,REFLECTIONS ON ,R5T ,/RIKE ,VANC\V] 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ANONYM\S 

,TEXT 3 

,SO CALL$ ,VANC\V] ,B,C HAS 9 ITS MO/ REC5T YE>S BE5 A PLACE ( 
RELATIVE SOCIAL PEACE - AN>*I/ 9T]V5TION 9 LOCAL POLITICS HAS 
BE5 PU%$ 9TO ! %AD[S4 ,AFT] DECADES ( 9SURRECTION>Y AGITATION 
& ACTION1 ?+S SL[$ D[N - FOLKS LEFT1 FAC$ REPRESSION1 /RUGGL$ 
) ! DAILY ONSLAU<T ( CAPITALISM1 OR = !IR [NS REASONS TOOK A 
/EP BACK4 ,YET 9 ! %AD[S IS :]E WE ?RIVE1 & MORE REC5TLY 
AN>*I/ ACTION & ANALYSIS HAS BE5 OCCURR+ ON A SEMIPUBLIC /AGE 
9 SO CALL$ ,VANC\V]4 

,ONE SU* 9ITIATIVE IS ,R5T ,/RIKE ,VANC\V] 7R5T/RIKEVAN4CA71 IT IS A 
DEC5TRALIZ$ EF=T TO PROVIDE ?OSE 9T]E/$ 9 /RIK+ RES\RCES 
:ILE AGITAT+ ! FIRES ( CLASS W>4 ,IT EM]GES AS A RESULT ( 
,C,O,V,I,D-#a#i1 A SYMPTOM ( ! 9T]SECT+ & 9SEP>ABLE CRISES ( 
CAPITALISM1 CIVILIZATION1 COLONIALISM4 

,AGITAT+ = A R5T /RIKE IS FRAU<T ) T5SION4 ,A R5T /RIKE'S 
/R5G? COMES FROM ITS NUMB]S ALONG ) ! ORGANIZATION & 
MILITANCY ( ITS /RIK]S - AS SU* ACCESSIBLE MESSAG+ IS NE$$ TO 
BUILD MASS P>TICIPATION1 :ILE RADICAL MESSAG+ IS NECESS>Y TO GR[ 
& 9SPIRE ACTION4 ,REMEMB]+ ! NE$ = A DIV]SITY ( TACTICS & 
VOICES LEAD TO ! E/ABLI%M5T ( ,R5T ,/RIKE ,VANC\V]1 :I* /&S 
9 CONTRA/ TO ! MORE RE=MI/ EF=TS ( ! ,VANC\V] ,T5ANTS' 
,UNION4 ,DESPITE ?IS REALIZATION WE F9D \RSELVES /ILL WALK+ A F9E 
L9E1 & /RUGGL+ TO DECIDE IF WE %\LD P>TICIPATE 9 ! POLITICS 
( PRODUC+ RESPECTABLE SPEE*4 ,RECOGNIZ+ \R LOCAL CONTEXT1 & ! 
LACK ( VISIBLE AN>*I/ SC5E WE HAVE HUNG \R HEADS & *OS5 TO 
P>TICIPATE1 WAT*+ \R M\?S4 ,P>TICIPAT+ 9 ACTIVISM FEELS LIKE 
IT =CES US TO OBSCURE \R MO/ 9SURG5T DREAMS & IT IS EXHAU/+4 
,NONE!LESS WE F9D \RSELVES UNABLE TO PAY \R R5T1 OR WANT+ TO 
EXP]IM5T ) NOT PAY+ & AS SU* P>TICIPATION SEEMS NECESS>Y4 
,CAPITALI/S NOT ONLY =CE US TO GO TO WORK1 BUT IT SEEMS !Y >E 
5DLESSLY CAPABLE ( CON/RA9+ \R DESIRES4 

,ANO!R T5SION EM]GES >\ND ! IDEA ( RISK & ID5TITY4 ,R5T 
/RIKES BY !RE V]Y NATURE CONFRONT CAPITAL & ! COLONIAL PROJECT - 
!RE=E !Y POSE SIGNIFICANT RISK TO !IR P>TICIPANTS4 
,SIMULTANE\SLY1 ! POLITICS ( RISK HAVE LEAD MANY TO DISCR$IT !M4 
,MANY ACTIVI/S DEM& A /RIKE NOT PUT ANYONE AT RISK1 P>TICUL>LY 
?OSE MO/ VULN]ABLE4 ,:ILE WE AGREE ?IS IS A NOBLE 9T5TION1 \R 
LIVES >E ALWAYS AT RISK - ITS AVOIDANCE IS BO? IMPOSSIBLE & W\LD 
CON/RA9 ANY DESIRE = MILITANT /RUGGLE4 ,( C\RSE DIFF]5T PEOPLE1 
HAVE V]Y LEGITIMATE REASONS TO HAVE DIFF]5T ?RE%OLDS ( ACCEPTABLE 
RISK4 ,SO WE WANT TO BE EXPLICIT :5 WE SAY ?AT WE CANNOT GU>ANTEE 
ANYONE'S SAFETY & ANYONE ELSE :O PROMISES TO DO SO IS LY+4 ,) 
?IS 9 M9D ?OSE :O FEEL ANGRY 5\< OR 0SAFE0 5\< %\LD JO9 US 
& )HOLD R5T ,APRIL #a/4 

,?R\< /RIK+ WE HOPE TO FUR!R ACTUALIZE ! DESIRES %>$ 9 
:ISP]S BETWE5 FRI5DS1 ! SCREAMS SPLATT]$ ON ! CITY'S WALLS & 
! HATE = ?IS SY/EM IMPR9T$ 9TO \R HE>TS4 ,SOLID>ITY ) ALL 
R5T /RIK+4 ,SOLID>ITY ) ALL /RIK+ BL[S AGA9/ ! CRISES ( 
CAPITALISM1 COLONIALISM & CIVILIZATION4 ,SOLID>ITY ) ?OSE LIV+ 
ON ! /REETS UNABLE TO )HOLD R5T1 YET RESI/+ ) EV]Y BREA?4 

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