,QUIET ,AM]ICANS 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION 

,TEXT 3 

,9 ! LA/ YE> ,AM]ICAN AN>*I/S HAVE HAD ! DISSOLV+ ( ,LOVE & ,RAGE1 AN UPSURGE 9 9DU/RIAL ACTION BY WORK]S1 & CONT9U$ /ATE REPRESSION ( MEMB]S ( ,BLACK ,AUTONOMY4 ,SO1 :AT IS GO+ ON1 & :AT IS ! HOPE = AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION 9 ,AM]ICA8 ,9 ?IS >TICLE WE ATTEMPT A R\ND UP ( SOME ( ! CURR5T AN>*I/ ORGANIZATIONS 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & ,CANADA1 BAS$ BO? ON CONTACTS ?AT ! ,A,C,F HAS BUILT 9 ! LA/ FEW YE>S1 & FROM AN>*I/ PRESS & 9T]NET S\RCES4 

,LOVE & ,RAGE 

  

,BR++ AN>*I/S TOGE!R ON A CONT95T WIDE BASIS 9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA HAS ALWAYS BE5 AN UPHILL /RUGGLE1 NEV] M9D ! =MATION ( ROBU/ ORGANIZATIONS SU* AS F$]ATIONS1 BUT ! LATE #a#i#h'S SAW SEV]AL CONV]G5CES1 FIR/LY AT ! 0,HAYM>KET ,9T]NATIONAL ,AN>*I/ ,GA!R+0 9 ,*ICAGO 9 #a#i#h#f1 FOLL[$ BY 0,BUILD+ ! ,MOVEM5T ,AN>*I/ ,GA!R+0 9 #aihg 9 ,M9NEAPOLIS1 ! 0,AN>*I/ ,SURVIVAL ,GA!R+0 9 ,TORONTO1 ,CANADA 9 #a#i#h#h1 & 0,)\T ,BORD]S ,AN>*I/ ,GA!R+0 9 ,SAN ,FRANCISCO 9 #a#i#h#i4 ,\T ( ! ,M9NEAPOLIS GA!R+ CAME AN 9ITIATIVE KN[N AS ! ,MAYDAY ,NETWORK1 9VOLV+ SEV]AL AN>*I/ GR\PS & ! TROTSKYI/ ,REVOLUTION>Y ,SOCIALI/ ,LEAGUE1 SOME ( :O W]E EMB>K+ ON A CONV]SION TO AN>*ISM4 ,AT A SUBSEQU5T CONF]5CE 9 ,*ICAGO 9 ,NOVEMB] #a#i#h#i1 ,LOVE & ,RAGE NEWSPAP] WAS LAUN*$1 TOGE!R ) A NEW ORGANIZATION ) ,/ATEM5T ( ,PR9CIPLES1 :I* BECOME ! ,LOVE & ,RAGE NETWORK 9 #a#i#i#a4 ,OPPON5TS FROM ! BEG9N+ W]E W>Y ( ! 9VOLVEM5T ( ! ,R,S,L1 :I* 9 FACT DISSOLV$ ITSELF ON ! SAME WEEK5D ?AT ,L"4,R WAS F\ND$1 BUT ! NETWORK WAS WIDELY SUPPORT$ & GR\PS NOT ONLY 9 ! ,U,S BUT ALSO 9 ,CANADA1 ,MEXICO & ,S\? ,AM]ICA ID5TIFI$ !MSELVES ) ! NETWORK4 ,L"4,R BECAME ! ,LOVE & ,RAGE ,REVOLUTION>Y ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION 9 #aiic 9 A ATTEMPT BY SOME ( ! GR\PS TO TI<T5 UP ! LOOSE NETWORK1 RESULT+ 9 ! LOSS ( SOME MEMB] GR\PS4 ,?IS PO9T MAY BE SE5 AS ! />T ( A DECL9E -- SOME FEATURES ( ?IS BE+ UNCRITICAL SUPPORT = ! ,ZAPATI/AS_/ ,E,Z,L,N & A MOVE AWAY FROM AN>*ISM AS ! KEY IDEOLOGY4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 BE+ A LOOSE F$]ATION1 & NEV] REALLY ID5TIFY+ ITSELF AS AN>*I/ EXCEPT 9 NAME1 ,L"4,R,R,A,F WAS PRETTY WELL OP5 TO ALL COM]S FROM ! BEG9N+ & WAS HAPPY TO EMBRACE A WIDE RANGE ( POLITICAL VIEWS & RELIGI\S BELIEFS4 ,! SITUATION CAME TO A HEAD PUBLICLY 9 ,JUNE ?IS YE> ) ! PRESS RELEASE ANN\NCEM5T1  
  

