,TO ,\R ,COMPAS 9 ,BU5OS ,AIRES 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

,COMRADES 9 ,G]MANY1 ,FRANCE1 & ELSE:]E HAVE PREP>$ ! FOLL[+ OV]VIEW ( ! #bag ,G#b SUMMIT 9 ,HAMBURG & ! RESI/ANCE IT PROVOK$4 ,AS A GE/URE ( SOLID>ITY ) O!RS :O F\<T ! ,G#b & ) ?OSE :O WILL FACE IT 9 ,BU5OS ,AIRES ?IS ,NOVEMB]1 WE PRES5T !IR TEXT H]E4 

,?IS IS A DETAIL$ REPORT & REFLECTION ON :AT HAPP5$ BE=E1 DUR+1 & AFT] ! #bag ,G#b SUMMIT 9 ,HAMBURG1 ,G]MANY4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 IT IS A LETT] ADDRESS$ TO ! ACTIVI/S & RESID5TS ( ,BU5OS ,AIRES1 ,>G5T9A--:]E ! NEXT SUMMIT 7PROTE/7 WILL SOON TAKE PLACE4 

,! AU?ORS COME FROM ,P>IS & ,HAMBURG2 !Y TOOK P>T 9 ! PROTE/ WEEK TOGE!R4 ,!Y BEGAN WORK+ ON ?IS BOOK 9 ,SEPTEMB] #b#a#g1 DISCUSS+ & COMPOS+ EV]Y?+ CL&E/9ELY BECAUSE POLITICIANS & POLICE HAVE BE5 ALLEG+ ?AT AN 09T]NATIONAL CONSPIRACY0 WAS RESPONSIBLE = ! MILITANT RESI/ANCE4 ,ORGANIZ+ 9 DIFF]5T LOCATIONS & LANGUAGES TOOK A LOT ( TIME4 ,9 ! 5D1 AB\T #be PEOPLE FROM F\R CONT95TS P>TICIPAT$4 

,! PEOPLE :O WORK$ ON ?IS PROJECT ALL COME FROM DIFF]5T POLITICAL BACKGR\NDS & ATTITUDES2 SOME SEE !MSELVES AS MILITANTS1 O!RS AS EXPLICITLY NONVIOL5T4 ,! N>RATIVE !Y HAVE COMPOS$ ( !IR %>$ EXP]I5CE ( ! EV5TS IS A CONTRIBUTION TO ! HI/ORIOGRAPHY ( ! ,G#b1 CA/+ LI<T ON EV5TS ?AT HAVE REMA9$ CL\D$ BY ! SMOKE ( TE> GAS1 BURN+ B>RICADES1 & ABOVE ALL1 M$IA REPRES5TATION4 

,= ! ,COMPAS 9 ,BU5OS ,AIRES1 ?IS LETT] %\LD HELP TO PREP>E = SIMIL> SITUATIONS--9 ORD] TO AVOID REPEAT+ MI/AKES & TO MAKE ! MO/ ( ! OPPORTUNITIES4 

,PROCE$S FROM ! SALE ( !SE BOOKS 9 ,EUROPE WILL GO TO SUPPORT ?OSE T>GET$ BY REPRESSION 9 ,BU5OS ,AIRES4 

,PREAMBLE 

  

,HELLO ,BU5OS ,AIRES1 HELLO ALL1 

,WE >E WRIT+ TO Y\ TO %>E \R EXP]I5CES ( & TO CRITICALLY SELF-REFLECT ON :AT HAPP5$ 9 ,JULY #bag AT ! ,G#b SUMMIT 9 ,HAMBURG & 9 ITS WAKE4 ,WE REG>D ITS CONTEXT A GLOBAL ONE &1 AT ! SAME TIME1 WE WANT TO FOCUS ON CONCRETE EV5TS4 

,WE WANT TO TRY TO PROVIDE A CONTEXT = ! UPCOM+ ,G#b SUMMIT 9 ,BU5OS ,AIRES4 ,WE WANT TO EXPRESS \R SOLID>ITY TO Y\ AS WELL AS 5C\RAGE Y\ TO ORGANIZE RESI/ANCE4 ,WE >E ON Y\R SIDE4 ,PRESUMABLY1 WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO COME DIRECTLY TO ,BU5OS ,AIRES1 BUT WE WILL TRY TO GET 9VOLV$ FROM H]E AS DIRECTLY AS POSSIBLE4 

,WE COME FROM ,P>IS & FROM ,HAMBURG1 FROM LEFT & RADICAL LEFT MOVEM5TS1 FROM ANTIFASCI/1 ECOLOGICAL1 REFUGEE1 SQUATT+1 & ,RI<T TO ! ,CITY MOVEM5TS4 ,ACCORD+LY1 \R RESPECTIVE HI/ORIES & P]SPECTIVES >E QUITE DIFF]5T4 ,WE WILL DISCUSS ?IS 9 MORE DETAIL LAT]4 

,WE ASSESS ! ,G#b PROTE/S 9 ,HAMBURG AS G5]ALLY POSITIVE1 BUT1 !RE W]E ALSO BAD EXP]I5CES &1 ( C\RSE1 MI/AKES4 ,VEHEM5T /ATE REPRESSION IS ONGO+1 FOCUS+ P>TICUL>LY ON TRANS-,EUROPEAN CONNECTIONS LIKE \RS4 ,!RE=E1 ?IS 0OP5 LETT]0 IS ANONYM\S4 ,IT HAS BE5 WRITT5 9 A CONSPIRATORIAL WAY4 

,9 ?IS OP5 LETT] TO Y\1 ,FR5* & ,G]MAN >E ! S\RCE LANGUAGES4 ,! ?IRD LANGUAGE1 ,5GLI%1 IS US$ AS A 0BRIDGE0 LANGUAGE S9CE WE CAN WRITE IT REASONABLY WELL4 ,F9ALLY1 !RE IS ,SPANI% :I* SOME ( US SPEAK FAIRLY WELL4 ,= ,5GLI% & ,SPANI%1 WE HAVE ALSO CONSULT$ NATIVE SPEAK]S4 ,MULTIL+UALISM IS1 9 \R VIEW1 N[ KEY TO 9T]NATIONAL MOVEM5TS1 S9CE ,5GLI% IS ! MO/ WIDESPREAD SECOND LANGUAGE 9 ! WORLD4 ,!RE=E1 WE HAVE ADD$ IT TO EA* ( ! DIFF]5T LANGUAGE $ITIONS ) ! SAME ILLU/RATIONS4 

,\R LETT] TO Y\ %\LD ALSO BE A CONTRIBUTION TO ! DISCUSSION & COLLECTIVE MEMORY ( BO? ?IS ,G#b SUMMIT & ! PROTE/S AGA9/ IT4 ,9 ?IS RESPECT1 IT ALSO CONTA9S SOME DETAILS ?AT MAY BE LESS EXCIT+ = Y\ 9 ,BU5OS ,AIRES1 BUT >E MU* MORE SO = ?OSE :O W]E 9 ,HAMBURG4 ,9 ADDITION1 ! PUBLIC DEBATE 9 ,HAMBURG & 9 ,G]MANY HAS BE5 DOM9AT$ BY MANY SKEW$ OR SIMPLY WRONG REPRES5TATIONS ( ! EV5TS4 ,) ?IS OP5 LETT]1 WE AIM TO C\NT]ACT ?IS TR5D4 

,SO AS TO AVOID ANY WRONG IMPRESSIONS1 WE W\LD LIKE TO HI<LI<T FROM ! />T ?AT WE CANNOT SPEAK = ! :OLE MOVEM5T1 NOR DO WE WI% TO4 ,\R P]CEPTION IS BY NO MEANS UNIV]SALLY VALID4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y3 WE DELIB]ATELY %[ H]E A V>IETY ( SOMETIMES CONTRADICTORY VIEWS4 ,9 ADDITION1 !RE >E C\NTLESS O!R CONSID]ATIONS4 ,\R LIT]>Y AS WELL AS L+UI/IC COMPET5CE IS LIMIT$4 ,BUT P]HAPS ?IS IS A WORLD-FIR/3 0PASS+ ! TOR*0 ( SUMMIT PROTE/ ORGANIZ+ 9 FIVE LANGUAGES1 ) A PROJECT ?AT ORIG9AT$ 9 TWO DIFF]5T CULTURAL CONTEXTS 7,FRANCE & ,G]MANY7 & WAS COMPLET$ ) ! P>TICIPATION ( PEOPLE FROM F\R CONT95TS4 ,IT MAY ALSO BE ! FIR/ LETT] ( ?IS L5G? WRITT5 BY MOVEM5TS 9 ,EUROPE TO MOVEM5TS 9 ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA ON BEHALF ( A COMMON PROTE/4 

,FROM \R PO9T ( VIEW1 RESI/ANCE & PROTE/S AT SUMMITS1 ESPECIALLY ON ! OCCASION ( ! ,G#b1 %\LD L9K UP 9T]NATIONALLY & LE>N AB\T & REF] TO EA* O!R4 ,WE HAVE 9=M$ \RSELVES AS MU* AS POSSIBLE AB\T PREVI\S SUMMIT PROTE/S & REPRESSION3 = EXAMPLE1 ! #bad ,G#b SUMMIT 9 ,BRISBANE1 ,AU/RALIA4 ,SOME ( US FROM ,FRANCE1 & ESPECIALLY ?OSE FROM ,P>IS1 W]E PRES5T 9 #bg AT ! ,G#h SUMMIT 9 ,HEILIG5DAMM1 ,G]MANY2 SOME ( US FROM ,HAMBURG TRAVEL$ TO ,P>IS 9 #baf TO JO9 ! 9T]NATIONAL DEMON/RATION AGA9/ ! 0,LOI ,TRAVAIL40.<#a.> ,WE >E FOLL[+ ! MOVEM5TS & FI<TS 9 ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA AS CLOSELY AS WE CAN4 ,WE >E TRY+ TO GO AHEAD & DEVELOP A COMMON UND]/&+ 9 SPITE ( ALL \R DIFF]5CES4 

,WE DON'T ?9K ?AT ! ,G#b IS A K9D ( WORLD GOV]NM5T--TO US1 ?IS SIMPLY DOES NOT EXI/4 ,9 FACT1 ! GLOBAL SY/EM ( REPRESSION & EXPLOITATION HAS DEVELOP$ AUTOMAT$ ME*ANISMS4 ,CLE>LY1 WE \RSELVES >E P>T ( IT EXT5SIVELY4 ,! TIMES ( ! EASY FRONT L9ES >E OV]4 ,! ,G#b & O!R GLOBAL MEET+S >E AN ATTEMPT TO LEGITIMIZE ! EXI/+ CONDITIONS & ?OSE :O REPRES5T !M1 EV5 ?\< !Y DO SO UND] ! PRET5SE ( LOOK+ S]I\SLY AT ! PROBLEMS ( PLANET ,E>? & ITS 9HABITANTS4 ,H[EV]1 9 ?IS WORLD ( DE/RUCTION & *AOS1 :]E PR$ATORY CAPITALISM IS BECOM+ MORE & MORE RU9\S1 ?IS CLAIM IS LESS & LESS PLAUSIBLE1 & !RE IS LITTLE S9C]E TALK ( REAL1 POSITIVE 0PROGRESS40 ,9 FACT1 ! ,G#b IS EXCLUSIVELY CONC]N$ ) COORD9AT+ !IR COMMON 9T]E/S ALONG ) A DEMON/RATION ( !IR P[]4 ,BO? ATTEMPTS ?OR\<LY FAIL$ 9 ,HAMBURG--DUE TO BO? ! 9CREAS+LY EVID5T DISUNITY & FRAGM5TATION ( ! RESPECTIVE POLITICAL ELITES & ALSO TO \R COMMON RESI/ANCE4 

,! ONLY CONCRETE RESULT ( ! SUMMIT WAS ! SO-CALL$ 0,COMPACT = ,AFRICA40 ,NO?+ WAS DONE TO *ANGE ! PROCESS ( ,EUROPE CLOS+ ITS BORD]S TO ! ,AFRICAN CONT95T1 :]E PEOPLE >E BECOM+ EV] MORE IMPOV]I%$4 ,! GOAL WAS ONLY TO PUT AN 5D TO ! CIRCULATION ( PHOTOS DEPICT+ T5S ( ?\S&S ( REFUGEES DR[N+ 9 ! ,M$IT]RANEAN ,SEA4 ,AFRICA ITSELF WAS NOT EV5 9VOLV$ 9 ?AT DELIB]ATION AT ALL4 

,AT ! SAME TIME1 ! /REETS & PLAZAS ( ,HAMBURG W]E DOM9AT$ BY BO? COLORFUL & MILITANT PROTE/S4 ,9 ! C\RSE ( EV5TS1 ! AGGREGAT$ ,G]MAN POLICE1 ) ALL !IR EXP5SIVE TE*NOLOGY1 LO/ CONTROL ( ! SITUATION4 ,:ILE ! HEADS ( GOV]NM5T LI/5$ TO ,BEE?OV5'S 0,ODE TO ,JOY0 9 ! BR&-NEW ULTRA-EXP5SIVE CONC]T HALL1 WE TOOK OV] ! CITY4 

,BE=E ! ,SUMMIT 

  
,:]E ,WE ,COME FROM 

  

,WE COME FROM TWO /RATEGICALLY C5TRAL C\NTRIES & CITIES ( ,EUROPE3 POLITICALLY1 HI/ORICALLY1 ECONOMICALLY1 & CULTURALLY4 ,9 C5TRALI/ ,FRANCE1 ANY?+ ( IMPORTANCE HAPP5S 9 ,P>IS1 :]EAS ,HAMBURG--! SELF-/YL$ 0WORLD *AMPION ( EXPORTS0--IS ! TRADE HUB P> EXCELL5CE = ,G]MANY4 

,WE COME FROM ! ,EA/ ( ,P>IS1 :]E ! ,FR5* REVOLUTION />T$1 & ! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE HAS ITS ROOTS4 ,WE ALSO COME FROM ! 0,BANLIEUES10 ! DRE>Y SUBURBS ( 0,PANAME0#b :]E !RE IS NO WORK1 :]E ! COPS H>ASS & SOMETIMES EV5 MURD] Y\NG/]S ) ,AFRICAN ROOTS4 ,WE COME FROM ,HAMBURG1 ,G]MANY'S SO-CALL$ 0GATE TO ! WORLD40 ,! CITY IS SOCIALLY SPLIT LIKE NO O!R 9 ,G]MANY4 ,MOREOV]1 :ILE ,B]L9 IS FIR/ & =EMO/ A CITY ( GOV]NM5T & ADM9I/RATION1 ,HAMBURG1 ) ITS BIG H>BOR1 IS ! COMM]CIAL METROPOLIS AS WELL AS ! M$IA CAPITAL--MO/ IMPORTANTLY1 IT HAS BE5 ! PROTE/ /RON<OLD ( ,G]MANY = SOME DECADES4 

,MO/ CONFLICTS 9 REC5T YE>S HAVE TAK5 PLACE 9 ! ,/4 ,PAULI & ! ADJO9+ ,S*ANZE QU>T]S4 ,9 #a#i#h#g1 WE SUCCE$$ 9 CREAT+ A :OLE S]IES ( OCCUPI$ H\SES BY BUILD+ UP B>RICADES4 ,! AUTONOM\S1 RADICAL LEFT CULTURAL C5T] 0,ROTE ,FLORA0 HAS BE5 SQUATT$ S9CE #a#i#h#i4 ,9 #b#i1 :5 ! 0RI<T TO ! CITY0 NETWORK WAS E/ABLI%$1 ACTIVI/S SUCCESSFULLY SQUATT$ ,GANGEVI]TEL4 ,!RE >E ALSO SEV]AL O!R LEFT PROJECTS 9 T[N4 ,H[EV]1 !SE QU>T]S >E 9 ! PROCESS ( *ANG+4 ,R5TS HAVE EXPLOD$ & =C$ MANY TO MOVE4 ,BUT :O >E WE TO SAY ?IS :5 ! AP>TM5T SITUATION IS AT LEA/ AS BAD 9 ,BU5OS ,AIRES8 

,9 ,HAMBURG1 ESPECIALLY 9 ! ,/4 ,PAULI & ,S*ANZE QU>T]S1 ! POLICE REGUL>LY 5ACT SPREES ( VIOL5CE1 BRUTALLY ATTACK+ DEMON/RATIONS & /REET P>TIES4 ,AFT] AN ESCALAT$ DEMON/RATION 9 #b#a#d1 ! :OLE QU>T] WAS DECL>$ A 0DANG] ZONE0 = T5 DAYS4 #h1 PEOPLE W]E AFFECT$ :5 ! /ATE SUSP5D$ SEV]AL FUNDAM5TAL RI<TS4 ,!Y =BADE DEMON/RATIONS & SE>*$ ! 9HABITANTS )\T CAUSE1 ESPECIALLY Y\NG/]S & Y\NG ADULTS4 ,?AT DIDN'T /OP US FROM ORGANIZ+ WILD DEMON/RATIONS AGA9/ ! 0>EA ( DANG]0 EV]Y NI<T1 EV5 IF ! DEMON/RATIONS W]E UNDECL>$ & !RE=E ILLEGAL4 ,9 T5 DAYS1 WE WORE \T ! COPS SO MU* ?AT !Y EV5TUALLY !Y GAVE UP4 ,\R PROTE/ SYMBOLS AT ! TIME W]E TOILET BRU%ES ?AT WE CON/ANTLY C>RI$ AS A 0WEAPON0 & WAV$ DUR+ ! DEMOS4 

,O!RWISE1 9 ,HAMBURG !RE WAS & /ILL IS QUITE A WELL-ORGANIZ$ 0,ANTIFA0 7ANTIFASCI/ MOVEM5T72 = MANY YE>S1 !Y HAVE SUCCE$$ 9 EFFECTIVELY DI/URB+ FASCI/IC1 RACI/1 OR RI<T-W+ POPULI/ M>*ES--SOMETIMES EV5 PREV5T+ !M COMPLETELY4 ,AN IMPORTANT P>T ( 0,ANTIFA0 IS ! LEFTI/ FAN SC5E >\ND ! ,/4 ,PAULI FOOTBALL TEAM1 \R WOND]FUL FOOTBALL CLUB ?AT IS KN[N ?R\<\T ,EUROPE4 ,EV5 9 ,BU5OS ,AIRES1 !RE IS AN (FICIALLY REGI/]$ FAN CLUB ) ! EXCELL5T-S\ND+ NAME1 0,LOS ,PIRATAS ,DEL ,SUR40 

,GLOBAL ,DISA/] 

  

,MANY ( Y\ MI<T ?9K ?AT LIFE H]E1 G5]ALLY1 IS A LOT BETT] ?AN 9 ,>G5T9A4 ,( C\RSE1 !RE >E GIGANTIC DIFF]5CES4 ,! AV]AGE 9COME IS COMP>ATIVELY HI<] 9 ,FRANCE OR ,G]MANY ?AN1 = EXAMPLE1 9 ,>G5T9A OR ,BRAZIL4 ,& !RE IS A HI<] /&>D ( SOCIAL SECURITY1 $UCATION FACILITIES1 & HEAL? S]VICES H]E 9 ,EUROPE COMP>$ TO Y\R C\NTRY OR1 MORE G5]ALLY1 TO Y\R CONT95T4 ,WE >E F> FROM D5Y+ ?AT !SE >E QUITE FUNDAM5TAL DIFF]5CES = ! PEOPLE ?AT LIVE 9 SU* CONDITIONS4 ,BUT WE ALSO KN[ ?AT 9 ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA1 ! IMAGES ( LIFE H]E 9 ,EUROPE >E (T5 SIMPLIFI$ &1 WORSE1 DEPICT$ AS UNREALI/ICALLY POSITIVE4 ,! REALITY LOOKS V]Y DIFF]5T FROM H[ IT IS PRES5T$ BY ! M$IA4 

,LIKE ! SOCIETIES ( Y\R CONT95T1 H]E1 TOO1 ! SOCIETIES >E SOCIALLY DIVID$4 ,H]E1 !RE >E MORE & MORE PEOPLE :O LIVE ON ! /REET1 CUT (F FROM ALL SOCIAL PROTECTIONS4 ,!RE >E EV5 MORE PEOPLE :O SUFF] FROM ! PRESSURE ( ! SY/EM1 SOME ( !M BECOM+ ILL DUE TO !IR DESPAIR4 ,9 ADDITION1 9CREAS$ SOCIAL IMPOV]I%M5T LEADS TO SOCIAL ISOLATION1 :I* IS (T5 COV]$ UP BY ! ILLUSIONS CREAT$ BY ! NEW M$IA4 ,! ECONOMIC PRESSURE HAS /RONGLY 9CREAS$ = MANY PEOPLE4 ,9 L>GE P>TS ( ,EUROPE1 Y\? UNEMPLOYM5T EXCE$S #e.04 ,EVID5TLY1 !RE W]E GOOD REASONS = ! P[]FUL Y\? REVOLTS 9 ,GREECE & ,SPA9 9 REC5T YE>S & 9 ,FRANCE 9 #b#a#f4 ,LABOR LEGISLATION IS BE+ ]OD$ EV]Y:]E & SOCIAL B5EFITS >E BE+ CUT4 ,9 %ORT1 ! SITUATION 9 ,EUROPE IS BECOM+ 9CREAS+LY PREC>I\S = MORE & MORE PEOPLE4 

,EQUALLY FICTITI\S IS ! IMAGE ( AN ECOLOGICALLY ADVANC$ ,EUROPE4 ,9 ,FRANCE1 ONE DANG]\S OV]-AG$ NUCLE> REACTOR /&S BESIDE ANO!R--9 TOTAL1 !RE >E #$ ( !M4 ,& 9 ,G]MANY1 ! SUPPOS$ ,EUROPEAN LEAD] ( CLEAN 5]GY1 DIRTY BR[N COAL-FIR$ P[] /ATIONS CONT9UE TO SMOLD] & CAUSE EXTREME CLIMATE DAMAGE1 EV5 ?\< ALT]NATIVES HAVE BE5 AVAILABLE = A LONG TIME4 ,IT BECOMES D[NRI<T VULG> IF WE TAKE A LOOK AT ! RESPECTIVE ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES 9 GLOBAL POLITICS4 ,FRANCE1 REC5TLY SUPPORT$ BY ! ,G]MAN MILIT>Y 9 ,MALI1 M]RILY C>RIES ON ) ITS 0PO/-COLONIAL MODE0 9 ,WE/ ,AFRICA4 ,G]MANY1 ON ! O!R H&1 SUPPLIES AU?ORIT>IAN REGIMES LIKE ,SAUDI ,>ABIA ) L>GE QUANTITIES ( >MS3 9 P>TICUL>1 ) SMALL WEAPONS SUITABLE = CIVIL W>S1 AS WELL AS BIGG] EQUIPM5T LIKE TANKS OR FRIGATES4 

,!RE IS NO W>1 NO /REAM ( REFUGEES1 NO MIS]Y ON ?IS PLANET ?AT HAS NOT BE5 AT LEA/ DECISIVELY CO-PRODUC$ BY 0\R0 C\NTRIES4 ,9 ! F9AL ANALYSIS1 ,G]MANY EV5 PR(ITS 9 A P]V]T$ MANN] FROM ! /REAM ( REFUGEES4 ,CURR5TLY1 ! BIGGE/ REFUGEE GR\PS COME FROM ,SYRIA1 ,IRAQ1 & ,AF<ANI/AN4 ,!Y CONSI/ ALMO/ EXCLUSIVELY ( Y\NG1 HI<LY-MOTIVAT$1 WELL-QUALIFI$ PEOPLE ( ! MIDDLE CLASS1 :I* IS RA!R SMALL 9 ?OSE C\NTRIES4 ,:ILE !Y >E USEFUL = CAPITALI/ LABOR NE$S 9 ,G]MANY1 !IR ABS5CE 9 !IR HOME C\NTRIES ADDS TO ! DISA/] !RE--! UNPRODUCTIVE ELITES AS WELL AS ! POORE/ REMA94 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 REFUGEES :O >E REG>D$ AS 0USELESS0 >E UNSCRUPUL\SLY DEPORT$ TO SO-CALL$ 0SAFE C\NTRIES ( ORIG910 LIKE ,AF<ANI/AN4 

,! :OLE WORLD1 PLANET ,E>?1 IS BE+ DRIV5 TO ! BR9K ( DISA/] )\T ANY ,PLAN ,B4 ,MO/ LIKELY1 !RE WON'T BE ANY NATURAL RES\RCES LEFT = ! NEXT & SUBSEQU5T G5]ATIONS4 ,E?ICALLY1 ECONOMICALLY1 & ORGANIZATIONALLY1 IT HAS BECOME CLE> ?AT TODAY'S CAPITALI/IC SY/EM HAS NO REASONABLE ANSW]S4 

,9 \R ]A1 !RE IS NO LONG] A G5]AL %ORTAGE ( 9=MATION4 ,9 ! AGE ( ! ,9T]NET1 MANY KN[ AB\T ! MA9 FACTS & UND]/& ! ME*ANISMS ( CAPITALISM4 ,WE SIMPLY %\LD--NO1 MU/ ACT1 9T]V5E1 & OV]COME \R FE>4 ,Y\ C\LD SAY ?AT H]E 9 ,EUROPE1 WE LIVE 9 ! 0BELLY ( ! BEA/10 :ILE Y\ 9 ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA >E ALLEGORICALLY 9 ! 0CLAWS ( ! BEA/40 

,PANAME-,PAULI-,B',AIRES-,CONNECTION 

  

,9 SPR+ #b#a#f1 WE 9 ,HAMBURG TOOK NOTICE ( :AT WAS HAPP5+ 9 ,P>IS4 ,! Y\NG & OBVI\SLY UNCONTROLLABLE 0,NUIT ,DEB\T0 MOVEM5T TOOK ! /REETS & T]RITORIES ( 0,PANAME40 ,PICTURES ( /REET BATTLES1 /RIKES1 & BLOCKADES REA*$ US1 9 ADDITION TO SEV]AL TEXTS1 = EXAMPLE1 ONES WRITT5 BY ! 0,9VISIBLE ,COMMITTEE40 

,= MANY ACTIVI/S 9 ,HAMBURG1 ,FRANCE & ! MOVEM5TS !RE SEEM$ TO BE F> AWAY1 :ILE !RE ALREADY WAS AN ACTIVE EX*ANGE ) MOVEM5TS 9 ,SPA91 ,CATALONIA1 & ALSO ,GREECE4 ,?IS S5SE ( DI/ANCE WAS ALSO CAUS$ BY A LANGUAGE B>RI]4 ,9 ,HAMBURG1 NOT MANY PEOPLE >E ABLE TO UND]/& OR SPEAK ,FR5* FLU5TLY4 ,!N AGA91 MO/ ,FR5* PEOPLE TRADITIONALLY SPOKE NO OR LITTLE ,5GLI%1 :I*1 =TUNATELY1 IS *ANG+ ) ! Y\NG] G5]ATION4 ,ACCORD+LY1 ! 9ITIAL ,5GLI%-SPEAK+ EMAIL LI/ = ! 9T]NATIONAL MOBILIZATION WAS NE>LY 0,FR5*-LESS40 ,H[EV]1 !IR PRES5CE DUR+ ! PROTE/ WEEK WAS QUITE DIFF]5T4 ,PRESUMABLY1 !RE HAVE NEV] BE5 SO MANY ,FR5* PEOPLE PROTE/+ 9 ,G]MANY BE=E4 ,MANY 0MOVEM5T-,G]MANS0 PROBABLY ?\<T 0,OH MY GOODNESS6 ,:]E >E ALL !SE PEOPLE COM+ FROM860--IT WAS WOND]FUL4 

,SEV]AL ( \R FRI5DS HAD ALREADY BE5 TO ,B',AIRES1 & SOME ( !M LIVE !RE4 ,WE HAVE A C]TA9 IDEA AB\T H[ LIFE IS !RE1 EV5 ?\< IT IS SURELY LIMIT$4 ,WE KN[ ?AT SOMETIMES 9 ! EV5+1 ! LI<TS >E SWIT*$ (F 9 ! UNIV]SITIES BECAUSE ! ELECTRICITY CANNOT BE PAID4 ,WE HAVE HE>D ?AT Y\NG MO!RS >E SOMETIMES =C$ TO SELL !IR *ILDR5 JU/ TO SURVIVE4 ,WE NOTIC$ ?AT ! SOCIAL CONFLICTS HAVE 9CREAS$ S9CE ,MACRI CAME TO P[] & />T$ TO UNREL5T+LY PU% CAPITALI/ 9T]E/S3 ?OSE ( HIS [N FAMILY1 ( ! RUL+ CLANS ?AT SUPPORT HIM1 BUT ALSO 9T]NATIONAL 9T]E/S--9 P>TICUL>1 AFT] ! ELECTION ( ,TRUMP1 ,U,S-,AM]ICAN ONES4 

,NOT ONLY >E ! NE$S ( L>GE P>TS ( ! POPULATION & ! COMMON WELF>E ( ! C\NTRY MORE & MORE NEGLECT$3 ! /ATE DISMANTLES ITSELF 9 A DIZZY+ SPELL ( NEW DEBTS & SELL\TS4 ,RIC>DO ,>ONSK9D1 A PR(ESSOR AT ,LA ,UNIV]SIDAD ,NACIONAL DE ,G5]AL ,S>MI5TO1 CALLS ! CURR5T DEVELOPM5T ( ,>G5T9A A 0PA? TO MAK+ A SEMI-COLONY ( 9T]NATIONAL CAPITALISM40 

,H[EV]1 WE HAVE ALSO SE5 PICTURES ( DEMON/RATIONS1 ( /REET BATTLES ) ! POLICE1 & ( A WOM5'S DEMON/RATION AGA9/ SEXUAL VIOL5CE4 ,( C\RSE1 WE HAVE HE>D (T5 ?AT ,B',AIRES1 AS Y\ SOMETIMES CALL Y\R CITY1 IS QUITE AN UNBELIEVABLE METROPOLIS3 FULL ( 5]GY1 CULTURE1 & A REM>KABLE *AOTIC /UBBORNNESS4 ,9 ADDITION1 ! PORT5XS 7PEOPLE ( ,BU5OS ,AIRES7 >E WELL KN[N AS COSMOPOLITAN1 BUT ALSO AS NE>LY UNGOV]NABLE4 ,?AT IS REALLY SUP]6 ,!SE >E ! BE/ PRECONDITIONS = A SUCCESSFUL SUMMIT PROTE/1 & ?AT SPURR$ US TO WRITE Y\ ?IS LETT]4 

,DECL>ATION ( ,W> 

  

,! DECISION TO MAKE ,HAMBURG ! PLACE = ! #bag SUMMIT PLACE WAS MADE 9 ,AUTUMN #bae 9 ,B]L94 ,G]MAN ,*ANCELLOR ,ANGELA ,M]KEL SUPPOS$LY EXPECT$ ! CITY TO GIVE ! SUMMIT A COSMOPOLITAN FEEL4 ,?IS DECISION HAD BE5 COORD9AT$ ) ! MAYOR ( ,HAMBURG1 ,OLAF ,S*OLZ1 PRIOR TO ! ANN\NCEM5T4 ,HE HOP$ TO /R5G!N ,HAMBURG'S #bbd ,OLYMPIC BID BY HO/+ ! ,G#b SUMMIT4 ,H[EV]1 ! ,OLYMPIC BID WAS REJECT$ AT ! 5D ( #bae BY A ,HAMBURG REF]5DUM ?AT HAD A SLI<T MAJORITY AGA9/ HO/+ ! #bbd ,OLYMPICS4 

,9 ,FEBRU>Y #b#a#f1 :5 ,M]KEL PUBLICLY ANN\NC$ ! ,G#b DECISION AT A TRADITIONAL FEUDAL D9N] 9 ,HAMBURG1 WE C\LD H>DLY BELIEVE IT AT FIR/4 ,! M$IA1 AS WELL AS DIFF]5T SECURITY EXP]TS1 CRITICIZ$ ! *OICE AS 0FATALLY WRONG10 MA9LY BECAUSE ,HAMBURG IS WELL-KN[N AS A HOTB$ ( PROTE/4 ,NOT TO M5TION ?AT ! SUGGE/$ SUMMIT CONV5TION PLACE 9 ! 0EXHIBITION HALLS0 IS DIRECTLY ADJAC5T TO QU>T]S ?AT >E KN[N = PROTE/S & ! OCCASIONAL RIOT4 

,:Y NOT SOME:]E ELSE 9 ! C\NTRY1 LIKE ! PREVI\S L>GE POLITICAL SUMMITS 9 ,G]MANY8 ,:Y NOT 9 ! SLI<TLY CALM] ,B]L98 ,:Y H]E8 ,= US1 IT WAS A PLA9 DECL>ATION ( W>--IT WAS QUITE CLE> FROM ! BEG9N+ ?AT EV]Y?+ 9 ,G]MANY ) A BLUE LI<T ON TOP W\LD BE S5T TO ,HAMBURG4 

,APP>5TLY1 ! SUMMIT WAS MEANT TO BE A P>TY = ! MON/]S ( ! WORLD3 A %[CASE ( !IR P[] RI<T ON \R DOOR/EPS4 ,!Y MU/ PRES5T ,EUROPE1 & FIR/ ( ALL ,G]MANY1 AS A 0/ABLE1 LIB]AL1 & REASONABLE0 P>T ( !IR 0WORLD ORD]40 ,:5 !Y DO SO1 0CON/RUCTIVE0 CRITICISM ( S+LE ISSUES & 0PEACEFUL0 PROTE/S >E WELCOME1 BECAUSE ?OSE LEGITIMIZE !IR P[] & LIMIT ! POT5TIAL GR[? ( AN AU!NTIC PROTE/ MOVEM5T4 ,FIR/ ( ALL1 !Y WANT TO DEMON/RATE ?AT !Y >E1 ANY:]E & ANYTIME1 CAPABLE ( PULL+ (F !IR SPECTACLE3 ?AT !SE >E !IR CITIES1 /REETS1 & T]RITORIES ?AT !Y DOM9ATE & CONTROL4 ,TO ?AT EFFECT1 !Y NE$ IMAGES ( P[]LESSNESS4 ,!Y NE$ TO TRANS=M L>GE P>TS ( ! CITY 9TO A /ATE ( EM]G5CY TO DET] US FROM RESI/ANCE4 ,?IS IS EXACTLY :AT HAPP5$ AT ! LA/ BIG SUMMIT ( ?IS K9D 9 A L>GE ,WE/]N ,EUROPEAN CITY--! #ba ,G#h 9 ,G5OA1 ,ITALY4 ,! POLICE W]E UNBELIEVABLY EXCESSIVE ) !IR USE ( =CE4 ,ONE DEMON/RATOR DI$3 A POLICE (FIC] MURD]$ #b#c-YE>-OLD ,C>LO ,GIULIANI BY %OOT+ HIM 9 ! HEAD4 ,FROM ! BEG9N+1 WE SAW ! ,G#b AS A *ANCE TO CL>IFY & DEMON/RATE1 BE=E ! GLOBAL PUBLIC1 :AT WE ?9K ( !IR AIL+1 FUTURELESS SY/EM4 ,WE SAW IT AS A *ANCE TO EMPHASIZE ! FACT ?AT !Y DO NOT HAVE EV]Y?+ UND] CONTROL--NOT EV5 9 ,EUROPE & 9 ,G]MANY1 LET ALONE 9 ,HAMBURG--& ?AT 9 ! LONG RUN1 \R SOLID>ITY & \R RAGE >E /RONG] ?AN !IR VIOL5T P[]4 ,!Y PUT ALL !IR EGGS 9 ONE BASKET--C\NT+ ON REPRESSION & P[]4 ,WE SAW ?AT MAT]IALIZE 9 ! MON?S FOLL[+ ! ANN\NCEM5T4 ,!Y APPO9T$ ,H>TMUT ,DUDDE1 KN[N 9 ,HAMBURG AS AN ESPECIALLY BRUTAL POLICE LEAD]1 AS ! *IEF ( COMM& ( ALL OP]ATIONS4 ,DUDDE IMM$IATELY />T$ RELEAS+ PI?Y /ATEM5TS 9 ORD] TO SPREAD FE> & ANXIETY4 ,NEV]!LESS1 ?IS SEEM+LY UNIMAG9ATIVE DECISION ONLY 9CREAS$ ! POL>IZATION 9 ! CITY4 ,SIMIL>LY UN9SPIR$ & EASY TO FIGURE \T W]E ! ATTEMPTS TO PRES5T ! NE>BY RESID5TS AN IMAGE ?AT ! ,G#b SUMMIT W\LD CAUSE NO FUNDAM5TAL PROBLEMS OR DI/URBANCES4 ,! MAYOR ( ,HAMBURG EV5 D>$ TO PR$ICT ?AT ! ,G#b W\LD BE LIKE A 0BIG COLORFUL PUBLIC FE/IVAL1 LIKE ! ANNUAL H>BOR BIR?DAY40 ,9 ANY CASE1 ! POLICE W\LD KEEP EV]Y?+ UND] CONTROL--IF NECESS>Y1 ) ! 0FULL RIGOR ( ! LAW40 ,?IS CON/ELLATION ( =CES SEEM$ RA!R FAVORABLE = US4 ,\R DIRECT OPPON5TS W]E OBVI\SLY 0NOT COMPLETELY UP TO SNUFF10 /RATEGICALLY1 TACTICALLY1 OR P]SONNEL-WISE4 ,9/EAD1 !IR DISPOSITION WAS RA!R 0,G]MANIC DULL40 ,IT WAS RELATIVELY EASY = US TO PREP>E \RSELVES = ! ?+S TO COME1 & !N TO MOBILIZE AGA9/ !M4 ,TO BE FAIR1 ALL !SE ?REATS DID SEEM TO DET] SOME PEOPLE4 ,EV5 IF ! M5AC+ ?REATS DISC\RAG$ MANY1 !Y ULTIMATELY ALL[$ = MORE COHESION AMONG ! OPPON5TS ( ! ,G#b 9 ! AFFECT$ NEI<BORHOODS & BEYOND4 

,QUITE A LONG TIME BE=E ! SUMMIT3 ,ORGANIZ+ & ,CAMPAIGN 

  

,ON EI!R SIDE1 ! PREP>ATIONS = ! SUMMIT />T$ E>LY4 ,ON ! SIDE ( ! OPPON5TS1 SEV]AL ,ANTI-,G#b PLAT=MS W]E BUILT4 ,! L>GE/ ONE1 ! 0,NO ,G#b ,9T]NATIONAL10 9CLUD$ ,N,G,OS1 :]EAS ! MO/ RADICAL1 0,WELCOME TO ,HELL10 WAS A COORD9ATION ( ANTIFASCI/ & AUTONOMI/ GR\PS4 ,!SE DIFF]5T PLAT=MS GA!R$ EV]Y TWO OR ?REE MON?S = 9T]NATIONAL ACTION CONF]5CES4 ,ADDITIONALLY1 9 ,G]MANY1 !RE W]E MEET+S ALMO/ EV]Y WEEK1 &1 T[>DS ! 5D ( PREP>ATIONS1 9 ,HAMBURG EV]Y DAY4 

,)\T HESITATION1 NUM]\S ,G]MAN COMRADES TRAVEL$ TO ,FRANCE1 ,ITALY1 ,GREECE1 ,SPA91 ,SW$51 & ,D5M>K4 ,MORE & MORE MEET+S1 DEBATES1 & EV5TS CONC]N+ ! ,G#b SUMMIT TOOK PLACE 9 !SE T]RITORIES4 ,\R COMRADES HELP$ MANY PEOPLE UND]/& ! S*EMES = PLANN$ ACTIONS1 AS WELL AS 9=M$ O!RS AB\T ! LOCALITIES = ! PLANN$ RESI/ANCE WEEK4 ,9 ADDITION1 ONE CAN CLE>LY APPRECIATE ! WORK ( ! ,G]MAN COMRADES :O DID NOT HESITATE 9 TAK+ RISKS3 FROM CLIPS ( !IR GRAFFITI CAMPAIGNS UP TO DIRECT ACTIONS ?AT CON/ANTLY 9CREAS$ AS ! SUMMIT APPROA*$4 

,( C\RSE1 !RE HAVE BE5 QUITE DIFF]5T =MS & LEVELS ( ORGANIZATION4 

,! DI/RICT 

  

,WE %>E A LONG HI/ORY & HAVE MANY EXP]I5CES1 ABOVE ALL ) /ATE VIOL5CE4 ,ONE ( \R MO/ IMPORTANT 9/ITUTIONS H]E IS ! 0QU>T] ASSEMBLY10 9 :I* ! PEOPLE DISCUSS & >GUE AB\T QUE/IONS DIRECTLY CONC]N+ ! QU>T]4 ,IT NORMALLY TAKES PLACE ONCE OR TWICE A YE>4 ,9 ,NOVEMB] #b#a#f1 AT ONE ( !SE ASSEMBLIES ?AT ATTRACT$ AB\T #e PEOPLE1 ! ASSEMBL$ UNANIM\SLY APPROV$ ! FOLL[+ RESOLUTIONS BY A %[ ( H&S3 

O ,WE REJECT ! ,G#b SUMMIT & ITS /ATE ( EM]G5CY6 O ,WE LIVE1 RESIDE1 & WORK H]E--WE /AY 9 ! /REETS :E!R ! SUMMIT TAKES PLACE OR NOT6 O ,TOGE!R ) FRI5DS FROM ALL OV] ! WORLD1 WE WILL %[ ?AT ANO!R WORLD IS POSSIBLE6 

,FUR!RMORE1 WORK+ GR\PS W]E =M$ TO PROMOTE & TO PREP>E = PROTE/S1 = EXAMPLE1 0,>RIVATI ,P>K0--BUT MORE ON ?AT LAT]4 

,! AUTONOMI/ SC5E 

  

,A P>T ( ! 0AUTONOMI/ SC5E0 HAD BE5 PREP>+ ! ,WELCOME TO ,HELL DEMON/RATION S9CE AUTUMN #b#a#f4 ,! DEMO WAS PLANN$ TO TAKE PLACE ON ! EVE ( ! SUMMIT4 ,IT WAS PLANN$ TO BE AN EXPRESSION ( \R CAPACITY COMB9$ ) A FUNDAM5TAL CRITICISM ( ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM4 ,! CALL WAS APPROV$ BY MANY 9 ! SC5E & QUICKLY TRANSLAT$ 9TO DIFF]5T LANGUAGES & S5T >\ND4 ,?IS C]TA9LY CONTRIBUT$ TO MAK+ ! RADICAL LEFT 9 ,EUROPE MOBILIZE = ,HAMBURG4 

,H[EV]1 SOME--ESPECIALLY 9 ,HAMBURG--DECID$ TO DI/ANCE !MSELVES1 ALBEIT 9DIVIDUALLY1 FROM ?IS DEMON/RATION4 ,ONE REASON GIV5 WAS ?AT ! ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK WAS P]CEIV$ AS K9D ( 0CLOS$ CLUB40 ,O!R P>TS ( ! AUTONOMI/ SC5E FOCUS$ ON 9T]NATIONAL MOBILIZATION1 OR ON DIRECT ACTIONS 9 ADVANCE ( ! SUMMIT4 ,/ILL O!RS F\ND$ ANO!R RADICAL ALLIANCE CALL$ 0,RAID+ ,G#b0 70,G#b 5T]N074 

,! 0,TRIAD0 

  

,! 0,TRIAD0 WAS A C5T]PIECE ( ! :OLE MOBILIZATION CAMPAIGN4 ,IT CONSI/$ (3 

#a7 ,AN ALT]NATIVE 7C\NT]-7 SUMMIT .<#b.>7 ,CIVIL DISOB$I5CE & BLOCKADES #c7 ,A BIG ALLIANCE DEMON/RATION 

,FROM ! BEG9N+1 /RUCTURES ACROSS ,G]MANY W]E DECISIVE 9 SETT+ UP ?IS PROGRAM4 ,IT WAS SIMPLY NOT POSSIBLE TO ORGANIZE SU* A HUGE PROJECT )\T COMRADES FROM ,B]L9 & O!R P>TS ( ! C\NTRY4 ,\R F\NDATION WAS ! EXP]I5CES & CONNECTIONS =M$ DUR+ ! MOBILIZATIONS AGA9/ ! ,G#h 9 ,HEILIG5DAMM 9 #b#g1 ,BLOCKUPY 9 ,FRANKFURT 9 #b#a#e1 AS WELL AS DECADES-LONG FI<TS OV] ! PLANN$ NUCLE> DISPOSAL SITE 9 ,GORLEB5 7BETWE5 ,HAMBURG & ,B]L974 ,! KEY PLAY]S ( ! 0TRIAD0 ORGANIZATION REFLECT$ !SE CONNECTIONS1 :I* ALREADY HAD BE5 C5TRAL TO PREVI\S PROTE/S3 

A7 ,! ,9T]V5TIONI/ ,LEFT 7,I,L7 -- A GRASSROOTS LEFT-W+ RADICAL ORGANIZATION 9 ,G]MANY B7 ,ATTAC -- AN 9T]NATIONAL ORGANIZATION BAS$ 9 ,P>IS CRITICAL ( GLOBALIZATION C7 ,P>TY 0,DIE ,L9KE0 7,! ,LEFT ,P>TY7 -- A POLITICAL P>TY 9 ,G]MANY ) #i.0 ( ! VOTES AT A NATIONAL LEVEL 

,9 ADDITION1 V>I\S GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS1 9ITIATIVES1 TRADE UNION GR\PS1 & AUTONOMI/ GR\PS W]E P>T ( ! C5TRAL MOBILIZATION4 ,H]E1 WE W]E TALK+ AB\T DIRECT 9T]V5TIONS ?AT W\LD DIRECTLY DI/URB ! SUMMIT1 &1 ALSO1 H[ TO CONVEY IDEAS ( ANO!R WORLD 7OR AT LEA/ IDEAS AGA9/ ! SUMMIT74 ,SIMPLY1 IT WAS EXPLICITLY AB\T %AP+ ! PROTE/ SUCCESSFULLY4 

,! MO/ FREQU5TLY DISCUSS$ TACTIC WAS BLOCKADES1 :I* IS TO SAY1 OB/RUCT+ ! R\TES ( ! 0,G#b MON/]S0 & !IR 0,%]PAS0--OR1 EV5 BETT]1 /OPP+ !M FROM GETT+ ?R\< AT ALL4 ,IT WAS ALSO AB\T BLOCK+ ! CITY'S MA9 ECONOMIC >T]IES1 LIKE ! SECOND L>GE/ PORT ( ,EUROPE1 OR1 AT A M9IMUM1 SOME ESPECIALLY SC&AL\S P>TS ( ! PORT4 ,! GR\PS DISCUSS$ :I* R\TES ! /ATE LEAD]S MI<T TAKE BETWE5 ! AIRPORT1 !IR HOTELS1 &1 ( C\RSE1 ! SUMMIT CONV5TION C5T]4 ,! FOCUS ( MANY DISCUSSIONS & ACTION TRA9+S BECAME PREP>+ = POSSIBLE SC5>IOS1 SU* AS POLICE B>RI]S ON ! TRANSF] R\TES OR G5]AL DEMO BAN ZONES4 

,= ! C5TRAL BLOCKADE ACTION ON ,FRIDAY1 ,JULY #g1 ! ,9T]V5TIONI/ ,LEFT WROTE A REM>KABLE CALL3 0,COLOR ! R$ ZONE40 

,! 0,SUMMIT ( ,GLOBAL ,SOLID>ITY10 PLANN$ = ,W$NESDAY & ,?URSDAY1 WAS PROPOS$ TO =M A C\NT]BALANCE TO ! (FICIAL TOPICS3 A SORT ( ?9K TANK = ALT]NATIVES TO ! RUL+ LOGIC & POLITICS ( ! ,G#b4 ,AT ! BIG DEMON/RATION ON ,SATURDAY1 ! 5TIRE PROTE/ WAS SUPPOS$ TO TAKE TO ! /REETS TOGE!R ON A MASSIVE SCALE4 ,! DEMON/RATION W\LD !N 5D AS CLOSE TO ! SUMMIT LOCATION AS POSSIBLE4 

,! ,LOGI/ICS 

  

,! SELF-MANAG$ LEFTI/ SOCIAL C5T]S PREP>$ !MSELVES TO BE CONTACT PO9TS = =EIGN ACTIVI/S4 ,! C5T]S SET UP 9FO PO9TS1 RE/ROOMS1 & FIR/-AID /ATIONS4 ,9 ADDITION TO ?IS1 FOLKS FROM ALL OV] ! C\NTRY 9/ALL$ L>GE MOBILE KIT*5S4 ,! ,LEGAL ,TEAM LAUN*$ A PREEMPTIVE 9=MATION CAMPAIGN ) CONCRETE TIPS AB\T H[ TO H&LE REPRESSION4 ,AS WELL1 FOLKS ORGANIZ$ AN EM]G5CY LAWY] S]VICE & A TELEPHONE HOTL9E = LAWY]S ?AT W\LD BE /AFF$ DUR+ ! :OLE WEEK ( ACTION4 

,9 ONE P>T ( ! ,/4 ,PAULI ,/ADIUM1 AN ALT]NATIVE M$IA 9FRA/RUCTURE MAT]IALIZ$ TO PROVIDE DIRECT 9=MATION TO ! ACTIVI/S1 & TO C\NT]BALANCE ! ONE-SID$ COV]AGE ANTICIPAT$ FROM ! MASS M$IA4 ,! PLAN WAS TO E/ABLI% A MASSIVE COORD9AT$ PROTE/ CAMP4 ,IT WAS CLE> FROM ! BEG9N+ ?AT IT W\LD BE DIFFICULT TO A*IEVE ?IS4 ,AS ! SUMMIT APPROA*$1 ! CAMP ORGANIZ]S SPLIT ON ! QUE/ION ( :E!R OR NOT ! CAMP %\LD BE CALL$ 0ANTI-CAPITALI/40 ,?AT DIVISION WEAK5$ ! ORIG9AL 9T5TION ( ! CAMP4 ,OV]ALL1 ! LOGI/ICS TI$ UP A LOT ( ! LOCAL =CES1 BUT 9 ! 5D1 IT PANN$ \T QUITE WELL4 

0,ALL = ,ALL0 

  

,?IS WAS ! SLOGAN ( A MOBILIZATION ( ! SO-CALL$ 0H$ONI/0 LEFT1 AS WELL AS MUSICIANS1 >TI/S1 & SEV]AL O!RS4 ,9 REC5T YE>S1 !Y HAVE BE5 AN IMPORTANT & ESPECIALLY CREATIVE P>T ( ! PROTE/ CULTURE 9 ,HAMBURG4 ,!Y AVOID DIRECT CONFLICTS ) ,/ATE P[] & DEEPLY IDEOLOGICAL DEBATES4 ,9/EAD1 !Y FOCUS ON POLITICAL ACTIONS ?AT %\LD BE FUN1 ! PRODUCTION ( MEAN+FUL IMAGES1 & 9VIT+ O!RS TO JO9 9 POLITICAL ACTIONS4 ,!Y HAD PLANN$ SEV]AL ACTIONS = ! PROTE/ WEEK4 ,9 P>TICUL>1 ,TUESDAY & ,W$NESDAY--! FIR/ LAP ( ! PROTE/ WEEK--WAS MA9LY DESIGN$ BY 0,ALL = ,ALL30 FIR/ ! 0,H>DCORN]N0--A RECLAIM-!-/REETS ACTION 9VOLV+ MASS PUBLIC DR9K+2 !N ?IS WAS FOLL[$ BY A HUGE PROTE/ RAVE & ! P]=MANCE PIECE 0#a FIGURES0--AN >TI/IC PROTE/ AGA9/ A DECREPIT1 ISOLAT+ SOCIETY4 

,! ,QUE]-,FEM9I/ ,ALLIANCE 

  

,! ,QUE]-,FEM9I/ ,ALLIANCE P>TICIPAT$ 9 V>I\S PREP>ATIONS ) !IR [N ISSUES AT ! ,WELCOME TO ,HELL DEMO1 ! PROTE/ RAVE1 ! BLOCKADES1 & ALSO AS A SEP>ATE BLOC DUR+ ! BIG DEMO ON ,SATURDAY4 ,!Y W]E A NATURAL P>T ( ! MOVEM5T DUR+ ! PROTE/ WEEK ) AN 9DEP5D5T PO9T ( CONTACT 9 A =M]LY OCCUPI$ H\SE4 

,! ,/4 ,PAULI FAN ORGANIZATIONS 

  

