Crisis Resources
From Resistance Manual
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Resources to help marginalized communities find necessary services to protect themselves from harm.
Contents
- 1 Free Legal Help
- 2 Hate Crime–Related
- 3 General Crisis Resources and Help Lines
- 4 Immigration Crisis Resources
- 5 Muslim Ban / Surveillance
- 6 Reproductive Health, Abortion, Birth Control Crisis Resources
- 7 Trans and LGBTQ+ Crisis Resources
- 8 Policing
- 9 Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
- 10 Workplace Discrimination and Sexual Harassment
Free Legal Help
- Educators for Fair Consideration DREAMer intake service
- Ian Samuel has agreed to provide legal representation to government employees who defect from carrying out unlawful orders.
- Immigration Equality: help for LGBTQ+ immigrants
- Legal Aid at Work
- List of Pro-Bono Lawyers by State
- National Center for Lesbian Rights legal help—for LGBTQ+ people
- National Immigration Legal Services Directory
- Southeast Immigrant Freedom Initiative, pro bono legal support to immigrants detained in the southeast US (not yet active)
- United We Dream legal help
- Water Protector Legal Collective: providing legal help to Standing Rock protesters
Hate Crime–Related
Report a Hate Crime
- " Anti-Defamation League: report a hate crime
- #CallItOut—report a hate crime to Human Rights Watch
- Communities Against Hate, from Muslim Advocates
- Islamophobia Report
- Make Democracy Work for Everyone: an app from CAIR to report hate crimes and know your rights
- National Network for Arab American Communities: list of organizations to report hate crimes to
- Pro Publica: Documenting hate crimes
- Southern Poverty Law Center: Report hate crimes
- Asians American Advancing Justice: Stand Against Hatred
See Law Enforcement Incidents to report biased law enforcement incidents.
Responding to Hate Crimes
For information on bystander intervention and responding to hate incidents in the moment, see our Tools of Resistance page.
- Anti-Violence Project (and the national coalition)
- How to Protect Your Gurdwara, from the Sikh Coalition
- I'll Go With You: allies who will offer support, buffering, and nonviolent assistance when asked
- Self-defense advice for people wearing hijabs
- Stand With Me Now, an organization focused on responding to hate crimes
General Crisis Resources and Help Lines
See also Safety and Security for computer and Internet–related resources.
- ACLU: guides for anyone who feels that they're at risk
- Crisis Text Line—text HOME to 741-741
- Do Not Pay, robot lawyer using Facebook Messenger to help refugees fill in an asylum application
- Human Trafficking Hotline—tel:1-888-373-7888
- I Am Alive: an online crisis network
- Equality Labs: help with tech-related crises
- Muslim Alliance resources, including help lines for LGBTQ+ people of color and Muslims
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration help line
- Oh Crap! What Now? Survival Guide—crisis resources covering a wide range of topics
- Proactive Steps: a variety of guides/tips
Immigration Crisis Resources
Crisis Guides
- Black Immigration Network Detainee Support Toolkit
- CHIRLA: Know Your Rights
- Guide for reporting immigration raids on social media, from DRUM
- ICE Raids Toolkit, Immigrant Defense Project
- Immigration Lawyer Search (for PAID legal help)
- Immigrant and Refugee Children: A Guide for Educators and School Support Staff, in case of an immigration raid
- Informed Immigrant
- Know Your Rights: Discrimination Against Immigrants and Muslims (in multiple languages, to print and share)
- Know Your Rights video from Moms Rising, in English and Spanish
- Know Your Rights videos from Telemundo: ¿Qué hacer ante una redada de ICE en tu trabajo?, Las opciones si ICE toca a su puerta, Tus derechos como inmigrante ante una parada de tránsito
- Libraries Serve Refugees: Resources by librarians—for everyone
- Make a plan for encountering ICE agents: information in English and Spanish
- Make Democracy Work for Everyone: an app from CAIR to know your rights and report hate crimes
- Social Media, Criminalization, and Immigration: information on how immigration agents use immigrants' social media accounts
- Use Your Cell Phone to Document and Expose Immigration Raids
- What are your rights if border agents want to search your phone?, New York Times
- What is the H-1B visa?—explanation from an immigration lawyer
DACA Crisis Resources
Safety tips for ICE Raids
- Do not open the door.
- Ask why they are there.
- You have a right to an interpreter.
- ICE agents must have a warrant (form 1-200, I1-205) signed by a judge. If they do not have the warrant, you can refuse them entry.
- If they force themselves in or if you are arrested, remain silent, ask others to remain silent, and do not sign anything until you have a lawyer.
More here.
More information: English, Spanish, other languages.
ICE Raid Resources
- CIYJA: Fight ICE Raids with Power, Not Panic
- Notifica, an app that sends out secure messages to your support network
- RedadAlertas, a crowdsourced app that will alert subscribers when raids are happening
Resources to Contact
See also Immigration organizations in Organizations Working for Justice and Equity.
