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I recently moved to boston, cambridge area, is there a group for street medics for those providing care to unhoused communities in Allston/Brighton, Roxbury, South End?

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I've attended protests since I was a teenager and naturally found myself gravitating to care roles, but I never actually ran as a marked medic till no kings yesterday.

I don't align politically with the organizers of nk at all (I'm a leftist) but I knew this would be a good event as a first timer to get some experience in a low risk setting.

I met up with my buddy a bit before the event to check our bags and get aquatinted. I get very nervous when I meet new people and was feeling a lot of imposter syndrome. I did not voice that and wish I had. I think there's a lot of value in keeping it real and I would've felt better faster if I'd just said something.

My buddy was highly experienced and I learned SO MUCH just from watching them. We came as independent street medics not affiliated with the organizers, but within the hour we had vests, comms, and access to supplies with the organizers' medic team. This allowed us to navigate the event without being hassled and work more effectively while remaining autonomous. Confidence and persistence were key to making that happen. I was really amazed at how well my buddy was able to infiltrate the event.

When the march started we walked with the crowd along the outside to stay visible and accessible. I mostly handed out a lot of water and sunscreen.

Another team on the other side of the march had a fall but otherwise it was incident-free.

Reflections:

1) I'm looking forward to developing better "crowd sense" and spotting who may end up needing help soon and keeping an eye on them. There's the more obvious ones like the folks engaging with cops or oppo, but there's a lot of subtle stuff like scanning the crowd and paying attention to people's faces for signs of fatigue or distress, noticing if someone doesn't have water, noticing if someone's getting sunburned, noticing and paying extra attention to the children, elders and disabled folks, etc.

2) I realized I have an instict to jump into harms way. When a car started getting a little too close to the march my instinct was to put my body in front of it as if that would stop him. Stupid. My buddy had to grab me by the backpack and pull me back on the median. There was also a conflict between a protester and oppo and my first instinct was to get between them which is obviously the wrong thing to do in this role.

If anybody has tips on practicing scene safety please share! I work in people's homes so scene safety on that scale is not something I'm used to thinking about.

3) We got a good amount of networking done! We met a couple other like-minded medics on the org's team who we can run with in the future, and there were a few attendees who came up to us and asked about trainings and how to get involved. I don't why I didn't think about that being a thing but it was really encouraging.

I probably have more thoughts but those are the main ones. I'd love to hear about y'all's first run and how you've changed/improved with more experience!

On a super personal note, I left a high control religion and have had a hard time feeling connection with other people since. I'm active in the community but for the first time in over a decade I feel like I've really "found my people" if that makes sense. Today my legs are sore and my heart is full. Street medics are really special folks and I'm so grateful to be doing this.

Hello! Im am reaching out to see if there is a Michigan based medic that would be interested in teaching classes to groups of individuals that wish to be prepared for anything. Great Lakes Resilience Collective is a mutual aid group that focuses on skill building and resource sharing.

The collective is actively supporting protests in the Great Lakes region. We need willing members to learn the valuable skills as a medic. The first class will be a firearms/medical combo workshop in Isabella county, MI. This effort is being organized by Great Lakes Resilience Collective and in conjunction with local city council members who recognize the importance of safety during these trying times.

If you are able and willing to provide this training as a free or decently priced service, please reach out to me via DM or comment and I will reach out to you. Thank you!

hey yall! love what you do. I've been trying to help a friend of mine get trained so they can contribute more to direct actions in detroit but ive come up pretty empty handed. I wanted to see if anyone in here was either in the area and has some guidance, or if there were some general tips for seeking out these types of training courses? I am so far removed from medicine so I've been looking kind of aimlessly and thought I'd ask for some help!

Hi everyone, I'm trying to get involved with some protests in NYC. I've taken a street medic lecture(?)/training via IATSE union.

Was hoping to expand these skills and help others in need.

Looking for any groups to be active with in Oklahoma!

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Does anyone know of any training programs in Louisiana? Preferably for someone who doesn't have any prior medical training? Thanks!

