National Lawyer's Guild: Know Your Rights! 12 29 11

Know Your Rights!

• Date: Thursday, December 29th
• Time: 6:30PM to 8:30PM
• Location: SEIU Hall 6401 SE Foster Rd, Portland, Oregon 97206
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Purpose

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS!

This is a free workshop led by volunteers from the National Lawyer’s Guild (donations welcome, no one turned away).

• SEIU Hall
• 6401 SE Foster Rd, Portland, Oregon 97206
• Phone: (503) 235-5071

Audiences include:

• civil disobedience/protesters
• homeless folks
• those who may be racially profiled
• anyone wanting / needing to know more about their rights.

We hope to be able to touch on some of the facts and impacts of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in addition to the basic "Know Your Rights" info.

BACKGROUND INFO

National Laywer's Guild info on "Know Your Rights"

http://www.nlg.org/resources/know-your-rights/

The National Lawyer's Guild "A Know Your Rights Guide for Law Enforcement Encounters" Pamphlet

http://www.nlg.org/wp-content/files_flutter/1290534630final.pdf

ACLU info on "Know Your Rights Basic" with related document links

http://aclu-or.org/content/know-your-rights-your-rights-oregon

ACLU guide on "When Encountering Law Enforcement" in English

http://www.aclu.org/files/kyr/kyr_english.pdf

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