Green & Black Cross
@gbclegal.bsky.social
🤝 Grassroots activist legal support group
📍 England & Cymru
👉 24/7 helpline 07946 541 511
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📍greenandblackcross.org
📍 England & Cymru
👉 24/7 helpline 07946 541 511
❌ DMs monitored sporadically - call us instead!
📍greenandblackcross.org
Not all solicitors will have experience with laws relevant to protest as they can be quite niche or uncommon. So it's not that they're malicious or incompetent in general, it's more that it's better to ensure you get a lawyer with this experience :)
August 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Not all solicitors will have experience with laws relevant to protest as they can be quite niche or uncommon. So it's not that they're malicious or incompetent in general, it's more that it's better to ensure you get a lawyer with this experience :)
💜 YOU HAVE RIGHTS! Try and remain calm and ask for what you need e.g food or dimmed lighting. You have the right to have someone informed - inform the Protest Support Line (GBC) 07946 541 511 who can inform friends and family for you
August 9, 2025 at 10:16 AM
💜 YOU HAVE RIGHTS! Try and remain calm and ask for what you need e.g food or dimmed lighting. You have the right to have someone informed - inform the Protest Support Line (GBC) 07946 541 511 who can inform friends and family for you
⚠️ NO CAUTION! This is an admission of guilt and goes on your permanent record. It’s an easy win for the police
🪪 You may choose to give your name, address and date of birth when being ‘booked in’ at the police station. You have the right to withhold this information but it may delay your release.
🪪 You may choose to give your name, address and date of birth when being ‘booked in’ at the police station. You have the right to withhold this information but it may delay your release.
August 9, 2025 at 10:16 AM
⚠️ NO CAUTION! This is an admission of guilt and goes on your permanent record. It’s an easy win for the police
🪪 You may choose to give your name, address and date of birth when being ‘booked in’ at the police station. You have the right to withhold this information but it may delay your release.
🪪 You may choose to give your name, address and date of birth when being ‘booked in’ at the police station. You have the right to withhold this information but it may delay your release.
⚖️ NO DUTY SOLICITOR! The solicitor at the station often gives bad advice. Request a solicitor on the Bustcard e.g. ITN or Bindmans in London for free legal advice
August 9, 2025 at 10:16 AM
⚖️ NO DUTY SOLICITOR! The solicitor at the station often gives bad advice. Request a solicitor on the Bustcard e.g. ITN or Bindmans in London for free legal advice