Leadership Protection Kit
Tools for communities whose leaders face targeting through arrests, harassment, legal battles, or assassination.
When to use this kit
Leaders may face legal harassment, surveillance, arrest, or physical danger. This kit helps communities protect their work through shared responsibility, legal support, secure communications, and records that can withstand disruption.
Included tools
- Distributed Leadership Training
If taking out one person kills your movement, you've already lost.
- Rapid Legal Response Network
When they arrest your people, lawyers need to be there in hours, not days.
- Shadow Documentation
Official records tell their story. Create your own records to tell the truth.
- Secure Communication Infrastructure
They're listening. Build communication systems they can't easily surveil.
- Leadership Pipeline Development
Today's leaders won't last forever. Build the pipeline so the next generation is ready when they're needed.
Why these tools work together
Shared leadership reduces reliance on any one person. Legal response networks support people who are targeted, documentation preserves records, and secure communications help protect sensitive work. Developing new leaders also gives the work a stronger chance of continuing through disruption.