0 .<444.> ,AFT] MORE ?AN #h YE>S ( H>D WORK1 ! ,LOVE & ,RAGE ,REVOLUTION>Y ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION VOT$ TO DISSOLVE ITSELF DUR+ A BRIEF CONF]5CE AT ,HUNT] ,COLLEGE 9 ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY ON ,SATURDAY1 ,MAY #b#c1 #a#i#i#h4 SOME P>TICIPANTS 9 ! CONF]5CE SP5T ! WEEK5D LAY+ ! F\NDATION = A NEW PROVISIONAL ORGANIZATION1 ! ,FIRE ,BY ,NI<T ,ORGANIZ+ ,COMMITTEE4 ,MEMB]S ( ANO!R FACTION AT ! CONF]5CE ALSO ANN\NC$ !IR 9T5TION TO LAUN* A J\RNAL & A NEW ORGANIZATION4 ,NEI!R ( ?OSE PROJECTS HAS A NAME YET40  
  

,! PRESS RELEASE W5T ON TO EXPLA9 ! DISSOLUTION 9 T]MS ( NON-AGREEM5T ON :E!R AN>*ISM HAD ALL ! ANSW]S TO !IR PROBLEMS1 ON ! !ORY ( 0:ITE-SK9 PRIVILEGE0 & AB\T PRACTICAL WORK4 ,IT APPE>S ?AT ! ,F,B,N,O,C 7:O S5T \T ! ABOVE RELEASE7 HAVE TAK5 :AT !Y SEE AS A G5]AL ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN POSITION1 :I* IS ACCOMMODAT+ ( ,MAOISM & ,M>XISM 9 ADDITION TO AN>*ISM4 ,MAOISM ESPECIALLY IS BE+ TAK5 UP BY NON-,M>XI/S 9 ! ,U,S,A1 & IS ALSO F9D+ ITS WAY 9TO PRISON] SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS LIKE ,A,B,C,F & ,J]I*O '#i#h 7SEE BEL[74 ,ANO!R FACTION IS PURPORT$ TO BE TAK+ A CLASS-BAS$ AN>*I/ POSITION1 & PRODUC+ A DISCUSSION =UM DOCUM5T 5TITL$ ,T[>DS A FRE% REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/ GR\P BUT 9 SPITE ( ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT !M AT !IR ,DETROIT ADDRESS WE HAVE BE5 UNABLE TO V]IFY ?IS 7,NOTE3 ?IS HAS N[ APPE>$ ON-L9E74 ,ACCORD+ TO ! ,F,B,N,O,C PRESS RELEASE1 ?IS O!R FACTION CALLS = 0A F$]ATION ( COLLECTIVES UNIT$ >\ND FIRM AN>*I/_/ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN POLITICS & \TLOOK1 ORI5T$ TO ! WORK+ CLASSES & MO/ OPPRESS$1 & ACTIVE 9 BUILD+ ,ANTI-,RACI/ ,ACTION AS AN ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN MASS MOVEM5T04 ,F,B,N,O,C CRITICIZE !IR SACRIFIC+ ( PRACTICE & MASS ORGANIZ+ TO IDEOLOGICAL PURITY4 ,IT'S PROBABLY FAIR TO SAY ?AT = ALL ITS FAULTS1 MO/ ,AM]ICAN AN>*I/S W]E SAD TO SEE ! 5D ( ,L"4,R4 ,ONE PO9T 9 ITS FAVOR WAS ITS MANAG+ TO PUBLI% 9 BO? ,5GLI% & ,SPANI% 7?\< ! ,MEXICAN ,AMOR Y ,RABIA GR\P7 & SO REA* A WID] READ]%IP 7& WE HAVE ALSO F\ND SOME ON-L9E LIT]ATURE 9 ,ITALIAN74 

,NATIONAL ,9ITIATIVE 

  

,>\ND ! TIME ( ! =MATION ( ,L"4,R,R,A,F1 ANO!R NATIONAL 9ITIATIVE WAS LAUN*$4 ,! ,NETWORK ( ,AN>*I/ ,COLLECTIVES WAS TO BE A 0FACILITY = RES\RCE %>+1 MUTUAL AID1 & COMMUNICATION0 AMONG AN>*I/ COLLECTIVES 9 ,U,S & ,CANADA4 ,FROM ! \TSET1 !RE W]E DISAGREEM5TS OV] :E!R ! NETWORK %\LD BE RE/RICT$ TO 0AN>*I/0 COLLECTIVES & EV5 OV] :AT A COLLECTIVE %\LD BE2 AN AGITATIONAL GR\P TRY+ TO SMA% ! /ATE1 OR JU/ A SELF-ORGANIZ$ GR\P ( SOME K9D8 ,9 SPITE ( !SE BROAD DISAGREEM5TS1 A MISSION /ATEM5T & MEMB] POLICY W]E EV5TUALLY =M$1 BUT !N ONLY ?REE GR\PS WANT$ TO JO93 ! ,*ICAGO ,A-,ZONE1 ,CRITICAL ,MASS ,M$IA 7,SYRACUSE7 & ! ,TOL$O 7,OHIO7 ,A-,ZONE4 

,N,A,C PRODUC$ SEV]AL ISSUES ( A MAGAZ9E 7,DIS7,CONNECTION1 & ORGANIZ$ A FEW GA!R+S4 ,! NETWORK IS NO LONG] OP]AT+ AS SU*1 ?\< 7,DIS7,CONNECTION IS SOON TO BE RE/>T$ BY SOME ( ! ORIG9AL MEMB]S4 

