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Hong Kong protest tactics thread.
SUPPLY CHAIN: A human chain delivers a steady flow of helmets, umbrellas, masks, and goggles to the front line.
This is faster and creates less extra foot traffic, and it allows moving protesters to skirt the area where the chain is operating.
SUPPLY CHAIN: A human chain delivers a steady flow of helmets, umbrellas, masks, and goggles to the front line.
This is faster and creates less extra foot traffic, and it allows moving protesters to skirt the area where the chain is operating.
Hong Kong protest tactics thread.
SUPPLY CHAIN: This diagram shows the flow of supplies along a human chain to the front line, and indicates where crowds of protesters can march past without interfering.
@tmarcoh
SUPPLY CHAIN: This diagram shows the flow of supplies along a human chain to the front line, and indicates where crowds of protesters can march past without interfering.
@tmarcoh
Hong Kong protest tactics thread.
HAND SIGNALS: Protesters have developed simple hand signals to communicate.
Soldiers have always used visual signals in battle. They carry over long distances in noisy environments.
[ Reuters] hand signal for "HELMET"
HAND SIGNALS: Protesters have developed simple hand signals to communicate.
Soldiers have always used visual signals in battle. They carry over long distances in noisy environments.
[
Reuters] hand signal for "HELMET"
Hong Kong protest tactics thread.
HAND SIGNALS: Protesters have developed simple hand signals to communicate.
Soldiers have always used visual signals in battle. They carry over long distances in noisy environments.
[ Reuters] hand signal for "UMBRELLA"
HAND SIGNALS: Protesters have developed simple hand signals to communicate.
Soldiers have always used visual signals in battle. They carry over long distances in noisy environments.
[
Reuters] hand signal for "UMBRELLA"
Hong Kong protest tactics thread.
HAND SIGNALS: Protesters have developed simple hand signals to communicate.
Soldiers have always used visual signals in battle. They carry over long distances in noisy environments.
Hand signals for "HELMETS" (left) and "UMBRELLAS" (right)
HAND SIGNALS: Protesters have developed simple hand signals to communicate.
Soldiers have always used visual signals in battle. They carry over long distances in noisy environments.
Hand signals for "HELMETS" (left) and "UMBRELLAS" (right)
Hong Kong protest tactics thread.
HAND SIGNALS for "MASKS" (left) and "PLASTIC WRAP" (right)
Protesters use plastic wrap (cling wrap) around the uncovered parts of their face, neck, and forearms to shield skin from OC spray, PAVA (pelargonic acid vanillylamide), and CS irritant
HAND SIGNALS for "MASKS" (left) and "PLASTIC WRAP" (right)
Protesters use plastic wrap (cling wrap) around the uncovered parts of their face, neck, and forearms to shield skin from OC spray, PAVA (pelargonic acid vanillylamide), and CS irritant
Hong Kong protest tactics thread.
HAND SIGNALS for "EYE RINSE" (left) and "ASTHMA INHALER" (right).
Not all protesters will be wearing full protective gear (like full-face gas masks). It's expensive and difficult to obtain.
Protesters make do with what they have, with support.
HAND SIGNALS for "EYE RINSE" (left) and "ASTHMA INHALER" (right).
Not all protesters will be wearing full protective gear (like full-face gas masks). It's expensive and difficult to obtain.
Protesters make do with what they have, with support.
Hong Kong protest tactics thread.
HAND SIGNALS for "GOGGLES" (left) and "BARRICADE NEEDED" (right).
Makeshift barricades are crucial to stopping the police "Zerg rush", where they charge protesters, knock some to the ground, and arrest them.
The arrows indicate hand movement.
HAND SIGNALS for "GOGGLES" (left) and "BARRICADE NEEDED" (right).
Makeshift barricades are crucial to stopping the police "Zerg rush", where they charge protesters, knock some to the ground, and arrest them.
The arrows indicate hand movement.
Hong Kong protest tactics thread
BARRICADE CONSTRUCTION: Barricades are easily assembled from found items like fences, railings, and construction equipment.
Note the use of zip ties.
The barricade protects from the police Zerg rush, a common arrest tactic.Tyrone Siu/REUTERS
BARRICADE CONSTRUCTION: Barricades are easily assembled from found items like fences, railings, and construction equipment.
Note the use of zip ties.
The barricade protects from the police Zerg rush, a common arrest tactic.
