,REPORT3 ,FROM ,DEMOCRACY TO ,FRE$OM ,BRAZIL ,T\R 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

,?R\<\T ,JUNE & ,JULY #b#a#i1 ,CRIME?,9C4 OP]ATIVES FROM ,S\? & ,NOR? ,AM]ICA VISIT$ FIFTE5 CITIES 9 SEV5 DIFF]5T ,BRAZILIAN /ATES TO PRES5T ! PR9T $ITION ( ,DA ,DEMOCRACIA A ,LIB]DADE1 ! ,PORTUGUESE V]SION ( \R BOOK ,FROM ,DEMOCRACY TO ,FRE$OM4 ,! T\R ALSO S]V$ AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMP>E NOTES AB\T RESI/ANCE TO ! ,TRUMP REGIME & ! F>-RI<T POPULI/ GOV]NM5T ( ,JAIR ,BOLSON>O 9 ,BRAZIL4 ,?IS REPORT FROM \R TRIP ALSO (F]S AN OV]VIEW ( ! SOME ( ! SOCIAL C5T]S & ORGANIZ+ GO+ ON 9 ,BRAZIL TODAY4 ,WE HAVE BE5 PUBLI%+ REPORTS & ANALYSIS ( SOCIAL /RUGGLES FROM ,BRAZIL = MANY YE>S4 

,WE P>TICIPAT$ 9 A TOTAL ( #ba EV5TS1 HO/$ BY SOCIAL C5T]S1 OCCUPATIONS1 UNION HEADQU>T]S1 UNIV]SITIES1 AUTONOM\S RESE>* C5T]S1 & A FEW MORE UNUSUAL V5UES4 ,! IDEA WAS TO PRES5T ! IDEAS 9 ! BOOK1 BUT ALSO TO EX*ANGE EXP]I5CES ) ?OSE P>TICIPAT+ 9 SOCIAL /RUGGLES 9 ALL ! PLACES WE VISIT$4 

,EV]Y:]E WE W5T1 WE MET PEOPLE :O W]E EAG] TO DISCUSS AN>*I/ P]SPECTIVES ON DEMOCRACY & EX*ANGE EXP]I5CES ( RESI/+ CAPITALISM & ! F>-RI<T GOV]NM5TS ?AT HOLD P[] 9 ! ,AM]ICAS & ELSE:]E >\ND ! WORLD4 ,IT WAS ALSO HELPFUL ?AT WE BR\<T HUNDR$S ( COPIES ( ! ,TO ,*ANGE ,EV]Y?+ PAMPHLET 9 ,PORTUGUESE1 AN ACCESSIBLE 9TRODUCTION TO AN>*I/ IDEAS4 

,WE BUILT NEW TIES & /R5G!N$ LONG/&+ RELATION%IPS BETWE5 MOVEM5TS1 COLLECTIVES1 & SOCIAL C5T]S & OCCUPATIONS ?R\<\T ! CITIES WE VISIT$4 ,!RE >E MANY DIFF]5CES BETWE5 ,BRAZIL & ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 BUT ! DIFF]5CES ?AT EXI/ )9 EA* C\NTRY >E MU* GREAT] ?AN ! DIFF]5CES BETWE5 ! C\NTRIES4 ,BORD]S & NATIONALITY >E AMONG ! CON/RUCTS ?AT \R RUL]S EMPLOY 9 HOPES ( PREV5T+ SOLID>ITY FROM EM]G+ BETWE5 ! OPPRESS$ ( ALL C\NTRIES4 ,= ?IS REASON1 ONE ( \R *IEF OBJECTIVES HAS ALWAYS BE5 TO FO/] DIALOGUE ON AN 9T]NATIONAL BASIS4 

,! BOOK ,FROM ,DEMOCRACY TO ,FRE$OM WAS TRANSLAT$ COLLECTIVELY4 ,DIGITAL & Z9E V]SIONS HAVE BE5 AVAILABLE 9 ,PORTUGUESE S9CE #b#a#g4 ,N[1 ?ANKS TO ! EF=TS ( 9DEP5D5T $ITORIAL COLLECTIVES 9CLUD+ ,NO ,GODS ,NO ,MA/]S1 ,SUBTA1 & ,FACCAO ,FICTICIA1 !RE IS A HI<-QUALITY PR9T RUN ( A ?\S& COPIES4 

,H]E FOLL[S A %ORT ACC\NT ( :AT WE SAW & LE>N$ ON ?IS T\R1 AS A MEANS TO KEEP BUILD+ !SE CONNECTIONS4 ,DUE TO LIMIT$ TIME & RES\RCES1 IT WAS ONLY POSSIBLE TO VISIT ?REE ( ! FIVE MAJOR REGIONS ( ,BRAZIL4 ,NEXT TIME1 WE AIM TO VISIT ! ,NOR? & ,NOR!A/ REGIONS ( ,BRAZIL AS WELL1 9 ORD] TO CONT9UE TO BROAD5 \R EX*ANGE ( EXP]I5CES & SOLID>ITY4 

,GOIANIA & ,BRASILIA 

  

