rioters bloc
4th September 2005, 04:58
i've bolded the ones which i have participated in and which have worked to some extent [succeeding in shutting down the streets/building for the day, forcing the police to give up, etc]. obviously you need to pick and choose which actions will work best for your cause, and which ones you have the numbers/resources for. many we've tried and haven't worked [such as boycotting coca-cola]...a lot of these things take time and dedication but will hopefully work in the long run
PROTEST ACTIONS/SYMBOLIC ACTIONS
1. refusal of assembly to disperse
2. sitdown
3. bodily interjection, eg. placing yourself between a whaler and his/her prey
4. bodily obstruction, eg. chaining yourself to trees/lying in front of bulldozers
5. respass into closed areas eg. military base
6. airborne invasion eg balloons
7. occupations
8. inviting arrest
9. sit-in ie attendance at private/restricted facilities
10. stand-in ie. joining queues at targeted shops/services to dissuade other customers
11. ride-in ie. using restricted or segregated transport
12. pray-in ie attending services of right wing or fanatical religious institutions opposed to change
13. return of waste products to the dumper or manufacturer
14. heckling
15. guerilla theatre, theatre that involves bystanders or the target
16. public burning of papers, flags
17. protest strip
18. graffiti
19. defacing signs or advertisements
20. renaming a street or institution
21. refusal to collaborate with govt bodies
22. declining govt awards or appointments
23. boycott of elections
24. hunger strike
25. penitential fast
SOCIAL ACTIONS
26. ghosting individuals
27. persona harrassment eg taunting, picketing homes
28. publishing individual's activities
29. social boycott eg refusing to trade with certain individuals
30. ostracism - radical social boycotting
31. denial of sexual relations eg classically, but not restricted to, a womyn's protest against males
32. excommunication
33. boycott of meetings, events, lectures
34. group silence eg refusal of audience to question or applaud
35. walk-out
36. picketing
37. breaking social taboos
38. socialisting with outcasts
39. harbouring fugitives
40. sanctuary
BOYCOTTS AND STRIKES
41. consumers boycotting of goods
42. consumers boycotting of producer
43. withholding of rent
44. refusal to pay tax
45. refusal to pay debts/charges
46. withdrawl of bank deposits
47. retailer's boycott
48. blacking of goods by supploers
49. blacking of raw materials by workers
50. demonstration strike - short strike to build power, show solidarity
51. go-slow
52. work-to-rule, a form of go-slow in which all rules and regulations are meticulously observed to show the flaws in them
53. co-ordinated reporting sick
54. overtime strike
55. selective strike
56. detailed strike
57. bumper strike
58. wildcat or lightning strikes
59. lock-up or stay-in strike
60. reverse strike
61. personal strike
62. hartal - extended cessation of economic activity by whole communities
63. general strike
NON-COOPERATION AND OBSTRUCTION: ACTIONS BY OUTSIDERS
64. overloading facilities or services
65. overloading administrative systems
66. slow or cumbersom compliance with regulations
67. stalling by customers
68. breaking bad laws eg not paying poll tax
69. covert breaking of bad laws eg not registering for poll tax
70. disclosing secret identities - not from your side, obviously
71. publishing secret material - again, not yours!
72. tracking, eg following military or nuclear agents
73. forgery of letters
74. breaking official boycotts/blockades
75. refusal to recognise appointed officials
76. non-cooperation with the arms of the law
77. removal of street signs, door numbers, etc.. works well in an occupation to fool security forces
78. closure of roads
79. infiltration of institutions with spies or saboteurs
80. [b/electronic picketing[/b]
81. spoiling or contamination of goods
82. monkey wrenching
83. liberating animals in traps or laboratories
NON-COOPERATION AND OBSTRUCTION: ACTIONS BY INSIDERS
84. refusal to perform selected actions
85. failure to pass on information/instructions
86. deliberate inefficiency
87. industrial sabotage
88. non-cooperation by juries
89. non-cooperation or mutiny by security forces
90. non-cooperation by govt units
POSITIVE DIRECT ACTIONS
91. non-retaliation
92. entryism
93. alternative radio/newspapers
94. alternative schools/unis
95. selective patronage
96. alternative economic bodies eg co-ops, non-profits, greenie ones
97. alternative economies eg black markets
98. suspending specified regulations within communities
99. selective refusal of entry to areas
100. alternative community with independent sovereign govt.
