Support the Civil Liberties Defense Center

lauren regan of the civil liberties defense center has sent out a plea for donations. without financial help, we could lose the cldc.

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lauren is one of the most ass-kicking attorneys on the west coast and has given the best lawyers the state of oregon’s d.a’s office some major beat-downs recently. it’s frightening to think about our colllective futures without lauren there for us.

this is a half-hour video of lauren speaking about herself, activism and the animal enterprise terrorism act.

here’s the notice she has sent out…

Dear friends, 

The protest season is upon us, and here at the CLDC
things are getting fired up again in the forests and on the
streets--we're defending over 40 activists right now in the criminal
courts and suing eugene cops for harassing activists on the streets
in civil court, just to name a small part of our current caseload.
And of course that doesn't include the 5 Elliot forest defender
trials coming up soon in Roseburg, as well as a major restitution
hearing (state is seeking $130k in restitution!!), change of pleas
and sentencings 23 other defendants.  So far the Elliot defenders
have contributed enough $$ to pay for the hundred dollar or so
discovery bill from the DA's office for DVDs and binders full of
papers and reports, and we are very thankful we did not have to pay
out of our coffers for that discovery.  This contribution did not
include funds to cover travel costs or any of my attorney time on
behalf of CLDC.

Add to this our continued representation of activists being charged
with the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, our continued involvement
as consulting attys for almost every Green Scare case across the
country, and countless trips to activist hotbeds around the country
to do trainings and support, you can see that hundreds of activists
around the country have come to expect the (free) help of the CLDC
when shit hits the fan.

Well, we want to be continue to provide that support to the movements
we love.  But the CLDC has hit hard financial times and I'm concerned
we may not be around much longer to provide free legal representation
and/or activist advice and resources, so, I'm calling on ya'll to
support us as we've tried to support you.

If you could organize a house party, a fundraising event, a personal
donation, or even volunteer to hang flyers for us it would be
extremely helpful right now.  If you know people that might support
our work, please let us know who they are, or contact kristy, our
development director, at kristy@cldc.org and she can give you a
fundraising template to send to anyone you may know as well as any
other info or materials you might need.  Time is of the essence at
this point.  The CLDC has been in operation for 7 years now and I'd
hate to see it end, but if we can't sustain our financial support
through those we serve, we are not going to be able to keep it up for
much longer.

thanks for considering--

lauren

The Civil Liberties Defense Center
Lauren C. Regan, Attorney at Law
Executive Director
259 East 5th Avenue, Suite 300 A
Eugene, Oregon 97401