2006
Disorientation
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on the big firm track? Learn more about your options
September
Actions Legal Support Volunteers
Volunteers
needed to fill various legal support roles throughout the weekend.
Student
Disorientation
Friday,
Sept. 16 from 2 to 6 PM at UDC-DCSL. Come learn what you are not taught in
law school.
National
Lawyers Guild - DCSL chapter presents MGM v. Grokster P2P panel
Hear
from the lawyers arguing this case and learn more about peer-to-peer file
sharing programs and their legal ramifications.
The
Demonstration Support Committee (DSC) of the DC Chapter of the National Lawyers
Guild provides legal support for large and small demonstrations in DC. Members
of the DSC are law students, lawyers, and legal workers, many of whom are
members of the NLG’s Mass Defense Committee. The DSC trains legal observers,
advises activists about legal issues, helps activists obtain demonstration
permits, visits jailed activists, and provides legal representation. Many
times, the DSC can provide attorneys who can advise pro-se activists at their
trials. The DSC also holds forums to educate community groups and activists
about their rights when dealing with police, and the Courts. The DSC TESTIFIES
BEFORE the DC City Council WHEN LEGISLATION IS PENDING THAT MAY AFFECT DEMONSTRATORS'S
RIGHTS, such as when the Counsil recently introduced legislation to protect
citizen's rights during demonstrations. The DSC has provided support for large-scale demonstrations involving thousands of demonstrators, including numerous IMF/World Bank protests, various AIDS, Gay and Lesbian demonstrations, the Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride. The DSC often advises smaller scale demonstrations such as ACT-UP demonstrations, anti-war actions, anti-globalization actions, as well as actions by homeless advocates, and protests that support DC Statehood and self-determination.
The DSC has been active since at least the Vietnam war protests in the late 1960's and early 1970's. For over 35 years the DSC has provided legal observers at hundreds of demonstrations and appeared in court for thousands arrested as they marched and rallied for civil rights and reproductive rights or against police misconduct or the war against Iraq.
The Demonstration Support Committee can be contacted via email att demosupport@dcnlg.org.
