,ONE ,P]SON'S ,ACC\NT ( ! #bd ,CRIME?,9C4 ,CONV]G5CE 9 ,DES ,MO9ES 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

,WE SP5T MON?S ORGANIZ+ & FUNDRAIS+4 ,EV]Y?+ WE DID LEAD+ UP TO ! GA!R+ SEEM$ TO FALL RI<T 9TO PLACE4 ,A WEEK BE=E ! CONV]G5CE WAS TO />T1 TWO KIDS %[$ UP E>LY TO HELP \T & EXPLORE ! CITY4 ,!Y TURN$ \T TO BE AMAZ+ 9DIVIDUALS ) :OM ,I HOPE TO WORK AGA9 SOON4 ,WE SP5T ! FOLL[+ WEEK GA!R+ FOOD ITEMS & O!R MISCELLANE\S NECESS>IES4 ,GR\PS & 9DIVIDUALS />T$ TO %[ UP AS E>LY AS ,W$NESDAY4 ,EV]YONE HELP$ \T >\ND ! H\SE :]E WE W]E /AY+1 :I* ,I F\ND QUITE REFRE%+4 ,BY NI<T1 WE TRAD$ TALES ( \R ADV5TURES TRAVEL+ TO ,DES ,MO9ES1 & PLOTT$ NEW ONES = ! DAYS ?AT W\LD FOLL[4 ,?IS WAS ESPECIALLY 9T]E/+ BECAUSE UNLIKE SIMIL> CONV]G5CES1 PEOPLE W]E %[+ UP ) COMPLETELY DIFF]5T AG5DAS4 ,SOME W]E H]E SIMPLY TO 5GAGE 9 CONV]SATION1 O!RS TO =M AFF9ITY GR\PS = ! PROTE/S AT ! UPCOM+ ,REPUBLICAN ,NATIONAL ,CONV5TION1 A FEW SIMPLY = A FREE RIDE TO ,N,Y,C1 BUT MO/ BECAUSE !Y WANT$ *ANGE 9 !IR DAILY LIVES4 

,FRIDAY NI<T CAME QUICKLY1 & AS ! CONV]G5CE (FICIALLY BEGAN1 ?+S W]E (F TO A GOOD />T4 ,EV]YONE TRAVEL$ \T TO ! CAMP SITE1 & WE HAD ALREADY />T$ PLANN+ = ! NEXT FEW DAYS4 ,I WAS UNABLE TO ATT5D ! FIR/ FEW H\RS1 DUE TO CIRCUM/ANCES \T ( MY CONTROL1 BUT ,FRIDAY NI<T SEEM$ TO GO WELL2 WE PREP>$ = ! MASSIVE ,FOOD ,NOT ,BOMBS WE HAD PLANN$ = ! NEXT DAY1 AT :I* SKILL %>ES & WORK%OPS W\LD 5SUE 9 ! MIDDLE ( D[NT[N ,DES ,MO9ES4 

,SATURDAY BEGAN ) ,FOOD ,NOT ,BOMBS AT NOON4 ,IT W5T WELL1 AS WE F$ MORE HOMELESS PEOPLE ?AT DAY ?AN ANY O!R 9 REC5T MEMORY4 ,AFT]W>DS1 PEOPLE SPLIT UP 9TO SMALL GR\PS TO DUMP/] & GA!R FOOD = ! NI<T4 ,I GOT \T TO ! CAMPSITE AT >\ND #a3 PM1 & WAS 9=M$ ?AT ! POLICE HAD >RE/$ AT LEA/ ONE P]SON 9 ,DES ,MO9ES ON ACC\NT ( AN ALLEG$LY BROK5 ,RADIO ,%ACK W9D[ & SUPPOS$ POSSESSION ( A SL+%OT4 ,BECAUSE ! 9DIVIDUAL WAS A M9OR1 HE WAS PUT 9 ,JUV5ILE ,HALL1 :I* MADE IT V]Y DIFFICULT = US TO OBTA9 9=MATION ON HIS SITUATION4 ,?IS DEVELOPM5T WAS UN=TUNATE NEWS1 BECAUSE IT (F]$ A SET UP = CON/ANT POLICE & ,F,B,I H>ASSM5T & 9TIMIDATION = ! DURATION ( ! CONV]G5CE4 

