COUNTDOWN: ONE MORE DAY UNTIL JAN 20! PREPARE TO OCCUPY: 2-HOUR NONVIOLENT DIRECT ACTION TRAININGS

These two-hour trainings will cover all the basics of the Jan. 20 Occupy Wall St. West Occupation, including hands-on skills and information about nonviolent direct action, disobedience and occupation for those considering participating in or supporting direct actions, or who just want to find  out more.  We encourage everyone to attend a training.  It all starts with you!!!!!!  Come to one of our trainings today.  We will see you in the streets tomorrow

Trainings will include:

• How to engage in effective direct action and occupation
• Tools for de-escalation (and escalation)
• Working in groups
• Dealing with arrest and legal consequences
• You may meet people at the training with whom you might form an affinity group (a group of 5-25 who works as a team for Jan. 20) or join an existing group to participate in the day of action.
• Please come a bit early and stay for the entire training!!

SAN FRANCISCO TRAINING SCHEDULE

Check http://www.occupywallstwest.org/wordpress/?p=14 for any updates/changes.

**Thursday, January 19 (TODAY!):

3:00 pm–5:00 pm and another one at 6:00 pm–8:00 pm

Location: Unitarian Universalist (UU-San Francisco) STARR KING ROOM; Franklin between Geary and O’Farrell

Also one last training at 8:30pm –10:30pm

Location:  Faithful Fools Street Ministry at 234 Hyde Street

PLEASE SIGN UP:  This helps us prepare.  All you have to do to sign up for one of the trainings is: check the schedule, choose a time that works for you, and send us an e-mail TO <Jan20Training@yahoo.com>

with the following information:

·       Your name

·       Your e-mail address (so we can reconfirm location)

·       Your cell phone (in case we have to cancel or move the training)

·       Which date and time works for you

If you have a group or community — 15 or more people — and would like us to have trainers come to you to do a Nonviolent Occupy/Direct Action Training, ask us and we’ll make it happen, if we can (including in the EastBay)!

E-MAIL US AT:  jan20training@yahoo.com

We are waiting for you!!