOT POLICE1 MULTIPLE WAT] CANNONS1 & AN >MOR$ MILIT>Y VEHICLE AT ,HAF5/RASSE NE> ,L&UNGSBRUCK54 ,! CR[D WAS *ANT+ 0,LET US PASS60 ,F9ALLY1 ! POLICE REL5T$ & P]MITT$ ! M>* TO PROCE$4 ,>\ND #a PM1 IT REA*$ ! ,REEP]BAHN & M>*$ T[>DS ,NOBI/OR1 :]E ANO!R SPONTANE\S DEMON/RATION WAS GA!R+4 

,AFT] ! ATTACK ON ! ,WELCOME TO ,HELL M>*1 WE F\ND A WAY \T ( ! DEMON/RATION & W5T TO A SAFE ROOM ON ! ,HAF5/RASSE TO TREAT EV]YONE FROM \R GR\P :O WAS SUFF]+ FROM PEPP] SPRAY4 ,WE DIDN'T WANT TO GIVE ! POLICE ! SATISFACTION ?AT IT ONLY TOOK A S+LE ORGY ( VIOL5CE TO REMOVE ! BLACK BLOC FROM ! /REET1 SO WE W5T RI<T BACK \T4 

,WE F\ND ! RE/ ( ! ,WELCOME TO ,HELL DEMON/RATION :]E WE HAD LA/ SE5 IT1 ) *E]FUL MUSIC & ANN\NCEM5TS ?AT SURPRIS$ US4 ,PEOPLE W]E 5C\RAG$ TO /AY POSITIVE & HAPPY4 ,AFT] SOME T\< NEGOTIATIONS1 ! POLICE DECL>$ ?AT ! DEMON/RATION WAS P]MITT$ AGA9 & ALL[$ US TO MOVE =W>D4 ,SADLY1 SOME ( ! P>TICIPANTS RECEIV$ ?IS NEWS ) APPLAUSE1 AS IF IT'S APPROPRIATE TO BE GRATEFUL :5 WE RECEIVE P]MISSION TO PROTE/4 

,A BLACK BLOC ) NEW L9ES =M$ AGA9 ) IMPRESSIVE SPE$4 ,WE >RIV$ AT ! ,REEP]BAHN CLOSE TO ! POLICE /ATION1 :]E WE W]E /OPP$ AGA94 ,H]E1 ! POLICE BEAT !IR WAY ?R\< ! DEMON/RATION TO 5CIRCLE ! BLACK BLOC ONCE MORE4 ,:5 WE TRI$ TO AVOID BE+ TRAPP$1 !Y DIS*>G$ PEPP] SPRAY AT US BESIDE A SMALL F5CE4 ,A PUN* FOM ONE POLICEMAN & A D\S+ ( PEPP] SPRAY PU%$ TWO PEOPLE FROM \R GR\P BACK 9TO ! 5CIRCLEM5T4 ,ONE P]SON CAU<T AT ! F5CE WAS BEAT52 TWO MORE W]E *OK$ ) PEPP] SPRAY :ILE ATTEMPT+ TO HELP A P]SON LY+ ON ! GR\ND BETWE5 TWO (FIC]S4 

,AFT]W>DS1 WE SP5T A :ILE 9 A FRI5DLY NE>BY B>1 :]E A DOCTOR C>$ = ! TWO PEOPLE :O W]E BL9D ON ACC\NT ( ! PEPP] SPRAY4 

,LIKE ! FIR/ ATTACK1 ?IS SECOND ATTACK ON ! BLACK BLOC TOOK PLACE )\T ANY PROVOCATION & )\T ANY OPPORTUNITY TO ESCAPE4 ,?IS WASN'T AB\T 0DISP]S+ AN UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY0 OR CAPTUR+ 9DIVIDUALS :O W]E ACCUS$ ( ANY?+ 9 P>TICUL>--! 5CIRCLEM5T WAS DISSOLV$ %ORTLY AFT]W>DS1 )\T ANY P>TICUL> REASON4 ,! GOAL WAS TO T]RORIZE PEOPLE = WE>+ BLACK TOGE!R1 PURE & SIMPLE4 

,MEAN:ILE1 A NEW HOTSPOT OP5$ UP AT ,NEU] ,PF]DEM>KT 9 ,>RIVATI P>K1 :]E POLICE CLE>$ ! AV5UE A FEW M9UTES AFT] #a PM4 

,AT #a3#c1 ! SECOND IT]ATION ( ! ,WELCOME TO ,HELL M>* WAS ON ! ,REEP]BAHN1 CLOSE TO ! ,DAVIDWA*E POLICE /ATION1 :ILE ANO!R DEMON/RATION MADE ITS WAY UP ! ADJAC5T ,HOL/5/RASSE4 ,! TWO M]G$ 9TO A HUGE MASS ?AT MOV$ ONTO ,MAX-,BRAU]-,ALLE %ORTLY BE=E #a#a4 ,! DEMON/RATION N[ CONSI/$ ( AB\T #a#b1 PEOPLE1 ) MORE JO9+ 9 ALL ! TIME--P]HAPS BIGG] ?AN ! ORIG9AL ,WELCOME TO ,HELL DEMON/RATION4 ,! HEAD ( ! M>* REA*$ ,S*ANZ5/RASSE :ILE ! BACK WAS /ILL AT ,/]NBRUCKE4 ,RIOT COPS BLOCK$ ! WAY H]E4 ,SEV]AL CLA%ES ]UPT$ 9 RESPONSE1 />T+ >\ND #aa PM4 

,AT ONE PO9T1 ! WAT] CANNONS ON ,HOL/5/RASSE W]E =C$ TO RETREAT :ILE ! CR[D *ANT$ 0,:OSE /REETS8 ,\R /REETS60 ,B>RICADES APPE>$ ACROSS ! /REET2 = A :ILE1 ! POLICE )DREW FROM ! >EA4 

,%ORTLY BE=E MIDNI<T1 PEOPLE GA!R$ AT ,GRUN] ,JAG] ONCE MORE1 :]E B>RICADES HAD BE5 ]ECT$ E>LI]4 ,!Y ?REW BOTTLES AT ! WAT] CANNONS AS !Y DROVE BY4 ,! SAME SC5E WAS PLAY+ \T UP & D[N ! /REET = BLOCKS4 

,LONG L9ES ( POLICE VANS KEPT :IZZ+ PA/ US ON ! /REET4 ,EV]Y TIME !Y PASS$1 PEOPLE W\LD PELT !M ) BOTTLES4 ,9CR$IBLY1 ! VANS DIDN'T EV5 /OP4 0,?IS MEANS !Y'VE TOTALLY LO/ CONTROL10 MY FRI5D FROM ,HAMBURG EXPLA9$4 0,NORMALLY1 !Y W\LD NEV] PUT UP ) ?AT40 

,A LITTLE AFT] MIDNI<T1 ! POLICE SUCCE$$ 9 DISP]S+ ! MA9 BODY ( ! DEMON/RATION1 BUT ?AT ONLY SPREAD PEOPLE ?R\<\T ! >EA1 :]E !Y CONT9U$ FI<T+ 9 SMALL] GR\PS4 

