,REFLECTIONS ON ! ,Z,A,D3 ,ANO!R ,HI/ORY 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

,/>T+ 9 ! #a#i#fS1 PEOPLE SET \T TO BLOCK ! CON/RUCTION ( AN UNWANT$ AIRPORT AT ,NOT]-,DAME-DES-,L&ES 9 WE/]N ,FRANCE4 ,?IS BECAME ! WORLD-FAM\S L& OCCUPATION KN[N AS LA ,Z,A,D--! ,ZONE A ,DEF5DRE 7,ZONE TO ,DEF5D74 ,9 ,JANU>Y #b#a#h1 ! ,FR5* GOV]NM5T ANN\NC$ ?AT ! AIRPORT W\LD NOT BE BUILT2 9 ,APRIL & ,MAY #b#a#h1 ,FR5* POLICE C>RI$ \T A BRUTAL MILIT>Y OP]ATION TO RE-9TRODUCE /ATE CONTROL4 ,TODAY1 ! ,Z,A,D IS A %AD[ ( :AT IT WAS4 

,:Y WAS IT POSSIBLE = ! GOV]NM5T TO CRU% ?IS P[]FUL EXAMPLE ( AUTONOMY8 ,9 ! FOLL[+ RETROSPECTIVE1 A LONGTIME RESID5T ( ! ,Z,A,D EXPLORES H[ 9T]NAL DYNAMICS HELP$ SET ! /AGE = /ATE REPRESSION4 ,?IS IS ONE ( ! MANY /ORIES ?AT C\LD BE TOLD AB\T ! ,Z,A,D1 BUT WE CONSID] IT AN IMPORTANT HI/ORICAL DOCUM5T ?AT POSES CRUCIAL QUE/IONS AB\T H[ TO BALANCE AUTONOMY & ACC\NTABILITY & H[ TO DEAL ) AU?ORIT>IAN DYNAMICS ?AT >ISE FROM )94 ,WE HOPE IT WILL 9=M ! /RUGGLES ?AT PEOPLE >\ND ! WORLD >E P>TICIPAT+ 9 TODAY4 

,! APP5DICES 9CLUDE A GLOSS>Y EXPLA9+ ALL ! DIFF]5T GR\PS ?AT P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! MOVEM5T >\ND ! ,Z,A,D1 TRANSLATIONS ( O!R IMPORTANT DOCUM5TS FROM ! ,Z,A,D1 & A LI/ ( FUR!R READ+4 

,BACKGR\ND 

  

,! ,Z,A,D WAS BORN \T ( LOCAL OPPOSITION TO AN IMPOS$ AIRPORT PROJECT 9 ,BRITTANY1 ! TRADITIONAL REGION 9 NOR?WE/]N ,FRANCE4 ,S9CE ITS 9CEPTION OV] #e YE>S AGO1 ! /RUGGLE HAS GR[N & BECOME MORE COMPLEX1 ) ! >RIVAL ( RADICAL SQUATT]S 9 #bg & A /RATEGY ( L& OCCUPATION S9CE #b#i4 ,! ,Z,A,D COV]$ MORE ?AN #d ACRES1 BUT ! MOVEM5T >\ND ! ,Z,A,D IS MU* L>G] ?AN ! L& ITSELF4 

,9 ! FALL ( #b#a#b1 ! ,FR5* /ATE C>RI$ \T 0,OP]ATION ,CES>03 SIX MON?S ( DE/RUCTION1 RESI/ANCE1 & MILIT>Y OCCUPATION 9T5D$ AT REGA9+ CONTROL ( ! >EA4 ,?IS BR\<T A LOT ( ATT5TION FROM ! NATIONAL M$IA1 \TSIDE SUPPORT & SOLID>ITY1 & NEW POSSIBILITIES4 ,AS A CONSEQU5CE ( ! FAILURE ( ?IS OP]ATION1 ! ,Z,A,D WAS FREE ( UNI=M$ POLICE FROM ,APRIL #bac ON4 ,P>TICIPANTS HAD ALREADY E/ABLI%$ MANY DIFF]5T K9DS ( COLLECTIVE 9FRA/RUCTURE 9CLUD+ BAK]IES1 A PIRATE RADIO /ATION1 & A LEGAL TEAM2 AFT] #b#a#b1 !SE ?RIV$ ALONGSIDE AN AUTONOM\S HEAL?C>E SY/EM1 L>GE-SCALE AGRICULTURE1 & WEEKLY DI/RIBUTION ( LOCALLY-PRODUC$ FOOD4 

,9 ,JANU>Y ( #b#a#h1 ! ,FR5* GOV]NM5T (FICIALLY AB&ON$ ! AIRPORT PROJECT & ANN\NC$ AN 9JUNCTION TO CLE> (F ! FAM\S 0B>RICADE ROAD0 :ILE ?REAT5+ EVICTIONS = ! 5D ( ,M>*4 ,ON ,APRIL #i1 #b#a#h1 MILIT>Y POLICE >RIV$ TO C>RY \T ?AT ?REAT4 ,9 ! YE> S9CE !N1 EV]Y?+ HAS *ANG$4 

,Z,A,D #ba 

  

,I %[$ UP ON ! ,Z,A,D 9 E>LY #ba LOOK+ = A PLACE TO DO DRUGS 9 ! WOODS4 ,I WAS 9 MY E>LY TW5TIES1 9T]E/$ 9 RADICAL POLITICS BUT MO/LY 9VOLV$ ) ! 5VIRONM5TAL NONPR(IT WORLD4 ,AT ?AT TIME1 !RE W]E T5 OR FIFTE5 PEOPLE LIV+ !RE SCATT]$ BETWE5 A FEW H\SES4 ,WE SP5T A LOT ( TIME HAV+ MEET+S & TEA ) ! NEI<BORS1 EV]YONE SPEAK+ 9 ,FR5* 7:I* ,I DIDN'T UND]/&74 ,I HAD EXPECT$ AN>*I/ /RUGGLE TO BE MORE EXCIT+4 

,AB\T A WEEK 91 ,I HAD A LONG CONV]SATION ) A NEW FRI5D ?AT %[$ ME A WAY BEYOND ! MA9/REAM POLITICS ,I'D BE5 5GAG$ 94 ,I HAD BE5 COMPLA9+ AB\T H[ FRU/RAT+ IT WAS TO 5DLESSLY COLD-CALL PEOPLE & ASK !M TO CONTACT !IR LEGISLATORS1 KN[+ !Y PROBABLY W\LDN'T1 & EV5 IF !Y DID1 SAID LEGISLATORS ONLY C>E AB\T MONEY & P[]1 :I* \R SMALL NONPR(IT DIDN'T HAVE4 ,HE RESPOND$ ?AT ALL ( ?OSE LETT]S W]E GO+ 9 ! TRA%2 ! GOV]NM5T DIDN'T NE$ TO TAKE !M 9TO ACC\NT4 ,HE SAID ?AT :AT PEOPLE W]E DO+ ON ! ,Z,A,D WAS PUTT+ !IR LIVES & !IR BODIES 9 ! WAY1 AGA9/ ! AIRPORT & ! CONCEPT ( ZON+ & = COMMUNITY SELF-DET]M9ATION1 SO !Y C\LDN'T BE SWEPT ASIDE OR IGNOR$4 ,BY LIV+ !RE1 BY G>D5+ !RE1 BY BIK+ >\ND TO SEE FRI5DS & DR9K+ TEA ) !M1 ! OCCUPI]S KEPT ABREA/ ( CON/RUCTION WORK & C\LD DISRUPT IT IMM$IATELY :5EV] IT BEGAN4 ,ANY ADVANCES ON ! PROJECT HAD TO TAKE ! PEOPLE !RE 9TO ACC\NT4 ,LIV+ !RE =C$ ! GOV]NM5T TO 5GAGE4 

,I'D NEV] HE>D ( 0DIRECT ACTION10 BUT ,I WAS SOLD4 ,?AT NI<T1 ,I DECID$ ,I W\LD /AY UNTIL ! 5D4 

,9 #b#a1 ! GOALS W]E TO SL[ D[N ! AIRPORT PROJECT US+ A COMB9ATION ( MOBILIZATION1 LOCALS' LEGAL /RATEGY1 & SABOTAGE1 & TO MAKE ! PROJECT AS EXP5SIVE & EMB>RASS+ AS POSSIBLE4 ,9/EAD ( WRIT+ LETT]S1 WE W\LD %UT D[N (FICES & CONF]5CES4 ,SQUATT+ & LE>N+ TO FIX UP OLD H\SES1 MAK+ TREETOP VILLAGES & PIRATE RADIO1 LIV+ TOGE!R & H&L+ PROBLEMS COLLECTIVELY--ALL ?IS WAS A LOT MORE 5GAG+ ?AN WORK+ 9 AN (FICE4 ,9 A DAY1 Y\ MI<T WE$ POTATOES ALONGSIDE LOCALS 9 A SQUATT$ COLLECTIVE G>D51 DO LEGAL SUPPORT TO GET SOMEONE \T ( JAIL1 & WELD BIKE TRAIL]S = COMMUNAL USE4 ,ALMO/ HALF ! PEOPLE LIV+ !RE W]E 9T]NATIONALS2 !Y BR\<T EXP]I5CE FROM O!R /RUGGLES1 LIKE =E/ OCCUPATIONS4 ,I REMEMB] A CONV]SATION ON TOP ( A VAN AB\T \R HOPES = ! /RUGGLE & ! ,Z,A,D4 ,A FRI5D FROM ! ,U,K SAID1 0,I HOPE ?AT ! /ATE DOESN'T CANCEL ! AIRPORT JU/ BECAUSE !Y LOSE 9 C\RT--,I HOPE ONE DAY IT'S POLITICALLY IMPOSSIBLE = !M TO BUILD1 BECAUSE !RE >E SO MANY NICE PEOPLE H]E ?AT !Y JU/ CAN'T1 EV5 IF !Y S5D ! MILIT>Y40 ,WE LAU<$--! SC5>IO WAS ALMO/ TOO AMBITI\S TO IMAG9E4 ,CON/ANTLY AMAZ$ BY ! +5UITY1 CONFID5CE1 & RES\RCEFULNESS ( ! PEOPLE >\ND ME1 ,I HAD ! FEEL+ ?AT ! POSSIBILITIES = CREATION & RESI/ANCE W]E NE>LY 5DLESS4 

,:AT ,HAPP5$ AT ! ,Z,A,D8 

  

,!RE IS A LOT ( CONFUSION 9 ! ,ANGLOPHONE WORLD AB\T :AT HAPP5$ LA/ SPR+1 ESPECIALLY :Y SOME PEOPLE *OSE TO NEGOTIATE ) ! /ATE & SIGN CONTRACTS4 ,MY 9T5TION IS NOT TO JU/IFY ! DECISIONS ?AT W]E MADE1 BUT TO TALK AB\T :AT FACTORS %AP$ ! DECISION-MAK+4 ,! VULN]ABILITIES ( AN>*I/S & ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS W]E US$ AGA9/ !M BY ?OSE :O BECAME 9CREAS+LY RE=MI/ 9 !IR COLLABORATION ) LIB]AL GR\PS4 ,! ,Z,A,D (F]S A USEFUL /UDY ( H[ AU?ORIT>IAN T5D5CIES EM]GE1 DEVELOP1 & UND]M9E SITUATIONS ) REVOLUTION>Y POT5TIAL4 ,BECAUSE ?IS TOOK PLACE ON SU* A L>GE SCALE1 IT IS POSSIBLE TO ID5TIFY PATT]NS ?AT CAN BE DISREG>D$ AS M]E 09T]P]SONAL CONFLICT0 9 O!R CASES4 

,?IS TEXT WEAVES TOGE!R P]SONAL REFLECTIONS AB\T :AT HAPP5$ ON ! ,Z,A,D ) ANALYSIS ( ! DYNAMICS )9 ! OCCUPATION & ANTI-AIRPORT MOVEM5T4 ,MY 9T5TION IS TO DRAW LESSONS FROM ! *ANGES ?AT HAPP5$ OV] ! C\RSE ( ! #h"4 YE>S ,I LIV$ !RE & CAME TO A HEAD DUR+ ! EVICTIONS ( SPR+ #b#a#h4 ,IF WE >E TO BE MORE CUNN+ & EFFECTIVE 9 ! FUTURE1 ?AT WILL REQUIRE HONE/ /ORYTELL+--NOT JU/ MY?-MAK+ OR PROPAG&A4 ,I HOPE ?AT !SE REFLECTIONS CAN OP5 ! WAY = MORE ?\<TFUL CRITIQUE4 ,IT'S TEMPT+ TO REV]SE-5G9E] POLITICAL JU/IFICATIONS = PA/ DECISIONS2 BUT ,I DON'T ?9K WE %\LD GLORIFY ! PA? ( LEGALIZATION AS A VICTORI\S MODEL O!RS %\LD FOLL[4 

,! /ATE PLAY$ A SIGNIFICANT ROLE 9 RE9=C+ PREEXI/+ DIVISIONS2 /ATE REPRESSION WAS (T5 T>GET$ AT SPECIFIC POLITICAL GR\PS 9 ORD] TO PIT PEOPLE AGA9/ EA* O!R4 ,!SE K9DS ( C\NT]9SURG5CY TACTICS >E V]Y SIMPLE3 FOCUS ON ! MO/ ISOLAT$ GR\P & CONV9CE ! RE/ ( ! MOVEM5T ?AT EV]YONE ELSE WILL BE SP>$ IF !Y DISASSOCIATE !MSELVES FROM IT4 ,! CONSEQU5CE IS ?AT ! MO/ ISOLAT$ GR\P EXP]I5CES ! BRUNT ( REPRESSION JU/ AS ! O!R GR\PS >E AB&ON+ IT3 A PROCESS ?AT FUELS BITT]NESS & RES5TM5T ON ONE SIDE1 GUILT & SELF-JU/IFICATION ON ! O!R4 ,:5 ! /ATE MOVES ON TO ! NEXT T>GET1 !RE IS LESS SUPPORT = ! REMA9+ GR\PS BECAUSE ( !IR PRIOR DISASSOCIATION4 

,REPRESSION & PSY*OLOGICAL W>F>E ALSO AFFECT$ DECISION-MAK+ AT ! ,Z,A,D4 ,! ADD$ PRESSURE AGGRAVAT$ PREEXI/+ POLITICAL T5SIONS4 ,MANY ( ! DECISIONS PEOPLE MADE 9 #bah W]E BAS$ 9 FE>3 FE> ( LOS+ ! ,Z,A,D AS A BASE1 FE> ?AT SOMEONE W\LD BE KILL$ BY ! 9T5SE POLICE VIOL5CE1 FE> ?AT ! HOMES & L& WE DEP5D$ ON W\LD BE DE/ROY$4 

,= EXAMPLE1 ! PREFECT PUBLICLY REIT]AT$ ?AT ONLY ! H\SES CLOSE TO ! ROAD 9 ! EA/]N P>T ( ! ,Z,A,D W\LD BE EVICT$ & %E LABEL$ !IR OCCUPANTS DANG]\S RADICALS4 ,?IS HAPP5$ 9 ! CONTEXT ( ! MOVEM5T DISMANTL+ ! H\SES ON ! B>RICADE ROAD 7,D#b#h#a7 AS A 0GOOD FAI?0 GE/URE TO OP5 NEGOTIATIONS ) ! /ATE1 & AT LEA/ ?REE FIGURES ( ! OPPOSITION MAK+ PUBLIC /ATEM5TS ?AT !Y W\LD NOT SUPPORT OR DEF5D ! PEOPLE NE> ! ,D#b#h#a OR !IR HOMES4 

,T5SIONS )9 ! ,MOVEM5T 

  

,OV] TIME1 P>TICIPANTS' GOALS & PRIORITIES *ANG$ & ! COMMON OBJECTIVE BECAME LESS CLE>4 ,! GOAL ( ! ANTI-AIRPORT MOVEM5T WAS TO /OP ! AIRPORT & GET SOME LEVEL ( LEGAL PROTECTION = ! ,Z,A,D1 BUT AMONG ?OSE OCCUPY+ ! L&1 !RE WAS TOO MU* POLITICAL DIVISION TO >RIVE AT A COHESIVE GOAL4 ,! SLOGAN 0AGA9/ ! AIRPORT & ITS WORLD0 S]V$ AS A USEFUL %OR?& AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! OCCUPATION1 MAK+ IT POSSIBLE TO FIT A SY/EMIC CRITIQUE 9TO A FEW WORDS4 ,! 0& ITS WORLD0 WAS ALSO A BASEL9E ( ! OCCUPATION1 ?\< IT MEANT DIFF]5T ?+S TO DIFF]5T PEOPLE4 

,! EVICTIONS 9 ,OCTOB] ( #bab DIDN'T JU/ *ANGE ! PHYSICAL L&SCAPE BY DE/ROY+ H\SES & 9FRA/RUCTURE4 ,! 9T5SITY ( ?OSE MOM5TS COMB9$ ) MASSIVE SUPPORT & M$IA COV]AGE FUNDAM5TALLY *ANG$ ! /RUGGLE4 ,NEW FRI5D%IPS & ALLIANCES EM]G$2 NEW OCCUPANTS MOV$ !RE1 FROM WELL-ORGANIZ$ POLITICAL GR\PS TO PEOPLE :O HAD COME SIMPLY TO FI<T ! COPS & HAVE SOME:]E TO /AY4 ,! POPULATION ( ! ,Z,A,D D\BL$ OR TRIPL$ 9 A MATT] ( MON?S1 ) A DIVISION BETWE5 ?OSE LABEL$ 0B\RGEOIS 9TELLECTUALS0 & ?OSE LABEL$ 0S*LAGS40 ,!RE W]E O!R NEW >RIVALS1 BETT] ORGANIZ$ & ) MORE RES\RCES1 BUT !Y MO/LY KEPT TO !MSELVES 9 ! WE/]N SIDE ( ! L&1 MAK+ L9KS ) ! F>M]S4 ,ONCE ! MILIT>Y OCCUPATION 5D$ & ! COMMON 5EMY WAS GONE1 !RE WAS A LOT ( 9T]NAL CONFLICT1 MO/LY ALONG CLASS L9ES4 ,?IS CONTRIBUT$ TO MANY ,Z,A,D 9HABITANTS FOCUS+ 9W>D1 RESULT+ 9 FEW] ACTIONS & ATTACKS4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 ! FOCUS ( ! /RUGGLE WAS %IFT+ TO AGRICULTURE4 ,! *ANGE 9 DEMOGRAPHICS1 AS WELL AS SOME ,Z,A,D OCCUPANTS' DESIRE = 9CREAS$ P[] & LEGITIMACY1 SET ! /AGE = A FOCUS ON DISMANTL+ EXI/+ GR\PS & =G+ A UNIT$ FRONT AS ! MA9 POLITICAL OBJECTIVE4 

