**How To Find**

This website is a catalogue of all protests happening in the US. The data is uploaded by users. You can search by date and state.

theblop.org

**How to Find** cont.2

mobilize.us has actionable events besides protests that you can search by date and state. It includes Indivisible events.

indivisible.org, ditto but also has invaluable toolkits to create your own events.

Volunteer Opportunities, Events, and Petitions Near Me · Mobilize

Create change in your community. Find events, petitions, volunteer opportunities, and fundraisers in your local area, organized by charities, campaigns, political organizations, grassroots groups, and other volunteers! Together, we'll help make the w…

^Mobilize

**How to Find** cont.3

Here are organizations focused on protests and marches for specific causes.

fiftyfifty.one

generalstrikeus.com

killthecuts.org

resistancerangers.org

standupforscience2025.org

teslatakedown.com

**How to Prepare / Stay Safe**

Human Rights Campaign has an exhaustive site on preparation and safety for protesters. Please read thoroughly.

hrc.org/resources/tips-for-pre…

Tips for Preparedness, Peaceful Protesting, and Safety

Safety and preparedness are essential in uncertain times. Whether you're preparing for an emergency or participating in a peaceful protest, these…

^{Human Rights Campaign Foundation}

**How to Prepare / Stay Safe** cont.2

Surveillance Self-Defense produced a module specifically for attending protests. It includes a printable flyer.

ssd.eff.org/module/attending-p…

**How to Prepare / Stay Safe** cont.3

If you are an activist, this website has information to keep your digital data secure. There is some overlap with the above. Tuta is the more highly regarded email service for personal security as of January 2025.

infosecforactivists.org/

**How to Prepare / Stay Safe** cont.4

This meme has instructions on how to wash out your eyes if you get tear gassed.

**Printable flyers**

Not everyone attending a protest knows all the resources and tools to resist. Consider printing flyers and feel free to use the ones I made below.

Import the image into a word document as many times as it will fit. The first image will fit 12x, the second 8x. Print and cut.

**Printable flyers** cont.2

Examples of how to orient flyers on a page.

Stay safe while distributing flyers. It’s best to go in a group and use the buddy system as some people can become hostile.

**Rights**
ACLU’s site on your rights as a protester.

aclu.org/know-your-rights/prot…

The site makes it easy to print by sections or whole document.

Protesters’ Rights

The First Amendment protects your right to assemble and express your views through protest. However, police and other government officials are allowed to place certain narrow restrictions on the exercise of speech rights.

^{American Civil Liberties Union}

**Rights** cont.2

Right to Record

If you witness someone’s rights being violated. Stay focused on agents or perpetrators instead of bystanders.

Film details: badges, buildings/landmarks, license plates, property damage, street signs, uniforms, weapons

Take notes.

**How to identify disinformation and bad actors**

Be aware that not everyone attending a protest may be there with good intentions. There might be agitators and accelerationists.

See the article below for description of how these people might act and dress.

justsecurity.org/70497/far-rig…

Far-Right Infiltrators and Agitators in George Floyd Protests: Indicators of White Supremacists

Widely broadcast real-time video images challenge our beliefs about who is really protesting and for what reason.

^{Mia Bloom (Just Security)}

**How to identify disinformation and bad actors** cont.2

Politifact, a fact checking organisation, published an article on false flags.

politifact.com/article/2022/fe…

False flags are real, but rarer than social media suggests

Citing newly acquired intelligence, the U.S. in early February accused Russia of plotting a fake attack by Ukrainian for

^@politifact

**How to identify disinformation and bad actors** cont.3

University of Chicago Library’s page describing:
-SIFT Method
-CRAAP Test
-SMART Check

guides.lib.uchicago.edu/c.php?…

**How to identify disinformation and bad actors** cont.4

Websites that verify accuracy of reporting.

FactCheck.org

PolitiFact.com

Snopes.com

Snopes.com

The definitive Internet reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation.

^Snopes

**How to identify disinformation** cont.5

The Royal Society published an online information project with special attention to misinformation and disinformation. See the list of downloads (bottom for phone, right for desktop) for the report and highlighted articles.

royalsociety.org/news-resource…

The online information environment | Royal Society

A report by the Royal Society on the impact of the internet on our information environment, and on misinformation relating to scientific issues.

^{royalsociety.org}

**How to identify disinformation and bad actors** cont.6

UNICEF has a really good brief overview on how to stop misinformation from spreading and reaching out to those who believe in misinformation and conspiracies.

unicef.org/eca/stories/quick-g…

**Deep Canvassing**

The Deep Canvassing Institute offers training on how to talk to others with opposing views using reasoning and empathy. It’s a skill that requires patience and practice.

deepcanvass.org/