,/>T+ 9 ,SAO ,PAULO1 WE FLEW ) \R BAGS FULL ( BOOKS & Z9ES TO ! EV5TS 9 ,GOIANIA & ,BRASILIA4 ,LACK+ ACCESS TO A VEHICLE = MU* ( ! TRIP1 WE DEP5D$ ON BUSSES1 PLANES1 TAXIS1 V>I\S METROS1 RIDE%>ES1 &1 ( C\RSE1 LONG TREKS ON FOOT4 ,ALL ?IS1 C>RY+ HUNDR$S ( BOOKS & Z9ES4 ,WE DE/ROY$ ! :EELS ON SEV]AL BAGS & C>TS ALONG ! WAY4 

,\R FIR/ /OP WAS 9 ,GOIANIA1 AT ,CASA ,LIB]TE1 A SOCIAL C5T] ?AT HO/S ACTIVITIES ORGANIZ$ BY DIFF]5T COLLECTIVES & AN>*I/ MOVEM5TS 9 ! REGION1 SU* AS ! ,AUTONOM\S ,WORK]S ,F$]ATION 7,F,A,T74 ,! EV5T WAS ORGANIZ$ 9 CONJUNCTION ) ! 9DEP5D5T MUSIC LABEL ,TWO ,BE]S OR ,NOT ,TWO ,BE]S ,RECORDS4 

,BE=E ! DISCUSSION1 ! ORGANIZ]S %[$ ! DOCUM5T>Y 0,P>QUE ,OE/E1 ,/ORY ( A ,/RUGGLE = ,H\S+ 9 ,GOIANIA10 :I* *RONICLES ! ILLEGAL & LE?ALLY VIOL5T EVICTION ( ! ,SONHO ,REAL OCCUPATION 9 #be & ! VICTORI\S H\S+ /RUGGLE ( ! FAMILIES ?AT SURVIV$4 ,! POLICE OP]ATION LEFT #a#d1 PEOPLE HOMELESS2 !Y ALSO EXECUT$ AT LEA/ TWO PEOPLE 9 COLD BLOOD4 

,! EV5T WAS ATT5D$ BY ! FILM'S DIRECTOR & ALSO BY ACTIVI/ ,]ONILDES ,NASCIM5TO1 A SURVIVOR ( ! EVICTION4 ,P$RO ,NASCIM5TO1 ,]ONILDES'S HUSB& & ! FA!R ( H] SON1 WAS ONE ( ! PEOPLE MURD]$ BY POLICE DUR+ ! EVICTION4 

,OV] #a PEOPLE ATT5D$ ! EV5T4 ,WE %>$ A PANEL ) ,]ONILDES1 :O EXP&$ ON ! /ORY TOLD 9 ! DOCUM5T>Y & SPOKE AB\T ! /RUGGLES ( ! FAMILIES :O OCCUPY A NEW >EA TODAY KN[N AS ,REAL ,CONQUI/A1 ALSO 9 ,GOIANIA4 

,AN>*I/S FROM ALL OV] ,BRAZIL P>TICIPAT$ 9 OR SUPPORT$ ! DEF5SE ( ! ,SONHO ,REAL NEI<BORHOOD4 ,BRAD ,WILL1 AN AN>*I/ & ,9DYM$IA J\RNALI/ FROM ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES KN[N TO SOME ( US P]SONALLY1 FILM$ ! OCCUPATION & ! EVICTION4 ,HIS FOOTAGE IS 9CLUD$ 9 ! ,P>QUE ,OE/E DOCUM5T>Y ?AT WAS SCRE5$ ?AT NI<T4 ,BRAD WAS MURD]$ 9 ,MEXICO 9 #bf :ILE FILM+ ! POPUL> UPRIS+ 9 ,OAXACA1 ONE YE> AFT] ! EVICTION 9 ,GOIANIA4 

,]ONILDES KNEW ,BRAD4 ,%E SPOKE AB\T H[ HIS FOOTAGE HELP$ TO CORROBORATE REPORTS AB\T ! VIOL5CE ( ! /ATE2 )\T HIS C\RAGE1 !RE W\LD BE CONSID]ABLY LESS EVID5CE ( :AT HAPP5$ DUR+ ! EVICTION4 ,%E TOLD US ?AT RESID5TS HAVE HAD TWO PLAZAS NAM$ = ! TWO PEOPLE KN[N TO HAVE BE5 MURD]$ DUR+ ! EVICTION1 & >E ATTEMPT+ TO HAVE ANO!R PLAZA NAM$ = ,BRAD ,WILL4 ,WE W]E DEEPLY MOV$ TO LE>N ?IS4 ,WE [E A LOT TO ,BRAD = DEMON/RAT+ ?AT IT IS POSSIBLE = ACTIVI/S FROM ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES TO (F] MEAN+FUL SOLID>ITY TO PEOPLE 9 MU* MORE T>GET$ COMMUNITIES 9 ! ,GLOBAL ,S\? & GIV+ POOR PEOPLE 9 ,BRAZIL CAUSE TO TRU/ AN>*I/S FROM \R CIRCLES4 

,ALSO1 IF WE HAD NOT MADE \R WAY TO ,GOIANIA1 ,BRAD'S FRI5DS 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES MI<T NEV] HAVE LE>N$ ( ?IS DOCUM5T>Y MADE ) HIS FOOTAGE1 OR ( ! WAYS HE IS REMEMB]$ 9 ,BRAZIL4 ,IT IS POIGNANT TO IMAG9E ?AT !RE MI<T HAVE BE5 A PLAZA 9 ,GOIANIA NAM$ = A MURD]$ ,U,S AN>*I/ )\T NEWS ( ?IS EV] REA*+ HIS HOME4 ,WE WILL NEV] KN[ ALL ( ! WAYS ?AT \R EF=TS IMPACT ! WORLD4 

