How to Oppose White Supremacists Safely and Effectively

The White Supremacists want

  • to make themselves look like victims in the media
  • to gain acceptance as legitimate public protesters


How they’ll try to provoke us

  • THEY WILL get in our faces
  • THEY WILL shout things like “get out of my country” or “we’re in control now”
  • THEY WILL touch or hold their guns


What you SHOULDN’T do

  • DON’T bother talking to them or trying to persuade them
  • DON’T engage in any physical or verbal violence
  • DON’T direct any action or anger towards the police
  • DON’T resist arrest


What you SHOULD do

  • DO stay calm and upbeat
  • DO think about how the media will present your actions
  • DO stay cogent and respectful, if you are interviewed by media
  • DO have prepared sound-bytes that cannot be taken out of context.
  • DO obey police instructions and commands

remember:
YOUR ACTIONS MAKE A DIFFERENCE
DON’T PLAY INTO THEIR HANDS!

Download these tips as a flyer or pocket guide and distribute them as you wish. The pocket guide is “3-up” so it may be printed on an 8.5″ x 11″ sheet and cut apart.

How to Oppose White Supremacists Safely and Effectively FlyerFlyer

How to Oppose White Supremacists Safely and Effectively Flyer Pocket Guide

Furnished by Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice
www.charlottesvillepeace.org

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