It’s not a hippy peacenik thang, it’s a rock hard revolutionary thang

A useful guide for how to behave during demonstrations can be viewed at http://libcom.org/organise/demonstrations/articles/guide-public-order-situations.php. Among the useful advice, we read:

• Don’t be tempted to stand around and fight – get to where you can cause disruption without the police around.
• Keep moving, as a group and individually. Fill gaps. Never stand still – chaos puts the police off.
• Nip police attempts to form lines or divide the crowd in the bud.
• Don’t be intimidated.
• Do everything in small teams, prepare in advance.
• Think defensively. Protect each other and escape routes.
• Always face outwards, ie. away from us and towards them.
• Link arms as often as possible, form barriers, use your body.
• Move quickly and calmly, never giving the police time to react.

Related articles

• Letters: The right to protest and police tactics (guardian.co.uk)