Wheatpasting

Copied from wheat pasting training for 9/12/22 NAA DC chapter meeting

Links to videos or docs mentioned in the training

Two minutes on putting up the poster

Comprehensive how to video from ShutDown DC

Video reuploaded to Streamable and attached to this page in case the Facebook video goes away

How to doc from ShutDown DC

Adorable how to (ignore their wheatpaste recipe) video from XR Youth

Links on why we don’t talk to the cops

1. ACLU
2. John Oliver/ Huffington Post

Elements of wheatpasting/ street postering

Choosing targets

• Brandjacking
• What would appeal to the broader masses?
• Humiliation campaigns
  • https://canvasopedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Meaning-and-Concept-OTPOR.pdf

Producing posters

• Include a QR code

What surfaces near your chosen target work work?

• Square/ rectangular electrical boxes
• Bases of light and traffic poles
• Plywood fences

Supplies 

• Posters
• Wheat/ cornstarch paste
• Big paint brushes and buckets

Teams

• 3 is best, 2 is fine, 1 is a pain and a missed opportunity to bond
• Roles
  • Print and bring posters
  • Cook the paste
  • Bring the roller/ big paint brush

Security

• Designate one person to talk to the cops
• Get consensus within your group about why it’s important not to talk to cops AND what to do if cops engage with you
• Links on why we don’t talk to the cops
  • ACLU
  • John Oliver/ Huffington Post

Timing

• After dark and after rush hour; you want there to be some people to give you cover but not too many
• If it’s freezing or close to it, the paste will freeze before you get the poster on; just don’t

Random

• It’s messy but the paste washes off in the laundry, so only wear clothes, including shoes, that you can wash with soap and water. Consider wearing an apron!