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For additional protest and activism resources, see also our Political Action for All People page and sections of the Black Lives Matter Library Resources page. For additional resources on censorship and intellectual freedom, see also our Censorship, Book Bans, & Suppression; and see also our Privacy, Surveillance, and Security page.
ACLU Know Your Rights/Conozca sus derechos Wallet Cards (for purchase)
Activists’ Basic Guide to First Aid and Safety at Protests (Urban75, U.K.)
Alternatives to Calling the Police: Abolitionist Futures
Anti-Violence Project Safety Tips for Police Violence and Hate Violence
APALA Statement on Student Protests (May 15, 2024)
Being an Ally and an Accomplice: Opportunities for White People in the Fight for Racial Justice
The Counted: U.S. Police Killings Database (2015-2016)
Defending our Movements: Digital Self-Defense Knowledge Base
Digital Security Tips for Protestors - Electronic Frontier Foundation
How to Film the Police in the U.S. (Witness.org, 24 June 2016)
How to Protest Safely: What to Bring, What to Do (Wired.com, 11 June 2025)
Image Scrubber App: To anonymize photographs taken at protests
National Lawyers Guild Know Your Rights Guides (multilingual)
Resources for Activists (Social Change Lab)
Statement on Ethical Acquisition of Campus Protest Materials (Society of American Archivists, Committee on Ethics and Professional Conduct, June 5, 2024)
What to Say When the Police Tell You To Stop Filming Them (The Atlantic, 28 April 2015)
