Arrestee FAQs from Fists Up Legal

12/31/2014 By oaklandantirepression

This arrestee FAQ reference tool answers about 90% of the questions people have when they call the Bay Area NLG hotline. … [Read more...]

Did you film events on the 580 on November 24th? Request for evidence!

12/30/2014 By oaklandantirepression

Video evidence is very risky business for the subjects of the film. Police and the surveillance state often use visual records to prosecute and vilify protestors. Videos of protests and arrests are also confidential, court-admissible evidence and should not be shared online or even in person … [Read more...]

Check out Fist Up Legal Collective

12/27/2014 By oaklandantirepression

Fist Up Collective is "... a newly-formed independent collective of activists, legal workers, lawyers, and law students formed to support the current Black Lives Matter demonstrations in the San Francisco Bay Area, working closely with the Demonstrations Committee of the Bay Area chapter of the … [Read more...]

Did you witness an arrest just after midnight Dec. 10 at 54th and MLK?

12/27/2014 By oaklandantirepression

One of the NLG attorneys is looking for witnesses and/or video of an arrest that took place at 12:30 am, Dec. 10th on 54th and MLK in Oakland. The arrest involved a blue and/or green Chevy van. If you can help please contact the lawyer, Nedra Ruiz, at 415-640-5622 or [email protected]. PLEASE DO … [Read more...]

“Live Streamers Make Great Informers”

12/24/2014 By oaklandantirepression

http://www.wecopwatch.org/live-streamers-make-great-informants/ "One of the biggest problems with streaming is that it gives real time information to the police as far as what people are present, the group’s intentions, as well as its location and routes. Embedded Streamers give police a tactical … [Read more...]