,PRIVILEGE1 ,ID5TITY1 & ,CONFLICT AT ! #bi ,CRIME?,9C4 ,CONV]G5CE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

,SOME HAVE SUGGE/$ ?AT WE %\LD SIMPLY SEE ! DIFFICULT EV5TS AT ! CONV]G5CE AS A REM9D] TO ADDRESS ! ISSUES ( :ITE SUPREMACY & G5TRIFICATION2 MEAN:ILE1 ALL MANN] ( UN9=M$ P>TIES :O W]E NOT PRES5T AT ! CONV]G5CE HAVE BE5 COMM5T+ AB\T IT4 ,WE HUMBLY SUGGE/ ?AT IT MI<T BE MORE APPROPRIATE = ?OSE :O W]E NOT AT ! CONV]G5CE TO FOCUS ON DISCUSS+ G5TRIFICATION1 OPPRESSION1 & ABUSE 9 !IR [N EXP]I5CES1 :ILE LI/5+ TO ?OSE :O W]E PRES5T AT ! CONV]G5CE :5 IT COMES TO QUE/IONS P]TA9+ TO IT4 

,SUMM>Y ( ,EV5TS 

  

,AFT] SEV5 YE>S ( RURAL CONV]G5CES1 ! ORGANIZ]S ( ! #bi CONV]G5CE AGRE$ IT WAS TIME TO EXP]IM5T ) A NEW =MAT4 ,9 DO+ SO1 !Y SET ASIDE A TIME-HON$ BUT PR$ICTABLE TEMPLATE1 OP5+ UP ! POSSIBILITY ( MAK+ NEW DISCOV]IES & NEW ]RORS4 

,! ORIG9AL PLAN WAS TO PUR*ASE A BUILD+ 9 ,PITTSBUR< & TRANS=M IT 9TO A COMMUNITY C5T] 9 ! C\RSE ( ! CONV]G5CE4 ,ONE CONSI/5T CRITICISM ( ! CONV]G5CES HAD BE5 ?AT !Y CONTRIBUT$ LITTLE TO ! LOCAL COMMUNITIES 9 :I* !Y OCCURR$2 ) ?IS NEW APPROA*1 ! ORGANIZ]S HOP$ TO *ANNEL ! TEMPOR>Y 5]GY ( ! CONV]G5CE 9TO CREAT+ SOME?+ ( P]MAN5T USE TO ! COMMUNITY ?AT HO/$ IT4 

,BUT ?IS PROV$ COMPLICAT$ ON MANY FRONTS4 ,PUR*AS+ A BUILD+ IS DIFFICULT 5\< 9 ITSELF AP>T FROM ! *ALL5GES ( ORGANIZ+ A CONV]G5CE4 ,ATTEMPTS TO ASSEMBLE A COALITION ( LOCAL COLLECTIVES TO %>E ! COMMUNITY C5T] DID NOT PAN \T4 ,F9ALLY1 ! ANN\NCEM5T ?AT ! ,G#b SUMMIT W\LD BE HAPP5+ 9 ,PITTSBUR< 9DICAT$ ?AT ! AU?ORITIES W\LD BE ESPECIALLY EAG] TO USE ANY PRETEXT TO H>ASS ! CONV]G5CE--:I* W\LD BE P>TICUL>LY PROBLEMATIC IF IT TOOK PLACE 9 A BUILD+ ?AT WAS NOT YET UP TO CODE4 ,ON TOP ( ?IS1 SOME LOCALS >GU$ ?AT ! NEI<BORHOOD 9 :I* ! PROPOS$ COMMUNITY C5T] W\LD BE LOCAT$ WAS AN 9APPROPRIATE SPACE = A PR$OM9ANTLY :ITE GA!R+4 ,9 RESPONSE TO ALL !SE CONC]NS1 ! LOCAL ORGANIZ]S %IFT$ !IR PLANS1 R5T+ A BUILD+ 9 ! NEI<BORHOOD :]E !Y !MSELVES LIV$ ALONG ) A GREAT NUMB] ( ,PITTSBUR< AN>*I/S4 ,SOME ( ! CONSID]ATIONS >\ND ?IS DECISION W]E ADDRESS$ 9 A TEXT 9CLUD$ 9 ! ORI5TATION 'Z9E DI/RIBUT$ AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! CONV]G5CE4 

,MEAN:ILE1 BEH9D ! SC5ES1 ! ORGANIZ+ GR\P SUFF]$ A S*ISM1 FUR!R COMPLICAT+ MATT]S & SUBTRACT+ 5]GY & RES\RCES FROM ! ORGANIZ+ ITSELF4 ,9 ! 5D1 IT WAS IMPRESSIVE ?AT ! CONV]G5CE CAME TOGE!R AT ALL4 ,HO/+ A WEEK-LONG GA!R+ ( HUNDR$S ( PEOPLE IS NOT EASY4 ,BECAUSE ! CONV]G5CE IS FREE ( *>GE1 ORGANIZ]S ALSO HAD TO COME UP ) ! RES\RCES TO R5T ! BUILD+ !MSELVES1 & TO FE$ & PROVIDE = EV]YONE4 

,! CONV]G5CE SITE WAS A BUILD+ ON ,P5N ,AV5UE1 :I* =MS ! B\ND>Y BETWE5 ,BLOOMFIELD1 ,PITTSBUR<'S ,LITTLE ,ITALY1 & ,G>FIELD1 A PR$OM9ANTLY ,AFRICAN-,AM]ICAN NEI<BORHOOD 9 ! PROCESS ( G5TRIFICATION4 ,SOME CONTROV]SY P]SI/$ 9 ! MON? LEAD+ UP TO ! EV5T2 LOCAL ORGANIZ]S FELT !Y HAD MADE A REAL EF=T TO OP5 UP DIALOGUE1 :ILE AN ESSAY 5TITL$ 0,PO9TS ( ,CONSID]ATION ,BE=E1 ,DUR+1 & ,AFT] ! ,CRIME?,9C4 ,CONV]G5CE0 APPE>$ IMPLY+ O!RWISE4 

,! FIR/ FIVE DAYS ( ! CONV]G5CE W]E FILL$ ) WORK%OPS1 GAMES1 & DISCUSSIONS4 ,TOPICS RANG$ FROM POLICE TACTICS & LEGAL SUPPORT WORK TO P]MACULTURE & ! *ALL5GES ( ORGANIZ+ ) ,A,D,H,D2 SEV]AL DIFF]5T WORK%OPS DEALT ) RACE1 G5D]1 & CULTURAL APPROPRIATION4 ,A 'Z9E LIBR>Y DI/RIBUT$ HUNDR$S ( 'Z9ES & BOOKS2 A FREE KIT*5 PREP>$ DELICI\S MEALS2 A M$IATION TEAM ADDRESS$ CONFLICTS & ACC\NTABILITY PROCESSES2 A FREE CL9IC S]V$ ! M$ICAL NE$S NOT ONLY ( ATT5DEES BUT ALSO ( PEOPLE FROM ! NEI<BORHOOD4 

,!RE W]E TWO L5G?Y WORK%OPS DISCUSS+ G5TRIFICATION3 ! FIR/ DEALT ) G5]AL ISSUES1 :ILE ! SECOND ADDRESS$ SPECIFICALLY H[ ! CONV]G5CE AFFECT$ ! NEI<BORHOOD 9 :I* IT TOOK PLACE4 ,AT ! SECOND1 IT WAS DECID$ ?AT A LETT] W\LD BE WRITT5 TO BE DI/RIBUT$ 9 ! NEI<BORHOOD EXPLA9+ :AT ! CONV]G5CE WAS AB\T1 & A POTLUCK OP5 TO ! COMMUNITY W\LD TAKE PLACE ON ! F9AL DAY ( ! EV5T1 TO OP5 DIALOGUE & EXT5D RES\RCES TO LOCALS4 

,! BUILD+ ITSELF1 IT TURN$ \T1 WAS SIMPLY NOT BIG 5\< TO ACCOMMODATE EV]YONE :O CAME4 ,AT PREVI\S CONV]G5CES1 ! RURAL SETT+ HAD (F]$ AMPLE SPACE = P>TICIPANTS TO TAKE SPACE & TIME TO !MSELVES2 BUT 9 ?IS CONTEXT1 9 ! C5T] ( ,PITTSBUR<1 ?AT WAS IMPOSSIBLE4 ,?IS EXAC]BAT$ ! *ALL5GES & FRU/RATIONS COMMON AT EV5TS ?AT 9CLUDE PEOPLE ( A WIDE RANGE ( BACKGR\NDS & LEVELS ( AW>5ESS4 ,= 9/ANCE1 SOME ATT5DEES ( COLOR HAVE DESCRIB$ ! PA9 ( FEEL+ M>G9ALIZ$ & ISOLAT$1 & HAVE /AT$ ?AT O!R ATT5DEES' OPPRESSIVE BEHAVIOR WAS NOT ADDRESS$2 SOME QUE] & TRANS ATT5DEES HAVE REC\NT$ PEOPLE ASK+ 9APPROPRIATE QUE/IONS AB\T !IR G5D] EXPRESSION1 & 9T]ACTIONS ) PEOPLE :O O!RWISE DISRESPECT$ !IR ID5TITIES4 ,MO/ ( ! FREQU5TLY-CIT$ EXAMPLES ( OPPRESSIVE BEHAVIOR REF]5CE A H&FUL ( 9DIVIDUALS :O HAD NOT ATT5D$ PREVI\S CONV]G5CES & W]E NOT REPRES5TATIVE ( ! MAJORITY ( ATT5DEES2 BUT ! FACT REMA9S ?AT BO? ! PEOPLE :O ATT5D$ ! CONV]G5CE & ! POLICIES & /RUCTURES PUT 9 PLACE BY ! ORGANIZ]S FAIL$ TO (FSET ?IS4 

,ON ! EV5+ ( ,JULY #b#e1 APPROXIMATELY #b AN>*I/S & FELL[ TRAVEL]S GA!R$ UP/AIRS 9 ! L>GE/ ROOM 9 ! BUILD+ = A P>TICIPATORY CAB>ET4 ,AT ! 5D ( ! P]=MANCES1 :ILE EV]YONE WAS /ILL GA!R$1 A COMMOTION ]UPT$ AT ! BACK ( ! ROOM4 ,A HALF DOZ5 PEOPLE ( COLOR W]E %\T+ AT EV]YONE ELSE 9 ! ROOM3 

0,GET \T ( ?IS NEI<BORHOOD6 ,GET \T ( ,PITTSBUR<6 ,DO NOT RETURN = ! ,G#b6 ,G,O ,B,A,C,K ,T,O ,E,U,R,O,P,E60 

0,WE >E ,N,O,T PACIFI/S6 ,?IS IS ,N,O,T A SAFE SPACE6 ,GET \T ( H]E60 

0,WE HAVE SOLID>ITY FROM HUNDR$S ( PEOPLE ALL ACROSS ! C\NTRY60 

0,ALL Y\R SQUATS1 ALL Y\R 9FO%OPS1 ALL Y\R COLLECTIVE H\SES >E G5TRIFY+ NEI<BORHOODS ( COLOR6 ,Y\ ?9K ?AT JU/ BECAUSE PEOPLE WILL NOD TO Y\ ON ! /REET1 !Y WANT Y\ >\ND8 ,GET 9 Y\R C>S & LEAVE60 

70,SOME PEOPLE H]E CAN'T LEAVE607 

0,TOO FUCK+ BAD6 ,GET 9 Y\R C> & LEAVE60 

,! 9DIVIDUALS1 S9CE DESCRIB$ AS 0! DISRUPT]S0 BY PEOPLE ( COLOR AT ! CONV]G5CE :O OPPOSE !IR ACTION1 BEGAN TO GRAB PEOPLE'S BELONG+S & ?R[ !M \T ( ! SPACE4 ,O!RS REACT$ ) \TRAGE1 & A %\T+ MAT* 5SU$2 ?REATS W]E EX*ANG$1 BUT NO BL[S W]E 9T5TIONALLY /RUCK4 ,! ATMOSPH]E WAS EXTREMELY *>G$2 MANY BROKE D[N 9 TE>S1 & SOME SUFF]$ PANIC ATTACKS4 ,ONE P]SON ( COLOR :O OPPOS$ ! DISRUPT]S' ACTIONS WAS CALL$ A 0RACE TRAITOR40 

