Direct action activists, now is a good time to be:
1) Creating/reinforcing secure communications infrastructure with trusteds in your most immediate organizing network & developing contingency plans for what happens if your primary comms app goes down
1) Creating/reinforcing secure communications infrastructure with trusteds in your most immediate organizing network & developing contingency plans for what happens if your primary comms app goes down
2) Practicing deep self-care and getting as much rest as you can.
It's such a scary time and it feels like we should be in overdrive (and many folks are), but there is an extremely good chance that we'll need a ton of capacity and energy *after* the election.
It's such a scary time and it feels like we should be in overdrive (and many folks are), but there is an extremely good chance that we'll need a ton of capacity and energy *after* the election.
3) Getting your house in order.
Do you have a passport (if you can get one)?
Have you cleared out old, unneeded crap from your phone that cops could use to hurt you or your friends?
Do you have pet care backup in case you get arrested?
Do you have a passport (if you can get one)?
Have you cleared out old, unneeded crap from your phone that cops could use to hurt you or your friends?
Do you have pet care backup in case you get arrested?
Do you have a lawyer to call if you get arrested?
Is there any organizing where you need someone else to be ready to play understudy to your responsibilities if you're detained?
Is there any organizing where you need someone else to be ready to play understudy to your responsibilities if you're detained?
4) Brushing up on your knowlege.
Do you know your rights?
Have you roleplayed invoking your right to silence until you feel confident that you can do so under psychological duress from cops?
Do you know your rights?
Have you roleplayed invoking your right to silence until you feel confident that you can do so under psychological duress from cops?
5) Taking stock:
What do you need to feel safe(r) protesting?
Do you have the equipment you need to feel safe(r) and equipped to engage in sustained mass action?
If not, do you have a way to obtain it?
What do you need to feel safe(r) protesting?
Do you have the equipment you need to feel safe(r) and equipped to engage in sustained mass action?
If not, do you have a way to obtain it?
6) Processing.
This is a lot.
A lot.
There is going to be a lot more going down, in all likelihood.
Are you being present with and processing your emotions?
Do you have people you feel safe and secure processing them with?
This is a lot.
A lot.
There is going to be a lot more going down, in all likelihood.
Are you being present with and processing your emotions?
Do you have people you feel safe and secure processing them with?
7) stocking up.
Do you have easy-to-prepare and ideally portable food on hand so that you can nourish yourself properly during protest?
If you live in a place where protests might shut stores down, do you have the food and medicine you need to be healthy in that event?
Do you have easy-to-prepare and ideally portable food on hand so that you can nourish yourself properly during protest?
If you live in a place where protests might shut stores down, do you have the food and medicine you need to be healthy in that event?
8) Checking in.
Do you know how your fellow activists in your closest network are doing?
Do you know where they're at with all this?
Do you know what needs they anticipate, and what fears they have?
Have you discussed potential scenarios together?
Do you know how your fellow activists in your closest network are doing?
Do you know where they're at with all this?
Do you know what needs they anticipate, and what fears they have?
Have you discussed potential scenarios together?
These are all good practices to incorporate into your organizjng routine in any case, but they're deeply important at this moment.
Love and solidarity to all of you as we all figure out how to manage this time of deep uncertainty and danger. ❤🖤
Love and solidarity to all of you as we all figure out how to manage this time of deep uncertainty and danger. ❤🖤
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