,UPDATE FROM ! ,NIC>AGUAN ,9SURRECTION ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 ,TEXT 3 ,TWO WEEKS AGO1 WE PUBLI%$ A REPORT FROM ! UPRIS+ 9 ,NIC>AGUA ?AT BEGAN 9 ,APRIL4 ,S9CE !N1 ! SITUATION HAS ONLY 9T5SIFI$4 ,H]E IS AN UPDATE FROM \R COMRADES 9 ,NIC>AGUA1 DESCRIB+ ! MO/ REC5T DEVELOPM5TS & ! /AKES ( ! /RUGGLE4 ,9 ,NIC>AGUA1 WE SEE AN UPRIS+ AGA9/ ! NEOLIB]AL POLICIES ( A 0LEFT0 GOV]NM5T 9 :I* A MOVEM5T IS ATTEMPT+ TO RESI/ RI*I/ OR AUTONOM\S MOVEM5T4 ,WE >E CONC]N$ AB\T ! PREVAL5CE ( NATIONALI/ & RHETORIC & IMAG]Y1 BUT WE BELIEVE ?AT IT IS IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT REVOLTS AGA9/ AU?ORIT>IAN GOV]NM5TS 9 ORD] TO G5]ATE DIALOGUE ?AT C\LD OP5 UP A REVOLUTION>Y HORIZON4 ,JU/ AS IT WILL NOT B5EFIT LEFTI/S TO SUPPORT UNPOPUL> & OPPRESSIVE 0LEFT0 GOV]NM5TS1 IT DOES NOT B5EFIT AN>*I/S TO REFUSE TO 5GAGE ) 9SURG5TS :OSE GOALS >E /ILL EVOLV+4 ,= ! PA/ MON?1 ,NIC>AGUA HAS SE5 DAILY PROTE/S AGA9/ ! GOV]NM5T ( ,DANIEL ,ORTEGA4 ,?IS IS BE+ CALL$ ,LA ,9SURRECCION DE ,ABRIL 70! ,APRIL ,9SURRECTION074 ,OV] ! LA/ TWO WEEKS1 !SE PROTE/S HAVE ESCALAT$ TO C\NTRYWIDE BLOCKADES & URBAN B>RICADES4 ,ORGANIZ$ /UD5TS >E OCCUPY+ ?REE PUBLIC UNIV]SITIES 7,U,N,A1 ,U,P,O,L,I1 ,U,N,A,N74 ,NIC>AGUANS 9 EV]Y MAJOR CITY HAVE TAK5 TO ! /REETS TO DEM& COMPLETE SY/EMIC *ANGE1 9CLUD+ ! RESIGNATION ( ,DANIEL ,ORTEGA4 ,RIOT POLICE & ,S&9I/A ,Y\? CONT9UE TO C>RY \T PRO-GOV]NM5T REPRESSION4 ,AL?\< ?+S HAVE QUIET$ D[N ACROSS ! C\NTRY1 ! MO/ AFFECT$ CITIES ( ,MASAYA1 ,MATAGALPA1 & ,J9OTEGA >E /ILL RECOV]+ FROM ! AFT]MA? ( ! RIOTS4 0,IT'S BE5 AMAZ+ TO PROTE/ 9 ! /REETS ( ,MANAGUA )\T GOV]NM5T OR ,Y\NG ,S&9I/A REPRESSION4 ,WE'VE BE5 ABLE TO DO ?IS = T5 DAYS N[4 ,IT'S ! FIR/ TIME S9CE ,ORTEGAS CAME TO P[] ?AT WE'VE BE5 ABLE TO TAKE ! /REETS 9 ?IS WAY4 ,I TRULY FEEL AS IF ! CITY IS \RS4 ,WE'RE WITNESS+ AMAZ+ /REET >T1 >T PROJECTS1 & 9T]V5TIONS4 ,WE DON'T KN[ :AT'S GO+ TO COME \T ( ! DIALOGUE4 ,GOV]NM5T RE=M1 POLICE RE=M1 NEW ELECTIONS1 AUTONOM\S REGIONS8 ,I FEEL GOOD1 BUT IT HAS BE5 EXHAU/+4 ,WE HAVE GOOD DAYS & BAD DAYS4 ,I FEEL EMOTIONALLY DRA9$1 JU/ WORK+ & WORK+ & WORK+4 ,NOT REALLY TAK+ TIME TO ?9K4 ,IT'S BE5 EXHAU/+ TO LIVE