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To: LindyBill who wrote (65219)	8/29/2004 10:22:59 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793964

I was just watching "Sunday Morning." They were doing a piece on Tom Hayden. He warned, "The Police are going to overreach and get heavy handed." To illustrate the point, CBS the interviewed three fresh faced "20 something" young men from somewhere in flyover country. "The FBI is investigating us just because we are anarchists! Hey, that doesn't mean we will be violent."

To: LindyBill who wrote (65219)	8/29/2004 6:59:52 PM
From: KLP	Respond to of 793964

Re the RNC and Dem/Leftist/Socialists/Marxists anarchists: alternet.org Democrats/Leftists....a sizable portion of their 'tent' is here... No wonder they are as addle-brained as they sound... sponsored by moveon.... 888888888888888888888888 More Leftist sites intending to disrupt ... and blogs.... infoshop.org 8888888888888888888 rncnotwelcome.org Democrats/Leftists..all part of their tent... all the items below are linked to a site... · Direct Action Handbook · Media · Flyers and Graphics · About Us · How to Help This Project · No RNC Clearinghouse · Home -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe to the noRNC Announcement List -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe to the noRNC Discussion List Direct Action Handbook A wide range of tactical, medical, and legal resources to make your actions more effective and safe. What is Direct Action? - In short, "direct action means that instead of getting someone else to act for you (e.g. a politician) you act for yourself. Its essential feature is an organised protest by ordinary people to make a change by their own efforts." From infoshop.org. On Masks: A position paper concerning Direct Action during the RNC by the RNCNotWelcome.org Collective -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Direct Action is not spontaneous, it's organized." - Kathleen Cleaver -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Organizing Structures Affinity Groups- An affinity group is a small group of 5 to 20 people who work together autonomously together on direct action or other projects. You can form an affinity group with your friends, people from your community, workplace, or organization. The Affinity Group originated in the Spanish Civil War. Read a history here. What is a Cluster?- A grouping or network of affinity groups that come together to work on a certain task or part of a larger action. Consensus Decision Making- One model of decision making The Spokescouncil A spokescouncil is a larger organizing structure used in the affinity group model to coordinate a mass action. 1st Affinity Group Meeting Agenda Sample SF Self-Organizes to Implode Empire by Patrick Reinsborugh. An article about the San Francisco uprising in response to Bush's war and how it all took place. Street Resources What We Know: A collection of snippets of media sources to provide a comprehensive look at what the RNC will look like. Always a work in progress. Map of Time's Square For Activists: Thanks to the wonderful person who sent us this. This map details the Time's Square area with a legend that marks Broadway Theaters and more. Download a printable color map (pdf) by clicking here. Hotels: Where the Delegates are staying during the RNC. NYC Guide to War Profiteers- Map of corporations in Manhattan profiting off the Iraqi war & occupation. Surveillance in NYC: There are a great deal of cameras in our public spaces. Here are maps, guides to identifying different cameras, and a picture (so to speak) of how the NYPD operate. Activist Guide to Chemical Agents (PDF - 1.4MB): Though NYPD are more apt to use short-range weapons (e.g., pepper spray) than long-range weapons (e.g., tear gas, smoke grenades), but it is best to be aware what all these agents do and how to protect yourself. From the Madison Infoshop. Tactics Note: Listing of tactical resources does not imply an endorsement of said tactics for any or all circumstances. They are here for informational and historical reasons so people can educate themselves about tactics used in large street protests. Think for yourself. Learn your history. FBI, get off our site! Activists infiltrate RNC events! You can too with a little time and preparation! Shadow Protest In addition to what you may do during the convention itself, why not sign up now to volunteer to work for the convention, and then miss your shift! Read the press release here. The online volunteer application is at jobs.quickhire.com (copy and paste into a new browser window) Ruckus Society Action Manuals An excellent range of manuals from video activism to action planning. How To Get Away Safely at street protests - A street tactics manual edited by NYC activists with NYC actions in mind. A must-read! Banner Dropping This site, freewayblogger.com, has a great how-to and an archive of recent banner drops! Reclaiming Public Space It's quick, victimless, and gets the message out. Check this site out for an archive of anti-Bush graffiti and flyering from around the world. Occupations! The Art of Pieing HlS Customers- Interesting ideas on infiltrating corporations- or poltical conventions! How to Rip A Corporation Apart Piece by Piece (article about the Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty's successess with their campaign against Huntington Life Sciences). Crimethinc account of Anti-G8 Protests-June 2003