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0,WE LOVE A?LETICS0 --AN>*I/ CONTE/ANTS = ! #ba ,OLYMPICS 

,WE'RE PLEAS$ TO BR+ Y\ BREAK+ NEWS FROM ,VANC\V]1 :]E UNIT$ 9DIG5\S & AN>*I/ RESI/ANCE HAS DISRUPT$ ! CAPITALI/ & NATIONALI/ TRIUMPHALISM AT ! OP5+ ( ! ,OLYMPIC ,GAMES4 

,ANTI-,OLYMPIC ,RIOTS & ,MILITANT ,ACTIONS ,ROCK ,VANC\V]1 ,COA/ ,SALI% ,T]RITORIES 

  

,! FOLL[+ REPORT WAS COLLECTIVELY PRODUC$ BY SEV]AL P>TICIPANTS 9 ?IS PA/ WEEK5D'S MILITANT RESI/ANCE TO ! #ba ,OLYMPIC GAMES4 ,?IS IS NOT A FULL ANALYSIS ( ,OLYMPIC ,RESI/ANCE BUT RA!R AN 9-DEP? ACC\NT ( :AT JU/ W5T D[N4 ,= MORE BACKGR\ND ON :Y PEOPLE >E RESI/+ !SE GAMES1 *ECK NO#b#a4COM & OLYMPICRESI/ANCE4NET4 

,?IS WAS NOT 0JU/ ANO!R SUMMIT0--?IS WAS ! CULM9ATION ( SEV]AL YE>S ( DIRECT ACTION BY 9DIG5\S PEOPLE1 AN>*I/S1 ANTI-POV]TY ACTIVI/S1 5VIRONM5TALI/S1 & O!RS AGA9/ ! #ba ,OLYMPICS4 ,ONE ( ! MO/ 9SPIR+ ASPECTS ( ?IS CONV]G5CE WAS ! FRAMEWORK ?AT CREAT$ IT4 ,UNLIKE MANY SUMMITS1 :I* LACK AN ANTI-RACI/ & ANTI-COLONIAL ANALYSIS1 9DIG5\S SOV]EIGNTY & DECOLONIZATION WAS FRONT-&-C5T] ?IS TIME4 ,9DIG5\S PEOPLE CALL$ UPON !IR ALLIES TO HELP DEF5D !IR T]RITORY AGA9/ FUR!R COLONIZATION1 & SOLID>ITY ACTIVI/S ANSW]$ ?AT CALL4 ,AN ANTI-CAPITALI/ ANALYSIS P]MEAT$ ! 5TIRE MOVEM5T & IT WAS A RADICALIZ+ =CE AMONG ! BROAD] ACTIVI/ COMMUNITY4 ,?IS WAS NOT A %[D[N 9 :I* LOCAL ISSUES W]E LEFT ON ! BACK BURN]2 AS F> AS ! AU?ORS KN[1 ?IS WAS ! FIR/ SUMMIT 9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA ?AT WAS 5TIRELY FOCUS$ ON LOCAL ISSUES4 

,! MOVEM5T WAS MO/LY LOCAL1 AS WELL4 ,AL?\< ! NUMB]S MAY SEEM SMALL 9 COMP>ISON TO MOBILIZATIONS 9 ,EUROPE & ! ,U,S1 ,VANC\V] IS A V]Y ISOLAT$ CITY & IS NOT EASY TO TRAVEL TO--AS MANY :O HAVE TRI$ KN[4 ,A BORD] SEP>ATES IT FROM EV]Y O!R MAJOR URBAN C5T] ON ! ,WE/ ,COA/1 & ! GU>DS TURN$ AWAY C\NTLESS PEOPLE HOP+ TO JO9 US4 ,IT TAKES SEV]AL DAYS ( TRAVEL+ BY C> TO REA* ,VANC\V] FROM ,CANADA'S O!R MAJOR URBAN C5T]S4 ,AL?\< MANY PEOPLE DID TRAVEL H]E FROM ACROSS ,TURTLE ,ISL& .<,NOR? ,AM]ICA1 9 ! COLONIAL LEXICON.> & EV5 ,EUROPE1 ! MAJORITY ( ! P>TICIPANTS W]E FROM ! IMM$IATE VIC9ITY4 

