Resources for resistance
A collection of guides for fighting back.
As of this writing, the military is deploying to a Los Angeles in flames. This is a collection of movement resources compiled by various collectives and individuals that might be of use to those on the front lines and beyond. Share, study, critique—prepare for what’s to come. —A.
Street tactics
A Demonstrator’s Guide to Body Armor (CrimethInc)
A Demonstrator’s Guide to Helmets (CrimethInc)
A Demonstrator’s Guide to Understanding Riot Munitions (CrimethInc)
Banner Drops (The Movement Hub)
Blockading: A Guide (LibCom)
De-Arrest Primer (Haters Cafe)
Hong Kong Protest Tactics & Roles (Sprout Distro, imposed .pdf)
How to Disable a Tank (Activist Handbook)
Lasers in the Tear Gas: A Guide to Tactics in Hong Kong (It’s Going Down)
Warrior Crowd Control & Riot Manual (Sprout Distro)
Support & supply lines
An Activist’s Guide to Basic First Aid (Sprout Distro, .pdf)
The Art and Science of Billboard Improvement (Sprout Distro)
Creating a Rapid Response System (Mobilisation Lab)
Don’t Just Do Nothing: 20 Things You Can Do to Counter Fascism (CAW, .pdf)
How to Organize a Neighborhood Assembly (It’s Going Down)
How to Sabotage Your Enemies (Quartz)
How to Talk to the Media, If You Must (It’s Going Down)
How to Wheatpaste (It’s Going Down)
Jail Solidarity (Beautiful Trouble)
Media-jacking (Beautiful Trouble)
Protocols for Common Injuries from Police Weapons (CrimethInc)
Training Martial Arts for Anti-Fascism (CAW, imposed .pdf)
When They Knock on Your Front Door: Preparing for Repression (It’s Going Down)
Strategy & organization
Accomplices Not Allies: Abolishing the Ally Industrial Complex (Indigenous Action)
Gaza is an Imagine of the Future (subMedia, video)
InterRebellium 01. The Estallido Social (subMedia, video)
So You Want to Join the Resistance (It’s Going Down)
States of Siege (Ill Will)
Together: Booklet to Form Affinity Groups (Sprout Distro)
Who Is Oakland? (LibCom)
Movement news
Los Angeles People’s City Council (X.com)
Did I miss a guide, resource, or outlet that you’ve found useful? Leave a comment below! Please share, modify, and distribute freely.
i'd add:
A Step-by-Step Guide to Direct Action
https://crimethinc.com/2017/03/14/direct-action-guide
How to Start an Announcements-Only Thread on Signal
https://crimethinc.com/2024/05/27/the-sunbird-how-to-start-an-announcements-only-thread-on-signal-and-how-organizers-in-austin-used-one-to-coordinate-solidarity-with-palestine
Street medic guide
https://riotmedicine.net/