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Direct Action Roles for Affinity Groups



(A very abbreviated list…)

BEFORE ACTION
Coordinator, Campaigner or Organizer
Fundraisers
Research
Scouting the site or route
Outreach and organizing
Logistics and support
Meeting facilitator
Prop, sign and banner making, Painters, Graphic artists, etc.
Media outreach: Send out media advisory and media release
Media kits
Writers


DURING ACTION
People risking arrest (committing civil disobedience)
Direct Support People
Police Liaison
Peacekeepers/monitors:
Deployment Team/ Diversion
Media spokesperson
Media outreach
Communication team
Demonstrators/Sign-holders/Chanters/Singers/ Hand out literature etc.
Videographer
Still photographer
Medic/EMT/Medical Team
Legal Observer(s)
Jail Support Contact person


AFTER ACTION
Legal Support
Lawyer
Documentarian/Historian/Archivist
Fundraisers
Public speakers
Letter writers to decision-makers and newspaper editorial boards