Organize and support community-run crisis response organizations like the CAHOOTS program in Eugene, Oregon or the Birmingham Peacemakers in my hometown Write to prisoners, either by yourself or with groups such as the Anarchist Black Cross or Black And Pink, and organize/support books to prisons programs, commissary funds, reentry programs, and other forms of prisoner support Cash bail is unjust, and people shouldn’t be in jail just because they can’t payĬontinue to support legal defense funds as well, such as that of the National Lawyers Guild We can shut it downĬontinue to support bail funds, even for non-protesters. Workers keep the world running and the state relies on our compliance to keep our neighbors under their thumb.
Refuse to do work for the police or prison system. When serving in a jury, you have the right to vote not guilty on a defendant that you believe did commit the crime but doesn’t deserve punishment for it. Learn about jury nullification, and spread the word. Downloading Signal is a great simple place to start Use proper opsec, especially if you’re involved with anything that might make you a target for the cops. Organize and work with groups such as Copwatch to observe the police and hold them accountable When you see an interaction with the police happening, stop and observe.
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Learn how to handle situations as a community or with the help of qualified experts Cops have on multiple occasions murdered the people they were called to help (or bystanders) without provocation. If you can solve the problem in a different way, do it. If cops knock on your door asking you questions about your neighbors or anyone you know, don’t answerĭon’t call the cops. If you see someone breaking the law in a way that doesn’t hurt anybody, keep your mouth shut. They will try to intimidate you - learn your rights and don’t let up, don’t ever cooperate with the policeĭon’t snitch. You don’t have to answer any questions without a lawyer present, you don’t have to give the police access to your house or car unless they have a current warrant signed by a judge. Know what to say and what you have the right to refuse.
Giving the police any more information than you absolutely have to will never and can never benefit you or anyone else - positive evidence given to the police is regularly thrown out in court, whereas negative evidence will be used against you.
If you’re able, please keep your focus there this list is for what can be done long-term outside of the protests It’s June 29th and there are still events and actions being planned regularly across the nation, and they still need your participation and support. So I wanted to put together some resources for continuing to build a culture of noncompliance and resistance to the police and prison system even after things have calmed down But first, be aware that the protests aren’t over. Most of the “keep up the work after the protests have ended!”-type posts I’ve seen are mostly focused on like, reading Black authors and listening to Black voices and unlearning racism, and obviously all of that is absolutely vital - but no amount of individual self-reflection will be able to dismantle institutional systems of oppression.