#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.

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!

#covid 19 #covid isn't over #free palestine #free sudan #free haiti #free the congo #free tigray #free puerto rico #global liberation #community care #covid cautious #protest resources #illustration

[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.]

#original post #queer youth assemble #qya #protest safety #protest resources #resources

[dognotman]

#protests #protest #protest safety #riot #riot safety #protest resources #protest resource #riot resource #riot resources

[piningpebbles]

you remember how in The Good Place, our characters find out that the entire system of the afterlife was completely broken and causing people to endlessly suffer in the Bad Place as a result? and how they try to tell those at the BP that innocent people are being hurt but they don’t care because that’s what they want? and they try to tell those at the GP about it and they “care” but are ultimately complicit with letting the system continue and do nothing when action is needed? how the characters have to completely rewrite the system from scratch because simply amending and amending a broken system will not fix anything?

completely unrelated resources:

ABORTION FUNDS IN EVERY STATE

ABORTION RESOURCES FOR MINORS

ABORTION SERVICES LOCATOR

ABORTION REFERRAL & FINANCIAL AID HOTLINE (US CANADA)

AT-HOME ABORTION PILLS

if you’re going to protest:

DELETE your data from period tracker apps

ENCRYPT your phone data  (source + source + source)

DO NOT FALL VICTIM TO BAIT. 

KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR UNDERCOVER COPS. THEY ARE NOT YOUR FRIENDS.

thread on your RIGHTS TO PROTEST

TEAR GAS INFORMATION

cover up TATTOOS, HAIR, SCARS, BIRTHMARKS and OTHER DISTINGUISHABLE FEATURES

wear PLAIN SOLID COLOR, LAYERED CLOTHING.

bring WATER, FOOD, FIRST AID SUPPLIES, GOGGLES, HEAT-RESISTANT GLOVES, EARPLUGS,

WRITE DOWN YOUR EMERGENCY CONTACTS IN SHARPIE (or other permanent marker) ON YOUR ARMS.

#abortion resources #roe v wade #protest resources #the good place #important #2022 #rambling rocks #pebble post

[ibtisams]

I think a very important thing for people who say they feel helpless right now to do is to take the time to do their research on Palestine and its history and how we even got to this point. I will always recommend reading decolonizepalestine.com it has so much information and debunks so many of the myths people believe surrounding Palestine and Israel. Being able to get informed and help spread Palestinian’s voices and history is an easy and free way to keep the conversation going and get people to take this genocide seriously.

#keep boycotting keep demanding ceasefire keep protesting and keep getting educated #palestine #resources #🦢

[triumph-of-adaptation]

Cripthegig for alt text/id

#Palestine #Gaza #cripple punk #cripthegig #protest #disability #disabled #chronic illness #accessibility #ableism #resource #Cordelia price #cripplepunk #crip #spoonie

[the-lady-maddy]

#Madrid #endisraelsgenocide #palestine #gaza #i stand with palestine 🇵🇸 #free gaza #free palestine 🇵🇸 #gaza strip #free palestine #gazaunderattack #palestine protest #palestine resources #israel is a terrorist state #israel is committing genocide #Instagram

[bfpnola]

While this information may technically be new, government infiltration is not. As mentioned in the video, COINTELPRO is a perfect historical example of the insidious downfall of so many leftist grassroots organizations, and guess what? We've made posts about COINTELPRO in the past!

This information isn't made to scare you though, but to empower us all to come together even stronger, even smarter, even more diligently. We owe it to ourselves, to our communities, and to our predecessors to do at least that much. As working class citizens, we must protect one another. Do not get distracted by the divisions those in power wish to ensue.

Confused on where to start? Even if you don't apply as a volunteer, @bfpnola is a safe space for all youth activists to ask questions and receive free resources! Here’s what you need to get started:

Our Linktr.ee | Liberation Library | Discord Server | Open Youth Leadership Positions | Staff Application | Donate

#reaux speaks #resources #black lives matter #history #cointelpro #indigenous #anti capitalism #bipoc #abolition #queer #protest #intersectional feminism #disability justice #anarchism

[nonagalleryart]

In 2018 for 18 months every Friday Palestinians peacefully protested, some of these protests where done by preforming Dabke (an Arab folk dance). 266 of these peaceful protesters were killed, with over 13000 injured many struck by multiple bullets.

Do not look away from those who wish for nothing more than you do, to dance, to love and to live in peace.

