Street medicine embodies a simple principle: health is a human right, not a privilege reserved for those with easy access to clinics or hospitals. We ensure that anyone participating in civic life knows help is close at hand. 

When violence or sudden emergencies occur, our Safety Medical members; many of whom are veterans, nurses, or combat‐lifesaver trained; are prepared to provide life-saving interventions on the spot.

By safeguarding the health and well-being of participants, we create the space for robust civic engagement and the exercise of constitutional rights. People can march, speak, organize, and assemble with greater confidence when medics in identifiable helmets and gear stand ready to aid them. 

Support Monitors maintain a vigilant but non-intrusive watch over the field. They are the empathetic backbone of our collective care model. In mutual aid terms, they act as “peer supporters” whose primary role is to cultivate an environment where every individual participant feels seen, heard, and protected.

Drawing on social-work principles; especially trauma-informed care and strengths-based practice; they blend practical oversight with emotional and psychosocial support.  

We especially encourage social workers, peer coaches, mental health clinicians, safety and security professionals, former military and other backgrounds to volunteer for this role!

Safety Aids are the front-line stewards of well-being in our mutual aid network. They blend practical readiness with a community-centered ethos, ensuring that participants and fellow medics alike can focus on the action at hand, knowing basic care is always nearby. 

As a team, each of our volunteers who have more medical trainings and expertise are paired with a Safety Aid, to form a buddy system and ensure everyone is able to be safe and provide social care as best as possible.

Anyone with security background, social work experience, event management training, first aid training, or other types of experience are encouraged to join!