Published March 2022

FFJ offers this summary report on the strategies and approaches that various movement actors are taking as they respond to safety and security concerns. It is our hope that this summary serves as a building block and resource to advance our collective learning and work on safety and security.

Table of Contents

Part I. Introduction & Goals

Part II. Session Briefs with Recommendations to Funders

• Session 1. History, Context & Defining Safety & Security
• Session 2. State Threats, Technology & Surveillance Capitalism, and White Supremacy & White Nationalists
• Session 3. The Far Right and White Nationalists
• Session 4. We Keep Us Safe! Community Defense Strategies, Part 1 (Healing Justice, Copwatch, Gendered Islamophobia, & Alternatives to Calling 911)
• Session 5. We Keep Us Safe! Community Defense Strategies, Part 2 (Digital Security & Movement Tech, Cultural & Arts Strategies, & Capacity Builders)
• Session 6. Movement and Foundation Relationships

Part III. Top Recommendations for Funders

Download the Report

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Interested in viewing recordings of the institute sessions? Contact us at info@funders4justice.org. Please note there is a fee for those who did not register for the original event. Those who registered will receive free access to the videos.

In September 2020, Funders for Justice hosted the three-day institute, “Eradicating Gender-Based Violence Outside of the Carceral System.” This institute, which featured some of the field’s most prominent experts, focused on elevating the dynamics and solutions for how we combat gender-based violence without reliance on policing in all its forms. The speakers also addressed, specifically, the role that funders and philanthropy have to play in supporting the organizations and leaders working tirelessly – and often without the necessary resources – to tackle these complex issues while supporting their communities.

Download the Report

To download the report, click here, or click on the report image below. You will be taken to another page and asked for a password. Please email us at info@funders4justice.org for the password.

View the Institute Videos

For the link and password to access to the full videos of this institute, please email us at info@funders4justice.org. Funders who registered and attended the institute will be given access to the video recordings for no additional cost. If you did not participate and would like to watch the videos, please email us to require about the fee and password.

View Clips from Each of the Sessions

Session One

Session Two

Session Three