,TODAY1 ,]ONILDES IS ONE ( ! MO/ IMPORTANT LEAD]S 9 H\S+ /RUGGLES 9 ,GOIANIA4 ,%E EXPLA9$ ?AT EV]Y DAY %E IS MORE 9CL9$ TO AN>*ISM BECAUSE %E HAS SE5 ?AT IT IS ONLY POSSIBLE TO OBTA9 MEAN+FUL VICTORIES ?R\< GRASSROOTS ORGANIZ+ & /RUGGLE4 ,%E DESCRIB$ H[1 9 H] EXP]I5CE1 POLITICAL REPRES5TATIVES & P>TIES ALWAYS PURSUE !IR [N 9T]E/S4 

,! NEXT EV5+1 9 ,BRASILIA1 WE HELD A LIVELY DISCUSSION 9 AN UNUSUAL V5UE3 A VIDEO GAME >CADE & B>4 ,WE MET A LOT ( NEW PEOPLE & EX*ANG$ MAT]IALS & IDEAS AB\T LOCAL /RUGGLES2 WE ALSO DISCUSS$ FUTURE PUBLI%+ PROJECTS TOGE!R4 ,WE HAD HE>D A LOT AB\T ! BUILD+S DESIGN$ BY COMMUNI/ >*ITECT ,OSC> ,NIEMEY] = ,BRASILIA1 :I* WAS CON/RUCT$ AS A PLANN$ CITY TO BECOME ! CAPITAL ( ,BRAZIL 9 #a#i#f1 BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO GO D[NT[N TO SEE !M ON \R TI<T S*$ULE4 ,! NEXT MORN+1 WE FLEW BACK TO ,SAO ,PAULO & TOOK A BUS ! SAME EV5+ TO ,M>+A 9 ! /ATE ( ,P>ANA4 

,M>+A1 ,CURITIBA1 ,FLORIANOPOLIS1 ,CRICIUMA 

  

,9 ,M>+A1 WE SP5T ! DAY ) COMRADES 9 ! CITY & GOT TO KN[ A LITTLE AB\T ITS LOCAL HI/ORY & SPACES4 ,WE VISIT$ A DELICI\S VEGET>IAN & VEGAN E/ABLI%M5T RUN BY COMRADES1 ! ,VACA ,L\CA ,CAFE1 :]E ! DOORS ( ! RE/ROOMS >E PA9T$ ) ! DESIGN FROM \R CLASSIC G5D] PO/]1 & WALK$ PA/ A V5UE :]E PROTE/]S GA!R$ TO OPPOSE A ,BOLSON>O RALLY 9 E>LY #b#a#h4 ,9 ! EV5+1 WE SET UP A TABLE 9 FRONT ( ! ,/ATE ,UNIV]SITY ,/UD5T ,DIRECTORY1 :]E MANY PEOPLE W]E ALREADY WAIT+ = ! PRES5TATION & O!RS GA!R$ AS !Y PASS$ BY4 

,9 ,CURITIBA1 WE SPOKE AT ANO!R CAFE1 ,VEG ,VEG1 :I* ALSO HAD DELICI\S VEGAN FOOD & ! >TWORK FROM \R G5D] PO/] PA9T$ ON !IR WALL4 

,9 ,FLORIANOPOLIS1 WE SPOKE ON ! CAMPUS ( ! ,F$]AL ,UNIV]SITY ( ,SANTA ,CAT>9A AT ! ,T>RAFA ,HACK] ,CLUB1 A COMMUNITY LABORATORY D$ICAT$ TO DISSEM9AT+ SKILLS 9 TE*NOLOGY1 DIGITAL SECURITY1 SCI5CE1 & DIGITAL >T4 ,DESPITE SEV]AL 9T]E/+ POLITICAL ACTIVITIES GO+ ON ?AT NI<T AT ,U,S,F,C1 DOZ5S ( PEOPLE PACK$ 9TO ! ROOM1 9CLUD+ MANY EXP]I5C$ ACTIVI/S4 ,WE HAD A LIVELY DISCUSSION DRAW+ ON P>TICIPANTS' EXP]I5CES 9 ! ,BRAZILIAN MOVEM5TS ( #b#a#c1 9DIG5\S ORGANIZ+ CONTEXTS1 & EXP]IM5T+ ) BO? DEMOCRATIC & AUTONOM\S DECISION-MAK+ MODELS4 ,AFT]W>DS1 WE SET UP \R LIT]ATURE TABLE BY A SAMBA B& P]=M+ = A L>GE CR[D 9 ! C5T] ( CAMPUS4 