,AT AB\T ! SAME TIME1 JU/ >\ND ! CORN]1 SPECIAL =CES POSITION$ !MSELVES 9 FRONT ( ,ROTE ,FLORA ON ,S*ULT]BLATT /REET4 ,CLA%ES SOON BROKE \T H]E AS WELL1 & ONCE MORE1 ! POLICE W]E REPEAT$LY =C$ TO RETREAT4 ,PEOPLE ]ECT$ BURN+ B>RICADES TO KEEP !M AT BAY4 

,ALL >\ND ! CITY1 BANKS1 LUXURY %OPS1 & C>S W]E ATTACK$ ?R\<\T ! NI<T4 ,?IS OCCURR$ AS F> NOR? AS ,O/]/RASSE1 :]E SEV]AL %OP W9D[S W]E BROK54 ,SIMIL> DAMAGE OCCURR$ 9 ,ALTONA--TO ,SP>KASSE1 = EXAMPLE4 

,AT AB\T #a3#c AM1 WAT] CANNONS & A HUGE NUMB] ( RIOT COPS S\<T TO DISP]SE ! CR[D ?AT HAD GA!R$ AT ,/]NBRUCKE4 ,YET CLA%ES CONT9U$ ?R\<\T ! NI<T ON ! SMALL] /REETS ( C5TRAL ,/4 ,PAULI4 ,SUPPOS$LY1 #gf COPS W]E 9JUR$ 9 ! C\RSE ( ! EV5+1 AL?\< IT LAT] TURN$ \T ?AT POLICE HAD SPREAD FLAGRANT LIES AB\T ! NUMB] ( 9JURIES !Y SU/A9$4 ,!Y REFUS$ TO GIVE \T ! NUMB]S ( 9JUR$ & >RE/$ PROTE/]S4 ,RESCUE TEAMS W]E DEPLOY$ #hi TIMES1 MO/LY TO TREAT HEAD 9JURIES1 BROK5 BONES1 & ABRASIONS4 

,WELL AFT] #b AM1 WE DECIDE TO HEAD HOME4 ,! /REETS >E /REWN ) BROK5 GLASS & FRAGM5T$ B>RICADES2 LONG L9ES ( POLICE VANS >E /ILL P>K$ >\ND EV]Y MAJOR 9T]SECTION4 ,! LOCAL METRO /ATIONS >E CLOS$1 & ! BUSSES COMPLETELY IRREGUL>4 

,:5 WE F9ALLY MANAGE TO CAT* A BUS1 IT'S PACK$4 ,! ATMOSPH]E IS *E]FUL3 A MIX ( LO/ Y\NG PROTE/]S1 SEASON$ DEMON/RATORS AWKW>DLY ATTEMPT+ TO PASS AS LOCALS1 BEMUS$ BONA FIDE LOCALS1 & L[-LEVEL BUREAUCRATS 9 T[N = ! SUMMIT4 

,! ACC5T ( ! FELL[ BESIDE US ID5TIFIES HIM AS A VISITOR FROM ELSE:]E 9 ,G]MANY4 ,A ?ICK WOOD5 POLE PROTRUDES HALF A MET] \T ( HIS BACKPACK4 ,:5 ! BUS DRIV] MAKES AN ANN\NCEM5T1 HE BELTS \T A JOLLY HOOLIGAN *ANT 9 RESPONSE1 SOME?+ AB\T BROK5 GLASS & BREAK+ UP ! PAV+ /ONES4 ,NO ONE OBJECTS4 

,AS WE WALK HOME AFT]W>DS1 ,I REFLECT ON H[ MU* /RONG] ! RESI/ANCE WAS ?AN ANYONE EXPECT$4 ,I ASSUME ?AT ! NEXT DAY WILL BE MORE PEACEFUL1 ?AT PEOPLE MU/ BE WORN \T AFT] AN 5TIRE NI<T ( RIOT+4 

,FRIDAY1 ,JULY #g3 ,BATTLEGR\ND ,HAMBURG 

,WE WOKE UP TO ! S\ND ( SIR5S4 ,FROM ! O!R SIDE ( ! PORT1 ?ICK SMOKE WAS RIS+ FROM ! 9N] CITY4 ,MY COMRADE & ,I EX*ANG$ GLANCES WORDLESSLY4 

,E>LY 9 ! MORN+1 A BLACK BLOC MADE ITS WAY ?R\< ,ALTONA BUILD+ B>RICADES1 SMA%+ ! W9D[S ( %OPS & BANKS1 & BURN+ SEV]AL C>S4 ,!Y REA*$ ,IKEA & ATTACK$ IT ) FIRE4 ,! POLICE W]E NO:]E TO BE SE52 !Y /ILL HAD NOT REGA9$ CONTROL OV] ! CITY S9CE ! PREVI\S NI<T4 ,HAMBURG CALL$ = POLICE RE9=CEM5TS FROM ELSE:]E >\ND ,G]MANY TO JO9 ! T5S ( ?\S&S ( COPS ALREADY PRES5T4 

,ELSE:]E 9 ,HAMBURG1 POLICE SURR\ND$ & TRAPP$ AB\T A HUNDR$ PEOPLE BY ! ,ROND5B>G TRAIL] P>K1 !N *>G$ & ATTACK$ !M4 ,SOME ( !M TRI$ TO FLEE OV] A F5CE #d MET]S HI<4 ,%\T+ 0,ANTIFA SW9E1 ?IS IS Y\R BREAKFA/60 ! POLICE KNOCK$ D[N ! F5CE & 9JUR$ #ad PEOPLE1 #aa ( !M ) BROK5 BONES & O!R S]I\S 9JURIES4 ,SOME ( !M W]E /ILL 9 ! HOSPITAL A WEEK LAT]4 ,POLICE ANN\NC$ TO ! M$IA ?AT ! GR\P HAD ATTACK$ !M FIR/1 BUT VIDEOS SUBSEQU5TLY REVEAL$ ?IS TO BE AN \TRI<T LIE4 

,A DECREE PROHIBIT+ PROTE/S 9 MO/ ( ,HAMBURG HAD BE5 9 EFFECT S9CE #f AM4 ,YET SOON AFT] DAWN1 BLOCKADES HAD APPE>$ ?R\<\T ! CITY1 ESPECIALLY >\ND ! PORT1 ! R$ ZONE :]E ! SUMMIT WAS1 & ! ROADS ?AT ,G#b DELEGATES W]E US+4 ,! BLOCKAD]S HAD GA!R$ 9 ! METRO /ATIONS AT ,L&UNGSBRUCK51 ,B]L9] ,TOR1 ,ALTONA1 & ,HAMM]BROOK4 ,FROM !RE1 !Y MOV$ ?R\< ! CITY 9 DIFF]5T DIRECTIONS1 C>RY+ \T A V>IETY ( DEC5TRALIZ$ ACTIONS4 ,SOME CAME CLOSE 5\< TO ! LOCATION ( ! SUMMIT TO /OP DELEGATES 9 !IR VEHICLES4 