#palestine #free palestine #Gaza #Dabke #Resources #petition #protest #social justice #speak up

[booasaur]

I don't think there are going to be many cooler vids than this one from the pro-Palestine protests in Berlin. (November 4, 2023)

Source

#palestine #free palestine #gaza #news #israel #jan prahl #berlin #IA all these protests will have an effect... #literally was just telling my friend that as gratifying as it was to see them a few hundred people died in palestine would have died #as they die every day #and the suffering will only be exacerbated by the running out of every resource #ceasefire now

[lunarianbeams]

Extensive protest gear/safety advice from a twitter thread. Additional images from thread will be in a reblog. Images described in read-more and in alt text.

link to full thread (link one)

link to free protest medical book "Riot Medicine" (link two) by Håkan Geijer (link three)

image id: Twitter thread from Gwen Snyder is uncivil @/ gwensnyderPHL

image one: Seeing people share that swim goggles are great against tear gas, which is something I used to believe and advise. Then I learned that blunt force to swim goggles can pop your eyes [out] of their sockets, so please don't wear swim goggles in situations where cops may assault you

image two: First tweet in image states "Plastic lab goggles are the way to go, ideally with ballistics protection so they don't shatter if you take a rubber bullet to the face. Contacts trap tear gas, and according to my ophthalmologist, polycarbonate glasses are your safest bet during protests." Second tweet in image states "A lot of plastic lab goggles are vented to prevent condensation, but you can use clear packing tape to seal them up. Conveniently, you can also leave the tape dangling a bit and then seal it back up when things get heated so condensation is less of a bother."

image three: first tweet in image states "Don't wear hanging jewelry or loose clothes, or anything fash/cops can hang grab and on to. It's best practice to cover your face (N95 it up to protect yourself/others), avoid wearing 'unique' or custom attire, and conceal tattoos. Wear your shoes that you can run in." second tweet in image states "You don't need a special solution to clean tear gas out of people's eyes. Water or saline in a cheap peri bottle is a godsend. Be careful not to touch the peri bottle to anyone's eyes directly if you're treating multiples, you don't want to be spreading infection inadvertently."

image four: first tweet in image states "Wet wipes are your friend. Clean any tear gas-exposed skin thoroughly and ASAP. I couldn't chop jalapenõs for at least a month after the 2020 gassings, my skin would burn just being around the oil in the air." second tweet in image states "Remove any tear gas-contaminated clothing ASAP. Keep it in a sealed plastic bag (ideally outside) until you can wash it (ideally multiple times). This is especially true if you have asthma or if you have pets - your clothes can give off chemicals that pets are very sensitive to."

image five: first tweet in image states "If you're thinking about a gas mask, do your research. The good ones are expensive, and there are a bunch of airsoft 'gas masks' that are just costume wear. Respirators and goggles together make a more affordable alternative." second tweet in image states "It's possible to reduce tear gas spread by covering a canister with a traffic cone, but the canisters are very hot and can explode, so be careful. DO NOT pick them up to toss them from the crowd unless you are wearing heat-protective gloves. They can burn you."

image six: first tweet in image states "Police will often fire smoke canisters along with tear gas to reduce visibility and increase confusion. There's not much you can do about that, but be aware." second tweet in image states "Tear gas is usually deployed not by a spraying mechanism, but by firing canisters into a crowd. These are heavy, metal projectiles. you do not want to take one to the head, and you should keep your eyes open and be ready to assist in case others do." third tweet states "Tear gas is an abortifacient. Not much you can do about that, but if you're pregnant or TTC [trying to carry] you should be very aware of that reality so you can make informed decisions on the ground."

image seven: first tweet in image states "'Rubber' bullets (also called baton rounds) are regular bullets covered in plastic. They are SUPPOSED to be fired at the ground so they hit people on a lower-impact rebound. In practice, cops will fire them directly at you. They are no joke." second tweet in image states "'Rubber' bullets can blind or maim you, especially when shot directly. Don't minimize the risk. If you take a body hit, ice packs help. When my partner got shot, we iced one site and not the other and the difference was MASSIVE. Consider carrying instant ice packs"

image eight: first tweet in image states "Know your local legal collective scene. If there's an arrest hotline, get that number on your arm in Sharpie. There's no guarantee you'll get a call, but if you do, use it to call them. Have quarters on your person for jail pay phones." second tweet in image states "Assume someone in your group chat is going to forget to lock their phone, and that cops will see what you've said in there. Be super-mindful about potentially incriminating speech." third tweet says "If you're white, mass arrests are really not the time to give police an earful. They'll often try and get their revenge by taking out their anger on the most vulnerable people in custody, especially nonwhite folks."

