US Day of Rage

US Day of Rage | Resources for Non Violent Civil Disobedience #usdor #occupywallstreet #sept17

Many of these sections were taken from the Handbook for Nonviolent Campaigns available from the War Resister's League in New York City and the Civil Disobedience Training fron ACTUP New York.

Download the full Handbook for Nonviolent Campaigns (PDF).

Handbook for Digital and Online Civil Disobedience. (Coming Soon)

US Day of Rage Guidelines for Non Violent Civil Disobedience

Individual or group actions that endanger the physical well-being of other demonstrators should not be done. Generally actions that might endanger the safety of others at the demonstration include: 1.physical violence directed against others, including the police, spectators and demonstrators.

2.actions that cause panic such as running and throwing rocks

3.bringing weapons or anything that can be construed as a weapon to the demonstration site; weapons include but are not limited to: guns, knives, nail files, mace, letter openers, scissors, etc.

4.Don't touch police officers. It's assault and it's a felony.

Know Your Legal Rights

Check out ACLU's Know your rights: For Civil Disobedience manual: Download manual (PDF)

The only and best network of lawyers that support Nonviolent Direct Action (both as Legal Observers and as Criminal Defenders) is the National Lawyers Guild. Individuals organizing US Day of Rage demonstrations and occupations should make contact directly with the NLG in their cities/regions by using this: NLG Chapter Map

See also: ■Nonviolent Response to Personal Violence ■Nonviolence Training ■Affinity Groups and Support ■Legal Issues/Risking Arrest ■Legal Flow Chart ■Jail Solidarity ■Handbook for Online Civil Disobedience (Coming Soon)

Remember to bring a video or photo camera.

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