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• Making empowered decisions
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• Organising legal support

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• Facing police at protests

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• Coming out of jail stronger

• Strategies for court

• NO Jurisdiction?
• Pleading guilty or not guilty
• Making political statements in court
• Public statements outside the court
• Total non-cooperation
• Court as protest
• Fishing expeditions
• Learning

• Dealing with surveillance

• Suspicion of surveillance
• Evidence of surveillance
• Prepare for demos
• During the event
• Suspected infiltrator
• Reporting surveillance

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• International legal support groups
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• Documents
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• Office based roles
• On the streets
• Jail visits
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• Courthouse/bail hearings/mentions
• Negotiation
• Information sharing

• Support person info

• Before the action
• During the action
• Taking notes
• After an action
• Post-jail releases

• Training for activists

• Training role-play #1 - Booking
• Training role-play #2 - Introduction & go-around
• Training role-play #3 - Info, solidarity & support
• Training role-play #4 - Rights & freedoms to protest
• Training role-play #5 - Activist legal support
• Training role-play #6 - Interaction with the police
• Training role-play #7 - Identification
• Training role-play #8 - Search & seizure
• Training role-play #9 - Arrest & detention
• Training role-play #10 - Right to silence
• Training role-play #11 - Bail & bail resistance
• Training role-play #12 - Should I get arrested?
• Training role-play #13 - Common charges
• Training role-play #14 - Being a legal support person
• Training role-play #15 - Legal Support Team contacts
• Training role-play #16 - What to leave behind
• Training role-play #17 - Evaluate & close

• Support team resources

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