,! EV5T 9 ,CRICIUMA WAS ORGANIZ$ BY ,AN>*I/S ,AGA9/ ,RACISM AT ! ,SOCI$ADE ,RECREATIVA ,UNIAO ,OP]>IA CLUB1 A SPACE RUN BY SEV5 COLLECTIVES FROM ! CITY'S ,BLACK LIB]ATION MOVEM5TS4 ,! SOCIAL C5T] IS ! RESULT ( MANY PEOPLE'S H>D WORK TO RECLAIM A LONG/&+ COMMUNITY SPACE1 A ,BLACK COMMUNITY CLUB F\ND$ 9 ! #a#i#cS4 ,S9CE MANY PEOPLE 9 ,CRICIUMA DID NOT FEEL WELCOME 9 ! PR$OM9ANTLY :ITE CLUBS AT ! TIME1 !Y F\ND$ !IR [N CLUB = CULTURE1 RECREATION1 SOCIALIZ+1 & RESI/ANCE4 ,! MASSIVE BUILD+ IS SET 9 A BROAD SQU>E ) TWO GRASSY SOCC] FIELDS 9 ! MIDDLE ( :AT IS N[ CONSID]$ A WEAL?Y >EA4 ,! P>TICIPANTS >E WORK+ H>D TO REVITALIZE ! SPACE AFT] YE>S ( AB&ONM5T4 ,IT WAS 9SPIR+ TO EX*ANGE EXP]I5CES ( GRASSROOTS ORGANIZ+ & /RUGGLE ) \R HO/S4 ,WE HOPE TO DO MORE TO SUPPORT !IR PROJECTS 9 ! FUTURE4 

,PORTO ,ALEGRE 

  

,WE TOOK ?REE DAYS 9 ,PORTO ,ALEGRE TO (F] BO? ( ! PRES5TATIONS WE W]E DO+ ON ! T\R & TO LE>N AB\T MANY ( ! PROJECTS ?AT \R COMRADES !RE MA9TA94 ,ON ,SATURDAY1 ,JUNE #b#i1 WE SPOKE AB\T ,FROM ,DEMOCRACY TO ,FRE$OM AT ! ,HUMANITIES ,RESE>* & ,PRACTICE ,ASSOCIATION 7,ASSOCIACAO DE ,PESQUISA E ,PRATICAS EM ,HUMANIDADES1 ,A,P,P,H74 ,WE W]E EXCIT$ TO SEE ANO!R 9DEP5D5T SPACE D$ICAT$ TO RESE>* & PRACTICAL =MS ( ANTI-CAPITALI/ ORGANIZA+4 ,A,P,P,H IS A COMMUNITY SPACE (F]+ FREE OR AF=DABLE WORK%OPS1 LECTURES1 & C\RSES1 D$ICAT$ TO MAK+ ! KN[L$GE FROM UNIV]SITIES & SOCIAL MOVEM5TS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL4 ,E>LI] 9 ! MORN+1 BE=E \R PRES5TATION1 ! PHILOSOPH] ,DEBORA ,DAN[SKI HAD SPOK5 ON CLIMATE *ANGE & ! ,AN?ROPOC5E4 

,! NEXT DAY1 ,SUNDAY1 WE PRES5T$ 0,AN>*I/ ,RESI/ANCE 9 ! ,TRUMP ,]A0 = ! FIR/ TIME ON ! T\R1 AT ,CAFE ,BONOBO1 A VEGAN1 AN>*IC1 SELF-MANAG$ SPACE4 ,IT WAS ONE ( ! MO/ CR[D$ EV5TS ( ! T\R4 ,9 ,PORTO ,ALEGRE1 !RE >E MANY COOP]ATIVE 9ITIATIVES SU* AS ?IS1 AT :I* PEOPLE ORGANIZE !IR LABOR1 !IR S*$ULES1 & !IR PLANS )\T BOSSES OR HI]>*IES4 ,ANO!R EXAMPLE IS ! ,AURORA SPACE1 :I* (F]S LUN* )\T FIX$ PRICES--D9]S PAY H[EV] MU* !Y *OOSE TO & TAKE AS MU* AS !Y WANT FROM ! TRAY ( PACOCA1 ! DELICI\S PEANUT SNACK LOCAL TO S\!RN ,BRAZIL4 

,MONDAY WAS ! FIR/ DAY (F ON ! T\R4 ,\R G5]\S HO/S LOAN$ US !IR BIKES TO SEE ! CITY4 ,WE VISIT$ ! AN>*I/ BOOK/ORE ,TAV]NA1 RETURN$ TO ! A=EM5TION$ ,AURORA1 & RECEIV$ A T\R ( ! OCCUPATION ,UTOPIA E ,LUTA ONE ( ! L>GE/ SQUATT$ RESID5TIAL BUILD+S 9 ! ,AM]ICAS4 ,?IS AMAZ+ SPACE 9 ! CITY C5T] 9CLUDES #dc AP>TM5TS1 A HUGE RO( G>D51 A SCRE5PR9T+ WORK%OP1 A CAPOEIRA /UDIO1 & MANY O!R RES\RCES4 ,! VISIT TOOK A LONG TIME & UN=TUNATELY WE C\LD NOT VISIT ! ,AT5EU ,LIB]T>IO ( ! ,GAU*A ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION4 ,NEXT TIME6 

,SAO ,PAULO1 ,P]UIBE1 ,SANTOS 

  