,! ,/4 ,PAULI FAN ORGANIZATIONS HAVE ALSO BE5 A V]Y IMPORTANT FACTOR 9 MOBILIZ+ & ORGANIZ+ ! PROTE/S4 ,!RE W]E V>I\S PROTE/ 0,*OREOS0 .<*OREOGRAPHIES.> & DISCUSSION EV5TS 9 ! /ADIUM PRIOR TO ! SUMMIT4 ,!Y ALSO MOBILIZ$ VIGOR\SLY )9 !IR [N /RUCTURES4 ,DUR+ ! PROTE/ WEEK ITSELF1 ! FAN ROOMS S]V$ AS ONE ( ! 9FO-PO9TS & ALSO PROVID$ FOOD4 ,LA/LY1 !Y ORGANIZ$ A PROTE/ FOOTBALL T\RNAM5T & A SUBSEQU5T OP5-AIR CONC]T TO TAKE PLACE 9 ! IMM$IATE VIC9ITY ( ! SUMMIT CONV5TION C5T]4 

,Y\? AGA9/ ,G#b 

  

,Y\? AGA9/ ,G#b TOOK P>T 9 ALMO/ ALL ( ! PROTE/ ACTIONS1 BUT ESPECIALLY 9 ! 0TRIAD40 ,!Y MOBILIZ$ PUPILS & /UD5TS BO? 9 ,HAMBURG & >\ND ALL ( ,G]MANY4 ,AS AN 9DEP5D5T ACTION1 !Y SET UP AN $UCATION /RIKE ) ITS [N DEMON/RATION ON ! 0BLOCKADE ,FRIDAY40 

0,MEXICANS AGA9/ ,TRUMP0 

  

,\R QU>T] HAS ONE ( ! HI<E/ PUB D5SITIES 9 ,EUROPE4 ,WE HAVE A SPECIAL %OT CALL$ ! ,MEXICAN3 A HOME-BREW$ S*NAPPS MIXTURE MADE FROM ,VODKA1 TOMATO1 & SPICES4 ,9 ! 5D1 MORE ?AN #ae PUBS--NOT ONLY 9 ,HAMBURG BUT ALSO EV5 9 ,MEXICO--P>TICIPAT$ 9 ?IS CAMPAIGN1 & SUBSEQU5TLY DONAT$ ALL ( ! PROCE$S TO ! CAMPAIGN CO/S4 

,RI<T TO ! ,CITY 

  

,RI<T TO ! ,CITY IS A NETWORK 9 :I* NUM]\S 9ITIATIVES & GR\PS 9 ,HAMBURG HAVE BE5 ACT+ UND] TOGE!R S9CE #b#i4 ,! FOCI ( !IR WORK RANGES FROM G5TRIFICATION1 NONCOMM]CIAL OP5 SPACES1 & DEMOCRATIC URBAN PLANN+ TO URBAN ECOLOGY & TO CREAT+ A CITY ?AT WELCOMES ALL REFUGEES4 ,AT ITS CORE1 IT IS AB\T DEF5D+ \R RI<T TO ! CITY AGA9/ ! RUL]S3 TO CON/ANTLY /R5G!N ! CITY ) \R [N POSITIVE 9ITIATIVES & PROJECTS1 & TO BUILD UP A BROAD URBAN MOVEM5T )\T HI]>*IES4 ,9 REC5T YE>S1 ! ,RI<T TO ! ,CITY NETWORK HAS TRIGG]$ V>I\S ACTIONS1 9CLUD+ OCCUPATIONS4 ,BY DO+ SO1 IT HAS 9FLU5C$ SEV]AL DEBATES 9 ,HAMBURG POLITICS & F\ND$ SOME 9DEP5D5T PROJECTS--= EXAMPLE1 ! ,GANGEVI]TEL4 

,! IMMAN5T OCCUPATION ( \R CITY BY A 0,P>ADE ( ,MON/]S0 WAS !RE=E ! EXACT OPPOSITE ( ! IDEAS !Y ESP\S$4 ,ACCORD+LY1 ! NETWORK SET ALL LEV]S 9 MOTION4 ,PEOPLE FROM ! NETWORK DECISIVELY COOP]AT$ 9 ! 9FRA/RUCTURE ( ! PROTE/ WEEK AT NE>LY ALL LOCATIONS ( ! LOGI/ICS1 BUT ESPECIALLY AT ,>RIVATI ,P>K4 ,SOME ( !M TOOK P>T 9 ! 9T]NATIONAL MOBILIZATION1 ! QU>T] ASSEMBLIES1 ! 0,ALL = ,ALL0 ACTIONS1 ! BLOCKADES1 &1 ( C\RSE1 9 ! BIG DEMON/RATION ON ,SATURDAY1 TOO4 

,! 9T]NATIONAL MOBILIZATION 

  

,! DIFF]5T /RUCTURES1 SU* AS FANS ( ,F,C ,/4 ,PAULI1 ! 0,I,L10 OR AUTONOMI/ GR\PS1 />T$ !IR MOBILIZATIONS )9 !IR [N CONTACTS1 BUT EV5TUALLY W5T ON TO CONNECT+ 9TO 9T]NATIONAL NETWORKS4 ,9 ADDITION1 !RE WAS AN OP5 MAIL+ LI/ ) ITS [N DISCUSSIONS1 WORK+ GR\PS1 & TELEPHONE CONF]5CES4 ,! 9T]NATIONAL CALL TO ACTION WAS WRITT5 9 ,5GLI%1 !N TRANSLAT$ 9TO ,FR5*1 ,RUSSIAN1 ,ITALIAN1 ,GREEK1 ,DUT* & ,SPANI%4 

,9 ,APRIL1 AS P>T ( ! BIG ACTION CONF]5CE1 ACTIVI/S FROM ALL OV] ,EUROPE MET TO DEAL SPECIFICALLY ) ! 9T]NATIONAL MOBILIZATION1 ) ! V>I\S SPECIAL CONC]NS OR SIMPLY QUE/IONS FROM ! 9T]NATIONALS4 ,AMONG O!R ?+S1 !Y DISCUSS$ & ULTIMATELY DECID$ TO WRITE AN OP5 LETT] ADDRESS$ DIRECTLY TO ! PEOPLE ( ,HAMBURG4 ,IT WAS V]Y WELL-WRITT51 BUT1 UN=TUNATELY1 IT WAS ONLY PUBLI%$ 9 ,G]MAN4 

,! 0B\RGEOIS1 RE=MI/ PROTE/0 

  

,TO \R M9D1 ! RE=MI/ PROTE/ PLAY$ NO RELEVANT ROLE1 & ONLY BR\<T A FEW PEOPLE 9TO ! /REETS4 ,BUT 9 ! RUN-UP TO ! ,G#b1 !RE W]E AT LEA/ CRITICAL DISCUSSIONS 9 TRADE UNIONS1 NATURE CONS]VATION ASSOCIATIONS1 )9 ! ,GRE5 ,P>TY 7:I* IS P>T ( ,HAMBURG'S CITY GOV]NM5T71 & 9 ,PROTE/ANT *UR* GR\PS4 

,DEC5TRALIZ$1 MILITANT ACTIONS 

  

,9 ! LEAD UP TO ! SUMMIT1 A WAVE ( DIFF]5T ACTIONS TOOK PLACE4 ,ACCORD+ TO A ,G]MAN DOME/IC SECRET S]VICE PUBLICATION1 #aeb SO-CALL$ 0CRIMES0 AGA9/ ! UPCOM+ SUMMIT TOOK PLACE 9 ,HAMBURG ALONE BY ,MAY #c#a1 ONE MON? BE=E ! ACTUAL PROTE/ WEEK />T$4 ,9 ADDITION1 !RE W]E #hg MORE 0CRIMES0 ELSE:]E 9 ,G]MANY ASSOCIAT$ ) AN ANTI-,G#b S5TIM5T4 ,WE ?9K !SE NUMB]S >E QUITE REALI/IC4 ,:ILE EV5 0ATTACKS0 ) 0COLOR-EGGS0 .<EGGS1 GLASSES1 OR ,*RI/MAS ORNAM5TS FILL$ ) PA9T.> W]E C\NT$1 !RE W]E NUM]\S RISKI] ATTACKS1 = EXAMPLE1 ONES ON ! C>S & HOMES ( POLITICIANS1 FIRE ATTACKS ON POLICE /ATIONS & MULT9ATIONAL CORPORATIONS1 &1 TWICE ON ! SUMMIT CONV5TION C5T] ITSELF4 ,9 ONE 9CID5T1 HALF ( A PORTAL GATE WAS BURN$ AFT] AN ATTACK 9VOLV+ P]HAPS #c MASK$ PEOPLE4 

,AS F> AS WE KN[1 ?IS SCALE ( 0CRIME0 HAD NEV] HAPP5$ 9 ,HAMBURG BE=E1 &1 9 ,G]MANY1 NOT S9CE ! #a#i#hS4 ,! GOOD ?+ IS ?AT !RE W]E NO >RE/S1 NOR W]E ANY PEOPLE H>M$4 ,MOREOV]1 MANY ( ! ACTIONS W]E ACCOMPANI$ BY EXPLANATIONS2 9 O!R CASES1 ! DE$ PROVID$ ! /ATEM5T4 ,SIMIL> ACTIONS ALSO TOOK PLACE 9 O!R ,EUROPEAN CITIES1 SU* AS ,A!NS4 ,!RE1 !Y REF]R$ MO/LY TO A LOCAL CONC]N1 BUT AT ! SAME TIME MADE A REF]5CE TO ! ,G#b4 

,! LOCAL PRESS & POLITICIANS TRI$ TO USE !SE MILITANT GR\PS' ACTIONS TO DEFAME ! 5TIRE 0,NO-,G#b0 CAMPAIGN AS 0VIOL5T 9 ANY CASE40 ,!Y DEM&$ MORE POLICE1 & URG$ NONVIOL5T PROTE/ GR\PS TO DI/ANCE !MSELVES FROM MILITANT ONES4 ,! LATT] 9ITIATIVE DID NOT SUCCE$3 ONLY ONE ONL9E CAMPAIGN+ ORGANIZATION 70,CAMPACT07 & ! ,GRE5 ,P>TY LEFT ! ALLIANCE = ! MASS DEMON/RATION ON ,SATURDAY4 ,?IS DID NOT APPE> TO AFFECT ! OV]ALL MOBILIZATION4 

,AS ! SUMMIT APPROA*$ 

  

,AS ! SUMMIT APPROA*$1 ! NUMB] ( MILITANT ATTACKS 9CREAS$1 AS WELL AS ! MEET+S = PREP>ATIONS & V>I$ MOBILIZATION ACTIONS4 ,:ILE WE W]E ACT+1 ! ,/ATE SEEM$ TO BE A LITTLE BIT UN9SPIR$4 

,ON ,M>* #a#g1 #b#a#g1 ,MAYOR ,S*OLZ'S GU>DS' POLICE VAN WAS BURN$4 ,ON ,M>* #b#g1 !RE WAS AN 9T5SE ATTACK ON A POLICE /ATION4 ,9 ! ,EIMSBUTTEL DI/RICT1 CLOSE TO ! CITY1 EI<T POLICE C>S W5T UP 9 FLAMES4 ,! NEXT DAY1 9 ONE ( ! NOBLE P>TS ( T[N CALL$ ,BLANK5ESE1 ?REE LUXURY C>S ( ULTRA-RI* ,9VE/M5T & ,5]GY ,MANAG]S BURN$4 

,APRIL #bag HAD ALREADY BE5 ANN\NC$ AS A 0MON? ( ACTION40 ,9DE$1 !RE W]E NE>LY DAILY ATTACKS 9 ALMO/ ALL ! L>G] T[NS 9 ,G]MANY ?AT REF]5C$ ! ,G#b3 ON PRIVATE SECURITY (FICES1 BAILIFFS1 JOB C5T]S1 ! ADV]TIS+ COMPANY ?AT DESIGN$ ! (FICIAL ,G#b LOGO1 BANK BRAN*ES1 VEHICLES ( ! ,CU/OMS ,AU?ORITY & ! ,F$]AL ,POLICE1 9T]NATIONAL CORPORATIONS1 & MORE4 

,! ,F9AL ,C\NTD[N 

  
,JUNE #a1 #b#a#g3 ,POLICE ORD] A DEMO BAN ZONE 

  

,! #f#f-PAGE ORD9ANCE RELEAS$ BY ! ,HAMBURG ,POLICE WAS QUITE A SCOR*]4 ,= ! TWO SUMMIT DAYS1 ! POLICE =BADE ALL PUBLIC MEET+S & DEMON/RATIONS 9 A #* KM#b >EA4 ,?IS 0BLUE ZONE0 9CLUD$ ! AIRPORT & EXT5D$ TO ! ,ELBE RIV] 9 A /RIP BETWE5 #d TO #f KM WIDE4 ,! BLUE ZONE 9CLUD$ ! :OLE HI/ORIC CITY C5T]1 ! SUMMIT CONV5TION C5T]1 & ! HOTELS ( ,G#b DELEGATIONS1 AS WELL AS ALL POSSIBLE R\TES FROM !M4 ,! SIZE ( ! BAN ZONE EASILY OV]%AD[$ ANY SIMIL> PROHIBITION 9 ,G]MANY1 OR EV5 AT PREVI\S SUMMITS ELSE:]E4 ,! :OLE ISSUE WAS JU/IFI$ BY A SUPPOS$ 0EXTREMELY DANG]\S SITUATION0 ?AT W\LD PRIM>ILY BE CAUS$ BY ! EXPECT$ 0MASSIVE & VIOL5T PROTE/S40 ,POLICE1 POLITICIANS1 & ! M$IA \TL9$ 9 ADVANCE A T]RIFY+ PICTURE ( 0BLACK HORDES FROM EV]Y:]E ?AT WILL ATTACK ,HAMBURG40 ,= ?IS1 0! RI<T TO DEMON/RATE MU/ BE AB&ON$02 ONE C\LD EX]CISE IT 0BEYOND ! ZONE40 

,! PROTECTION ( ! SO-CALL$ 0PROTOCOL R\TES0 SEEM$ TO BE ! MO/ IMPORTANT CONSID]ATION = ! POLICE4 ,SPECIFICALLY1 WE >E TALK+ AB\T ! R\TES ( ALL ( ! POLITICIANS & !IR SEV]AL ?\S& 0HI<-RANK+ DELEGATES03 FROM ! AIRPORT TO ! HOTELS1 FROM ! HOTELS TO ! MEET+ PLACE1 FROM !RE TO ! GALA EV5+1 & SO ON4 ,BLOCKADES OR ANY O!R ANNOYANCES ON !SE TRANSF] R\TES1 :E!R PEACEFUL OR VIOL5T1 W]E OBVI\SLY ! MO/ FE>$ CONT+5CY = ! ,HAMBURG POLICE1 :O HAD ONLY EXP]I5C$ A H&FUL ( ?OSE K9D ( *ALL5GES BE=E4 ,9 ORD] TO PREV5T ANY DI/URBANCE1 ! ,/ATE DIRECTLY1 IMM$IATELY1 & )\T ANY JURIDICAL RE/RICTIONS CANCEL$ AN IMPORTANT P>T ( ! ,G]MAN ,BASIC ,LAW4 

,JUNE #i3 ,TRUMP'S HOTEL SE>* IS F9I%$ 

  

,! ,HAMBURG ,CITY ,GOV]NM5T (F]$ TO PROVIDE !IR GUE/H\SE TO ,TRUMP4 ,! GUE/H\SE IS A RELATIVELY CONTEMPLATIVE1 RA!R SMALL PROP]TY--ALSO1 APP>5TLY1 A MAKE%IFT ONE4 ,!RE HAD BE5 S]I\S SPECULATION ?AT ,TRUMP W\LD HAVE TO COMMUTE FROM ,B]L9 TO ,HAMBURG4 ,!RE W]E EV5 RUNN+ JOKES ?AT WE W\LD HAVE TO ACCOMMODATE ,TRUMP 9 A PROTE/ CAMP4 ,IT WAS ASSUM$ ?AT ,TRUMP W\LD DAMAGE ! IMAGE ( A FIR/-CLASS HOTEL3 ! HOTELKEEP]S SURELY DID NOT WANT TO PUT !MSELVES 9TO ! FOCUS ( ! PROTE/S BY H\S+ HIM4 ,:]EAS ,TRUMP W\LD LEAVE SOON1 ! LOCAL RADICAL PROTE/ SC5E W\LD REMA9 AFT]1 & IT HAS ALREADY ATTACK$ C]TA9 FIVE-/> HOTELS ) DIRECT ACTIONS 9 ,HAMBURG4 

,JUNE #a#i3 ,SABOTAGE ON ! RAILROAD TRACKS 

  

,! HEADL9E NEWS3 V>I\S C5TRAL RAILROAD TRACKS HAVE BE5 COMPLETELY /OPP$ 9 ,G]MANY BECAUSE ( A CLE>LY NATIONALLY-COORD9AT$ SABOTAGE1 9 :I* SEV]AL BIG CABLE CANALS NEXT TO ! MA9 TRACKS W]E BURNT4 ,! ACTION IS 9 ! CONTEXT ( 0,RESI/ANCE AGA9/ ,G#b40 ,9 AN EXPLANATION1 ! GR\P CITES ! ,9VISIBLE ,COMMITTEE3 0,NO LONG] WAIT+4 ,NOT ONLY JU/ HOP+4 ,ACT+4 ,TRY+1 FAIL+1 & TRY+ ONCE MORE1 FAIL+ BETT]4 ,W9N+1 MAYBE4 ,9 ANY CASE1 GETT+ AHEAD4 ,GO+ \R WAY4 ,JU/ LIV+--,N[60 

,JUNE #b#c3 ,WAT] BATTLE AT ! FUTURE ,>RIVATI ,P>K 

  

,UND] ! MOTTO 0,WET ! ,BLUE ,ZONE10 APPROXIMATELY #b PEOPLE ASSEMBL$ & ORGANIZ$ AN 09T]NAL WAT] BATTLE0--EV]YBODY AGA9/ EV]YBODY4 ,IT WAS FUN & IT GOT QUITE WET4 ,! POLICE WAT*$ SUSPICI\SLY FROM A DI/ANCE4 

,JUNE #b#d3 ,GESA"9"9"9 TO HELL & ,REFUGEE DEMO 

  

,ON ,JUNE #b#d1 APPROXIMATELY #e PEOPLE MOV$ ?R\< ,HAMBURG UP TO ! 0,C5TRAL PRISON] PO9T0 ESPECIALLY E/ABLI%$ = ! ,G#b1 ABBREVIAT$ TO 0,GESA40.<#c.> ,9 AN >EA F5C$ 9 ) B>B$ WIRE1 ! POLICE HAD 9/ALL$ CELLS = UP TO #d PRISON]S1 AS WELL AS ROOMS = QUICK TRIALS4 ,A GIGANTIC POLICE PLATOON ACCOMPANI$ ! DEMO1 :I* ACT$ UND] ! MOTTO 0,GESA TO ,HELL40 ,= A FEW H\RS1 APPROXIMATELY #a PEOPLE--AMONG !M1 MANY REFUGEES--DEMON/RAT$ 9 ! CITY C5T] UND] ! MOTTO 0,WE >E H]E--,REFUGEES & MIGRANTS DEM&3 ,/OP COLONIZATION1 EXPLOITATION1 & W>60 ,?IS BANN] REF]R$ TO ! =?COM+ ,G#b SUMMIT4 

,JUNE #b#f3 ,ATTEMPT+ TO BUILD A CAMP AT 0,/ADTP>K0 

  

,! ,/ATE PROHIBIT$ ! CAMP 9 ! ,/ADTP>K 7,T[N ,P>K7 ON ! PRETEXT ?AT ! GRE5 >EAS !RE W\LD BE DAMAG$4 ,BY CONTRA/1 A ,ROLL+ ,/ONES OP5-AIR CONC]T ON ! EXACT SAME GIANT MEAD[ T5 DAYS AFT] ! ,G#b WAS CONSID]$ 0H>MLESS0 & P]MITT$4 ,AFT] SEV]AL O!R BAN ORD]S BY ! POLICE & SEV]AL COMPLA9TS AGA9/ !M1 ! FOLL[+ JURIDICAL /ATUS EM]G$3 ON ONE H&1 A CAMP MU/ BE G5]ALLY ALL[$2 ON ! O!R H&1 ! POLICE C\LD DECL>E ANY RE/RICTION ON H[ TO CAMP4 ,ONE ( !SE WAS ?AT SLEEP+ T5TS W]E COMPLETELY PROHIBIT$--:I*1 AS Y\ KN[1 IS ESS5TIAL TO A CAMP4 

,TO NO ONE'S SURPRISE1 ! POLICE BLOCK$ ! >EA COMPLETELY & PREV5T$ ! FIR/ ATTEMPT TO ]ECT A CAMP4 ,TO POLICE-LOGIC1 ?IS SEEM$ LIKE AN UND]/&ABLE /EP AT ?IS TIME3 ! ,HAMBURG ,/ADTP>K WAS SITUAT$ EXACTLY 9 ! MIDDLE ( !IR GIGANTIC DEMO BAN ZONE4 ,9 ADDITION1 ! POLITICIANS' R\TES FROM ! AIRPORT TO ! CITY C5T] W]E 9 WALK+ DI/ANCE ( ! P>K4 ,BUT 9/EAD ( COMPROMIS+ & (F]+ A LESS PROBLEMATIC ALT]NATIVE1 ! POLICE DREW A NEW R$ L9E3 0SLEEP+ T5TS >E NOT ALL[$ 9 ! :OLE CITY40 ,SO WE C\LD BE SURE ?AT1 AFT] SETT+ UP TWO OR ?REE T5TS 9 ANY P>K OR FRONT G>D51 !RE W\LD BE A POLICE PRES5CE1 AT ! LATE/1 )9 A HALF H\R4 ,BY ! WAY1 = ! POLICE1 ?IS WAS A RA!R UNPOPUL> & EXHAU/+ TASK4 

,JUNE #b#g3 ,RIOT COPS FROM ,B]L9 HAVE A SC&AL\S P>TY 

  

,APP>5TLY1 #c POLICE (FIC]S FROM ,B]L91 9 GR\PS ( #a1 ?REW A WILD P>TY 9 !IR HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS3 A BELLIG]5T ONE ?AT 9CLUD$ UR9AT+ 5 MASSE1 PUBLIC SEX1 TABLE DANC+ ) A GUN1 & NOISY SCREAM+ & *ANT+4 ,!Y EV5 HAD SECURITY GU>DS :O W]E ORD]$ TO LOOK OV] ?IS WELL-KN[N 09FAM\S TROOP FROM ! CAPITAL10 & ! GU>DS DOCUM5T$ EV]Y?+ ) CAM]AS4 ,TO P>TIALLY RE/ORE ! PUBLIC IMAGE ( ! POLICE1 ! ?REE GR\PS ( #a POLICEM5 W]E S5T BACK HOME AT ONCE4 ,WE ?\<T3 ,OH1 ?AT'S GREAT6--#c FEW] UGLY HOOLIGANS 9 UNI=MS4 ,DUR+ ! PROTE/ WEEK1 WE (T5 JOK$ ) ! 9CREAS+LY IRRITAT$ POLICE3 0,JU/ HAVE A WILD P>TY--!N Y\ CAN BE S5T HOME60 

,JUNE #b#g3 ,ANO!R L>GE ASSEMBLY 9 ,/4 ,PAULI 

  

,MEAN:ILE1 MASSES ( POLICE UNITS W]E CONV]G+ 9 ,HAMBURG4 ,! ANTICIPAT$ /ATE ( EM]G5CY = ! QU>T] HAD BECOME A REALITY4 ,WE CAME TOGE!R TO MAKE \R LA/ COMMITM5TS TO EA* O!R4 ,9 A WAY IT WAS AN OA? TO ONE ANO!R3 A PROMISE ?AT WE W\LD /& TOGE!R & NOT LET !M PREV5T US FROM PROTE/+4 ,WE W5T OV] ! PLANN$ ACTIONS ( ! PROTE/ WEEK4 ,IT WAS ALSO F9ALLY CL>IFI$ ?AT1 9 SPITE ( ALL ! CAMP BANS1 WE W\LD BE CAPABLE ( SUFFICI5TLY ACCOMMODAT+ \TSIDE GUE/S--EV5 ?\< IT MI<T MEAN ?AT EV]Y %>$ SPACE W\LD HAVE TO ACCOMMODATE TWICE AS MANY PEOPLE4 

,JUNE #b#h3 ,ACTIVI/S HANG A L>GE BANN] ON ! MA9 BRIDGE ( ! ,ELBE 

  

,! BANN] APPE>$ 9 ! E>LY MORN+ H\RS4 ,IT READ1 9 BIG LETT]S 0,B,U,I,L,D ,B,R,I,D,G,E,S ,N,O,T ,W,A,L,L,S40 ,! BANN] WAS )9 ! CONTEXT ( ! ,G#b1 BUT ALSO DIRECT$ AT ! ,TRUMPS & O!RS :O WANT TO EXAC]BATE ! SITUATION = REFUGEES4 ,WE BEGAN TO SEE SIGNS ?AT ?OSE :O PRACTICE SOLID>ITY ) REFUGEES HAD >RIV$1 9CLUD+ AN ACTIVI/ ACTION UNIT ( 0,Y\? ,SAVES0 & ANO!R FROM 0,SEAWAT*0--GR\PS ?AT DIRECTLY RESCUE REFUGEES 9 ! ,M$IT]RANEAN ,SEA FROM DI/RESS AT SEA--& 0,NEV] ,M9D ! ,PAP]S10 A GR\P 9VOLV$ 9 ! 0,RI<T TO ! ,CITY0 NETWORK4 

,JUNE #b#h3 ,! COPS LIFT \R WAT] CANNON 

  

,!N CAME ! PRES5TATION ( A DISC>D$ HI/ORIC WAT] CANNON ) ! GREATE/ REGI/RATION PLATE3 0,A,C-,A,B #a#i#a40.<#d.> ,IT WAS SUBSEQU5TLY RECAPTUR$ BY ! POLICE1 PROBABLY BECAUSE IT HAD BE5 P>K$ NE> ! FLAT ( ,&Y ,GROTE1 ,S5ATOR ( ! ,9T]IOR ( ,HAMBURG4 ,IT'S A PITY ?AT WE DIDN'T KEEP IT UNTIL ! PROTE/ DAYS6 ,SEV]AL WEEKS AFT]1 A JUDGE DECID$ ?AT AS ! VEHICLE WAS DECL>$ & REGI/]$ COMPLETELY LEGALLY1 ! SEIZURE HAD BE5 ILLEGAL4 

,JUNE #b#h3 ,! ,F$]AL ,CON/ITUTIONAL ,C\RT P]MITS A PROTE/ CAMP 

  

,! ,F$]AL ,CON/ITUTIONAL ,C\RT P]MITT$ A PROTE/ CAMP1 BUT ONLY AS A 0POLITICAL ASSEMBLY40 ,NEV]!LESS1 ?IS DECISION FROM ! HI<E/ ,G]MAN C\RT =C$ ! POLICE TO ! NEGOTIAT+ TABLE ONCE MORE4 ,! POLICE REFUS$ TO CONC$E !IR R$ L9ES3 0NO ,/ADTP>K0 & 0NO SLEEP+ T5TS40 

,/>T+ ,JUNE #b#i3 ,9/ALLATION ( MOVEM5T KIT*5S & 9FO PO9TS 

  

,!RE >E SEV]AL COLLECTIVE KIT*5 GR\PS 9 ,G]MANY & 9 ,FRANCE ?AT DEPLOY MOBILE MO/LY VEGET>IAN KIT*5S TO POLITICAL MOBILIZATIONS TO FE$ ACTIVI/S4 ,!Y HAD PLANN$ TO COOK 9 ! CAMPS2 A WEEK BE=E ! SUMMIT />T$1 !Y MOV$ 9TO LEFT H\S+ PROJECTS4 ,?IS WAS COOL = LOCAL ACTIVI/S BECAUSE IT MEANT A DIRECT /R5G!N+ 9 !IR EV]YDAY /RUCTURES4 ,!SE 5L>G$ CUL9>Y CAPACITIES 5ABL$ ! PRODUCTION ( #a TO #e MEALS EV]Y DAY FROM EA* ( P]HAPS #a OR #ab KIT*5S4 ,SOME W]E !RE DUR+ ! :OLE PROTE/ WEEK1 O!RS 0ONLY0 FROM ,?URSDAY UNTIL ,SATURDAY4 

,! 9FO PO9TS W]E L9K$ ) ! ALT]NATIVE M$IA C5T]4 ,MO/ ( !M W]E LOCAT$ 9 ! SAME PLACES AS ! KIT*5S4 ,H]E1 PEOPLE C\LD F9D PAMPHLETS & TOPICAL 9=MATION & VIEW ! ,LIVE/REAM4 ,9 ADDITION1 !RE W]E ,P,CS ) ,9T]NET ACCESS1 *>G+ /ATIONS = MOBILE PHONES1 & (T5 %[]S OR CLO!S-*ANG+ /ATIONS4 ,!RE W]E ALSO T[N MAPS1 PRACTICAL TIPS1 &1 LAT]1 CONTACTS = ! ,LEGAL ,TEAM & (F]S = SLEEP+ PLACES4 

,SOME ( !SE C5T]S EV5 (F]$ FREE BICYCLES = L5D+4 ,APPROXIMATELY #h OLD SCRAP BIKES HAD ALREADY BE5 REPAIR$ MON?S 9 ADVANCE SPECIFICALLY = ! ,G#b4 ,! BIKES 9CREAS$ ! MOBILITY ( VISIT+ ACTIVI/S1 & MADE IT EASI] = !M TO OBTA9 KN[L$GE ( ! LOCAL >EA4 7,LAT]1 SOME ( ! BIKES W]E TRANS=M$ 9TO AN 0EXPRESS BLOCKADE0 BY *A9+ !M TOGE!R47 

,9 !SE C5T]S1 !RE WAS ALWAYS ! POSSIBILITY ( AN ESCALATION--:I* WE TRI$ TO AVOID :5EV] POSSIBLE4 ,! GOAL ( SU* SITES WAS ONE ( REG5]ATION1 REFLECTION1 & DISCUSSION1 NOT DIRECT CONFLICT4 

,/>T+ ,JUNE #c3 ,LEGAL ,TEAM & FIR/ AID FACILITIES 

  

,! ,LEGAL ,TEAM HAD 9/ALL$ A CON/ANTLY ACCESSIBLE PHONE CONNECTION4 ,!Y ALSO PROVID$ MANY VOLUNT>Y LAWY]S :O W]E 9ITIALLY ALL WORK+ 9 A QUALIFI$ LEGAL CAPACITY--A WELL-FUNCTION+ /RUCTURE ?AT HAS EXI/$ 9 ,HAMBURG = A LONG TIME4 ,H[EV]1 NONE HAD EXP]I5C$ ?IS P>TICUL> LEVEL ( CONFLICT BE=E4 

,9 ADDITION1 SO-CALL$ 0,DEMO ,SANIS0 7FIR/ AID MOVEM5T P>AM$ICS7 FROM >\ND ! :OLE REPUBLIC >RIV$ & PLUGG$ 9TO LOCAL /RUCTURES TO =M A NETWORK = EM]G5CY C>E1 :I* W]E MO/LY CONNECT$ TO ! ALREADY-M5TION$ SOCIAL C5T]S4 ,MOREOV]1 0,\T ( ,ACTION10 A RELATIVELY NEW /RUCTURE1 =M$ TO HELP PEOPLE :O HAD BE5 TRAUMATIZ$ BY POLICE VIOL5CE4 ,?IS WAY1 \R FRI5DS W\LD NOT BE LEFT ON !IR [N & C\LD OBTA9 SOME ADVICE = PROCESS+ TRAUMA4 

,JUNE #c3 ,POLICE P]MIT A SMALL CAMP F> \TSIDE 

  

,A CAMP AFT] ALL8 ,AT LEA/ SOME KIT*5 T5TS & MEET+ T5TS C\LD BE BUILT NE> ! SO-CALL$ 0,VOLKSP>K0 7,PEOPLE'S ,P>K74 ,AT ! BEG9N+1 ! POLICE ONLY ALL[$ A FEW SLEEP+ T5TS1 BUT1 LAT] ON1 !RE 5D$ UP BE+ SEV]AL HUNDR$4 ,S9CE ! CAMP WAS F> AWAY FROM ! CITY C5T]1 ! PA? TO BETWE5 ! TWO L$ MO/LY ?R\< UN9HABIT$1 9DU/RIAL >EAS4 ,?US1 IT C\LD BE EASILY SUP]VIS$ & CONTROLL$ & C\LD TURN \T LAT] TO BE A TRAP4 ,FROM ! />T1 WE ?\<T ?AT IT WAS ABSOLUTELY IRRESPONSIBLE TO PLAN A CAMP !RE & URG5TLY ADVIS$ VISIT+ FRI5DS NOT TO SLEEP !RE4 

,RAIDS1 BORD] CONTROLS1 R$ L9ES1 MA*O BABOONS 

  

,! POLICE GOT !IR FIR/ HEAD RU%3 E>LY ON ,JUNE #b#i1 !Y C>RI$ \T SEV]AL RAIDS AGA9/ A GR\P CALL$ 0,ROT] ,AUFBAU ,HAMBURG0 70,R$ ,CON/RUCTION ,HAMBURG074 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 ! POLICE E/ABLI%$ BORD] CONTROLS = ,FRANCE1 ,BELGIUM1 ,D5M>K1 ,AU/RIA1 & ! ,NE!RL&S--ALL ( :I* >E ,E,U MEMB] C\NTRIES ?AT HAV5'T HAD BORD] CONTROLS 9 A LONG TIME4 ,! JU/IFICATION3 0,=EIGN VIOL5T CRIM9ALS %\LD BE /OPP$ ON !IR J\RNEY TO ,HAMBURG40 ,WE HAD EXPECT$ ?IS & W]E PREP>$ = IT4 ,) SOME 5]GY & CUNN+1 WE C\LD AVOID ALL CONTROLS--?IS WAS NOT P>TICUL>LY DIFFICULT4 

,AGA91 ! POLICE HELD PRESS CONF]5CES & 9T]VIEWS REIT]AT+ !IR 0H>D L9E02 !Y PROCLAIM$ ?AT !RE W]E AB\T 0#h VIOL5T CRIM9ALS EXPECT$40 ,ALL !IR NUM]\S 0R$ L9ES0 PIL$ UP SO MU* ?AT !Y C\LD ALMO/ BE P]CEIV$ AS A 0R$ SURFACE0--#c#h KM#b ( ! DEMO-BAN ZONE1 NO SLEEP+ T5TS 9 ! CITY C5T]1 IMM$IATE 9T]V5TION = ANY 0LAW BREAK]S10 ETC4 ,HEAD ( ! POLICE OP]ATIONS ,H>TMUT ,DUDDE TOOK TO ! NEW RHETORIC ( REPRESSION LIKE A DUCK TO WAT]3 0,WE HAVE EV]Y?+ H]E .<POLICE EQUIPM5T.>1 & WE >E ALSO WILL+ TO UNPACK EV]Y?+ IF NECESS>Y0--0,\R WAT] CANNONS HAVE NO REV]SE GE>0--0,I WANT TO HE> NO ANN\NCEM5TS AB\T BLOCKADES1 BUT ONLY ?AT !Y W]E REMOV$40 

,9 A BIZ>RE MANN]1 ! 0PRESS (FICE0 7I4E41 ! SPOKESMAN7 ( ! 0,WELCOME TO ,HELL0 DEMO EV5 TOOK UP ?IS MA*O TONE4 ,9/EAD ( EXPRESS+ !MSELVES RESPONSIBLY & REALI/ICALLY1 !Y *E]FULLY ANN\NC$ TO ! PRESS ! 0BIGGE/ BLACK BLOC EV]40 ,P]HAPS ?IS WAS A CASUAL REM>K2 H[EV]1 IT WAS NOT REALLY P]CEIV$ AS SU* 9 ! PUBLIC4 

,JUNE #c3 ,CONC]T ( 0,IRIE ,REVOLTES0 9 0,ROTE ,FLORA0 

  

,AP>T FROM ! FACT ?AT IT P\R$ RA9 & ! :OLE EV5T HAD TO BE MOV$ 9SIDE1 ! CONC]T WAS A SUCCESS & A NICE PRELUDE TO ! NEXT WEEK4 ,IT WAS ALSO REALLY GREAT ?AT IT WAS A PROTE/ B& ?AT HAD LYRICS 9 ,FR5* & 9 ,G]MAN4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 IT WAS PROBABLY !IR F>EWELL T\R4 

,SATURDAY1 ,JULY #a3 ,F9AL PREP>ATIONS 

  

,!RE W]E #aa ?+S TO MANAGE1 BO? LITTLE & BIG3 ! CONCRETE PREP>ATION ( ACTIONS1 KIT*5 EQUIPM5T1 OR 9FO PO9TS2 PICK+ UP & WELCOM+ GUE/S2 ATT5D+ ! PL5>IES YET AGA92 OR FAC+ NORMAL EV]YDAY LIFE ONE LA/ TIME BE=E ! H>D WEEK />T$4 

,! MOOD WAS D[N A LITTLE BIT--C]TA9LY NOT COMBATIVE OR EUPHORIC1 AS IT WAS CON/ANTLY RA9+4 ,WE HAD DONE A LOT1 GIV5 \R V]Y BE/1 & ! RUN UP WASN'T SO BAD4 ,H[EV]1 ! QUE/ION WAS3 :AT W\LD HAPP58 ,W\LD ! POLICE /ORM \R SOCIAL C5T]S ! NEXT MORN+8 ,W\LD PEOPLE BE >RE/$8 ,W\LD A LOT ( PEOPLE COME1 OR W\LD IT BE A FLOP 9 ! 5D8 ,H[ W\LD WE EXPLA9 TO ! COMRADES :Y WE FAIL$ AT \R TASK8 ,& H[ C\LD WE GET ! JOB DONE8 

,(FICIAL NEWS ( ! DAY3 ,A ,HAMBURG DI/RICT C\RT CONFIRM$ & CL>IFI$ ! DECISION ( ! HI<E/ ,F$]AL ,CON/ITUTIONAL ,C\RT TO ALL[ ANO!R CAMP ) #c SLEEP+ PLACES 9 ! SO-CALL$ 0,5T5W]D] ,ELBP>K40 

,MEAN:ILE1 ! EXT]NAL POLICE =CES />T$ TAK+ POSITIONS EV]Y:]E4 ,WE W]E 9 ! /ATE ( EM]G5CY3 ! POLICE HELICOPT]S W]E CON/ANTLY CIRCL+ ABOVE US & POLICE W]E L+]+ >\ND EV]Y CORN]4 ,& YES1 WE W]E IMPRESS$1 BUT ALSO FRI<T5$ A LITTLE BIT4 ,ON ,SATURDAY EV5+ & ON ! NI<T ( ,JULY #a1 ! POLICE =CES W]E APP>5TLY OCCUPI$ BY A WILD DEMON/RATION4 ,9 ANY CASE1 ! POLICE MOV$ >\ND ! QU>T] QUITE HECTICALLY4 

,DUR+ ! ,SUMMIT 

  
,READ] & ,MAPS 

  

,H]E1 WE >E GO+ TO DOCUM5T P>TS ( ! 0,READ]0 9 ,5GLI% 7IT WAS ALSO PUBLI%$ 9 ,G]MAN74 ,BO? PAP]S W]E H&$ \T TO ! >RIV+ ACTIVI/S4 ,! ,READ] DETAILS ! :OLE PROTE/ WEEK1 COMPLETE ) EV5TS1 R\TES1 MEET+ PLACES1 9FO-PO9TS1 DROP-9 C5T]S1 PUBLIC KIT*5S1 ETC4 

,! ,READ] CONTA9$ A LOT ( PRACTICAL 9=MATION AB\T H[ TO BEHAVE & ACT 9 DEMON/RATIONS 9 G5]AL4 ,= EXAMPLE1 IT PRES5T$ 9=MATION AB\T PREV5TIVE MEASURES1 AFF9ITY GR\PS1 FIR/ AID TIPS1 ETC4 9CLUD+ NONV]BAL COMMUNICATION4 ,IT ALSO TOOK A CLE> POSITION AB\T ! 9T]NATIONAL ,G#b CONTEXT4 ,9 ADDITION1 ! ,READ] EXPRESS$ A V]Y LIVELY UND]/&+ ( PROTE/S1 AS WELL AS AN IRRECONCILABLE POSITION 9 RELATION TO ! P[] /RUCTURE & ITS REPRESSION3 0,NOBODY HAS ! RI<T TO OBEY0--A QUOTE BY ,HANNAH ,>5DT4 ,! CONCLUD+ S5T5CE3 0,SEE Y\ AT ! B>RICADES40 ,& YES1 ! CROSS$ TOO?BRU%ES ON ! FIR/ PAGE ( ! ,READ] SYMBOLIZ$ ?AT WE EXPECT$ ?AT TO BE >RE/$ AT ANY TIME--BUT ?AT DID NOT DET] US4 ,RA!R1 WE ALWAYS C>RY \R TOO?BRU% ) US4 

,! PROTE/ T[N MAPS--D\BLE-PAGE PR9T$ 9 ,A#c & FOLD$ TO ,A#f--SEEM$ A LITTLE BIT CONFUS+4 ,BUT !Y W]E FULL ( USEFUL 9=MATION1 ESPECIALLY = \T-(-T[N ACTIVI/S4 ,9 P>TICUL>1 ! ,READ] %[$ ! POLITICIANS' POSSIBLE R\TES & HOTELS1 :I* MI<T HAVE CONTRIBUT$ TO AN UNRELAX$ MOOD 9 ! POLICE HEADQU>T]S4 

,CONSPICU\SLY1 B>ELY ANY CON/RUCTION SITES REMA9$ NE> ! R\TES & HOTELS AT ! TIME2 !Y HAD BE5 REMOV$ OR PREVI\SLY SCAL$ D[N4 ,! ,G#b /ATE GUE/S W]E PROVID$ ) A PRIVATE >EA & T]M9AL ) ITS [N EXIT AT ! AIRPORT4 

,AS A ,FR5* & ,G]MAN COMMUNITY1 WE F\ND ! 0,HAMBURGGALLIC SURVIVAL TIPS0 ( ! 0AIRPORT-MAP0 9 ! /YLE ( ,A/]IX ESPECIALLY FUNNY4 ,! M$IA W]E EXCIT$ BECAUSE ! MAP M>K$ ! RI* QU>T]S1 POLICE /ATIONS1 & C5TRAL MANAGEM5T & PRODUCTION LOCATIONS 9 ! T[N4 

,OV]ALL1 IT WAS REALLY COOL ?AT ! ,READ] DETAIL$ ALL ( ! ASPECTS ( ! PROTE/ WEEK1 9 ADDITION TO ! T[N MAPS4 ,ALL ! LOGI/ICS ASSOCIAT$ ) ! ,READ] W]E PUT 9TO EFFECT--EXCEPT = ! 0,WELCOME TO ,HELL0 DEMO1 BUT MORE ON ?AT LAT]4 

,WEEK ( ,RESI/ANCE3 ,SUNDAY1 ,JULY #b1 #bag 

  
,! SO-CALL$ 0,PROTE/ WAVE0 

  

,! DEMON/RATION ( ! PACIFI/IC ,CAMPACT CAMPAIGN DID NOT DRAW MU* P>TICIPATION FROM ! LOCAL SC5E4 ,) AB\T #h P>TICIPANTS1 IT FELL F> BEL[ ! EXPECTATIONS ( ! ORGANIZ]S4 ,MOREOV]1 ?IS RESULT IS 9T]E/+1 BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO EXPRESS ?AT A MAJORITY ( PROTE/]S DID NOT NECESS>ILY SUPPORT ?AT POSITION4 ,IT WAS MORE OR LESS A DEFEAT = ! ORGANIZATIONS :O HAD L$ ! ALLIANCE = ! BIG COMMON DEMO ON ,JULY #h3 ?IS ALSO MEANT ,GRE5PEACE1 ! ,B,U,N,D1 ! L>GE/ ,G]MAN NATURE CONS]VATION ASSOCIATION1 & ! ,GRE5 ,P>TY4 ,AS F> AS /REET PRES5CE GOES1 IT ILLU/RAT$ !IR L[ MOBILIZATION ABILITY4 

,9 ADDITION1 AT LEA/ HALF ( ! DEMON/RATORS1 (T5 ! Y\NG/]S1 TOOK P>T 9 O!R DEMON/RATIONS OR ACTIONS LAT]4 ,( C\RSE1 ! POLICE W]E MO/LY RES]V$ AT ?AT DEMO2 H[EV]1 !Y 9T]V5$ IMM$IATELY :5 SOME PEOPLE ON ! \TSKIRTS TRI$ TO ]ECT SOME T5TS AT ! SQU>E 9 FRONT ( ! CITY HALL4 ,! 0WAVE ( PROTE/0 DEMO MAY HAVE UN9T5TIONALLY CONTRIBUT$ TO !IR RADICALIZATION AFT]W>DS4 ,IT WAS TOO OBVI\S ?AT ! RUL+ CLASS DOM9AT$ ?IS SORT ( DEMO1 & ?AT IT ULTIMATELY HAD NO REAL EFFECT4 ,MANY1 9CLUD+ Y\NG/]S1 SAID TO !MSELVES AFT]W>DS3 0,SO ?IS DOESN'T WORK--CLE>LY1 WE MU/ BECOME MORE DISOB$I5T40 

,PICNIC 9 ! FUTURE ,>RIVATIP>K 

  

,! WEA!R CLE>$ UP & WE SPREAD \T \R BLANKETS & PICNIC BASKETS4 ,WE W]E MAYBE AB\T #e PEOPLE AT ! TIME &1 9 ADDITION1 !RE W]E CON/ANT >RIVALS & WALK+4 ,IT WAS JU/ A GOOD MIXTURE ( ALL K9D ( ACTIVI/S1 CREATIVE PEOPLE1 & NEI<BORS4 

,! SMALL C5TRAL GRE5 SPACE IS BORD]$ BY R\ND /&S2 IT IS SITUAT$ AT ! ,PF]DEM>KT1 ! L>GE/ & MO/ IMPORTANT 9T]SECTION 9 ! DI/RICT4 ,IT IS ! 0H+E0 ( ! QU>T]S ,S*ANZE1 ,/4 ,PAULI1 ,ALTONA1 & ,K>OL95VI]TEL4 ,IT IS FIVE M9UTES ON FOOT FROM ! 0,ROTE ,FLORA10.<#e.> & T5 M9UTES TO ! ,G#b MEET+ PLACE & ! ,REEP]BAHN1 ! 9T]NATIONALLY KN[N 5T]TA9M5T AV5UE 9 ,/4 ,PAULI4 ,:ILE MU* ( ! ,PF]DEM>KT1 9CLUD+ ALL ( ITS /REETS1 WAS 9SIDE ( ! DEMO-BAN ZONE1 0\R P>T0 WAS V]Y CLOSE BY4 ,SO WE C\LD ASSEMBLE H]E & HOLD POLITICAL SPEE*ES4 ,NO SLEEP+ T5TS W]E P]MITT$1 BUT A PICNIC /ILL SEEM$ TO BE P]MITT$ APP>5TLY4 

,( C\RSE1 WE W]E UND] ! CON/ANT & C>EFUL OBS]VATION ( ! POLICE4 ,AS EXP]I5CE %[S1 WE C\LD BECOME MU* MORE NUM]\S1 & AT ANY MOM5T QUICKLY BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE4 ,BUT ! COPS TOL]AT$ \R PRES5CE4 ,TO \R GREAT RELIEF1 WE C\LD GA!R 9 PUBLIC1 EV5 9 A POLITICAL SPIRIT4 

,NEXT ATTEMPT = A CAMP--?IS TIME1 BRUTALLY EVICT$ 

  

,! SO-CALL$ 0ANTI-CAPITALI/0 CAMP WANT$ TO EXHIBIT A MORE RADICAL /ANCE4 ,A SECOND CAMP+ GR\P AIM$ TO BE MORE MOD]ATE4 ,TRADITIONALLY1 9 PROTE/ CAMPS1 ! CAMP GOES 9 PROCESSION TO JO9 ! BIG DEMON/RATION OR TO ORGANIZE O!R ILLEGAL ACTIONS4 

,AFT] NEGOTIATIONS & A C\RT ORD]1 ?IS CAMP WAS S*$UL$ TO BE MOV$ TO ! 0,ELBP>K40 ,BUT DUR+ ! ATTEMPT TO BUILD IT1 POLICE ATTACK$ ! CAMP ) BATONS & TE> GAS4 ,?IS WAS /ILL BE=E ! >RIVAL ( MO/ =EIGN ACTIVI/S4 ,! POLICE 9JUR$ PEOPLE & CONFISCAT$ OR DE/ROY$ EQUIPM5T 7T5TS1 /REAM]S1 TABLES1 *AIRS1 ETC474 ,IT WAS A CRUEL & BRUTAL ATTACK ON AB\T #d PEOPLE :O HAD BEHAV$ PEACEFULLY ?US F>4 ,IT WAS ! FIR/ TIME1 AS F> AS WE KN[1 ?AT ! POLICE IGNOR$ A DECISION ( ! ,G]MAN ,CON/ITUTIONAL ,C\RT4 ,MAYBE !Y HAD HE>D \R OLD ,G]MAN DEMO SLOGAN TOO MANY TIMES3 0LEGAL1 ILLEGAL--WE DON'T GIVE A %IT40 

,9 ! FOLL[+ DAYS1 WE WITNESS$ ACTIONS ?AT WE HAD SE5 BE=E--! ONES ?AT H9D]$ 0,NUIT ,DEB\T03 CONFISCATION ( EQUIPM5T1 CONTROLS1 OB/RUCT+ FOOD DELIV]Y1 ETC4 ,! POLICE H>ASSM5T WAS CON/ANT1 OPPRESSIVE1 EFFECTIVE1 & ILLEGAL4 

,WEEK ( ,RESI/ANCE3 ,MONDAY1 ,JULY #c 

  
,E>LY 9 ! MORN+3 ,PA9T ATTACK ON ! H\SE ( ! ,VICE ,MAYOR 

  

,?IS WAS ALREADY ! SECOND TIME 9 A %ORT SPAN ?AT ! ,GRE5 POLITICIAN RECEIV$ SU* A VISIT4 ,AS ONE ( ! RUL+ P>TIES1 ! 0,GRE5S0 HAD TO TAKE POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITY = ! BRUTAL CAMP CLE>+ ! DAY BE=E4 

,>RIVATI OP5S 

  

,! SMALL GRE5 SPACE AT ! SO-CALL$ 0,PF]DEM>KT0 BECOMES1 (FICIALLY1 0,>RIVATIP>K0 70,P>K ( ! >RIV$074 ,IT WAS SO NAM$ BECAUSE ALL ( ! PROTE/ GUE/S FROM ALL OV] ! WORLD CAME !RE4 ,ALSO1 WE W]E CONC]N$ AB\T ! PLI<T ( ! MANY REFUGEES & PEOPLE DEPRIV$ ( !IR RI<TS :O %\LD ALSO 0>RIVE !RE40 ,9 ! EV5+1 ,>RIVATIP>K HO/$ ! FIR/ OP5-AIR CONC]T4 ,! POLICE W]E DEC5T = A *ANGE--= ! LA/ TIME4 

,SLEEP+ PLACE EX*ANGE 

  

,S9CE ! PREVI\S DAY1 IT HAD BECOME CLE> ?AT !RE W\LD BE NO ACCEPTABLE BIG CAMP SOLUTION4 ,9/EAD1 WE OP5$ UP A 0SLEEP+ PLACE EX*ANGE40 ,?IS WAS A WAY TO CONNECT ?OSE :O WANT$ TO WELCOME GUE/S & ?OSE :O W]E LOOK+ = A PLACE TO SLEEP4 ,?IS IDEA QUICKLY TOOK HOLD4 ,MANY RESID5TS SPONTANE\SLY DECID$ TO (F] !IR PLACES & WELCOME =EIGN GUE/S3 AT ! BEG9N+1 !RE W]E >\ND #ae PLACES (F]$4 ,AMONG !M W]E RA!R B\RGEOIS PEOPLE1 ASSOCIATIONS1 CULTURAL FACILITIES1 & FAMILIES4 ,9 ADDITION1 WE HAD ALREADY E/IMAT$ FROM ! />T ?AT !RE W\LD MAYBE BE #b PLACES--AS WE & MANY ( \R FRI5DS & NEI<BORS W]E ALREADY (F]+ H\S+4 

,! PUBLIC DISCUSSION ON ,MONDAY 

  

,! DISCUSSION ON ,MONDAY REVOLV$ >\ND ! PREVI\S DAY'S CONTROV]SIAL CAMP EVICTION4 ,! LEAD+ $ITORIAL 9 ONE ( ! BIGGE/ ,HAMBURG NEWSPAP]S BEGAN3  
  

