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.
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
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February 2016
2017 Next Generation Climate Justice Action Camp
This summer, the Civil Liberties Defense Center is hosting the third annual action camp for young people ages 14-18 to gain knowledge and skills to organize for climate justice! The camp will include a youth led public “event” focused on a climate justice campaign! July 12th-19th, 2016 at Apserkaha Park at Howard Prairie Lake!
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
February 2015
2015 Next Generation Climate Justice Action Camp
Save the date! CLDC's 2nd annual Next Generation Climate Justice Action Camp is August 3rd-8th. The Location will be at the Apserkaha Park at Howard Prairie Lake north of Medford, Oregon. This is a action camp for training teens age 14-18 how to organize for climate justice causes.
April 2014
Trainings and Workshops
The CLDC strives to educate the public, and particularly communities of color or other front line communities, by conducting "know your rights (KYR)" and other trainings throughout the country.
Know Your Rights for Youth
Information and resources for teens and youth about their rights when interacting with law enforcement and the justice system.
Know Your Rights for Activists
This week CLDC launched two, one hour Know-Your-Rights training videos. The first is our most well-known, offering basic legal information for activists so they might be informed when interacting with law enforcement officials during protests. The second explains basic rights for immigrant communities and their allies, and is in both English and Spanish languages.