,FEBRU>Y #a#b3 ,FIR/ ,DAY ( ,ACTION 

  

,! FIR/ (FICIAL DAY ( ACTION = ! ,ANTI-,OLYMPICS ,CONV]G5CE WAS QUITE A BUSY DAY4 ,AFT] ! TOR* RUN WAS SUCCESSFULLY BLOCK$ 9 TWO DIFF]5T NEI<BORHOODS1 ?\S&S ( ,ANTI-,OLYMPICS DISSID5TS M>*$ ON ! OP5+ ( ! GAMES4 

#h3#c A4M4 ,HUNDR$S ( D[NT[N ,EA/SIDE RESID5TS1 9CLUD+ NATIVE W>RIORS1 AN>*I/S1 & O!R SUPPORT]S SUCCESSFULLY BLOCKAD$ ! 9T]SECTION ( ,EA/ ,HA/+S & ,CAMBIE ,/REET4 ,:5 POLICE ATTEMPT$ TO DISP]SE ! CR[D BY =CE1 SOME /OOD !IR GR\ND :ILE O!RS SAT D[N 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! 9T]SECTION1 REFUS+ TO COMPLY ) ! POLICE ORD]S4 ,UNABLE TO CLE> ! /REET1 ! POLICE W]E =C$ TO TELL ! TOR* RELAY TO *ANGE ITS R\TE & NOT TRAVEL D[N ,HA/+S 9TO ! D[NT[N ,EA/SIDE4 

#i A4M4 ,HUNDR$S1 9CLUD+ MANY AN>*I/S1 TOOK ! /REETS & US$ B>B$ WIRE & B\LD]S TO BLOCK ! TOR* FROM COM+ ?R\< !IR NEI<BORHOOD4 ,ONCE WORD CAME 9 ?AT ! TOR* WAS BE+ RE-R\T$1 !Y MOV$ UP ,COMM]CIAL ,DRIVE TO 5SURE ?AT IT W\LD NOT GET >\ND !M & UP ! ,DRIVE4 ,!Y MET A L9E ( M\NT$ POLICE 7*ANT3 0,GET ?OSE ANIMALS (F ?OSE HORSES6071 BUT RAN ?R\< AN ADJAC5T ALLEY TO TAKE ! /REETS AGA94 ,A M9OR CONFRONTATION OCCURR$ ) A FEW ,OLYMPICS 5?USIA/S4 ,! TOR* WAS SUCCESSFULLY KEPT (F ,COMM]CIAL ,DRIVE1 & :5 TOR*BE>] ,C>RIE ,S]WETNYK >RIV$ %E WAS *AS$ \T ( ! NEI<BORHOOD & HAD TO BE ESCORT$ 9TO ! BACK ( A POLICE CRUIS] ) TOR* 9 H&4 

#c P4M43 ,TAKE ,BACK ,\R ,CITY ,MASS ,MOBILIZATION 

,SEV]AL ?\S& PROTE/]S1 9CLUD+ ONE HUNDR$ 9 A BLACK BLOC1 ASSEMBL$ AT ! EPIC5T] ( ! ,OLYMPIC CIRCUS AT #c P4M4 ,L$ BY 9DIG5\S ELD]S1 !Y M>*$ FROM ! ,VANC\V] ,>T ,GALL]Y TO DISRUPT ! OP5+ C]EMONIES ( ! #ba ,OLYMPICS AT ,B,C ,PLACE4 ,! P>TICIPANTS RESPECT$ ! CALL ?AT ?IS BE AN ALL-AGES1 FAMILY-FRI5DLY DEMO4 ,H[EV]1 9 CONTRA/ TO MANY DEMON/RATIONS1 0FAMILY-FRI5DLY0 DID NOT MEAN IMPOS$ PACIFISM4 ,?IS M>* RESPECT$ ! AUTONOMY ( ALL1 & !RE WAS A GREAT DEAL ( COMMUNICATION BETWE5 V>I\S GR\PS 9 ORD] TO MUTUALLY SUPPORT EA* O!R4 

