Now people can access Civil Liberties Defense Center training videos online! This week CLDC launched two, one hour Know-Your-Rights training videos. The first is our most well-known, offering basic legal information for activists so they might be informed when interacting with law enforcement officials during protests. The second explains basic rights for immigrant communities and […]
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Release: Tar Sands Oil Pipeline Lawsuit Settled in Texas
CLDC coordinated twenty-nine individuals and organizations named in a civil lawsuit filed by the notorious Canadian pipeline company, TransCanada, agreed under duress today to settle, under threat of expansive injunction terms. The far-reaching Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP) was filed on the heels of record numbers of non-violent protests in Texas opposing the controversial […]
Bring in a Bright New Year with CLDC
As the dawn of 2013 approaches, we at the Civil Liberties Defense Center have been reviewing the legal climate for dissent. While this news may not shock you, the claws of repression – both from the government and from corporations – continue to flinch in an attempt to silence our movements. But we won’t let […]