PEARL helps you know yourself and your buddy so you can have each others’ backs. It’s like an advance directive: “here’s what I’m like, what I want to do, what I need/like, what I don’t want in my life, and how to talk to me.”
Physical vulnerabilities and assets
Emotional vulnerabilities and assets
Arrest/Assault risk
Role you want to play in this protest
Loose ends if arrested or in hospital
It’s a good idea to start with the Roles you want to play. We learn this stuff through coming back to these questions with a buddy again and again, before and after stressful, boring, and thrilling times.
Source: PEARL developed by Atlanta Copwatch.
reminds students they’re welcome to opt out of practice sessions for any reason/at any time.
Get into pairs. You have 5 minutes to get to know each other.
Did you find PEARL useful?
Are you and your buddy a good match? Why/why not?
When the 10 minutes are up, trainer calls small groups into council.
Spokesperson from each small group shares 1-2 insights from their group.
Several buddy pairs can form a squad. Here’s a sample meeting agenda to organize that.
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