0,! WEEK ( ! SUMMIT BEG9S 9 ,HAMBURG--& ! ,S5ATE DELIV]S A SC&AL\S SPECTACLE4 ,! ,MAYOR ROLLS \T ! R$ C>PET = ! AUTOCRATS1 K+S1 & ,DEMOCRATIC-CRITICS ( ?IS WORLD1 & HE WILL GREET !M ) A H&%AKE1 BASK 9 ! CRACKL+ FLA%BULBS1 & PR\DLY PRES5T ! ,ELBPHILH>MONIE4 ,HE 9VITES ,DONALD ,TRUMP TO ! GUE/ H\SE ( ! ,S5ATE--BUT = ! CITIZ5S1 :O WANT TO DEMON/RATE AGA9/ ,]DOGAN & COMPANY2 HE DOES NOT EV5 HAVE A MEAD[ = CAMP+44440  
  

,! GOV]N+ ,GRE5S & ! RUL+ ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRAT Y\? ORGANIZATION ALSO CRITICIZ$ ! POLICE OP]ATION AGA9/ ! CAMP ! PREVI\S DAY4 ,! FAM\S DRAG QUE5 ( ,HAMBURG1 ,QUE5 ,OLIVIA ,JONES1 & SOME O!R B> MANAG]S 9 ,SA9T ,PAULI DECL>$ PUBLICLY ?AT !IR E/ABLI%M5TS W]E NOT OP5 0TO DESPOTS1 LIKE ,]DOGAN1 ,TRUMP1 ,PUT91 & COMPANY40 ,ONE DESPOT1 ,SALMAN--! OLD K+ ( ,SAUDI ,>ABIA--CANCEL$ HIS VISIT1 EV5 ?\< CAMELS HAD BE5 FL[N 9 SPECIFICALLY TO SUPPLY HIM ) FRE% CAMEL MILK4 ,ANO!R ,HEAD ( ,/ATE1 ,MI*EL ,TEM] FROM ,BRAZIL1 F9ALLY DECID$ TO COME TO ,HAMBURG1 EV5 ?\< HE HAD PREVI\SLY CONSID]$ CANCEL+ HIS VISIT BECAUSE ( A CORRUPTION SC&AL4 

,MEAN:ILE ! RAMPAGE ( BANN+S CONT9U$4 ,ACCESS TO ! SQU>E :]E ! ,SATURDAY DEMO WAS S*$UL$ TO 5D WAS PROHIBIT$2 A DEMON/RATION CALL$ = BY ,ATTAC = ,FRIDAY WAS ALSO BANN$1 ALONG ) A 0P]MAN5T PROTE/0 ANN\NC$ BY ! LEFT-W+ CULTURAL C5T] 0,GANGEVI]TEL40 

,WEEK ( ,RESI/ANCE3 ,TUESDAY1 ,JULY #d 

  
,! POLICE COMM5CE A LA/ BIG MANEUV] 

  

,V]Y E>LY 9 ! MORN+1 ! POLICE S5T NUM]\S HELICOPT]S OV]HEAD4 ,!Y ALSO MADE MOVES ON ! GR\ND1 BLOCK+ /REETS & S5D+ DUMMY CONVOYS TO SIMULATE ! ONES CONVEY+ POLITICIANS4 

,WE /ILL DON'T HAVE 5\< SLEEP+ PLACES 

  

,HAMBURG'S BIGGE/ !AT]1 ! ,S*AUSPIELHAUS1 OP5$ ITS DOORS2 IT C\LD ACCOMMODATE #c PEOPLE4 ,! ,F,C ,SA9T ,PAULI MADE A SIMIL> MOVE1 (F]+ #b PLACES4 ,MEAN:ILE1 ! TRADE UNION F$]ATION & ! ,PROTE/ANT *UR* 9 ,HAMBURG CALL$ ON !IR MEMB]S TO PROVIDE H\S+ TO PROTE/]S4 

,PEOPLE /ILL ATTEMPT$ TO SET UP CAMPS 9 ! CITY C5T]1 BUT ?OSE W]E IMM$IATELY ?W>T$ BY ! POLICE4 ,9 ! FACE ( ! POLICE1 A PA/OR DEF5D$ ! DEMON/RATORS :O CAMP$ 9 ! P>K >\ND HIS ,*UR*3 0,! ,PROTE/ANT ,*UR* DECIDES :O CAN RESIDE H]E1 NOT ! POLICE4 ,! CAMP]S >E WELCOME H]E1 ESPECIALLY S9CE !Y >E OBVI\SLY 9 A DIRE SITUATION ?AT IS NOT !IR FAULT40 

,O!R ,PROTE/ANT PA/ORS & P>I%ES FOLL[$ HIS EXAMPLE4 ,LITTLE BY LITTLE1 FOLKS BUILT SMALL CAMPS 9 ! NEI<BORHOOD--ONE ( !M H\S$ MORE ?AN #a PEOPLE4 ,H[ SC&AL\S & %AMEFUL = ! POLICE6 ,= !M1 ! SITUATION WAS WORSE ?AN A C5TRAL1 MANAGEABLE1 & EASY-TO-CLOSE CAMP1 LIKE ! ATTEMPT$ 5CAMPM5T ( ! REMOTE ,ELBP>K4 

,S9CE ! POLICE PREV5T$ PEOPLE FROM BUILD+ A C5TRALIZ$ CAMP1 ! 5TIRE PROGRAM ( WORK%OPS1 DISCUSSIONS1 TALKS1 ETC4 HAD TO BE CANCEL$4 ,! SAME WAS TRUE = ! GOOD OLD TRADITION ( PROTE/ CAMP CULTURE 9 :I* PEOPLE DANCE B>EFOOT >\ND ! FIRE TO ! RHY?M ( DRUMS4 ,AS CONV9C$ METROPOLITANS1 WE CONSID]$ IT POSITIVE ?AT EV]YONE WAS ALREADY IMM$IATELY ON ! /REET4 

,>RIVATIP>K 

  

,= EXAMPLE1 ,>RIVATIP>K BECAME ! C5TRAL HANG\T & MEET+ PLACE EV]Y DAY AFT] NOON4 ,?IS WAS NOT ONLY = ACTIVI/S1 BUT ALSO = NEI<BORS & KIDS FROM ! QU>T] :O LIK$ TO HANG \T AT NI<T4 ,SURPRIS+LY1 ! NEI<BOR+ POLICE /ATION1 RESPONSIBLE = ISSU+ ! P]MITS = ! ,>RIVATIP>K ASSEMBLIES1 WAS COOP]ATIVE3 !Y KNEW !Y W\LD HAVE TO COEXI/ ) US AFT] ! ,G#b4 

,! MEET+ PLACE WAS ,PF]DEM>KT1 R5AM$ 0,>RIVATI ,P>K0 = ! OCCASION4 ,!RE WAS AN EXHIBITION1 A CONC]T1 SPEE*ES1 & PEOPLE PREP>$ PROTE/ MAT]IALS SU* AS SIGNS & BANN]S4 

,9 ADDITION1 A ,HAMBURG ,URBAN ,CITIZ5%IP ,C>D1 9 ACCORDANCE ) ! NAME 0,>RIVATI10 WAS ISSU$4 ,! MODEL = ?IS IS ! ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY ,I,D,N,Y,C4 ,?IS C>D1 9TRODUC$ 9 #b#a#d1 IS ISSU$ BY ! CITY GOV]NM5T4 ,IT IS ALSO FREE & AVAILABLE = ALL CURR5T RESID5TS 9 ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY :O >E OLD] ?AN F\RTE51 REG>DLESS ( (FICIAL RESID5T /ATUS1 A P]MAN5T PLACE ( RESID5CE1 OR L+UI/IC PR(ICI5CY4 ,IT IS NOT ONLY A LEGITIMATE ID5TITY DOCUM5T BUT IT ALSO EXPLICITLY 5TITLES ! HOLD] TO P>TICIPATE 9 PUBLIC LIFE1 SU* AS ACCESS TO CITY HOSPITALS1 LIBR>IES1 MUSEUMS1 OR P>KS4 ,9 ADDITION1 C>DHOLD]S RECEIVE DISC\NTS AT MANY SPORT+ & CULTURAL EV5TS1 AT GYMS1 & ON M$IC9E4 

,! SAME ?+ IS CURR5TLY DEM&$ BY ,HAMBURG RESID5TS1 MO/ NOTABLY = ?OSE :O HAVE A PREC>I\S LIV+ SITUATION4 ,9 ,>RIVATI1 ACTIVI/S FROM EV]Y:]E BECAME NATURALIZ$--EV5 IF ONLY SYMBOLICALLY4 ,! GOOD NEWS1 H[EV]1 IS ?AT ! CAMPAIGN IS /ILL RUNN+ WELL AFT] ! ,G#b4 

,! ,9T]NATIONAL ,C5T] = ,ALT]NATIVE ,M$IA 

  

,9 ! EV5+1 ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,C5T] = ,ALT]NATIVE ,M$IA OP5$ AT ! ,/4 ,PAULI /ADIUM ) A PRESS CONF]5CE ?AT GA!R$ DIFF]5T PROTE/ ORGANIZATIONS ON ! OCCASION ( ! BAN ON CAMP+4 ,! ,F,C ,M,C .<FOOTBALL CLUB M$IA C5T].> LIVE/REAM W5T ONL9E2 IT WAS PROBABLY ! MO/ USEFUL M$IUM = US TO DISSEM9ATE 9=MATION4 ,9 ADDITION1 ! ALT]NATIVE M$IA C5T] HELD DAILY PRESS CONF]5CES1 & PROVID$ WORK+ SPACES 9SIDE = J\RNALI/S & BLOGG]S TO COLLECTIVELY *ECK & DISSEM9ATE 9=MATION4 ,9 ADDITION1 ,F,C ,M,C PROVID$ A HOME TO ! LEFT-W+ RADIO /ATION 0,FREE ,TRANSMITT] ,COMB9E10 :I* AIR$ 9=MATION AB\T ! PROTE/S CONT9U\SLY4 

0,H>D ,CORN]N0 

  

,?IS ACTION WAS 9ITIALLY CALL$ 0,RECLAIM ! ,/REETS10 :I* HAD F9ALLY BE5 S*$UL$ TO OCCUR 9 TWO DAYS4 ,! G5]AL IDEA = ?IS ACTION ON ,TUESDAY1 ,JULY #d1 DUBB$ 0H>D CORN]10 WAS TO HAVE A BUN* ( PEOPLE HANG+ \T & DR9K+ TOGE!R 9 ! /REET BE=E GO+ TO WILD1 UNANN\NC$ DEMON/RATIONS OR DIRECT ACTIONS4 ,APPROXIMATELY #c PEOPLE APPE>$ 9 ! >EA4 

,H[EV]1 IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG BE=E ! POLICE 9T]V5$ & AIM$ !IR WAT] CANNONS AT A QUIET1 CALM CR[D ( PEOPLE4 ,BOTTLES BEGAN TO FLY4 ,SOME PEOPLE %\T$ ! SLOGAN 0,GANZ ,HAMBURG HAS/ DIE ,POLIZEI0 70,ALL ( ,HAMBURG HATES ! POLICE074 ,?IS DEFIANT AFFECT DID NOT SPREAD OR G5]ALIZE--! CR[D MO/LY OBEY$ & SCATT]$ 9 ! /REETS ( ,SA9T ,PAULI1 ULTIMATELY 5T]+ ! B>S & CAFE T]RACES4 ,!IR FURY & FRU/RATION WAS PALPABLE1 BUT !Y DID NOT EXPLODE4 ,! G5]AL IDEA SEEM$ TO BE TO SAVE \R =CES = ! FOLL[+ DAYS4 ,! BATTLE >\ND ! CAMPS CONT9U$3 ONE ( ! CAMPS HAD JU/ BE5 EVICT$ AGA94 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 A *UR* OP5$ A SMALL P>K = DEMON/RATORS4 

,SOME FIREWORKS W]E SET (F ON ! RO( ( AN ,9DIAN RE/AURANT4 ,! NUMB] ( COMRADES PRES5T 9CREAS$1 & ! NUMB] ( REPRESSIVE =CES ALSO 9CREAS$ PROPORTIONALLY4 ,WE BEGAN TO SEE MORE & MORE ANTI-B>RICADE TANKS & WAT] CANNONS4 

,! /REETS W]E FULL ( COMPLICIT LOOKS1 9/ANT SOLID>ITIES1 & MEET+S4 ,! FACADES ( BUILD+S W]E COV]$ ) BANN]S AGA9/ ! ,G#b & CAPITALISM1 EA* GRAFFITI PIECE MORE 9SPIR$ ?AN ! NEXT4 ,Y\ C\LD FEEL ! OMNIPRES5CE ( A REBELLI\S C\NT]CULTURE1 :I* WAS HEGEMONIC 9 ?IS PLACE4 ,BUT ! LACK ( RESPONSE TO POLICE ATTACKS CONF\ND$ US4 ,9 ,P>IS1 IT W\LD BE SIMPLY UN?9KABLE ?AT ! ACTIONS ( ! POLICE W\LD NOT PRODUCE RESI/ANCE4 

,FROM \R VANTAGE PO9T1 WE FELT ?AT ! POLICE W]E WAIT+ = A CONFRONTATION TO OBTA9 A 0LEGITIMATE0 REASON TO EVICT ! ,>RIVATIP>K & ?US DEPRIVE US ( ANY MEET+ PLACE = ! NEXT FEW DAYS4 ,= ! FIR/ TIME1 ! POLICE BR\<T \T !IR W>-TOYS3 AT LEA/ SIX WAT] CANNONS ) !IR =EIGN TROOPS MASSIVELY MOBILIZ$4 ,! LATT]1 H[EV]1 SEEM$ A LITTLE DISORI5T$ BY ! OPAQUE 5EMY & LET ! ,HAMBURG POLICE CLE> ! /REET4 ,MEAN:ILE1 SOME MUSICIANS W]E BRAVELY PLAY+ MUSIC ON ! ,>RIVATIP>K /AGE4 

,NO,G#b @a ,HAMBURG -- ,DAY #c 3 ,RECLAIM ! ,/REETS 

  

,! POLICE 7ESPECIALLY ! CELLS FROM ,HAMBURG7 HAD SP5T A LOT ( 5]GY EVICT+ ! CAMPS )\T A*IEV+ ! DESIR$ RESULT4 ,IMM$IATELY AFT] !IR EVICTION1 PEOPLE W]E MEET+ 9 ! /REET AT ,>RIVATIP>K AGA94 ,! POLICE ONCE AGA9 TURN$ ! NEI<BORHOOD & ! M$IA AGA9/ !M ) ?IS ABSURD OP]ATION4 ,! CR[D %\T$1 0,WE >E PEACEFUL4 ,& Y\80 

,9 AN (FICIAL REPORT RELEAS$ LAT]1 ! POLICE CLAIM$ !Y US$ ! WAT] CANNONS 0BY MI/AKE0 DUE TO 0COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS40 ,?IS IS ALMO/ C]TA9LY A LIE1 AN ATTEMPT TO ABSOLVE !MSELVES ( BLAME = ESCALAT+ ! VIOL5CE FROM ! V]Y BEG9N+4 

,WEEK ( ,RESI/ANCE3 ,W$NESDAY1 ,JULY #e1 #bag 

  
#a FIGURES 

  
  

0,! #a FIGURES >E 9T5D$ TO REPRES5T A SOCIETY ?AT HAS LO/ ! S5SE ?AT ANO!R WORLD IS POSSIBLE4 ,!Y %[ US ?AT IT IS NOT /OCK M>KET NEWS ?AT DET]M9ES \R HAPP9ESS1 BUT HEAL?Y RELATION%IPS1 & ?AT HAPP9ESS IS NOT DEF9$ BY :AT WE HAVE1 BUT :AT WE >E4440  
  

,?IS IS ! >TI/ /ATEM5T = ! P]=MANCE_/PROTE/4 

,WE F\ND ! ACTION V]Y IMPRESSIVE & CONSID] IT SELF-EXPLANATORY4 

,WE W\LD LIKE TO EMPHASIZE ?AT WE APPRECIATE !SE =MS ( PROTE/ A LOT1 EV5 ?\< ?IS TEXT IS MA9LY ORI5T$ T[>DS DIRECT CONFRONTATION ) ! RUL+ SY/EM4 

,! SUMMIT ( ALT]NATIVES 

  

,! ALT]NATIVE SUMMIT TOOK PLACE OV] ! C\RSE ( TWO DAYS4 ,IT WAS A SORT ( UPDAT$ V]SION ( ! 0WORLD SOCIAL =UM40 ,IT WAS1 ABOVE ALL1 A 0WORLD SUMMIT0 & A 0SOLID>ITY SUMMIT40 ,IT WAS SUPPORT$ BY AB\T #gg ORGANIZATIONS FROM #b C\NTRIES2 MORE ?AN #b PEOPLE P>TICIPAT$4 ,ALL ! MAJOR PROBLEMS ( ?IS WORLD1 AS WELL AS !IR SOLUTIONS1 W]E DISCUSS$ 9 C\NTLESS =UMS & WORK%OPS4 ,WE NOTE ?AT REPRES5TATIVES ( ,Y,P,G ,ROJAVA FI<T]S ATT5D$4 

,! H9D]$ J\RNEYS ( ACTIVI/S 

  

,IT WAS A GREAT ACTION3 A TRA9 *>T]$ TO GO FROM ,SWITZ]L& ?R\< ALL ( ,G]MANY ) MANY ACTIVI/S ONBO>D4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 AT ! BORD]1 EI<T ,ITALIAN COMRADES W]E PREV5T$ FROM 5T]+ ! C\NTRY4 ,! TRA9 WAS DETA9$ = A LONG TIME4 ,! SAME ?+ HAPP5$ TO A BUS CONVOY FROM ,SC&9AVIA1 :I* WAS SE>*$ = H\RS AT ! ,DANI% BORD]4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 ?R\<\T ! C\NTRY1 ! POLICE /OP SUPPOS$LY SUSPICI\S VEHICLES TO H>ASS & >RE/ ! PASS5G]S4 

,) ALL !SE BORD] CONTROLS--:I* >E CURR5TLY NOT VALID 9 ! ,EUROPEAN ,UNION--/RANGELY1 A COMP>ATIVELY SMALL AM\NT ( ACTIVI/S W]E DETA9$ 70ONLY0 #fb 9 TOTAL74 ,H[EV]1 #<b >RE/ W>RANTS W]E EXECUT$ CONC]N+ PEOPLE :O W]E R&OMLY 9SPECT$1 AL?\< !Y HAD NO?+ TO DO ) ! DEMON/RATIONS4 ,! POLICE T>GET$ A BUS ( PEACEFUL Y\NG TRADE UNIONI/S1 ALL ( :OM 5D$ UP 9 ! SO-CALL$ 0,GE,SA0 PRISON1 :]E ! POLICE ABUS$ SOME ( !M4 ,! POLICE LAT] REPORT$ ?AT ?IS WAS AN 0ACCID5T40 

,RA!R ,DANCE ,PL5TY ?AN ,G#b 

  

0,RECLAIM ! ,/REETS10 P>T ,I,I6 ,?IS TIME WE ?REW A 0,DEMORAVE40 ,?IS IS K9D ( A MIX ( DEMO_/P>TY_/RAVE1 SOME:]E BETWE5 :AT ! ,FR5* TRADE UNIONS DO & A TE*NO P>ADE4 ,! ,DEMORAVE 9VOLV$ LOTS ( RADICAL ANTI-CAPITALI/ & ANTI-POLICE SLOGANS4 ,S\ND SY/EMS 9/ALL$ ON AB\T #ae TRUCKS PLAY$ ,TE*NO1 ,H>DTEC1 & ,H\SE4 ,! ,D,J COLLECTIVES ?AT MADE ! P>TY HAPP5 W]E APP>5TLY WELL-CONNECT$ ) ! LOCAL ACTIVI/ SC5ES4 

,AT ! EV5T1 WE REALLY DISCOV]$ ,HAMBURG4 ,IT WAS A HIT3 9/EAD ( ! EXPECT$ #a11 A CR[D ( #b1 TO #c1 PEOPLE /ROLL$ ?R\< ! /REETS ( ! CITY4 ,ONCE AGA91 FIREWORKS W]E SET (F FROM ! RO(S4 ,MANY LOCALS 5JOY$ ! SPECTACLE--*E]+1 APPLAUD+1 & WAV+ FLAGS & /REAM]S FROM !IR RO(S1 BALCONIES1 & W9D[S4 ,WE FELT A /RONG S5SE ( SOLID>ITY FROM !M4 

,AS ! DEMON/RATION APPROA*$ ! R$ ZONE1 ! POLICE 9T]V5$ & ATTACK$ ! DEMO4 0,T\T LE MONDE DETE/E LA POLICE0 70,EV]YBODY HATES ! POLICE07 BECAME A HIT 9 ! DEMO1 AS WELL AS 0,DAS I/ UNS]E ,/ADT0 70,?IS IS \R CITY074 

,IT SEEM$ LIKE ! CR[D W\LD HAVE RESPOND$ MORE TO ! POLICE IF ?IS HAD HAPP5$ A FEW DAYS BE=E4 ,BUT !RE WAS A PALPABLE FRU/RATION FROM ! EV5TS ( ! WEEK3 ! POLICE HAVE BE5 ATTACK+ US DAILY--EA* TIME MORE & MORE OPPRESSIVE--COMB9$ ) ! OMNIPRES5T NOISE ( HELICOPT]S4 ,DESPITE ! HI< NUMB] ( RADICAL ACTIVI/S1 ! POLICE SET ! TONE4 ,NOTE ?AT ! MOTTO ( !SE TWO DAYS ( 0,RECLAIM ,! ,/REETS0 IS1 9 ,G]MAN1 0,ALLES ,ALL50 70,EV]Y?+ = ,ALL074 

,/ILL1 !RE W]E SOME SMALLI% BRAWLS ) ! POLICE &1 F9ALLY1 A SMALL] DEMON/RATION />T$4 ,?AT M>* WAS ATT5D$ BY ,V&ANA ,%IVA1 ,9DIAN SCI5TI/1 SOCIAL ACTIVI/1 & GLOBALIZATION CRITIC2 ,HAIDI ,GIULIANI1 MO!R ( ,C>LO ,GIULIANI1 ! DEMON/RATOR %OT 9 ,G5OA2 & ,EWALD ,LI551 LEG5D>Y TRA9] FROM ,F,C ,SA9T ,PAULI4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 ! POLICE PREV5T$ ! DEMO FROM 5T]+ ! EXHIBITION HALLS4 

,NO,G#b @a ,HAMBURG O ,DAY #d 3 0,RA!R ,DANCE ,PL5TY ,?AN ,G#b0 

  
,R$ PO9TS AGA9/ BLUE BRUISES 

  

,OV] ! PREC$+ FEW DAYS1 BUT MO/LY DUR+ ! ,DEMORAVE1 FOLKS DI/RIBUT$ /ICK]S ) SMALL R$ PO9TS4 ,MANY PEOPLE1 EV5 0NORMAL0 RESID5TS1 /UCK !SE ON !IR DOORBELLS4 ,DUR+ ! ,DEMORAVE1 PEOPLE ALSO PUT !M ON !IR =EHEADS & NOSES4 ,! /ICK]S MEANT 0,PROTE/]S >E WELCOME0--9 P>TICUL>1 IF !Y W]E BE+ HUNT$ BY ! POLICE4 

,WELCOME TO ,HELL3 ,?URSDAY1 ,JULY #f1 #bag 

  
,>SON ATTACK ON ,PORS*E 

  

,?IS TOOK PLACE E>LY 9 ! MORN+ TO ! NOR? ( T[N4 ,T5 LUXURY C>S W]E COMPLETELY BURNT1 & TWO O!R ONES W]E HEAVILY DAMAG$4 ,9 !IR EXPLANATION1 ! ACTIVI/S REF]R$ TO ! POLICE'S CAMP BANS1 AMONG O!R ?+S4 

,! ,/ATE'S GUE/S >RIVE 

  

,MO/ ( ! HEADS ( /ATE >RIV$ E>LI] ?AN HAD BE5 ANN\NC$ & PLANN$ =4 ,! POLICE HAD ALREADY SLAT$ !IR NO-DEMO BAN TO />T ,FRIDAY MORN+1 REASON+ ?AT HEADS ( /ATE MU/ BE ESCORT$ SAFELY FROM ! AIRPORT TO !IR HOTELS & TO ! V5UE4 ,BUT N[1 !Y 5ACT$ !IR PLAN A DAY 9 ADVANCE4 

,?IS CAUS$ TOTAL *AOS = TRAFFIC 9 ! CITY1 MA9LY BECAUSE NO DRIV]S KNEW ?IS WAS GO+ TO HAPP54 ,FROM ! P]SPECTIVE ( LIB]AL GOV]NANCE1 ! FACT ?AT ! POLICE W]E ABLE TO 5=CE !IR ZONE ( PROHIBITION #b H\RS BE=E IT WAS LEGALLY VALID PUTS ! :OLE 5T]PRISE 9TO QUE/ION4 

,BECAUSE \R BLOCKADE WAS PLANN$ TO HAPP5 ON ,FRIDAY--! DAY ! ,HEADS ( ,/ATE W]E SUPPOS$ TO >RIVE--!Y MANAG$ TO SURPRISE US4 ,MORALE AT ! POLICE HEADQU>T]S PROBABLY IMPROV$ CONSID]ABLY ?AT DAY1 ESPECIALLY S9CE ! 0,WELCOME TO ,HELL0 DEMO--A FUNDAM5TAL P>T ( ! RADICAL PROTE/ PROGRAM--CONC5TRAT$ A LOT ( RADICALS F> AWAY FROM ! ROADS TAK5 BY ! POLITICIANS4 ,9 ADDITION1 ! POLICE SUCCESSFULLY PREV5T$ ! ,/ADTP>K PROTE/ CAMP1 :I* WAS LOCAT$ CLOS] TO ?OSE ROADS4 

0,WELCOME TO ,HELL0 ,DEMO 

  

,MU* 9K HAS BE5 SPILL$ AB\T ! POLICE ATTACK ON ! 0,WELCOME TO ,HELL0 DEMON/RATION1 BUT WE W\LD LIKE TO ADD A FEW REFLECTIONS4 ,FIR/ ( ALL1 ! *OS5 MEET+ & DEP>T+ PLACE WAS PROBABLY NOT IDEAL = A DEMON/RATION ?AT ASPIR$ TO BE ! 0BIGGE/ BLACK BLOC EV] 9 ,EUROPE40 ,! MEET+ PLACE1 ! ,FIS*M>KT1 IS LOCAT$ 9 A SQU>E ?AT IS BEL[ /REET LEVEL1 & ! EXIT IS A LONG1 N>R[ AV5UE SURR\ND$ ) R$ BRICK WALLS4 ,NONE!LESS1 ! NUMB] ( MASK$ & BLACK-CLAD COMRADES WAS IMPRESSIVE--IT WAS R\<LY E/IMAT$ TO BE SEV]AL ?\S& PEOPLE4 ,9 TOTAL1 AB\T #a#b1 PEOPLE CAME \T = ! DEMON/RATION1 & MO/ ( ?OSE PEOPLE DRESS$ 9 BLACK4 

,! PLACE TURN$ \T TO BE A T]RIBLE TRAP--! POLICE SURR\ND$ US 9 L>GE NUMB]S4 ,WE ALSO HE>D MICROPHONE ANN\NCEM5TS ASK+ COMRADES NOT TO RESPOND TO POLICE PROVOCATIONS BECAUSE ! ORGANIZ]S W]E TRY+ TO NEGOTIATE = ! EV5T TO CONT9UE4 ,H[EV]1 9 ! MOM5T1 FROM A ,FR5* P]SPECTIVE1 ?IS NEGOTIATION SEEM$ 5TIRELY UNREALI/IC1 AS IT WAS OBVI\S ?AT ! POLICE W]E NOT GO+ TO LET ! DEMON/RATION ADVANCE4 

,H]E1 WE W\LD LIKE TO RAISE TWO PO9TS3 FIR/ ( ALL1 ! FACT ?AT ! BLACK BLOC HAD H>DLY REACT$ TO ! POLICE 5CIRCLEM5T ( ! PROCESSION ALL[$ ! RIOT POLICE TO ADVANCE ON ! SIDEWALKS4 ,SECONDLY1 ! HUMAN *A9S ?AT ! PROTE/]S MADE BROKE D[N FAIRLY QUICKLY4 ,?AT BE+ SAID1 WE MU/ ACKN[L$GE ?AT ! POLICE ACT$ T]RIBLY VIOL5TLY1 RAPIDLY1 & =CEFULLY1 & ?IS EXPLA9S :Y ! *A9 TE*NIQUE DIDN'T WORK4 

,IT WAS APP>5TLY A FAILURE = ! ACTIVI/S3 ! POLICE SUCCE$$ 9 CAUS+ A G5]AL PANIC & H9D]$ ! CR[D'S MOVEM5TS4 ,AS A RESULT1 ! FI<T+ SPIRIT 9T5SIFI$--! CR[D BEGAN TO LOOK = A BETT] ANSW] TO ! SITUATION4 ,DEMON/RATORS />T$ ?R[+ /ONES & BOTTLES1 & FIRES ALSO BROKE \T4 ,\R SOLID>ITY P]SI/S1 EV5 ?\< ! POLICE ATTACK CREAT$ DISORGANIZATION ON \R SIDE4 

,?IS IS :]E OP9IONS DIFF] ON ! POLICE'S /RATEGY3 WAS IT A SUCCESS OR A FAILURE8 ,! ATTACK ON ! DEMO SPECIFICALLY CAUS$ AN EXPLOSION ( RAGE = ! NEXT FEW DAYS4 ,! RESULTS ( ! DEMO UNLEA%$ ?IS ANG] ON ! :OLE T]RITORY1 :]EAS ! 0,WELCOME TO ,HELL0 DEMO W\LD HAVE LIMIT$ IT TO A SPECIFIC P>T ( ! CITY4 

,9 ! M$IA1 ! FOOTAGE IS %[N 9 A REALI/IC WAY3  
  

0,! 9T5TION ( ! POLICE WAS OBVI\SLY TO PREV5T ! DEMO FROM />T+1 !N TO ATTACK !M BE=E ! DEMON/RATORS C\LD C>RY \T VIOL5T ACTIONS4 ,! 'IDEAL MOM5T' TO ATTACK ! DEMON/RATION CAME :5 A L>GE P>T ( ! FRONT HAD ALREADY BE5 UNMASK$1 :ILE SOME O!RS DID NOT OBEY ?IS COMM&4 ,! UNMASK$ PEOPLE W]E 9 FRONT ( HUNDR$S ( CAM]AS1 :ILE ! MASK$ ONES S]V$ AS A SUFFICI5T EXCUSE = ! POLICE ATTACK4 0  
  

,! POLICE S]I\SLY 9JUR$ A LOT ( DEMON/RATORS ) ! BRUTALITY ( !IR ATTACK4 ,!Y VIOL5TLY PRESS$ MASSES ( PEOPLE AGA9/ ! HI< FLOODWALL4 ,=TUNATELY1 A LOT ( PEOPLE W]E ABLE TO SCALE ! WALL & ESCAPE ?ANKS TO ?OSE :O GAVE !M A BOO/ OV] IT4 ,?IS WAS DANG]\S IF ANYONE W]E TO FALL4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 ! FRONT L9ES ACT$ EXTREMELY C\RAGE\SLY3 9 AN IMPRESSIVE DISPLAY ( COLLECTIVE 9TELLIG5CE1 ?OSE 9 ! FIR/ L9E SACRIFIC$ !MSELVES4 ,!IR BRAV]Y PROVID$ ! MU*-NE$$ DELAY = O!RS TO ESCAPE4 

,DESPITE ! DISA/]1 ! PANIC1 & ! NUM]\S 9JURIES1 MO/ PEOPLE ESCAP$ OV] ! WALL4 ,! POLICE LAT] ADMITT$ ?AT !Y HAD NOT EXPECT$ ! BLOC TO DO ?AT4 ,9 A SPLIT SECOND1 ! POLICE F\ND ?AT !Y OCCUPI$ A T]RIBLE /RATEGIC POSITION1 AS MANY ( ! DEMON/RATORS LOOK$ D[N ON !M FROM ! TOP ( ! PROM5ADE4 ,FROM !RE1 !Y RA9$ D[N ON ! POLICEM5 EV]Y?+ ?AT WAS LY+ >\ND4 

,RUNN+ /RAI<T 9TO ! WALL 

  

,?OSE :O DEF5D$ ! GA!R+ PO9T >GU$ ?AT 0! 9T]NATIONAL PRESS WILL PROTECT US0--?IS WAS NOT ONLY NAIVE BUT ALSO IRRESPONSIBLE4 ,! SECOND >GUM5T1 CONC]N+ ! PROXIMITY ( ! =M]LY SQUATT$ H\SES ( ,HAF5/RASSE ?AT HAVE BE5 DEF5D$ = #c YE>S1 WAS ABSURD & NO/ALGIC--SPECIFICALLY DUE TO ! DI/ANCE BETWE5 ! CONF]5CE LOCATIONS & ! ROADS4 ,GIV5 ! TRAP 9 :I* WE FELL1 IT IS EASY TO SEE :Y ! POLICE APPROV$ ! DEMO4 ,! MO/ RADICAL DEMON/RATION AGA9/ ! ,G#b1 :I* WAS PLANN$ TO M>* ON ! R\TE LEAD+ DIRECTLY TO ! CONF]5CE1 9CLUD+ ! EXHIBITION C5T]1 WAS ! ONLY ONE APPROV$ )\T ANY CONDITIONS4 ,CLE>LY1 ! POLICE PLANN$ FROM ! \TSET TO /OP US1 SPECIFICALLY :5 ! DEMO =M$ 9 ! HI<-WALL$ PASSAGE4 

,?AT EV5+ & NI<T 

  

,! P>TICIPANTS DIDN'T SURR5D]4 ,9/EAD1 !Y =M$ A SPONTANE\S DEMO 9 ,REEP]BAHN1 ! FAM\S R$-LI<T DI/RICT NE>BY4 ,!RE W]E ALSO MANY O!R PEOPLE >\ND1 9 CONTRA/ TO ! MEET+ AT ! ,FIS*M>KT BE=E4 ,H]E1 ! COPS W]E MU* MORE CAUTI\S2 WE 5D$ UP DEMON/RAT+ ) MAYBE #a1 PEOPLE4 

,O!R PROTE/]S W5T TO SMALL GR\P ACTIONS4 ,FROM ?AT MOM5T1 PEOPLE ATTACK$ ! POLICE :]EV] IT SEEM$ POSSIBLE1 (T5 ) SUPPORT FROM ! NEI<BORHOOD4 ,MANY PEOPLE HAD TO BE HOSPITALIZ$1 :ILE O!RS W]E TOO TRAUMATIZ$ TO CONT9UE ?R\< ! NI<T4 ,! NUMB] ( PEOPLE W\ND$ DUR+ ! 0,WELCOME TO ,HELL0 EV5T C\LD NOT BE PRECISELY QUANTIFI$1 BUT IT SEEM$ LIKE MORE ?AN A HUNDR$4 

,?AT EV5+1 SEV]AL FI]CE MILITANT M>*ES ROAM$ ! DI/RICT1 ]ECT+ BURN+ B>RICADES1 BURN+ C>S & POLICE VEHICLES1 & ATTACK+ SYMBOLS ( CAPITALISM1 ALONG ) ! ,ALTONA ,C\R?\SE4 ,! CLA%ES LA/$ LATE 9TO ! NI<T 9 ! DI/RICTS ( ,/]N1 ,/4 ,PAULI1 ,K>OL95VI]TEL1 & ,ALTONA4 ,TRADITIONALLY1 ! WEEK5D 9 ,HAMBURG 9CLUDES ,?URSDAY NI<TS1 :5 MANY PEOPLE FROM ! NEI<BORHOODS GO \T BECAUSE ! T\RI/S >5'T !RE YET4 ,9 P>T BECAUSE ( ?IS1 WE W]E NUM]\S & ! SITUATION WAS *AOTIC4 ,! POLICE RAN >\ND LIKE HEADLESS *ICK5S4 ,!Y DEPLOY$ !IR WAT] CANNONS EV]Y:]E1 BUT ! EFFECT WAS LIMIT$ BECAUSE ! WAT] HAD BECOME W>M] DUR+ ! DAY4 

,AT #i O'CLOCK1 PROTE/]S ATTACK$ ! RESID5TIAL BUILD+ ( ! ,S5ATOR ( ,9T]NAL ,AFFAIRS1 ,&Y ,GROTE1 9 ! MIDDLE ( ,/4 ,PAULI4 ,! ATTACK SC>$ ! GU>DS1 :O HAD TO RETREAT 9TO ! 5TRANCE4 ,LATE AT NI<T1 !RE W]E NUM]\S DEC5TRALIZ$ ATTACKS ON1 AMONG O!R ?+S1 A LUXURY %OPP+ /REET & A POLICE /ATION4 ,! FURY DIS*>G$ 9 V>I\S P>TS ( T[N WAS PURPOSEFUL1 WELL-ORGANIZ$1 & MU* TOO FA/ = ! POLICE1 :O C\LD H>DLY KEEP UP & (T5 HAD FLAT TIRES FROM SCATT]$ CR[B> ATTACKS4 

,! ILLEGAL EXCLUSION ( J\RNALI/S 

  
  

0,! SUMMIT ADMITT$ #eaa J\RNALI/S4 ,! ,F$]AL ,G]MAN ,GOV]NM5T TOOK AWAY ! PRESS ACCR$ITATION FROM #cb ( !M ON ,JULY #f4 ,/>T+ ON ! #g?1 N9E J\RNALI/S W]E NOT ALL[$ TO 5T] ! PRESS C5T] ( ! ,HAMBURG FAIR HALLS ANYMORE1 & HAD TO GIVE BACK !IR PRESS PASSES )\T NO REASON GIV54 ,AS A CONSEQU5CE1 !Y W]E BANN$ FROM ! IMPORTANT POLITICIANS' PHOTO OPS & PRESS CONF]5CES4 ,ON ,OCTOB] #a#i1 #b#a#g1 ! ,F$]AL ,CRIM9AL ,POLICE ,(FICE 7! 0,B,K,A07 EXPLA9$ ?AT1 ON ,JULY #g1 IT HAD GIV5 ! ,HAMBURG POLICE A LI/ ( #hb NAMES1 #cb ( !M J\RNALI/S4 ,AFT] SOME H\RS1 SOMEONE RECOGNIZ$ ! LI/ AS ILLEGAL & RETRACT$ ! ORD]4 ,ACCORD+ TO ! ,HAMBURG POLICE1 (FIC]S EMPLOY$ AT ! ,M$IA ,C5T] DID NOT RECEIVE ?IS 9=MATION2 !RE=E1 ?OSE D5IALS W]E ILLEGAL40 7,FROM ,G]MAN ,WIKIP$IA7  

0,GLOBAL ,CITIZ5 ,FE/IVAL0 

  

,?IS FE/IVAL WAS ! CONTRIBUTION FROM SEV]AL ,G]MAN & 9T]NATIONAL />S1 SU* AS ,H]B]T ,GRONEMEY]1 ,COLDPLAY & EV5 ,%AKIRA1 TO ! 0GLOBAL RESCUE40 ,DESPITE ! FREE CONC]T1 ! BIGGE/ HALL 9 ,HAMBURG DID NOT EV5 COMPLETELY FILL UP2 IT SEEMS ! TIME = ?IS SO-CALL$ 0WORLD-IMPROVEM5T0 HAS PASS$4 ,IT WAS ALSO AN ABSURD SITUATION3 AS ! ,G]MAN POLICE HUNT$ & BEAT PROTE/]S 9 ,/4 ,PAULI1 ! ,G]MAN ,=EIGN ,M9I/] & ,VICE ,*ANCELLOR ,GABRIEL CELEBRAT$1 9 A SPEE* BETWE5 %[S1 ! 0GREAT & IMPORTANT PROTE/0 ( >TI/S & VISITORS4 ,9CID5TALLY1 UND] HIS T]M1 ,G]MANY HAS BECOME ! ?IRD-BIGGE/ WEAPON EXPORT] 9 ! WORLD4 

,EMPTY /REETS1 DIVID$ CITY 

  

,FROM ! BEG9N+ ( ! WEEK1 ,HAMBURG RESID5TS /OPP$ US+ !IR C>S1 TO ! EFFECT ?AT SOME P>TS ( ! CITY W]E N[ VIRTUALLY C>-FREE4 ,9 ADDITION1 ! L&SCAPE CONTA9$ 5DLESSLY APPE>+ P]MAN5T GATES & POLICE COLUMNS 9T]RUPT$ BUS TRAFFIC4 ,HAV+ A BIKE WAS CLE>LY AN ADVANTAGE4 ,! CITY C5T] WAS COMPLETELY P>ALYZ$4 ,MO/ %OPS W]E CLOS$ & BO>D$ UP ) WOOD5 PANELS1 BUT ?IS DID NOT AFFECT BUS9ESS BECAUSE CU/OM]S W]5'T GO+ %OPP+ !RE ANYWAY4 ,AS WELL1 POLITICIAN'S CONVOYS W]E CON/ANTLY ESCORT$ ?R\< ! #* KM#b-WIDE SECURITY ZONE4 ,AT LEA/ ON ! GR\ND1 ?IS 9CREAS+LY L$ TO A DE FACTO DIVISION ( ! T[N 9TO TWO SECTIONS3 ,EA/ & ,WE/4 ,UND] ! CITY1 ! METRO /ILL RAN2 ABOVE IT1 LIKE A SW>M ( HORNETS1 ! HELICOPT]S :IRR$ CON/ANTLY1 ?R[+ !IR FLOODLI<T ON ! /REETS4 

,S9CE L>GE P>TS ( ! CITY W]E AGGRESSIVELY RE/RICT$ & /AK$ \T BY ! POLICE1 ! CITY SEEM$ <O/LY4 ,MANY FAMILIES ) SMALL *ILDR5 LEFT ! T[N & FL$ TO FRI5DS' OR RELATIVES' HOMES4 ,H[EV]1 ?OSE 9 ! NEI<BORHOOD /ILL GA!R$ 9 ! /REETS1 HAD A DR9K TOGE!R1 PLAY$ MUSIC FROM L\DSPEAK]S ON ! W9D[SILLS1 & EX*ANG$ NEWS4 ,SOME 9 ! NEI<BORHOOD PLAY$ SPONTANE\S FOOTBALL GAMES1 :ILE O!RS C\NT$ ! HELICOPT]S4 

,BLOCK ,G#b3 ,FRIDAY1 ,JULY #g1 #bag 

  
,E>LY 9 ! MORN+3 ,ROND5B>G 

  

,AT #f3#c AM1 A SMALL DEMO ( AB\T #b P>TICIPANTS TOOK PLACE 9 A PURELY 9DU/RIAL >EA ON ! \TSKIRTS ( ,ALTONA4 ,!Y ATTEMPT$ TO HEAD TO ! CITY FROM ! CAMP NE> ,VOLKSP>K1 PROBABLY TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! BLOCKADES4 ,F$]AL POLICE SPECIAL UNITS & F\R WAT] CANNONS AWAIT$ !M AT ,ROND5B>G /REET1 :]E !Y ATTACK$ FROM BO? SIDES )\T W>N+--A BRUTAL TRAP ?AT ONLY ! LOCALS C\LD HAVE PR$ICT$4 ,9 ?IS SITUATION1 SOME /ONES FLEW1 AS WELL AS TE> GAS1 & SOME ( ! PEOPLE W]E MASK$4 

,! DEMO HAD NO *ANCE AGA9/ ! SUP]IOR =CE ( ! POLICE1 ! PROTE/]S BE+ COMPLETELY ALONE & ALMO/ )\T WITNESSES4 ,WORSE1 !Y HAD NO ESCAPE R\TES4 ,9 A PANIC1 PEOPLE KNOCK$ OV] A F5CE ?AT EXPOS$ A FALL ( TWO TO ?REE MET]S4 ,AGA91 !RE W]E MANY 9JURIES1 9CLUD+ EXPOS$ BONE FRACTURES4 

,! POLICE >RE/$ AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE--MORE ?AN #g4 ,! BIGGE/ P>T ( ! OV]ALL >RE/EES W]E CAPTUR$ 9 ?IS POLICE ATTACK--UN=TUNATELY1 !Y W]E AT ! WRONG PLACE AT ! WRONG TIME4 ,!Y HAD NEI!R COMMITT$ L>GE MAT]IAL DAMAGE NOR PHYSICAL 9JURY1 BUT W]E BEAT5 & T>GET$ ) WAT] CANNONS ANYWAY4 ,! GU>ANTE$ RI<T TO DEMON/RATE--GRANT$ BY ! ,CON/ITUTIONAL--WAS SIMPLY CANCEL$4 ,?IS REPRESSION PRIM>ILY T>GET$ =EIGN PROTE/]S1 = EXAMPLE1 AN #a#h-YE>-OLD ,ITALIAN NAM$ ,FABIO1 :O WAS IMPRISON$ = A LONG TIME--BUT MORE AB\T HIM 9 ! FOLL[+ *APT]S4 

0,SWA? ( DE/RUCTION0 ACROSS ,ALTONA 

  

,AT ALMO/ ! SAME TIME1 #e KM S\? ( ! NEI<BORHOOD1 APPROXIMATELY #b O!R COMPLETELY MASK$ DEMON/RATORS GA!R$ ON ,ELB*AUSSEE /REET1 :I* IS FAM\S = ITS MANY RI* VILLAS4 ,H[EV]1 9 ?AT QU>T]1 MO/LY 0NORMAL0 PEOPLE LIVE AT ! BEG9N+ ( ?IS /REET3 ! CONC5TRATION ( B\RGEOIS VILLAS />TS #c-#e MET]S AWAY4 

,SOME UNPALATABLE IMAGES & NEWS W]E TRANSMITT$ AB\T ?IS ACTION3 ,FROM ! 9SIDE ( A CR[D$ PUBLIC BUS1 SOMEONE FILM$ A SEEM+LY-M5AC+ MOB BREAK+ ! GLASS ( ! BUS 5TRANCE DOOR1 AMONG O!R ?+S4 ,O!R VIDEOS %[$ A L>GE GR\P SETT+ FIRE TO N9ETE5 P>K$ C>S--9CLUD+ SOME SMALL] C>S--:ILE MOV+ AT A RAPID CLIP4 

,S9CE ! ,G#b POLICE W]E O!RWISE OCCUPI$ 9 O!R NEI<BORHOODS & ! CITY C5T]1 ! GR\P ADVANC$4 ,IT ATTACK$ TWO POLICE C>S 9 FRONT ( ! LOCAL TRA9 /ATION1 AS WELL AS ! CONTROV]SIAL NEW ,I,K,E,A BUILD+ ) ,MOLOTOV COCKTAILS4 ,9 ! C5TRAL %OPP+ /REET ( ! ,ALTONA DI/RICT1 JU/ AB\T EV]Y?+ ?AT HAD TO DO ) CAPITALISM WAS SMA%$4 ,AFT] NO MORE ?AN #b M9UTES1 EV]YONE WAS GONE--!RE W]E NO >RE/S4 

,/RANGELY1 ! POLICE DID NOT M5TION ?IS ACTION 9 !IR O!RWISE-DETAIL$ PRESS RELEASE AT #a3#b#e AM4 ,?REE H\RS LAT]1 !Y ONLY REPORT$ ! ATTACK ON ! POLICE AT ! RAIL /ATION1 EV5 ?\<1 ACROSS ! :OLE CITY1 ONE C\LD SEE ! BLACK SMOKE COLUMNS ABOVE ! ,ELB*AUSSEE4 ,SUBSEQU5TLY1 ! POLICE MA9TA9$ = MON?S ?AT ! PEOPLE W]E PROBABLY VIOL5T P]PETRATORS ESCAP$ FROM ! ,ROND5B>G4 ,!Y EV5TUALLY HAD TO RETRACT BO? COMM5TS BECAUSE ?AT N>RATIVE WAS *RONOLOGICALLY IMPOSSIBLE4 

0,BLOCK ,G#b0 />TS TO MOVE 

  

,AT ! SAME TIME1 ! SO-CALL$ 0F+]S0#f ASSEMBL$ AT V>I\S MEET+ PLACES4 ,AT ! BEG9N+1 !RE W]E MAYBE #b PEOPLE1 BUT \R NUMB]S GREW QUICKLY4 ,! GOAL WAS TO GET AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO ! R\TES ! POLITICIANS W\LD TAKE TO SUMMIT'S V5UE4 ,! MOOD WAS *E]FUL1 FI]CE1 & DET]M9$4 

,SOME F+]S W]E /OPP$ F> AWAY FROM ! PROTOCOL R\TES--= EXAMPLE1 ! 0GRE5 F+]0 WAS /OPP$ 9 ! ,ALTONA DI/RICT & AGA9 AT ! ,VOLKSP>K CAMP4 

,! POLICE S]I\SLY ATTACK$ ! 0PURPLE F+]0 9 ,L&UNGSBRUCK5 %ORTLY AFT] IT BEGAN TO MOVE4 ,! GR\P TRI$ TO BYPASS ! POLICE L9ES1 !N RE-=M$1 BUT ULTIMATELY WAS /OPP$ AGA94 

,! 0R$ F+]10 H[EV]1 SUCCE$$ 9 REA*+ ONE ( ! MO/ C5TRAL R\TES & BLOCK+ IT EFFICI5TLY = OV] TWO H\RS4 ,AMONG O!RS1 ! ,G]MAN ,M9I/] ( ,F9ANCE1 ,S*AUBLE1 & ! ,E,U ,C\NCIL ,PRESID5T1 ,JUNK]1 HAD TO TURN >\ND & CANCEL !IR EV5T4 

,AFT] DEAL+ ) SOME POLICE CONTROLS ON ! TRANSIT SY/EM1 O!RS LEFT ! PORT BY ! H>BOR TO PROTE/ & BLOCK IT4 ,FROM ALL SIDES1 SMALL GR\PS />T$ TO HEAD ?AT WAY1 LOOK+ = OPPORTUNITIES TO 9T]V5E4 ,AT SOME PO9TS1 T5 OR TW5TY PEOPLE SAT D[N 9 ! /REET1 W]E EVICT$1 !N TRI$ AGA9 ELSE:]E4 

,TRAFFIC BACK$ UP SO MU* ?AT IT COMPLETELY %UT D[N ! C5T] & O!R P>TS ( ! CITY4 ,POLICE DROVE & WALK$ EV]Y:]E 7EXCEPT AT ,ELB*AUSSEE74 ,! SITUATION WAS *AOTIC &1 9 ! E>LY H\RS ( ! MORN+1 SOME 0BAD F+]S10 LIKE MO/ ( US1 HAD NOT EV5 HIT ! ROAD YET4 

,G5]ALLY SPEAK+1 ! (FICIAL SUMMIT KICK(F TOOK PLACE1 BUT A LOT ( EV5TS HAD TO BE IMPROVIS$4 ,S*$ULES W]E DISORD]$ & SOME ?+S W]E COMPLETELY CANCEL$1 LIKE ! MEET+ ( ,G]MAN & ,AM]ICAN =EIGN M9I/]S4 ,A CONS]VATIVE ,HAMBURG NEWSPAP] ) A RA!R L>GE READ]%IP1 ,! ,AB5DBLATT1 PUBLI%$ AB\T ! 0SITUATION ( POLICE 9T]V5TION0 BETWE5 #e3#e#e & #a#a3 AM--US+ ONE S\RCE3 ,HAMBURG ,POLICE4 

,POLICE RE9=CEM5TS REQUE/$ 

  

,ACCORD+ TO A REPORT LAT] PUBLI%$ BY ! FAM\S WEEKLY ,D] ,SPIEGEL1 :O SUPPOS$LY RECEIV$ 9T]NAL REPORTS FROM ! POLICE1 ! POLICE REQUE/$ RE9=CEM5TS4 ,SOMEONE WOKE UP ,DUDDE1 ! *IEF ( OP]ATIONS1 AT POLICE HEADQU>T]S AFT] ONLY A FEW H\RS ( SLEEP4 

,DUE TO ! ANN\NCEM5TS1 ,DUDDE MADE AN EM]G5CY CALL TO ! SO-CALL$ 0,F$]AL ,RES]VE ,POLICE40 ,!SE W]E ! ONLY OP]ATIONAL GR\PS ( ! ,G]MAN POLICE NOT YET 9 ,HAMBURG4 ,L>GE HELICOPT]S BR\<T !M 9TO T[N2 ) !SE RES]VES1 !RE W]E A TOTAL ( #c#a1 POLICE DEPLOY$ DUR+ ! ,G#b4 

444,MORN+ 

  

