Anarchism in Action: Methods, Tactics, Skills, and Ideas
Second Edition (draft)
Complied and Edited by shawn@wilshire.net
Introduction http://shawnewald.info/aia/intro.html
Forms of Decisionmaking and Organization http://shawnewald.info/aia/descisionmaking.html
Direct Democracy http://shawnewald.info/aia/dec_directdemocracy.html
Consensus http://shawnewald.info/aia/dec_consensus.html
Meetings and Facilitation http://shawnewald.info/aia/dec_meeting.html
Affinity Groups http://shawnewald.info/aia/dec_affinity.html
Collectives http://shawnewald.info/aia/dec_collective.html
Federations and Networks http://shawnewald.info/aia/dec_fednet.html
Communication: Getting the word out http://shawnewald.info/aia/communication.html
Postering, Tabling, and Propaganda Distribution
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Wheatpasting Made Fun and Simple http://shawnewald.info/aia/comm_postering.html *
Tabling http://shawnewald.info/aia/comm_table.html
Tips on Giving Speeches and Presentations
http://shawnewald.info/aia/comm_speaking.html
Traditional Alternative media
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How To Start An Alternative Campus Newspaper http://shawnewald.info/aia/comm_newspaper.html *
Doing Your Own Zine http://shawnewald.info/aia/comm_zine.html
Microradio http://shawnewald.info/aia/comm_microradio.html
The Internet and Indymedia
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Using Mailing Lists for Outreach and Organizing http://shawnewald.info/aia/comm_maillist.html *
Independent Media http://shawnewald.info/aia/comm_indymedia.html Mainstream Press Relations
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http://shawnewald.info/aia/comm_advisories.html Media Advisories and Press Releases http://shawnewald.info/aia/comm_pressrelease.html *
Excerpts from “An activist guide to exploiting the Media” http://shawnewald.info/aia/comm_mainstream.html *
Doing Radio Interviews http://shawnewald.info/aia/comm_radioint.html
Organizing and Action http://shawnewald.info/aia/organizingandaction.html
*Types of Organizing*
Community Organizing http://shawnewald.info/aia/org_community.html
Labor Organizing http://shawnewald.info/aia/org_labor.html
Student Organizing http://shawnewald.info/aia/org_student.html
Building Coalitions http://shawnewald.info/aia/org_coalition.html
Housecalls as an Organizing Tool http://shawnewald.info/aia/org_housecall.html
*Types of Actions*
Protests/Public Order Situations http://shawnewald.info/aia/act_protests.html
Strikes and Labor Actions http://shawnewald.info/aia/act_strikes.html
Le Tute Bianche, W.O.M.B.L.E.S., Black Blocs, and Police Confrontation
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What is…? http://shawnewald.info/aia/act_what.html *
Wombling tips http://shawnewald.info/aia/act_wombles.html *
Group Movement Situations http://shawnewald.info/aia/act_groupmovement.html *
Shield Wall Formations and Tactics http://shawnewald.info/aia/act_shield.html Monkeywrenching
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Planning and Executing a Hit http://shawnewald.info/aia/act_hit.html *
The Nighttime Gardener (GE Crop Destruction) http://shawnewald.info/aia/act_gehit.html *
CCTV Camera Destruction http://shawnewald.info/aia/act_cctv.html
Squatting as a Protest Tactic http://shawnewald.info/aia/act_squatting.html
Rooftop Occupations http://shawnewald.info/aia/act_rooftop.html
Hunger Strikes http://shawnewald.info/aia/act_hungerstrike.html
Street Parties and Street Theater
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How to start a street party http://shawnewald.info/aia/act_street.html *
Organizing Pageants and Parades http://shawnewald.info/aia/act_parade.html *
Design Ideas for Puppets http://shawnewald.info/aia/act_puppets.html *
How to Build Stilts http://shawnewald.info/aia/act_stilts.html Billboard Improvement http://shawnewald.info/aia/act_billboard.html
Jail Solidarity http://shawnewald.info/aia/act_jail.html
Security, Protection, and Self-Defense http://shawnewald.info/aia/security.html
Security Practices and Security Culture
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Secure Affinity Group Meeting and Communicaton Practices http://shawnewald.info/aia/sec_affinity.html *
Security Culture Basics http://shawnewald.info/aia/sec_basics.html *