,ONE ( ! MO/ AMAZ+ ?+S AB\T ! ,Z,A,D AFT] ! EVICTIONS ( #bab WAS H[ ALL ! L9ES ( ID5TITY %IFT$3 !RE W]E SQUATT]S F>M+ & PR(ESSIONAL F>M]S CRACK+ OP5 SQUATS4 ,EV5 ! ,GRE5 ,P>TY OP5$ A SQUAT4 ,DUR+ ?IS GOLD5 ]A1 PEOPLE TOOK POSITIONS BAS$ ON ! ISSUES RA!R ?AN ACCORD+ TO GR\P ALLEGIANCE4 

,LAT]1 PEOPLE />T$ TO SETTLE BACK 9TO POSITIONS2 GR\PS LIKE ! 0,COLLECTIVE ( ,PR(ESSIONAL ,AGRICULTURAL ,ORGANIZATIONS ,9DIGNANT AB\T ! ,AIRPORT ,PROJECT0 7,C,O,P,A,971 ! 0,COMMITTEE = ! ,MA9T5ANCE & ,DEF5SE ( ,OCCUPATIONS0 7,C,M,D,O71 LOCAL SUPPORT COMMITTEES1 & ! LIKE4 ,SOME ( ! KEY PLAY]S 9 ! MOVEM5T >E DESCRIB$ 9 0,T]MS & ,DEF9ITIONS0 9 ! ,APP5DIX1 BEL[4 

,9 #b#a#d1 A PRECURSOR TO ! ,C,M,D,O S\<T \T LEAD]S 9 DIFF]5T LOCAL & CITIZ5 GR\PS TO PLAN A L>GE DEMON/RATION 9 ,NANTES TOGE!R BE=E PRES5T+ IT TO ! ,G5]AL ,ASSEMBLY4 ,ONE EX-MEMB] >GUES ?AT ?IS WAS ! FIR/ TIME ! CITIZ5 GR\PS F\ND REPRES5TATIVES :O C\LD (F] !M LEV]AGE )9 ! OCCUPATION2 UNTIL !N1 ! OCCUPATION HAD PRIORITIZ$ HORIZONTAL ORGANIZ+1 ES*EW+ REPRES5TATION & ROTAT+ PEOPLE 9 & \T ( ! ROLES ( RELAT+ TO LOCALS & CITIZ5 GR\PS4 ,?IS IS :AT ! LEAD]S ( ! CITIZ5 GR\PS HAD BE5 LOOK+ = ALL ALONG3 O!R LEAD]S TO COMMUNICATE ) 9 ORD] TO ORGANIZE 0MORE EFFICI5TLY40 ,)\T ?AT1 !Y HAD NO MORE LEV]AGE ?AN ANYONE ELSE 9 ! ASSEMBLY4 ,OP5+ BACK *ANNELS ( COMMUNICATION BETWE5 GR\P LEAD]S %ORT-CIRCUIT$ ! OP5NESS ( ! G5]AL ASSEMBLIES1 PAV+ ! WAY = EXCLUSIVE ALLIANCES TO EM]GE4 ,!SE 0/RATEGIC FRI5D%IPS0 CREAT$ ! CONTEXT 9 :I* SOME SQUATT]S DECID$ TO SIDE ) F>M] & LIB]AL GR\PS AGA9/ ! SQUATT]S >\ND ! ROAD & !IR SUPPORT]S 9 ,JANU>Y #b#a#h4 

,!RE >E ALREADY PL5TY ( TEXTS DEVOT$ TO CRITIQU+ ! ,C,M,D,O & !IR 0,APPELI/E0 COMRADES2 SOME >E AVAILABLE BEL[ 9 ! 0,FUR!R ,READ+0 SECTION4 ,! GOAL IS NOT TO FOCUS ON ONE GR\P1 :I* CAN *ANGE NAME OR %APE1 BUT TO LE>N TO ID5TIFY & CONFRONT AU?ORIT>IAN T5D5CIES :]EV] !Y OCCUR4 ,I'LL NAME !M :5 IT'S NECESS>Y = CL>ITY BECAUSE IT W\LD BE 9COMPLETE TO LEAVE !M \T ( ! /ORY1 BUT ,I WON'T FOCUS ON ANY P>TICUL> POLITICAL T5D5CY H]E4 

0,COMPOSITION0 HAS (T5 BE5 TRANSLAT$ AS 0COALITION40 ,?IS CONTRIBUTES TO CONFUSION >\ND T]MS4 ,! WORD 0COALITION0 ALSO EXI/S 9 ,FR5*1 DEF9$ BY ! ,L>\SSE DICTION>Y AS 0A MILIT>Y OR POLITICAL ALLIANCE DRAWN UP BETWE5 DIFF]5T GR\PS AGA9/ A COMMON ADV]S>Y40 ,!RE IS A DIFF]5CE BETWE5 0COALITION0 & 0COMPOSITION03 A COALITION 9VOLVES GR\PS ) CLE>LY DIFF]5T ME?ODS & 5D GOALS MAK+ A TEMPOR>Y ALLIANCE TO COMBAT A %>$ 5EMY1 :]EAS COMPOSITION DESCRIBES GR\PS ) DIFF]5T ME?ODS & GOALS TRY+ TO CREATE UNITY BAS$ ON :AT EV]YONE 9VOLV$ CAN AGREE ON4 

,9 PRACTICE1 0:AT EV]YONE CAN AGREE ON0 (T5 MEANS ! LEA/ ?REAT5+ POSSIBILITY--= EXAMPLE1 HOLD+ DEMON/RATIONS ON ! ,Z,A,D 9/EAD ( 9 ,NANTES :]E !Y C\LD POSE A ?REAT TO PLACES ( P[]4 ,EV]Y COMPOSANT--,C,O,P,A,91 ! ,9T]COMMUNAL ,CITIZ5 ,ASSOCIATION ( ,POPULATIONS ,CONC]N$ BY ! ,AIRPORT ,PROJECT 7,A,C,I,P,A71 ! OCCUPATION1 ETC4--?US FITS 9TO ?IS L>G] COMPOSITION1 BUT AS A SUBSET ( ! UNITY1 EFFECTIVELY SUBORD9ATE TO IT4 ,Y\ CAN READ A MORE DETAIL$ CRITIQUE ( ! LOGIC ( COMPOSITION AT ! ,Z,A,D 9 0,:5 ,LAMA ,FA*E1 ,LLAMA ,SPIT604 

,!RE HAD ALWAYS BE5 A HEAL?Y PU% & PULL BETWE5 SQUATT]S & LIB]ALS )9 ! MOVEM5T4 ,9 #b#a#a1 !RE WAS A SUCCESSFUL CONFRONTATIONAL ACTION ALMO/ ONCE A MON?2 9 #b#a#b1 ! ,A,C,I,P,A ORGANIZ$ SEV]AL L>GE & SUCCESSFUL MOBILIZATIONS4 ,AS USUALLY HAPP5S :5 DIFF]5T PEOPLE COME TOGE!R TO FI<T A COMMON 5EMY1 !RE WAS DISAGREEM5T AB\T TACTICS1 ) GR\PS CONDEMN+ EA* O!R'S ACTIONS 9 ! M$IA & DISAGREEM5TS AB\T H[ TO ORGANIZE & MAKE DECISIONS4 ,9 E>LY #b#a#d1 !RE WAS A SPLIT AFT] A #f1-/RONG DEMON/RATION 9 ,NANTES CO-ORGANIZ$ BY SQUATT]S FROM ! ,Z,A,D & V>I\S GR\PS )9 ! MOVEM5T TURN$ 9TO A RIOT4 ,! ,CO-ORD 7! 0,COORD9ATION ( ,OPPON5TS0 ( ! ,NOT]-,DAME-DES-,L&ES ,AIRPORT ,PROJECT1 A COALITION DAT+ TO #b#c7 & ! ,A,C,I,P,A REFUS$ TO CO-ORGANIZE DEMON/RATIONS 9 ,NANTES AFT] ?AT1 & !RE WAS A LOT ( MI/RU/ & RELUCTANCE TO ORGANIZE EV5TS TOGE!R ?AT MI<T BECOME CONFRONTATIONAL & ?US LOSE LIB]AL SUPPORT4 ,?IS 9CREAS$ ! FREQU5CY ( DEMON/RATIONS ON ! ,Z,A,D1 SU* AS ! 0,M>* ( ! ,/ICKS0 9 ,OCTOB] #b#a#f4 ,OV] TIME1 ! SQUATT]S W]E PULL$ FUR!R T[>DS ! LIB]AL MA9/REAM1 ) ! HELP ( RE=MI/S )9 ! OCCUPATION MOVEM5T :O PRES5T$ !MSELVES AS LEGITIMATE REPRES5TATIVES TO O!R COMPOSANTS & TO ! /ATE4 

,AS ! LOGIC ( COMPOSITION GA9$ 9FLU5CE1 A DI*OTOMY BETWE5 IDEALS & PRAGMATISM DEVELOP$4 ,9 ! SUMM] ( #b#a#g1 A DISAGREEM5T >\ND ! CREATION ( WALK+ PA?S ON ! ,Z,A,D ILLU/RAT$ ?IS T5SION CLE>LY4 ,! PROPON5TS ( ?IS PROPOSAL1 ! ,C,M,D,O1 FELT ! PA?S W\LD BE USEFUL TO BR+ PEOPLE FROM O!R COMPOSANTS TO ! ,Z,A,D TO USE ! L& MORE REGUL>LY4 ,?OSE OPPOS$ FELT ! PA?S W]E IMPOS$ DESPITE OPPOSITION & )\T MU* DISCUSSION1 & CREAT$ A SPECTATOR_/SPECTACLE RELATION%IP BETWE5 ?OSE LIV+ ON ! L& & ?OSE \TSIDE ( IT4 ,:5 PEOPLE VOIC$ !IR OPPOSITION 9 A ,G5]AL ,ASSEMBLY1 SOMEONE RESPOND$1 0,WE'VE HE>D Y\R CONC]NS1 & WE WILL TAKE !M 9TO ACC\NT AS MU* AS POSSIBLE :ILE MOV+ =W>D40 

,9 RESPONSE1 SOME OPPON5TS ( ! WALK+ PA?S PA9T$ GRAFFITI ALONG ! R\TE4 ,! TAGS ?AT APPE>$ ON ! DAY ( ! GR& OP5+ ( ! WALK+ PA?S SAID 79 AN ALT]ATION ( ! SLOGAN 0! C\RTS ON FIRE1 ! JUDGES 9 ! MIDDLE071 0,! PA?S ON FIRE1 ! /RATEGIZ]S 9 ! MIDDLE40 ,IT WAS LAT] ALT]$ TO READ 0,PR9CIPLES ON FIRE1 ! PURI/S 9 ! MIDDLE40 ,?IS WAS ONE ( ! FIR/ TIMES ?AT A CLE> DIVISION BETWE5 0PURISM0 & 0PRACTICALITY0 WAS NAM$ 9 ?AT WAY4 

,!SE T5SIONS--)9 ! MOVEM5T & MORE P>TICUL>LY BETWE5 SQUATT]S--CAME TO A HEAD 9 #bah DUR+ ! DISCUSSIONS >\ND NEGOTIATIONS & 9 ! LEAD-UP TO ! EVICTIONS ( ,APRIL #b#a#h4 ,SO-CALL$ 0IDEALI/S_/PURI/S_/AN>*I/S_/RADICALS_/UNCONTROLLABLE ELEM5TS0 W]E PITT$ AGA9/ 0PRAGMATI/S_/! REASONABLE_/RE=MI/S_/OBJECTIVE /RATEGI/S_/SELL\TS40 

,OBVI\SLY1 !RE'S NO SU* ?+ AS AN OBJECTIVELY /RATEGIC *OICE4 ,*OICES >E ONLY 0/RATEGIC0 9 RELATION TO A /RATEGY AIM$ AT P>TICUL> GOALS4 ,! UND]LY+ ASSUMPTION ON ! SIDE ( ! 0PRACTICAL0 ONES WAS ?AT ! MO/ IMPORTANT ?+ WAS TO MA9TA9 CONTROL OV] ! L& & ! /RUCTURES ON ! ,Z,A,D1 NO MATT] :AT ! CO/ & BY :ATEV] MEANS W\LD S]VE4 ,AS ?AT GOAL WAS H>DLY UNANIM\SLY %>$1 ANY PURPORT$LY COLLECTIVE /RATEGY /EMM+ FROM ?AT WAS FLAW$ FROM ! />T4 ,OV] & OV] DUR+ ! MEET+S BE=E ! EVICTIONS1 WE HE>D ! MANTRA 0,IF WE DON'T NEGOTIATE & SIGN ! CONTRACTS1 WE'RE GO+ TO LOSE EV]Y?+40 ,! RISK ( 0LOS+ EV]Y?+0 WAS CONTRA/$ ) POLITICAL COH]5CY--AS 91 W\LD Y\ RA!R BE HOMELESS OR RI<T8 ,?IS ONLY MAKES S5SE IF Y\R 0EV]Y?+0 IS LIMIT$ TO PHYSICAL OR MAT]IAL 9FRA/RUCTURE4 

,! ONES LABEL$ AS RADICAL PURI/S 9 ?IS DI*OTOMY W]E PEOPLE :O HELD POLITICAL IDEALS4 ,?AT LABEL WAS US$ AGA9/ PEOPLE :O HAD OPPOS$ ANY COOP]ATION ) ! /ATE FROM ! />T1 BUT IT WAS ALSO US$ AGA9/ PEOPLE :O W]E DEEPLY 9VOLV$ 9 ! NEGOTIATIONS & EV5 MEMB]S ( ! DELEGATION ?AT WAS 9T]FAC+ ) ! /ATE4 ,AS !RE WAS NO AGREEM5T ON GOALS OR /RATEGY1 !RE WAS ALSO DISS5SION ON TACTICS & /RATEGIC ACTION4 ,IT'S EASY TO MAKE ! 0PURISM0 >GUM5T :5 O!RS REA* !IR E?ICAL LIMITS BE=E Y\ REA* Y\RS4 ,?IS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE :5 Y\'RE APPEAL+ = LIB]AL SYMPA?Y4 ,LIB]ALS LOVE TO HE> ?AT ?OSE :O REFUSE TO LIVE 9 CONTRADICTION ) !IR E?ICS >E 0IMPRACTICAL0--IT GIVES !M AN ALIBI = !IR [N HYPOCRISY4 

,! ACCUSATIONS 0PURI/0 & 0RADICAL0 W]E (T5 US$ TO DISCR$IT A P]SON'S POSITION2 SOMETIMES1 EV5 HOLD+ A POLITICAL OR E?ICAL POSITION RA!R ?AN A 0PRACTICAL0 ONE WAS DESCRIB$ AS ILLEGITIMATE4 ,= EXAMPLE1 9 ! OCCUPANTS' ASSEMBLY TO DISCUSS :E!R ! DELEGATION W\LD RETURN TO NEGOTIAT+ ) ! /ATE A WEEK AFT] EVICTIONS BEGAN1 ! FACILITATOR ASK$ ! PEOPLE :O W]E OPPOS$ TO RESUM+ NEGOTIATIONS TO JU/IFY !IR OPPOSITION 9 PRACTICAL T]MS1 NOT BAS$ ON !IR POLITICAL POSITIONS OR H[ !Y FELT AB\T TALK+ ) REPRES5TATIVES ( ! /ATE AFT] ! RAIDS4 ,?IS OCCURR$ M]E DAYS AFT] WE HAD SU/A9$ MASSIVE LOSSES & :ILE WE W]E /ILL UND] MILIT>Y OCCUPATION4 ,?OSE :O W]E 9 FAVOR ( RETURN+ TO NEGOTIATIONS W]E NOT ASK$ TO DEF5D !IR POSITION ON 0PRACTICAL0 GR\NDS4 

,9 MO/ SITUATIONS1 MO/ PEOPLE WILL REG>D ! OPTION ?AT IS EASIE/ & ?AT CON=MS TO EXI/+ NORMS AS ! 0PRACTICAL0 ONE4 ,AS ! EMPHASIS ON PRIORITIZ+ COMPOSITION ) LIB]AL GR\PS GREW1 SO DID ! VALUE PLAC$ ON SOCIETAL NORMS & P]CEIV$ LEGITIMACY AS TOOLS TO HELP BUILD ! MOVEM5T4 ,AS SQUATT]S MOV$ T[>DS AFFIRM+ SOCIETAL NORMS1 !Y RAIS$ EXPECTATIONS ?AT !Y W\LD BE READY TO COMPROMISE1 ?AT !Y W\LD BE CAPABLE ( MA9TA9+ 9T]NAL ORD]1 ?AT !IR 9T]E/S W]E ?OSE ( Y\NG PRODUCTIVI/ F>M]S4 ,!SE UNREALI/IC EXPECTATIONS REPEAT$LY L$ TO RES5TM5T & DISILLUSIONM5T4 

,DUR+ A PRESS CONF]5CE 9 ,M>* #b#a#g1 :5 A POLITICIAN WAS MAK+ A CAMPAIGN SPEE* 9 ! TRADITIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL SPACE ( ! MOVEM5T1 LA ,VA*]IT1 MANURE WAS ?R[N AT J\RNALI/S' C>S & AT ! BUILD+4 ,?IS PROVOK$ LIB]AL \TRAGE1 ) ! ,A,C,I,P,A GO+ ON /RIKE & MOV+ ! ,G5]AL ,ASSEMBLIES FROM ! ,VA*]IT2 MON?S ( HEAT$ DEBATE FOLL[$4 ,YET IT WAS H>DLY ! FIR/ TIME ?AT POLITICIANS W]E T>GET$ 9 ?IS WAY ON ! ,Z,A,D4 ,PEOPLE HAD ?R[N MANURE AT ! ,GRE5 ,P>TY PUBLICITY /& AT ! #bi ,CLIMATE ,CAMP1 & DUMP$ A BUCKET ( COMPO/ OV] PRESID5TIAL C&IDATE ,NICOLAS ,HULOT :ILE HE WAS DO+ A ,T,V 9T]VIEW AT ! ,A,C,I,P,A SUMM] GA!R+4 ,LA ,CO-ORD1 ! ,A,C,I,P,A1 & O!R COMPOSANTS W]E %OCK$ BECAUSE !Y HAD BE5 L$ TO BELIEVE ?AT SOME SQUATT]S W]E CAPABLE ( POLIC+ ! O!RS1 & ! SQUATT]S AS A :OLE HAD SOMEH[ BECOME LESS HO/ILE TO POLITICIANS US+ ! ,Z,A,D TO BOO/ !IR CAMPAIGNS--DESPITE EV]Y?+ ?AT HAD HAPP5$ BE=E4 ,P>TIALLY AS A CONSEQU5CE ( !SE EV5TS1 \T ( #de 0VIGILANT TRACTORS10 !RE W]E ONLY TWO MAK+ B>RICADES TO OPPOSE ! #bah EVICTIONS1 & A H&FUL ?AT CAME DAYS LAT] TO SYMBOLICALLY PROTECT ,LES ,FOSSES ,NOIRES1 A F>MH\SE ?AT FAC$ ONLY A V]Y SLI<T *ANCE ( BE+ EVICT$4 