ON A DAY BY DAY SPACE & TIME4 ,SO MANY DOORS HAVE BE5 OP5$6 ,CLASSES BEGAN AT ,U,N,A,N1 ! L>GE/ PUBLIC UNIV]SITY 9 ! C\NTRY1 ON ,MONDAY1 ,MAY #g4 ,/UD5TS ORGANIZ$ A PROTE/ 9SIDE ! UNIV]SITY CAMPUS1 /AG+ A SIT-9 & !N SP5D+ ! NIE ORGANIZ$ AS A COMMUNE ) ROTAT+ P]SONNEL GU>D+ ! B>RICADES1 RECEIV+ AID1 MA9TA9+ COMMUNICATIONS1 RE-PA9T+ OLD MURALS1 & /AFF+ A M$ICAL C5T]4 ,ALL ! MAJOR ROADS T[>DS ! ,U,N,A,N >E B>RICAD$ & DEF5D$ BY /UD5TS1 CAUS+ MAJOR TRAFFIC CONGE/ION4 ,NEV]!LESS1 DRIV]S *E] ! /UD5TS ON AS !Y PASS ! B>RICADES4 ,! DEM&S ( ! ,U,N,A,N /UD5T GR\PS >E COMP>ABLE TO ?OSE ANN\NC$ BY O!R /UD5T ORGANIZATIONS3 JU/ICE1 PEACE1 ! COMPLETELY RE/RUCTUR+ ( /UD5T UNIONS1 AN IMM$IATE 5D TO ! REPRESSION C>RI$ \T BY POLICE & ,S&9I/A ,Y\?1 & UNIV]SITY AUTONOMY4 ,O!R UNIV]SITIES1 LIKE ,U,N,A 7! AGR>IAN UNIV]SITY71 HAVE ALREADY CREAT$ !IR [N /UD5T GOV]NM5TS \TSIDE ! /ATE'S FRAMEWORK ( LEGITIMACY4 ,! /UD5T REPRES5TATIVES ( ! ,COALITION ( ,/UD5TS HAVE ANN\NC$ ?AT ! /UD5TS ( EA* UNIV]SITY %\LD ORGANIZE AS BE/ FITS !IR LOCAL CONDITIONS1 :E!R ?AT MEANS ?R\< ! ,U,N,5 . OR \TSIDE ( IT--:ATEV] PA? WILL LEAD T[>DS $UCATIONAL AUTONOMY4 ,DUR+ ! SECOND WEEK ( ,MAY1 POLICE & ,S&9I/A ,Y\? C>RI$ \T P]IODIC ATTACKS ON ,U,N,A,N EA* NI\ND ! CAUSE ( JU/ICE & AUTONOMY4 0,SEV]AL CONTACTS 9SIDE ( ,U,N,A,N ADVIS$ ME NOT TO 5T] TO CONDUCT 9T]VIEWS1 S9CE IT IS LIKELY ?AT !RE >E 9FILTRATORS FROM ! ,S&9I/A ,Y\? 9SIDE ! CAMPUS :O W\LD RECOGNIZE ME & MIASS ME \TSIDE40 ,MANAGUA EXP]I5CES AB\T F\RS M>*ES EV]Y DAY1 ORGANIZ$ 9 DIFF]5T P>TS ( ! CITY4 ,EA* M>* HAS A DIFF]5T !ME & A CORRESPOND+ LOCATION4 ,M>*ES HAVE BE5 CONNECT+ NEW HI/ORIC PLACES1 LIKE ,CAM9O DE ,ORI5TE 7:]E ! REVOLT />T$7 & ,ROTONDA ,JEAN ,PAUL ,G5IE 7! NEW R\NDAB\T1 :I* IS N[ A MEMORIAL SITE7 TO PLACES LIKE ,U,C,A & ,ROTONDA ,RUB5 ,D>IO ?AT >E 9 ! C5T] ( ! CITY4 ,WE HAVE WITNESS$ M>*ES ORGANIZ$ BY DIV]SE SECTORS ( ! POPULATION3 V>I\S COLLEGES & HI< S*OOLS1 ALUMNI M>*ES1 M>*ES ( TEA*]S & PR(ESSORS1 M>*ES ORGANIZ$ BY ! PRIVATE SECTOR4 ,MO!RS & FAMILY MEMB]S ( ! VICTIMS MURD]$ BY ! POLICE HAVE ALSO L$ !IR [N M>*ES4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 TAXI DRIV]S HAVE CREAT$ !IR [N PROTE/S1 