Complete solidarity for your causes. The younger brothers seek your forgiveness, unity and victory.
In reply to
Earle Danyluk @EarleDanyluk
@IdleNoMore4 aw damn Media< they show what they want to use and leave out key information to purposely mislead the public.
This is of course the truth. Occupy have long since become painfully aware of it, and have become their own media, and sought alternative coverage where available. Know that you will possibly never reach everyone (unless you have the budget for repeated television commercials citing how your cause also directly and immediately effects the viewer) but you, and we, cannot stop. This is not a cause for discouragement.
Occupy use Twitter and Facebook more and more. Allies in media have been found in the Spanish-speaking channels such as Telemundo and Noticias, Spanish-speaking newspapers, the Iranian state television/internet channel PressTV, and the Russian state television/internet channel RT News.
The Spanish-speaking channels can share your outrage at mistreatment and lies and injustice. PressTV and RT delight in clearly detailing anything embarrassing to the US (and Canadian) governments.
Who are your allies, who have this experience? The Quebec student movement who just beat tuition increases are extremely effective and would have a great deal to share. They used a tactic of full-time protesting; people would come in groups assigned for 8-hour shifts, so that there were always rested, energetic protesters present at any target. All day and all night! Banging pots and pans! If the government knows they can outwait you, that you'll simply go home after a period of protest, they win. If they know you're not going anywhere, and are gaining sympathy and attention, you win.
You already know that violence of any sort would give them the opportunity to crack down. You also know they love to send undercover agents to attempt to start violence, acting as if they are one of you and with you, so you will be blamed. And worst, they can seek to offer weapons and explosives to any who may be frustrated. Let all your people know to never cooperate with these types and situations.
If they begin sending the police to break up protests and dances, record everything and make internet alerts including video. Create sympathy. Everyone hates a bully. Know that police will work to frustrate and anger you in order to create arrestable responses. This includes them targeting the young and old to induce outrage and again, arrests. Don't feed the trolls! Sing happy songs at them, laugh and be joyous! They have no idea what to do.
The tactics of Martin Luther King, Jr. come to mind. The Civil Rights Movement endured, and gained ground.
The papers and television will continue to lie. This shows you that you have been noticed and are considered dangerous enough that they have to respond. Good. You are winning. The "comments" sections of related stories online will bring out the absolute worst in the absolute worst people. This is normal. Do not be discouraged, as they wish. Some of them are government officials posing as citizens, hoping to create despair, to defeat you. Media will attempt to interview anyone they feel will give them something they can use against you. Have media representatives who will be the only ones who will talk to media at any protest/dance, and let all present know to simply and always refer media to them. (I've seen US media cameramen mock and attempt to anger Codepink members into giving them an angry response, which they'd of course use over and over against them...)
You are already having a massive effect. Do not stop! Persevere! We are with you! Tell us how to help. Gather those similar and build the power to change everything! I of course only speak for myself and not the entire Occupy movement, but I am seeing interaction and pray it continues and increases!
You already know these things. My pardon for presumption and best wishes for all the People!
In reply to
Earle Danyluk
Retweeted by Idle No more
This is of course the truth. Occupy have long since become painfully aware of it, and have become their own media, and sought alternative coverage where available. Know that you will possibly never reach everyone (unless you have the budget for repeated television commercials citing how your cause also directly and immediately effects the viewer) but you, and we, cannot stop. This is not a cause for discouragement.
Occupy use Twitter and Facebook more and more. Allies in media have been found in the Spanish-speaking channels such as Telemundo and Noticias, Spanish-speaking newspapers, the Iranian state television/internet channel PressTV, and the Russian state television/internet channel RT News.
The Spanish-speaking channels can share your outrage at mistreatment and lies and injustice. PressTV and RT delight in clearly detailing anything embarrassing to the US (and Canadian) governments.
Who are your allies, who have this experience? The Quebec student movement who just beat tuition increases are extremely effective and would have a great deal to share. They used a tactic of full-time protesting; people would come in groups assigned for 8-hour shifts, so that there were always rested, energetic protesters present at any target. All day and all night! Banging pots and pans! If the government knows they can outwait you, that you'll simply go home after a period of protest, they win. If they know you're not going anywhere, and are gaining sympathy and attention, you win.
You already know that violence of any sort would give them the opportunity to crack down. You also know they love to send undercover agents to attempt to start violence, acting as if they are one of you and with you, so you will be blamed. And worst, they can seek to offer weapons and explosives to any who may be frustrated. Let all your people know to never cooperate with these types and situations.
If they begin sending the police to break up protests and dances, record everything and make internet alerts including video. Create sympathy. Everyone hates a bully. Know that police will work to frustrate and anger you in order to create arrestable responses. This includes them targeting the young and old to induce outrage and again, arrests. Don't feed the trolls! Sing happy songs at them, laugh and be joyous! They have no idea what to do.
The tactics of Martin Luther King, Jr. come to mind. The Civil Rights Movement endured, and gained ground.
The papers and television will continue to lie. This shows you that you have been noticed and are considered dangerous enough that they have to respond. Good. You are winning. The "comments" sections of related stories online will bring out the absolute worst in the absolute worst people. This is normal. Do not be discouraged, as they wish. Some of them are government officials posing as citizens, hoping to create despair, to defeat you. Media will attempt to interview anyone they feel will give them something they can use against you. Have media representatives who will be the only ones who will talk to media at any protest/dance, and let all present know to simply and always refer media to them. (I've seen US media cameramen mock and attempt to anger Codepink members into giving them an angry response, which they'd of course use over and over against them...)
You are already having a massive effect. Do not stop! Persevere! We are with you! Tell us how to help. Gather those similar and build the power to change everything! I of course only speak for myself and not the entire Occupy movement, but I am seeing interaction and pray it continues and increases!
You already know these things. My pardon for presumption and best wishes for all the People!
