TOMORROW - Nonviolent Direct Action Training 4/8 6pm
Madeline Gardner
with
Rainforest Action Network and the Ruckus Society
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The rainforest agribusiness campaign targeting MN based General Mills and Cargill is escalating. Whether you are a seasoned activists or are new to direct action, please come to this training to learn the skills and get plugged into this campaign.
What: Nonviolent Direct Action Training with Rainforest Action Network and the Ruckus Society
Where: Walker Church
3104 16th Ave. S
Minneapolis MN 55407
Who: Everyone who wants to learn NVDA skills and join upcoming actions with RAN.
Why: RAN is escalating our campaign to get General Mills and Cargill to stop destroying Indonesian Rainforests. We have some upcoming actions that we want you to be a part of.
When: Thursday April 8th. 6 – 9:30 pm. Sufficient snacks will be provided in case you don't have time to eat dinner before you come.
Nonviolent direct action includes civil disobedience and other types of protest that pursue means of change outside of the established institutional venues. This training is for people who already think NVDA is a good idea and would like to learn the skills needed to participate in NVDAs. This training is not for people who want to debate the usefulness of NVDA as a tactic, though discussion of its strategic application is always encouraged.
At this training we will practice NVDA skills! Some things we will cover will include: variety of NVDA tactics, NVDA strategy, blockading, de-escalation, dealing with what-ifs, legal consequences and interacting with police.
“We who engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface the hidden tension that is already alive.” Martin Luther King Jr.
Trainers:
Madeline Gardner: has 10 years of organizing and action experience. She has worked with GreenPeace, Rainforest Action Network, SEIU and many local campaigns. She has helped coordinate strikes, banner hangs, blockades, street theater, sit-ins and more. She is a NVDA strategy and blockades trainer with the Ruckus Society.
Isaac Martin: Has been an activist and organizer for over a decade. He's worked with diverse groups of youth, parents and community members on Environmental Justice, Education, Housing and Tenants rights campaigns. He is currently a NVDA trainer with the Ruckus Society.
Find out more about the Rainforest Agribusiness Campaign:
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Isaac Martín
323.801.3860
isaac...@riseup.net
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"If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will."
-Frederick Douglass