,! DISRUPT]S 9CLUD$ F\R P>TICIPANTS 9 ! CONV]G5CE & ?REE PEOPLE :O HAD JU/ >RIV$ FROM \T ( T[N2 !Y W]E BACK$ UP BY TWO :ITE PEOPLE :O HAD COME TO ! CONV]G5CE ) ?OSE :O PLANN$ TO DISRUPT IT4 ,! TWO DISRUPT]S :O HAD NOT BE5 09 ON0 ! ACTION BE=E ?AT DAY DISAPPE>$ E>LY ON 9 ! EV5TS ?AT FOLL[$2 ONE REAPPE>$ AT ! 0CAUCUS0 AT ! 5D1 :ILE ! O!R LEFT ,PITTSBUR< IMM$IATELY & HAS S9CE SAID ?AT HE REGRETS HIS P>TICIPATION4 

,AT FIR/1 LONGTIME ORGANIZ]S EX*ANG$ GLANCES ( CONFUSION3 H[EV] MANY CONV]G5CES & CONF]5CES !Y HAD ORGANIZ$1 H[EV] MANY RIOTS !Y HAD P>TICIPAT$ 9 & FI<TS !Y HAD BROK5 UP1 NO ONE HAD DEALT ) ?IS BE=E4 

,MANY :O W]E NOT !RE HAVE BE5 CURI\S AS TO :Y NO ONE DEF5D$ !MSELVES4 ,ONE COMPLICAT+ FACTOR WAS ?AT SOME ( ! DISRUPT]S W]E P>TICIPANTS 9 ! CONV]G5CE :O HAD BE5 !RE ! :OLE WEEK1 & EV5 ! ONES :O HAD JU/ APPE>$ W]E KN[N TO ATT5DEES2 PEOPLE CONSID]$ !M COMRADES & WANT$ TO TAKE !IR CONC]NS S]I\SLY4 ,SOME Y\NG :ITE P>TICIPANTS :O W]E /ILL DEVELOP+ !IR UND]/&+ ( RACE & PRIVILEGE MAY G5U9ELY HAVE ?\<T ?AT BE+ A :ITE ALLY MEANT DO+ :ATEV] ANGRY PEOPLE ( COLOR TOLD !M TO DO4 ,= O!RS1 IT WAS IMM$IATELY CLE> ?AT ! ACTION WAS SCRIPT$ TO FRAME ALL :ITE ATT5DEES AS RACI/1 & ?AT ALMO/ ANY MEASURES TO RESI/ IT W\LD PLAY 9TO ?IS /RATEGY4 ,SOME CONCLUD$ ?AT ! CONFLICT PLAY+ \T 9 ?AT ROOM AT ?AT MOM5T WAS LESS IMPORTANT ?AN ! ONE ?AT W\LD PLAY \T 9 DISCUSSIONS OV] ! FOLL[+ MON?S & YE>S1 & ! FIR/ PRIORITY WAS TO MAKE SURE ?AT NO?+ HAPP5$ ?AT C\LD OBSCURE ! UND]LY+ ISSUES 9 ?OSE DISCUSSIONS4 

,ALL !SE FACTORS MADE IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT = PEOPLE TO KN[ H[ TO REACT1 & ! DISRUPT]S EXPLOIT$ ?IS TO ! FULLE/ EXT5T !Y C\LD4 

,AS PEOPLE FLEE+ ! UP/AIRS GA!R$ \TSIDE1 ! POLICE %[$ UP4 ,DESPITE ! VOLATILITY ( ! SITUATION1 !Y W]E SUCCESSFULLY TURN$ AWAY1 ?\< !Y HAD BE5 SEEK+ AN EXCUSE TO 5T] ! SPACE ALL WEEK4 

,EV5TUALLY1 )\T ANY =MAL DECISION-MAK+1 ?REE BASIC RESPONSES CRY/ALLIZ$4 ,SOME PEOPLE GA!R$ D[N/AIRS1 ATTEMPT+ TO COORD9ATE H\S+ & RIDES = ! DI/RAU<T PEOPLE MAK+ !IR WAY AWAY FROM ! CONFRONTATION4 ,SOME REMA9$ UP/AIRS1 ACT+ AS 9T]M$I>IES ) ! ANGRIE/ & MO/ EMOTIONAL :ITE PEOPLE1 URG+ !M TO )DRAW FROM ! SPACE & MAK+ SURE ?+S DID NOT ESCALATE4 ,A C\PLE PEOPLE ( COLOR1 NOT CON/RA9$ BY ! FE> ?AT !IR ACTIONS C\LD BE MISCON/RU$1 CONFRONT$ ! DISRUPT]S4 ,?IS CULM9AT$ 9 A PHYSICAL ALT]CATION AS SEV]AL PEOPLE ( COLOR OPPOS+ ! DISRUPTION ATTEMPT$ TO =CE ! DISRUPT]S \T ( ! ROOM4 ,! TWO 0:ITE ALLIES0 :O W]E !RE TO SUPPORT ! DISRUPTION 5GAG$ PHYSICALLY 9 ?IS CONFLICT1 :ILE :ITE ORGANIZ]S MADE SURE O!R :ITE PEOPLE /AY$ \T ( IT4 

,ULTIMATELY1 AL?\< SIGNIFICANTLY MORE PEOPLE ( COLOR OPPOS$ ! DISRUPTION ?AN P>TICIPAT$ 9 IT1 SOME W]E MIR$ 9TO 9ACTION ?AT NI<T BY COMPLICAT$ FEEL+S ( ALI5ATION BO? FROM ! DISRUPT]S & FROM SOME ( ! O!R CONV]G5CE P>TICIPANTS4 ,:5 ALL ! :ITE PEOPLE HAD F9ALLY LEFT ! SPACE1 !RE WAS A BRIEF ATTEMPT AT DISCUSSION BETWE5 ! DISRUPT]S & ! REMA9+ PEOPLE ( COLOR :O OPPOS$ !M4 ,! DISRUPT]S ONLY REPEAT$ !IR DOGMATIC RHETORIC JU/IFY+ !IR ACTIONS2 BO? P>TIES CONCLUD$ ?AT DIALOGUE WAS IMPOSSIBLE4 ,! DISRUPT]S CAME D[N/AIRS & /OOD >\ND \TSIDE = A :ILE BE=E ALL LEAV+ 9 A GR\P4 ,SOME CONV]G5CE P>TICIPANTS SLEPT 9 ! BUILD+ ?AT NI<T1 BUT MANY HAD ALREADY LEFT ! >EA TO SLEEP 9 !IR VEHICLES1 AT LOCALS' H\SES1 9 ! NE>BY GRAVEY>D1 OR 9 O!R SPACES SU* AS AT ! ,PITTSBUR< AIRPORT4 ,SOME LEFT ,PITTSBUR< 5TIRELY4 

,ON ,SATURDAY1 PEOPLE SL[LY REGR\P$ AT ! BUILD+ & !N AT ! ,REALLY ,REALLY ,FREE ,M>KET4 ,IT WAS DECID$ ?AT ! PLANS = ?AT EV5+ W\LD BE CANCEL$ SO PEOPLE C\LD RETURN TO ! BUILD+ TO DISCUSS ! PREVI\S NI<T'S EV5TS4 ,ONE CONC]N$ Y\NG :ITE P]SON WORRI$ ?AT IT W\LD BE DISRESPECTFUL TO RETURN !RE AFT] BE+ TOLD TO LEAVE1 UNTIL HE WAS REM9D$ ?AT ! DISRUPT]S HAD DEM&$ NOT ONLY ?AT :ITE PEOPLE LEAVE ! BUILD+ BUT ALSO ?AT !Y GO TO ,EUROPE4 

,?AT NI<T1 ! UP/AIRS ROOM WAS AGA9 FILL$ ) PEOPLE4 ,AT ! SUGGE/ION ( SOME ( ?OSE :O HAD PHYSICALLY RESI/$ ! DISRUPT]S1 ! DISCUSSION FOCUS$ ON ! WAYS :ITE PEOPLE HAD REACT$ TO ! DISRUPTION4 ,A LI/ WAS MADE ( ALL ! POT5TIALLY OPPRESSIVE OR 9APPROPRIATE ?+S PEOPLE HAD SAID OR DONE 9 RESPONSE1 & ! GR\P W5T ?R\< !M ONE BY ONE1 DISCUSS+ ! ISSUES >\ND EA* UNTIL EV]YONE WAS SATISFI$4 ,?IS >DU\S PROCESS LA/$ LATE 9TO ! EV5+4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 SOME ( ! PEOPLE :O MI<T HAVE B5EFIT$ MO/ FROM ?IS CONV]SATION HAD ALREADY LEFT ! CONV]G5CE1 OR ELSE W]E HANG+ \T \TSIDE 9 REACTION>Y DISAFFECTION4 ,9 ?IS REG>D1 ?\< ! DISRUPTION DID NOT 5D ! CONV]G5CE1 IT FRACTUR$ IT1 CAUS+ A M9ORITY ( ATT5DEES TO LEAVE & ANO!R M9ORITY TO DIS5GAGE4 

,CRIME?,9C4 VS4 ,CRIME?,9C41 ,A,P,O,C VS4 ,A,P,O,C 

  

,P]HAPS ! FIR/ ?+ TO EMPHASIZE AB\T ! EV5TS AT ! CONV]G5CE IS ?AT IT WAS NOT A RUPTURE BETWE5 ,CRIME?,9C4 & ,AN>*I/ ,PEOPLE ( ,COLOR 7,A,P,O,C71 BUT RA!R TW9 RUPTURES )9 BO? ( !M4 ,CRIME?,9C4 & ,A,P,O,C >E NOT MEMB]%IP GR\PS2 IT IS IMPOSSIBLE = ANY S+LE ACTION TO REPRES5T EI!R4 ,SOME ( ! MO/ ACTIVE P>TICIPANTS 9 ,CRIME?,9C4 PROJECTS >E AN>*I/ PEOPLE ( COLOR1 JU/ AS !RE >E :ITE PEOPLE 9VOLV$ :O NE$ TO DO MORE TO COMBAT PRIVILEGE & :ITE SUPREMACY4 ,ALSO1 AL?\< ! DISRUPTION WAS CALCULAT$ TO CREATE ! APPE>ANCE ( POL>IZATION1 MORE PEOPLE ( COLOR OPPOS$ & RESI/$ IT ?AN P>TICIPAT$4 

,! FALSE OPPOSITION ( 0,CRIME?,9C4 VS4 ,A,P,O,C0 S]VES QUITE A FEW QUE/IONABLE AG5DAS4 ,IT'S USEFUL = CRITICS :O W\LD LOVE TO DISCR$IT ,CRIME?,9C4 BY ANY MEANS NECESS>Y & >E WILL+ TO BRU% (F ! P>TICIPATION ( PEOPLE ( COLOR 9 ORD] TO DO SO4 ,IT'S USEFUL = :ITE PEOPLE :O DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO QUE/ION !IR [N PRIVILEGE & 9T]NALIZ$ RACISM--ASSOCIAT+ ,A,P,O,C & ALL QUE/IONS AB\T :ITE PRIVILEGE ) ! CONTROV]SIAL ACTIONS ( A FEW IS ALL TOO CONV5I5T4 ,IT'S USEFUL TO ALL :O1 \T ( WRON<EAD$ OPPOSITION TO AN>*I/ ORGANIZ+ & 0ID5TITY POLITICS10 W\LD LIKE TO DISMISS ,CRIME?,9C4 & ,A,P,O,C ALIKE4 ,IT'S USEFUL TO ?OSE :O1 LIKE AT LEA/ SOME ( ! DISRUPT]S1 APPE> TO HAVE GIV5 UP ON :ITE AN>*I/S EV] BE+ GOOD COMRADES TO PEOPLE ( COLOR & >E CA/+ AB\T = CORROBORAT+ EVID5CE4 

