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Bridge Brigade Protest Safety Guide
& Emergency Contacts
These Safety Guidelines support every volunteer who stands with us on New Hampshire’s bridges. Our goal is simple: keep people safe, calm, visible, and prepared. We are a peaceful, lawful, democracy-forward movement, and these guidelines help ensure every action reflects that.​
Emergency Contacts
  • For life-threatening emergencies, **CALL 911**.
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Before Your Bridge Brigade Action
  • Know your rights: You have the right to peacefully protest on a bridge or overpass carrying banners or signs.

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Plan Ahead

  • Make sure there is at least one other person protesting at your bridge.

  • Charge your phone fully.

  • Wear comfortable shoes good for concrete

  • Bring water, snacks, and basic first aid.

  • Dress appropriately for the weather

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What to Bring

  • Have to have

    • Banners and signs (each letter is at least. 2 feet tall)

    • Flags

    • Charged cell phone

    • Paper and something to write with / take notes with

    • Emergency contact info (in a small zip lock bag)

    • Whistles (to distract bad actors and signal for help)

    • Sun screen

    • Plenty of water

    • Sense of humor
       

  • Nice to have

    • Cheap body camera

    • Mace (for self defense)

    • Umbrella (for rain and sun)

    • Stool or chair

    • Cheerleader pompoms

    • Basic first aid

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During the Bridge Brigade Protest

  • We work hard to place 4 - 5 people per bridge

  • If you choose to protest bridge with less people, make sure there is at least 1 other person protesting with you

  • Stay actively aware of your surroundings. 

  • Sweep debris towards the center of the bridge, so it doesn’t fall to the traffic below

  • Make sure that no objects whatsoever drop to the traffic below

  • Avoid engaging with agitators.

  • Have whistles action-ready. 

  • If one person blows a whistle all should instantly blow their whistles.

  • Plan roles in case of agitators 

  • Who is recording

  • Who is writing notes and documenting license plates and other information

  • Who will call 911 if necessary

  • If police ask you to remove your signs from the fence and hold them

  • Comply immediately (you don’t have to leave)

  • Leave nothing behind when you leave

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Legal Contacts

  • NH ACLU Legal Helpline 
    📞 (603) 225-3080
     

  • National Lawyers Guild Mass Defense Hotline 
    📞 (212) 679-6018
    vermont@nlg.org

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Local Police Non-emergency Phone Numbers

(For towns with >4,000 residents along major highways)

 

I-89 (Concord to Lebanon)

- Claremont Police Department  (603) 542-9538

- Concord Police Department    (603) 225-8600

- Lebanon Police Department  (603) 448-1212

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I-93 (Salem to Littleton)

- Concord Police Department   (603) 225-8600

- Derry Police Department  (603) 432-6111

- Littleton Police Department  (603) 444-7711

- Manchester Police Department    (603) 668-8711

- Salem Police Department  (603) 893-1911

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I-293 (Manchester to Hooksett Toll)

- Bedford Police Department  (603) 472-5113

- Hooksett Police Department  (603) 624-1560

- Manchester Police Department    (603) 668-8711

 

Everett Turnpike

- Bedford Police Department  (603) 472-5113

- Nashua Police Department  (603) 594-3500

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NH-101 (Manchester to Seacoast)

- Bedford Police Department  (603) 472-5113

- Exeter Police Department  (603) 772-1212

- Manchester Police Department  (603) 668-8711

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 I-393 (Concord Area)

- Concord Police Department  (603) 225-8600

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I-95 (Massachusetts Border to Portsmouth)

- Portsmouth Police Department (603) 427-1500

- Seabrook Police Department  (603) 474-5200

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