2019 NLG #Law4thePeople Convention

Police and Nazis and Counter Protesters OH MY! These are just a few of the challenges many of us face when organizing a march, direct action, or movement event. And yet, despite the risks protest remains one of the most effective and long standing strategies for movement building in this country and across the globe. Come to this workshop to learn the basics of developing a security plan for your next event and gain hands-on experience in de-escalation and safety team formations. Bring your practical questions and real-life scenarios to try out.
*This workshop is geared towards those with base legal observer training but open to all. There will be some physical action and physical contact required on a mixed mobility spectrum. It will be led by a Queer Black Cis-Woman with mixed mobility.

Che Johnson-Long is a Community Organizer and Prison Abolitionist. She has over a decade of experience working with organizations such as The Audre Lorde Project’s Safe OUTside the system Collective, Solutions Not Punishment Coalition, and the Atlanta/Fulton County Pre-Arrest Diversion Initiative developing strategies to divest from prisons and invest in community safety. She practices trauma healing as a teacher in training with Generative Somatics. Che grew up in Oahu, Hawaii and Los Angeles, and currently lives in Atlanta where she studies “law” at Georgia State College of Law.