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,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,VAN ,DEUS5 

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,PROPOSAL ,TO3 ,! ,F$]ATION ( ,REVOLUTION>Y ,AN>*I/ ,COLLECTIVES-,GREAT ,LAKES ,REGION.<#a.> 

,SUBMITT$ ,BY3 ,! ,BLACK ,HE>T ,AN>*I/ ,COLLECTIVE-,COLUMBUS ,OHIO1 ,DECEMB] #be #ba 

,WRITT5 ,BY3 ,DAVID ,VAN ,DEUS5 7CO-F\ND] ( ! ,GRE5 ,M\NTA9 ,AN>*I/ ,COLLECTIVE71 ) ,LADY & ! ,BLACK ,HE>T ,AN>*I/ ,COLLECTIVE4 

,9TRODUCTION 

,COLUMBUS1 ,OHIO1 #ba -,WE DO NOT QUE/ION ! NE$ TO =M TI<TKNIT MEMB]%IP BAS$ REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/ F$]ATIONS4 ,?IS NE$ IS SELF-EVID5T4 ,WE RECOGNIZE ! NE$ TO DO SO ON A REGIONAL BASIS1 SO ?AT ORGANIZATION CAN BE MORE RESPONSIVE TO ! CULTURAL1 SOCIAL1 & ECONOMIC P>TICUL>ITIES ( ! REGION 9 :I* IT IS SITUAT$4 ,REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ALSO C>RY ! ADD$ B5EFIT ( BE+ AUTONOM\S & SELF-SU/A9+4 ,!RE=E1 IF ONE P>TICUL> F$]ATION SUFF]S 9T]NAL PROBLEMS1 ! BROAD] ORGANIZ$ MOVEM5T CANNOT BE DRAGG$ D[N ) IT4 

,TO DATE1 UPON ! CONT95T ( ,NOR? ,AM]ICA1 !RE IS ONLY ONE SU* F$]ATION 7! ,NOR!A/ ,F$]ATION ( ,AN>*O ,COMMUNI/S-,N,E,F,A,C7 &1 TO \R KN[L$GE1 ONLY ONE O!R 9 ! PROCESS ( =M+ 7! ,F$]ATIONS ( ,REVOLUTION>Y ,AN>*I/ ,COLLECTIVES-,F,R,A,C74 ,IT IS \R HOPE ?AT 9DIVIDUAL AN>*I/S & COLLECTIVES LOCAT$ )9 DIFF]5T REGIONS WILL TAKE IT UPON !MSELVES TO =M ADDITIONAL REGIONAL BODIES 9 ! COM+ MON?S4.<#b.> ,WE ALSO URGE ,N,E,F,A,C 7& ,F,R,A,C AFT] IT IS (FICIALLY LAUN*$7 TO GIVE :ATEV] SUPPORT !Y CAN TO P]SONS_/COLLECTIVES :I* TAKE ! 9ITIATIVE 9 =M+ SU* ORGANIZATIONS4 ,WE MU/ /RIVE TO DEVELOP SU* F$]ATIONS ALL ?R\<\T ! CONT95T SO ?AT A /RONG & ORGANIZ$ REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/ MOVEM5T ( ! WORK+ CLASS CAN BEG9 TO 5GAGE 9 CONC]T$ CAMPAIGNS :I* BR+ US CLOS] TO ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION1 :I* IS BO? NECESS>Y & 5COMPASSES ?AT :I* WE DESIRE & \R PASSIONS DEM&4 

,REGIONAL F$]ATIONS %\LD DEVELOP \T ( ! EXP]I5CES ( 9DIVIDUAL AN>*I/S & COLLECTIVES AS F\ND )9 ! GIV5 SOCIAL 5VIRONM5T4 ,!Y %\LD BE F\ND$ UPON ANTI-/ATI/1 ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN PR9CIPLES :I* >E COMPATIBLE ) ! BASIC T5ANTS ( REVOLUTION>Y SOCIALISM4 ,9 A WORD1 !Y MU/ SEEK TO BR+ =? A WORLD 9 :I* ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION >E [N$ & CONTROLL$ BY ?OSE :OSE PRES5T SOCIAL POSITION IS ?AT ( ! POOR & WORK+ CLASS4 ,SU* A WORLD MU/ FUNCTION ACCORD+ TO P>TICIPATORY & DIRECTLY DEMOCRATIC MEANS :ILE GU>ANTEE+ A MAT]IAL1 POLITICAL1 & SOCIAL EQUITY = ALL1 AS WELL AS DELIV] A SOCIETY :I* IS BO? MORE 9T]E/+ & ES!TICALLY PLEAS+ BY VIRTUE ( ! UNLEA%+ ( ! CREATIVE ASPIRATIONS ( ! MASSES4 

0,FROM EA* ACCORD+ TO !IR ABILITIES4 ,TO EA* ACCORD+ TO !IR NE$40 

-,PET] ,KROPOTK9 

,!SE F$]ATIONS NE$ TO BE COMPOS$ ( D$ICAT$ AN>*I/S :O UND]/& ! NE$ ( /RUGGLE1 & :O ?R\< EXP]I5CE ALSO UND]/& ! PRAGMATIC MEANS BY :I* /RUGGLE CAN POT5TIALLY BE TRANS=M$ 9TO VICTORY4 ,!Y MU/ BE ROOT$ 9 !IR LOCAL COMMUNITIES1 OR1 9 SOME CASES1 BE FULLY IMM]S$ 9 !IR LIFE ON ! ROAD4 ,?IS1 ALONG ) A COMMITM5T TO ! REVOLUTION1 MU/ BE ! M9IMUM REQUIREM5T = MEMB]%IP 9TO ! COLLECTIVES :I* COMPOSE ! V>I\S REGIONAL F$]ATIONS4 

,WE WELCOME ! =MATION ( ,F,R,A,C1 ( :I* WE HOPE TO BE P>T (4 ,WE HOPE ?AT ?IS POT5TIAL ORGANIZATION WILL BECOME OP]ATIONAL & MANIFE/ DUR+ ! C\RSE ( ! COM+ YE>2 EV5 MORE PREF]ABLY BY ,MAY ,DAY1 #b#b4 

,9 IS ( \R OP9ION ?AT SOON AFT] ,F,R,A,C BECOMES POLITICALLY FUNCTIONAL1 IT %\LD SEEK TO E/ABLI% =MAL TIES1 :ILE /ILL MA9TA9+ F$]ATION AUTONOMY1 ) ,N,E,F,A,C 9 ! =M ( A /RATEGIC ALLIANCE & A PROGRAM ( MUTUAL ASSI/ANCE4 ,! ADOPTION ( SU* /RATEGIES & PROGRAMS %\LD BE FACILITAT$ ?R\< OP5 PROPOSALS1 DISCUSSIONS1 & DEBATES ?R\< ! MEANS ( AN 9T]NET LI/S]VE SET UP EXCLUSIVELY = !SE REASONS1 AS WELL AS BY DIRECT CORRESPOND5CES ?R\< ! MAIL1 TELEPHONE1 & P]SONAL MEET+S4 ,MUTUALLY AGRE$ UPON PO9TS %\LD BE RATIFI$ AT AN ANNUAL CONT95TAL ALLIANCE CONGRESS1 AT :I* DELEGATES FROM ALL F$]ATIONS %\LD BE PRES5T4 ,! EXACT PROCESS BY :I* RATIFICATION %\LD OCCUR %\LD BE DECID$ AT ! FIR/ SU* CONGRESS4 

,9 TURN1 !SE F$]ATIONS %\LD 5C\RAGE ! E/ABLI%M5T ( FUR!R REGIONAL AN>*I/ F$]ATIONS4 ,!IR /RUCTURAL GOAL BE+ ! E/ABLI%M5T ( SU* GR\P+S ?R\<\T ALL DI/9CT CULTURAL1 SOCIAL1 & ECONOMIC REGIONS ( ,NOR? ,AM]ICA4 

,PRIOR TO ! =MATION ( SU* O!R REGIONAL F$]ATIONS1 9DEP5D5T COLLECTIVES %\LD BE 5C\RAG$ TO =MALLY CONNECT !MSELVES TO ! BROAD] AN>*I/ ALLIANCE ON A PROVISIONAL BASIS4 ,! /ATUS ( SU* 9DEP5D5T COLLECTIVES %\LD REMA9 PROVISIONAL UNTIL SU* TIME :5 !Y !MSELVES ORGANIZE A REGIONAL F$]ATION )9 !IR >EA ( OP]ATION4 ,AT ?AT TIME1 SU* F$]ATIONS %\LD BE 5C\RAG$ TO JO9 ! BROAD] AN>*I/ ALLIANCE AS FULLY RECOGNIZ$ & EQUAL P>TN]S4 ,! PROCESS BY :I* FUTURE REGIONAL AN>*I/ F$]ATIONS %\LD BE FUNCTIONALLY 9CORPORAT$ 9TO ! ALLIANCE %\LD ALSO BE DECID$ AT ! FIR/ CONT95TAL ALLIANCE CONGRESS4 

