In Person Activism

Be sure you are prepared for when you are onsite and protesting. Be safe. Change the world!

Preparation:

Weather & Dress: Check the forecast and layer appropriately. Wear a mask if privacy is a concern.

Hydrated & Charged: Keep your phone fully charged and bring a battery extender. System: Attend with a friend or let someone know your plans if attending alone.

De-escalation: Stay calm, avoid provocative behavior, and walk away if needed.

White Allies’ Roles:

Protection: Act as a barrier between marginalized protesters and potential aggressors (e.g., police or counter-protesters).

Amplify Voices: Listen more than you speak and ensure marginalized voices are heard.

Support Leaders of Color: Follow the direction of leaders from marginalized communities and avoid taking the lead.

Safety at the Protest:

Stay Vigilant: Be aware of your surroundings, avoid engaging with counter-protesters, and assist others if needed.

Expect Law Enforcement Interaction: Stay calm, keep hands visible, and don't argue with the police. Know your rights and document interactions.

Dispersal Orders: If a dispersal order is given, comply or face potential arrest. Police must provide a reasonable opportunity to disperse and explain the order.

Know Your Rights:

Documentation: You can record police actions, including arrests and excessive force. Police cannot seize your phone or delete your photos without a warrant.

Arrest Protocol: If arrested, you must be informed of the reason, and you have the right to a lawyer and phone call.

Searches: You are not required to consent to searches without a warrant, and police cannot delete your recordings.

This guide emphasizes personal safety, respect for organizers, and understanding legal rights during protests. It's crucial to stay aware of the situation and prioritize peaceful action and protection for all involved.

Sources: How to Protest Safely Know Your Rights | Protesters’ Rights | ACLU How to be a good white ally during the George Floyd protests and always | Vox We are here to fight against the fasciscm that has taken root in America.

Would appreciate linking to others to grow this list:

Protests:

• Mobilize.us
• 50501
• No voice unheard
• Political revolution
• Women’s March
• Americans United
• Stand Up for Science
• The Big List of Protests
• ProtestFinderUSA
• Tesla Takedown ,or text MUSK to 51905
• Indivisible

Boycotts:

• Bankrupt Trump
• Goods Unite Us
• Buy European
• Go European
• European Alternatives
• Buy Beaver

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/40285770

Immigrants taking your jobs

Recipe: https://web.archive.org/web/20201028174014/https://threader.app/thread/1268322647483363328

Only pick them up with tongs to keep track of what chemicals are being used and whether they are using expired canisters.

Are there any other 50501 communities that I missed?

A well-placed flyer can reach the eyes of thousands of people per day, regardless of which social media platform they use, if any.

If you make a flyer for an event, share the file online and encourage others to print them out too.

Before sharing, remove the metadata with Scrambled Exif on Android or Metadata Anonymisation Toolkit on Linux. Sending a copy to a friend? Send it over Signal.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/32356461

If you can't personally make it, it'd help if you spread the word to your friends and family.

While we advised against linking to mainstream social media in the monthly meta, I'm making an exception in this case since this movement is largely being self organized on the r/50501 subreddit.

To find your state, load all the comments until it stops, then use Ctrl + F and search for your state, then expand the comments for that to see what time and place the protest is in your area.

Stay safe, solarpunks. Bring first aid kits if you have them!

If it doesnt fit into this community, be so kind and point me in the right direction if possible.

So, in case this post fits here:

This situation has gone on for a few days. Recently a ticket machine here in germany got covered in fascist stickers, showing the flag of Nazi-Germany [Flag of Nazi Germany] and propagating Ideals of the "white-power-movement". I believe the picture speaks for itself. The stickers were removed a few days ago, but returned shortly after. (Picture shows second installment) Today I took some time out of my day to remove them, but it was quite a strenous process. Thats why I came here to ask for any ideas concerning the removal, or general thoughts on the situation. I know that it's an uphill battle, since putting new stickers down is a process of seconds, but it also feels terrible to do nothing. Any help is appreciated!

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/17670790

This is a very rough start for a guide to getting involved in activist work in your community. Please chime in with ideas! Many people are feeling at a bit of a loss as to how to get meaningfully involved and I wanted to try to offer some help.

The first step to becoming an effective activist is to become part of your community—something you cannot do online or in isolation at home. If you don’t know anyone locally you probably won’t be a helpful part of a network of resistance down the line except perhaps by lending monetary support online occasionally or phone banking for prisoners. In order to protect people in your community you need to establish yourself as a trusted part of it in some way shape or form.

Start small. Get involved in organizations that feed the homeless or provide meal trains for the sick, elderly, overwhelmed, or others that need it. Join a weekly trash cleanup crew in a local park. See if your local womens, lgbt, or homeless shelters need anything you can provide. One or more of these options usually exists even in rural towns.

• Check online for radical bookstores or community centers (some cities have lgbt clubs or community centers too) where you might start exploring local options or making friends with people who share your values. Even the local grassroots punk venue or garage show circuit might be a good avenue towards building community.

• don’t discount religious organizations only qua religion. Not all churchgoers (or church leaders for that matter) believe in god, and not every religious person supports the dark sides of their religion’s history. Often these organizations are the only already organized ways to get involved in very rural areas. Some church or mosque supported soup kitchens try to evangelize their visitors but some do not. Test out a few. Trust your guts. Unitarian, Buddhist, and Jesuit organizations are often among the more secular-friendly side of religious charity work. 

• many religious organizations support/sponsor a number of refugees who may be at risk under the current administration. You can offer to provide rides if you drive (to the grocery, to ESL classes, a carpools to school), prepared meals if you cook, yardwork, woodwork, piano lessons, home repair, english conversation practice, etc.

Join existing activist groups. Join already active resistance groups. In an urban setting there are many to choose from. In a rural setting there will inevitably be less options.

• “Friends of the” river/park/community theatre organizations are one place to seek community connections that can solidify into important networks of solidarity down the line. Ask about volunteer opportunities in your area on nextdoor.

• Even if you are not an environmentalist consider volunteering for local branches of the sierra club or similar to build a network with other activists.

Stay safe

Trust your gut. If you go to the first meeting and they are talking about doing something you totally disagree with don’t feel like you have to go along with it no matter what theory they spout, you can always find something else more in alignment with your morals. If you find yourself doing something to prove authenticity or that feels like initiation/hazing that is probably not a healthy organization. If all decisions are deferred to one person and you are getting a creepy vibe from them that is probably a cult. Use your common sense. Use the buddy system.

etiquette

• Don’t expect people to always be grateful for your offer of food/resources. People are multi-dimensional and have complex histories. If you work with displaced people some of them will be intolerant or sexist. Just be kind, polite, and respectful to each individual’s wishes once they make them clear. If they are abusive towards you exit the situation and let others in your group know. In many cases your group will be able to point out these individuals beforehand to avoid confrontation.

• Don’t try to immediately voice your opinions loudly, feel an organization out by watching and listening to decide if you’d like to be a part of it. How do they deal with internal disagreements?, What are their priorities (as demonstrated by their actions? Their words?), Are they trying to control their membership in a way that comes off like bullying or grooming?

• There will probably be people involved in every activity you check out that you don’t like or don’t understand, or don’t find helpful. Someone who is always virtue signaling or always condescending, or just a huge oddball. This is just part of being involved in these spaces, it’s okay if you don’t get along with or like everyone.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/36204986

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ID for all 3 images: White text on a black background:

"Fascist raids by law enforcement should be met with:

I don’t know.

I can’t help.

I do not know anybody’s legal status.

I have no idea who is an immigrant.

White folks are used to being polite and accommodating to cops.

Do not fall into your old ways.

For once, your silence will not be violence. STFU if the cops come looking for your neighbours. No matter how friendly.

Fascism only works if we go along with it. Fascism only works if we surrender to it.

Resist.

Do not say a word about your neighbours. As far as the cops are concerned you’re a recluse who doesn’t talk to anybody where you live."

Credit: @Raeeka Yassaie