Oly Hackbloc to Lead Security, Communications Workshops Next Week
“This holiday season you have the chance to give a great gift to someone you love. That gift being security and peace of mind. This is a great chance for you to hone your skills and develop them if you feel overwhelmed by the topic. Two year ago I took Ringo’s workshop and have taken one since then. Thats two and this one will be my third.”
Next Tuesday and Wednesday, December 22nd and 23rd, the Olympia Hackbloc (on tour!) will be leading a workshop series on security culture, computer security, encryption, and anonymity. These workshop is targeted towards activists, journalists, and members of the general public. We will also be giving a workshop on using Twitter as a communications system for actions. This system was used during the most recent RNC and the last two rounds of Port Militarization Resistance.
All participants will receive digital copies of the presentation materials. To help cover costs, participants are asked to bring $5 with them or donate whatever they feel is fair. Nobody will be turned away because they don’t have money. For more information about Hackbloc, please see the Oly Hackbloc website at http://www.olyhackbloc.org or the main Hackbloc site at https://www.hackbloc.org.
1. Security Workshop
Tuesday Dec. 22nd 5-8PM
Wed Dec. 23rd 1-2PM
700 Kalamath St
Unlike many other workshops put on by radicals, this one will start on time so don’t be late.
This is our four-hour crash course that now-famous snitch John Towery attended a total of four times. As far as we know, this is the only thing he went to that caused him to have a panic attack — even being in black bloc didn’t do it. Many attendees have taken this workshop numerous times due to the amount of content it covers. The first part of this workshop will be on Tuesday Dec 22nd from 5-8PM. The second part will be on the 23rd from 1-2PM. If you have a computer, you are strongly encouraged to bring it. A large portion of this workshop will be hands-on computer work. If you can browse the web, you know enough to learn what we’ll be working on. If you have spare food or drinks, please bring them as there will be several opportunities for breaks. If you can only make a portion of the workshop, that’s fine. You’ll also probably want to bring something to take notes with. Flash drives or other external storage devices are extremely useful. If you have spare power strips/extension cords please bring them. Unfortunately our presenter is not a robot and does not have perfect timing. There will likely be a little overlap between workshops and depending on how quickly the workshop moves/what discussion topics and questions come up, it may go a little over time. An overview of what we’re covering in both days is below. [after the jump]
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At 6am today, Friday the 11th of December, an intense police operation began headed by the ‘Bombing Investigation’ Division with squatted social centers and private homes raided throughout the metropolitan region… Until now six spaces have been raided: 3 squatted buildings and 3 private residences, in the areas of Central Santiago, Macul, Renca, El Bosque and Recoleta. Corporate media reports that there are 12 people who are being detained, 8 of whom have been interrogated.
From Liberacion Total: