Happy May Day from the CLDC Video
May Day is a historical day of resistance around the world. Before you engage, know your rights.
Check out our Know Your Rights Resources here!
May 2018
December 2017
CLDC in Southern Oregon – Supporting the No LNG Fight
Cooper and I excited to wear the hat, and talk about the pipeline
Last week, the CLDC was invited to give Know Your Rights trainings by two different youth groups in Southern Oregon. Cooper and I happily left our desks and jumped […]
June 2017
Know Your Rights for Activists Video Training
The first is our most well-known know your rights training, offering basic legal information for activists so they might be informed when interacting with law enforcement officials during protests.
August 2016
News advisory: CLDC to Host Know Your Rights information booth at Kesey Square
The Civil Liberties Defense Center will be hosting a Know Your Rights information booth at Kesey Square to empower everyone in the Eugene community to know their rights when interacting with the police. Advice on constitutional rights, such as the right to assemble in public places like Kesey Square, sidewalks and public parks will be emphasized as well as basic instruction on how to “Copwatch,” or video record law enforcement.
April 2016
Break Free Resources
May 4-15, 2016: A global wave of mass actions will target the world’s most dangerous fossil fuel projects, in order to keep coal, oil and gas in the ground and accelerate the just transition to 100% renewable energy. You can find out more about Break Free at: https://breakfree2016.org
With more […]
January 2016
Know Your Rights (Arabic)
CLDC stands in solidarity with targeted people and communities by assisting them with protecting their Constitutional rights through any legal avenue feasible (federal or state recourse), providing KYR trainings to those communities as requested, and by sharing a KYR resource that has been translated into Arabic by the National Lawyers Guild (NLG).
May 2015
Know Your Rights for Unhoused
We are currently updating, more information coming soon.
Please stop back by this page in the future, we will be adding a Know Your Rights for Unhoused training video and more information soon.
Resources
April 2015
Policing the Police: Your Right to Record Law Enforcement
In light of the shortcomings of the legal system and growing police violence against people, there are many ways that communities can help each other to defend their rights to be free from unlawful searches, seizures, and cruel and inhumane treatment by law enforcement officers.
Filming the Police on your cell phone
In light of the recent Supreme Court case that came out a couple weeks ago that found that GPS tracking constitutes a search under the Fourth Amendment, and therefore requires a warrant we wanted to go over your rights to protect your data if you end up in a situation where you record police misconduct on your phone.