,SU* F$]ATIONS1 :ILE DEVELOP+ AUTONOM\S PO9T BY PO9T PROGRAMS BAS$ ON ! NE$S & DESIRES ( ! BROAD] POOR & WORK+ CLASS COMMUNITIES LIV+ )9 !IR SELECT REGION.<#c.>1 NE$ TO CREATE A =MAL 9T]-F$]ATION AN>*I/ ALLIANCE1 & MOVE TO DEVELOP A MUTUALLY ACCEPT$ ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN REVOLUTION>Y /RATEGY4 ,H[EV]1 9 ORD] = ANY EM]G+ CONT95TAL AN>*I/ /RATEGY TO BECOME EFFECTIVE1 ! V>I\S AN>*I/ F$]ATIONS1 FROM :OM SU* /RATEGIC PROPOSALS CAN BE EXPECT$ TO EMANATE1 MU/ DEVELOP A DYNAMIC RELATION )9 ! BROADE/ T5ANTS ( ! CONTEMPOR>Y SOCIAL MOVEM5T4 ,H]E ! F$]ATIONS MU/ HELP FACILITATE A MACRO & MICRO /RUCTURE ?R\< :I* IT CAN EFFECT A FUR!R RADICALIZATION ( ! MASS MOVEM5T4 

,WE MU/ RECOGNIZE ?AT ! REGIONAL F$]ATIONS WILL1 AT LEA/ AT ?IS HI/ORIC JUNCTURE1 MO/ LIKELY WILL MAT]IALIZE AS SMALL1 TI<TKNIT MEMB]%IP ORGANIZATIONS ) A LIKELY CON/ITU5CY ( MAYBE #a-#e MEMB]S P] REGION 7AS IS ! PRES5T CASE ) ,N,E,F,A,C74 ,SU* SMALL ORGANIZATIONS LACK ! MASS BASE = !M TO GO-IT-ALONE4 ,!RE=E1 = !M TO BE EFFECTIVE 9 REG>DS TO RADICALIZ+ ! BROAD] POPULATION1 !Y MU/ HAVE A SOPHI/ICAT$ ME?OD ( 9T]ACT+ ) ! MASSES AT L>GE4 ,H]E WE CONT5D ?AT ! BE/ WAY = SU* SMALL HI<LY POLITICIZ$ F$]ATIONS TO DO SO IS ?R\< WORK+ DIRECTLY ) L>G] RADICAL LEFTI/ ORGANIZATIONS :I* ALREADY EXI/1 & 9 TURN TO 5C\RAGE A CONC]T$ EF=T ON !IR P>T TO 5GAGE ! RANK & FILE ( ! EV5 L>G] LEFT-LEAN+_/MORE LIB]AL MASS ORGANIZATIONS SU* AS )9 ! LABOR MOVEM5T & ! SOCIAL JU/ICE MOVEM5T4 

,WE MU/ /RIVE TO DEMOCRATICALLY CONSOLIDATE ! EF=TS ( ! ALREADY ORGANIZ$ MASSES SO ?AT ! REVOLUTION>Y ASPIRATIONS ( ! SELF-CONSCI\S POOR & WORK+ CLASSES CAN BEG9 TO SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE4 ,& :]E ! MASSES >E NOT ORGANIZ$ & >E /ILL SLUMB]+ 9 ! DELUSIONS ( CONSUM]ISM & 9/ITUTIONAL OPPRESSION1 WE MU/ DIRECTLY FACILITATE ! BASIC AWAK5+ ( CLASS CONSCI\SNESS & HELP PROVIDE ! SOCIAL & POLITICAL VEHICLES NECESS>Y = A BROAD BAS$ CLASS /RUGGLE4 

,A ,/RUCTURAL ,PROPOSAL 

,WE CONT5D ?AT SU* REGIONAL AN>*I/ F$]ATIONS %\LD ACT AS ! FACILITATOR ( A MORE RADICAL WORLD_/CLASS ANALYSIS4 ,SU* LEAN+S CAN ALREADY BE F\ND AMONG ! NATURAL 9CL9ATIONS ( ! POOR & WORK+ CLASSES1 AS WELL AS AMONG ! MORE OPPRESS$ PEOPLE G5]ALLY4 ,EV5 SO1 9 ORD] = SU* A HI<LY RADICAL & POLITICIZ$ MEMB]%IP ORGANIZATION TO BE EFFECTIVE1 IT MU/ NOT SEEK TO BE ! (FICIAL UMBRELLA ( ! L>G] MOVEM5T4 ,RA!R IT MU/1 9 P>T1 WORK )9 ! BROAD] MASS MOVEM5T 9 ORD] TO 9FLU5CE ITS C\RSE4.<#d.> ,?IS IS 9 NO WAY MEANT 9 IMPLY ?AT ! REVOLUTION>Y POLITICS ( ! F$]ATIONS %\LD BE WAT]$ D[N 9 ORD] TO CREATE A QUASI-RE=MI/ UNIT$ FRONT4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 WE BELIEVE ?AT A WELL-ORGANIZ$ SY/EM ( 9T]-ORGANIZATION FLUIDITY CAN RESULT 9 ! PRES5TLY LIB]AL 9FLU5C$ ELEM5TS ( ! MASS MOVEM5T BECOM+ FUR!R RADICALIZ$ )\T ! AN>*I/ F$]ATIONS COMPROMIS+ !IR REVOLUTION>Y POSITIONS4 ,WE ASS]T ?AT ?IS CAN BE/ BE A*IEV$ ?R\< SELECT MEMB]S ( ! F$]AT$ COLLECTIVES JO9+ & P>TICIPAT+ 9 O!R L>G] ORGANIZATIONS :I* >E NOT SPECIFICALLY AN>*I/IC4 

0,ALL WORK]S >E SOCIALI/S1 REG>DLESS IF !Y KN[ IT OR NOT40 

-,MIKHAIL ,BAKUN9 

,WE SEE ?IS /RATEGY AS TWO PRONG4 ,FIR/1 C]TA9 MEMB]S ( ! F$]AT$ COLLECTIVES %\LD JO9 ALREADY EXI/+ L>G] RADICAL LEFT-W+ ORGANIZATIONS4 ,SECOND1 MEMB]S ( !SE O!R ORGANIZATIONS1 AS EMANAT+ \T ( LOCAL *APT]S1 %\LD BE 5C\RAG$ TO BECOME 9VOLV$ 9 ! EV5 L>G] LEFT-LEAN+ LIB]AL 9FLU5C$ MASS ORGANIZATIONS AS F\ND )9 ! LABOR MOVEM5T & ! SOCIAL JU/ICE MOVEM5T4 ,H]E WE MEAN SPECIFICALLY ?AT ( ,ANTI-,RACI/ ,ACTION 7,>,A7 &1 POSSIBLY1 ! ,9DU/RIAL ,WORK]S ( ! ,WORLD 7,I,W,W74 ,WE VIEW !SE ORGANIZATIONS AS GATEWAY GR\PS ) ! POT5TIAL TO ACT AS A L9K BETWE5 ! HI<LY POLITICIZ$ & /RICTLY AN>*I/ LEFT1 & ! MASS BASE ( ! L>GELY LIB]AL 9FLU5C$ LABOR MOVEM5T & SOCIAL JU/ICE MOVEM5T4 

,?IS IS NOT TO SAY ?AT ! F$]ATIONS %\LD SEEK TO 9FILTRATE1 CONTROL1 OR MANIPULATE SU* ORGANIZATIONS4 ,?AT IS A DIRTY TASK BE/ LEFT TO DIRTY AU?ORIT>IAN & SELF-DE/RUCTIVE GR\PS :O LACK POPUL> SUPPORT4 ,= US1 WE MU/ BE V]Y OP5 AB\T \R PRES5CE )9 O!R ORGANIZATIONS1 & NOT SEEK TO CONTROL !M1 BUT RA!R TO FO/] A MORE ?OR\< RADICAL SOCIAL & POLITICAL ANALYSIS 9TO !IR WORLD VIEW4 

,:5 ! F$]ATION ALLIANCE ADOPTS A /RATEGIC PLAT=M :I* REQUIRES ! P>TICIPATION ( !SE GATEWAY GR\PS1 ! PLAT=M %\LD BE BR\<T TO ! LOCAL *APT]S ( !SE ORGANIZATIONS ?R\< ! DUAL MEMB]S4 ,AT ?AT TIME ! PROPOSAL WILL1 ( C\RSE1 BE DISCUSS$ & DEBAT$4 ,IF ! PROPOSAL IS UNACCEPTABLE TO !SE ORGANIZATIONS1 IT %\LD BE BR\<T BACK TO ! F$]ATION ALLIANCE = NECESS>Y MODIFICATION4 ,LIKEWISE1 :5 & IF C]TA9 /RATEGIC 9ITIATIVES DEVELOP FROM !SE L>G] ORGANIZATIONS1 !Y CAN QUICKLY BE BR\<T TO ! F$]ATIONS' ATT5TION1 AGA91 ?R\< ! DUAL MEMB]S4 

