#protest resources

[counterintuitivecomics]

MASK UP FOR GLOBAL LIBERATION

Protect your community by wearing N95s and KN95s when meeting indoors or in crowds! The more of us mask up, the less we get sick, the harder it is for police to surveil us, and the safer we make our shared spaces for our disabled and immuno-compromised comrades and loved ones.

COVID Action Map - Google My Maps

Mapping COVID action groups worldwide. Groups are not pinned to exact addresses. On Instagram and Twitter as @covidactionmap.

Get started by finding local mask resources on the global COVID Action Map (you can also submit groups to be added). If you have the means, donate masks and tests to your local orgs and encourage accessibility so we can ALL join the fight (bringing in interpreters/translators and medics, ensuring accessibility for wheelchairs/mobility devices, offering child care, filtering the air indoors, setting up virtual options etc).

UPDATE: Download this 8.5"x11" poster for free on itch.io to print and distribute! Includes files suitable for color, black and white, and risograph printing. Any donations will go to printing costs, or buying masks for my local mutual aid groups.

Pandemics have no borders, and all our struggles are united!

[ID: A poster declaring “MASK UP” in red above 3 figures from the waist up, each wearing a different respirator mask. The top figure is an Arab person wearing a fluttering red and white kufiyah over a black hijab and red dress, as well as an Aura 9210+ N95 mask. They steady themselves with one hand on the lower left figure, and raise the other one up triumphantly. The left person is a fat Asian teenager wearing a black hoodie with a genderqueer symbol on the shoulder, and a black Laianzhi HYX1002 KN100 mask. They are holding a box labeled FREE that’s full of COVID-19 Rapid Tests, and two different kinds of plastic-wrapped N95s. The last figure is a middle aged Black person in a power chair, wearing a Flo Mask with a customised rainbow cover, a dark blue winter hat with a Disability pin on it, and a blue shirt featuring 6 countries flags from R to L: Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Palestine, Haiti, Puerto Rico, and Tigray, Ethiopia. Underneath reads: “RESPIRATOR MASKS PROTECT: your health, your identity, and your community. Find resources near you at COVIDActionMap.org”]

[jadewolf-writes]

Hot new fashion ideas for Summer 2025 in Los Angeles.

Other Resources:

Protecting yourself from riot munitions: https://crimethinc.com/2021/01/04/a-demonstrators-guide-to-understanding-riot-munitions-and-how-to-defend-against-them

EFF's Guide to Surveillance Self-Defense at protests: https://ssd.eff.org/module/attending-protest

Defending against LRAD weapons (sound cannons): https://youtu.be/3sqIvak-4Ek?si=Mo3Iz9B7OL10ttpW

More LRAD Defense: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXKTBQBugIA

Field Medicine Guide: https://riotmedicine.net/static/downloads/riot-medicine_a5.pdf

Stay Free, avoiding police tactics: https://www.reddit.com/r/protest/comments/1ipdl64/stay_free_a_guide_to_avoiding_police_tactics_at/

Also...

Water for tear gas (not milk!) Sudecon wipes for mace If no sudecon, wash mace with water

[technofeudalism]

there are a million posts about what not to do at protests on tumblr that you can find, so i'm not going to make another one. i just wanted to post one specific reminder. please do not share pictures of the ongoing protests. people will be and already are scrawling through these pictures and videos, putting stills of people in them through websites like Pimeyes and trying to doxx them or worse. given that a lot of the current protests center around immigration, you might be drawing a target on people's backs by sharing photos of any kind of protest or action taking place right now. unless the photos have gone through a major news publication already, don't share them. even then, show extreme discretion.

[mortiaddams13]

For information, protest resources, ICE watch, petitions and more - my linktree

What is a prison that never fills up but never stops accepting inmates? Auschwitz wasn't located in Germany. See the signs, learn history, stay safe.

[clickbaitcowboy]

Not sure if this has been posted to tumblr already but here are 10 valuable ASL signs for protesters

[queeryouthassemble]

[ID: Light green post with a wavy-edged light green oval at the bottom. Small black text reads "QYA's Guide to" and below that, all-caps green text, outlined in black, reads "joining a protest." Above a box, two people stand side by side. Both people are white with colorful hair and clothes. The person on the left holds a brown sign with black text reading "power to the people." End ID.]

[ID: Light green post with a wavy-edged light green oval at the top. Inside the oval, all-caps green text, outlined in black reads "where do I start?" Below the oval, small black text reads "Want to participate at an upcoming demonstration near you? Not sure how to prepare? Queer Youth Assemble has got your back! Check out our website for our full guide to "Protesting and Staying Safe During Demonstrations"- complete with our tips and tricks to a preparation check list, free printable know your rights & in case of emergency cards, and more! Please contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions!" In the bottom left is an illustrated person, smiling. They have dark brown skin, dark curly hair, and blue triangle earrings. They are wearing a green jacket over a pink t-shirt. End ID.]

[ID: Light green post with a wavy-edged light green oval at the top. Inside the oval, all-caps green text, outlined in black reads "General Practice." Below that, black text organized like a checklist reads "Be aware of your surroundings at all times, Be alert to suspicious people & activity. Stay away from unattended bags/packages, Do not run unless absolutely necessary. Move slowly as a group, Protect your identity and the identity of others. If you decide to post about it, please make sure the faces of others are covered and wait until you are home." End ID.]

