Bay Resistance Institute C3 is a powerful network committed to defending our beloved communities, our movements and our earth. As many of us come under attack, we recognize the need to band together across communities. Many of us are immigrant, Muslim, South Asian, Black, women, workers, queer, seniors & people with disabilities. All of us commit to take action to defend and support each other.
Bay Resistance Institute galvanizes a broader base of grassroots leaders and activated allies to stand in solidarity against hateful policies and actions. We root our actions in our principles, a few of which include Leading With Love; Transformative Solidarity; Right to Stay; and Deep Democracy. Together we are building a strong response to the threats and using our collective power to fight for the world we deserve.
As a broad network coordinating Bay Area based mobilizations and rapid response,
Bay Resistance Institute includes over 30 organizations and more than 22,000 individuals. Bay Resistance Institute is a vehicle for our network organizations to build off of the momentum of resistance and greatly expand the scale of our impact. We seek to deepen the resistance by grounding it in the leadership and ongoing work of frontline organizations and engaging moments of upsurge in ways that develop long-term movement capacities. Bay Resistance Institute is guided by a steering committee of organizations, which are membership-based and rooted in the communities that are increasingly vulnerable.
Activities & Impact
In the post-election period, we rapidly built a broad, cross-bay network of organizations and individuals poised to take action. With this network Bay Resistance Institute has played a major role in leading, coordinating and amplifying resistance efforts across the region. This includes:
- Mass Mobilization
- Rapid Response
- Training for Activists
- Civic Engagement
- Coordinated communications support
Looking forward, Bay Resistance Institute will continue to maintain a posture of readiness to respond to threats while at the same time deepen our work in building a powerful, broad and well-trained movement of organizations and activists to lead the resistance. With California and the Bay Area continuing to play a pivotal role in the resistance landscape, Bay Resistance Institute provides critical leadership, coordination and magnification for local efforts.
Bay Resistance Institute’s workplan includes:
Rapid Response, mobilization and communications support as requested by members and allies in
direct response to threats. This may include on the ground direct action and tactical support,
traditional and social media coverage, and text-based mobilization.
Digital security support for members and activists facing doxxing and other digital attacks. Increasingly resistance activists and organizations are facing digital security threats and attacks. Bay Resistance Institute has provided training and support to individuals experiencing these threats.
Training and political education for activists via volunteer trainings and mass meetings. Bay Resistance Institute aims to build an ongoing structure of volunteer groups that engages people beyond single actions, where people can build skills, political analysis and ultimately the ability to support other volunteers in stepping up and expanding our movement.
Developing volunteer groups and leaders is not only necessary for expanding our organizational impact, but a key movement building strategy. We will continue to drive mass actions while drawing people in beyond momentary upsurges to build a lasting movement.
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