Conversations About Safety

Facilitator: Manuel is the founder of Atlas Defense, a community-focused violence prevention training service. Transitioning back to the civilian world after experiencing high threat environments as a Marine and later private military contractor lent Manuel the insight, professionalism, and empathy to start Atlas in 2016. Since then, it has been empowering marginalized people and organizations to feel safe on their own terms, unarmed and armed. You can book a consultation or class anytime.

Workshop: Safety Not Fear is a people-powered campaign in Minneapolis from Color of Change to improve public safety for all and invest in community-based alternatives to public safety beyond a one-size-fits-all, police-only model. The four-level conversation deck we use to facilitate these conversations prompts participants to reflect on what makes them feel safe, unsafe, and more topics on how they can contribute to community safety overall.