,AT #h3#b AM1 ! H>BOR WAS BLOCKAD$ AT ,WOR?DAMM & ,V$DEL] ,DAMM4 ,?IS LA/$ UNTIL #aa AM4 ,POLICE ATTACK$ BLOCKADES ?R\<\T ! CITY1 BUT PEOPLE QUICKLY SET UP NEW ONES4 ,9 ! CITY C5T]1 >\ND #a AM1 POLICE PU%$ BLOCKAD]S T[>DS ,MONCKEB]G/RASSE4 ,MELANIA ,TRUMP WAS DELAY$ 9SIDE H] HOTEL ON ACC\NT ( CONFRONTATIONS \TSIDE IT1 & MISS$ H] S*$UL$ ACTIVITIES4 

,AT #a3#c AM1 ALL ! BLOCKAD]S HAD REA*$ !IR POSITIONS1 DELAY+ ! SUMMIT1 %UTT+ D[N ! H>BOR1 & DISRUPT+ ! 9FRA/RUCTURE ( CAPITALISM4 ,>\ND #a#a1 A CONVOY ( ,G#b DELEGATES WAS /OPP$ ON ,GOR*-,FOCK-,WALL DUE TO BLOCKADES4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 ?\S&S ( /UD5TS W]E GO+ \T ON /RIKE4 

,WE PASS$ ONE ( ?OSE BLOCKADES E>LY ?AT AFT]NOON--IT JU/ LOOK$ LIKE A FEW HIPPIES PLAY+ ) ONE ( ! BIG SILV] 9FLATABLES :ILE F\R WAT] CANNONS & AN >MOR$ MILIT>Y VEHICLE WAIT$4 ,! HIPPIES W]5'T BLOCK+ ! /REET1 ! WAT] CANNONS W]E4 ,REPEAT$LY1 A L9E ( VANS OR A MOTORCADE DROVE UP TO ! 9T]SECTION1 F\ND IT BLOCK$1 & DID A ,U-TURN4 ,?IS MU/ HAVE BE5 HAPP5+ ALL >\ND ! NEI<BORHOOD4 

,:5 ! WAT] CANNONS F9ALLY BEGAN ATTACK+ ! HIPPIES ) ! 9FLATABLE1 ?IS ONLY DREW MORE SPECTATORS1 SOME ( :OM ALSO 5D$ UP 9 ! /REET4 ,WE WALK$ ANO!R BLOCK ON1 ONLY TO F9D A CORDON ( POLICE BLOCK+ (F ! /REET SO ?AT NO ONE ELSE C\LD GET 9TO ! >EA4 ,! HEAVY-H&$NESS ( ! POLICE WAS MORE EFFECTIVE AT %UTT+ D[N ! DI/RICT ?AN ANY ACTIVI/ BLOCKADE ,I SAW4 

,MEAN:ILE1 AT A PRESS CONF]5CE AT ! M$IA C5T] AT ,HAMBURG'S WORLD-FAM\S ,/4 ,PAULI /ADIUM1 REPRES5TATIVES ( ,WELCOME TO ,HELL1 ,BLOCK ,G#b1 ,SOLID>ITY )\T ,BORD]S1 & O!R GR\PS PRES5T$ A UNIFI$ FRONT 9 CONDEMN+ ! PREVI\S EV5+'S POLICE ATTACKS1 EMPHASIZ+ ?AT IT WAS ONLY A MATT] ( GOOD =TUNE ?AT ! POLICE HAD NOT KILL$ ANYONE & DECL>+ ?AT ! PROTE/]S W\LD NOT BE DIVID$4 ,:5 A J\RNALI/ FROM ! CONS]VATIVE M$IA \TLET ,N,D,R ATTEMPT$ TO FOM5T DIVISION BY ALLEG+ ?AT HE HAD READ CRITICISM ( ! ,WELCOME TO ,HELL M>* ON ! ,FACEBOOK PAGE ( ANO!R PROTE/ GR\P1 ,RI<T TO ! ,CITY1 A REPRES5TATIVE ( ?AT GR\P /OOD UP FROM ! AUDI5CE & REPUDIAT$ HIS 9S9UATION1 =CEFULLY ASS]T+ !IR SOLID>ITY ) ! O!R GR\PS4 

,ANO!R CONS]VATIVE J\RNALI/ ACCUS$ ! PANELI/S ( 0PROPAG&A0 = ATTEMPT+ TO TELL ! /ORY ( H[ ! POLICE 9ITIAT$ VIOL5CE ! PREC$+ NI<T4 ,IT'S A SAFE BET ?AT HE NEV] RAIS$ HIS H& 9 A POLICE PRESS CONF]5CE TO ACCUSE ! POLICE ( PROPAG&A1 DESPITE ! BLATANT LIES ?AT ! POLICE SPREAD AB\T ! NUMB] ( 9JURIES SUFF]$ BY (FIC]S AT ! ,G#b4 

,AT #c PM1 WE W5T TO ,MILL]NTORPLATZ1 ! SECOND R5DEZV\S PO9T = ! ,BLOCK ,G#b_/,COLOR ! ,R$ ,ZONE EF=TS4 ,WE W]E SURPRIS$ TO SEE ?AT ,A,T,T,A,C1 ONE ( ! MO/ LIB]AL & LEGALI/IC ORGANIZ+ GR\PS1 WAS GA!R+ TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! BLOCKADES ALONGSIDE MU* MORE RADICAL ORGANIZATIONS4 ,SOMEONE 9 ! CR[D HAD ADJU/$ HIS ,A,T,T,A,C BANN] BY DRAW+ A CIRCLE ,A ON IT & ADD+ A 0,K0 SO IT READ 0,A,T,T,A,C,K40 ,WE APPROA*$ HIM ) CURIOSITY4 

,>E Y\ P>T ( ,A,T,T,A,C1 OR IS ?AT BANN] JU/44480 

,ME8 ,YES1 ,I AM4 ,UM444 ,I GUESS Y\ C\LD SAY ,I'M P>T ( ! LEFT W+ ( ,A,T,T,A,C40 

,AT #c PM1 FILT]+ \T FROM ! B>RICADES TO ! NOR?1 PEOPLE BEGAN TO GA!R AT ! ,REEP]BAHN = AN AFT]NOON DEMON/RATION 5TITL$ 0,COLOR ! ,R$ ,ZONE10 HOP+ TO BLOCK ACCESS TO ! ,ELBPHILH>MONIE 9 :I* ! ,G#b LEAD]S W]E S*$UL$ TO HE> A P]=MANCE ( ,BEE?OV5'S #i? ,SYMPHONY4 ,AS SOON AS ! DEMON/RATION GOT UND]WAY1 IT WAS A GAME ( CAT & M\SE1 ) PEOPLE RUNN+ ONE WAY & !N ANO!R ?R\< ! P>K & ! /REETS ) L9ES ( RIOT VANS & WAT] CANNONS 9 HOT PURSUIT4 

