,FIVE ,PR9CIPLES ( ,DIRECT ,ACTION 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

,ON ,JANU>Y #b1 #b#a1 AN>*I/S NE>LY /OPP$ ! 9AUGURATION ( ,GEORGE ,W4 ,BU%4 ,AL?\< !RE WAS CONSID]ABLE ANG] AB\T ,BU% W9N+ ! ELECTION :ILE LOS+ ! POPUL> VOTE1 ! ,WA%+TON1 ,D,C POLICE HOP$ IT W\LD BE EASY TO CONF9E PROTE/]S TO 0FREE SPEE*0 ZONES4 ,9 CONTRA/1 AN>*I/S HAD DECID$ TO 0DISRUPT0 ! 9AUGURATION BY ATTEMPT+ ACTIVELY TO BLOCK ,BU%'S MOTORCADE FROM ! ,CAPITOL TO ! ,:ITE ,H\SE4 ,PASSIVE PROTE/ GR\PS COMPLI$ ) POLICE ORD]S1 LEAV+ ! AN>*I/S \T 9 ! COLD4 ,AN AN>*I/ BLACK BLOC A FEW HUNDR$ /RONG HAD =M$1 BUT MO/ PEOPLE HAD NO IDEA H[ TO GET ?R\< ! POLICE B>RICADES BETWE5 ! PROTE/]S 9 0FREE SPEE* ZONES0 & ! BLEA*]S ( ?OSE :O HAD PAID TO *E] ,BU% 9TO ! PRESID5CY4 

,H[EV]1 ONE AFF9ITY GR\P HAD A BRI<T IDEA4 ,\T ( NO:]E1 F\R BLACK-MASK$ AN>*I/S--CLAD 9 ! ,C>H>TT CLO?+ POPUL> AMONG TRA9-HOPP+ TRAVEL] KIDS ( ! TIME--APPE>$ AT ! $GE ( ! BLOC4 ,CLE>LY1 !Y HAD SC\T$ ! >EA BE=EH&4 ,! AFF9ITY GR\P SEIZ$ A ROLL+ DUMP/] FROM A NE>BY CON/RUCTION SITE & ASK$ ! ASSORT$ AN>*I/S TO PILE 9 :ATEV] CON/RUCTION SUPPLIES W]E NE>BY--*IEFLY POLES & O!R G>BAGE4 

0,ONE1 TWO1 ?REE--GO60 ! AFF9ITY GR\P %\T$1 ) MORE ?AN A HUNDR$ SOME:AT SURPRIS$ AN>*I/S BEH9D !M4 ,9 AN ALMO/ SUP]HUMAN EF=T1 !Y PU%$ ! DUMP/] /RAI<T AT ! L9E ( POLICE *ECK+ ,I,DS TO 5T] ! FREE-SPEE* ZONE4 ,! POLICE MA9TA9+ ! *ECKPO9T FL$ 9 HORROR & ! RELATIVELY FRAGILE B>RI] SEP>AT+ ! FREE-SPEE* ZONE FROM ! BLACK BLOC WAS SMA%$4 ,AN>*I/S 9 BLACK MASKS P5ETRAT$ ! ZONE RI<T NEXT TO ! BLEA*]S & ! P>ADE R\TE )\T ! POLICE SUCCE$+ 9 *ECK+ !IR ID5TITIES4 ,9 A MOM5T ( 9SANE C\RAGE1 ! AFF9ITY GR\P CONT9U$ TO RU% =W>D PU%+ ! DUMP/]1 RELEAS+ IT /RAI<T 9TO ! P>ADE R\TE4 ,H[EV]1 ONE QUICK-WITT$ POLICE (FIC] DROVE HIS C> /RAI<T 9TO ! DUMP/]'S PA?1 BLOCK+ IT4 

,! AFF9ITY GR\P SCATT]$1 MELT+ BACK 9TO ! CR[D4 ,AL?\< ,BU%'S 9AUGURATION ITSELF WAS NOT DISRUPT$1 ! FREE-SPEE* ZONE & >EA NE> ! R\TE DESC5D$ 9TO *AOS AT ?AT MOM5T1 & ,BU%'S MOTORCADE WAS QUITE NE>LY 9T]RUPT$4 

