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If you get arrested: Solidarity and other options
Audio from a San Francisco conference organized by the National Lawyers Guild called "Mobilizing for the Bush Years", on March 17. 40kbps MP3, 24 minutes.
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Natalie Sperry (Midnight Special Law Collective), Kate Raphael (LAGAI), and Osha Neuman (Community Defense, Inc.) discuss what to do if you get arrested during a demonstration or direct action, including solidarity and other options.
Kate mentions that the jail solidarity tactic of getting naked is *not* usually a good idea. The panelists agree that even if solidarity helps you meet your demands for fairness or a drink of water, it is not likely to get you out of jail sooner or with a lesser charge. Jail solidarity should be a general strategy, not a rigid set of tactics followed at all demonstrations.
Osha puts jail solidarity in the context of 20th century resistance movements.
Kate mentions that the jail solidarity tactic of getting naked is *not* usually a good idea. The panelists agree that even if solidarity helps you meet your demands for fairness or a drink of water, it is not likely to get you out of jail sooner or with a lesser charge. Jail solidarity should be a general strategy, not a rigid set of tactics followed at all demonstrations.
Osha puts jail solidarity in the context of 20th century resistance movements.
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