This form is no longer in use. Please use this new form to request legal support. NEW legal support planning guide: "Planning Legal Support for Bay Area Demonstrations and Direct Action" NEW demo legal hotline (activated by request): 510-250-1700 Legal Solidarity Bay Area (LSBA) runs the new hotline. You can learn more about what they do here. -- If you are planning a protest or demonstration and would like legal support from the NLG-SFBA, please answer the questions on this page and we will get back to you as soon as possible. You may also call the office to follow-up at 415-285-5067 or email contact@nlgsf.org with questions. Submitting this form does not guarantee legal support, it simply constitutes a request. This information is privileged and confidential. Have you read "Working with the NLG to plan legal support for demonstrations?" * No Yes Please read and download this short PDF, "Working with the NLG" for more information about the NLG-SFBA Demonstrations Committee, the kind of support we can provide, and the information we need from arrestees in order to support them. Support Request Support Needed Legal Observers To monitor law enforcement. Note that Legal Observers check in, check out, and make reports to the Demonstrations Hotline. The Hotline will almost always be active if Legal Observers are requested. Yes No On-call Attorney On call the day of and immediately after your protest in case arrestees have problems within the jail. Yes No Hotline Support Only If you are planning a large protest with many potential arrestees., it is advisable for both Legal Observers and Hotline to be present. Legal Observers can obtain information from people who are arrested and report it to the Hotline. People who are arrested can then call from jail to request legal support. But in some cases, organizers may request support from the Hotline only (no Legal Observers onsite). Yes No Request Information First Name Last Name Email * Phone Number Name of Organization * Name of Event Start Date of Event Click on the Calendar icon to select a date.MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Month Day12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 Day Year202420252026 Year End Date of Event Click on the Calendar icon to select a date.MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Month Day12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 Day Year2024202520262027 Year Timeframe of Event Location Purpose Description of Event (what, where, when and how) Estimated number of participants Is this event permitted? Yes No Pending Civil Disobedience planned? Yes No It is important for organizers to consider if people attending the protest will be from any of these vulnerable groups who may be targeted by law enforcement in the streets or jail: Undocumented Immigrants Yes No Transgender people Yes No People with disabilities Yes No People on medication Yes No By submitting this form, you accept the Mollom privacy policy. Facebook or website link to action/event CAPTCHA This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions. What code is in the image? * Enter the characters shown in the image. Submit