Tyrone Siu/REUTERS
Hong Kong protest tactics thread
BARRICADE DEPLOYMENT: Barricades are used to protect from police clearance operations.
As we've seen in Portland, police like to launch surprise "clearing" attacks against the flanks of the crowd while protesters are distracted by the front.
BARRICADE DEPLOYMENT: Barricades are used to protect from police clearance operations.
As we've seen in Portland, police like to launch surprise "clearing" attacks against the flanks of the crowd while protesters are distracted by the front.
Hong Kong protest tactics thread
BARRICADE DEPLOYMENT: Quickly deploy barricades to protect the front line's vulnerable flanks.
Allow wide-open egress from front lines to "green" zone territory (owned by large crowds of friendlies).
Don't create chokepoints or trample hazards.
BARRICADE DEPLOYMENT: Quickly deploy barricades to protect the front line's vulnerable flanks.
Allow wide-open egress from front lines to "green" zone territory (owned by large crowds of friendlies).
Don't create chokepoints or trample hazards.
Hong Kong protest tactics thread
BARRICADE DEPLOYMENT: Protesters will need cable ties and sturdy scissors (get blunt-tipped shears, so you can't be accused of carrying a pointed weapon).
Hand signals for "CABLE TIES" (left) and "SCISSORS" (right).
BARRICADE DEPLOYMENT: Protesters will need cable ties and sturdy scissors (get blunt-tipped shears, so you can't be accused of carrying a pointed weapon).
Hand signals for "CABLE TIES" (left) and "SCISSORS" (right).
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BARRICADE DEPLOYMENT: Road signs are easy to dismantle to use for shields and barricades.
Protesters learn to stage allen wrenches, monkey wrenches with long handles (for torque against vandal-proof nuts used on traffic signs) near protests.
BARRICADE DEPLOYMENT: Road signs are easy to dismantle to use for shields and barricades.
Protesters learn to stage allen wrenches, monkey wrenches with long handles (for torque against vandal-proof nuts used on traffic signs) near protests.
Hong Kong protest tactics thread
EYE FLUSH: If you see someone who appears to be blinded, gently place your hand on their shoulder and ask if they'd like you to guide them to an eye wash station.
CONSENT: DO NOT try to move people or treat them without ASKING and explaining!
EYE FLUSH: If you see someone who appears to be blinded, gently place your hand on their shoulder and ask if they'd like you to guide them to an eye wash station.
CONSENT: DO NOT try to move people or treat them without ASKING and explaining!
Hong Kong protest tactics thread
DRESS EN BLOC: The Black Bloc dress code exists for a very good reason.
"But I don't want to look like a protester!" YES YOU DO.
If you stand out in ANY way, you will be filmed, identified, and arrested later. Blend in. https://twitter.com/OccupiedSeattle/status/1285329745689772032?s=20
DRESS EN BLOC: The Black Bloc dress code exists for a very good reason.
"But I don't want to look like a protester!" YES YOU DO.
If you stand out in ANY way, you will be filmed, identified, and arrested later. Blend in. https://twitter.com/OccupiedSeattle/status/1285329745689772032?s=20
Hong Kong protest tactics thread
NO FASHION AT PROTESTS
Wear nothing distinctive. No jewelry, no tattoos, no logos.
Plain black hoodie, dark sneakers/boots.
Black ski mask OVER HEADGEAR. Hide your hair.
Harder to prosecute if everyone looks identical. https://twitter.com/OccupiedSeattle/status/1285329756565630976?s=20
NO FASHION AT PROTESTS
Wear nothing distinctive. No jewelry, no tattoos, no logos.
Plain black hoodie, dark sneakers/boots.
Black ski mask OVER HEADGEAR. Hide your hair.
Harder to prosecute if everyone looks identical. https://twitter.com/OccupiedSeattle/status/1285329756565630976?s=20
Hong Kong protest tactics thread
NO FASHION AT PROTESTS
A woman faces 10 years in prison after police tracked her down using the shirt she was wearing in a journalist's photo.
Reporters and live-streamers are NOT there to protect you. Protect yourself. https://twitter.com/DavidBegnaud/status/1273457414612779008?s=20
NO FASHION AT PROTESTS
A woman faces 10 years in prison after police tracked her down using the shirt she was wearing in a journalist's photo.
Reporters and live-streamers are NOT there to protect you. Protect yourself. https://twitter.com/DavidBegnaud/status/1273457414612779008?s=20
Hong Kong protest tactics thread
OBTAINING WATER: Most urban protest areas have plenty of bottled water available.
