Decolonizing Public Safety

Service Description

Reclaim safety. Rebuild trust. Restore power. This course challenges traditional, colonial models of policing and public safety—and replaces them with frameworks rooted in community care, mutual protection, and Black liberation. We dive deep into what truly keeps people safe, exploring real alternatives to police presence, surveillance, and criminalization. Participants will examine the history of policing, the impact of systemic violence on marginalized communities, and the role of community-based safety systems. Through discussion, strategy labs, and scenario planning, you’ll leave equipped with actionable tools to design and implement grassroots safety plans in your schools, neighborhoods, and networks. This training is ideal for: • Educators & youth workers • Community organizers • Abolitionist advocates • City & nonprofit leaders • Everyday folks ready to protect their people Policing isn’t the only way to respond to harm. This course shows you another way.