ᥫ᭡How I'm Staying Safe - tech, privacy, communication, mutual aid, plan b, & prepping.
A Resource Guide: part one
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This isn’t fear. This is preparation.
Over the past few years, the world has shifted in ways that no longer allow us to pretend. Surveillance is normalized. Censorship is increasing. Infrastructure is fragile. The environment is volatile. Big Tech is tracking everything. People are punished for resistance, speaking up, and for even supporting other people in crises. We are living in a time that demands discernment and preparation.
Some people are still waiting for it all to go back to “normal.” I’m not one of them.
This guide is about how I’m staying safe and how you can begin or deepen your own preparation, too. These are the choices I’m making, you can take what aligns and leave what doesn’t.
I’m a mother. A woman. A person of color. Queer - bisexual. Indigenous. First-generation, daughter of immigrants. Neurodivergent with a chronic illness. A spiritual worker and activist. A community builder and organizer.
I hold identities that don’t have the privilege of waiting out the storm, hoping things will get better on their own. I don’t just come from generations of people who have been oppressed, I live it. I’ve experienced racism, harassment, and injustice firsthand. And I’ve made it my work to stay informed, to read, to learn and unlearn, to properly research, to show up with integrity and with my humanity intact. I work directly with people on the ground. I have years of experience in resistance work, organizing, and in fighting for human rights. I’ve been part of multiple organizations as both a leader, organizer, and a volunteer. And as an Indigenous person, I carry the blood memory of ancestors who survived colonization, genocide, and displacement. And yet, my people -the indigenous Cuban people are still struggling, suffering.
I’ve seen enough to know that preparation is vital.
What I’m sharing here are real, practical ways to stay prepared, to have a plan, and to create a sense of safety —not just for yourself, but for those around you. The last thing we need is to constantly be overwhelmed by how unprepared we feel. We already carry so much. This guide is meant to lighten that load.
I’ll be updating this regularly. I’ll always let you know when new resources, tools, or updates are added. It is lengthly so I broke it down into two parts, I will share the next part next month.
Please feel free to share in the comments: what you’re doing to prepare, tools you’ve found helpful, or resources you want others to know about. Let’s keep each other informed and safe.
Some of the topics I cover in part one are: Tech privacy & safety - Text, Email, Phone, Browser & search engines — Emergency Communication, Go-Bags, and Family Protocols: How we communicate when the grid goes down, Tools we use (and what they’re actually good for), Go-Bags: What we carry, and why, Documents and protection from state violence ( also ICE) — Activism safety: How I’m Staying Safe: Activism, Protests, and Movement Work & more.
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