,CRIME?,9C4 OP]ATIVES C>RI$ \T A FEW O!R CREATIVE DIRECT ACTIONS BAS$ 9 AFF9ITY GR\PS4 ,ONE GR\P SET UP A PIRATE RADIO /ATION TO BROADCA/ AN AN>*I/ CRITIQUE ( DEMOCRACY1 :ILE O!RS ?R\<\T ,D,C 5C\RAG$ RESID5TS TO GET \T 9TO ! /REETS1 DI/RIBUT+ ?\S&S ( FLI]S URG+ PEOPLE TO TUNE TO ! PIRATE RADIO /ATION = AN 0EM]G5CY MESSAGE40 

,:AT CAN WE LE>N FROM #b#a8 ,LET'S REVISIT A FEW FUNDAM5TAL PR9CIPLES ( SUCCESSFUL DIRECT ACTION FROM ! MASS MOBILIZATIONS AGA9/ CAPITALI/ GLOBALIZATION & ! ,IRAQ ,W>4 

4 ,! MO/ IMPORTANT ?+ IS TO PLAY Y\R POSITION4 

,BE=E WE GET 9TO ! PR9CIPLES1 LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT ! PROTAGONI/S ( !SE MOBILIZATIONS4 ,! P>TICIPANTS 9 !SE ACTIONS CAN BE DIVID$ BROADLY 9TO ! ORGANIZ]S FROM ! HO/ CITY & ! PEOPLE COM+ FROM \T ( T[N4 ,IT IS ESS5TIAL ?AT ?OSE >RIV+ FROM \T ( T[N ALREADY BE ORGANIZ$ 9 AFF9ITY GR\PS1 SO !Y >E PREP>$ TO MAKE DECISIONS & ACT AUTONOM\SLY ?R\<\T ! EV5TS4 

,! LOCAL ORGANIZ]S >E ! PEOPLE :O1 BY LUCKY *ANCE ( LIV+ 9 A CITY LIKE ,WA%+TON1 ,D,C DUR+ ,TRUMP'S 9AUGURATION1 HAVE BE5 GIV5 ! HONOR ( DO+ A LOT ( ORGANIZATIONAL WORK TO MAKE ! DIRECT ACTION A SUCCESS4 ,(T51 ?IS IS AN OV]:ELM+ TASK1 & IT IS G5]ALLY APPRECIAT$ IF PEOPLE FROM \T ( T[N >RIVE E>LY TO HELP4 ,AS LOCAL ORGANIZ]S >E ! ONES MO/ LIKELY TO HAVE !IR H\SES RAID$ AFT] ! PROTE/1 !Y MAY DELEGATE SOME ( ! ACTION-ORI5T$ WORK TO PEOPLE FROM \T ( T[N :O CAN MORE EASILY EVADE DETECTION & ESCAPE LOCAL POLICE4 

#a4 ,! FIR/ PR9CIPLE IS ?AT ! PROTE/ %\LD HAVE A CLE> GOAL4 

,IS IT SIMPLY A M$IA /UNT8 ,OR IS IT A DIRECT ACTION ) A SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE8 

,EV5 RIOT+ IS (T5 MORE OR LESS A M$IA ACTION4 ,(T5 ! L9ES >E BLURR$3 BLOCK+ PEOPLE FROM ATT5D+ ! 9AUGURATION OR O!RWISE DISRUPT+ IT--= EXAMPLE1 BY GETT+ 9TO ! P>ADE R\TE ITSELF--IS DEF9ITELY DIRECT ACTION1 BUT IT IS ALSO SPECTACUL> IF IT IS AIM$ AT ! M$IA4 ,:ILE GETT+ BEAT UP BY ,TRUMP-SUPPORT+ FASCI/S MI<T BE A TACTICAL DISA/] & SET A T]RIBLE PREC$5T1 9 FRONT ( ! M$IA IT C\LD ALSO CONVEY ?AT AN>*I/S >E ! FRONT L9E FI<T+ ! NASC5T FASCISM >\ND ,TRUMP4 ,9 %ORT--ANY COMB9ATION ( M$IA ACTIONS1 DIRECT ACTIONS1 & COV]T ACTIONS IS POSSIBLE1 BUT IT'S IMPORTANT ?AT ALL ! P>TICIPANTS >E CLE> :AT !IR CONCRETE GOAL IS4 

