We have a new piece in the Analysis-Synthesis section by Steve McClure called On Tactics, DC, and National Movements.

The central feature of a convergence is a very general schematic outline of a scenario and media messaging centered on a specific place and time. The role of an open body in this is to organize and co-ordinate logistics housing, health care, legal support, training, messaging, and parameters of the resulting protest. Without an emphasis on stages and tactics, individual small groups can formulate their own plans in the context of the broader scenario. San Francisco was shut down for three days after the start of the Iraq invasion not by secretive planning by a small cadre of activists, but by everyday citizens openly planning a disruptive protest.

Posted by BrianR in Analysis