She says pretty much any size group, from a few to 50, can form an amoeba, but adds that a one-person amoeba isn't particularly effective. She amoebiates solo, garnering more laughter. The levity is welcome because everyone realizes there could be real danger. The facilitator discusses tear gas and pepper spray. The key to dealing with high-stress situations is preparation, she says.
Some people run toward where the action is.
You need to figure out in advance which type of person you are. This movement wouldn't be attracting the attention it has without its mass cadre of activists willing to place their bodies in the path of what they view as the malevolent machine. But they are still only part of the movement. Its breadth is clearer inside the Foundry United Methodist Church on Friday afternoon. More than 400 people have shown up, with more at a separate location with a video feed.