Comments on: What to wear at a protest http://wagingnonviolence.org/2009/11/what-to-wear-at-a-protest/ People-Powered News and Analysis Wed, 23 May 2012 20:02:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Julian http://wagingnonviolence.org/2009/11/what-to-wear-at-a-protest/comment-page-1/#comment-44090 Julian Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:21:11 +0000 http://wagingnonviolence.org/?p=2561#comment-44090 It depends on the protest. If you know things are going to get ugly, the last thing you want to be wearing are nice clothes. But, if you are going to insist on dressing nicely, carry a bag with a change of clothes if needed. At the first signs of ugliness, e.g. cops putting on gas masks, change clothes. I recommend black BDU pants (available at any army surplus store). I use these because they have many large pockets if you need to ditch your backpack. Wear comfortable shoes you can run in. Steel toed Docs are nice in a bar fight, but they're not the greatest for running. Wear a black windbreaker over your shirt. Put on a ski mask without a mouth hole. Wear shatterproof goggles and a gas mask/respirator if you can. Use duct tape to seal off the cuffs on your jacket and pants. You want no exposed skin and no gas sneaking its way up your pantlegs. A pair of welding gloves come in handy for throwing back canisters or picking them up to drop in a bucket of water or down a sewer drain. Speaking of water, bring several bottles to wash out your own or others eyes in case of gas being used. If they get ugly you have two choices - run away or get even uglier back. What I've mentioned here is only the tip of the iceberg for proper preparedness. Make sure you are ready for anything, because the longer and larger the protests get, the uglier the police will begin behaving. It depends on the protest. If you know things are going to get ugly, the last thing you want to be wearing are nice clothes. But, if you are going to insist on dressing nicely, carry a bag with a change of clothes if needed. At the first signs of ugliness, e.g. cops putting on gas masks, change clothes. I recommend black BDU pants (available at any army surplus store). I use these because they have many large pockets if you need to ditch your backpack. Wear comfortable shoes you can run in. Steel toed Docs are nice in a bar fight, but they’re not the greatest for running. Wear a black windbreaker over your shirt. Put on a ski mask without a mouth hole. Wear shatterproof goggles and a gas mask/respirator if you can. Use duct tape to seal off the cuffs on your jacket and pants. You want no exposed skin and no gas sneaking its way up your pantlegs. A pair of welding gloves come in handy for throwing back canisters or picking them up to drop in a bucket of water or down a sewer drain. Speaking of water, bring several bottles to wash out your own or others eyes in case of gas being used.

If they get ugly you have two choices – run away or get even uglier back. What I’ve mentioned here is only the tip of the iceberg for proper preparedness. Make sure you are ready for anything, because the longer and larger the protests get, the uglier the police will begin behaving.

]]> By: Strike Day 1 « Punch-Drunk Picketer http://wagingnonviolence.org/2009/11/what-to-wear-at-a-protest/comment-page-1/#comment-37426 Strike Day 1 « Punch-Drunk Picketer Tue, 06 Sep 2011 23:50:27 +0000 http://wagingnonviolence.org/?p=2561#comment-37426 [...] – nice dress and pearls – after reading the only online advice I could find regarding what to wear at a protest. I especially appreciated the line: It’s important to look like the people you are trying to [...] [...] – nice dress and pearls – after reading the only online advice I could find regarding what to wear at a protest. I especially appreciated the line: It’s important to look like the people you are trying to [...]

]]> By: Leading environmental activists plan sustained civil disobedience on tar sands / Waging Nonviolence http://wagingnonviolence.org/2009/11/what-to-wear-at-a-protest/comment-page-1/#comment-28410 Leading environmental activists plan sustained civil disobedience on tar sands / Waging Nonviolence Fri, 24 Jun 2011 20:42:44 +0000 http://wagingnonviolence.org/?p=2561#comment-28410 [...] to be mindful of their image and to wear nice clothes, which is an important issue that we’ve addressed on this site at several points. Fourth, they’ve explicitly requested that those interested [...] [...] to be mindful of their image and to wear nice clothes, which is an important issue that we’ve addressed on this site at several points. Fourth, they’ve explicitly requested that those interested [...]

]]> By: WNV discusses protest attire with CBC Radio / Waging Nonviolence http://wagingnonviolence.org/2009/11/what-to-wear-at-a-protest/comment-page-1/#comment-4596 WNV discusses protest attire with CBC Radio / Waging Nonviolence Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:13:13 +0000 http://wagingnonviolence.org/?p=2561#comment-4596 [...] by the way they dress. It’s an issue we’ve discussed several times on this blog (here, here, and here) and I was happy to flesh it out a little more, albeit in only a six minute [...] [...] by the way they dress. It’s an issue we’ve discussed several times on this blog (here, here, and here) and I was happy to flesh it out a little more, albeit in only a six minute [...]

]]> By: Appearance unfourtunately matters / Waging Nonviolence http://wagingnonviolence.org/2009/11/what-to-wear-at-a-protest/comment-page-1/#comment-3469 Appearance unfourtunately matters / Waging Nonviolence Wed, 05 May 2010 18:38:37 +0000 http://wagingnonviolence.org/?p=2561#comment-3469 [...] we’ve written about here before, how demonstrators present themselves matters and will seriously influence the likelihood [...] [...] we’ve written about here before, how demonstrators present themselves matters and will seriously influence the likelihood [...]

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]]> By: dcrowe http://wagingnonviolence.org/2009/11/what-to-wear-at-a-protest/comment-page-1/#comment-1686 dcrowe Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:41:21 +0000 http://wagingnonviolence.org/?p=2561#comment-1686 Wear what you'd wear to a job interview. Dress like you respect the people you're trying to convert. Wear what you’d wear to a job interview. Dress like you respect the people you’re trying to convert.

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