,ONE O!R REC5T LOSS WAS ! ,DEMAN>*IE GR\P 9 ,QUEBEC1 ,CANADA 9 ,M>*1 :I* PREVI\SLY TRANSLAT$ ,A,C,F PAMPHLETS 9TO ,FR5*4 ,MEMB]S ( ! GR\P HAVE S9CE MET ) O!R ,QUEBEC AN>*I/S TO DISCUSS ! =MATION ( A NEW ORGANIZATION ?\< WE >E WAIT+ TO HE> ! \TCOME4 7WE >E N[ PLEAS$ TO HE> !Y HAVE RESURFAC$ AS A NEW GR\P1 ,EMILE ,H5RY74 

,ON A HAPPI] NOTE1 A ,NEW ,5GL& AN>*I/-COMMUNI/ F$]ATION MAY BE 9 ! MAK+4 ,BO/ON-BAS$ ,WE ,D>E ,BE ,FREE NEWSPAP] WAS LAUN*$ 9 ! ,SPR+ #aiih & ! AU?ORS >E KE5 TO PROMOTE CLASS /RUGGLE POLITICS ON ! ,EA/ ,COA/4 ,!Y HAVE ALSO BEGUN AN ,9T]NATIONAL ,SOLID>ITY ,CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT 9T]NATIONAL AN>*I/ /RUGGLES1 NOTABLY AGA9/ ! REPRESSION ( ,ITALIAN AN>*I/S1 & LIT]ATURE DI/RIBUTION BY ,9SURRECTION ,MAILORD]4 ,AS WELL AS COV]+ NEWS1 ! $ITORS ( ,WE ,D>E ,BE ,FREE HAVE REPR9T$ TEXTS BY ,BAKUN9 & ,MALATE/A1 :I* HAS ALSO BE5 ! APPROA* ( A SMALL] LOCAL PROJECT BY ! ,AN>*I/ ,VOICE ( ,CAMBRIDGE4 ,!SE & O!R AN>*I/S ALONG ! ,EA/ ,COA/ 7FROM ,VIRG9IA UP TO ,MONTREAL1 ,CANADA7 >E ATTEMPT+ A WID] L9KAGE 09 ! SPIRIT ( ,N,A,C0 BY MEANS ( ! ,ATLANTIC ,AN>*I/ ,CIRCLE4 

,ACTIVE ,RESI/ANCE 

  

,9 #aiif A NEW S]IES ( GA!R+S WAS BEGUN UND] ! NAME ,ACTIVE ,RESI/ANCE1 0AN AN>*I/ GA!R+ ( ORGANIZ]S & ACTIVI/S TO %>E & DISCUSS /RATEGIES & TACTICS TO BUILD & SUPPORT RADICAL LEFT MOVEM5TS AGA9/ CAPITALISM & ! /ATE04 ,! FIR/ ,> CONT95TAL CONF]5CE WAS 9 ,*ICAGO 9 ,AUGU/ #aiif :I* WAS ATT5D$ BY #ge PEOPLE1 ! SECOND 9 ,TORONTO 9 ,AUGU/ #a#i#i#h4 ,>#i#h WAS HO/$ BY ,TORONTO ,AN>*I/S ) SOME HELP FROM REGIONAL CONTACTS4 ,! #g DAY EV5T1 :I* ATTRACT$ #f-#h PEOPLE1 WAS MA9LY ATT5D$ BY 0Y\NG PUNKS_/Y\NG PEOPLE .<444.> ASPIR+ T[>DS AN>*ISM01 ?\< MEMB]S ( ,I,W,W & MEMB]S ( ! ,A,A,C & O!R NETWORKS W]E ALSO PRES5T4 ,P>T ( ! EV5T 9VOLV$ A CONF]5CE 7NOT UNLIKE ,BRAD=D ,MAYDAY #i#h7 ) #d S*OOLS_/CORE GR\PS2 0,BUILD+ ,REVOLUTION>Y ,MOVEM5TS1 ,>T & ,REVOLUTION1 ,COMMUNITY ,ORGANIZ+1 & ,ALT]NATIVE ,ECONOMICS04 ,! ,>#i#h ORGANIZ]S >E DUE TO PRODUCE A 0Z9E0 TO BR+ TOGE!R VIEWS & FE$BACK AB\T ! EV5T1 BUT ALREADY ONE CRITICISM HAS BE5 ?AT ! GR\PS W]E UNABLE TO DISCUSS ?+S 9 MU* DEP? S9CE SO MANY W]E COM+ ACROSS IDEAS = ! FIR/ TIME4 ,9=MALLY H[EV]1 L9KS BETWE5 ORGANIZ$ AN>*I/S >E SAID TO HAVE BE5 /R5G!N$4 ,ANO!R VIEW IS ?AT :IL/ EV5TS LIKE ,>#i#h >E SIGNIFICANT AS GA!R+S1 !Y >E NOT AS IMPORTANT TO MANY PEOPLE AS LOCAL & REGIONAL ACTIONS1 AL?\< ! EV5T AS A :OLE HAS GIV5 PEOPLE 05]GY1 9SPIRATION & IDEAS04 ,! NEXT ,> GA!R+ IS DUE TO HAPP5 9 ,TEXAS1 E>LY 9 #a#i#i#i4 