Muslim Ban / Surveillance
Airport Protests and Help
| State | City/Region/Airport | Organization/Website | Contact | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | National | American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee | tel:202-244-2990
e-mail: [email protected] |
|
| ACLU | hotline tel:415-621-2488 | If you know of anyone detained at any airport, call this hotline. | ||
| Our Revolution | Sign up for a rapid response list to be notified when Muslim and/or immigrant communities in your zip code might be in danger. | |||
| Sikh Coalition | ||||
| Fly Rights | File and track reports of discriminatory behavior or improper procedure displayed by TSA agents here. | |||
| International | International | AirBnB | e-mail: [email protected] | AirBnB is providing free housing to refugees in the event that they are denied the ability to board a US-bound flight and are not in their city/country of residence. Contact via e-mail. |
| Florida | Orlando Airport | @ORDLawyersHQ | Attorney available for people detained at any of the listed airports | |
| California | LAX | ACLU of Southern California | tel:213-977-5245 | Attorneys available for people detained at LAX |
| @tracktheban | Attorneys available for people detained at LAX | |||
| SFO | ACLU of Northern California | tel:415-621-2488 | Contact if family members are detained at SFO. | |
| SAN | ACLU of Northern California | tel:619-398-4485 | Contact if detained at a California airport under executive order. | |
| Texas | DFW (Dallas) | @DFWDetained | Attorneys available for people detained at DFW | |
| Massachusetts | Logan Airport in Boston | ACLU of Massachusetts | tel:617-482-3170 x330 | Contact if you or someone you know is detained at Logan Airport in Boston due to their Islamic faith or refugee status. |
| Logan Airport in Boston | @openboston | Contact if you or someone you know is detained at Logan Airport in Boston due to their Islamic faith or refugee status. | ||
| New Jersey | Newark Airport | @EWR_Lawyers | Contact if you or someone you know is detained at Logan Airport in Boston due to their Islamic faith or refugee status. | |
| New York | New York airports | State of New York | tel:1-888-769-7243 | The State of New York has set up a hotline to report any family members who might be currently detained at New York airports. |
| JFK | @nobanjfk | Lawyers available for services. | ||
| Washington, D.C. | Dulles International Airport | Dulles Justice | @DullesJustice | Volunteer opportunities and legal assistance available for those affected by injustice at Dulles International Airport |
| Washington | Seattle | SeaTac | @NoBanSEA | Legal assistance available for those affected by injustice. |
| Minnesota | St. Paul | @NoBanMSP | Legal assistance available for those affected by injustice. | |
| Oregon | Portland, PDX | @pdxlawyers | Legal assistance available for those affected by injustice. |
Reproductive Health, Abortion, Birth Control Crisis Resources
- All-Options and its toll-free pregnancy resource talk line: tel:1-888-493-0092
- National Abortion Federation—find an abortion provider
- National Network of Abortion Funds, for help paying for an abortion
- La Frontera Fund, providing practical support to people seeking abortions in the Rio Grande Valley (Texas) and to Rio Grande Valley residents traveling to other clinics
- Needy Meds: find free or low-cost medical clinics (for everyone!)
- Nurx, an app to make it easier to get birth control (serving CA, DC, IL, NY, PA, WA)
- Partnership for Prescription Assistance—get help getting your meds
- Planned Parenthood: Get Care—or chat with them online or over text
- Title X Directory of Grantees, a listing of local family planning providers (August 2016)
Trans and LGBTQ+ Crisis Resources
- Anti-violence and crisis resources from Lambda Legal
- Know Your Rights, from the National Center for Transgender Equality
- Know Your Rights from GLAD Legal Advocates and Defenders
- Sylvia Rivera Law Project—get legal help
- Transgender resources from GLAAD
- Trans Law Help
- Trans Lifeline—tel:+18775658860
- Trevor Project—tel:+18664887386
Policing
Alternatives to Police
| State | City | Organization/Website | TelephoneNumber |
|---|---|---|---|
| NY | NY | Audre Lorde Project—Safe OUTside the system: The SOS Collective | tel:718-596-0342 |
What To Do Instead of Calling the Police, A Guide, A Syllabus, A Conversation, A Process. A google doc with a comprehensive list of resources and materials
Law Enforcement Incidents
- ACLU Mobile Justice App
- Fly Rights, report TSA discrimination
- Raheem, a bot that tracks police conduct
- Report a stop, Latino Justice (currently New York only)
Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
- Homeless Shelter Directory
- National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, list of hotlines and organizations to provide help
- National Domestic Violence Hotline—tel:1-800-799-7233
- National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs: report violence against LGBTQ+ people
- Project Callisto, an app fighting sexual assault at universities
- RAINN crisis centers
- Suicide Prevention Lifeline
- Protecting Students from Sexual Assault: a snapshot of the Obama Justice Department's website, with many helpful links.
- DIY Cybersecurity for Domestic Violence
- Breakthrough Action Hotline provides coaching for students to challenge gender-based violence.
See also People and Organizations working on domestic violence and sexual assault.
Workplace Discrimination and Sexual Harassment
- First Shift Justice Project, legal help on work/family issues
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, how to file a charge of employment discrimination
- Jornalera, an app for fighting wage theft from the National Day Laborer Organizing Network
- Organizing tips for workers from Fight for 15
- Know workplace rights for women.
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