,WOR/ ( ALL1 ?IS FALSE OPPOSITION IS USEFUL TO FASCI/S & NATIONALI/S1 NOT TO M5TION O!R HO/ILE P>TIES4 ,! 0,BAY ,>EA ,NATIONAL ,AN>*I/S10 = EXAMPLE--ONE ( SEV]AL FASCI/ ORGANIZATIONS ATTEMPT+ TO APPROPRIATE AN>*I/ RHETORIC & ES!TICS 9 ORD] TO S$UCE NEW RECRUITS--5?USIA/ICALLY PO/$ ! DISRUPTORS' /ATEM5T ON !IR WEBSITE1 LAUD+ ! 0SEP>ATI/0 ACTION AS PRO( ?AT !RE >E 0IRRECONCILABLE DIFF]5CES BETWE5 TRIBAL & RACIAL GR\PS40 ,WE CAN BE SURE ?AT SOME ( ! DISCUSSION ( ! 9CID5T ON AN>*I/ WEBSITES HAS 9CLUD$ PO/S FROM FASCI/S OR GOV]NM5T AG5TS 9T5T ON EXAC]BAT+ ! SITUATION4 ,LIKEWISE1 WE KN[ FROM ! EV5TS ( ! PA/ FEW YE>S ?AT 9FILTRATORS >E PRES5T AT AN>*I/ EV5TS1 & WE CANNOT RULE \T ?AT !Y MI<T TAKE ADVANTAGE ( CONFLICTS LIKE ?IS--?\< IT IS C\NT]PRODUCTIVE TO SPECULATE FUR!R )\T EVID5CE4 

,! PO9T IS ?AT CONFLICTS 9 ! AN>*I/ COMMUNITY FREQU5TLY 9CLUDE HO/ILE VOICES FROM \TSIDE IT1 VOICES :I* MAY NOT BE EASY TO ID5TIFY4 ,?IS MAKES IT ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO REMA9 LEVEL-HEAD$ 9 ! MID/ ( !M1 ACT+ ACCORD+ TO \R BE/ JUDGM5T & REFUS+ TO LET O!RS P]SUADE OR PROVOKE US 9TO BEHAVIOR ?AT DOES NOT REFLECT \R VALUES4 ,IT IS ALSO CRUCIAL ?AT WE NOT ASSUME ?AT ! WORDS OR ACTIONS ( A FEW REPRES5T EV]YONE WE 9T]PRET AS SIMIL> TO !M4 

,= ! RECORD1 WE BELIEVE ! ,A,P,O,C NETWORK IS 9VALUABLE TO ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 ,EV]YONE B5EFITS FROM PEOPLE ( COLOR HAV+ AUTONOM\S SPACES TO ORGANIZE & /RATEGIZE4 ,WE *ALL5GE ALL :ITE AN>*I/S TO RESPECT ! AUTONOMY ( PEOPLE ( COLOR & TO DO MORE TO COMBAT :ITE SUPREMACY 9 ALL ITS =MS4 ,WE ALSO RESPECT ! P]SPECTIVE ( AN>*I/S ( COLOR :O HAVE GIV5 UP ON :ITE PEOPLE EV] BE+ GOOD COMRADES2 ?IS IS A COH]5T POSITION1 ?\< IT CAN'T USEFULLY BE \R POSITION1 AS PEOPLE ( A RANGE ( E?NICITIES P>TICIPATE 9 \R NETWORKS & PROJECTS4 ,\R ONLY 0IRRECONCILABLE DIFF]5CES0 >E ) FASCI/S--& ALL O!RS :O LEGITIMIZE DOM9ATION1 9CLUD+ ?OSE :O DEF5D ! DISRUPTION4 

,NOT ,DRAMA BUT ,RESI/ANCE 

  

,FIASCOS LIKE ?IS CAN BE EXTREMELY DEMORALIZ+ = AN>*I/S1 ESPECIALLY NEW] AN>*I/S :O PICTURE ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ HI]>*Y AS AN UNCOMPLICAT$ W> AGA9/ AN EXT]NAL 5EMY4 ,!Y CAN SEEM LIKE PO9TLESS DI/RACTIONS2 SOMETIMES !Y DRIVE PEOPLE \T ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 5TIRELY4 

,9 SOME WAYS1 ?IS IS EQUIVAL5T TO ! ATTITUDE ?AT CONFLICTS 9 P]SONAL RELATION%IPS >E SIMPLY 0DRAMA0 ?AT \TSID]S %\LD AVOID GETT+ EMBROIL$ 9--EV5 :5 !Y 9VOLVE ABUSE & VIOLATIONS ( CONS5T4 ,IT MAY SEEM EASI] TO /AY \T ( ?+S1 BUT /&+ ASIDE RA!R ?AN ADDRESS+ ABUSIVE & OPPRESSIVE DYNAMICS CAN ALSO =CE PEOPLE \T ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 

,= US1 BE+ AN>*I/S MEANS CONTE/+ HI]>*Y EV]Y:]E IT APPE>S3 /RUGGL+ AGA9/ EXT]NAL OPPRESSORS1 AGA9/ OPPRESSION & DOM9ATION )9 \R COMMUNITIES1 & AGA9/ ?OSE =CES 9SIDE \RSELVES4 ,WE MU/ P]PETUALLY REEVALUATE H[ EFFECTIVE & APPROPRIATE V>I\S TACTICS >E = !SE /RUGGLES4 ,9 ?OSE REG>DS1 ! DISRUPTION AT ! CONV]G5CE IS AS IMPORTANT AS ANY PROTE/ OR DIRECT ACTION1 & !RE IS AT LEA/ AS MU* TO LE>N FROM IT4 

,! ,*ALL5GES ( ,OP5 ,SPACES 

  

,CRIME?,9C4 OCCUPIES AN AWKW>D POSITION :5 IT COMES TO DEBATES AB\T PRIVILEGE & OPPRESSION4 ,AS A PO9T ( 5TRY = MANY :O >E NOT PREVI\SLY FAMILI> ) AN>*ISM1 ,CRIME?,9C4 BR+S TOGE!R PEOPLE ) A WIDE RANGE ( CRITIQUES & LEVELS ( AW>5ESS4 ,S9CE ! TURN ( ! C5TURY1 ,CRIME?,9C4 PROJECTS HAVE 9CREAS+LY 5GAG$ ) ! P[] DYNAMICS ASSOCIAT$ ) RACE & G5D]1 AL?\< ?IS HAS NOT NECESS>ILY C>RI$ OV] TO ?OSE DISCOV]+ AN>*ISM ?R\< ?OSE PROJECTS4 ,FROM ONE SIDE1 SOME REACTION>IES DISMISS ?IS 5GAGEM5T AS M]E 0ID5TITY POLITICS10 IMPLY+ ?AT IT HAS NO?+ TO DO ) REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLE4 ,FROM ! O!R SIDE1 CRITICS :O KN[ LITTLE AB\T ,CRIME?,9C4 PROJECTS BESIDES ! COV] ( A BOOK PUBLI%$ 9 #ba CONT9UE TO ATTEMPT TO CONSCRIPT ! COLLECTIVE TO S]VE AS A /RAW MAN REPRES5T+ EV]Y?+ WRONG ) AN>*ISM4 ,BE+ HI<LY VISIBLE MEANS ?AT ,CRIME?,9C4 PROJECTS >E (T5 ASSOCIAT$ ) ?OSE :O CONSUME !M MORE SO ?AN ) ?OSE :O PRODUCE !M4 ,IT ALSO MEANS ?AT MANY PEOPLE USE ,CRIME?,9C4 AS A PROJECTION SCRE5 ON :I* TO IMPOSE ! IMAGES ( :ATEV] 5EMIES !Y WI% TO CONTRA/ AGA9/ !MSELVES4 

,OV] ! PA/ FEW YE>S1 ,CRIME?,9C4 CONV]G5CES HAVE S]V$ AS AN 9TRODUCTORY SPACE = HUNDR$S ( PEOPLE CURI\S AB\T AN>*I/ /RUGGLE & WAYS ( LIFE4 ,AT BE/1 !Y HAVE (F]$ AN OPPORTUNITY = ASPIR+ RADICALS TO *ALL5GE !IR CONDITION+ & LE>N FROM EA* O!R4 ,ONE 9SPIR+ EXAMPLE ( ?IS OCCURR$ AT ! #bh CONV]G5CE \TSIDE ,MILWAUKEE1 :5 FIR/-TIME ATT5DEES P]=M$ AN ILL-?\<T-\T RACI/ SKIT4 ,O!RS APPROA*$ !M ) CON/RUCTIVE CRITICISM1 & ! RESULT WAS AN IMPORTANT & B5EFICIAL LE>N+ EXP]I5CE4 ,DOCUM5TATION ( ?IS CAN BE F\ND 9 COMM5TS H]E & H]E4 ,:ILE TOO MANY ATTEMPTS AT CALL+ \T SU* BEHAVIOR 5D ) DEF5SIV5ESS & COMMUNICATION BREAKD[NS1 ?IS WAS A R>E SUCCESS /ORY4 

,!RE IS A LOT TO BE SAID = CREAT+ MIX$ SPACES 9 :I* PEOPLE CAN BE EXPOS$ TO NEW IDEAS & DEVELOP !IR [N CAPABILITIES4 ,SU* SPACES >E CRUCIAL = NEW P>TICIPANTS TO BECOME 9VOLV$ 9 ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 ,UNLIKE MO/ O!R AN>*I/ CONF]5CES & EV5TS1 ! CONV]G5CES HAVE BE5 EMPHATICALLY SELF-ORGANIZ$1 (F]+ ROOM = ALL ATT5DEES TO PUT ON !IR [N WORK%OPS & TRY \T !IR [N IDEAS4 ,ON ! PR9CIPLE ?AT PEOPLE LE>N MORE FROM DO+ ?AN FROM WAT*+1 ?IS MAKES A GREAT DEAL ( S5SE2 ON ! O!R H&1 IT MEANS ?AT ! ATMOSPH]E & ORGANIZATION ( ! CONV]G5CE >E DET]M9$ 9 P>T BY ! LEA/ EXP]I5C$ OR SELF-AW>E P>TICIPANTS4 

,LIKE MANY EV5TS 9 ?IS SECTOR ( ! AN>*I/ MILIEU1 ! CONV]G5CES HAVE ATTRACT$ A PR$OM9ANTLY Y\NG]1 :IT] CR[D4 ,AT WOR/1 ?IS MEANS ?AT MORE PRIVILEG$ P>TICIPANTS CAN REMA9 9SULAT$ )9 !IR COM=T ZONES1 CREAT+--H[EV] UNCONSCI\SLY--AN 5VIRONM5T ?AT IS UNCOM=TABLE = ?OSE :O DO NOT %>E !IR PRIVILEGE4 ,! PREC$+ P>AGRAPHS MAKE A PRETTY GOOD >GUM5T = :Y ASPIR+ RADICALS FROM PRIVILEG$ DEMOGRAPHICS CAN B5EFIT FROM O!RS' P>TICIPATION1 BUT !Y DON'T EXPLA9 :Y !RE W\LD BE ANY 9C5TIVE = LESS PRIVILEG$ PEOPLE TO SUBJECT !MSELVES TO ! SAME M>G9ALIZATION !Y ALREADY EXP]I5CE 9 MU* ( SOCIETY AT L>GE4 

,IT MAY BE QUIXOTIC TO ?9K ?AT SPACES 9 :I* ! MAJORITY ( PEOPLE >E :ITE1 MALE-BODI$1 OR /RAI<T CAN EV] BE COM=TABLE = EV]YONE ELSE--YET !RE MU/ BE WAYS TO MAKE !M LESS ALI5AT+4 ,MEAN:ILE1 ! P>TICIPATION ( A WID] V>IETY ( PEOPLE 9 !SE SPACES IS VITAL NOT ONLY = PEOPLE ) MORE SOCIAL PRIVILEGE :O /& TO LE>N FROM O!RS' P]SPECTIVES1 BUT ALSO TO ! CURR5T P>TICIPANTS ) LESS SOCIAL PRIVILEGE :O >E ALREADY 9VE/$ 9 !M4 

,WAS ,!RE ,RACISM AT ! ,CONV]G5CE8 

  

,( C\RSE !RE WAS4 ,RACISM IS NOT CONF9$ TO ,KLAN RALLIES & PRIME-TIME TELEVISION2 IT P]VADES \R SOCIETY4 ,IT'S SAFE TO SAY ?AT EV]Y PR$OM9ANTLY :ITE SPACE IS B\ND TO BE AFFECT$ BY RACI/ P[] DYNAMICS2 MU* RACISM IS SIMPLY A MATT] ( IGNOR+ O!RS' NE$S & ?\<TLESSLY UTILIZ+ PRIVILEGE AT O!RS' EXP5SE4 ,?IS K9D ( BEHAVIOR IS DEFAULT SETT+ = MO/ :ITE PEOPLE1 & ESPECIALLY EASY 9 MO/LY :ITE SPACES4 