,9 ,SAO ,PAULO1 9 ADDITION TO CONSUM+ LIT]S ( ACAI1 GO+ TO ! MUSEUM TO SEE A PA9T+ BY ,HI]ONYMUS ,BOS*1 & SNEAK+ ONTO ! UNIV]SITY CAMPUS TO SEE CAPYB>A1 WE SPOKE 9 MANY V5UES1 9CLUD+ A ROOM 9 ! ,COPAM BUILD+1 ! ,CASA ,PLANA BOOK/ORE1 & ! ,C5TRO DE ,CULTURA ,SOCIAL 7,C,C,S74 ,ACTIVE S9CE #a#i#c#c1 ! ,C,C,S IS ONE ( ! OLDE/ AN>*I/ SPACES 9 ,BRAZIL2 IT HO/S AN >*IVE ?AT GOES BACK OV] A C5TURY1 HAV+ SURVIV$ ! MILIT>Y DICTATOR%IP ( #a#i#f#d-#a#i#h#e4 ,LOOK+ ?R\< IT'S HOLD+S1 WE F\ND A PICTURE DEPICT+ ! LANT]N ( KN[L$GE DRIV+ (F ! REPRES5TATIVES ( ! ,*UR*1 !N F\ND A PHOTOGRAPH FROM ! V]Y BEG9N+ ( ! #b? C5TURY %[+ ! PICTURE HANG+ BEH9D A GR\P ( AN>*I/S FROM ?AT ]A4 ,IT WAS HE>T5+ TO BE AMONG OBJECTS ?AT BE> WITNESS TO ! 9DOMITABLE SPIRIT ( ,BRAZILIAN AN>*I/S ACROSS ! DECADES4 

,AFT] ! TALK AT ,C,C,S1 WE HURRI$ TO ! ,CASA DA ,LAG>TIXA ,PRETA PIZZA P>TY 9 ,SANTO ,&RE4 ,RUN BY ! ,ACTIVISM ,A,B,C ,COLLECTIVE1 ! ,LAG>TIXA ,PRETA HAS BE5 >\ND = OV] #ae YE>S2 IT IS ONE ( ! MAJOR PROJECTS ?AT MAT]IALIZ$ 9 A SOCIAL C5T] AFT] ! 5D ( ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5TS ( ! E>LY #bS4 ,DUR+ ! PIZZA P>TY1 WE HE>D A S]IES ( SPOK5 WORD P]=MANCES & LOOK$ ?R\< !IR >*IVE ( AN>*I/ LIT]ATURE4 

,HAV+ EAT5 \R FILL ( DELICI\S VEGAN PIZZA1 WE VISIT$ ,SEM5TE ,NEGRA1 ! BEAUTIFUL ECOLOGICAL SPACE :]E ! ANNUAL ,NO ,GODS ,NO ,MA/]S FE/IVAL TAKES PLACE1 NE> ! T9Y T[N ( ,P]UIBE4 ,!RE1 WE RE/OCK$ \R BAGS ) BOOKS & Z9ES & ATT5D$ ! LITTLE T[N'S ,FE/A ,JUN9A ,FAIR4 ,\R HO/S ALSO TOOK US TO VISIT !IR COMRADES AT ! ,TAPIREMA ,VILLAGE ON REC5TLY RECLAIM$ ,TUPI ,GU>ANI T]RITORY4 ,?IS IS ONE ( #ab VILLAGES ?AT HAVE BE5 REE/ABLI%$ ON ANCE/RAL L& AT PRECISELY ! LOCATION :]E ! COLONIZATION ( SO-CALL$ ,BRAZIL FIR/ BEGAN4 ,AN>*I/S FROM ! COA/ ( ,SAO ,PAULO HAV+ BE5 WORK+ 9 SOLID>ITY ) ! ,GU>ANI PEOPLES AS !Y RECON/ITUTE !IR TRADITIONAL SETTLEM5TS & DEF5D ! =E/S & WAT] FROM ! LATE/ CAPITALI/ & /ATE ASSAULTS4 ,= A FEW H\RS1 WE COMP>$ NOTES ) !M & SAW ! RESULTS ( ! 9SPIR+ WORK !Y HAVE BE5 DO+4 

,! LA/ EV5T 9 ! /ATE ( ,SAO ,PAULO WAS 9 ! T[N ( ,SANTOS1 AT ! ,C9EMATECA DE ,SANTOS1 AN AUTONOM\S SPACE ?AT MA9TA9S A HUGE COLLECTION ( FILMS & HO/S MOVIE CLUBS & DISCUSSIONS4 ,! EV5T WAS ORGANIZ$ BY AN>*I/ COMRADES FROM ! ,C>LO ,ALDE<]I ,LIBR>Y4 ,A S]5DIPIT\S MOM5T OCCURR$ DUR+ ! DISCUSSION1 :5 ONE ( ! SPEAK]S DREW AN EXAMPLE FROM AN ASSEMBLY DUR+ ! PROTE/S 9 ,MIAMI AGA9/ ! #bc ,M9I/]IAL REG>D+ ! PROPOS$ ,FREE ,TRADE ,>EA ( ! ,AM]ICAS1 AT :I* A REPRES5TATIVE FROM ! (FICIAL LABOR UNIONS HAD DUPLICIT\SLY ATTEMPT$ TO P]SUADE AN>*I/S & O!R ACTIVI/S TO CANCEL !IR PROTE/ COMPLETELY4 ,IT TURN$ \T ?AT ONE ( ! OLD] ,BRAZILIANS 9 ! AUDI5CE HAD ALSO ATT5D$ ?AT SAME ASSEMBLY 9 ,MIAMI1 & ALSO EXP]I5C$ ?IS 9FURIAT+ BETRAYAL FROM ! LABOR UNIONS4 