[ID: Light green post with a wavy-edged light green oval at the top. Inside the oval, all-caps green text, outlined in black reads "emergency contacts." Below that, smaller black text reads "Please let 1-2 emergency contacts know of your plan and make arrangements to notify them of your status regularly throughout the event. When creating your plan, be sure to ask: Where will you be? How will you get there? Where will you go in an emergency? What time will you get back?" In the bottom right of the page are two illustrated people, holding a sign that says "defend LGBTQ civil rights." One person has medium-toned brown skin and dark hair, while the other has orange hair and light brown skin. They are wearing blue and pink shirts. End ID.]

[ID: Light green post with a wavy-edged light green oval at the top. Inside the oval, all-caps green text, outlined in black reads "what should I bring?" Below that, smaller black text organized like a checklist reads Necessary medications, Water & Small snacks, State ID, cash & coins, Fully charged cell phone, Hand sanitizer & a mask, Hat & sunscreen, Our printable "Know Your Rights" & "In Case of Emergency" cards*, A sign" At the bottom of the rectangle, text preceded by an asterisk reads "These are available on our site alongside printable pages to cut and distribute at your demonstration!" End ID.]

[laurellynnleake]

Support for Kenosha, WI protestors against police!

On 8/23/2020, police officers shot an unarmed Black man named Jacob Blake in the back, 7 times, in close range, and in front of his children. As of 5AM 8/24, Jacob Blake's relatives reported that he was alive, out of ICU and surgery, but still fighting for his life. Witnesses report Blake was breaking up a fight between two women when police tazed and shot him.

Kenosha Police have called a citywide curfew, and are reportedly attacking protestors with chemical weapons and using unmarked vehicles (thread with police scanner activity here). Gov Tony Evers deployed the National Guard against protestors while claiming to stand against excessive force and escalation against Black people in WI. The Milwaukee Freedom Fund made a statement on on FB around midnight, extending legal support to all Kenosha protestors.

Wisconsin Legal Aid:

Milwaukee Freedom Fund: Legal Support Request

Phone numbers for locating arrested people in Milwaukee County

Contact [email protected] if you receive a curfew ticket

Attorney Kimberley Motley http://www.motleylegal.com/about.html can help with municipal citations.  

Legal Action of Wisconsin can take municipal citation cases in Kenosha for folks who meet their income guidelines. Intake # is 855-947-2529.

If you believe someone has been detained over 24-hrs: Search for them as an inmate here or call the County Non-Emergency Number at [phone]

Latest MFF post (8/24)

ACLU: How to file report/evidence against specific cops

Donate to the Milwaukee Freedom Fund here!

Wisconsin numbers to call here! 

UPDATE 8/24: Donate to support Jacob & his family here!

Please protect the identities of protestors in news you share (especially in images/video), and, if you are not Black, do not further traumatize Black people by spreading video of the attack without adequate warnings.

[Image Description: A photo of a 29 year-old Black Man, Jacob Blake, with a goatee and shoulder-length braids, hugging his 4 children and smiling next to a fountain or monument at night. 2 screencaps of a Milwaukee Freedom Fund Facebook post made around midnight on 8/23/20. They read as follows:

We are saddened and angered to hear of the police once again shooting a young Black man, especially a young father that is reported to have stopped a fight from escalating before being gunned down. Milwaukee Freedom Fund wants to extend our support to protesters in Kenosha. Our request help form is here: https://bit.ly/MFFArrestHelp. We help with bail/tickets/connecting protesters to lawyers. Info for protesters:

Make sure there is someone outside of protesting that knows your legal name and birthday so we can look you up if we need to.

If you are arrested- DO NOT TALK about what happened while in jail unless you are talking to your lawyer. Phones and visiting rooms are recorded.

You have the right to remain silent and ask for a lawyer.

Most arrested protesters are ticketed and released that process can take hours. If someone is detained, their bail is set and charges are read usually the first time they see a judge. In Milwaukee, that’s been a few days. Once bail is set we can help pay it, if you’re given a ticket for protesting we can help pay that too, if you need a lawyer we can do our best to set you up with one. *We are not lawyers and we cannot go to precincts directly. We are volunteers who will help the best we can.

Edited to include: This post has gotten a lot of attention and some folks may be unfamiliar with MFF. Please know we do not reserve calls for justice for “perfect victims” and we see bringing out a person’s history as attempts to silence and minimize. If several police officers can’t arrest a person without shooting them several times then that is the issue we need to address. The police are not meant to be judge, jury and executioner. Keep focused. Info we have on what happened: The young man with his children is a 29 year old father named Jacob Blake. He was tasered and shot in the back 7 times today by police officers in Kenosha, Wisconsin. There is a video of the entire incident, but we will not be posting that footage here. There was no point and time that a firearm should have been pulled, let alone this man be shot 7 times, in the back, while trapped by his vehicle. His condition is unclear. Varying reports at this time. If there are additional actions to show up for or links to support his family please let us know. https://facebook.com/events/s/community-unity-accountability/710234002864196/?ti=icl]

[lesbiansandgayssupporttheminers]

If you’re going out to protest today/tonight, know your rights.

Write the green and black cross protest support number somewhere on your body in a pen that won’t get smudged.

Remember that the only thing you have to tell the police is your nationality (if you are asked) and that if you are detained under Covid legislation, the police do not have the right to your biometric data (fingerprints/DNA).