PROTEST ACTIONS/SYMBOLIC ACTIONS
1. refusal of assembly to disperse
2. sitdown
3. bodily interjection, eg. placing yourself between a whaler and his/her prey
4. bodily obstruction, eg. chaining yourself to trees/lying in front of bulldozers
5. respass into closed areas eg. military base
6. airborne invasion eg balloons
7. occupations
8. inviting arrest
9. sit-in ie attendance at private/restricted facilities
10. stand-in ie. joining queues at targeted shops/services to dissuade other customers
11. ride-in ie. using restricted or segregated transport
12. pray-in ie attending services of right wing or fanatical religious institutions opposed to change
13. return of waste products to the dumper or manufacturer
14. heckling
15. guerilla theatre, theatre that involves bystanders or the target
16. public burning of papers, flags
17. protest strip
18. graffiti
19. defacing signs or advertisements
20. renaming a street or institution
21. refusal to collaborate with govt bodies
22. declining govt awards or appointments
23. boycott of elections
24. hunger strike
25. penitential fast
SOCIAL ACTIONS
26. ghosting individuals
27. persona harrassment eg taunting, picketing homes
28. publishing individual's activities
29. social boycott eg refusing to trade with certain individuals
30. ostracism - radical social boycotting
31. denial of sexual relations eg classically, but not restricted to, a womyn's protest against males
32. excommunication
33. boycott of meetings, events, lectures
34. group silence eg refusal of audience to question or applaud
35. walk-out
36. picketing
37. breaking social taboos
38. socialisting with outcasts
39. harbouring fugitives
40. sanctuary
BOYCOTTS AND STRIKES
41. consumers boycotting of goods
42. consumers boycotting of producer
43. withholding of rent
44. refusal to pay tax
45. refusal to pay debts/charges
46. withdrawl of bank deposits
47. retailer's boycott
48. blacking of goods by supploers
49. blacking of raw materials by workers
50. demonstration strike - short strike to build power, show solidarity
51. go-slow
52. work-to-rule, a form of go-slow in which all rules and regulations are meticulously observed to show the flaws in them
53. co-ordinated reporting sick
54. overtime strike
55. selective strike
56. detailed strike
57. bumper strike
58. wildcat or lightning strikes
59. lock-up or stay-in strike
60. reverse strike
61. personal strike
62. hartal - extended cessation of economic activity by whole communities
63. general strike
NON-COOPERATION AND OBSTRUCTION: ACTIONS BY OUTSIDERS
64. overloading facilities or services
65. overloading administrative systems
66. slow or cumbersom compliance with regulations
67. stalling by customers
68. breaking bad laws eg not paying poll tax
69. covert breaking of bad laws eg not registering for poll tax
70. disclosing secret identities - not from your side, obviously
71. publishing secret material - again, not yours!
72. tracking, eg following military or nuclear agents
73. forgery of letters
74. breaking official boycotts/blockades
75. refusal to recognise appointed officials
76. non-cooperation with the arms of the law
77. removal of street signs, door numbers, etc.. works well in an occupation to fool security forces
78. closure of roads
79. infiltration of institutions with spies or saboteurs
80. [b/electronic picketing[/b]
81. spoiling or contamination of goods
82. monkey wrenching
83. liberating animals in traps or laboratories
NON-COOPERATION AND OBSTRUCTION: ACTIONS BY INSIDERS
84. refusal to perform selected actions
85. failure to pass on information/instructions
86. deliberate inefficiency
87. industrial sabotage
88. non-cooperation by juries
89. non-cooperation or mutiny by security forces
90. non-cooperation by govt units
POSITIVE DIRECT ACTIONS
91. non-retaliation
92. entryism
93. alternative radio/newspapers
94. alternative schools/unis
95. selective patronage
96. alternative economic bodies eg co-ops, non-profits, greenie ones
97. alternative economies eg black markets
98. suspending specified regulations within communities
99. selective refusal of entry to areas
100. alternative community with independent sovereign govt.