Earth First! Direct Action Manual

COVER
TABLE OF CONTENTS
DOING THE DAM THING
1. STAYING SAFE
	Security Culture
	Electronic Security
	Eco-Liberation
2. HOW TO DO IT
	Anatomy of an Action
	Research
	Scouting
	Communications
	Action Media
	Action Legal
3. SOUND OF THE POLICE
	Know Your Rights
	Prisoner Support
	Police Intimidation & Torture Tactics
	Yo! What’s with the Cops?
4. GROUND BLOCKADES
	Body Blockades
	U-locks
	Cobra Link Motorcycle Locks
	Chains and Cables
	Lockboxes
	Superboxes
	Bracelets
	Barrels
	Batmobiles
	Sleeping Dragons
	Tunneling
5. AERIAL BLOCKADES
	Tripods
	Bipods
	Monopods
	Cantilevers
	Skypods
	Aerial Blockade Evictions
	Tree Entry
	Treesits and Platform Rigging
	Rigging Traverses and Internets
6. CLIMBING BASICS
	Climb Training Orientation for Beginners
	Ascending, Descending, and Traverses
	Anchoring, Rope Strengths, Physics, and Other Technical Insights
	Moving Mountains
7. A LITTLE BIT COUNTRY
	The Art of Holding Space
	Backwoods Actions
	Cat and Mouse
	Hunt Sabotage
	Direct Aid as Direct Action
	Action Camps
8. YOU’RE GONN A LOCK TO WHAT?
	Rail Blockades
	Ship Blockades
	Helicopter Blockades
	Banner Hangs
	Billboard Occupation and Alteration
	Tin Foil Hats
9. DOUBLE DARE YOU
	A Paperwrencher’s Toolbox
	Making Life Hell
	Pranks
	Paint Bombs
	Miscellaneous Deviltry