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(The following is an announcement of a project that Survival Block is launching in Louisville, KY. I am a member of the local chapter . . .CA)
What is The Community Scout Network? (CSN)
The Community Scout Network (CSN) is our emergent survival program and defense collective building neighborhood infrastructure for climate resilience, safety, and rapid response. We are a BIPOC, working-class, and queer-led group that has direct experience with state and/or police violence and abuse and climate disasters (survivors of Hurricane Katrina, 2021 Kentucky Tornadoes, and various other storms). As we anticipate a future of more frequent disasters and crises, we must find new ways to be in relationship to one another, take care of and protect each other. We envision a future where neighbors come together to get their own needs met and cultivate their own sense of safety and belonging outside of the police state. Since our formation in 2024, we have hosted several community organizing trainings throughout Kentucky, New York City, and Las Vegas, rooted in our defense approach. In partnership with Mutual Aid Disaster Relief and The Highlander Movement Center, we have supported the launch of Fire on the Mountain, a radio communications collective expanding disaster/emergency comms infrastructure throughout the U.S South and Puerto Rico.Program Details and Curriculum
The purpose of this training series is to develop a strong base of neighborhood organizers throughout Louisville, KY who are interested in leading mutual aid and rapid response efforts and coordinate strategies for community safety and disaster resiliency. Our goal is to build long-term, hyper-local networks of care that form the neighborhood infrastructure needed to fortify our communities from the impacts of state terror and incoming disasters. This program is best suited for individuals that consider themselves a "people person", accountable, and are highly collaborative. We welcome new and seasoned organizers or community leaders that are looking for a space to slowly and intentionally step into organizing leadership that requires more hands-on engagement, direct action, and face-to-face contact. We are looking for individuals that are serious about committing to long-term organizing, has excellent communication skills, and has a track record for being reliable.
We are prioritizing BIPOC and LGBTQ+ applicants who live and hold themselves accountable to communities in the following areas:
- West Louisville
- South Louisville
- Downtown Louisville (includes historical district, Old Louisville)
After completing this training program, participants will be able to:
- Apply organizing and community-building skills within their own neighborhood- includes verbal de-escalation and intervention, rapid response planning, etc.
- Integrate overall security practices + culture
- Build and recruit teams that expand neighborhood organizing capacity
- Build connections within a growing network of practitioners that are experimenting with similar approaches across the country
- Eligible for a "training for trainers" track
This is a pilot version that we hope to expand into an in-person national offering that is development in partnership with various network partners, including the The Highlander Movement School , for 2026-2027.
Each training session will take place bi-weekly from 11 a.m to 2:30 p.m at a location that will be disclosed once the application process has been complete. We will also include guest speakers and organizing experts based in Kentucky who bring over 10+ years combined experience in rapid response, defense, and security work. These guest speakers will also help root our training series in place, culture, and emergent crises happening across different movement fronts.
Training Series Topics
- Mutual Aid, Power, and Disaster Capitalism - February 7
- Base-Building, Outreach, and Block-Walks - February 21
- Power Research, Databasing, and Security - March 7
- Embodied Leadership and Reconditioning - March 21
- Alternative Media and Radical Communications - April 4
- Team Building + Community Governance - April 18
Questions or concerns? Get in touch with us at survivalbloc@proton.me
About Us
Survival Bloc is a national, BIPOC-led climate survival network building movement infrastructure to survive the climate crisis. Together, with a growing network of over 30+ organizations and leaders across Turtle Island, we work together to organize "survival programs" (ie: alternatives for food, water, energy, care, etc.), grow our leadership and climate resiliency skills, and forge strategies to divest from the fossil fuel industry. We lean on an intersectional approach to organizing in this moment of collapse, working with organizations and leadership that work in the following movement fronts: mutual aid, disaster resiliency, direct action, solidarity economics, direct democracy. In early 2025, Survival Bloc officially launched our first climate survival hub/chapter in Kentucky, which spans across four different counties and has amassed a membership of over 60+ individuals and groups. To learn more about us, visit survivalbloc.org.
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