,SEV]AL BLOCKS AWAY1 RIOT POLICE1 WAT] CANNONS1 & POLICE HORSES >RIV$ AT ,L&UNGSBRUCK54 ,!Y *>G$ DEMON/RATORS !RE1 :O DEF5D$ !MSELVES ) BOTTLES & *UNKS ( CONCRETE NE> ! LOCATION ( ! PREVI\S DAY'S ATTACK ON ! ,WELCOME TO ,HELL DEMON/RATION4 ,ONCE AGA91 POLICE TRAPP$ A GR\P ( AB\T #e PROTE/]S ON A N>R[ PROM5ADE BY ! RIV]4 ,PU%+ FROM ! BACK & FRONT1 POLICE PURSU$ ! PROTE/]S :ILE %[]+ !M ) WAT] CANNONS FROM ! ?IRD SIDE4 ,ON ! F\R? SIDE1 ! RIV] BLOCK$ !IR ESCAPE4 ,PEOPLE TRI$ TO F9D HID+ PLACES BEH9D ! LITTLE COTTAGES BESIDE ! WAT] AS !Y DESP]ATELY S\<T TO ESCAPE4 ,MORE & MORE FELL BEH9D UNTIL !Y W]E ALL F9ALLY KETTL$4 

,UNDAUNT$1 DEMON/RATORS ]ECT$ B>RICADES BETWE5 ,FIS*M>KT & ,L&UNGSBRUCK5 >\ND #e3#c PM :ILE POLICE LOOK$ ON FROM A DI/ANCE4 

,! RE/ ( ! DEMON/RATION WAS SL[LY MOV+ T[>DS ! ,ELBPHILH>MONIE1 CLA%+ CONT9U\SLY ) POLICE ALONG ! WAY4 ,BY #f3#b1 PEOPLE W]E BLOCK+ ! 5TRY ( ! ,ELBPHILH>MONIE4 ,>\ND #g3#c1 PROTE/]S MANAG$ TO BLOCK ,JAPANESE DELEGATES CLOSE TO ,MIL]NTOR1 BUT W]E QUICKLY DISP]S$ BY WAT] CANNON4 ,ELSE:]E 9 ,HAMBURG1 A ,CRITICAL ,MASS ( HUNDR$S ( BICYCLI/S WAS JU/ GETT+ UND]WAY4 

,TRAPP$ )9 POLICE L9ES1 WE HAD TO MAKE \R WAY ?R\<4 ,MY COLLEAGUES W5T UP TO ! CORDON & EXPLA9$ TO ONE (FIC] ?AT WE W]E ACCR$IT$ MEMB]S ( ! PRESS1 :I* WAS SORT ( TRUE4 ,AFT] SOME DEBATE & FL\RI%+ ( CR$5TIALS1 ! (FIC] AGRE$ TO LET US ?R\< ON ! CONDITION ?AT HE SE>* \R BAGS4 

,SE>*+ MY COLLEAGUES' BAGS W5T F9E2 !Y HAD NO?+ TO HIDE4 ,:5 HE OP5$ UP MY BAG1 H[EV]1 HIS EYES N>R[$4 0,:AT'S ?IS80 

0,?AT8 ,?AT'S A MAP10 MY COLLEAGUE EXPLA9$ HELPFULLY4 ,9DE$1 IT WAS A MAP--FROM ! LIT]ATURE TABLE 9 ! ,ROTE ,FLORA4 

0,NO1 ,I MEAN--?IS60 ,HE PULL$ \T A LONG BLACK SC>F4 

0,IT'S JU/ A SC>F10 MY COLLEAGUE PROTE/$4 ,WE W]E HOT /&+ !RE 9 T-%IRTS ) ! ,JULY SUN BEAT+ D[N ON US4 

0,& ?IS80 ,! (FIC] PULL$ \T A BLACK HOOD$ SWEAT%IRT & HELD IT UP TRIUMPHANTLY4 ,MY COLLEAGUES LOOK$ AT ME 9 DISMAY4 ,IF ! COP W5T ANY DEEP]1 HE W\LD F9D A BLACK RA9JACKET AS WELL4 

,NOT SPEAK+ ,G]MAN1 ,I APPEAL$ TO !M = HELP4 0,TELL HIM444 TELL HIM ,I'VE NEV] BE5 TO ,G]MANY BE=E4 ,I ?\<T IT W\LD BE COLD]40 

,AT ?IS PO9T1 ! POLICE HAD ATTACK$ ! MA9 DEMON/RATION SO MANY TIMES ?AT SMALL] GR\PS W]E SCATT]$ ?R\<\T D[NT[N4 ,AFT] DAYS ( NON/OP MOBILIZATION & #bd H\RS ( OP5 CONFLICT1 ! (FIC]S W]E TIR$ & ANGRY4 ,!Y HAD LO/ ! ABILITY TO DI/+UI% BETWE5 MILITANT AN>*I/S1 LAW-ABID+ ACTIVI/S1 & ORD9>Y BY/&]S4 ,REPORTS KEPT COM+ 9 AB\T UNPROVOK$ ATTACKS ON LOCALS4 ,POLICE ATTACK$ PEOPLE 9 FRONT ( A RE/AURANT2 !Y ATTACK$ NEI<BORS AT ,HE9 ,KOLIS* SQU>E2 !Y ?REW ONE MAN FROM HIS BICYCLE & %OV$ ANO!R TO ! GR\ND AT ,HE9 ,KOLIS* PLACE4 ,!Y %OV$ & BEAT :OEV] WAS >\ND !M )\T ANY JU/IFICATION :ATSOEV]4 

,:5 FOOTAGE APPE>$ ON TWITT] ( RIOT POLICE DRAGG+ >\ND A P]SON :O WAS UNCONSCI\S & BADLY 9JUR$1 ! POLICE TWEET$ A RESPONSE FROM !IR (FICIAL ACC\NT3 0,& :AT HAD ! P]SON DONE BE=E80 ,IF !IR TREATM5T ( O!RS 9 ! NEI<BORHOOD >\ND ?AT TIME IS ANY 9DICATION1 ! ANSW] IS PROBABLY 0NO?+ :ATSOEV]40 ,EV5 SPEAK+ ON ! RECORD1 ! POLICE SPOKESP]SONS W]E NOT CONC]N$ ) ! LEGALITY ( KNOCK+ PEOPLE UNCONSCI\S & DRAGG+ !M >\ND ! /REETS2 ONLY ) !IR GRUDGE MAT* AGA9/ ! G5]AL POPULATION4 

,>\ND ?IS TIME1 CLA%ES ]UPT$ ONCE MORE 9 FRONT ( ! ,ROTE ,FLORA4 ,9 ! ,S*ANZ5VI]TEL NEI<BORHOOD1 :5 A SPECTATOR WAS *AS$ (F = REFUS+ TO /OP TAK+ PHOTOS1 AN UND]COV] COP FIR$ A LIVE R\ND 9 ! MIDDLE ( A CR[D$ /REET BE=E RUNN+ 9TO A /ORE TO HIDE4 

,! SITUATION NE>BY ON ,PF]DEM>KT WAS SPIRAL+ \T ( CONTROL4 ,! POLICE W]E =C$ TO RETREAT1 & BURN+ B>RICADES APPE>$ 9 !IR WAKE4 