,ANO!R NEW 9ITIATIVE IS CALL+ ITSELF ! ,HEATWAVE COMMUNI/-AN>*I/ F$]ATION1 :I* IS BAS$ 9 ,=? ,WOR?_/,DALLAS4 ,HEATWAVE IS CALL+ = PEOPLE TO SET UP 0,HEATWAVE COLLECTIVES0 9 O!R P>TS ( ! ,U,S1 BUT AP>T FROM AN 9T]NET WEB-SITE1 WE DO NOT KN[ MU* AB\T !M4 

,PRISON] ,SUPPORT 

  

,WE HAVE PREVI\SLY REF]R$ TO ! PRISON] SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS4 ,ONE 9 P>TICUL>1 ,RAZE ,! ,WALLS6 DES]VES A SPECIAL M5TION1 AS ! ,A,C,F HAS HAD GOOD L9KS ) ITS MEMB]S = QUITE SOME TIME4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 ,R,T,W6 ,NETWORK DISSOLV$ 9 ,OCTOB] #aiig OV] A MESSY DISAGREEM5T OV] ! SUPPORT OR O!RWISE ( A PRISON]1 BUT ! ,GEORGIA GR\P MA9TA9$ ! NAME ,R,T,W6 & 9 CONJUNCTION ) ,FLORIDA BAS$ ,ORL&O ,AN>*I/ ,BLACK ,CROSS-,SUPPORT ,GR\P1 !Y REC5TLY EXP&$ !IR REMIT TO G5]AL ISSUES BY ! LAUN* ( ! MAGAZ9E ,R,T,W6 ,QU>T]LY AT ! 5D ( #a#i#i#g4 ,! FIR/ ISSUE REPR9T$ ,WORK+ ,CLASS ,TIMES1 SEEM+LY UNAW>E ( ! R[S C>RY+ ON 9 ! ,U,K BETWE5 ITS AU?ORS & ,CLASS ,W> 7NOTE1 ?IS IS ! OLD F$]ATION -- ,C,W,F HAS BE5 CONT9U$_/RELAUN*$ BY SOME ( ITS EX-MEMB]S7 OV] ! ISSUE ( :E!R !RE IS A RUL+ CLASS OR JU/ A MIDDLE CLASS1 BUT ! SECOND C>RI$ A CONSOLIDATION ( !IR [N CLASS BAS$ AN>*I/ POSITION4 ,! DISCUSSION ( CLASS POLITICS 9 ! ,U,S 9 PRISON] SUPPORT CIRCLES MU/ BE SE5 9 A POSITIVE LI<T4 ,H[EV]1 EV5 H]E ! QUE/ION ( ,MAOISM HAS RAIS$ ITS UGLY HEAD1 ) A REPORT BY ,ORL&O 9 ! ,APRIL #aiih ,A,B,C,F ,UPDATE _?#a#i AB\T !IR MEET+ ( ! REC5TLY BAIL$ =M] ,BLACK ,PAN!R ,P>TY LEAD] ,G]ONIMO JI-JAGA ,PRATT 7:O ADVOCATES ! SETT+ UP ( ,BLACK ,MILITIAS7 AT ! ,J]I*O '#i#h PRISON] SUPPORT M>* 9 ,WA%+TON ,D,C4 ,! REPORT SAID1 0,G]ONIMO ALSO ADD$ .<444.> ?AT WE %\LD 5GAGE 9 IDEOLOGICAL /RUGGLE BAS$ ON ! GUIDEL9ES SET =W>D BY ! LATE ,MAO-,TSE ,TUNG4 ,WE >E 9 TOTAL AGREEM5T ) ?IS4 ,! FACT ?AT ,MAO WAS NOT AN AN>*I/ MEANS LITTLE TO NO?+ TO US1 HIS !ORIES ON COMBAT+ LIB]ALISM HAVE BE5 TE/$ 9 PRACTICE & WE FEEL IT W\LD BE 9CORRECT = US TO NOT TO 9TEGRATE ?IS 9 \R PRACTICE4 ,WE ALSO ?9K ITS 9CORRECT = PEOPLE TO REFUSE TO LE>N FROM ,MAO BECAUSE HE WASN'T AN AN>*I/1 :ILE AT ! SAME TIME LE>N+ FROM ! WISDOM ( ,POLITICAL ,PRISON]S_/,PRISON]S ,( ,W> :O BY & L>GE >E NOT AN>*I/S04 ,?IS /ATEM5T IS TYPICAL ( ! IDEOLOGICAL MI%MA% :I* WE >E HE>+ FROM ! ,U,S,A4 

,BLACK ,AUTONOMY 

  

