"If an Agent Knocks" and other zines of interest

Know Your Rights Booklet for Activists

from http://greenisthenewred.com Oct 15th, 2009

The Center for Constitutional Rights has a great new legal
guide for activists called “If An Agent Knocks.”

Download at:

http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/wp-content/Images/if_an_agent_knocks.pdf

From CCR:

  Federal law enforcement agencies like the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI) have a dark history of targeting radical and
progressive movements. Some of the dirty tricks they use against these
movements include: the infiltration of organizations to discredit and
disrupt their operations; campaigns of misinformation and false
stories in the media; forgery of correspondence; fabrication of
evidence; and the use of grand jury subpoenas to intimidate activists.
Today’s activist must know and understand the threat posed by federal
law enforcement agents and their tactics as well as several key
security practices that offer the best protection.

  Federal agents have many tools at their disposal to target activists.
While it is important to know and understand these tools and tactics,
it is of critical importance that you resist any paranoia of
government surveillance or fear of infiltration, which will only serve
to paralyze you or your organization in your quest for social change.
If fear of government repression prevents you from organizing, the
agents of repression will have won without even trying.

I think it is worth noting that in the recent appellate ruling in the SHAC
7 case, the court argued that educational materials on the SHAC website
were relevant to the “terrorism” charges against them. Specifically, the
court noted that the SHAC website had “a series of links dedicated to
educating activists on how to evade investigators. These links were
entitled, ‘Ears and Eyes Everywhere,’ ‘Dealing with Interrogation,’ ‘When
an Agent Knocks,’ and ‘Illegal Activity.’”

Clearly, knowing your rights is perceived as a dangerous, dangerous thing.
So get to it.

Thanks to Matthew for the link, and the excellent work on this publication.



Other zines now available of possible interest:

Hamilton Anarchist Black Cross Newsletter May 2009
http://zinelibrary.info/hamilton-anarchist-black-cross-newsletter-may-2009

On Police Repression in Southern Ontario
http://zinelibrary.info/police-repression-southern-ontario

Free John Graham
http://zinelibrary.info/free-john-graham-0

Fire to the Prisons Issue #7//Fall 2009
http://zinelibrary.info/fire-prisons-issue-7-fall-2009

Solidarity With Hugh & Tiga v2.0
http://zinelibrary.info/solidarity-hugh-tiga-v2-0