Most if not all of the organizations involved in the growing number of
anti-capitalist demonstrations have officially stated that it is important to recognize the use of a
diversity of
tactics among protesters. This involves providing opportunties for all available people to get involved in a protest regardless of their preferred strategies. In the
Quebec City protests, this involved setting up different zones: Green zones indicated protest without direct action, yellow zones indicated non-violent direct action protests, and red zones involved direct confrontation with
police forces.
The need to recognize a diversity of tactics is evident particularly in terms of
media coverage. While most protests involve large numbers of peaceful demonstrations, media attention is inevitably riveted on acts of vandalism and recently, to a lesser extent, the
draconian measures taken by police forces. This detracts strongly from the overall message of the protests, and sometimes leads to anger within the
anti-capitalism directed towards the more
anarchic elements of the movement, such as the
Black Bloc. By recognizing a diversity of tactics, leaders of such groups as
International Socialists and
Mob4Glob hope to promote an attitude of
solidarity amongst
social activists.