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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 supporters@dontextraditeassange.com 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://www.facebook.com/ | + | • Invite your friends and family to start a group. Share with them accessible and accurate information such as the one found on this wiki. Perhaps watch a film or documentary from our [[movie_list|movie selection]] together, and start a conversation! |
| - | Twitter: https://twitter.com/ | + | • 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/press conferences...) to connect with like-minded individuals who might be interested in starting a new # |
| - | Admin: Desi Neeman | + | • Collect your contacts and create a group chat. To protect your privacy, we recommend using safer messaging apps, such as [[https:// |
| - | === Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Scotland === | + | * Communicate with your group to determine what actions would you like to execute, group roles, resources, plan meetings, logistics, share ideas… |
| - | 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 and people came from across Scotland to stand outside the Scottish Parliament. Thanks to the protest we now have a small group of activists eager to get into more actions. We can now cover three territories in Scotland: Aberdeen, Edinburgh, and Glasgow. | + | |
| - | Twitter: https:// | + | • Create online presence on social media platforms (Facebook, |
| - | Email: ScotsDefendAssange@protonmail.com | + | • List your new group with a short group description and links to its social media accounts on [[support_groups_list|challengepower.info]]. |
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| - | Admin: Carol Watt https:// | + | |
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| - | ===== Starting a new group in your area ===== | + | |
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| - | 1. Invite your friends and family to start a group. | + | |
| - | 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. | + | |
| - | 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) | + | |
| - | 6. List your new group with a short group description and links to its social media accounts on 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: | ||
| - | 1. Call or email your local municipality or police station to find out about rules and regulations for organizing a protest in your area. | + | * |
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| - | 2. Generally speaking, you should not need to formally ask any special permissions if your protest: | + | |
| - | - 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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| - | 3. Communicate with your local group to determine Location, Date and Time of your protest | + | |
| - | Send email to supporters@dontextraditeassange.com to let us know LDT of your protest and your FB profile if you wish to be able to edit your event page | + | |
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| - | 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 | + | • Communicate with your local group to determine Location, Date and Time of your protest. |
| - | c) Who will be the guest speakers and performers (celebrities, | + | • Promote your event on your social media platforms.\\ |
| - | d) Who will invite the media (journalists, | + | • Determine: |
| - | e) Who will make signs, flyers, posters | + | * 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 | ||
| + | * 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://p-node.org/freeassange/|Radio Free Assange]]. | ||
| + | * if it is a one-off protest or a recurring event. | ||
| - | f) Who will take care of the music and the vibe | + | • Update your event page once speakers |
| - | g) Is it a one-off protest or a recurring event | + | • Contact WikiLeaks official shop to discuss possible group discounts for bulk orders: https:// |
| - | 5. After the protest, | + | • After the protest, |