,RALLIES1 ',BLACK ,BLOC' & ! ,MEAN+ ( ,DIRECT ,ACTION 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,COLLECTIVE ,ACTION 

,TEXT 3 

,OV] ! LA/ C\PLE ( MON?S WE HAVE WITNESS$ AN UNPREC$5T$ WAVE ( L>GE DEMON/RATIONS4 ,ACROSS ,AU/RALIA PEOPLE HAVE RIS5 9 OPPOSITION TO ! CURR5T ADM9I/RATION'S ESCALATION ( ATTACKS ON WORK]'S RI<TS & CONDITIONS1 ]OSIONS ( LIV+ /&>DS & CIVIL LIB]TIES4 

,OX=D $UCAT$ >*-BIGOT ,TONY ,ABBOTT HAS MANAG$ TO MOBILIZE & UNITE ANGRY TRADE UNIONI/S & /UD5TS1 ?OSE )\T WORK1 S+LE MO!RS1 & ,9DIG5\S ,AU/RALIANS4 ,ALL >E DEM&+ A BETT] FUTURE & 5VIRONM5T = \RSELVES & FUTURE G5]ATIONS4 

,REC5TLY UP TO #a1 PEOPLE FROM ACROSS ALL WALKS ( LIFE DEMON/RAT$ 9 ,SYDNEY AGA9/ ! F$]AL BUDGET1 :I* IS AB\T H&+ OV] MORE WEAL? & P[] TO ,TONY ,ABBOTT'S FRI5DS 9 BIG BUS9ESS4 ,?IS PU% IS NO SURPRISE GIV5 ! NATURAL T5D5CIES ( AU/]ITY CAPITALISM & ! WEAK NATURE ( ! LEFT & WID] TRADE UNION MOVEM5T :O >E UNABLE ?US F> TOO AM\NT ANY EFFECTIVE OPPOSITION & 9/EAD P9 !IR HOPES ON ! ,LABOR ,P>TY1 :O WILL CONT9UE ) ! SAME CLASS W> :5 9 P[]4 

,AN>*I/S VISIBLE FROM ALL /RIPES ALSO TOOK P>T 9 ! M>*1 A L>GE SECTION ( :OM 9/EAD ( 5GAG+ & 9T]ACT+ ) ! RE/ ( ! M>* DECID$ TO ISOLATE !MSELVES ?R\< RADICAL POS+ AS A V]SION ( ! 'BLACK BLOC4' 

,:ILE IT IS IMPORTANT TO M9IMIZE ! ABILITY ( ! /ATE TO GA!R 9TELLIG5CE & MAXIMIZE ANONYMITY !RE IS ALWAYS A TIME & A PLACE = ?IS1 ESPECIALLY :5EV] !RE IS AN OPPORTUNITY = CONFRONTATION & MOV+ BEYOND ! RITUAL ( M>*+ FROM ,A-,B4 ,9 ?IS CASE IT WAS A WRONG MOVE4 ,FROM A PRACTICAL & SECURITY PO9T ( VIEW1 A H&FUL DRESS+ 9 BLACK (T5 H9D]S RA!R ?AN HELPS ?IS ANONYMITY4 ,IT 5ABLES ! POLICE & 9TELLIG5CE S]VICES TO QUICKLY ID5TIFY & ISOLATE P]CEIV$ 'TR\BLE-MAK]S'1 9/EAD ( BL5D+ 9 ) ! RE/ ( ! M>*4 

,H[EV]1 ?IS BALANCE ( P[] ONLY BECOMES A PROBLEM :5 A H&FUL TURNS 9TO HUNDR$S4 ,BLACK ,BLOC IS A TACTIC1 NOT SOME?+ TO BE FETI%IZ$1 & KEY 9 ANY UND]/&+ ( ANY TACTIC1 9CLUD+ A SIT-D[N1 IS TO KN[ H[ IT DOES & DOESN'T WORK4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ATTEMPT+ TO BLOCKADE A DET5TION C5T] OR DUR+ A PICKET L9E :I* HAS A CLE> OBJECTIVE & POT5TIALLY EMP[]+ RESULT1 AS COMP>$ TO A PO9TLESS SIT-D[N 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! ROAD4 

