Safety- Commons Library

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Prepare for a Protest Checklist

This checklist is for anyone attending protests, direct actions, demonstrations, or events where police presence is expected.

Digital Security Checklists for Activists

Accessible digital and physical safety advice for people resisting authoritarianism, with practical checklists to support safer decisions.

Power and Protect Safety Library

Access trusted tools and information to strengthen safety, preparedness and resilience for those working for justice.

The Anti-Autocracy Handbook: A Scholars’ Guide to Navigating Democratic Backsliding

This handbook is designed to help scholars think about their own risk and purposefully choose actions in line with it.

Front cover of guide titled 'Streetwise & Steady Workbook for Action Peacekeepers or Event Marshals'. Text under image reads 'By Daniel Hunter and Eileen Flanagan Illustrated by Paul Garner'. Abstract Illustration of loudhailer on the ground next to an orange traffic safety cone.|Screenshot of a page from 'Streetwise & Steady Workbook for Action Peacekeepers or Event Marshals'. There is text and illustrations that demonstrate how event marshals can project confidence. The text reads 'PracticePage:PROJECTINGCONFIDENCE Part of a peacekeeper’s role is projecting confidence. One way is to remember you have skills already in your life experience. Circle things you’ve done and think about how they help you be a peacekeeper. Calmed an angry kid Stepped between arguing friends Told someone where a bathroom is Walked someone home who felt unsafe Put a bandaid on someone Stayed calm while someone yelled Flagged a problematic behavior Gave directions Reminded a group of a shared goal Spotted tension and helped shift the mood Talked someone out of a rash decision Calmed yourself down Peacekeepers tend to people

Streetwise & Steady: A Workbook for Action Peacekeepers or Event Marshals

Practical guide to equip action peacekeepers or event marshals with essential skills such as de-escalation techniques, crowd coordination, and safety strategies.

Encouraging Story Sharing

How do we make it accessible and support individuals to share their stories, especially if they do not feel safe doing so? Here are 3 tips to help you.

Resources for Marshals at Protests and Rallies

Marshals have been used by many movements for many years and there are different approaches to marshalling depending on philosophy, security culture and movement practices.

Creating Bold Safe Actions Despite Repression: Lessons from Brazil

Lessons learned and tips from 350.org about making escalated actions bold and safe. These tips were learnt after an action in Brazil against fracking in 2015

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Organising Stories and Lessons from the 350 Organising Story Telling Lab

Collection of different case studies / stories of organising and movements from across the globe collated and presented by 350.org.

Get in Formation: A Community Safety Toolkit

Security & safety practices, Verbal De-escalation, Office and Organizational Safety, and Security for events and actions by Vision Change Win.

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