,ANO!R DEMON/RATION HAD ORIG9ALLY BE5 CALL$ = #h PM ON ! ,REEP]BAHN BY AN AU?ORIT>IAN COMMUNI/ GR\P1 BUT !Y HAD CANCEL$ IT4 ,NEV]!LESS1 ?\S&S ( PEOPLE GA!R$ ON ! ,REEP]BAHN1 :]E AN \TDOOR CONC]T WAS ALREADY TAK+ PLACE4 ,:5 NO DEMON/RATION IMM$IATELY GOT UND]WAY1 PEOPLE BEGAN TO FILT] NOR? T[>DS ! *AOS 9 ! ,S*ANZE DI/RICT4 

,WE MADE \R WAY NOR? ALONG ! SAME R\TE WE HAD TAK5 ,?URSDAY NI<T1 FROM ! ,REEP]BAHN T[>DS ,S*ANZE4 ,MASSIVE NUMB]S ( POLICE W]E TRY+ TO BLOCK ! 9T]SECTIONS1 BUT !Y W]E H>RI$ FROM ALL DIRECTIONS2 WE MANAG$ TO MAKE \R WAY >\ND !M1 L9E BY L9E4 ,A PUNK B& WAS />T+ TO PLAY AT ,GRUN] ,JAG] ,P>K 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! *AOS4 ,AT ! NEXT 9T]SECTION1 WE WITNESS$ A HIT-&-RUN ATTACK1 9 :I* DOZ5S ( DEMON/RATORS 9 FULL BLACK BLOC ATTIRE APPE>$ FROM A SIDE /REET TO ! WE/ & PELT$ ! POLICE ) PROJECTILES BE=E DISAPPE>+ AGA94 ,?IS DI/RACT$ ! POLICE 5\< = US TO MAKE \R WAY PA/ !M ONCE MORE4 ,ONE COP WAS COV]$ 9 P9K PA9T4 ,HE DIDN'T LOOK V]Y HAPPY AB\T IT4 

,WE'D HE>D ?AT !RE W]E CLA%ES \TSIDE ,ROTE ,FLORA1 BUT WE EXPECT$ ?AT !Y W\LD DIE D[N BY ! TIME WE >RIV$4 ,BEYOND ! NEXT L9E ( POLICE1 H[EV]1 WE C\LD SEE ?AT SOME?+ DRAMATIC WAS UNFOLD+ 9 ! DI/ANCE TO ! NOR?4 ,SEV]AL WAT] CANNONS SEEM$ TO BE EMBROIL$ 9 A BATTLE4 ,PA/ !M1 TWO ?ICK COLUMNS ( SMOKE W]E ASC5D+ 9TO ! EV5+ SKY4 ,EV5 AT ?IS DI/ANCE1 ! DEEP BASS ?UD ( EXPLOSIONS MADE US JUMP4 

,!RE W]E HUNDR$S ( POLICE *>G+ BACK & =? AT ?IS 9T]SECTION1 BUT !Y W]E EXHAU/$ & /RET*$ ?94 ,:5 !Y SWIT*$ \T ONE SQUADRON = ANO!R1 WE TOOK ADVANTAGE ( ! OPPORTUNITY TO RU% ACROSS ! /REET4 ,SUDD5LY1 WE W]E ON ! O!R SIDE ( !IR L9ES1 :]E C\RAGE\S DEMON/RATORS HAD BE5 KEEP+ ! WAT] CANNONS AT BAY ) A /EADY RA9 ( PROJECTILES4 

,ON ! O!R SIDE WAS--FRE$OM4 ,! POLICE HAD LO/ CONTROL4 ,WE WALK$ UP TO ! 9T]SECTION :]E ,NEU] ,PF]DEM>KT MEETS ,S*ULT]BLATT & ,S*ANZ5/RASSE4 ,!RE W]E TWO MASSIVE BONFIRES !RE4 ,! ATMOSPH]E WAS RELAX$4 ,PEOPLE W]E /&+ TOGE!R1 ADMIR+ ! FIRES1 TALK+ & EAT+ & DR9K+4 ,\TSIDE1 :]E ! POLICE CONTROLL$ ! /REETS1 IT WAS A HELL ( VIOL5CE1 *AOS1 & FE>4 ,H]E1 :]E !Y HAD LO/ CONTROL1 WE EXP]I5C$ ! FIR/ PEACE WE HAD COME UPON 9 DAYS4 

,! ,DEF5SE ( ,S*ANZE1 ,POLICE-,FREE ,ZONE 

,BY #i PM1 BURN+ B>RICADES SURR\ND$ ! ,S*ANZE DI/RICT4 ,! POLICE HAD BE5 =C$ TO )DRAW4 ,AT #i3#c1 SOME /ORES W]E LOOT$1 9CLUD+ ,REWE & ,BUDNI4 ,GOODS W]E TAK5 FROM ! /ORES & R$I/RIBUT$ FREELY4 ,FI]CE CLA%ES W]E TAK+ PLACE ALONG ,L]*5/RASSE AS GREAT BONFIRES BURN$ NE>BY4 ,BY #a3#d#e PM1 PEOPLE W]E AFFECTIONATELY DESCRIB+ ,/4 ,PAULI AS 0\T ( CONTROL40 

,9 ! CLA%ES AT ! $GE ( ! LIB]AT$ ZONE1 SOMEONE WAS US+ ONE ( ?OSE 5ORM\S UMBRELLAS ?AT COV] \TDOOR TABLES AT CAFES AS A %IELD TO TRY TO PROTECT HIMSELF FROM ! WAT] CANNON4 ,! =CE ( ! BLA/ KEPT PU%+ HIM BACK SO HE SKIDD$ ALONG ! ASPHALT4 ,!N SOMEBODY ELSE GOT ANO!R UMBRELLA FROM ! CAFE & W$G$ IT BEH9D ! FIR/ ONE4 ,9 ?AT POSITION1 ! WAT] CANNON C\LDN'T MOVE !M4 ,IT WAS JU/ SYMBOLIC1 BUT SOMEH[ IT FELT LIKE A MORAL VICTORY4 

,FUR!R 9TO ,S*ANZE1 AT ! BURN+ B>RICADE1 PEOPLE W]E LOOT+ AN ELECTRONICS /ORE4 ,SOMEONE GOT HIS H&S ON A MASSIVE FLATSCRE5 MONITOR & C>RI$ IT T[>DS ! FIRE4 ,EV]YONE ELSE WAS %\T+ = HIM NOT TO DO IT1 ?AT IT WAS EXP5SIVE1 BUT HE JOY\SLY HEAV$ IT 9TO ! FLAMES4 ,!N EV]YONE *E]$1 FEEL+ SOMEH[ LI<T]4 ,DE/ROY+ COMMODITIES CAN BE A K9D ( !RAPY ?AT RELIEVES US ( COVET\SNESS4 

,= ME1 !SE SC5ES EXEMPLIFY ! 9V5TIV5ESS & FE/IVE ATMOSPH]E ?AT PREVAIL 9 MOM5TS LIKE ! ONES WE EXP]I5C$ 9 ,S*ANZE :5 IT WAS FREE ( POLICE4 

