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,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

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,A YE> AFT] FASCI/S ) TOR*ES M>*$ ?R\< ! /REETS ( ,*>LOTTESVILLE1 ,VIRG9IA1 AN>*I/S & O!R ANTI-RACI/S :O TRAVEL$ !RE TO %UT D[N !IR RALLY RETURN$ TO SUPPORT LOCALS 9 OBS]V+ ! ANNIV]S>Y ( ?OSE EV5TS4 ,DEFY+ A MASSIVE POLICE MOBILIZATION AIM$ AT SUPPRESS+ ALL FRE$OM TO DEMON/RATE1 HUNDR$S M>*$ >\ND D[NT[N = H\RS4 ,! FOLL[+ HA/Y REPORT WAS SUBMITT$ BY SOME ( ! \T-(-T[N P>TICIPANTS4 

,:5 WE >RIV$ 9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE1 ! ATMOSPH]E FELT DIFF]5T ?AN IT HAD A YE> AGO :5 WE CAME H]E TO OPPOSE ! ,UNITE ! ,RI<T DEMON/RATION4 ,!N1 ! CITY FELT T5SE1 BUT IT WAS ALSO FULL ( PEOPLE :O W]E HEAD+ 9TO A FI<T !Y BELIEV$ 94 ,! MOOD WASN'T FE/IVE1 EXACTLY1 BUT \R %>$ DESIRE TO PROTECT & SUPPORT EA* ANO!R & TO /& UP TO FASCI/S CREAT$ A LIVELY 5]GY4 

,?IS YE>1 AS ,I WALK$ ONTO ! ,UNIV]SITY ( ,VIRG9IA 7,U,V,A7 CAMPUS :]E ! RALLY WAS TO BE HELD1 IT SEEM$ ?AT ! 5]GY WE HAD %>$ WAS NO:]E TO BE F\ND4 ,! POLICE & ! /ATE AU?ORITIES HAD DONE EV]Y?+ 9 !IR P[] TO DOM9ATE ! 5VIRONM5T & %APE ! 5TIRE WEEK5D ( EV5TS ACCORD+ TO !IR [N AG5DA4 

,ON ,W$NESDAY1 ! GOV]NOR & ! CITY MANAG] DECL>$ A /ATE ( EM]G5CY 9 ,VIRG9IA AS A :OLE & ,*>LOTTESVILLE 9 P>TICUL>4 ,!Y BR\<T OV] #a (FIC]S TO ! CITY & H\S$ !M 9 /UD5T DORMS1 DRAW+ C5SURE FROM SEV]AL /UD5T GR\PS4 ,! POLICE SET UP *ECKPO9TS >\ND ! CITY AT :I* TO SE>* PEOPLE = A LONG LI/ ( ITEMS !Y DECL>$ =BIDD54 ,!Y CREAT$ A 0SECURITY P]IMET]0 BLOCK+ ROADS & ACCESS TO P>K+4 ,!Y ]ECT$ METAL DETECTORS & BANN$ ADDITIONAL ITEMS AT ! ,U,V,A /UD5T RALLY ON ,SATURDAY NI<T1 AGA9/ /UD5TS' WI%ES4 ,!Y DID ALL ?IS DESPITE ! FACT ?AT ONLY ANTI-RACI/ ACTIVI/S W]E EXPECT$ TO COME TO ! CITY ?IS WEEK5D4 

,=TUNATELY1 ,U,V,A /UD5TS & O!R PROTE/]S W]E DET]M9$ NOT TO P]MIT ! POLICE TO CONTROL !IR EV5T OR DICTATE ! PROP] WAY ( REMEMB]+ ,HEA!R ,HEY]1 ,NIA ,WILSON1 & ALL ! O!R PEOPLE :O HAVE BE5 KILL$ OR H>M$ BY FASCI/ & RACI/ VIOL5CE4 

,WE WAIT$ AT ! ,ROTUNDA1 BY ! /ATUE ( ,?OMAS ,JEFF]SON :]E FASCI/S ) TOR*ES HAD SURR\ND$ & ATTACK$ ,U,V,A /UD5TS LA/ YE>4 

,& !N1 F9ALLY1 LIFE BROKE \T ONCE MORE 9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE4 

,/UD5T ORGANIZ]S1 MANY ( :OM W]E PEOPLE ( COLOR1 /OOD ON ! TOP /EPS1 SEP>AT$ FROM ! CR[D BY ! METAL DETECTORS WE W]E SUPPOS$ TO WALK ?R\< 9 ORD] TO ATT5D ! RALLY4 ,!Y FI]CELY DECRI$ ! ABSURDITY ( ! MASSIVE POLICE PRES5CE & ! 9/ITUTION ( POLICE ITSELF1 HI<LI<T+ ! CONNECTION BETWE5 FASCI/S & COPS BY MEANS ( A P[]FUL CALL & RESPONSE SPEE* & A BANN]4 

