,FROM ,F]GUSON TO ,OAKL& ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 ,TEXT 3 ,A WILD & GR[+ ANTI-POLICE REVOLT IS 9 FULL SW+ ACROSS ! ,BAY ,>EA4 ,IT IS A NODE 9 ! GR[+ NATIONAL MOVEM5T SP>K$ BY ! 9SURRECTION 9 ,F]GUSON FOLL[+ ! POLICE EXECUTION ( ,MI*AEL ,BR[N1 & AT ! SAME TIME IT IS A CONT9UATION ( LOCAL /RUGGLES DAT+ BACK AT LEA/ TO ! #bi ,OSC> ,GRANT RIOTS 9 ,OAKL&4 ,SOME ( US :O HAVE P>TICIPAT$ 9 EV5TS 9 ! ,BAY OV] ! PA/ TWO & HALF WEEKS URG5TLY DESIRE TO COMMUNICATE TO O!RS >\ND ! WORLD AB\T :AT IS UNFOLD+ H]E4 ,\R AIM IS NOT TO CLAIM BRAGG+ RIY1 IT IS NECESS>Y TO SPREAD WORD ( ! UNPREC$5T$ NATURE ( !SE EV5TS PRECISELY BECAUSE IT SUDD5LY SEEMS MORE POSSIBLE ?AN EV] BE=E ?AT REVOLT AGA9/ :ITE SUPREMACY & ! POLICE C\LD SPREAD BEYOND ! USUAL SPACES ( PROTE/4 ,9 ORD] TO ILLU/RATE ! MAGNITUDE ( :AT HAS UNFOLD$ S9CE A GR& JURY ANN\NC$ IT W\LD NOT 9DICT ,D>R5 ,WILSON = KILL+ ,MI*AEL ,BR[N1 WE MU/ MAKE ONE PO9T CLE>3 WE >E LOS+ TRACK ( H[ MANY HIRE/$4 ,MANY ( ! MA9 BUS9ESS DI/RICTS ACROSS ! ,EA/ ,BAY >E BO>D$ UP4 ,IT HAS BECOME R\T9E TO HE> POLICE & NEWS HELICOPT]S TRACK+ ! LATE/ RIOT EA* NIIZ$ POLICE =CES FROM ACROSS NOR!RN ,CALI=NIA >E N[ REGUL>LY BE+ DEPLOY$ 9 \R /REETS4 ,OAKL&1 ,B]KELEY1 ,SAN ,FRANCISCO1 & ,EM]YVILLE HAVE ALL EXP]I5C$ RIOTS & LOOT+4 ,MANY ( US HAVE BE5 ?R\< V>I\S MOVEM5TS & SMALL-SCALE REVOLTS 9 ,OAKL& & ! ,BAY ,>EA OV] ! PA/ DECADE OR MORE4 ,YET ?IS IS SOME?+ DIFF]5T4 ,:ILE ! NUMB]S TAK+ ! /REETS ON ANY GIV5 NIE NOT MASSIVE--USUALLY 9 ! RANGE ( #e TO #a#e--! CONSI/5CY & LEVEL ( 9T5SITY ?AT ?IS 9SURRECTION>Y WAVE HAS UNLEA%$ HAVE NOT BE5 SE5 H]E 9 DECADES4 ,ALL ?IS IS UNFOLD+ \TSIDE ! CONTROL ( ANY ORGANIZATION OR POLITICAL CLIQUE4 ,AT ?IS PO9T1 !RE >E B>ELY EV5 SPECIFIC CALL \TS = M>*ES OR MEET UPS3 CR[DS ( NEIE N[ GA!R+ EA* NIILY ( Y\NG ,BLACK & ,BR[N REBELS1 & CLU/]S ( AN>*I/S ( V>I\S /RIPES & BACKGR\NDS HAS EM]G$ TO CREATE ! MO/ VIBRANT & COMBATIVE T5D5CIES )9 ! UPRIS+4 ,?OSE :O %[ UP ) SUGGE/IONS AS TO :]E ! 5]GY ( ! CR[D MIE GIV5 A HE>+1 & SOMETIMES !IR PROPOSALS >E C>RI$ \T4 ,?OSE :O ATTEMPT TO CALM & MANAGE ! SITUATION >E IGNOR$1 & (T5 ATTACK$ IF !Y ATTEMPT TO IMP$E O!RS' ACTIONS4 ,! 