,WE ONLY SLEPT = A FEW H\RS4 ,:5 WE WOKE1 WE C\LD SEE A NUMB] ( FIRES SMOLD]+ FROM \R BALCONY4 ,WE HE>D ?AT ! H>BOR HAD BE5 BLOCK$1 ?AT ,MELANIA ,TRUMP WAS TRAPP$ 9 ! GUE/H\SE ( ! S5ATE1 & ?AT MANY DELEGATIONS HAD SOME S]I\S HURDLES TO CLE> 9 ORD] TO MOVE4 

,?R\<\T ! :OLE CITY1 ! D5SE T]RITORIAL COV] ( V>I\S ACTIONS1 ) DIFF]5T =MS & LEVELS ( 5GAGEM5T1 SEEM$ TO EFFECTIVELY DI/URB ! SUMMIT4 ,ON ?AT DAY1 !RE W]E C\NTLESS REPORTS ( A WIDE RANGE ( EV5TS3 DEMON/RATIONS1 BLOCKADES1 DIRECT ACTIONS1 & ALSO A SEA-BATTLE BETWE5 POLICE BOATS & ,GRE5PEACE4 ,IT W\LD GO BEYOND ! SCOPE ( ?IS TEXT TO REPORT ON ALL ( ! ACTIONS 9 DETAIL4 ,IT WAS ! AM\NT1 ! V>IABILITY1 ! DET]M9ATION1 ! DURATION1 & ! HUGE EXPANSE ( ! PROTE/ ACTIVITIES ?AT DECISIVELY DET]M9$ ! DISRUPTION ON ,FRIDAY4 

,D] ,SPIEGEL PROVID$ A CLE> MAP1 :I* !Y PUBLI%$ IMM$IATELY AFT] ! SUMMIT ) ! APT TITLE 0,\T ( ,CONTROL40 ,!IR MAP WAS NOT EV5 COMPREH5SIVE--MANY SMALL] ACTIONS W]E NOT DOCUM5T$ ANY:]E1 BUT NONE!LESS W]E CONSID]$ EFFECTIVE4 ,O!RS1 LIKE ! H>BOR BLOCKADE1 HAPP5$ BEYOND ! MAP'S BORD]S4 

0,BLOCK ! ,G#b--COLOR ! R$ ZONE0 

  

,FROM \R PO9T ( VIEW1 ! CONCEPT1 0,BLOCK ! ,G#b--COLOR ! R$ ZONE10 CON/RUCT$ A SOLID BASE & FRAME ?AT DEF9$ A DAY ?AT SAW APPROXIMATELY #b1 PEOPLE P>TICIPATE 9 A WIDE V>IETY ( PROTE/S4 ,WE DOCUM5T H]E ! ACTION CONS5SUS1 OR ! %ORT V]SION ( ! 0ACTION PICTURE03  
  

0,\R GOAL IS TO NOTICEABLY DI/URB ! PROCE$+S ( ! ,G#b ,SUMMIT1 & TO DISRUPT ! /AG+ ( P[] ?AT ! SUMMIT REPRES5TS4 ,WE WILL COMMIT A PUBLICLY ANN\NC$ MASS BREA* ( RULE4 ,\R ACTIONS >E ?OSE ( A JU/IFI$ MEANS ( RESI/ANT MASS DISOB$I5CE4 

,\R BLOCKADES >E HUMAN BLOCKADES & CREATIVE MAT]IAL BLOCKADES1 CONSI/+ ( EV]YDAY OBJECTS4 ,WE WILL 

- PURSUE \R GOAL LEVEL-HEAD$LY & ) DET]M9ATION1 

- TAKE C>E ( EA* O!R AS P>TICIPANTS 9 SOLID>ITY &  

PROTECT \RSELVES 9 ORD] TO DEF5D \R RI<T TO PHYSICAL 9TEGRITY4 ,WE WILL NOT />T ANY ESCALATION4  
  

,WE UNITE 9 SOLID>ITY ) ALL ?OSE :O %>E \R EMANCIPATORY CRITICISM ( ! ,G#b40  

,! H>BOR BLOCKADE 

  

,! H>BOR BLOCKADE WAS MA9LY ORGANIZ$ BY ! 0,P\R LE ,T\T0 ALLIANCE4 ,!Y MET UP E>LY 9 ! MORN+ NE> ! H>BOR TO =M A DEMON/RATION_/BLOCKADE M>*4 ,!IR RALLY+ CRIES3 0,LET'S FI<T ! LOGI/ICS ( CAPITAL6 ,HAMBURG CITY /RIKE6 ,LET'S CLOSE ! PORT60 ,NE>LY #a PEOPLE M>*$ T[>D ! H>BOR1 EV5TUALLY REA*+ A C5TRAL CROSSROADS 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! PORT >EA4 ,DEMON/RATORS BLOCK$ = H>BOR = A FEW H\RS1 & ! ACTION CONSID]ABLY DI/URB$ ! H>BOR'S FUNCTION+4 

,! PLUGG+ ( ! H>BOR MEANT ?AT !RE WAS A ?REE-DAY WORK DELAY ON UNDELIV]$ GOODS & S]VICES1 ACCORD+ TO ! ,HAMBURG ,PORT ,AU?ORITY4 ,! POLICE BEHAV$ CAUTI\SLY1 EV5 ?\< !Y >RIV$ ) MASSIVE RE9=CEM5TS4 

,WE CONSID] ?IS ACTION NOTEWOR?Y & EXTRAORD9>Y BECAUSE ( ITS IMPACT3 IT WAS NOT JU/ CONC]N$ ) ! SPECTACLE ( ! SUMMIT1 BUT DIRECT$ AGA9/ ! MADNESS ( GLOBAL CAPITALISM4 ,! ,HAMBURG H>BOR IS 9DE$ A /RATEGIC 9T]*ANGE PO9T 9 ?IS WORLDWIDE SY/EM4 

,IT WAS A W>M BUT NOT T]RIBLY HOT DAY4 ,WE WALK$ A LOT ( KILOMET]S--SOMETIMES WE RAN1 SOMETIMES WE TOOK ! SUBWAY1 SOMETIMES WE US$ BIKES4 ,WE W]E HUNT$1 SOMETIMES BEAT52 WE GOT BROK5 UP1 !N REJO9$1 REORI5T$ \RSELVES1 & !N CONT9U$4 ,AT ! 9FO PO9TS1 LIKE 0,! ,OASIS AT ,GANGEVI]TEL10 9=MATION WAS CON/ANTLY CIRCULAT+1 & !RE WAS ALWAYS 5\< WAT] & FOOD4 

,$UCATION /RIKE & Y\? DEMO AGA9/ ! ,G#b 

  

,SEV]AL S*OOLS & MO/ UNIV]SITIES CANCEL$ CLASS ON ,FRIDAY ANYWAY4 ,SOME W5T ON /RIKE2 9 O!RS1 PUPILS W]E PRESSUR$ NOT TO TAKE P>T 9 PROTE/ ACTIONS4 ,! TEA*]'S UNION1 AS WELL AS A REPRES5TATIVE BODY ( /UD5TS1 SUPPORT$ ! 0Y\? AGA9/ ! ,G#b0 PROTE/4 ,! PROTE/'S MOTTO3 0,\R FUTURE IS UNWRITT5--LET'S FI<T TOGE!R40 

,/UD5TS & TEA*]S P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! BLOCKADES1 :I* W]E MO/LY SUPPORT$ BY Y\NG PEOPLE4 ,BUT !RE WAS ALSO A DEMON/RATION 9 ! CITY C5T] 9 ! MORN+ ) AB\T #c P>TICIPANTS1 ?IS TIME APPROV$ BY ! POLICE4 ,AT ! BEG9N+1 A CONVOY ( SUMMIT P>TICIPANTS APPE>$ BY SURPRISE AT ! MEET+ PO9T ( ! DEMON/RATION & WAS SPONTANE\SLY BLOCK$ & =C$ TO TURN BACK4 ,! DEMON/RATION WAS NOISY & COLORFUL & ESCORT$ BY ,HAMBURG POLICEM5 :O W]E VISIBLY EXHAU/$4 

,A P>T ( \R TACTICS 

  

,P>T ( \R TACTICS WAS TO AVOID CLE> FRONT L9ES4 ,?AT WAY1 WE C\LD FLANK OR ASSEMBLE BEH9D ! POLICE L9ES1 :I* SIGNIFICANTLY H9D]$ !IR ATTEMPTS TO GA9 GR\ND4 ,?ANKS TO A /RONG %[+ ( LOCALS1 WE TRANS=M$ ! /REETS & SQU>ES 9TO A *AOTIC SY/EM1 C\NT]+ ! POLICE =CE'S IDEAL ( ORD] & TRANSP>5CY4 ,9 ! 5D1 ! POLICE >MADA EV5 BLOCK$ ITSELF--!IR R[S ( VEHICLES /OPP$ ! RE/ ( ! TRAFFIC1 CREAT+ DISORD]LY TRAFFIC JAMS EV]Y:]E4 ,?IS VIDEO %[S A CONVOY ( SUMMIT P>TICIPANTS GETT+ LO/1 /OPP+ ON ,REEP]BAHN1 & ! SUBSEQU5T POLICE ACTION4 

,AN ANECDOTE (F]+ A C]TA9 TACTICAL 9TELLIG5CE3 ! M>* KN[+ H[ TO BE SIL5T1 HID+ BEH9D BUILD+S1 CROSS+ A P>K AT FULL SPE$ TO BETT] SURPRISE ! POLICE & REA* ! BRIDGE ( ! ,ELBPHILH>MONIE :ILE ! P>K WAS HELD BY ! POLICE4 

,WE ALSO WANT TO %>E AN ANECDOTE ?AT REVEAL$ A SPECIFIC TACTICAL 9TELLIG5CE3 A FAIRLY L>GE NUMB] ( PEOPLE KNEW H[ TO /AY UTT]LY QUIET1 HIDE BEH9D BUILD+S1 CROSS A P>K AT HI< SPE$ TO BETT] SURPRISE ! POLICE =CES1 & ULTIMATELY W]E ABLE TO REA* ! P$E/RIAN BRIDGE TO ! ,ELBPHILH>MONIE4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 ! POLICE EV5TUALLY RECONQU]$ ! P>K4 ,H[EV]1 ! PRES5CE ( NUM]\S SC\TS1 ! FACT ?AT PEOPLE LI/5$ TO !M AS WELL AS EA* O!R1 & ! LEVEL ( SOLID>ITY W]E ALL CONSID]ABLE WEAPONS 9 \R /RUGGLE4 

,! POLICE1 RUNN+ TO NO:]E 

  

,! POLICE1 AT ?IS PO9T1 W]E US+ !IR WAT] CANNONS :]EV] !Y C\LD4 ,9 TOTAL1 !Y DEPLOY$ #dd SU* CANNONS 9 ,HAMBURG4 ,AT FULL PRESSURE1 ! CANNON'S /REAM CAN 9FLICT S]I\S 9JURY4 ,BUT !IR MA9 TACTICAL FUNCTION WAS TO DISP]SE CR[DS ( PEOPLE BY SOAK+ !M COMPLETELY4 ,?IS TACTIC DID NOT WORK V]Y WELL ?IS TIME1 MA9LY BECAUSE ( ! SUMM] HEAT1 :I* MADE GETT+ WET NOT SO BAD4 ,AS A RESULT1 ! POLICE S5T MORE & MORE (FIC]S 9TO BATTLE4 ,!Y W]E =C$ TO SPR9T AGA91 (T5 OV] LONG DI/ANCES4 ,MO/ ( !M WORE HELMETS1 & MANY WORE BLACK MASKS4 ,!IR UNI=M3 AN ALL-BLACK KNI<T'S >MAM5T ?AT 9CLUD$ HI<-/R5G? PLA/IC PROTECTION4 ,EA* (FIC] WAS C>RY+ AN EXTRA WEI<T ( #a#e-#b KGS 9 ! SUMM] SUN4 ,WEI<$ D[N LIKE ?IS1 ! POLICE W]E PROP]LY 0GRILL$0 :5 !Y W]E S5T RUNN+ ALL OV] ! T[N FROM ,DUDDES' AIR-CONDITION$ HEADQU>T]S4 ,MEAN:ILE1 WE MOV$ >\ND MO/LY 9 T-%IRTS & SNEAK]S1 CON/ANTLY GETT+ FRE% WAT] FROM ! LOCALS4 

,DUE TO ! COMB9ATION ( !IR SELF-IMPOS$ Z]O TOL]ANCE /ANCE1 ! FATIGUE FROM ! PREVI\S DAYS1 ! HI< TEMP]ATURES1 !IR APP>5TLY POOR FOOD SUPPLY SITUATION1 & ! NON/OP PROTE/ ACTIONS1 ! POLICE =CES CLE>LY SEEM$ TO BE FRU/RAT$ & EXHAU/$4 ,!IR CONDITION PRODUC$ A NOTABLE SLUGGI%NESS & SL[ PACE2 MORE & MORE (T51 !Y VIOL5TLY ATTACK$ PEOPLE AT R&OM4 ,SOMETIMES1 SEV]AL PEOPLE W]E DETA9$ = A %ORT TIME1 !N QUICKLY RELEAS$--PRESUMABLY1 ! POLICE DID ?IS SOLELY TO M9IMIZE !IR [N IMM$IATE /RESS4 

,EVID5TLY1 ! =EIGN POLICE UNITS DID NOT WANT 7OR W]E NOT ABLE7 TO MAKE DI/9CTIONS BETWE5 RESID5TS1 T\RI/S1 ACTIVI/S1 & J\RNALI/S1 & EV5 LESS BETWE5 PEACEFUL1 NONVIOL5T DEMON/RATORS & ?OSE :O 9CREAS+LY WANT$ A CONFRONTATION4 ,!RE WAS LESS & LESS ( A GRAY >EA BETWE5 0EXHAU/$1 HANG+ >\ND0 & 0BL9DLY PUMMEL EV]Y?+ ?AT WALKS >\ND )\T A UNI=M0 & 0USE ! WAT] CANNONS ON EV]Y CR[D AT R&OM40 

,5\< ) COLORFUL & FUN 

  

,! EV5TS MOV$ 9CREAS+LY 9 ! DIRECTION ( ,L&UNGSBRUCK53 ! H>BOR :]E ANO!R DEMO WAS SLAT$ TO />T4 ,9 ADDITION1 ! NE>BY ,REEP]BAHN WAS FULL ( DEMON/RATORS4 ,! POLICE OB/RUCT$ ! R\TE 9 ! DIRECTION ( ! CITY C5T] & ! ,ELBPHILH>MONIE CONC]T HALL1 &1 BY DO+ SO1 BLOCK$ RAILWAY TRAFFIC4 ,! CONFLICTS 9T5SITIFI$ M9UTE BY M9UTE4 ,! HATR$ GREW--MORE & MORE PEOPLE OV]CAME !IR FE>4 ,:]EV] ! POLICE APPE>$1 ! CR[D *ANT$1 0,ALL ( ,HAMBURG HATES ! POLICE60 & 0,CASSEZ-V\S6 ,CASSEZ-V\S60 .<0,FUCK (F60.>4 ,AT ,L&UNGSBRUCK51 SOME DEMON/RATORS ACTIVELY TOOK ! (F5SIVE & ?REW /ONES AT ! POLICE4 

,WE \RSELVES BECAME 9CREAS+LY MORE FURI\S & MORE UN9HIBIT$ 9 VIEW ( ! FACT ?AT ?OSE DAMN$ ,G#b AS%OLES W]E /ILL HOLD+ !IR SUMMIT1 AS WELL AS ! FACT ?AT WE HAD TO DEAL ) !SE %ITTY COPS--&1 ( C\RSE1 WE HAD NOT =GOTT5 :AT !Y DID TO US AT ! PREVI\S DAY'S DEMO4 ,ANG] DISSOLV$ ! PA9 9 \R LEGS3 ) MORE SPE$ & 5]GY1 WE %IFT$ ! TEMPO UP A GE> & GA!R$ 9 A L>G] MASS4 ,H[EV]1 WE C\LD ONLY MOVE \TSIDE ! CITY C5T]1 :I* WAS COMPLETELY OCCUPI$ & BLOCK$ BY ! POLICE2 ! ONLY PA?S ?AT W]E FREE W]E ! ONES PROTECT$ = POLITICIANS4 ,TO GET TO ! EA/ SIDE ( ! CITY1 ONE HAD TO TRAVEL >\ND TO ! NOR? & >\ND ! ,AL/] ,LAKE4 

,HAMBURG3 A CITY UND] SIEGE4 

0,ODE TO ,JOY0 

  

,MEAN:ILE1 ! POLICE ESCORT$ ! POLITICIANS FROM ! SUMMIT V5UE TO ! ,ELBPHILH>MONIE4 ,AFT] NO?+ SUB/ANTIAL EM]G$ FROM ! MEET+S1 !Y AT LEA/ WANT$ TO CELEBRATE 9 A DEC5T MANN]4 ,! ,ELBPHILH>MONIE SUITS ! ,G#b3 IT IS ONE ( ! MO/ SC&AL\S CON/RUCTIONS 9 ,G]MANY 9 REC5T MEMORY4 ,9ITIALLY E/IMAT$ AT ,E,U,R#g MILLION1 ! 0,ELFI0 CO/ ,E,U,R#h MILLION 7APPROXIMATELY @s#a BILLION74 ,9 ?IS POMP\S BUILD+1 !Y HOLD CONC]TS = ! ELITE1 PAID = PRIM>ILY BY CITY TAXPAY]S :O WORK H>D = !IR MONEY4 ,N[1 !RE IS A %ORTAGE ( MONEY = K9D]G>T5S1 S*OOLS1 ACCOMMODATIONS = REFUGEES1 & SMALL CULTURAL PROJECTS4 

,AS ! HEADS ( /ATE >RIV$1 ,GRE5PEACE SUCCE$$ ) !IR PROTE/ ON ! ,ELBE4 

,9 ! M$IA1 ON ! O!R H&1 ! /REET PROTE/S DOM9AT$ ! AIRWAVES4 ,! TELEVISION NEWS *ANNELS %[$1 LIVE & 9 P>ALLEL1 ! IMAGES ( ! POMP\S ,BEE?OV5 CONC]T & ! ESCALAT+ SITUATION \TSIDE4 

,CRITICAL & COLORFUL MASS 

  

,AT #g PM1 ! SET MEET+ PLACE WAS ! ,DAMMTOR RAILWAY /ATION2 IT WAS ! LA/ PEACEFUL PROTE/ SC5E ( ! DAY4 ,NE> ! ALREADY S]I\SLY ESCALAT$ SITUATION1 APPROXIMATELY #c BICYCLE RID]S & SKAT]S JO9$4 ,!IR MOTTO3 0,WE DON'T C>10 BUT ALSO 0?IS IS \R CITY40 ,CRITICAL ,MASS IS A TRADITIONAL & SOME:AT SUCCESSFUL MOBILIZATION ( ! BICYCLI/S 9 ,HAMBURG4 ,?AT DAY1 IT WAS A REACTION TO ! ,G#b SUMMIT &1 9 P>TICUL>1 AGA9/ ! 0BRA9S ( ! COMBU/ION 5G9ES0 ?AT DOM9ATE IT4 

,:ILE ! /ATE'S GUE/S CELEBRAT$ !MSELVES BY LI/5+ TO ,BEE?OV5 9 ! ,ELBPHILH>MONIE1 ! MOBILE DEMO COMPRIS$ MO/LY ( PEOPLE FROM ,HAMBURG BYPASS$ ! =TRESS & HEAD$ 9 ! DIRECTION ( ! H>D-WON ,S*ANZE DI/RICT4 ,! POLICE SEEM$ TO BE RELAX$ AT FIR/1 P>TICUL>LY AS !IR 0REAL PROBLEM0--! MILITANT DEMON/RATORS & ! /ATE'S GUE/S--W]E ! PRIORITY4 

,9 ! EV5+ 

  

,SOME HAD CALL$ = A REVOLUTION>Y DEMON/RATION ON ,REEP]BAHN AT #h PM4 ,H[EV]1 AT ! LA/ M9UTE1 IT WAS CANCEL$ BECAUSE ! P]SON 9 *>GE HAD BE5 >RE/$2 9/EAD1 ! DEMO WAS CONV]T$ 9TO A SORT ( P>TY ) MUSIC4 ,FUR!R TO ! NOR?1 H[EV]1 ALL >\ND ! ,ROTE ,FLORA & ! ,>RIVATIP>K1 ! CONFRONTATIONS W]E 9CREAS+LY 9T5SE4 ,! POLICE HELP$ TO PU% PEOPLE 9 ?AT DIRECTION4 ,TO PUT IT DIFF]5TLY3 IT WAS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO EXPEL OR DISP]SE PEOPLE FROM !RE = ANY S]I\S AM\NT ( TIME1 DESPITE SEV]AL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS FROM ! POLICE4 

,9 ! E>LY EV5+1 ! POLICE =CES W]E /ILL /UCK ELSE:]E1 GU>D+ ! R\TES BETWE5 ! 0,ELFI0 & ! HOTELS4 ,9 ADDITION1 9 MANY P>TS ( ! CITY--NOT ONLY ! ,/4,PAULI & ,S*ANZE DI/RICTS--FOLKS HAD E/ABLI%$ DUMP/] BLOCKADES 9 ! /REETS4 ,SOME W]E ON FIRE2 9 O!R CASES1 LOCAL RESID5TS SIMPLY ?REW !M 9 ! /REETS TO PROTE/ ! P]MAN5T 0,LALULALA0 .<POLICE OCCUPATION.>4 ,9 ANY CASE1 ! POLICE W]E CON/ANTLY RUNN+ BEH9D TO CLE> EV]Y?+ AWAY4 ,WE ALSO SAW SOME POLICE UNITS 9 ! ALLEYS1 O/5SIBLY GIV+ !MSELVES A WELL-E>N$ BREAK4 

,! ,S*ANZE EVOLV$ 9TO AN >EA TO PROTECT \RSELVES FROM POLICE VIOL5CE--P]HAPS ! ONLY ONE AT ?AT TIME 9 ! 5TIRE REGION ( ,HAMBURG4 ,9 ! ,S*ANZE1 ALL ( ! RE/AURANTS & KIOSKS1 AS WELL AS MO/ ( ! SMALL] %OPS1 REMA9$ OP5 AS !Y NORMALLY W\LD4 ,9 ! E>LY EV5+1 ! BASIC ATMOSPH]E WAS EV5 RELAX$ & FE/IVE4 ,?IS VIDEO %[S ! BEG9N+ ( ! SITUATION ?AT NI<T2 IT WAS %OT FROM A SCAFFOLD+ ?AT W\LD PLAY A BIGG] ROLE LAT]4 

,\T ( ,CONTROL 

  
,! ,NI<T 

  

,!SE >E ! EV5TS ?AT >E MO/LY DEEPLY +RA9$ 9 \R M9DS4 ,IT IS H>D TO GET AN 5TIRE OV]VIEW3 ALREADY1 AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! NI<T1 ! NUMB] ( BURN+ B>RICADES WAS DIFFICULT TO C\NT2 9 ANY CASE1 !RE W]E A LOT MORE ?AN ON ! PREVI\S NI<T4 ,:AT WE CALL AUTOR$UCTIONS.<#f.> 9 ,FRANCE W]E TAK+ PLACE1 PRIM>ILY AT BIG *A9 /ORES LIKE ,REWE1 ,BUDNIK[SKI1.<#g.> & ,APPLE4 ,!N1 FOLKS MADE B>RICADES ) PAV+ /ONES1 ! SAME WAY DEMON/RATORS 9 ,P>IS HAD 9 ,MAY #a#i#f#h4 ,PEOPLE ALSO TORE UP ! WOOD5 PANELS ?AT HAD BE5 PUT UP TO PROTECT B\TIQUES & US$ !M AS %IELDS AGA9/ ! WAT] CANNONS4 

,! L>GE LOCAL P>TICIPATION 9 ! AUTOR$UCTIONS SURPRIS$ US4 ,SOMETIMES1 IT WAS Y\NG UNMASK$ WOM5 :O W]E HAPPY TO HELP !MSELVES AT ! /ORE FREE ( *>GE3 IT WAS EVID5T ?AT !Y 5JOY$ CONSUM+ )\T PAY+4 ,WE ALSO OBS]V$ WORK]S AT LOCAL /ORES ?R[+ /ONES AT POLICE (FIC]S4 ,! POLICE W]E PU%$ \T ( ! QU>T] = H\RS4 

,?AT SAID1 ANO!R P>TY ( RESID5TS1 ALBEIT A M9ORITY1 TRI$ TO ATTACK ! REBELS BY =CE4 ,& IF A C]TA9 EUPHORIA SEIZ$ US 9 ?IS UNUSUAL MOM5T ( COLLECTIVE P[]1 IT MU/ BE PUT 9TO P]SPECTIVE ) ! EXI/+ OB/ACLES4 

,?IS 9 NO WAY DETRACTS FROM ! /R5G? & PASSION ( ?IS MOM5T3 ! SPREAD ( 9SURRECTIONAL PRACTICES ON SU* A SCALE 9 A P>T ( ! CITY1 ! SOLID>ITY ( A P>T ( ! POPULATION1 ! HI< LEVEL ( FI<T+ SPIRIT4 ,BUT PEOPLE ALSO HAD TO BREAK UP FI<TS BETWE5 M]*ANTS OR ANGRY 9HABITANTS & RIOT]S1 EV5 ?\< O!R 9HABITANTS P>TICIPAT$ ) JOY 9 ! REVOLT ?AT >\S$ A FI<T+ SPIRIT 9 ! DI/RICT4 

,WE ALSO WANT TO HI<LI<T A /RIK+ 9CID5T3 ,A CORN] BANK BRAN* WAS SMA%$ & BURN$4 ,WE W]E TOLD ?AT ! ACTION SUCCE$$ 9 ACTUALLY LIB]AT+ BANKNOTES4 ,!SE W]E !N DI/RIBUT$ \TSIDE 9 ! SAME MANN] AS ! W9N+S FROM O!R AUTOR$UCTIONS4 ,WE DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO L+]2 ! BATTLE-LI<T GL[$ ABOVE ! ,ROTE ,FLORA1 :]E ! POLICE TRI$ TO P5ETRATE ! ,S*ANZE AGA94 ,WE DEPLOY$ ANO!R IMPRESSIVE TE*NICAL 9NOVATION3 WE US$ BIG SUN%ADES FROM ! RE/AURANTS TO PROTECT US FROM ! WAT] CANNONS4 ,?IS IDEA WAS EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE--IT MADE A GR\P ( WAT] CANNONS SIMPLY IMPOT5T1 EV5 AT FULL /R5G?4 

,?IS MU/ BE SAID3 ONLY A FEW PEOPLE WORE PROTECTIVE EQUIPM5T AGA9/ TE> GAS1 MA9LY BECAUSE ! ,G]MAN POLICE HAD R>ELY US$ IT 9 ! LA/ FEW YE>S BE=E ! ,G#b1 PREF]R+ PEPP] SPRAY4 

,ON ,FRIDAY1 ! POLICE ALSO %OT A R\ND ( LIVE AMMUNITION4 ,?ANKFULLY1 !Y DID NOT 9JURE ANYONE4 ,! ,S*ANZE DI$ D[N AFT] AB\T #e AM4 

,! MAP %[S ! SITUATION 9 ! ,S*ANZE AT NI<T = SEV]AL H\RS4 ,9 FACT1 ! SITUATION WASN'T G5]ALLY /ATIC4 ,CONSPICU\SLY1 ! ,G#b MEET+ PLACE WAS LOCAT$ ONLY #cM AWAY1 &1 = H\RS1 ! %ORTE/ R\TE WAS SUPPOS$LY 0FREE0 FROM POLICE =CES4 ,H[EV]1 ?IS R\TE L$ ?R\< AN 9DU/RIAL >EA ?AT C\LD HAVE BE5 EASILY SURR\ND$ & TRAPP$4 ,ALMO/ ALL ACCESS R\TES TO ! 0,\T ( CONTROL >EA0 W]E FREE AS WELL4 

,FAILURE ( ! POLICE TACTICS 

  

,!RE >E SURELY A NUMB] ( REASONS & =CES ?AT L$ TO ?IS ESCALATION1 ?AT EXPLA9 :Y A K9D ( 0SITUATION ( AN>*Y0 ULTIMATELY EM]G$4 ,MAYBE ! MO/ IMPORTANT ONE1 FROM \R PO9T ( VIEW1 WAS ?AT ! POLICE TACTICS FAIL$4 ,WE CAN ID5TIFY ?REE MAJOR PO9TS H]E3 

#a7 ,! POLICE PLANN$ & B\ND !MSELVES FROM ! \TSET 0TO RESPOND TO ANY K9D ( DI/URBANCE OR CRIME ) IMM$IATE 9T]V5TION40 ,?IS TACTIC ONLY WORKS IF IT FRI<T5S A L>GE P>T ( ! PROTE/]S 9TO ACCEPT+ ?AT OPPRESSION & GIV+ UP4 

,H[EV]1 ?AT SC5>IO DID NOT HAPP5--NOT ONLY ) ! R[DI] ( ! PROTE/]S1 BUT ALSO ) O!R C\RAGE\S PACIFI/-ORI5T$ PROTE/]S4 ,& IF ?AT WAS ! POLICE'S SELF-PROCLAIM$ OBJECTIVE1 ! NECESS>Y CONDITIONS MU/ BE PRODUC$ OV] & OV] AGA9 = A NUMB] ( DAYS4 ,?IS K9D ( OP]ATION REQUIRES A LOT ( /R5G? & P[]1 ESPECIALLY CONSID]+ ! RELATIVELY W>M WEA!R1 ! EXPANSE ( ! CITY1 & ABOVE ALL1 ! HUGE NUMB] & V>IETY ( PROTE/ ACTIONS4 ,! POLICE BRUTALITY1 :I* WAS CON/ANT1 DIRECT1 & EXCESSIVE1 CREAT$ A PALPABLE S5SE ( SOLID>ITY 9 ! ALREADY CRITICALLY-M9D$ NEI<BORHOOD1 FUR!R COMPLICAT+ POLICE OP]ATIONS4 

#b7 ,DUR+ ! WEEKS BE=E ! ,G#b1 ! ,HAMBURG POLICE W]E ORD]$ TO ! FRONT L9ES = EV]Y K9D ( ACTION3 ! 0OBVI\S0 ONES1 LIKE ! 0,GE,SA TO ,HELL0 DEMO1 & ALSO TO ! ABSOLUTELY H>MLESS /UD5T DEMO ON ,FRIDAY MORN+4 ,9 ADDITION1 ! R\TES ( ! POLITICIANS REQUIR$ CON/ANT ACTIVITY FROM ! ,HAMBURG POLICE BECAUSE ( !IR T]RITORIAL KN[L$GE4 ,WE BELIEVE ?AT ! ,HAMBURG COPS W]E COMPLETELY EXHAU/$1 & W]E S5T ON A BREAK OR W]E GIV5 TIME TO RE/ ON ,FRIDAY EV5+4 ,9 ANY CASE1 ON ,FRIDAY EV5+1 WE DIDN'T SEE ANY ,HAMBURG COPS 9 ! ,S*ANZE RIOT1 &1 ALSO1 NO ,B]L9]S4 

,9/EAD1 ,S\? ,G]MAN & ,AU/RIAN COPS1 :O HAD LITTLE OR NO /REET FI<T+ EXP]I5CE OR LOCAL KN[L$GE1 /OOD AT ! FRONT L9E4 ,!N1 !SE UNITS 7OR !IR LEAD]%IP7 MUT9I$ &1 AT A C]TA9 PO9T1 REFUS$ TO ADVANCE1 ! LA/ TIME BE+ ON ,S*ULT]BLATT4 ,9 ,G]MAN POLICE J>GON1 ?IS MOVEM5T IS APP>5TLY CALL$ 0REMON/RI]50 .<0TO REMON/RATE0.>4 ,9 ITS (FICIAL RELEASE AB\T ?IS 9CID5T1 ! ,BAV>IAN.<#g.> ,M9I/RY ( ! ,9T]IOR US$ ?IS WORD--UP UNTIL N[1 A UNIQUE OCCURR5CE 9 ,G]MANY4 ,9 HIS HEADQU>T]S1 ,H>TMUT ,DUDDE1 PRESUMABLY1 WAS NOT AMUS$ :5 HE GOT WORD ( !IR ACTIONS4 ,ESPECIALLY S9CE O!R POLICE CANNOT HAVE BE5 P>TICUL>LY EAG] TO TAKE ! PLACE ( !SE UNITS1 :O W]E KN[N TO BE P>TICUL>LY ROBU/4 

#c7 ,AS WE M5TION$1 ! C5TRALIZ$ OP]ATIONAL & COMMUNICATION /RUCTURE ( ! POLICE IS OLD-FA%ION$ &1 WELL1 ,G]MAN3 NO?+ HAPP5S )\T ORD]S FROM ! TOP1 & ! /RUCTURE HAS A /RONG C5T]4 ,H[EV]1 ?AT MEANT ?AT ! V>IETY1 NUMB]1 & DURATION ( \R ACTIONS OV]:ELM$ POLICE COMMUNICATION2 !Y C\LD NOT COORD9ATE 9 REAL-TIME4 

,!RE IS NO O!R WAY TO EXPLA9 :Y1 = EXAMPLE1 ! ,BAV>IAN COPS1 NEXT TO ! ,ROTE ,FLORA1 :O W]E TRY+ TO ATTACK A GR\P ( PROTE/]S 9 ! P>K1 ATTEMPT$ TO CROSS A SKATEBO>D+ B[L1 FALL+ D[N BY ! DOZ5 9 ! PROCESS4 ,OR1 A RECURR+ EV5T3 A SECTION ( ! COPS F\<T TO GA9 A SECTION ( ! MA9 /REET1 ,S*ULT]BLATT1 9 ,/]N1 ONLY TO REALIZE ?AT NONE ( ! O!R UNITS HAD FOLL[$ !M2 9 FACT1 ! O!RS REMA9$ WAIT+ #b MET]S AWAY4 ,?IS WAS A TACTICAL DISA/] = ! POLICE1 BUT IT WAS SURPRIS+ & B5EFICIAL TO US4 

,& :AT AB\T US8 

  

,ON ,FRIDAY EV5+1 WE FELT PRETTY FRE%1 WE W]E NOT AT ALL C5TRALLY CONTROLL$ OR TI$ UP1 & WE FELT FULL ( HATR$ FROM ! EV5TS ( ! WEEK4 ,MOREOV]1 WE RECEIV$ A NEW 9FLUX ( A LEA/ #a ACTIVI/S FROM ALL OV] ,G]MANY :O HAD BE5 WORK+ AT !IR JOBS ALL WEEK4 

,!N1 AS 9 MO/ SU* SITUATIONS1 !RE W]E SOME PEOPLE :O JO9$ 9 ?AT WE W\LD HAVE PREF]R$ DID NOT4 ,SOMETIMES !Y ?REW /ONES FROM ! EI<? R[1 HITT+ O!R ACTIVI/S2 O!R TIMES1 EV5 WORSE1 !Y PLAY$ ) FIRE >\ND PEOPLE'S H\SES4 

,WE HAD NOT CONSID]$ ! POSSIBILITY ( SU* A SITUATION1 SO WE W]E POORLY PREP>$ = IT4 ,!RE=E1 WE HAD NO GOOD 9FRA/RUCTURE TO DEAL ) !SE EV5TS4 ,HYPO!TICALLY1 A GR\P ) MORE ?AN #b EXP]I5C$ COMRADES1 :O >E TI<T-KNIT & KN[ ! T]RA91 :O HAVE ! EXPRESS GOAL ( DEAL+ ) DANG] TO PEOPLE NOT 9VOLV$ 9 ! RIOT--BY =CE IF NECESS>Y--C\LD HAVE PREV5T$ A LOT4 ,WE DEF9ITELY C\LD HAVE SE5 IT COM+4 ,AFT] ALL1 !RE W]E DISPUTES 9 OR NE> ! DI/RICT DUR+ ! E>LY EV5+S1 9 ADDITION TO \R [N ANG] AGA9/ ! COPS4 ,:AT WE C\LD NOT ANTICIPATE 9 ADVANCE WAS ?AT ! MOB ( ! ,G]MAN RIOT POLICE W\LD REA* ! LIMITS ( !IR [N CAPACITY4 

,!RE >E DIFF]5T P]CEPTIONS 

  

,!RE >E DIFF]5T P]CEPTIONS AB\T :AT TOOK PLACE ON ,FRIDAY NI<T4 ,ON ! ONE H&1 A COMMON OP9ION AMONG ! LOCAL POPULATION1 (T5 SUSPECT$ 9 ! LIB]AL M$IA1 IS ?AT POLITICIANS & POLICE MAY HAVE WANT$ RIOTS 9 ! ,S*ANZE4 ,POSSIBLY1 !Y EV5 PU%$ ! RIOTS 9 ORD] TO DELEGITIMIZE \R :OLE PROTE/ WEEK & TO RELEGATE \R REAL CONC]NS & ISSUES TO ! BACKGR\ND4 ,ACCORD+ TO ?IS N>RATIVE1 ! POLICE ALSO HAD ?IS PLAN 9 ORD] TO OV]%AD[ ! E>LI] NEGATIVE M$IA COV]AGE AB\T !M1 S9CE ! M$IA HAD /RONGLY CRITICIZ$ ! EXCESSIVE POLICE VIOL5CE & ! DE FACTO SUSP5SION ( ! FUNDAM5TAL RI<TS TO FRE$OM ( ASSEMBLY & FRE$OM ( MOVEM5T4 

,H[EV]1 WE DO NOT BELIEVE ?IS N>RATIVE4 ,! ATTEMPTS ?AT POLICE MADE TO CONQU] ! MA9 /REET ,S*ULT]BLATT 9 ! ,S*ANZE W]E SIMPLY TOO AGGRESSIVE1 EV5 IF ! DETAILS W]E POORLY ORGANIZ$4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 IT IS ALSO TRUE ?AT ! POLICE PRIORITIZ$ PROTECT+ ! /ATE'S GUE/S3 !IR R\TES1 !IR HOTELS1 !IR PLACES ( CELEBRATION1 & SO ON1 & !RE=E DID NOT D$ICATE 5\< ATT5TION OR RES\RCES TO ! ,S*ANZE4 

,9 ADDITION1 ! DIRECT & %ORT R\TE FROM ! DI/RICT TO ! SUMMIT V5UE WAS COMPLETELY FREE ( POLICE UNITS = H\RS--! POLICE APP>ATUS MU/ HAVE BE5 GO+ HAYWIRE4 

,H[EV] 

  

,H[EV]1 ?AT TRU? IS ALSO ?AT !RE W]E A LOT ( WELL-ORGANIZ$ Y\NG PEOPLE FROM ALL >\ND :O REALLY GAVE ! COPS HELL4 ,?IS GAVE EV]YONE A GOOD AM\NT ( TIME TO PREP>E = ! NEXT ATTACK--BUILD+ B>RICADES1 LOOT+ 5TIRE CON/RUCTION SITES FULL ( MAT]IAL1 & GA!R+ ?\S&S ( /ONES4 ,! POLICE ALSO NEGLECT$ TO BR+ ALONG 5\< %ELT] %IELDS & SEEM$ 9CREAS+LY DI/RESS$4 

,! POLICE CONFRONT$ PEOPLE :O W]E FULL ( HATE FROM ! :OLE WEEK1 ESPECIALLY AFT] ! 0,WELCOME TO ,HELL0 DEMO4 ,HATE CAN BE A P[]FUL DRIV] 9 HELP+ TO OV]COME FE>4 ,!IR #b#e? H\R CAME :5 IT BECAME 9CREAS+LY CLE> ?AT ! POLICE W\LD />T ! SECOND HALF ) !IR ,B-TEAM & )\T %\LD] PADS4 

,9 ADDITION1 !RE WAS A WIDE 9FLUX ( REBELLI\S Y\NG/]S FROM ALL OV] T[N :O REALIZ$ ?AT 0,! COPS 9 ! ,S*ANZE >E TAK+ IT ON ! *940 ,SOME ( ! RESID5TS PROBABLY ALSO ?\<T 0,OH1 !RE'S LOOT+ AGA9--SUP]1 ,I CAN'T MISS ?IS40 ,H[EV]1 !RE W]E ALSO SOME RESID5TS :O W]E SIMPLY AFRAID4 ,?IS WAS UND]/&ABLE1 ESPECIALLY S9CE SOME DRUNKS W]E ACT+ M9DLESSLY4 ,AT A C]TA9 PO9T1 ! SITUATION BECAME OM9\S3 TWO H\SES BURN$1 BUT FIREFI<T]S NEV] >RIV$4 ,! ATMOSPH]E RADICALLY DET]IORAT$ & AN OBVI\SLY APOLITICAL MOB 9CREAS+LY TOOK CONTROL4 

,AT SOME PO9T1 ORGANIZ$ COMRADES LEFT ! SC5E BECAUSE ( ! POSSIBILITY ?AT ! POLICE W]E GO+ TO C>RY \T !IR F9AL ATTACK 9 ! =ESEEABLE FUTURE4 ,COMRADES *ANG$ !IR CLO!S1.<#h.> BUT REMA9$ 9 ! >EA4 ,! POLICE EV5 =C$ M$IA REPRES5TATIVES & !IR BOSSES TO LEAVE ! >EA1 :ILE ! PREVI\SLY M5TION$ 9FLUX ( Y\NG/]S CONT9U$4 

,S,E,K 7,SPECIAL ,ANTI-,T]RORI/ ,=CES7 ,OP]ATION 

  

,= ! FIR/ TIME 9 PO/-,W,W,I,I ,G]MAN HI/ORY1 ! POLICE ANTI-T]ROR UNITS1 EQUIPP$ ) W> WEAPONS1 W]E ORD]$ TO ACT AGA9/ A DEMON/RATION1 RIOT1 OR DI/URBANCE4 ,= ! ,G#b1 !Y HAD BE5 CONSCRIPT$ EXCLUSIVELY = ! GUE/S ( ! IMM$IATE PROTECTION ( ! /ATE4 

,AT ?AT TIME1 ONLY A SMALL P>T ( ! ,HAMBURG RIOT POLICE W\LD HAVE SUFFIC$ TO RECAPTURE ! DI/RICT4 

,IT WAS ALSO 9COMPREH5SIBLE ?AT ! NUM]\S WAT] CANNONS POSITION$ 9 ! NE>BY ,PF]DEM>KT DID NOT ADVANCE ONTO ,S*ULT]BLATT 9 ! ,S*ANZE4 ,WE ALSO C\LDN'T FIGURE \T :Y !Y DID NOT EXT+UI% ! B>RICADE AT ! 5TRANCE FROM A DI/ANCE1 BECAUSE ?IS IS USUALLY A /&>D MANEUV] = ! ,HAMBURG POLICE4 

,SUPPOS$LY1 ACCORD+ TO !IR LATE/ JU/IFICATION1 ! POLICE FE>$ = !IR LIVES--MA9LY BECAUSE ( SOME PEOPLE ON ! SCAFFOLD+ & RO( ( A CORN] H\SE BY ! /REET 5TRANCE4 ,H[EV]1 ! NEW G5]ATION ( WAT] CANNONS IS EQUIPP$ ) AN >MOR PLAT+ ?AT CAN H&LE BL[S FROM CONCRETE RO(+ & WAT] CANNONS >E OBVI\SLY DIFFICULT TO SET ON FIRE4 ,BUT1 LOCK$ 9 !IR [N DYNAMICS1 & UND] ! PRESSURE ( JU/IFICATION--P]HAPS ALSO JU/ TO MAKE AN EXAMPLE--A SC5>IO REM9ISC5T ( ,MOSUL OR ,ALEPPO PLAY$ \T 9 ! MIDDLE ( ,G]MANY4 

,ON ! RO( & SCAFFOLD+1 !RE W]E NO 0DANG]\S AUTONOMI/S10 PAV+ /ONES1 ,MOLOTOV COCKTAILS1 OR O!R WEAPONS4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 ! POLICE >RE/$ SEV]AL BLOGG]S--AMONG O!RS1 A RI<T-W+ ,G]MAN & ,RUSSIANS :O MADE MORE FAVORABLE COMM5TS AB\T ! POLICE 7ONE ( !IR VIDEOS IS 9CLUD$ LAT] H]E974 ,ON ,FRIDAY NI<T1 ONLY ?IRTE5 PEOPLE FROM ! 09FLUX]S0 W]E >RE/$1 BUT NO ORGANIZ$ COMRADES4 

,AFT] ! POLICE 0RECONQU]$0 ! ,S*ANZE1 ! ,HAMBURG (FIC]S MAGICALLY APPE>$ & LOCK$ D[N ! >EA4 ,ELSE:]E1 ! CONFRONTATIONS CONT9U$4 ,AMONG O!R EV5TS1 ANO!R SUP]M>KET WAS LOOT$ & A ,G#b DELEGATION VEHICLE WAS SET ON FIRE4 

,SATURDAY1 ,JULY #h1 #bag 

  
,MORN+ HANGOV] 9 ! ,S*ANZE 

  

,! ,S*ANZE DI/RICT HAS EXP]I5C$ A LOT ( RIOTS & DE/RUCTION 9 ! PA/1 BUT IT SEEM$ LIKE ?IS K9D ( SCALE HAD NEV] BE5 SE5 BE=E ,SATURDAY MORN+4 ,! PAVEM5T WAS RIPP$ \T EV]Y:]E & DEBRIS BLOCK$ ! /REETS4 ,MO/ RESID5TS W]E %OCK$ & FURI\S AT ! POLICE AS WELL AS AT ! BLACK BLOC & EV]YONE ELSE :O HAD TAK5 P>T 9 ! RIOT4 ,IT %\LD BE NOT$ ?AT ! RIOT HIT MO/LY BIG SUP]M>KET *A9S1 BANKS1 & GLOBAL BR&S1 LIKE ,APPLE OR O!R EXP5SIVE B\TIQUES4 ,SMALL]1 [N]-OP]AT$ /ORES1 RE/AURANTS1 OR SOCIAL FACILITIES W]E MO/LY UNT\*$4 

,!RE W]E SOME S]I\S EXCEPTIONS1 LIKE ! W9D[ ( ! 0,JESUS ,C5T]10 A SOCIAL FACILITY ?AT C>ES = HOMELESS PEOPLE & H\SES Y\NG SOLO REFUGEES4 ,NEXT DOOR1 !RE WAS A FIRE 9 A BANK4 ,! Y\NG/]S--ALREADY TRAUMATIZ$--HAD TO BE EVACUAT$4 ,9 ADDITION1 ! /ORAGE >EA ( ! ,R,E,W,E SUP]M>KET1 :I* IS CONNECT$ TO ! SALES FLOOR & IS LOCAT$ BEL[ RESID5TIAL AP>TM5TS1 BURN$4 

,!RE W]E A LOT ( /ORIES CIRCULAT+ AB\T ! RIOTS3 DRUNK5 HOOLIGANS OR EV5 EXTREME RI<T-W+]S1 DISGU/+ M5 :O W]E OP5LY SEXUALLY H>ASS+ WOM54 ,!RE W]E ALSO RUMORS ( O!R FIRES1 BUT ?OSE W]E SOON PROV$ WRONG4 ,H[EV]1 ! FACT IS ?AT FIREFI<T]S C\LD NOT 5T] ! NEI<BORHOOD = H\RS & !RE WAS A RISK ?AT ! FIRES C\LD HAVE SPREAD UNCONTROLLABLY4 

,! ,S*ANZE HAS LONG-/&+ EXP]I5CES ) MAJOR POLICE OP]ATIONS4 ,!RE HAVE ALREADY BE5 SEV]AL OCCURR5CES ( LOOT+S & IMPROVIS$ B>RICADES4 ,UNTIL ,JULY #b#a#g1 POLICE =CES HAD ALWAYS PREVAIL$ 9 ! NEI<BORHOOD4 ,?IS TIME1 NO ONE BELIEV$ ?AT SU* A L>GE POLICE =CE NE$$ TO WAIT SO LONG TO DO ! SAME ?+4 ,N[1 MANY IMAG9$ ?AT ! ,S*ANZE WAS DELIB]ATELY 0SACRIFIC$0 BY ! POLICE &1 ULTIMATELY1 BY ! POLITICIANS4 

,M$IA HYPE & /ATEM5TS ( POLITICIANS 

  

,AS EXPECT$1 ! ,HAMBURG M$IA WIGG$ \T & RAIL$ AGA9/ ! 0VIOL5T MOB40 ,9 ADDITION1 ! NATIONAL TELEVISION BROADCA/+ /ATIONS ONLY TALK$ AB\T ONE SUBJECT3 ! SUPPOS$ 0CIVIL W>0 9 ,HAMBURG4 ,9ITIALLY1 IT WAS MO/LY IGNOR$ ?AT1 AFT] ALL1 !RE HAD BE5 A HI/ORY ( EXCESSIVE POLICE VIOL5CE4 ,! REAL ,G#b & ALSO ALL ! O!R PROTE/S AGA9/ IT W]E ONLY A FOOTNOTE ON ,SATURDAY4 

,MAYOR ,S*OLZ POSITION$ HIMSELF :OLLY BEH9D ! POLICE1 DEM&+ H>% PUNI%M5TS = ! 0VIOL5T CRIM9ALS40 ,H[EV]1 HE ALSO HAD TO ANSW] = ! FACT ?AT HE HAD PROMIS$ ! CITIZ5S ( ,HAMBURG A 0COLORFUL1 9T]NATIONAL P>TY ( DEMOCRACY--MU* LIKE ! H>BOR BIR?DAY0 7! CITY'S BIG ANNUAL P>TY74 ,! ,S5ATOR ( ,9T]NAL ,AFFAIRS1 ,GROTE1 UND]L9$ ! 0SUCCESS ( ! POLICE OP]ATION0 9 ! DAYS BE=E4 ,HE !N PORTRAY$ AN IMAGE ( 0UNPREC$5T$ ORGANIZ$ VIOL5CE ?AT WAS NOT AFRAID ( ANY?+40 

,! ,ROTE ,FLORA SEP>ATES ITSELF 

  

,! ,ROTE ,FLORA SEP>AT$ ITSELF FROM ! EV5TS ( ,FRIDAY NI<T ?R\< AN 9T]VIEW ) !IR LONGTIME SPOKESP]SON1 BUT WE MU/ TAKE 9TO ACC\NT ! FACT ?AT !Y W]E EXPECT+ ! ,S,E,K 7SPECIAL ANTI-T]RORI/ =CES7 ) MANY 9JUR$ DEMON/RATORS 9SIDE3 0444 ,IT IS A RIOT ?AT REF]S ONLY TO ITSELF4 ,IT IS NO LONG] A QUE/ION ( POLITICAL CONT5T1 BUT ONLY ( ! EV5T4 ,TE>+ UP ! ,S*ANZE IS A POLITICAL ]ROR4440 ,FUR!R3 0,A L9E HAS BE5 CROSS$ H]E444 ,FIRES 9 A /ORE 9 A RESID5TIAL BUILD+ IS A NO-GO4440 

,A FEW DAYS LAT]1 A LONG] EXPLANATION FROM ,ROTE ,FLORA APPE>$ ) ! TITLE 0,WE >E RADICAL1 BUT NOT IDIOTS40 ,! PIECE REFLECT$ ON MORE CONTEXT FROM PREVI\S DAYS & POLICE /RATEGY BE=E TALK+ AB\T ! CAMPAIGN AGA9/ ,ROTE ,FLORA4 

,=EIGN COMRADES SCAPEGOAT$ 

  

,ON ,SATURDAY & DUR+ ! NEXT FEW DAYS1 ! (FICIAL APPLICANT & SPOKESP]SON = ! 0,WELCOME TO ,HELL0 DEMO PUBLICLY DI/ANC$ HIMSELF FROM ! RIOT ) SEV]AL /ATEM5TS--AMONG O!RS3 0,WE REPRES5T ! MOD]ATE AUTONOMI/S 9 ,EUROPE & HAVE NOT 9VIT$ !SE PEOPLE4 ,! GR\PS ?AT WE CONTACT$ HAVE BY NO MEANS COME ) ! 9T5TION ( PILLAG+ & ( VIOL5CE4 ,WE REJECT ?IS 9 G5]AL10 &1 FUR!R 0,I HAVE HE>D ,ITALIAN1 ,SPANI%1 & ,FR5* MYSELF4 ,BUT WE DID NOT TALK TO !M1 & !Y ALSO DID NOT TALK TO US BE=E40 

,!SE /ATEM5TS W]E NOT ONLY POLITICALLY DEADLY--!Y W]E FALSE4 ,FIR/1 WE MOBILIZ$ RADICAL CIRCLES 9 ALL ( ,EUROPE1 P>TICUL>LY = ! 0,WELCOME TO ,HELL0 DEMO4 ,SECOND1 HE SUGGE/$ ?AT ! =EIGN COMRADES W]E MA9LY RESPONSIBLE = ALL ! VIOL5CE & DE/RUCTION1 :I* WAS ALSO ! M$IA N>RATIVE ( ! POLICE4 