,BLACK ,AUTONOMY ,COLLECTIVE_/,BLACK ,AUTONOMY ,9T]NATIONAL IS AN AN>*I/ 9FLU5C$ ORGANIZATION BAS$ 9 ,SEATTLE1 & PRODUCE ! PAP] ,BLACK ,AUTONOMY $IT$ BY EX-,B,P,P MEMB] ,LOR5ZO ,KOMBOA ,]V94 ,9 !IR /ATEM5T 0,AN>*ISM "4 ,BLACK ,REVOLUTION "7 ,NEW ,BLACK ,AUTOMON\S ,POLITICS0 PR9T$ 9 ! ,AUG-,SEPT #aiig ISSUE ( ! PAP]1 ! ,B,A,C ATTEMPT$ TO RECONCILE CLASS-/RUGGLE AN>*ISM ) ! 0SUP]-OPPRESSION0 ( PEOPLE ( COLOR1 & A REJECTION ( ! 0RACE NATIONALISM0 ( BLACK NATIONALISM :IL/ 0%>+ MANY BASIC IDEAS ) !M04 ,!Y CONT9UE1 0,SO-CALL$ 0:ITE0 PEOPLE >E A SUP]-CONTRIV$ NATIONALITY DESIGN$ TO HELP ! CAPITALI/S KEEP ! WORK]S ( COLOR 9 !IR PLACE & SAFEGU>D ! /ATUS QUO4 ,SO RA!R ?AN SEE ! 0:ITE0 9DU/RIAL WORK+ CLASS AS A POT5TIALLY REVOLUTION>Y CLASS1 9/EAD WE SEE IT AS AN OPPORTUNI/IC1 COLLABORATIONI/ BODY :I* MU/ BE R$EF9$ & REORGANIZ$ IF IT IS TO CON/ITUTE A RELIABLE ALLY & HAVE ANY ABILITY ( FI<T+ 9 ITS [N 9T]E/40 ,LIKE ! ,BLACK ,PAN!RS BE=E IT1 ,B,A BELIEVE 9 ! TURN+ ( WORK+ CLASS COMMUNITIES 9TO DUAL P[] COMMUNES TO 5ABLE A PROTRACT$ /RUGGLE ) CAPITALISM4 ,?\< !Y CRITICIZE 0EURO-C5TRIC0 AN>*ISM1 ,BLACK ,AUTONOMY1 ?R\< ,]V91 HAVE ATTEMPT$ TO MAKE L9KS ) AN>*I/S 9T]NATIONALLY BY A S]IES ( SPEAK+ T\RS 9 ,EUROPE1 & ALSO 9 ,AU/RALIA :]E HE WAS LOCK$ UP & NE>LY DEPORT$ = REM>KS MADE ON ,T,V4 ,BACK 9 ! ,/ATES1 ,B,A CONT9UE TO 9VOLVE !MSELVES 9 PROMOT+ ! 0,COPWAT*0 PROGRAM1 :I* PATROLS & DOCUM5TS POLICE RACISM1 & AIMS TO TRY & PREV5T KILL+S 7BY PRES5CE ( CAM]AS71 TO OBTA9 RELEASES FROM >RE/1 & TO AID C\RT CASES4 ,MO/ REC5TLY ,]V9 & #b O!R ,B,A MEMB]S W]E >RE/$ 9 ,MAY #aiih DUR+ A ,COPWAT* PROTE/ 9 ,*ATTANOGA ,T5NESSEE1 OV] #b SEP>ATE KILL+S ( BLACK M5 BY COPS )9 ONE WEEK4 ,!Y BLAM$ !IR >RE/S ON A SELL\T BY ! 0,NATION ( ,ISLAM1 ,N,A,A,C,P1 ,BLACK PREA*]S & ,OP]ATION ,P,U,%1 :O MADE A SECRET DEAL ) ! COPS & POLITICIANS04 ,! ,*ATTANOGA #c N[ FACE #f MON?S PRISON OR A @s#b F9E1 BUT ,]V9 HAS ONLY JU/ ESCAP$ S5T5C+ UND] ! ,T5NESSEE 0#c ,/RIKES & Y\'RE \T0 /ATUTE :I* W\LD HAVE MEANT AN AUTOMATIC PRISON S5T5CE UP TO #e YE>S1 HI<LI<T+ ! PREC>I\SNESS ( HIS & ,B,A'S POSITION1 & !IR CONT9U$ NE$ = 9T]NATIONAL SOLID>ITY4 

,! ,WOBBLIES 

  

