-Caveat Lector- ATTENTION ACTIVISTS!! The National Conference on Organized Resistance (formerly the National Conference on Civil Disobedience) is in its fourth successful year. In years past, the NCCD has played a significant role in coordinating a dialogue between activist groups, and sparking in-depth discussion of the strategy and tactics of our various social justice movements. This year, NCOR again envisions being a useful forum for cutting edge discussion for people at all different levels of involvement. Last year, over 600 people converged in Washington, DC for a weekend of experience, discussion, planning, and protest. Don't miss this year- we have a fantastic weekend scheduled! NCOR will be held the weekend of January 27-28, 2001, and involves over 30 workshops on topics such as counterintelligence, activist gatekeeping, the prison industrial complex, food politics, nonviolence, and anarchism. Speakers include Ward Churchill, Cindy Milstein, Rod Coronado, Julie Davids, Mark Goldstone, and many, many others! (See workshop listings below.) The one cost registration fee for all workshops all weekend is $10. To check out the schedule, register, find out about rides and housing, and anything else you want to know, visit: <http://www.organizedresistance.org> Yours in resistance, the NCOR Coordinating Committee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ========================== Focus: Workshops & Speakers STRATEGY WORKSHOPS "Balancing Fears and Realities - Paranoia and Precaution for our movement today." Ward Churchill, co-author of the Cointelpro papers, present the history of government surveillance, infiltration, and provocation. The second workshop in this two part presentation will consist of a panel of activists who are dealing with today's version of government infiltration. Activst Gatekeeping and Activist Colonialism Nisha Anand, Asif Ullah, and Mac Scott - These three New York based activists will facilitate a discussion on how organizations and activist groups construct gates and how racism, classism, and sexism can help maintain gates and disenfranchise groups of people. Small groups will discuss and identify their own gates and imperialist assumptions. Toward an Inclusive Movement: Racism and the New Left Sandra Barros, Peter Chung, Meg Starr, Esperanza Martell, and Ashanti Austin - Given that white supremacy has been embedded in capitalism since its very beginnings, it is no surprise that racism continues to be an impediment to the very movements that are committed to struggling for change. The panel will discuss new ways of talking about coalition building and racism, confronting white skin privilege and breaking through old, divisive assumptions and behaviors. This is a participatory workshop. Art of Nonviolence The visual aspects of a campaign and demonstration are a critical factor in getting the message out. Discuss guerilla street theater, puppets, media images, costumes, and much more. What are the Tactics For: Exploring the Targets and Demands of our Movements Julie Davids will host a panel to explore the importance or irrelevance of formal demands and the picking of targets as elements of our campaigns and movements. Globalization, environmental destruction, AIDS drugs prices, criminal Injustice, global sweatshops, and other movements will be examined. Ask the Lawyers Mark Goldstone will host a panel of lawyers to answer questions from activists. Hear from the lawyers who defended activists in Seattle, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and Philadelphia. Find out what did and didn't work in the streets and especially in the courts. Lawyers will address how we can combat the new, repressive, paramilitary tactics in response to mass mobilizations. There will be plenty of time for questions and answers. Nonviolence as a Philosophy vs. Nonviolence as a Tactic Chris Ney - Believing that social change requires participation from a wide range of people, Chris will show how nonviolence can offer common ground without compromising core values. Large group presentation and small group discussion will help participants clarify for themselves where they stand on the issues and better understand and respect those who hold different viewpoints. The Importance of Direct Action Craig Rosebraugh - The history of direct action as it applies to social and political movements is often neglected and even sacrificed for teachings primarily focused on state sanctioned forms of protest. Yet the history of direct action, both in the U.S. and abroad, is rich, plentiful and has demonstrated the importance of this strategy in the advancement of many struggles. This workshop will discuss the importance of direct action both in a historical context and in current day society. Organizing Resistance Rod Coronado - Nonviolent civil disobedience or violent uncivil disobedience? What is morally, ethically and ecologically justifiable when resisting the wholesale wanton destruction of biological diversity and traditional indigenous peoples? living in harmony with nature. A discussion on when aggressive self-defense of people, land, wildlife and culture is warranted and an exploration of historic and contemporary examples of when it happens. Nonviolence Training: Why is it Important? What should it include? How Should it Change? Kate Donnelly, Nancy Jodaitas, Meg Starr, and Ashanti Austin - The long history of nonviolence training is one of evolution. From month long trainings in India to weekend trainings during the Civil Rights movement and now to a few hours of training before an action, the content of the tradition has been changing. Reflecting the needs of the participants and the needs of various movements, the emphasis on philosophy and strategy is different for every facilitator. Pacifism as Pathology: A Tactic Discussion Ward Churchill - The article, "Pacifism as Pathology," has stirred up debate in many activists circles. Hear the argument from the author as he facilitates discussion on this new text. Mass Action Planning vs. Community Organizing TBA CASE STUDIES Animal Rights in Practice: Where Have We Gone Wrong? Miyun Park and Paul Shapiro - Despite tireless efforts for more