MOBILIZ+ >\ND ! SPIKE 9 ! PRICE ( GASOL9E4 ,Y\ CAN SEE ! PHRASE ,NO "4 ,ALZA 70/OP ! RISE07 PA9T$ ON W9D[S ( TAXIS1 BUSSES1 & C>S4 ,NIC>AGUA PAYS ! MO/ = GASOL9E DESPITE HAV+ ! /RONGE/ RELATION%IP TO ,V5EZUELA4 ,!RE IS NO TRANSP>5CY 9 ?IS TRANSACTION4 ,A G5]AL BOYCOTT ( ,P,E,T,R,O,N,I,C1 ! ,/ATE-[N$ PETROLEUM COMPANY1 IS ALSO TAK+ PLACE4 ,! CONFRONTATIONS >E N[ PR$OM9ANTLY OCCURR+ \TSIDE ,MANAGUA 9 SMALL] CITIES LIKE ,MASAYA1 ,SEBACO1 ,MATAGALPA1 ,E/ELI1 & ,GRANADA4 ,!SE CONFRONTATIONS HAVE L$ TO LOOT+ & *AOS 9 ! /REETS AS FAMILIES TRY TO PROTECT !IR HOMES & BUS9ESSES4 ,S9CE ! POLICE & /ATE (FICIALS >E DO+ ! ABSOLUTE M9IMUM1 9 SOME PLACES !RE HAS BE5 A PU% T[>DS SELF-GOV]NM5T & LOCAL ASSEMBLIES4 ,WE HAVE SE5 SEV]AL SMALL BUS9ESS SECTORS ORGANIZE !MSELVES TO PREV5T LOOT+ & CRIME2 AT ! SAME TIME1 WE HAVE SE5 GR\PS MAK+ DEALS ) ! LOCAL POLICE TO PROTECT NEIKETS4 ,PRO-GOV]NM5T NEWS S\RCES !N REPORT ! LOOT+1 BLAM+ ! PROTE/]S = EV]Y?+4 ,IT IS WELL-DOCUM5T$ ?AT ! POLICE HAVE US$ LIVE AMMUNITION ON PROTE/]S4 ,WE CAN SEE ! RESPONSE TO !SE CONFRONTATIONS ON ! WALLS ( ! CITY /REETS4 ,S9 ,JU/ICIA NO HAY ,PAZ6 0,!RE IS NO PEACE )\T JU/ICE60 ,NO ]AN DEL9CU5TES1 ]AN E/UDIANTES4 0,!Y W]E NOT ?UGS1 !Y W]E /UD5TS40 ,SE BUSCA ASES9O ) AN IMAGE ( ,DANIEL ,ORTEGA3 0,WANT$ ,MURD]]60 ,FUE EL ,E/ADO 70IT WAS ! /ATE07 IS ONE ( ! MO/ POPUL> SLOGANS WE SEE SPRAY-PA9T$ 9 EV]Y CORN] ( ! CITY4 ,?IS SLOGAN CONVEYS ! POPUL> IDEA ?AT ! ,ORTEGUI/A GOV]NM5T HAS CORRUPT$ ! /ATE1 & ! /ATE IS RESPONSIBLE = ALL ! VIOL5CE1 DE/RUCTION1 & DEA?4 ,9 ?IS N>RATIVE1 ! SOLUTIONS ?AT >E IMPLI$ >E ORI5T$ T[>D RE/RUCTUR+ ! /ATE SO ?AT IT WILL CEASE TO BE AFFILIAT$ ) A POLITICAL P>TY & MORE 0NEUTRAL10 CAT]+ TO ! NE$S ( ! :OLE POPULATION1 NOT JU/ ! ,ORTEGUI/AS4 ,OBVI\SLY1 ?IS IS NOT AN AN>*I/ ANALYSIS4 ,SOLUTIONS \TSIDE ( ! /ATE >E SL[LY EM]G+1 BUT ! PROCESS IS NOT COMPLETE4 ,NEI*I/S1 IT'S \R TASK N[ TO DEMON/RATE ?AT !SE CAN (F] LONG-T]M POSSIBILITIES = AUTONOM\S COMMUNITY-RUN P>TICIPATORY /RUCTURES4 ,ON ,MONDAY1 ,MAY #a#d1 IT WAS ANN\NC$ ?AT ! 0DIALOGUE0 BETWE5 ! /ATE & ! /UD5T MOVEM5T PLUS ! PRIVATE SECTOR & 0CIVIL SOCIETY0 .I\S ,N,G,OS & O!R GR\PS.