What? FREE Nonviolent Civil Disobedience Class with Iana Di Bona
Who? Iana Di Bona is an experienced teacher of nonviolent civil disobedience, who was arrested on Feb 14 attempting to obtain a marriage license with her wife Tiffani Bishop.
When? August 18 from 4pm to 7pm.
Where? TO BE DETERMINED. Watch this space, or RSVP for information.
How? This event is FREE and open to ALL interested activists. RSVP at occuqueers@occupyaustin.org or on the Facebook Event. RSVPs will help determine how much refreshments & food to get.
Class Description:
Photo: Joshua Kehn / Flickr
Do you want to learn to be a more effective, more peaceful protester?
We all have a right to use our freedom of speech to demand a redress of our grievances. Despite this right, modern protesters often find themselves threatened by hostile, sometimes violent police forces who look for any excuse to levy serious charges such as resisting arrest or assaulting an officer. Tensions can run high, especially when hecklers and counterprotesters appear.
Iana Di Bona, a member of Get Equal TX and a highly experienced teacher of nonviolent civil disobedience will lead a FREE, 3 hour class for all interested occupiers and activists. Half of her class will consist of a lesson on peaceful resistance tactics and remaining nonviolent. The other half consists of fun, hands-on roleplay with students taking the roles of protesters, counterprotesters and police.
