Know Your Rights

August 2016

News advisory: CLDC to Host Know Your Rights information booth at Kesey Square

By |2018-10-04T10:46:35-07:00August 18th, 2016|Categories: Info, Know Your Rights, News|Tags: , , , , |

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.

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April 2016

Break Free Resources

By |2016-12-05T17:51:43-08:00April 8th, 2016|Categories: Know Your Rights, News, Primers, Resources|Tags: , , , , , |

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

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January 2016

Know Your Rights (Arabic)

By |2016-01-13T13:16:55-08:00January 13th, 2016|Categories: Know Your Rights, Resources, Trainings|Tags: , |

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).

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May 2015

April 2015

Policing the Police: Your Right to Record Law Enforcement

By |2019-05-16T18:18:56-07:00April 21st, 2015|Categories: Featured, Know Your Rights, News|Tags: , , , |

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.

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Filming the Police on your cell phone

By |2017-08-18T12:57:58-07:00April 14th, 2015|Categories: Info, Know Your Rights, Resources|Tags: , |

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.

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May 2014

Copwatching

By |2019-05-16T18:18:55-07:00May 6th, 2014|Categories: Know Your Rights, Organizing Resources|Tags: , , , |

Copwatchers are on the lookout for police brutality at all times, not just when a demonstration or protest is taking place. However, the goals of decreasing police brutality and keeping cops accountable for their actions against citizens are the same. They also practice careful documentation of any incidents.

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April 2014

Legal Observer

By |2019-05-16T18:17:56-07:00April 24th, 2014|Categories: Know Your Rights|Tags: , , |

Legal Observing is an exciting way to play an important role in any demonstration or protest. Legal Observers are individuals who purposely position themselves close enough to demonstrations to be able to accurately watch and report the activities of participants and the law enforcement who interact with them.

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