,?IS TASK ( 9S]T+ F$]ATION MEMB]S 9TO ,>,A & ! ,I,W,W WILL NOT TAKE AN EXTRANE\S AM\NT ( WORK1 AS MANY ( US1 ESPECIALLY ?OSE ( US :O >E 9VOLV$ ) ! =MATION ( ,F,R,A,C1 >E ALREADY MEMB]S ( SU* ORGANIZATIONS & >E ONLY N[ COM+ TO =M MORE SPECIFICALLY AN>*I/ COLLECTIVES :I* WE ALREADY HOLD DUAL MEMB]%IP 94 ,H[EV]1 ! =MATION ( F$]AT$ COLLECTIVES %\LD NOT BE C>RI$ \T AS AN UN(FICIAL LEAD]%IP CLIQUE )9 ALREADY EXI/+ GR\PS4 ,NOR %\LD SU* COLLECTIVES BE =M$ AS PAP] ORGANIZATIONS1 ESS5TIALLY EXI/+ 9 NAME ONLY ) ALL LOCAL ORGANIZ+ & ACTIONS BE+ DONE SOLELY ?R\< ! BROAD] GR\P ( :I* MEMB]S >E P>T (4 ,NOR %\LD GR\PS SU* AS ,>,A BE WEAK5$ TO CRITICAL PO9TS ?R\< ! =MATION ( SU* COLLECTIVES 7I4E4 ?R\< A SIGNIFICANT AM\NT ( MEMB]S LEAV+ 9 ORD] TO =M AN>*I/ COLLECTIVES74 ,H]E WE MU/ /RIKE A REASONABLE BALANCE1 & SEEK TO ORGANIZE 9 SU* A WAY AS ?OSE ALREADY EXI/+ L>G] RADICAL ORGANIZATIONS >E /R5G!N$ RA!R ?AN WEAK5$4 

,WE SUGGE/ ?AT WE /RIVE = A BALANC$ RATIO :]EBY AT LEA/ TWO ,>,A & TWO ,I,W,W *APT]S EXI/ P] EV]Y ONE F$]AT$ COLLECTIVE4 ,9 >EAS :]E ,>,A & ,I,W,W *APT]S DO NOT EXI/1 F$]AT$ COLLECTIVES %\LD MAKE IT A PRIORITY TO HELP E/ABLI% SU* *APT]S1 & 9 TURN !SE *APT]S %\LD BE COMPOS$ ( A L>GE MAJORITY ( 9DIVIDUALS :O >E NOT ALSO MEMB]S ( F$]AT$ COLLECTIVES4 ,9 ADDITION1 WE RECOMM5D ?AT ONLY A SMALL AM\NT ( MEMB]S ( EA* AN>*I/ COLLECTIVE HOLD AN ACTIVE.<#e.> DUAL MEMB]%IP )9 !IR COLLECTIVE & ANO!R BROAD] ORGANIZATION SU* AS ,>,A OR ! ,I,W,W4 ,?IS W\LD IDEALLY TRANSLATE 9TO F$]AT$ COLLECTIVES HAV+ ONE OR TWO FULLY RECOGNIZ$ MEMB]S )9 EA* ,>,A & ,I,W,W *APT] )9 ! >EA ( ! F$]AT$ COLLECTIVE'S ZONE ( OP]ATION4 ,EV5 SO1 WE RECOGNIZE ! NECESSITY ( EA* F$]AT$ COLLECTIVE MAK+ SU* EXACT DECISIONS ON !IR [N1 BAS$ ON ! SPECIFIC DYNAMICS ( !IR LOCAL SC5E4 ,EV5 SO1 MA9TA9+ A TI<T LIMIT ON ! NUMB] ( DUAL MEMB]S P] COLLECTIVE W\LD SEEM ADVISABLE SO AS WE DO NOT GET \RSELVES 9TO A POSITION :]E WE CREATE AN ORGANIZATION :ILE RETA9+ A SUP]-ACTIVE ROLE )9 AN EXI/+ ORGANIZATION - !REBY CREAT+ TWICE AS MU* WORK = EA* MEMB]4 ,WE RECOGNIZE ?AT ULTIMATELY WORKLOADS WILL BE DECID$ BY ! 9DIVIDUAL & WE >E NOT TO SAY :O CAN H&LE :AT4 ,H[EV] WE MU/ CREATE A BALANCE :]E9 WE DO NOT OV] EXT5D \RSELVES1 & ?US DO TWO TIMES AS MU* HALF-ASS WORK1 RA!R ?AN FOCUS \R TIME & ABILITIES ON LIMIT$ PROJECTS :I* WE C>RY ?R\< ) ! UTMO/ ( ?\<T & EF=T4 

,! ROLE ( SU* DUAL MEMB]S W\LD1 9 P>T1 BE TO KEEP ! F$]AT$ COLLECTIVE 9 CONTACT ) ! DAY TO DAY CAMPAIGNS & OP]ATIONS ( ! BROAD] ORGANIZATIONS :ILE SIMULTANE\SLY SUGGE/+ A MORE RADICAL POLITIC TO ! LOCAL *APT]S ( !SE O!R ORGANIZATIONS4 ,!SE GATEWAY ORGANIZATIONS %\LD !N COME TO FULFILL C]TA9 /RUCTURAL ROLES )9 ! BROAD] CONT95TAL-WIDE WORK+ CLASS /RATEGY = SOCIAL REVOLUTION4 

,= SU* AN ORGANIZATIONAL PLAN TO BE SUCCESSFUL1 ,N,E,F,A,C1 ,F,R,A,C1 & FUTURE REGIONAL F$]ATIONS W\LD HAVE TO PRIORITIZE ! TASK ( CREAT+ NEW ,>,A & ,I,W,W *APT]S 9 >EAS :]E ! F$]ATION IS ACTIVE4 ,AT ! PRES5T TIME !RE >E R\<LY #aa ,>,A & #a ,I,W,W *APT]S 9 ,N,E,F,A,C'S REGION ( OP]ATION2 ?IS 9 COMP>ISON ,N,E,F,A,C'S #g F$]AT$ COLLECTIVES & FEW SUPPORT COLLECTIVES4 ,9 K9D1 !RE >E R\<LY #ba ,>,A & #ab ,I,W,W *APT]S 9 ! BROAD] REGION ( ,F,R,A,C'S >EA ( OP]ATION2 ?IS 9 COMP>ISON TO AN UNDET]M9$ NUMB] ( POT5TIAL ,F,R,A,C COLLECTIVES4 ,) ! POSSIBLE EXCEPTION ( ,F,R,A,C 9 RELATION TO ,>,A'S1 ! ABOVE RATIOS >E /ILL TOO UNBALANC$ TO MAXIMIZE ! EFFECTIV5ESS ( AN>*I/ F$]ATIONS 9 RELATION TO ! DEVELOP+ BROAD] RADICAL COMMUNITY4 ,!RE=E1 !SE LESS SECT>IAN GR\P+S MU/ BE /R5G!N$ & *APT]S NE$ TO MULTIPLY SO ?AT ! DEVELOP+ DISCONT5T ( Y\? & WORK]S CAN BE EFFECTIVELY *ANNEL$ ?R\< ! ORGANIZ$ BODIES ( RADICAL OPPOSITION4 

,:Y ,ANTI-,RACI/ ,ACTION8 

,>,A PRES5TLY 5COMPASSES #e *APT]S ?R\<\T ,NOR? ,AM]ICA & IS A NONSECT>IAN ORGANIZATION :I* FUNCTIONS UPON DIRECTLY DEMOCRATIC PR9CIPLES4.<#f.> ,ITS PRIM>Y FOCUS HAS HI/ORICALLY BE5 TO ATTACK FASCI/S AT ! /REET LEVEL1 & 9 DO+ SO ALL[+ = ! SPACE NECESS>Y = LEFTI/S TO ORGANIZE 9 A SOME:AT LESS COMBATIVE SOCIAL SPH]E4 ,ONE ( ITS /R5G?S IS ?AT IT HAS A C]TA9 APPEAL TO Y\NG PEOPLE :O1 AL?\< !Y MAY NOT RECOGNIZE !MSELVES EXPLICITLY AS AN>*I/S1 COME TO ID5TIFY !MSELVES AS MILITANT ANTI-FASCI/S4 ,= MANY PEOPLE ,>,A BECOMES AN IMPETUS1 ?R\< DIRECT POLITICAL EXP]I5CE1 = 9DIVIDUALS TO GA9 PRAGMATIC 9SI<T & TO DEVELOP A MORE RADICAL WORLD VIEW4 ,9 ADDITION1 SOME ,>,A *APT]S HAVE BE5 SUCCESSFUL 9 5T]+ COALITIONS ON ! LOCAL LEVEL ?AT1 = BETT] OR WORSE1 >E MORE REPRES5TATIVE ( ! BROAD] SOCIAL JU/ICE MOVEM5T4 ,9 SOME CITIES1 SU* AS ,COLUMBUS ,OHIO1 ,>,A *APT]S HAVE (FICIAL REPRES5TATIVES 9 COALITIONS SU* AS ,JOBS ,) ,JU/ICE.<#g.>1 ! LOCAL ANTI-W> GR\P1 A COMMUNITY NEWSPAP]1 ETC44 ,!SE >E POSITIVE *>ACT]I/ICS ?AT %\LD BE CONT9U$ & FUR!R PURSU$4 