,DIV9OPOLIS & ,ITAUNA 

  

,9 ! SMALL CITY ( ,DIV9OPOLIS1 WE SPOKE AT ,S,9,P,R,O1 ! HEADQU>T]S ( ! /ATE TEA*]S' UNION4 ,! AUDI5CE WAS COMPRIS$ ( AN UNUSUAL MIX ( FI]CE UNION MEMB]S & ,/IRN]I/ PUNKS4 ,WE 5JOY$ AN 9-DEP? CONV]SATION AB\T ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 DEMOCRACY & RACIAL ISSUES 9 ! ,BRAZILIAN & ,U,S CONTEXTS4 ,SOME P>TICIPANTS EXPRESS$ ! 9T5TION TO DELIV] A COPY ( ! BOOK TO EA* TEA*]S' UNION 9 ! CITY & TO ! LIBR>IES ( AS MANY S*OOLS AS POSSIBLE4 

,! NEXT DAY1 WE SPOKE AT A B> 9 ,ITAUNA1 LIKE OLD-FA%ION$ LABOR AGITATORS1 !N HIT ! ROAD E>LY TO ,BELO ,HORIZONTE4 

,BELO ,HORIZONTE 

  

,9 ,BELO ,HORIZONTE1 WE SPOKE AT TWO V5UES4 ,! FIR/ WAS AT ! ,F$]AL ,UNIV]SITY ,S*OOL ( ,>*ITECTURE1 :]E WE JO9$ 9 A PANEL ALONGSIDE TWO P>TICIPANTS 9 SOCIAL MOVEM5TS & LOCAL POLITICS4 ,ONE ( ! SPEAK]S WAS A MILITANT 9VOLV$ 9 ! H\S+ MOVEM5TS 7,POPUL> ,BRIGADES7 & A C\NCILWOMAN ( ! ,MUITAS_/,P,S,O,L PLAT=M1 :I*1 LIKE O!R P>TIES SU* AS ,PODEMOS 9 ,SPA9 OR ,SYRIZA 9 ,GREECE1 EM]G$ FROM SOCIAL MOVEM5TS & POPUL> UNRE/ & MANAG$ TO GET C&IDATES FROM A LONG TRAJECTORY ( GRASSROOTS SOCIAL MOVEM5TS ELECT$ TO LEGISLATIVE POSITIONS4 ,ANO!R P]SON ON ! PANEL WAS A MEMB] ( ! ,POPUL> ,UNIT1 A NEWLY =M$ SOCIALI/ P>TY ?AT ALSO FOCUSES ON MILITANT H\S+ /RUGGLES 7,M,L,B _/ ,P,C,R74 

,EA* ( ! ?REE P>TICIPANTS PRES5T$ !IR REFLECTIONS ON DEMOCRACY BAS$ ON ! /RUGGLES & MOVEM5TS 9 :I* !Y P>TICIPATE4 ,WE SPOKE LA/1 OP5+ UP A LIVELY DEBATE AB\T ! USES & LIMITS ( DEMOCRATIC DISC\RSE & ELECTORAL /RATEGIES4 ,UNLIKE MANY CITIES 9 ,BRAZIL1 DUR+ ! ,JUNE #bac UPRIS+ ,BELO ,HORIZONTE SAW V>I\S SPECTRA ( ! LEFT1 AN>*I/S1 ,TROTSKYI/S1 ,/AL9I/S1 SOCIALI/S1 & 9DEP5D5T 9DIVIDUALS ALL ATT5D ! ,HORIZONTAL ,PEOPLE'S ,ASSEMBLY 7,A,P,H7 & TAKE ! /REETS TOGE!R1 CREAT+ A COMMON CONVIVIALITY4 ,?IS IS :Y SU* A PANEL WAS POSSIBLE AT ALL4 

,= \R P>T1 WE S\<T TO ID5TIFY ! DIFF]5CES BETWE5 PR9CIPLES & PROJECTS ?AT SEEK TO EMPLOY ! /ATE APP>ATUS & ?OSE ?AT REFUSE & DELEGITIMIZE IT4 ,WE WANT TO SEE P>TICIPANTS 9 \R MOVEM5TS CRITICALLY EVALUATE ! CO/S ( P>TICIPAT+ 9 9/ITUTIONAL POLITICS1 AS WELL AS ! APP>5T B5EFITS4 ,IT SEEMS ?AT \R COLLEAGUES1 AL?\< !Y P>TICIPATE 9 POLITICAL P>TIES & EX]CISE LEGISLATIVE M&ATES1 AGREE--AT LEA/ 9 !ORY--?AT ! MO/ EFFECTIVE & EFFICI5T WAY TO PROMOTE SOCIAL *ANGE IS VIA SELF-ORGANIZ$ DIRECT ACTION4 ,LIKEWISE1 !Y W]E ALL QUICK TO AGREE ?AT DEMOCRACY HAS FAIL$ TO DELIV] ON ITS PROMISES4 ,YET !Y CONT9UE TO LEGITIMIZE ! IDEA ( GOV]NM5T ITSELF & TO 9VE/ 9 /RATEGIES ?AT TAKE = GRANT$ ?AT POLITICAL P[] MU/ BE C5TRALIZ$ 9 MONOLI?IC 9/ITUTIONS4 ,ALL >\ND ! WORLD1 WE SEE ?AT FAI? 9 DEMOCRACY HAS ]OD$1 BUT NO?+ ELSE HAS TAK5 ITS PLACE4 ,?IS LEAVES ORGANIZ]S /RUGGL+ TO SQUEEZE DIM9I%+ RETURNS \T ( DISCR$IT$ RHETORIC & RITUALS1 :ILE AU?ORIT>IANS 5DEAVOR TO FILL ! RESULT+ VACUUM4 ,?AT IS :Y WE CONSID] IT SO IMPORTANT TO POPUL>IZE A ROBU/ AN>*I/ ALT]NATIVE TO DEMOCRATIC DISC\RSE1 EMPHASIZ+ ! IMPORTANCE ( HORIZONTALITY1 DEC5TRALIZATION1 & SOLID>ITY4 

