Protest and persuasion Public theater and street acts to mock Milošević Extensive branding by hanging posters and stickers in widely trafficked areas Rallies, marches, and demonstration Electoral politics – campaigning & coalition-building Concerts and cultural celebrations Distribution of anti-Milošević materials Strategic use of internet, fax, and email to organize and distribute information and volunteers Covert and public communication important community leaders to cultivate allies Public statements, press releases, petitions, and speeches Distribution of training manuals, frequent workshops for activists Noncooperation Boycotts and strikes by students, artists, actors, and business owners General strikes Defection of both security forces and members of the media Organization that occurred outside the electoral system Election monitors and well-organized election results reporting system Nonviolent intervention Blockades of highways in order to debilitate the economy and demonstrate power Occupation of key public buildings, occasional nonviolent invasions of said buildings Bulldozers moving aside police barricades Examples of specific campaigns Humor was the basis of Otpor's campaigns; it used irony to provoke the government and motivate Serbians to join the movement. The following are specific campaigns designed by Otpor in 1998-2000A Dinar for Change: Otpor activists painted Milošević's face on a barrel and set up in front of the Belgrade National Theater, asking passersby to pay one Yugoslav dinar to hit the portrait. The activists went to the sidelines and watched as the barrel attracted more and more attention. Police eventually confiscated the barrel.Happy Birthday Milošević: Activists in Niš created this event to "celebrate" Milošević's party with a cake, a card, gifts, and wishes. More than 2,000 citizens had the opportunity to sign the card, and gifts such as handcuffs, a one-way ticket to the Hague, and a prison uniform were received on his behalf.The Fist is the Salute: A poster campaign depicting many well-known Serbians raising their fists in opposition to Milošević. Over 50,000 copies were distributed. The campaign ended on New Year's with a Santa Claus fist poster.Resistance, Because I Love Serbia: The most widespread poster campaign with a circulation of 150,000.This is THE Year: 3,000 people gathered in downtown Belgrade for a New Year's party in January 2000. After a night of celebration, Otpor interrupted the jubilation with pictures of the horrors of the past ten years, telling Serbian they had nothing to celebrate. The people were asked to go home peacefully and to think about how they were going to change their situation.It's spreading: In