,9 RESPONSE TO A REQUE/ = PEOPLE TO MOVE TO ! FRONT 9 ORD] TO PROTECT 9DIG5\S ELD]S FROM POLICE H>ASSM5T1 ! BLACK BLOC & NATIVE W>RIORS FAC$ (F ) ! PIGS4 ,! BLACK BLOC CONT+5T WAS ORGANIZ$1 CLOS+ RANKS & HOLD+ POLICE AT BAY4 ,MEMB]S CONFISCAT$ (FIC]S' HATS1 VE/S1 & FLA%LI<TS :ILE TOSS+ ORANGE PYLONS1 TIRES1 & O!R DEBRIS !IR WAY--SIMULTANE\SLY MOCK+ ! DISPLAY ( /ATE =CE & 9SPIR+1 SUPPORT+1 & DEF5D+ ?OSE >\ND !M4 ,AFT] A LONG PU%+ MAT* DUR+ :I* POLICE (FIC]S & PROTE/]S EX*ANG$ BL[S1 IT WAS CLE> ?AT ! CONFLICT WAS 9 A /ALEMATE & ! CR[D BEGAN TO DISP]SE4 ,POLICE MANAG$ TO KIDNAP ?REE PEOPLE :O W]E *>G$ ) BREA*1 & ONE ) ASSAULT4 

,FEBRU>Y #a#c3 ,HE>T ,ATTACK6 

  

#h3#c A4M4 #d AN>*I/S >RIV$ BRI<T & E>LY AT ,?ORNTON ,P>K AT #h3#c A4M4 = ! 0,HE>T ,ATTACK0 DEMON/RATION4 ,CALL+ = A DIV]SITY ( TACTICS TO 0CLOG ! >T]IES ( CAPITALISM10 ! M>* WAS 9T5D$ TO CAUSE MAYHEM & ATTACK ! CORPORATE HE>T ( D[NT[N ,VANC\V]4 ,AFT] GIV+ TIME & COV] = EV]YONE TO 0BLOCK UP0 & PRACTIC+ A TURN->\ND DRILL 9 CASE IT WAS NECESS>Y TO REV]SE DIRECTION1 ! M>* IMM$IATELY TOOK OV] BO? DIRECTIONS ( ,MA9 ,/REET & MOV$ NOR? T[>DS ,EA/ ,HA/+S4 ,?+S GOT (F TO A SL[ />T1 ) ONLY M9OR DEBRIS BE+ DRAGG$ 9TO ! /REET4 ,A M>*+ B& >RIV$ & JO9$ ! RANKS ( BLACK-CLAD MILITANTS *ANT+ 0,:AT'S ! DIRECTION8 ,9SURRECTION6 ,:AT'S ! SOLUTION8 ,REVOLUTION60 ,M>*]S TRICK$ ! POLICE 9TO ?9K+ !Y W]E HEAD+ T[>DS ! POLICE /ATION4 ,AS POLICE SCRAMBL$ TO PROTECT !IR =TRESS1 ! M>* HEAD$ WE/ ON ,EA/ ,HA/+S--?R\< ,CANADA'S POORE/ NEI<BORHOOD--T[>DS ! 9T5D$ T>GET3 ! HE>T ( ,VANC\V]4 