,WE RECOMM5D ?AT ,>,A *APT]S CONT9UE !IR DIRECT & MILITANT ANTI-FASCI/ WORK1 :ILE ALSO MAK+ IT A PRIORITY TO CONNECT ) ! BROAD] SOCIAL JU/ICE MOVEM5T 9 ! >EA 9 :I* ! *APT] 9 QUE/ION IS ACTIVE4 ,!SE TWO FACETS ( ,>,A ACTIVITY %\LD1 RESPECTIVELY1 BE ! FIR/ & SECOND PRIORITY ( ! ORGANIZATION4 ,& 9 ITS CAPACITY AS A VEHICLE CONNECT+ ! MORE RADICAL ELEM5T ( ! BROAD LEFTI/ MOVEM5T ) ! MORE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALI/_/LIB]AL ELEM5T IT MU/ SEEK TO SUGGE/ A MORE ?OR\< MILITANT 5]GY 9TO !SE HI/ORICALLY LESS DYNAMIC T5D5CIES -NOT NECESS>ILY BY 5GAG+ ! LEAD]%IP ( SU* ORGANIZATIONS1 BUT BY MAK+ /RONG CONNECTIONS ) ! RANK & FILE ( SU* ORGANIZATIONS4 ,>,A MU/ BUILD /RONG GRASSROOTS CONNECTIONS BETWE5 ALL SPECTRUMS ( ! SOCIAL JU/ICE MOVEM5T1 !REBY CREAT+ NECESS>Y CONNECTIONS BETWE5 ! MORE MILITANT LEFT & ! MASS BASE ( ORGANIZ$ /ATUS QUO OPPOSITION4 ,IT WILL BE ?R\< SU* CON/RUCT$ 9T]-ORGANIZATIONAL RELATION%IPS 7BETWE5 ! AN>*I/ F$]ATIONS & ! L>G] RADICAL GATEWAY GR\PS1 BETWE5 GATEWAY GR\PS & ! MASS ORGANIZATIONS7 ?AT FUTURE CONT95TAL-WIDE /RATEGIC PROGRAMS CAN BE BR\<T FROM ! RELATIVE ISOLATION ( ! F$]ATION1 TO ! ALREADY ORGANIZ$ MASSES4 

,WE RECOMM5D ?AT ,>,A *APT]S UTILIZE A SIMIL> MODEL AS ?AT DISCUSS$ ABOVE RELAT+ TO F$]ATION DUAL MEMB]S4 ,FUR!RMORE1 ! ,>,A-SOCIAL JU/ICE MOVEM5T DUAL MEMB]S %\LD NOT BE COMPOS$ ( P]SONS ALREADY S]V+ 9 A SIMIL> CAPACITY 9 RELATION TO ! REGIONAL AN>*I/ F$]ATION & ,>,A4 ,TO DO SO W\LD TRANSLATE 9TO F$]AT$ MEMB]S TAK+ ON A DISPROPORTIONAL AM\NT ( WORK1 AS WELL AS COMPROMIS+ ! POLITICAL AUTONOMY ( ! ,>,A *APT] 9 QUE/ION4 ,WE DO NOT & CANNOT ADVOCATE ! DEVELOPM5T ( 9T]-ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONS :]EBY ! REGIONAL AN>*I/ F$]ATIONS COME TO >TIFICIALLY DOM9ATE O!R L>G] GR\P+S4 ,:5 F$]ATION_/ALLIANCE POLICY_//RATEGY COMES TO BE ACCEPT$ BY L>G] GR\P+S &_/OR ! MASS ORGANIZATIONS1 IT %\LD DO SO ?R\< ! CONSCI\S ADAPTATION ( SU* PR9CIPLES BY ! FREE CON/ITU5CY ( ! ORGANIZATION4 

0,! B\RGEOISIE CAME TO P[] BECAUSE IT IS ! CLASS ( ! DEVELOP+ ECONOMY4 ,! PROLET>IAT CANNOT ITSELF COME TO P[] EXCEPT BY BECOM+ ! CLASS ( CONSCI\SNESS40 

,GUY ,DEBORD1 ,SOCIETY ( ,! ,SPECTACLE 

,IT WILL BE ?R\< ! BUILD+ ( SU* POSITIVE WORK+ RELATION%IPS ?AT ! MORE LIB]AL 9CL9ATIONS ( ! MOD]ATE LEFT CAN BEG9 TO BE SUBV]T$1 ) ! EFFECT ( E/ABLI%+ A MORE SPIRIT$ MOVEM5T ) CLE> RANK & FILE RESPECT & UND]/&+ BETWE5 ?OSE :O ADVOCATE MORE DIRECT ACTION & ?OSE :O HI/ORICALLY1 AL?\< SYMPA!TIC1 DISPLAY MORE TIMID *>ACT]I/ICS & RE=MI/ PLAT=MS4 ,)\T ! BUILD+ ( SU* NETWORKS ! PROCESS ( BR++ MORE ACTIVI/S TO A MORE RADICAL_/REVOLUTION>Y L9E CAN BE EXPECT$ TO BE OBSCUR$ BY ! P]CEIV$ LACK ( MORE MILITANT OPTIONS4 

,WE ALSO MU/ RECOGNIZE ! *ANG+ ( ! POLITICAL CLIMATE2 FIR/ FOLL[+ ,G5OA.<#h.>1 & SECOND S9CE ! ,SEPTEMB] #a#a? ATTACKS4 ,G5OA REVEAL$ A GR[+ CONS]VATIVISM AMONG ! BROAD] LEFTI/ ORGANIZATIONS 9 ,EUROPE4 ,= IT WAS MANY ( !SE ORGANIZATIONS :I* NOT ONLY PUBLICALLY D5\NC$ ! ACTIONS ( ! ,BLACK ,BLOC1 BUT SOME ( !M W5T SO F> AS TO PHYSICALLY RE/RA9 !M OR PREV5T !IR FREE MOVEM5T DUR+ /REET BATTLES ) POLICE4 ,IT IS RATIONAL TO EXPECT ?AT ?IS TR5D1 9S(> AS ,EUROPE SEEMS TO BE ON A SIMIL> POLITICAL & SOCIAL TRAJECTORY AS ! ,U4,S4 7ONLY 9 A MORE ADVANC$ /AGE71 WILL EV5TUALLY MAKE ITSELF DOME/ICALLY MANIFE/ 9 ! NE> FUTURE4 ,& AGA91 ,SEPTEMB] #a#a? BR\<T A MASSIVE RISE 9 ! OV]T ABILITIES ( ! POLICE /ATE1 AGA9 EFFECTIVELY SPOOK+ MANY LESS RADICAL ELEM5TS ( ! ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN LEFT4 ,!RE=E1 GR\PS LIKE ,>,A %\LD BE 5C\RAG$ TO BUILD /RONG RELATION%IPS ) ! RANK & FILE ( !SE GR\PS 9 ORD] TO HELP FO/] A FEEL+ ( C\RAGE & HOPE AS WELL AS TO ATTEMPT TO PREV5T 7OR AT LEA/ M9IMIZE7 ANY TR5D AIM$ AT ! FUR!R DE-RADICALIZATION ( !SE L>G] SOCIAL JU/ICE GR\PS4 ,WE MU/ REMEMB] MANY ( ! CONSI/5T #a1 OR SO DIRECT ACTION PROTE/]S AT ! MORE REC5T DEMON/RATIONS HAVE EM]G$ \T ( !SE GR\PS4 ,TO LOSE !M W\LD CLE>LY WEAK5 ! EFFECTIV5ESS ( L>GE ACTIONS AT ?IS TIME4 ,F9ALLY1 IT IS ?R\< POSITIVE CONTACT ) GR\PS LIKE ,>,A ?AT WE CAN BETT] GU>ANTEE ! G5]AL SUPPORT = 'DIV]SITY ( TACTICS' AS HAS GR[N \T ( ,A#b 7,! ,BATTLE ( ,QUEBEC ,CITY74 

