lawyer hotlines:

• new york: 212-679-6018
• bay area: 415-285-1011

wardrobe:

• comfortable, supportive shoes
• clothes you can move in and sweat in
• if things will be cold where you are: gloves, hat, coat (be careful with scarves- make sure you won’t trip on it, that no one can pull on it and choke you, etc)
• write a legal hotline on your arm in sharpie; do not write it on your clothes or anything you can lose

when protesting, you have these rights:

• you can photograph and videotape police
• you can protest in public spaces
• you can protest without a permit
• police cannot search your phone without a warrant, and you are not required to give them your passcode
• police cannot delete your photos or videos under any circumstances

if you are arrested:

• you are not required to speak to the police without a lawyer present
• it is never, ever, ever a good idea to speak to the police without a lawyer present
• if you can’t afford a lawyer, they are legally required to give you a lawyer

in addition, know where your legal observers are (from the aclu, amnesty international, etc.)

if you have any information that this post doesn’t contain, especially legal hotlines, please feel free to edit and add at will

a masterpost of protests in your area can be found here.