Some call it CHOP, some call it CHAZ, and no one knows quite what it is. But one thing is clear in a blocks-large swath of Capitol Hill: an autonomous community is taking shape
. When police removed street blockades, people surged into the streets, reclaiming a space many believe is rightfully theirs.
The people have given the area a new name: CHOP, the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest. Some claim CHOP is the Capitol Hill Organized Protest. Others still call it CHAZ, the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, its early moniker. The shape-shifting name represents a fundamental truth: How area appears today may not be how it appears tomorrow.
In recent days, CHOP activists seem to have solidified three movement goals: defund the police; invest in local communities; release all protestors. But while the goals have gained focus, their meaning can still be blurry.
Keeping folks safe is a near-constant thought for CHOP’s 20-plus volunteer medics, including one who parades around in a full suit of medieval armor. They’ve set up a command center on the outside tables of a popular Mexican restaurant, where Frank helps coordinate their actions.
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