Dear ,

With your support, the NLG Foundation has been helping build the capacity of National Lawyers Guild chapters and committees through the Guild Grants program. We are pleased to announce that we have recently awarded grants of up to $7,500 each to 11 NLG chapters and committees.

These grants enhance the effectiveness of the Guild in supporting liberatory movements. Whether it’s by working to tackle injustice at the local level, providing resources to activists, or recruiting members and facilitating deeper involvement, each of our grantees are finding creative ways to build the Guild.

• Chicago NLG Chapter to expand mentorship and training opportunities for new attorneys to take on protest cases

• Humboldt County NLG Legal Observers for legal observing supplies to provide a safe presence of LOs in local actions

• Indiana NLG Chapter for promotional kits and legal observing supplies to serve the cities of Bloomington, Indianapolis, and Fort Wayne

• Louisiana NLG Chapter for the Legal Observer Sweeps Program to respond to the escalating pattern of sweeps and closures of unhoused encampments

• Minnesota NLG Chapter to revitalize the chapter through member outreach and engagement

• New England Law Boston NLG Chapter to update KYR materials with jurisdictional specific information and hold a KYR train the trainer training

• NLG Far West Region for Sweeps Response Skill Shares to support California’s unhoused and indigent communities and those who are responding to the unhoused crisis 

• NLG Mass Defense Steering Committee to develop a policy and resource guide on how to navigate proactive or defensive litigation

• North Carolina NLG Chapter for a national speaking tour and outreach campaign on Stop Cop City RICO charges to address the ongoing political prosecutions of activists, raise awareness, and provide support to those affected

• Philadelphia NLG Chapter for the Jailhouse Lawyers Letter Writing Project

• Pittsburgh NLG Chapter to engage current and potential members through trainings and events

Thank you for supporting the NLG Foundation and making these grants possible!

In solidarity,

Daniel McGee
Managing Director
National Lawyers Guild Foundation

P.S. We can't do this without you! Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to ensure the NLG can continue to provide critical legal support and solidarity to liberatory movements!