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i& #39;ve been at multiple protests where police in full riot gear have charged at unarmed protesters i can guarantee you the uk police are not better or less racist
if you& #39;re going to a BLM protest in the coming weeks PLEASE wear a mask, plain black clothes, download y-stop (linked) and turn off your phone. link up with fellow protesters/friends on signal, an end-to-end encrypted text app https://y-stop.org/ ">https://y-stop.org/">...
read netpol& #39;s guide on your rights with the police and what to do if you& #39;re arrested (linked), bring multiple bottles of water, know whether you& #39;re able/willing to be arrested and act appropriately https://netpol.org/know-your-rights/">https://netpol.org/know-your...
if you& #39;re in london write the bindmans telephone number on your arm in thick black ink that wont rub off, if you are arrested they will represent you https://www.bindmans.com/ ">https://www.bindmans.com/">...
don& #39;t film or photograph your fellow protesters& #39; faces or anything identifiable, cover your tattoos, don& #39;t talk to people you don& #39;t know about plans when you& #39;re at the protest, if you are white put your body between people of colour and the police
this list isnt all-encompassing and it comes from my personal experiences attending protests - if your experience of protests is going to big mainstream ones like the anti-brexit marches pls know police response to other kinds of protest is very very different
i& #39;ve made a lot of mistakes at protests over the years and am still learning, especially in regards to & #39;spikier& #39; protests, but these are things ive learned that may be useful
oh and wear sun cream!!!!
