,?\<TS ON ! ,SIGNIFICANCE ( ,FRANCE1 ,MAY #aifh 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,B>RY ,PATEMAN 

,TEXT 3 

,P>IS1 ,MAY #a#i#f#h3 ,TAK+ TO ! /REETS IS MORE ?AN BUILD+ B>RICADES & FI<T+ ! POLICE4 ,P]HAPS MORE IMPORTANTLY1 IT'S ALSO A TIME = MANY H\RS ( DISCUSS+ IDEAS & PASSIONS ?AT ESCAPE ! MUNDANE4 

,ONE ( ! MO/ IMPORTANT ?+S ,MAY '#f#h A*IEV$ WAS TO MAKE REBELLION FEEL EXCIT+1 ?RILL+1 & URG5T4 ,PEOPLE TOOK TO ! /REETS ( ,FRANCE = A V>IETY ( REASONS BUT !Y TOOK TO ! /REETS4 

,! S\NDS ( LAU<T] AS WELL AS ANG] FILL$ ! DAYS & REBELLION--& P]HAPS REVOLUTION--MOV$ FROM ! TIRESOME MEET+ ROOM & \T 9TO ! PUBLIC GAZE4 ,WORDS & DE$S W]E SYN*RONIZ$4 

,!RE WAS A PALPABLE S5SE ( POSSIBILITY 9 ! AIR & PEOPLE REALIZ$ !Y W]E NOT ALONE4 ,!Y SAW ?AT O!RS FELT ! SAME AS !Y DID & ! OLD ISOLATIONS W]E SUBM]G$ 9TO ?IS HUGE *ANNEL ( FUN & OPPOSITION4 ,AU?ORITY WAS *ALL5G$ 9 ! ,RUE DE L',E/RAPADE1 ! ,RUE DE ,?O9 & !N ?R\<\T ,P>IS1 9TO MU* ( ,FRANCE & ! WORLD BEYOND4 

,IT IS 5C\RAG+ TO REALIZE ?AT :AT />T$ AS A SMALL PROTE/ AGA9/ ! >RE/ ( /UD5TS AT ! ,UNIV]SITY ( ,NANT]RE = PROTE/+ ! ,VIETNAM W> ESCALAT$ SO QUICKLY4 ,9 RETROSPECT IT SEEMS ?AT SURPRIS$ EV]YONE4 ,MASS REBELLIONS CAN BE CAUS$ BY ! SMALLE/ ( 9CID5TS & RESI/ANCE IS ALWAYS POSSIBLE4 

,MAY '#f#h BR\<T BACK 9TO FOCUS ! ROLE ( ! /UD5T 9 CREAT+ REVOLUTION>Y *ANGE & = SOME YE>S AFT]W>DS MANY LEFTI/ GR\PS YE>N$ = :AT !Y SAW 9 ,P>IS2 A /UD5T-WORK] FRONT ?AT W\LD PROVIDE ! SPE>HEAD TO OV]?R[ CAPITALISM4 ,IF IT IS N[ KN[N ?AT ?IS ALLIANCE WASN'T QUITE AS RI* AS IT APPE>$ TO BE 9 ! ,MAY DAYS1 ! /RATEGY /ILL HAS POT5CY4 

,?IS FOCUS ON /UD5TS PLAC$ ! EMPHASIS ON Y\? AS ! 5G9E ?AT DRIVES SOCIAL *ANGE4 ,IT'S A S$UCTIVE IDEA1 BUT FRAU<T ) *ALL5GES4 ,ANY /RATEGY = REVOLUTION>Y *ANGE PR$ICAT$ >\ND ONE AGE GR\P DOESN'T1 AT FIR/ GLANCE1 APPE> TO BE ! S\NDE/ ( /RATEGIES4 ,IT'S GREAT TO SEE Y\NG MILITANTS1 /UD5TS OR NOT1 AT ! =EFRONT ( SOCIAL MOVEM5TS1 BUT AN>*ISM IS = GR&P>5TS AS MU* AS ANYONE ELSE4 ,?IS IDEA APPE>S TO HAVE GOT LO/ SOME:]E ALONG ! L9E & IT %\LD BE SOME?+ WE C\LD ALL WORK ON4 

