Rosehip Medics Collective presents a new People’s Disaster Training (April 16th/17th –sign up now!)

The Rosehips are hard at work designing a new interactive training to prepare us all for the disasters that we know are occurring more often and more severely.  From human-caused climate change to the Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake to floods, drought, and cold snaps, we know that the most exploited and silenced among us are usually hit hardest.  While most disaster trainings assume access to class, racial, ability, gender, and other kinds of privilege, we seek to make our training accessible to those at the crossroads of these identities. While FEMA* arranges trainings that seek to reinforce State and corporate power after large-scale disasters, we want to prepare each other for the police, military, and pro-business repression we know so often follows.  While those in power seek to rebuild in ways that would expand inequality, consolidate power, and increase profits, we know that the most effective disaster response ALWAYS comes from the ground up, offering us opportunities for rebuilding cities and neighborhoods to meet the needs of all our people.  Topics covered will include: