Legal Handbook for Animal Rights and Environmental Activists
Aug 25th, 2009 by Will Potter
The National Lawyers Guild has created a great new resource, “Operation Backfire: a Survival Guide for Environmental and Animal Rights Activists.” It’s a booklet on how environmental and animal rights activists have been targeted by the government and branded as the top domestic terrorism threat. It also has a great “know your rights” section that offers information on:
- handling encounters with the police and FBI in various situations
- suggestions for how to respond when questioned or presented with a warrant
- information about your rights when asked for identification or a DNA sample
- a discussion of grand juries, subpoenas, and FBI attempts to turn activists into informants.
To request free copies, call the National Lawyers Guild office at (212) 679-5100. You can also download the booklet at nlg.org (I also uploaded “Operation Backfire” here on GreenIsTheNewRed, as a backup).
And don’t forget the guild has a Green Scare Hotline at 888-NLG-ECOL (888-654-3265).
I’m excited to read it!
Is this one of those when you buy it books, your name goes on a list, then in a short time there is a knock, knock, knocking on your door? If not, it looks rather helpful.
It’s free
I tried to contact the office but it gave me a few extensions for consultations and then said to go to the website for anything else. I guess I am stuck reading online :-/
Should be an interesting read… Thanks for the post Will!
Thanks for alerting us, Will!
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Thanks for alerting us, Will!