,!RE IS A CON/ANT T5SION BETWE5 IDEAS & PRACTICE1 BETWE5 :AT WE SEE AS BE+ POSSIBLE & H[ F> CAN WE PU% ! LIMITS1 ! NORMS1 TO SPREAD NEW POSSIBILITIES4 ,?IS *ALL5GE IS 9H]5T 9 LIV+ 9 A WORLD ?AT IS HO/ILE TO ! WAYS WE WANT TO LIVE \R POLITICS & SOMETIMES TO \R V]Y EXI/5CE4 ,IT'S NOT POSSIBLE OR DESIRABLE TO /AY 0PURE0 IF WE WANT TO 5GAGE ) ! WORLD4 ,BUT IT IS EXTREMELY DANG]\S TO DISC\NT A POLITICAL POSITION PRECISELY ON ! GR\NDS ?AT IT IS POLITICAL & !RE=E 0PURI/0 & 9VALID4 ,IF WE EX*ANGE \R IDEALS = PURE PRACTICALITY1 :AT EXACTLY >E WE FI<T+ =8 

,WE GOT H]E BY DREAM+1 BY BE+ ABSURDLY OV]CONFID5T1 BY TRY+ TO PUT RADICAL IDEAS 9TO PRACTICE4 ,ONE ( ! MANY LITTLE DEA?S ( ! ,Z,A,D OCCURR$ :5 ! T]MS 0ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN0 & 0RADICAL0 W]E US$ BY A DOM9ANT GR\P AS 9SULTS & WAYS TO DELEGITIMIZE O!RS )9 ! OCCUPATION4 ,?IS WAS DEEPLY UNSETTL+ 9 A PLACE :]E SOME ( ! FEW %>$ BASEL9ES W]E OPPOSITION TO ! /ATE & TO AU?ORITY4 ,UND] PRESSURE FROM MORE RE=MI/ ELEM5TS1 PEOPLE /OPP$ BELIEV+ ?AT WE C\LD DO ?+S DIFF]5TLY4 ,:ILE ! ,Z,A,D HAD ONCE (F]$ 5DLESS POSSIBILITY1 ! COMPROMISES1 RE/RICTIONS1 & RES5TM5TS GREW OV] ! YE>S UNTIL PEOPLE W]E MORE FOCUS$ ON FI<T+ EA* O!R ?AN FI<T+ ! /ATE4 ,! P>TY L9E ( TOTAL UNITY C\LD ONLY BE /RET*$ SO F>4 

,! RE=MI/ T5D5CY T[>DS =C$ 9T]NAL /&>DIZATION WAS ALSO SE5 9 ! PRESS GR\P DISASSOCIAT+ ITSELF FROM C]TA9 ACTIONS4 ,9 LATE #b#a1 :5 ,A,C,I,P,A PUBLICLY DISASSOCIAT$ !MSELVES FROM AN ACTION DUR+ A PUBLIC 9QUIRY MEET+ 9 ,NOT]-,DAME-DES-,L&ES1 ?IS WAS ADDRESS$ 9 MON?S ( ORGANIZ$ DISCUSSION 9 A LOCAL HALL4 ,PEOPLE F9ALLY >RIV$ AT AN AGREEM5T ?AT NEI!R ! SQUATT]S NOR ,A,C,I,P,A W\LD DISASSOCIATE !MSELVES FROM ! O!R GR\P4 ,! AGRE$-UPON /ATEM5T WAS 0,WE DON'T WE> MASKS OR USE VIOL5CE1 BUT WE DON'T CONDEMN !IR ACTIONS10 & ?AT WORK$ REALLY WELL = A LONG TIME4 ,= MU* ( ! HI/ORY ( ! ,Z,A,D OCCUPATION1 P>TICIPANTS W]E SKEPTICAL & RELUCTANT TO 5GAGE ) J\RNALI/S4 ,J\RNALI/S :O DIDN'T RESPECT ! CONDITIONS ?AT ,Z,A,DI/S PROPOS$ TO !M SOMETIMES HAD !IR TIRES SLA%$1 AS REF]5C$ 9 ?IS TONGUE-9-*EEK /ATEM5T FROM A JUDGE'S VISIT 9 FALL #b#a#e4 ,! FACT ?AT ! 7,C,M,D,O-DOM9AT$7 ,Z,A,D PRESS GR\P DISASSOCIAT$ !MSELVES & ! MOVEM5T FROM ACTS ( ROAD SABOTAGE & ACTIONS AGA9/ J\RNALI/S CONTRADICT$ HI/ORICAL AGREEM5TS & %[$ H[ F> SOME 9 ! OCCUPATION MOVEM5T HAD GONE T[>DS ACCEPT+ ! IDEA ?AT WE C\LD 0W90 BY BEHAV+ \RSELVES & BE+ RESPECTABLE1 EV5 IF ?AT MEANT VIOLAT+ A CLE> M&ATE TO REPRES5T ! DIFF]5T POLITICAL CURR5TS EXI/+ ON ! ,Z,A,D4 ,!IR ROMANTICIZ$ & 9COMPLETE V]SION ( EV5TS SUPPORTS A POLITICAL AG5DA ( P[] GRABS TO ! DETRIM5T ( USEFUL N>RATIVES = LE>N+ & IMPROV+4 

,:5 PEOPLE TALK AB\T ! ,Z,A,D1 WE (T5 HE> A SORT ( PROPAG&A ?AT IMPLIES ?AT EV]Y?+ AB\T IT WAS EXCEPTIONAL2 9 FACT1 WE W]E JU/ NORMAL PEOPLE 9 A CRAZY SITUATION DO+ :AT WE C\LD4 ,AL?\< !Y >E MEANT TO BE 9SPIR+1 ,I ?9K ! MY?S ?AT W]E SPREAD AB\T ! UNITY OR EXCEPTIONALITY ( ! ,Z,A,D OR ! FE>LESS W>RIORS :O DEF5D$ IT CAN CREATE UNREALI/IC P]CEPTIONS = O!RS :O WANT TO REPLICATE \R 0VICTORIES40 ,= EXAMPLE1 IT'S 9ACCURATE TO SAY ?AT 0,! ,Z,A,DI/ES DEF5D$ EV]Y S+LE BUILD+ & EV]Y 9* ( L& BY ALL MEANS NECESS>Y10 AS 9 ?IS ,CRIME?,9C4 >TICLE4 ,IT'S PAT5TLY UNTRUE3 DIFF]5T GR\PS DEF5D$ !IR [N 9T]E/S & ! H\SES ( !IR FRI5DS & ALLIES1 SEV]AL GR\PS & 9DIVIDUALS WROTE PRESS RELEASES OR >TICLES DISSOCIAT+ !MSELVES FROM ! O!RS1 & :5 PEOPLE REALIZ$ ?AT 5T]+ 9TO NEGOTIATIONS MADE !M ACCESSORIES OR PAWNS 9 ?AT PROCESS1 MANY PEOPLE LEFT OR /OPP$ TAK+ RISKS4 ,IT'S VITALLY IMPORTANT TO UND]/& ! ROLE ?IS MY?OLOGY PLAY$ 9 :Y ?+S TURN$ \T AS !Y DID4 ,PRET5D+ ?AT ! MOVEM5T WON A UNILAT]AL VICTORY DOES A DISS]VICE TO EV]YONE4 

,A L>GE P>T ( ! MOVEM5T HAD DECID$ TO NEGOTIATE & ACCEPT LEGALIZATION BE=E ! AIRPORT WAS EV5 AB&ON$4 ,:5 ?IS WAS FIR/ PROPOS$1 IT WAS CONTROV]SIAL1 BUT PEOPLE 7MO/ ( :OM W]E 9VOLV$ 9 ! ,C,M,D,O7 KEPT PU%+ ! ISSUE 9 ! ,G5]AL ,ASSEMBLIES UNTIL ! QUE/ION BECAME NO LONG] IF BUT H[4 ,LEGALIZATION BECAME ! ONLY /RATEGY1 SO PEOPLE CONT9U$ PURSU+ IT EV5 :5 ! CIRCUM/ANCES TURN$ \T TO BE COMPLETELY DIFF]5T FROM ! SC5>IO !Y HAD IMAG9$1 9 :I* !Y W\LD HAVE BE5 MAK+ DEM&S FROM A PLACE ( P[]4 

,MANY P>TICIPANTS 9 ! MOVEM5T HAD CONV9C$ !MSELVES !Y C\LD MEET ) ! /ATE & TALK AS EQUALS4 ,NEGOTIATIONS W]E ! *IEF JU/IFICATION GIV5 = EVICT+ ! B>RICADE ROAD3 ! HOPE WAS ?AT IF WE MADE A GOOD-FAI? GE/URE & DID SOME?+ ?AT ! /ATE HAD ASK$ =1 ! /ATE W\LD (F] TO OP5 NEGOTIATIONS 9 RETURN4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 ALBEIT PR$ICTABLY1 CLE>+ ! ROAD )\T SECUR+ ANY CONCESSIONS 9 RETURN NOT ONLY HEI<T5$ T5SIONS )9 ! ,Z,A,D & OP5$ UP SPACE = ! POLICE TO DO SURVEILLANCE & PREP>E TO C>RY \T EVICTIONS--IT ALSO MADE ! MOVEM5T LOOK WEAK4 ,! ORIG9AL AGREEM5T HAD BE5 TO LEAVE ! CAB9S ON ! ROAD & 9/ALL CONCRETE SPE$ BUMPS1 BUT ! PREFECT MADE MORE DEM&S EV]Y FEW DAYS UNTIL ! ROAD WAS RE/OR$ TO ITS PRE-#b#a#b CONDITION1 EXACTLY AS IT WAS BE=E4 ,Z,A,DI/S & A LOCAL F>M] MOV$ ONE H\SE ) A TRACTOR1 ONLY TO BE TOLD LAT] ?AT IT HADN'T BE5 MOV$ F> 5\< & %\LD BE MOV$ AGA94 ,AL?\< !Y COMPLI$ ) BO? DEM&S1 ?AT H\SE WAS ONE ( ! FIR/ DE/ROY$ BY POLICE DUR+ ! EVICTIONS4 

,?IS %\LD HAVE REM9D$ EV]YONE AT ! ,Z,A,D NOT TO TRU/ !IR 5EMIES4 

,!RE W]E DIV]SE MOTIVATIONS = NEGOTIAT+1 BUT = MANY1 IT CAME D[N TO ! FE> ?AT O!R COMPOSANTS OR OCCUPANTS W\LD GO ) OR )\T US1 SO WE MI<T AS WELL P>TICIPATE COLLECTIVELY 9 HOPES ( MITIGAT+ ! \TCOME4 ,O!RS CONSID]$ IT AN IMPORTANT /EP 9 MA9TA9+ L9KS ) O!R COMPOSANTS4 ,AMONG ! OCCUPANTS ( ! ,Z,A,D1 ! DECISION TO 5T] NEGOTIATIONS WAS MADE ) MANY /IPULATIONS4 ,= EXAMPLE1 IT WAS SE5 AS A WAY TO AVOID EVICTIONS1 SO IF A MILIT>Y OP]ATION HAPP5$1 ?AT W\LD BE GR\NDS = BREAK+ (F NEGOTIATIONS4 ,ANO!R /IPULATION WAS ?AT IF H\SES W]E DE/ROY$1 ! MOVEM5T W\LD REBUILD !M--ALL TOGE!R4 

,BY ?AT PO9T1 H[EV]1 ! FACADE ( UNITY WAS ALREADY CRUMBL+4 ,9 RETROSPECT1 IT WAS A MI/AKE TO BELIEVE ?AT ! MOVEM5T AS A :OLE C\LD /ILL MAKE PROMISES REG>D+ ! FUTURE4 

,! ,EVICTIONS ( ,APRIL #bah 

  

,UND] ! MILIT>Y OCCUPATION WE EXP]I5C$ = SEV]AL MON?S DUR+ ! EVICTIONS ( SPR+ #b#a#h1 SOMETIMES SUCCESS SIMPLY MEANT AVOID+ BE+ BLOCK$ BY ! COPS 9 ORD] TO MAKE IT TO A MEET+ ON TIME4 ,LIKE1 IT'S #g3#c AM1 ! TANKS >E PULL+ UP N[1 SO WE HAVE A TWO-M9UTE W9D[ TO GET \T BE=E !Y EXIT !IR VEHICLES & WE'RE BLOCK$ 9 = ! DAY4 ,IT FUCKS ) Y\R HEAD4 ,! WEEK AFT] EVICTIONS BEGAN1 ! G>D5 COLLECTIVE HELD A WELL-ATT5D$ WORKDAY TO MOBILIZE1 ASSESS ! DAMAGE1 & CAT* UP ON ! WORK ?AT HAD BE5 MISS$4 ,IT WAS NICE TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE & HAVE ! FEEL+ ( GETT+ BACK TO EV]YDAY ACTIVITIES4 

,! NEXT DAY1 :5 ,I WAS TALK+ ) A NEWLY >RIV$ DOCTOR1 %E %>$ H] EXP]I5CE ( BE+ DEEPLY %OCK$4 ,%E SAID %E SAW SIMIL>ITIES TO ! ,NAZI OCCUPATION ( ,FRANCE3 A FIELD FULL ( PEOPLE WORK+1 TANKS P>K$ AT ! 5TRANCE1 DRONES OV]HEAD1 & MILIT>Y POLICE ) WEAPONS 9 H& /&+ LIKE OV]SE]S4 ,P>T ( H] DISCOM=T ) ! SC5E WAS H[ NORMAL IT SEEM$ TO ALL 9VOLV$4 ,LIKE HEAD+ \T TO A CONFRONTATION ON ! ROAD & PASS+ A FRI5D WAT]+ ! G>D5 9 H] GAS MASK1 OR TRY+ TO WRITE A COLLECTIVE TEXT & BE+ 9T]RUPT$ BY ! NECESSITY ( *AS+ COPS \T ( ! FRONT Y>D4 0,NORMAL0 WAS TRY+ TO LIVE EV]YDAY LIFE UND] !SE CIRCUM/ANCES1 WORK+ TO 5SURE ?AT !RE W\LD BE SOME K9D ( FUTURE :ILE KN[+ ?AT IT MI<T BE 9T]RUPT$ AT ANY TIME BY CONFRONTATION4 

,ANO!R ?+ ?AT AFFECT$ DECISION-MAK+ WAS ?AT ! OCCUPATION WAS LOS+ GR\ND4 ,ONE ?IRD ( ! HOMES ON ! ,Z,A,D W]E DE/ROY$ 9 ! FIR/ FEW DAYS1 ALL ( !M 9 ! 0,EA/40 ,! /ATE MADE SURE TO DRIVE HOME ?AT IT WAS 9 *>GE EV]Y:]E4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ! COPS W]E COMPLA9+ 9 ! NEWSPAP] AB\T H[ DANG]\S ! /RATEGY !Y W]E ORD]$ TO EMPLOY WAS = !M1 ?AT IT MADE NO MILIT>Y S5SE TO GIVE UP ! GR\ND !Y'D TAK5 EV]Y EV5+ ONLY TO COME BACK ! NEXT MORN+ AT #f AM TO CLE> ! B>RICADES & TAKE IT BACK4 ,BUT ?IS WAS P>T ( A PLAN ( PSY*OLOGICAL W>F>E TO %[ ?AT !Y C\LD & W\LD COME & TAKE ! ROAD EV]Y MORN+ = WEEKS ON 5D4 

,! POLICE W]E EXCESSIVELY VIOL5T1 EV5 COMP>$ TO O!R DEMON/RATIONS OR CONFRONTATIONS 9 ,FRANCE1 & ESPECIALLY COMP>$ TO ! EVICTIONS ( #b#a#b4 ,ON ,APRIL #a#a1 A M>* ( SEV]AL HUNDR$ FAMILIES & RETIR$ PEOPLE FROM ! 0,:ITE ,HAIRS ,CAMP0 L$ BY A SAMBA GR\P TRI$ TO CROSS ! ,D#b#h#a 7=M]LY ! B>RICADE ROAD7 9TO ! ,EA/2 ! POLICE FIR$ UPON !M & *>G$ !M DEPLOY+ CONCUSSION GR5ADES NON/OP4 ,! M$IC TEAM RECORD$ TREAT+ ALMO/ #c PEOPLE 9 ! FIR/ #a DAYS1 A CONS]VATIVE E/IMATE4 ,! M$ICS & HEAL?C>E WORK]S COLLECTIVE PUBLI%$ A /ATEM5T ASS]T+ ?AT ! VIOL5CE WAS SO 9T5SE ?AT IT WAS SURPRIS+ ?AT NO ONE HAD YET DI$4 ,J\RNALI/S W]E BANN$ FROM 5T]+1 ?\< ! G5D>M]IE K9DLY (F]$ TO GIVE !M POLICE FOOTAGE 9/EAD4 ,J\RNALI/S :O CAME ANYWAY W]E T>GET$ ) POLICE GR5ADES4 

,DUR+ ! WEEKS LEAD+ UP TO ! EVICTIONS & EV5 AFT] !Y HAD BEGUN1 SOME LEAD]S ( CITIZ5 GR\PS & O!R FIGURES :O HAD BE5 P>T ( ! MOVEM5T = OV] A DECADE PUBLICLY DISASSOCIAT$ !MSELVES4 ,= 9/ANCE1 ,FRANCOISE ,V]*]E1 ON ! EV5+ ( ,APRIL #h1 SAID 9 ! REGIONAL NEWSPAP]1 0,I W\LD HAVE CALL$ = DEMON/RATIONS AGA9/ ! DE/RUCTION ( ! C\NTRYSIDE4 ,BUT ,I WILL NOT DEF5D ! H\SES NE> ! ROAD40 ,JULIAN ,DUR&1 ! SELF-PROCLAIM$ SPOKESP]SON ( ,A,C,I,P,A1 WAS QUOT$ 9 ! SAME >TICLE 5C\RAG+ SQUATT]S ON ! ,Z,A,D TO SIGN =MS SEEK+ CONTRACTS ) ! /ATE ON AN 9DIVIDUAL BASIS 9 ORD] TO DIM9I% ! VIOL5CE & SIZE ( ! POLICE OP]ATION4 

,IT WAS 9FURIAT+ & DI%E>T5+ TO HAVE PEOPLE FROM ! MOVEM5T EXPLICITLY NOT CALL+ = EVICTION DEF5SE1 :ILE IMPLY+ ! EVICTIONS W]E ! FAULT ( ! ,Z,A,DI/ES BECAUSE !Y HADN'T COMPLI$ ) ! DEM&S ( ! /ATE1 ON ! V]Y DAY ?AT ! ATTACK BEGAN4 ,/ATEM5TS LIKE !SE 9CREAS$ ! FEEL+ ( AB&ONM5T & BETRAYAL2 !Y CONTRADICT$ PA/ COMMITM5TS & DISC\RSE1 AS WELL AS ! 0#f PO9TS0 AGREEM5T1 :I* DECL>$ AMONG O!R ?+S ?AT EV]YONE C\LD /AY AFT]W>DS IF ! AIRPORT WAS CANCEL$4 