than two decades by American animal rights activists, more animals are exploited and killed in our country than ever before. Even worse, the methods used to exploit these animals have become increasingly more torturous. In this workshop, a discussion will be held regarding possible reasons the movement has yet to achieve success, and what we can do about it. Miyun Park and Paul Shapiro are co-directors of Compassion Over Killing, Washington, D.C.'s only grassroots animal rights organization. The Struggle for Democracy in DC Martin Thomas -Residents of Washington, D.C. have no voting Representatives or Senators in Congress and lack control over our local budget and laws; thus making DC a colony right in the heart of what claims to be the capital of the free world. Many call the struggle for democracy in DC to be the unfinished business of the civil rights movement to bring rights to the over 500,000 majority African-American citizens of D.C. This workshop will be a case study on how direct challenge of unjust laws has furthered the DC democracy movement. The workshop will focus on converting popular support into direct action, building and maintaining diverse coalitions in a city with much racial tension and where race underlies many political issues, direct action at the U.S. Capitol and the art of the political trial. The Criminal Injustice System and the Growing Prison Industrial Complex Project South - This interactive workshop uses a historical timeline from the 1900 to the present and people experiences in the criminal injustice system to locate the growing prison industrial complex in US social history (economic history, government policy history, and popular movement history). The interactive timeline and quiz examines the history of repressive policies aimed at poor and working-class communities of color - with regard to genocide, slaver and social control. It covers attacks on activists and the many prisoners jailed for protesting or resistance to oppression. The growth of the prison industry is also covered, from prison construction to privatization to prison labor. Critical Resistance Building the Movement against the Prison Industrial Complex CR East - The United States now has more people in prison and a higher percentage of its population in prison than any other nation in the world. Organizers of Critical Resistance Northeast, March 9-11 in NYC, will facilitate a discussion of regional issues around the Prison Industrial Complex to build momentum for the conference and work towards creating regional strategies of resistance. The Zapatistas as a Model for Community Based Direct Action Chris Day - The Zapatista Uprising in 1994 broke with many of the old models of revolutionary organizing. This workshop will look at the distinctive features of the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN), their civilian support bases, and the autonomous municipalities they have built up. The workshop will consist of one or more presentations on the following themes to be followed by an open discussion: Historical Roots of Zapatismo, Decision-Making in the EZLN and Zapatista Communities, Armed Struggle and Non-Violent Resistance in Zapatista Practice, The Place of Indigenous Identity in Zapatismo, Is the Zapatista Experience Applicable in the U.S.? Food Politics: Bioengineering, Sustainable Agriculture, and Urban Gardening Tom Osher of Bagelhole in San Francisco, Terra Selvaggia of the Bioengineering Action Network, and Bronx Urban Gardeners - What is the history and politics of the food we eat and why are we dependent on multinational corporations and supermarkets to bring us our food? Panelists will discuss the history and give lessons on how to become more self-sufficient and self-sustaining with the land around us and why they do what they do. The Labor Movement and Alliance Building In this panel, labor movement activists, including organizers from Direct Action Network Labor Solidarity Working Group (DAN-Labor), will discuss the history of labor and direct action; the obstacles organizers face with these alliances; and activist goals, strategies, tactics and successes. Parallel Communities and Economic Self-Sufficiency R. Hanhel - Activists have become more convinced that they neither like nor want to be part of the economics of competition and greed that increasingly dominates the planet, and instead would like to work toward the economics of equitable cooperation. This workshop focuses on why it is important for people who oppose the economics of competition and greed to begin to live according to the norms of equitable cooperation, and how we can begin to do this. Independent Media Center What does the large growth of Independent Media Centers around the globe mean for activists of today? Hear from some people who are a part of this ambitious project what IMCs are doing to organize grassroots movements for progressive global change. Pirate Micro-Radio Prometheus Radio Project - Learn from this Philly based collective why you should and how you can set up your own pirate micro-radio station. The Struggle for Direct Democracy Cindy Milstein and Freedom Rising - What is the definition of freedom? And how does direct democracy contribute to a free society? This workshop focuses on the importance of direct democracy within the movement, especially in relation to the events of the past year. Cindy Milstein, board and faculty member of the Institute of Social Ecology, and members of the Freedom Rising affinity group will present. Homes Not Jails Kirby - Find out about the philosophy behind squatting on a global level, and the issues that drive squatting in the US. Also, learn some skills for housing takeovers and how to address homelessness and other social problems. This workshop will also address the race and class dynamics of doing housing takeovers. Anarchism within the Movement: What role has anarchism played in the past? What is the place of anarchists in the current day? Cindy Milstein discusses those who have shaped the movement. Limitations and potentials of anarchism, as well as the future directions of anarchism, will be discussed. 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