image nine: first tweet in image states "In my area, we generally recommend having an ID on you if you think you might get arrested (if you're engaging in jail-packing tactics, disregard). It's a personal choice, but it speeds up processing, which means you're less likely to get sent to county for the weekend." second tweet in image states "Don't thank cops at protests. Don't give them hugs and take cute photos with them. They aren't our friends, they use photos of that stuff for feel-good propaganda to counter accountability measures, and it makes the people they target feel like you don't have their back"

image ten: first tweet in image states "Prioritize your ability to run when it comes to footwear, but if you have steel toe shoes/boots that fit that need, that's a plus. Toes are vulnerable to police car trampling, and 'accidental' sideswiping by drivers who hate you and your cause." second tweet in image states "Photos are a complicated subject. Livestreaming is almost always a bad idea, since cops can use those streams to surveil, and since you may accidentally broadcast information that can be sued to identify or prosecute other protesters." third tweet says "Be very careful with night videography / photography at protests. I'm not going to say never do it, but be VERY mindful that folks tend to take more militant action at night and you don't want to accidentally incriminate anyone."

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#protests #roe v wade #healthcare #activism #know your rights #protest tips #blm #reproductive rights #abortion #pro choice #resources #image described #image desc in alt text #resist #if anyone has suggestions/edits for image id lemme know!

[fromtheseventhhell]

"Sansa = Ned 2.0 and Arya = Catelyn 2.0" is one of those takes where you can just tell people are more attached to the aesthetic than anything. "The Stark girls are most like the parent they look least like" sounds good on paper and people run with the idea, regardless of how it actually fits into the story. A majority of the justification relies on misinterpreting all of their characters + a healthy dose of fanon. What gets me is that this is the same fandom that insists that Lyanna, only compared to Arya in the text, is equal parts Arya and Sansa but Ned and Catelyn, two fully fleshed-out and complex characters, have to be more like one girl or the other? There's just nothing in the story to justify being so adamant about these comparisons. Arya and Sansa have parallels with both of their parents but at the end of the day, they are unique characters with their own stories. I'll never understand why people want to flatten these complex characters down to their most basic tropes and fit them into restrictive boxes just for a "poetical~" comparison.

#arya stark #sansa stark #catelyn stark #ned stark #house stark #asoiaf #BORING YAWNING SLOPPY #notice how these takes never come with actual evidence from the books to make direct comparisons from the text? #/ned is a gentle quiet poitican/ and he physically attacks someone + constantly shows his frustration and voicing his opinions #our first introduction to him is him executing a man and we know he's done so several times that year #he says that his toddler son needs to grow up and stop being afraid of a giant wolf cause /winter is coming/ and Northern life is hard 😭 #/Cat is a feral wild woman/ and her chapters are full of her holding her tongue and trying to mediate situations #people literally switch their characterizations cause the second a woman shows emotion she's /feral/ #and a man can be the most wild unhinged character ever and still be /kind/ and /gentle/ #like yeah fanon sansa is fanon ned 2.0 and fanon arya is fanon cat 2.0 but their actual characters are more complex then that #the only valid /2.0/ comparison is between Lyanna and Arya but somehow she gets split between Arya and Sansa 🥴 #my hourly frustration at this fandom not caring about the story and only being here for /the vibes~/ #like Ned hates Tourneys and protests one as a waste of resources while Sansa is planning a Tourney and using resources while winter #is arriving and smallfolk are going hungry...but she's Ned 2.0? Where? How? Huh? #And yeah Ned deals with politics in KL but that's relatively a small aspect of his character #and even him constantly speaking his mind and challenging Robert directly is the exact opposite of Sansa's approach 😭 #/courtesy is a Lady's armor/ vs. /I'm gonna tell Robert he's an idiot right to his face/ oh yeah totes the same #Arya is the character following his advice and guidance for a reason just saying #like if Sansa was doing the same I could see it but she..isn't? Her approach is much closer to Catelyn's than Ned's #I don't understand why people have all of the sudden decided that the Sansa/Cat parallels are shallow when they're #very similar characters and Sansa's current plot actually revolves around that fact #obviously they're not exactly alike but no two characters are or even meant to be...their comparisons are still very valid #tired of being expected to accept an idea just because enough people repeat it

[axrynic]

Free to use posters 🍉❤️

Join: https://bdsmovement.net/

Take action: https://www.shutitdown4palestine.org/about

Learn & contribute: https://www.thepalestineacademy.com/resources-1

Poster 1 text:

CEASEFIRE NOW

LIFT THE SIEGE

END THE OCCUPATION

ALL ROADS ELAD TO

FREE

PALESTINE

Poster 2 text:

RESISTENCE

IS

JUSTIFIED

WHEN

PEOPLE

ARE

OCCUPIED

#free palestine #protest poster #palestine resources #political art

[violottie]

This is excellent to know!

"Despite being somewhat of an Arabic speaker myself, I struggled to understand some of the chants being shouted at 🍉 protests. These are just a few, and I'm going to break them down for you.

