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As the election looms along with the potential of street conflict, here's a thread listing an array of informative guides. Let's review everything we've learned over the past several years. http://cwc.im/EverybodyOut Organize with those you know and trust: http://cwc.im/AffinityGroup pic.twitter.com/BkwoxH23i6
Basic security in protest situations: https://maskon.zone/ Introduction to security culture: https://cwc.im//texts/security If the FBI question you or ask you to become an informant: https://cwc.im/ifthefbi Beware of agents provocateurs and entrapment: https://cwc.im/entrapment pic.twitter.com/nZWzJ31RTa
This thread spells out how to protect your privacy via proper phone safety at demonstrations—before, during, and after: https://twitter.com/crimethinc/status/1267555867840393222 …
Communications equipment for rebels, courtesy of @IAF__FAI: http://iaf-fai.org/2020/10/11/skills-for-revolutionary-survival-5-communications-equipment-for-rebels/ …
To guard against doxxing: https://cwc.im/doxcare
Dressing to preserve your privacy and safety: Fashion tips for the brave: https://cwc.im/fashiontips The femme's guide to riot fashion: https://cwc.im/riotfemme Staying safe in the streets: http://cwc.im/staysafe Black blocs: https://cwc.im/texts/blocs pic.twitter.com/hQ8yB4XknD
Gear: A demonstrator’s guide to helmets: https://cwc.im/helmets Gas masks and goggles: https://cwc.im/gasmasks Tools and tactics in the Portland protests—from leaf blowers to lasers: https://cwc.im/PortlandTactics Shields: https://crimethinc.com/2020/08/03/tools-and-tactics-in-the-portland-protests-from-leaf-blowers-and-umbrellas-to-lasers-bubbles-and-balloons#shields … Umbrellas: https://crimethinc.com/2020/08/03/tools-and-tactics-in-the-portland-protests-from-leaf-blowers-and-umbrellas-to-lasers-bubbles-and-balloons#umbrellas …pic.twitter.com/odvKtNLAyA
You can't always predict how things will go in advance, but it helps to show up with a solid goal and a plan. It's better to set an objective and achieve it than to hope someone else has done the planning. A step-by-step guide to planning direct action: https://cwc.im/DirectActionGuide …pic.twitter.com/KyVrADfAx5
Basic first aid for protesters: …https://friendlyneighborhoodstreetmedic.tumblr.com/ The following two articles are for experienced medics— Protocols for common injuries from police weapons: https://cwc.im/treatingpoliceviolence … Responding to gunshot wounds at demonstrations: https://cwc.im/gunshotwounds pic.twitter.com/3AbGnNSy0C
When things go badly: Jail support and solidarity: https://upagainstthelaw.org/jail-support-and-solidarity/ … Making the best of mass arrests: https://cwc.im/kettle Surviving a felony trial: https://cwc.im/felonytrial I was a J20 street medic and defendant: https://cwc.im/j20medic pic.twitter.com/ODAiJduGHx
For extra credit, it can help to study the history of recent protests and police repression in your context to strategize. Here's an example of one such analysis: https://cwc.im/j20analysis We made this protest simulator to help think through scenarios: https://cwc.im/J20Simulator pic.twitter.com/ghzbbsxyXm
We hope none of this will be necessary—we hope Trump will concede the election, Biden and all the other politicians will resign, and we'll suddenly find ourselves in a world without capitalism, white supremacy, or the state. But failing that, we've still got a long fight ahead.pic.twitter.com/xzhC7wyjSB
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