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So You Want to Plan an Action (Scribd)

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:53:34 -0500

So You Want to Plan an Action

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Marshal Training Tips (Scribd)

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Marshal Training Tips

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ACT UP Zap Action Outline (Scribd)

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:03:27 -0500

ACT UP Zap Action Outline

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ACT UP's "So You Want to Plan an Action"

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:49:15 -0500

PLANNING AN ACTION -- From ACT UP New York (Printer-Friendly Version)

So you want to plan an action. There's a government official who needs to get zapped, a policy that needs changing, a company making huge profits on AIDS drugs, and important healthcare services that are not being provided -- AND IT'S TIME TO TAKE ACTION. Here are some ideas and suggestions to help you plan and focus your action.

First, ask yourself some very basic questions:

(1) What is the goal of your action -- what do you want?;

(2) Who is the target -- who is the action for or against?;

(3) Who is your aUdience -- who do you want to reach or who will actually see your action;

(4) What is your message -what do you want to say?; and

(5) What is your tactic -- how will you achieve your goal, hit your target, reach your audience and get your message across? The simpler your answers to these questions, the easier it will be for you to come up with your plan or scenario.

There are many types of actions. The most basic is the moving picket. This is a legal demonstration consisting of a group of people with fact sheets, posters, and other visuals walking and chanting in a cir~..in front of a specific site. ThecFirst Amendment guarant ~ ou the right to free speech) ~ as long as you are on p lic property, keep the line moving and leave some room for pedestrians, you are not doing anything unlawful. Similarly, handing out flyers and fact sheets at the demo site or across the street (or in any pUblic space) is also perfectly legal.

Marshal Training

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:43:28 -0500

MARSHAL TRAINING TIPS (Printer-Friendly Version)

This information is provided as a reference and cannot replace a Marshal Training.

1. THE ROLE OF MARSHALS AT AN ACTION:

To facilitate the action as planned;

To act as an information source between planners and demonstrators;

To help demonstrators be safe while and feel good about demonstrating;

To act as a buffer between police, hecklers and bystanders.

2. WHAT MARSHALS DO ON A PICKET:

Set up the moving picket; determine picket perimeters;

Keep the picket moving and intact;

Watch the perimeters; be aware of police and others' movements;

Lead chants; intervene on behalf of picketers (If the picket is barricaded there MUST be a way for people to enter and exit. This is your legal right.);

Show legal area limits, should civil disobedience occur;

Stay calm; Keep people around aware of what's happening;

Wear an armband distinguishing yourself as a marshall.

Avoid carrying signs.

Be responsible for negotiating with the police for First Amendment rights.