Archives for October, 2017
3-6 Jan 2018: Support & Recovery training
One of the most amazing things of activists is that we often expose ourselves deliberately to violence if we think it’s necessary. What is also amazing, is how little we know about the psychological effects of violence. We should be prepared and support each other when dealing with mental and emotional consequences of high-stress experiences.
One of the good practices in supporting each other, is to make use of a Support & Recovery Team during actions, alongside with a Legal Team and medics. However, as people who just experienced high-stress events might be at their most vulnerable, members of a S&R team should be well-trained to provide adequate support.
This three-days training prepares people to be part of a Support & Recovery Team, which task it is to support activists who experience strong emotional or mental reactions after high-stress events such as police violence or repression. A S&R team can be active during actions but also in the first days or weeks after an action.
