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Occupy Nashville Chat / Re: The group Anonymous and November 5th
« on: November 06, 2011, 11:02:07 am »
FAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Introductions / Re: Hello ON! I would like to join
« on: November 04, 2011, 07:08:14 pm »
hello,
i would bring tent, sleeping bag, extra socks, a friend and some warm clothes.
i would bring tent, sleeping bag, extra socks, a friend and some warm clothes.
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General Discussion / Re: what kind of artwork....
« on: November 03, 2011, 03:23:53 pm »
WWII propaganda posters but instead of WWII we can make TN ones.
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General Discussion / Re: Need Some help
« on: November 03, 2011, 03:23:07 pm »
get hosting from www.just199.com and use the promo code ITN30 and you will give 30% off the hosting package that you pick.
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Introductions / Re: That Guy Alex
« on: November 03, 2011, 03:19:20 pm »
I would say that your group would fall under outreach some. I would get with those guys. They can help ya out for sure.
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Introductions / Re: I'm Lj, lightworker, therapist, writer, spiritual warrior
« on: November 02, 2011, 09:36:45 pm »
hey welcome to the site. I wanna be a spiritual warrior 
. How does one do this?
. How does one do this?
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Occupy Nashville Chat / Re: Protect Yourself From Riot Police - Tips/Tricks
« on: October 27, 2011, 08:12:21 pm »
Homemade decontamination spray
If you know you have to go out into the rioting crowd, try to make this spray before leaving. This recipe is taken from Rosie Garthwaite's book How to avoid being killed in a war zone.
Other Tips
Do not try to confront rioters or looters to prevent property damage. No material thing is worth your life.
Do not approach police lines to attempt to cross to safety. Police are in place to confine the unrest and prevent its spread. Their orders are usually not to allow anyone to pass. The use of riot control measures, including rubber bullets, tear gas, and water cannons originate from the police line, and the likelihood of injury is greatest there.
Watch your footing in a mob situation. If you stumble and fall to the ground you're likely to be trampled. This is especially dangerous in stadiums and other enclosed areas, where many unfortunate victims have been crushed to death.
If you fall down, pull yourself up into a ball. Protect your face, ears and internal organs. In this position you are a smaller object that can be avoided. You will receive less damage if you are stepped on. If others trip on you they will help create a larger "pile" that rioters will avoid.
Never touch a tear gas canister with bare hands; once discharged they're very hot.
Things you will need:
Dark clothing, not uniform or militaristic style
Toothpaste, vinyl or latex gloves
Helmet
Safe places to go to
Social media tools
Personal medical kit, including asthma inhaler or allergy gear
Documentation such as a passport or ID in case you're arrested
Bulletproof vest (for war zones, for journalists, for anyone who uses this gear for work purposes)
Remember please be safe
If you know you have to go out into the rioting crowd, try to make this spray before leaving. This recipe is taken from Rosie Garthwaite's book How to avoid being killed in a war zone.
- Find some antacid. Tums, Pepto-Bismol, Gaviscon, Eno, Milk of Magnesia, Alka-Seltzer are all suitable or use bicarbonate of soda (baking soda).
- Dilute with water.
- Add to a spray bottle that you can easily carry.
- Spray on eyes, nose and skin if you are attacked by chemicals. The spray will help to neutralize the attack.
Other Tips
Do not try to confront rioters or looters to prevent property damage. No material thing is worth your life.
Do not approach police lines to attempt to cross to safety. Police are in place to confine the unrest and prevent its spread. Their orders are usually not to allow anyone to pass. The use of riot control measures, including rubber bullets, tear gas, and water cannons originate from the police line, and the likelihood of injury is greatest there.
Watch your footing in a mob situation. If you stumble and fall to the ground you're likely to be trampled. This is especially dangerous in stadiums and other enclosed areas, where many unfortunate victims have been crushed to death.
If you fall down, pull yourself up into a ball. Protect your face, ears and internal organs. In this position you are a smaller object that can be avoided. You will receive less damage if you are stepped on. If others trip on you they will help create a larger "pile" that rioters will avoid.
Never touch a tear gas canister with bare hands; once discharged they're very hot.
Things you will need:
Dark clothing, not uniform or militaristic style
Toothpaste, vinyl or latex gloves
Helmet
Safe places to go to
Social media tools
Personal medical kit, including asthma inhaler or allergy gear
Documentation such as a passport or ID in case you're arrested
Bulletproof vest (for war zones, for journalists, for anyone who uses this gear for work purposes)
Remember please be safe
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Occupy Nashville Chat / Protect Yourself From Riot Police
« on: October 27, 2011, 08:06:55 pm »
After seeing what happened in Oakland, CA. I worry for the peoples safety at OWSNashville. So I am putting together a quick reference guide for you all to check out and read. This is how to survive a riot and close encounters with the Nashville PD.