"Please tag non-Arabic speaking friends who are curious, and share so that more people can understand!" from Hannah Alkadi, 19/Feb/2024:

#arabic #palestine #free palestine #palestine protest #protest for palestine #solidarity with palestine #i stand with palestine #gaza #free gaza #rafah #save rafah #from the river to the sea palestine will be free #palestine resources #languages #palestine 🇵🇸 #free palestine 🇵🇸 #i stand with palestine 🇵🇸 #from the river to the sea 🇵🇸 #فلسطين 🇵🇸 #🇵🇸 #palestine 🍉 #🍉

[decolonize-the-left]

Lol. lmao even.

Thank you so much for proving my point.

Like forgive my "holier than thou" and "fake leftist" attitude about it but I think if you want change you have to take risks, risks that upset the status quo. Like voting 3rd party, especially when nobody (including historically blue labor unions and states) wants Biden to be president.

If there's a chance to change things for the better then leftists and progressives take that opportunity. Every time. If you don't take that opportunity then you aren't even a progressive, let alone a leftist ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Conservatives are called conservatives cuz they don't want things to change. You know why? Progress always threatens privilege and their privilege is something conservatives care about maintaining. "Things are fine the way they are, not perfect but be reasonable."

Also since you asked about my praxis; The last 4 years I have: protested/taken tear gas to the face across the entire PNW, organized for BLM, helped create a police alternative in my area so people don't have to call the cops, built mutual aid networks that cross state borders, and then I caught COVID the first time. At which point I became too disabled to keep doing the same level of praxis. So then I spent a Lot of time at the doctor trying to get my new COVID-caused chronic illnesses diagnosed. I couldn't handle activity like that anymore so I shifted gears to accommodate my body. I changed my passively political Tumblr to be my main source of outreach for radicalizing that would double as a political resource for leftist newbies.

Additionally, I've posted about this before and even showed y'all my ballot but I live in Nazi Territory. There is nobody who runs for any office here that isn't a Republican or libertarian and most of the time they're unopposed, too. I regularly don't vote because I don't have anyone to vote for, let alone have a 3rd party candidate to support.

"decolonize your own nationality privilege"

I'm literally Ojibwe, first off. Secondly, you think decolonizing the USA looks like re-electing a colonizer actively commiting genocide? l m a o

Like I said....people like this are closer to being conservative centrists than any kind of leftist. There's No Way someone who supports liberty and self determination would vote for Biden when there are other options ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ and if I did NOT call out this clearly co-optive behavior then I would Not be decolonize the left.

Centrists and conservatives will not be allowed to water down leftist beliefs as long as this blog is here.

I literally came here to be holier than thou and judgey and to hold leftists to a higher standard after I shared so many online spaces with leftists who did Not support Landback, hated IDPOL, and thought class reductionism would lead to a revolution.

So if my posts strike a nerve: good, tbh

Ps;

"real leftism is when you vote for capitalist genocidal Democrats to maintain the peaceful status quo and if you disagree you're a privileged liberal" and "how come you as a famous Tumblr blogger haven't materially affected our elections the last 4 years???" are takes I'd be embarrassed to say out loud so I've hidden your URL, lmfaoooooo

Pps:

You could open any of the books I've suggested on race or colonialism or imperialism or native history :) or join one of the unions I've posted about. Watch one of the videos about building mutual aid networks. You could even learn about presidential candidates on my page. And if you think you can do a better job than me then do it. I'm literally begging.

Or yeah, I guess you could keep doing whatever this is *gestures to the post* instead.

That's obviously very useful.

#not to be mentally ill on main but why do people ALWAYS assume im just preachy??? #i went to the PDX BLM protest after ppl said i didnt have enoughy IRL experience to be a “real” leftist #i hate being dismissed lmfao yall have no idea the things Ive learned and done out of spite to “earn” my voice #so yeah nobody can tell me shit cuz i stay on top of business and thats why i act holier than thou in my posts #its just so aggravating to be literally fucking disabled and VISIBLY doing more work than “allies” who just make posts like this #“why isn't decol radicalizing more people or being useful” thats called a projection worstie #the real question is how have you followed me this long and STILL believe voting for Joe is a decolonial action.... #unless you haven't actually internalized any of the free education and resources on my blog #rant #vent

[seedlessmuffins]

in addition to sharing posts, boycotts, strikes, and protests, another good way to support gaza is by going to fill out the forms on this website

the more people who fill this out the more spots will be filled by people who won't go, and therefore these events will be empty. you can use a fake name, email, and phone number, i did and it worked! here is a video from itsaxaaa on tiktok with more information

#free palestine #free palestine 🇵🇸 #🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 #i stand with palestine #from the river to the sea palestine will be free #boycott divest sanction #protest #palestine resources #palestine resistance