Excerpts from “COINTELPRO: The Danger We Face” http://shawnewald.info/aia/sec_cointelpro.html *
Choosing Your Friends Wisely for Illegal Activities http://shawnewald.info/aia/sec_friends.html *
Mail Security http://shawnewald.info/aia/sec_mail.html *
Warning Signs of Covert Eavesdropping or Bugging http://shawnewald.info/aia/sec_bugs.html *
Computer Security http://shawnewald.info/aia/sec_computers.html Police Tactics and Your Legal Rights
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Know Your Rights with the Man http://shawnewald.info/aia/sec_plc.html *
Just say No to the FBI, RCMP and the Police http://shawnewald.info/aia/sec_rights.html *
Investigators’ Dirty Tricks http://shawnewald.info/aia/sec_dirty.html *
Walking through a Grand Jury http://shawnewald.info/aia/sec_jury.html Legal Observers
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Guidelines, Strategy and Tactics for Legal Observers http://shawnewald.info/aia/sec_observer.html *
Effective Videotaping Techniques for Legal Observers http://shawnewald.info/aia/sec_videoobserver.html Action Reconnaissance and Scouting
http://shawnewald.info/aia/sec_scout.html
Basic First Aid and Street Medics
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Your First Aid Kit http://shawnewald.info/aia/sec_firstaid.html *
CPR http://shawnewald.info/aia/sec_cpr.html *
Burn Emergencies http://shawnewald.info/aia/sec_burnaid.html *
First Aid for Cuts, Scrapes, Puncture Wounds At A Glance http://shawnewald.info/aia/sec_woundaid.html *
Treating Bruises http://shawnewald.info/aia/sec_bruiseaid.html *
Treating Bone and Joint Injury http://shawnewald.info/aia/sec_boneaid.html *
Treatment for Chemical Weapons Injuries http://shawnewald.info/aia/sec_chemaid.html *
Street Medics http://shawnewald.info/aia/sec_medic.html Physical Self-Defense http://shawnewald.info/aia/sec_defense.html
Anarchist Projects http://shawnewald.info/aia/projects.html
ACT UP
http://shawnewald.info/aia/pro_actup.html Anti-Racist Action http://shawnewald.info/aia/pro_ara.html
Community Supported Agriculture http://shawnewald.info/aia/pro_csa.html
Cooperatives http://shawnewald.info/aia/pro_coop.html
Copwatch http://shawnewald.info/aia/pro_copwatch.html
Earth First! http://shawnewald.info/aia/pro_ef.html
Food Not Bombs http://shawnewald.info/aia/pro_fnb.html
Free Schools http://shawnewald.info/aia/pro_school.html
Homes Not Jails http://shawnewald.info/aia/pro_hnj.html
Infoshops http://shawnewald.info/aia/pro_infoshop.html
IWW http://shawnewald.info/aia/pro_iwwiwa.html
Microradio Stations
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Introduction and suggestions http://shawnewald.info/aia/pro_microradio.html *
Confronting the FCC and Defending Your Micropower Station From Being Shut Down http://shawnewald.info/aia/pro_confrontfcc.html *
What To Do when the FCC Knocks On Your Door http://shawnewald.info/aia/pro_fccknocks.html
Mutual Aid Projects
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Introduction and Mutual Aid Societies http://shawnewald.info/aia/pro_mutualaid.html *
Ithaca Health Fund http://shawnewald.info/aia/pro_ithacahealth.html *
Child-minding Co-ops http://shawnewald.info/aia/pro_childcoop.html *
How to Start a Community Kitchen http://shawnewald.info/aia/pro_comkitchen.html *
Free Bins http://shawnewald.info/aia/pro_freebins.html
Reclaim The Streets http://shawnewald.info/aia/pro_rts.html
Social Centers, Community Spaces, and Squats
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From “Italy’s Cultural Underground” http://shawnewald.info/aia/pro_spaces.html *
Community Gardens http://shawnewald.info/aia/pro_gardens.html *
The Squatter’s Handbook http://shawnewald.info/aia/pro_squatbook.html *
How to Squat a Building http://shawnewald.info/aia/pro_squatbuilding.html
Tenant’s Unions http://shawnewald.info/aia/pro_tenant.html
Fundraising and Non-Profit Organizations http://shawnewald.info/aia/fundraising.html
Fundraising Activities http://shawnewald.info/aia/fund_activities.html
Grant Proposal Writing and Foundation Funding http://shawnewald.info/aia/fund_grants.html
Starting an unincorporated association or non-profit http://shawnewald.info/aia/fund_nonprofit.html
References and Recommended Reading http://shawnewald.info/aia/reading.html
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