,>,A1 :ILE /ILL RETA9+ ITS FIR/ PRIORITY ( ATTACK+ FASCI/S ON ! /REET LEVEL1 HAS ! POT5TIAL TO ACT AS ! BRIDGE BETWE5 ! BROAD] SOCIAL JU/ICE MOVEM5T & ! HI<LY POLITICIZ$ AN>*I/ F$]ATIONS4 ,?R\< /RONG WORK+ RELATIONS & A CONC]T$ EF=T ON ! P>T ( ! REGIONAL AN>*I/ F$]ATIONS & ,>,A *APT]S1 WE WILL HAVE ! CAPACITY TO CREATE /RONG] MORE EFFECTIVE CONT9UUM RANG+ FROM ! AN>*I/ F$]ATIONS ALL ! WAY ?R\< ! MU* L>G] & PRES5TLY LIB]AL-DOM9AT$ SOCIAL JU/ICE MOVEM5T4 ,& IT IS ?R\< ! E/ABLI%M5T ( SU* A CONT9UUM ?AT A /RONG S5SE ( SOLID>ITY & MORE RADICAL CONSCI\SNESS CAN BEG9 TO MORE FLU5TLY MOVE ?R\<\T ! RANKS ( ! MASSES4 

,:Y ,! ,I,W,W8 

,! ,9DU/RIAL ,WORK]S ( ! ,WORLD IS A LABOR UNION_/ORGANIZATION :I* FUNCTIONS ACCORD+ TO DIRECTLY DEMOCRATIC PR9CIPLES & HAS ! /AT$ GOAL ( ! WORK]S SEIZ+ ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION4 ,! ,I,W,W CONTA9S APPROXIMATELY #ee ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN *APT]S.<#i.> ) A TOTAL MEMB]%IP ( >\ND #ae P]SONS1 MAK+ IT ONE ( ! L>GE/ AN>*I/ 9FLU5C$ ORGANIZATIONS 9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA4 ,9 ADDITION1 ! ,I,W,W (FICIALLY REPRES5TS SEV]AL WORKPLACES & PRODUCES A MON?LY NEWSPAP] 7,! ,9DU/RIAL ,WORK]7 :I* BOA/S A FAIRLY BROAD DI/RIBUTION BASE4 ,?IS LABOR UNION_/ORGANIZATION CAN TRACE ITS ROOTS BACK TO ! TURN ( ! C5TURY1 ) ITS POLITICAL HEYDAY C5T]+ >\ND ! TIME LEAD+ UP UNTIL ,WORLD ,W> ,I :5 ITS MEMB]%IP WAS E/IMAT$ TO HAVE BE5 OV] #a14 

,! ,I,W,W'S LONG HI/ORY IS SIGNIFICANT 9 ?AT IT WAS ?IS UNION :I* PLAY$ A PIVOTAL 9 GA9+ MANY ( ! BASIC RI<TS :I* ! ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN WORK] NOM9ALLY HAS TODAY 7I4E4 ! EI<T H\R WORK DAY74 ,MANY O!R SKILL$ TRADE UNIONS1 SU* AS ! ELECTRICIAN'S UNION 9 ,N,Y 7,I,B,E,W71 PRES5TLY REQUIRE ?AT APPR5TICES TAKE A COLLEGE LEVEL C\RSE :I* TEA*ES AB\T ! HI/ORY ( LABOR MOVEM5T4 ,& )9 !SE C\RSES1 A SIGNIFICANT AM\NT ( TIME IS GIV5 TO ! HI/ORICAL EF=TS ( ! ,I,W,W4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 EV5 ?\< ?IS UNION IS QUITE RADICAL1 IT HAS MA9TA9$ A C]TA9 DEGREE ( PSY*OLOGICAL ACCEPTABILITY EV5 AMONG ! MORE CONS]VATIVE ELEM5TS ( ! UNIONS4 

,TODAY ! ,I,W,W IS /ILL ACTIVE )9 ! LABOR MOVEM5T4 ,MORE REC5TLY !RE HAVE BE5 SEV]AL ,I,W,W ORGANIZ+ CAMPAIGNS AIM$ AT UNIONIZ+ SELECT WORKPLACES AS WELL AS CONC]T$ EF=TS TO GA9 WORK]S' B5EFITS AT NON-UNIONIZ$ %OPS4 ,! ,I,W,W HAS ALSO M>*$ ) L>G] UNIONS AT ALL MAJOR ANTI-GLOBALIZATION DEMON/RATIONS FROM ,SEATTLE 7,N#c7 TO ,QUEBEC ,CITY 7,A#b74 ,IT WAS ! ,I,W,W1 ALONG ) ELEM5TS ( ! ,%EET ,METAL ,WORK]S @& ,UNIT$ ,/EEL ,WORK]S1 :I* ACT$ AS ! RADICAL CONT+5T )9 ! USUALLY SUBDU$ LABOR M>*ES4 ,9 ,SEATTLE IT WAS !SE ELEM5TS :I* L$ ! BREAKAWAY M>* TO ! D[NT[N >EA 7! SITE ( ! MAJOR PROTE/]_/POLICE CLA%ES74 ,ON LOCAL LEVELS1 ,I,W,W *APT]S HAVE1 AT TIMES1 MADE HEADWAY 9 REG>DS TO CONNECT+ ) O!R MORE MA9/REAM UNION LOCALS4 ,AT TIMES !SE CONNECTIONS HAVE BE5 UTILIZ$ AS A DE FACTO COMMON FRONT AIM$ AGA9/ ANTI-WORK] CORPORATE 9T]E/S4 

,/RUCTURALLY ! ,I,W,W FUNCTIONS ON A DEMOCRATIC DELEGATE SY/EM4 ,MAJOR DECISIONS >E MADE COLLECTIVELY AT ANNUAL CONV5TIONS4 ,MEMB]%IP CAN BE A*IEV$ BY BE+ 9 A WORKPLACE REPRES5T$ BY ! UNION1 BE+ 9 A LOCAL *APT] =MALLY RECOGNIZ$ BY ! ORGANIZATION1 OR SIMPLY BY BE+ A DUES PAY+ WORK]4 ,ALL MEMB]S >E REQUIR$ TO PAY A MON?LY DUES RANG+ FROM @s#f 7@s#g#b A YE>71 DEP5D+ ON 9COME4.<#a.> ,MEMB]S >E ALL[$ TO RETA9 AN ADDITIONAL MEMB]%IP 9 A DIFF]5T UNION 7I4E4 ,A,F,L-,C,I,O74 ,!RE IS ONLY ONE PAID MEMB] ( ! UNION -?AT BE+ ! ELECT$ ,*AIRP]SON4 

,WE CONT5D ?AT ?IS ORGANIZATION IS POT5TIALLY CAPABLE ( BE+ A /RONG =CE )9 ! LABOR MOVEM5T & )9 ! MOVEM5T T[>DS SOCIAL REVOLUTION G5]ALLY4 ,IT IS NONSECT>IAN1 AL?\< IT'S IMPLI$ POLITICS CLE>LY FAVOR ?AT ( AN>*O-SYNDICALISM4 ,ITS FOCUS UPON ! OBVI\S /RUGGLES ( ! WORK]1 9 ! WORKPLACE1 MAKE IT POT5TIALLY APPEAL+ TO A WIDE RANGE ( WORK+ CLASS P]SONS4 ,ITS ACCEPTANCE ( MEMB]S :O HOLD AN ADDITIONAL MEMB]%IP )9 ANO!R UNION MAKES IT AN ORGANIZATION ) POT5TIAL TO 5T] ! POLITICAL >5A ( ! L>GE UNIONS SU* AS ! ,U,A,W & ,TEAM/]S4 ,9 MANY REG>DS ! ,I,W,W HAS ! ABILITY TO ACT AS A P[]FUL GATEWAY ORGANIZATION BETWE5 ! AN>*I/ F$]ATIONS & ! #a#c11 UNION MEMB]S ?R\<\T ! ,U4,S4 ,ALSO1 ITS PRIM>Y FUNCTION ( ORGANIZ+ NON-UNIONIZ$ WORKPLACES HOLDS ! POT5TIAL TO BR+ MORE WORK+ CLASS P]SONS 9TO ! ORGANIZ$ RANKS ( ! MOVEM5T4 

,WE RECOGNIZE ?AT SOME AN>*I/S FROM )9 ! F$]ATIONS MAY ASS]T ?AT ! ,I,W,W1 AS SYNDICALI/S ( A C]TA9 /RIPE1 HOLD C]TA9 IDEOLOGICAL DIFF]5CES ) C]TA9 T5D5CIES )9 AN>*O-COMMUNI/ GR\PS4 ,H]E WE W\LD C\NT] ) ! CLAIM ?AT ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION1 AS WELL AS ! FREE SOCIETY :I* EM]GES ?R\< ?IS /RUGGLE1 WILL TAKE ON MANY =MS )9 ! G5]AL P>AMET]S ( DIRECT DEMOCRACY & SOCIALISM4 ,C]TA9 REGIONS1 OR EV5 C]TA9 9DU/RIES1 WILL COME TO ORGANIZE !MSELVES ALONG L9ES :I* >E CONSI/5T ) ! BASIC NOTIONS ( AN>*ISM & :I* BE/ MEET ! *ALL5GES ( !IR P>TICUL> CIRCUM/ANCES4 ,!RE=E1 WE DO NOT SEE ! SLI<T IDEOLOGICAL DIFF]5CES BETWE5 ! V>I\S ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN-SOCIALI/ ORGANIZATIONS AS PROBLEMATIC 9ASMU* AS WE VIEW !M AS HEAL?Y DIFF]5CES )9 A UNIT$ YET DIV]SE MOVEM5T4 

