Welcome-

Giant Banner Making Workshop - RSVP Below

Tuesday, February 17th
5pm Pacific / 7pm Central / 8pm Eastern

Monthly Sessions

Thursday, February 19, 2026

5-7pm Pacific/ 7-9 pm Central/ 8-10pm Eastern 

w/ Backbone Staff and Rivera Sun (Board Member, nationwide trainer)

These sessions will build upon the training by Nonviolent Peaceforce in Situational Awareness, De-escalation, CLARA, OODA Loop, and other skills. 

We seek to build critical skills to help local action groups de-escalate and safely navigate these situations while upholding nonviolent discipline.

In these participatory virtual workshops, we’ll work through a wide range of situations to come up with plans for how to prevent, de-escalate, or respond. 

Know when - and how - to:

• Hold your ground
• Make a strategic retreat
• Diffuse tensions
• Keep people safe
• Take a calculated risk
• Vary tactics and location
• Train together in de-escalation skills
• Have an emergency response signal

We will address situations like:

• Hecklers walking up to you on the overpass
• Cars driving slowly and drivers shouting at you
• Militia members showing up and making threats
• A scuffle breaking out
• A shouting match erupting
• Someone tearing down your banner
• …. and more.

Bring your wisdom and experience. Bring your questions and concerns. Bring your courage and commitment. Together, we can be ready for anything.

Our monthly Backbone Action call is for passionate activists - both new and seasoned - who are committed to amplifying justice and using strategic messaging and creative tactics to protect what we love and value.

Join our monthly call for a continuing conversation and call to action on what's happening and how we can use Backbone's 20+ years of leadership in creative tactics to fight for our freedom, our communities, and our democracy. 

Tuesday, March 3

5pm Pacific / 7pm Central / 8pm Eastern

RSVP Below.

Monthly Sessions

Thursday, March 19, 2026

5-7pm Pacific/ 7-9 pm Central/ 8-10pm Eastern 

w/ Backbone Staff and Rivera Sun (Board Member, nationwide trainer)

These sessions will build upon the training by Nonviolent Peaceforce in Situational Awareness, De-escalation, CLARA, OODA Loop, and other skills. 

We seek to build critical skills to help local action groups de-escalate and safely navigate these situations while upholding nonviolent discipline.

In these participatory virtual workshops, we’ll work through a wide range of situations to come up with plans for how to prevent, de-escalate, or respond. 

Know when - and how - to:

• Hold your ground
• Make a strategic retreat
• Diffuse tensions
• Keep people safe
• Take a calculated risk
• Vary tactics and location
• Train together in de-escalation skills
• Have an emergency response signal

We will address situations like:

• Hecklers walking up to you on the overpass
• Cars driving slowly and drivers shouting at you
• Militia members showing up and making threats
• A scuffle breaking out
• A shouting match erupting
• Someone tearing down your banner
• …. and more.

Bring your wisdom and experience. Bring your questions and concerns. Bring your courage and commitment. Together, we can be ready for anything.