,MAY '#f#h ALSO REE/ABLI%$ ! IDEA ( ! /REETS AS ! BATTLEGR\ND ( REVOLUTION4 ,BE+ \T ON ! /REETS WAS ! PUBLIC EXPRESSION ( WILL+NESS TO FI<T = :AT WE BELIEVE 9 & A WAY ( ATTRACT+ O!RS TO AN>*I/ IDEAS4 

,P]HAPS ALL ! GLAM\R & EXCITEM5T WAS A LITTLE S$UCTIVE4 ,NO D\BT SOME SAW ! OV]TURN$ C>S & ! B>RICADES ON ! ,T,V NEWS & RU%$ TO JO9 9 ! ACTION4 ,BUT ! PRIM>Y >EA ( /RUGGLE ULTIMATELY MAY HAVE BE5 ELSE:]E & OV]LOOK$ AS WE W]E SWAY$ BY ! BRAV]Y & MILITANCY ( ?OSE DAYS4 

,TO !IR CR$IT AN>*I/S & /UD5TS DID TRY TO TALK & COLLABORATE ) WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE :OSE RESPONSE TO !M WAS1 AT TIMES1 NOT AS POSITIVE AS DESIR$4 ,IF MANY WORK]S HELD BACK1 AT LEA/ SOME DIALOGUE TOOK PLACE & 9 SOME CASES WORK+ M5 & WOM5 F\ND A NEW VOICE & EXP]I5C$ SITUATIONS ?AT BR\<T \T ! RI* POT5TIAL ?AT WAS 9 !M4 

,?IS ABILITY TO RELATE TO PEOPLE ) DIFF]5T IDEAS DOES NOT APPE> TO BE A /R5G? ?AT SOME HAVE TODAY4 ,IT MAY BE MORE FUN 7& SAF]7 TO BE ) PEOPLE :O ?9K ! SAME AS US1 BUT IF ! AIM IS /ILL DEEP REVOLUTION>Y *ANGE WE WILL HAVE TO 5GAGE AS SOME DID 9 '#f#h1 ) PEOPLE :O MAY 9ITIALLY ?9K AN>*I/ IDEAS >E /UPID OR WEIRD4 

,AS ! ,MAY DAYS PROGRESS$1 IT BECAME CLE> ?AT MANY W]E 9 ! /REETS & TAK+ P>T 9 EV5TS BECAUSE !Y S5S$ ! MEAN+LESSNESS ( LIFE UND] CAPITALISM4 ,WE MAY WELL HAVE ! SAME FEEL+S 9 #b#a#h4 

,?OR\<GO+ REVOLUTION>Y *ANGE CAN ONLY COME AB\T1 ?\<1 :5 MANY MORE PEOPLE UND]/& AN>*I/ IDEALS & PASSIONS & \R TASK IS TO F9D ! LANGUAGE ?AT EXPLA9S !M 9 WAYS ?AT PEOPLE CAN UND]/&4 ,TAK+ TO ! /REETS MI<T1 EV5TUALLY1 BE ! 5D ( A PROCESS RA!R ?AN A BEG9N+4 

,A CONCEPT +RA9$ 9 AN>*ISM HAS ALWAYS BE5 9T]NATIONALISM--SOLID>ITY ) /RUGGLES = FRE$OM & LIB]ATION ?AT SURFACE ?R\<\T ! WORLD4 

,ONE SLOGAN ON A ,P>ISIAN WALL PROMPT$1 0,IT'S ALL \R BUS9ESS0 & IT WAS66 ,MAY '#f#h /RESS$ ?AT ! ANTI-COLONIAL /RUGGLES GO+ ON 9 ! WORLD AT ! TIME W]E NOT JU/ SOMEONE ELSE'S CONC]N1 BUT \RS AS WELL4 

,9 ESS5CE1 ANO!R FRONT ( SUPPORT OP5$ UP 9 ! COLONIALI/ C\NTRIES--A SUPPORT ?AT WAS L\D1 VIGOR\S & EFFECTIVE & LONG MAY IT CONT9UE4 ,C]TA9LY ,MAY '#f#h WAS A HEAL?Y REM9D] TO AN>*I/S 9 O!R C\NTRIES ?AT 9T]NATIONALISM %\LD BE RUNN+ ?R\< !IR VE9S A LITTLE MORE VIGOR\SLY ?AN IT MAY HAVE BE54 