,! CRITICAL MASS ?AT HAD GA!R$ AT #g PM RODE 9TO ,S*ANZE >\ND #aa PM1 AT ! HI< PO9T ( ! EV5+4 ,DESPITE ALL ! FE>SOME RHETORIC PORTRAY+ ,S*ANZE AS A SC5E \T ( ,BREU<EL DUR+ ! TIME ! POLICE W]E EXCLUD$ FROM IT1 ?OSE :O W]E !RE EXP]I5C$ AN ATMOSPH]E ( REVELRY & CAM>AD]IE4 ,MANY BUS9ESSES W]E OP51 PACK$ ) PEOPLE BUY+ FALAFEL OR DR9KS4 ,AS PEOPLE L9$ ! /REETS1 *E]+ AT ! >RIVAL ( ! BICYCLI/S1 IT C\LD HAVE BE5 A FAMILY-FRI5DLY FE/IVAL4 ,! VA/ MAJORITY ( P>TICIPANTS W]E NOT AN>*I/S OR =EIGN]S FROM ,S\!RN ,EUROPE1 BUT ORD9>Y PEOPLE FROM ,HAMBURG :O HAD TURN$ AGA9/ ! POLICE OV] ! PREC$+ WEEK4 ,\TSIDE ( ,S*ANZE1 EV5 9 >EAS :]E !RE W]E NO AN>*I/S1 LOCALS PULL$ !IR [N TRA%CANS 9TO ! /REET1 =C+ ! POLICE TO SPREAD !MSELVES EV] ?9N] OV] MORE & MORE T]RITORY4 

,AFT] WE WAT*$ ! BICYCLE P>ADE GO BY1 WE WALK$ UP ! HILL TO ! EA/4 ,H]E1 ! NEI<BORHOOD SEEM$ ALMO/ DES]T$2 ! QUIET WAS A WELCOME RELIEF4 ,A FEW PEOPLE W]E PLAY+ ) A BEA* BALL 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! ROAD2 ABOVE !M1 ! FULL MOON SAIL$ ?R\< ! SMOKE ( BURN+ B>RICADES4 ,A SURREAL SC5E4 

,AFT]W>DS1 !RE W]E SOME LEGITIMATE COMPLA9TS FROM LOCALS AB\T 0APOLITICAL RIOT+10 9 :I* Y\NG PEOPLE ) NO P>TICUL>LY HONORABLE MOTIVES ?REW ?+S1 BROKE BOTTLES1 & FILM$ !MSELVES ON !IR CELL PHONES4 ,IT SEEMS ! SOLUTION = ?IS IS NOT LESS RIOT+1 BUT MORE POLITICS4 

,AT #a#a3#c1 ! FIR/ REPORTS CIRCULAT$ ?AT SPECIAL =CES ,S,E,K & ,G,S,G#i ) REAL GUNS W]E GA!R+ AT ! $GE ( ! ,S*ANZE DI/RICT4 ,! FIR/ ATTEMPTS ! POLICE MADE TO CLE> ! BURN+ B>RICADES & 5T] ,S*ANZE MET ) FI]CE & *E]FUL RESI/ANCE4 ,AS ! POLICE F9ALLY GA9$ GR\ND1 MOV+ FROM ONE B>RICADE TO ANO!R1 SPECIAL =CES SET UP ON ! RO(TOPS1 CONTROLL+ ! /REETS FROM ABOVE ) MA*9E GUNS4 ,?IS IS NO?+ NEW 9 ! ,U,S1 BUT EXTREMELY R>E 9 ,EUROPEAN PROTE/S4 

,ONLY :5 ! MAJORITY ( PEOPLE HAD GONE HOME TO SLEEP DID ! POLICE SUCCE$ 9 REE/ABLI%+ CONTROL ( ! >EA4 ,EXHAU/$ & HUMILIAT$1 !Y TREAT$ ! /RAGGL]S EV5 MORE BRUTALLY ?AN BE=E4 

,ALL ?IS TIME1 ! POLICE HAD BE5 FI<T+ ON ! T]RA9 ( M$IA AS WELL AS ON ! /REETS4 ,E>LI]1 !Y US$ !IR ,TWITT] ACC\NT TO BEG PEOPLE NOT TO SUPPORT ! BLACK BLOC2 9 ! EV5+1 !Y DEM&$ ?AT J\RNALI/S /OP FILM+ !IR OP]ATIONS & RETREAT FROM ! ,S*ANZE DI/RICT4 ,SOME (FIC]S EV5 =C$ J\RNALI/S TO LEAVE AT GUNPO9T4 ,OBVI\SLY1 !Y DID NOT WANT M$IA DOCUM5T+ !IR LOSS ( CONTROL1 NOR !IR VIOL5T ATTEMPTS TO REE/ABLI% IT4 

,SATURDAY1 ,JULY #h3 ,! ,:OLE ,WORLD ,HATES ! ,G#b 

,SATURDAY WAS A VICTORY LAP = ! DEMON/RATORS4 ,NOT ONLY HAD !Y DEF9ITIVELY %[$ ?AT SOCIAL PEACE WAS IMPOSSIBLE UND] ! GOV]NANCE ( ! ,G#b1 !Y HAD DEMON/RAT$ ?AT !Y C\LD AT LEA/ TEMPOR>ILY FACE D[N ! POLICE4 ,N[ T5S ( ?\S&S CAME TOGE!R TO %[ UNITY ACROSS POLITICAL & /RATEGIC L9ES 9 A L5G?Y M>* ?AT CROSS$ ! CITY TO A RALLY SITE BESIDE ! ,/4 ,PAULI /ADIUM4 

,WALK+ >\ND ! RALLY1 ,I WAS /RUCK BY ALL ! DIV]SITY ON DISPLAY4 ,9 ADDITION TO ! MA9 /AGE1 SEV]AL S\ND TRUCKS HO/$ DANC+ TO A V>IETY ( /YLES ( MUSIC1 :ILE MANY DIFF]5T FOOD PROJECTS DI/RIBUT$ FREE DR9KS1 SNACKS1 & LUN*ES4 ,! GREATE/ NUMB] ( PEOPLE W]E SIMPLY AMBL+ AB\T1 TALK+ ) !IR FRI5DS1 TAK+ 9 ! SC5E4 ,CONTRA/+ ?IS ) ! DIGITAL ISOLATION 9 :I* SO MANY 9 ! ,U,S SP5D !IR LIVES1 IT OCCURR$ TO ME ?AT SOCIAL LIFE IS ! ORIG9AL COMMONS--9 :I* WE >E VITALIZ$ & EMBOLD5$ BY EA* O!R'S COMPANY1 9TOXICAT$ BY EA* O!R4 

,ORGANIZ]S PUT ! NUMB] ( P>TICIPANTS AT #g#f11 :ILE CORPORATE M$IA ALL[$ ?AT IT WAS OV] #e14 ,?IS IS A V]Y IMPORTANT PO9T3 AL?\< POLITICIANS & CORPORATE M$IA BEWAIL$ ! 0VIOL5CE0 9 ,HAMBURG 7I4E41 ACTS ( SELF-DEF5SE AGA9/ POLICE VIOL5CE71 CLAIM+ IT HAD ALI5AT$ ! G5]AL PUBLIC1 ! RALLY WAS PACK$ BY ANY MEASURE4 ,9 P>TICIPAT+ 9 ,SATURDAY'S DEMON/RATION1 :I* OCCURR$ IMM$IATELY ON ! HEELS ( TWO DAYS' FI]CE RIOT+1 T5S ( ?\S&S ( PEOPLE W]E ASS]T+ ?AT !Y W]E P>T ( A MOVEM5T ?AT 9CLUD$ A WIDE RANGE ( CONFRONTATIONAL TACTICS4 ,!Y W]E NOT ALI5AT$ BY ! EV5TS ( ,?URSDAY & ,FRIDAY4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 MANY W]E 9SPIR$ BY !M4 

