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- TACTICS
INTRO
Although our freedom of movement ts protected by the con-
stitution. the streets (like the rest of our lives) are closely
patrolled by the authorities. We can reclaim this space.
Today. the streets offer us the hope of building community.
and of countering our isolation and dehumanization. If we can
not freely gather, meet each other, express ourselves and
demonstrate our feelings then how can we build community and
hope to control our lives and future? Let's reclaim the
streets and replace the commercialism and death dealing with
community. creativity and life.
Destruction of Property Recently an MX missile production
facility was shut down when someone rolled a truck into the
main transformer. Phonelines in LA were cut by saboteurs
several weeks ago. While these are powerful actions. too
many people romanticize sabotage without examining the
actual impact and effect of their actions.
Weaving/Snake dancing Used in Japan suceessfu1ly at demonstrations, it keeps the police from Isolating individuals.
Witches at Livermore linked arms and "weaved- throughout
the road slowing traffic for hours.
Die-ins By far the most popular way to disrupt the normal
flow of business through the financial district. At least S
people start counting down from 10 to 1 as they slowly move
into an intersection. At "ground zero" everyone screams and
collapses in the street as if nuked. Some people remain
standing to make sure no one gets run over. Before the
police can get there the dead arise and move onto another
strategic intersection.
Human Blockades Involve a willingness to be arrested. The
idea is to use your body to obstruct the business of the
offensive corporation. People chain themselves to the main
entrance or lie in the doorway.
Theater Many groups have performed for audiences al demonstra-
ions and had Impact. But the separation between performers
Occupations of missile test sites have prevented the tests and observer has never been completely broken down. leaving
the tests themselves. Occupations of war corporations have i people oul ot the action. Slreet theater can be done any ahut
them down for daYli. Worker's occupattons of factories:.l where. on-the-spot. withoul rehearsal -- U's a drama!lc
have prevented cold lock:-outs during strikes and even pro- ;':. form of communication.
vided a basis for what they call "auto-gestton' in Europe-- ' , .
aelf managed factories that are on atrike" yet keep pro- I Bloebdea with Pbysical Objecta. 'Study the terrain of the,
ducing without taking ordera trom the boalies. I city--what can be.readlly converted Inlo a street obstacle? i
Conaenaua Collective P1'oee.. Too often ao-called aoclal
change groups reproduce the hierarchy and hypocrisy of the
estabUshment within their own working structures. Any
revolution will be built on completely new social relallonahlps.
'Begtn thili llroceas tn your own group -- end the
tyranny of the .ajority rules (because we are all mtnori- .
ties). Consensus means everyone In the group a~es with
the acttons the croup takes. or they can "block" a lIecbion
that violates their fundamental principles. The unlly '~r .
purpose thaI riaes from groups that uae conuNlus Is imposaible
to defeat.
Affinity Groupe SlIlan, truatlng groups of people work better'
in the streets than masses of iaolated demonstrators. If a
..mall group wants 10 evade cops. they break down into
slllaller groups and reunite at an agreed-upon place. This
confuses infiltrators and police that may be monitoring the
aCllvities. _.. -
Spray-painting This artlsttc vandalism really spolls an businessman's
day and also the unity ot his bourgeois authe- I
tic. It replaces the dead greyness with creativity and
liCe.
Work Stoppages/Slow downs Pull the plug out on your Xerox
machine, crash the office computer system, drop that impor-
tant letter in the wrong box. A11 of these actions help to l
undermine the system
Direct Communication Talk to and leaflet financial district
workers and conventioneers and encourage them to question
their activities and redirect their efforts.
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