,! /UD5TS L$ ! CR[D TO ! LEFT SIDE ( ! EXT]IOR ( ! ,ROTUNDA1 A PLACE ! POLICE W]E NOT CONTROLL+1 & US$ ! /EPS AS AN IMPROMPTU /AGE4 ,! FIR/ SPEAK] HAD ONLY BE5 SPEAK+ = A C\PLE ( M9UTES :5 WE />T$ HE>+ PEOPLE %\T+ ?AT RIOT COPS W]E ON \R LEFT4 ,MU* ( ! CR[D MIGRAT$ T[>DS ! COPS & BEGAN *ANT+ AT !M4 ,! *ANT ,I HE>D MO/ WAS1 0,WE DON'T SEE NO RIOT H]E1 :Y >E Y\ 9 RIOT GE>80 

,AFT] TW5TY M9UTES OR SO1 /UD5T-AG$ 9DIVIDUALS BEGAN WEAV+ ?R\< ! CR[D & TELL+ PEOPLE TO COME BACK T[>DS :]E ! SPEAK]S HAD BE54 ,NO ONE ,I TALK$ TO KNEW :Y WE W]E BE+ CALL$ BACK1 AL?\< !RE W]E MURMURS ?AT ! POLICE W]E GO+ TO DECL>E AN UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY4 ,EV5TUALLY1 WE MADE \R WAY BACK4 ,AS WE GOT CLOS]1 WE SAW ?AT ! SPEAK]S HAD /OPP$ & A M>* WAS BEG9N+ SO WE JO9$ 94 ,! CR[D WAS AT LEA/ A FEW HUNDR$ /RONG4 ,WE QUICKLY TOOK ! /REET4 

,IT WAS CLE> FROM ! BEG9N+ ?AT ! M>* HAD A RADICAL *>ACT]4 ,WE *ANT$ AGA9/ ! /ATE1 CAPITALISM1 COPS1 :ITE SUPREMACY1 FASCI/S444 ALL ! DIFF]5T MANIFE/ATIONS ( HI]>*Y & OPPRESSION4 ,IT WAS A RELIEF TO BE 9 ?IS 5VIRONM5T AFT] ! POLICE HAD ATTEMPT$ TO =CE AN OPPRESSIVE & CONTROLL$ ATMOSPH]E ON ! RALLY4 

,/UD5T ORGANIZ]S L$ ! M>* TO ,LAMBE? ,FIELD1 :I* /ATE TROOP]S HAD BE5 US+ AS A /AG+ >EA4 ,/UD5TS SPOKE :ILE POLICE (FIC]S L9$ UP ON ! O!R SIDE ( ! FIELD4 

,! 5]GY LAGG$ A BIT 9 ! AMPHI!AT]4 ,WE FELT P[]FUL :5 WE W]E M>*+ 9 ! /REETS1 =C+ C>S TO TURN >\ND & YELL+ TOGE!R \R REFUSAL TO /& = OPPRESSION4 ,9 ! AMPHI!AT]1 WE W]E PASSIVE AUDI5CE MEMB]S ONCE MORE4 ,!RE IS A TIME = SPEE*ES & LI/5+1 BUT :AT ,I WANT$1 & ,I ?9K :AT MANY ( US WANT$1 WAS TO BE 9 ! /REETS TOGE!R4 ,WE W]E ALSO GETT+ ANTSY AB\T BE+ 9 A LOCATION VULN]ABLE TO POLICE CONTROL4 ,AT ! S\ND ( A SIR51 ! CR[D DECID$ COLLECTIVELY & SPONTANE\SLY TO LEAVE ! /ADIUM & />T M>*+ AGA94 

,?IS SECOND PHASE ( ! M>* WAS MORE LEAD]LESS4 ,!RE W]E ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES TO ?IS4 ,IT WAS NOT ALWAYS CLE> :AT DIRECTION WE W]E GO+2 WE HAD TO /OP A FEW TIMES TO CONF] AB\T \R PA?4 ,YET DESPITE !SE LOGI/ICAL *ALL5GES1 WE M>*$ ?R\< ! /REETS ( ,*>LOTTESVILLE = TWO H\RS1 PASS+ ?R\< D[NT[N & F9ALLY >RIV+ AT ! P>K :]E ! FASCI/S HAD GA!R$ DUR+ LA/ YE>'S ,UNITE ! ,RI<T DEMON/RATION--! P>K :]E ! /ATUE ( ,ROB]T ,E4 ,LEE IS LOCAT$4 

