Originally adopted from the italian movement "Ya Basta!" ("it's enough!"), the womble collective involves donning white overalls, body padding and gas masks and taking on the police in a controlled, tactical method. beyond actions of confrontation, the wombles, again like the italians, support various social centres and squats as bases of action.
ya basta! (Italy)
website: http://www.wombles.org.uk/
Email: wombles@hushmail.com
Though inspired by similar movements in Italy, wombles collective is located within the UK.
In spite of the indisputable vitality and veracity of anti-capitalist ideas, and the innumerable sacrifices and tireless devotion of diverse militants, on Mayday 2000 the cops gave us a good kicking. Since the liberation of humanity and creation of global freedom and equality is not to be stopped by a few thugs with big sticks, it is time to provide self-protection from the depredations of the constabulary.
A large white overall group, padded, helmeted, with breathing protection acting together in a non-hierarchical but self-disciplined way can achieve the following aims: to facilitate free movement and communication during protests to stop attacks on demonstrators such as baton charges, horse charges, CS gas and sprays be living examples of our libertarian solidarity, organisation and humour to promote mutual respect and protection among demonstrators The white overalls movement has no leadership; everyone involved participates equally in its organisation and actions.
(" background: summary WOMBLES: White Overalls Movement Building Libertarian Effective Struggles " from wombles website)
Capitalists, exploiters of nature,
The wombles uses a multiplicity of tactics ranging from violent confrontation with agents of the state, to the creation of social centres.
wombles gives a link to this article by naomi klein entitled " squatters in white overalls "