,AS A POT5TIAL GATEWAY ORGANIZATION1 ! F$]AT$ AN>*I/ COLLECTIVES %\LD APPROA* ! ,I,W,W 9 ! SAME WAYS 7AS RECOMM5D$ ABOVE7 ?AT WE APPROA* ,>,A4 ,WE %\LD HELP BUILD *APT]S :]E !RE >E NONE1 & WE %\LD HAVE A SELECT NUMB] ( DUAL MEMB]S :O JO9 LOCALS4 ,9 TURN1 ! ,I,W,W1 :ILE MA9TA9+ !IR FIR/ PRIORITY ( ORGANIZ+ ! UNORGANIZ$1 %\LD BEG9 TO PLACE SELECT ,I,W,W MEMB]S )9 ! L>G] UNIONS4 ,IDEALLY EA* ,I,W,W *APT] W\LD HAVE AT LEA/ ONE MEMB] ALSO BE+ A RANK & FILE MEMB] ( A L>G] UNION1 & ANO!R MEMB] JO9+ A L>G] UNION 9 ! ROLE ( A /AFF ORGANIZ]4 ,9 ! SAME WAY ?AT WE ADVOCATE ,>,A DEVELOP+ /RONG] 9ROADS TO ! SOCIAL JU/ICE MOVEM5T1 WE SEE ! ,I,W,W AS A MEANS TO DEVELOP A CONT9UUM BETWE5 ! AN>*I/ F$]ATIONS & ! BROADE/ ELEM5TS ( ! ORGANIZ$ LABOR MOVEM5T4 

,DEVELOP+ SU* CONNECTIONS ) ! MASS UNION RANK & FILE IS UNQUE/IONABLY A REQUIR$ TASK ?AT NE$S TO BE C>RI$ \T4 ,WE ALL RECOGNIZE ! (FICIAL LEAD]%IP ( ! L>GE UNIONS AS BUREAUCRATS :O1 MORE ?AN (T51 PLACE !IR 9T]E/S AS P[]FUL FIGURES )9 ! /ATUS QUO ABOVE ! BE/ 9T]E/S ( ! WORK+ CLASS AS A :OLE4 ,BE=E & S9CE ,SEATTLE1 !SE P[] BROK]S HAVE BE5 TURN+ #a1S \T 9TO ! /REETS 9 ORD] TO DEM& 'FAIR TRADE' & 'A SEAT AT ! TABLE' 7MEAN+ REPRES5TATIVES ON SU* CAPITALI/ ORGANIZATIONS AS ! ,WORLD ,TRADE ,ORGANIZATION74 ,:5 & IF ?IS MOD]ATE REQUE/ IS GRANT$ BY ! PLUTOCRACY1 IT MU/ BE EXPECT$ ?AT ! 'LEAD]S' ( !SE UNIONS WILL MAKE AN EF=T TO GA9 ! COMPLAC5CY !IR MEMB]S4 ,NO LONG] WILL !Y BE (FICIALLY MOBILIZ$ = MASS ACTIONS AGA9/ ! ECONOMIC /RUCTURES ( CAPITALISM4 ,NO LONG] WILL !Y BE (FICIALLY AGITAT$ ON ! ISSUES ( NEO-LIB]ALISM4 ,!IR LEAD]S WILL SEEK NORMALIZATION ( ! RELATIONS BETWE5 CAPITAL & LABOR4 ,!Y WILL ATTEMPT TO DELIV] /ABILITY AS ! PRICE = MORE P[] )9 ! FRAMEWORK ( RUL+ CLASS HOMOG5Y4 ,WE MU/ PLAN N[ = ?IS EV5TUALITY & WE MU/ F9D WAYS TO LIMIT ! ABILITY ( ! BUREAUCRATS TO TURN BACK ! TIDE ( SOCIAL UNRE/4 ,:5 !SE LEAD]S CALL ON WORK]S NOT TO ATT5D DEMON/RATIONS1 WE MU/ HAVE O!R VOICES O/5SIBLY FROM )9 !IR RANKS :O CAN \T %\T ! CONS]VATIVE HI]>*Y4 ,WE SEE ?IS AS A TASK WELL CUT\T = ! ,I,W,W4 

,H[EV]1 ! FACT ?AT ! ,I,W,W IS MAYBE #i#i1 MEMB]S SMALL] ?AN !Y W]E BE=E ,WORLD ,W> ,I1 & ! FACT ?AT !Y ONLY (FICIALLY REPRES5T A T9Y NUMB] ( SMALL WORKPLACES1 MAKES ?IS ORGANIZATION A QUE/IONABLE ALLY ) A SEEM+LY DEAD 5D TRAJECTORY4 ,?IS BE+ SAID1 WE W\LD >GUE ?AT ) SOME SLI<T 9T]NAL MODIFICATION ?IS ORGANIZATION C\LD QUICKLY EXP]I5CE A FULL R5AISSANCE4 ,FIR/ ( ALL1 ! ORGANIZATION NE$S TO W9 A BIG VICTORY4 ,IT CANNOT WAIT = ITS BREAD & BUTT] TO WALK UPON ! PLATE4 ,IT NE$S TO ID5TIFY A L>G] NONUNION WORKPLACE ( MAYBE #ab EMPLOYES ) OPTIMAL CONDITIONS = ORGANIZ+4 ,ONCE ?IS T>GET IS F\ND1 AT LEA/ #g#e.0 ( ITS RES\RCES1 OV] ! C\RSE ( A YE>1 %\LD BE GE>$ TO W9 ?IS VICTORY4 ,SU* A L>GE W91 9 ADDITION NE>LY D\BL+ MEMB]%IP1 W\LD MASSIVELY 9CREASE ! ECONOMIC ABILITIES ( ! ORGANIZATION1 EFFECTIVELY G5]AT+ ?\S&S ( DOLL>S A WEEK = ! UNION2 :I* 9 TURN C\LD BE US$ ON MASSIVE $UCATIONAL CAMPAIGNS & ADDITIONAL UNION DRIVES4 

,H[EV]1 = SU* A VICTORY TO BE TURN$ 9TO A SU/A9ABLE SUCCESS WE RECOMM5D ?AT ! ,I,W,W REPEAL ITS CURR5T POLICY ( NOT AUTOMATICALLY D$UCT+ UNION DUES \T ( EA* PAY*ECK4 ,! SY/EM !Y CURR5TLY OP]ATE UND]1 ?AT ( VOLUNT>ILY H&+ OV] DUES TO ! LOCAL %OP /EW>D1 SUITS ITS PRES5T CONDITIONS ( ONLY REPRES5T+ SMALL WORKPLACES4 ,BUT ONCE ?OSE NUMB]S GR[ 9TO ! ?\S&S1 IT W\LD SEEM ADVISABLE TO DO SO AUTOMATICALLY 9 ORD] TO MA9TA9 EFFICI5CY & TO GU>ANTEE A MORE OR LESS SET 9COME EV]Y WEEK4 ,! RESULT+ ECONOMIC /ABILITY W\LD SEEM TO BETT] S]VE A SU/A9$ MASS ORGANIZ+ DRIVE -! K9D ( :I* \R TIMES ABSOLUTELY DEM&4 

