Meatspace anonymity manual

Aimee Farr aimee.farr at pobox.com
Thu Jul 5 11:21:01 PDT 2001


The Lone Ranger also wore a black mask. He also rode the same horse, hung
around the same Indian, and manifested repetitive behavior patterns. I don't
think he really fooled anybody.

The FBI and PO-lice aren't the only ones interested in anarchists.

~Aimee

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> Behalf Of Anonymous Coredump
> Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 11:46 AM
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> Subject: Meatspace anonymity manual
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> http://www.iprimus.ca/~dawnone/bbloc.htm
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>
> excerpt:
>
> THE BLACK "BLOC" The whole idea of a Black Bloc is that people wear all
> black, and stay in a tight formation. If people don't stay in formation,
> and wander around with large gaps in-between, well, that's not a black
> bloc, that's a march of anarchists wearing black. A black bloc requires
> that people stay tight and stay alert. In Cincinnati, we did very well
> with this idea. People (for the most part) stayed tight and alert, and
> there were very few instances where gaps became a problem. In DC (IMF
> Protests), this was a *huge* problem. The Bloc was very loose, and a lot
> of times, it seemed like people were not alert to what was going on.
> This luckily didn't turn too ugly, but if the cops didn't have their
> heads so far up their ass, they could have used that opportunity to
> divide us and make mass arrests. We cannot allow any opportunity for
> them to do that, an injury to one is an injury to all, remember.
>
> BLACK BLOC ATTIRE Seattle was probably the most effective Black Bloc
> we've seen in this country, and yet there was one glaring mistake that
> the Black Bloc made. Their black bloc attire wasn't exactly anonymous.
> It all boils down to this: Wearing a bandanna doesn't mean much if you
> have blue hair and a huge "Aus Rotten" patch on your back. Part of the
> purpose of a Black Bloc is to provide anonymity for it's members. You
> are not doing yourself or your comrades any service by dressing in a
> distinct way. Individuality is great and all, but sometimes it's okay to
> ditch it for a few hours in order to avoid jail time. Cincinnati was
> definitely better in this regard, but in order for a Black Bloc to truly
> be effective, then that means that we should dress appropriately. This
> means, black jeans or pants, black hooded sweatshirt, black shoes, and,
> if necessary, plain black jackets. Face masks should be plain black,
> whether bandannas or ski masks. Most black bandannas that are purchased
> are black and white. This is not good. You're better off just cutting a
> piece of plain black cloth into a bandanna shape.As the police and the
> FBI learn more about anarchist culture, they're going to become much
> better at singling people out based on patches or clothing. They didn't
> have much experience with it in Seattle, which is why people were able
> to get away with wearing patch-pants or other distinctive outfits, but
> rest assured that they're getting better at it, which means that we're
> going to have to get better at dressing properly.





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