,WAS ! CONV]G5CE MORE RACI/ ?AN O!R PR$OM9ANTLY :ITE AN>*I/ SPACES OR GA!R+S8 ,WE FE> ! ANSW] IS NO1 ?\< ?IS IS NO EXCUSE4 ,! *ALL5GES WE GRAPPLE ) P]VADE ! 5TIRE MILIEU1 & :ITE AN>*I/S %\LD NOT DELUDE !MSELVES TO ! CONTR>Y4 ,EV5 ?OSE :O ABHOR ,CRIME?,9C4 PROJECTS %\LD BE PAY+ ATT5TION H]E4 ,! RESPONSIBILITY TO DEAL ) ?IS *ALL5GE EXT5DS BEYOND ,CRIME?,9C4 TO ! AN>*I/ COMMUNITY AT L>GE4 

,ON ONE H&1 IT IS SOME?+ ( AN IMPROVEM5T ON O!R AN>*I/ EV5TS ?AT ! CONV]G5CE OP]ATES \TSIDE ! EX*ANGE ECONOMY1 GU>ANTEE+ FOOD1 H\S+1 & P>TICIPATION TO ALL :O ATT5D REG>DLESS ( !IR MEANS 7& )\T ANY HUMILIAT+ 0S*OL>%IP0 APPLICATIONS74 ,ON ! O!R H&1 ! DISCOM=T ( BE+ CR[D$ TOGE!R ) LIMIT$ FACILITIES & PRACTICALLY NO PRIVACY ATTRACTS A N>R[] CR[D1 SUBCULTURALLY SPEAK+1 :I* CAN MAKE IT EV5 MORE ALI5AT+ = PEOPLE FROM \TSIDE ?AT SUBCULTURE4 

,! FACT ?AT EV5 A S+LE P]SON ( COLOR *OSE TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! DISRUPTION \T ( P]SONAL FRU/RATION IS A S]I\S R$ FLAG4 ,IF WE WANT TO CREATE 5VIRONM5TS 9 :I* PEOPLE ( V>I\S RACES1 G5D]S1 CLASSES1 & WALKS ( LIFE CAN COLLABORATE & LE>N FROM ONE ANO!R1 WE >E RESPONSIBLE = TRY+ TO 5SURE ?AT EV]YONE CAN FEEL COM=TABLE 9 !M4 ,?OSE ) PRIVILEGE HAVE TO TAKE ! 9ITIATIVE1 AS !Y >E ! ONES BE/ POSITION$ TO R$RESS ! P[] IMBALANCE4 

,WE CAN SEP>ATE ISSUES ( :ITE SUPREMACY AT ! CONV]G5CE 9TO TWO BASIC CATEGORIES4 ,! FIR/ IS /RUCTURAL1 5COMPASS+ ! ORGANIZ+ PROCESS1 ! SITE1 & ! RELATION%IP TO ! LOCAL COMMUNITY4 ,! SECOND IS SOCIAL1 COMPRIS+ ! BEHAVIOR ( 9DIVIDUALS 9 ! C\RSE ( ! WEEK4 ,UP TO ?IS PO9T1 ! SECOND CATEGORY HAS OCCASION$ MORE 9T]NAL CRITICISM ?AN ! FIR/1 BUT ! FIR/ IS PROBABLY MORE IMPORTANT4 

,IT'S 9T]E/+ TO NOTE H[1 AT LEA/ = :ITE ATT5DEES1 9CID5TS ?AT SEEM$ 9SIGNIFICANT :5 !Y OCCURR$ ASSUM$ TREM5D\S SIGNIFICANCE 9 ! WAKE ( ! DISRUPTION4 ,SUDD5LY EV]Y COMM5T ?AT HAD SEEM$ TRIVIAL TO :ITE E>S TOOK ON NEW DIM5SIONS4 ,P]HAPS ?IS CAN CONVEY ! T9IE/ TA/E ( :AT IT IS LIKE NEV] TO BE ABLE TO %RUG (F SU* COMM5TS4 ,?IS %\LD ALSO BE 9/RUCTIVE TO :ITE AN>*I/S :O ASSUME ! ,CRIME?,9C4 CONV]G5CE WAS T>GET$ BECAUSE IT WAS A MORE RACI/ SPACE ?AN O!R PR$OM9ANTLY :ITE GA!R+S3 RE/ ASSUR$ ?AT IF ?IS HAD HAPP5$ AT ANO!R EV5T1 O!R SUPPOS$LY 9SIGNIFICANT 9CID5TS W\LD HAVE BE5 CA/ 9 />K RELIEF4 

,ONE MORE NOTE3 :5 ADDRESS+ RACISM & :ITE SUPREMACY1 IT'S IMPORTANT NOT TO JUDGE O!RS' BEHAVIOR ACCORD+ TO CLASSI/ CRIT]IA4 ,:5 PEOPLE VISUALIZE A RACI/1 !Y (T5 PICTURE A POOR ,S\!RN :ITE1 EV5 ?\< WEAL?Y :ITES >E MU* BETT] POSITION$ TO 9FLICT & B5EFIT FROM RACI/ 9JU/ICE4 ,MIDDLE CLASS PEOPLE PUT A TREM5D\S AM\NT ( FOCUS ON ADDRESS+ ISSUES ( LANGUAGE & PROTOCOL1 BUT ADDRESS+ ONE'S RACI/ CONDITION+ IS MORE AB\T COMMUNICATION ?AN LANGUAGE1 MORE AB\T SELF-AW>5ESS ?AN PROTOCOL1 MORE AB\T HUMILITY ?AN EXP]TIZE4 ,A RURAL WORK+ CLASS :ITE P]SON :O NEV] W5T TO COLLEGE TO LE>N AB\T 09T]SECTIONALITY0 CAN /ILL BE A BETT] COMRADE TO PEOPLE ( COLOR ?AN A WEAL?Y :ITE1 H[EV] MANY ANTI-OPPRESSION TRA9+S ! LATT] HAS ATT5D$--OR TAU<T4 

,H[ ,AB\T ,G5TRIFICATION8 

  

,IT IS >GUABLE ?AT ! CONV]G5CE CONTRIBUT$ TO ! G5TRIFICATION ( ! ADJAC5T ,G>FIELD NEI<BORHOOD4 ,AS DISCUSS$ 9 ! APP5DIX1 ONE TACTIC PROMOT+ G5TRIFICATION IS TO MAXIMIZE ! VISIBILITY ( :ITE PEOPLE1 & ! CONV]G5CE C]TA9LY CONTRIBUT$ TO ?AT4 

,IT'S WOR? PO9T+ \T1 H[EV]1 ?AT ! CONV]G5CE WAS ACTIVELY OPPOS$ BY ! ,BLOOMFIELD ,G>FIELD ,CORPORATION 7,B,G,C71 ONE ( ! PRIM>Y =CES BEH9D G5TRIFICATION 9 ! >EA4 ,E>LI] ON ! DAY ( ! DISRUPTION1 ! ,B,G,C CALL$ 9 A FALSE COMPLA9T TO ! ,PUBLIC ,HEAL? ,DEP>TM5T2 SYMPA!TIC S\RCES AT ! ,DEP>TM5T REPORT$ ?AT ! ,B,G,C /AT$ 0,WE DON'T WANT ?OSE PEOPLE H]E--!Y DON'T FIT 9 ) \R PLANS = ! >EA40 

,G5TRIFICATION IS A TOPIC WOR?Y ( MU* MORE DETAIL$ DISCUSSION ?AN SPACE P]MITS H]E4 ,9 BRIEF1 IT SEEMS ?AT !RE >E TWO BASIC APPROA*ES TO COMBAT+ IT4 ,ONE IS = :ITE PEOPLE SIMPLY NOT TO MOVE 9TO NEI<BORHOODS ?AT >E AT RISK = G5TRIFICATION4 ,?IS GUIDEL9E IS PROBABLY SUFFICI5T 9 SOME CASES1 BUT IT DOES NOT TAKE 9TO ACC\NT ?AT (T5 IT IS ! POORE/ :ITES :O >E =C$ TO MOVE 9TO SU* NEI<BORHOODS 9 ORD] TO F9D H\S+ !Y CAN AF=D4 ,IT DOES NOT SEEM ANY MORE APPROPRIATE TO BLAME !SE PEOPLE ?AN TO BLAME ?OSE :O >E =C$ TO TAKE M9IMUM-WAGE JOBS AT ,MC,DONALD'S4 ,ANO!R APPROA* TO FI<T+ G5TRIFICATION IS = ?OSE :O MOVE 9TO T>GET$ NEI<BORHOODS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY = E/ABLI%+ TIES ) !IR NEI<BORS & C\NT]BALANC+ ! NEGATIVE EFFECTS ( !IR PRES5CE1 = EXAMPLE BY TAK+ EFFECTIVE ACTION AGA9/ G5TRIFICATION4 ,?IS CAN TAKE MANY =MS1 9CLUD+ C\NT]-DEVELOPM5T CAMPAIGNS1 ANTI-EVICTION ORGANIZ+1 & SUPPORT+ LOCAL COMMUNITY 9FRA/RUCTURE4 

,9 ?IS LI<T1 P]HAPS ! ISSUE TO FOCUS ON WAS NOT SO MU* ?AT ! CONV]G5CE TOOK PLACE NEXT TO ,G>FIELD1 BUT ?AT IT WAS NOT US$ MORE EFFECTIVELY TO TE/ & CIRCULATE /RATEGIES = FI<T+ G5TRIFI]S SU* AS ,B,G,C4 ,AS A G5]AL RULE1 APPROA*ES F\ND$ ON RESI/ANCE RA!R ?AN GUILT >E B\ND TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE4 

,CRITIQUE ( ! ,CONV]G5CE ,ORGANIZ+ 

  

,MIDWAY ?R\< ! WEEK1 ONE LONGTIME ATT5DEE :O HAD PU%$ H>D = ! #bi CONV]G5CE TO EXP]IM5T ) A NEW MODEL REM>K$ ?AT IT WAS JU/ LIKE A RURAL CONV]G5CE1 ONLY 9 A CITY4 ,9DE$1 ?\< ?IS CONV]G5CE TOOK PLACE 9 A DIFF]5T SETT+1 ! MODEL ?AT HAD BE5 DEVELOP$ OV] ! PREC$+ SEV5 YE>S WAS TRANSPOS$ :OLE 9TO ?IS NEW 5VIRONM5T4 

,?IS WAS A TREM5D\S MISS$ OPPORTUNITY4 ,! MODEL ?AT HAD WORK$ WELL 5\< 9 ! C\NTRYSIDE WAS NOT AS SUIT$ = ! CITY1 &1 MORE TO ! PO9T1 IT (F]$ FEW OPPORTUNITIES TO 5GAGE ) LOCALS--:I* PRESUMABLY W\LD BE ! :OLE REASON TO HAVE AN URBAN CONV]G5CE4 ,!RE W]E EXCEPTIONS TO ?IS1 SU* AS ! OP5 H\RS AT ! FREE CL9IC1 BUT 9 G5]AL ! CONV]G5CE OCCURR$ 9 A BUBBLE1 SEP>AT$ FROM LOCAL COMMUNITIES RA!R ?AN 9TEGRAT$ 9TO !M OR REA*+ \T TO !M4 ,?IS IS NOT ! MODEL = RADICAL ORGANIZ+ ?AT MO/ LONGTIME CONV]G5CE P>TICIPANTS EMPLOY 9 \R [N HOMET[NS1 & IT'S UN=TUNATE ?AT WE FELL BACK 9TO IT H]E4 ,SC>CITY ( RES\RCES SU* AS FOOD & SPACE WAS REPEAT$LY CIT$ AS ONE ( ! OB/ACLES TO OP5+ UP 9T]ACTIONS ) MORE LOCALS2 9DE$1 IT'S H>D TO DEMON/RATE ! ADVANTAGES ( ! AN>*I/ ALT]NATIVE ) SO LITTLE AT \R DISPOSAL4 ,BUT !RE WAS ALSO A FAILURE ( IMAG9ATION4 

,MU* ( ?IS CAN BE TRAC$ TO GLIT*ES 9 ! ORGANIZ+ PROCESS4 ,BECAUSE ! ORIG9AL PLAN WAS TO BUY & REPAIR A BUILD+1 LITTLE ?\<T WAS GIV5 TO H[ ELSE ! EV5T MI<T 9T]ACT ) ! LOCAL COMMUNITY4 ,LESS ?AT TWO MON?S BE=E ! EV5T1 LOCAL ORGANIZ]S W]E /ILL SCRAMBL+ TO KEEP OP5 ! POSSIBILITY ( PUR*AS+ A BUILD+1 :ILE PUTT+ LITTLE 5]GY 9TO DEVELOP+ A PLAN ,B4 ,! BREAKD[N 9 ! ORGANIZ+ GR\P CAN ONLY HAVE MADE ?+S WORSE4 ,?IS IS A REM9D] ( H[ IMPORTANT GR\P DYNAMIC ISSUES >E1 & H[ F>-RANG+ ! EFFECTS CAN BE :5 CONFLICTS >E NOT WORK$ \T4 