,! COMPLETE WEAKNESS & ISOLATION ( ! AN>*I/ SC5E WAS FUR!R HI<LI<T$ :5EV] !RE WAS AN ATTEMPT$ 'SIT-D[N' BY UP TO #b PEOPLE :I* WAS %UNN$ BY ! RE/ ( ! M>*ES4 ,:5 ASK$ :AT WAS ! PO9T ( ?IS 'SIT-D[N'1 ,I WAS TOLD ?AT BASICALLY WE NE$ TO DO SOME?+ - 9 O!R WORDS ACTION = ! SAKE ( IT4 ,IT IS ?IS LACK ( POLITICAL MATURITY )\T PRIOR PLANN+ & AN 5D GOAL ?AT HI<LI<TS ! *AOTIC & 9DIVIDUALI/IC NATURE ( AN>*ISM 9 ! CITY4 ,AT ! 5D ( ! M>* :5 PEOPLE BEGAN TO LEAVE !RE WAS A M9OR /& (F BETWE5 OV] A DOZ5 AN>*I/S & ! POLICE AS !Y BEGAN TO =CE PEOPLE (F ! ROAD AS SOME %\T$ 'POLICE BRUTALITY' & A 'POLICE /ATE4'  

 ,NO SURPRISES !N AS PASS]SBY LOOK$ ON ) BEWILD]M5T & BL9D 9DIFF]5CE4 ,! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 9 ,SYDNEY & ELSE:]E NE$S TO S]I\SLY REFLECT ON :]E IT IS GO+ & :AT TYPE ( MOVEM5T IT WANTS TO BUILD4 ,MILITANT /REET CONFRONTATION & WORKPLACE RESI/ANCE WILL NOT BE BUILT ?R\< A H&FUL ( 'BLACK BLOC']S BUT ?R\< ORGANIZ+ :]E WE LIVE1 WORK & /UDY ) A CLE> /RATEGY & 9T]ACT+ ) WID] MASS MOVEM5TS & ! WID] CLASS RA!R ?AN ISOLAT+ \RSELVES4 ,ALT]NATIVES SU* AS ,SYDNEY ,SOLID>ITY ,NETWORK REPRES5T AN IMPORTANT /EP 9 FO/]+ & SPREAD+ AN>*I/ IDEAS ( COLLECTIVE DIRECT ACTION ?\< BUILD+ CONFID5CE & SOLID>ITY BECAUSE !RE >E NO %ORT CUTS TO SOCIAL *ANGE4 

,BUT :AT IS DIRECT ACTION8 

  

,FROM ! BLACK BLOC 'HAV+ A GO'1 TO GO+ ON M>*ES1 FROM SMA%+ UP A ,MC,DONALDS1 TO ATT5D+ A PICKET1 FROM ?R[+ BRICKS1 TO GO+ TO FUNDRAIS+ CONC]TS = S+LE ISSUE CAMPAIGNS - ALL ( !SE ACTIVITIES HAVE HAD ! T]M 'DIRECT ACTION' APPLI$ TO !M4 

,DIRECT ACTION HAS BE5 CONFUS$ ) ACTIONS ?AT >E PROBABLY BE/ T]M$ AS 'SYMBOLIC' - & :I* >E1 ON MANY OCCASIONS1 9EFFECTIVE4 ,A LOT ( ! CONFUSION HAS BE5 DUE TO ! M$IA T]M+ ANY?+ ?AT !Y REG>D AS \TSIDE ! P]IMET]S ( 'NORMAL PROTE/' AS 'DIRECT ACTION' - H[EV]1 SOME CONFUSION IS D[N TO ACTIVI/S !MSELVES CONFUS+ ! T]MS4 ,MANY ACTIVI/S1 = EXAMPLE1 REG>D PROTE/S SU* AS ! ,G#h SUMMIT AS DIRECT ACTION1 BUT !SE TYPES ( PROTE/S1 EV5 IF !Y >E SUCCESSFUL 9 %UTT+ D[N ! EV5T1 REMA9 M]ELY SYMBOLIC4 

