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A C T I V E R E S I S T A N C E
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A COUNTER-CONVENTION
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CHICAGO, AUGUST 21-31, 1996
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ACTIVE RESISTANCE is both convention and gathering, bringing together
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individuals and collectives to create sustainable communities of
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resistance. This union will engage intensive work on long term goals,
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high spirited activism, as well as share in the challenge and fun
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involved in putting this all together. We hope to accomplish a
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great deal. And we know we'll have fun. The Counter-Convention
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is scheduled to take place in Chicago for 10 days -- before, during,
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and after the 1996 Democratic National Convention.
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This is such a big project that organizing assistance from individuals
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and organizations from outside of Chicago will be necessary (and greatly
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appreciated). At a minimum we hope that you are intrigued enough to
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spread the word, excited enough to be here. Even better, begin
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participating in designing the process and structure now.
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The structure currently being discussed for the Counter-Convention
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involves devising ad-hoc mini-collectives to meet daily and address
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specific tasks and topics. We hope to define, produce, develop,
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change, connect -- ultimately to realize the community to which
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we aspire.
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We would therefore like for participating groups and individuals to
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work out a set of projects, goals, tasks, some questions for us to
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explore, and so forth for the Counter-Convention. For example, one
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set of goals could include: developing tactics for confronting
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gentrification, creating a network of communities combatting
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gentrification, putting together resource manuals and determining
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effective distribution for them.
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By the end of the gathering we should know each other and our community,
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have a set of goals and a plan for achieving them, and have had a lot
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of fun in the process.
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So send us feedback, criticisms, suggestions, and information about
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your interest and willingness to participate. Also, let us know if
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you can attend a planning conference this winter, probably between
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Dec.28 and Jan.2 in Chicago. The focus topics will be organizing
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the Counter-Convention, Developing the Network of Anarchist Collectives,
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affinity group planning and direct action planning. You will be hearing
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more about this soon.
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In addition, you can assist in putting together a large mailing and
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contact list to use in announcing and planning for next summer. If
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you have a list of your own which you would like to share with us,
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we would greatly appreciate it. We will pass these lists on to a
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collective in Philadelphia working to compile a new edition of the
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Radical Address List, to be published and distributed by the time of the
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Counter-Convention next August. If you send us names and addresses,
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please indicate Individual, Group, Legal Assistance, Publication,
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Community Space, and/or Store. Obviously an address can have more
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than one classification. If you do not want a listing to be published
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or shared beyond our planning efforts, please indicate with an X.
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* * * AUTONOMOUS ZONE INFOSHOP
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* * mail: 1573 N. Milwaukee #420, CHILL 60622 U$A
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* /\ * street: 2045 W. North Ave., Chicago
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* /__\ Z * phone: 312-278-0775
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* / \ * matrix: ugwiller@bgu.edu or chill@burn.ucsd.edu
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* * COLLECTIVE COMMUNITY-ACTIVIST-RESOURCE CENTER
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* * * *Element of the Network of Anarchist Collectives*
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"A matter of meeting information authority with information disturbance..."
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