Announcements

We will send out more specific instructions about where to park and assemble tomorrow morning based on indications from police.

I just got off a call where team leads provided a ton of direct and honest feedback about what happened today and what should happen tomorrow. I want to be extra clear about what Paul and I mean by vigil-style action.
Police have said they will respect our right to demonstrate on public property. Today, they did not use violence against anyone gathered on public property.
We do not want any more violence from the police. We will not attempt to cross the fenceline at Ridglan. Our press and social media leads have made it clear that the footage of violence today is more than enough to show the world what happened.
Tomorrow, our goal is to sharpen this dilemma for Ridglan, law enforcement, politicians, and the public by showing them an image of absolutely peaceful protesters holding flowers facing police in riot gear. We will not bring umbrellas, masks, or anything else that suggests we are trying to get past their chemical weapons. We will simply stand on the public road hearing speeches, singing songs, and bringing public attention to the corruption at Ridglan.
So in summary: activists holding flowers, not umbrellas or masks, standing on public property, and not provoking any violent confrontation with police. This will be an all-green action.
Our top goal is to get allies in government and other places to join us to give speeches, etc.

Everyone, after extensive discussion and feedback from team leads, we are strongly leaning towards going ahead with a vigil-style demonstration on the public street outside of Ridglan tomorrow. The time will likely be later in the day, around noon, so that everyone has time to rest up tonight. We’ll also use the extra time and the staying-on-public-property to try to get more supporters in high places to join us.

We’ll meet here for about 20 minutes. I know everyone is cold and tired so we will keep it short maps.app.goo.gl

In a few minutes, leadership will speak about what happened today and offer some accountability. Location announced momentarily but it will be right in the current area

We are moving the press conference around the corner to the Dane County Courthouse. You can start heading here so we can get everyone assembled behind where the speakers will stand

If you have banners or signs about Ridglan we could hold behind speakers at the press conference, please bring them to the jail by 4:30

If you have banners or signs about Ridglan we could hold behind speakers at the press conference, please bring them to the jail by 4:30

We are holding a press conference at 4:30 outside the Dane County Sheriff’s Office. We are already gathering there now, but press conference at 4:30. If you have a PA system you can bring for the press conference, please dm me!

anyone with footage of the action, especially violence by officers, upload it asap to dropbox.com

All rescuers are headed to the Dane County jail to support our arrestees, debrief the action, and discuss next steps. 115 W Doty St, Madison, WI 53703
Please join us if you are able.

WE ARE PIVOTING AGAIN AND HEADING STRAIGHT TO RIDGLAN FOR THE RESCUE. READ THIS ENTIRE MESSAGE.
Please forward this to your teams immediately!
I want to thank all of you for joining us in doing something that’s never been done before: openly attempting to rescue every last animal from a place of cruelty and sadness. Every single one of you is key to today’s mission because we need to support each other. We can do this, if we work together.
You might be wondering why I am talking about the rescue effort as if it’s happening today. That’s because it is. The first rescue teams, the Breach Teams, have just arrived on site at Ridglan Farms, and we need to go there immediately to support them. We are skipping today’s briefing and moving forward with the actual rescue to maximize our chances of rescuing the dogs. I apologize for this late notice. It became clear this was the right moment, so we are seizing it.
We are asking you to uphold two agreements:
First, nonviolence. No hatred towards our adversaries, just love for everyone, especially the dogs.
Second, listen to the marshals and team leads. That’s anyone with a pink arm band. Every one of us will have to make smart independent decisions. But our leads will be the ones who ensure we work together.
Both of those sound good? Great!
Red/Yellow teams should move to Ridglan first, right now. When you arrive, follow your team lead and move in to rescue dogs.
Green Teams, wait 5 minutes before you leave to give Red/Yellow a chance to park first. You can start the timer now.
We’ve previously sent parking instructions to your team lead. (Ignore the no parking signs as they are based on invalid legal authority. Our lawyers have vetted this.) You can see those instructions here:

We’ll see you soon. Remember, there’s a dog at Ridglan waiting for her new life with a loving family. Let’s bring her home.

This is a conditional decision because Wayne is occupied by a critical meeting that cannot be interrupted. He will need to make the final decision when he gets off the call. In the meantime, I am making a conditional decision that we will postpone the mandatory training to 9 am tomorrow due to the extreme weather warning. Please notify your teams that this change is pending Wayne's approval, which should come in the next hour.