Tools
for Action
The following are resources that can provide direction and oversight for active community members and organizers alike. Whether it's proposing police reforms, questioning decision makers, or requesting legal information, you'll find a series of useful checklists, templates, and guides to start taking action now.
How to Make Change
Identify The Problem
Build Your Coalition
Set Goals
Gather Information
Build a Campaign
Engaging Your Pressure Points and Meeting with Other Stakeholders
Evaluate the Impact of your Campaign
Checklists and Templates
Thank-You Letter
Sign-On Letter
Press Release
One-Pager Fact
Letter to the Editor
Proposing Policing Reforms
Questions to Ask Decision-Makers at Meetings
Freedom of Information Act Request
Principles / Values / Vision
External Resources
2017 Police Violence Report by Mapping Police Violence
Deadly Force: Police Use of Lethal Force In The United States by Amnesty International
Expanding Sanctuary: What Makes a City a Sanctuary Now?
Expansive and Focused Surveillance: New Findings on Chicago’s Gang Database
Freedom to Thrive Reimagining Safety & Security In Our Communities by Law for Black Lives
Free Our Future: An Immigration Policy Platform For Beyond The Trump Era by Mijente
Get Yr Rights: A Toolkit for LGBTQTS Youth And LGBTQTS Youth Serving Organizations
Invisible No More: Police Violence Against Black Women and Women Of Color
Invisible No More Study and Discussion Guide
Map of Collaboration Between Local Law Enforcement and ICE (Immigration Legal Resource Center)
