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for professional legal advice. If you have a personal legal question that requires legal advice, please consult a lawyer or book an appointment your nearest legal aid service. This information/handout is not intended to serve as legal advice.

Tactics and Strategy for Grassroots Mobilization

Legal Toolkits and Resources:

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The following links suggest strategies in dealing with police; knowing your rights; legal implications of actions; and establishing trust/pre-action strategy. While this list is comprehensive, it is not exhaustive and it is suggested that all actions be thoroughly researched before being carried out. MovementDefence.org Resources (Legal Support) Activists Guide to the Law A Legal Guide for Protestors (material provided by the Libertas Legal Collective, Copwatch Vancouver, the University of Victoria Environmental Law the Toronto Common Front Legal Posse) Protestors Guide to the Law of Civil Disobedience in British Columbia Notes on Legal Issues and Jail Connected with Nonviolent Action

Direct Action:

Tactics & Strategy Resources:

Action Planning Manual (Ruckus Society) Ruckus Action Toolbox (Ruckus Society) Papers of Nonviolent Action and Cooperative Decision Making (Vernal Project) Preparation for Nonviolent Action (Vernal Project) Muscle Building for Peace and Justice: A Nonviolent Workout Routine for the 21st Century

Training For Change (anti-oppression, direct action, facilitation) Organizing Cools the Planet (strategy, media, direct action, legal, climate justice) NSPIRG (Nova Scotia Public Interest Research Group) Midwest Academy (advances movements for progressive social change by teaching strategic, rigorous, results-oriented approach to social action and organization building) Occupy Resource Centre (Catalyst Project) Beautiful Trouble: A Toolbox for Revolution (pre-order book for $8 and/or access web-toolkit

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Media Strategy:

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for free) From Dictator to Democracy (by Gene Sharp) New Organizing Institute (NOI) Toolbox (story of self, facilitation) Seeds for Change: Workshops and Resources for grassroots activists Catalyst Project Resources (political education, movement building, anti-racist work, many resources) Tools for Change (A project of OPIRG Toronto, Earthroots, and Greenpeace Canada, Tools for Change helps you develop skills to advocate for social, economic, and environmental justice) Anti-Oppressive Baby Animals (Anti-oppression is important and in this case, adorable) Community Organizing: A Holistic Approach by Joan Kuyek Books authored by bell hooks (books on the politics of race, gender, class, and culture) Books by Starhawk (a peace, environmental, and global justice activist and trainer, a permaculture designer and teacher, a Pagan and Witch) Books by Andrea Smith (an intellectual, feminist, and anti-violence activist) Graphic fiction by Alison Bechdel Crises of Capitalism RSAnimate (YouTube) by David Harvey

The Spin Project (messaging and media strategy) SmartMeme.org (offers strategy tools, analysis and case studies as resources to help social change campaigns be more effective) Media Strategy for Activists Mainstream Media Tool Kit for Occupy Media Teams
How to Write a Press Release (with a Template) Creating a Media Distribution List How to Create a Video News Release Tips for Doing Interviews How to Handle Unexpected Media Calls

Media Sources:

Upping the Anti Brairpatch Magazine The Tyee The Media Co-op IndependentMedia.ca Seven Oaks Canadian Dimension Common Ground CKDU News Collective Rabble.ca Alternatives Journal This Magazine Rebel Youth Magazine New Brunswick Media Co-op

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Climate Justice Related:

Anti-Oppression:

Oil Sands Truth: shut down the tar sands Indigenous Environmental Network Cochabamba Peoples Agreement Indigenous Environmental Network 4 Principles of Climate Justice Eco-justice Ideas (Ruckus Society) Canadian Youth Climate Coalition (Facebook Group) Canadian Youth Delegation Climate Justice Climatique Ottawa Climate Justice Montreal NOFRAC (Nova Scotia Fracking Resource and Action Coalition) KAIROS Canada Climate Justice Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (BC) Climate Justice Project Conversations with the Earth Indigenous Voices on Climate Change

Anti-Oppression Reader (Global Exchange) Catalyzing Liberation Toolkit (Catalyst Project Occupy Resource Centre) Consensus Checklist Consensus is not Unanimity: Making Decisions Co-operatively Anti-Racism for Global Justice (Catalyst Project) Peggy McIntosh's "White Priviledge: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack" Excerpt from Anne Bishop's "Becoming an Ally Breaking the Cycle of Oppression" Books and articles by INCITE Women of Color Against Violence

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