More than 40 racial justice and civil rights groups are calling on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Intelligence and Analysis to release the unredacted memo referred to in other DHS documents as the “Race Paper” and “Growing Frequency of Race-Related Domestic Terrorist Violence.” The memo recently came to light as the result […]
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ACTION ALERT: Tell Georgetown to Expedite Reparations Process for Descendants of Slaves
Sign the petition! On April 5, the legal team for the Georgetown 272 (GU272)—enslaved Africans sold by the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) in 1838 to prevent the University from going into bankruptcy—issued an open letter to the Georgetown administration and Jesuits calling for a reperatory justice package, signed onto by dozens of civil rights […]
NLG Denounces Civil Rights Violations Against Puerto Rican Activists and Human Rights Lawyers
May 10, 2018 Contact: Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan, NLG President president@nlg.org NEW YORK—The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) joins the Puerto Rican civil rights and legal communities in condemning the actions of law enforcement and the Puerto Rico Department of Justice (PRDOJ), in response to their ongoing persecution and intimidation of human rights lawyers and activists. […]
NLG Environmental Justice Committee Condemns US Forest Service for Blocking Food and Water to Pipeline Protestor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: National Lawyers Guild Environmental Justice Committee (EJC) Alan Graf, National Lawyers Guild attorney and EJC member; Floyd, VA: 540-745-2519 Joel Richard Kupferman, NLG and EJC- Co-chair: 917-414-1983 The Environmental Justice Committee of the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) condemns the actions of the United States Forest Service in denying basic necessities to […]
Haitian Legal Organization & NLG Debut Country’s First Legal Observers at May Day Protests
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 7, 2018 Contact: Nicole Phillips, IJDH Staff Attorney – Nicole@ijdh.org Jeanne Mirer, NLG International Committee Co-Chair and IADL President– Jeanne@jmirerlaw.com King Downing, NLG Director of Mass Defense – king@nlg.org PORT-AU-PRINCE—On May 1, Haitian public interest law firm Bureau des Avocats Internationaux (BAI), sent its first group of trained legal observers to […]
NLG Condemns Israeli Military Attacks on Unarmed Civilian Demonstrators in the Gaza Strip
April 16, 2018 Huwaida Arraf, NLG Palestine Subcommittee Co-Chair and Co-Founder of the International Solidarity Movement: huwaida.arraf@gmail.com Audrey Bomse, NLG Palestine Subcommittee Co-Chair: audreybomse@hotmail.com The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) is shocked and outraged by the Israeli military’s recent slaughter of unarmed civilians peacefully protesting in Gaza during the “Great March of Return.” The NLG demands […]
2018 #Law4thePeople Convention: Workshop & Major Panel Proposals
2018 NLG #LawforthePeople Convention Call for Proposals: Major Panels and Workshops DEADLINE: June 1, 2018 The NLG 2018 #Law4the People Convention will be held Wed. October 31 to Sun. November 4 in Portland, OR, at the Benson Hotel. We encourage NLG members, committees, and entities to coordinate with local allied organizations/activists in submitting proposals. We’re currently seeking applications for Major Panels and Workshops. Major Panel applications that […]
Whose Speech? A Post-Charlottesville Discussion (3/28 at Georgetown Law)
Whose Speech? A Post-Charlottesville Discussion WASHINGTON, DC—In the wake of the deadly white supremacy march in Charlottesville last summer, social justice advocates face troubling questions about the meaning of free speech. Legal scholars and activists with Law for Black Lives DC and the National Lawyers Guild will host a panel discussion examining the history of […]
WEBINAR: Anti-Protest Legislation: Implications for Social Movements
REGISTER NOW! bit.ly/ProtestWebinar Wednesday March 14, 7 PM -8:30 PM EST Since the end of 2016, nearly 60 bills have been proposed in state legislatures which limit the right to protest or remove liability for harm caused to protesters. This wave of anti-protest legislation comes in the aftermath of the success of recent social movements […]
WEBINAR: Bail Funds and Community-Based Strategies
REGISTER NOW! bit.ly/bailfundwebinar Bail and bond funds can be an important tool towards dismantling the prison industrial complex and ending mass incarceration. However, as many new funds emerge in response to the rampant policing of protests and uprisings, this is an important moment to share lessons learned on the ground. Lawyers and legal workers sometimes […]