,?IS BETRAYAL WAS A CLASSIC EXAMPLE ( ! COOPTATION ( ONE P>T ( ! MOVEM5T COMB9$ ) ! 9T5SIFICATION ( REPRESSION AGA9/ ! REMA9D]4 ,! PREFECT REPEAT$ MANY TIMES DUR+ ! BUILDUP TO ! FIR/ WAVE ( EVICTIONS ?AT %E W\LD ONLY EVICT ! H\SES NE> ! ROAD4 ,DUR+ ! SECOND WAVE1 ,MAY #a#g-#a#h1 EA* MORN+ ! G5]AL 9 *>GE ( OP]ATIONS PUBLI%$ A MAP ( ! H\SES ?AT W\LD BE T>GET$ = DE/RUCTION1 = 0REASSURANCE40 ,ESPECIALLY AS !RE WAS ALREADY A GOOD DEAL ( T5SION >\ND ! B>RICADE ROAD & ) ?OSE :O DIDN'T SIGN ! =MS1 ! /ATE'S /RATEGY SEEM$ TO C\NT ON A /RATEGY ( DIVISION TO 9CREASE ! APA?Y ( ?OSE :O W]5'T DIRECTLY ATTACK$4 

,A DIVISION BETWE5 0! ,EA/0 & 0! ,WE/0 HAD BEGUN DEVELOP+ >\ND #b#a#c1 L>GELY ALONG CLASS L9ES & RELATION%IP TO ! 5VIRONM5T1 BUT ALSO >\ND GOALS & ME?ODS ( ORGANIZATION4 ,! CONCEPTIONS ( 0,EA/0 & 0,WE/0 HAD !IR ORIG9S 9 GEOGRAPHY1 BUT IT W\LD BE MORE ACCURATE TO SAY ?AT IT WAS A QUE/ION ( DIFF]5T WAYS ( APPROA*+ ! WORLD2 = 9/ANCE1 SOME H\SES ?AT W]E 9 ! WE/]N HALF W]E OBVI\SLY P>T ( 0! EA/40 ,! WE/]N SIDE ( ! ,Z,A,D WAS PRIM>ILY OCCUPI$ BY PEOPLE :O FIT ! MODEL ( ! H>DWORK+ ORGANIC F>M] OR ! CONC]N$ MIDDLE-CLASS ACTIVI/1 :ILE MANY ON ! EA/]N SIDE ID5TIFI$ AS PRIMITIVI/S OR HAD PREVI\SLY BE5 LIV+ ON ! /REET4 ,AT LEA/ AT ! BEG9N+1 ! EA/ WAS OPPOS$ TO AGRICULTURE & C5TRALIZ$ OR =MAL ME?ODS ( ORGANIZATION4 

,AS SOON AS ! CAB9S W]E DE/ROY$ 9 ! EA/1 IT BEGAN TO BE ]AS$4 ,! C5T] 7=M]LY ! L& BETWE5 ! ,D#h#a & ! ,D#b#h#a1 >\ND ! ,FOSSES ,NOIRES71 BECAME ! NEW EA/]N BORD]1 & ! NEW 0C5T] ,Z,A,D0 WAS WE/ ( ! ,D#h#a1 PLACES LIKE ! ,ROHANNE =E/ & ! ,W>D9E4 ,AS P>T ( ! DISAPPE>ANCE ( ! EA/1 ?R\<\T ! EVICTIONS ! G5]AL ASSEMBLIES TOOK PLACE AT ,BELLEVUE1 AN H\R'S WALK FROM ! FRONT L9ES1 ) ! NEWLY R$RAWN GEOGRAPHICAL BORD]S AS JU/IFICATION4 ,A REGION ( ! ,Z,A,D ) LESS P[] WAS SCAPEGOAT$ & !IR H\SES SACRIFIC$1 AS !Y W]E ACCUS$ ( BE+ DOGMATIC & 9SUL> 0PURI/S0 COMP>$ TO O!RS' P>TICIPATION 9 LIB]AL-DOM9AT$ G5]AL ASSEMBLIES & EV5TS AIM$ AT C\RT+ ! MA9/REAM4 

,ONE N>RATIVE ?AT SURFAC$ WAS ?AT 0PEOPLE DES]VE ! REPRESSION !Y >E SUBJECT$ TO40 ,?IS >OSE 9 DIFF]5T WAYS1 FROM CONFLICT 9 ASSEMBLIES TO PHYSICAL ATTACKS4 ,AS T5SIONS 9CREAS$ UND] PRESSURE1 FRACTURES OP5$ OR DEEP5$ ALONG POLITICAL L9ES4 ,ONE DI/URB+ EXAMPLE WAS :5 SOMEONE :O HAD ALLEG$LY SABOTAG$ ! ROAD CON/RUCTION WAS =CIBLY TAK5 FROM B$1 VICI\SLY BEAT51 & LEFT 9 FRONT ( A PSY*IATRIC HOSPITAL1 AS DESCRIB$ 9 ?IS /ATEM5T FROM ! MOVEM5T LEGAL TEAM & ?IS >TICLE 9 ! REGIONAL M$IA4 ,:5 HE >RIV$ AT ! ,G5]AL ,ASSEMBLY 9 A :EEL*AIR ?AT EV5+1 PEOPLE W]E MORE OR LESS 9DIFF]5T4 

,?IS ACT ( 9TIMIDATION HAPP5$ TWO WEEKS BE=E ! EVICTION1 & HAD NUM]\S CONSEQU5CES4 ,IT CONTRIBUT$ TO AN ATMOSPH]E ( MI/RU/ & RES5TM5T1 & HAD A CONCRETE EFFECT ON :E!R PEOPLE W]E WILL+ TO 5GAGE 9 SABOTAGE DUR+ ! EVICTIONS4 ,MORE G5]ALLY1 IT %[$ H[ F> SOME PEOPLE W]E WILL+ TO GO TO IMPOSE A /RATEGY ?AT RELI$ ON BECOM+ A UNIFI$ & DISCIPL9$ MOVEM5T ?AT WAS ABLE TO KEEP 9T]NAL ORD] 9 NEGOTIATIONS ) ! ,/ATE4 

,PEOPLE BECAME SICK ( ! CON/ANT POLICE PRES5CE2 HOP+ ?AT IF O!RS /OPP$ FI<T+ ! POLICE1 ! COPS W\LD GO AWAY1 !Y CONV9C$ !MSELVES ?AT ?IS WAS TRUE4 ,CONSEQU5TLY1 !Y *A/IZ$1 MOCK$1 OR TRI$ TO BLOCK O!RS FROM 5GAG+ ) ! COPS OR DIGG+ UP ! ROAD1 & BLAM$ !M = ! POLICE PRES5CE4 ,IT WAS SC>Y TO SEE :]E PEOPLE DIRECT$ ! BLAME :5 !Y W]E AFRAID4 ,9/EAD ( SUPPORT+ MULTIPLE L9ES ( ATTACK1 UND]/&+ SABOTAGE & RESI/ANCE AS USEFUL 9 G5]AL & 9CREAS+ ! POLITICAL LEV]AGE ?AT ,Z,A,DI/S W\LD HAVE 9 NEGOTIATIONS1 SOME PEOPLE DEVELOP$ A LOGIC ACCORD+ TO :I* PEOPLE :O RESI/$ 9 WAYS BEYOND ?OSE BROADLY ACCEPT$ BY ! :OLE MOVEM5T DES]V$ TO EXP]I5CE REPRESSION OR AT LEA/ TO BE D5I$ SOLID>ITY4 

,= EXAMPLE1 BUILD+ B>RICADES OR DAMAG+ ! ROAD \TSIDE ( A FEW APPROV$ PLACES REPEAT$LY CAME UND] FIRE 9 ! G5]AL ASSEMBLIES4 ,= SOME ROADS1 IT MADE S5SE TO KEEP !M PASSABLE1 SU* AS MA9TA9+ AN EVACUATION R\TE = W\ND$ PEOPLE \T ( EA* NEI<BORHOOD4 ,MORE (T51 H[EV]1 ! CRITICISM WAS DIRECT$ AT ACTIONS ON ! TWO MA9 ,NOR?-,S\? AXES 7,D#h#a & ,D#h#b#a71 9 HOPES ( AVOID+ UPSETT+ PEOPLE ( C]TA9 COMPOSANTS :O W]E TIR$ ( CON/ANT MILIT>Y PRES5CE & ROADBLOCKS & BLAM$ ?OSE ?+S ON PEOPLE :O 5GAG$ 9 CONFRONTATION OR SABOTAGE4 ,MU* ( ! CRITICISM WAS ROOT$ 9 ! IDEA ?AT IF ! MOVEM5T C\LD KEEP ITS WORD BY MA9TA9+ 9T]NAL ORD]1 IT W\LD %[ ! /ATE ?AT IT C\LD (F] CR$IBLE P>TN]S = NEGOTIATION4 ,SOME ( ! PU%BACK WAS ALSO BAS$ ON ! >GUM5T ?AT SABOTAGE W\LD UND]M9E PUBLIC SUPPORT2 BY ?IS PO9T1 MANY DECISIONS W]E BE+ MADE BAS$ ON :E!R !Y W\LD GA9 OR LOSE SUPPORT4 ,IT SEEM$ TO ME ?AT MANY PEOPLE US$ ?IS >GUM5T TO BOL/] !IR PO9TS1 TAK+ = GRANT$ ?AT HYPO!TICAL 0SUPPORT]S0 W\LD NECESS>ILY AGREE ) !M4 

,!RE WAS A GR[+ UNC]TA9TY AB\T ! BASIS ( DIVISIONS BETWE5 0! MOVEM5T10 0OCCUPANTS10 & 0SUPPORT]S0 AS EVICTIONS W5T ON4 ,PEOPLE :O LIV$ ELSE:]E F\ND !MSELVES UNABLE TO TAKE ! FLOOR 9 ASSEMBLIES1 %\T$ D[N AFT] RISK+ !IR LIVES ALL DAY4 ,A NEW CATEGORY1 ! 0SUPPORT]S10 WAS BORN1 AS 9--?IS MOVE WILL GA9 US SUPPORT]S1 ?IS MEET+ IS CLOS$ TO SUPPORT]S BUT !Y CAN OBS]VE 9 SIL5CE1 0WE ?ANK Y\ = Y\R SUPPORT1 BUT4440 ,ONE ( ! MA9 >GUM5TS = SIGN+ ! =MS TO SEEK 9DIVIDUAL CONTRACTS ) ! /ATE WAS ?AT IT W\LD G>N] SUPPORT AGA9/ ! /ATE'S CONT9U$ ATTACKS1 & ?AT 0NO ONE HAD A BETT] IDEA40 ,!SE =MS W]E 9DIVIDUALIZ$ DECL>ATIONS ( 9T5TION TO SEEK A TEMPOR>Y AGRICULTURAL CONTRACT ) ! /ATE UND] ONE'S LEGAL NAME1 AL?\< ! PROJECTS W]E 9TR9SICALLY L9K$4 ,?IS WAS DONE 9 ! HOPE ?AT LIB]ALS W\LD SEE ?AT ! SQUATT]S W]E CO-OP]AT+ & W\LD BE ANG]$ IF ! EVICTIONS CONT9U$ NEV]!LESS2 IT WAS ALSO HOP$ ?AT1 IF ! CONTRACTS W]E GRANT$1 ! W\LD PROVIDE SOME SORT ( COLLECTIVE /ABILITY4 

,MANY 0SUPPORT]S0 EXPRESS$ ?AT !Y F\ND IT 9SULT+ TO BE O!R$ 9 ?AT WAY1 !IR DIFF]5CES FLATT5$ & TRANS=M$ 9TO A UNIFI$ CATEGORY4 ,! ASSEMBLY ( ! MOVEM5T ?AT FOLL[$ ! =M SIGN+1 :I* WAS SLAT$ TO PLAN ! MASS ACTIONS ?AT HAD BE5 ONE ( ! /IPULATIONS ( SIGN+1 HAD ITS AG5DA TABL$ AFT] HALF AN H\R BECAUSE MO/ ( ! HUNDR$S ( PEOPLE PRES5T HAD COME TO TALK AB\T H[ UPSET & BETRAY$ !Y FELT4 ,MANY PEOPLE SPOKE AB\T :Y !Y ?\<T ?AT SIGN+ ! =MS WAS A T]RIBLE IDEA & ASS]T$ ?AT IT W5T AGA9/ MANY ?+S ?AT HAD BE5 SAID BE=E4 

,9 ! 5D1 WE GAVE UP ! SUPPORT ( COMRADES = A FAIL$ ATTEMPT TO S$UCE ! ,LEFT4 ,BUT ONCE WE MADE ! /ATE RESPONSIBLE = \R FUTURE ON ?AT L&1 ! LIB]ALS TRU/$ ! /ATE TO TAKE C>E ( IT4 ,?US1 WE LO/ SIGNIFICANT AM\NTS ( SUPPORT1 9CLUD+ SOME ( ! MO/ CRUCIAL 0SUPPORT]S40 ,WE EX*ANG$ ! SUPPORT ( ACTUAL COMRADES = ?AT ( !ORETICAL MASSES1 ASSUM+ ?AT \R COMRADES W\LD SUPPORT US NO MATT] :AT--EV5 IF !Y DISAGRE$1 EV5 IF !Y W]5'T KEPT 9=M$1 EV5 IF !Y W]E EXPLICITLY EXCLUD$ FROM ! DECISION-MAK+4 

,WE CAN SEE SOME ( !IR P]SPECTIVES ON ?IS 9 A LETT] READ BY 0\TSIDE SUPPORT]S0 AT ! 0ASSEMBLY ( USES0 7! ASSEMBLY ?AT ! ,C,M,D,O HAD ORGANIZ$ AFT] !Y QUIT ! ASSEMBLY ( 9HABITANTS7 & A TEXT WRITT5 BY COMRADES 9 ,NANTES AB\T !IR REASONS = /RIK+4  
  

0,WE KN[ ?AT ! MEET+ WAS ONLY TO SET T]MS = RE-9ITIAT+ A DIALOGUE1 BUT WE F\ND IT 9APPROPRIATE TO GO TO ! PREFECTURE :ILE ! MILIT>Y OCCUPATION CONT9UES ON ! ,Z,A,D1 A GOOD P>T ( ! H\SES HAVE BE5 DE/ROY$1 & COMRADES >E SLEEP+ 9 PRISON4 

0,\R FEEL+ IS ?AT ! NEGOTIATIONS ?AT HAVE HAPP5$ UP UNTIL N[ HAVE ONLY WEAK5$ ! MOVEM5T1 & HAVE CONTRIBUT$1 AMONG O!R ?+S1 TO '! MOVEM5T' DEMOLI%+ ! CAB9S ( ?OSE :O LIV$ ON ! ROAD1 )\T OBTA9+ ANY?+ 9 EX*ANGE4 ,SO WE >E GO+ ON /RIKE />T+ AT #b3#c40 

-0,/RIKE AGA9/ ,NEGOTIATIONS10 A TEXT BY COMRADES 9 ,NANTES  

,S9CE ! ,EVICTIONS ( ,APRIL-,MAY #bah 

  

,:5 ! DECISION WAS F9ALLY MADE TO SIGN ! 9DIVIDUAL =MS1 ! AGREEM5T WAS--EV]Y?+ IS CONNECT$1 SO !RE WILL BE NAMES ON ! =MS1 BUT !Y'LL ALL BE L9K$ & TURN$ 9 TOGE!R2 IT'S 0ALL OR NO?+40 ,?IS PHRASE WAS REPEAT$ AD NAUSEAM--PEOPLE W\LDN'T SIGN 9DIVIDUALLY1 EV]YONE W\LD SIGN TOGE!R1 & 0WE W]E GO+ TO FI<T = IT40 ,! TRAP WAS ID5TIFI$--! IDEA WAS NOT TO GIVE ! /ATE ANY MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO CREATE DIVISION1 TO SORT ?R\< ! 0GOOD0 & ! 0BAD0 SQUATT]S & *OOSE :I* ONES TO LEGITIMIZE4 ,NEV]!LESS1 %ORTLY AFT] ! 9DIVIDUAL =MS W]E H&$ 9 ON ,APRIL #b1 ! PROJECTS W]E DIVID$ 9TO ?REE GR\PS3 ?OSE :O W\LD BE (F]$ CONTRACTS IMM$IATELY1 ?OSE :O W\LD PROBABLY BE (F]$ CONTRACTS 9 ! FALL IF !Y *ANG$ !IR PROJECTS1 & A ?IRD GR\P TO BE DISCUSS$444 AT SOME PO9T 9 ! FUTURE4 ,! PROJECTS 9 ! FIR/ GR\P SIGN$ CONTRACTS SIX WEEKS LAT]1 ! FIR/ WEEK ( ,JUNE1 )\T MU* ASSURANCE BEYOND 0! /ATE SAYS !Y'LL GET TO EV]YONE EV5TUALLY40 ,!SE CONTRACTS W]E TEMPOR>Y1 COV]+ AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS & NOT H\SES1 & C\LD BE CANCEL$ ON #dh H\RS NOTICE4 

,! /RATEGY ( NEGOTIATION FAIL$ = SEV]AL REASONS4 ,ONE WAS ?AT ! V>I\S GR\PS ON ! ,Z,A,D & 9 ! MOVEM5T DIDN'T %>E ! SAME GOALS4 ,ONCE ! COMMON 5EMY WAS GONE--! AIRPORT--! PROJECT BECAME BUILD+ A FUTURE TOGE!R4 ,BUT PEOPLE HAD ALWAYS HAD VA/LY DIFF]5T VISIONS ( ?AT FUTURE4 ,CONFLICT BEGAN 9T5SIFY+ ! DAY AFT] ! AIRPORT WAS AB&ON$1 ) ! QUE/ION ( H[ TO RESPOND TO ! GOV]NM5T 9JUNCTION TO CLE> (F ! B>RICADE ROAD4 ,)\T ! COMMON GOAL ?AT HAD HELD ! MOVEM5T TOGE!R = SO LONG1 IT BECAME 9CREAS+LY DIFFICULT TO ELABORATE A COMMON /RATEGY4 

,ANO!R REASON = ! FAILURE ( NEGOTIATIONS WAS ?AT A P>T ( ! ,Z,A,D TRI$ TO PU% ?R\< A NON-CONS5SUAL LEGAL /RATEGY & O!RS REFUS$ TO 5GAGE4 ,ONE ( ! AGRE$ /IPULATIONS = 9ITIAT+ NEGOTIATIONS WAS ?AT ,Z,A,DI/S %\LD PUT EQUAL EF=T 9TO ORGANIZ+ ACTION & MOBILIZATION1 BUT DISCUSS+ LEGAL /RATEGY TOOK UP AN 9ORD9ATE AM\NT ( TIME 9 ASSEMBLIES1 OCCUPY+ SPACE ?AT C\LD HAVE BE5 US$ TO ORGANIZE A MOBILIZATION4 ,ONCE NEGOTIATIONS BEGAN1 !Y W]E ! MA9 FACTOR DET]M9+ :AT ! FUTURE W\LD BE4 ,AT ?AT PO9T1 EXTRA-LEGAL MEANS C\LD ONLY 9CREASE OR DECREASE ! RAPPORT DE =CE4 ,9T5SIFY+ ! RAPPORT DE =CE C\LD HAVE 9CREAS$ ! LIKELIHOOD ( E/ABLI%+ BETT] T]MS = ! LEGALIZATION ( ! ,Z,A,D1 BUT AS IT BECAME CLE> ?AT MANY PEOPLE W]E FUNDAM5TALLY OPPOS$ TO DO+ ?IS1 O!R PEOPLE /OPP$ 5GAG+ 9 ! ORGANIZ+ PROCESS4 ,AS ONE 0SUPPORT]0 ELABORAT$3  
  