,AN>*I/S F\ND !MSELVES 9 ! COMPANY ( MANY LEFT POLITICAL GR\P+S DUR+ ! ,MAY DAYS ( '#f#h4 ,)\T D\BT !RE WAS A T5SION BETWE5 US & !M--ONE AN>*I/ LEAFLET FROM ! ,SORBONNE ,UNIV]SITY ACCUS$ ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY MEMB]S ( ! ,C,G,T TRADE UNION F$]ATION ( H&+ OV] VISIT+ /UD5TS TO ! POLICE4 

,! QUE/ION REMA9S = TODAY'S AN>*I/S AS TO :O %\LD BE WORK$ ) TO A*IEVE AN>*Y4 ,( C\RSE1 IT IS ALWAYS NECESS>Y TO SUPPORT ?OSE :O FI<T BACK AGA9/ ! BRUTALITIES ( CAPITALISM4 ,H[ C\LD WE BE AN>*I/S IF WE DIDN'T8 

,?AT SAID1 ,P>IS '#f#h %\LD BE A REM9D] ?AT LEFT W+ P>TIES & PROGRAMS HAVE NO?+ 9 COMMON ) AN>*I/ GOALS OR PRACTICE--9DE$1 >E AS MU* \R 5EMIES AS ANYONE4 ,SO MANY COMRADES HAVE BE5 MURD]$ BY PEOPLE :O CONSID]$ !MSELVES ,M>XI/ ?AT IT W\LD BE TRAGIC IF WE /ILL FELT ?AT WE HAD MU* COMMON GR\ND BETWE5 US4 

,:5 REMEMB]+ ,MAY '#f#h WE %\LD ALSO REMEMB] ALL ?OSE MURD]$ BY ,M>XI/S 9 ,RUSSIA1 ,SPA91 ,BULG>IA & ELSE:]E & CONSID] ! RELEVANCE ( ?OSE DEA?S TO :O %\LD BE *OS5 AS ALLIES N[4 

,IF A*IEV+ ?OR\<GO+ REVOLUTION>Y *ANGE IS TAK5 AS A MEASURABLE CRIT]ION ( SUCCESS !N ! EV5TS ( ,MAY '#f#h W]E A FAILURE4 ,)9 WEEKS1 ,P>IS RESUM$ SOME S5SE ( NORMALITY1 AL?\< CONFLICT CONT9U$ 9 A MYRIAD ( PLACES AFT]W>DS4 ,NEV]!LESS1 !RE REMA9$ A FLEET+ GLIMPSE ( :AT C\LD HAVE BE54 ,MAY '#f#h WAS NOT ! FIR/ TIME ?IS HAS HAPP5$--AN>*I/S CAN REF] TO HUNDR$S ( SIMIL> TRANSI5T EV5TS BO? L>GE & SMALL :]E PEOPLE *ALL5G$ ! ECONOMIC & M5TAL CRUELTY ( CAPITALISM & ITS ATT5DANT P[] /RUCTURES4 ,9 DO+ SO1 !Y CELEBRAT$ AN EXHIL>AT+ AUTONOMY1 & DISCOV]$ ! RI*NESS & POT5TIAL )9 !MSELVES ?AT HAD BE5 PREVI\SLY SMO!R$4 

,! *ALL5GE N[1 MORE ?AN EV]1 IS TO ASSESS :AT WE MU/ DO TO ADD ! P]MAN5CE ?AT HAS BE5 MISS+ = SO LONG4 

,P]HAPS ! /RIKES & OCCUPATIONS TAK+ PLACE 9 ,FRANCE N[--ACTIONS AS RI* & VITAL AS ,MAY '#f#h--WILL PROVIDE SOME ( ?AT P]MAN5CE4 

,IF ,I MAY ADD A P]SONAL NOTE3 ,9 ,MEMORIAM2 ?OSE /UD5TS MURD]$ 9 ! ,TLATELOLCO ,MASSACRE ( ,OCTOB] #b1 #a#i#f#h1 BY ! ,MEXICAN /ATE4 ,Y\ >E NOT =GOTT53 ,\R ,DAY ,WILL ,COME4 

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