,DIRECT ACTION HAS ALSO BECOME A BY-WORD = VIOL5CE1 TO ! EXT5T ?AT MU* ( ! ANTI-W> & ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T TALK SPECIFICALLY AB\T ,N,V,D,A - ,NON-,VIOL5T ,DIRECT ,ACTION4 ,?AT'S NOT TO SAY ?AT PEOPLE 5GAG$ 9 DIRECT ACTION %\LDN'T DEF5D !MSELVES OR ?AT VIOL5CE IS NEV] ACCEPTABLE - SIMPLY ?AT ?IS VIEW ( DIRECT ACTION IS P>TIAL & NOT AN ACCURATE REPRES5TATION4 

,DIRECT ACTION IS A REJECTION ( ! NOTION ?AT WORK+-CLASS PEOPLE >E P[]LESS TO *ANGE !IR CONDITIONS4 ,IMPROVEM5TS TO \R LIVES >E NOT H&$ D[N B5EVOL5TLY FROM ABOVE - !Y MU/ BE F\<T =4 ,= LIB]T>IAN COMMUNI/S DIRECT ACTION IS MORE ?AN AN EFFECTIVE MEANS ( DEF5SE OR EV5 ( GO+ ON ! (F5SIVE & *ANG+ SOME?+ = ! BETT]4 ,DIRECT ACTION IS1 = ! WORK+-CLASS3 

0,A CONT9U\S S*OOL+ = !IR P[]S ( RESI/ANCE1 %[+ !M EV]Y DAY ?AT EV]Y LEA/ RI<T HAS TO BE WON BY UNCEAS+ /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! SY/EM04 7,RUDOLF ,ROCK]7 

,DIRECT ACTION IS AN ESS5TIAL PREP>ATION = ! FREE SOCIALI/ SOCIETY ?AT WE /RIVE TO CREATE4 ,?R\< 5GAG+ 9 DIRECT ACTION1 EV5 :5 WE MADE MI/AKES1 WE HAVE ! OPPORTUNITY TO LE>N FROM EXP]I5CE ?AT !RE IS NO NE$ TO LEAVE ?+S TO 'EXP]TS1' PR(ESSIONAL POLITICIANS OR EV5 ACTIVI/S4 ,WE %\LD HAVE LE>N$ BY N[ ?AT ?AT C\RSE (F]S US NO?+ BUT DISEMP[]M5T1 BETRAYAL & BROK5 PROMISES1 & RESULTS 9 A P]VAD+ S5SE ( P[]LESSNESS4 ,& YET WE >E F> FROM P[]LESS6 

,DIRECT ACTION TEA*ES US TO CONTROL \R [N /RUGGLES :ILE BUILD+ A CULTURE ( RESI/ANCE ?AT L9KS ) O!RS 9 /RUGGLES4 ,SOLID>ITY & MUTUAL AID F9D REAL EXPRESSION & AS \R CONFID5CE GR[S SO TOO DOES \R ABILITY TO *ANGE ! WORLD4 ,IT IS NE$$ N[ MORE ?AN EV]1 & WE ALSO NE$ A CAMPAIGN :I* OPPOSES ALL CUTS & FEES1 :I* IS CONTROLL$ BY ITS MEMB]S & P>TICIPANTS1 :I* IS READY @& WILL+ TO PROMOTE DIRECT ACTION & IS WILL+ TO FI<T4 ,SU* A CAMPAIGN MU/ BE GE>$ T[>DS ESCALAT+ ! /RUGGLE TO ! PO9T ( A G5]AL /RIKE - ANY?+ ELSE IS LIKELY TO FAIL1 & WE CANNOT AF=D TO FAIL4 

,BUT :]E CAN WE F9D AN ALT]NATIVE8 

  

,FIR/1 IT IS CRUCIAL TO BUILD AN AN>*I/ POLITICAL ORGANIZATION1 ) A CLE> AG5DA3 MOBILIZ+ & $UCAT+ ! WORK+ CLASS1 BUILD+ C\NT]-P[]1 & FI<T+ ! CLASS 5EMY4 

,WE NE$ TO MOVE BEYOND !ORETICS & LEAFLETS TITL$ 'AN>*ISM IS AWESOME' TO BUILD+ A SOCIAL MOVEM5T ?AT IS RELEVANT TO EV]YDAY LIVES & ROOT$ 9 SELF ORGANIZATION1 COLLECTIVE ORGANIZATION2 CONFID5T TO TAKE IT TO ! BOSSES & ACT+ AS A G5U9E ?REAT TO ! /ATUS QUO4 

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