This document is straight from http://www.wikihow.com/Survive-a-Riot
Occupy Nashville DOES NOT Support RIOTING and any illegal actions that may harm or put someones lives at risk.
This information is here simply to help if something does happen.
We do not take any responsibility for how you use this information or how other members act.
Step 1
Step 2
Riots bring intense emotions boiling to the surface, but if you want to survive one you'd be better off keeping your own emotions in check. Your adrenaline and survival instincts will kick in, but strive to think rationally and pursue safety methodically.
Step 3
Stay on the sidelines
If you're caught up in a riot, don't take sides. Try to look as inconspicuous as possible, and slowly and carefully move to the outside of the mob. Stay close to walls or other protective barriers if possible but try to avoid bottlenecks. These are areas where the crowd can be squashed into a tight place, such as tunnels, pillars, high fences and walls that go on for a long way.
Step 4
If you're caught up in a car, stay calm. Remain inside the car unless your car becomes a focus for the riot, in which case it risks being torched, smashed or rolled over. Calmly and swiftly leave it behind and get to safety if that happens.
Step 5
Use the social media to alert you as to where to stay away from. Just as the rioters have started using social media and texting to alert one another where to go, you can flip this on its head and ask people to help you know where to stay away from. Messages informing you of which streets and areas are currently being targeted provide you with instantaneous warnings of where to avoid.
text "nashville" (no quotes) to 443322 for updates on the Plaza
Step 6
Avoid being hit by riot control chemicals or weapons. Police may deploy riot control agents (tear gas, water cannons, rubber bullets, for example) to disperse a crowd. These weapons and chemicals can cause severe pain, respiratory distress, and blindness. Try to stay away from the front lines of a riot, and learn to recognize the signs that a riot control agent has been used and how to handle exposure.
Step 7
This document is straight from http://www.wikihow.com/Survive-a-Riot
Occupy Nashville DOES NOT Support RIOTING and any illegal actions that may harm or put someones lives at risk.
This information is here simply to help if something does happen.
We do not take any responsibility for how you use this information or how other members act.
Step 1
- Wear dark clothes that minimize the amount of exposed skin (long pants and long-sleeved shirts) when going out. Do not wear clothing that could be interpreted as military or police wear in any way; avoid wearing anything that looks like a uniform.
- Carry toothpaste with you. Smear it under your eyes if tear gas is released and you have nothing else available to protect you.
- Think about your possible escape routes and safe havens before anything actually happens. Crossroads are the best because you've got at least one road to race off down if rioters go crazy or the police start charging.
- Take your telephone, two if possible (one in your pocket and one in a bag). If one is lost or taken, you still have another one.
Step 2
Riots bring intense emotions boiling to the surface, but if you want to survive one you'd be better off keeping your own emotions in check. Your adrenaline and survival instincts will kick in, but strive to think rationally and pursue safety methodically.
- Have sugar candies on hand. Adrenalin will drain you of energy quickly and a sugar hit will help you move out faster.
- Avoid confrontation by keeping your head down.
Step 3
Stay on the sidelines
If you're caught up in a riot, don't take sides. Try to look as inconspicuous as possible, and slowly and carefully move to the outside of the mob. Stay close to walls or other protective barriers if possible but try to avoid bottlenecks. These are areas where the crowd can be squashed into a tight place, such as tunnels, pillars, high fences and walls that go on for a long way.
Step 4
If you're caught up in a car, stay calm. Remain inside the car unless your car becomes a focus for the riot, in which case it risks being torched, smashed or rolled over. Calmly and swiftly leave it behind and get to safety if that happens.
- If you have no alternative but to drive, keep to streets away from the rioting. Avoid all main routes and keep alert for news of where people are.
- Don't stop your car. If you're lucky enough to have a car that you can drive away from the riot, drive quickly and try not to stop for anything until you've reached someplace you know is safe. If people seem to block your escape route; honk your horn, and carefully drive through or around them at a moderate speed, and they should get out of the way.
- Driving towards police lines can be interpreted by the police as a preparation to use the car as a weapon against them. Police are trained and prepared to protect themselves against deadly threats meaning that you may be shot at if they think you are going to run them down with a car.
- Activists' fear of cars can be a reality as there have been numerous cases of irate non-participants running down protesters. Any pushing though the crowd should be done with the demeanor of patience, aggression may lead to an attempt to disable your car before it is used as a weapon.
