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====== Manual for new supporters ====== | ====== Manual for new supporters ====== | ||
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+ | Based on your location you may find existing local groups you can join or, if there aren't any in your area, you may start a new support group yourself. | ||
===== Joining an existing local support group ===== | ===== Joining an existing local support group ===== | ||
- | 1. There are several established support groups in different areas of the world functioning across different social media platforms. Feel free to join any of them to stay updated about local events, projects and activities. | + | • There are several established |
- | 2. If you wish to participate more actively, feel free to post publicly in the group or contact group’s admins with a brief introduction and a list of your skills and talents. Be patient - group’s administrators are just regular people doing this voluntarily in their free time. | + | • If you wish to participate more actively, feel free to post publicly in the group or contact group’s admins with a brief introduction and a list of your skills and talents. Be patient - group administrators are just regular people doing this voluntarily in their free time. |
- | 3. If you don’t use any social media platforms please email support@dea.org and we will provide you contact of your existing local support group administrator(s) who can keep you up to date with upcoming actions and projects in your area. | ||
+ | ☞ List of global **[[support_groups_list|support groups]]** | ||
- | ==== Groups list ==== | ||
- | === Amsterdam, Netherlands | + | ===== Starting |
- | Free Assange Nederland started out in October 2019 and currently has a core team of 3 people. Judging by our last two demonstrations, | + | |
- | FB: https:// | + | |
- | Twitter: https:// | + | |
- | Admin: Desi Neeman https:// | + | |
- | === Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Scotland === | + | • Invite your friends and family |
- | Scots Defend Assange held the first Scotland Must Resist speaking event on the 25th January 2020 to encourage activism in Scotland. The first protest was held on the first day of the extradition hearing | + | |
- | Twitter: https:// | + | |
- | Email: ScotsDefendAssange@protonmail.com | + | |
- | Admin: Carol Watt https:// | + | |
- | ===== Starting a new group in your area ===== | + | • If you don’t know any interested people |
- | 1. Invite your friends and family to start a group. | + | • Collect your contacts and create a group chat. To protect your privacy, we recommend using safer messaging apps, such as [[https:// |
- | 2. If you don’t know any interested people in your area, join other relevant online groups, actions or protests in your area (for example: anti war protests, pro peace FB groups, Extinction Rebellion, freedom of speech/ | + | |
- | 3. Collect your contacts and create a group chat. To protect your privacy, we recommend using safer messaging apps, such as Signal or Telegram. | + | * Communicate with your group to determine what actions would you like to execute, group roles, resources, plan meetings, logistics, share ideas… |
- | 4. Communicate with your group to determine what actions would you like to execute, group roles, resources, plan meetings, logistics, share ideas… | + | |
- | 5. Create online presence on social media platforms (FB, Twitter, Instagram) | + | • Create online presence on social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) |
- | 6. List your new group with a short group description and links to its social media accounts on challengepower.info | + | |
+ | • List your new group with a short group description and links to its social media accounts on [[support_groups_list|challengepower.info]]. | ||
===== Organizing a peaceful protest ===== | ===== Organizing a peaceful protest ===== | ||
+ | • Call or email your local municipality or police station to find out about rules and regulations for organizing a protest in your area. | ||
+ | Generally speaking, you should not need to formally ask any special permissions if your protest: | ||
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+ | * will take place in a public square. | ||
+ | * will not block traffic. | ||
+ | * you will not be using a big sound system (1 speaker is normally allowed). | ||
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+ | • Communicate with your local group to determine Location, Date and Time of your protest. | ||
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+ | • Promote your event on your social media platforms.\\ | ||
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+ | • Determine: | ||
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+ | * what your activities will be (think in terms of inviting by-passers to come closer and inform themselves about JA and Wikileaks). | ||
+ | * who will be the moderator. | ||
+ | * who will be the guest speakers and performers (celebrities, | ||
+ | * who will invite the media (journalists, | ||
+ | * who will make signs, flyers, posters. You can find free pdf designs in the [[campaigning_material|campaigning material]] section, or check out the [[campaigning_material_diy_projects|DIY projects]] for inspiration on how to make your own. | ||
+ | * who will take care of the music and the vibe. You could make a playlist from these [[music_playlist|songs]] or tune in to [[https:// | ||
+ | * if it is a one-off protest or a recurring event. | ||
- | 1. Call or email your local municipality or police station to find out about rules and regulations for organizing a protest in your area. | + | • Update |
- | 2. Generally speaking, you should not need to formally ask any special permissions if your protest: | + | • Contact WikiLeaks official shop to discuss possible group discounts for bulk orders: https:// |
- | - will take place in a public square | + | |
- | - will not block traffic | + | |
- | - you will not be using a big sound system (1 speaker is normally allowed) | + | |
- | 3. Communicate with your local group to determine Location, Date and Time of your protest | + | • After the protest, share your photos, videos and local news articles on your group's social media pages, using popular [[get_involved_online# |
- | Send email to support@deacampaign.com to let us know LDT of your protest and your FB profile if you wish to be able to edit your event page | + | |
- | 4. Determine: | + | |
- | a) What will be your activities (think in terms of inviting people to come closer and inform themselves about JA and Wikileaks) | + | |
- | b) Who will be the moderator | + | |
- | c) Who will be the guest speakers and performers (celebrities, | + | |
- | d) Who will invite the media (journalists, | + | |
- | e) Who will make signs, flyers, posters (free pdf designs at http:// | + | |
- | f) Who will take care of the music and the vibe | + | |
- | g) Is it a one-off | + | |