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<font size=3>Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:03:29 -0700<br>
Subject:[solidaritywithpalestine] Fwd: National Lawyers Guild Hotline and
“Know Your Rights” Materials Available for Activists Targeted by the
FBI<br><br>
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<i>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 28, 2010<br><br>
New York</i>--The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) and its Mass Defense
Committee provides legal defense and educational resources to activists,
including those subjected to the September 24 raids and grand jury
subpoenas in Michigan, Minnesota and Illinois. The Guild denounces the
attacks on free speech, freedom of association, and the right to dissent
that these actions represent. The raids and summonses reflect escalating
hostility toward individuals and groups working in solidarity with the
Palestinian and Colombian people and are blatantly political attacks on
peaceful activists.<br><br>
National Lawyers Guild lawyers, in their continuing efforts to protect
the right to dissent, are coordinating defense of these activists. The
NLG offers several resources for activists who are subject to similarly
aggressive and politically motivated breaches of their rights.<br><br>
<b>NLG Hotline: 888-NLG-ECOL (888-654-3265)<br><br>
</b>-A hotline for U.S. activists who have been contacted by the FBI.
Callers are matched with NLG defense attorneys in their states who have
experience dealing with similar cases.<br><br>
<b>Know Your Rights Brochure</b>:
<a href="http://www.nlg.org/resources/know-your-rights">
www.nlg.org/resources/know-your-rights</a><br><br>
-A two-page brochure that summarizes the rights of citizens when they are
contacted or stopped by the police or federal authorities. Available in
English, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Farsi and Punjabi.<br><br>
<b>Operation Backfire:</b>
<a href="http://www.nlg.org/publications/operation-backfire">
www.nlg.org/publications/operation-backfire</a><br><br>
-A booklet that discusses government attacks on activists and subsequent
prosecutions. Available for free download.<br><br>
The National Lawyers Guild recommends that activists consult and make use
of these resources. The Guild advises anyone visited by the FBI to assert
your right not to answer any questions, to get the card of the FBI agent
and state that you will have an attorney contact the agent on your
behalf.<br><br>
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