9ITIAL WAVE ( RIOT+1 M>*ES1 & BLOCKADES 9 ,OAKL& DUR+ ! WEEK ( ,NOVEMB] #bd WAS JU/ ! BEG9N+4 ,!RE FOLL[$ MULTIPLE BLOCKADES ( ! #hh & #ih FREEWAYS1 NUM]\S DIE-9S BLOCK+ ROADWAYS1 & %UTD[NS ( ! ,WE/ ,OAKL& ,B,>,T /ATION--& !N ! RIOTS BEGAN 9 E>NE/4 ,H]E IS A R\< TIMEL9E ( ! EV5TS ( ! PA/ TWO & A HALF WEEKS1 FOLL[$ BY \R 9ITIAL REFLECTIONS4 ,REVOLT AGA9/ ,POLICE 9 ! ,BAY ,>EA3 ,NOVEMB] #bd - ,DECEMB] #a1 #bad ,NOVEMB] #b#d3 ,A GR& JURY 9 ,F]GUSON REFUSES TO 9DICT (FIC] ,D>R5 ,WILSON = ! %OOT+ ( ,MI*AEL ,BR[N4 ,F]GUSON BURNS4 ,OV] #be MEET 9 D[NT[N ,OAKL& & PROCE$ TO BLOCK ! #eh HI*ES BACK D[NT[N TO ! POLICE /ATION1 :]E CLA%ES ]UPT ON ,BROADWAY4 ,P>TICIPANTS ]ECT BURN+ B>RICADES & LOOT SEV]AL CORPORATE /ORES1 9CLUD+ A ,/>BUCKS & ,SM>T & ,F9AL GROC]Y /ORE4 ,DOZ5S >E >RE/$4 ,NOVEMB] #b#e3 ,A SMALL CR[D TAKES OV] HIG] CR[D BLOCKS HILY #a >E >RE/$4 ,! REMA9+ CR[D CREATES MASSIVE BURN+ B>RICADES ACROSS ,TELEGRAPH TO HOLD BACK POLICE4 ,A S]IES ( CORPORATE /ORES >E LOOT$ 9 ,NOR? ,OAKL& & G5TRIFY+ BUS9ESSES >E SMA%$4 ,ANO!R MASS >RE/ OCCURS NE> ,EM]YVILLE AT ! 5D ( ! NI* PLAYS CAT & M\SE ) ,OAKL& POLICE 9 D[NT[N & ,WE/ ,OAKL& = H\RS BE=E BE+ DISP]S$ BY POLICE4 ,MULTIPLE BUS9ESSES 9 D[NT[N >E DAMAG$ & MORE >E >RE/$4 ,NOVEMB] #b#h3 ,A COORD9AT$ CIVIL DISOB$I5CE ACTION AT ! ,WE/ ,OAKL& ,B,>,T /ATION %UTS D[N ALL S]VICE 9 & \T ( ,SAN ,FRANCISCO = OV] TWO H\RS4 ,?AT NILY #a PROTE/]S LAY SIEGE TO ! %OPP+ DI/RICT ( ,UNION ,SQU>E DUR+ ,BLACK ,FRIDAY1 CLA%+ ) POLICE & DAMAG+ FANCY /ORES4 ,!Y M>* 9TO ! ,MISSION DI/RICT1 :]E /ORES >E LOOT$ & BANKS >E SMA%$4 ,! NIRE/ ( ! DW9DL+ CR[D4 ,DECEMB] #c3 ,A ,NEW ,YORK GR& JURY FAILS TO 9DICT ANY (FIC]S 9 ! *OK+ DEA? ( ,]IC ,G>N]4 ,CR[DS BLOCK ,M>KET ,/REET 9 ,SAN ,FRANCISCO4 ,9 ,OAKL&1 A M>* WEAVES ?R\< D[NT[N2 RIOT POLICE PREV5T IT FROM REA*+ ,O,P,D HEADQU>T]S4 ,9/EAD1 P>TICIPANTS M>* ?R\< ! WEAL?Y ,PI$MONT NEI* WEAVES ?R\< ,D[NT[N ,OAKL&1 EV5TUALLY HEAD+ EA/ T[>DS ! ,FRUITVALE DI/RICT1 :]E !RE IS A %[D[N ) ,OAKL& POLICE & A MASS >RE/4 ,9 ,SAN ,FRANCISCO1 A DIE-9 BLOCKS ,M>KET ,/REET = A SECOND NI* ?R\< D[NT[N ,OAKL&1 HOLD+ A NOISE DEMO 9 FRONT ( ! JAIL TO SUPPORT ?OSE >RE/$ DUR+ ! REVOLT4 ,! CR[D MOVES ON TO TAKE OV] ! #hh FREEWAY BE=E BE+ PU%$ (F BY POLICE4 ,NEXT1 ! M>* SURR\NDS ! ,WE/ ,OAKL& ,B,>,T /ATION & DE/ROYS ! GATES PROTECT+ ! RIOT POLICE 9SIDE4 ,! /ATION IS %UT D[N = AN H\R BE=E ! M>* MOVES BACK D[NT[N1 :]E PROP]TY DE/RUCTION1 CLA%ES ) POLICE1 & >RE/S OCCUR4 ,DECEMB] #f3 ,A M>* ORIG9AT+ NE> ,U,C ,B]KELEY CAMPUS EV5TUALLY CLA%ES ) ,B]KELEY POLICE NE> !IR HEADQU>T]S & PROCE$S TO LOOT MULTIPLE /ORES1 9CLUD+ A ,TRAD] ,JOE'S & ,RADIO ,%ACK4 ,! CR[DS GR[ AS MANY /UD5TS TAKE TO ! /REETS4 ,9 RESPONSE1 POLICE DEP>TM5TS FROM ACROSS ! REGION P\R 9TO C5TRAL ,B]KELEY1 FIR+ DOZ5S ( R\NDS ( TE> GAS & PHYSICALLY ATTACK+ DEMON/RATORS & BY/&]S1 9FLICT+ S]I\S 9JURIES4 ,DECEMB] #g3 ,ON ,SUNDAY NI* />TS 9 ,B]KELEY & MOVES 9TO ,NOR? ,OAKL&1 CLA%+ ) POLICE1 DE/ROY+ MULTIPLE ,CALI=NIA ,HI GAS & RUBB] BULLETS TO PU% BACK ! CR[D4 ,PEOPLE RESPOND ) ROCKS & FIREWORKS1 !N M>* BACK 9TO D[NT[N ,B]KELEY1 DE/ROY+ BANK FACADES & ,A,T,MS4 ,!Y ATTACK CELL PHONE & ELECTRONICS /ORES1 CULM9AT+ ) ! LOOT+ ( ,:OLE ,FOODS4 ,! NI\ND BONFIRES 9 ! MIDDLE ( ,TELEGRAPH1 POPP+ BOTTLES ( EXPROPRIAT$ ,PROSECCO4 ,POLICE >E AFRAID TO 5GAGE ! CR[D1 BUT SOME P>TICIPANTS >E SNAT*$ 9 T>GET$ >RE/S4 ,DECEMB] #h3 ,! ?IRD M>* FROM ,B]KELEY IS BY F> ! L>GE/4 ,OV] #b PEOPLE TAKE OV] ,9T]/ATE #h1 /OPP+ ALL TRAFFIC = TWO H\RS1 :ILE ANO!R SEGM5T ( ! DEMON/RATION BLOCKS ! TRA9 TRACKS P>ALLEL TO ! FREEWAY4 ,! CR[D ATTEMPTS TO M>* ON ! ,BAY ,BRIDGE BUT IS PU%$ BACK 9TO ,EM]YVILLE :]E OV] #be PEOPLE >E MASS >RE/$4 ,DECEMB] #i3 ,! F\R? M>* FROM ,B]KELEY SETS \T ONCE AGA9 D[N ,TELEGRAPH ,AV5UE 9TO ,OAKL& & %UTS D[N ANO!R SECTION ( ,HI?UR ,B,>,T /ATION4 ,9CREAS+LY VIOL5T CLA%ES 5SUE ) ,*,P (FIC]S 9 FULL RIOT GE>1 :O OP5 FIRE ) RUBB] BULLETS & BEANBAG R\NDS1 CAUS+ NUM]\S 9JURIES & ULTIMATELY PU%+ ! CR[D (F ! FREEWAY4 ,! M>* !N LOOP$ ?R\< D[NT[N ,OAKL& & MADE ITS WAY 9TO ,EM]YVILLE1 :]E A ,PAK ,N ,SAVE GROC]Y /ORE WAS LOOT$ ALONG ) A ,C,V,S PH>MACY & A #g ,ELEV54 ,! NIRE/S1 SCATT]+ ! CR[D4 ,DECEMB] #a3 ,HUNDR$S ( ,B]KELEY ,HI< ,S*OOL /UD5TS /AGE A WALK\T & RALLY AT CITY HALL4 ,A SMALL] FIF? M>* FROM ,B]KELEY MAKES ITS WAY 9TO ,OAKL& :]E A ,T-,MOBILE /ORE IS LOOT$ & O!R CORPORATE /ORES >E ATTACK$4 ,PEOPLE PO9T \T & ATTACK UND]COV] ,*,P (FIC]S 9 ! CR[D1 :O PULL GUNS ON ! CR[D AS !Y MAKE AN >RE/4 ,! RHY?M ( UNRE/ HAS *ANG$ TEMPO REPEAT$LY OV] !SE TW5TY DAYS1 BUT %[S NO SIGNS ( QUIET+4 ,REVOLT HAS %IFT$ FLUIDLY BETWE5 V>I\S =MS ( RESI/ANCE--FROM RELATIVELY CALM M>*ES TO MASS HIGET$ EXPROPRIATION4 ,?IS HAS KEPT ! MOVEM5T RESILI5T & CAPABLE ( BR++ 9 A DIV]SE RANGE ( NEW P>TICIPANTS DAY AFT] DAY1 EV5 :5 !RE >E %>P DISAGREEM5TS OV] :I* TACTICS >E APPROPRIATE & LITTLE CONS5SUS OV] :AT DIRECTION ! MOVEM5T %\LD TAKE4 ,IT IS DIFFICULT TO ANTICIPATE :AT WILL HAPP5 NEXT4 ,NO ONE PR$ICT$ ?AT ?IS REVOLT W\LD BE SU/A9+ ?IS LEVEL ( 9T5SITY MORE ?AN TWO WEEKS AFT] PEOPLE FIR/ GA!R$ AT #a#d? & ,BROADWAY :ILE ,F]GUSON BURN$4 ,AT ?IS PO9T1 IT APPE>S LIKELY ?AT ! MOM5TUM WILL CONT9UE 9 SOME =M UNTIL AT LEA/ ! WEEK ( ,*RI/MAS4 ,! LONG-T]M REP]CUSSIONS >E UNCLE>4 ,AT ! V]Y LEA/1 IT SEEMS ?AT ! REACTION>Y P]IOD ( SOCIAL DECOMPOSITION ?AT FOLL[$ ! HI< PO9TS ( /RUGGLE H]E 9 ! ,BAY DUR+ #baa & E>LY #bab IS OV]1 & SOME?+ NEW & EV5 MORE F]OCI\S IS TAK+ %APE4 ,WE CAN ALSO T5TATIVELY CONCLUDE ?AT ! TACTIC ( BLOCKAD+ MAJOR 9FRA/RUCTURE1 9CLUD+ HIK PREVI\SLY SET BY ! PORT BLOCKADES ( ! ,OCCUPY MOVEM5T4 ,!RE HAVE BE5 AT LEA/ T5 HIIES IS PU%+ LOCAL LAW 5=CEM5T 9FRA/RUCTURE TO ITS LIMITS4 ,POLICE UNITS >E 9CREAS+LY RELUCTANT TO 5GAGE ) ! CR[DS2 (FIC]S :O F9D !MSELVES LOCK$ 9 /REET FIE RETREAT+ MORE FREQU5TLY4 ,M$IA REPORTS SUGGE/ ?AT ! FIR/ TWO WEEKS ( PROTE/S HAVE CO/ ,OAKL& @s#a4#c#f MILLION 9 OV]TIME ALONE4 ,( C\RSE1 ! UNREL5T+ PACE ( EV5TS IS ALSO /RA9+ ! ANTI-REPRESSION 9FRA/RUCTURE ?AT HAS BECOME SU* A VITAL SU/A9+ =CE = REBELLI\S MOVEM5TS H]E 9 ! ,BAY4 ,?IS 9FRA/RUCTURE IS ONE ( ! LA/+ LOCAL MANIFE/ATIONS ( ,OCCUPY ,OAKL&2 IT HAS ROOTS /RET*+ BACK TO ! ,OAKL& #a ,SUPPORT ,COMMITTEE1 =M$ 9 ! IMM$IATE AFT]MA? ( ! ORIG9AL ,OSC> ,GRANT RIOTS4 ,>RE/S >E N[ OCCURR+ EV]Y NIRAIGNM5TS EV]Y DAY1 RIDES MU/ BE COORD9AT$ TO & FROM ,SANTA ,RITA ,JAIL CON/ANTLY & ADDITIONAL MONEY IS DESP]ATELY NE$$ TO BAIL \T >RE/EES ) MORE S]I\S *>GES4 ,H[ WE FOLL[ ?R\< ) DISPLAYS ( SOLID>ITY & DIRECT MAT]IAL SUPPORT = >RE/EES WILL DET]M9E H[ MU* /R5G? WE GA9 FROM ?IS UPRIS+ MOV+ =W>D4 ,/&+ 9 ! /REETS ( ,OAKL& 9 ,DECEMB] #b#a#d1 IT SEEMS ?AT WE HAVE COME FULL CIRCLE ALMO/ EXACTLY SIX YE>S AFT] ,OSC> ,GRANT