,ANO!R RET>D+ FACTOR REG>D+ ! ,I,W,W GR[? IS ITS POLICY ( REQUIR+ A SET MON?LY DUES FROM ALL C>D C>RY+ MEMB]S -REG>DLESS ( :E!R OR NOT !Y >E PRES5T$ BY ! UNION OR ACTIVE MEMB]S )9 A LOCAL *APT]4 ,!SE DUES >E SE5 BY MANY POOR & WORK+ CLASS P]SONS1 :O >E NOT (FICIALLY REPRES5T$ BY ! UNION1 AS A MEANS BY :I* TO ?R[ AWAY SOME MU* NE$$ CA% ?AT C\LD BETT] BE SP5T ON FOOD & R5T4 ,! M9IMUM DUES ( @s#g#b ANNUALLY IS A LOT ( MONEY = A P]SON MAK+ @s#i A YE>4 ,IF ! ,I,W,W DID AWAY ) ! ECONOMIC REQUIREM5T IT W\LD NOT BE SURPRIS+ TO SEE !IR MEMB]%IP GR[ BY #b FROM ?IS *ANGE ALONE 9 A S+LE YE>2 ALL TOLD IT IS CONCEIVABLE ?AT IT C\LD REA* A TOTAL ( #a1 )9 FIVE YE>S4 ,BUT H]E ( C\RSE ! QUE/ION BECOMES 'IF !SE POT5TIAL MEMB]S >E NOT 9 A REPRES5T$ WORKPLACE & IF !Y >E NOT POLITICALLY ACTIVE )9 A LOCAL *APT]1 !N :Y BO!R CONSID]+ !M MEMB]S ( AN ORGANIZATION !Y DO NOT TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE )98' ,H]E WE HAVE TO UND]/& ?AT ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION IS NOT SIMPLY A POLITICAL QUE/ION DEM&+ POLITICAL ACTIVITY4 ,IT IS FIR/ & =EMO/ A SOCIAL QUE/ION1 & ) ?AT ! QUE/ION ( SOCIAL ID5TITY BECOMES A MAJOR FACTOR4 ,= ULTIMATELY ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION1 AS MAPP$ \T BY ,MIKHAIL ,BAKUN91 REQUIRES ! DEVELOPM5T ( A CLASS CONSCI\SNESS AMONG ! GREAT MAJORITY ( LABOR]S4 ,)\T ! DEVELOPM5T ( SU* NO POLITICAL REVOLUTION WILL >ISE \T ( ! MASSES ?AT C>RIES ) IT ! BROAD] SOCIAL ASPIRATIONS ( A CLASSLESS1 /ATELESS1 FREE SOCIETY4 ,& ) ! ABOVE 9 M9D1 WE VIEW IT AS A POSITIVE ?+ IF A WORK] COMES TO ID5TIFY HIM_/H]SELF AS ONE :O SUPPORTS ! WORLD VIEW ( LEFTW+ SYNDICALISM -& NAMELY ?AT ( ! ,I,W,W4 ,! MOM5T ( SU* A SELF-REALIZATION IS A MOM5T ( :I* CLASS CONSCI\SNESS1 EV] SO SLI<TLY1 ADVANCES4 ,& ) ?AT1 ?IS NEW ID5TITY %\LD BE SUPPORT$ ?R\< ! 9CORPORATION ( ?AT WORK] 9TO ! L>G] COMMUNITY ( ! RADICAL LEFT4 ,TO GIVE ?AT P]SON AN ,I,W,W UNION C>D W\LD1 AT ! V]Y M9IMUM1 HELP FUR!R ! PHYSIOLOGICAL GR\ND+ ( ?AT P]SON AS ONE ?AT SEES !MSELVES ON ! RADICAL LEFT4 ,& H]E1 EV5 IF ?AT WORK] DOES NOT TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE )9 ! BROAD] ,I,W,W1 IT CAN BE EXPECT$ ?AT S_/HE WILL AT LEA/ TALK AB\T H]_/HIS VIEWS ) O!R WORK]S & FRI5DS1 & 9 K9D $UCATE !M AB\T ! ORGANIZATION 9 :I* S_/HE IS A MEMB]4 ,?IS ACTIVITY CAN BE EXPECT$ TO RESULT 9 MORE WORK]S BECOM+ 9T]E/$ 9 ! ,I,W,W & SOME MAY EV5 JO91 & O!RS MAY EV5 />T AN ACTIVE LOCAL *APT]4 ,?US EV5 ! WAY 9 :I* A WORK] COMES TO ID5TIFY H]_/HIMSELF B>ES ) IT ! POT5TIAL TO FUR!R ! GR[? ( CLASS CONSCI\SNESS -AS WELL AS1 9 ! LONG RUN1 9CREAS+ ! OP]ATIONAL EFFECTIV5ESS ( ! RADICAL LEFT AS A :OLE4 

,IF ! ,I,W,W DOES NOT MAKE !SE *ANGES OR DEVELOP A DIFF]5T MEANS BY :I* IT CAN DEMON/RATE A SU/A9$ GR[? & 9FLU5CE )9 ! BROAD] LABOR MOVEM5T1 WE MU/ BE PREP>$ TO MODIFY ! ABOVE RECOMM5DATIONS4 ,= IF ! UNION FAILS TO EM]GE AS A SIGNIFICANT =CE )9 LABOR1 !N IT MAY BECOME NECESS>Y = ! F$]ATIONS TO LIMIT !IR 9T]ACTION ) ! ,I,W,W 9 FAVOR ( HELP+ DEVELOP 9DEP5D5T AN>*I/ LABOR UNIONS4 ,9 A WORD1 EI!R ! :EEL WE HAVE WILL WORK1 OR1 REGRETTABLY1 WE MU/ RE9V5T ! FUCK+ ?+4 

,CONCLUSION 

,! ABOVE HAS BE5 PRES5T$ 9 ORD] TO BETT] FRAME ! QUE/ION AS TO H[ ! EM]G+ AN>*I/ COMMUNITY CAN DISSEM9ATE A REVOLUTION>Y DISPOSITION AMONG ! BROADE/ ELEM5TS ( ! WORK+ CLASS & SOCIAL JU/ICE MOVEM5T AS A :OLE4 ,WE RECOGNIZE ?AT SOME P]SONS_/COLLECTIVES WILL *>GE US ) PUTT+ ! C>T BE=E ! HORSE 7SO TO SPEAK74 ,?IS1 9 ?AT WE ADVOCATE BUILD+ SEMI-=MAL RELATIONS ?R\<\T ! BROADE/ ASPECTS ( ! LEFT 9 ORD] TO EFFECTIVELY C>RY \T A ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN AN>*I/ /RATEGY :I* DOES NOT SUFFICI5TLY EXI/4 ,H[EV]1 WE SEE SU* /RUCTURE AS BE+ NECESS>Y TO CON/RUCT PRIOR TO OR SIMULTANE\SLY ) ! CON/RUCTION ( SU* A PLAN ( ACTION4 ,= ANY SU* PLAN W\LD WI!R AWAY 9 ITS [N ISOLATION )9 ! AN>*I/ <ETTO IF IT IS NOT ALL[$ ! SOCIAL MOTION ?AT ?IS PROPOSAL1 OR A SIMIL> SU* MODEL1 W\LD BETT] ALL[ =4 

,( C\RSE WE RECOGNIZE ?AT ! ABOVE MODEL MU/ BE ALL[$ ! SPACE = G5]AL MODIFICATIONS )9 C]TA9 REGIONS4 ,9 SELECT >EAS IT MAY MAKE MORE S5SE TO 5GAGE 9 GATEWAY ORGANIZATIONS O!R ?AN ,>,A & ! ,I,W,W4 ,H[EV]1 = ! MO/ P>T WE BELIEVE ?AT ! ABOVE GR\PS FIT !SE ROLES WELL4 

,F9ALLY1 WE W\LD LIKE TO 5D ?IS PROPOSAL BY NOT+ ?AT :ILE ! LANGUAGE F\ND ?R\<\T ?IS DOCUM5T IS POLITICAL1 & AL?\< WE OBVI\SLY VIEW ! =MATION ( POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS & ! DEVELOPM5T ( POLITICAL /RATEGIES TO BE BO? NECESS>Y & POSITIVE1 WE DO NOT & CANNOT UND]/& ! POLITICAL /RUGGLE TO BE ! BE-ALL-&-5D-ALL ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 WE SEE ?IS /RUGGLE AS BE+ FUNDAM5TALLY ( A SOCIAL K9D1 & AS SU* WE UND]/& ! /RUGGLE T[>DS REVOLUTION TO BE L>GELY ( A CULTURAL SORT4 ,WE SEE CAPITALISM & ALL AU?ORIT>IAN SY/EMS AS MANIFE/ATIONS ( A CULTURE ( DEA? & OPPRESSION2 AN ANTI-CULTURE4 ,WE SEE ! DEVELOP+ AN>*I/ MOVEM5T1 BY 5L>GE1 BE+ ! REALIZATION ( ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION ?R\< ! DEVELOPM5T ( A WORK+ CLASS C\NT]-CULTURE4 ,& :ILE ! POLITICS >E AN ABSOLUTELY NECESS>Y FACET ( ?IS /RUGGLE1 WE SEE !M AS REPRES5T+ NO MORE ?AN ! SKELETON ( A COMPLEX & HORIZONTAL SOCIAL FABRIC :I* CAN & WILL SURM\NT ! PALISADES ( ANTI-CULTURE4 