,! NEXT DAY1 ON ,FRIDAY1 WE SPOKE AT ,KASA ,9VISIVEL AB\T AN>*I/ RESI/ANCE TO ! ,TRUMP ADM9I/RATION4 ,9 ,BELO ,HORIZONTE1 LIKE ALMO/ ALL MAJOR ,BRAZILIAN CITIES1 !RE >E OCCUPI$ NEI<BORHOODS & BUILD+S 9 :I* HUNDR$S OR ?\S&S ( PEOPLE LIVE4 ,H[EV]1 ,KASA ,9VISIVEL IS CURR5TLY ! =EMO/ OCCUPATION 9 ,BELO ,HORIZONTE BAS$ ON ! FRAMEWORK ( ! 9T]NATIONAL OKUPA_/SQUATT+ MOVEM5TS4 ,COMPOS$ ( ?REE H\SES LOCAT$ :]E ! CITY C5T] ABUTS ONE ( ! WEAL?IE/ >EAS1 IT IS ! LONGE/ OCCUPATION ( ITS K9D 9 ! CITY4 ,IT S]VES AS RESID5TIAL H\S+ & AS A CULTURAL C5T] OP5 TO ! COMMUNITY1 PROVID+ SPACE = MEET+S1 SEM9>S1 & EV5TS = COLLECTIVES & SOCIAL MOVEM5TS ?AT DO NOT HAVE !IR [N SPACE4 ,IT REMA9S AN AUTONOM\S SPACE1 UNCONNECT$ ) P>TIES OR O!R 9/ITUTIONS1 OP]AT+ ACCORD+ TO ! PR9CIPLES ( HORIZONTALITY1 SELF-MANAGEM5T1 & OPPOSITION TO CAPITALISM4 

,P>ATY & ,RIO DE ,JANEIRO 

  

,%ORTLY AFT] ,FRIDAY'S PRES5TATION 9 ,BELO ,HORIZONTE1 WE CAU<T A S]IES ( BUSSES TO REA* ! ,F,L,I,P,E,I BOOK FAIR 9 ,P>ATY1 JU/ 9 TIME TO P>TICIPATE 9 A PANEL E>LY ,SATURDAY AFT]NOON AB\T 9SURRECTION 9 ,BRAZIL & ! RELEASE ( ,*AMADA1 A COLLECTION ( CALLS & MANIFE/OS4 ,?AT NI<T1 WE P>TICIPAT$ 9 ANO!R PANEL AB\T AN>*I/ & ANTI-FASCI/ RESI/ANCE4 ,WE %>$ ! LATT] PANEL ) ,ACACIO ,AUGU/O1 AN AN>*I/ COMRADE & UNIV]SITY PR(ESSOR FROM ,SAO ,PAULO ,/ATE ,UNIV]SITY1 & ) ,M>K ,BRAY1 :O WAS 9 ,BRAZIL TO SEE HIS BOOK ,ANTIFA3 ,! ,ANTI-,FASCI/ ,H&BOOK LAUN*$ 9 ,PORTUGUESE4 

,F,L,I,P,E,I1 ! ,LIT]>Y ,P>TY ( ,9DEP5D5T ,PUBLI%]S1 IS ORGANIZ$ BY LEFT & 9DEP5D5T PUBLI%]S2 IT TAKES PLACE 9 ,P>ATY AT ! SAME TIME AS ,F,L,I,P1 A LONG/&+ LIT]>Y FAIR ?AT IS AMONG ! L>GE/ 9 ! ,AM]ICAS4 ,DOZ5S ( DEBATES & LECTURES OCCUR AT ,F,L,I,P,E,I1 ) ! SPEAK]S PRES5T+ FROM ATOP A PIRATE BOAT DOCK$ 9 ! PORT4 ,! FIR/ FLOOR ( ! BOAT FUNCTIONS AS A BOOK/ORE (F]+ A WIDE RANGE ( PUBLICATIONS4 ,BIG NAMES FROM SOCIAL MOVEM5TS1 9TELLECTUALS1 & ALL SORTS ( ACTIVI/S1 LEFT-W+ ACTIVI/S1 & AN>*I/S ATT5D$ ! FIVE DAYS ( ! MEET+4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 DUE TO \R DEM&+ S*$ULE1 WE W]E ONLY ABLE TO BE !RE ON ,SATURDAY4 

