Active Citizenship from Netflix's We The People
Democracy Lab
Quality civics education is the bedrock of a healthy democratic society. Through curated content and supporting lesson materials, Democracy Lab lays out the building blocks of a healthy democracy, while explaining the challenges it can face, the solutions we must explore, and the exciting initiatives already helping strengthen democratic principles around the world.
Democracy Lab was developed in consultation with a group of young civic innovators. TED-Ed in collaboration with the Civics Unplugged Fellows and the Citizen University Youth Collaboratory.
Democracy Lab has videos and other instructional materials about democracy, harnessing your power, working across difference, and navigating the news.
ACLU Massachusetts Know Your Rights
Prepare for Protest
- National Lawyers Guild: Know Your Risks/RightsA guide for protestors, what to do when facing law enforcement, legal steps, and choices.
- Vision Change Win: Community Safety ToolkitThis toolkit is a collection of and safety practices we have been building and learning for years from Black, Indigenous, and People of Color movements within the U.S. Our teachers passed this information down to us through oral tradition and through practice in the streets. We built this toolkit in part to honor these generations before who relied on each other for safety, and to ensure this work is passed on to those who come after us.
- Digital Defense Fund: Protest Safety Tips to Guard Against SurveillanceWhat threats might you face at a protest?
Implicating and identifying photos and location data of you at a protest, Surveillance at the protest turning into targeting by the police or government after the protest, Confiscation of your device by police and access to sensitive info, Injury or arrest by the police
Artists for Democracy
Shepard Fairey: The amazing thing about art is that it can get to someone’s emotions around empathy, compassion, seeing that the country should work for everyone, not just for the super rich and powerful.
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