I believe that this misinformation stemmed from a simple misunderstanding, but it's important to clear up. All in all the weekend was a festival of solidarity. Ten thousand people weathered freezing cold rain, many of whom risked arrest. If I could single-handedly mobilize ten thousand people to do whatever I wanted down at the US Army School of the Americas, sure, it would have probably looked a lot different. But I can't, so I work with whoever comes, and I start where they're at.
Good change is a long process that takes a load of patience.
I encourage the Barricada to, first of all, get accurate information, and secondly, lose the harsh edge. Critique is a tool for building, but if it isn't used carefully it divides. I suspect that the actions will become increasingly creative as the SOA Watch movement becomes more familiar with the affinity group model. Love, rage and struggle, Solstice P.S. SOA Watch didn't run the parking lots and didn't negotiate anything with the MPs.