This innovative effort was one of the first attempts to use the Internet's video and audio capabilities to train political activists. Video and audio versions of this training are available on the Web sites of Free Speech TV at and ACT UP at . ACT UP, which is well known for AIDS awareness campaigns directed at government inaction and drug company profiteering AIDS, is generally credited with reviving disobedience tactics in the U.S. after a period in which the tactic was not widely used by progressive activists. It explains how and why activists use civil disobedience and describes the steps that need to be taken to ensure that a civil disobedience campaign is both safe and successful. NetAction Membership in NetAction supports continued publication of NetAction Notes, as well as a wide range of organizing and training activities.
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