Whether you're totally new to these things, or have a lot of experience but would like a wee reminder, you are welcome.

After participating in both a Legal Observer and Know Your Rights training, you are welcome to sign up to our LO mailing list and begin being part of our amazing LO team.

FREE, donations welcome!

Intro To Legal Observing Workshops:

Legal Observers (LOs) are volunteers who monitor the police at protests and actions to help curb police violence and support activists.

This training is for anyone who wants to provide legal support for their own group or community in Scotland, or join SCALP's pool of LOs. LO's are a crucial part of a legal support infrastructure and work with back office and arrestee support volunteers to make sure people know their rights and are supported when taking part in protests.

This training will be part presentation, part interactive activities to give you all the information you need to be an effective LO.

Role access considerations: Legal Observing is a physical support role, it sometimes involves a lot of walking, including fast paced walking across uneven surfaces. It can also involve a lot of standing around in the cold and needs keen eye sight. If you have any questions around this, let us know. If this does not suit you, there are plenty of other ways to support the work of SCALP, give us an email!

Training access information: The training will take place online via Zoom, closed captions are available. Any further questions about access or requirements you have, please email us on activists_legal@protonmail.com

General Principles:

We’re talking about Scottish Law only

We’re not lawyers, we offer these trainings to support activists and community as a form of mutual aid - there are plenty of good reasons to get professional legal advice, and we may be able to support you to find a lawyer to answer questions that we can't.

We recognise that Police are known to behave differently towards different people - with violence and misconduct being particularly experienced by Black people and people of colour, disabled people and trans people.

Facilitators will work to ensure that all trainings are as welcoming as possible and that any abusive or oppressive behaviour is challenged. Anyone who continues to behave in an unacceptable way will be asked to leave.

If there is anything we can do to make the training safer or more accessible for you, please let us know when you register (such as providing transcripts etc).

The training will not be recorded but we will run more in the future.

About SCALP:

The Scottish Community and Activist Legal Project (SCALP) is a collective of social and environmental justice activists, working to challenge police abuse, monitor protest policing and provide legal guidance.

scalp.org.uk

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