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The Gaza Resolution
The National Lawyers Guild joined organizations around the world in endorsing the Gaza Resolution, initiated by the Progressive International: The Gaza Resolution: Popular movements, parties, and unions across the world issue a pledge to stand for Palestinian liberation and sever ties of complicity with the State of Israel. (1) Grieve the lives claimed in the […]
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November 1, Webinar: Palestine and the Right to Resist
Wednesday, November 1 10 am Eastern/7 am Pacific Register: https://bit.ly/rightresist Join the National Lawyers Guild for a discussion among lawyers, scholars and activists on the Palestinian people’s right to resist occupation and colonization. Speakers include: Edre Olalia (National Union of People’s Lawyers, Philippines); Brahim Rouabah (professor of political science, on Algeria); Shahd Hammouri (Lecturer in […]
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November 3, People’s Academy of International Law — The Charter of the United Nations: Its genesis, essential principles and relevance today
LAUNCHING THE PEOPLE’S ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW Register for our first class! Friday, November 3 9 am PT – 12 pm ET – 4 pm UTC Interpretation available in English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Portuguese Register: https://peoplesacademy.net/register NOTE: This will be a three-hour course! The People’s Academy of International Law, which is sponsored by the International […]
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National Lawyers Guild Solidarity with Ryna Workman
NLG STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF RYNA WORKMAN The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) expresses its strongest support for Ryna Workman, NYU law student and elected Student Bar Association (SBA) President, and their statement in support of Palestinian rights, amidst threats of their expulsion & discipline by NYU Law, the revocation of their job offer from Winston […]
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NLG International emphasizes Palestinian right to resist, stands in solidarity with Palestine
The National Lawyers Guild emphasizes the legitimacy of the right of the Palestinian people to resist illegal military occupation, apartheid and ethnic cleansing, and urges the United States to stop enabling and arming Israel’s perpetration of its atrocities. The NLG stands in solidarity with the people of Palestine in their struggle against the settler colonial […]
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Statement: We Denounce UN Security Council’s Approval to Send a Kenya-led Mission to Haiti
The National Lawyers Guild International is one of many signatories to the statement below, issued by the Black Alliance for Peace: WE DENOUNCE UN SECURITY COUNCIL’S APPROVAL TO SEND A KENYA-LED MISSION TO HAITI We, the undersigned, strongly condemn the decision by the United States and its allies to deploy a foreign military force to […]
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Video: Understanding the RICO Indictments Against Stop Cop City Activists
National Lawyers Guild Atlanta, NLG International Committee and NLG National hosted a discussion on Monday, September 25: “Understanding the RICO Indictments Against Stop Cop City Activists.” Panelists and moderators were Stanley Cohen, Devin Franklin, Mo Meltzer-Cohen, Don Samuel and Azadeh Shahshahani, and the webinar was hosted by Suzanne Adely, Susi Durán and Sarina Larson. A […]
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International Fair Trial Day Joint Statement on Mexico
The NLG International Committee is a signatory of the following Joint Statement prepared by the International Fair Trial Day conference in Mexico: Joint Statement Legal professional organizations, bar associations, and civil society organisations from Mexico and across the world who gathered for the 2023 International Fair Trial Day conference held in Mexico City on 14 […]
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October 2023 – Month of Action Against AFRICOM: From Niger to Haiti to Cop City, Defeat the War Against African People
The National Lawyers Guild International Committee is an endorser of Black Alliance for Peace’s call for an international month of action against AFRICOM, the U.S. military command in Africa, along with many organizations. To learn more about the month of action, endorse the call and download social media materials, visit BAP at this link: https://blackallianceforpeace.com/africom2023 […]
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Save the date and register: NLG International Retreat, November 17-19, 2023 – NYC and Hybrid
We are very pleased to announce the return of the NLG International Committee Retreat! The Retreat offers a weekend of political education, serious discussion, planning and thought about our activity in the Guild, key events taking place in the world, and strategizing for our interventions and activities to come. The NLG IC Retreat will take […]
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