Disrupt Lake City!
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Dirty Hands
Feb 6, 2009, 2:33:42 PM2/6/09
to SDS Anti-Authoritarian & Anarchist Collective
Update: Due to many comments from supporters of the campaign and time
and resources being spent on ongoing anti-capitalist organizing in our
communities, the date for the beginning of Lake City actions has been
pushed back to June 4th-8th. More updates regarding dates will follow,
Mark your calendars!
The original call:
Disrupt Lake City is creating a situation in which our friends and
allies can directly confront this wellspring of US militarism. Though
we’ve long known that our oppressors have names and addresses, we’re
finally going to put Lake City on the map, and expose just what the
“Heart of America,” looks like.
What is lake city…
The US led war in Iraq has been raging for nearly six years, with wars
of occupation proceeding for centuries before that. The current US
anti-war movement has grinded to a near halt due to sectarianism,
ineffective vigils and “speak truth to power” campaigns. The one thing
that is clear to the rest of us is that those in power have a concrete
understanding of their influential roles in the global military
industrial complex.
As people opposed to war, occupation, and state sponsored terrorism,
we understand the role that logistical support operations play in
perpetuating the US war effort – at home and abroad. Soldiers,
supplies, transportation, communication, weaponry and ammunition are
some of the components needed to maintain wars and occupation. While
counter-recruitment campaigns, port resistance actions, and physical
attacks on military infrastructure have all targeted some of these
logistical frameworks, the ammunition supply line has been fairly
ignored.
Far from the coasts, and the mass movements that encompass them, the
Lake City Army Ammunition Plant produces nearly 90% of the small arms
ammunition utilized by the US Military at any given time.
The Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (LCAAP) is capable of producing 4
million rounds of ammunition daily. This makes Lake City the largest
small arms manufacturing plant in the world.
Located in Independence, Missouri, about 1 hour from Lawrence, Kansas,
and about 25 minutes from Kansas City, the Lake City Plant sits on
3,935 acres and encompasses 458 buildings. The facility has been in
operation since 1941, making it one of the last World War II era
ammunition plants still in operation.
Lake City is owned by the federal government, but operated by the
leading provider of advanced weapon and space systems to the US
Department of Defense – Alliant Techsystems (ATK), Inc. ATK employs
nearly 16,500 people and operates in 21 states within the US. ATK
weapons plants, offices and testing facilities are housed across the
nation. ATK’s corporate headquarters are located in Edina, Minnesota
about 20 minutes from Minneapolis.
As the largest supplier of ammunition to the US military, and with
representatives in over 50 countries, ATK is responsible for the
continued violence against the people of Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine,
Haiti, Colombia, the United States and many other countries with a US
military presence.
Who are we…
Disrupt Lake City is made up of Midwestern anarchists and anti-
authoritarians enraged not only by the current wars on Iraq,
Afghanistan, and “Terror,” but more deeply by the pathological
militarism of nation-states and the occupations they wage – both
within their borders and beyond.
To clarify exactly where we’re coming from, we ask all participants to
affirm the following points of unity:
• Clear opposition to militarism and occupation. Iraq and Afghanistan
are not the only wars the US wages. Globally and locally, the American
empire is a habitual warmonger and occupier. On the domestic front,
the cops and courts occupy all of our blocks – especially targeting
people of color and poor folks. On the global front, the US military
officially maintains over 700 bases in roughly 130 countries—not to
mention all those they don’t tell us about. Furthermore, we are
against all states and empires.
• Respect for a diversity of tactics. As anti-authoritarians, we will
not allow the authorities to define the appropriate methods for
responding to their domination. We will stand in solidarity with each
other while cooperating to disrupt their ammunition shipments.
• No condemnation of fellow participants in media outlets or public
forums. We’re not getting together to air dirty laundry or to ignite
any conflicts and turn them into soap operas. All our critiques of one
another should remain internal to promote cohesive and decisive
action.
• Non-hierarchical organizing. Actions should be organized
autonomously through collective participation. Obviously that can take
a variety of forms, but the consent of actual participants is the
common thread tying all our efforts together. No authoritarianism or
coercion tolerated.
• No collaboration with the state or its agents. Organize
intelligently, make your plans securely, and don’t ever sell out
comrades!
Strategy or what we gonna do bout it…
The campaign itself designed to create multiple disruptions of
ammunition shipments from Lake City. No one should have delusions of
grandeur or the intention to “shut it down”. However, if enough
pressure is applied, and shipments are disrupted over a long enough
period of time—there may be success in permanently stopping
production.
Call to action!
Saturday March 21st…
On the 6th anniversary of the war we will descend on Lake City, as a
part of a new movement – the new incarnation of the anti-war movement.
From all over the Midwest and beyond, anarchists and anti-
authoritarians will gather to take a physical stand against the supply
line dominating their lives and the lives of those across the globe.
And, you can join them.
If you are interested in being a part of this action and need
information to form an affinity group with the intention of tackling a
certain sector, contact Disrupt Lake City and we will get you all the
info you need. The disruption crew will be coordinating all committed
groups and providing them with support on the ground.