,9 REALITY1 \R FRI5DS FROM ABROAD NEI!R REPRES5T$ ! BIGGE/ ACT+ GR\P1 NOR SPONTANE\SLY TRIGG]$ SOME?+ ALL ALONE1 NOR DID !Y TAKE ! 9ITIATIVE DECISIVELY OR )\T CONS5SUS4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 IT W\LD BE FAIR TO SAY ?AT Y\NG1 LEFT-M9D$ PEOPLE FROM ,HAMBURG & O!R RADICALS FROM ALL OV] ,G]MANY CON/ITUT$ ! L>GE/ ORGANIZ$ GR\PS BY F>4 ,!SE ,G]MANS W]E ACTIVELY SUPPORT$ BY =EIGN COMRADES1 :O = ! MO/ P>T DEMON/RAT$ DISCIPL9E4 

,IT WAS PROBABLY ! DRUNK1 PRESUMABLY 0COMPLETELY APOLITICAL10 & Y\NG] PEOPLE FROM ,HAMBURG :O W]E RESPONSIBLE = ! UND5IABLE EXCESSES ?AT OCCURR$1 SU* AS SETT+ FIRE TO RESID5TIAL H\S+4 ,?AT SAID1 MORE EXP]I5C$ COMRADES FROM ,HAMBURG W]E ALSO RESPONSIBLE = NOT SUFFICI5TLY 9T]V5+4 

,9 PUBLICIZ+ SU* /ATEM5TS1 ! SPOKESP]SON ( ! 0,WELCOME TO ,HELL0 DEMO VIRTUALLY ?REW ! =EIGN COMRADES UND] ! BUS4 ,! EFFECT WAS NOT JU/ LIMIT$ TO ! PUBLIC IMAG9ATION 9 ! FOLL[+ DAYS1 BUT ALSO HAD CONSEQU5CES = ! PROSECUTION & SUBSEQU5T JUDICIAL PROCE$+S4 ,WE WILL DISCUSS ?IS 9 DETAIL BEL[4 

,=TUNATELY1 O!R P>TS ( ! PROTE/ SPECTRUM REACT$ MU* MORE CAUTI\SLY & FOCUS$ ON ! :OLE CONTEXT2 ?US1 !Y AVOID$ DI/ANC+ !MSELVES FROM ! ACTIONS 9 ! M$IA4 

,9T]NATIONAL MASS DEMON/RATION AT MIDDAY 

  

,! BIGGE/ COMMON EV5T ( ! WEEK TOOK PLACE ON ,SATURDAY1 ,JULY #h3 A MASS DEMON/RATION ?AT UNIT$ PRACTICALLY ALL ! PLAT=MS & ANTI-,G#b GR\PS4 ,! SLOGAN ( ! DEMO WAS 0SOLID>ITY )\T BORD]S 9/EAD ( ! ,G#b40 ,IT WAS AN ALLIANCE ( #ah ORGANIZATIONS FROM ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY TO Y\? & AUTONOM\S GR\PS4 

,! CALL TO ACTION 9VOLV$ ! 5TIRE PROTE/ MOVEM5T4 ,9 ,G]MANY1 IT'S R>E TO HAVE SU* A BROAD ALLIANCE >\ND SU* A CALL ?AT IS SO CRITICAL ( ! SY/EM4 ,?OSE :O FELT ?AT ?IS CALL OR ?AT ! S5SE ( ! PROTE/S WAS TOO RADICAL CALL$ = A P>ALLEL DEMON/RATION1 BUT IT ONLY DREW #d OR #e PEOPLE4 

,CONSID]+ ! UNLEA%$ FURY FROM ! EV5+ BE=E & ALL ! PROPAG&A AB\T ! VIOL5CE1 WE FE>$ ?AT FEW] PEOPLE W\LD %[ UP4 ,YET AN IMPOS+ MASS ( AB\T #h1 PEOPLE ROLL$ ?R\< ! /REETS ( ,HAMBURG4 ,?IS DEMO WAS 5CLOS$ ON EI!R SIDE BY A L>GE POLICE PLATOON 9 A SORT ( MOVABLE LOB/] TRAP4 ,A GOOD NUMB] ( ! POLICE W]E MASK$4 ,HELICOPT]S CONT9U$ TO CIRCLE 9 ! ,HAMBURG SKY4 

,! :OLE ATMOSPH]E WAS SUB/ANTIALLY MORE RELAX$ & F> LESS AGGRESSIVE ?AN ! EV5+ BE=E4 ,?IS TIME1 !RE WAS NOT ONE S+LE BLACK BLOC1 BUT SMALL] ONES 9 ! M>*4 ,O!R RADICAL MILITANTS PROBABLY PREF]R$ NOT TO COME & RISK >RE/4 

,! HUNT = Y\NG =EIGN]S1 0FILL+ UP ! ,GE,SA0 

  

,9 FACT1 AT ! 5D ( ! DEMO1 ! POLICE C>RI$ \T >RE/S4 ,H[EV]1 !Y HAD A T>GET 9 M9D3 D>K CLO?+1 0,S\!RN0-S\ND+ VOICES OR ACC5TS1 OR1 9 G5]AL1 Y\NG PEOPLE ) 0NON-,G]MAN *>ACT]I/ICS40 

,?OSE :O MAT* ONE OR SEV]AL 0CRIT]IA0 GOT 9SPECT$1 !IR P]SONAL DATA V]IFI$1 & !IR CLO!S & BACKPACKS SE>*$4 ,9 ! CASE ( 0F9DS10 LIKE A FIRECRACK]1 !Y C\LD GET SEV]AL MON?S 9 JAIL4 ,EV5 = TOTALLY 9SIGNIFICANT REASONS1 SOME PEOPLE W]E SUBSEQU5TLY BANN$ FROM ! CITY1 :ILE O!RS W]E >BITR>ILY DETA9$ OR >RE/$4 

,! >RE/EES W]E !N TRANSF]R$ TO ! 0 ,C5TRAL PRISON] PO9T0 70,GE,SA074 ,FROM ! POLICE PO9T ( VIEW1 ! NUMB] ( PRISON]S SO F> HAD BE5 POOR4 ,! 0,GE,SA0 WAS MORE ?AN HALF EMPTY ON ,SATURDAY MORN+1 :I* WAS DIFFICULT TO EXPLA9 TO ! PUBLIC AFT] ! EV5TS ( ,FRIDAY MORN+ & NI<T1 ESPECIALLY S9CE ! PREVI\S PRISON]S W]E MO/LY ?OSE :O HAD BE5 LOCK$ UP !RE ?R\<\T ,FRIDAY1 LIKE ALL ! PEOPLE >RE/$ 9 ,ROND5B>G4 ,N[1 ! POLICE NE$$ BODIES1 & ESPECIALLY 9 QUANTITY4 ,PREF]ABLY1 !Y NE$$ 0BIG GAME10 LIKE ! 0VIOL5T1 =EIGN CRIM9ALS0 FROM ,FRIDAY NI<T4 

,! POLITICIANS DEP>T 

  

,! POLITICIANS DEP>T$ AS SOON AS POSSIBLE4 ,AN AFT]-P>TY DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE BE5 PLANN$1 NOR BILAT]AL OR SMALL] MEET+S4 ,SU* EV5TS >E USUALLY CU/OM>Y :5 EV]YBODY IS ALREADY 9 ! SAME PLACE4 ,BUT ! POLITICIANS ONLY WANT$ ONE ?+3 TO LEAVE QUICKLY4 ,( C\RSE1 NOBODY /OPP$ !M4 

,DUR+ ! :OLE ,G#b1 ,TRUMP ONLY TWEET$ TWICE4 ,N[1 HAV+ HAD TO GO 0COLD TURKEY0 = DAYS1 HE SAT D[N 9 ,AIR ,=CE ,ONE & IMM$IATELY TWEET$ 0,LAW 5=CEM5T @& MILIT>Y DID A SPECTACUL> JOB 9 ,HAMBURG4 ,EV]YBODY FELT TOTALLY SAFE DESPITE ! AN>*I/S40 ,& AFT]W>DS1 A PROPAG&I/IC P]SONAL VIDEO FROM ! ,G#b4 

,BE=EH&1 9 ,HAMBURG1 !RE WAS SUPPOS$LY ONE MORE TUG ( W> AB\T ! F9AL /ATEM5T ON CLIMATE PROTECTION4 ,9 ! 5D1 EV]YBODY BUT ! ,U,S,A COMMITT$ TO ! ,P>IS CLIMATE AGREEM5T--:AT AN A*IEVEM5T BY HUMANK9D6 

,9 ! EV5+ 

  

,9 ! EV5+1 PEOPLE ASSEMBL$ 9 ,SA9T ,PAULI & 9 ! ,S*ANZE ALL >\ND ! ,ROTE ,FLORA4 ,! ATMOSPH]E WAS LAID BACK & FE/IVE4 

,9 ! SPAN ( A FEW M9UTES1 ! SC5E QUICKLY *ANG$ 9TO A DY/OPIAN NI<TM>E4 ,! POLICE DEPLOY$ AN OP]ATION TO MA9TA9 0ORD]0 9 ! FA/E/ MANN] ?AT MANY COMRADES HAD EV] EXP]I5C$4 ,?\S&S ( POLICEM5 ATTACK$ ! /REETS ) ! HELP ( WAT] CANNONS1 CLE>+ TANKS1 & SPECIAL =CES4 ,!Y C>RI$ \T A LOT ( >RE/S4 ,IT IS LIKELY ?AT ?IS PLAN ALREADY EXI/$ ?R\<\T ! DAY & WAS SIMPLY PUT 9TO PLACE AFT] ! HEADS ( /ATE LEFT4 ,9 ADDITION1 A LOT ( COPS :O W]E /ATION$ 9 ! R$ ZONE BE=E W]E NOT NE$$ !RE ANYMORE4 

,9 FRONT ( ! ,ROTE ,FLORA1 ! PROTE/ WAS ACTUALLY RA!R H>MLESS4 ,N[ EV]YBODY SEEM$ TO WANT TO AVOID CONFLICTS & >RE/S4 ,BUT ?IS POLICE ACTION PRODUC$ A /RANGE LABYR9? ( ROADBLOCKS & CONTROLS1 LIKE AN ALL-5COMPASS+ CAGE4 ,IT TOOK US MORE ?AN AN H\R & A HALF TO NAVIGATE A TOTAL ( SEV5 POLICE *ECKPO9TS BE=E WE C\LD GET \T ( ! NEI<BORHOOD1 :I* WAS ONLY F\R /REETS4 ,! ATMOSPH]E WAS EXTREMELY /RESSFUL1 & ! POLICE W]E NOT CLE> ) !IR ACTIONS AT ALL4 ,A POLICE OP]ATION H]E1 A POLICE OP]ATION !RE1 SOMETIMES !Y SE>*$1 SOMETIMES !Y DIDN'T4 ,ONCE \T ( ! MAZE1 WE SAW ! RELICS ( ! PREVI\S DAY'S FI<T3 SMA%$ %OP-W9D[S1 ! REMNANTS ( B>RICADES--BUT ! :OLE DI/RICT WAS N[ OCCUPI$ N[ BY RIOT POLICE UNITS4 

,9 ADDITION1 ! ,S,E,K APPE>$ 9 FULL-GE> AT ! ,PF]DEM>KT = NO DISC]NIBLE REASON4 

,WE HAD TO MAKE A LOOP >\ND ! :OLE R$ ZONE TO F9ALLY REA* \R LODG+S4 

,AT NI<T 

  

,?AT NI<T1 WE HE>D ?AT A GR\P ( NEO-,NAZIS HAD APPE>$ 9 ,SA9T ,PAULI4 ,!Y 9JUR$ FIVE PEOPLE BE=E PEOPLE F9ALLY EXPELL$ !M NE> ! =M] SQUATS ( ,HAF5/RASSE4 ,ON A RELAT$ NOTE1 SOME PROBLEMS APPE>$ FROM ! COMM]CIALIZATION ( A SUBCULTURE3 C]TA9 COMRADES 9SULT$ SOME PEOPLE WE>+ ,/4 ,PAULI T-%IRTS1 BUT DID NOT REACT AT ALL :5 ! NEO-,NAZIS APPE>$4 

,! HEAVY CO/ 

  

,ONE ( \R FRI5DS1 AMONG MORE ?AN #c O!RS1 REMA9$ 9 POLICE CU/ODY--! SPECIAL PRISON HAD TO BE FILL$ UP4 ,WE E/IMAT$ ! NUMB] ( 9JUR$ >\ND SEV]AL HUNDR$4 ,! POLICE SAID PUBLICLY ?AT !Y W]E LOOK+ = ,FR5* & ,ITALIAN PEOPLE2 9 !IR JUDGM5T1 ?OSE W]E ! ONES RESPONSIBLE = ! PREC$+ DAY'S RIOTS4 

,AFT] ! ,SUMMIT 

  
,SUNDAY1 ,JULY #i1 #bag 

  
,! 0CLEAN+ MOB0 /RIKES 

  

,9 ! MORN+1 #a PEOPLE 7ACCORD+ TO ! PRESS7 OR ELSE #a1 7ACCORD+ TO POLICE7 ASSEMBL$1 MOBILIZ$ BY A PRIVATE 9DIVIDUAL 9 ,HAMBURG VIA ,FACEBOOK ) ! PHRASE 0,HAMBURG TIDIES UP40 ,! DAY BE=E1 ! 0ORANGE BLOC0--,HAMBURG ,MUNICIPAL ,CLEAN+--HAD CLEAN$ ! /REETS COMPLETELY2 9 FACT1 ! /REETS ACTUALLY SEEM$ MORE CLEAN ?AN USUAL ON A ,SUNDAY MORN+4 ,DESPITE ! MUNICIPAL CLEAN+1 PEOPLE AT ! DI/RICT'S RAILWAY /ATION DI/RIBUT$ CLEAN+ EQUIPM5T DONAT$ BY A *A9 BUILD+ SUPPLY /ORE4 ,!N ! 0CLEAN+ MOB0 W5T OV] TO ! 0ATTACK0 SITE4 ,NO BOTTLE CAP1 CIG>ETTE BUTT1 OR GRAFFITI WAS SAFE FROM !M--IT WAS A SORT ( 0RECLAIM ! /REETS0 = MIDDLE-CLASS ,HAMBURG4 ,MO/ 9HABITANTS ( ! ,S*ANZE GA!R$ TO WAT* 9 DISBELIEF AT !SE ACTIVITIES ON !IR /REETS1 BUT SOME ALSO TOOK P>T4 

,AMONG !M W]E MANY MO!RS ) Y\NG *ILDR54 ,!Y W]E JU/ GLAD ?AT N[ 0EV]Y?+ IS OV]10 & WI%$ TO GO BACK TO !IR NORMAL LIVES 7EV5 IF ?OSE W]E ANY?+ BUT BEAUTIFUL & SIMPLE74 ,H[EV]1 ! ,G#b & ! EV5TS ( ,FRIDAY NI<T TOOK ITS TOLL ON !M1 TOO3 ! S*OOLS & K9D]G>T5S W]E CLOS$1 &1 9 VIEW ( ! ESCALAT$ SITUATION1 !Y W]E NOT EV5 ABLE TO GO \TSIDE 9 ! /REETS4 ,9 ADDITION TO ! VIOL5CE EV]Y:]E1 MASK$ POLICE ) GUNS DRAWN HAD /ORM$ SOME H\SES1 O/5SIBLY TO 0SECURE0 ! RO(S4 ,TO HELP ! *ILDR5 PROCESS !SE EXP]I5CES1 A S*OOL 9 ! ,S*ANZE 5C\RAG$ *ILDR5 TO EXPRESS !IR IMPRESSIONS BY MAK+ DRAW+S4 

,POLITICIANS 

  

,F$]AL ,PRESID5T ,/E9MEI] >RIV$ AT ! DI/RICT = A %ORT PRESS CONF]5CE TO EXPRESS HIS 0DISMAY40 ,H[EV]1 ,MAYOR ,OLAF ,S*OLZ PREF]R$ TO ADDRESS ! PEOPLE ( ,HAMBURG EXCLUSIVELY VIA ! M$IA4 ,HE WANT$ TO AVOID PHOTO OPS 9 ! ,S*ANZE1 AS WELL AS POSSIBLE DEMON/RATIONS AGA9/ HIM4 ,HE DID NOT WANT TO MAKE ANY MOVES ?AT C\LD AFFECT HIS C>E]4 

,*ANCELLOR ,ANGELA ,M]KEL ALSO TRI$ TO KEEP H]SELF \T ( ! :OLE 0AFFAIR10 EV5 ?\< IT WAS ACTUALLY H] IDEA TO SELECT H] HOMET[N ( ,HAMBURG AS ! V5UE4 ,9 ! M$IA1 %E SUPPORT$ ! MAYOR & ! POLICE4 ,%E ASK$ H] CONS]VATIVE P>TY TO =GET ANY RESIGNATION DEM&S DIRECT$ T[>D ,MAYOR ,S*OLZ1 ! SOCIAL DEMOCRAT4 

,A DEMON/RATION AGA9/ REPRESSION NE> ! PRISON] COLLECTION PO9T 70,GE,SA07 

  

,%ORTLY AFT] WAK+ UP ON ,SUNDAY1 WE NOTIC$ ?AT A LOT ( POLICE C>S APPE>$ >\ND US1 ALMO/ AT EV]Y /REET CORN]4 ,!Y /OPP$1 *ECK$1 & FRISK$ PEOPLE1 EXPRESSLY LOOK+ = ,FR5* & ,ITALIAN NATIONALS4 ,!IR ACTIONS AFFECT$ US BY PREV5T+ US FROM GO+ TO ! ANTI-REPRESSION DEMO = FE> ( BE+ >RE/$4 ,H[EV]1 MORE ?AN A ?\S& PEOPLE ATT5D$4 

,9 ! ,GE,SA 

  

,NEV]!LESS1 ! POLICE F9ALLY REA*$ !IR GOAL ( GETT+ !IR ,GE,SA MORE OR LESS FILL$ UP4 ,ON ,SUNDAY1 APPROXIMATELY #c ( #d PLACES W]E TAK54 ,9 ! #a1 M#b BIG HALL ( A =M] BUILD+ C5T]1 !RE W]E T9Y S+LE CELLS & BIG %>$ CELLS2 ROOMS = 9T]ROGATION1 ID5TIFICATION1 & PROCESS+ 7F+]PR9TS1 ETC472 ROOMS = PUBLIC PROSECUTORS & JUDGES2 & ROOMS = LAWY]S TO TALK ) ! PRISON]S4 ,CELLS W]E (T5 CON/RUCT$ )\T W9D[S1 MATTRESSES1 OR FRE% AIR4 ,IT WAS A DREADFUL 9/ALLATION1 PLANN$ ) 0,G]MAN ?OR\<NESS10 & =TIFI$ LIKE ,=T ,KNOX4 

,ACCORD+ TO NEWS AG5CIES1 ! POLICE1 OV] ALL DAYS SURR\ND+ ! ,G#b1 ANN\NC$ A TOTAL ( #ahf DET5TIONS & #bbe 0SAFE-KEEP+S40 ,9 TOTAL1 #hb W]E >RE/$ & S5T TO CU/ODIAL JUDGES :O 5ACT$ #cg >RE/ W>RANTS4 ,NEV] HAD !RE BE5 SU* A BALANCE AFT] A POLICE OP]ATION 9 ,HAMBURG4 ,ACCORD+ TO ! POLICE1 #acb ( ! #ahf >RE/$ W]E ,G]MANS4 ,EI<T W]E ,FR5* & SEV51 ,ITALIANS4 ,ALL ?OSE >RE/$ &1 9 ADDITION1 ?OSE /ILL 9 0SAFE-KEEP+0 SAT 9 ! ,GE,SA4 

,AS DEF9$ BY ,G]MAN CASE LAW1 MO/ ( ! PRISON]S W]E 9NOC5T4 ,MANY DID NOT RUN AWAY FROM ! POLICE BECAUSE !Y ?\<T--WRONGLY--?AT ! ATTACK+ POLICE W\LD JU/ PASS !M1 BECAUSE !Y W]5'T MASK$ OR TAK+ P>T 9 ANY PROTE/ ACTION4 ,SOME HAD ! BAD LUCK ( FALL+ 9TO A TRAP SET BY ! POLICE1 LIKE ,FABIO4 ,O!RS HAD BE5 COLLECT$ BY ! POLICE DUR+ !IR 0FI%+-=-=EIGN]S0 MISSION ON ,SATURDAY4 ,EV]YBODY WAS COMPLETELY SE>*$1 9CLUD+ !IR G5ITAL >EAS4 ,!Y W]E LEFT = MANY H\RS ) NO?+ TO EAT & HAD TO WAIT NE>LY TWO DAYS BE=E !Y W]E SUMMON$ TO A CU/ODIAL JUDGE4 

,AB\T #ab LAWY]S HAD VOLUNT>ILY REGI/]$ !MSELVES AT ! LAWY]S' EM]G5CY S]VICE4 ,!Y W]E =C$ TO WAIT1 SOMETIMES = A FEW H\RS1 TO 5T] ! ,GE,SA TO TALK ) ! PRISON]S4 ,9 ONE CASE1 POLICE PHYSICALLY ATTACK$ A LAWY]4 ,! 0,REPUBLICAN ,LAWY]S ,ASSOCIATION0 NAMES SEV]AL EXAMPLES ( VIOLATIONS ( FUNDAM5TAL RI<TS4 ,WE CITE H]E TWO SU* CASES3 

0 .<444.> ,AN 9JUR$ Y\NG WOMAN1 :O WAS DELIV]$ ON ,FRIDAY 7,JULY #g7 AT NOON TO ! ,GE,SA ) SUSPECT$ BROK5 NOSE1 DID NOT RECEIVE FOOD OV] ! C\RSE ( FIFTE5 H\RS4 ,H] 9JURY WAS NOT ,X-RAY$4 ,%E WAS SUMMON$ #d H\RS AFT] H] >RE/ TO A CU/ODIAL JUDGE :O DIS*>G$ H] FROM ! POLICE SAFEKEEP+ AT #aa PM ON ! SAME DAY BECAUSE ( ! ABS5CE ( EVID5CE4 ,! LAW PRESCRIBES A PROMPT HE>+ BE=E ! JUDGE4 

,SEV]AL FEMALE CLI5TS REPORT$ ?AT NO HYGI5E PRODUCTS W]E MADE AVAILABLE TO !M1 EV5 ?\< !Y NE$$ !M4 ,T[>D A Y\NG WOMAN1 ! REFUSAL WAS ACCOMPANI$ BY ! COMM5T 0PROTE/]S DO NOT GET !IR P]IOD40 ,9 ANO!R CASE1 A Y\NG WOMAN REPORT$ ?AT %E 0HAD TO 9S]T A TAMPON 9 FRONT ( A WAT*+ (FIC]40 

,LUCKILY1 MANY ( ! PRISON]S W]E RELEAS$ ON ,SUNDAY4 ,!Y W]E WELCOM$ & SUPPLI$ AT A CONTACT PO9T 9/ALL$ BY ! LEGAL TEAM ON ! $GE ( ! ,GE,SA & CON/ANTLY /AFF$4 ,FRI5DS PICK UP MO/ ( ! LIB]AT$4 ,H[EV]1 O!RS REMA9$ LOCK$ UP = WEEKS1 MON?S1 & EV5 LONG]--MORE ON ?IS BEL[4 

,ONCE AGA91 ,NAZIS 9 ,/4 ,PAULI 

  

,AT #c PM1 WE HE>D AB\T ALLEG$ NEO-,NAZI GR\PS ON ,REEP]BAHN 9 ,/4 ,PAULI4 ,WE W5T 9TO A B> & CAME \T TWO M9UTES LAT] ) TWO PREP>$ COMRADES :O W]E 9SIDE4 ,9 A FEW M9UTES1 WE BECAME T54 ,WE MET A Y\NG1 RA!R SPORTY P]SON ) A ,T-%IRT READ+ 0,NAZI ,HUNT]40 ,HE JO9$ US = A MOM5T1 !N1 NOT F9D+ ANY TRACES ( ! FASCI/S1 W5T TO W>N HIS FRI5DS1 :O W]E SCATT]$ ALL OV] ! NEI<BORHOOD4 ,)9 A %ORT TIME1 A BEAUTIFUL ANTI-FASCI/ RESPONSE TOOK PLACE4 ,APP>5TLY ! NEO-,NAZIS QUICKLY ?9N$ \T1 EV5 ?\< !Y F\ND 5\< TIME TO %[ UP 9 FRONT ( ! ,ROTE ,FLORA )\T BE+ *AS$ AWAY4 

,\R SMALL TROOP WAS /ILL QUITE 9T]E/+4 ,9 A %ORT TIME1 WE W]E A LITTLE BETT]-EQUIPP$1 ZIGZAGG+ >\ND TO AVOID ! EV]-PRES5T POLICE C>S4 ,! ,NAZIS WAIT$ = ! MOM5T :5 WE W]E WEAKE/1 RECOV]+ FROM ! POLICE ATTACK ! DAY BE=E & ) NUM]\S COMRADES 9 POLICE CU/ODY4 ,NEXT TIME1 AN ANTI-FASCI/ WAT* %\LD BE MA9TA9$1 ESPECIALLY ?R\< ! SOCIAL NETWORKS4 

,HELICOPT]S AWAY1 EV]YBODY BACK SAFE1 WE CELEBRATE 

  

,AFT] A WEEK ( ALMO/ UN9T]RUPT$ HELICOPT]ROR ABOVE \R NEI<BORHOOD1 IT WAS F9ALLY QUIET4 ,! POLICE SQUADRONS LEFT ! T[N 9 BIG COLUMNS4 ,ALL ?AT REMA9$ W]E SOME PATROL C>S1 OCCASIONALLY CIRCULAT+ ON PATROL4 

,! HUGE /RA9 ( ! PREC$+ DAYS SL[LY DISSIPAT$1 P>TICUL>LY AS WE HAD BE5 =TUNATE 5\< TO GET (F )\T HEAVY 9JURIES4 ,A SWELL+ H]E1 A BLI/] !RE1 BUT EV]Y?+ RELATIVELY M9OR2 FROM \R IMM$IATE >EA1 NO ONE REMA9$ IMPRISON$4 ,WE HAD BE5 =TUNATE1 BUT ABOVE ALL C>EFUL & COHESIVE1 AS WELL AS B5EFITT+ FROM \R PREVI\S EXP]I5CE4 

,EV]Y?+ SPOKE UNAMBIGU\SLY 9 FAVOR ( GOOD COOK+ & EAT+ TOGE!R4 ,SAID & DONE1 ) SEV]AL CLOSE COMRADES & FRI5DS 9VIT$4 ,9 ! 5D1 !RE WAS A SMALL BANQUET1 :I* SEAMLESSLY TRANSITION$ 9 A P>TY ) SOME ALCOHOL4 ,IT WAS A LOVELY 9T]NATIONAL EV5+ TO CONCLUDE A WEEK ( PROTE/ & RESI/ANCE--FROM \R PO9T ( VIEW1 AT LEA/ BROADLY SUCCESSFUL3 A GOOD WAY TO CONCLUDE A WOND]FUL EXP]I5CE ) PEOPLE FROM ! O!R SIDE ( ! RIV] ,RH9E4 

,! WEEK AFT] 

  
,CONTROLS AT AIRPORTS & AT ! FRONTI]S 

  

,LEAV+ ! C\NTRY RAIS$ NEW PROBLEMS3 SIX ,ITALIANS W]E DETA9$ AT ! ,B]L9 AIRPORT = OV] SIX H\RS4 ,ONE MU/ ALWAYS HAVE A BIT ( CUNN+ & LUCK AS WELL TO LEAVE SU* PLACES BEH9D )\T PROBLEMS4 ,ONCE MORE1 VEHICLES W]E ALSO /OPP$ & SE>*$ ON ! RETURN J\RNEY 9 MANY PLACES1 ) POLICE ESPECIALLY T>GET+ BUSSES & ONCE AGA9 C>RY+ \T V>I\S ABUSES4 

,AGITATION AGA9/ ,R$ ,FLORA 

  

,N[ ! ,ROTE ,FLORA MU/ S]VE AS A SYMBOL ( ! OPPOSITION TO ! ,G#b4 ,! AUTONOM\S CULTURAL C5T]1 :I* HAS BE5 OCCUPI$ = NE>LY #c YE>S N[1 HAD ALSO MOBILIZ$ = ! PROTE/S ALONGSIDE ! RE/ ( ! LEFT SC5E4 ,BUT ! ,ROTE ,FLORA WAS NOT ! ORGANIZATIONAL 0FULCRUM & PIVOT0 ?AT ! POLICE *IEF ALLEG$ SOME MON?S LAT]4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 ! ,ROTE ,FLORA & ABOVE ALL ITS LONG/&+ (FICIAL LAWY]1 ! SPOKESP]SON ( ! 0,WELCOME TO ,HELL0 DEMO1 HAD ISSU$ ?AT /ATEM5T DI/ANC+ !MSELVES IMM$IATELY AFT] ,FRIDAY NI<T4 

,! Y\NG] GR\PS ?AT P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! /REET BATTLES & O!R MILITANT ACTIONS HAD ONLY FEW OR EV5 NO RELATION%IPS ) ,ROTE ,FLORA4 ,?IS MAY BE A SAD DEVELOPM5T1 BUT IT HAD BEGUN A LONG TIME BE=E ! ,G#b4 ,CONSEQU5TLY1 ! ,ROTE ,FLORA WAS )\T ANY DIRECT 9FLU5CE ON MILITANT /RUGGLES DUR+ ! ,G#b1 9 P>TICUL> ON ,FRIDAY NI<T4 

,H[EV]1 ?IS DID NOT PREV5T ! AU?ORITIES & ! M$IA FROM P\NC+ ON ! ,ROTE ,FLORA TO D5\NCE IT AS A PUTATIVE 0COMM& C5T] ( T]ROR0 & TO DEM& ?AT IT BE EVICT$ AS SOON AS POSSIBLE4 ,ALONG ) G5]AL CALLS TO 0DRA9 ! LEFT T]ROR M>% 9 ,HAMBURG10 ?IS CRY RES\ND$ ESPECIALLY FROM ,B]L9 & ,BAV>IA4 

,9 ,HAMBURG1 AS WELL1 ! CONS]VATIVES ESPECIALLY JO9$ SEV]AL M$IA \TLETS 9 DEM&+ 0IMM$IATE CONSEQU5CES40 ,ALSO1 ! CO-GOV]N+ ,GRE5S--:I* HAD ONCE SOMETIMES BE5 A P>TY ( PROTE/--?ANK$ ! POLICE & PROCLAIM$ ?AT 0SOME?+ MU/ *ANGE 9 ! ,ROTE ,FLORA40 ,! MAYOR1 ,S*OLZ1 ANN\NC$ 0,IT MU/ BE DISCUSS$ :E!R ! T[N CAN TOL]ATE ! LEFT AUTONOM\S C5T] ,ROTE ,FLORA ANY LONG]40 

,ON ! O!R H&1 ,S*OLZ ATTRIBUT$ A 0H]OIC MISSION0 TO ! POLICE & EV5 ASS]T$ ?AT !RE HAD BE5 0Z]O POLICE VIOL5CE40 ,AT ?AT PO9T1 !RE W]E ALREADY C\NTLESS DOCUM5T$ CASES PROV+ ?AT POLICE VIOL5CE HAD TAK5 PLACE ON A MASSIVE & SY/EMATIC LEVEL ?R\<\T ! 5TIRE WEEK ( PROTE/ & 9 P>TICUL> AT ! 0,WELCOME TO ,HELL0 DEMO4 ,?IS POLICE VIOL5CE HAD CONTRIBUT$ SUB/ANTIALLY TO ! ESCALATION1 C]TA9LY MU* MORE ?AN ! ,ROTE ,FLORA POSSIBLY C\LD HAVE4 

,:5 ! SMOKE CLE>$ 

  
,ASSEMBLY ( ! QU>T] #a DAYS AFT] 

  

,?IS TOOK PLACE ONCE MORE 9 ! ,MILL]NTOR /ADIUM2 ONCE AGA91 MORE ?AN #ab PEOPLE CAME1 MO/LY LOCAL RESID5TS4 ,! ONLY SUBJECT WAS A G5]AL REFLECTION ON ! ,G#b1 ESPECIALLY ! EV5TS ( ,FRIDAY NI<T & ! RESULT+ QUE/ION ( ! M5ACE ( ! ,ROTE ,FLORA4 ,! QUE/ION ( POLICE VIOL5CE WAS DISCUSS$ ALONGSIDE ! DE/RUCTION & VIOL5CE ( ,FRIDAY NI<T4 ,EV]YONE WAS UNIT$ 9 REJECT+ ! ASSIGNM5T ( BLAME TO ! ,ROTE ,FLORA4 

,BUT NEI!R ! SUPPORT]S ( 0CONSEQU5CES AGA9/ ! ,ROTE ,FLORA0 NOR ?OSE :O CONSID]$ ! /REET BATTLES ( ,FRIDAY NI<T JU/IFI$ TOOK ! MICROPHONE4 ,!Y W\LD LIKELY HAVE BE5 ISOLAT$ 9 BO? CASES4 ,NEV]!LESS1 BO? POSITIONS C\LD BE HE>D 9 ! QU>T]2 9 ?IS RESPECT1 ?IS ASSEMBLY DID NOT LIVE UP TO ITS [N GOAL ( NOT SWEEP+ DIFF]5CES UND] ! C>PET4 ,H[EV]1 = ! MO/ P>T1 ! PRIORITY WAS TO OPPOSE SOME?+ TO ! ACCUSATIONS DIRECT$ AT ! ,ROTE ,FLORA4 

,! LEFT >GUE BECAUSE ( ! DISSOCIATIONS 

  

,A L>GE P>T ( ! RADICAL LEFT FLATLY REJECT$ ! ABOVE-M5TION$ PUBLIC /ATEM5TS & CRITICIZ$ !M PUBLICLY4 ,SOME W5T BEYOND PRODUCTIVE CRITICISM OR SOLID>ITY TO IMITATE ! 0DISASSOCIAT]S40 ,IT WAS NECESS>Y TO ORGANIZE P]SONAL PROTECTION = ! P]SON :O REGI/]$ ! 0,WELCOME TO ,HELL0 DEMO1 :O WAS ?REAT5$ SEV]AL TIMES--AN 9T]NAL FIASCO4 

,SIX WEEKS LAT]1 ! LONG-TIME COMRADE PUBLICLY CRITICIZ$ & L>GELY RETRACT$ HIS E>LI] REM>KS4 ,) REF]5CE TO ! =EIGN COMRADES1 HE EMPHASIZ$ ?AT !Y W]E V]Y WELL 09VIT$40 ,H[EV]1 ! M$IA1 ! G5]AL PUBLIC1 & MO/ LEFTI/S W]E NO LONG] 9T]E/$ 9 ! SUBJECT4 ,9 HIS FIVE-PAGE /ATEM5T1 HE MADE IT CLE> ?AT AFT] ! RIOTS HE WAS PUT UND] EXTREME PRESSURE BY ! M$IA AS ! SUPPOS$ 0SPOKESMAN = ! AUTONOM\S0 & SIMPLY DID NOT /& UP TO IT4 ,P>T ( ! TRU?1 H[EV]1 IS ?AT !RE WAS NOT A SUFFICI5T COLLECTIVE /RUCTURE AMONG !1 %ALL WE SAY1 0S5IOR AUTONOMI/S0 :O %\LD HAVE DEALT BETT] ) PUBLIC PRESSURE 9 ?IS SITUATION4 

,CITY SOCIETY 

  

,QUITE AP>T FROM ?AT1 ! :OLE ( URBAN SOCIETY WAS V]Y DIVID$ 9 ITS P]CEPTION1 EVALUATION1 & 9T]PRETATION ( ! EV5TS4 ,! ONLY PO9T ( AGREEM5T WAS ! ASSESSM5T ( ! POLICE OP]ATION3 A GR&IOSE FAILURE4 

,REPRESSION_/,ANTI-,REPRESSION3 ,DUR+ ! SUMMIT 

  
0,POLICE -- ,S,A -- ,S,S0 

  

,?IS IS AN OLD DEMO-BATTLE CRY 9 ,G]MANY1 :I* IS /ILL *ANT$ AT ! POLICE :5 !Y >E P>TICUL>LY BRUTAL4 ,! 0,S,A0 9 ,NAZI FASCISM W]E ,HITL]'S ?UGS1 A T]ROR GR\P 9SIDE ( ,G]MANY1 & ! 0,S,S0 WAS ! ELITE =CE ( ! ,G]MAN >MY1 :I* COMMITT$ ! MO/ S]I\S ATROCITIES ?R\<\T ,EUROPE1 ESPECIALLY AGA9/ ! ,JEWI% POPULATION4 

,ON ! ONE H&1 ! COMP>ISON ( TODAY'S POLICE ) ,S,A & ,S,S IS HI<LY QUE/IONABLE2 ! SLOGAN WAS SELDOM %\T$ DUR+ ! ,G#b4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 WE DO BELIEVE ?AT ! ,G]MAN POLICE HAVE A /RUCTURE & BRUTALITY ?AT IS UNIQUE 9 ,WE/]N ,EUROPE4 ,G]MANY EMPLOYS A P>TICUL>LY L>GE NUMB] ( POLICE (FIC]S1 & !Y >E USUALLY V]Y EFFICI5TLY ORGANIZ$4 ,9 ADDITION1 !RE >E SEV]AL SECRET S]VICES OP]AT+ 9 ! 9T]IOR1 AS WELL AS SPECIAL =CES EQUIPP$ ) MILIT>Y-GRADE WEAPONS4 ,FUR!RMORE1 ! ,G]MAN POLICE HAVE ! MO/ COMPREH5SIVE & ABOVE ALL ! MO/ MOD]N >S5AL ( WEAPONS & SURVEILLANCE TE*NOLOGY 9 ,WE/]N ,EUROPE4 ,POLICE TE*NOLOGY MADE 9 ,G]MANY IS CONSID]$ A 0HI<-QUALITY EXPORT40 

,AS 0,POLICE ,COMM&ANTE0 ,DUDDE SAID BE=E ! SUMMIT1 OBVI\SLY PR\D ( HIS 5TIRE >S5AL &3 0,WE HAVE EV]Y?+ H]E & IF NECESS>Y WE WILL UNPACK EV]Y?+40 0,EV]Y?+0 9CLUD$ #c#a1 POLICEM51 9CLUD+ ALL ! UNITS SPECIALLY TRA9$ = /REET FI<T+1 ! SO-CALL$ ,B,F,ES & ,U,S,KS1 AS WELL AS ! MILIT>ILY EQUIPP$ 0ANTI-T]RORI/ UNITS10 ! SO-CALL$ ,S,E,KS1 & ON TOP ( ?AT1 #be ,B,K,A (FIC]S 7COMP>ABLE ) ! ,U,S ,F,B,I71 PLUS #dd WAT] CANNONS1 #bh HELICOPT]S1 DRONES1 MORE ?AN #c POLICE VEHICLES--AMONG !M APPROXIMATELY #e 0SPECIAL VEHICLES10 SU* AS /REET-CLE>+ TANKS1 #c BOATS1 #g HORSES1 & #ahe POLICE DOGS4 ,9 ADDITION1 ,G]MANY BORR[$ SPECIAL UNITS FROM ,AU/RIA & ,POL&1 AS WELL AS MOBILE ROADBLOCKS FROM ,FRANCE4 

,! ,G#b SECURITY WAS ! L>GE/ POLICE OP]ATION 9 ,G]MANY S9CE ,WORLD ,W> ,I,I--& ALSO ! L>GE/ EV] AT A POLITICAL SUMMIT MEET+4 ,! POLICE W]E EQUIPP$ ) ADVANC$ >MS ?AT DESPOTS & DICTATORS ALL OV] ! WORLD PROBABLY DREAM (4 ,& :5 ! 0IF NECESS>Y0 CASE OCCURR$1 0EV]Y?+ WAS UNPACK$10 RI<T UP TO ! ANTI-T]RORI/ UNITS4 

,! :OLE OP]ATION WAS L$ FROM A NEWLY E/ABLI%$ POLICE LEAD]%IP CONTROL C5T] BUILT = ! ,G#b4 ,!RE1 ,DUDDE & HIS #c-MAN /RONG EXECUTIVE /AFF SAT 9 FRONT ( A #c-SQU>E-MET] VIDEO WALL & DIRECT$ !IR =CES4 ,! ATMOSPH]E !RE MAY WELL HAVE BE5 A MIXTURE ( ,HITL]'S 0,WOLF'S ,LAIR0.<#i.> & ! ,N,A,S,A CONTROL C5T] DUR+ A MISSILE LAUN* 9 ,FLORIDA4 

,! 9JUR$ 

  

,?IS POLICE =CE 9FLICT$ C\NTLESS 9JURIES2 LUCKILY1 !RE W]E NO DEAD4 ,ALSO1 ! CONDITION ( ! V]Y S]I\SLY 9JUR$ PROTE/]S WAS NOT AS BAD AS1 = EXAMPLE1 :AT MU/ HAVE BE5 ! CASE 9 ,G5OA4 ,BUT ! NUMB] ( PEOPLE :O W]E BEAT5 ) ! TRUN*EON OR RECEIV$ HEAVY KICKS1 :O W]E HIT ) ,C,S GAS1 OR :O DIRECTLY EXP]I5C$ ! JET ( WAT] CANNONS REA*ES ! L[] TO MIDDLE F\R-DIGIT RANGE1 & MANY ( !M >E /ILL /RUGGL+ ) VIOL5T TRAUMA4 ,! AUTONOM\S P>AM$ICS & ! NORMAL M$ICAL S]VICE ( ! CITY EXP]I5C$ A K9D ( #i_/#a#a2 !Y HAD NO TIME TO TAKE /ATI/ICS4 

,/>T+ ,?URSDAY1 ! COPS SWIT*$ TO 0RU/IC SOLUTIONS40 ,! POLICE TACTICS W]E 0S\!RN /YLE03 !Y BEAT PEOPLE 9DISCRIM9ATELY RA!R ?AN >RE/+ !M--BECAUSE ! POLICE 0AT ! FRONTL9E0 9CREAS+LY LACK$ ! CAPACITY TO DO SO4 ,!IR REACTION WAS TO 9T5SIFY ! BEAT+S4 ,ALTOGE!R1 ! TOTAL POLICE VIOL5CE MI<T G5]ATE1 ACCORD+ TO 0NORMAL PUNI%M5T0 UND] ,G]MAN LAW1 SURELY MORE ?AN #a YE>S ( JAIL TIME = ! POLICE (FIC]S 9VOLV$4 ,! COPS 0COOK$ ! BOOKS0 REG>D+ !IR [N 9JURY /ATI/ICS3 ACCORD+ TO ! POLICE1 !RE MI<T HAVE BE5 APPROXIMATELY #g POLICE 9JURIES1 IF Y\ 9CLUDE ! NUM]\S SICK C]TIFICATES4 

,REPRESSION_/,ANTI-,REPRESSION3 ,IMM$IATELY AFT] ! SUMMIT 

  
,! POLICE1 BUT ALSO ! JUDICI>Y 

  

,! POLICE & ! JUDICI>Y HAD TO MAKE DO ) SLIM PICK+S ON ONE H&1 BUT ON ! O!R H& !Y HAVE TO DELIV]4 ,! RUL+ POLITICIANS W]E DEM&+ ?IS1 ALONGSIDE SOME ( ! M$IA & CIVIL SOCIETY4 ,! SUBSEQU5T >RE/S W]E 9T5D$ TO SOLVE ?AT PROBLEM4 ,MANY ( !M W]E C>RI$ \T UNLAWFULLY & UND] DUBI\S CIRCUM/ANCES2 MO/ ( !M W]E BAS$ ON LITTLE EVID5CE4 ,! OBJECTIVE1 H[EV]1 WAS TO PRODUCE AS MANY LONG-T]M IMPRISONM5TS AS POSSIBLE 0BECAUSE ( ! OV]ALL CONTEXT40 ,CONSEQU5TLY1 09DIVIDUAL GUILT0 PLAY$ A SUBORD9ATE ROLE4 ,?IS BECAME P>TICUL>LY CLE> ) ?OSE >RE/$ AT ! ,ROND5B>G4 ,ON ! ONE H&1 !Y HAD DONE LITTLE TO NO?+ ILLEGAL & ON TOP ( ?AT1 !Y HAD A FLAWLESS ALIBI = ! TIME :5 MASS VIOLATIONS ( ! LAW 9DUBITABLY OCCURR$--BECAUSE !Y W]E ALREADY UND] >RE/ 9 ! ,GE,SA4 

0,SO,KO"9"9"9 BLACK BLOC0 

  

,IMM$IATELY AFT] ! ,G#b1 ! ,HAMBURG POLICE1 SUPPORT$ BY 0SPECIALI/S0 FROM ,B]L9 & O!R P>TS ( ! C\NTRY1 =M$ A SPECIAL COMMISSION CALL$ ,SO,KO.<#a.> 0,BLACK ,BLOC40 ,?IS /ILL EXI/S TODAY1 OV] A YE> AFT] ! SUMMIT2 ACCORD+ TO (FICIAL S\RCES1 IT COMPRISES #afe POLICE (FIC]S4 

,! LA/ TIME A COMMISSION ( SU* MAGNITUDE WAS E/ABLI%$ WAS 9 #aigg DUR+ ! SO-CALL$ 0,G]MAN ,AUTUMN40 ,AT ?AT TIME1 ! ,PRESID5T ( ! ,G]MAN ,EMPLOY]S ,ASSOCIATION & AN AIRPLANE ) #hf PASS5G]S ON BO>D HAD BE5 KIDNAPP$ TO =CE ! GOV]NM5T TO RELEASE SEV]AL POLITICAL PRISON]S ( ! SO-CALL$ 0,R,A,F0 7,R$ ,>MY ,FRACTION74 ,AT ?AT TIME1 ! :OLE C\NTRY WAS 9 A /ATE ( EM]G5CY & A UNIQUE WAVE ( REPRESSION 5SU$ FROM :I* IT TOOK ! ,G]MAN LEFT SEV]AL YE>S TO RECOV]4 

,N[ ! L>GE/ SPECIAL COMMISSION ( ! ,G]MAN POLICE 9 #d YE>S WAS SET TO WORK1 LOOK+ AT T]ABYTES ( MAT]IAL & PROBABLY ANALYZ+ PAP]S1 /RUCTURES1 & ! LIKE4 ,! MISSION WAS CLE>3 0ID5TIFY (F5D]S0 & 0DECRYPT ! /RUCTURE ( VIOL5CE40 

,!Y W]E US+ BR&-NEW REPRESSIVE TE*NOLOGIES SU* AS COMPUT] PROGRAMS ?AT C\LD SUPPOS$LY READ ! SPECIFIC MOVEM5T ANATOMIES ( PEOPLE 9 ORD] TO ID5TIFY 9DIVIDUALS :O >E MASK$ 9 ONE VIDEO & NOT MASK$ 9 ! NEXT4 ,!Y ALSO US$ SURVEILLANCE TE*NOLOGY TO EVALUATE ! HUGE AM\NTS ( DATA SUPPLI$ BY SM>TPHONES1 VIRTUALLY FREE ( *>GE4 ,?IS 9CLUDES LOCATION REPORTS EV]Y M9UTE AS WELL AS COMMUNICATIONS1 PROCESSES1 /RUCTURES1 & HABITS4 ,9 ADDITION1 !Y ANALYZ$ AN ALLEG$ #d#e1 H\RS ( VIDEO MAT]IAL FROM ! SURVEILLANCE CAM]AS ( ! ,HAMBURG PUBLIC TRANSPORT COMPANY ALONE4 

,SO,KO 0,BLACK ,BLOC0 SWUNG 9TO ACTION ON ,DECEMB] #e1 #bag ) A TOTAL ( #bd RAIDS ACROSS ,G]MANY T>GET+ PEOPLE :O HAD BE5 >RE/$ AT ,ROND5B>G4 ,AMONG !M W]E COMPLETELY NONVIOL5T UNION Y\?S4 ,IT WAS LEAK$ ! DAY BE=E TO ! SC5E ?AT A BIG RAID WAS IMM95T4 ,! AU?ORITIES ALSO 9ITIAT$ PRELIM9>Y PROCE$+S AGA9/ ?REE S5IOR AUTONOMI/S & ! SPOKESWOMAN ( ! ,I,L ON ! *>GE ( 09CITEM5T TO VIOL5CE40 ,! ALLEGATIONS W]E BASELESS1 SPEAK+ 9 T]MS ( BO? JUDICIAL PROCESS & EVID5CE1 & ! PROCE$+S W]E ALL DISCONT9U$ LAT]4 

,9 ,DECEMB] #b#a#g1 ! ,SO,KO 0,BLACK ,BLOC0 TOOK ANO!R /EP ?AT WAS REM9ISC5T ( #a#i#g#g1 ANN\NC+ A PUBLIC MANHUNT4 ,9 MANY CASES1 IT WAS A MATT] ( PURE CONJECTURE OR ( CRIMES SU* AS RUNN+ >\ND 9 A PREVI\SLY LOOT$ SUP]M>KET4 ,FROM A LEGAL PO9T ( VIEW1 ! *>GES W]E NOT SUFFICI5T TO W>RANT SU* A PUBLIC D5UNCIATION ) POT5TIALLY S]I\SLY P]SONAL CONSEQU5CES4 ,H[EV]1 ! TABLOID PRESS & SEV]AL MORE S]I\S NEWSPAP]S DID NOT CONSID] !MSELVES TOO GOOD TO PUBLI% ! MUG%OTS4 ,UNMASK$ Y\NG WOM5 W]E DISPLAY$ ON ! FRONT PAGE AS 0,RIOT ,B>BIES0 TO A REACTION>Y MOB4 

,! RESULT WAS ?AT APPROXIMATELY #b ( ! ACCUS$ SURR5D]$ 0VOLUNT>ILY0 TO ! POLICE4 ,MO/ ( !M BELIEV$ ?AT ! W>RANTS MU/ HAVE BE5 A MISUND]/&+4 ,! ,SO,KO 0,BLACK ,BLOC10 H[EV]1 REPORT$ ?IS AS A 0COMPLETE SUCCESS0 = !IR PUBLIC SE>*4 ,!RE WAS ALSO TALK ( 0UP TO #c 9VE/IGATIONS0 :I* HAD EI!R ALREADY BE5 9ITIAT$ OR W]E TO BE EXPECT$--AN A/RONOMICAL ORD] ( MAGNITUDE ?AT ! ,HAMBURG JUDICI>Y W\LD PROBABLY NOT EV5 BE ABLE TO H&LE1 :I* HAS NOT YET EV5 VAGUELY BEGUN4 

,FUR!RMORE1 ,SO,KO 0,BLACK ,BLOC0 \TL9$ A CONSPIRATORIAL PICTURE ( 09T]NATIONALLY ORGANIZ$ VIOL5T CRIM9ALS ) HELP]S 9 ,HAMBURG40 ,AMONG O!R ALLEGATIONS1 ! LATT] W]E SAID TO HAVE SET UP DEPOTS ) EQUIPM5T ON A L>GE SCALE SO ?AT ! 09T]NATIONAL CRIM9ALS0 C\LD DEVA/ATE ! CITY4 ,H[EV]1 NO CONCRETE PRO( HAS EM]G$ UNTIL N[ = !SE ACCUSATIONS ?AT W]E MADE SO PUBLICLY4 

,IT REMA9S UNCLE> :AT EXACTLY !#a#f#e (FIC]S ( ! ,SO,KO 0,BLACK ,BLOC0 HAVE BE5 DO+ = ! LA/ TWELVE MON?S4 ,C]TA9LY = SECURITY & SPACE REASONS1 BUT PRESUMABLY ALSO TO AVOID PUBLIC SCRUT9Y1 ! ,SO,KO E/ABLI%$--BIZ>RELY--ITS ACCOMMODATION 9 ! PREVI\S ,GE,SA4 ,FROM !RE1 V]Y LITTLE REA*ES ! PUBLIC4 ,ONE CAN IMAG9E ?AT ! COPS >E N[ /EW+ 9 !IR [N JAIL )\T W9D[S OR FRE% AIR4 

0,5EMY CRIM9AL LAW0 

  

