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A Demonstrator’s Guide to Lockdowns and Blockades – CrimethInc. (2025)

2011-Present, Blockade/Barricade, Consciousness Raising, Date, Occupation, Sabotage/Ecotage, Tactics of Disruption

This guide from CrimethInc. describes a range of resistance and disruption tactics, from using lockboxes to physically block spaces and movement to constructing barricades with materials like junk cars, wood, and metal. It is noted in the guide that demonstrators can also employ tactics such as slowing traffic with bicycle blockades, banners, or even disabled vehicles, and engage the public through rallies, leaflet distribution, and symbolic actions. Furthermore, the text recounts an action that utilized public transportation and coordinated movement to reach and blockade a key bridge.

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8 Things You Can Do to Stop ICE – Crimethinc. (2025)

2011-Present, Authority, Date, Defining the Enemy

This is an eight-step guide by Crimethinc. detailing actions one can take during interactions with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The goal of the flyer is to educate individuals on their rights, empowering them to disrupt the plans of ICE and shift the power dynamics in encounters with law enforcement. The steps include knowing one’s rights, vetting information, assembling rapid response networks, organizing mutual aid, fighting criminalization, standing in solidarity with ICE detainees, connecting communities, and building a culture of resistance against ICE and state repression.

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How to Fire Your Boss: A Workers’ Guide to Direct Action – Industrial Workers of the World (1968)

1946-1989, Authority, Date, Defining the Enemy, Disruptive Spaces, Sabotage/Ecotage, Strike, Subjectives of Refusal, Tactics of Disruption, The Bourgeoisie, The Workplace, Workers

This pamphlet, first released by the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) in 1968 and revised in 2022, promotes direct action as a powerful tool for workers to secure better conditions at work. It outlines a range of tactics, from slowdowns and work-to-rule strategies to more assertive actions like “marches on the boss” and organizing sick-outs. Emphasizing the critical role of solidarity among workers, the pamphlet includes historical examples of direct action campaigns that have achieved success.

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How to Sack Your Boss: A Workers’ Guide to Direct Action (n.d.)

Authority, Defining the Enemy, Disruptive Spaces, Sabotage/Ecotage, Strike, Subjectives of Refusal, Tactics of Disruption, The Bourgeoisie, The Workplace, Workers

This document is an excerpt from a worker’s guide that promotes direct action against employers. It critiques traditional resistance methods like strikes as ineffective, instead advocating for alternative tactics such as slowdowns, delivering excellent service to disrupt profits, adhering strictly to the rules, and fostering solidarity to compel employers to meet workers’ demands. The author (unknown) offers examples from various industries and historical periods to demonstrate how these methods can be effective, while also emphasizing the potential illegality of many of these actions.

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How to Submit an Anonymous Communiqué and Get Away With It (2024)

2011-Present, Authority, Date, Defining the Enemy

A communiqué is a report on direct actions that is typically shared either online or in print publications. This is a guide on how to submit an anonymous communiqué online. Key terms, step-by-step instructions, relevant websites, and other important information is included in the document.

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Blockade, Occupy, Strike Back (2012)

2011-Present, Authority, Blockade/Barricade, Date, Defining the Enemy, Occupation, Sabotage/Ecotage, Strike, Students, Subjectives of Refusal, Tactics of Disruption

This is a guide that was distributed by anarchists during the 2012 student strikes and social conflicts in Montreal. The document provides step-by-step instructions on how to form crews, how to create paint bombs, how to occupy a space, how to conduct a street demonstration, as well as other important tactics.

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Breaking the Illusion of Scarcity: A Squatter’s Primer (2003)

1990-2010, Date, Defining the Enemy, Disruptive Spaces, Occupation, Privatization, Tactics of Disruption, The Home, Uncategorized, We're Not Paying That

This piece is a detailed guide on how to squat an unoccupied property. Information on how to find a place, claim squatters’ rights, gain adverse possession, and fix utilities within the space are described and illustrated in the document. Additional squatting resources are provided at the end of the piece as well.

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 “If we are to avoid urban sprawl, we must see through the illusion of scarcity and utilize what already exists. So dig a pry bar under the boards covering the window, crack it open and squat it.”

Locking Down with Lockboxes – CrimethInc. (2012)

2011-Present, Blockade/Barricade, Date, Occupation, Tactics of Disruption

This is a step-by-step guide published by CrimethInc. on how to utilize lockboxes when conducting a blockade. Information on equipment, design instructions, planning stages, handling legal consequences, as well as other material is described and illustrated in the document.

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A Civilian’s Guide to Direct Action – CrimethInc. (2017)

2011-Present, Date, Disruptive Spaces, Uncategorized

This piece is a step-by-step guide published by CrimethInc. on organizing direct action. Common objectives of direct action, how to navigate the initial planning stages, what to do during and after the action, as well as other information is described and illustrated in the document.

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EF! Climbers Guild Vol. 1 Climb Training Orientation -Earth First! (2014)

2011-Present, Date, Disruptive Spaces, Occupation, Tactics of Disruption, The 'Natural World'

This is an in-depth guide provided by Earth First! on safe methods to climb and rig rope structures needed in direct action situations. Knots to learn, equipment checklists, the psychological aspects of climbing, safe climbing steps, and more are described and illustrated in detail throughout the packet.

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