,IT'S ALSO TRUE ?AT O!R REC5T MODELS = AN>*I/ GA!R+S HAVE PROVID$ PRECI\S FEW EXAMPLES ( H[ TO 5GAGE ) LOCAL COMMUNITIES4 ,CONF]5CES >E FREQU5TLY HELD ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES1 :I* BR+S UP AS MANY ISSUES >\ND ACCESSIBILITY & CLASS COM=T AS CONV]G5CES 9 RESID5TIAL NEI<BORHOODS BR+ UP AB\T G5TRIFICATION4 ,BOOKFAIRS CA/ LOCALS AS CONSUM]S1 LIMIT+ !IR P>TICIPATION ACCORD+ TO ECONOMIC MEANS & (F]+ FEW O!R PO9TS ( DEP>TURE BESIDES PASSIVELY LI/5+ TO SPEAK]S4 

,WE AN>*I/S1 LONG US$ TO BE+ \TSID]S1 MU/ BE C>EFUL NOT TO M>G9ALIZE \RSELVES4 ,FUTURE CONV]G5CES ?AT TAKE PLACE 9 CITIES %\LD AIM TO 9T]ACT ) LOCALS & 9T]RUPT ! SEP>ATIONS ?AT *>ACT]IZE DAILY LIFE UND] CAPITALISM4 ,IT IS SAD ?AT ! ,PITTSBUR< ,REALLY ,REALLY ,FREE ,M>KET1 :I* C\LD HAVE BE5 AN OPPORTUNITY = ?IS1 5D$ UP L>GELY BE+ A SPACE TO PROCESS ! EFFECTS ( ! DISRUPTION4 

,P>TICIPANTS ALSO BR\<T UP CONC]NS AB\T /RUCTURAL ISSUES ?AT C\LD HAVE CONTRIBUT$ TO ?IS YE>'S CONV]G5CE BE+ AN UNCOM=TABLE SPACE = ATT5DEES ) LESS SOCIAL PRIVILEGE4 ,SOME SUGGE/$ ?AT ! SELF-/RUCTUR+ NATURE ( ! CONV]G5CE WAS A PROBLEM4 ,A C\PLE PEOPLE ASK$ :E!R IT W\LD BE BETT] = IT TO BE 9VITE-ONLY1 ?\< ?IS WAS HOTLY DISPUT$4 ,IT WAS PROPOS$ ?AT !RE C\LD BE A M&ATORY ORI5TATION WORK%OP = FIR/-TIME ATT5DEES4 ,O!R TOP-D[N SOLUTIONS W]E ADVANC$1 9VOLV+ MORE /RUCTURE & PROTOCOL4 

,9/EAD ( PROPOS+ MORE 9FRA/RUCTURE1 ONE MI<T ASK :Y ! EXI/+ 9FRA/RUCTURE--SU* AS ! M$IATION TEAM & ! EXCLUSION POLICY--WAS NOT EFFECTIVE4 ,ONE ANSW] IS ?AT ?OSE :O W]E MO/ ALI5AT$ BY O!RS' BEHAVIOR FELT LEA/ 5TITL$ TO ASK ORGANIZ]S = HELP DEAL+ ) IT4 ,ANO!R IS ?AT RESPONSIBILITY WAS NOT WIDELY DI/RIBUT$ 5\<--A SIX-P]SON M$IATION TEAM CAN'T HOPE TO KEEP UP ) EV]Y POT5TIAL CONFLICT OR UNCOM=TABLE SITUATION )\T O!RS ALSO TAK+ 9ITIATIVE4.<#a.> ,H]E AGA9 WE RETURN TO ! *ALL5GES ( ORGANIZ+ EV5TS ?AT 9CLUDE PEOPLE :O >E AT !IR FIR/ AN>*I/ GA!R+4 

,SOME ( ! A=EM5TION$ PROPOSALS FOCUS MORE ON H[ TO CURB ! 9S5SITIVE BEHAVIOR ( ?OSE :O B5EFIT FROM SOCIAL PRIVILEGE ?AN ON EMP[]+ ?OSE AFFECT$ BY IT4 ,ONE PROPOSAL ?AT TOOK ! OPPOSITE APPROA* SUGGE/$ ?AT RACE & G5D] CAUCUSES %\LD BE S*$UL$ AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! CONV]G5CE1 RA!R ?AN NE> ! 5D.<#b.> 7:5 !Y HAVE OCCURR$ ! LA/ FEW YE>S71 (F]+ P>TICIPANTS ( ?OSE DEMOGRAPHICS ! *ANCE TO CONF] & PRES5T DEM&S TO O!R ATT5DEES4 ,AS PRIVILEGE ISSUES EXT5D TO AN 9F9ITE RANGE ( FACETS BEYOND RACE1 G5D]1 & CLASS1 ?IS W\LD /ILL BE A LIMIT$ SOLUTION1 BUT IT C\LD AT LEA/ BE A />T+ PO9T4 ,IT ALSO TAKES ADVANTAGE ( ! SELF-/RUCTUR+ ASPECT ( ! CONV]G5CE1 RA!R ?AN ATTEMPT+ TO SUPPRESS IT4 

,9 A SPATIAL RA!R ?AN TEMPORAL V]SION ( ?IS PROPOSAL1 SPACES C\LD BE DESIGNAT$ = ! SAME PURPOSE4 ,?IS W\LD HAVE BE5 P>TICUL>LY DIFFICULT 9 ,PITTSBUR<1 :]E !RE WAS SO LITTLE SPACE AT \R DISPOSAL1 BUT WE CAN AT LEA/ PUT IT 9 ! TOOLBOX = LAT]4 

,ONE O!R FACTOR AT ?IS CONV]G5CE WAS ?AT !RE W]E SO FEW OPPORTUNITIES = 9DIVIDUALS TO ADDRESS ! 5TIRE CONV]G5CE4 ,AT PREVI\S CONV]G5CES1 !RE HAD BE5 CIRCLES 9 ! MORN+ & ! EV5+2 9 ,PITTSBUR<1 DUE TO SPACE & TIME CON/RA9TS1 !Y ONLY TOOK PLACE 9 ! MORN+S1 B>ELY ACCOMMODAT+ ORGANIZ]S & WORK%OP PRES5T]S & (F]+ NO TIME AT ALL = 9DIVIDUALS TO AIR CONC]NS OR FRU/RATIONS4 

,BE+ A 0,:ITE ,ALLY0 

  

,9 ! DISCUSSIONS ON ,SATURDAY NI<T1 ONE :ITE P]SON SAID SOME?+ TO ! EFFECT ?AT HE 9ITIALLY SUPPORT$ ! DISRUPTION BECAUSE1 AS AN ASPIR+ :ITE ALLY1 HE UNCONSCI\SLY ASSUM$ ?AT HE %\LD SUPPORT :ATEV] PEOPLE ( COLOR SEEM$ TO BE TAK+ ! MO/ 0RADICAL0 POSITION4 ,?IS IS A TELL+ 9DICATOR ( H[ SIMPLI/IC MANY :ITE RADICALS' CONCEPTIONS /ILL >E ( :AT IT MEANS TO BE A 0:ITE ALLY40 

,BE+ A :ITE ALLY--OR1 ONE MI<T SAY LESS O/5TATI\SLY1 A GOOD COMRADE--TO PEOPLE ( COLOR IS NOT A SIMPLE MATT]4 ,9 A SPECIFIC P]SONAL RELATION%IP1 SU* AS ) A FRI5D OR NEI<BOR1 IT 9VOLVES BECOM+ AW>E ( ONE'S ADVANTAGES1 *ECK+ ONE'S T5D5CIES TO UTILIZE !M1 & ABOVE ALL BE+ APPROA*ABLE & OP5 TO CRITICISM4 ,?IS IS A LIFELONG PROJECT1 BUT ) HEAL?Y COMMUNICATION IT IS POSSIBLE TO MEASURE ONE'S SUCCESS ACCORD+ TO CONCRETE FE$BACK4 

,ASPIR+ TO BE A 0:ITE ALLY0 BEYOND SPECIFIC RELATION%IPS IS MORE COMPLEX & POT5TIALLY PROBLEMATIC4 ,ONE CAN ASPIRE TO CONTE/ SY/EMS ( :ITE SUPREMACY 9 G5]AL1 BUT 0:ITE ALLY0 IS NOT A ROLE OR ID5TITY ?AT ONE CAN E>N ) ANY AM\NT ( EF=T4 ,5DLESS QUE/IONS OP5 BE=E ANY :ITE P]SON :O SETS \T TO BE AN ALLY TO 0PEOPLE ( COLOR0 9 ! AB/RACT4 ,:OSE LEAD DO Y\ FOLL[8 ,9 CONFLICTS BETWE5 PEOPLE ( COLOR1 H[ DO Y\ DECIDE :I* SIDE TO TAKE1 OR H[ TO /& ASIDE8 ,IS IT POSSIBLE TO MAKE ?IS DECISION )\T SIMPLY ID5TIFY+ ) ?OSE :O SEEM LESS ?REAT5+ TO Y\R :ITE PRIVILEGE1 OR :O (F] MORE OPPORTUNITY TO APPEASE Y\R :ITE GUILT8 

,TOO MANY :ITE PEOPLE APPROA* ! ISSUE ( :ITE SUPREMACY AS IF IT IS SIMPLY A BILL !Y CAN PAY & MOVE ON4 ,IT IS NOT A MATT] ( 9DIVIDUAL GUILT ?AT CAN BE ABSOLV$1 BUT ( 5GAG+ HONE/LY & CRITICALLY ) ONE'S POSITION 9 AN UNJU/ SY/EM4 ,WE >E GO+ TO BE /RUGGL+ ) P[] DYNAMICS >\ND RACE & G5D] = ! RE/ ( \R LIVES1 EV5 IF !RE IS A CAPITAL-,R ,REVOLUTION4 ,RA!R ?AN SETT+ \T TO P]SUADE !MSELVES ?AT !Y >E DO+ 5\<1 :ITE PEOPLE NE$ TO UND]/& ?AT NO?+ !Y CAN EV] DO WILL BE 05\<10 & YET ?AT !Y HAVE EV]Y?+ TO GA9 BY TRY+4 

,ID5TITY & ,LEGITIMACY 

  

,! DISRUPTORS IMPOS$ A FRAMEWORK = ID5TITY & LEGITIMACY ?AT HAS DOM9AT$ DIALOGUE AB\T ! EV5TS1 EV5 AMONG MANY :O OPPOSE !IR POLITICS AS WELL AS ! ACTION4 ,AT WOR/1 ?IS HAS RESULT$ 9 PEOPLE PITT+ V>I\S ID5TITIES AGA9/ EA* O!R 9 A CONTE/ = LEGITIMACY3 0,QUE] & TRANS FOLKS W]E =C$ \T ONTO ! /REET 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! NI<T60 0,PEOPLE ( COLOR HAVE BE5 DISPLAC$ FROM L& = HUNDR$S ( YE>S60 

,IT IS IMPORTANT TO AVOID %ALL[ CRITIQUES ( ID5TITY POLITICS ?AT OBSCURE ! WAYS \R V>I\S EXP]I5CES ( RACE1 G5D]1 CLASS1 & O!R FACTORS %APE \R LIVES4 ,BUT WE CAN'T SIMPLY USE ID5TITIES TO CONF] AUTOMATIC LEGITIMACY ON ANYONE'S SUFF]+1 IDEAS1 OR ACTIONS4 ,WE HAVE TO CREATE FRAMEWORKS ?AT ACKN[L$GE ! UNIQU5ESS ( EV]YONE'S EXP]I5CES RA!R ?AN PRES5T+ 9DIVIDUALS AS M]E COLLECTIONS ( ID5TITIES1 & EMPHASIZE :AT EV]YONE HAS TO GA9 9 DISMANTL+ OPPRESSION ALONG ALL AXES4 