,SO F> WE HAVE NOT CONSID]$ ! LABOR MOVEM5T ORGANIZATIONS4 ,! L>GE/ ( !SE1 ! ,9DU/RIAL ,WORK]S ( ! ,WORLD1 IS CURR5TLY EXP]I5C+ A BOOM 9 MEMB]%IP 7N[ SEV]AL HUNDR$S71 :I* IS 9DICATIVE ( A GR[? 9 9DU/RIAL ACTION BY ,U,S WORK]S 9 G5]AL OV] ! LA/ FEW YE>S4 ,!IR MON?LY PAP] ,9DU/RIAL ,WORK] REPORT$ 9 ITS ,OCTOB] #aiih ISSUE ON ! ,I,W,W ,G5]AL ,ASSEMBLY :I* WAS ATT5D$ BY #hg MEMB]S1 ! L>GE/ MEET+ = MANY DECADES4 ,G5]AL ,SECRET>Y-,TREASUR] ,F]D ,*ASE REPORT$ A MORE ?AN D\BL+ ( MEMB]%IP S9CE #aiie & AN 9CREASE ( ONE ?IRD 9 ! LA/ YE> ALONE4 ,! ASSEMBLY ID5TIFI$ ORGANIZ+ /RATEGY AS A KEY ISSUE1 ESPECIALLY AS 9T]NATIONAL SECTIONS >E GR[+4 ,! ,U,S,A HAS SE5 SOME L>GE SCALE 9DU/RIAL ACTIONS OV] ! LA/ C\PLE ( YE>S1 9CLUD+ A NATIONAL /RIKE ( ,UNIT$ ,P>CEL ,S]VICES WORK]S1 A PLANT %UTD[N AT ,G5]AL ,MOTORS1 CON/RUCTION WORK]S /RIK+ & FI<T+ POLICE 9 ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY & A WALK\T_/LOCK\T AT ,DETROIT ,NEWS & ,FREE ,PRESS4 ,AL?\< MU* ( ! ACTION WAS SUPPORT$ & OR*E/RAT$ BY ! ,TEAM/]S1 SOME ( IT HAS HAD A RANK-&-FILE FLAVOR1 :I* HAS UND\BTABLY GIV5 A BOO/ TO ORGANIZATIONS LIKE ! ,I,W,W1 :O HAVE ALSO TAK5 ! OPPORTUNITY TO CRITIQUE ! 'BUS9ESS UNIONS'4 ,P>ALLELS BETWE5 ! ,U,S & ,U,K >E ALSO APP>5T ESPECIALLY OV] PRIVATIZATION ( TRANSPORT & WELF>E1 & AGA9/ CASUALIZATION4 ,! ,I,W,W WAS EXTREMELY SUPPORTIVE ( ! ,LIV]POOL ,DOCK]S & IS B5EFIT+ FROM /R5G!N$ 9T]NATIONAL L9KS AS A RESULT4 ,:IL/ ! ,I,W,W IS REVOLUTION>Y SYNDICALI/ 9 A G5]AL S5SE & DELIB]ATELY AVOIDS TIES ) SPECIFIC IDEOLOGICAL GR\PS1 AN>*ISM REMA9S A /RONG CURR5T )9 IT4 ,IT ALSO HAS A LOOSE L9KAGE ) ! ,U,S ,E>? ,FIR/ & SOME MEMB]S ( ,I,W,W >E SUPPORT]S ( ! ,FOOD ,NOT ,BOMBS ORGANIZATION :I* DI/RIBUTES FREE VEGET>IAN FOOD TO ! DE/ITUTE4 ,! MORE POLITICALLY ORI5TAT$ J\RNAL ,LIB]T>IAN ,LABOR ,REVIEW -- 0,AN>*OSYNDICALI/ ,IDEAS & ,DISCUSSION0 PRES5TS AN APPROA* 9 FAVOR ( BUILD+ ! ,ONE ,BIG ,UNION 9 ! ,U,S,A1 & HAS REC5TLY REPORT$ ON A DEBATE )9 ! ,I,W,W 7FIR/ PR9T$ 9 ,AU/RALIAN MAGAZ9E ( ! ,AN>*O-,SYNDICALI/ ,NETWORK1 ,REBEL ,WORK]7 AB\T :E!R OR NOT ACTIVITIES LIKE ,FOOD ,NOT ,BOMBS >E TOO M>G9AL & DETRACT FROM ! MA9 TASK ( BUILD+ UNIONS4 ,C]TA9LY ! ,F,N,B CAMPAIGN IS P>T ( ! WID] 'MOVEM5T' SU* AS IT EXI/S1 & HAS SUPPORT]S :O DO NOT HAVE CLASS /RUGGLE POLITICS4 

,WORK]S ,SOLID>ITY ,ALLIANCE 

  