0,!RE >E A ?\S& HACK+ AT ! BRA*ES ( EVIL TO ONE ?AT IS HACK+ AT ! ROOT40 

-,H5RY ,DAVID ,?OREAU 

,9 ,SOLID>ITY1 

,! ,BLACK ,HE>T ,AN>*I/ ,COLLECTIVE1 

,! ,MIDWE/1 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA 

.<#a.> ,?IS PROPOSAL WAS PROVID$ TO ! /ILL =M+ ,F$]ATION ( ,REVOLUTION>Y ,AN>*I/ ,COLLECTIVES 7,GREAT ,LAKES ,REGION-,MIDWE/7 9 ,DECEMB]1 #ba BY ! ,BLACK ,HE>T ,AN>*I/ ,COLLECTIVE 7,COLUMBUS1 ,OHIO74 ,IT WAS NOT ADOPT$ BY ! F$]ATION4 ,IT WAS ALSO S5T TO ! ,NOR!A/ ,F$]ATION ( ,AN>*O ,COMMUNI/S4 ,DAVID ,VAN ,DEUS5 WROTE ! BULK ( ?IS DOCUM5T ) ASSI/ANCE FROM ,LADY4 ,! PROPOSAL WAS ADOPT$ AS A POSITION BY ! ,BLACK ,HE>T ,AN>*I/ ,COLLECTIVE AS A :OLE1 :OSE MEMB]S ALSO HAD 9PUT 9TO ! CONT5T4 ,! ,BLACK ,HE>T ,AN>*I/ ,COLLECTIVE WAS AN (F%OOT ( ,ANTI-,RACI/ ,ACTION-,COLUMBUS4 ,! COLLECTIVE 7:I* 9CLUD$ ,VAN ,DEUS51 ,LADY1 ,DU/91 ,NOAH1 & O!RS7 =M$ = ! PRIM>Y PURPOSE ( 5GAG+ 9 DISCUSSIONS ) O!R REGIONAL AN>*I/ COLLECTIVES AB\T =M+ ! ,F$]ATION ( ,REVOLUTION>Y ,AN>*I/ ,COLLECTIVES4 ,! ,BLACK ,HE>T ,AN>*I/ ,COLLECTIVE W]E P>TICIPANTS 9 A NUMB] ( MEET+S LEAD+ UP TO ! CREATION ( ! F$]ATION4 ,H[EV]1 PRIOR TO ! (FICIAL =MATION ( ! F$]ATION ,VAN ,DEUS5 @& ,LADY MOV$ BACK TO ,V]MONT1 ! COLLECTIVE DISB&$1 & WAS NEV] AN (FICIAL MEMB] COLLECTIVE ( ! F$]ATION4 ,VAN ,DEUS5 WAS 9 ,OHIO1 & A MEMB] ( ,ANTI-,RACI/ ,ACTION1 = SOME TIME 9 #b#a-#b#b4 ,! ,F$]ATION ( ,REVOLUTION>Y ,AN>*I/ ,COLLECTIVES FOLD$ 9 #b#e4 

.<#b.> ,SOON AFT] ?IS PROPOSAL1 9 ADDITION TO ,N,E,F,A,C & ,F,R,A,C1 ! ,NOR?WE/ ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION W\LD =M1 AS W\LD ALSO ! ,GREAT ,PLA9S ,AN>*I/ ,NETWORK4 ,= A TIME !RE WAS MU* POT5TIAL = BUILD+ A /RONG & UNIT$ AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA4 ,H[EV]1 !SE REGIONAL F$]ATIONS1 :ILE DO+ GOOD ORGANIZ+ WORK1 NEV] MATUR$ TO ! PO9T ( =M+ A =MAL ALLIANCE OR ADOPT+ A COMMON /RATEGY4 ,TODAY1 #b#a#g1 NONE ( !SE ORGANIZATIONS >E /ILL 9 EXI/5CE4 

.<#c.> ,SU* A PO9T BY PO9T PROGRAM %\LD BE TAK5 V]Y S]I\SLY & %\LD 5TAIL AN 9-DEP? ANALYSIS ( ! ECONOMIC P>TICUL>ITIES ( ?AT F$]ATION'S REGION4 ,IT %\LD ALSO SEEK TO PROJECT ! P>TICUL> ECONOMIC & SOCIAL *ANGES ?AT A WORK+ CLASS_/AN>*I/ REVOLUTION WILL DEM&4 ,9 ADDITION1 ALL POSSIBLE 9T]M$I>Y /EPS %\LD BE DISCUSS$ AT L5G?4 -,! FACT ( ! MATT] IS ! CAPITALI/ P>TIES1 BE IT ! ,DEMOCRATS OR ,REPUBLICANS HAVE SU* ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AT !IR DISPOSAL1 AS WELL AS A PLAT=M :I* DESCRIBES :AT !Y 9T5D TO DO1 H[ !Y 9T5D TO DO IT1 & H[ ?AT WILL EFFECT_/*ANGE ! COMMON EXP]I5CE ( ! COMMON WO_/MAN4 ,GRANT$1 ! RUBBI% :I* !SE P>TIES PR9T1 CLAIM1 ETC4 IS BULL%IT4 ,H[EV]1 ! FACT ?AT !Y CAN PO9T TO ! P>TICUL>S ( A SEEM+LY REALI/IC & COMPREH5SIBLE PLAT=M IS A MASSIVE PSY*OLOGICAL LEV] ?AT !Y USE TO SEP>ATE !MSELVES AS RELEVANT FROM RADICAL ANTI-CAPITALI/S1 :O (T5 DO NOT PRODUCE SU* PO9T BY PO9T PROGRAMS1 AS IRRELEVANT4 

.<#d.> ,?IS PROPOSAL IS NOT MEANT TO IMPLY ?AT ! V>I\S COLLECTIVES MAK+ UP REGIONAL F$]ATIONS %\LD =GO MILITANT DIRECT SOCIAL & POLITICAL ACTIONS TAK5 LOCALLY1 ?R\< !IR [N 9ITIATIVE4 ,COLLECTIVES MU/ 9ITIATE SU* ACTIVITY6 ,H[EV]1 !SE COLLECTIVES1 ?R\< !IR CAPACITY AS MEMB]S ( ! BROAD] F$]ATION1 & EV5 ! L>G] ALLIANCE1 MU/ ALSO WORK TO SOLIDIFY ! MORE G5]AL EF=TS ( ! MASS /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! /ATUS QUO4 

.<#e.> ,?IS IS NOT TO SAY ?AT P]SONS %\LD NOT HOLD DUAL MEMB]%IP 9 A RELATIVELY 9ACTIVE S5SE4 ,= EXAMPLE1 IT W\LD MAKE S5SE = F$]AT$ COLLECTIVE MEMB]S TO HOLD (FICIAL MEMB]%IP )9 LABOR UNIONS SU* AS ! ,I,W,W4 ,H[EV]1 ?IS MEMB]%IP %\LD NOT IMP$E ON ! WORK ?AT P]SON P]=MS )9 !IR PRIM>Y COLLECTIVE & )9 ! F$]ATION4 

.<#f.> ,?R\< A CONC]T$ & COORD9AT$ EF=T IT IS REASONABLE TO ?9K ?AT ,>,A1 ) ! F$]ATIONS' ASSI/ANCE1 C\LD D\BLE 9 SIZE TO #a *APT]S OV] ! C\RSE ( ! NEXT HALF DECADE4 

.<#g.> ,= A TIME ,DAVID ,VAN ,DEUS5 S]V$ AS ,>,A-,COLUMBUS'S REPRES5TATIVE TO ! LOCAL ,JOBS ,) ,JU/ICE *APT]4 ,>,A-,COLUMBUS1 = A TIME1 ALSO ORGANIZ$ WEEKLY FOOD DELIV]IES TO /RIK+ ,MANSFIELD ,/EEL ,WORK]S4 ,!RE WORK]S W]E ON /RIKE = YE>S4 ,VAN ,DEUS5 HAD ! IDEA ( PROVID+ SUPPORT AFT] HE READ AB\T A REC5T ESCALATION N ( T5SION :]EBY A WORK] S\<T TO FIRE A HOMEMADE ROCKET AT SCABS_/MANAGEM5T_/SECURITY ?UGS4 ,LADY L>GELY SECUR$ FOOD DONATIONS FROM >EA BUS9ESSES4 ,!N !N COLLECTIVE MEMB]S W\LD DRIVE ! FOOD TO ! ,U,S,W,A ,UNION ,HALL 9 ,MANSFIELD4 ,!RE ,>,A W\LD DROP (F FOOD & REVOLUTION>Y LIT]ATURE4 

.<#h.> ,9 ,JULY ( #ba MASSIVE DEMON/RATIONS OCCURR$ 9 ?IS CITY 9 OPPOSITION TO A ,G#h MEET+4 ,!RE A L>GE ,BLACK ,BLOC 5GAG$ 9 VIOL5T CLASSES ) /ATE =CES2 ONE ,BLACK ,BLOC P>TICIPANT1 ,C>LOS ,GIULIANI1 WAS KILL$ BY POLICE GUN FIRE4 

.<#i.> ,ALSO KN[N AS ,G5]AL ,MEMB]%IP ,BRAN*ES4 

.<#a.> ,! @s#f RATE IS = ?OSE MAK+ LESS ?AN @s#a A MON?4 ,!RE IS A SUB-M9IMAL DUES RATE ( @s#c A MON?1 BUT ?IS IS ONLY APPROV$ = SELECT CASES4 

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,APRIL #a#i1 #bb 3 ,! ,ROAD ,NOT ,TAK5 -- ,ADD$4 
,JANU>Y #c1 #bbb 3 ,! ,ROAD ,NOT ,TAK5 -- ,UPDAT$4 

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