,AN AB/RACT GOAL ( 0DISRUPT+0 ! 9AUGURATION MAY NOT BE CONCRETE 5\< TO PRODUCE SOLID RESULTS4 ,MORE SPECIFIC GOALS C\LD 9CLUDE 0/OP ,TRUMP'S C>0 OR 0TE> D[N ! SO-CALL$ 'FREE SPEE*' ZONES10 AS 9 ! ABOVE /ORY1 OR A V>IETY ( O!R OBJECTIVES4 ,!RE WILL ALWAYS BE >GUM5TS OV] :AT GOALS >E MO/ APPROPRIATE = AN>*I/S1 BUT IT IS CRUCIAL TO MAKE AT LEA/ SOME ATTEMPT TO =MULATE & A*IEVE A CONCRETE GOAL4 

#b4 ,! SECOND PR9CIPLE ( SUCCESSFUL DIRECT ACTION IS ?AT ! ORGANIZ]S %\LD PUBLICIZE A PLAN444 

444?AT WILL CREATE ! CONDITIONS 9 :I* TO ACCOMPLI% !IR GOAL1 :ILE PREP>+ AT LEA/ ONE SECRET PLAN ?AT WILL 5ABLE !M TO A*IEVE IT4 ,IDEALLY1 !RE %\LD BE ONE S5SIBLE PUBLIC PLAN1 ONE SECRET BACKUP PLAN1 & A BACKUP = ! BACKUP PLAN4 ,SECRET PLANS %\LD BE %>$ ONLY ) TRU/$ AFF9ITY GR\PS1 BUT IT IS ESS5TIAL TO BE ABLE TO >TICULATE !M RAPIDLY TO O!RS 9 ! /REETS4 ,IT'S IMPORTANT TO PRES]VE ! ELEM5T ( SURPRISE1 BUT ONCE Y\ >E PUTT+ Y\R PLAN 9TO ACTION IT IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO GET O!R PEOPLE ON BO>D ) IT4 ,BECAUSE444 

#c4 ,! ?IRD PR9CIPLE IS TO COMB9E =CES444 

444CREAT+ A SITUATION 9 :I* IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ISOLATE A MILITANT M9ORITY FROM ! RE/ ( ! POPULATION4 ,UNLESS !Y EXPECT TO BE ! MAJORITY ( ! P>TICIPANTS1 AN>*I/S %\LD NOT ISOLATE !MSELVES FROM EV]YONE ELSE4 ,AT ! LEA/1 !Y %\LD SEEK CR[D COV] FROM LIB]AL PROTE/]S1 SO IT IS MORE DIFFICULT = POLICE TO ATTACK OR >RE/ !M )\T BROAD] REP]CUSSIONS2 AT BE/1 AN>*I/S %\LD AIM TO CREATE A SITUATION 9 :I* CONFRONTATIONAL ACTION SPREADS F> BEYOND !IR RANKS4 

,IF AN>*I/S M>* ALONE1 IT IS MU* EASI] = ! POLICE TO ISOLATE !M1 SURR\ND !M1 & >RE/ !M 5 MASS4 ,?IS HAPP5$ TO ! BLACK BLOC AT ! ,CLIMATE ,*ANGE SUMMIT 9 ,COP5HAG5 9 #b#i2 ,WA%+TON1 ,D,C POLICE DID ! SAME ?+ TO TAM] PROTE/]S 9 ! 0,DEMOCRACY ,SPR+0 DEMON/RATION 9 #b#a#f4 ,BY CONTRA/1 9 ! SUCCESSFUL PROTE/S AT ! ,SEATTLE ,W,T,O DEMON/RATIONS 9 #a#i#i#i1 :]E ! ,TEAM/]S 9FAM\SLY JO9$ AN>*I/S FI<T+ 9 ! /REETS1 AS WELL AS AT ! ANTI-,F,T,A,A DEMON/RATIONS 9 ,QUEBEC 9 #b#a1 AN>*I/S 5ABL$ BLACK BLOC TACTICS TO PROLIF]ATE ?R\<\T A L>GE CR[D4 