> W\LD OCCUR ON ,W$NESDAY1 ,MAY #a#f4 ,! /UD5T MOVEM5TS ORIG9ALLY /AT$ ?AT !Y W]E WILL+ TO 5GAGE 9 DIALOGUE1 BUT ?AT ! ONGO+ POLICE REPRESSION MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE4 ,NEV]!LESS1 A DAY LAT]1 A P>T ( ! /UD5T MOVEM5T AGRE$ ?AT !Y W\LD BE AT ! DIALOGUE TABLE4 ,SO F>1 ?REE SESSIONS ( ?IS DIALOGUE HAVE TAK5 PLACE4 ,EV]YONE EXPECT$ ! FIR/ SESSION TO TURN \T TO BE A TRAP SET = ! /UD5TS1 BUT 9 FACT IT WAS A TRAP = ! /ATE4 ,! *UR* 7! M$IATORS ( ! DIALOGUE71 0CIVIL SOCIETY10 ! PRIVATE SECTOR1 & ! CAMPES9O MOVEM5T ALL SUPPORT$ ! /UD5TS 9 !IR DEM&S ?AT ! GOV]NM5T PUT A /OP TO ! REPRESSION & RECALL ALL POLICE P]SONNEL4 ,= ! FIR/ TIME 9 ,NIC>AGUAN HI/ORY1 A /UD5T 9T]RUPT$ ! DIALOGUE1 /OOD UP TO FACE ,DANIEL ,ORTEGA1 & ATTACK$ HIM ON ACC\NT ( HIS AU?ORIT>IAN & VIOL5T GOV]NM5T4 ,DANIEL ,ORTEGA & ,ROS>IO ,MURILLO NEV] GIVE 9T]VIEWS TO ! PRESS1 SO IT WAS AMAZ+ TO SEE !M SO VULN]ABLE4 ,DANIEL ,ORTEGA & ,ROS>IO ,MURILLO DID NOT ATT5D ! SECOND SESSION ( ! DIALOGUE2 !IR REPRES5TATIVES DID1 BUT >RIV$ TWO H\RS LATE4 ,! SECOND SESSION ( ! DIALOGUE CONCLUD$ ) AN AGREEM5T ?AT ! GOV]NM5T W\LD HAVE !IR POLICE & P>AMILIT>Y =CES /OP ATTACK+ PROTE/]S 9 RETURN = ! /UD5TS CALL+ = ! ROAD BLOCKADES TO BE LIFT$4 ,! ROAD BLOCKADES HAVE COMPLETELY P>ALYZ$ ! ECONOMY4 ,DESPITE ?IS AGREEM5T1 ! ,AGR>IAN ,UNIV]SITY WAS ATTACK$ ON ! NIRICADES REMA9 9 PLACE AS ( ! NIDS SEP>AT+ ! POLICE FROM ! ,ORTEGUI/A P>TY1 AS ORIG9ALLY /IPULAT$ BY ! CON/ITUTION4 ,A MORE F>-REA*+ RE=M ( ! POLICE C\LD ALSO HAPP54 ,?R\< ?IS RE=M1 PEOPLE WILL ALSO PU% = A COMPLETE *ANGE 9 ! SY/EM ( GOV]NM5T1 9CLUD+ $UCATIONAL AUTONOMY & SEP>ATION BETWE5 ! ,ORTEGUI/A ,P>TY & PUBLIC 9/ITUTIONS4 ,! ,AUTOCONVOCADOS 70,SELF-,ASSEMBL$07 MOVEM5T CONTROLS ! /REETS ) ! P[] TO MOBILIZE HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S 9 ,MANAGUA1 5JOY+ ! FRE$OM TO PROTE/ = ! FIR/ TIME 9 OV] T5 YE>S4 ,ANY NEGATIVE RESPONSE OR SUSPICI\S ACTIVITY ( ! GOV]NM5T WILL BE RECEIV$ ) PUBLIC DEMON/RATIONS4 ,NO JU/ICE1 NO PEACE4 ,ON ,HORIZONTAL ,ORGANIZ+ ,! ,AUTOCONVOCADOS MOVEM5T IS AN UMBRELLA T]M ?AT CAN BE US$ BY EV]YONE1 BUT ONLY SOME EV5TS >E APPROV$ & LEGITIMIZ$ BY ! ,AUTOCONVOCADO COMMITTEE1 A GR\P ( AB\T #a ORGANIZ]S ?AT RUN ! (FICIAL ,AUTOCONVOCADOS ,TWITT] ACC\NT1 AMONG O!R ?