Unconventional Action East Coast Convergence

Unconventional East Coast Convergence Announced
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Come to DC in June 13-15 to join us for an East Coast Unconventional
Convergence. Months before the Republican and Democratic National
Conventions we will be hosting a massive training, convergence, and
platform for regional consultas for any anti-authoritarian organizers
planning to attend the DNC/RNC.

Throughout the weekend we will be working chronologically through the
steps of planning and participating in a mass action and
demonstration. Contrary to most events like workshops will
intentionally run parallel to each other. We recommend you attend with
a formal or informal affinity group so you and your friends can be
split between the different workshops and report back to each other
(please do not let lack of a group discourage you from coming!). Our
goals are to provide a structure that will include people of all skill
and experience levels. There will be trainings on everything from
media to blockading, from legal work to urban guerilla tactics. And
for those who consider themselves "too skilled" we would like to
remind you that you always have things to learn, share, and of course,
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT!

Workshops will be demonstrative as opposed descriptive wherever
possible. This means that we will hopefully be building and using
blockades instead of just talking about them so we can walk away with
a fuller understanding. These same blockades can certainly be deployed
on the streets in the Twin Cities and Denver. PRAXIS SIDE BY SIDE WITH
THEORY!

There will be a concentrated effort to socialize and meet new people.
We will hopefully meet people we didn't know from our home towns,
build connections between close-by cities in our own states, and
foster robust lines of communication between states. We will
concentrate on the creation of strong, sustainable, networks between
many different type of activists. These connections strengthen our
organizing power and have practical applications in the streets as we
learn how to be effective in groups of five, fifteen, fifty, five
hundred, and five thousand. SOLIDARITY OVER SECTARIANISM!

Additionally, please keep in mind that we are a completely unfunded
organization. Despite our best efforts to keep costs to a strict
minimum we will still need materials for use in demonstrations;
(materials that will eventually see time on the streets St. Paul and
Denver). This means we need to fund raise in advance of the
convergence, so keep abreast of information on pre-registration.

DETAILS:

Date: June 13-15
Location: Washington, DC on the Campus of American University
Cost: $20 with housing, $10 without housing, meals provided
Website: http://ecc.dead-city.org
Contact: dc@unconventionalaction.org