Step 5
Use the social media to alert you as to where to stay away from. Just as the rioters have started using social media and texting to alert one another where to go, you can flip this on its head and ask people to help you know where to stay away from. Messages informing you of which streets and areas are currently being targeted provide you with instantaneous warnings of where to avoid.
text "nashville" (no quotes) to 443322 for updates on the Plaza
Step 6
Avoid being hit by riot control chemicals or weapons. Police may deploy riot control agents (tear gas, water cannons, rubber bullets, for example) to disperse a crowd. These weapons and chemicals can cause severe pain, respiratory distress, and blindness. Try to stay away from the front lines of a riot, and learn to recognize the signs that a riot control agent has been used and how to handle exposure.
- Avoid wearing oil based moisturizer or sunscreen as chemicals cling to these on your skin. Remove with detergent-free soap before going near the riot.
- Wear glasses rather than contact lenses; tear gas behind contact lenses is unimaginable pain. Swimming goggles can protect eyes, or a gas mask.
- Put wet bandannas in a plastic bag and carry these for your mouth. Wrap them around your mouth if tear gas is released. They need constant replacement as they will keep soaking up the gas.
- Wear vinyl or latex gloves to protect your hands from pepper spray; the nerve endings will make them feel like agony if sprayed.
- Avoid rubbing your hands or fingers into eyes, nose, mouth etc. after a chemical attack. Stay calm.
- Never hang around when bullets, gas and cannons are being deployed. These riot control agents can kill if they hit you in the wrong way and even if they don't, they can maim and hurt you horrendously. If you're so hurt that you fall down and cannot get up again, you also risk being trampled by the fleeing and terrified crowd.
Step 7
- Get to a safe place, and stay put. Choose a safe haven carefully. Sometimes it can be as close as your hotel room
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Introductions / Re: Hey, folks
« on: October 20, 2011, 12:10:29 am »
Hey Ray welcome to the forums. thanks for joining us. We may have some desk work soon for tech coming up.
thanks for joining us. We may have some desk work soon for tech coming up.
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Occupy Nashville Chat / What Group Are You In???
« on: October 19, 2011, 10:00:29 pm »
Hey everyone,
I need to know what groups that you are in so I can assign you to the right area. Sorry for dealing with us on the migrate to these forums.
Media Team
Tech Team
Outreach Team
Legal Team
Please tell me what team you are in so I can get with your Main team person to get you assigned.
Thanks.
I need to know what groups that you are in so I can assign you to the right area. Sorry for dealing with us on the migrate to these forums.
Media Team
Tech Team
Outreach Team
Legal Team
Please tell me what team you are in so I can get with your Main team person to get you assigned.
Thanks.
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General Discussion / Site Maintance
« on: October 17, 2011, 08:08:19 pm »
I just finished working on the site. If anyone is having a problem registering let me know I IP Banned a huge range of IP address that were coming from Spammers.
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General Discussion / Site Maintance
« on: October 17, 2011, 12:31:22 pm »
Tonight I am gonna be doing some cleaning of the boards and stuff around 10pm so if the site seems to be acting off thats why. I am also going to be getting rid of all the spammers who have been signing up and adding another layer of spam prevention.
I am also gonna be pruning posts that are old that no one uses. To keep the forums going fast and I am also gonna be adding some more plugins to the forums to make things a lil easier for teams and groups kind of like a directory on the forums.
I am also gonna be pruning posts that are old that no one uses. To keep the forums going fast and I am also gonna be adding some more plugins to the forums to make things a lil easier for teams and groups kind of like a directory on the forums.
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General Assembly Minutes / GA Minutes for 10/15
« on: October 17, 2011, 11:22:52 am »
here is what I have to say about the moderation in general. Tonight around 10pm I am gonna be going through the forums and pruning old posts that are either trash/junk and cleaning the forums up. Without moderation this does not happen and the forums slow down and become full of spammers.
As for the facebook/twitter I have nothing to do with that. I mainly care about the forums/website. I personally don't feel comfortable giving back end access to just anyone. This host just doesn't host this site it also hosts a lot of other sites I run. So if someone gets in there and dicks around and changes a setting it is really gonna screw something up.
As for the facebook/twitter I have nothing to do with that. I mainly care about the forums/website. I personally don't feel comfortable giving back end access to just anyone. This host just doesn't host this site it also hosts a lot of other sites I run. So if someone gets in there and dicks around and changes a setting it is really gonna screw something up.
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General Discussion / Where not protesting Apple Are we??
« on: October 10, 2011, 06:45:12 pm »
If he gets to bring his Apple I get to bring my Android.
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