,?IS LESSON HAS NOT BE5 LO/ ON LIB]ALS4 ,RE=MI/S LIKE ,GLORIA ,/E9EM >E HOLD+ ! ,WOM5'S ,M>* ON ,SATURDAY1 :5 ,TRUMP WILL HAVE LEFT & D[NT[N ,D,C WILL BE COMPLETELY EMPTY4 ,/E9EM & H] FRI5DS MI<T AS WELL WORK = ,TRUMP 7JU/ AS %E WORK$ = ! ,C,I,A73 5C\RAG+ A PURELY SYMBOLIC M>* A DAY AFT] ! ACTUAL ,TRUMP 9AUGURATION WILL DISC\RAGE PEOPLE FROM CONC5TRAT+ !IR 5]GIES ON RESI/+ ! 9AUGURATION ITSELF4 ,IT W\LD BE MORE EFFECTIVE = EV]YONE TO P>TICIPATE 9 A S+LE DAY ( DIRECT ACTION1 9 A FRAMEWORK AFFIRM+ AUTONOMY & A DIV]SITY ( TACTICS4 

#d4 ,! F\R? PR9CIPLE IS ?AT IT IS A MI/AKE TO C\NT ON DEC5TRALIZ$ ACTIONS BY AFF9ITY GR\PS4 

,REALI/ICALLY1 AFF9ITY GR\PS MAY PULL (F SOME BANN] DROPS OR ISOLAT$ V&ALISM2 IF !Y'RE LUCKY1 !Y MI<T EV5 GLEAN A BIT ( M$IA COV]AGE4 ,H[EV]1 SU* ACTIONS >E R>ELY EFFECTIVE BY !MSELVES & CANNOT1 BY ! NATURE ( !IR SIZE1 POSSIBLY TAKE ! PLACE ( L>GE & WELL-ORGANIZ$ /REET DEMON/RATIONS4 ,! TRU? IS ?AT !RE HAS NEV] BE5 A PROTE/ 9 :I* DEC5TRALIZ$ AFF9ITY GR\P ACTIONS BY !MSELVES W]E ! DECID+ FACTOR4 ,MORE (T5 ?AN NOT1 CALLS = DEC5TRALIZ$ ACTIONS PRODUCE NO?+ AT ALL4 

,FUR!RMORE1 CLOS$ AFF9ITY GR\PS ACTIONS R>ELY CREATE A SITUATION 9 :I* PEOPLE :O >E NOT ALREADY SURE ( !IR POLITICS CAN GET 9VOLV$ & HAVE RADICALIZ+ EXP]I5CES4 ,%ORT ( BANK ROBB]Y & >SON1 DEC5TRALIZ$ ACTIONS >E ALMO/ ALWAYS IGNOR$4 ,HOP+ ?AT O!R PEOPLE WILL C>RY \T DEC5TRALIZ$ ACTIONS IS (T5 A COP+ ME*ANISM US$ BY AN>*I/S TO AVOID DO+ ANY REAL ORGANIZ+ WORK !MSELVES4 ,SUCCESSFUL DEC5TRALIZ$ ACTIONS >E MO/ LIKELY TO COME AB\T 9 ! WAKE ( AN ORGANIZ$ MASS ACTION OP5+ A RIFT 9 ! FABRIC ( ORD]1 AS AT ! ,SEATTLE ,W,T,O DEMON/RATIONS OR ! ,QUEBEC ,F,T,A,A PROTE/S4 