,WE DIDN'T LET ?IS AFFECT \R PLANS1 H[EV]4 ,WE CONT9U$ \R EF=TS1 DO+ EV]Y?+ WE C\LD TO GET \R FRI5D \T ( JAIL & TO MA9TA9 MORALE & MOTIVATION 9 \R NUMB]S4 ,WE HELD A SECURITY CULTURE WORK%OP LAT] ?AT NI<T1 & EV]YONE AGRE$ TO BE V]Y CAUTI\S :5 DO+ ANY?+ ?AT W\LD GIVE ! AU?ORITIES ANY MORE OPPORTUNITY ?AN !Y ALREADY HAD TO DISRUPT \R ACTIVITIES4 ,( C\RSE1 \R BE+ AN>*I/S WAS ITSELF SUFFICI5T TO BR+ UPON US ALL ! SCRUT9Y & REPRESSION !Y C\LD MU/]4 ,! 9TIMIDATION TACTICS ! AU?ORITIES US$ ! NEXT FEW DAYS W]E /RAI<T ( ! TEXTBOOK3 !Y ?REAT5$ US ) EVICTIONS1 CONSPIRACY *>GES1 >RE/S1 & SO ON4 ,H[EV]1 A FEW 9DIVIDUALS DIDN'T TAKE ! SITUATION S]I\SLY1 & W]E >RE/$ ! FOLL[+ DAY1 ,MONDAY1 = /EAL+ BOOKS AT A ,B>NES @& ,NOBLE4 ,IT SEEM$ AT ?IS PO9T ?AT !Y W]E JU/ PICK+ US (F ONE BY ONE1 & W]E CLE>LY HOP+ TO PREV5T ALL ( US FROM GO+ TO ! ,REPUBLICAN ,NATIONAL ,CONV5TION4 ,MAT]IALS ?AT W]E TO BE US$ 9 WORK%OPS & SKILL%>ES MY/]I\SLY DISAPPE>$ FROM \R CAMPSITE1 9CLUD+ LAMP OIL ?AT WAS TO BE US$ = A FIRE-BREA?+ SKILL%>E & ,P,V,C PIPE ?AT WAS TO BE US$ 9 A HOME-MADE DIDG]IDOO WORK%OP4 ,! PIGS !N ISSU$ A /ATEM5T SAY+ !Y HAD 0EVID5CE0 ?AT WE W]E PLANN+ TO MAKE BOMBS & C>RY \T ATTACKS AT ! ,R,N,C4 ,AT ?AT PO9T1 AN >TICLE = :I* A FRI5D ( M9E HAD BE5 9T]VIEW$ A WEEK E>LI] CAME \T 9 ! PRESS1 PREP>+ ! PUBLIC = SU* RIDICUL\S ACCUSATIONS & CALL+ !M 0TYPICAL POLICE TACTICS ?AT HAVE BE5 US$ TO DEMONIZE AN>*I/S & ACTIVI/S ALIKE = WELL OV] #a YE>S40 ,?IS PROV$ TO BE HELPFUL1 AS WE GA9$ PUBLIC SUPPORT FROM MANY LOCAL ACTIVI/ GR\PS4 

,TUESDAY NI<T1 WE HELD A SCRE5+ ( ! FILM ,! ,F\R? ,WORLD ,W> AT A LOCAL V5UE1 & !RE WAS A SURPRIS+ TURN\T1 RAIS+ OV] @s#b4 

,W$NESDAY SOME PEOPLE :O HAD AFF9ITY GR\PS WAIT+ = !M 9 ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY LEFT E>LY = ! DEMON/RATIONS4 ,?AT NI<T1 ANO!R MEMB] ( \R GR\P WAS >RE/$ ON 0#e? DEGREE !FT *>GES10 ON ACC\NT ( AN ,AM]ICAN FLAG SUPPOS$LY /OL5 FROM A LOCAL RESID5T NE> ! CAMPSITE--AL?\< ! POLICE W\LD NEV] RELEASE ! P]SON'S NAME OR GIVE ANY EVID5CE ?AT ! P]SON EV5 EXI/$4 ,MY FRI5D1 ! >RE/EE1 JU/ SO HAPP5$ TO HAVE A PIECE ( AN ,AM]ICAN ,FLAG >\ND HIS 9JUR$ ANKLE4 

,?URSDAY1 EV]YONE LEFT SAFELY AS PLANN$ = ! ,REPUBLICAN ,NATIONAL ,CONV5TION1 9 A GR\P AB\T T5 PEOPLE /RONG4 ,I /AY$ 9 T[N AN EXTRA DAY WAIT+ = MY FRI5D TO BE RELEAS$ FROM JAIL1 & ON ,FRIDAY WE W]E ON \R ?IRTY-H\R GREYH\ND BUS RIDE TO ,NEW ,YORK4 

,AL?\< SOME ( ! ACTIVITIES WE HAD PLANN$ W]E EFFECTIVELY DISRUPT$1 ,I /ILL BELIEVE ?AT ?IS WAS A GOOD EXP]I5CE = EV]YONE4 ,! MO/ IMPORTANT ?+ TO REMEMB]1 9 MY OP9ION1 IS ?AT AS WE WANT TO BE TAK5 S]I\SLY1 WE HAVE TO EXPECT TO BE TAK5 S]I\SLY BY ! AU?ORITIES4 ,?IS H>ASSM5T CAME AS NO SURPRISE TO ME1 & %\LDN'T HAVE TO ANYONE ELSE EI!R4 ,WE W]E OBVI\SLY DO+ SOME?+ EFFECTIVE1 & FRI<T5$ !M 5\< TO TAKE ! ACTIONS !Y DID4 ,WE JU/ NE$ TO LE>N TO BE /RONG1 & DO AS MU* AS WE CAN TO PREP>E1 & FI<T BACK AGA9/ ANY?+ !Y DI% \T4 

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