Communicating with other groups

Overlapping with previous group

It is important to establish communication with the previous group well ahead of your blockading days. That group will be a vital source of current conditions at the base and for passing on learning and experience. We will give you the necessary contacts when we have them.

Communications during the blockade

At the blockade identify at least one person at each gate who can communicate with other gates via mobile phone. The coverage is better for some mobile networks - overall Vodafone seems to be the best at present. It is important to share information on the progress of the blockade at each gate so that tactics can be adapted if necessary (e.g. moving some blockaders to a gate where there is a risk of the blockade being removed.) One or two bikes can also be useful to move from one gate to another.

Sharing the 48 hour period with another group or groups

Sharing groups will need to discuss what aspects of the practical arrangements they will need to share, such as which gate or gates a group will blockade and the extent to which they will share support facilities.