,AS PEOPLE GA9$ CONFID5CE1 !Y />T$ DRAGG+ EV]Y?+ ?AT WASN'T BOLT$ D[N 9TO ! /REETS 9 ORD] TO BLOCK POLICE VEHICLES FROM FOLL[+ 9 !IR WAKE4 ,SOME BEGAN SPRAY-PA9T+ BUSSES & ATTACK+ LUXURY C>S4 ,NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO ANY BUILD+S 9 ?IS NEI<BORHOOD1 H[EV]4 ,HE>T ,ATTACK]S W]E RECEIV$ ) POPUL> SUPPORT1 & MANY D[NT[N ,EA/SIDE RESID5TS FELT 9SPIR$ BY \R PRES5CE & JO9$ 94 

,>RIV+ AT ,VICTORY ,SQU>E1 ! SC5E ( ! PREVI\S MORN+'S SUCCESSFUL ,OLYMPIC ,TOR* BLOCKADE1 ! M>* TOOK A LEFT UP ,CAMBIE ,/REET4 ,! 5]GY 9T5SIFI$ AS IT 5T]$ MORE OPUL5T T]RITORY1 & MORE PROP]TY BE+ DAMAG$4 ,A DUMP/] WAS DRAGG$ \T ( AN ALLEY1 SPRAY-PA9T$1 & OV]TURN$ 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! /REET1 AS POLICE N]V\SLY LOOK$ ON4 ,(FIC]S KEPT !IR DI/ANCE FROM ! UNRULY CR[D1 H[EV]1 :I* WAS N[ SMA%+ P>K+ MET]S1 DEFAC+ BILLBO>DS1 & CONT9U+ TO OB/RUCT 9T]SECTIONS ) NEWSPAP] BOXES4 

,! P>TY REALLY GOT />T$ AS ! UNGOV]NABLES TURN$ ONTO ,GEORGIA ,/REET & MADE !IR WAY CLOS] TO ,VANC\V]'S ,OLYMPIC CELEBRATION ZONE4 ,?IS HUB ( CAPITALISM FEATURES MANY FLAG%IP /ORES ( ,OLYMPIC SPONSORS & IS ! C5TRAL GA!R+ PO9T = ,OLYMPIC T\RI/S & 5?USIA/S4 ,! /REETS W]E CR[D$ ) !SE CONSUM]S1 & ! >RIVAL ( ! M>* WAS H>DLY MET ) ! SAME LEVEL ( SUPPORT IT HAD RECEIV$ 9 ! D[NT[N ,EA/SIDE4 ,AT ?IS PO9T SEV]AL BELLIG]5T 9DIVIDUALS ATTEMPT$ TO 9T]F]E ) ! M>*1 LEAD+ TO PHYSICAL & V]BAL CONFRONTATIONS4 ,SOME ( !SE VIGILANTES TRI$ TO UNMASK DEMON/RATORS1 BUT W]E MET ) OV]:ELM+ RESI/ANCE & =C$ (F ! /REET4 ,ONE MAN ATTEMPT$ TO 9CITE O!R ,OLYMPIC SUPPORT]S TO CONFRONT US BUT C\LDN'T G>N] ANY SUPPORT & HAD TO SETTLE = URG+ POLICE TO 0GO GET !SE GUYS40 

,! M>* MADE IT F\RTE5 BLOCKS D[N ,GEORGIA ,/REET1 WREAK+ HAVOC UPON ! ,OLYMPIC SPECTACLE4 ,AS NEWSPAP] BOXES CONT9U$ TO APPE> 9 ! /REET1 *AIRS1 LUMB]1 A LADD]1 & O!R 9/RUM5TS W]E SEIZ$ FROM \R SURR\ND+S 9 ORD] TO ESCALATE ! CONFLICT4 ,HAV+ PI]C$ ! P]IC>DIUM1 ! BLOC ATTACK$ ! AORTA1 SMA%+ 9 ! W9D[S ( ! ,HUDSON'S ,BAY ,COMPANY'S ,OLYMPIC DEP>TM5T /ORE 9 FRONT ( ?\S&S ( %OCK$ UPP]-CLASS SPECTATORS4 ,AT ?IS PO9T NEWSPAP] BOXES CEAS$ TO FUNCTION M]ELY AS PASSIVE BLOCKADES1 AS AN>*I/S GAVE !M W+S & S5T !M FLY+ ?R\< ! W9D[S ( ,HUDSON'S ,BAY & A ,T,D BANK4 ,?IS ATTACK ON ! 9T]SECTION ( ,GRANVILLE & ,GEORGIA--! PULSE ( CORPORATE ,VANC\V]--BROKE ! SPELL ( ! ,OLYMPIC DELUSION4 

