[2124] in peace2
Fwd:Street Medic Training in January
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (corrina@MIT.EDU)
Fri Dec 6 09:17:00 2002
From: corrina@MIT.EDU
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Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2002 09:15:21 -0500
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> > From: "Eowyn Rieke" <dreowyn@yahoo.com>
> > To: "BALM" <bostonmedics@lists.riseup.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 10:41 PM
> > Subject: [bostonmedics] Street Medic Training in January
> >
> >
> > > Dear friends and fellow activists,
> > >
> > > Would you like to be a street medic for political
> > > demonstrations? Street medics provide basic first aid
> > > and support during progressive demonstrations and
> > > direct actions.
> > >
> > > Would you like to become involved in a radical
> > > collective that works with Boston's progressive
> > > community to demystify the medical system and
> > > provide education about health and well-being?
> > >
> > > The BALM Squad supported striking janitors by hosting
> > > a weekly clinic during the Justice for Janitors
> > > strike. We have also provided health and safety
> > > trainings to activists participating in
> > > demonstrations, direct actions, civil disobedience and
> > > peacekeeping activities.
> > >
> > > The Boston Area Liberation Medic (BALM) Squad is
> > > planning a street medic training for January,
> > > and we want to know who might be interested in
> > > attending!
> > >
> > > The training will be about 2 days long, and will occur
> > > over a weekend in January. We hope to hold the
> > > training January 10-12, in anticipation of the
> > > anti-war demonstrations in DC on January 18-19, but
> > > are waiting for confirmation from our trainer. We will
> > > provide training in basic first aid, chemical weapons
> > > decontamination, emotional support and street medic
> > > logistics. YOU DO NOT NEED ANY PRIOR HEALTH CARE
> > > TRAINING OR EXPERIENCE TO BECOME A STREET MEDIC.
> > >
> > > The training fee is a sliding scale (0 - about $60),
> > > and no one will be turned away. Want to barter? Make
> > > us an offer! We canhelp with housing for anyone coming
> > > from out of town.
> > >
> > > Email us at bostonmedics@riseup.net for more
> > > information.
> > >
> > > Please forward this email to anyone who you think
> > > might be interested.
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > > The BALM Squad
> > >
> > > The Boston Area Liberation Medic (BALM) Squad is an
> > > all-volunteer, non-hierarchical, consensus run
> > > organization that aims to provide medical support, by
> > > all means at our individual and collective disposal,
> > > at progressive demonstrations and direct actions. We
> > > also seek to facilitate the dissemination of medical
> > > knowledge for the empowerment of the progressive
> > > community. We value diversity in both our own
> > > organization and in the larger struggle against
> > > oppression.
> > >
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