SIT-INS: Sit-ins can be useful as a final resort, when all other option have been exhausted. A sit-in marks an escalation in tactics and if it does not succeed it may leave us with very few other options. There may be risks to both the individuals participating in them and to the campaign as a whole. Any civil disobedience actions must be considered carefully and planned well in advance. Nonetheless, they have been very successfully used at UW-Madison in the late 1990s. Tips: ï‚· Get commitments from people well in advance and make sure you have their contactsâ €”there is safety in numbers. ï‚· Know the area you will be doing the action in. ï‚· Appoint more than one leader—the police is always looking to single out a leader in a group. ï‚· Decide beforehand how far people are prepared to go. who is willing to be arrested? ï‚· Make sure you have contacts outside of the action you can call for assistance. ï‚· Civil disobedience training can be useful. ï‚· Know your rights--you can ask the lawyer’s guild to be present at the action things you'll need - access to bathrooms - food bring your medications, tampons, inhalers, any other supplies you definitely NEED. write emergency contact/lawyer's name/something like that on your arm with marking pen NEED community support - people outside who will publicize & help with food, legal, etc