SUPPORT GROUPS (inc. Action Guides)

SUPPORT GROUPS

ACTION

• Climbing training, eg big banner drops: climbtime AT riseup.net
• Direct Action training; Train-The-Trainers workshops
  • • DA Training Network being born… watch this space… Anyone got the contacts?
    • Tripod (Scotland) tripod AT riseup.net
    • So We Stand http://sowestand.com
    • Fitwatch www.fitwatch.org.uk
    • Rhizome Coop www.rhizome.coop rhizome _AT_ rhizome.coop
    • Seeds for Change www.seedsforchange.org.uk oxford AT seedsforchange.org.uk lancaster AT Seedsforchange.org.uk
    • Support the youth in doing DA and security – anticutsaction.wordpress.com
      
• Briefings & resources
  • • Road Raging http://www.eco-action.org/rr/
    • Schnews DIY guide http://www.schnews.org.uk/diyguide/
    • Peace News NVDA tools http://www.peacenews.info/tools/index.php
    • Preparing for Action (Seeds for Change) http://www.seedsforchange.org.uk/free/prepareaction.pdf
    • Delia Smiths’ Basic Blockading http://www.schnews.org.uk/diyguide/blockadingforbegineers.pdf
    • Direct Action Handbook http://networkforclimateaction.org.uk/toolkit/action_resources/direct_action_a_handbook.pdf
    • Bristol Guide for student action - http://anticutsaction.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/booka4.pdf
    • http://anarchish.blogspot.com/2011/01/how-to-win-at-kettling-guide-for-non.html
    • Kettles and how to break em – http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2010/11/468971.html
    • All about shields - http://www.devo.com/sarin/shieldbook.pdf —-all about shields!
      

SECURITY – meetings, actions, recces, communication…

• Activist Security guides – http://www.activistsecurity.org/
• Health and Safety – http://www.brutalcops.net/

TRAUMA SUPPORT & MENTAL HEALTH

• Activist Trauma Support www.activist-trauma.net
• Healing Trauma website http://healingtrauma.pscap.org

MEDIATION

• Activist Mediation Network www.activistmediation.org.uk/

LEGAL SUPPORT – advice, legal observer trainings, info, bustcards, arrest process

• Activist Legal Project http://www.activistslegalproject.org.uk/
• Scottish Activist Legal Project http://scalp.noflag.org.uk/
• Network for Police Monitoring http://networkforpolicemonitoring.org.uk/s
  • • Guide for Legal Observers; Guide for setting up a legal support group
• Legal Defence and Monitoring Group www.ldmg.org.uk
• Climate Camp legal team legal_AT_climatecamp.org.uk

PRISONER SUPPORT

• Anarchist Black Cross brightonabc_AT_yahoo.org.uk

OUTREACH

• SHOUT OUT – https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/shoutout

TECH & WEB

• Aktivix – emails, mailing lists, blogging etc by UK activists for UK activists! www.aktivix.org
• Tech Tools for Activists – new book. http://hacktivista.net/hacktionlab/index.php/Tech_tools_for_activists
• Hacktionlab camps & skillshares http://hacktivista.net
• Crabgrass – activist online organising tool http://we.riseup.net
• Tactical Tech Collective – How-To guides www.tacticaltech.org

KITCHENS

• Green and Black Cross – are linking people to kitchens
  • • http://greenandblackcross.org/node/7
• Anarchist Teapot Mobile Kitchen anarchisttpot_AT_yahoo.co.uk

ACTION MEDICS, FIRST AID

• Green and Black Cross http://greenandblackcross.org/node/7
• UK Action Medics www.actionmedics.org.uk

WORKPLACE ORGANISING, RELATING TO TRADE UNION STRUCTURES

Alliance for Workers Liberty www.workersliberty.org

• Workers Climate Action – briefings like ‘Briefing on Trade Unionism’. ‘How to be an effective climate activist in your workplace’ http://workersclimateaction.wordpress.com/resources/
• Workplace Organiser Training training_AT_solfed.org.uk SolFed www.solfed.org.uk

PEOPLES’ ASSEMBLIES

• info AT peoplesassemblies.org.
• Can use occupied spaces such as universities

MEDIA

• Indymedia www.indymedia.org.uk
• Community Reporting Workshop editor_AT_manchestermule.com
• Talking to Mainstream Media workshops press_AT_climatecamp.org.uk
• Seeds for Change briefings http://www.seedsforchange.org.uk/free/resources#media
• Climate Camp using the media briefing: http://www.climatecamp.org.uk/press/neighbourhood-media-pack
• Media training offered by climate camp media team – press_AT_climatecamp.org.uk
• Aggregator website and news source – https://lists.aktivix.org/mailman/listinfo/newsagg
• GABBER – gabber.org (daily updated by all underground newsources)
  

SOCIAL SPACES

• Social Centre Network – http://socialcentresnetwork.wordpress.com/

HOUSING

• Radical Routes – www.radicalroutes.org.uk
• Diggers and Dreamers – www.diggersanddreamers.org.uk
• Squatters Advisory service – www.squatter.org.uk/

SOLICITORS

• Kellys Brighton
• Bindmans – London Hodge Jones and Allen – London
• Zemanskys (housing welfare, benefits) – Leeds
• Thomsons (Trade Unions) – Leeds
• More please!  Send a message titled – SOLICITORS to networkx_AT_riseup.net

ANTI-CUTS

• http://anticuts.org.uk/ – All the local campaigns in the country are listed here as well as constant anti cuts news

• http://falseeconomy.org.uk/ – an excellent and simple explanation to why the cuts are not necessary.  Explained by a child.

MISSING LINKS!

Publicity, Transport, Design,  Workshops, Activist Laundry (swap clothes), Childcare, Food (street kitchens), Soundsystems, Communications, Accommodation (post action),