Spread the Word!<br>Community Non-Violent Direct Action Trainings- Preliminary Flyer attached.<br><br>Inspired by the Occupy movement these trainings are part of a community capacity building effort in the Boston area. The trainings will be facilitated by members of the New England Trainers Network, Alliance of Community Trainers and the Health Justice Working Group of Occupy Boston. The aim is to build the skill sets and confidence of community groups and activists in doing NVDA.<br>
<br><b>Thursday December 8th 10am -4pm </b>:: Non-violent Direct Action basics, Facilitated by Starhawk - <a href="http://www.starhawk.org/activism/activism.html" target="_blank">http://www.starhawk.org/activism/activism.html</a> an amazing organizer and trainer out of the Bay Area. <br>
<br><b>Saturday December 10th 11am 3pm</b> :: Facilitation and Group Process <br> <br><b>Saturday December 17th 10am to 4pm</b> :: Non-Violent Direct Action: History, Street Tactics, Planning, Strategy, Legal, Affinity Groups and More! Full day training <br>
<b><br>Sunday December 18th 12pm 5pm</b> :: Direct Action Strategy and Action Planning Digging a little deeper. <br><br><b>Sign up: </b><br><b>Email:</b> <a href="mailto:bostonactiontrainings@riseup.net" target="_blank">bostonactiontrainings@riseup.net </a><br>
<b>Phone:</b> <a href="tel:%28617%29%20971-8753" value="+16179718753" target="_blank">(617) 971-8753</a> <br><br>Locations of trainings will be confirmed soon! <br><br>
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</font><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><b><span style="line-height:115%">December 8<sup>th</sup>
We Interrupt this Empire 6PM</span></b><span style="line-height:115%"><br>
A film documenting the mass coordinated direct action in San Francisco after
the start of the Iraq war. <br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span style="line-height:115%"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span style="line-height:115%">
<b>December 17<sup>th</sup> This is What
Democracy Looks Like 5PM</b><br>
In 1999 mass demonstrations and coordinated direct actions in Seattle, WA shut
down the WTO ministerial meeting and spring boarded the US anti-globalization
movement. <br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span style="line-height:115%"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span style="line-height:115%">
<b>December 18<sup>th</sup> The Take 6PM</b></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span style="line-height:115%">
A film by Avi Lewis and Naomi Klien, The Take is a film about<span> </span>thirty unemployed auto-parts workers who walk
into their idle factory, roll out sleeping mats and refuse to leave</span></font></p>
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