Track EVT
Organise the action
Planning, running and following up on demonstrations, vigils and public events.
Plan
Stage 1 of 4What is this action actually for?
Name the eleven people you are trying to move and the verb you want out of them. Includes the purpose most Jewish community events actually have and nobody writes down.
4 minHow to find out the law where you are
A method rather than a summary. What to look for, who to ask, and which questions matter, wherever in the world you are organising.
7 minChoosing the format, the place and the time
A vigil, a rally, a march and a stall do different jobs and carry different risk. Then the calendar, which on this subject rules out more dates than the diary does.
7 minRisk and safety planning before you announce anything
Ninety minutes with a sheet of paper, before the date is public, that decides what happens on the day. The grid is printed here twice, filled in and blank.
8 min
Prepare
Stage 2 of 4What the venue asks for before it says yes
The insurance certificate, their risk assessment form, the deposit and whose name is on the booking. Then the bank account, and the permit a collecting bucket needs.
11 minPlacards, banners and chants that work
Most campaign materials fail on legibility rather than on message. What is readable at distance, what photographs well, and how a chant actually gets learned.
9 minSpeaking out loud to a room
How long to speak at a rally, a vigil or a panel, what to write out word for word, and what to do when a hostile question comes from the floor.
8 min
On the day
Stage 3 of 4Running the day, from the six roles to a hostile encounter
The roles a public event needs, why whoever leads it must not also be speaking, the procedure for the moment somebody starts filming faces, and why disengaging is almost always right.
10 minCapturing evidence properly
A nine-step procedure for recording an incident so it still works in six months, a six-word short form for the street, and what to do when it happens on Shabbat.
7 min