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[Climate Camp Website Group]

What do people think? Personally I reckon this is good for the
newsletter but is not really the most friendly, outreachy thing to have
on our website. So I reckon we should leave it.

Jon

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> From: workshops at climatecamp.org.uk
> To: process at climatecamp.org.uk, website at climatecamp.org.uk
> Subject: [Fwd: Fw: Workshop Blurb]
> Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2009 18:19:20 +0100 (IST)
> 
> ---------------------------- Original Message ----------------------------
> Subject: Fw: Workshop Blurb
> From:    "Val Swain" <val.swain at yahoo.co.uk>
> Date:    Sat, August 22, 2009 8:45 pm
> To:      workshops at climatecamp.org.uk
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Hi, Fitwatch has put out a call to fitwatch during the early part of the
> camp, do you think you could help get this on the appropriate lists?
> Â 
> Thanks
> Â 
> Val
> Â 
> Â 
> Â 
> FITwatch at the Climate Camp
> Â 
> This is a call out for all climate campers to do a bit of FITwatching
> during and after the Swoop, and as people arrive for the climate camp.
> Â 
> Despite assurances of ‘community style policing’ police have said that
> Forward Intelligence Teams (FIT) WILL be in operation at the camp.
> Â 
> They will be aiming to capture potential ‘domestic extremists’ on
> camera – and ridiculously, that appears to cover all climate campers. 
> They will  monitor the arrival of known campaigners, and get nice
> pictures of all the new faces. 
> Â 
> Images and personal details will be entered into a police database. 
> This will then be used by the FIT to decide who to target for their
> ‘preventative policing’ strategy.  Or ‘harassment-style policing’
> as ex Home Secretary Jacqui Smith helpfully explained it. 
> Â 
> There is no reason why we should tolerate FIT policing.  But there are
> many ways to FITwatch – here are a few suggestions:
> Â 
> Cover your face when being filmed or photographed.  You can do this with
> a scarf, a mask or simply by holding up a newspaper!  You have a right
> not to co-operate, and the police have said there will be no order in
> place to remove face coverings, so all of the above are entirely legal –
> and recommended!
> Â 
> Help protect your fellow campers, as well as yourself.  As you are
> wandering (slowly?) past a FIT team, feel free to hold up banners,
> placards, hats, newspapers or anything else that comes to hand, so that
> it’s harder for the FIT photographers to see and film others arriving. 
> Â 
> Take their picture.   Despite rumours, there is nothing unlawful in
> taking pictures of police unless you are going to use them for some
> terrorist purposes.  We find that straight on shots in front of the FIT
> photographer can often be the best pics…and make sure you take your
> time, and get plenty of shots..   Good photos of FIT officers (with ID
> numbers in shot, please) can be sent to FITwatch at
> defycops at yahoo.co.uk. 
> Â 
> Watch outfor cops with cameras hiding in police cars or other places where
> they are not easily noticed - if you see them do this take details and a
> picture and get them to FITwatch ASAP. 
> Â 
> Look after the FITwatchers.  In the past FITwatchers have had a whole
> heap of hassle from police at climate camps.  They’ll need your support
> – and larger groups will help to keep everybody safe.
> Â 
> Let’s get FIT off the camp for good.
> Â 
> More info on FIT and practical tactics to defeat them at FITwatch
> workshops during climate camp.
> Â 
> FITwatch xxxx
> Â 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Forwarded Message ----
> From: Val Swain <val.swain at yahoo.co.uk>
> To: workshops at climatecamp.org.uk
> Sent: Thursday, 20 August, 2009 16:52:07
> Subject: Re: Workshop Blurb
> 
> 
> Perhaps I'd change it a bit...
> 
> Briefing / discussion workshop about the role of police Forward
> Intelligence Teams (FIT).  FIT are the cops that collect personal
> data from political protesters and 'domestic extremists' like climate
> campers, for use on police databases.  They also deliberately harass and
> intimidate people who they have identified and seen regularly.
> The workshop will include a legal briefing of your rights in relation
> to FIT, and discussion of some of the tactics that can be used to
> stop them.  There will also be a practical workshop / skill sharing
> and, if the opportunity presents, an optional field trip to meet the
> FIT.... 
> 
> Can you let me know when the workshops are booked for?  I'm not sure what
> is happening on Wednesday, but there may be a need for one in the first
> few hours of the camp....
> 
> Val
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: "workshops at climatecamp.org.uk" <workshops at climatecamp.org.uk>
> To: FIT Watch <defycops at yahoo.co.uk>; val.swain at yahoo.co.uk
> Sent: Thursday, 20 August, 2009 15:16:08
> Subject: Re: Workshop Blurb
> 
> Hi Val,
> 
> What we've got at the moment is:
> 
> "1. Briefing/discussion workshop including information about individual
> cops, your rights and the FIT, and information and discusion of some of
> the tactics we use to stop them.
> 2. Practical workshop including legal briefings, skill sharing, and an
> optional field trip to meet the FIT"
> 
> Is that OK?
> 
> Thank you!
> 
> Beccy.
> 
> > Em was doing this, but she is now away at EF.  If you let me know what you
> > need, I'll do something for you.  Can you reply to val.swain at yahoo.co.uk?
> >
> > Val
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: "workshops at climatecamp.org.uk" <workshops at climatecamp.org.uk>
> > To: defycops at yahoo.co.uk
> > Cc: bethstratford at googlemail.com
> > Sent: Sunday, 16 August, 2009 11:52:16
> > Subject: Workshop Blurb
> >
> > Hello!
> >
> > We're working on putting together the blurbs for all the workshops for
> > this year's Climate Camp, to go up on the website and around the Camp, and
> > are wondering whether you'd be able to send us in a final blurb for your
> > workshop 'Fitwatch: stopping the cops behind the cameras'?
> >
> > Thank you!
> >
> > Workshops
> >
> >
> >
> 
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