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BDI produces regular state-focused situation reports (SitReps) on key risk trends and activity to help partners identify early warning signs of political or election violence in North Carolina.

BDI produces regular state-focused situation reports (SitReps) on key risk trends and activity to help partners identify early warning signs of political or election violence in Georgia.

The Cleveland Proud Boys announced plans on their Telegram channel to protest outside of the Colors+ LGBTQ+ Youth Center in Fairview Park, Ohio on March 9. The same video post calling for a March 9 “Colors 2: Anti Groomer Boogaloo” protest has been shared on the same Telegram channel almost daily since February 13. A preliminary monitoring/social media scan does not show any additional cross-posting by other actors of concern or anti-LGBTQ+ groups. However, as the event is still over a week away, other networks or groups may still coordinate mobilization in support of the Proud Boys’ call-to-action.

Local monitoring is essential for identifying early warning signs. BDI produces regular national situation reports (SitReps) on key risk trends at the national and state level, disseminated to a vetted list of community leaders and organizations.

BDI produces regular state-focused situation reports (SitReps) on key risk trends and activity to help partners identify early warning signs of political or election violence in Michigan.

BDI produces regular state-focused situation reports (SitReps) on key risk trends and activity to help partners identify early warning signs of political or election violence in Wisconsin.

The seventh quarterly survey provides updated findings from the Q1 2024 nationally representative BDI-CivicPulse survey of local elected officials and school board members on their experiences of hostility. This wave surveyed over 400 local elected officials and over 200 school board officials, putting the total number of participants across all seven surveys at more than 2,900. In order to address a persistent research gap, this survey wave has added school board officials to the sampled population for the first time. While other types of local officials (e.g. state legislators, election officials) have been the focus of multiple research efforts, school board officials have remained under-examined. At a time when school board meetings have increasingly become flashpoints for backlash against local government, and as part of our effort to better understand the broader threat and harassment landscape, this expansion of the survey allows us to further investigate how hostility faced by school board officials compares with experiences reported by other local elected officials, such as mayors, council members, and county commissioners, in order to support tailored policy responses. This research is produced as part of an ongoing joint project launched by BDI and CivicPulse in August 2022 to conduct quarterly national surveys of local officials on their experiences facing threats and harassment. These quarterly updates allow us to identify spikes or shifts in hostility and monitor important trends in threats and harassment as we enter the 2024 election cycle.

BDI quarterly trend watch reports identify current and emerging trends to inform early planning and rapid response.

The March 2024 incident bulletin summarizes key political violence and conflict events in all 50 states.

BDI produces regular state-focused situation reports (SitReps) on key risk trends and activity to help partners identify early warning signs of political or election violence in North Carolina.