,! ,AM]ICAN SECTION ( ! ,I,W,A IS KN[N AS ! ,WORK]S ,SOLID>ITY ,ALLIANCE4 ,UNLIKE ! ,I,W,W1 ! ,W,S,A-,I,W,A IS NOT A UNION1 BUT MORE LIKE ! ,SOLID>ITY ,F$]ATION 9 ,BRITA91 IT IS A PROPAG&A ORGANIZATION PROMOT+ AN>*O-SYNDICALISM1 & SUPPORTS WORK]S /RUGGLES4 ,ITS MO/ REC5T CONT95TAL 9ITIATIVE IS ! ,I#i#i ,9T]NATIONAL ,SOLID>ITY ,CONF]5CE :I* WILL BE TAK+ PLACE 9 ,SAN ,FRANCISCO ON #a-#e ,JUNE #a#i#i#i4 ,! CONF]5CE WILL AIM TO BR+ TOGE!R UNION ACTIVI/S UND] ! BANN] 0,! WORK+ CLASS & EMPLOY+ CLASS HAVE NO?+ 9 COMMON1 ! WORK+ CLASS %\LD TAKE OV] ! ECONOMY1 & ! WORK+ CLASS MU/ ORGANIZE 9TO UNIONS TO FI<T ! CAPITALI/ CLASS04 ,SUBJECTS = DISCUSSION >E ! /OPP+ ( FACTIONALISATION1 COMBAT+ ! ,WORLD ,BANK1 CONNECT+ WORK]S ISSUES ) ?OSE ( ! 5VIRONM5T & POV]TY1 & EXPLORATION ( ALT]NATIVE =MS ( ORGANIZ+ & COOP]ATION4 ,AT ITS ANNUAL CONF]5CE ! ,I,W,W ALSO 5DORS$ ! ,I-#i#i CONF]5CE1 :I* MAY /R5G!N L9KS BETWE5 ! TWO ORGANIZATIONS1 :I* ALREADY EXI/ ESPECIALLY 9 ,SAN ,FRANCISCO ITSELF4 ,! ,W,S,A-,I,W,A HAS ALSO ORGANIZ$ A ,U,S SPEAK+ T\R = ,SAM ,MBAH1 MEMB] ( ! ,AW>5ESS ,LEAGUE 9 ,NIG]IA & COAU?OR ( ! BOOK ,AFRICAN ,AN>*ISM1 PUBLI%$ 9 #a#i#i#g4 ,HE WILL SPEAK 9 SEV]AL CITIES DUR+ ,NOVEMB] #aiih TO 05RI* AN>*ISM & AN>*I/ PR9CIPLES ) AN ,AFRICAN P]SPECTIVE1 & HELP TO C>VE A PLACE = ,AFRICA ) ! FRAMEWORK ( ! WORLDWIDE AN>*I/ MOVEM5T04 ,9T]E/+LY1 ! DEBATES :I* OCCURR$ )9 ! ,R,S,L %ORTLY BE=E !IR REJECTION ( OR?ODOX ,TROTSKYISM & 9VOLVEM5T 9 ! E>LY ,LOVE & ,RAGE1 >E ALSO CR$IT$ 79 ,AFRICAN ,AN>*ISM7 ) 9FLU5C+ ! SIMIL> TRANS=MATION 9 ! ,AW>5ESS ,LEAGUE1 :I* WAS =M]LY A LEFTI/ COALITION BUT IS N[ P>T ( ! ,I,W,A4 

,LIB]T>IAN ,MUNICIPALI/S 

  

,MOV+ ON TO ! LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALI/S1 !IR #bND ,9T]NATIONAL_/,9T]POLIS ,CONF]5CE IS DUE TO TAKE PLACE 9 ! /ATE ( ,V]MONT 9 ,AUGU/ #b#g-#b#i #a#i#i#i4 ,HO/$ BY ! ,9/ITUTE ( ,SOCIAL ,ECOLOGY1 BILL$ AS 0,! ,POLITICS ( ,SOCIAL ,ECOLOGY3 ,LIB]T>IAN ,MUNICIPALISM -- AN AN>*I/ AG5DA = ! #b#a/ ,C5TURY01 & ) ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 EXPECT$ TO DELIV] ! 0KEYNOTE ADDRESS01 IT AIMS TO BUILD ON ! 0!ORETICAL FRAMEWORK0 E/ABLI%$ AT ! FIR/ CONF]5CE :I* TOOK PLACE 9 ,LISBON1 ,PORTUGAL 9 ,AUGU/ #a#i#i#h1 ATT5D$ BY #abe PEOPLE4 ,?\< /ILL ACADEMIC 9 /RUCTURE1 DELEGATES >E ASK$ TO TREAT IT AS 0A WORK+ CONF]5CE .<444.> ) ! EXPECTATION ( BUILD+ A MOVEM5T ) O!RS :O %>E !IR COMMITM5T01 ! /AT$ AIM ( ?IS MOVEM5T BE+ TO BUILD P>ALLEL 9/ITUTIONAL P[]S1 VIA CITIZ5S ASSEMBLIES1 EI!R BY P>TICIPATION 9 LOCAL ELECTIONS OR BY EXTRA-LEGAL MEANS4 ,! IDEA ( SOCIAL REVOLUTION W\LD EV5TUALLY BE TO TAKE P[] 9 !SE MUNICIPALITIES4 ,?IS RE=MI/ APPROA* HAS ALREADY BE5 /RONGLY ATTACK$ BY ! ,I,W,A AS BE+ NO MORE ?AN REPLICATION ( ! B\RGEOIS /ATE1 TYPIFI$ BY ,BOOK*9'S 0IGNOR+ ( ! MEAN+ ( WORK]S' /RUGGLE04 

