Coming Out of Jail Stronger
by Starhawk In the many times I’ve been to jail, here are some of the overwhelming responses I’ve noticed in myself and which you might be experiencing: Rage: Jail is…
Sample Affinity Group Meeting Agenda
Pick a Facilitator Intros –Name and why you think participating in this action is important Introduction to the action – Who, what, when, where, how. Any Questions? Reportback from Spokescouncil…
Street Tactics Exercise
We've been running these exercises as a kind of extended, stop-and-start role play, letting the group practice each tactic, periodically changing the police and the people in front. You can…
Sample Mobile Street Tactics Training
"You will need to deal with fast-moving, ambiguous, and unstructured situations that will test your resourcefulness to the utmost." CIA Recruitment Manual I. Preparation and Support: Hi, welcome to Washington…
Wall Charts for Mass Action Trainings
from Prague 2001 trainings WHAT CAN DIRECT ACTION DO: spotlight delegitimise build a movement educate / inform reform (as a by-product) by: interfering embodying alternatives NONVIOLENT DIRECT ACTION non-hierarchical structure…
Jail Support & Solidarity
by Midnight Special and Katya Komisaruk Jail/court solidarity is the name for a variety of tactics we use to take care of each other while we’re in the legal system. Jail/court…
The Benefits of Being White Exercise
by Paul Kivel Tell the group that you are going to read a series of statements and that each white people to whom a statement applies should stand up after that…
The Benefits of Being Male Exercise
by Paul Kivel Please stand up (or if unable to stand, indicate in some way) if: 1. Your forefathers, including your father had more opportunities to advance themselves economically than your…
A Checklist for the Consensus Process and Facilitation
These are just some of the many ways to conduct a meeting using the consensus process. Roles should be carried out by everyone as needed not just the person specially designated.…
Consensus is Not Unanimity: Making Decisions Cooperatively
What is consensus? Is it a co-operative, process in which people share their best ideas and come up with superior decisions or a coercive, manipulative, time-wasting process in which those…