,AS ! M>* PROCE$$ WE/ T[>DS ! ,LIONS ,GATE BRIDGE & ! ,WE/9 ,BAY%ORE HOTEL1 :I* H\S$ ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,OLYMPIC ,COMMITTEE1 RIOT COPS APPE>$ 9 GREAT] NUMB]S1 ATTEMPT+ UNSUCCESSFULLY TO FLANK ! CR[D ON ! LEFT4 ,ONE DEMON/RATOR BLOCK$ ! PA? ( ! POLICE & WAS %OV$1 9ITIAT+ H&-TO-H& /REETFI<T+4 ,! PIG :O HAD 9ITIAT$ ! CONFLICT WAS IMM$IATELY PUN*$ 9 ! FACE BY A MEMB] ( ! BLACK BLOC1 & WAS =C$ TO RETREAT AS HE REALIZ$ HE WAS SURR\ND$ BY MILITANTS READY TO DEF5D !IR COMRADES4 ,SOON AFT] ?IS CONFRONTATION A L9E ( RIOT COPS BLOCK$ ! /REET AHEAD4 ,BOX$ 9 ) NO:]E TO GO BUT ?R\< ! L9E1 MANY ( ! BLACK BLOC RAN1 KICK$1 PUN*$1 & SCRAMBL$ !IR WAY TO ! O!R SIDE4 

,UN=TUNATELY1 NOT ALL W]E ABLE OR WILL+ TO FI<T !IR WAY ?R\<4 ,AS COPS ATTEMPT$ TO MAKE >RE/S1 ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE ) AN>*I/S ON BO? SIDES ( ! L9E COM+ TO DEF5D & DE->RE/ !IR COMRADES1 FI<T+ ! POLICE = CONTROL ( ! 9T]SECTION4 ,?IS 9T5SITY ( H&-TO-H& CONFLICT BETWE5 AN>*I/S & POLICE HAS NOT BE5 SE5 9 0,CANADA0 = NE>LY A DECADE4 ,SEV]AL ( ! DE->RE/S W]E SUCCESSFUL1 BUT A H&FUL ( >RE/S W]E EFFECT$4 ,9 ! 5D1 ! POLICE HELD ! 9T]SECTION1 SUCCESSFULLY FRAGM5T+ ! RIOT]S 9TO SMALL] & MORE VULN]ABLE GR\PS4 ,MANY DISP]S$ AT ?IS PO9T1 BUT A GR\P ( APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDR$1 9CLUD+ A FE/IVE M>*+ B&1 W]E ABLE TO CONT9UE S\?1 LOOP+ >\ND TO HEAD WE/ ON ,ROBSON4 ,OV] AN H\R LAT]1 ?IS GR\P WAS SURR\ND$ & DETA9$ BY RIOT COPS2 ! POLICE W]E EV5TUALLY =C$ TO RELEASE !M BY BY/&]S & SUPPORT]S *ANT+ 0LET !M GO40 

,SUBSEQU5T ,REPRESSION 

  

