if anyone would like i can put together a workshop on Security Culture and Direct Action and would be happy to. the FB page has had calls for DA and some serious breaches in SC and since i’ve noticed there are many newer activists involved its good to be more prepared.

if you’re interested you can find me here as Igatranonic or on FB as Keith Mercer

Wesley Morris (facebook) One friendly amendment: We need to make sure to keep the side lane clear for emergency vehicles.

There has been a suggestion to do this next Saturday, when GA Tech has their game.

So, I’m thinking that a Saturday would work well (logistically), but news attention would be better on a weekday. I’m thinking Wednesday during morning rush hour. Say like 8:00 am at all connectors from 285 to 75/85 into Atlanta (we should only stop traffic inbound to Atlanta). This would focus the message on the money flowing into the hands of…[Read more]

Okay, so you know what IS coming up? 11-11-11. And it’s coming up really soon, but I’m picturing something really kickass. I propose that we shut down traffic completely, either in one location or (ideally) at all major interchanges around the perimeter and maybe even a few strategic spots intown, for a full hour, starting at 10:41 am. So…[Read more]

I think we can consider whether we will have enough manpower to shutdown all the interchanges. I think we should start with shutting down the connector here: http://maps.google.com/?ll=33.741616,-84.391882&spn=0.001929,0.002929&t=k&vpsrc=6&z=19

People can walk out onto Fulton Street to hang banners for both north and south bound traffic. We’d…[Read more]

One thing that just occured to me: If people are driving down the road and the cars in front of them suddenly stop and a bunch of people wearing masks jump out, who knows what they are going to think. This is Atlanta and a lot of people carry guns in their cars. If they think that we are terrorists or something they might shoot first and ask…[Read more]

Hey sunflame, I am not sure if this is what you meant by your facebook page but here basically what I was talking about doing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoETMCosULQ&feature=fvsr One group does this and actually obeys the law but starts on the 1/4 side of the loop. Meanwhile another group, hangs up the signs in preperation.

Thus you can…[Read more]

In hindsight, it might not be as epic as stopic traffic though.

Something I finally figured out how to say on Facebook. Repeating it here as it’s directly related.

To put it clearly, the freeway is no more or less a public right of way than the sidewalk (just for a different type of travel). I’m willing to assert my right to impede that right of way briefly for political speech. That falls under civil…[Read more]

This is an unproductive endeavor. While, yes, it will get people’s attention, it reflects poorly on Occupy. What is the point of stopping traffic? You will only make people angry with us.

I strongly discourage this activity.

I don’t understand how such a show of power will engender support for the movement. It’s 100% reckless and even more unsafe.