APTP First Responders Training Guide: A Model for Community Response and Collective Care
When harm comes from the systems meant to protect us, communities have to learn how to protect one another. The First Responders Training Guide, created by the Anti Police-Terror Project (APTP) in Oakland, California, is a practical manual for communities organizing against state-sanctioned violence and police terror. This guide was developed to train “First Responders” […]
Researcher Training Slide Deck: Understanding Carcerality, Criminalization, and the Prison Industrial Complex
At In Our Names Network, we believe that research should serve liberation — not punishment. Our Researcher Training Slide Deck was created to help community researchers, educators, and organizers build a shared understanding of how carceral systems show up in our daily lives and work. This resource explores three essential questions: Inside the slides, you’ll […]
Drug Tests Are Not Parenting Tests: Reimagining Support for Pregnant People Who Use Drugs
Pregnancy should never be treated as a crime. Yet for too many Black, Brown, Indigenous, and low-income parents, pregnancy becomes a site of punishment — especially when drug use is involved. The report Drug Tests Are Not Parenting Tests, created by Movement for Family Power in collaboration with Informed Consent Campaign NYC, Bloom Collective, Reimagine […]
The Transformative Research Workbook: A Guide to Community-Driven Inquiry
Some of the most powerful stories about justice begin long before a report is written or a campaign is launched — they begin with people asking their own questions. The Transformative Research Workbook, created by Dr. Connie Wun and the team at Transformative Research, was built for that purpose. It’s a hands-on guide for organizers, […]
Tracking Police Accountability in New Orleans: A Look at Cop Watch NOLA
For years, residents in New Orleans have pushed for greater transparency around police misconduct — not just reports written by officials, but information that reflects what communities actually experience and witness. This report gathers publicly available data from multiple sources. Under the consent decree, NOPD’s Public Integrity Bureau (PIB) began publishing annual reports on misconduct […]
Survival Until Revolution: Conversations on Abolishing Mandatory Reporting and School Policing
When we talk about keeping students safe, most of us picture caring teachers, dedicated counselors, and strong communities. But what happens when the systems meant to protect our children begin to harm them instead? That’s the question at the heart of Survival Until Revolution: Mandatory Reporting, Anti-Blackness, and Education — a powerful conversation among educators, […]
Building Black Feminist Visions to End the Drug War
When we think about how policies impact our lives, it’s easy to focus on the headlines — but behind every law or system are real people, real families, and real communities. This report, Building Black Feminist Visions to End the Drug War, invites us to look closely at how the “war on drugs” has shaped […]
Safety Over Commerce: End Copaganda
Historically, there has been a prioritization of profit from the commerce of basic life necessities over care for Black women, girls, trans, and gender non-conforming people. Specifically, the financial bottom line of retail stores nationwide is being prioritized over human lives. Retail stores are causing severe harm to our communities by hiring private security companies […]