,:5 WE ?9K ( ! CONC]N$ CITIZ5S :O CLAIM TO REPRES5T ! G5]AL PUBLIC ?AT WAS SUPPOS$LY ALI5AT$ BY ! RESI/ANCE 9 ,HAMBURG1 H[ MANY PEOPLE >E WE TALK+ AB\T8 ,SUNDAY'S ,TIDY UP ,HAMBURG SOCIAL M$IA /UNT DREW ONLY A FEW HUNDR$ P>TICIPANTS1 A PITIFUL FRACTION ( ! MASSIVE NUMB]S ?AT CAME TO PROTE/ EV5TS ?R\<\T ! WEEK4 ,SOME BUS9ESS [N]S 9 ,S*ANZE PUBLI%$ A REM>KABLY SUPPORTIVE /ATEM5T4 

,RA!R ?AN IMAG9+ A FACELESS 0G5]AL PUBLIC0 ?AT DISAPPROVES ( VIOL5CE 7EXCEPT :5 ! POLICE 5ACT IT7 & BELIEVES :ATEV] ! PUNDITS SAY1 LET'S REMEMB] ?AT SOCIETY IS COMPRIS$ ( C\NTLESS DIFF]5T ELEM5TS1 MANY ( :OM HAVE OP9IONS ?AT >E NEV] REPEAT$ ON TELEVISION BY TALK+ HEADS4 ,MO/ ( ! FE>MONG]+ AB\T ! RESI/ANCE TO ! ,G#b IS AN 9T5TIONAL M$IA CAMPAIGN ) CLASSIC TALK+ PO9TS4 ,IT ISN'T 9T5D$ TO REFLECT REALITY AS IT IS1 BUT RA!R TO MAKE US FE>FUL ( EA* O!R1 TO MAKE IT H>D TO IMAG9E ?AT !RE >E O!RS :O WANT :AT WE WANT4 ,ON ,SATURDAY1 LOOK+ >\ND ! CR[D 9 D[NT[N ,HAMBURG1 IT WAS CLE> ?AT \TRI<T RESI/ANCE IS ALREADY POPUL>4 

,EV5 9 ?IS CONTEXT1 :]E !Y /OOD TO GA9 NO?+1 ! POLICE C\LDN'T HELP ANTAGONIZ+ PEOPLE AT ! RALLY1 R&OMLY SPRAY+ ! WAT] CANNON FROM ! $GE ( ! RALLY & S5D+ SNAT* SQUADS 9TO ! CR[D TO M>* >\ND R&OMLY4 ,EV5TUALLY1 DEMON/RATORS =M$ A P]IMET] >\ND ! POLICE1 SITT+ D[N 9 FRONT ( ! WAT] CANNONS TO BLOCK !M4 ,?IS %[$1 ONCE MORE1 ?AT SO LONG AS !RE >E POLICE1 WE CAN ONLY BE AS SAFE FROM !M AS WE MAKE EA* O!R BY FAC+ !M D[N TOGE!R4 

,! ,AFT]MA? 

,?AT EV5+1 AS \T-(-T[N DEMON/RATORS LEFT ,HAMBURG & EXHAU/$ ORGANIZ]S TURN$ 9 E>LY = ! NI<T1 ! POLICE F\ND !MSELVES 9 CONFLICT ) CR[DS ( ORD9>Y LOCALS4 ,OV] ! PREC$+ #dh H\RS1 IT HAD BECOME COMMON = EV5 APOLITICAL CR[DS TO ?R[ BOTTLES AT POLICE MOTORCADES :5 !Y PASS$2 RESI/ANCE TO POLICE OCCUPATION HAD BECOME NORMALIZ$4 ,9 SU* SITUATIONS1 H[EV] EXHAU/$ WE >E1 IT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT = EXP]I5C$ AN>*I/S TO MAKE CONTACT ) REBELLI\S ELEM5TS 9 ! RE/ ( ! POPULATION :O DESIRE TO ACT UNGOV]NABLY1 BUT LACK ! KN[-H[ TO TO DO SO SAFELY4 

,LAT]1 T5SIONS ROSE 9 FRONT ( ,ROTE ,FLORA AS SPECIAL =CES (FIC]S ) MA*9E GUNS GA!R$ 9 FRONT ( IT YET AGA94 ,MANY FE>$ ?AT ! POLICE W\LD TRY TO C>RY \T AN EVICTION4 ,9 ! 5D1 ! POLICE =M$ L9ES & *>G$ ! CR[D1 CREAT+ PANIC1 BUT !Y DIDN'T T\* ! ,FLORA ITSELF4 ,DESPITE ! BACKLA%1 DESPITE ! F> RI<T HURRY+ TO USE ! DEBACLE 9 ,HAMBURG TO DEM& MORE TOTALIT>IAN POLICIES1 ! LEFT SC5E 9 ,/4 ,PAULI SURVIV$ ! TEMPE/ ) ITS 9FRA/RUCTURE 9TACT4 

,AT LEA/ = N[4 

,WE WILL SEE :AT ! COM+ YE>S BR+4 ,C]TA9LY !RE WILL BE BACKLA%1 AS ! P[]S ?AT BE USE :AT HAPP5$ 9 ,HAMBURG AS AN EXCUSE TO CRACK D[N4 ,BUT !Y'VE BE5 CRACK+ D[N ANYWAY1 AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE4 ,DOCILITY WON'T PROTECT US2 IT CAN'T HALT ! ESCALAT+ CONFLICTS WE >E ALREADY EMBROIL$ 94 ,WE NE$ TO LE>N FROM :AT WE W]E ABLE TO DO 9 ,HAMBURG & BECOME BETT] AT IT4 ,9 %ORT1 WE HAVE TO SCALE UP1 NOT SCALE BACK4 ,!RE IS NO GO+ BACK TO A LESS CONT5TI\S TIME4 ,HI/ORY HAS NO REW9D BUTTON4 

,AN UPHEAVAL LIKE ! ,G#b (F]S ASPIR+ TYRANTS OPPORTUNITIES1 BUT IT ALSO (F]S US OPPORTUNITIES TO >GUE = COLLECTIVE SELF-DEF5SE & TO EXP& ! POPUL> IMAG9ATION :5 IT COMES TO RESI/ANCE4 ,! LEGACY ( ! #bag ,G#b WILL BE DET]M9$ N[1 AFT]W>DS1 9 :AT WE REMEMB] FROM IT1 :AT WE LE>N FROM IT1 & H[ WE USE IT TO SP>K ! CONV]SATIONS WE WANT TO HAVE4 ,! FIR/ /EP IS TO SUPPORT ! >RE/$ & 9JUR$ & ORI5T \RSELVES 9 ! CURR5T PUBLIC DISC\RSE SO WE CAN USE ! EV5TS ( ! ,G#b TO DELEGITIMIZE CAPITALISM & ! /ATE1 RA!R ?AN LETT+ !M USE ?IS OPPORTUNITY TO DEMONIZE US4 

