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Check out our 2021 Year in Review Video as we reflect back on the work that was made possible by our supporters, allies and partners this year! Amid an evolving philanthropic landscape, continuing pandemic, and rising threats to human rights around the world, frontline communities and their allies are facing extraordinary uncertainty and instability. We are so grateful to our supporters who allow us to sustain, deepen, and expand the support that we are providing to frontline communities around the world.

If you’re taking to the streets to demand justice for the victims of police brutality and homicide, you may want to leave your phone at home. No matter how peaceful your behavior, you are at risk of getting arrested or assaulted by police. Cops might confiscate your phone and search it regardless of whether or not they’re legally allowed to, or they might try to break it, especially if it contains photos or video of their violent or illegal actions. At the same time, it’s a good idea to bring a phone to a protest so you can record what’s happening and get the message out on social media. Filming police is completely legal and within your rights, and it’s one of the few tools we have against police brutality. It’s also important to be able to communicate with others in real-time or to find your friends in case you get separated. To reconcile this tension — between wanting to protect your privacy and wanting to digitally document protests and police misdeeds — the safest option is to leave your primary phone, which contains a massive amount of private information about you, at home and instead bring a specially-prepared burner phone to protests. The Intercept's Micah Lee discusses how to do this at length in the video above. Read the article at theintercept.com

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