0.<,WE W]5'T H]E.> TO SAVE A C\PLE ACRES = A SU/A9ABLE ECO-FRI5DLY AGRICULTURE PROJECT1 NOR TO ADD SOME WEI<T TO ! BALANCE ( A PROCESS ( NEGOTIATIONS ) ! /ATE4 ,WE W]E H]E1 WE >E H]E1 TO TRY TO DEF5D ! POSSIBILITY ( CREAT+ \R [N SPACES1 GEOGRAPHIC & TEMPORAL1 \TSIDE ( ! FRAMEWORK IMPOS$ BY CAPITAL & ! /ATE4 0 

-0,A ,FUNNY ,K9D ( ,FEEL+10 TRANSLAT$ 9 FULL 9 ! APP5DIX1 BEL[  
  

,= SOME1 0DEF5D+ ! ,Z,A,D0 MEANT DEF5D+ A UNIFI$ & COH]5T POLITICAL PROJECT TO BE BUILT AMONG ! PRODUCTIVE OCCUPI]S & P>TS ( ! WID] MOVEM5T1 :O1 %>+ A WILL+NESS TO 9TEGRATE 9TO A LEGAL /RUCTURE1 W]E ABLE TO WORK TOGE!R & F9D COMMON GOALS4 ,O!RS WANT$ TO MA9TA9 A ,Z,A,D CLOS] TO ! DIV]SE & DISORGANIZ$ PLACE ?AT HAD S]V$ AS A HOME = PEOPLE FROM DIFF]5T SOCIAL BACKGR\NDS & ) DIFF]5T POLITICS1 :O WORK$ TOGE!R AT MULTIPLE LEVELS BUT MA9LY W]E HELD TOGE!R BY VIRTUE ( BE+ NEI<BORS1 ?R\< NE$ & AFF9ITY4 ,SOME PEOPLE CLE>LY HAD NO 9T]E/ 9 ! LATT] APPROA*2 IT WAS DULY SACRIFIC$ DUR+ ! PROCESS ( NEGOTIATIONS4 

,ONE POSITION G5]ALLY SAW ! ,Z,A,D AS A PLAYGR\ND = LIV+ & EXP]IM5T+ ) SOCIAL ORGANIZATION1 BR\<T TOGE!R BY COMMON 5EMIES--! AIRPORT PROJECT1 ! /ATE1 & ,V9CI1 ! CON/RUCTION MULT9ATIONAL4 ,! MO/ IMPORTANT ?+ = !M WAS ! DIV]SITY ( WAYS ( ORGANIZ+ & PEOPLE ) DIFF]5T LIFE EXP]I5CES & VALUES4 ,H[ CAN WE LIVE TOGE!R & TAKE C>E ( EA* O!R ) ALL \R BAGGAGE1 CREATE NETWORKS ( %>+ & SUPPORT ?AT >E BROAD & OP51 ?AT >E NOT LIMIT$ TO PEOPLE :O ALREADY HAVE RES\RCES & ALL AGREE8 ,?AT'S :AT MADE IT SU* A UNIQUE COMMUNITY4 ,IT'S ALSO P>T ( :Y ! ,Z,A,D WAS ABLE TO EXI/ = SO LONG3 ) SO MANY DIFF]5T ELEM5TS ALL ACT+ DIFF]5TLY BUT 9 SOLID>ITY1 IT W\LD BE COMPLICAT$ = ! /ATE TO 9T]V5E4 ,! SOCIAL LEGITIMACY ( ! F>M]S :O C\LD ORGANIZE TRACTOR BLOCKADES1 ! PRACTICAL KN[L$GE & EXP]I5CE ) SQUATT+ & DIRECT ACTION ?AT AN>*I/S BR\<T1 COMB9$ ) ! DELAYS BR\<T AB\T BY ! LEGAL PROCE$+S 9ITIAT$ BY CITIZ5S' GR\PS & ! UNPR$ICTABILITY ( ! /REET PUNKS--ALL ?IS COMB9$ TO PRODUCE AN EV]-*ANG+ (F5SIVE ?AT ! AU?ORITIES C\LD NOT EASILY DEFEAT1 PACIFY1 OR COOPT4 ,AS ! MOVEM5T MOV$ T[>DS ! FALSE UNITY ( COMPOSITION1 IT BECAME MORE ONE-DIM5SIONAL & ?US EASI] TO ATTACK4 

,O!RS W]E MOTIVAT$ BY A MODEL /RUGGLE1 A SYMBOL ( RESI/ANCE1 SOME?+ ?AT L9K$ SMALL F>M]S1 9TELLECTUALS1 SYNDICALI/S1 & LIB]ALS2 A PHYSICAL T]RITORY ) MAT]IAL 9FRA/RUCTURE ?AT ATTE/$ TO ! /R5G? & P[] ( !IR MOVEM5T4 ,FROM ?IS P]SPECTIVE1 ?OSE :O W]E LABEL$ 0S*LAGS10 OR :O LIV$ >\ND ! ROAD1 W]E NOT ONLY 9CONSEQU5TIAL1 BUT DETRIM5TAL1 BECAUSE !Y W]E DIFFICULT TO CONTROL & T>NI%$ ! LEGITIMATE IMAGE ( ! ,Z,A,DI/S AS H>DWORK+ Y\NG F>M]S4 

,9 RETROSPECT1 9 VIEW ( ! CONSEQU5CES ( ! >GUM5T ?AT 0,IF WE DON'T SIGN1 WE'LL LOSE EV]Y?+0--,I W\LD >GUE ?AT WE LO/ MORE BY SIGN+4 ,I LOV$ MY HOME1 MY G>D5S1 & ! PROJECTS ,I WAS 9VOLV$ 94 ,BUT ,I LOV$ !M MORE BECAUSE ( ! CONTEXT !Y EXI/$ )94 ,!IR CONTEXT GAVE !M MEAN+2 ! PROJECTS W]E WOV5 9TO A L>G] /RUCTURE ( 9T]DEP5D5T GR\PS )9 A /RUGGLE--FROM A RADICAL ALT]NATIVE HEAL?C>E SY/EM TO PEOPLE GR[+ GRA9S TO MILL & BAKE 9TO BREAD4 ,SO MANY PEOPLE LEFT ANGRY OR DISILLUSION$ ?AT MU* ( ! COLLECTIVE 9FRA/RUCTURE /OPP$ FUNCTION+2 :5 Y\ PASS ?R\< ! ,Z,A,D N[1 ! PA?S & ROADS >E DES]T$4 ,!RE'S NO MORE WEEKLY 9HABITANTS' ASSEMBLY1 SO ! GR\PS IT M&AT$ LIKE ! CONFLICT RESOLUTION GR\P HAVE CEAS$ TO EXI/1 :ILE ! NON-M>KET 7WEEKLY FOOD RE-DI/RIBUTION7 LIMPS ALONG444 ,ALL ?IS HAS DRA9$ ! LIFE \T ( A ?RIV+ COMMUNITY1 LEAV+ BEH9D SOME /ATE-SANCTION$ AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS4 

,ONE ( ! H>DE/ P>TS ( LA/ SUMM] WAS :5 PEOPLE CAME TO VISIT = ! FIR/ TIME & F\ND IT AMAZ+4 ,SO MU* L&6 ,SU* BEAUTIFUL /RUCTURES6 ,?OSE SMALL F>MS1 EV5 A 7=-PR(IT7 BREW]Y6 ,I WAS BAFFL$ AS TO :Y ANYONE W\LD BE EXCIT$ AB\T A PROJECT 9 ! MID/ ( ITS DEA? ?ROES1 AGGRAVAT$ BY VICI\S 9FI<T+4 ,SEV]AL EXP]I5CES HELP$ ME REALIZE ?AT MANY ( ! PEOPLE :O CAME AFT] ! EVICTIONS DIDN'T UND]/& :AT HAD EXI/$ BE=E--! CAB9S ?AT DEFI$ LOGIC & GRAVITY1 L>GE-SCALE COLLECTIVE SOLID>ITY1 ! BURN$ C>S ON ! B>RICADE ROAD ) FL[]S PLANT$ 9 !M1 ! FABRIC ( COMMUNITY WOV5 BY EV]YDAY 9T]ACTIONS1 ! MIGRANT H\SE & LANGUAGE S*OOL1 A PIRATE RADIO444 ,= ?OSE :O DON'T HAVE A COMP>ISON1 IT WAS LIKE 5JOY+ ! BE/ CAKE EV]1 NOT REALIZ+ ?AT IT WAS ONLY ! CRUMBS4 ,BECAUSE 9 ! WORLD !Y W]E COM+ FROM1 ! WORLD WE ALL LIVE 9 N[1 WE HAVE SO LITTLE CONTROL OV] \R LIVES ?AT IT SEEMS AMAZ+ :5 PEOPLE MANAGE TO A*IEVE SOME MODICUM ( AUTONOMY & ORGANIZE TO TAKE C>E ( EA* O!R1 PUTT+ RADICAL !ORY 9TO DAILY PRACTICE4 

,! MO/ REC5T *APT] 9 ! FOLL[-UP W]E ! TWO DAYS ( POLICE OP]ATIONS 9 ,M>* #b#a#i--) LOCKD[N1 HELICOPT]1 ETC4--TO EVICT ALL ( ! CAB9S ?AT HAD BE5 REBUILT OV] ! PREVI\S EI<T MON?S4 ,! FIR/ DAY1 ! (FICIAL ,Z,A,D WEBSITE PUBLI%$ ONE S5T5CE AB\T ! EVICTIONS1 AFT] ! COPS HAD BE5 !RE ALL DAY3 0,TODAY ! CAB9S REBUILT AT ,Y\PI & ,LAMA ,FA*E W]E DE/ROY$ BY AB\T #c VANS ( RIOT COPS ) BULLDOZ]S40 ,!RE WAS NO CALL = SUPPORT OR MOBILIZATION1 & ! POLICE RETURN$ ! FOLL[+ DAY 9 NE> M$IA SIL5CE TO DE/ROY ! REMA9+ CAB9S4 ,! DAY AFT] ?AT1 ! ZAD4NADIR WEBSITE & EMAIL W]E 0HIJACK$0 & R$IRECT$ TO A CALL = RECON/RUCTION4 

,/R5G?S & ,WEAKNESSES 

  

,IT IS POSSIBLE TO TURN ! T5ETS ( AN>*I/ ORGANIZ+ AGA9/ ?OSE :O >E COMMITT$ TO !M4 ,I DON'T ?9K ALL ( !SE T5ETS >E BAD2 ,I DON'T WANT TO *ANGE TO A WAY ( ORGANIZ+ ?AT DOESN'T TAKE OPPRESSION 9TO ACC\NT1 = EXAMPLE4 ,BUT ,I DO ?9K IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE AW>E ( !SE TRAPS TO /OP PEOPLE FROM WEAPONIZ+ !M AGA9/ US4 

,ONE PITFALL WAS NOT HAV+ CREAT$ /RUCTURES = DISCUSSION & DECISION-MAK+ ?AT W]E =MALIZ$1 ACCESSIBLE1 & EFFECTIVE 5\< TO FILL ! P[] VACUUM ?AT FOLL[$ ! #bab EVICTIONS4 ,AT ?AT PO9T1 MANY PEOPLE W]E OPPOS$ TO MEET+S 9 G5]AL OR LACK$ SOCIAL OR POLITICAL EXP]I5CE CONDUCT+ MEET+S 7LIKE FOLL[+ AN AG5DA OR SPEAK+ 9 TURN72 ! WEEKLY 9HABITANTS' MEET+S W]E (T5 *AOTIC & C\LD BE FRU/RAT+4 ,PEOPLE EXP]IM5T$ ) MANY /RUCTURES1 BUT NONE ( !M WORK$ WELL = ALL 9VOLV$4 ,A MORE =MALIZ$ /RUCTURE EM]G$ OV] TIME1 9VOLV+ ROLES LIKE FACILITATION1 NOTE-TAK+1 & 0DICTION>Y0 7SITT+ ) REC5T >RIVALS TO ANSW] !IR QUE/IONS SO ?AT !Y W\LDN'T NE$ TO 9T]RUPT ! MEET+74 ,H[EV]1 IT TOOK MANY YE>S TO IMPLEM5T ?IS MODEL BECAUSE IT WAS UNCOM=TABLE TO 5=CE IT--AS 5=C+ /RUCTURE & ROLES SEEM$ AU?ORIT>IAN4 ,NOT HAV+ A /RONG1 CLE>1 DECISION-MAK+ SPACE MEANT ?AT O!RS :O DIDN'T HAVE QUALMS AB\T TAK+ P[] C\LD %[ UP & TAKE IT4 

,ANO!R PITFALL WAS OP51 9CLUSIVE PROCESS4 ,TO WRITE A TEXT COM+ FROM ! ,Z,A,D1 = EXAMPLE1 ! COMMON PROCESS WAS TO F9D A PLACE & TIME1 PUBLI% ! MEET+ PO9T 9 ! WEEKLY NEWSPAP]1 COMPOSE ! TEXT ) O!RS1 & SEEK TO HAVE IT APPROV$ AT ! 9HABITANTS' ASSEMBLY4 ,SOMETIMES ?IS W\LD TAKE TWO TO ?REE WEEKS4 ,! PROCESS WAS ! SAME TO PROPOSE A DEMON/RATION OR A NEW PROJECT1 OR TO DEAL ) CONFLICT3 IT BEGAN ) ANN\NC+ IT PUBLICLY 9 A COLLECTIVE WAY1 & !N DISCUSS+ TOGE!R :AT =MS IT C\LD TAKE4 ,?IS IS MORE COMPLETE & 9CLUSIVE ?AN DECID+ EV]Y?+ AB\T A PROPOSAL )9 A CLOS$ GR\P4 ,! IDEA WAS ?AT ?IS SORT ( PROCESS WAS OP5 TO ! L>GE/ NUMB] ( PEOPLE1 SO IT W\LD (F] ! WIDE/ COLLECTIVE 9TELLIG5CE & CREATE A BETT] *ANCE ( PRES5T+ ! FULL DIV]SITY ( ! ,Z,A,D4 ,BUT IT WAS ALSO A V]Y SL[ PROCESS2 (T51 BY ! TIME PEOPLE REA*$ A L>G] CONS5SUS >\ND A MORE 9CLUSIVE CONCLUSION OR /ORY1 O!RS HAD WRITT5 IT FIR/4 

,!RE'S A LEGITIMATE DISCOM=T ) US+ ! LOGIC ( CAPITALISM OR O!R ?+S WE OPPOSE1 SU* AS SOCIAL NORMS BAS$ ON RACE1 CLASS1 OR G5D] OPPRESSION1 TO GA9 P[] OR LEGITIMACY BY US+ ACCESS TO PRIVILEGE1 EV5 :5 IT'S ! EASIE/ OR MO/ 0PRACTICAL0 WAY TO MAKE CONNECTIONS4 ,= EXAMPLE1 NOT WANT+ TO UNCRITICALLY USE MALE CAM>AD]IE TO MAKE L9KS BETWE5 MALE F>M]S1 R5D]+ ?OSE RELATION%IPS MORE DIFFICULT TO ACCESS = O!RS4 

,F9ALLY1 ONE /R5G? ( AN>*I/ ORGANIZ+ ?AT CAN BE A US$ AS A VULN]ABILITY IS H[ WE VALUE SUPPORT ROLES & PUTT+ LOTS ( EF=T 9TO CONFLICT RESOLUTION & C>+ = ! G5]AL COLLECTIVE4 ,9 SOME CASES1 ?IS MEANT ?AT WE 5D$ UP DO+ ! SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL LABOR :ILE O!RS MADE ! DECISIONS4 ,9 TRY+ TO FACILITATE PEOPLE GETT+ ALONG & AVOID RUPTURE1 PEOPLE 9 0NEUTRAL0 POSITIONS DELEGITIMIZ$ ! ANG] ( ?OSE :O W]E BE+ M>G9ALIZ$4 

,!RE WILL ALWAYS BE PEOPLE :O AIM TO TAKE P[]1 :O TRY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE ( :AT !Y P]CEIVE AS ! WEAK PO9TS ( COLLECTIVELY ORGANIZ$ GR\PS OR MOVEM5TS4 ,:AT DO WE DO AB\T IT8 ,H[ DO WE AVOID TAK+ ON \R ADV]S>IES' ME?ODS 9 ORD] TO COMBAT !M8 ,H[ DO WE ORGANIZE TO KEEP \R PRACTICE RELAT$ TO \R !ORY1 9 ORD] ?AT \R PRACTICES WILL BE \R /R5G?S8 

,AU?ORIT>IAN ,TACTICS 

  

,:5 ONE T5D5CY ACTS )\T TAK+ ! O!RS 9TO ACC\NT1 IMPOSES !IR DECISIONS 9 ! NAME ( URG5CY1 & SPEAKS 9 ! NAME ( ! :OLE1 ?IS CREATES A ME*ANISM ?AT WON'T JU/ /OP BY ITSELF4 ,H]E >E SOME EXAMPLES ( AU?ORIT>IAN ACTIVITY SE5 ON ! ,Z,A,D ?AT MI<T (F] HELPFUL REF]5CE PO9TS = PEOPLE ORGANIZ+ ELSE:]E4 

,V>I\S TACTICS W]E EMPLOY$ TO BYPASS COLLECTIVE /RUCTURES1 LEAD+ TO ! DEVELOPM5T ( A DOM9ANT POLITICAL =CE4 ,BY CONC5TRAT+ ON TAK+ ROLES ?AT HOLD P[]1 SU* AS COMMUNICATION1 & RECRUIT+ O!RS BAS$ ON !IR POSITIONS ( P[] & ACCESS TO RES\RCES RA!R ?AN AFF9ITY1 ! ,C,M,D,O BUILT A SEP>ATE BASE = DISCUSSION BETWE5 PEOPLE FROM DIFF]5T P>TS ( ! OCCUPATION4 ,?IS CREAT$ ! FEEL+ ?AT !Y HAD LEGITIMACY TO ACT \TSIDE ( COLLECTIVE ORGANIZATIONAL SPACES--= EXAMPLE1 DECID+ ) O!R COMPOSANTS TO HOLD A DEMON/RATION ON ! ,Z,A,D BE=E PROPOS+ IT AT ! 9HABITANTS' MEET+4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 !RE WAS A CULTIVAT$ PRET5SION ?AT !Y DIDN'T EXI/ AS A POLITICAL GR\P BUT AS A NEBUL\S GR\P ( 0FRI5DS0 ?AT W\LD 9TRODUCE FULLY-DEVELOP$ PROPOSALS3 0,A FEW ( US W]E TALK+ & WE AGREE IT'S A GREAT IDEA ?AT4440 