,AT NI<T1 ! SC5E WAS 5*ANT+4 ,! CR[D LI/5$ FROM ON DRY L& :ILE WE SWAY$ 9 ! RIV]1 JU/ #e MET]S FROM :]E IT MEETS ! SEA4 ,AFT] SO MANY AIRPLANES1 BUSSES1 TRA9S1 C>S1 & BICYCLES1 ALL ?AT REMA9$ WAS = US TO CAT* A BOAT TO COMPLETE \R T\R ( DIFF]5T MODES ( TRAVEL 9 ,BRAZIL4 

,ON ,SUNDAY1 WE HURRI$ TO ! CITY ( ,RIO DE ,JANEIRO = ! P5ULTIMATE EV5T ( ! T\R3 A FULL EV5+ ( PRES5TATIONS AT ! ,FOSSO SPACE 9 ,SANTA ,T]EZA4 ,! NEI<BORHOOD LOOKS \T OV] ! CITY1 BETWE5 ,MORRO DOS ,PRAZ]ES & ,FALLET4 ,! VIEW IS BREA?TAK+--! METROPOLIS SPREAD \T BE=E US LIKE A TOY SET4 ,SOMETIMES WE SAW T9Y MONKEYS HOPP+ FROM TREE TO TREE 9 FRONT ( US4 ,FROM ! BALCONY1 WE C\LD HE> ALL ! S\NDS ( ! V>I\S NEI<BORHOODS ( ,RIO BEL[3 RAUC\S SOCIALIZ+1 LIVE MUSIC1 C> 5G9ES1 DOGS B>K+1 &--OCCASIONALLY--GUNFIRE4 

,\R LA/ ACTIVITY WAS S*$UL$ = ,TUESDAY1 ,JULY #a#f3 A DISCUSSION AT ,MORRO DA ,PROVID5CIA1 ! OLDE/ FAVELA 9 ,RIO DE ,JANEIRO1 9 ! HE>T ( D[NT[N4 ,\R HO/S W]E ! ,ORGANIZACAO ,AN>QUI/A ,T]RA E ,LIB]DADE 7,O,A,T,L7 & ! ,R$E DE ,9=MACOES ,AN>QUI/AS 7,R,I,A74 ,! PRES5TATION TOOK PLACE 9 FRONT ( ! LOCATION ( ! ,PRE-,VE/IBUL> ,COMUNIT>IO ,MA*ADO DE ,ASSIS1 :]E S9CE #bi AN>*I/S HAVE (F]$ ! COMMUNITY A POPUL> PREP>ATORY C\RSE TO EQUIP Y\NG PEOPLE FROM ,PROVID5CIA & ! SURR\ND+ >EAS TO TAKE COLLEGE 5TRANCE EXAMS4 

,! FIR/ SPEAK] WAS A =M] /UD5T 9 ! PROGRAM1 :O IS GRADUAT+ FROM COLLEGE TODAY & IS N[ A TEA*] 9 ! PROJECT4 ,! DISCUSSION ?AT FOLL[$ WAS ONE ( ! LIVELIE/ ( ! T\R4 ,IT FELT GOOD TO 5D ! T\R 9 ! COMPANY ( ALL ! /UD5TS1 TEA*]S1 & ACTIVI/S FROM V>I\S GR\PS :O ATT5D$1 HO/$ BY A LA/+ & IMPORTANT PROJECT4 ,SEV]AL Y\NG] PEOPLE SPOKE ELOQU5TLY AB\T DIFF]5T =MS ( RESI/ANCE1 AB\T ! ME*ANISMS ( REPRESSION 9 ,BRAZIL & SPECIFICALLY 9 ! FAVELAS1 AB\T ORGANIZATION & SOCIAL MOVEM5TS1 DRAW+ P>ALLELS BETWE5 ! CONDITIONS ( ! OPPRESS$ & ,BLACK POPULATIONS & ! =MS ( /RUGGLE 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & ,BRAZIL4 

,AS WE SAID1 :AT UNITES US 9 \R /RUGGLE AGA9/ OPPRESSION IS F> GREAT] ?AN ! BORD]S1 LANGUAGE1 & CONTEXTUAL DIFF]5CES ?AT MI<T SEP>ATE US4 

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,WE W\LD LIKE TO ?ANK EV]YONE :O HELP$ TO MAKE ?IS T\R POSSIBLE1 :E!R BY ORGANIZ+ EV5TS1 HELP+ US TO SPREAD ! BOOKS1 PO/]S1 & Z9ES WE BR\<T1 OR %>+ IDEAS1 FOOD1 MATTRESSES1 & SPACE ) US4 ,WE >E ALSO GRATEFUL = ALL ! PUBLICATIONS & O!R MAT]IALS WE OBTA9$ ON ?IS TRIP4 ,?IS SUPPORT NETWORK IS :AT MAKES IT POSSIBLE = US TO CROSS C\NTRIES & CONT95TS & TO E/ABLI% LA/+ CONNECTIONS BETWE5 AN>*I/ & ANTI-CAPITALI/ MOVEM5TS & SOCIAL C5T]S4 

,\R /RUGGLE = FRE$OM DEP5DS ON US BUILD+ BONDS1 SOLID>ITY1 & DIALOGUE1 BREAK+ D[N EV]Y F5CE & BORD] ?AT C\LD DIVIDE US4 

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