Forwarded from The Black Lives Revolution (BLM)
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Forwarded from Atlanta George Floyd Announcements
Report from Atlanta city jail: Last night a bus full of 40 arrestees "got a bit rowdy" according to authorities. They were all released from the bus without charge, never brought to jail.
Was experimenting at the local dollar store - King dollar, a Houston local chain that buys up liquidation lots at pennies on the dollar to offer short lived stock of good shit that might've intended to sell for 10-30, but everything there costs a buck fifty. They're padded out with normal dollar store shit, but it's worth exploring day-to-day.
Was able to find most shit a protester might want - Sturdy and vivid sign making supplies, maalox and spray bottles, sunscreen, snacks, polycarbonate safety wear, heatproof gloves, black clothing, masks, surprisingly good tools, sunglasses, sturdy umbrellas, etc
Walked around a bit getting creative - the traffic cones they had were underwhelmingly small, but they had twelve liter metal buckets and tongs.
Happened upon some mirrors - some about one foot by four for hanging inside closets, others a bit larger than a legal pad in a sturdy wooden frame, snagged some to experiment.
Sunlight is easy to aim and horrendously dazzling. Potentially useful for signaling during daytime protests, or putting a little more light on a situation. For those of y'all making larper-style foam impact shields, consider tiling mirrors all over it if you'll be out when the sun is out. Paper letters over Mirror would make a striking sign, and a large unbroken mirror would be interesting even at night for disappearing behind - stage trick style.
Was able to find most shit a protester might want - Sturdy and vivid sign making supplies, maalox and spray bottles, sunscreen, snacks, polycarbonate safety wear, heatproof gloves, black clothing, masks, surprisingly good tools, sunglasses, sturdy umbrellas, etc
Walked around a bit getting creative - the traffic cones they had were underwhelmingly small, but they had twelve liter metal buckets and tongs.
Happened upon some mirrors - some about one foot by four for hanging inside closets, others a bit larger than a legal pad in a sturdy wooden frame, snagged some to experiment.
Sunlight is easy to aim and horrendously dazzling. Potentially useful for signaling during daytime protests, or putting a little more light on a situation. For those of y'all making larper-style foam impact shields, consider tiling mirrors all over it if you'll be out when the sun is out. Paper letters over Mirror would make a striking sign, and a large unbroken mirror would be interesting even at night for disappearing behind - stage trick style.
De-arresting is a legitimate strategy. You can always go to jail later, there is work to do today.
Okay according to this guide my dilute maalox and water knowledge is outdated, and eyes should be washed in either pure water or saline following OC