,PEOPLE W]E DISC\RAG$ FROM PUBLICLY NAM+ !SE DYNAMICS ?R\< SY/EMATIC P]SONAL ATTACKS--= EXAMPLE1 DELEGITIMIZ+ ANYONE :O PRES5T$ A CRITIQUE1 OR CALL+ !M P>ANOID1 OR PLAY+ ! VICTIM :ILE DODG+ 5GAGEM5T ) CRITICISM4 

,ONCE !IR POSITION 9 ! ANTI-AIRPORT MOVEM5T WAS CONSOLIDAT$1 !RE WAS LESS NE$ TO 5GAGE ) ! RE/ ( ! OCCUPATION4 ,! ,C,M,D,O (FICIALLY )DREW FROM ! 9HABITANTS' MEET+ 9 A TEXT1 CIT+ 9EFFICI5CY & DIS9T]E/ 9 DISCUSSION >\ND ! PROBLEMS ( EV]YDAY LIFE TOGE!R4 ,IT BECAME POSSIBLE TO PU% ?R\< PROPOSALS OR DECIDE TO GO AHEAD ) !M DESPITE VEHEM5T OPPOSITION4 ,L9ES %IFT$ AGA9 & AS ONE GR\P GA9$ P[]1 !Y MOV$ T[>DS /RATEGIES ?AT PROTECT$ !IR 9T]E/S AT ! EXP5SE ( O!RS4 ,= 9/ANCE1 TWO DAYS BE=E ! SECOND WAVE ( EVICTIONS WAS S*$UL$ TO BEG91 A GR\P ) >GUABLY ! MO/ ACCESS TO RES\RCES \T ( ANYONE EVICT$ SQUATT$ A H\SE ?AT !Y KNEW WAS 9T5D$ = PEOPLE :O LO/ !IR HOMES 9 ! SECOND WAVE ( EVICTIONS2 !Y DID NOT EV5 COMMUNICATE BE=EH& ) ! SQUATT]S :O LIVE DIRECTLY ACROSS ! /REET4 ,DUR+ ! SECOND WAVE ( EVICTIONS1 ,I SAW PEOPLE :O HAD BE5 EVICT$ S5T AWAY FROM ! ONLY H\SE /ILL /&+ 9 ?AT NEI<BORHOOD ?AT WAS NOT 5TIRELY KETTL$4 ,NO LONG] NE$+ VALIDATION FROM ! 9HABITANT'S ASSEMBLY MEANT ?AT ONE P]SON ) ACCESS TO ! COLLECTIVE ,Z,A,D EMAILS C\LD REFUSE TO %>E ! ACCESS CODES1 EV5 AFT] IT HAD BE5 DECID$ 9 AN 9HABITANTS' ASSEMBLY ?AT ?AT P]SON %\LD GIVE ! CODES TO AT LEA/ ONE O!R P]SON4 

,I ALSO SAW PEOPLE TAKE A POSITION AS A BLOC TO PROTECT MEMB]S FROM CRITICISM EV5 :5 ! O!RS 9 ! GR\P DID NOT AGREE ) :AT !Y HAD DONE4 ,?AT'S P>T ( :Y ?IS IS NOT JU/ A CRITIQUE ( 9DIVIDUAL ACTIONS OR DISC\RSE3 BECAUSE ?AT APPROA* DEP5DS ON CON/ITUT+ A /RONG GR\P1 IT IS ! GR\P ?AT HOLDS RESPONSIBILITY4 

,LOOK+ ,BACK 

  

,COMP>$ TO #b#a1 ?+S >E V]Y DIFF]5T N[4 ,! AIRPORT IS A ?+ ( ! PA/1 AS IS 0! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! AIRPORT40 ,9 ! PA/ YE>1 HALF OR EV5 TWO ?IRDS ( ! PEOPLE :O LIV$ ON ! ,Z,A,D & MADE IT ?R\< ALIVE HAVE DEP>T$4 ,I HAV5'T HE>D MANY PEOPLE SAY !Y 0WANT$ TO RETURN TO NOMADISM10 OR 0JU/ FELT LIKE LIV+ SOME:]E ELSE10 AS SOME HAVE SUGGE/$4 ,I IMAG9E IT'S CLE> AT ?IS PO9T :Y !Y LEFT4 

,! DIVISION ISN'T BETWE5 :O LEAVES & :O /AYS1 H[EV]4 ,PEOPLE *OOSE TO LEAVE OR /AY BAS$ ON :AT OPTIONS >E AVAILABLE TO !M4 ,RI<T N[1 ,I CAN'T BE> TO IMAG9E WORK+ T[>DS A FUTURE ON ?AT L& :5 IT NO LONG] HAS A POLITICAL MEAN+ = ME ANYMORE1 & KN[+ ?AT :ATEV] HAPP5S1 IT WILL NEV] BE AS GOOD AS IT WAS BE=E4 ,AFT] ! EVICTIONS ( #b#a#b1 PEOPLE TALK$ AB\T BE+ TRAUMATIZ$ BY ! VIOL5CE ( ! POLICE4 ,AL?\< ! #bah EVICTIONS W]E M>K$LY MORE VIOL5T1 ! LA/+ DAMAGE IS LESS A RESULT ( ! REPRESSION & MORE A CONSEQU5CE ( H[ ?+S PLAY$ \T BETWE5 US4 ,! AIM ( ! EVICTIONS WASN'T SO MU* TO DE/ROY ! H\SES AS TO DE/ROY ! WILL TO RESI/4 ,!RE WAS ! CON/ANT PROMISE 7= ?OSE NOT AUTOMATICALLY CLASS$ AS UNDESIRABLES7 ?AT IF WE W\LD JU/ CON=M TO !IR NORMS1 LEGALIZE & LEGITIMIZE \RSELVES1 WE W\LD BE P]MITT$ TO /AY4 ,BUT TRY+ TO SQUEEZE ! COMPLEXITY ( ! ,Z,A,D 9TO BOXES & =MS IS A FULL TIME JOB ?AT CONT9UES TO ?IS DAY1 ) ! PRACTICAL QUE/IONS ( CONT9U$ NEGOTIATION1 CON=M+ TO HYGI5E REGULATIONS1 PAY+ = ELECTRICITY1 WAT]1 & TAXES1 & FIGUR+ \T H[ TO DEF9E PROJECTS ?AT W]E CREAT$ 9 OPPOSITION TO ! /ATE 9 T]MS ?AT ! AU?ORITIES WILL UND]/& & ACCEPT4 

,AS ONE P]SON WROTE1 0,! SY/EM ACCOMMODATES REBELS--AS LONG AS !Y DON'T ATTACK IT40 

,I WAS ALWAYS SKEPTICAL ( LABEL+ ! ,Z,A,D A 0SOCIAL EXP]IM5T10 BECAUSE IT WASN'T A SUMM] CAMP OR A ?9K TANK TO PRACTICE OR PLAY = SOME LAT] DATE2 WE W]E LIV+ & CREAT+ IT 9 ! PRES5T4 ,9 ! AFT]MA?1 H[EV]1 ,I FEEL LIKE ?AT IS MU* ( ITS VALUE = ! FUTURE3 %>+ :AT WE TRI$ & ! PROBLEMS ?AT CROPP$ UP1 EXPLOR+ ITS SUCCESSES & FAILURES = O!R /RUGGLES TO USE & LE>N FROM4 ,I HOPE ?AT WID] DISCUSSION ( !SE DYNAMICS WILL PROVIDE DIFF]5T P]SPECTIVES = PO/-,Z,A,D DISC\RSE & OP5 ! WAY = MORE DIV]SE N>RATIVES4 

0,WAS IT WOR? IT80 A FRI5D 9 ! ,U,S ASK$ ME REC5TLY4 ,YES1 IT WAS4 ,I DON'T ?9K ,I W\LD HAVE SAID ?AT A YE> AGO1 BUT ,I'M GLAD ?AT ! ,Z,A,D EXI/$4 

,I DON'T KN[ IF ALL \R /RUGGLES WILL 9EVITABLY BE RECUP]AT$ BY LIB]ALS & AU?ORIT>IANS4 ,I'D LIKE TO ?9K !Y WON'T1 IF ONLY TO PRES]VE MY SANITY4 ,I DO KN[ ?AT 9 ! MEANTIME1 WE A*IEV$ A LOT ( AMAZ+ ?+S--EX*ANG+ IDEAS1 F9D+ \T :AT WAS POSSIBLE1 & CONCRETELY MAK+ PEOPLE'S LIVES BETT]4 ,!RE WAS AN AUTONOM\S1 POLICE-FREE ZONE = MANY YE>S1 A PLACE :]E PEOPLE ) WILDLY DIFF]5T LIFE EXP]I5CES LIV$ TOGE!R & SUPPORT$ EA* O!R )9 A FAIRLY WELL-FUNCTION+ COLLECTIVE 9FRA/RUCTURE & A DAILY LIFE ?AT RESEMBL$ AN AN>*I/ UTOPIA MORE ?AN ANY:]E ELSE ,I'VE BE54 ,?AT FEELS WOR? IT4 

,APP5DIX ,I3 ,T]MS & ,DEF9ITIONS 

  

,A,C,I,P,A3 0,9T]COMMUNAL ,ASSOCIATION ( ,CITIZ5 ,POPULATIONS CONC]N$ BY ! ,AIRPORT40 ,A LOCAL GR\P OPPOS$ TO ! AIRPORT ?AT WAS =M$ 9 #b & DISB&$ 9 ,JUNE #b#a#h4 ,!Y W]E 9FLU5TIAL 9 ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! AIRPORT & L$ MO/ ( ! LEGAL *ALL5GES4 ,!RE WAS A LOT ( FRICTION 9SIDE ,A,C,I,P,A >\ND DIFF]5CES BETWE5 GOALS & VALUES4 ,A,C,I,P,A 9CLUD$ A BO>D ?AT MADE DECISIONS & C>D-HOLD+ MEMB]S FROM ALL OV] ,FRANCE4 ,!Y HELD A L>GE ANNUAL FE/IVE GA!R+ ) CONC]TS1 PANEL DISCUSSIONS1 & PRES5TATION /&S FROM ANTI-9FRA/RUCTURE PROJECTS1 LEFTI/ ORGANIZATIONS1 & POLITICAL P>TIES4 

,C,O,P,A,93 ,! 0,COLLECTIVE ( ,PR(ESSIONAL ,AGRICULTURAL ,ORGANIZATIONS ,9DIGNANT AB\T ! ,AIRPORT ,PROJECT0 IS A GR\P ( LEFTI/ F>M]S =M$ 9 #b#a#a2 !Y W]E P>T ( ! MOVEM5T & ALSO 9VOLV$ 9 MANY COLLECTIVE AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS ON ! ,Z,A,D1 %>+ TOOLS & SKILLS4 ,!IR /AT$ GOAL WAS ALWAYS TO HAVE MORE SMALL F>M]S CULTIVAT+ ! ZONE4 ,! ACRONYM MEANS 0FRI5D0 9 ,FR5*4 

,LA ,CO-,ORD3 ,! 0,COORD9ATION ( ,OPPON5TS0 ( ! ,NOT]-,DAME-DES-,L&ES ,AIRPORT ,PROJECT WAS CREAT$ 9 #bc & MET MON?LY TO DISCUSS ! ISSUES & ORGANIZE JO9T ACTIONS4 ,! ,COORD9ATION WAS MADE UP ( OV] #f GR\PS 9CLUD+ ASSOCIATIONS1 UNIONS1 POLITICAL MOVEM5TS1 & COLLECTIVES4 ,! ,Z,A,D WASN'T P>T ( ! ,CO-,ORD1 & ,A,C,I,P,A HELD A LOT ( 9FLU5CE !RE4 

,! ,MOVEM5T AGA9/ ! ,AIRPORT3 ,! MOVEM5T AGA9/ ! AIRPORT 9CLUD$ NON-PR(ITS1 TRADE UNIONS1 POLITICAL P>TIES1 POLITICAL GR\PS1 ! OCCUPANTS ( ! ,Z,A,D1 & A NETWORK ( SUPPORT COMMITTEES4 ,:ILE 9ITIALLY !RE WAS LITTLE =MAL COORD9ATION BETWE5 ! O!R GR\PS & ! OCCUPANTS1 FROM #bab ONW>DS1 SOME OCCUPANTS MADE 9CREAS+ EF=TS TO BUILD A UNIFI$ /RATEGY4 

,9HABITANTS ,MEET+3 ,A WEEKLY ASSEMBLY ( PEOPLE LIV+ ON ! ,Z,A,D1 KN[N AFT] #bab AS 0! ,?URSDAY MEET+40 ,! C5TRAL PLACE = %>+ 9=MATION & TAK+ DECISIONS ON ! LEVEL ( ! OCCUPATION1 IT ALSO M&AT$ SEV]AL SUB-GR\PS LIKE ! PRESS GR\P & ! 0CYCLE ( #a#b0 CONFLICT RESOLUTION /RUCTURE4 

,! ,OCCUPATION ,MOVEM5T3 ,ALL ! SQUATT]S :O OCCUPI$ ! T]RITORY ( ! ,Z,A,D4 

,! ,ASSEMBLY ( ,USES3 ,AN ASSEMBLY />T$ 9 LATE #bag TO DISCUSS L& USE1 :I* BECAME ! C5TRAL DECISION-MAK+ ASSEMBLY DUR+ EVICTIONS--NOT )\T CONTROV]SY4 

,G5]AL ,ASSEMBLY ( ! ,MOVEM5T3 ,/>T$ 9 #b#a1 OV] TIME ?IS GREW TO BECOME ! MA9 BODY ( 9T]-COMPOSANT COMMUNICATION & DECISION-MAK+ = ! ANTI-AIRPORT MOVEM5T4 ,AFT] ! AIRPORT WAS AB&ON$1 ! ,ASSEMBLY ( ,USES TOOK A MORE & MORE C5TRAL PLACE4 

,! DELEGATION3 ,COMPRIS$ ( SIX PEOPLE FROM DIFF]5T COMPOSANTS & ?REE REPRES5T+ ! 9HABITANTS' ASSEMBLY ( ! PEOPLE OCCUPY+ ! ,Z,A,D1 ?IS DELEGATION HAD A M&ATE FROM ! ASSEMBLY ( USES TO MEET ) ! PREFECTURE & NEGOTIATE AGREEM5TS = ! FUTURE4 ,! 0,LETT] TO ! ,LOCAL ,COMMITTEES & TO ,EV]YONE ,:O ,W\LD ,LIKE TO ,UND]/& ,:]E ,WE'RE AT ON ! ,Z,A,D0 ( ,MAY #bah DESCRIBES ! DELEGATION 9 DETAIL4 

,C,M,D,O3 ,! SELF-NAM$ 0,COMMITTEE = ,MA9T5ANCE & ,DEF5SE ( ,OCCUPATIONS0 IS A GR\P ( PEOPLE--NOT BAS$ 9 AFF9ITY--OPPOS$ TO :AT !Y SAW AS ! 9EFFICI5CY ( HORIZONTAL ORGANIZATION & ) AN>*I/S' DI/RU/ ( 9/ITUTIONS & POLITICAL P>TIES4 ,(T5 REF]R+ TO AN IDEAL ( 0! ,COMMUNE10 ?IS GR\P COMPRIS$ ( 0,APPELI/ES0 & ANTI-/ATE LEFTI/S ORGANIZ$ AMONG 9FLU5TIAL PEOPLE FROM ! ,Z,A,D & FROM ! WID] MOVEM5T TO BUILD A CLE> /RATEGY TO FI<T ! AIRPORT4 ,!Y OP]AT$ 9 SECRET = A LONG TIME1 (T5 US+ TACTICS ?AT O!RS CONSID]$ MANIPULATIVE OR DI%ONE/ TO S]VE :AT !Y CONSID]$ IMPORTANT 5DS4 ,!SE ME?ODS COMB9$ ) LITTLE CAPACITY TO 5GAGE ) CRITIQUE EV5TUALLY CREAT$ MI/RU/ & DIVISION4 

,APP5DIX ,I,I3 ,LETT] TO ! ,LOCAL ,COMMITTEES & TO ,EV]YONE ,:O ,W\LD ,LIKE TO ,UND]/& ,:]E ,WE'RE AT ON ! ,Z,A,D 

  

,A TRANSLATION ( A TEXT ?AT APPE>$ 9 ,MAY #b#a#h4 

,IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S REALLY H>D = PEOPLE 9 O!R PLACES TO FOLL[ :AT'S GO+ ON1 SO WE WANT$ TO TELL :AT'S BE5 GO+ ON !SE PA/ C\PLE MON?S ON ! ,Z,A,D ( ,NOT]-,DAME-DES-,L&ES4 ,WE'LL PRES5T 9 ?IS TEXT :AT WE UND]/& ( :AT'S HAPP5+4 ,IT'S NOT JU/ \R ANALYZES OR FEEL+S AB\T ! SITUATION3 WE'LL TRY TO PRES5T A DIV]SITY ( OP9IONS EV5 IF WE DON'T AGREE ) !M--WE DON'T EV5 AGREE BETWE5 ! FEW ( US WRIT+ ?IS6 ,! AU?ORS1 BY ! WAY1 >E A C\PLE ( PEOPLE :O LIVE ON ! ZONE & >E US$ TO ORGANIZ+ TOGE!R 9 ! SAME POLITICAL GR\P4 

,VICTORY & ,FE>S 

  

,! ANN\NCEM5T ( ! AB&ONM5T ( ! AIRPORT PROJECT1 ,JANU>Y #a#g1 #b#a#h1 WAS--= A L>GE P>T ( ! MOVEM5T--A TRIUMPH 9 A LONG BATTLE ?AT GAVE /R5G? & MOTIVATION TO O!R /RUGGLES4 ,= ONCE1 A /RUGGLE WAS WON AGA9/ A /ATE-SPONSOR$ PROJECT BACK$ BY CORPORATIONS4 ,YET = O!RS1 ! NEXT PHASE SEEM$ DIFFICULT & FULL ( WORRY4 ,AT ! SAME TIME AS ! AB&ONM5T ( ! PROJECT1 ! GOV]NM5T ANN\NC$ ! 0RETURN TO ! RULE ( LAW10 :5 EV]Y?+ ?AT HAPP5S ON ! ZONE IS DECID$ BY US--:O LIVE H]E OR >E 9VOLV$ H]E4 ,H[ WILL WE BE ABLE TO CONT9UE ) EV]Y?+ ?AT IS BUILT--HUMAN OR MAT]IAL--ON ?IS ZONE8 ,MANY ( US W]5'T H]E JU/ TO OPPOSE AN AIRPORT4 ,H[ WILL WE CONT9UE TO /RUGGLE AGA9/ 0ITS WORLD10 9 P>TICUL> 9 ! CURR5T CONTEXT ( ,MACRON'S POLITICS & ! GLOBALIZ$ DEVELOPM5T ( NEOLIB]ALISM8 

,IT ,ALL ,HAPP5$ ,SO ,QUICKLY3 ,D#b#h#a1 ETC4 

  

,FROM !RE1 ! PACE1 P>TLY DICTAT$ BY ! GOV]NM5T & TAK5 UP BY MANY AMONG US1 WAS V]Y FA/ & !RE (T5 WASN'T 5\< TIME TO DISCUSS ?+S TOGE!R BE=E MAK+ DIFFICULT OR COMPLEX POLITICAL DECISIONS ?AT (T5 MEANT COMPROMIS+ \R IDEALS4 

