A good rebel is a trained rebel. In order to get prepared for what is looming, XRDC is organizing a blockade training on Saturday, October 31st at Malcolm X/Meridian Hill Park. Yes, we know it is Halloween, but our real fear is what is going to happen after the election. And we want to be ready for what the situation calls for! So we designed a direct action training to accompany the many Street Smarts 101 trainings currently being offered by Shutdown DC (SDDC).

So there it is, on Saturday October 31st, as you transform into Endora, Frankenstein or Beelzebub, you have a chance to learn coordinated road-blocking with us. We will share our knowledge and experience with proven road-blocking tactics. The training will cover why we choose non-violent direct action, an overview of key roles, and how the roles interact to create highly efficient disrupting teams. At the end, we will assign roles and practice taking an actual road next to the park. Come in your best Halloween costume, we will see if it is good enough to stop the traffic.

RSVP to join us and we'll send you all the details.

A more general Street Smarts 101 training by SDDC will take place just before on the same location, go to https://www.shutdowndc.org/calendar for more info. So show up at 12 PM and learn non violent direct action 101, then join the group at 2:30 PM and become an expert in blockade. Now you are scary!