,IMM$IATELY FOLL[+ ! DISP]SAL1 POLICE ATTEMPT$ TO USE ANY EXCUSE !Y C\LD TO H>ASS1 DETA91 & >RE/ SUSPECT$ RIOT]S1 LEGAL OBS]V]S1 M$IA1 & ORGANIZ]S4 ,SEV]AL PEOPLE W]E SNAT*$ (F ! /REET :ILE LEAV+ ! 9T]SECTION ( ,ROBSON & ,J]VIS4 ,A FEW H\RS LAT]1 ,GORD ,HILL WAS GIV5 A @s#a#a#e TICKET = SWE>+ AT A POLICE (FIC] :O WAS MAK+ AN >RE/ \TSIDE ( ! ,VANC\V] ,M$IA ,CO-OP4 ,ANO!R KN[N ORGANIZ] WAS >RE/$ ON ,E4 ,HA/+S = 0RID+ A BIKE ON A SIDEWALK40 ,HE WAS !N *>G$ ) OB/RUCTION AS HE /OOD UP = A HOMELESS MAN :O WAS BE+ HASSL$ BY ,POLICE 9 ,PIGEON ,P>K4 ,TWO LEGAL OBS]V]S W]E ALSO TICKET$ = JAYWALK+ ON ,E4 ,HA/+S4 

,A RECONV]G5CE ( ! ,HE>T ,ATTACK M>* HAD BE5 PLANN$ = ,ROBSON & ,GRANVILLE AT #e P4M4 ?AT EV5+4 ,H[EV]1 IT WAS CANCEL$ DUE TO A V>IETY ( FACTORS 9CLUD+ ! >RE/S1 ! 9CREAS$ REPRESSION1 & ! FACT ?AT POLICE KNEW AB\T ?IS RECONV]G5CE PO9T & W\LD LIKELY BE EAG] TO MAKE MORE >RE/S4 ,?OSE :O DID APPE> W]E ILLEGALLY DETA9$ BY RIOT POLICE 9 FRONT ( ?\S&S ( ,OLYMPIC SPECTATORS1 BUT W]E RELEAS$ AFT] A %ORT P]IOD ( TIME4 

,! FOLL[+ DAY1 SEV]AL PEOPLE W]E SNAT*$ 9 RELATION TO ! ,HE>T ,ATTACK DEMO1 & POLICE >E /ILL 9VE/IGAT+ VIDEOTAPES & LOOK+ = MORE VICTIMS4 ,WE HOPE !Y WON'T F9D ANY4 

,ALSO ON ,SUNDAY1 AB\T #e P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! #a#i? ANNUAL ,WOM5'S ,MEMORIAL ,M>*1 HONOR+ MISS+ & MURD]$ WOM5 FROM ,VANC\V]'S D[NT[N ,EA/SIDE4 ,L$ BY 9DIG5\S WOM51 ?IS EV5T WAS NOT AN EXPLICITLY ANTI-,OLYMPIC PROTE/1 BUT MANY AN>*I/S & O!R PROTE/]S P>TICIPAT$4 

,PO/-,ACTION ,DEBRIEF 

  

,AS SOME HAD PR$ICT$1 ! PRIM>Y TACTIC ( ! POLICE WAS FE>4 ,!Y DID NOT USE ! ,L,R,A,D !Y HAD PUR*AS$2 !Y NEV] US$ TE>-GAS1 RUBB] BULLETS1 OR ANY O!R =M ( LONG-RANGE COMBAT TACTICS4 ,:5 !Y DID ATTEMPT TO CONTROL OR >RE/ PROTE/]S1 !Y US$ A H&S-ON APPROA*4 ,IT WAS CLE> TO SOME ( US ?AT !Y DESIR$ TO AVOID IMAGES ( ,VANC\V] 5GULF$ 9 TE> GAS DUR+ ! FIR/ DAY ( ! ,OLYMPIC ,GAMES4 ,! ,OLYMPICS >E ALL AB\T NATIONALI/ PROPAG&A1 & ! :OLE WORLD ACTUALLY IS WAT*+1 UNLIKE AT MO/ O!R DEMON/RATIONS4 ,EV5 ) !IR BILLION-DOLL> SECURITY BUDGET & HI<-TE* CR[D-CONTROL WEAPONS1 ! POLICE W]E UNABLE TO PREV5T A RIOT ?AT HAD BE5 ANN\NC$ YE>S 9 ADVANCE4 ,!Y EFFECTIVELY HAD !IR H&S TI$4 