,ONE ( !SE V]Y CONTROV]SIAL DECISIONS WAS EVICT+ ! 0B>RICADE ROAD10 ! ,D#b#h#a1 :I* HAD BE5 OP5 = SL[ TRAFFIC S9CE #b#a#c4 ,FROM ! DAY AFT] ! ANN\NCEM5T1 !RE WAS DISCUSSION AB\T GIV+ UP ! ROAD1 9 V]Y LONG G5]AL ASSEMBLIES4 ,! POSITIONS W]E V]Y DIFF]5T3 = SOME1 IT WAS NECESS>Y TO GIVE IT UP TO AVOID TAK+ ! RISK ?AT ! COPS W\LD COME RI<T AWAY & CLE> !MSELVES1 & TAKE ADVANTAGE ( !IR PRES5CE TO />T EVICT+ H\SES2 = MANY1 IT WAS NECESS>Y AS A SIGN TO \R NEI<BORS ?AT IT'S EASI] TO PASS H]E N[ ?AT !RE'S NO MORE AIRPORT4 ,BUT = MANY O!RS1 ?IS ACT REPRES5T$ AB&ON+ ONE ( ! /RONGE/ PLACES ON ! ,Z,A,D BY MAK+ A PRES5T TO ! /ATE & PREP>+ ! T]RA9 = EVICTIONS ?AT W]E ALSO CLE>LY ANTICIPAT$ FROM ,M>* #c#a/ ON 9 ! ANN\NCEM5T ( ! AIRPORT PROJECT'S AB&ONM5T4 ,AMONG ?OSE :O W\LD HAVE ACCEPT$ ! CLE>+ ( ! ROAD1 SOME ?\<T IT WASN'T ! RI<T MOM5T1 ?AT WE %\LD HAVE KEPT IT AS LEV]AGE 9 NEGOTIATIONS1 OR WAIT$ TO GET GU>ANTEES AB\T EVICTIONS4 ,AFT] LOTS ( PRESSURE & A RAPPORT DE =CE FROM ONE P>T ( ! MOVEM5T1 ! ,D#b#h#a WAS =CIBLY CLE>$ DUR+ V]Y T5SE MOM5TS1 & ! CAB9S ?AT W]E ON ! ROAD W]E TAK5 D[N OR MOV$ 9TO ! H$GE4 ,! MO/ C5TRAL ONE1 ,LAMA ,FA*E1 WAS REBUILT ON A NEI<BOR+ FIELD & LA/$ ANO!R TWO MON?S1 REBAPTIZ$ 0,! ,MASSACR$0 OR 0,SACR$ ,LAMA40 ,?IS MOM5T CONTRIBUT$ TO DEEP5+ ! MI/RU/ BETWE5 US4 

,ROAD CON/RUCTION FOLL[$2 SOME PEOPLE TRI$ TO SL[ OR BLOCK IT4 ,!N ! CON/RUCTION WAS ACCOMPANI$ BY A HEAVY MILIT>Y POLICE PRES5CE1 :5 WE HADN'T SE5 COPS ON ! ZONE S9CE ,APRIL #b#a#c4 ,= SOME1 IT WAS ! ACTS ( RESI/ANCE ?AT BR\<T ! POLICE1 :ILE = O!RS1 ! /ATE HAD PLANN$ TO S5D !M FROM ! BEG9N+ & W]E JU/ WAIT+ = A PRETEXT4 ,9 ! 5D1 !SE WEEKS ( POLICE PRES5CE ON ! ,Z,A,D PASS$ MO/LY 9 SIL5CE & MOBILIZ$ V]Y FEW PEOPLE FROM O!R COMPON5TS--= :OM IT WAS NORMAL TO REOP5 ! ROAD1 OR :O W]E UPSET BY ! ATTEMPTS TO BLOCK ! ROAD CON/RUCTION1 = EXAMPLE4 

,! FE>S RELAT$ TO CLE>+ ! ROAD & ! ROAD CON/RUCTION W]E L>GELY CONFIRM$ AFT]W>DS3 !Y S]V$ TO PREP>E = ! EVICTIONS1 SEE+ AS ! COPS NEV] LEFT ! ZONE AFT] ?AT & TOOK ADVANTAGE ( !IR PRES5CE TO DO RECONNAISSANCE & HABITUATE PEOPLE TO !IR PRES5CE2 ! POLICE US$ ! ROAD TO CUT (F A P>T ( ! ZONE DUR+ EVICTIONS1 ?US ISOLAT+ ! EA/]N P>T4 

,A GA!R+ ON ! ,Z,A,D TO CELEBRATE ! AB&ONM5T ( ! AIRPORT PROJECT1 0GR[ ROOTS = ! FUTURE10 & SUPPORT O!R /RUGGLES OCCURR$ ON ,FEBRU>Y #a4 ,TWO BLOCS GA!R$ A FEW T5S ( ?\S&S ( PEOPLE TO CONV]GE ON ! F>M ( ,BELLEVUE1 :]E EFFIGIES W]E BURN$ REPRES5T+ CONT5TI\S PROJECTS :]E !RE >E /RUGGLES4 ,!RE W]E ALSO DISCUSSIONS AT ,LAMA ,FA*E & A P>TY AT ,BELLEVUE4 

,NEGOTIATIONS 

  

,BE=E ! AIRPORT WAS AB&ON$1 ! ANTI-AIRPORT MOVEM5T & NOTABLY ! 0ASSEMBLY ( USES0 HAD ALREADY DECID$ TO =M AN 09T]-COMPON5T DELEGATION0 TO NEGOTIATE ) ! /ATE AB\T :AT W\LD HAPP5 TO ! ,Z,A,D )\T AN AIRPORT BY UPHOLD+ ! DECISIONS ( ! ASSEMBLY ( USES 7SEE A PREVI\S LETT] TO ! COMMITTEES 9 ,JANU>Y74 ,AFT] LONG & DIFFICULT DEBATES1 ! ASSEMBLY ( 9HABITANTS DECID$ ?AT ! SQUATT]S W\LD P>TICIPATE 9 ?IS DELEGATION4 ,WE DIDN'T EXPECT MU* \T ( IT1 BUT SOME AMONG US CONSID]$ IT IMPORTANT TO P>TICIPATE 9 ?IS DELEGATION ) ! O!R COMPON5TS TO CONT9UE ON \R PA? TOGE!R & TAKE A /EP T[>DS !M2 SOME DIDN'T WANT TO LET ! O!R COMPON5TS NEGOTIATE = US )\T US1 :ILE O!RS W]E TOTALLY OPPOS$ TO DISCUSSION ) ! ,/ATE4 

,ONCE ! DECISION WAS MADE1 WE DISCUSS$ H[ TO *OOSE PEOPLE TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! DELEGATION4 ,AFT] SOME DISCUSSIONS AB\T :AT WAS AT /AKE1 A GR\P PROPOS$ A DELEGATION PROCESS1 9 :I* SMALL MIX$ GR\PS W\LD PROPOSE A LI/ ( PEOPLE ?AT !Y CONSID]$ COMPLEM5T>Y 5\< TO REPRES5T \R DIV]SITY & :O !Y W\LD TRU/4 ,MAK+ ?IS SORT ( 0ELECTION0 WAS A HUGE EF=T = MANY AMONG US1 & IT WASN'T EASY OR SIMPLE4 ,BUT MO/ PEOPLE TRI$ TO PLAY BY ! RULES1 AL?\< TWO AFF9ITY GR\PS *EAT$ BY PROPOS+ LI/S ) ONLY MEMB]S ( !IR GR\P OR BY 9FLU5C+ ! FACILITATION4 ,9 ! 5D1 ! PEOPLE :OSE NAMES %[$ UP ! MO/ & :O DIDN'T HAVE VETOES BECAME ! 0GR\P ( #a#a0 :O W\LD FOLL[ ! DELEGATION PROCESS & DESIGNATE DELEGATES & SUBS = DIFF]5T MEET+S4 ,! RESULT IS ?AT ! PEOPLE :O GO HAVE A COLLECTIVE M&ATE--FIR/ FROM ! ASSEMBLY ( USES & !N FROM ! ASSEMBLY ( 9HABITANTS1 BUT NOT ALL ( !M >E V]Y CONV9C$ BY ! ME?OD3 !Y DIDN'T SIGN UP TO BE DELEGATES1 BUT !Y TRY TO DO !IR BE/ TO RESPECT !IR M&ATE4 

,?IS DECISION TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! DELEGATION & TO MEET ! PREFECT WAS PRETTY WIDELY %>$ AT FIR/1 BUT SOME ( ! SQUATT]S W]E OPPOS$ FROM ! BEG9N+4 ,! SPACE TAK5 UP BY DISCUSSIONS AB\T ! DELEGATION1 :AT WE DECID$ 9 ! 9HABITANTS' ASSEMBLIES1 & ! RAPIDITY ) :I* ! DECISIONS W]E ADVANC+ CONTRIBUT$ TO GR[+ D\BTS AB\T ! P]T95CE ( ?IS *OICE4 

,! 9T]-COMPON5T DELEGATION WAS 9ITIALLY *>G$ ) PRES5T+ ?REE BIG DEM&S3 ! REFUSAL ( EVICTIONS & ! LEGALIZATION ( ALL H\S+2 FREEZ+ ! R$I/RIBUTION ( L& TO GIVE ! MOVEM5T TIME TO BUILD AN 5TITY ?AT W\LD H&LE IT LONG-T]M1 & AMNE/Y = EV]YONE :O EXP]I5C$ REPRESSION DUR+ !SE YE>S ( /RUGGLE4 ,! ASSEMBLY ( USES BEHAV$ AS IF ! MOVEM5T C\LD 5T] 9TO A REAL NEGOTIATION ) ! /ATE4 ,! DELEGATION WAS RECEIV$ TWO TIMES1 ,FEBRU>Y #bh & ,M>* #b AT ! PREFECTURE1 BUT CONTR>Y TO :AT WE ASK$ =1 !RE WAS ONLY AN EX*ANGE ( POSITIONS4 ,! PREFECTURE BLOCK$ ON EV]Y PO9T 7EXCEPT = ! FREEZE ON L& R$I/RIBUTION7 & P>TICUL>LY REG>D+ COLLECTIVE L& MANAGEM5T4 

,9T]NAL ,CONFLICT 

  

,) ! AIRPORT PROJECT AB&ON$1 ! MO/ OBVI\S ?+ ?AT L9K$ ! DIV]SE GR\PS 9 ! /RUGGLE AS WELL AS ! PEOPLE )9 EA* GR\P HAD CEAS$ TO EXI/4 ,DISAGREEM5TS CAME TO LI<T & 9T]NAL CONFLICTS FL\RI%$4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ON ! ,Z,A,D1 SOME W]E READY TO ACCEPT LEGALIZATION TO /AY LONG-T]M2 O!RS W]E WILL+ TO MAKE C]TA9 COMPROMISES IF !Y W]E COMPATIBLE ) ! COLLECTIVE 9T]E/1 :ILE ! PRIORITY ( O!RS WAS TO REMA9 COH]5T & NOT SUBMIT TO ! DEM&S ( A SY/EM WE OPPOSE1 EV5 IF ?AT MEANT RISK+ EVICTION ) DIGNITY BY /AY+ \TSIDE ! LAW4 

,9 ! ASSOCIATIONS1 SOME WANT$ TO FI<T = ! FUTURE ( ! ,Z,A,D SO ?AT EV]YONE C\LD /AY--= EXAMPLE1 WE HAD ! TEXT 0#f PO9TS = ! FUTURE ( ! ,Z,A,D0 ?AT WE HAD WORK$ ON TOGE!R2 :ILE O!RS DREAM$ ?AT N[ ?AT !RE WAS NO AIRPORT1 EV]Y?+ W\LD GO BACK TO ! WAY IT WAS1 ) A C\PLE MORE F>M PROJECTS4 ,EV5 ! FUTURE = SOME ( ! ASSOCIATIONS IS UNC]TA91 AS !Y W]E CREAT$ TO /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! AIRPORT PROJECT4 

,SOME YELL$ AT EA* O!R 9 PRIVATE1 :ILE O!RS >GU$ ) !IR COMRADES BY GIV+ 9T]VIEWS 9 ! M$IA DISASSOCIAT+ !MSELVES FROM ! RE/ ( ! MOVEM5T OR BY CALL+ O!R GR\PS \T ON ,9DYM$IA4 

,AMONG ?OSE :O WANT TO BUILD A COMMON FUTURE ON ! ,Z,A,D1 !RE W]E ALSO CONFLICTS1 SU* AS ! RELATION%IP TO B>RICAD+ ROADS4 ,! LEVEL ( T5SION MADE IT DIFFICULT TO MOVE =W>D TOGE!R--! G5]AL ASSEMBLIES SEEM$ BLOCK$ & PEOPLE BLAM$ EA* O!R4 

,! ,FIR/ ,WAVE ( ,EVICTIONS 

  

,! FIR/ WAVE ( ! #bah EVICTIONS BEGAN ,APRIL #i1 & ON ! EV5+ ( ! #a#b? ! PREFECTURE ANN\NC$ ! 5D ( ! OP]ATION C>RI$ \T BY ! MILIT>Y POLICE4 ,BETWE5 ! TWO1 MORE ?AN #bg PEOPLE W]E 9JUR$ BY ! =CES ( ORD]1 AB\T #f PEOPLE W]E >RE/$1 & A ?IRD ( ! ,Z,A,D WAS RAZ$ TO ! GR\ND4 

,ON ! MORN+ ( ! #i?1 !RE WAS ALREADY \TSIDE SUPPORT 9 PLACE1 ESPECIALLY AT ! WELCOME PLACES ( ,! ,:ITE ,HAIRS ,CAMP 7ACROSS FROM LES ,FOSSES ,NOIRES71 ,LAMA ,FA*E1 LA ,W>D9E1 & ,BELLEVUE4 ,ALMO/ ALL ! CAB9S TO ! EA/ ( :AT HAD BE5 ! B>RICADE ROAD 7,D#b#h#a7 & TO ! S\? ( ! ,FOSSES ,NOIRES ROAD W]E DE/ROY$ DUR+ ?IS FIR/ WEEK4 ,!RE W]5'T MANY PEOPLE EA/ ( ! ,D#b#h#a1 :I* WAS TAK5 BY ! COPS AT #c AM1 MAK+ PASSAGE BETWE5 EA/ & WE/ V]Y DIFFICULT4 ,9 ! C5T] ( ! ZONE1 !RE WAS A LOT ( CONFRONTATION & PHYSICAL RESI/ANCE4 

,! EVICTION & DE/RUCTION ( ! ,C5T ,NOMS ATTRACT$ LOTS ( ATT5TION & MOTIVAT$ MORE PEOPLE TO SPEAK \T AGA9/ ! EVICTIONS & TO COME TO PHYSICALLY SUPPORT !M4 ,= SOME PEOPLE1 IT WAS MORE %OCK+ TO SEE ! ,C5T ,NOMS DE/ROY$ BECAUSE IT WAS UNEXPECT$ & BECAUSE !Y HAD A %EEP-RAIS+ PROJECT4 ,= O!RS1 IT WAS HURTFUL TO SEE TO :AT PO9T !RE WAS MORE REACTION = ! ,C5T ,NOMS1 AS IF ! O!R HOMES & G>D5S W]E LESS IMPORTANT4 

,DUR+ ?IS WEEK !RE W]E GA!R+S & SOLID>ITY ACTIONS ALL OV] ,FRANCE & ,BELGIUM & GA!R+S 9 FRONT ( ! ,FR5* EMBASSIES 9 ,LISBON1 ,TUNIS1 ,VI5NA1 & ,LONDON1 AS WELL AS ACTIONS 9 ,*IAPAS1 ,PALE/9E1 ,9DIA1 ,QUEBEC1 ,GREECE1 ! ,U,S1 & ELSE:]E4 

,MILIT>Y ,OCCUPATION1 ,REPRESSION1 & ,RESI/ANCE 

  

,! MILIT>Y OCCUPATION HAD BEGUN AS SOON AS ! ROAD WAS 0OP5$10 BUT AFT] ! FIR/ WAVE ( EVICTIONS & ! DECL>ATION ( ! 0TRUCE0 BY ! PREFECT ON ! EV5+ ( ,?URSDAY1 ,APRIL #a#b1 IT ESCALAT$ TO ANO!R LEVEL ( PRESSURE4 ,!Y CONT9U$ DE/ROY+ CAB9S--NOTABLY AT ,LA ,M&RAGORE1 ,L'ISOLETTE1 ,LA ,N\E NON ,PLUS1 & ,PIMKI4 ,! 9T5TION SEEM$ TO BE TO WAGE A PSY*OLOGICAL W> ?AT W\LD PRODUCE LESS VIOL5T IMAGES1 BY A DAILY OCCUPATION ?AT %[$ ! =CE ( ! /ATE--A CON/ANT /REAM ( TANKS & TRANSPORT TRUCKS1 PLUS ! HELICOPT] & EV]-PRES5T DRONES4 ,! REASONS GIV5 W]E TO 0ASSURE FRE$OM ( MOVEM5T ON ! ROADS10 ! 0CLE>+ ( DEBRIS10 :I* TOOK WEEKS1 & EV5 TO PROTECT ?OSE ) AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS FROM ! O!RS4 ,ALL ! :ILE1 !Y CONDUCT$ SURVEILLANCE1 CONT9U$ TO >RE/ & 9JURE PEOPLE1 & BLOCK$ ! MA9 AXES & CROSSROADS AS WELL AS ! SMALL] ROADS1 :I* MADE \R DAILY LIVES & AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY DIFFICULT4 ,!RE W]E C\NTLESS RIDICUL\S SC5ES 9 :I* TRACTORS ) L>GE WAGONS ( MANURE BEH9D !M HAD TO TURN >\ND F\R TIMES BECAUSE ALL ( ! ROADS W]E BLOCK$1 OR G5D>MES CUT ! B>B$ WIRE F5CES ( LOCAL F>M]S4 

,H[EV]1 !RE W]E ACTS ( RESI/ANCE TO ?IS OCCUPATION4 ,B>RICADES COMPRIS$ ( :ATEV] C\LD BE F\ND & TR5*ES DUG 9 ! ROAD1 EV]Y DAY1 AS SOON AS ! POLICE LEFT4 ,GAMES1 LIKE ! *ALL5GE ( TRY+ TO T\* A TANK ) ONE'S B>E H&1 OR TO TAKE A SELFIE 9 FRONT ( ONE4 ,PEOPLE CONT9U$ TO LIVE 9 ! EA/ ( ! ,D#b#h#a = WEEKS BE=E !Y W]E DISCOV]$ & EVICT$4 ,!RE WAS A SAMBA B& ?AT W5T TO PLAY BESIDE ! POLICE L9ES EV]Y DAY4 ,!RE W]E ALSO LITTLE GR\PS ( PEOPLE :O W5T TO MAKE TR\BLE = !M 9 ! =E/ OR ON ! ROAD1 & !RE W]E REGUL> CONFRONTATIONS4 

