If you are considering showing up to one of the few protests happening this weekend (there is one in Cal Anderson and one at the Federal building I believe), make sure to take proper precautions when there. What I include in my bag is my phone (turned off fully), snacks, lots of water (both for hydration and as emergency eye wash in the unfortunate event you get pepper sprayed), a fresh set of clothes, a few days worth of your medication, eye protection in case of emergencies, a mask, and some cash.
I hope these protests stay peaceful and I plan on doing my part to peacefully exercise my right to free speech, but there are a lot of cases of police pepper spraying people, unlawfully detaining people, etc and it is better to be safe than sorry.
I also make sure day of that I am wearing nondescript clothing and nothing immediately identifiable in the event that I am photographed/videoed and posted online. This may just be for me because I am trans so I don’t want some right-winger to post me to their forums and get my employer contacted, but other paranoid people might want to use this too.
Also I recommend reading up on your rights (https://www.aclu-wa.org/docs/what-do-if-you-are-stopped-police-0) and what to do if you are pepper sprayed (https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/238262#treatment).
Stay safe out there
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