,?IS IS ESPECIALLY RELEVANT 9 REF]5CE TO JU/IFICATIONS ( ! DISRUPT]S' BEHAVIOR4 ,WE ALL AGREE ?AT VIOL5CE IS LEGITIMATE 9 SELF-DEF5SE4 ,CAN ?IS BE EXTRAPOLAT$ TO MEAN ?AT VIOL5CE IS ALWAYS LEGITIMATE :5 A P]SON L[] 9 ! SOCIAL HI]>*Y ATTACKS SOMEONE HI<] 9 IT8 ,IF SO1 H[ DO WE E/ABLI% EXACTLY :]E PEOPLE /& 9 RELATION TO EA* O!R8 ,IS RACE MORE DET]M9ANT ?AN CLASS OR G5D]8 ,>E !RE COMPLEX EQUATIONS BY :I* WE CAN WORK \T :O IS 5TITL$ TO EVICT :OM FROM A SPACE8 

,OR IS ?IS ! WRONG L9E ( QUE/ION+ ALTOGE!R8 ,AS AN>*I/S1 WE MI<T 9/EAD POSIT ?AT VIOL5CE IS ONLY LEGITIMATE TO ! EXT5T ?AT IT CREATES OR DEF5DS HORIZONTAL P[] DYNAMICS4 ,SELF-DEF5SE CAN BE AN 9/ANCE ( ?IS1 AS CAN ATTACKS ON ! REPRESSIVE APP>ATUS ( ! /ATE4 

,IT IS NOT AN>*I/ TO PRIORITIZE ANY ONE =M ( OPPRESSION OV] O!RS4 ,:ITE PEOPLE CAN'T UND]/& OR JUDGE ! EXP]I5CES ( PEOPLE ( COLOR1 BUT BY ?IS SAME PR9CIPLE NO ONE CAN FULLY UND]/& OR JUDGE ANO!R P]SON'S EXP]I5CE1 & ?AT 9CREASES EXPON5TIALLY ACCORD+ TO ALL SORTS ( DIFF]5CES4 ,! PO9T IS NOT TO RANK OPPRESSIONS1 BUT TO (FSET !IR EFFECTS :ILE FI<T+ !M4 ,=MS ( POLITICAL %OR?& SU* AS 0ALL :ITE PEOPLE B5EFIT FROM :ITE PRIVILEGE0 & 0!RE IS NO SU* ?+ AS REV]SE RACISM0 >E USEFUL = ?IS1 BUT !Y CANNOT JU/IFY TURN+ A BL9D EYE :5 PEOPLE ( OPPRESS$ DEMOGRAPHICS VICTIMIZE O!RS ON ! BASIS ( PRESUM$ PRIVILEGE4 

,AB\T ! ,DISRUPTION 

  

,FEEL+S >E ALWAYS LEGITIMATE4 ,IT IS A CRU%+ TRAG$Y ?AT ANYONE FELT EXCLUD$ OR SIL5C$ AT ! CONV]G5CE4 

,:5 ONE FEELS EXCLUD$ & SIL5C$1 !RE IS SOME?+ TO BE SAID = /RIK+ \T1 EV5 :5 IT IS NOT 9 ORD] TO CREATE ! POSSIBILITY ( DIALOGUE BUT SIMPLY TO CREATE SPACE = ONESELF4 ,CALLS = DIALOGUE >E *EAP COM+ FROM ?OSE :OSE COM=T EXCLUDES & SIL5CES O!RS4 ,IT'S EASY TO BE SYMPA!TIC TO ! P]SON :O ACCEPT$ ! LA/-M9UTE 9VITATION TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! DISRUPTION \T ( FRU/RATION ) ! ATMOSPH]E ( ! CONV]G5CE4 

,ALL ?AT SAID1 NOT ALL ACTIONS >E LEGITIMATE4 ,MANY :O EXP]I5C$ ! DISRUPTION HAVE ID5TIFI$ IT AS DOM9AT+1 ABUSIVE BEHAVIOR4 ,! :ITE PEOPLE 9 ! BUILD+ W]E T>GET$ ON ACC\NT ( !IR ID5TITIES RA!R ?AN !IR ACTIONS1 & EV]YONE 9 ! BUILD+ WAS SUBJECT$ TO AN EXTREMELY TRAUMATIC SITUATION4 ,?IS WAS JU/IFI$ ON ! GR\NDS ?AT PEOPLE ( COLOR HAVE BE5 SUBJECT$ TO MU* WORSE--:I* IS TRUE BUT BESIDE ! PO9T4 

,LET NO ONE SAY ! ACTION WAS NOT VIOL5T4 ,:5 ! POLICE EVICT A FAMILY FROM !IR HOME1 !Y NE$ NOT HIT ANYONE = ! EVICTION TO BE VIOL5T2 ! ?REAT ( VIOL5CE IS 5\<4 ,LIKEWISE1 BY SCREAM+ ?AT !Y W]E NOT PACIFI/S & PHYSICALLY SEIZ+ & DAMAG+ PEOPLE'S BELONG+S 79CLUD+1 9CID5TALLY1 ! BELONG+S ( PEOPLE ( COLOR71 ! DISRUPT]S MADE !IR 9T5TIONS CLE>4 ,JU/IFICATIONS AFT] ! FACT AB\T 0PROP]TY DAMAGE0 NOT BE+ VIOL5CE >E BESIDE ! PO9T1 NOT TO M5TION A DIS+5U\S MISREPRES5TATION ( ! AN>*I/ CASE = ANTI-CORPORATE V&ALISM4 

,G5TRIFICATION HAS BE5 CIT$ AS ONE ( ! JU/IFICATIONS = ! DISRUPTION1 ALONG ) ! ALLEGATION ?AT ! ORGANIZ]S HAD NOT CONSULT$ ! RESID5TS ( ! NEI<BORHOOD :]E ! CONV]G5CE TOOK PLACE4 ,( C\RSE1 SOME ( ! ORGANIZ]S & P>TICIPANTS W]E RESID5TS ( ! NEI<BORHOOD1 :ILE NONE ( ! DISRUPT]S W]E EV5 FROM ,PITTSBUR<4 ,! DISRUPTION WAS SUPPORT$ BY AT LEA/ ONE LOCAL :O WAS NOT PRES5T1 BUT IT'S UNLIKELY ?AT ! DISRUPT]S !MSELVES CONSULT$ ! RESID5TS ( ! NEI<BORHOOD BE=E ACT+ SUPPOS$LY 9 !IR 9T]E/S4 ,BY =C+ HUNDR$S ( PEOPLE \T ONTO ! /REET 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! NI<T & ATTRACT+ ! POLICE1 ! DISRUPTION POS$ GREAT RISK NOT ONLY TO CONV]G5CE P>TICIPANTS1 BUT ALSO POT5TIALLY TO LOCAL RESID5TS2 IF ANY?+1 IT 9CREAS$ ! NEGATIVE EFFECTS ( ! CONV]G5CE ON ! NEI<BORHOOD4 

,9 ! /ATEM5T ! DISRUPT]S RELEAS$ SEV]AL DAYS AFT] ! CONV]G5CE1 !Y ACKN[L$G$1 AMID V>I\S FABRICATIONS1.<#c.> ?AT ! DISRUPTION HAD BE5 DISCUSS$ LONG BE=E ! CONV]G5CE1 :5 ! ORGANIZ]S W]E /ILL CONSID]+ PUR*AS+ A BUILD+4 ,RA!R ?AN A RESPONSE TO ANY SPECIFIC GRIEVANCE1 IT SEEMS ?AT ! DISRUPTION WAS AN OPPORTUNI/IC ATTACK ON A T>GET CALCULAT$ TO CREATE ! MAXIMUM NOTORIETY :ILE OCCASION+ ! M9IMUM RISK4 ,IF ?IS IS SO1 IT IS P>TICUL>LY UNSCRUPUL\S ?AT ?OSE :O PLANN$ IT 9VIT$ O!RS TO P>TICIPATE ON ! BASIS ( !IR P]SONAL FRU/RATIONS4 

,ONE MI<T HOPE ?AT AN ACTION LIKE ?IS MI<T AT LEA/ GIVE RISE TO DIALOGUE1 & ONE P]SON :O JO9$ 9 AT ! LA/ M9UTE HAS SAID ?AT HE DID SO HOP+ TO A*IEVE ?AT GOAL2 BUT ! DISRUPTION ITSELF SEEMS 9T5D$ TO BR+ \T ! WOR/ 9 PEOPLE & MAKE DIALOGUE IMPOSSIBLE4 ,=C+ PEOPLE \T ( ! SPACE1 DEM&+ ?AT !Y NOT ONLY LEAVE ! BUILD+ BUT ALSO ,PITTSBUR< & ,NOR? ,AM]ICA1 CLE>LY CREAT$ /RUCTURAL OB/ACLES TO ANY SORT ( COLLECTIVE PROCESS+ ( ! EV5T2 IT WAS ONLY BY DEFY+ ! DISRUPT]S' DEM&S ?AT ATT5DEES W]E ABLE TO ADDRESS ! 9APPROPRIATE WAYS :ITE PEOPLE HAD RESPOND$4 ,SOME ( ! DISRUPT]S HAVE MADE IT CLE> ?AT !Y DO NOT REG>D :ITE AN>*I/S AS COMRADES2 IT'S NOT \T ( ! QUE/ION ?AT !Y MAY HAVE DELIB]ATELY SET \T TO CREATE A SITUATION 9T5D$ TO CORROBORATE ?AT P]SPECTIVE4 

,9 ANY CASE1 ?OSE :O PLANN$ ! DISRUPTION 9 ADVANCE HAVE MADE IT V]Y DIFFICULT NOT TO 9T]PRET !IR 5TIRE P>TICIPATION 9 ! CONV]G5CE AS A MALICI\S S]IES ( DE$S C>RI$ \T 9 BAD FAI?4 

,9 ! SUBSEQU5T /ATEM5T1 ! DISRUPTION WAS CALL$ 0,SMACK A ,:ITE ,BOY10 BUT ! ONLY PEOPLE :O 5D$ UP 9 PHYSICAL CONFRONTATIONS W]E PEOPLE ( COLOR4 ,?IS WAS NOT AN ACCID5T1 BUT A /RUCTURAL RESULT ( ! DISRUPT]S' APPROA*4 ,:AT DID !Y EXPECT O!R PEOPLE ( COLOR 9 ! SPACE W\LD DO8 ,! DISRUPT]S IMPOS$ A SITUATION ON EV]YONE 9 ! BUILD+ 9 :I* ANY :ITE PEOPLE :O DEF5D$ !MSELVES OR !IR BELONG+S W\LD BE FRAM$ AS RACI/S2 ! ONLY ONES :O W]E IMMUNE TO ?IS SETUP W]E ! O!R PEOPLE ( COLOR1 :O W]E !N =C$ TO P]SONALLY TAKE ON ! DISRUPT]S1 REG>DLESS ( :E!R !Y W]E EMOTIONALLY PREP>$ = ?IS4 

,AS ( ?IS WRIT+1 MO/ ( ?OSE :O KNEW AB\T ! DISRUPTION 9 ADVANCE HAVE EXPRESS$ REGRETS ( ONE K9D OR ANO!R1 BUT ! CORE GR\P ( DISRUPT]S HAS CONT9U$ TO JU/IFY IT 9 ! /RONGE/ T]MS4 ,9 \R VIEW1 !Y >E P]PETRATORS ( ABUSE :O CANNOT BE CONSID]$ COMRADES UNLESS !Y >E WILL+ TO BE ACC\NTABLE = !IR ACTIONS4 

,CRITIQUE ( ! ,RESPONSE 

  

,:ATEV] CAN BE SAID AGA9/ P>TICIPANTS 9 ! CONV]G5CE1 ?R\<\T ! 5TIRE 9CID5T NO ONE ?REW A PUN* OR CALL$ ! POLICE4 ,IT W\LD BE V]Y DIFFICULT TO F9D ANO!R MIX$ SPACE ( HUNDR$S ( PEOPLE :O W\LD REACT TO SU* A PROVOCATION )\T RESORT+ TO VIOL5CE1 :E!R !IR [N OR VIA ! AU?ORITIES4 

,BUT WAS ! ORGANIZ]S' REACTION APPROPRIATE8 ,UND] ! CIRCUM/ANCES1 CONSID]+ ?AT !RE WAS NO TEMPLATE = H&L+ SU* SITUATIONS1 IT MAY NOT HAVE BE5 ! WOR/ RESPONSE2 IF NO?+ ELSE1 IT PREV5T$ ANY?+ FROM COMPLICAT+ ! DISCUSSIONS ?AT HAVE TAK5 PLACE S9CE4 ,BUT UPON A GREAT DEAL ( REFLECTION1 WE CAN'T 5DORSE ! WAY PEOPLE H&L$ ! DISRUPTION AS AN APPROPRIATE MODEL = RESPOND+ TO SIMIL> EV5TS 9 ! FUTURE4 