,9 ADDITION TO ! ABOVE1 !RE >E ! MAGAZ9ES SU* AS ! AN>*O-PRIMITIVI/ ,FIF? ,E/ATE1 ,AN>*Y1 RADICAL NEWSPAP] ,SL+%OT1 & ,PR(ANE ,EXI/ANCE -- 0MAK+ PUNK A ?REAT AGA90 7NOTE ! LATE/ NEWS IS ,PR(ANE ,EXI/ANCE W\ND UP 9 ,OCTOB] #a#i#i#h7 4 ,!RE >E ALSO V>I\S C\NCIL COMMUNI/ GR\P+S :O PRODUCE USEFUL PROPAG&A SU* AS ,COLLECTIVE ,ACTION ,NOTES1 ,R$ & ,BLACK ,NOTES1 & ,! ,POOR ! ,BAD & ! ,ANGRY1 & WE HAVE ALSO HAD 9T]MITT5T CONTACT ) ,LOS ,ANGELES ,WORK]S ,VOICE1 :O >E SYMPA!TIC TO ! ,COMMUNI/ ,WORK]S ,ORGANIZATION 9 ,BRITA94 

,CONCLUSIONS 

  

,:AT CAN WE CONCLUDE AB\T ! ,AM]ICAN SC5E8 ,! POLITICS SEEM V]Y BROAD )\T MU* CONS5SUS1 NEI!R BETWE5 GR\PS NOR )9 ! 'NETWORKS ( COLLECTIVES' ?AT >E ! PREF]R$ ORGANIZATIONAL =M AT PRES5T4 ,! FEW COORD9AT$ CONT95T-WIDE EV5TS >E LIMIT$ TO ! APTLY NAM$ 0GA!R+S01 RA!R ?AN SOME?+ :I* IS ABLE TO BE TAK5 =W>D ORGANIZATIONALLY4 ,SOME ACTIVI/S APPE> TO SEE AN>*ISM AS ONLY ONE /R& ( !IR POLITICS & SEEM HAPPY TO EMBRACE :AT WE SEE AS AU?ORIT>IAN IDEAS1 BUT :I* !Y SEE ONLY AS A DIFF]5T TYPE ( ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANISM4 ,?IS IS A RESI/ANCE TO 0IDEOLOGICAL PURITY0 AMONG MANY ,AM]ICAN RADICALS1 :O AS A RESULT >E MORE WILL+ TO ACCEPT G5]AL LEFTI/ IDEAS4 ,?IS IS SOME:AT DIFF]5T TO ,BRITA91 :]E MO/ ACTIVI/S /ILL G5]ALLY OPPOSE ANY FLAVOR ( ,M>XISM OR ,MAOISM1 ?\< SUPPORT ( NATIONAL LIB]ATION /RUGGLES IS /ILL PREVAL5T4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 LOCAL & REGIONAL ACTIVISM IS WIDELY SUPPORT$1 = EXAMPLE AGA9/ GLOBALIZATION & CAPITALI/ TRADE AGREEM5TS LIKE ,M,A,I1 SOME?+ :I* MAY WELL F9D A RESONANCE \TSIDE ( ! ,U,S4 ,RACE IS ALSO CLE>LY A MAJOR ISSUE1 & ,EUROPEAN CLASS /RUGGLE AN>*I/S CLE>LY NE$ TO UND]/& H[ !Y >E VIEW$ BY GR\PS SU* AS ,BLACK ,AUTONOMY & BY O!R AN>*I/S :O SUBSCRIBE TO ! !ORY ( 0:ITE-SK9 PRIVILEGE04 ,!SE >E *ALL5G+ IDEAS1 ESPECIALLY AS ,B,A IS FIRMLY 9 ! CLASS /RUGGLE MOLD1 AGA9/ CROSS-CLASS ALLIANCES & AGA9/ SEP>ATISM4 ,! LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALI/ AG5DA APPE>S TO BE NO MORE ?AN A RE=MI/ /RATEGY BAS$ ON SMALL] POLITICAL UNITS ?AN ! /ATE1 & SEEMS UNLIKELY TO /RIKE ANY *ORD ) ! BROAD] MOVEM5T4 ,! ,I,W,W1 ) A HI/ORICAL TRADITION TO LIVE UP TO1 IS ! MO/ CONSI/5T ( ! ORGANIZATIONS & ! ONLY ONE CAPABLE ( PRODUC+ A REGUL> PAP]1 ALBEIT )\T AN OV]T AN>*I/ AG5DA4 ,MANY CLASS /RUGGLE AN>*I/S1 :E!R 9 ! ,I,W,W OR NOT1 DO REF] TO !MSELVES AS 0WOBBLY0 9 RECOGNITION ( ! IMPORTANCE ( RADICAL WORKPLACE POLITICS4 ,A FEW AN>*I/S1 MO/LY 9 NETWORK ORGANIZATIONS AT PRES5T1 SEEM 9T]E/$ 9 TRY+ TO WORK T[>DS A NEW CONT95T-WIDE F$]ATION1 POSSIBLY BAS$ ON AN>*I/ COMMUNISM1 :I* IS SOME?+ ! ,A,C,F W\LD GREATLY WELCOME1 ?\< ! F\NDATION = ?IS DOES NOT LOOK AT ALL /EADY4 ,! ,A,C,F HAS A SECRET>IAT :I* IS RESPONSIBLE = 9T]NATIONAL CONTACTS ) AN>*I/ GR\PS & 9DIVIDUALS4 ,WE WELCOME EX*ANGE ( PUBLICATIONS & IDEAS ) AN>*I/ ORGANIZATIONS WORLDWIDE4 

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