NYC Block Watch

cop watch on your block

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We are a coalition of neighbors and neighborhood groups engaged in rapid response, community defense, self-defense, mutual aid, and legal aid.We educate each other on cop counter-surveillance and community defense in order to create and support local rapid response networks.Abolition depends on our relationships to one another.Through interactive workshops in our neighborhoods, we aim to empower all neighbors to intervene when witnessing police violence.

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Community Guidelines1) Minimize power dynamics
2) Center the autonomy of the person arrested
3) Avoid paternalistic saviorship
4) Instead of sensationalism, center privacy, agency, consent of the arrested / detained
5) Talk about what is happening interpersonally
6) Practice harm reduction
7) Wear masks indoorsCoalition Guidelines1) Help host community workshops and gatherings
2) Strengthen connections with other groups doing mutual aid, legal aid, and defense work
3) Plug into local emergency response networks