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i) Here are some suggestions which will help you to organize an effective picket line. * a. Assemble somewhere other than the place where the picket line will be, then go to the place in a group; thie avoida confusion and gives the leader a chance to pass out printed copies of the discipline (see sample discipline in this chapter) as well as to conduct registration. b. Ask participants to refer questioners, press, or police to the marshall or information officer. c. Expect participants to walk erectly and not slouch, call out, laugh loudly, or use profanity; smoking may be ruled out in some situations. d. Assign two leafleteers to each location, so leaf- leting can go on if one leafleteer gets involved with a questioner. e. Instruct leafleteers on how to answer very briefly when asked "What is this all about?" or "Who's doing this?" or similar questions. f, Ask leafleteers to pick up all discarded leaflets (to avoid legal entanglements and to show good will). g. Keep leaflets in a plastic bag in rainy weather. h. Avoid unnecessary scurrying about. i. Give instructions in a clear and authoritative voice but avoid a domineering approach. j. Remember hat your example will be felt throughout. *The ‘Cilowing is largely from Cha ries Cc, Walker, Organizing for Nonviolent Direct Action 66 _ 3. Fraternization This technique has been used in countries occu- pied by a foreign power, as well as in this country. The idea is to go out of the way to talk with the police or other opponents in a friendly way and to try to Where it has been tried it has on occasion been amazingly effective persuade them that one's cause is just. as some instances in Norway under the Nazi occupa- tion testify, but it is not easy. 4. "Haunting" is a means of reminding officials of the immor- ality of their behavior, volunteers foliow them every— where they go. In India during the Gandhian struggles arrests were made but the volunteers were replaced by others who "haunted" the authorities until officials were sick of it. 5. Leafleting Leafleting can do several things for the cause: (a) provide the people with more accurate information than they get in the newspapers, (b) give more of the population more personal contact with the campaigners (in large communities many people never actually see demonstrators), (c) involve children and others who otherwise might not actively participate in the 67