,:ILE AT ! BEG9N+1 #acb ( ! #ahf DETA9EES W]E ,G]MANS1 ?IS PROPORTION *ANG$ RAPIDLY4 ,AFT] ! FIR/ R\ND AT ! CU/ODIAL JUDGE--?AT IS1 #dh H\RS AFT] !Y W]E >RE/$1 AT ! LATE/--#e#a REMA9$ 9 PRISON4 ,BY ! 5D ( ,AUGU/ #b#a#g1 ANO!R #bc W]E RELEAS$1 LEAV+ #bh 9 PRISON4 ,MO/ ( !M W]E FROM O!R ,EUROPEAN C\NTRIES2 ONLY A FEW W]E FROM ,G]MANY4 ,MO/ ( ! ,G]MANS FAC+ SIMIL> ACCUSATIONS W]E RELEAS$ BE=E !IR TRIALS />T$1 BUT NOT MO/ ( ! NON-,G]MAN PRISON]S4 

0,G5]AL PREV5TION0 

  

,9 MANY PREVI\S PROCE$+S & JUDGM5TS1 SO-CALL$ 0G5]AL PREV5TION0 HAD TO S]VE AS A JU/IFICATION = ! 0CONSID]ABLE 9T]E/ ( ! /ATE TO PROSECUTE40 ,REG>DLESS ( 9DIVIDUAL GUILT1 ! OBJECTIVE WAS A7 0TO RE/ORE ! TRU/ ( ! CITIZ5S 9 ! CON/ITUTIONAL /ATE 0 & B7 TO A*IEVE A 0HI< DEGREE ( G5]AL DET]R5CE BY HI< PUNI%M5TS40 ,?IS IS EXPLICITLY EXPRESS$ 9 SEV]AL ACTUAL JUDGM5TS1 ) ! CONSEQU5CE ?AT ! PEOPLE MU/ S]VE !IR S]VICES 9 !IR 5TIRETY4 

,! TI<T5+ ( ! LAW 

  

,IMM$IATELY BE=E ! ,G#b1 ! LAW HAD BE5 *ANG$ TO EXP& ! APPLICATION ( ! SO-CALL$ 0VIOLATION ( ! PUBLIC PEACE0 CONSID]ABLY4 ,N[ IT IS PUNI%ABLE TO /AY 9 0GR\P ?AT IS BY T5D5CY VIOL5T0 OR TO C>RY 0POT5TIALLY DANG]\S OBJECTS0 9 DEMON/RATIONS1 SU* AS A BOTTLE 9 ! BACKPACK4 ,ANY 0PHYSICAL DISOB$I5CE0 AGA9/ POLICEM51 = EXAMPLE ! ATTEMPT TO LIB]ATE ONESELF FROM A POLICE CLUT*1 IS EVALUAT$ AS 0A VIOLATION ( ! PUBLIC PEACE0--M9IMUM P5ALTY3 ?REE MON?S4 

0,TA,BOS0 

,9 ADDITION1 9 MANY ( ! PREVI\S ,G#b TRIALS 9 ! FIR/ LEVEL ( JURISDICTION1 A S+LE VIDEO SEQU5CE WAS SUFFICI5T AS 0PRO(40 ,! SAME HAPP5$ ) /ATEM5TS FROM SO-CALL$ 0,TA,BO0.<#a#a.> POLICEM51 :O >E EXCLUSIVELY RESPONSIBLE = 0OBS]V+ (F5D]S0 & !N PURSU+ ALLEG$ 0P]PETRATORS0 UNTIL !RE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO >RE/ !M4 0,TA,BOS0 >E USUALLY DRESS$ 9 CIVILIAN CLO?+ BUT DO NOT HESITATE TO PULL A WEAPON IF !Y EXP]I5CE DI/RESS4 

,SPECIAL ATTRITION = 0NON-,G]MANS0 

  

,! L5G?Y PRETRIAL DET5TION ( NON-,G]MANS PLAY$ A MAJOR ROLE BE=E ! TRIALS4 ,SEV]AL ( !M W]E IMPATI5T TO GET \T AS SOON AS POSSIBLE 9 ORD] TO RETURN HOME4 

,?IS IS EASY TO UND]/& ON ! P>T ( PEOPLE :O W]E ISOLAT$ FROM FRI5DS & FAMILY 9 A JAIL :]E !Y C\LD NOT EV5 COMMUNICATE NORMALLY4 ,!Y W]E AT ! M]CY ( A JUDICI>Y ?AT WAS EAG] TO USE =EIGN]S AS SCAPEGOATS4 ,9 ADDITION1 MO/ ( !M 7/ILL7 HAD A P]MAN5T JOB OR UNIV]SITY ?AT !Y URG5TLY NE$$ TO RETURN TO1 OR W]E CONC]N$ AB\T !IR WORRI$ P>5TS OR P>TN]S BACK HOME4 

0,DEALS0 

  

,!N ! PROSECUTORS ATTEMPT$ TO LURE !SE >RE/EES ) 0DEALS0 LIKE 0EXT5SIVE CONFESSION & PUBLIC REMORSE0 = 0PROBATION 9/EAD ( IMPRISONM5T40 ,9 ! CONSEQU5CE1 SEV]AL >RE/EES *OSE TO 0CONFESS & REGRET40 ,SOMETIMES !Y CONFESS$ TO 0ACTIONS0 ?AT !Y HAD NOT COMMITT$ AT ALL--WE KN[ ( AT LEA/ ONE CASE SPECIFICALLY4 ,! H&S ( !IR LAWY]S W]E B\ND BY !SE 0DEALS10 SO ?AT !Y W\LD OMIT POSSIBLY EXON]AT+ BUT PROCESS-DELAY+ >GUM5TS4 ,P>T ( ! 0DEALS0 WAS ?AT ! >RE/EES W\LD NOT CONTE/ OR APPEAL ! JUDGM5TS4 ,?IS IS AN 9SIDI\S SY/EM 9 :I* ! DEF5DANTS FIR/ MU/ 0DELIV]0 HOP+ = 0M]CY0 FROM ! C\RT AFT]W>DS1 VIRTUALLY )\T ANY GU>ANTEE4 

,! EXP]I5CES ( ! ,G#b LEGAL PROCESSES SO F>1 H[EV]1 CONFIRM :AT WE LE>N$ 9 PREVI\S POLITICAL TRIALS 9 ,G]MANY3 RESI/+1 DEF5D+ ONESELF1 & REFRA9+ FROM CONFESS+ IS ALMO/ ALWAYS SUCCESSFUL 9 C\RT4 ,9 ! WOR/ CASE1 ! RESULT IS ! SAME AT ! 5D AS IT W\LD HAVE BE5 IF Y\ MADE A 0DEAL40 

,! JUDGES ( ,HAMBURG 

  

,! ,HAMBURG JUDGES >E NOTORI\SLY OV]BURD5$1 EV5 )\T ! ,G-#b TRIALS2 !Y CON/ANTLY KICK A HUGE M\NTA9 ( CASES D[N ! ROAD4 ,AS A RESULT1 !Y USUALLY PREF] PLEA DEALS1 AS A WAY TO %ORT5 ! LEGAL PROCESS4 ,BUT !RE IS ALSO A FACTION ( 0LEFTI/ HAT]S0 AMONG ! JUDGES ( ,HAMBURG4 ,!SE BECOME LIKE BLOOD?IR/Y HY5AS :5 !Y S5SE ?AT !Y HAVE POLITICAL BACK+4 

0,JUDGE ,M]CILESS 0 

  

,ONE ( !SE 0LAW-&-ORD]0 H>DL9]S1 ,RONALD ,B>NABAS ,S*ILL1 WAS ONCE ,S5ATOR ( ! ,9T]IOR & VICE-MAYOR ( ,HAMBURG1 9 #b#a4 ,S*ILL WAS ! ONE :O APPO9T$ ,H>TMUT ,DUDDE BOSS ( ! ,HAMBURG RIOT POLICE1 ! MAN :O EV5TUALLY BECAME ! HEAD ( OP]ATIONS DUR+ ! ,G#b4 ,DUDDE DIRECTLY ORD]$ ! POLICE VIOL5CE DUR+ ! ,G#b2 HALF A YE> LAT]1 HE RECEIV$ A PROMOTION--P]HAPS A 0DEAL0 ( A DIFF]5T K9D4 ,AFT] SEV]AL SEV]E SC&ALS & PROV5 VIOLATIONS ( ! LAW1 ! POLICE EV5 SE>*$ = ,S*ILL 9T]NATIONALLY AFT] HIS RESIGNATION 9 #b#c4 ,HE HAD ALREADY GONE UND]GR\ND1 F9ANC$ BY HIS COM=TABLE P5SION FROM HIS TIME AS A JUDGE4 ,REPORT]S F9ALLY TRACK$ D[N HIM 9 ,RIO4 ,HE HAD APP>5TLY BECOME A COCA9E ADDICT !RE4 

,PIT*-BLACK CL\DS 

  

,CONSEQU5TLY1 EXPECTATIONS = ! ,G#b TRIALS W]E L[4 ,UNSURPRIS+LY1 ! ACTUAL JUDGM5TS HAVE ALL BE5 ABSURDLY EXAGG]AT$1 ESPECIALLY 9 VIEW ( ! (T5 RA!R SLI<T *>GES4 ,MO/LY1 ! CONVICT$ HAVE BE5 ACCUS$ ( ?R[+ BOTTLES AT POLICE (FIC]S1 ) SCANT EVID5CE4 ,MO/ ( ! DEF5DANTS HAD NEV] BE5 PREVI\SLY CONVICT$ & >E /ILL V]Y Y\NG4 ,IT W\LD BE BEYOND ! SCOPE ( ?IS TEXT TO ADDRESS ALL ! CASES 9 DETAIL 9DIVIDUALLY1 AS !RE HAVE BE5 OV] #d TRIALS SO F>4 ,WE'LL PRES5T SUMM>IES ( JU/ A FEW EXAMPLES & ONE P>TICUL>LY SC&AL\S CASE 9 MORE DETAIL4 

,PEIKE 

  

,A #b#a-YE>-OLD ,DUT*MAN ) NO PRIOR CRIM9AL RECORD ALLEG$LY ?REW TWO BOTTLES AT ,B]L9 POLICEM5 AFT] ! 0,WELCOME TO ,HELL0 DEMO ON ,?URSDAY4 ,! ONLY 0PRO(0 WAS ! TE/IMONY ( TWO 0,TA,BOS0 FROM ,B]L9 :O HAD ALLEG$LY OBS]V$ A P]SON ?R[+ TWO BOTTLES AT !IR COLLEAGUES4 ,H[EV]1 !IR DESCRIPTION ( ! P]SON DID NOT FIT AT ALL TO ,PEIKE3 ! WITNESSES SAID ?AT ,PEIKE WORE 0NOTICEABLE DREADLOCKS10 :I* HE DID NOT HAVE DUR+ ,G#b4 ,EV5 MORE BIZ>RE1 ! FACT ?AT HE WAS 9 A FETAL POSITION :5 HE WAS >RE/$ WAS 9T]PRET$ AS 0RESI/ANCE AGA9/ EXECUTORY (FIC]S40 

,V]DICT3 #ca MON?S IMPRISONM5T )\T P>OLE4 ,JUDGE ,KRIET51 KN[N AS A RI<T-W+ H>DL9] P> EXCELL5CE1 W5T T5 MON?S BEYOND ! PROSECUTOR'S REQUE/4 ,= COMP>ABLE *>GES 9 ! PA/1 PEOPLE W]E S5T5C$ TO PROBATION AT ! V]Y MO/4 ,! TRIAL IS /ILL 9 ! SECOND 9/ANCE1 :ILE ,PEIKE HAS BE5 SITT+ 9 PRISON = OV] A YE>4 ,PEIKE HAS NOT EXPRESS$ HIMSELF 9 REG>D TO ! *>GES4 

,UMUT 

  

,UMUT IS #bh YE>S OLD1 A REAL 0,HAMBURG BOY0 ) ,TURKI% ROOTS4 ,HE GREW UP 9 ! QU>T]S ( ,S*ANZE & ,/4,PAULI4 ,LIKE MANY O!RS 9 HIS SOCIAL 5VIRONM5T1 HE HAS BE5 PREVI\SLY CONVICT$ SEV]AL TIMES4 ,! NEWS AB\T ! RIOTS REA*$ HIM 9 FRONT ( ! TELEVISION 9 ! WORK+-CLASS QU>T] ( ,B>MBEK4 ,ACCORD+ TO HIM1 HE HAD ALREADY TAK5 0SOME DR9KS0 & SPONTANE\SLY DECID$ TO HEAD = ! ,S*ANZE AS MANY O!RS DID4 ,!RE ALL HIS HATR$ DIS*>G$--IT IS VISIBLE ON SEV]AL VIDEOS ?AT ,UMUT IS UNMASK$1 ACT+ 9 ! FRONT L9E4 

,UMUT IS ONE ( ! FEW :O HAVE BE5 *>G$ BECAUSE ( ! RIOTS ON ,FRIDAY NI<T4 ,NEI!R HIS 0REMORSE0 & 9 ANY CASE SUP]FLU\S 0CONFESSIONS0 NOR HIS ,G]MAN PASSPORT GAVE ,UMUT ANY B5EFIT4 ,HE IS S5T5C$ TO ?REE YE>S IMPRISONM5T--)\T P>OLE4 ,ON TOP ( ?AT1 HIS CURR5T P>OLE BECAUSE ( A BURGL>Y IS CANCEL$4 ,UMUT HAS BE5 EXCESSIVELY S5T5C$ AS A SCAPEGOAT4 

,*RI/IAN 

  

,*RI/IAN1 A #b#h-YE>-OLD ,G]MAN1 ORIG9ALLY FROM ! CONS]VATIVE REGION ( ,BAV>IA1 HAD PREVI\SLY BE5 CONVICT$ SEV]AL TIMES4 ,AT ! TIME ( ! ,G#b1 HE WAS FREE ON P>OLE & )\T P]MAN5T RESID5CE4 ,LIKE ,PEIKE1 HE IS ACCUS$ ( ?R[+ A BOTTLE AT ,B]L9 POLICE (FIC]S 9 ! ,S*ANZE AFT] ! 0,WELCOME TO ,HELL0 DEMO4 ,HE ALSO FAC$ ! H>DL9] ,JUDGE ,KRIET5--) ! /ATEM5TS ( SO-CALL$ 0,TA,BOS0 FROM ,B]L9 BE+ ! ONLY EVID5CE = ! *>GE4 ,H[EV]1 DUR+ ! TRIAL1 AN EMAIL CORRESPOND5CE BECAME PUBLIC BETWE5 ?OSE 0,TA,BOS0 & ! LEAD+ POLICE (FIC] ( ! ,SO,KO 0,BLACK ,BLOC0 9 ?IS CASE4 ,! EMAIL CONFIRMS A BROAD TOP-D[N COORD9ATION ( ! REPORTS & /ATEM5TS ( ! 0,TA,BOS0 TO CON=M TO ! PREF]5CES ( ! ,SO,KO 0,BLACK ,BLOC0--TE/IMONY %\LD BE ID5TICAL & 9CRIM9AT+4 

,= GOOD REASONS1 H[EV]1 WITNESSES 9 ,G]MANY CANNOT >RANGE !IR TE/IMONIES BE=E ! HE>+1 LET ALONE COORD9ATE ACCORD+ TO 9/RUCTIONS4 ,IF !Y DO SO1 NOT ONLY DO !Y 9CUR A P5ALTY1 BUT !IR 0/ATEM5TS0 MAY NOT BE US$ FUR!R BY ! C\RT4 ,?AT IS :Y ,*RI/IAN'S LAWY] DEM&$ AN ACQUITTAL4 ,JUDGE ,KRIET5 C\NT]$ ?AT ?AT WAS AN 0>SON BY ATTORNEY0 & CONDEMN$ ,*RI/IAN TO ?REE & A HALF YE>S ( CU/ODY4 ,ONCE MORE1 ?IS EXCE$$ ! DEM& ( ! PROSECUTOR BY #a MON?S4 ,IT REMA9S ! HEAVIE/ S5T5CE FROM ! ,G#b UP TO N[4 ,*RI/IAN REMA9S 9 CU/ODY & HIS LAWY] HAS GONE TO APPEAL4 

,ALIX1 0,TORTUE0 70,TURTLE07 

  

,ALIX1 A #b#h-YE>-OLD FROM ,P>IS1 HAS BE5 9 JAIL1 LIKE ,*RI/IAN & ,PEIKE1 S9CE ! FIR/ RIOTS 9 ! ,S*ANZE ON ,?URSDAY4 ,HE TOO IS ACCUS$ ( HAV+ ?R[N A BOTTLE AT A POLICE (FIC]4 ,AGA91 ! EVID5CE IS SCANT & CONTRADICTS ITSELF4 ,! ALLEG$LY 9CRIM9AT+ VIDEOS W]E MADE AFT] ! TIME HE WAS >RE/$4 ,! 0,TA,BOS0 :O >RIV$ MASK$ AT ! HE>+S C\LD NOT EXPLA9 ?IS4 ,A SOLID>ITY CAMPAIGN 9 ,FRANCE = ! POPUL> ACTIVI/ RAIS$ ! NECESS>Y BAIL ( ,E,U,R#a14 ,TORTUE IS FREE = ! TIME BE+4 

,FABIO 

  

,FABIO1 A #a#i-YE>-OLD FACTORY WORK] FROM A SMALL PLACE 9 ,ITALY1 WAS >RE/$ ALONGSIDE MANY O!RS E>LY ,FRIDAY 9 ! ,ROND5B>G 7SEE *APT] #a#a74 ,FABIO HAD NOT BE5 PREVI\SLY CONVICT$2 IT WAS HIS FIR/ DEMON/RATION ABROAD1 9 FACT HIS FIR/ =EIGN T\R )\T HIS P>5TS4 ,N[ HE IS TO S]VE AS A K9D ( 0TE/ CASE0 = ! 5TIRE SO-CALL$ 0,ROND5B>G COMPLEX40 ,AS HIS TRIAL />TS 9 ,OCTOB] #b#a#g1 HE IS ! LA/ DEMON/RATOR REMA9+ 9 CU/ODY FROM ! #g >RE/$ 9 ! ,ROND5B>G4 ,FABIO IS NOT ACCUS$ ( ANY CONCRETE 0ACTION0 YET1 BUT ONLY ( HAV+ BE5 P>T ( A 0COLLECTIVELY ACT+ GR\P ( VIOL5T CRIM9ALS40 

,HIS P>5TS HAVE (F]$ ,E,U,R#a1 BAIL1 ! LAWY] LODG$ A CU/ODY COMPLA9T AT ! CON/ITUTIONAL C\RT1 VIDEOS %[ ,FABIO LOOK+ AFT] ! NUM]\S 9JUR$ P]SONS 9/EAD ( RUNN+ AWAY & GO+ >\ND ) BRI<T-COLOR$ TR\S]S--BUT TO NO AVAIL3 ,FABIO1 ! Y\NGE/ ( ALL ! ,G#b PRISON]S1 REMA9S 9 JAIL4 ,! HI<] REGIONAL C\RT HAS MADE V>I\S F>-FET*$ IMPUTATIONS3 ,FABIO HAD 0CONSID]ABLE IDIOSYNCRASY OR $UCATION FAULTS10 HE %[$ A 0DEEP-SEAT$ READ9ESS = VIOL5CE10 & ALSO1 9 G5]AL1 09JURI\S LEAN+S40 ,MOREOV]1 = ,FABIO1 0HUMAN DIGNITY IS RECOGNIZABLY ( NO IMPORTANCE40 ,& F9ALLY1 ! ,HI<] ,REGIONAL ,C\RT1 AS SECOND 9/ANCE1 ANN\NC$ ?AT ,FABIO HAS TO EXPECT 0A HI< PRISON S5T5CE40 ,! TRIAL HAD NOT />T$ EV5 = ! FIR/ 9/ANCE4 ,:AT 9CR$IBLE PREJUDICE & IMPUD5CE6 

,IT GETS WORSE3 ,FABIO'S MO!R1 :O MOV$ IMM$IATELY TO ,HAMBURG AFT] ! >RE/1 N[ MU/ REQUE/ JUDICIAL P]MISSION TO VISIT H] SON--A /RANGE PROCESS = A #a#h-YE>-OLD PRETRIAL DETA9EE )\T ANY PREVI\S CONVICTIONS4 ,! TWO DECID$ ON ! 0ESCAPE =W>D0 /RATEGY & W5T PUBLIC4 ,! TELEVISION PROGRAM 0,PANORAMA0 VISIT$ ,FABIO 9 ! JUV5ILE JAIL & 9T]VIEW$ HIS MO!R AS WELL AS WELL-KN[N CRIM9AL LAWY]S4 ,! 5TIRE SITUATION AT ! ,ROND5B>G WAS ANALYZ$ 9 ! BROADCA/4 

,! M$IA COV]AGE BEGAN TO TURN TO ,FABIO'S ADVANTAGE--MEAN:ILE1 EV5 9 HIS ,ITALIAN HOMET[N1 PEOPLE W]E DEMON/RAT+ = HIS RELEASE4 ,9 ,HAMBURG1 ! TRIAL DATES BECAME POLITICAL RALLIES AGA9/ ?IS FLAGRANT >BITR>9ESS ( JU/ICE4 ,FABIO HIMSELF REMA9$ SIL5T AB\T ! CONCRETE *>GES1 BUT WROTE A REM>KABLE /ATEM5T TO ! JUDGE1 ! JURY1 /ATE LAWY]1 & ! JUV5ILE C\RT ASSI/ANT4 ,FABIO READ IT PUBLICLY DUR+ A DAY ( TRIAL 9 ,NOVEMB]4 ,IT 5DS1 0,I DO NOT LIKE VIOL5CE4 ,BUT ,I HAVE IDEALS & ,I HAVE DECID$ TO FI<T = !M40 

,9 ! TRIAL ITSELF1 IT IS ALL AB\T ! 5TIRE SITUATION AT ! ,ROND5B>G1 ! ALLEG$ 0CIVIL W>-LIKE \TBREAKS ( VIOL5CE0 ) 0MORE ?AN T5 BUT LESS ?AN A HUNDR$ /ONES10 AS A POLICE (FIC] SAID4 ,NO WITNESS = ! PROSECUTION CAN REMEMB] ,FABIO HIMSELF4 ,BUT IT'S NOT AB\T SPECIFIC ALLEGATIONS AGA9/ HIM4 ,& IT'S ACTUALLY NOT AB\T ! SO-CALL$ 0,ROND5B>G COMPLEX10 EI!R1 BECAUSE 9 FACT !RE WAS LITTLE VIOL5CE !RE1 AP>T FROM ?AT C>RI$ \T BY ! POLICE =CE4 

,RA!R1 ,FABIO'S CASE IS AB\T 5ACT+ PUNI%M5T = O!R SITUATIONS 9 :I* ! POLICE NOT ONLY LO/ CONTROL1 BUT--AS PREVI\SLY DESCRIB$--NO ONE OR ONLY 0UNORGANIZ$ P]PETRATORS 0 W]E >RE/$4 ,ACTUALLY1 IT IS AB\T ! C>S ON FIRE 9 ! ,ELB*AUSSEE &1 ABOVE ALL1 AB\T ,FRIDAY NI<T 9 ! ,S*ANZE--9 :I* ,FABIO C\LD NOT TAKE P>T BECAUSE HE HAD ALREADY BE5 >RE/$4 ,9 ADDITION1 IT IS AB\T PUBLICLY PUNI%+ ALL ! ,G#b PROTE/S1 9 P>TICUL> 9T]NATIONAL P>TICIPATION4 ,& F9ALLY1 IT IS APP>5TLY AB\T ! C>E]S ( ! Y\NG JUDGE & ! PROSECUTOR4 ,BO? WOM5 >E HAPPY TO FOLL[ ! GIV5 POLITICAL GUIDEL9ES3 ! TOP PRIORITY IS 0G5]AL PREV5TION40 ,9DIVIDUAL GUILT IS A SECOND>Y MATT]4 

,F9ALLY1 ON ,FRIDAY1 ,NOVEMB] #a#g1 #b#a#g1 IT SEEM$ TO BE ! DAY ?AT ,FABIO W\LD COME \T AFT] MORE ?AN F\R MON?S 9 PRISON4 ,! DI/RICT C\RT ORD]$ ! 5D ( HIS CU/ODY4 ,FABIO'S MO!R & SEV]AL SUPPORT]S W5T TO ! Y\? JAIL TO PICK UP ,FABIO4 ,H[EV]1 ! PUBLIC PROSECUTOR'S (FICE LODG$ A COMPLA9T AT ! HI<] REGIONAL C\RT SO ,FABIO REMA9$ LOCK$ UP4 ,9 RESPONSE1 SOME PEOPLE SMA%$ ! W9D[S ( ! PUBLIC PROSECUTOR'S (FICE 9 ,HAMBURG ON ,SATURDAY3 PA9T-FILL$ EGGS L&$ ON ! FACADE & ! BIG /REET 9 FRONT ( ! (FICE WAS BLOCK$ ) BURN+ TIRES4 

,!N1 F9ALLY1 ON ,MONDAY1 ,NOVEMB] #b#g1 #b#a#g1 ,FABIO WAS RELEAS$--9 RETURN = A PAYM5T ( ,E,U,R#a1 AS BAIL & UND] ! CONDITION ?AT HE W\LD PRES5T HIMSELF ?REE TIMES WEEKLY AT A ,HAMBURG POLICE /ATION4 ,NEV]!LESS1 IT WAS A TREM5D\S RELIEF4 

,H[EV]1 ! PROCESS CONT9U$ = SEV]AL DAYS ( HE>+S UP TO ,FEBRU>Y #b#g1 #b#a#h4 ,! JUDGE DID NOT APPE> ON ?IS DAY ( ! TRIAL--%E WAS ON SICK LEAVE = A LONG] TIME4 ,%ORTLY AFT]1 %E TOOK MAT]NITY LEAVE4 ,9 AN 9/ANT1 ! 5TIRE TRIAL WAS SUSP5D$ UNTIL FUR!R NOTICE4 ,! C\RT SPEAK] ANN\NC$ 9 FRONT ( ! PRESS3 0WE CANNOT SAY YET :AT WILL HAPP5 NEXT0--& S9CE !N1 NO?+ ELSE HAS HAPP5$4 ,N[1 9 ANY CASE1 ALL ( ,FABIO'S JURIDICAL OBLIGATIONS HAVE BE5 LIFT$--HE IS ONCE MORE AT LIB]TY1 HIS DIGNITY UNBROK54 ,WE [E IT TO HIM & TO HIS P]SI/5T LAWY] ?AT ! :OLE SO-CALL$ 0,ROND5B>GKOMPLEX0 5D MAY 5D 9 A %AMBLES = ! ONES :O PURPORT TO 5ACT JU/ICE4 ,= US1 ,FABIO & HIS UP/&+ MO!R >E TRUE H]OES4 

,UNIT$ WE /& 

  

,H]E1 WE WANT TO PO9T \T ! SOLID>ITY WORK ( ! 0,UNIT$ ,WE ,/&0 CAMPAIGN & /RONGLY RECOMM5D !IR WEB PAGE4 ,IT CONTA9S SEV]AL CONTRIBUTIONS 9 V>I\S LANGUAGES3 = EXAMPLE1 NUM]\S LETT]S FROM PRISON]S4 

,= US1 IT IS P>TICUL>LY PLEASANT ?AT 0,UNIT$ ,WE ,/&0 MA9TA9S EQUAL SOLID>ITY ) ALL ?OSE T>GET$ BY REPRESSION4 ,IT DOES NOT DECREE 0FROM ! HI< PULPIT10 IF PRISON]S SUPPOS$LY BEHAVE ) LESS 0POLITICAL CONSCI\SNESS40 ,MOREOV]1 IT DO NOT BORE ) EXCESSIVE JURIDICAL DETAILS1 9/EAD RI<TLY PLAC+ ! POLITICAL & HUMAN DIM5SIONS 9 ! =EGR\ND4 

,!Y HAVE BE5 MOBILIZ+ RALLIES 9 FRONT ( ! JAIL ! FIR/ ,SUNDAY ( EV]Y MON?4 ,!Y RAISE MONEY ) SOLID>ITY EV5TS & A DONATION CAMPAIGN1 LOOK AFT] ! PRISON]S DIRECTLY1 /RICTLY OBS]VE ALL ! TRIAL DATES1 & MAKE SUCCESSFUL C\NT]-PUBLICITY4 ,MORE IS NOT POSSIBLE6 ,FROM \R PO9T ( VIEW1 AN OLD RULE ( ?UMB REMA9S VALID3 0,! /R5G? ( A MOVEM5T IS %[N BY H[ IT TREATS ITS PRISON]S40 0,UNIT$ ,WE ,/&0 HAS DONE A GREAT JOB SO F>1 EV5 IF UNTIL N[1 !RE IS NO PROSPECT ( AN 5D TO ! TRIALS OR ( ! REPRESSION 9 G5]AL4 

,?IS WAS NOT NECESS>ILY TO BE EXPECT$ AFT] ! ,G#b3 MANY ACTIVI/S W]E EXHAU/$ OR HAD TO GIVE PRIORITY TO !IR PRIVATE LIVES4 ,SOME HAD QU>REL$ FI]CELY BECAUSE ( ! DISSOCIATIONS1 O!RS W]E JU/ AFRAID ?AT !Y W\LD 5D UP 9 ! MILLS ( REPRESSION IF !Y /OOD UP = PRISON]S--AS HAS HAPP5$ (T5 9 ,G]MAN HI/ORY4 

,PROCE$+S AGA9/ POLICE (FIC]S 

  

,9 FACT1 !RE HAVE ALSO BE5 #a* PRELIM9>Y 9VE/IGATIONS AGA9/ POLICE (FIC]S1 MO/ ( !M BECAUSE ( BODILY H>M4 ,ONLY ONE CASE HAS BE5 OP5$ SO F>--IT 9VOLVES A POLICE (FIC] FROM ,BAV>IA :O HAD BE5 \T ( S]VICE VISIT+ HIS GIRLFRI5D 9 ,HAMBURG4 ,\T ( 0CURIOSITY10 !Y W5T TO ! ,FIS*M>KT TO SEE ! 0,WELCOME TO HELL0 DEMO4 ,:5 ! SITUATION ESCALAT$1 ! UNMASK$ POLICE (FIC] DROPP$ A FULL BOTTLE FROM A BRIDGE T[>DS HIS COLLEAGUES4 ,HIS PHOTOGRAPH 5D$ UP 9 ! 9T]NAL SE>* IMAGES & O!R ,BAV>IAN POLICE (FIC]S RECOGNIZ$ HIM4 ,HE WAS SUSP5D$ = ! TIME BE+4 

,DESPITE SOME ( !M BE+ EXT5SIVELY DOCUM5T$1 NONE ( ! ORGIES ( POLICE VIOL5CE AGA9/ DEMON/RATORS HAVE RESULT$ 9 ANY CONSEQU5CES UP TO N[4 ,SUPPOS$LY1 ! POLICEM5 C>RY+ \T BEAT+S C\LD NOT BE ID5TIFI$--:]EUPON ,AMNE/Y ,9T]NATIONAL DEM&$ A UNIV]SAL M>K+ = ,G]MAN RIOT COPS1 = EXAMPLE1 A RECOGNIZABLE NUMB] ON ! UNI=M4 ,BUT EV5 )\T SU* NUMB]S1 ! UNITS W]E (T5 EASILY RECOGNIZ$--H[EV]1 ! POLICE (FIC]S PROVID$ COV] /ORIES = EA* O!R1 EV5 9 CASES ( S]I\S CRIM9AL (F5SES4 ,IF !RE W]E A REAL 9T]E/ 9 PURSU+ ! *>GES1 PROC$URES C\LD EASILY BE OP5$ & JUDGES C\LD SUMMON POLICE (FIC]S AS WITNESSES4 ,!N !Y W\LD BE LEGALLY OBLIGAT$ TO GIVE TE/IMONY--PRESUPPOS$ !Y W\LD NOT 9CRIM9ATE !MSELVES4 

,JUDGE ,M]CILESS ,I,I3 ,PREJUDIC$6 

  

,9 #b#a#d1 ,JUDGE ,JOHANN ,KRIET5 REJECT$ A LAWSUIT AGA9/ SQUATT]S--BECAUSE HIS ADOPT$ SON WAS 9VOLV$6 ,BUT N[ ,KRIET5 7SEE ,PEIKE & ,*RI/IAN1 ABOVE7 IS ALL[$ TO RAGE ON UNTIL HIS IMM95T P5SION ) A ?IRD ,G#b CASE 9 FRONT ( HIS %OTGUN4 ,SEV]AL TIMES1 ?IS FA!R P]SONALLY PULL$ HIS SON \T ( DEMON/RATIONS & ALSO \T ( P>TIES 9 ! ,ROTE ,FLORA4 ,N[ FA!R ,JOHANN CAN TAKE REV5GE & AT ! SAME TIME 0PREV5TIVELY DET]10 EV5 9 HIS [N FAMILY--ALL 0COMPLETELY LEGALLY40 ,P]HAPS ?IS P>T ( ! /ORY 5T]S TOO F> 9TO ! P]SONAL REALM1 BUT MORE ?AN ?REE YE>S ( JAIL = ,PEIKE & ,*RI/IAN >E EV5 MORE P]SONAL4 

,MILITANT ACTIONS AGA9/ ! REPRESSION 

  

,AFT] ! ,G#b1 !RE W]E ALSO A NUMB] ( ATTACKS AGA9/ JU/ICE BUILD+S1 P>TY (FICES1 & POLICE /ATIONS--9 ,P>IS1 ! ,G]MAN EMBASSY WAS ATTACK$ ) A ,MOLOTOV COCKTAIL ON ,JULY #a#g1 #b#a#g4 ,ON ,JULY #a#i1 9 ,BIELEFELD1 A SMALL /UD5T T[N 9 ,G]MANY1 SIX POLICE P]SONNEL C>RI]S W]E BURN$ AT ONCE4 

,9 ! COMMUNIQUES OR LEFT SLOGANS1 ! ACTORS %[$ SOLID>ITY ) ! ,G#b PRISON]S & DEM&$ !IR RELEASE4 ,MOREOV]1 !SE ACTIONS W]E ALSO AN ANSW] TO ! POLICE BRUTALITY DUR+ ! SUMMIT4 ,NOBODY WAS 9JUR$ & NO ONE HAS BE5 >RE/$ UP TO TODAY4 

,! BAN ( 0,9DYM$IA L9KSUNT50 

  

,ON ,AUGU/ #b#e1 #b#a#g1 ! ,F$]AL ,M9I/RY ( ! ,9T]IOR BANN$ ! LEFT ,9T]NET PLAT=M 0,9DYM$IA L9KSUNT540 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 POLICE SE>*$ SEV]AL FLATS & A LEFT CULTURAL C5T] 9 ,FREIBURG1 A SMALL T[N 9 ! S\? ( ,G]MANY4 ,9 ! REASONS GIV51 ! ,G#b PROTE/S /OOD FIR/ 9 L9E4 ,9DE$1 L9KSUNT5 70LEFT FROM BEL[07 WAS A V]Y IMPORTANT =UM = COMMUNICATION & 9=MATION--& NOT JU/ = ! ,G#b4 ,CALLS = ACTION1 DISCUSSION PAP]S1 VIDEOS1 REPORTS1 COMMUNIQUES3 L9KSUNT5 PROVID$ EV]Y?+ ?AT WAS 9T]E/+ = LEFTI/ ACTIVI/S BE=E1 DUR+1 & AFT] ! SUMMIT1 AS WELL AS SOME MORE ?+S ?AT W]E RELEAS$ UNC5SOR$4 

,! REPRESSION APP>ATUS C\LD NOT CAT* ! PEOPLE :O C>RI$ \T ! MILITANT ACTIONS OR DEMON/RAT$ SOLID>ITY ) !M4 ,9/EAD1 9 RESPONSE TO !SE ACTIONS1 ! AU?ORITIES SET \T TO BAN ! MO/ IMPORTANT DISCUSSION PLAT=M & TO PUT A /OP TO ! CONV]SATION AB\T LEFT-W+ PROJECTS & H[ TO BROAD5 MOBILIZATIONS4 ,?IS HIT ! RADICAL LEFT AS A :OLE1 BUT ESPECIALLY /RUCTURES ?AT DEP5D ON TRANSREGIONAL 9T]L9K+ & 9=MATION1 SU* AS ! SO-CALL$ 0,ANTIFA0 7ANTIFASCI/ GR\PS7 OR /RUGGLES 9 RURAL REGIONS4 ,= US1 L9KSUNT5 (F]$ ! BE/ ACCESS TO AU!NTIC 9=MATION AB\T ! MOVEM5TS 9 ,FRANCE4 

,9 ADDITION1 ! SUPPRESS+ ( 0,9DYM$IA L9KSUNT50 CON/ITUT$ A S]I\S ATTACK ON FRE$OM ( ! PRESS & FRE$OM ( EXPRESSION4 ,9 ,APRIL #b#a#h1 TWO ( ! ALLEG$ OP]ATORS FIL$ SUIT AT ! ,F$]AL ,ADM9I/RATIVE ,C\RT AGA9/ ! PROHIBITION ( ! ASSOCIATION ?AT HAD OP]AT$ ! REGI/]$ PLAT=M LEGALLY4 ,!Y EMPHASIZ$ ?AT ! =UM 9CLUD$ A GREAT DEAL ( CONTROV]SY & DISAGREEM5T1 (T5 9CLUD+ CRITICISM ( C]TA9 ACTIONS OR =MS ( ACTION4 

,REPRESSION IS A TE/ 

  

,IT IS IMPORTANT TO FOLL[ ! TRIALS ( ! ACCUS$1 BECAUSE ! JUDGM5TS WILL SET A PREC$5T = ! JURIDICAL REPRESSION ( ! FUTURE4 ,IT IS 9CR$IBLE ?AT SOME %\LD SUFF] = EV]YONE ELSE'S ACTIONS1 ?AT SOME %\LD S]VE AS SCAPEGOATS4 

,IT IS JU/ AS IMPORTANT TO FOLL[ :AT HAPP5S ) ! ,ROTE ,FLORA1 AN IMPORTANT MEET+ PLACE & ?US A T>GET = EV]Y EF=T ! AU?ORITIES MAKE TO %[ !IR /R5G?4 ,!IR GOAL IS TO REASSURE ! CONS]VATIVE ELECTORATE & ALSO TO LIMIT H[ ACTIVI/S CAN ORGANIZE BY FOM5T+ FE> & NORMALIZ+ ! DISC\RSE ( 0SECURITY40 

,EV5 IF WE HAD ESCAP$1 ! REPRESSION W\LD HAVE BE5 DIRECT$ AGA9/ ! ACTIVI/S4 ,?IS IS A T]RIBLE TRAP1 & ! SY/EM ( P[] (T5 EM]GES VICTORI\S BECAUSE IT CAN /R5G!N ITS REPRESSIVE >S5AL BY GA9+ A SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE = IT ?R\< ! D5UNCIATION ( VIOL5CE4 

,! MILIT>IZATION ( ! POLICE APP>ATUS 

  

,) ! OP]ATION ( ! ,S,E,K1 ! 0,SPECIAL ,ANTI-,T]RORI/ ,=CES10 ON ,FRIDAY NI<T DUR+ ! ,G#b1 9CLUD+ ! EXPLICIT USE ( ACTIVE MILIT>Y FIRE>MS1 A NEW ]A ( DIRECT REPRESSION HAS >RIV$ 9 ,G]MANY4 ,S9CE !N1 ! ,S,E,K HAS BE5 DEPLOY$ SEV]AL TIMES AT DEMON/RATIONS OR HAS APPE>$ HEAVILY >M$ ALONGSIDE O!R POLICE =CES--= EXAMPLE1 AT AN ANTI-FASCI/ MOBILIZATION AGA9/ AN ANNUAL M>* ( ,NEO-,NAZIS 9 A SMALL T[N 9 EA/]N ,G]MANY A FEW WEEKS AFT] ! SUMMIT 9 ,HAMBURG4 

,! /ATE IS ALSO RESPOND+ TO ! *ALL5GE POS$ TO ITS MONOPOLY ( VIOL5CE ?AT ,FRIDAY NI<T ) AN >MS BUILDUP & BY EXP&+ POLICE COMPET5CE T[>DS MILIT>Y /&>DS4 ,! >EAS ( RESPONSIBILITY ( ! POLICE & ! MILIT>Y1 :I* W]E SEP>AT$ 9 ,G]MANY = OBVI\S HI/ORICAL REASONS1 >E N[ BECOM+ 9CREAS+LY BLURR$4 ,9 ,FRANCE1 ! POLICE--TRADITIONALLY CLOSELY L9K$ TO ! MILIT>Y--HAVE ALREADY US$ TE> GAS EXPLOSIVE GR5ADES AGA9/ PROTE/]S = A LONG TIME1 LEAV+ ONE DEAD & MANY S]I\SLY 9JUR$4 ,9 ,MAY #b#a#h1 = EXAMPLE1 A Y\NG DEMON/RATOR 9 ,NANTES LO/ HIS RI<T H&4 

,! LATE/ NEWS FROM ! ,SO,KO 0,BLACK ,BLOC0 

  

,S9CE ,M>* #b#a#h1 ! POLICE 9 ,HAMBURG HAVE >RE/$ SEV]AL 9DIVIDUALS !Y CLAIM TO RECOGNIZE FROM PHOTOS TAK5 DUR+ ! ,G#b1 9 SOME CASES SEIZ+ !M DIRECTLY \T ( DEMON/RATIONS4 ,H[EV]1 IT TURNS \T ?AT !RE DO NOT APPE> TO HAVE BE5 POLICE FILES REG>D+ ! >RE/EES4 ,ONLY ! >RE/S S]VE TO ID5TIFY !M4 ,!REAFT]1 A PRELIM9>Y 9VE/IGATION 0AGA9/ UNKN[NS0 BECOMES A CONCRETE CASE AGA9/ A SPECIFIC ACCUS$ P]SON4 

,9 ADDITION1 ON ,MAY #a#f1 #b#a#h1 ! ,SO,KO LAUN*$ A SECOND R\ND ( PUBLIC RAIDS1 PUBLI%+ OV] #a PHOTOS ONCE AGA94 ,?IS TIME1 ! MUG %OTS W]E NOT RELAT$ TO ANY SPECIFIC DEMON/RATION OR 0ACTION0--9/EAD1 !Y SIMPLY /AT$ ?AT ! WANT$ P]SONS W]E 09VOLV$ 9 CRIMES COMMITT$ DUR+ ! ,G#b40 ,ALMO/ AS AN ASIDE1 ! ,SO,KO ANN\NC$ ?AT ! SE>* WAS N[ EXP&$ TO COV] ! 5TIRETY ( ,EUROPE1 PUBLI%+ A TOTAL ( #ia PHOTOS ,EUROPEWIDE4 

,LESS ?AN TWO WEEKS LAT]1 ON ,MAY #b#i1 #b#a#h1 ! ,SO,KO 7TOGE!R ) LOCAL SPECIAL UNITS7 SE>*$ V>I\S FLATS & SOCIAL C5T]S 9 ,ITALY1 ,SPA91 ,SWITZ]L&1 & ,FRANCE4 ,!Y 0JU/IFI$0 ! COORD9AT$ DAWN RAIDS BY REF]5C+ ! 9CID5TS 9 ! ,ELB*AUSSEE 7SEE PAGE #a71 & FUR!R CLAIM$ ?AT ! 0P]PETRATORS0 W]E ID5TIFI$ VIA VIDEO FOOTAGE & ,D,N,A TE/S4 ,AN ACCUS$ ,SWISS CITIZ5 WAS >RE/$ = A %ORT TIME1 DESPITE !RE BE+ NO 9T]NATIONAL >RE/ W>RANT4 ,9 ADDITION1 BOXES ( MAT]IAL W]E CONFISCAT$--ESPECIALLY H>D DRIVES1 LAPTOPS1 MOBILE PHONES1 & ! LIKE4 ,DUR+ ! PRESS CONF]5CE ?AT DAY 9 ,HAMBURG1 ! *IEF CON/ABLE MADE CLE> ?AT ! RAID WAS LESS AB\T ! SPECIFIC SUSPECTS ?AN A WAY TO EMPHASIZE ?AT3 0! >M ( ! JUDICIAL SY/EM REA*ES EV5 AS F> AS TO ,ITALY1 ,FRANCE1 ,SWITZ]L& OR ,SPA9444 ?IS IS ! MESSAGE40 

,! NEXT /RIKE ( ,SO,KO 0,BLACK ,BLOC0 TOOK PLACE ON ,JUNE #b1 #b#a#h4 ,9 A CONC]T$ ACTION 9CLUD+ ! ,FR5* POLICE1 ELEV5 SE>*ES & EI<T PROVISIONAL >RE/S TOOK PLACE4 ,?IS TIME1 ! ATTACK T>GET$ ACTIVI/S OPPOS+ ! PLANN$ NUCLE> WA/E REPOSITORY 9 ,BURE1 ,FRANCE1 :]E AN 5TIRE REGION IS TO BE EXPOS$ = AN 9DEF9ITE P]IOD ( TIME TO ! 9CALCULABLE RISKS ( NUCLE> RADIATION4 ,! PROTE/ MOVEM5T AGA9/ ! NUCLE> WA/E REPOSITORY HAS BE5 GR[+ = SEV]AL YE>S--%ORTLY BE=E ! RAIDS1 A DEMON/RATION HAD TAK5 PLACE ) SEV]AL ?\S& P>TICIPANTS4 

,9 ,GORLEB51 JU/ #ab KM FROM ,HAMBURG1 SU* AN 0ATOMIC LOO0 HAS BE5 DELAY$ = #d YE>S BY MASS DEMON/RATIONS & SOMETIMES ACRIMONI\S RESI/ANCE4 ,BY CONTRA/1 ?AT MOVEM5T IS ALREADY BE+ =CEFULLY REPRESS$ 9 ! NUCLE> /ATE ( ,FRANCE3 9 E>LY #b#a#h1 POLICE VIOL5TLY EVICT$ A RESI/ANCE CAMP1 A SO-CALL$ 0,Z,A,D0 7,ZONE TO ,DEF5D74 

,! ,SO,KO 0,BLACK ,BLOC0 FROM ,HAMBURG DELIV]$ NEW AMMUNITION AGA9/ !SE LOCAL ACTIVI/S--A NEW TYPE ( REPRESSION4 ,! ACCUSATION AGA9/ TWO ( ! PROVISIONALLY >RE/$ WAS 05C\RAG+ ! BLACK BLOC 9 ITS FI<T AGA9/ ! POLICE40 ,A L>GE NUMB] ( ,HAMBURG RESID5TS C\LD BE ACCUS$ ( ?IS *>GE4 ,9 ADDITION1 BO? >E ACCUS$ ( 0DIRECT+0 ONE ( ! /REET BATTLES FROM ! $GE2 ! ABSURDITY ( ?IS *>GE WILL /RIKE ANYONE :O HAS EXP]I5CE 9 DEMON/RATIONS4 

,9 ! O!R SE>*ES & %ORT-T]M >RE/S1 ALLEGATIONS >E MADE 9 REF]5CE TO V>I\S PROTE/S 9 ! T[N ( ,BURE--SO !RE WAS A K9D ( 0MIX+0 ( ACCUSATIONS4 ,?AT WAS C]TA9LY NO ACCID5T4 ,RA!R1 ! MILITANT PROTE/ 9 ,HAMBURG WAS BE+ US$ TO ATTACK ! ACTIVI/S 9 ,BURE AS 09T]NATIONALLY ACTIVE P]PETRATORS ( VIOL5CE0 ) ! AIM ( DISSOCIAT+ !M FROM ! RURAL POPULATION4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 ! ,SO,KO 0BLACK BLOC0 ASPIR$ TO CONFIRM ITS N>RATIVE AB\T AN 09T]NATIONAL CONSPIRACY10 AS WELL AS TO DELIV] A CONCRETE \TCOME ( ITS [N WORK4 

,9 ADDITION1 = ! ,FR5* & ,G]MAN SECURITY AU?ORITIES1 ?IS MI<T BE A ME?OD ( L9K+ ,FR5* & ,G]MAN RESI/ANCE & PROTE/S1 :I* >E BO?1 9 !IR VIEW1 QUITE DANG]\S4 ,! ACTION SEEMS TO FIT ?IS CONCEPT3 AFT] ALL1 SEV]AL ACTIVI/S FROM ,G]MANY HAVE BE5 9 ,BURE & QUITE A LOT ( ACTIVI/S FROM ,FRANCE TRAVEL$ TO ! ,G#b 9 ,HAMBURG4 

,A WEEK LAT]1 ON ,JUNE #b#g1 #b#a#h1 ! ,SO,KO TURN$ \T ONCE MORE--?IS TIME 9 ,G]MANY ) A TOTAL ( #ac SE>*ES4 ,FIVE >RE/ W>RANTS W]E EXECUT$4 ,A #a#i-YE>-Y\NG WOMAN FROM ,COLOGNE WAS ACCUS$ ( LOOT+ & F\R Y\NG M5 FROM ! METROPOLITAN >EA ( ,FRANKFURT ( BE+ 9VOLV$ 9 ! ACTION AT ! ,ELB*AUSSEE4 ,!Y W]E JU/ #a#f1 #a#g1 #ah & #bc YE>S OLD AT ! TIME ( ! ,G#b4 ,LIKE MO/ DANG]\S CRIM9ALS1 ! FIVE >E TRANSF]R$ IMM$IATELY TO ,HAMBURG & >E PUT 9 ! 9VE/IGATION PRISON4 ,IT REMA9S UNCLE> IF ,SO,KO 0,BLACK ,BLOC0 ACTUALLY HAS ANY EVID5CE AGA9/ !M4 ,! ELDE/ TWO REMA9 9 CU/ODY :ILE ! ?REE Y\NG] ONES HAVE BE5 RELEAS$ BY ! CU/ODIAL JUDGE4 

,! LEAD] ( ! ,SO,KO1 ,JAN ,HIEB]1 ?REAT5$ 9 A PRESS CONF]5CE ?AT 0WE WILL /ILL GET MANY ( Y\40 ,S5ATOR ( ! ,9T]IOR ,GROTE ADD$ FUEL TO ! FIRE SOME DAYS LAT]1 RECOMM5D+ ?AT RADICAL DEMON/RATORS 0GIVE ,HAMBURG A WIDE B]?0 FROM N[ ON4 ,GROTE /RESS$ ?AT 0DEL9QU5TS 9 ,HAMBURG CAN FEEL BY NO MEANS SURE ?AT !Y HAVE EM]G$ UNSCA!D FROM ! SITUATION4440 

,ON ,JULY #i1 #b#a#h1 ! ,*IEF ( ,POLICE 9 ,HAMBURG1 ,MEY]1 ANN\NC$ ?AT ! ,SO,KO W\LD BE 9TEGRAT$ AS AN 9DEP5D5T UNIT 9TO ! SO-CALL$ 0/ATE PROTECTION SECTION0 ( ! POLICE BY ! 5D ( ! YE>1 BE+ R$UC$ FROM #afe TO AB\T #d 9VE/IGATORS4 ,HE ASSUMES ?AT ! ,SO,KO WILL CONT9UE TO 9VE/IGATE ?R\<\T ! 5TIRE YE> ( #b#a#i4 ,9 ! 9T]VIEW1 HE REF]R$ TO ! ACTION AT ! ,ELB*AUSSEE3 0,TO ! ,>G5T9ES1 :O WILL >RANGE ! NEXT ,G#b 9 ,BU5OS ,AIRES1 ,I HAVE GIV5 ADVICE TO TAKE ALONG ONE ?+3 ,IT IS EASY TO TELL Y\ ?AT !Y HAVE DUP$ US4 ,!Y WILL TRY TO DUPE Y\ ALSO AT SOME /AGE4 ,ABOVE ALL !RE IS ONE CONCLUSION3 ,WE MU/ COLLECT AGA9 MORE KN[L$GE AB\T ! EXTREME LEFT-W+ SC5E4 ,WE NE$ TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE SU* ACTIONS 9 ADVANCE & ?AT'S ONLY POSSIBLE ) COV]T 9VE/IGATORS & O!R CONSPIRATORIAL MEASURES40 

,! LATE/ NEWS FROM ! BLACK BLOC 9 ,HAMBURG 

  

,! JU/-QUOT$ 9T]VIEW HAD ALREADY BE5 CONDUCT$ BUT WAS NOT YET PR9T$ :5 SOME MILITANT LEFT GR\PS /RUCK--OR MORE PRECISELY1 /RUCK BACK--9 COORD9AT$ WAYS4 ,ON ! NI<T ( ,JULY #h1 C>S CAU<T FIRE 9 V>I\S DI/RICTS ( ,HAMBURG & ! RESID5CES ( POLITICIANS & HI<-RANK+ SECURITY FUNCTION>IES W]E 0M>K$40 

