ACTION IDEAS

The possibilities are limitless, but we’ve compiled a starter list of ideas and resources to inspire your creative actions:

• Die-Ins and Street Theater
• Educational and Media Actions
• Peaceful Disruptions of Israeli Independence Day Celebrations
• Passover Seders and Candle-Lighting
• Support Palestinian-Led Events
• Visual Images and Public Art
• Other Creative Action Idea

AND check out the ACTION NEWS page for additional ideas, action announcements, and feedback on actions already taken!  OR contact someone in your local area to plan or get connected to an action!

Action Planning Checklist

Here are some of the things you will need for your action:

• Visuals (signs, props, etc.)
• Handouts (flyers, stickers, etc.)
• Police liaison(s) – individuals who are prepared to calmly communicate with the police, should the need arise
• Know Your Rights materials (see below)
• Legal observers
• Photographer (send us photos of your actions at notimetocelebrate+localaction@gmail.com!)
• Media outreach 

Know Your Rights Materials

National Lawyers Guild’s Your Right to Protest: includes street guide, your right to protest, what to expect from the police, questions and answers about civil disobedience.

From the ACLU:

• Rights of Protestors
• Guidelines for Demonstrations and Protests
• Printable Pocket Card

Slogans, images and graphics to reproduce

• Flyers
• Stickers
• T-Shirt Design
• Suggested slogans:
  • “We stand in solidarity with 60+ years of Palestinian Resistance to Zionism”
  • “Nakba is not a Jewish value”
  • “Ethnic cleansing is not a Jewish value”
  • “Apartheid is not a Jewish value”
  • suggest more!

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