However, if you need more water, buy this $5 tool called a "sillcock key", which can unlock most municipal water sources in public parks. https://twitter.com/i/status/1286414832963473408
OBTAINING WATER: Most urban protest areas have plenty of bottled water available.
However, if you need more water, buy this $5 tool called a "sillcock key", which can unlock most municipal water sources in public parks. https://twitter.com/i/status/1286414832963473408
Protest tactics thread.
Water balloons can be filled with a mix of water and silicone lube.
J-Lube is VERY messy and slippery, impossible to clean.
It stains clothing, makes you slip and fall, gets all over police gear and weapons.
Glitter sticks to it. https://twitter.com/chadloder/status/1286395769696563200?s=20
Water balloons can be filled with a mix of water and silicone lube.
J-Lube is VERY messy and slippery, impossible to clean.
It stains clothing, makes you slip and fall, gets all over police gear and weapons.
Glitter sticks to it. https://twitter.com/chadloder/status/1286395769696563200?s=20
Protest tactics thread
Super Soakers are great fun at protests.
They can be filled with plain water or with a solution of Manic Panic blue hair dye diluted in water, which stains clothing, hair, and skin for days.
Blue is best, because "Blue Lives Matter" and all.
Super Soakers are great fun at protests.
They can be filled with plain water or with a solution of Manic Panic blue hair dye diluted in water, which stains clothing, hair, and skin for days.
Blue is best, because "Blue Lives Matter" and all.
Protest tactics thread
DE-ARREST TACTICS: A great explanation of crowd control arrest tactics used by riot police, from @soultypechild
WARNING: De-arrest requires coordinated action and it's potentially a felony. You need superior numbers.
Full vid: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CDDCtQZHVhd/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
DE-ARREST TACTICS: A great explanation of crowd control arrest tactics used by riot police, from @soultypechild
WARNING: De-arrest requires coordinated action and it's potentially a felony. You need superior numbers.
Full vid: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CDDCtQZHVhd/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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DE-ARREST TACTICS: There's no such thing as a polite de-arrest.
De-arrest requires people to COMMIT to it. The most common effective tactic is to shove the arrester to the ground.
DON'T JUST YANK on your friend to pull them free. https://twitter.com/PNWAntifascist/status/1285747586515660802?s=20
DE-ARREST TACTICS: There's no such thing as a polite de-arrest.
De-arrest requires people to COMMIT to it. The most common effective tactic is to shove the arrester to the ground.
DON'T JUST YANK on your friend to pull them free. https://twitter.com/PNWAntifascist/status/1285747586515660802?s=20
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SHIELDS: Journalists and protesters need shields to protect themselves from impact munitions.
Durable, cheap, and splinter-free. Don't overthink it. It's better to have 100 "ok" shields than 5 amazing ones.
@ghostmobpdx makes em: https://twitter.com/PDXRosieRiddle/status/1287136013895127041?s=20
SHIELDS: Journalists and protesters need shields to protect themselves from impact munitions.
Durable, cheap, and splinter-free. Don't overthink it. It's better to have 100 "ok" shields than 5 amazing ones.
@ghostmobpdx makes em: https://twitter.com/PDXRosieRiddle/status/1287136013895127041?s=20
Protest tactics thread
Eye protection, hearing protection, shields, leaf blowers. Why?
This was the Feds in Portland last night (24-Jul), @ByMikeBaker (follow him!).
They’re coming soon to 30 cities in the US. They don’t stop riots, they cause riots.
Eye protection, hearing protection, shields, leaf blowers. Why?
This was the Feds in Portland last night (24-Jul),
@ByMikeBaker (follow him!).They’re coming soon to 30 cities in the US. They don’t stop riots, they cause riots.
Protest tactics thread
SOCIAL MEDIA SAFETY: Didn’t see nothin, don’t know nothin’.
Thread by @PugetSupport on how to avoid accidentally snitching on yourself other protesters.
This is literally a matter of freedom vs. prison, so click through and read. https://twitter.com/pugetsupport/status/1287079946364411904
SOCIAL MEDIA SAFETY: Didn’t see nothin, don’t know nothin’.
Thread by @PugetSupport on how to avoid accidentally snitching on yourself other protesters.
This is literally a matter of freedom vs. prison, so click through and read. https://twitter.com/pugetsupport/status/1287079946364411904
