Know Your Rights workshop presented by Gideon Oliver
In June, we hosted a Know Your Rights workshop presented by Gideon Orion Oliver, Attorney at Law specializing in civil rights. The workshop covered your rights as a protestor or as a witness to an arrest, as well as legal resources and materials. If you missed the workshop, you an watch it here.
Know Your Rights NYC Resources:
National Lawyers Guild, NYC Chapter: https://nlgnyc.org/
E-mail address for people who were arrested during recent George Floyd/Black Lives Matter demonstrations to send their name, contact information, and the location of the incident ONLY: NYCCivilRights@NLG.org
Know Your Rights Materials:
National Lawyers Guild: https://www.nlg.org/know-your-rights/
Legal Aid Society: https://www.legalaidnyc.org/get-help/arrests-policing/
Center for Constitutional Rights: https://ccrjustice.org/if-agent-knocks-booklet
Mutant Legal Collective: http://mutantlegal.info/?page_id=147
NYCLU: https://www.nyclu.org/en/know-your-rights/what-do-if-youre-stopped-police
Legal Aid Society, DNA Unit, Jerome Greco: https://twitter.com/JeromeDGreco/status/1266891311006625792
Immigration Defense Project: https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/criminal-immigration-helpline/
Workshops:
On the Road with Abolition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHdg4dqBMyk
Dream Defenders: https://www.facebook.com/DreamDefenders/videos/615123319385564/?q=dream%20defenders&epa=SEARCH_BOX
