Strengthening Your Organization

Our friends at the Andrus Family Fund are hosting a series of workshops on community safety offered by Vision, Change, Win (VCW), a Black-led team of queer and trans people of color who have trained numerous social justice organizations in community-based safety and security.

If you are interested in learning how to de-escalate and navigate conflict within and outside of your organization this training is for you. Additional session topics include safety protocols for events and direct actions, as well as creating a culture of security within your organization. 

Training description and schedule: 

The Community Safety Training Series is an online workshop where each level is offered monthly. Participants must complete previous level before moving to the next level. Participation includes access to the VCW rapid response system for urgent community safety needs and weekly office hours.

The Training Series schedule is as follows. More details on how to register can be found on the VCW website.

101: Introduction to Safety and De-escalation
2nd Wednesday of the month – 2-4pm ET | 1-3pm CT | 12-2pm MT | 11am-1pm PT

201: Safety for Direct Actions and Events
3rd Wednesday of the month – 2-4pm ET | 1-3pm CT | 12-2pm MT | 11am-1pm PT

301: Organizational Security Culture
4th Wednesday of the month – 2-4pm ET | 1-3pm CT | 12-2pm MT | 11am-1pm PT

Registration:

Participation in these opportunities is based on interest. If you would like to access these resources, Andrus Family Fund has provided support directly to VCW for your participation. In the registration for Training Series or application for security school, there will be a section that asks if your participation was sponsored by a funder. Please enter "Andrus Family Foundation" in that field.

If you have any questions about accessing these resources, please contact Nyoka Acevedo of the Andrus Family Fund at nacevedo@affund.org.