,JU/ AT ! ,ELB*AUSSEE1 ?REE C>S W]E BURN+1 ?IS TIME EXCLUSIVELY UNIQUE LUXURY C>S4 ,! HOME ( ! ,S5ATOR ( ,JU/ICE ,/EFF5 7( ! ,GRE5 ,P>TY7 WAS T>GET$ BY A PA9T ATTACK 79CLUD+ SLOGANS71 AS W]E ! H\SES ( ,L5D]S1 ! BOSS ( ! RI<T-W+ 0,G]MAN ,POLICE ,UNION10 & ,DOMRES1 ! VICE-*IEF ( ! ,HAMBURG SECTION ( ! SO-CALL$ 0CON/ITUTIONAL PROTECTION0 7! ,G]MAN DOME/IC SECRET S]VICE74 ,ALL ?REE W]E RESPONSIBLE = ! REPRESSION DUR+ & AFT] ! ,G#b4 ,!Y W]E NOT PHYSICALLY H>M$1 BUT !IR 0PEACE0 WAS 9T]RUPT$ AT HOME1 ON !IR /REET1 9 !IR NEI<BORHOOD4 ,ON TOP ( ?AT1 A C> BELONG+ TO ! COMPANY 0,S,I,X,T0 WAS BURNT4 ,! CONTEXT WAS ! L5D+ ( C>S TO POLITICIANS & ESPECIALLY 0,%]PAS0 DUR+ ! ,G#b4 ,! NEXT BURNT C> BELONG$ TO ! FLEET ( ! ,FR5* COMPANY 0,SPIE10 :I* IS 9VOLV$ 9 ! NUCLE> BUS9ESS1 AMONG O!R ?+S4 

,IT WAS NOT SO MU* ! MAT]IAL DAMAGE ( ! ATTACKS ?AT CAUS$ A S5SATION1 BUT ! CONT5T1 ! V]SATILITY1 & ! SUCCESS ( !SE ACTIONS1 JU/ 9 TIME = ! ANNIV]S>Y ( ! SUMMIT & ! PROTE/S4 ,! LOCAL PRESS QUOT$ & EV5 L9K$ TO ! ACTIVI/S' /ATEM5T4 ,?IS WAS PUBLI%$ ON DE49DYM$IA4ORG1 ! *APT] ( ,9DYM$IA ?AT EXI/$ BE=E 0,9DYM$IA L9KSUNT50 & N[ ?ANKFULLY COMP5SATES1 9 P>T1 = ! LATT]'S PROHIBITION4 

,! P]SUASIVE /ATEM5T 5D$1 0,MAKE ! ,G#b SUMMIT 9 ,BU5OS ,AIRES A DISA/]4 ,S5ATOR ( ! ,9T]IOR ,GROTE ADVISES RIOT]S TO AVOID ,HAMBURG4 ,WE EMPHASIZE3 ,HAMBURG IS A GREAT PLACE = RIOTS & 9SURRECTIONS6 ,LET'S 5D ) ! SUMMIT HANGOV]60 

,FIR/ ,REVIEW & ,SECOND ,REFLECTION 

  
,ONE YE> LAT]444 

  

444,WE CAN SAY ?AT \R RAGE IS UNBROK5 & WE /ILL HAVE A LOT ( WORK TO DO4 ,! MASS M$IA HAVE C]TA9LY LEAP$ ON ! PICTURES ( ! BURNT C>S4 ,! TABLOID NEWSPAP] 0,BILD0 EV5 TOOK ON ! WORK ( ! POLICE BY PUBLI%+ PHOTOS ( P>TICIPANTS 9 ! PROTE/S--SOMETIMES MASK$1 SOMETIMES UNMASK$--& CALL$ = PEOPLE TO 9=M AGA9/ !M4 ,! M$IA IS A HUGE PROBLEM1 AS IS ! PUBLIC N>RATIVE AB\T :AT HAPP5$ 9 G5]AL4 ,! :OLE PROTE/ AT ! C\NT]-SUMMIT RESULT$ 9 SEV]AL SUCCESSES BUT ALSO DEFEATS4 ,YET NUM]\S ACTIVI/S HAVE NOT RECOGNIZ$ MANY ( ! SUCCESSES1 NOR HAS ! G5]AL PUBLIC4 

,\R PROTE/ WAS SUCCESSFUL 

  

,IT IS CLE> ?AT ! SUMMIT C\LD NOT BE PREV5T$4 ,H[EV]1 IT WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DISRUPT$--MU* MORE ?AN PREVI\S SUMMITS 9 ! PREC$+ YE>S4 ,SOME (FICIAL MEET+S />T$ ONE OR TWO H\RS LATE4 ,! ,G]MAN ,F9ANCE ,M9I/] EV5 HAD TO CANCEL HIS SPECIAL CONF]5CE COMPLETELY4 ,MELANIA ,TRUMP WAS /UCK 9 ! ,S5ATE GUE/H\SE & SKIRMI%ES TOOK PLACE 9 FRONT ( ! HOTEL ( ,MACRON4 ,P>TS ( ! PORT ( ,HAMBURG W]E BLOCK$ = SOME TIME1 9FLICT+ A DIRECT F9ANCIAL DAMAGE ( SEV]AL MILLION EUROS ?AT ALSO TOOK SEV]AL DAYS TO FIX COMPLETELY4 ,SOME ( ! HEADS ( /ATE C\LD ONLY MOVE BY HELICOPT]4 ,!RE W]E BLOCK$ DELEGATIONS1 0AUTOR$UCTIONS10 & A SPREAD ( REVOLUTION>Y PRACTICE4 

,!RE >E SOME GOOD REASONS TO ASSUME ?AT ?IS RESI/ANCE WEEK WAS /RONG 9 V>I\S =MS4 ,IT WAS BY NO MEANS =ESEEABLE BE=E ?AT SU* A /RONG COLLECTIVE =CE W\LD SUCCE$4 ,! PRESS DESCRIB$ ! ,HAMBURG SUMMIT AS A FAILURE OR EV5 AS A 0DISA/]40 ,! PRESS EV5 CRITICIZ$ ! POLICE ATTACK ON ! 0,WELCOME TO ,HELL0 DEMON/RATION4 ,( C\RSE1 ! PRESS HAD NO COMPUNCTION :ATSOEV] AB\T D5\NC+ ! NUM]\S BURNT C>S & O!R ACTS ( REBELLION & SABOTAGE AS 0LEFT-W+ EXTREMI/ VIOL5CE40 

,MU* SEEMS P>ADOXICAL444 

  

,!RE W]E 9DE$ MANY P>ADOXICAL SITUATIONS AT ?IS SUMMIT1 SU* AS ,NEO-,NAZIS /RUTT+ >\ND \R NEI<BORHOOD JU/ :5 \R P[] WAS WEAK4 ,:ILE 9 ?IS SITUATION A SPONTANE\S ANTIFASCI/ GR\P =M$ 9 AN 9/ANT1 CONSUM]S ( ! 0,/4 ,PAULI BR&0 W]E APP>5TLY 9CAPABLE ( REACT+ RAPIDLY AGA9/ ! FASCI/S4 

,ON ONE H&1 !RE WAS AS A HUGE /R5G? ON \R P>T & MANY REVOLUTION>Y PRACTICES R>ELY SE5 BE=E1 ON ! O!R H& !Y W]E CONF9$ TO SMALL >EAS4 ,IT FEELS LIKE WE C\LD HAVE DONE BETT]1 BUT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO MA9TA9 SU* A LEVEL ( REVOLT4 

,ONE CRITICISM (T5 HE>D IS ?AT 0! UPRIS+ %\LD HAVE TAK5 PLACE 9 ! RI* QU>T]S40 ,?IS IS NOT QUITE FAIR1 AS MANY ( ! NUM]\S ATTACKS TOOK PLACE \TSIDE ! 0POPUL>0 NEI<BORHOODS4 ,MOREOV]1 HI/ORICALLY1 !RE HAVE BE5 FEW EXAMPLES ( REBELLI\S MOM5TS TAK+ PLACE 9 RI*] DI/RICTS4 ,! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION1 ! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE1 ! ,SPR+ ( #aigg 9 ,ITALY OR1 MORE REC5TLY1 ! UNRE/ 9 ! ,EX>*IA QU>T] ( ,A!NS1 :I* CONT9UES TODAY444 ALL ( !SE EXAMPLES W]E C5T]$ 9 POOR] NEI<BORHOODS4 ,YES1 ( C\RSE1 BURN+ A C> ?AT BELONGS TO A WORK] IS OP5 TO QUE/ION4 ,BUT :5 9 HI/ORY HAVE PEOPLE BE5 ABLE TO MA9TA9 AN 9SURRECTION>Y PRACTICE AT AN 9T5SE LEVEL BEYOND !IR [N QU>T]S8 

,?IS DOES NOT MEAN ?AT REVOLTS MU/ ALWAYS BE LIMIT$ TO SYMPA!TIC NEI<BORHOODS 9 ! FUTURE & %\LD NOT EXT5D TO LESS KN[N T]RITORIES4 ,BUT ! REVOLT 9 ,HAMBURG CANNOT BE CONSID]$ A FAILURE JU/ BECAUSE IT WAS LIMIT$ TO A C]TA9 >EA4 ,9 ANY CASE1 ?IS CRITICISM DOES NOT G5]ATE MU* PROGRESS1 ESPECIALLY IF ONE CONSID]S ! COLLECTIVE REACTION AGA9/ ! ATMOSPH]E ( POLICE VIOL5CE ( ! PREC$+ DAYS4 ,IT SEEMS EV5 MORE ABSURD :5--AS WE SAW FIR/-H&--Y\NG PEOPLE ALSO TOOK P>T 9 ! CLA%ES ON A MASSIVE SCALE & EV5 M]*ANTS FROM ! NEI<BORHOOD4 ,! G5]AL APA?Y CEAS$1 EV5 IF ! LOCATION WAS FAVORABLE & ! :OLE ?+ WAS TEMPOR>Y4 

,! TA/E ( VICTORY 

  

,?AT IS A VICTORY--& WE %\LD REGA9 ! TA/E ( VICTORY4 ,IT IS A SUCCESS :5 A DI/RICT FREES ITSELF FROM ! POLICE1 FROM CAPITALISM2 :5 ! LOCAL POPULATION P>TICIPATES--EV5 IF SOME VEHEM5TLY OPPOS$ IT4 ,IT REMA9S A VICTORY EV5 IF IT IS TEMPOR>Y & LIMIT$4 ,ONE W\LD P]HAPS HAVE TO %\T IT \T A LITTLE )\T =GETT+ ! LIMITS ?AT WE HAVE ALREADY M5TION$4 ,F> TOO (T51 PEOPLE EXPRESS RESIGNATION1 EV5 ?OSE :O /RUGGLE4 

,AL?\< ! CITY WAS 9 A /ATE ( EM]G5CY1 ) MORE ?AN #c#a1 POLICE (FIC]S >M$ ) AN IMPRESSIVE & CUTT+-$GE >S5AL ( WEAPONS 444 IT WAS SOMETIMES POSSIBLE TO MAKE !IR MISSION A FAILURE & PRODUCE S]I\S DISRUPTIONS--C]TA9LY = ! SUMMIT AS WELL AS ! SMOO? FUNCTION+ ( CAPITALISM = A FEW DAYS4 

,IT SEEMS ?AT ! EV5TS 9 ,HAMBURG REPRES5T A NEW /EP 9 ! FI<T AGA9/ 9T]NATIONAL SUMMITS & CAPITALISM4 ,?IS IS A RESPONSE TO ! EV5TS 9 ,G5OA 9 #b#a1 :]E POLICE MURD]$ A Y\NG MAN1 9FLICT$ MORE ?AN #a 9JURIES1 C>RI$ \T OV] #a >RE/S1 & CREAT$ SC5ES ( TORTURE & VIOL5CE4 ,HAMBURG WAS ! /RONGE/ PROTE/ AGA9/ A SUMMIT EV5T AFT] ,G5OA1 ?US ! SECOND L>GE/ 9 HI/ORY4 ,9 ! PRES5T CONDITIONS1 ?AT IS POSITIVE4 ,& IT CAN HELP TO OV]COME ! TRAUMA ( ,G5OA4 

,SUCCESS = ! 0,MULTITUDE0 

  

,:AT IS DIFF]5T FROM PREVI\S SUMMITS IS ! DIV]SITY ( =MS ( PROTE/ ?AT TOOK PLACE 9 ,HAMBURG4 ,=EIGN OBS]V]S :O HAD TAK5 P>T 9 SUMMIT PROTE/S S9CE ,G5OA W]E SURPRIS$ BY ?IS V>IETY4 ,9 ! MON?S BE=E ! SUMMIT ! CITY GOV]NM5T1 POLICE1 & M$IA HAD BE5 TRY+ TO CREATE A G5]AL SECURITY HY/]IA TO DIVIDE ! PROTE/ COALITION & DET] NONMILITANT PROTE/]S--BUT TO NO AVAIL4 

,! MULTITUDES ( PROTE/]S 9 ,HAMBURG DEMON/RAT$ A WIDE RANGE ( =MS ( ACTION FROM >TI/IC TO MILITANTLY VIOL5T4 ,IT WAS ESS5TIAL = ! SUCCESS ( ! MULTITUDE ?AT ! CAMPAIGN WAS NOT LIMIT$ TO ! SUMMIT DAYS !MSELVES1 BUT EXT5D$ ACROSS A :OLE WEEK ( PROTE/1 DUR+ :I* !RE WAS TIME = ALL ! V>I\S IDEAS & ALIGNM5TS TO BE EXPRESS$ )\T RIVAL+ EA* O!R4 

,MANY PEOPLE & IDEAS W]E UNIT$ 9 ?IS MULTITUDE3 CREATIVE ,HAMBURG1 LEFT-W+ PROJECTS1 PA/ORS1 P>TS ( ! M$IA1 ! Y\NG 9SURG5TS ( ! CITY1 9T]NATIONAL REBELS1 NONVIOL5T ACTIVI/S1 \TRAG$ RESID5TS1 LEFTI/ 9TELLECTUALS1 FRU/RAT$ Y\?1 FEM9I/S1 OLD AUTONOMI/S1 HIPPIES1 FOOTBALL FANS444 ,! MULTITUDE WAS MULTI-L+UAL & CROSS-G5]ATIONAL4 ,IT LOOK$ LIKE A SW>M COMPRIS$ ( DIFF]5TLY COLOR$ BIRDS ALL HEAD+ 9 ONE DIRECTION4 ,?IS CONFUS$ ! ATTACK]S BECAUSE !Y C\LD NOT MAKE \T ! BORD]S ( ! SW>M4 

,9 G5]AL1 ! MULTITUDE ACT$1 & ! O!R SIDE RESPOND$--A HUGE ADVANTAGE = ! MULTITUDE1 ESPECIALLY 9 A /RUGGLE TAK+ PLACE OV] A LONG P]IOD ( TIME1 9 A L>GE FIELD ( ACTION1 ) EA* SIDE POSSESS$ ( COMPLETELY DIFF]5T MEANS4 ,& EV5 IF ! REACTIONS W]E (T5 V]Y VIOL5T1 ! SW>M MAY HAVE SPLIT UP 9 DIFF]5T WAYS1 SOME PAUS$1 O!RS JO9$1 BUT OV]ALL1 ! SW>M SIMPLY FLEW ON TO ! NEXT ACTIONS4 ,?US1 NEI!R ! SQU>E HEADS 9 ! ,HAMBURG POLICE LEAD]%IP NOR ! =EIGN POLICE UNITS C\LD HAVE H&L$ IT ADEQUATELY4 

,P>TICIPATION ( LOCAL ,RESID5TS 

  

,!RE IS A LAT5T RAGE )9 ! POPULATION AGA9/ ! PREVAIL+ G5]AL CONDITIONS1 EV5 IF IT IS SUPPRESS$4 ,! RESID5TS ( ,/4 ,PAULI1 ,ALTONA1 & ! ,S*ANZE %[$ !IR SOLID>ITY2 !Y W]E (T5 9DI/+UI%ABLE FROM LEFT-M9D$ ACTIVI/S4 ,?IS WAS A NEW PH5OM5ON RESULT+ NOT ONLY FROM ! POLICE VIOL5CE & ALL ! IMPOSITIONS ( ! ,G#b1 BUT ALSO FROM E>LI] EXP]I5CES 9 ! TIME ( ! DANG] >EA 9 #bad 7SEE *APT] #b7 AS WELL AS C\NTLESS FUR!R SITUATIONS1 NOT TO M5TION A G5]AL REJECTION ( ! SY/EM ?AT ! ,G#b REPRES5T4 

,DEMON/RATION -- ,BLOCKADE - ,B>RICADE 

  

,9 ADDITION TO ! 0MULTITUDE10 I4E41 ! V]SATILITY ( ! =MS ( ACTION & ACTORS1 !RE WAS ALSO ! DIM5SION ( 9CREAS+ 9T5SITY & DET]M9ATION4 ,?IS HAD TO DO ) ! ESCALAT+ POLICE VIOL5CE1 BUT IT WAS ALSO P>TIALLY SELF-DET]M9$1 EV5 IF NOT 5TIRELY PLANN$4 ,IT IS NO CO9CID5CE ?AT ! READ] 9CLUD$ ! GREET+ 0SEE Y\ AT ! B>RICADES40 

,WE DEMON/RAT$ 9 A V>IETY ( WAYS BE=E ! SUMMIT--NOT ONCE BUT QUITE (T54 ,?IS LEVEL ( ACTION WAS TEMPOR>ILY SUSP5D$ ) ! 0,WELCOME TO ,HELL0 DEMO1 BUT NOT ONLY BECAUSE IT WAS SMA%$4 ,!N CAME ! BLOCKADES1 WELL PLANN$ AS SU*1 EV5 IF !Y DID NOT WORK \T AS SOME ( US HAD HOP$4 

,IT IS A BIG /EP FROM ! DEMON/RATION TO ! BLOCKADE4 ,A DEMON/RATION IS ULTIMATELY AB\T A PRES5TATION1 :]EAS A BLOCKADE IS A DIRECT 9T]V5TION4 ,ONE =M EXPRESSES A COLLECTIVE OP9ION OR ATTITUDE2 ! O!R CREATES A MAT]IAL OB/ACLE4 ,! BLOCKADE1 TOO1 IS 9T5D$ TO DEMON/RATE AN ATTITUDE--SOMETIMES ) ! HOPE = RESPECT FROM ! POLICE1 S9CE IT IS1 AFT] ALL1 A 0POLITICAL DEMON/RATION40 ,! PACIFI/ BLOCKADES1 H[EV]1 W]E BY NO MEANS 0TREAT$ LI<TLY0 BY ! POLICE4 ,AS SOON AS 5\< =CES W]E AVAILABLE1 ! POLICE EVICT$ !M IMM$IATELY & (T5 BRUTALLY4 ,?AT'S :Y ! 0CLASSIC BLOCKADE0 WAS NO LONG] AN OPTION = MO/ PEOPLE BY ,FRIDAY AFT]NOON4 

,FROM ! BLOCKADE TO ! B>RICADE1 ! ROAD CAN BE %ORT--AT LEA/1 ?AT'S ! WAY IT HAPP5$ 9 ,HAMBURG4 ,S9CE ,?URSDAY1 !RE HAD BE5 C\NTLESS QUICKLY BUILT B>RICADES1 :I* W]E NOT 7YET7 DEF5D$4 ,FROM ! \TSET1 ! B>RICADE ANTICIPATES & PREP>ES = ! VIOL5T 9T]V5TION ( ! POLICE4 ,DEP5D+ ON ! ASSUM$ BALANCE ( P[]1 ! ATTITUDE ( ! ACTORS1 & ! LEVEL ( TRU/ BETWE5 !M1 ?AT MEANS EI!R ESCAPE AT ! APPROPRIATE TIME OR DEF5SE4 ,) GRAY >EAS 9 BETWE51 ( C\RSE4 ,! B>RICADE CAN BE ! LA/ OPTION--:5 O!R =MS ( PROTE/ SEEM IMPOSSIBLE1 AS BECAME ! CASE 9 ,HAMBURG AT SOME PO9T4 ,IT ALSO (F]S PROTECTION1 5ABLE PEOPLE TO DEF5D AGA9/ A BETT]-EQUIPP$ P[]1 AT LEA/ TEMPOR>ILY4 ,BEH9D ! DEF5D$ B>RICADE1 O!R LAWS APPLY ?AN 9 FRONT ( ! B>RICADE4 

,A RUDIM5T>Y ASSESSM5T ( ,FRIDAY NI<T 

  

,IF ANY ( ! ACTIONS ( ! :OLE PROTE/ WEEK WAS ESPECIALLY SUCCESSFUL1 JU/1 & NECESS>Y1 IT WAS ! 0NI<T ( ! B>RICADES 9 ! ,S*ANZE QU>T]0--NOT)/&+ ALL ! %ORTFALLS ON \R P>T & ALSO ACKN[L$G+ ALL ?AT ! RESID5TS ( ! QU>T] SUFF]$4 

,)\T ?AT TURMOIL1 )\T ?AT /REET FI<T WON AGA9/ ! POLICE & O!RS444 \R TAKEAWAY W\LD BE QUITE DIFF]5T4 ,! ,G#b PROTE/S W\LD BE REMEMB]$ AS DOM9AT$ BY REPRESSION1 :I* W\LD RE9=CE AN ATTITUDE ( RESIGNATION4 ,9/EAD1 WE SUCCESSFULLY UND]M9$ !IR 5TIRE REPRESSIVE 0SECURITY CONCEPT40 ,9 ADDITION1 WE MADE QUITE CLE> BE=E ! WORLDWIDE M$IA ?AT !RE IS NO PEACE ) 0CAPITALISM A LA ,G#b10 BUT RA!R1 DET]M9$ RESI/ANCE AGA9/ IT4 

,?IS W\LD PROBABLY NOT HAVE BE5 POSSIBLE 9 ! ,S*ANZE ON ,FRIDAY )\T ! P>TICIPATION ( MANY Y\NG PEOPLE FROM ! ,TURKI% & ,KURDI% COMMUNITIES4 ,! M9IMUM CONS5SUS IS3 0,ALL ,HAMBURG HATES ! POLICE0--& SOMETIMES MU* MORE4 

,)\T ,FRIDAY NI<T1 !RE W\LD NOT HAVE BE5 ANY DISCUSSION AB\T A 0CONCRETE UPRIS+ AGA9/ ! G5]AL CONDITIONS40 ,! SPACE ( ! IMAG9ABLE & ! EXPRESSIBLE HAS EXP&$ AFT] ! ,G#b 9 ,HAMBURG4 ,FUR!RMORE1 AFT] ! :OLE PROTE/ WEEK1 9CLUD+ ! NI<T ( ! B>RICADES1 IT'S QUITE SURE ?AT NO SIMIL> 0MON/] MEET+0 WILL BE HELD 9 ANY O!R METROPOLIS 9 ,WE/]N ,EUROPE OV] ! NEXT FEW YE>S1 9 ANY CASE NOT 9 ,HAMBURG--?IS IS A GREAT SUCCESS = US4 ,HAMBURG HAS %[N = ! FUTURE ?AT SUMMITS 9 ,WE/]N ,EUROPEAN METROPOLISES CAN NO LONG] BE PLANN$ & CONTROLL$1 EV5 ) ! MAXIMUM NUMB] ( POLICE =CES4 

,H[EV]1 A FAIRLY SUCCESSFUL /REET BATTLE AGA9/ ! POLICE IS NOT YET A 0SUCCESSFUL UPRIS+0 & /ILL LESS A SIGN ?AT CAPITALISM IS BREAK+ D[N4 ,WE HAVE DEF5D$ \RSELVES SUCCESSFULLY ONCE1 HAVE /RUCK BACK QUITE H>D ONCE--NO MORE1 NO LESS4 ,MAYBE WE HAVE 5C\RAG$ FUTURE SUMMIT PROTE/S--NOT TO GIVE UP EV5 IF ! REPRESSION IS 9CR$IBLY VIOL5T & OV]:ELM+4 

,:AT WE CANNOT REALLY UND]/& 

  

,WE CANNOT UND]/& :Y AFT] ?AT DISA/R\S POLICE OP]ATION1 ?OSE RESPONSIBLE--! POLICE LEAD]%IP 9CLUD+ ! S5ATOR ( ! 9T]IOR--GOT AWAY )\T RESIGN+4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 ?IS IS ALSO EVID5CE ?AT ! M$IA >E 9CAPABLE ( 9VE/IGAT+ !SE RELATIVELY OBVI\S PROCESSES1 OR UNWILL+ TO MAKE A SC&AL AB\T !M4 ,MOREOV]1 IT %[S ?AT ! POLICE APP>ATUS ITSELF APP>5TLY HAS NO /RUCTURE ?AT W\LD 5ABLE IT TO REFLECT RATIONALLY & CRITICALLY1 9 !IR [N 9T]E/1 & TAKE ! APPROPRIATE /EPS4 ,9 ,HAMBURG1 9 ! PA/1 S5ATORS ( ! 9T]IOR OR *IEF CON/ABLES HAD TO RESIGN BECAUSE ( MU* SMALL] ALT]CATIONS4 

,S9CE ! ,G#b1 !N-MAYOR ,OLAF ,S*OLZ HAS RIS5 TO ,F$]AL ,M9I/] ( ,F9ANCE & ,VICE ,*ANCELLOR ( ,G]MANY4 ,H[EV]1 ?IS IS ALSO A CONSEQU5CE ( ! SELF-DE/RUCTION ( ,G]MAN SOCIAL DEMOCRACY4 ,WE>+ \T ITS LEAD+ EXECUTIVES AT A BREA?TAK+ PACE1 IT HAS BECOME DEP5D5T ON GUYS LIKE ,S*OLZ4 

,SPECIAL ,P>LIAM5T>Y ,COMMITTEE 

  

,ALREADY1 EI<T WEEKS AFT] ! ,G#b1 A SPECIAL COMMITTEE ( ! ,HAMBURG CITY P>LIAM5T WAS =M$ ) ! OBJECTIVE ( 09VE/IGAT+ ! RIOTS40 ,AS A />T+ PO9T1 POLICE FILES W]E MADE AVAILABLE TO COMMITTEE MEMB]S4 ,H[EV]1 ! PASSAGES ?AT W]E PROBABLY MO/ 9T]E/+ & CRITICAL HAD BE5 BLACK$ \T BY ! ,SO,KO"9"9"9 0,BLACK ,BLOC10 9 A WAY REM9ISC5T ( ! =M] 0,/ASI40.<#a#b.> 

,FROM ! \TSET1 ?IS COMMITTEE HAD NO SUB/ANTIAL P[]S1 SU* AS ACCESS TO ! COMPLETE FILES OR ! CAPACITY TO 9T]VIEW WITNESSES UND] OA?4 ,= ?AT1 A SO-CALL$ 0P>LIAM5T>Y COMMITTEE ( 9QUIRY0 W\LD HAVE BE5 NECESS>Y4 ,! OPPOSITION C\LD HAVE =C$ ?AT ?R\<1 IF !Y HAD ACT$ TOGE!R4 ,ANGELA ,M]KEL PROBABLY CALL$ D[N H] LOCAL ,*RI/IAN ,DEMOCRAT P>TY COLLEAGUES FROM ,B]L94 ,9 ! 5D1 ! ,HAMBURG GOV]NM5T COALITION E/ABLI%$ A TOO?LESS 0SPECIAL COMMITTEE40 ,= H\RS1 LEAD+ POLICEM51 POLITICIANS1 & 9TELLIG5CE (FICIALS W]E 9T]VIEW$ & GIV5 ! OPPORTUNITY TO SPREAD !IR 9T]PRETATION ( ! EV5TS EXT5SIVELY ONCE AGA94 ,AS MI<T BE EXPECT$1 ! RESULT IS ?AT !RE WAS H>DLY ANY SIGNIFICANT REVELATION4 

,! COMMITTEE V5TUR$ \T ( ! T[N HALL JU/ ONCE1 9 AN ACT ( BE+ 0V]Y P>TICIPATORY10 TO FACE ! QUE/IONS ( ! RESID5TS 9 ! AFFECT$ QU>T]S4 ,?IS PUBLIC HE>+ TOOK PLACE 9 ! SAME *UR* ?AT FIR/ ALL[$ PROTE/]S TO CAMP ON !IR GR\ND4 ,RESID5TS DID NOT MISS ! OPPORTUNITY TO CONFRONT POLITICIANS ) !IR P]SPECTIVE1 L\DLY DEM&+ ! RESIGNATION ( ,S5ATOR ( ! ,9T]IOR ,GROTE & ! SUSP5SION ( ,POLICE ,*IEF ,COMM&] ,DUDDE4 ,AFT] ?AT1 ! COMMITTEE RESUM$ MEET+ 9 ! QUIET ( ! ,T[N ,HALL4 

,SUMMIT RESULTS & TR5DS 

  

,ONE ,G#b DECISION WAS TO TRANSF] MILLIONS ( ,EUROS TO ,LIBYA1 A /ATE RUL$ BY W>LORDS1 9 ORD] TO EFFECTIVELY MOVE ,EUROPE'S BORD]S TO ! ,AFRICAN CONT95T & ?US DET] REFUGEES4 ,CONSEQU5TLY1 ?IS PROMOTES ! REACTIVATION ( DIRECT SLAV]Y !RE4 ,A ,C,N,N REPORT AB\T ?IS1 RELEAS$ 9 ,NOVEMB] #b#a#g1 PROVOK$ WORLDWIDE PROTE/S1 ESPECIALLY 9 ,FRANCE4 

,! PROBLEMS ( ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA W]E NOT EV5 DIRECTLY ADDRESS$4 ,9/EAD1 ! CONT95T WAS ONLY M>G9ALLY 9VOLV$ 9 ! COORD9ATION ( FREE TRADE >EAS1 )\T 9PUT FROM ! AFFECT$ NOR ANY M5TION ( !IR CONC]NS4 ,! P>TICIPATION ( ,N,G,OS1 :I* HAD BE5 ANN\NC$ 9 ADVANCE BY ! M$IA1 WAS EI!R COMPLETELY CANCEL$ OR HAD Z]O EFFECT4 

,MO/ PREVI\S SUMMITS W]E DOM9AT$ BY ! 0CLASSIC ,WE/]N DEMOCRACIES10 BUT ?OSE TIMES SEEM TO BE OV]1 AT LEA/ = N[4 ,RA!R1 ?AT FACTION WAS OBVI\SLY BUSY TRY+ TO F9D SOMEBODY CAPABLE ( DEAL+ ) ,DONALD ,TRUMP4 ,9 ADDITION1 !IR 0LEAD] 9 RELIABILITY & CONT9UITY10 ,G]MAN ,*ANCELLOR ,ANGELA ,M]KEL1 WAS ALSO EMB>RASS$ BECAUSE ( ! NUM]\S PROTE/S & RIOTS 9 H] NATIVE CITY4 ,! ONLY 0CLE> POLITICAL W9N]0 ( ! SUMMIT WAS ! 0DESPOTIC FACTION0 AMONG ! ,G#b LEAD]S4 ,]DOGAN1 ,PUT91 ! ,SAUDIS1 & !IR COLLEAGUES W]E TREAT$ AS A 0NATURAL P>T ( ! EV5T0 & ?US ACCORD$ MORE LEGITIMACY4 

,! ,G#b1 0EXP5SIVE FUN0 = ,G]MAN TAXPAY]S 

  

,ANO!R CONSEQU5CE ( ! SUMMIT WAS ITS 5ORM\SLY HI< CO/S1 :I* >E /ILL HIDD5 FROM ! PUBLIC4 ,!RE IS NO ACCESSIBLE ACC\NT+ ( ! BILL4 ,IT IS ONLY KN[N ?AT ! F$]AL GOV]NM5T1 ?AT IS1 ! ,G]MAN /ATE1 SP5T AB\T ,E,U,R#a#b#e MILLION ON ! ,G#b4 ,ACCORD+ TO ! E/IMATES ( ! OPPOSITION P>TY1 0,! ,LEFT10 ! 7ADDITIONAL7 CO/S = ! CITY TREASURY ( ,HAMBURG W]E BETWE5 ,E,U,R#a & ,E,U,R#b MILLION4 ,?IS DOES NOT 9CLUDE ! SIGNIFICANT LOSS ( BUS9ESS1 PROP]TY DAMAGE1 CO/S ( ! JUDICI>Y1 OR PUR*ASES ( POLICE EQUIPM5T4 ,LET'S />T ) A CONS]VATIVE E/IMATE ( ,E,U,R#c MILLION 9 TOTAL CO/S ( HO/+ ! ,G#b SUMMIT4 ,WE >E TALK+ AB\T ! CO/ ( #b NEW AP>TM5TS ( #ge SQU>E MET]S EA* 9 ,HAMBURG OR A NEW METRO L9E 9 ,BU5OS ,AIRES--BO? ( :I* W\LD BE MU* MORE REASONABLE /ATE 9VE/M5TS4 

,! PROBLEM ) ! M$IA 

  

,:ILE PLANN+ = ! ,G#b1 SOME ( US HAVE ?\<T AB\T H[ TO *ANGE ! WAY M$IA \TLETS REPORT ON SUMMIT PROTE/S4 ,IT IS WELL DOCUM5T$ ?AT ! M$IA HAVE NOT ILLU/RAT$ ! BREAD? & DIV]SITY ( ! PROTE/S S9CE ,G5OA1 BUT HAVE P>ROT$ ! (FICIAL N>RATIVE ( POLITICIANS1 :O IMM$IATELY D5\NCE ! PROTE/S & USE !M AS AN EXCUSE = FUR!R REPRESSION4 

,UN=TUNATELY1 AFT] ! ,G#b 9 ,HAMBURG1 WE HAVE TO ACKN[L$GE ?AT WE HAVE NOT SUCCE$$ 9 BREAK+ ?IS PATT]N EI!R4 ,AL?\< MANY M$IA \TLETS W]E CRITICAL ( ! CLE>+ ( ! CAMP 9 ,5T5W]D] & ! ATTACK ON ! ,WELCOME TO ,HELL DEMON/RATION1 ?IS CRITICAL P]SPECTIVE COMPLETELY DISAPPE>$ FROM !IR COV]AGE AFT] ! EV5TS ( ,FRIDAY4 ,ALL ( !M1 EV5 MORE LEFT-LEAN+ M$IA1 ACCEPT$ ! 9T]PRETATION ( ! ,HAMBURG ,S5ATE AFT] ,JULY #g ?AT !RE HAD BE5 NO POLICE VIOL5CE1 ?AT ! RIOT 9 ! ,S*ANZE HAD DISCR$IT$ ! :OLE PROTE/1 & ?AT ! 5TIRE LEFT-W+ SC5E HAD TO BE PUNI%$4 ,! ,S5ATE & ! M$IA MANAG$ TO >\SE A V]ITABLE 0POPUL> ANG]0 AGA9/ ANY LEFTI/ PROTE/1 9CLUD+ PL5TY ( DOG :I/LES TO FASCISM4 

,WE C\LD SEE IT COM+ 9 ! DAYS BE=E4 ,= EXAMPLE1 A ,T,V TEAM FROM ,REUT]S WAS SITT+ 9 A RE/AURANT RI<T NEXT TO ! #c PROTE/]S DUR+ ! 0,H>DCORN]N0 ON ,JULY #d4 ,IT WAS NOT UNTIL ! POLICE OP5$ UP !IR WAT] CANNONS ?AT ! ,T,V TEAM />T$ MOV+4 ,!Y DIDN'T JO9 ! CR[D & ASK !M AB\T !IR MOTIVES = PROTE/+4 ,!Y SIMPLY DIDN'T C>E4 ,!Y JU/ WANT$ ! USUAL S5SATIONAL PICTURES4 

,9 ! 5D1 EV5 ! IMPRESSIVE 9FRA/RUCTURE ( ! M$IA C5T] ,F,C _/ ,M,C & ! WIDELY-US$ SOCIAL M$IA PLAT=MS W]E NOT 5\< TO E/ABLI% C\NT]-PUBLICITY AGA9/ ! SUP]IOR P[] ( ! MA9/REAM M$IA4 ,TO ACCOMPLI% ?AT W\LD PROBABLY HAVE REQUIR$ MORE DIRECT CONNECTIONS4 ,WE %\LD HAVE BUILT ?IS UP ?REE OR F\R MON?S E>LI]1 ESPECIALLY ) 9T]NATIONAL CORRESPOND5TS :O >E BAS$ 9 ,B]L91 NOT 9 ,HAMBURG--SU* AS ,EL ,PAIS1 ,! ,NEW ,YORK ,TIMES1 ,! ,GU>DIAN1 ,LE ,MONDE1 & ,C,N,N4 ,MO/ ( !M DID NOT EV5 GET TO KN[ ,HAMBURG UNTIL ! SUMMIT WEEK1 & !N !Y QUICKLY REPRODUC$ ! DOM9ANT 9T]PRETATIONS--NOT LEA/ BECAUSE ( A LACK ( 0TRU/WOR?Y ALT]NATIVES0 9 ,HAMBURG'S PROTE/ SC5E4 ,9 ,BU5OS ,AIRES1 ON ! O!R H&1 MANY 9T]NATIONAL CORRESPOND5TS REPORT+ ON S\!RN ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA HAVE BE5 ACCR$IT$ !RE = YE>S4 ,!Y KN[ ! CITY1 NOT JU/ ITS LOCATION ON A MAP4 ,?IS C\LD BE AN ADVANTAGE4 

,FUR!R ANALYSIS 

  

,MEAN:ILE1 !RE >E NUM]\S PUBLICATIONS1 /ATEM5TS1 & ANALYSIS AB\T ! ,G#b 9 ,HAMBURG--PROBABLY MORE ?AN EV] BE=E AFT] A .<,G]MAN.> SUMMIT4 ,TOO MANY TO READ ALL ( !M1 BUT WE *EW$ ?R\< SOME ( !M :ILE WRIT+ ?IS4 ,S9CE ! VA/ MAJORITY >E 9 ,G]MAN & ALMO/ NO?+ IS WRITT5 9 ,FR5*1 WE >E SPEAK+ EXPRESSLY AB\T ?OSE ( 0US0 FROM ,HAMBURG4 

,WE F\ND NOTEWOR?Y AMONG O!R ?+S ?AT 9 ALMO/ ALL PUBLICATIONS ANY REF]5CE TO PREVI\S SUMMITS IS MISS+1 ALONG ) ANY REF]5CE TO ! UPCOM+ SUMMIT 9 ,BU5OS ,AIRES4 ,ONE POSITIVE EXCEPTION WAS ! F9AL /ATEM5T 9 ,G]MAN1 ,5GLI%1 & ,SPANI% FROM ! ALT]NATIVE M$IA C5T] ,F,C ,M,C4 ,!Y (F] DIRECT SUPPORT = AN ALT]NATIVE ,M$IA ,C5T] DUR+ ! ,G#b 9 ,BU5OS ,AIRES4 ,?IS APPE>$ IMM$IATELY AFT] ! PEAK ( PUBLIC HY/]IA FOLL[+ ! VIOL5T RIOTS4 

,REC5TLY1 JU/ 9 TIME = ! ANNIV]S>Y1 ( ! ,G#b1 ! ,LEGAL ,TEAM 7,E,A7 PUBLI%$ A V]Y 9T]E/+ BRO*URE FOCUS+ ON ! REPRESSION1 CLE>LY NAM+ & DESCRIB+ BO? ! /R5G?S ( ! PROTE/ & \R MI/AKES4 

,! LEFT 9TELLECTUALS 9 ,G]MANY 

  

,LEFT 9TELLECTUALS HAVE ALSO WRITT5 A LOT AB\T ! ,G#b & 0,RIOTS40 ,AMONG O!R PUBLICATIONS1 A #b#e-PAGE BOOK HAS BE5 PUBLI%$ ) CONTRIBUTIONS FROM #ad EXP]I5C$ WRIT]S & 9TELLECTUALS4 ,! AU?ORS AMBITI\SLY ANALYZE ! 0RIOTS0 9 HI/ORICAL CONTEXT1 LOOK+ BACK TO PRE-9DU/RIAL ,5GL& ( ! #a#i? C5TURY & EMPHASIZ+ ! P>TICIPATION ( V>I\S P>TS ( ! POPULATION4 

,! REPORT AB\T ! PROTE/S !MSELVES IS LEFT TO SUMMIT-EXP]I5C$ AN>*I/S FROM ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & V>I\S P>TS ( ,EUROPE4 ,NEV]!LESS1 IT IS BASICALLY 9 ACCORD ) \R ASSESSM5T4 ,! REPORT IS WELL-ILLU/RAT$ & FREELY ACCESSIBLE 9 ! ,5GLI% ORIG9AL4 

,O!RWISE1 ! BOOK IS C]TA9LY NOT DIRECT$ AT 0NORMAL PEOPLE10 AS IT IS L>GELY UNREADABLE )\T A BIG LEXICON--EV5 LESS SO = AN AUDI5CE FROM ! 0SURPLUS POPULATION0 ?AT IS SUPPOS$ TO BE ! 0MOD]N REVOLUTION>Y SUBJECT40 ,AT LEA/ ! AU?ORS MADE CLE> ?AT !Y WROTE FROM A SUBJECTIVE P]SPECTIVE :5 !Y TITL$ ! BOOK 0,:AT WAS GO+ ON 9 ,HAMBURG80 

,ANO!R #a-PAGE PAMPHLET WAS PUBLI%$ UND] ! TITLE 0,TRAFFIC PROBLEMS 9 A <O/ T[N40 ,?IS IS SIGN$ BY A 0,COMMITTEE #a#g0--SURELY 9 REF]5CE TO ! 0,9VISIBLE ,COMMITTEE0 FROM ,FRANCE1 P>TICUL>LY AS !RE >E NUM]\S REF]5CES & COMP>ISONS TO ,FRANCE ?AT >E R5D]$ 9 A CONCLUSIVE TONE4 ,?IS REFLECTION EVID5TLY ORIG9AT$ 9 ! QU>T] AS WELL AS ) SOME ACTIVI/ BACKGR\ND4 ,!IR 7,G]MAN7 LANGUAGE IS NOT ONLY UND]/&ABLE1 BUT 9TELLECTUAL1 & ( A LIT]>Y QUALITY ABOVE \R MODE/ LEVEL4 

,COMMITTEE #ag DESCRIBES & EVALUATES ! DIV]SITY ( ! PROTE/S & ! EXCESSIVE /ATE VIOL5CE 9 A V]Y SIMIL> WAY TO H[ WE DO4 ,H[EV]1 ! AU?ORS DEVOTE A L>GE AM\NT ( SPACE TO SPECULAT+ AB\T ! /RATEGY ( SO-CALL$ 0PREEMPTION0 BY ! SECURITY APP>ATUS4 ,9 ?IS ACC\NT1 ! M5ACE SC5>IO IS 0SELF-G5]AT$0 BY 9TELLIG5CE AG5CIES 9 ORD] ?AT !Y BE ABLE TO SET ! RULES ( ! GAME4 

,SPECULATION AB\T SECRET S]VICES 

  

,IT IS C]TA9LY TRUE ?AT V>I\S SECRET S]VICES W]E ACTIVE DUR+ & >\ND ! ,G#b 9 ,HAMBURG4 ,IT IS ALSO PROBABLE ?AT !RE >E UND]COV] AG5TS ACTIVE 9 ! ,G]MAN RADICAL MOVEM5T1 AS WELL AS 9 ! ,EUROPEAN ,LEFT--REG>DLESS ( ! ,G#b SUMMIT4 ,!SE W]E C]TA9LY ALSO 9VOLV$ 9 ! SUMMIT PROTE/S 9 ! C\RSE ( SURVEILL+ 0!IR0 GR\PS OR ORGANIZATIONS1 ) ! TASK ( EXPLOR+ LEFT-W+ /RUCTURES & F9D+ \T :O IS P>TICIPAT+ 9 :I* CL&E/9E ACTIONS OR ACCEL]AT+ ANTI-SY/EMIC DYNAMICS4 ,9 ADDITION1 IT HAS BE5 PROV5 ?AT 0AG5TS PROVOCATEURS0 ACT$ AT ! #bg SUMMIT PROTE/S 9 ,HEILIG5DAMM & ESPECIALLY 9 ,G5OA #b#a4 ,?IS RAISES ! QUE/ION AB\T ! ACTIVITIES ( 9TELLIG5CE S]VICES DUR+ ! PROTE/S 9 ,HAMBURG4 

,!RE IS GOOD CAUSE = SPECULATION--= EXAMPLE1 AB\T ! TRAP AT ! 0,WELCOME TO ,HELL0 DEMO4 ,AS REVEAL$ LAT] 9 TRIAL1 !RE W]E AT LEA/ F\R MASK$ 0,TA,BOS0 7SEE PAGE #a#g#b7 9SIDE ! BLACK BLOC4 ,! H\RS-LONG RETREAT ( ! POLICE =CES ON ,FRIDAY NI<T PRODUC$ SIMIL> SPECULATION4 ,H[EV]1 WE CONSID] IT UNLIKELY ?AT !RE WAS A TR5D-SETT+ 9FLU5CE ( ! SO-CALL$ 0SECOND LEVEL ( REPRESSION 0--?AT IS1 ! 9TELLIG5CE S]VICES ACT+ 9DEP5D5TLY ( POLICE LEAD]%IP--9 !SE TWO EV5TS1 AT LEA/ NOT 9 AN AU?ORITATIVE S5SE4 ,IF !RE HAD BE51 !N 9 RETROSPECT1 ! REPRESSION PRESUMABLY W\LD HAVE BE5 MU* H>D]1 BUT ABOVE ALL1 MORE T>GET$ AGA9/ LEFTI/ /RUCTURES4 

,L>G] P>TS ( ! LEFT SC5E SUSPECT$ ?AT ! #b MASK$ DEMON/RATORS 9 ,ELB*AUSSEE ON ,FRIDAY MORN+ HAD BE5 9FILTRAT$ ON A L>G] SCALE OR EV5 0CONTROLL$0 DIRECTLY BY SECRET 9TELLIG5CE S]VICES4 ,! SEEM+LY 9DISCRIM9ATE BURN+ ( SMALL C>S1 ! SMA%+ ( ! GLASS DOOR ( A LOCAL BUS FULL ( PASS5G]S1 ! ALLEG$ ?REATS TO LOCAL RESID5TS--APP>5TLY )\T CAUSE--!SE >E BY NO MEANS 0/&>D0 9 ! AUTONOMI/ SC5E H]E1 AT LEA/ NOT TO SU* AN EXT5T4 

,?IS PROVID$ CONSID]ABLE AMMUNITION = ! RI<T-W+ M$IA & POLICE LEAD]%IP1 LEAD+ TO AN ]OSION ( SOLID>ITY = ! LEFT-W+ PROTE/S AMONG MORE ?AN A FEW PEOPLE4 ,!RE WAS NO PUBLIC EXPLANATION ( ?AT ACTION AFT]W>DS BY ! 9ITIATORS1 :I* C\LD P]HAPS HAVE 5D$ OR LIMIT$ ! SPECULATION4 ,9 ADDITION1 ! COMPLETE ABS5CE ( ! POLICE IS DIFFICULT TO UND]/&1 :5 V>I\S HELICOPT]S W]E 9 ! AIR & COLUMNS ( SMOKE W]E VISIBLE = KILOMET]S1 :5 NUM]\S RESID5TS CALL$ ! POLICE EM]G5CY NUMB]4 

,BUT !RE IS ALSO ! PO9T ( VIEW )9 ! LEFT-W+ SC5E ?AT ?IS ACTION %\LD BE CONSID]$ A RELEVANT CONTRIBUTION TO ! PROTE/1 & EV5 AS =W>D-LOOK+4 ,:AT CONTRADICTS ! SPECULATION ?AT ?IS WAS /AG$ BY SECRET S]VICES IS ?AT ! POLICE W]E LEFT EMPTY-H&$--) ONLY ONE MOBILE PHONE VIDEO ?AT %[S PEOPLE *ANG+ CLO!S4 

,CLOAK-&-DAGG]1 )\T PIGS444 

  

,WE NOTIC$ ?AT ! NUM]\S DEC5TRALIZ$ MILITANT ACTIONS BE=E1 DUR+1 & AFT] ! SUMMIT RECEIV$ LITTLE ATT5TION 9 LAT] PUBLICATIONS4 ,YET !IR QUANTITY & ! L>GE >EA !Y COV]$ C]TA9LY HAD A SIGNIFICANT IMPORTANCE = ! PROTE/S AGA9/ ,G#b4 ,!Y TOO REA*$ A NEW QUALITY 9 !IR MULTITUDE--AT LEA/ = ,HAMBURG1 BUT ALSO = SUMMIT PROTE/S 9 G5]AL4 

,9 ,HAMBURG1 !RE W]E ATTACKS ON ! HOMES ( SEV]AL POLITICIANS1 9CLUD+ ! MAYOR 7TWICE71 ! ,S5ATOR ( ! ,9T]IOR1 A S5IOR POLICE (FIC]1 & A HI<-RANK+ BUS9ESS MANAG]4 ,9 ADDITION1 SEV]AL IMPORTANT BUILD+S W]E ATTACK$1 9CLUD+ ! SUMMIT CONV5TION C5T] ITSELF 7ALSO TWICE71 ALONGSIDE C\NTLESS O!R T>GETS4 ,!SE W]E SUCCESSFUL 9 ?AT NOBODY WAS CAU<T DIRECTLY4 ,TO \R KN[L$GE1 ! >RE/ RATE = !SE ATTACKS IS 4.0 9 ,HAMBURG UP TO TODAY1 & NO ONE WAS PHYSICALLY 9JUR$ EI!R4 

,IF A =M ( ACTION WAS SUCCESSFUL ON ITS [N T]MS 9 ! PROTE/S AGA9/ ! ,G#b 9 ,HAMBURG & BEYOND1 IT WAS ! 0DEC5TRALIZ$ CL&E/9E ACTIONS0 ( SMALL- & M$IUM-SIZ$ MILITANT GR\PS4 ,ALSO1 ! ACTIONS W]E EXECUT$ 9 A POLITICAL MANN]1 UTILIZ+ EFFECTIVE ME?ODS1 & !Y W]E ACCOMPANI$ BY A MULTITUDE ( EXPLANATIONS 9 A PRETTY COOL WAY4 

,! DI/RICT #ab MON?S AFT] ! ,G#b 

  

,PROBABLY ! MO/ S]I\S1 LA/+ *ANGE = ! 0,S*ANZE0 QU>T] AFT] ! ,G#b IS ?AT T\RISM HAS NOTICEABLY 9CREAS$ ONCE AGA94 ,NE>LY ALL ,HAMBURG VISITORS N[ VISIT ! QU>T]4 ,! T]RACES ( ! RE/AURANTS >E BUR/+ AT ! SEAMS & GUID$ T\RI/ GR\PS >E L9+ UP TO 0EXPLA90 ! 0LEG5D>Y0 ,ROTE ,FLORA FROM ! O!R SIDE ( ! /REET4 

,9 P>TICUL>1 !RE IS AN 9CREASE 9 VISITORS FROM ,FRANCE & 0MOVEM5T VISITORS0 FROM ALL OV] ,EUROPE4 ,9 ANY CASE1 !RE IS NO LA/+ 0DAMAGE0 TO ! QU>T] BY ! ,G#b--ON ! CONTR>Y1 ! BR& 0,REBELLI\S ,S*ANZE0 HAS GA9$ HEAVILY 9 T]MS ( ITS WORLDWIDE 0REPUTATION40 ,! IMM$IATE W9N]S >E ! RE/AURANTE]S1 ! B> & PUB [N]S1 & ! LOCAL HOTEL SECTOR4 ,ONCE AGA91 R5T]S >E ! *IEF LOS]S4 

,ALMO/ ALL ( ! DAMAGE TO ! %OPS WAS REPAIR$ A LONG TIME AGO4 ,! TWO LOOT$ SUP]M>KETS ON ! /REET ,S*ULT]BLATT HAVE BE5 DECORAT$ ) 0TR5DY0 GRAFFITI S9CE !IR REOP5+4 ,! BANK BRAN* ?AT BURN$ DUR+ ! ,G#b WAS REC5TLY DEMOLI%$4 ,IT WILL BE REPLAC$ BY A MU* HI<] & MORE /YLI% NEW BUILD+4 

,! MOVEM5T 9 ,HAMBURG #ab MON?S LAT] 

  

,IMM$IATELY AFT] ! ,G#b1 ! ACTIVITIES ( ! LEFT W]E SCAL$ D[N A LOT4 ,N[1 ! SC5E IS GRADUALLY RECOV]+ & ! NUMB] ( DEMON/RATIONS & RELAT$ ACTIVITIES IS 9CREAS+ AGA94 ,REC5T PRIORITIES HAVE 9CLUD$ SOLID>ITY ) ! REGION ( ,ROJAVA 9 ,KURDI% NOR!RN ,SYRIA1 WEEKLY DEMON/RATIONS AGA9/ RI<T-W+ ATTEMPTS TO E/ABLI% REGUL> RALLIES 9 ,HAMBURG1 EF=TS TO RESPOND TO ,G#b REPRESSION1 & PROTE/S AGA9/ RACI/ POLICE PR(IL+ ( ALLEG$ DRUG DEAL]S ) ,AFRICAN ROOTS4 

