Flyposting

Planning your flyposting action

Check out XR’sthis Guidegeneral guidance for how to Flypostingorganise all sorts of Paint the Streets actions, then come back here for specific advice for flyposting.

Organise a flyposting team

Get together in an affinity group of 2-5 people. Roles needed are:

• Coordinators and Police liaison
• Flyposters: 1 to roll on the paste, 1 to put up the posters, 1 to roll on more paste on top
• Social Media Rebel to take photos of the work, and post them online (don’t forget to use the hashtag #paintthestreets and tag our Facebook or thisInstagram amazingpages!) website:as Everythingwell Youas Needsharing tothem Know to Blanketin the WorldPTS Telegram chat.
  

Note: Avoid taking (or posting online) photos of anyone actually doing the flyposting as it could be used as evidence in Postersthe future. Always obtain permission before taking a photo of someone.

What materials do I need for fly-posting?

• Buckets or large tubs (to carry the paste)
• Bags (to carry everything without it being too obvious)
• Posters
• Poster paste - wallpaper paste is most durable but not environmentally friendly. To make flour paste: Check out this video
• Brushes
• Rollers / & pins

HowKey dotactics I organise a fly-posting group?

Get together in an affinity group of 3-5 people and split into these roles:

• Coordinators and Police liaison
• Flyposters: 1 to roll on the paste, 1 to put up the posters, 1 to roll on more paste on top
• Social media Rebel to take photos and put on #paintthestreets chats

Action Tactics forwhen flyposting:

• Pick a few best locations to paint.
• Pick some backup locations if you have to change plans.
• Travel as light as possible.
• Pick a meeting point, time and communicate these via Signal or other encrypted chats the night before, along with the arrestable end-point if this applies.
• Use emergent strategy to move: avoid planning a travel route which could be snitched on (information leaked) or messed up by delays - instead, make the route up as you go along. Change location every 20-30min depending on how discreet your action is.
• Always have a plan B.

What's a suitable target?

Please avoid posting up on private businesses or properties as this can easily end up being dubbed as vandalism. Spaces to consider:

• Billboards or temporary walls
• Public transport - trains, back of buses, bus stops and stations
• Busy central areas in cities: town squares, statues, pedestrian areas
• Universities, colleges, schools
• Places with high pollution levels
• Locations with iconic backdrops for dramatic/symbolic effect, e.g. Eiffel Tower in background Government buildings
• HQ’s of companies agreed as targets by XR strategy
• Companies linked to fossil fuel industry and fracking e.g. HSBC, Barclays
• On the floor in a place where lots of people get an aerial viewpoint e.g. a square surrounded by skyscrapers
• Places people queue or areas of high footfall
• Replacing ferry flags

if you still need more guidance, check out XR’s Guide to Flyposting or this amazing website: Everything You Need to Know to Blanket the World in Posters