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Street Medic Pro-Tips: Medical and First Aid Support at Protests and Direct Actions

Tips from the Melbourne Street Medic Collective about basic safety, first aid, situation management, organisation and support at protests.

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The Use of Covid-19 Marshals at Public Demonstrations

Covid 19 marshals can help ensure safety during demonstrations. Insights into what equipment is needed and how to organize teams of marshals.

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Staying Safe: Protective Strategies for Activists

It’s important to know how to stay safe as an activist and human rights defender (HRDs). These tips are from Melbourne Activist Legal Support.

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What is this thing called Activist Legal Support?

What is Activist Legal Support? Melbourne Activist Legal Support outlines the elements of legal support and why it’s crucial for activists.

Digital Security Basics for Campaigners

Upgrade your digital security practices with this how-to guide of advice, tools and resources from Blueprints for Change.

Nonviolent Community Safety and Peacekeeping Trainers’ Manual

Training resources by Pt’chang for practical ways to intervene in violence, to transform conflict and to build peace.

Nonviolent Community Safety and Peacebuilding Handbook

Resource for activists engaged in work for peace including practical ways to intervene in violence, to transform conflict and to build peace.

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7 tips for Facebook Risk Management

Facebook is a vital organising and networking tool but presents risks for activists. Digital security can seem overwhelming but we can all get better at it. There are organisations who have done a great job of breaking the information down and giving you support to improve your practices. Start with these 7 tips.

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Tools for More Secure Activism

CounterAct encourages the progressive and radical movements on the Australian continent to get better at digital privacy and security. Security culture is simply a set of practices that limits the ability for government or opponents to find out more information about you and interfere with or monitor your group. We’ve given you some tools to…

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Campaigning in High-Risk Environments

How do organisers and campaigners keep working for social justice when the environment they’re in becomes high risk?

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