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Greetings of solidarity from all of us at CLDC! By now many of you have likely received our end of year appeal in your mailboxes. We wanted to make a digital connection as [...]
Rogue Climate and 350 Eugene challenge Oregon Titan Fusion Center, demanding enforcement of anti-surveillance law and an end to illegal surveillance of activists.
Media Notice: IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 16, 2022 Contact: Lauren Regan, Senior Attorney and Director (541) 687-9180, lregan@cldc.org Rogue Climate and 350 Eugene challenge Oregon Titan Fusion Center, demanding enforcement of anti-surveillance law and an end [...]
CLDC is hiring a Development Director
CLDC is hiring a Development Director Job Summary: The CLDC Development Director (DD) is an experienced nonprofit professional working directly with the Executive Director (ED) and Operations Director. The DD provides leadership, supervision, and direction for CLDC’s [...]
De-Arresting: Important Legal Information for Street Actions
De-Arresting: Important Legal Information for Street Actions Since the George Floyd Uprisings that began in May 2020, the tactic of “de-arresting” (attempting to return arrestee(s) from police custody) has received increased attention in the media [...]
A Springfield Black Lives Matter Retrospective
July 29, 2020 - A Springfield Black Lives Matter Retrospective Anyone present during the Black Unity-led protest in Springfield’s Thurston Hills [...]
Grand Jury resistance: Not if, but how
Grand Jury resistance: Not if, but how CLDC has a commitment to developing strong mentor relationships with students and aspiring movement attorneys [...]
Firelight Press Conference
Last week we had an important victory for Indigenous sovereignty in Anishinaabe territory, so-called northern Minnesota. Claire Glenn, the attorney fellow [...]
Anishinaabe Water Protectors’ Cases Dismissed on Indigenous Sovereignty Grounds
ANISHINAABE WATER PROTECTORS’ CASES DISMISSED ON INDIGENOUS SOVEREIGNTY GROUNDS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 6, 2022 Contact: Claire Glenn, Attorney-Fellow for [...]
Jury Unable to Convict Stop the Sweeps Advocate for Asking Cops to Adhere to the Law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 1, 2022 Contact: Sarah Alvarez, Staff Attorney (541) 687-9180 or info@cldc.org Jury Unable to Convict Stop the Sweeps [...]
Final Black Lives Matter activist arrested at Springfield protest exonerated in State Court
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 23, 2022 Contact: Sarah Alvarez, Staff Attorney (541) 687-9180 info@cldc.org Final Black Lives Matter activist arrested at [...]