+S1 TO :I* !Y PO/ (FICIAL EV5TS4 ,?IS GR\P OP]ATES ?R\< CONS5SUS & HAS NO LEAD]S4 ,! ,/UD5T ,COALITION IS ! GR\P REPRES5T+ ! /UD5TS 9 ! DIALOGUE ) ! RE/ ( ! ,/ATE4 ,?IS COALITION 9CLUDES REPRES5TATIVES ( MAJOR UNIV]SITIES ALL OV] ! C\NTRY4 ,IT IS A COALITION ( FIVE DIFF]5T /UD5T GR\PS1 OP]AT+ HORIZONTALLY & ?R\< CONS5SUS4 ,ACCORD+ TO ! M$IA1 TWO LEAD]S HAVE EM]G$2 ?IS IS H[ ! M$IA ATTEMPTS TO CREATE LEAD]%IP4 ,9 FACT1 ! ORGANIZ+ IS V]Y MU* HORIZONTAL4 ,?IS /UD5T COALITION HAS ! CAPACITY TO RALLY HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S ( PEOPLE1 SETT+ ! TONE = ! DISCUSSION & REACTION4 ,ONE P>T ( ! COALITION IS ! ,COORD9ADORA ,UNIV]SIT>IA ,POR LA ,JU/ICIA Y LA ,PAZ2 \T ( ?OSE ) DELEGATES 9 ! DIALOGUE1 !Y HAVE BE5 ! CLOSE/ TO A FEM9I/ P]SPECTIVE4 ,ALL ! O!R PUBLIC AFF9ITY GR\PS ?AT HAVE EM]G$1 LIKE ! ,>TI/AS ,AUTOCONVOCADOS & ,>QUITECTOS ,AUTOCONVOCADOS 7>TI/S & >*ITECTS71 >E BASICALLY DIFF]5T SECTORS ?AT >E ORGANIZ+ !MSELVES NON-HI]>*ICALLY TO SET UP ACTIONS & PROMOTE EV5TS4 ,!RE >E NO PUBLIC LEAD]S 9 !SE MOVEM5TS1 ONLY DELEGATES & REPRES5TATIVES4 ,OV]ALL1 ! MO/ OBVI\S ES!TIC ( ! OPPOSITION IS NATIONALISM4 ,IT IS UND] ?IS BANN] ?AT ALL ! SOLID>ITY & DIRECT ACTION HAS HAPP5$4 ,ALL ! SAME1 !RE IS A LOT ?AT IS HORIZONTAL AB\T ?IS MOVEM5T4 ,SMALL AFF9ITY GR\PS ORGANIZE ?R\< SOCIAL M$IA TO DELIV] M$ICAL SUPPLIES1 FOOD1 & RES\RCES TO COMMUNITIES ?AT HAVE SUFF]$ FROM RIOT+ & LOOT+4 ,BASICALLY1 !SE HORIZONTAL ORGANIZATIONS >E PROMOT+ A CULTURE ( P>TICIPATION & CONS5SUS4 ,A CULTURE ( LI/5+ & SUGGE/+4 ,A CULTURE ( FACE-TO-FACE POLITICS4 ,A CULTURE ( SOLID>ITY & 9CLUSIVITY4 ,A CULTURE ( DIRECT ACTION4 ,ALL ?+S WE W\LD HAVE NEV] LE>N ?R\< 0P>TY SY/EM0 POLITICS4 ,9 T]MS ( ! FUTURE1 IT IS ?IS PRACTICE ?AT IS CREAT+ ! !ORY = ! %ORT-T]M GOALS4 ,PRACTICES COME FIR/4 ,FIR/1 WE NE$ PEOPLE 9 ! /REETS TO REACT TO ! IMM$IATE ACTIONS ( ! GOV]NM5T4 ,BUT 9 ?IS SITUATION PRACTICE CANNOT CREATE LONG-T]M GOALS4 ,= ?AT1 WE WILL NE$ !ORY4 ,TEXT ,MESSAGES FROM ! ,UPRIS+ 0,TODAY WAS ! HAPPIE/ DAY ( MY LIFE40 0,I'M AT ! 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