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We admire much of the important work our friends at the ACLU do, and much of this well-intentioned list is good advice.
But point 3 is false and harmful.
When people have protested police violence, the police responded by violently attack protesters, provoking, and inciting.
To everyone taking to the streets to protest: We’re with you. Know your rights.
Jeffrey Sterling, an American lawyer and CIA whistleblower who was arrested, charged and convicted of violating the Espionage Act, spoke at the Belmarsh Tribunal about Julian Assange's charges under the Espionage Act.
These type of warnings are intended to deter protesters by raising the risk of attending a protest. Permitting and pay-to-protest regimes are bureaucratic barriers to dissent.
The Mayor of Columbus, Georgia is saying the police will shut down any gathering for 15 people or more.
This is in anticipation of a vigil for Tortuguita, the forest defender who was killed by the Georgia police in Atlanta.
https://www.wrbl.com/news/local-news/columbus/mayor-skip-henderson-comments-on-fridays-scheduled-community-rally-in-columbus/
The Cop City domestic terrorism charges are a mess of overexaggeration, guilt by association, and intimidation tactics. Charging activists with domestic terrorism is a tactic to repress dissent.
"Georgia police are invoking a 2017 terrorism law against activists accused of little more than trespassing." https://grist.org/protest/atlanta-cop-city-terrorism/
BREAKING: @ATLSolFund reports Georgia police brazenly lied in their sworn court affidavits by claiming climate protestors were designated "violent extremists" by the DHS – which the agency confirmed to the Washington Post is not true.
What else are Georgia police lying about?