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A collection of resources to strengthen our community and build the skills we need for strategic noncooperation and effective nonviolent resistance.
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Atlas of Surveillance
Database of surveillance technologies used by law enforcement across the US. Drones, body cameras, automated license plate readers, facial recognition, and more. By Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Immigrant Safety Plan
A resource to help parents plan for the care of their children (with or without status) in the event they are unable to, particularly if detained or deported. By Legal Counsel for Youth and Children.
Perception Box
The perception box is an exercise for understanding how to craft messages to reach your target audiences and move them along the spectrum of allies. By Beautiful Trouble.
Sources of Transforming Power
An activity guide for exploring personal and shared sources of power to promote more inclusive and transformative forms of power. By We Rise.
ICE Watch Digital Security
Digital security checklist for anyone working to hold ICE accountable: filming, rapid response, foot patrols, or adopt-a-corner. By Activist Checklist.
ReadyNow! App
A free and secure mobile app designed to help immigrants prepare for possible detention and act quickly in moments of crisis. By Human Rights First.
Deportation Preparation Manual For Families
Make a Plan to Protect Your Kids and Finances in the Face of Deportation. Includes comprehensive checklists, templates, and educational content. By The Appleseed Network.
ICE Free Zone Toolkit For your Neighborhood
Tools for organizing with your neighbors: a guide to canvassing and talking to neighbors, non-cooperation pledge templates, Know Your Rights flyers, and posters and graphics. By Great For All CID.
Toolkit: No Housing for ICE
Strategies and resources for advocates seeking to persuade Hotel franchise owners to refuse lodging to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and contractors. By Unknown.
Rapid Response Networks in the Twin Cities
Report that explores the details of the Twin Cities' evolving Rapid Response system for the benefit of others around the country who may soon be facing similar pressures. By CrimethInc.
Lessons Learned from Parents During ICE/CBP Occupation
Guide includes info on school patrols, rapid response near schools, supporting community needs, how allies can prepare, and talking with kids about ICE/CBP. By anonymous parents in Chicago.
Guía Básica de Acción Directa No Violenta
Explica cómo la acción directa no violenta puede detener injusticias sociales o políticas, defender derechos, aumentar la voz comunitaria y promover valores como la solidaridad e inclusión, ofreciendo métodos pacíficos para el cambio social. Por The Ruckus Society.
Make ICE Accountable Toolkit
Comprehensive guide to a broad range of actions and tactics for holding ICE accountable: from ICE watch to vigils, strikes, labor organizing, legal and legislative actions, and more. By Siembra NC.
We Will Defend and Resist: Toolkit For Organizers and Advocates on Workplace and Audits
Resources and guidance for labor and community organizers, advocates, and law practitioners on how to prepare for, resist, and respond to a workplace immigration raid or audit. By AFL-CIO.
Racial Justice in the Face of State Repression
A guide to how and why the state uses violence and coercion to suppress social movements and how to resist it in ways that are aligned with our racial justice values. By Catalyst Project.
How We Dealt With Border Patrol
Learnings and how-to's on crucial elements of rapid response, including running ICE Watch and similar trainings, and planning patrol shifts and zones. By Siembra NC.
Map The Power
Resources, tips, and framework to conduct power research. Includes case studies and a guide to building a team with the skills to investigate corporate bodies and organize to challenge their power. By Public Accountability Initiative.
What can I do to fight authoritarianism?
Guide to getting started broken down by easier, medium, and harder actions you can take to resist authoritarianism and pressure "pillars of support" to defect. By Choose Democracy.
Action Kit to Protect Student Immigrants
Demands to make for protecting immigrant students, policies and procedures, and tools for organizing. By Alliance for Educational Justice and Advancement Project.
No Secret Police: Policy Guide for Local Electeds
A list of recommended actions and policies to protect our communities from ICE and military deployments. Also includes framing and messaging guidance. By Local Progress.