From:    Ny Transfer News                       
To:      All Concerned                          Msg #74, 04:13am Jan-17-91
Subject: CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE BASICS


 lorlando   News of Actions for Mideast Activists    8:10 pm  Jan 16, 1991

 GUIDELINES FOR NONVIOLENT ACTION
 
 For the purpose of building trust and to create a foundation of safety so 
that we know what to expect of each other in the planned action, we offer the 
following guidelines:
 
 1. We will act nonviolently. We will seek to express our feelings without 
verbally or physically abusing anyone.
 
 2. We will participate, whenever possible, in nonviolent action preparation 
before the action to prepare and orient ourselves and to share necessary, 
action-specific information.
 
 3. We agree that we will not destroy property at the action. However, many of 
us in the nonviolent resistance movement recognize the validity of this 
tactic.
 
 4. We will not bring alcohol or other non-prescription drugs. Alcohol and 
drugs at an action can endanger ourselves and others, legally and physically. 
They can also hamper our ability to communicate and work together calmly and 
with clarity.
 
 5. We will not bring firearms or other weapons to the action.
 
 6. Participants who risk arrest recognize that they may face legal 
consequences as a result of their actions and are prepared to accept these 
consequences
 
 7. We will not run. Running causes panic.
 
 8. We will not light fires. Fires cause panic. 
 
 The above guidelines were developed for use in actions planned at the Nevada 
Test Site and then subsequently modified by other direct action groups. 
 
 Impromptu civil disobedience groups, take advantage of the often long wait 
for arraignment; make a phone tree, create an affinity group that can 
organize and be an experienced participant in future actions.