Training: Peacekeeping and De-escalation

This training will last 90 minutes.

Come learn about support roles for Extinction Rebellion Boston and different ways you can show up for the climate crisis movement.

Peacekeeping & deescalation: Learn how to keep protesters and bystanders safe during actions by acting as a guide in parades, marches, and blocks, and strategies for dealing with harassment, hecklers, etc.

Other sessions will include:

• Arrest support: Provides direct personal support for arrestable people. They have all relevant personal information, will take the call from the police station, provide support at the police station and makes sure everyone gets home safely.

• Police Liaison: Conveys information and demands between the police and the group before/during actions. Helps to keep the police calm and reminds them of our non-violence.

• Media Support: Helps facilitate the interactions between the group and the media. Prepares press releases, coordinates photography, live-streaming, and footage to edit.