ATK Website www.atk.com
DISRUPT LAKE CITY CONTACTS
Email – Unconven...@gmail.com
Address – P.O. Box 277, Lawrence, KS 66044
Website – www.stoplakecity.org
and resources being spent on ongoing anti-capitalist organizing in our
communities, the date for the beginning of Lake City actions has been
pushed back to June 4th-8th. More updates regarding dates will follow,
Mark your calendars!
The original call:
Disrupt Lake City is creating a situation in which our friends and
allies can directly confront this wellspring of US militarism. Though
we’ve long known that our oppressors have names and addresses, we’re
finally going to put Lake City on the map, and expose just what the
“Heart of America,” looks like.
What is lake city…
The US led war in Iraq has been raging for nearly six years, with wars
of occupation proceeding for centuries before that. The current US
anti-war movement has grinded to a near halt due to sectarianism,
ineffective vigils and “speak truth to power” campaigns. The one thing
that is clear to the rest of us is that those in power have a concrete
understanding of their influential roles in the global military
industrial complex.
As people opposed to war, occupation, and state sponsored terrorism,
we understand the role that logistical support operations play in
perpetuating the US war effort – at home and abroad. Soldiers,
supplies, transportation, communication, weaponry and ammunition are
some of the components needed to maintain wars and occupation. While
counter-recruitment campaigns, port resistance actions, and physical
attacks on military infrastructure have all targeted some of these
logistical frameworks, the ammunition supply line has been fairly
ignored.
Far from the coasts, and the mass movements that encompass them, the
Lake City Army Ammunition Plant produces nearly 90% of the small arms
ammunition utilized by the US Military at any given time.
The Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (LCAAP) is capable of producing 4
million rounds of ammunition daily. This makes Lake City the largest
small arms manufacturing plant in the world.
Located in Independence, Missouri, about 1 hour from Lawrence, Kansas,
and about 25 minutes from Kansas City, the Lake City Plant sits on
3,935 acres and encompasses 458 buildings. The facility has been in
operation since 1941, making it one of the last World War II era
ammunition plants still in operation.
Lake City is owned by the federal government, but operated by the
leading provider of advanced weapon and space systems to the US
Department of Defense – Alliant Techsystems (ATK), Inc. ATK employs
nearly 16,500 people and operates in 21 states within the US. ATK
weapons plants, offices and testing facilities are housed across the
nation. ATK’s corporate headquarters are located in Edina, Minnesota
about 20 minutes from Minneapolis.
As the largest supplier of ammunition to the US military, and with
representatives in over 50 countries, ATK is responsible for the
continued violence against the people of Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine,
Haiti, Colombia, the United States and many other countries with a US
military presence.
Who are we…
Disrupt Lake City is made up of Midwestern anarchists and anti-
authoritarians enraged not only by the current wars on Iraq,
Afghanistan, and “Terror,” but more deeply by the pathological
militarism of nation-states and the occupations they wage – both
within their borders and beyond.
To clarify exactly where we’re coming from, we ask all participants to
affirm the following points of unity:
• Clear opposition to militarism and occupation. Iraq and Afghanistan
are not the only wars the US wages. Globally and locally, the American
empire is a habitual warmonger and occupier. On the domestic front,
the cops and courts occupy all of our blocks – especially targeting
people of color and poor folks. On the global front, the US military
officially maintains over 700 bases in roughly 130 countries—not to
mention all those they don’t tell us about. Furthermore, we are
against all states and empires.
• Respect for a diversity of tactics. As anti-authoritarians, we will
not allow the authorities to define the appropriate methods for
responding to their domination. We will stand in solidarity with each
other while cooperating to disrupt their ammunition shipments.
• No condemnation of fellow participants in media outlets or public
forums. We’re not getting together to air dirty laundry or to ignite
any conflicts and turn them into soap operas. All our critiques of one
another should remain internal to promote cohesive and decisive
action.
• Non-hierarchical organizing. Actions should be organized
autonomously through collective participation. Obviously that can take
a variety of forms, but the consent of actual participants is the
common thread tying all our efforts together. No authoritarianism or
coercion tolerated.
• No collaboration with the state or its agents. Organize
intelligently, make your plans securely, and don’t ever sell out
comrades!
Strategy or what we gonna do bout it…
The campaign itself designed to create multiple disruptions of
ammunition shipments from Lake City. No one should have delusions of
grandeur or the intention to “shut it down”. However, if enough
pressure is applied, and shipments are disrupted over a long enough
period of time—there may be success in permanently stopping
production.
Call to action!
Saturday March 21st…
On the 6th anniversary of the war we will descend on Lake City, as a
part of a new movement – the new incarnation of the anti-war movement.
From all over the Midwest and beyond, anarchists and anti-
authoritarians will gather to take a physical stand against the supply
line dominating their lives and the lives of those across the globe.
And, you can join them.
If you are interested in being a part of this action and need
information to form an affinity group with the intention of tackling a
certain sector, contact Disrupt Lake City and we will get you all the
info you need. The disruption crew will be coordinating all committed
groups and providing them with support on the ground.
ATK Website www.atk.com
DISRUPT LAKE CITY CONTACTS
Email – Unconven...@gmail.com
Address – P.O. Box 277, Lawrence, KS 66044
Website – www.stoplakecity.org
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