We know this is a stressful time and that many people are concerned about their safety. We share your concerns and would like to recommend the following resources on safety planning and community building.
Planning for Disaster: A Writing Exercise from our organizer, Kelly Hayes
Organizing Basics: Talking to Strangers from Lisa Fithian
Want to form a safety team or mutual aid pod? Check out this How to Build a Neighborhood Pod guide alongside Rebel Sidney Black’s Podmapping for Mutual Aid guide.
Get in Formation is a collection of security and safety practices from Vision Change Win “built by years of learning in the streets from Black, Indigenous, and People of Color movements within the U.S.”
Bystander Intervention/Transformative Justice/Alternatives to Police Responses to Harm