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Ke -«-^-^ ' "V'-g- I m imf^r '-r > 'e^- •^•> Disaster? Yes, disaster. ^^ and explorethe unknown Me w^Ta^":;" """^'' fora reprievef„„.,ourown Hfe, neverknow,ng?h:roTffj^;^^^^^^ you that we are in the Jd ofle^osM "n 'T''"^ ^"^^"^^"^"""^ '^ ' slow-motion as the natural environmentL.« 1^ . disaster in histo-ry, perienceis stea^rd" heTo ' V" T' '"' ^"^-^^^'^^"^l"™- can.cookoutofthe r;^™^^^^^^^^ ^"-*>^'"-'er.you Whether disaster is sometM '' ^°'""""P^^^^^ti^^es. ^^C e-pe, one thin, ilTr ^^n-L^Ze ''^-'^'^'^ '^^ '" recipes for disaster. Here theyare. fuffi^^ anymore. We need Recipes for Disaster in anarchist cookbook a moveable feast E T H I N C . W ORKERS' C»-OOLLLLFErCrTiIvVcE // oOlYMPIA / 200 4- % officialWinter200^ Selectionoftlie Departmentof HomelandSecurity DangerousBooksClub® "...describes in lurid detail howsensible, Additionalcopiesofthistreatisecanbeobtainedfor$12posWtApaidfrom law-abidingcitizenscan Crimethlnc. FarEast/P.O. Box1963 /Olympia, 98507. betransformed into Avastarray ofrelatedmaterialisalsoavailablefromthataddress, mostofitfor mayhem-makingmobs." thecostofpostagealone. Forfiirtherinformation,consultwww.crimethinccom. -TomRidge, Department ofHomelandSecLirity N©!200^ Thepublishers,thenotorious Crimethlnc.ex-Workers' Collective,humbly putthisbookandallitscontents atthedisposalofthosewho,ingood faith,mightread, circulate, plagiarize, revise, andotherwisemakeuse oftheminthecourseofmakingtheworldabetterplace. Possession, reproduction,transmission, excerpting,introductionasevidenceincourt, andaUotherapplicationsbyanycorporation, governmentbody, security organization,orsimilarpartyofevilintentare strictlyprohibitedand punishableundernaturallaw. The Crimethlnc.ex-Workers'Collectiveisamemberlessundergroundpledgedto thetotaltransformationofWesterncivilizationandlifeitself. PrintedonrecycledpaperwithsoyinkinCanadabytheworkersatHignellBookPrinting. Disclaimer for Our Enemies Aenugtahgoenumesatnaykeonfotteh:eNdoummebmabnedrsdaonfgtehreouCsrimethlnc. ex-Workers' CoUectivmeeMndeorseor beneficianes ofcapitaHst iniquity, we haveancotiviintcieesntdievsecrtoibceodntheesrteitnh.eAsstt^w,tU!stI p":^SerenT:7a:L^rLr^^^^^^^^ Yourpotentialinconvenience, the Crimethlnc.AaionFaction Disclaimer for "Plans are worthless, butplanning is everything—keep yourselfsteeped in Our Friends thecharacteroftheproblemyou arecalledontosolve." -PresidentDwightD. Eisenhower, 1957 Theseareindeedrecipesfordisaster.AnyonewiththesUghtestexperienceinthefieldknows that nothing ever goes as planned, especially not the first time. Inevitably, at that tense, tremblingmomentyoucallinthebombthreat,thereceptionistwillhanguponyoubefore >~-*A::r yourrecordingdeviceplaysit—andyou'llrealizeyouonlybroughtonecleanquarter. This book can serve as a source ofinformation, butit is meant atleastas much as a sourceofinspiration—itisanattempttobroadenthepubUctoolbox,toencourageothers -e^^eA/ Vi^ totryoutwildideas oftheirown. Itisindeedimportantthatbeginners aroundtheworld (jtV^M bearmedwithspecificskillsthatareubiquitousinsomecontextsbuthaveneverbeenap- pliedinothers,buttheprocessofdiscoveryandexperimentationisalwaysmorevaluable thantheproductsthereof Don'tabidebyanyformulainhere—improvise,improvise. Many ofthe recipes we composed for this volume were test-driven in small towns We selected suchlocations forourrigorous process ofexperimentation andanalysis on the grounds thattheywere utterlyunremarkable. Perhaps the importance ofSan Fran- msctiarstacetodeg;ainendsotBwaehrvicecerhlyooannraeeicnnaotnhwoerismstprhouosgusglildebllfieovreifnirntesheuedscoehmpcailtanicdeessa,adrvaeenndsttiublerlsetifdroeersm,aelnmldahoanusysblryeeevdonalonuvtgeierorensoaturisy- "dabWieiwstceghaiervwkdeoenardnk,odvtreohertedhtuseocuretbhdrseettdapounlancadenfaneoniwftnghlriofioeutfursaghslaasllla reveemraywmhfeorreaeflseew.hWohurys,riwshkearnretshterienatrheeaftinhaonucsiaalnddiustnrgiuctartodepdutstuoppgsriagfnfistiinthtahtewsiullbuornblsy -cFpee.lrIefebMcratartimioeonanelstst.ai",ndFutthueriasnttCicoiopkabtoioonkof waiting to singyour song? Quite a few ofthese recipes are designed especially forthe Middles-of-Nowhere ofour world, the nondescript margins ofhistory where Nothing Ever Happens.Astheysay,thequickestwaytothetopisto turntheworldupsidedown Revolutionis, among otherthings, areversal: thefirstbecomes the last, the marginbe- comes the mamstream, the nameless convictbecomes Nestor Makhno, commanderof the anarchistarmies ofthe Ukraine. Theanonymous, inexperiencedteenagers who get theirhands onthisbookinMissoula, MontanacouldbetheonestomakehipNewYork andthis bookitself, totallyobsolete. Ifyou're one ofthem-whereveryoulive, however oldyouare—foreveryone's sake, don'tunderestimateyour own strength. One more subjectbears comment-the countless recipes left out ofthisbook espe- mciaUytheonesyouthinkweshouldhaveincluded.Those,myfriend,arethefirstrecipes ^lourbook,whichyouhadbetterstartwritingas soonas possible. Yours fortotaldestruction andrecreation, andwishingyoumanyasweetrepast, Crimethlnc. International Federation ofFoodServiceIndustry Escapees — Setting the Table 12 Preface: DirectAction 219 DumpsterDiving whatitis, andwhatit'sgoodfor 229 •Effigies 234 Evasion • 28 AffinityGroups 241 -Festivals 35 AntifascistAction 248 • FoodNotBombs 66 AsphaltMosaics 258 Graffiti 75 Banner Drops and Banner Hoists 269 Guerrilla Performances • 85 Behavioral Cut-ups 275 • HealthCare 92 • Bicycle Collectives 287 'Hijacking Events 100 Bicycle Parades 296 • Hitchhiking 107 PaintingbyBicycle 306 Infiltration 111 • HowtoMakea Bicycleintoa Record Player 322 -Inflatables 114 •Billboard Improvement 329 • Legal Support 127 Blocs, BlackandOtherwise 336 Marches and Parades 162 ' Blockades and Lockdowns 346 • Independent Media 178 •ClassroomTakeover 358 •Mainstream Media 183 Coalition Building 366 Mental Health • 191 Collectives 383 • Musical Instruments 205 • Corporate Downsizing 392 'NewspaperWraps 210 Distribution,Tabling, and Infoshops 397 •Nonmonogamous Relationships

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