,A CONSID]ABLE POLICE PRES5CE WAS CONC5TRAT$ H]E TO PROTECT ! /ATUE--REPORT$LY OV] #a (FIC]S4 ,DESPITE *ANTS DEM&+ TO TE> ! /ATUE D[N1 SEV]AL VOICES 9 ! M>* ANN\NC$ ?AT ! M>* WAS OV] & ?AT WE %\LD GO HOME4 ,I GUESS$ ?AT !SE W]E ! VOICES ( /UD5T ORGANIZ]S1 AS ,I DON'T ?9K ANYONE ELSE FELT SU* A DEGREE ( [N]%IP OV] ! EV5T ?AT !Y W\LD HAVE FELT !Y C\LD CALL = ITS CONCLUSION4 

,DUR+ ! TIME WE W]E M>*+1 WE SAW V]Y FEW COPS & EXP]I5C$ V]Y LITTLE REPRESSION OR ATTEMPTS TO CONTROL ! M>*4 ,AS F> AS ,I KN[1 NO >RE/S W]E MADE1 AL?\< !RE >E RUMORS ?AT ONE P]SON WAS DE->RE/$1 & TWO VIDEOS %[ SCUFFLES 9 :I* POLICE APP>5TLY ATTACK PEOPLE 9 ! M>* AS ! CR[D >RIVES AT ,WAT] ,/REET & MOVES ONTO ! ,D[NT[N ,MALL AFT] #i PM4 

,9 RETROSPECT1 :E!R 9T5TIONAL OR NOT1 IT WAS /RATEGIC TO PLAN TO HOLD ! RALLY AT ! ,ROTUNDA & !N 9/EAD TO M>* TO SEV]AL O!R LOCATIONS4 ,?IS =C$ ! POLICE TO KEEP MOBILIZ+ & DEPLOY+ ) ! CONSEQU5CE ?AT !Y HAD TO DRAW MANY ( !IR NUMB]S \T ( D[NT[N--MAK+ IT POSSIBLE = ! M>* TO >RIVE !RE AFT] ALL1 DESPITE ALL !IR ATTEMPTS TO CONTROL ! >EA4 

,EV5 ?\< ,VIRG9IA DEPLOY$ OV] #a COPS TO ,*>LOTTESVILLE ?IS WEEK5D1 ! POLICE KNEW ?AT ATTACK+ /UD5TS & O!R ANTI-RACI/ ACTIVI/S ON ! ANNIV]S>Y ( ! ,UNITE ! ,RI<T RALLY & ,HEA!R ,HEY]'S MURD] W\LD BE BAD PUBLICITY4 ,BECAUSE ( ?IS1 !Y W]E =C$ TO ALL[ US TO M>* MO/LY UNIMP$$4 ,WE W]E NOT SE>*$ OR CONTROLL$ AS ! AU?ORITIES HAD PROMIS$ WE W\LD BE4 ,SOME PEOPLE WORE MASKS1 :I* ! AU?ORITIES HAD DECL>$ W\LD NOT BE P]MITT$4 ,ONCE AGA91 WE LE>N$ ?AT ! /ATE CAN ONLY CONTROL US TO ! EXT5T ?AT WE COLLECTIVELY ACCEPT ! MY? ( ITS P[]4 

,:5 WE B& TOGE!R AGA9/ POLICE & ! /ATE1 EV5 :5 \R NUMB]S >E NOT AS GREAT AS !IRS1 WE CAN W9--JU/ AS WE SUCCE$$ 9 %UTT+ D[N ! FASCI/ RALLY 9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE LA/ YE>1 EV5 ?\< WE W]E \TNUMB]$4 ,9 CONTRA/ TO LA/ WEEK5D'S DEMON/RATIONS 9 ,PORTL& & ,B]KELEY1 ?IS TIME !RE W]E NO FASCI/S 9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE = ! POLICE TO PROTECT4 ,! OPTICS BECOME WORSE = ! POLICE :5 !Y ATTACK ANTI-FASCI/ ACTIVI/S )\T ! EXCUSE ?AT !Y >E 0DEF5D+ O!R CITIZ5S40 ,ESPECIALLY AFT] ! BRUTAL POLICE REPRESSION 9 ,B]KELEY & ,PORTL& LA/ WEEK1 IT FELT GOOD ?AT 9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE1 ! POLICE W]E AFRAID TO T\* US4 ,?IS 5ABL$ US TO BE TOGE!R TO CELEBRATE ,HEA!R & HOLD ! /ATE ACC\NTABLE ON \R [N T]MS 9 A WAY ?AT ! AU?ORITIES W\LD NEV] P]MIT1 W]E IT UP TO !M4 

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