Community Solutions to Safety: Know Your Rights Training and SkillShare on May 21st

This Know Your Rights SkillShare is at the Grand Rapids Pride Center. From the event description: 

The police have a long history of targeting 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, especially where they intersect with BIPOC and disabled communities. Join us for a workshop to talk about your rights when interacting with the police. We’ll work through scenarios, as well as various options for community safety without police involvement. Presented by the Grand Rapids Institute for Information Democracy and the Grand Rapids Pride Center. Facilitated by Jeff Smith, Ames Carpenter, and Nikita Miner. 

Registration is optional, but helpful for the facilitators, especially if you have accessibility needs or burning questions! We encourage you to register so we have an accurate count for food as well. 

Here is a link to the registration. 

This SkillShare will be using the lived experiences of the three facilitators, Know Your Rights information from the American Civil Liberties Union and some really good information from the book, Beat the Heat: How to Handle Encounters with Law Enforcement. 

The Beat the Heat: How to Handle Encounters with Law Enforcement excerpt not only has great advice, but it includes wonderful illustrations for tactics you can use with cops.