WAS EXECUT$ BY ,B,>,T POLICE (FIC] ,JOHANNES ,MEHS]LE4 ,! J\RNEY ?AT BEGAN BY ! ,LAKE ,M]RITT ,B,>,T /ATION ON ,JANU>Y #g1 #bi :5 ?AT FIR/ ,O,P,D C> WAS SMA%$ HAS TAK5 MANY TWI/S & TURNS ?R\< V>I\S WAVES ( PROTE/ & MOVEM5TS1 MANY ( :I* HAVE MANIFE/$ 9 RIOT+ & CLA%ES ) POLICE 9 & >\ND D[NT[N ,OAKL&4 ,MEAN:ILE1 A WAVE ( SMALL UPRIS+S HAS UNFOLD$ 9 AN 9CREAS+ NUMB] ( LOCATIONS ACROSS ! C\NTRY 9 RESPONSE TO ONE POLICE EXECUTION AFT] ANO!R3 ,PORTL& 9 #b#a1 ,D5V] 9 #b#a1 ,SEATTLE 9 #b#a#a1 ,SAN ,FRANCISCO 9 #b#a#a1 ,ATLANTA 9 #b#a#b1 ,ANAHEIM 9 #b#a#b1 ,SANTA ,ROSA 9 #b#a#c1 ,FLATBU% 9 #b#a#c1 ,DURHAM 9 #b#a#c1 ,SAL9AS 9 #b#a#d1 ,ALBUQU]QUE 9 #b#a#d4 ,9 EA* ( !SE LOCAL UPRIS+S1 ! NAME ( A P]SON :OSE LIFE WAS TAK5 BY ! /ATE WAS SNAT*$ FROM OBLIVION & BURN$ 9TO COLLECTIVE MEMORY ?R\< ! ACTIONS ( ?OSE :O *OSE TO REVOLT4 ,! BRAVE PEOPLE ( ,F]GUSON PU%$ ?IS PA/ ! PO9T ( NO RETURN BY DOGG$LY REFUS+ TO LEAVE ! /REETS NI 9SURRECTION>Y SITUATION TONIE NO LONG] ALONE4 ,ANO!R CITY HAS SET A NEW PREC$5T = RESI/+ ! RACI/ POLICE /ATE1 SO ,OAKL& IS NO LONG] AN \TLI]4 ,! NEW P>ADIGM ( /RUGGLE EMANAT+ FROM ,F]GUSON WAS FUR!R RE9=C$ DUR+ ! SECOND WEEK ( ! REVOLT1 AS NEWS SPREAD ?AT A ,NEW ,YORK GR& JURY HAD FAIL$ TO 9DICT ANY ,N,Y,P,D (FIC] 9 ! /RANGL+ ( ,]IC ,G>N]4 ,:AT HAD PREVI\SLY BE5 RE/RICT$ TO S+UL> \TBUR/S ( ANG] 9 REACTION TO 9DIVIDUAL CASES ( POLICE EXECUT+ ,BLACK & ,BR[N PEOPLE BECAME A SY/EMIC /RUGGLE CONFRONT+ ! /RUCTURES ( :ITE P[] & /ATE VIOL5CE )9 ?IS C\NTRY4 ,?IS /RUGGLE IS NO LONG] JU/ AB\T ,MI*AEL ,BR[N1 ,]IC ,G>N]1 OR ,OSC> ,GRANT1 OR EV5 ! ?\S&S KILL$ BY POLICE :OSE NAMES HAVE NEV] 5T]$ ! PUBLIC CONSCI\SNESS4 ,IT IS AB\T ! VIOL5T M>G9ALIZATION & 5=C$ SOCIAL DEA? ( 5TIRE ,BLACK & ,BR[N COMMUNITIES4 ,IT IS AB\T ! ROLE ( ! POLICE 9 EX]CIS+ LE?AL =CE ) IMPUNITY TO MA9TA9 ?IS ORD] & UPHOLD ! SLAVE /ATE F\NDATIONS ( ,AM]ICAN CAPITALISM4 ,WE CAN N[ F9ALLY SPEAK ( A NATIONAL ANTI-POLICE MOVEM5T ?AT CAME 9TO BE+ ?R\< ! FIRES & BLOCKADES ( LATE #b#a#d4 ,?IS %\LD BE CELEBRAT$ AS A MASSIVE VICTORY = RESI/ANCE 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,AN IMPORTANT MILE/ONE HAS BE5 REA*$ & WE >E WAT*+ ! 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