,NONE ( ! LEFT SOCIAL C5T]S HAS BE5 EVICT$2 REC5TLY1 A MU*-PUBLICIZ$ 0,ANTIFA ,CONGRESS0 TOOK PLACE 9 ! ,ROTE ,FLORA1 AS WELL AS ! P]=MANCE ( A PLAY AB\T 0PROLET>IAN %OPP+0 9 ,MILAN 9 ! #a#i#gS4 ,AT ?AT TIME1 WOM5 9 SUP]M>KETS HAD PAID ONLY :AT !Y ?\<T WAS JU/IFI$--:I* SOMETIMES MEANT3 NO?+4 ,?AT WAS :5 ! T]M 0AUTORIDUZIONE0 WAS CO9$1 :I* LAT] BECAME ! ,FR5* 0AUTOR$UCTIONS0 ALREADY M5TION$4 

,ON ! ANNIV]S>Y ( ! SUMMIT & ! PROTE/S1 A WEEK5D COMMEMORATION TOOK PLACE 9CLUD+ A COLORFUL PROGRAM ( DISCUSSION EV5TS1 FILM SCRE5+S1 A JAIL RALLY &1 F9ALLY1 A 0DEMO-RAVE0 ) AB\T #be P>TICIPANTS4 ,! OP5+ RALLY AT ! ,>RIVATI ,P>K ALSO 9CLUD$ A COOL SPEE* AB\T ! NEXT SUMMIT & PROTE/S COM+ UP 9 ,BU5OS ,AIRES4 

,9 G5]AL1 !RE HAS BE5 NEI!R A MAJOR BREAKD[N NOR A MAJOR DEP>TURE ( ! ,LEFT 9 ,HAMBURG4 ,!RE >E A FEW Y\NG1 NEWLY 9VOLV$ ACTIVI/S :O 5T]$ ! ORGANIZ+ /RUCTURES ( ! MOVEM5T AFT] !IR FIR/ DEMOS DUR+ ! ,G#b4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 ! OLD] 0W>HORSES0 ( ! AUTONOMI/ ,LEFT HAVE DECL>$ ?AT !IR TIME AS 0ORGANIZ]S ( BIG BLACK BLOCS0 5D$ AFT] ! 0,WELCOME TO ,HELL0 DEMO4 

,:ILE 0! /REET0 IS 9CREAS+LY REJUV5AT$1 MANY ( ! OLD] /RUCTURES FROM ! TIMES 0BE=E ,G#b0 >E /AGNAT+4 ,?AT IS MORE LIKELY TO BR+ AB\T A /&/ILL ?AN :AT WE SEE AS A NECESS>Y DEP>TURE1 ESPECIALLY AFT] ! ,G#b EXP]I5CES4 ,PROBABLY MORE SELF-CONFID5T ACTIVITY FROM ! Y\NG] PEOPLE & MORE OP5-M9D$ UND]/&+ FROM ! OLD] PEOPLE C\LD *ANGE ?IS4 ,!SE SELF-CRITICAL VIEWS >E SL[LY GA9+ GR\ND--C]TA9LY ALSO 9SPIR$ BY ! ,G#b EXP]I5CE4 

,P[]LESSNESS OR SELF-EMP[]M5T 

  

,9 ! 5D1 = ALL :O P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! ,G#b PROTE/S 9 ,HAMBURG1 TWO BASIC EXP]I5CES REMA9--ONE ( P[]LESSNESS & ONE ( SELF-EMP[]M5T4 ,ALL ( US EXP]I5C$ P[]LESSNESS AT LEA/ ONCE1 BUT MO/ ( US HAVE FELT EMP[]$1 TOO4 

,! EXP]I5CES ( P[]LESSNESS >E ALL SIMIL>3 POLICE VIOL5CE & REPRESSION--9 DIFF]5T =MS & DIM5SIONS1 BUT ALWAYS DISGU/+1 DI%ONE/1 UNJU/1 & VIOL5T1 & SOMETIMES 9HUMANE4 ,! 5=CEM5T ( P[]LESSNESS WAS SY/EMIC1 PROGRAMM$4 ,IT WAS T>GET$ TO NIP ANY SELF-EMP[]M5T 9 ! BUD1 AS SOON AS ACTIVITIES EXCE$$ A C]TA91 >BITR>Y L9E BEYOND :I* PROTE/ BECAME SUPPOS$LY UNCONTROLLABLE4 

,! EXP]I5CES ( EMP[]M5T1 H[EV]1 W]E V>I$1 COLORFUL1 ALWAYS COLLECTIVE1 & SOMETIMES WILD & C\RAGE\S4 ,SOME ( !SE EXP]I5CES W]E PLANN$ = A LONG TIME2 O!RS W]E EXCIT+LY SPONTANE\S4 ,(T51 !Y COMB9$ 0PLANN$0 & 0SPONTANE\S0 TOGE!R1 SOMETIMES 9 ! =M ( A *A9 REACTION OR AN UNPLANN$ SIMULTANE\S EV5T4 ,SOMETIMES1 !SE EXP]I5CES ( SELF-EMP[]M5T W]E POSSIBLE )9 ! FRAME ( ACTION P]MITT$ BY ! POLICE4 ,9 G5]AL1 H[EV]1 !Y W]E H>D-WON1 YET AT ! SAME TIME DEM&$ FLEXIBILITY 9 CONFRONT+ ! SY/EM ( P[]LESSNESS4 ,!Y (T5 9CLUD$ A HI< P]SONAL RISK4 

,! SY/EM ?AT SEEKS TO IMPOSE P[]LESSNESS FUNCTION$ MO/ EFFECTIVELY :5 IT WAS POSSIBLE = IT TO PRES5T A /ATIC FRAMEWORK SU* AS 0MA*O AGA9/ MA*O10 :5 IT SUCCE$$ 9 DEPICT+ A 0BLACK <O/ %IP ( M5ACE0 TO ! PUBLIC4 ,9 ?AT CASE1 POLICE C\LD ATTACK 9 AN ALMO/ M$IEVAL MANN]1 AS IF 9 A COMPUT] GAME1 ALLEG$LY TO 0SAVE ! ,HAM-,BURG40.<#a#c.> 

,ON ! O!R H&1 \R [N EXP]I5CES ( EMP[]M5T PRIM>ILY OCCURR$ :5 WE BECAME UNPR$ICTABLE OR GA9$ ! ELEM5T ( SURPRISE4 ,?IS C\LD MEAN %[+ UP 9 PLACES & C>RY+ \T ACTIONS )\T ! POLICE HAV+ ANY ADVANCE W>N+1 AS HAPP5$ MANY TIMES4 ,IT C\LD ALSO MEAN REFUS+ TO PROVIDE A FIX$ T>GET ON ! /REET & 9/EAD POSITION+ \RSELVES LEFT1 RI<T1 OR BEH9D ! POLICE =CE1 UNDI/+UI%ABLE FROM ! RESID5TS :O (T5 EXPRESS$ SOLID>ITY ) ! PROTE/4 

,IT ALSO 9VOLV$ PRACTIC+ SOLID>ITY & CREAT+ COMMUNITY4 ,?IS IS :AT MADE ! EXP]I5CES ( SELF-EMP[]M5T POSSIBLE 9 ! FIR/ PLACE3 

O ,! COMMUNITY ( ! LEFT SOCIAL C5T]S 9 ,HAMBURG TOGE!R ) ! COOK+ GR\PS ?AT MA/]$ ! MAMMO? TASK ( HO/+ PEOPLE4 O ,! SOLID>ITY & P>TICIPATION ( L>G] SECTIONS ( ! POPULATION & 0LIB]AL ,HAMBURG0 9 ! PROTE/S1 FROM ,PROTE/ANT PA/ORS TO REBELLI\S Y\?4 O ,! COMMUNITY & SOLID>ITY ACTIVI/S %[$ EA* O!R -- ESPECIALLY AGA9/ REPRESSION & ! ORGANIZ$ SY/EM ( IMPOS$ P[]LESSNESS4 

O ,! RESPECTFUL & FRI5DLY MANN]S ( GUE/S FROM \TSIDE ,HAMBURG4 

,!SE FACTORS HAVE ALL LEFT AN IMPRESSION 9 \R WAY ( ?9K+4 ,WE HAVE LE>N$ A LOT FROM \R COMRADES3 !IR SELF-UND]/&+ 9 ! RESI/ANCE1 !IR DET]M9ATION1 !IR DISCUSSION CULTURE4 ,= ?IS REASON1 WE DO NOT WANT TO )HOLD FROM Y\ ! SECOND OP5 LETT] ( ! 9T]NATIONAL MOBILIZATION TO ! PEOPLE ( ,HAMBURG4 ,IT WAS WRITT5 *IEFLY BY NONVIOL5T ACTIVI/S FROM ,FRANCE & PUBLI%$ A FEW WEEKS AFT] ! SUMMIT4 

,WE CONCLUDE ?IS SECTION ) A QUOTE FROM ! TEXT 0,<O/ ,T[N03  
  

0,! EXP]I5CE ( HAV+ ACT$1 RESI/$ 9 ONE WAY OR ANO!R1 NOT JU/ BE+ AN EXTRA 9 ! /AG+ ( P[]1 LEFT A S5SE ( EMP[]M5T40  
  

,?AT IS EXACTLY :AT IT WAS = US1 & IT CLE>LY \TWEI<S ! EXP]I5CES ( P[]LESSNESS ?AT WE ALSO FAC$4 

,! DEMO ON ,SATURDAY WAS ! GREATE/ ( ! B>RICADES 

  

,IT WAS A MASS EXPRESSION ( /&+ TOGE!R1 ( NOT BE+ DET]R$1 9 SPITE ( ALL ! HATE CAMPAIGNS4 ,AS IT TURN$ \T LAT]1 ! POLICE W\LD HAVE LIK$ TO /OP ?IS DEMON/RATION1 TO SET AN EXAMPLE ( !IR 5=CEM5T ( P[]LESSNESS4 ,ONE C\LD S5SE ! DESIRE = REV5GE FROM ! POLICE HEADQU>T]S :5 ! ,HAMBURG RIOT POLICE APPE>$ AT ! DEMO COMPLETELY MASK$4 

,BUT ! DEMON/RATION WAS JU/ TOO MASSIVE & UNIT$1 DESPITE ! MANY DIFF]5CES BETWE5 GR\PS--ESPECIALLY 9 H[ !Y 9T]PRET$ ! PREVI\S NI<T4 ,! DEMO WAS A SYMBOLIC B>RICADE1 AN 9SI/5CE ON EMP[]M5T1 A V[ TO USE \R [N /R5G?4 ,?IS WAS /RONG] ?AN ! 9T5D$ PROGRAM ( P[]LESSNESS4 ,! B>RICADE WE =M$ TOGE!R WAS 9DE/RUCTIBLE = ?AT REASON ALONE4 ,IF ! POLICE HAD CRACK$ D[N ON IT1 AN 0\T ( CONTROL0 PROTE/ W\LD HAVE SPREAD ?R\<\T ! CITY :ILE ! SUMMIT WAS /ILL 9 SESSION4 ,SO = US1 ! SUMMIT 5D$ ) ANO!R EXP]I5CE ( EMP[]M5T4 

,FROM 0,RATL9ES0 UP TO ,G#b 

  
,! 0RAT L9E0 

  

,9 ORD] TO BETT] UND]/& ! RELATION%IPS BETWE5 \R RESPECTIVE C\NTRIES & CONT95TS1 IT IS WOR? LOOK+ AT HI/ORY--ESPECIALLY IF IT HELPS TO EXPLA9 ! ACTUAL CONNECTIONS4 

,AFT] ! ,SECOND ,WORLD ,W>1 ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA--ESPECIALLY ,>G5T9A--BECAME ! PRIM>Y SITE ( EXILE = ,G]MAN & O!R ,NAZI W> CRIM9ALS4 ,!Y FL$ VIA ! SO-CALL$ 0RAT L9E10 ABETT$ BY ! ,VATICAN1 ,FRANCO'S ,SPA91 ,U,S 9TELLIG5CE1 ,S\? ,AM]ICAN MILIT>IES &1 LA/ BUT NOT LEA/1 ,JUAN ,DOM+O ,P]ON4 ,9 Y\R C\NTRY1 0OLD ,NAZIS0 C\LD LIVE UNDI/URB$ = DECADES ) !IR 9HUMANE WORLDVIEWS 9TACT4 ,PRECISELY H[ MANY W]E !RE IS /ILL UNCLE>4 ,! NUMB]S V>Y FROM A FEW HUNDR$ TO ! FIVE-DIGIT RANGE4 ,!Y F\ND$ RI<T-W+ CLUBS & PUBLI%$ NEWSPAP]S2 EV5 TODAY1 SOME ( !IR DESC5DANTS MA9TA9 BIZ>RE 0,G]MAN COLONIES40 

,CROATIAN FASCI/S EV5 PROCLAIM$ !IR [N GOV]NM5T 9 EXILE 9 ,BU5OS ,AIRES 9 #a#i#d#e1 :I* WAS NOT RECOGNIZ$ BY ANY O!R NATION4 ,!IR LEAD]1 ,PAVELIC1 ACT$ AS SECURITY ADVIS] TO ,P]ON4 

,EXCEPT = ,ISRAEL1 APP>5TLY NO ONE WAS 9T]E/$ 9 ACTIVELY P]SECUT+ !M4 ,!RE W]E REASONS = ?IS3 OLD ,NAZIS ) SECRET S]VICE EXP]I5CE ACTIVELY SUPPORT$ ALL SORTS ( MILIT>Y DICTATOR%IPS & (T5 5D$ UP ON ! ,C,I,A PAYROLL4 ,9 ADDITION1 ,FRANCOI/ ,SPA9 ACTIVELY PROMOT$ ! OLD 0,G]MAN COMRADES10 SOMETIMES (F]+ !M ASYLUM4 ,AFT] ,FRANCO'S DEA?1 EXPLOSIVE DOCUM5TS W]E %R$D$ 9 ,MADRID1 :ILE A BI-P>TISAN CONS5SUS AGRE$ TO 0LET ! FASCI/ ,FRANCO ]A RE/ ON ITS FEET0--A FATAL MI/AKE ) EFFECTS ?AT LA/ TO ?IS DAY4 

,! CONT9UITY ( FASCISM 

  

,WE/ ,G]MANY BY NO MEANS ?OR\<LY CLEAN$ UP ITS ,NAZI SC5E AFT] ! W>1 AS MANY1 ESPECIALLY ABROAD1 ASSUM$--V]Y FEW W]E CONVICT$ = !IR CRIMES4 ,AFT] A %ORT BREAK1 MANY ,NAZI (FICIALS W]E BACK 9 IMPORTANT POSITIONS 9 ! JUDICI>Y1 ! POLICE1 ! NEW MILIT>Y1 GOV]NM5T (FICES1 OR AS DIPLOMATIC REPRES5TATIVES4 

,EV5 OP5 NEO-FASCISM /ILL EXI/S 9 ,G]MANY ) /RUCTURES 9 NUM]\S SECTIONS ( SOCIETY4 ,TO NAME A CURR5T EXAMPLE1 ! COMPLEX >\ND ! ,NATIONAL ,SOCIALI/ ,UND]GR\ND 7,N,S,U71 :I* IS RESPONSIBLE = HORRIFY+ ACTS1 %[S ! 9VOLVEM5T ( ! /ATE 9 ! RI<T-W+ T]RORI/ MILIEU & CONFIRMS ! COMPLETE /RUCTURAL FAILURE ( ! AU?ORITIES1 POLITICIANS1 & JUDICI>Y TO DO ANY?+ TO HALT ITS GR[?4 

,BETWE5 #b & #b#g1 ! ,N,S,U MURD]$ N9E M5 ( IMMIGRANT BACKGR\NDS & ONE POLICEWOMAN1 COMMITT$ #c EXPLOSIVE ATTACKS1 & C>RI$ \T #ae >M$ ROBB]IES4 ,! NUMB] ( ITS NATIONALLY NETWORK$ SUPPORT]S IS E/IMAT$ TO BE BETWE5 #a & #b1 9CLUD+ HI<-LEVEL (FICIALS ( RI<T-W+ EXTREMI/ P>TIES4 ,P>TICUL>LY SC&AL\S & NEV] EXPLA9$1 LET ALONE PUNI%$1 IS ! 9DISPUTABLE 9VOLVEM5T ( OV] #d UND]COV] AG5TS ( ! ,F$]AL ,(FICE = ! ,PROTECTION ( ! ,CON/ITUTION 70,V]FASSUNGS*UTZ10 OR ,V,S71 :I* ALSO SUPPORT$ ! ,N,S,U DIRECTLY ) ! PROCUREM5T ( EXPLOSIVES1 VEHICLES1 & WEAPONS4 ,AFT] ! ,N,S,U BECAME KN[N TO ! PUBLIC1 (FICIALS ( ! ,V,S DE/ROY$ RELEVANT FILES & SEAL$ O!RS = #ab YE>S--A 0,VATICAN DIM5SION40 

,9 ! C\RSE ( ! TRIAL1 :I* LA/$ OV] FIVE YE>S1 AS WELL AS 9 NUM]\S COMMITTEES ( 9QUIRY1 ! ,V,S %[$ NO 9T]E/ 9 EXPLA9+ ITS 9VOLVEM5T 9 ! RI<T-W+ T]RORI/ SC5E4 ,ONE ( !IR AG5TS WAS PRES5T DUR+ ONE MURD] 9 AN 9T]NET CAFE 9 ,KASSEL2 HE DECL>$ ?AT HE HAD NOT NOTIC$ IT AT ! TIME4 ,9 ADDITION1 REM>KABLY1 FIVE WITNESSES DI$ %ORTLY BE=E GIV+ TE/IMONY 9 ! ,N,S,U TRIAL1 UND] DUBI\S CIRCUM/ANCES4 ,POLICE NEV] 9/ITUT$ A C5TRAL SPECIAL COMMISSION2 9/EAD1 ! 9VE/IGATION WAS L$ REGIONALLY1 FOCUS+ ON 0FAMILY QU>RELS0 & 0ORGANIZ$ CRIME0--?\< ! SAME WEAPON HAD BE5 US$ 9 ALL ( ! MURD]S4 

,! V]DICTS W]E DELIV]$ ON ,JULY #a#a1 #b#a#h4 ,! *IEF DEF5DANT1 ,BEATE ,ZS*APE1 WAS S5T5C$ TO LIFE IMPRISONM5T1 DEMON/RAT+ ! SPECIAL GRAVITY ( ! GUILT4 ,ON ,JULY #a#g1 #b#a#h1 LESS ?AN A WEEK AFT] ! V]DICT WAS PRON\NC$1 ! ALLEG$ ,N,S,U HEAD & /RATEGI/1 ,RALF ,WOHLLEB51 :O HAD BE5 CONVICT$ ( AID+ & ABETT+ MURD] 9 N9E CASES1 WAS RELEAS$ ON TIME S]V$ 9 PRETRIAL DET5TION4 ,?IS IS AN 9SULT TO ! RELATIVES ( ! VICTIMS4 ,G]MAN & ,EUROPEAN NEO-,NAZIS CELEBRAT$ ! RELEASE4 

,! ,G]MAN ,WIKIP$IA 5TRY (F]S EXT5SIVE 9=MATION ON ?IS TOPIC1 & ! ,5GLI% & ! ,FR5* V]SIONS >E AT LEA/ S]VICEABLE4 ,H[EV]1 9=MATION 9 O!R LANGUAGES IS SCANT4 

,! ,G]MAN /ATE TELEVISION HAS PRES5T$ A REM>KABLY 9=MATIVE #d#b-M9UTE DOCUM5T>Y1 TRANSLAT$ 9TO ,5GLI%1 ,TURKI%1 & ,SPANI%4 

,CONSEQU5CES ( CONT9UITY WORLDWIDE 

  

,MO/ RELEVANT TODAY1 H[EV]1 IS ! NE>-SEAMLESS TRANSITION ( MANY CONV9C$ FASCI/S 9TO KEY >EAS ( ! ,G]MAN ECONOMY & F9ANCE SECTORS AFT] ,WORLD ,W> ,I,I4 

,= EXAMPLE1 BE=E #a#i#c#c1 ,DEUTS*E ,BANK HAD HELP$ ! ,NAZIS TO TAKE P[] ) G5]\S DONATIONS4 ,LAT]1 IT PROMOT$ ! >MAM5T ( ! ,WEHRMA*T & B5EFIT$ SIGNIFICANTLY FROM ! SUBSEQU5T W>4 ,A FEW YE>S AFT] ! 5D ( ! W>1 ! SAME BANK]S SAT ON ! BO>D AGA91 CONT9U+ !IR WORK AS IF NO?+ HAD HAPP5$4 ,NO 9T]RUPTION 9 ! FASCI/ L9EAGE ( ,DEUTS* ,BANK EV] TOOK PLACE--!RE WAS NEV] EV5 ANY SORT ( EVALUATION4 ,TODAY1 ! ,DEUTS*E ,BANK IS A 0GLOBAL PLAY]0 ( ! WOR/ K9D1 ESPECIALLY 9 ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA4 ,9 ,COLOMBIA1 = EXAMPLE1 IT F9ANCES COAL M9+ & E>NS MILLIONS ON ! PEOPLE'S MIS]Y & ! DE/RUCTION ( NATURE4 ,9 ,SPA91 IT WAS ! MA9 TRIGG] CAUS+ ! SO-CALL$ 0H\S+ _/ PROP]TY CRISIS10 :I* DIRECTLY AFFECT$ OV] #b MILLION PEOPLE--MANY ( :OM W]E =CIBLY EVICT$4 

,ANO!R MAJOR ,G]MAN BANK1 ! 0,DRESDN] ,BANK10.<#a#d.> HAS N[ 9T]V5$ 9 ,>G5T9A'S CURR5T 9FLATION CRISIS4 ,! =M] HEAD ( ITS ,LAT9 ,AM]ICAN DIVISION1 ,HE9Z ,MEWES1 SPOKE TO ! 9T]NATIONALLY R5[N$ /ATE NEWS /ATION 0,DEUTS*E ,WELLE0.<#a#e.> 9 AN 9T]VIEW4 ,HE 0EXPLA9$0 ! CRISIS TO ! ,G]MANS ) ! SEV]E DR\<T ?AT HAS L$ TO EXPORT DEFAULTS1 ! RECESSION 9 ,BRAZIL1 ! CURR5CY ]OSION 9 ,TURKEY1 & A 0/ILL TOO HESITANT AU/]ITY C\RSE0 BY ! ,MACRI GOV]NM5T4 ,HIS 0SOLUTION0 IS 0CONSI/5T IMPLEM5TATION ( ! NECESS>Y RE=MS10 & A POLICY ( 0BUILD+ CONFID5CE 9 9T]NATIONAL M>KETS40 ,?IS S\NDS PLAUSIBLE TO MANY 9 ?IS C\NTRY & QUICKLY BECAME A 0GUID+ OP9ION0 9 ! M$IA1 UND]P9N+ ! ALREADY EXI/+ N>RATIVE4 ,MEWES DID NOT M5TION ?AT1 9 REAL T]MS1 ?IS MEANS ! MO/ SEV]E CUTS 9 ALL SOCIAL >EAS &1 MOREOV]1 ?AT ,>G5T9A IS L>GELY C$+ ITS SOV]EIGNTY TO ! 9T]NATIONAL F9ANCIAL SY/EM = A LONG TIME TO COME4 ,ALSO UNM5TION$ IS ! CONTEXT ( 0CORRUPTION10 9DE$ A MAJOR CAUSE ( ! F9ANCIAL MIS]Y444 & ,MACRI'S BUS9ESS CLAN IS DIRECTLY 9VOLV$ 9 ?IS4 

,TODAY'S ,DEUTS*BANK]S DO NOT GREET EA* O!R ) 0,HEIL ,HITL]0 9 !IR (FICES 9 ,BU5OS ,AIRES4 ,BUT !IR BANKS1 !IR SY/EM1 & !IR ACTS >E JU/ AS 9HUMANE & PR(IT-ORI5T$ AS EV]4 ,AS BE=E1 !SE BIG CORPORATIONS & BANKS DET]M9E ! ECONOMIC & =EIGN POLICY ( !IR C\NTRIES4 ,IT IS NOT AN EXAGG]ATION TO SAY ?AT ! G]MAN BANKS HAVE MORE 9FLU5CE ON ! 9T]NATIONAL ,G]MAN POLITICAL /RATEGY ?AN ,*ANCELLOR ,ANGELA ,M]KEL DOES4 ,?IS APPLIES TO ! 5TIRE ,G#b1 NOT JU/ ?IS P>TICUL> CASE4 

,?IS BR+S US TO ONE ( \R 0KEY CONCEPTS03 WE >E TALK+ AB\T ! SAME ACTUAL 5EMIES1 ! SAME ME*ANISMS & OV]LAPP+ HI/ORIES H]E AS !RE4 ,! HI/ORY & CURR5T BUS9ESS POLICY ( ,DEUTS*E ,BANK IS JU/ ONE EXAMPLE4 

,! ,G#b TODAY & 9 ! FUTURE 

  

,! ,G#b LEAD]S WILL CONT9UE TO ORGANIZE POLICIES ?AT B5EFIT ! RI* & P[]FUL4 ,FROM \R PO9T ( VIEW1 HOP+ = RE=M1 RESPONSIBLE RATIONALITY1 OR EV5 A POSITIVE VISION W\LD JU/ BE NAIVE4 ,! REPRES5TATIVES ( ! #b MO/ P[]FUL NATIONS >E NOT ABLE TO ACT DIFF]5TLY2 !Y CANNOT DO ANY?+ O!R ?AN :AT IT TAKES TO FUNCTION 9 ! EXI/+ SY/EM1 AS !Y >E REPLACEABLE AT ANY TIME4 ,!RE >E DIFF]5CES AMONG ! REPRES5TATIVES1 PROBABLY EV5 SIGNIFICANT DISAGREEM5TS--BUT 9 ! 5D1 !IR TI<T-KNIT FRAMEWORKS >E ALIGN$ 9 ONLY ONE DIRECTION4 ,NO >GUM5T1 NO SM>T ANALYSIS1 NO DIALOGUE CAN *ANGE ?IS4 ,!Y WILL CONT9UE )\T BRAK+ UNTIL ! SY/EM ITSELF IS /OPP$4 

,FROM ! SY/EM1 WE SEE ! DE/RUCTION ( ! LIVELIHOODS ( ALL1 ! 9CREAS+ IMPOV]I%M5T ( MO/1 W>S ON ALMO/ EV]Y CONT95T1 REPRESSION T>GET+ DISSID5TS1 9CREAS+ RISK ( NUCLE> CONFLICT1 ! BLOODY SUPPRESSION ( UPRIS+S 9 ! ,GLOBAL ,S\?1 ! 9TELLECTUAL AS WELL AS SOCIAL ISOLATION ( ! MASSES444 DE/RUCTION 9/EAD ( SOLID>ITY1 SLAV]Y 9/EAD ( FRE$OM1 HUNG] 9/EAD ( PROSP]ITY444 FEW] & FEW] RI* PEOPLE [N+ MORE & MORE1 :ILE MORE & MORE POOR PEOPLE HAVE LESS & LESS4 

,EV5 SE5 FROM \R PRIVILEG$ SITUATION 9 ,WE/]N ,EUROPE1 !RE IS NO?+ TO NEGOTIATE OR TO COMMUNICATE1 LET ALONE TO EXPECT4 ,! REPRES5TATIVES ( ! ,G#b >E ! REPRES5TATIVES ( \R 5EMY--A P]FIDI\S SY/EM ( DE/RUCTION1 MIS]Y1 & BONDAGE4 ,IT IS EXACTLY ?IS SY/EM ?AT ! ,G#b LEAD]S >E REPRES5T+1 AT ANNUAL MEET+S444 9 #bag 9 ,HAMBURG1 SOON 9 ,BU5OS ,AIRES1 & 9 #bai >\ND ,OSAKA1 ,JAPAN4 

,H[EV]1 ! CONT9UITY ( !SE SUMMIT CONF]5CES & ! UND]LY+ ALLIANCES SEEMS MORE QUE/IONABLE ?AN EV]4 ,! LA/ ,G#g 9 ,TORONTO REVEAL$ A DISA/R\S DISUNITY 9 ! CAMP ( ! TRANSATLANTIC ,WE/4 ,IT BECAME CLE> ?AT ! REPRES5TATIVES ( ! P[]FUL >E PRIM>ILY CONC]N$ ) COMPET+ = 0!IR SLICE ( ! PIE0--!RE WAS NO LONG] ANY PRET5TION ?AT !Y >E 0TAK+ C>E ( ! WORLD TOGE!R40 ,SU* EMB>RASS+ & APP>5TLY COMPLETELY UNPRODUCTIVE SUMMITS MAKE NO S5SE = ! SY/EM EI!R1 ESPECIALLY NOT :5 FI]CE PROTE/S >E ADD$ TO ! MIX4 

,ALL ,TOGE!R ,N[6 

  
,9T]CONT95TAL P]CEPTIONS 

  

,PEOPLE R>ELY ?9K AB\T ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA H]E 9 ,EUROPE EXCEPT = DUR+ ! ,WORLD ,CUP EV]Y F\R YE>S4 ,IF !Y TREAT IT AT ALL1 ,EUROPEAN M$IA PORTRAY ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA AS AN UNORGANIZ$1 CORRUPT1 IMPOV]I%$ CONT95T ( SELF-9FLICT$ VIOL5CE & COCA9E4 ,?IS IS (T5 ACCOMPANI$ BY A BIT ( FOLKLORE & A ROMANTICIZ+ ( 0SAVAG]Y40 ,9 ,EUROPEAN REPORTS1 ! MIS]Y ( ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA IS DEPICT$ SIMIL>LY TO ! PORTRAIT ( ,AFRICA1 BUT ! CAUSES & CONTEXT >E USUALLY OMITT$4 ,! SELECTION IS NORMALLY DONE 9 NEWSPAP] OR ,T,V /ATION $ITORIAL (FICES !MSELVES1 AS A K9D ( 0ANTICIPATORY OB$I5CE0--(T5 )\T RECOGNIZ+ ?IS AS SU*4 

,9 ,FRANCE1 ! VIEW ( ! 0RE/ ( ! WORLD0 IS FOCUS$ ON ! SO-CALL$ 0,FRANCOPHONIE10 ?AT IS1 ! =M] & ! PRES5T COLONIES OR >EAS :]E ,FR5* IS SPOK54 ,EV]Y SECOND MESSAGE FROM ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA REF]S TO ,FR5* ,GUYANA OR ! ,FR5* ,C>IBBEAN ,ISL&S4 ,= ! FIR/ TIME1 H[EV]1 ! V]Y Y\NG ,FR5* >E GO+ BEYOND ! FR+ES ( ! ,FRANCOPHONIE1 LE>N+ GOOD ,5GLI%1 SOME EV5 ,SPANI%1 & ) 9CREAS+ ZEAL !Y >E TRAVEL+ TO ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA AS WELL4 

,9 MANY P>TS ( ,B]L9 & ,HAMBURG1 ,SPANI% IS P>T ( ! 0S\ND ( ! /REET40 ,G]MAN IS A COMPLICAT$ LANGUAGE & MANY ,LAT9-,AM]ICANS & ,SPANI>DS H]E >E ( ! OP9ION ?AT 0LIFE IS TOO %ORT TO LE>N ,G]MAN40 ,UN=TUNATELY1 ?IS ALSO MEANS ?AT ONLY ! RELATIVELY SMALL GR\P ( ,G]MANS :O SPEAK ,SPANI% WELL COME 9TO DIRECT CONTACT ) AU!NTIC /ORIES FROM Y\R CONT95T4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 QUITE A FEW Y\NG ,G]MANS HAVE BE5 TRAVEL+ TO ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA = DECADES1 GA!R+ PL5TY ( IMM$IATE IMPRESSIONS1 (T5 CRITICAL4 

,CONV]SELY1 ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA USUALLY RECEIVES NEWS & REPORTS AB\T ,EUROPE ONLY 9 A WAY ?AT %[S A DI/ORT$1 UNREALI/IC PICTURE ( PROGRESS & PROSP]ITY4 ,?IS IS 9T5D$ TO MAKE Y\ BELIEVE ?AT ?IS SY/EM (F]S A BETT] LIFE ?AN ! MIS]Y ( ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA1 :I* IS ULTIMATELY 0Y\R MI/AKE10 TO BE CORRECT$ ONLY BY NEOLIB]AL RE=MS ACCORD+ TO ! 0,EUROPEAN EXAMPLE40 

,9T]NATIONALISM 

  

,9T]NATIONAL SOLID>ITY ) ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA HAS A LONG] TRADITION 9 ! ,G]MAN LEFT1 :I* HAS (T5 SUPPORT$ GU]RILLA MOVEM5TS OR ALLEG$ 0REVOLUTIONS0--MO/LY1 NEV]!LESS1 9 A SPIRIT ( 9EQUALITY OR SOMETIMES EV5 >ROGANCE4 ,! SAME HOLDS = HUMANIT>IAN AID PROJECTS4 ,! 9T5D$ 0AID0 FROM ,G]MANS 9 REALITY (T5 RESULT$ 9 NEW DEP5D5CIES2 IT WAS SOMETIMES EV5 DEGRAD+4 ,MEAN:ILE1 ! 0SOLID>ITY0 ) GU]RILLA MOVEM5TS (T5 9CLUD$ SOME ROMANTICIZATION & SOMETIMES ALSO S]V$ ,G]MANS AS COMP5SATION = A LACK ( !IR [N EXP]I5CE ( RADICAL ACTIVITY4 

,H[EV]1 !RE HAVE ALSO BE5 SOME POSITIVE APPROA*ES & CONNECTIONS 9 REC5T YE>S4 ,= EXAMPLE1 MANY LEFTI/S ACROSS ,EUROPE P]CEIV$ ! MOVEM5T ( ! ,ZAPATI/AS 9 ,*IAPAS1 ,MEXICO AS SOME?+ V]Y POSITIVE & TRI$ TO ACT 9 SOLID>ITY AS WELL AS ) RESPECT & EGALIT>IANISM4 ,9 ,HAMBURG1 = EXAMPLE1 A NUMB] ( COLLECTIVES HAVE EM]G$1 IMPORT+ C(FEE DIRECTLY FROM ,*IAPAS & DI/RIBUT+ IT H]E 9 A FAIR TRADE MANN]4 ,9 ADDITION !RE HAVE BE5 MANY 9=MATION EV5TS4 

,9 #b#a#c1 PEOPLE SUCCE$$ 9 ORGANIZ+ UNIFI$ ACTION BETWE5 ACTIVI/S 9 ,COLOMBIA & ,HAMBURG4 ,AS A RESULT1 ! GLOBAL PRODUCTION *A9 ( ,COLOMBIAN H>D COAL WAS EXPOS$ TO SC&AL--FROM BLOOD/A9$ M9+ 9 NOR!RN ,COLOMBIA TO ! PLANN$ CLIMATE-KILL+ 9C9]ATION 9 ,HAMBURG'S CONTROV]SIAL COAL-FIR$ P[] PLANT1 :I* WAS /ILL UND] CON/RUCTION AT ! TIME4 ,9 ,HAMBURG1 ! ,ELBE WAS SYMBOLICALLY BLOCK$ = ONE H\R DUR+ ! ANNIV]S>Y ( ! H>BOR1 :ILE AT ! SAME TIME1 A PROTE/ RALLY AGA9/ ! 0,MEGAM9]IA0 TOOK PLACE 9 ,BOGOTA4 

,! POPULATION ( ! ,S\? ,AM]ICAN CONT95T HAS A GREAT] PROPORTION ( Y\NG PEOPLE ?AN ,EUROPE1 & SIGNIFICANT P>TS ( ! Y\? HAVE BEGUN TO FUNDAM5TALLY QUE/ION ! PREVAIL+ ORD] :ILE ! CONTRADICTIONS CONT9UE TO 9T5SIFY4 ,= US ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA IS ALSO A CONT95T ( HOPE4 

,WE %\LD DEEP5 \R TRANSCONT95TAL RELATIONS ON AN EQUAL FOOT+ & MAKE SU* CONNECTIONS MORE COMMON4 ,! PROTE/S AGA9/ ! ,G#b SUMMIT (F] A SPECIAL OCCASION & MOM5TUM1 BUT WE %\LD BE ABLE TO DO MU* MORE 9 ! LONG T]M4 

,WE SEE ! DIFF]5CES BETWE5 ! V>I\S PROTE/ CULTURES 9 ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA & ,EUROPE AS /R5G?4 ,WE ONLY HAVE TO UND]/& ?IS 0GLOBAL MULTITUDE0 AS SOME?+ COMMON ?AT WE WANT & NE$4 

,GLOBAL DYNAMICS ( CITIES 

  

,P>IS1 ,HAMBURG1 & ,BU5OS ,AIRES >E RI<TLY CONSID]$ TO BE P>TICUL>LY COSMOPOLITAN & 9T]NATIONAL4 ,WE LIVE 9 0KEY CITIES0 9 :I* SUPRANATIONAL 9FLU5CES ALWAYS BR\<T IMPORTANT IMPULSES & FROM :I* MANY ?+S SPREAD TO O!R CITIES4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ,HAMBURG IS PROBABLY ! 0MO/ ,BRITI%0 CITY ON ! ,EUROPEAN MA9L&1 & ,P>IS HAS TRADITIONALLY BE5 A ,EUROPEAN ATTRACTION = >TI/S & 9TELLECTUALS4 ,/4 ,PAULI 9 ,HAMBURG IS LIKELY ! MO/ 9T]NATIONALLY FAM\S DI/RICT 9 ALL ,G]MANY1 & IT WAS ! ,EA/ ( ,P>IS :]E ! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION />T$1 AS WELL AS ! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE4 

,9 BO? CITIES1 IMPULSES & MOVEM5TS HAVE BE5 >IS+--SOMETIMES 9 9T]ACTION4 ,A FEW YE>S AGO1 = EXAMPLE1 ,HAMBURG SAW ! BEG9N+ ( A 0,RI<T TO ! ,CITY0 MOVEM5T1 :I* DREW ON A CONCEPT PROMOT$ BY ! LEFT-W+ SOCIOLOGI/ & PHILOSOPH] ,H5RI ,LEFEBVRE FROM ,P>IS 9 #a#i#f#h4 0,RI<T TO ! ,CITY0 MOVEM5TS EXI/ 9 ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA1 TOO1 E4G41 9 ,BU5OS ,AIRES4 

,9 ,P>IS1 9 #b#a#f1 ?\S&S TOOK TO ! /REETS PROTE/+ AGA9/ A LABOR RE=M & =M+ ! 0,NUIT ,DEB\T0 MOVEM5T1 & !RE WAS A CLOS$ 0BLACK BLOC0 = ! FIR/ TIME 9 ,FRANCE4 ,?IS EXPRESSION ( MILITANCY & SELF-PROTECTION ORIG9AT$ 9 ,HAMBURG 9 ! #a#i#hS4 ,! CULTURE ( 0WILD DEMOS0 9VOLV+ SPONTANE\S *AOS & BLOCKADES1 NOT REGI/]$ ) ! AU?ORITIES1 COMES CLE>LY FROM ,FRANCE1 ESPECIALLY FROM ,P>IS4 ,IT BELONGS TO ! COMMON REP]TOIRE ( MOVEM5TS 9 ,HAMBURG4 

,! EX*ANGE ( NEW TACTICS & IDEAS ( MOVEM5TS ACROSS BORD]S DOES NOT WORK 9 A 0COPY PA/E MODE10 EV5 LESS ACCORD+ TO AN 0IMPORT_/EXPORT0 LOGIC4 ,RA!R1 IT'S AB\T MUTUAL 9SPIRATION & CURIOSITY4 

,BU5OS ,AIRES IS RECOGNIZ$ AS P>TICUL>LY 0,EUROPEAN02 IT HAS L>GELY BE5 %AP$ BY ,ITALIAN 9FLU5CES4 ,IT IS ONE ( ! KEY METROPOLISES ( ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA4 ,MANY /IMULI--MOVEM5TS1 CULTURE1 ATTITUDES T[>D LIFE-->ISE & SPREAD FROM ,BU5OS ,AIRES4 

,IF SOME?+ MOVES ON ,PLANET ,E>?1 IT C]TA9LY WILL NOT SKIP 0\R0 ?REE CITIES4 ,RA!R1 IT IS PRECISELY \R %>$ RESPONSIBILITY TO DEVELOP & PU% NECESS>Y *ANGES4 ,= ?IS REASON1 WE ALSO CONSID] IT P>TICUL>LY IMPORTANT TO 9T5SIFY SOLID>ITY-BAS$ RELATIONS & PRACTICES 9 ! CONTEXT ( ! METROPOLISES & REGIONS1 RA!R ?AN1 = EXAMPLE1 REF]R+ TO ! FRAMEWORK ( NATION-/ATES OR C\NTRIES4 

,= ?OSE 9 ,EUROPE :O HAVE LITTLE UND]/&+ ( Y\R METROPOLITAN >EA1 ! REGION >\ND ! ,RIO DE LA ,PLATA IS HOME TO A TOTAL ( NE>LY #b MILLION PEOPLE1 ( :OM #ad MILLION LIVE 9 ! METROPOLITAN >EA ( ,BU5OS ,AIRES2 #b MILLION MORE LIVE 9 ,MONTEVIDEO1 ,URUGUAY4 ,! SO-CALL$ 0,RIO ,PLAT5SE0 IS SPOK5 ACROSS ?IS BORD]4 

,BACK TO ,B',AIRES 

  

,!RE >E ORGANIZ$ GR\PS 9 ,BU5OS ,AIRES1 :I* WILL OPPOSE ! ,G#b SUMMIT ) DET]M9ATION & RESI/ANCE4 ,WE W]E A/ONI%$ BY ! PROTE/S 9 ,BU5OS ,AIRES AGA9/ ! NEW P5SION LAW 9 ,DECEMB] #b#a#g4 ,! PHOTOGRAPHS REM9D$ US A BIT ( ! ,G#b PROTE/S 9 ,HAMBURG1 EV5 IF ! 9T5SITY & DIM5SION ( ! RESI/ANCE WAS NEV] REA*$ H]E4 

,! GIGANTIC DEMON/RATION 9 ,B',AIRES ON ,9T]NATIONAL ,WOM5'S ,DAY ALSO IMPRESS$ US4 ,MORE ?AN #a MILLION PEOPLE--PRIM>ILY WOM5--W]E SAID TO BE ON ! /REETS2 COLORFUL1 CROSS-G5]ATIONAL1 & DET]M9$ TO *ANGE ?+S4 ,9 MID-,JUNE1 Y\ DID IT AGA93 ONE MILLION PEOPLE AT ! NI<T VIGIL = ! RI<T TO ABORTION4 

,WE RECEIV$ ! FIR/ 09T]NATIONAL CALL = ACTION -- ,N,O TO ! ,G-#b SUMMIT 9 ,>G5T9A60 ,?IS RESEMBLES ! BASIC ORI5TATION ( ! FIR/ CALLS TO DEMON/RATE 9 ,HAMBURG4 ,IT HAS BE5 TRANSLAT$ 9 F\R MORE LANGUAGES4 

,! SUMMIT IS TO TAKE PLACE 9 ! 0,SALGU]O0 CONGRESS C5T]1 DIRECTLY ON ! ,RIO DE LA ,PLATA1 & AT ! 9N]-CITY AIRPORT4 ,AS WE CAN SEE ON ! MAP1 !RE >E DOCKS & P>KS ON ! O!R SIDES4 ,! HI/ORIC C5T] ( ,BU5OS ,AIRES IS NOT F> AWAY EI!R4 ,9 BETWE51 H[EV]1 !RE IS A L>GE URBAN HI<WAY & RAILWAY TRACKS & ALSO 0,VILLA #c#a10 ONE ( ! POORE/ NEI<BORHOODS 9 ,BU5OS ,AIRES4 

,! ,CO/A ,SALGU]O IS ALREADY ! ,PLAN ,B1 AFT] ! ORIG9AL PLAN TO MEET 9 ! 0,TECNOPOLIS0 WAS SCRAPP$2 ! CONV5TION PLACE WAS RELOCAT$ = SECURITY REASONS1 :I* BECAME 9CREAS+LY RELEVANT AFT] ,HAMBURG4 ,O!R SECOND>Y SITES ( ! SUMMIT >E NE>BY 9 ! HI/ORIC C5T]1 SU* AS ! FIVE-/> HOTELS ?AT C\LD HO/ /ATE GUE/S & ! ,!ATRO ,COLON1 :]E ! 0,FEUDAL ,FRIDAY MON/] D9N]0 IS S*$UL$4 

,9 ORD] TO GET FROM ! 9T]NATIONAL AIRPORT TO ! SITE ( ! SUMMIT1 ! HEADS ( /ATE & GOV]NM5T W\LD EI!R NE$ TO BE C>T$ #d KM ACROSS ,BU5OS ,AIRES OR BE %UTTL$ BY HELICOPT]S ) ALL !IR BAGGAGE4 ,?IS C]TA9LY W\LD NOT BE AN OPTION = ! ?\S&S ( 0,%]PAS0 ACCOMPANY+ !M4 ,WE READ ?AT ! SMALL]1 9N]-CITY AIRPORT W\LD BE US$ EXCLUSIVELY AS A MILIT>Y AIRPORT DUR+ ! SUMMIT4 ,/ATE GUE/S C\LD L& !RE DIRECTLY1 IMM$IATELY AT ! V5UE & NOT F> FROM ! HOTELS4 

,WE F\ND 9 ! LOCAL PRESS 9 ,BU5OS ,AIRES ?AT !RE IS A DISCUSSION AB\T A K9D ( 0L& DISPAT* PROGRAM0 = NE>BY NEI<BORHOODS4 ,MACRI W\LD LIKE TO BORR[ ADDITIONAL FI<T] JETS FROM ,BRAZIL ESPECIALLY = ! ,G#b4 ,MOREOV]1 EXACTLY AS 9 ,HAMBURG1 !RE HAD ALREADY BE5 ONE 0TE/ CONF]5CE10 ! ,W,T,O SUMMIT4 ,EV5 AT ?IS SUMMIT1 MANY ,N,G,O REPRES5TATIVES W]E D5I$ 5TRY--A FACT ?AT DOES NOT BODE WELL4 

,L>G] P>TS ( ! CITY WILL ALSO PRESUMABLY BE DECL>$ DEMON/RATION BAN ZONES4 ,! MEET+ PLACES1 HOTELS1 & R\TES FROM ! AIRPORT WILL BE H]METICALLY SEAL$4 ,FRE$OM ( MOVEM5T WILL BE LIMIT$ ?R\<\T ! :OLE CITY4 ,ASSUME ?AT ! NEXT ,G#b WILL BE EV5 WORSE ?AN Y\ EXPECT & MU* WORSE ?AN ! POLITICIANS >E ANN\NC+4 ,?IS WAS ! CASE 9 ,HAMBURG LA/ YE>1 & ALSO AT ! PREC$+ SUMMITS4 

,AN OPPORTUNITY = ATT5TION 

  

,IF !RE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DRAW WORLDWIDE ATT5TION TO SOCIAL CONC]NS 9 ,BU5OS ,AIRES1 IT IS ! UPCOM+ ,G#b SUMMIT4 ,! WORLD PRESS WILL CONGREGATE 9 ,BU5OS ,AIRES TO AN UNPREC$5T$ DEGREE4 ,AFT] ,HAMBURG1 !Y WILL BE FOCUS+ ATT5TION ON Y\R PROTE/S4 

,IF ?IS MEET+ ( MON/]S1 ! FIGUREHEADS ( ?IS DE/RUCTIVE SY/EM1 TAKES PLACE 9 Y\R FRE$OM-LOV+ CITY )\T OPPOSITION1 ! 9T]NATIONAL PUBLIC WILL REG>D ?IS AS A SIGN ?AT EV]Y?+ IS GO+ AS USUAL4 ,IT W\LD CEM5T ONCE MORE ! MIS]Y ( ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA4 ,ABOVE ALL1 0Y\R PRESID5T0 ,MACRI W\LD UND]/& HIMSELF TO HAVE C>TE BLAN*E = HIS AG5DA ( AU/]ITY MEASURES1 :I* ! ,I,M,F HAS MADE EV5 MORE DRA/IC4 ,AS 9 #b#a1 ! ,>G5T9IAN PEOPLE FACE A MASSIVE DEBT BURD51 ! ECONOMY IS SLIPP+ 9TO RECESSION1 & SOCIAL IMBALANCES >E 9CREAS+4 

,BUT IT IS NOT JU/ ,MACRI :O IS DRIV+ ! C\NTRY 9TO BANKRUPTCY AGA94 ,IT IS A WORLDWIDE (F5SIVE ( CAPITAL & ITS LACKEYS4 ,IT IS ! ,G#b1 ! ,I,M,F1 ! ,WORLD ,BANK1 & ! TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS ?AT HAVE PLUNG$ ! C\NTRIES ( ! WORLD 9TO CRISIS4 ,:AT IS GO+ ON 9 ,>G5T9A IS JU/ ANO!R EXAMPLE ( !IR /RATEGY ( IMPOV]I%M5T1 DE/RUCTION1 & SELF-5RI*M5T4 

,PASS+ ! TOR* 

  

,( C\RSE WE RECEIV$ ! 09T]NATIONAL CALL TO MOBILIZE AGA9/ ! ,G#b & ! ,I,M,F40 ,JU/ LIKE 9 ,HAMBURG1 !RE WILL BE A :OLE WEEK ( ACTION4 ,SUP]6 

,WE >E MOV+ =W>D4 ,BUT ! QUE/ION IS :E!R WE CAN MOVE FA/ 5\< TO PRES]VE EV5 ! SIMPLE/ LIVELIHOODS = US & ! =?COM+ G5]ATIONS4 ,?IS IS :Y WE NE$ TO DEEP5 \R TRANSCONT95TAL DISCUSSIONS AB\T ALT]NATIVES TO ! PREVAIL+ SY/EM1 TO FUR!R DEVELOP !SE TOGE!R & CREATE A REAL C\NT]VAIL+ P[]4 ,WE CAN ONLY DO ?AT TOGE!R--NOT 9 A S+LE CAMPAIGN1 BUT ) A LONG-T]M EX*ANGE1 9 A PROCESS ( LE>N+ FROM EA* O!R1 BAS$ ON MUTUAL RESPECT & CURIOSITY4 

,SO WE COME TO ! 5D ( \R 0H&OV] ( A BURN+ BATON40 ,WE HOPE WE HAVE NOT BOR$ Y\ ) LOCAL DETAILS4 ,ABOVE ALL1 WE HOPE ?AT \R EXP]I5CES WILL SUPPORT Y\ A LITTLE BIT & HELP US ADVANCE \R COMMON PROCESS TOGE!R4 

,WE WILL FLY DIRECTLY TO ,BU5OS ,AIRES = ! SUMMIT PROTE/S IF POSSIBLE4 ,BUT WE ALSO KN[ ?AT ?IS WILL /RET* ! F9ANCIAL LIMITS = MANY4 ,!RE=E1 WE WILL TRY TO SET UP P>ALLEL PROTE/S H]E AT ! SAME TIME4 ,?AT WILL BE A CONT9UATION & HOPEFULLY AN ADDITIONAL BOO/ FROM ! ,G#b PROTE/S ?AT TOOK PLACE \TSIDE ( ,HAMBURG 9 #bag 9 ,A!NS1 ,P>IS1 NOR!RN ,ITALY1 & 9 MANY ,G]MAN CITIES4 ,A L>GE P>T ( ! PROCE$S FROM ! SALE ( ?IS BOOK WILL FL[ 9TO ! PROTE/ _/ REPRESSION FUND TO SUPPORT ,B',AIRES4 

,WE %\LD NEV] =GET ?AT IT IS NOT ONLY ! O!R SIDE ?AT IS CAPABLE ( UNLEA%+ UN=ESE5 =CES4 ,WE TOO CAN EXP& \R /R5G? 9 A MOM5TUM ?AT WE DID NOT PREVI\SLY CONSID] POSSIBLE4 

,TAKE C>E1 ,COMPAS4 

,PAULI - ,PANAME - ,CONNECTION1 ,JULY #bah 

,! ,F,U,T,U,R,E ,I,S ,U,N,W,R,I,T,T,5 

.<#a.> ,! CONTROV]SIAL RE=M ( ! ,FR5* LABOR LAW4 

.<#b.> ,! POPUL> NAME ! 9HABITANTS ( ,P>IS USE = !IR L>GE *AOTIC1 WILD1 & DISILLUSION+ CITY4 

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