
*Cover and back cover of old Richmond Copwatch Zine – Note we do not have regular meetings any longer*
There has been a recent reinterest in Copwatch in Richmond, and to help anyone interested in copwatching or knowing their rights or keeping good security culture, especially given the recent organizing around the murder of Mike Brown in Ferguson, we are collecting as many links and zines and pamphlets on these topics so they can be shared far and wide and anyone can access them. Richmond Copwatch was starting in the summer of 2010 by members at the time of the Wingnut Anarchist Collective. Over the years multiple Know Your Rights and similar workshops were facilitated. And while the structured organization and routine patrols have fallen by the wayside, copwatching has remained a decentralized important aspect of radical and anarchist movements in Richmond.
There has also been discussion of how Copwatching is an activity that white people can do as allies, and this aspect ought to be discussed further. Pretty much every time there is a big movement with many new members, it is important to make sure some of the basic safety information gets made available to new activists. Sorry for not having thought of this before now regarding the Ferguson protests.
For Richmonders, you can tweet to @rvacopwatch on twitter, or find the facebook group RVA Copwatch here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/157292621073163/ to get connected to other copwatchers and to share videos and information you find or to promote events and workshops about copwatching and know your rights trainings.
Copwatch Zines/Info
These Streets Are Watching – Copwatch Documentary
Know Your Rights Zines/Info
Know Your Rights Trainer Materials
Know Your Rights! What You Need to Know
Know Your Rights Posters and Pamphlets
Grand Jury Investigations, FBI Harassment, and Your Rights
Colorado ACLU Know Your Rights Training
Security Culture Zines/Info
What is Security Culture? A guide to staying safe
Security Culture: An interactive sock puppet farce
Stay Calm: Some tips for staying safe during times of state repression
Why Misogynists Make Great Informants
Towards a Collective Security Culture
Legal
Anarchist Survival Guide for Understanding Gestapo Swine Interrogation Mind Games
Medical
An Activist’s Guide to Basic First Aid