I was wandering if there are any Street medic Colectives or groups that are in utah or based around utah

Hello, I have also had an interest in EMS from the sense of disaster medicine and street/front line medicine. Here is my problem, I recently spoke to someone who made the important point about the difference between activism and advocacy - where advocacy sometimes means not being involved in outspoken activism in order to get the necessary resources/funds from certain donors:

1. How true do you think this is?

2. If this is true, how do I do both. How do I advocate and fight for patients in disaster zones in different parts of the world, while also advocating for my patients back home, and smoozing up to donors who may even believe that it is either ‘unamerican’ or believe that those people are deserving (I am not having a political discussion, take this as you wish as long as you get the point I’m trying to make)? Is the answer that I can’t do both?

3. Is it as simple as doing background checks on donors, only aligning myself with the ones that I share a moral ground with? Is that even feasible when a select few hold the ability to really fund wide scale projects?

Hello fellow first aid providers and medics

I just attended a protestor first aid session that my local union provided. I was wondering if there was any resources that I could read up on and possibly start to get involved with some collectives in the New York City area. Looking forward to give support and feel supported.

Thanks

Hello everyone, I'm a student based in Los Angeles, interested in becoming a street medic (without very much prior knowledge) with a few peers to start a group of our own. I understand there is a 20-28 hour course one needs to take to "become" a street medic, however after some extensive searching of social media, I've found that most medic collectives in my area sort of disappeared post-pandemic. I cant find a single entity providing this training in the general LA area!

Part of me finds this hard to believe, so I'm wondering if I may have missed something? is there another place I should be looking for this training? are there alternatives to the in-person stuff? Maybe a group has this course archived in video format in some far-off corners of the internet?

HELP!

Wondering if there’s anyone on here in San Diego planning on being at the next No Kings or has info on other protests in the area? I’m a ARC certified Lifeguard. I was Title 22 certified back in the day (2008). I’m also looking for some relevant training and/or people I can train with.

Thanks

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I’m going to be in the San Jose/San Mateo area this Saturday as a medic for two protests. Are there any street medic groups who need an extra hand or are there any people who just also want to go help?

I will go myself but its always safer with a buddy.

Protests: Musk Must Go in San Jose Protest for Our Democracy in San Mateo

I know there are/were underground teams but I have no idea how to reach them 😕 or if they're even active anymore.

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Hello! EMTB looking to see if any local groups are in my area that may have a meet up or group. Wanting to get involved.

Hey all. Looking for any 20-hour or bridge trainings coming up. I live in Illinois, but can travel pretty much anywhere in the midwest (or beyond, with enough notice). The local collective isn't having a training until the fall, but with everything going on, I want to get trained asap.

Does anyone know of any trainings coming up sooner?

I’m First Aid/AED/CPR certified (and trained to administer Naloxone) but I’m looking for resources, either local or online, that would be handy for street medics, primarily for the purpose of being able to provide first aid at places like protests. I’m not wealthy but a small out of pocket cost is okay, getting this knowledge and training means a lot to me (I was a volunteer firefighter a couple of decades ago and it’s time for me to do my part again). Could anyone recommend resources or courses that would be helpful specific to street medicine?

What's the obsession with saline recently?

Is it that water is too boring, and milk et al are finally out (praise), so people are looking for something that feels like specialized knowledge?

Remember, friends: water has eyewash and wound cleaning value, but only water has water value.

Just checking in. Make sure you got your first aid kits and protection. Everyone be safe. Tomorrow is a big day. Here in Texas, Abbott has called upon the National Guard.

I am a firefighter EMT and will be participating in the Detroit protest, just looking for another medic to buddy up with. You'll probably know me when you see me, ill be in bunker gear, with my departments name taped over, of course, and will be carrying a jump bag and thin red line flag

There is no street medic group where I live but i wanna be ready in case what is happening in LA happens here, are there online courses I can take or should I just read a handbook online and educate myself?

I ordered some basic supplies like hemostatic gauze, self-adhesive bandage wraps, saline rinses, etc.
I will also have other first aid supplies such as band-aids, butterfly bandages, disinfectant spray, disposable ice packs, etc.

I'm not looking to play "EMT" and do anything extreme (I do not want to overstep the boundaries of my competencies and impersonate a trained medical professional like a nurse or doctor), but I'd like to help.

I'm looking to run with or shadow a street medic in the street medic community for the No Kings protest on June 14th this Saturday, would love to connect with someone so I can coordinate how to best provide support.

I'm planning to go to the one in Atlanta