,TO NOT LEAVE ! PEOPLE ISOLAT$ :O W]E >RE/$ OR CONVICT$ DUR+ ! EVICTIONS1 !RE W]E SEV]AL EV5+ VISITS TO ! PRISON AT ,C>QUEF\1 NOTABLY ONE CALL$ \T L>GELY ON ! LEVEL ( ! MOVEM5T4 ,EV5 IF IT WASN'T V]Y DIV]SE 9 T]MS ( COMPON5TS OR EV5 ( PEOPLE FROM ! ,Z,A,D1 !RE W]E AB\T A HUNDR$ PEOPLE !RE TO MAKE A NICE AMBIANCE1 9CLUD+ MUSIC1 AN IMPROVIS$ RAP CONC]T1 EX*ANG+ MESSAGES ) PRISON]S1 & FIREWORKS4 ,!RE W]E NO >RE/S OR 9JURIES & IT WAS A JOY\S & MOTIVAT+ MOM5T4 

,=MS 

  

,! FAM\S =MS ?AT EV]YONE IS TALK+ AB\T >E DECL>ATIONS ( 9T5TION REG>D+ AN AGRICULTURAL PROJECT1 :I* C\LD 5ABLE ?OSE SUBMITT+ !M TO OBTA9 A ,PREC>I\S ,OCCUPATION ,CONV5TION 7,C,O,P74 ,! ,C,O,P IS A FREE CONTRACT ?AT GIVES V]Y FEW RI<TS & :I* ! /ATE CAN 5D )9 A C\PLE DAYS4 ,!RE WAS NO GU>ANTEE FROM ! /ATE ?AT !SE DECL>ATIONS ( 9T5TION W\LD RESULT 9 ! GRANT+ ( A ,C,O,P4 

,JU/ BE=E ! FIR/ PHASE ( EVICTIONS1 ! ASSEMBLY ( USES S5T A REQUE/ = A COLLECTIVE ,C,O,P ?AT W\LD HAVE COV]$ ALL ! L& & LIV+ SPACES ON ! ,Z,A,D 9 ! NAME ( ! 0ASSOCIATION = A COMMON FUTURE 9 ! BOCAGE0 :I* WAS CREAT$ TO IMPLEM5T ! DECISIONS ( ! ASSEMBLY4 ,AFT] ! FIR/ WAVE ( EVICTIONS1 ! DELEGATION ATT5D$ A MEET+ AT ! PREFECTURE ON ,APRIL #a#h1 AT :I* ! PREFECT REFUS$ ALL COLLECTIVE CONTRACTS4 

,! NEXT DAY1 ! G5]AL ASSEMBLY ( ! OCCUPI]S DECID$ TO FILL 9 ! =MS1 TRY+ TO COV] ! :OLE ,Z,A,D4 ,! CONDITION TO FILL \T ! =MS WAS TO SIGN !M ALL TOGE!R OR NOT AT ALL1 SO ?AT ALL ! PROJECTS W\LD BE L9K$ TOGE!R & ! BUREAUCRACY W\LD BE APPROA*$ 9 P>ALLEL TO RESI/ANCE ON ! GR\ND & ! MOBILIZ+ ( SUPPORT4 ,! =MS 9CLUD$ 0AGRICULTURAL1 CULTURAL1 & >TISANAL PROJECTS0 & H\SES1 BUT ! PREFECTURE ONLY CONSID]$ ! AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS4 

,! =MS W]E FILL$ \T 9 A HURRY1 & ?OSE :O W]5'T PRES5T AT ! ASSEMBLY W]E CALL$ 9DIVIDUALLY & (F]$ A V]Y %ORT P]IOD ( TIME 9 :I* TO DECIDE4 ,AB\T T5 LIV+ PLACES OR COLLECTIVES *OSE NOT TO FILL \T ! =MS1 = ! REASONS !Y EXPLA9 9 !IR TEXT 0,SANS ,FI*ES40 

,9 ! 5D1 ! ADM9I/RATIVE EF=TS TOOK LOTS ( TIME & 5]GY1 :ILE WE DIDN'T REALLY MANAGE TO ORGANIZE COLLECTIVELY = ACTIONS4 

,ACTIONS ON ! ,GR\ND 

  

,AT ! 5D ( ! FIR/ WEEK ( EVICTIONS1 WE ORGANIZ$ A REOCCUPATION DEMO = ,SUNDAY1 ,APRIL #a#e4 ,!RE W]E #e-#a1 PEOPLE :O MANAG$ TO PASS ?R\< OR AVOID ! POLICE CONTROLS TO GET 94 ,! PLAN WAS TO REBUILD ! ,G\RBI1 BUT IT SEEM$ IMPOSSIBLE TO EV5 GET !RE BECAUSE ( A L>GE POLICE PRES5CE3 PEOPLE W]E >RE/$ & W\ND$ >\ND ! ,ROHANNE ,=E/4 

,9 ! AFT]NOON !RE WAS A MORE ORGANIZ$ EF=T TO PASS ) A P>T ( ! TIMB] FRAME ?R\< ! FIELDS4 ,WE DIDN'T MAKE IT ALL ! WAY TO ! ,G\RBI1 BUT ! FACT ( PU%+ TOGE!R CREAT$ A FEEL+ ( SUCCESS & COLLECTIVE =CE4 ,9 ! EV5+1 MANY PEOPLE BR\<T ! ASSEMBL$ TIMB] FRAME TO ! ,G\RBI ON FOOT4 ,IT WAS AN 9CR$IBLE MOM5T1 EV5 ?\< WE KNEW IT W\LD PROBABLY BE DE/ROY$ ! NEXT DAY4 

,SOME PEOPLE W]E UPSET BY ! SPECTACLE ( ?IS DAY ( REOCCUPATION4 ,!RE W]E MANY O!R RECON/RUCTION 9ITIATIVES3 AT ! ,*EVR]IE1 = EXAMPLE1 :]E PEOPLE REBUILT & TRI$ TO SAVE !IR HOME4 ,!Y WROTE A TEXT AB\T IT H]E4 

,!RE W]E O!R MOM5TS ( RECLAIM+ SPACE TOGE!R1 LIKE ! TWO ,SUNDAYS ( \TDOOR GAMES1 0,PASS TO ! ,EA/0 & 0,WILD ,H>VE/ ! ,EA/40 0,PASS TO ! ,EA/0 WAS A DAY ( ATTEMPT+ TO RETURN TO ! EA/ & REOCCUPY ! SPACE1 ?\< ! MILIT>Y POLICE W]E OCCUPY+ ! L5G? ( ! ROAD & MOBILE ?R\<\T ! NEI<BORHOOD4 ,! GOAL ( 0,WILD ,H>VE/ ! ,EA/10 A C\PLE WEEKS LAT]1 WAS TO 9TRODUCE PEOPLE TO ?IS P>T ( ! ZONE :ILE !Y COLLECT$ M$IC9AL & $IBLE PLANTS = ! COLLECTIVE APO!C>Y ( ! ,Z,A,D4 

,! 0G>D5-AGA90 DAYS1 EV]Y ,SUNDAY1 REE/ABLI%$ G>D5S ?AT HAD BE5 DE/ROY$ >\ND ! EX-B>RICADE ROAD & 9 ! EA/ 9 ORD] TO CONT9UE TO MAKE !SE PLACES LIVE SO AS NOT TO AB&ON ?IS P>T ( ! ,Z,A,D1 EV5 IF ! CAB9S W]E DE/ROY$4 ,!RE WAS RE-CULTIVATION AT ,PLAN*ETTES1 ,PLAN ,*\ETTE1 & LE ,SABOT4 ,!RE WAS EV5 A G>D5 B$ 9 ! =M ( A MIDDLE F+]1 A SPECIAL D$ICATION TO ! L[-FLY+ HELICOPT] BO!R+ ! G>D5]S4 

,! ,SECOND ,WAVE ( ,EVICTIONS 

  

,AFT] ! FIR/ WAVE ( EVICTIONS1 ! GOV]NM5T SET AN ULTIMATUM ) !IR 0PILOT+ COMMITTEE0 = ,MAY #ad = ?OSE :O W]5'T 09TEGRAT$ 9TO ! FRAMEWORK ?AT ! /ATE PROPOS$40 ,E>LY 9 ! MORN+ ( ,MAY #a#g1 HUNDR$S ( MILIT>Y POLICE PASS$ ! B>RICADES ON FOOT & KETTL$ ! ,ROHANNE ,=E/4 ,!Y EVICT$ & DE/ROY$ F\R LIV+ SPACES CLOSE TO ! =E/3 LA ,*ATEIGNE1 ,PUIPLU1 LA ,VOSG]IE1 & LA ,DAT*A4 ,! NEXT DAY1 !Y SIMULTANE\SLY ATTACK$ LES ,DOMA9ES & LE ,PH5IX 9 ! C5T]1 ,K] ,T]RE & LA ,G>E 9 ! F> EA/1 & LA ,FREUZI]E & LA ,T>TE 9 ! F> WE/4 ,! ,PRE ,FAILLY1 OBVI\SLY =GOTT5 ON ! MAPS ( ! DAILY OBJECTIVES ?AT ! G5]AL 9 *>GE ( ! OP]ATION PUBLI%$ EA* MORN+1 WAS SET ON FIRE1 ALMO/ C]TA9LY BY ! COPS :O HAD KETTL$ ! NEI<BORHOOD4 ,BETWE5 A LI<TN+ ATTACK BY #b MILIT>Y POLICE :O RAPIDLY SURR\ND$ !IR T>GETS & A WEAK MOBILIZATION ON \R SIDE1 ! SUMM>Y ( !SE TWO DAYS ( POLICE OP]ATION WAS BITT]3 ALL ! LIV+ SPACES ?AT W]5'T COV]$ BY ! =MS = 0DECL>+ 9T5TION ( PROJECTS0 W]E EVICT$4 ,! /ONE H\SES W]E WALL$ UP BY ! G5D>MES & !N UNWALL$ & RESQUATT$1 !N RE-EVICT$4 ,!Y EV5 PROMIS$ TO COME BACK & DE/ROY !M1 PRET5D+ ?AT WE W]E =C+ !M TO DO ?AT BY RE-SQUATT+6 

,! FOLL[+ ,SUNDAY1 SEV]AL HUNDR$ PEOPLE CAME TO ! ,Z,A,D = DIFF]5T WORKDAYS1 FROM GA!R+ MAT]IALS 9 ! RUBBLE = RECON/RUCTION TO S[+ BUCK:EAT1 ! CON/RUCTION ( M9I-DOMES AT ! ,G\RBI1 & O!R SPONTANE\S ACTIVITIES4 

,& ,N[8 

  

,WE DON'T REALLY KN[ :]E WE'RE AT N[4 ,!RE IS A LOT ( EXHAU/ION & CONFLICT1 AFT] WEEKS ( EVICTIONS & POLICE PRES5CE4 ,BUT !RE >E /ILL MANY PEOPLE :O W]E ALREADY LIV+ ON ! ,Z,A,D OR :O CAME ?IS SPR+ & >E DET]M9$ TO /AY1 TO KEEP FI<T+ & TO BUILD SOME?+ H]E4 ,!RE >E /ILL SOME DESIRES TO KEEP A K9D ( TOGE!RNESS ?AT CAN REMA9 ?R\< ALL ?IS4 

,= MANY AMONG US1 WE WANT TO CONT9UE TO DEF5D A ZONE :]E !RE IS SPACE = A DIV]SITY ( SOCIAL POSITIONS1 SITUATIONS1 & OP9IONS1 A PLACE :]E WE >E TI$ TO O!R /RUGGLES4 ,REC5TLY1 WE (T5 HAVE ! IMPRESSION ( HAV+ TO *OOSE BETWE5 ! PLAGUE OR *OL]A1 BUT WE /ILL HAVE SOME OPTIONS TO TRY1 ) EV]YONE :O WANTS TO4 

-,SOME SQUATT]S ON ! ,Z,A,D 

,MAY #bah 

,APP5DIX ,I,I,I3 ,PO/C>DS FROM ,\TSIDE 

  

,?IS Z9E1 ,PO/C>DS FROM ,\TSIDE1 WAS DI/RIBUT$ ) ! ,Z,A,DNEWS 9 ,MAY #b#a#h4 

,WE'LL ,KN[ ,H[ TO ,F9D ,EA* ,O!R 

  

,WE WILL HAVE F\<T = A BIT ( WETL&1 SOME ORD9>Y C\NTRY ROADS & A T9Y =E/4 ,IT'S TRUE4 ,WE NE$$ A PRETEXT1 AN OCCASION1 A BONFIRE TO MEET EA* O!R1 W>M \R H&S1 D>E TO LOOK EA* O!R 9 ! EYES & TO F9ALLY FEEL LESS ALONE :5 WE GO \T 9 ! NI<T4 ,?IS PLACE L5T US ITS W>M?4 ,IT LET US TAKE ITS EMB]S 9 \R POCKETS :5 IT WAS TIME TO GO4 ,WE DIDN'T BETRAY \R PROMISES TO COME BACK & DEF5D IT4 ,WE W]E ALL !RE4 ,:5 ! EVICTIONS BEGAN1 WE RU%$ !RE1 A BIT DAZ$ BUT DET]M9$ TO CONFRONT :ATEV] W\LD COME TO TAKE AWAY ?IS BIT ( T]RITORY SO /RONGLY TI$ TO \R HE>TS4 ,EV]YONE 9 !IR [N WAY1 WE >E FI<T+ \R LA/ BATTLE = ! ,Z,A,D4 ,DESPITE \R DIFF]5T PA?S1 WE %>E A FI]CE DESIRE TO ?ANK IT = EV]Y?+ IT GAVE US !SE PA/ YE>S--EV]Y?+ BEAUTIFUL1 S9C]E1 JOY\S1 & 9 FLAMES4 ,BUT A METAMORPHOSIS HAS BEGUN1 :I* WE NE$ TO LOOK AT HEAD ON IF WE DON'T WANT ! <O/ ( \R PA/ FAILURES TO HAUNT \R FUTURE ADV5TURES4 ,IT'S RA9+ & EV]Y DAY \R EMB] GOES \T A LITTLE BIT MORE4 ,! WOOD IS WET & ! FIRE WON'T />T AGA94 ,WE %\LD SAY GOODBYE ) DIGNITY1 BE UP TO ! LEVEL ( :AT IT BR\<T UP 9 US4 ,ON ! A%ES1 SOME PROJECTS WILL SURELY CONT9UE & ?AT'S = ! BE/4 

,?AT SOME RELATION%IPS1 A C\PLE CAB9S & FIELDS MANAGE TO /AY 9 ?IS CORN] ( ! BOCAGE C\LD REASSURE US4 ,LIKE FL[]S ?AT WE PLANT CLOSE TO ! GRAVE ( SOMEONE WE LOVE1 !Y KEEP !M COMPANY BUT DON'T REPLACE !M4 ,IT'S NEV]!LESS A PO9T ( REF]5CE1 A PLACE TO GA!R \RSELVES TOGE!R1 TO REMEMB] GOOD MOM5TS & BAD1 A PLACE TO LOOK = ADVICE4 ,! ,Z,A,D IS DY+4 ,NOT ! TOPOGRAPHICAL PLACE BUT ! W&]+ SP>K ?AT BR\<T US TOGE!R4 ,IT WAS 9OCULAT$ ) A VIRUS ! DAY ( ! EVIL CALL$ VICTORY4 ,S9CE !N1 ! DIVISIONS EXHAU/ US & WE SPREAD \R UNEASE 9 TEXTS & POSITIONS4 

,! POISON SPREADS RAPIDLY 9SIDE ! ZONE & \T1 \R RELATION%IPS >E MORE V5OM\S4 ,WE =GET \R COMMON 5EMY1 WE'RE BL9D$ BY \R FE>4 ,! DECISIONS >E TAK5 QUICKLY1 TOO QUICKLY TO BE LEGITIMATE4 ,WE HAD A GEOGRAPHY4 ,TODAY WE NE$ A CAL5D> AS A COMPASS TO ESCAPE ! G5]AL CONFUSION4 ,! GOV]NM5T HAS WON ! BATTLE ( TIME1 WE RUN TO ! :IM ( !IR DEM&S1 NO MATT] ! DIRECTION4 ,WE NE$ N[ TO REAPPROPRIATE ! E*EANCES .<DEADL9ES_/S*$ULE.>4 ,WE CAN'T GIVE 9 TO URG5CY 9 ! VA9 HOPE ( BUY+ SOME TIME4 ,! ULTIMATUMS ?AT COME ONE AFT] ! O!R PREV5T US FROM F9D+ EA* O!R1 SPEAK+1 ?9K+ TOGE!R4 ,IF DEA? IS A TABOO1 IT'S BECAUSE IT HOLDS )9 IT \R WILDE/ FE>S4 ,IT'S A LEAP 9TO ! UNKN[N4 ,YET WE CAN MAKE ! *OICE TO LOOK IT HEAD ON & OV]COME ! SOB] FATALITY IT'S WRAPP$ 94 ,WE CAN *OOSE ! MOM5T & EV5 CELEBRATE IT4 ,! FIRE IS GO+ \T & IT'S TIME TO LEAP 9TO A WORLD WE DON'T KN[ YET4 ,WE C\LD CELEBRATE ! 5D ( ! ,Z,A,D AT A MOM5T WE *OOSE1 TO %>E A COMMON TEMPORALITY4 ,! FACT ?AT \R PA?S SEP>ATE AFT]W>DS = SOME TIME IS )\T IMPORTANCE4 ,?IS PLACE ?AT F$ US ALL1 MADE US ALL GR[ UP--LET'S MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T TE> US AP>T4 ,! REVOLT1 ! 9SURRECTION1 ! SUBV]SION >E ELSE:]E N[4 

,WE'LL KN[ H[ TO F9D EA* O!R !RE4 

,LET'S KN[ H[ TO DIE4 

,APP5DIX ,I,V3 ,FUR!R ,READ+ 

  

,AGA9/ ! ,BOOT-,LICK]S & !IR ,WORLD--,AN ANALYSIS ( ! M$IA PORTRAYAL ( ! ,Z,A,D DUR+ EVICTIONS4  

,LETT] FROM ,SUPPORT]S TO ! ,ASSEMBLY ( ,USES--,POIGNANT1 BULLET-PO9T$ >GUM5TS REG>D+ :AT SOME SUPPORT]S W]E FI<T+ = & ! *ANGES !Y OPPOS$4  

,CALL TO F9D A ,POLITICAL ,MEAN+ TO ! ,/RUGGLE ON ! ,Z,A,D--,WRITT5 BY 0F>M]S AGA9/ ! NORMS10 IT T5DS TO LUMP ALL 0! NEGOTIATORS0 TOGE!R1 BUT (F]S A PRETTY ?OR\< & 9T]E/+ ANALYSIS AB\T 0NORMS0 & NORMALIZATION4  

,! 0,MOVEM5T0 ,IS ,DEAD2 ,LONG ,LIVE444 ,RE=MS6--,A CRITIQUE ( 0COMPOSITION0 & ITS ELITES4  

,LA TRAHISON QUI VI5T  
  

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