Printable View for Presentation #25 (See also "Manual on a String").

DemoCamp units

How to expose your message in a demonstration with DemoCamp units
Preparation for a demonstration highlighting the controversies around the OVSE meeting in Maastricht. Carrying DemoCamp-towers through streets, Passing obstacles with these towers.
Assembly of the parts of DemoCamp units, attaching banners.

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Version: Juli 27, 2008		 Feedback email info@demotech.org
Postal: Biesenwal 3, 6211 AD Maastricht, the Netherlands
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Where to get DemoCamp units from?

  • Make use of people or organizations that support social action
  • Concider making your own DemoCamp units
  • Order your DemoCamp units from a reliable workshop

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    Assembling the parts of the DemoCamp units

  • Preparing the work area
  • Setup of the first unit
  • Do's and do'nts of further assembling
  • Final check and repairs

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    Attaching the banners to the DemoCamp units

  • Banners: materials, painting, design, effects of wind
  • Fasten banners with clips and adhesive tape on bamboo sticks
  • Carrying the DemoCamp towers, passing obstacles
  • Managing chaos, towers falling over, confiscation
  • Converting the DemoCamp towers into a camping facility

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    Carrying the towers through the streets

  • Getting used to walking with the DemoCamp towers
  • Planning the route, knowing obstacles, preparing how to pass them
  • Preparing for agression and damage
  • Dynamic demonstrating: Interact with the public, invite and display new banners

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