,BY *OOS+ TO /AY \T ( ! CONFLICT1 :ITE ORGANIZ]S ESS5TIALLY ACCEPT$ ! T]MS ( ! DISRUPT]S1 COLLABORAT+ 9 =C+ !M ON EV]YONE ELSE & =C+ ! PEOPLE ( COLOR :O OPPOS$ ! DISRUPTION TO DO SO ALONE4 

,?IS IS AN EXAMPLE ( H[ A MUDDLE-HEAD$ DESIRE TO BE AN ALLY CAN SOMETIMES CAUSE PEOPLE TO C\NT5ANCE ABUSIVE BEHAVIOR4 ,:ITE PRIVILEGE IS NOT ! ONLY K9D ( PRIVILEGE1 :ITE-9FLICT$ OPPRESSION IS NOT ! ONLY K9D ( OPPRESSION2 9 /&+ ASIDE1 :ITE ORGANIZ]S ESS5TIALLY JO9$ ! DISRUPT]S 9 PRIORITIZ+ ONE =M ( OPPRESSION OV] O!RS4 ,?IS IS NEI!R RESPONSIBLE NOR AN>*I/4 

,IF ?IS RESPONSE SETS ! PREC$5T = SU* SITUATIONS1 IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO DEF5D AN>*I/ EV5TS AGA9/ DISRUPT]S ( ALL /RIPES4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 !RE >E 9C5TIVES = PEOPLE ( ALL WALKS ( LIFE TO DOM9ATE & ABUSE O!RS1 & IT'S NOT \T ( ! QUE/ION ?AT WORSE 5EMIES ?AN !SE P>TICUL> DISRUPT]S MI<T ATTEMPT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE ( :AT !Y SEE AS A WEAKNESS AMONG AN>*I/S4 ,IF !RE IS A NEXT TIME1 WE URGE PEOPLE TO DRAW ON ?IS EXAMPLE & TAKE ACTION TO PREV5T PEOPLE FROM CO]C+ O!RS & BREAK+ UP EV5TS4 

,?IS IS NOT ! FIR/ TIME ?AT AN>*I/S HAVE CLA%$ OV] ISSUES ( OPPRESSION1 5TITLEM5T1 & CO]CION4 ,HI/ORY HAS %[N REPEAT$LY ?AT APP>5TLY M9OR DISAGREEM5TS (T5 =E%AD[ MAJOR DIVISIONS--9 #a#i#a#g1 = EXAMPLE4 ,WE MU/ /ICK TO \R PR9CIPLES EV5 :5 O!RS CALL ON US TO SUSP5D !M2 LET US NOT =GET :AT BECAME ( AN>*I/S :O SUSP5D$ !M 9 ! PA/4 

,!RE IS ALSO MU* TO CRITIQUE AB\T ! RESPONSE AFT] ,FRIDAY NI<T4 ,IT'S 9T]E/+ TO NOTE ?AT BO? ! DISRUPTION ,FRIDAY NI<T & ! DISCUSSION ,SATURDAY NI<T T>GET$ ! ATT5DEES AS A :OLE1 DIFFUS+ RESPONSIBILITY1 :5 MO/ ( ! GRIEVANCES 9 QUE/ION C\LD BE TRAC$ TO SPECIFIC 9DIVIDUALS4 ,ANYONE C\LD HAVE TAK5 ! 9ITIATIVE TO APPROA* ! RESPONSIBLE P>TIES P]SONALLY1 BUT FEW DID4 ,! DISCUSSION ,SATURDAY NI<T WAS GOOD = HELP+ P>TICIPANTS HONE !IR UND]/&+ ( OPPRESSION & :ITE SUPREMACY1 BUT MANY ( ?OSE :O MO/ NE$$ TO HE> IT W]E NOT 9 ! ROOM4 ,AT WOR/1 ?IS MAKES SU* DISCUSSIONS APPE> TO BE A SORT ( LITANY PEOPLE RECITE TO ASSURE !MSELVES ( !IR GOOD 9T5TIONS1 RA!R ?AN A CONCRETE WAY TO *ANGE4 ,GRANT$1 PEOPLE W]E EXHAU/$--BUT MO/ ( ! IMPORTANT GR[? 9 CONSCI\SNESS >\ND !SE ISSUES RESULTS FROM P]SONAL CONV]SATIONS1 NOT OP5 DISCUSSIONS4 

,A FEW PEOPLE HAVE D>$ TO BE HONE/ & VULN]ABLE1 SU* AS ! :ITE PEOPLE 9 ! DISCUSSION ,SATURDAY NI<T :O [N$ UP TO ! OPPRESSIVE ?+S !Y HAD SAID ,FRIDAY1 & ! PEOPLE :O P>TICIPAT$ 9 OR W]E =EW>N$ ( ! DISRUPTION :O HAVE COME =W>D TO EXPRESS !IR REGRETS & EXPLA9 :Y !Y DID :AT !Y DID4 ,?IS HUMILITY SETS A GOOD EXAMPLE = EV]YONE ELSE4 

,?\< MANY PEOPLE HAVE REJECT$ ! DISRUPT]S' DEM&S ?AT :ITE PEOPLE 0,GO BACK TO ,EUROPE0 & SO ON AS ABSURD1 P]HAPS IT IS 9SULT+ NOT TO 5GAGE ) !M4 ,?IS IS A COH]5T POSITION--EV5 IF :ITE PEOPLE CAN'T BE =C$ TO RETURN TO ,EUROPE1 ONE C\LD >GUE ?AT ! ONLY WAY = PEOPLE ( COLOR TO MA9TA9 !IR DIGNITY IS TO REFUSE TO LEGITIMIZE !IR PRES5CE 9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA4#d ,9DE$1 :ITE RADICALS CONSI/5TLY GIVE PEOPLE ( COLOR REASON TO D\BT ?AT !Y CAN EV] BE GOOD COMRADES4 ,:ITE AN>*I/S :O DON'T WANT TO SEE MORE DEBACLES LIKE ?IS 9 ! FUTURE %\LD MAKE A REAL EF=T NOT TO GIVE PEOPLE ( COLOR REASON TO GIVE UP ON !M4 

,ULTIMATELY1 ?\< IT IS TEMPT+ = MO/ :ITE PEOPLE TO FOCUS ON ! DISRUPTION1 ! ROOTS ( ! ISSUE & ! P[] TO ADDRESS !M LIE )9 :ITE AN>*I/S4 ,! DISRUPTION WAS NOT ONLY A PUBLICITY /UNT OR A P[] GRAB )9 ,A,P,O,C2 ! FACT ?AT EV5 A S+LE P]SON *OSE TO P>TICIPATE 9 IT \T ( P]SONAL FRU/RATION 9DICATES ?AT WE ALL HAVE A TREM5D\S AM\NT ( WORK TO DO4 

,NOT ,CONCLUSIONS1 BUT ,BEG9N+S 

  

,! V>I\S WAYS :ITE PEOPLE RESPOND$ TO ! DISRUPTION %[ H[ F> WE HAVE TO GO 9 DEVELOP+ A COMPREH5SIVE ANTI-OPPRESSION POLITIC ?AT CAN PROTECT AGA9/ ALL =MS ( 9T]NAL OPPRESSION & DOM9ATION4 ,! WAY ! DISRUPTION ITSELF PLAY$ \T1 BECOM+ A CONFLICT BETWE5 PEOPLE ( COLOR AS WELL AS BETWE5 PEOPLE ( COLOR & :ITE PEOPLE1 %[S ?AT ISSUES ( ID5TITY & PRIVILEGE CANNOT BE SIMPLIFI$ 9TO ONE-DIM5SIONAL IMP]ATIVES2 WE CAN'T JU/ DRAW L9ES BETWE5 BLACK & :ITE OR RI<T & WRONG & FI<T IT \T1 KN[+ \RSELVES TO BE ON ! SIDE ( ! ANGELS4 

,?\< ?IS HAS BE5 EMOTIONALLY EXHAU/+ ALL >\ND1 IT'S ONLY ONE LE>N+ EXP]I5CE 9 A LIFELONG PROCESS2 WE CAN'T LET IT DISC\RAGE US4 ,WE'RE 9 A LONG-T]M /RUGGLE2 WE'LL BE ORGANIZ+ EV5TS = MANY YE>S YET1 ALONG ) O!R =MS ( ACTIVITY4 ,?IS YE>1 WE'LL DISCUSS H[ TO IMPROVE ON ! CONV]G5CE MODELS ( ! PA/1 H[ TO 5GAGE MORE ) PRIVILEGE & G5TRIFICATION1 & :]E TO GO FROM H]E4 ,H]E'S HOP+ ?IS TEXT CAN PROMPT MORE CON/RUCTIVE DISCUSSIONS >\ND ALL !SE ISSUES4 

,APP5DIX #a3 0,HI/ORY & ,NEI<BORHOOD0 

  

FROM ! CONV]G5CE ORI5TATION 'Z9E 

,?IS YE>'S ,CRIME?,9C4 CONV]G5CE DEP>TS FROM PA/ EXP]IM5TS ?R\< \R DECISION TO HO/ IT 9 AN URBAN SETT+4 ,ALONG ) ?IS *OICE ( LOCATIONS COMES A HO/ ( NEW DYNAMICS1 RELATION%IPS1 & HI/ORIES ?AT >E IMPORTANT = ALL ( US TO BE AW>E ( AS WE *OOSE \R ACTIONS = ! WEEK4 ,BE+ 9 ! CITY1 ?IS YE>'S CONV]G5CE SPACE IS ALSO SITUAT$ ON ! BATTLEFIELD ( A /RUGGLE RAG+ 9 ,PITTSBUR< & MO/ O!R CITIES 9 ! ,U4,S4 ,!RE >E MANY DIFF]5T NAMES TO DESCRIBE ?IS CONFLICT--G5TRIFICATION1 0URBAN R5EWAL10 COMMUNITY DEVELOPM5T1 ETC4--BUT AT ! HE>T ( IT IS ESS5TIALLY ! /RUGGLE OV] :O HAS P[] TO MAKE DECISIONS AB\T ! COMPOSITION ( A NEI<BORHOOD1 & H[ ?AT P[] IS /RUCTUR$4 ,SIMIL>LY1 :O B5EFITS FROM DECISIONS MADE AB\T A COMMUNITY1 & :OSE 9T]E/S >E BE+ HE>D8 ,& H[ DO ! ACTIONS ( FOLKS FROM DIFF]5T RACIAL1 CLASS1 & CULTURAL BACKGR\NDS P>TICIPAT+ 9 ?OSE NEI<BORHOODS AFFECT ! \TCOME ( !SE /RUGGLES8 

,?IS YE>'S CONV]G5CE IS TAK+ PLACE AT ! 9T]SECTION ( F\R MAJOR NEI<BORHOODS 9 ,PITTSBUR<3 ,BLOOMFIELD4 ,G>FIELD1 ,FRI5D%IP1 & ,EA/ ,LIB]TY4 ,= US TO UND]/& \R RELATION%IPS TO !SE COMMUNITIES & H[ O!R FOLKS 9 ?IS CITY MI<T FEEL AB\T \R PRES5CE H]E1 IT IS IMPORTANT = US TO BE AW>E ( ! HI/ORY & *>ACT] ( !SE NEI<BORHOODS4 ,BLOOMFIELD IS A TRADITIONALLY :ITE1 WORK+ CLASS NEI<BORHOOD KN[ AS ,PITTSBUR<'S 0,LITTLE ,ITALY40 ,G>FIELD HAS TRADITIONALLY BE5 A WORK+-CLASS NEI<BORHOOD1 *ANG+ AS NEW WAVES ( IMMIGRANTS >RIV$ 9 ,PITTSBUR< & CURR5TLY 9HABIT$ MO/LY BY ,AFRICAN-,AM]ICANS4 ,EA/ ,LIB]TY1 FOLL[+ A DISA/R\S R$EVELOPM5T PLAN & :ITE FLI<T 9 ! #a#i#fS1 HAS BECOME A WORK+-CLASS1 ,AFRICAN-,AM]ICAN NEI<BORHOOD & HOME TO REFUGEES FROM ! DE/RUCTION ( ! ,HILL ,DI/RICT TO BUILD ! ,CIVIC ,>5A4 ,FRI5D%IP WAS 9V5T$ AS A NEI<BORHOOD 9 ! E>LY #a#i#iS BY :ITE1 SELF-DESCRIB$ 0URBAN HOME/EAD]S0 :O S\<T TO DISASSOCIATE !MSELVES FROM ! 0BLI<T$0 NEI<BORHOODS ( ,G>FIELD & ,EA/ ,LIB]TY4 ,AT ! MOM5T1 !RE IS AN ATTEMPT TO FUR!R SPLIT P>T ( ,EA/ ,LIB]TY 9TO A NEW NEI<BORHOOD CALL$ 0,EA/ ,SIDE10 ! NEW HOME ( A ,:OLE ,FOODS1 ,TRAD] ,JOE'S1 ,/>BUCKS1 A ,TREK BIKE %OP1 & O!R BUS9ESSES APPEAL+ TO ! AFFLU5T4 

