This month SeattleDIY will be spotlighting the police-state and security culture. Security Culture is an activist response to government repression of radical movements. Through phone tapping, infiltration of activist groups, grand juries and many other methods, the police-state attempts to create fear and destroy communities. In response, activists have created clever ways to operate under government repression. Join us this month for a discussion, movie and secret café to learn more about security culture.
Please look to these following resources for more information:
Midnight Special Law Collective: is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to providing legal trainings and accessible, relevant, democratic and accountable legal support to a wide range of activists participating in the struggle for social change.
www.midnightspecial.net
Cold Snap Legal Collective: is a legal collective based in the Twin Cities. They are an autonomous collective whose purpose is to work in solidarity with other groups or individuals in order to EDUCATE, EMPOWER, and SUPPORT the radical community by sharing knowledge, raising awareness, and developing a network of legal support and solidarity. Right now their main project is providing legal support to those who protested against the Republican National Convention (RNC) in 2008.
www.coldsnaplegal.wordpress.com
JustUs Legal Collective: Is a legal collective based out of New York City. They have a great Know Your Rights Zine for download on their website.
www.justusnyc.org
DC Justice and Solidarity Collective: They are a group of activists, legal workers, and lawyers with radical political ideologies. They have a great deal of online resources.
www.justiceandsolidarity.org
Just Cause Law Collective: Again just has an amazing amount of resources that you need to check out. They have a great book called Beat the Heat that can be ordered through AK Press but I am unsure if it is still available.
www.lawcollective.org