,LAT]1 WE %\LD DO MORE TO ID5TIFY ! /RATEGIES & OBJECTIVES ?AT GUID$ ! AU?ORITIES 9 ,HAMBURG--& TO REF9E \R [N /RATEGIES & OBJECTIVES4 

,DUR+ ! ,G#b1 ,I LE>N$ :AT IT MEANS TO BE AFRAID ?AT PEOPLE ,I LOVE C\LD BE KILL$4 ,I HAD TO /AY HOME2 ,I ONLY C\LD READ ! NEWS4 ,I SAW ! IMAGES ( ! PROTE/S & ! MASSIVE POLICE VIOL5CE4 ,& :5 ,I HE>D ! NEWS AB\T ! UND]COV] (FIC] :O FIR$ A 0W>N+0 %OT1 ,I F9ALLY FREAK$ \T4 

,N[ ALL MY FRI5DS HAVE RETURN$ HOME & ,I AM GRATEFUL ?AT !Y ONLY SU/A9$ A FEW 9JURIES4 ,BUT ?AT IS ONLY TO CONSID] PHYSICAL 9JURIES--! HIDD5 PSY*OLOGICAL 9JURIES >E LESS OBVI\S4 ,I NOTICE ?AT MY FRI5DS HAVE *ANG$ A BIT4 ,SOME PEOPLE HAVE TR\BLE SLEEP+2 O!RS CAN'T /OP ?9K+ AB\T ,HAMBURG4 ,& NOBODY M5TIONS ! TRAUMA !Y HAVE4 ,AFT] ,G#b ,I F\ND MY 0TASK40 ,I />T TO TALK TO ! PEOPLE AB\T ! /UFF ?AT HAPP5$ & TRY TO HELP !M TO GET OV] IT4 ,BECAUSE ?AT IS ! ONLY ?+ WE CAN DO4 ,WE HAVE \R /RUCTURE GET OV] IT :ILE EV]YONE 9 POLITICS IS TALK+ AB\T TRAUMATIZ$ COPS ?AT W5T TO ,HAMBURG TO HURT & ALMO/ KILL PEOPLE4 ,BUT WE HAVE EA* O!R & WE WILL GET OV] IT TOGE!R4 ,WE WILL KEEP ON FI<T+4 

,APP5DIX3 ,FROM ,MAY ,DAY #aihg TO ,HAMBURG #bag 

,! EV5TS ( ,B]L9 ,MAY ,DAY 9 #aihg & ! #bag ,G#b BO? ILLU/RATE A POLICE /RATEGY REA*+ ITS LIMITS4 

,9 #a#i#h#g1 ! ,G]MAN POLICE BEGAN TO %IFT TO !IR CURR5T MODEL = CR[D CONTROL1 9 ORD] TO CORRECT = ! WAYS ?AT CR[DS HAD \TMANEUV]$ & DEFEAT$ !M--ESPECIALLY ON ,MAY ,DAY ( ?AT YE>4 ,! SUBSEQU5T MODEL ( ,G]MAN POLIC+1 9 :I* LONG L9ES ( RIOT POLICE >E SUPPLEM5T$ ) HI<LY MOBILE SNAT* SQUADS ?AT MA9TA9 CLOSE CONTACT ) ! CR[D1 HAD MORE OR LESS S]V$ TO CONTROL URBAN UNRE/ 9 ! C\NTRY UNTIL ! ,G#b4 7,= A MORE ?OR\< OV]VIEW ( ! REC5T HI/ORY ( ,G]MAN POLICE TACTICS1 CONSULT ?IS HELPFUL >TICLE47 

,9 #b#a#g1 EXACTLY ?IRTY YE>S AFT] ?IS MODEL ORIG9AT$1 ! CR[DS ( ,HAMBURG SUCCE$$ ONCE MORE 9 \TMANEUV]+ & DEFEAT+ ! POLICE4 ,?IS TIME1 !Y DID SO BY SPREAD+ ! ACTION OV] A VA/ >EA ( ! CITY1 MOV+ SWIFTLY & FOCUS+ ON DEC5TRALIZ$ ACTIONS4 ,:]EV] ! POLICE E/ABLI%$ A CONTROL L9E1 PEOPLE GA!R$ ON ! O!R SIDE ( IT--NOT ONLY DEMON/RATORS1 BUT ALSO SUPPORTIVE SPECTATORS4 ,SMALL1 HI<LY ORGANIZ$ & MOBILE GR\PS ( DEMON/RATORS W]E ABLE TO ID5TIFY EXIT R\TES & C>RY \T SWIFT ATTACKS1 :ILE L>G] CR[DS /RET*$ ! POLICE ONE DIRECTION1 !N ANO!R4 ,! MORE T]RITORY ! POLICE HAD TO CONTROL1 ! MORE !Y ANTAGONIZ$ ! POPULATION1 & ! MORE DEMON/RATORS !Y HAD TO DEAL ) AS !IR L9ES BECAME MORE & MORE ?9LY /RET*$4 ,F9ALLY1 !Y LO/ CONTROL ( ! MO/ UNRULY DI/RICT & W]E =C$ TO RETREAT 5TIRELY4 

,RA!R ?AN IMAG9+ ?AT ! AU?ORITIES SOMEH[ /AG$ A BREAKD[N 9 !IR [N CONTROL--ATTRIBUT+1 AS A P>ANOIAC DOES1 ALL AG5CY TO AN OMNIPOT5T ADV]S>Y--LET'S /UDY H[ & :Y !IR /RATEGY COLLAPS$4 ,IF WE APPLY ,OCCAM'S RAZOR1 ELIM9AT+ CONSPIRACY !ORIES1 WE >E COMPELL$ TO CONCLUDE ?AT 9 ,HAMBURG1 ! POLICE CONSID]$ IT NECESS>Y TO ATTEMPT TO CRU% ALL RESI/ANCE BY BRUTE =CE1 EV5 KN[+ ?AT ?IS APPROA* MI<T BACKFIRE4 ,!Y UND]E/IMAT$ US1 OR ELSE !Y C\LDN'T COME UP ) A BETT] PLAN4 ,?IS TELLS US SOME?+ AB\T \R HI/ORICAL MOM5T3 EV5 9 ! WEAL?IE/ NATIONS1 ! T5U\S PEACE BETWE5 ! CON/ITU5T ELEM5TS ( SOCIETY IS BECOM+ UNSU/A9ABLE4 ,IT %\LD ALSO S]VE AS A W>N+3 SOON1 WE MAY BE DEAL+ ) NEW POLIC+ /RATEGIES4 

,RESI/ANCE1 AS !Y SAY1 IS ! MOTOR ( HI/ORY4 

,UNTIL EV]YONE JO9S ! BLACK BLOC1 

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