We emphasize safety, non-violence and creativity to alert people to the destruction of forests, human rights abuses, threats to health and the environment. Women participating in sessions on civil disobedience are recruited from groups that work for disarmament or peace issues and human rights. Others have fought against causes such as toxic waste and environmental racism. They also will learn how to attach themselves to devices such as doors of corporate headquarters. Another used in forestry issues includes digging a hole in the ground and cementing a bar in it.
People then lock all their arms, and it makes a place almost inaccessible.
Their arms are pretty much cemented into the hole. Other techniques being taught is a chain of 55-gallon barrels welded together to block access to a roadway. People are locked inside each of the barrels, and the lids are screwed shut. They are also taught to make and hang banners using rappeling techniques to get them on tall buildings. And they are trained in the use of electronic equipment for radio communications.