Dear Anarchists: STOP THE BLACK BLOC!

Dear anarchists,

I was a part of the anti-war protests on march 19th, and as a fellow anarchist, i feel i need to get this out into the open.

Stop the Black Bloc. By this statement i don't mean stop the act of bloc-ing or the actions assoicated with the black bloc. What i mean is that our "dress code" needs to change if we are to have actions in mass protests.

Here are some reasons why:

1. The black bloc is expected by police and other law enforcement. Law enforcement take it upon themselves to profile anyone wearing black. Being in a group of black in a typical anti war march also makes the "radical and violent people" stick out like a sore thumb allowing police to compromise our actions.

2. Switching up the "black" of our blocs will take down the guards of the state and allow for better more effect actions with less pre-action repression. How about Pink blocs? green blocs? Doctor blocs? it will also disable the ability of police to infiltrate the bloc.

3. The most effective action of march 19th was the shutting down of chevron. This only occurred when activists dressed in suits (not black from head to toe) and got in the building.

We need to use the element of surprise if we are to create massive change. The black bloc has run its course. it's time for a new style.

Police bloc anyone?

Black Bloc R.I.P.
1991-2008