Doing a debrief is relatively simple and can be done in many different ways. Two things to consider are the goal and what the structure will be. You can decide as a group if this is a time to share post action feelings, discuss media or police tactics, or get a better understanding of your group's process. In debriefs I chose to emphasize the importance of talking about what my affinity group did, how it went, and how we learned to work better together. In terms of the structure, both a free flowing conversation and a more organized discussion can be beneficial. Basic things to cover for pre-action planning and group interaction during the action are what did we like, what did we dislike, and what can we do better?
When and where are important to
having a good debrief. Having it in a safe space for everyone in the group will
bring out the best conversation. For timing, you want to find the right balance
between allowing enough time to pass for people to think about and react to
the action but not too much so that thoughts have drifted from the front of
your mind. Very specific issues about individual actions or personal/ controversial
things come up so having a group vibes watcher can be helpful.
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Table of Contents
- introduction/home
page
- get ready!
what
you need to know to
make your participation effective
- the media landscape
- getting organized
- messaging
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links you need:
international listing
of major protests.
Video Activist Network,
Big
Noise Films, Whispered Media,
Cascadia Media, indymedia
videos