,9 EXAM9+ ?IS HI/ORY1 :AT >E ! 9T5TIONS BEH9D T]MS SU* AS BLI<T$ NEI<BORHOODS1 URBAN R5EWAL & URBAN HOME/EAD+4 ,:O HAS ! P[] TO MAKE !SE DEF9ITIONS1 & = :AT PURPOSES >E !SE LABELS US$8  

,URBAN BLI<T IS A T]M G5]ALLY US$ TO DESCRIBE ! NEI<BORHOODS ( POOR PEOPLE1 IMMIGRANTS1 & PEOPLE ( COLOR 9 ORD] TO JU/IFY HOLD+ P[] OV] !SE NEI<BORHOODS & MAK+ DECISIONS AB\T !IR FUTURE4 ,URBAN BLI<T SAYS ?AT NO ONE %\LD C>E AB\T !SE PLACES & !Y HAVE NO VALUE4  

,URBAN R5EWAL 9 ,PITTSBUR< IS A HI/ORY ( HI<WAYS EXPANSIONS1 NEW /ADIUMS1 & O!R PUBLICLY FUND$ DEVELOPM5T ?AT DISPLACE M>G9ALIZ$ COMMUNITIES = ! B5EFIT ( ! ELITE4 ,?IS T]M WAS US$ AS JU/IFICATION = DEMOLI%+ ! HE>T ( ,PITTSBUR<'S ,HILL ,DI/RICT 9 #a#i#f#a1 ! C5T] ( ! BLACK COMMUNITY AT ! TIME1 TO MAKE WAY = AN OP]A H\SE S]V+ ,PITTSBUR<'S :ITE ELITE4  

,! T]M HOME/EAD+1 MEAN:ILE1 IS ROOT$ 9 ! TIME ( WE/W>D EXPANSION ( :ITE ,AM]IKA1 :5 ! GOV]NM5T (F]$ 9C5TIVES = SETTL]S TO MOVE \T FROM ! ORIG9AL COLONIES4 ,?IS MOVEM5T WAS DIRECTLY TI$ TO DISPLACEM5T ( ,NATIVE ,AM]ICANS FROM !IR L&1 TO ! GREAT DETRIM5T ( ! 5VIRONM5T & = ! 5RI*M5T ( CORPORATIONS4 ,MI<T ! MOD]N APPLICATION ( ! WORD REFLECT A SIMIL> PROCESS ( :ITE MIGRATION 9TO TRADITIONAL COMMUNITIES ( COLOR8  
  

,9 PLANN+ & C>RY+ \T ! ,CRIME?,9C4 CONV]G5CE ?IS YE>1 WE NE$ TO BE AW>E ( \R RELATION%IP TO !SE HI/ORICAL 9JU/ICES & ! CURR5T /RUGGLES OV] DEF9+ ! COMMUNITIES 9 \R CITY4 ,\R 9ITIAL HOPE 9 ORGANIZ+ AN URBAN CONV]G5CE WAS TO USE ! /R5G? 9 NUMB]S ( HO/+ ?IS EV5T TO CREATE P]MAN5T 9FRA/RUCTURE ?AT C\LD EMP[] RADICAL ACTIVITIES 9 ,PITTSBUR<4 ,WE PLANN$ TO BUY A BUILD+ ?AT W\LD HO/ ! CONV]G5CE1 USE ! MOM5TUM ( ! CONV]G5CE TO R5OVATE IT1 & !N HAVE ! BUILD+ REMA9 AS A LONG-T]M AN>*I/ RES\RCE = ,PITTSBUR<4 ,?IS W\LD HAVE BE5 A MAJOR DEP>TURE FROM CONV]G5CES ( YE>S PA/1 :I* ACTUALLY /RIVE TO LEAVE NO?+ BEH9D4 

,IT S\NDS LIKE SYN]GY1 BUT ! SIZE1 LOGI/ICAL1 & GEOGRAPHICAL NE$S ( A CONV]G5CE SPACE & A LONG-T]M AN>*I/ SOCIAL C5T] >E ACTUALLY PRETTY DIV]G5T4 ,AFT] MON?S & MON?S ( LOOK+1 WE W]5'T ABLE TO F9D SOME?+ ?AT W\LD SUIT BO? PROJECTS P]FECTLY4 ,RA!R ?AN BUY A BUILD+ = A ONE WEEK EV5T OR GET A BUILD+ ?AT WE C\LD USE LONG T]M BUT ?AT W\LD MAKE ?IS EV5T IMPOSSIBLE1 WE DECID$ NOT TO RU% IT & TO MAKE O!R PLANS = ! CONV]G5CE4 

,\R REVIS$ PLAN WAS TO R5T A BUILD+ = ! CONV]G5CE SPACE4 ,9 SE>*+ = A SPACE TO HOLD ! CONV]G5CE1 WE CONFRONT$ ! REALITIES ( BE+ 7MO/LY7 :ITE AN>*I/S 9 A WORLD %AP$ BY ! HI/ORICAL DEVELOPM5TS \TL9$ ABOVE4 ,:E!R IT WAS ?R\< ! >T-WORLD1 'HIP' POLITICIANS1 ABS5TEE L&LORDS1 OR ANY O!R AV5UE WE KNEW ( O!R FOLKS GETT+ SPACE1 WE W]E ?W>T$4 ,AT ! HE>T ( IT1 HO/+ ! ,CRIME?,9C4 CONV]G5CE 7LIKE MO/ AN>*I/ ACTIVITIES7 IS NOT 9 ! SELF-9T]E/ ( PEOPLE :O G5]ALLY TRY TO APPEAL TO ! WORLD ( CORPORATE FUND+1 0COMMUNITY DEVELOPM5T0 GRANTS1 YUPPIE CONSUM]S1 & ! POLICE4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 WE W]E TOO POOR = ALMO/ ALL ( ! PROP]TY 9 ! CITY AVAILABLE = A TRADITIONAL R5TAL AGREEM5T1 REG>DLESS ( ! POLITICAL LEAN+S ( ! [N]S4 ,! ONLY NEI<BORHOODS :]E WE C\LD AF=D A SPACE W]E EI!R COMPLETELY ISOLAT$ FROM ! LOCAL AN>*I/ COMMUNITIES1 OR 9 NEI<BORHOODS T>GET$ = G5TRIFICATION4 

,9 ! 5D1 WE DIDN'T MAKE MU* ( A *OICE AT ALL3 WE >E HO/+ ! CONV]G5CE 9 ! ONLY LEGAL SPACE WE C\LD AF=D4 ,& IT IS SITUAT$ 7TO V>Y+ DEGREES1 LIKE MO/ ( ,PITTSBUR< AT ?IS MOM5T7 9 A PLACE :]E !RE IS S]I\S T5SION AB\T COMPET+ VISIONS = ! FUTURE ( A NEI<BORHOOD4 

,ONE ( ! MO/ DIFFICULT DECISIONS WE HAD TO MAKE ?IS YE> WAS ! DECISION TO GET A 'LEGAL' SPACE4 ,:ILE WE DREAM$ ( O!R PLANS1 ALL ( !M C>RI$ ) !M ! MORE IMM$IATE ?REAT ( >RE/4 ,WE FELT IT W\LD BE IRRESPONSIBLE TO ?RU/ ALL ( Y\ 9TO ?AT SITUATION )\T Y\R CONS5T1 & WE WORRI$ ?AT NOT 5\< ( US W\LD BE WILL+ TO FACE ?OSE RISKS = !SE WILD] PLANS TO REA* FRUITION4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 WE FELT A RESPONSIBILITY TO ALL ( Y\ TO MAKE ! CONV]G5CE HAPP51 & \R ONLY O!R REAL OPTION WE C\LD SEE WAS A COMPLETE CANCELLATION4 ,SO1 WE'RE /ILL TRY+ ! URBAN EXP]IM5T1 ON :AT >E ! BE/ T]MS WE FELT ABLE TO A*IEVE1 & WE >E /ILL EXCIT$ AB\T :AT WE CAN ACCOMPLI% TOGE!R4 

,! PURPOSE ( \R ANALYSIS IS NOT TO FEEL GUILT AB\T ! SITUATION WE >E 91 BECAUSE WE DIDN'T CREATE ?IS SY/EM1 BUT RA!R TO FIGURE \T H[ WE CAN FI<T AGA9/ IT BETT]1 H[ WE CAN BE SM>T] & RESI/ & OV]COME ! WAY ?IS WORLD IS TO ! BE/ ( \R ABILITIES4 ,?IS SITUATION LEADS TO A LOT ( DIFFICULT QUE/IONS = ALL ( US TO ?9K AB\T3 ,CAN :ITE PEOPLE EXI/ 9 NEI<BORHOODS SU* AS ?IS )\T BE+ A G5TRIFY+ =CE 9 ! COMMUNITY1 & H[ DO WE GO AB\T IT8 ,IS !RE AN ALT]NATIVE TO BE+ \TSID]S 9 COMMUNITIES ( COLOR = :ITE AN>*I/S ) LITTLE MONEY1 & :AT DOES ?AT ALT]NATIVE LOOK LIKE8 ,& F9ALLY1 :AT >E ! POSSIBILITIES = RADICAL COMMUNITIES TO EXI/ ( MIX$ RACE @& CLASS )\T BECOM+ CO-OPT$ BY ! DOM9ANT TR5DS ( G5TRIFICATION & CAPITALI/ DEVELOPM5T8 

,WE >E COMMITT$ TO EXPLOR+ !SE QUE/IONS & MANY MORE ) ALL ( Y\ DUR+ ! ,CRIME?,9C4 CONV]G5CE ?IS YE>4 ,9 ! MEANTIME1 AS ! LOCAL ORGANIZ]S1 & ) ! 9PUT ( O!R FOLKS 9 \R COMMUNITY1 WE ASK Y\ TO PLEASE BE AW>E ( ! FOLL[+ ?+S TO M9IMIZE \R NEGATIVE IMPACT 9 ?IS NEI<BORHOOD4  

,ONE ( ! MA9 TACTICS ( G5TRIFICATION IS TO MAXIMIZE ! VISIBILITY ( :ITE PEOPLE 9 A NEI<BORHOOD 7?R\< >T WALKS1 SPECIAL EV5TS1 FE/IVALS1 ETC471 !REBY MONOPOLIZ+ PUBLIC SPACE & M>G9ALIZ+ PEOPLE ( COLOR4 ,IF Y\ >E :ITE1 PLEASE BE AW>E ( H[ MU* PUBLIC SPACE Y\ & Y\R FRI5DS >E TAK+ 9 ! COMMUNITY1 & TRY TO HANG \T 9 PLACES LIKE ,FRI5D%IP ,P>K V]SUS ,P5N ,AV5UE4  

,! POLICE >E MAJOR AG5TS ( G5TRIFICATION1 BEFRI5D+ & 0PROTECT+0 :ITE PEOPLE :ILE H>ASS+ & T]RORIZ+ PEOPLE ( COLOR4 ,DO NOT BEFRI5D ! POLICE4 ,IT IS BE/ NOT TO TALK TO ANY POLICE (FIC]S1 & IF Y\ SEE POLICE DO+ FUCK$ UP ?+S :ILE Y\ >E H]E1 DO Y\R BE/ TO HOLD !M ACC\NTABLE :ILE KEEP+ Y\R [N SAFETY 9 M9D4 ,EASY ?+S TO DO >E WRITE D[N BADGE NUMB]S1 ASK ! FOLKS BE+ H>ASS$ IF !Y NE$ ANY?+1 & DOCUM5T ! SITUATION IF POSSIBLE4  

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