Albuquerque Black Cross Health Collective

12/17/2023

We’ve put together some free, easy resources for demonstrations and first aid. Please share with friends and tell us what you’d like to see!

(PS: Thanks to Boston's Digital Street Medic and Elle Woods-Core & the Delta Nuniverse for great accessible memes and zines!)

Some simple tips to help you and others stay safe and respond to emergencies at protests. From the Black Cross Health Collective in "Albuquerque."

09/15/2022

For those of you attending the Tomi Lahren action this evening, do what you can to stay safe. We'll have medics on hand to help as needed but safety starts with community. Protesting in 2022 is an inherently risky activity but taking these precautions will dramatically improve your chances of getting home safe.

These tips were written before Covid. It's highly recommended that everyone wear an N95 or at the very least a mask since this will be a crowded setting.

09/05/2022

Omicron-specific boosters are available. Appointments are available as early as this week at no cost. Get yourself protected.

Now is the time to schedule your COVID-19 vaccine. COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective. They are a critical tool to bring the pandemic under control in New Mexico. The risk of infection, hospitalization, and death are all much lower for people who are vaccinated, compared to unvaccinated people...

02/14/2022

Registration for our May 2022 Street Medic Training is open!
May 20-22, Friday evening, 8am-5pm Saturday and Sunday.
No prior medical training or protest experience necessary.
Feel free to DM us with any questions.

Training is hybrid: on Zoom Friday evening, in-person Saturday and Sunday, 9am-7pm. Please log on early to sort out any technical issues. No prior medical training is required. Cost: None, but we are suggesting a $20 donation. If you can't swing that, it's no problem. Food: Breakfast and Lunch will....

11/19/2021

As many of you have heard, Kyle Rittenhouse got away with murder. This effectively amounts to declaring protesters legitimate targets for vigilante violence. We expected this could be the outcome and we are prepared to provide medical support to protests over the weekend.

Anyone who is planning to be out in the streets should know that the risk has gone up. If you're planning on organizing a protest, please coordinate with support teams. Tight coordination and solid planning save lives. Our DMs are open if you have a protest you need medics for.

The usual precautions (Weather appropriate clothing, water, food, and any 'as needed' medication) still apply, especially in unpredictable circumstances. Please be vigilant and clearheaded if you're going out to protest and know that you're not alone.

12/23/2020

Joseph is good people and a local street medic. If you can spare it, he could really use some help.

Hi friends. Most of you probably know that I don't ask for help often or… Joseph Piper needs your support for Help Me Become a Midwife and Not Become Unhoused

06/03/2020

HOW TO EYE FLUSH
first aid for pepper spray or tear gas

PREPARE
BRING face covering, goggles, extra clothes, nitrile gloves, waterproof outerwear, sport tip water bottle, liquid soap
DON'T contacts, oil-based lotion or makeup, milk.
Get street medic training and practice!

FLUSH
1 Introduce yourself, offer help, gain consent
2 Put on gloves
3 Contacts? Ask them to remove with a glove. Remove glasses and give to them.
4 Have them kneel and hold their legs - prevents touching face
5 Tilt head back and slightly toward side of first eye. Hold eye open.
6 Aim from bridge of nose across eye. Squeeze bottle hard to push strong stream into the eye, from inner to outer, away from tear duct.
7 Repeat with the other side, mirrored. Repeat process until they can blink and see. (They may still be in pain.)
8 Rinse mouth. Wash glasses before putting them on again.
9 Wash bare skin with soap & water.
10 Discard and replace gloves for next flush.

ONLY USE WATER in eyes!
Other things are extra prep, may cause reactions, & mark people.
You are physically pushing a substance, not blocking the chemical.
Water is cheap, easy, safe, and widely agreed upon.

STAY CALM & FTP: Police use them to scare and disperse, but chemical weapons alone can’t kill you.

AFTERCARE: remove and bag clothing, discard or wash with PPE. Rinse hair first then shower with soap and water. Take emotional and physical care of yourself.

10/28/2019

John brown breakfast club needs donations!
In order to provide tasty burritos and winter care packages to people, JBBC is looking for donations of the following:

Food:

Rice
Beans
Salsa (especially green salsa!)
Oil
Tortillas
Shredded cheese*
Frozen potatoes*
Frozen pork*

Other items:

Foil
Gloves (for food prep)
Propane
Socks
Blankets
Hygiene products (wipes, toothpaste, deodorant, toilet paper, etc.)
Gloves/hats/beanies
Backpacks

To donate:

Drop off non-perishable items every Saturday from 9-11 AM on 1st and silver (by the greyhound station)

Contact us on Facebook (john brown breakfast club) or by e-mail (jbbreakfastclub@protonmail.com)

Don’t have time to meet in person? Donate via venmo (-4)

*for perishable items, please contact us ahead of time so we can make sure we are able to store your donations*

09/16/2019

The protest in Rio Rancho today and into the night is going to be dangerous. Anyone who chooses to stay away for their own safety is making the right decisions. For those who feel compelled to go, please read this.

08/09/2019

During the Border Resistance Speaking Tour, a local indigenous 2 spirit q***r organizer from El Paso was victim to a serious collision where her collarbone was broken and her car was totalled. She then returned home to the tragic news of the white supremacist mass shooting targeting the latinx...

05/17/2019

State violence is a public health crisis.

New Mexico State Police were involved in two separate shootings in Albuquerque within an hour on Thursday evening. No officers were injured in either shooting, according to a State Police spokesman. The shootings were unrelated…