Earth First! Direct Action Manual

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300+ pages of diagrams, descriptions of techniques and a comprehensive overview of the role direct action plays in resistance--from planning an action, doing a soft blockade, putting up a treesit or executing a lockdown; to legal and prisoner support, direct action trainings, fun political pranks, and more. The DAM has been compiled and updated by frontline activists from around the US to help spread the knowledge and get these skills farther out in the world. COVER TABLE OF CONTENTS DOING THE DAM THING 1. STAYING SAFE Security Culture Electronic Security Eco-Liberation 2. HOW TO DO IT Anatomy of an Action Research Scouting Communications Action Media Action Legal 3. SOUND OF THE POLICE Know Your Rights Prisoner Support Police Intimidation & Torture Tactics Yo! What’s with the Cops? 4. GROUND BLOCKADES Body Blockades U-locks Cobra Link Motorcycle Locks Chains and Cables Lockboxes Superboxes Bracelets Barrels Batmobiles Sleeping Dragons Tunneling 5. AERIAL BLOCKADES Tripods Bipods Monopods Cantilevers Skypods Aerial Blockade Evictions Tree Entry Treesits and Platform Rigging Rigging Traverses and Internets 6. CLIMBING BASICS Climb Training Orientation for Beginners Ascending, Descending, and Traverses Anchoring, Rope Strengths, Physics, and Other Technical Insights Moving Mountains 7. A LITTLE BIT COUNTRY The Art of Holding Space Backwoods Actions Cat and Mouse Hunt Sabotage Direct Aid as Direct Action Action Camps 8. YOU’RE GONN A LOCK TO WHAT? Rail Blockades Ship Blockades Helicopter Blockades Banner Hangs Billboard Occupation and Alteration Tin Foil Hats 9. DOUBLE DARE YOU A Paperwrencher’s Toolbox Making Life Hell Pranks Paint Bombs Miscellaneous Deviltry