#e4 ,! FIF? & F9AL PR9CIPLE IS ?AT IT IS CRUCIAL TO HAVE A WORK+ COMMUNICATIONS 9FRA/RUCTURE4 

,KN[+ :5 & :]E ! POLICE 7& O!RS7 >E ATTACK+ PROTE/]S IS CRUCIAL4 

,=M]LY1 AT ANTI-GLOBALIZATION & ANTI-W> PROTE/S BE=E ,TRUMP1 ! MA9 ISSUE WAS GETT+ ! MA9/REAM M$IA TO PAY ATT5TION TO PROTE/S 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 ,?IS IS :Y SITES LIKE ,9DYM$IA 7:I* /ILL EXI/S 9 ,D,C7 W]E E/ABLI%$ 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 ,! ,9DYM$IA MODEL ( US]-PROVID$ CONT5T WAS LAT] COMMODIFI$ TO PRODUCE ! LIKES ( ,FACEBOOK4 

,H[EV]1 LACK ( MA9/REAM M$IA ATT5TION IS UNLIKELY TO BE AN ISSUE = ! ,TRUMP 9AUGURATION4 ,! MORE IMPORTANT QUE/ION WILL BE H[ TO REMA9 APPRIZ$ ( DEVELOPM5TS ?R\<\T D[NT[N4 ,HI/ORICALLY1 AN>*I/S HAVE HELP$ TRAIL-BLAZE ! USE ( MOBILE TE*NOLOGIES TO KEEP ! CR[D 9=M$ ( POLICE MOVEM5TS--FROM ,TXT,MOB AT ! ,REPUBLICAN ,NATIONAL ,CONV5TION 9 #bd TO ,TWITT] 9 #b#h4 ,IT USUALLY HELPS TO HAVE BIKE SC\TS TO V]IFY RUMORS ( POLICE MOVEM5TS1 AS WELL4 ,9 #b#a#f1 ! MO/ USEFUL TE*NOLOGIES >E PROBABLY ,TWITT] & 5CRYPT$ MESSAG+ APPLICATIONS LIKE ,SIGNAL4 

,IT'S WOR? GO+ ! EXTRA MILE TODAY TO BE SECURE4 ,DUR+ ! #bh ,REPUBLICAN ,NATIONAL ,CONV5TION1 ! COMMUNICATIONS HEADQU>T]S WAS RAID$ AFT] POLICE FOLL[$ ! ORGANIZ]S BACK TO IT FROM A SPOKESC\NCIL MEET+4 ,! SAME PROBLEM L$ TO ! RAID ( ! 0SECRET0 HEADQU>T]S = ! ,TWITT] FE$ DUR+ ! ACTIONS AGA9/ ! #bi ,G#b ,SUMMIT 9 ,PITTSBUR<4 ,!RE %\LD BE SOME SEP>ATION BETWE5 ANY COMMUNICATION C5T] & 9-P]SON MEET+S4 ,LIKEWISE1 ANY GR\P COORD9AT+ COMMUNICATIONS %\LD PROBABLY USE ,TOR BETWE5 !IR CONNECTION & ,TWITT]1 & COMMUNICATE VIA ,JABB] OV] ,TOR4 

,( C\RSE1 GR\PS 9VOLV$ 9 POSSIBLY ILLEGAL DEC5TRALIZ$ ACTIONS %\LD NOT C>RY MOBILE PHONES OR USE ?IS SORT ( 9FRA/RUCTURE AT ALL4 ,! LIKELIHOOD ( BE+ TRACK$ IS JU/ TOO HI<4 ,H[EV]1 = ! RE/ ( ! CR[D--& = AN>*I/ CONT+5TS 9 P>TICUL>--A SOLID COMMUNICATIONS 9FRA/RUCTURE IS A VITAL COMPON5T ( A SUCCESSFUL ACTION4 

,!SE >E JU/ A FEW ( ! MANY CONCLUSIONS ?AT WE C\LD PASS ON FROM ! ]A ( ! #ba 9AUGURATION PROTE/S4 ,?OSE :O >E PREP>+ TO ACT AGA9/ ! 9AUGURATION ( ,DONALD ,TRUMP ON ,JANU>Y #b1 #bag >E P>T ( A L9EAGE ( REVOLT /RET*+ BACK G5]ATIONS--A L9EAGE OLD] ?AN ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES ITSELF4 ,LET'S LE>N FROM ! PA/ TO %>P5 \R WITS = ! FUTURE4 ,GOOD LUCK \T !RE1 COMRADES4 

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