,! BLACK BLOC RELI$ HEAVILY ON :AT WAS READILY AVAILABLE TO !M 9 ! /REETS 9/EAD ( BR++ !IR [N MAT]IALS 9TO ! DEMO4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 !RE W]E NO MASS SUPPLIES--NO H>D BANN]S1 PA9T BOMBS1 PROJECTILES1 BATONS1 OR B&ANNAS--TO %>E ) O!RS :O WANT$ TO JO94 

,ONE CRITICISM WAS ?AT PEOPLE KEPT ATTACK+ ! SAME W9D[S1 EV5 ?R[+ PA9T BOMBS AT !M AFT] !Y W]E ALREADY SMA%$1 9/EAD ( US+ ?AT 5]GY & OPPORTUNITY TO DE/ROY ADDITIONAL PROP]TY4 ,A W9D[ ?AT IS SMA%$1 HAS PA9T ON IT & A NEWSPAP] BOX ?R\< IT DOES MAKE A GREAT PHOTO-OP1 BUT SMA%+ W9D[S AT A PROTE/ CAN BE QUITE RISKY4 ,IF Y\'RE BRAVE 5\< TO TAKE ?AT K9D ( ACTION1 MAKE SURE IT C\NTS6 

,! ORIG9AL T>GET = ! ,HE>T ,ATTACK M>* HAD BE5 ! 9T]SECTION ( ,D5MAN & ,GEORGIA1 9 HOPES ( BLOCK+ TRAFFIC 9 & \T ( ! ,LIONS ,GATE ,BRIDGE1 A MAJOR >T]Y LEAD+ TO ! ,OLYMPIC ,GAMES4 ,BLOCK+ ! BRIDGE TURN$ \T TO BE UNA*IEVABLE1 BUT ! M>* DID SUCCE$ 9 CLOGG+ ! >T]IES ( ,VANC\V] COMM]CE 9 G5]AL4 ,CONSID]+ ! SCALE ( MILITANT CONFRONTATION1 AN>*I/S SUFF]$ V]Y FEW >RE/S--AT LEA/ ?US F>4 

,ON ! O!R H&1 YET AGA9 ! CALL = DEC5TRALIZ$ ACTIONS DIDN'T PRODUCE WIDESPREAD RESI/ANCE--AT LEA/ AS F> AS WE KN[ AT ?IS MOM5T4 ,MANY AN>*I/S >GU$ ?AT IT W\LD BE EASI] TO ACT 9 CELLS 9 !IR RESPECTFUL COMMUNITIES & T>GET CORPORATE SPONSORS AS ! SECURITY APP>ATUS W\LD BE CONC5TRAT$ 9 ,VANC\V]4 ,H[EV]1 IT IS UND5IABLE AT ?IS TIME ( WRIT+ ?AT ! MO/ EFFECTIVE RESI/ANCE YET HAS BE5 AT ! CONV]G5CE ITSELF4 

,?IS IS ONLY A PRELIM9>Y ASSESSM5T ( ?IS CONV]G5CE4 ,!RE >E MANY O!R ACTIONS & DEMON/RATIONS PLANN$1 & WE WON'T KN[ ! FULL SCALE ( EV]Y?+ UNTIL ! DU/ SETTLES4 ,! ,OLYMPICS CONT9UE 9 ,VANC\V] = TWO WEEKS4 ,!RE IS /ILL TIME TO PLAN SOLID>ITY ACTIONS4 ,A FULL ASSESSM5T ( ?IS MOVEM5T1 ! 9VOLVEM5T ( AN>*I/S1 & :AT IT MEANS = ! FUTURE ( MILITANT /RUGGLE 9 0,CANADA0 WILL APPE> 9 ! NE> FUTURE4 

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