## Know Your Rights and Responsibilities Presented by Hillary Rich, Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU of Vermont ### Topics to be covered include: - Rights as Protesters - Rights as Bystanders/Witnesses - Rights when stopped or arrested - Responsibilities of Individuals/Organizations/Businesses ### Registration encouraged. The ACLU of Vermont is a nonpartisan organization and an affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union that works to defend and advance the civil rights and civil liberties of all Vermonters. ### It's Stocktober! 🍂🥫❤️ _Help us fight food insecurity in our community by bringing food or toiletry items to any Indivisible St. Johnsbury meeting or event this October._

No Kings actions are peaceful and non-violent in a world with increasing political tension and military presence. Hosts and safety leads are required to join or watch this training on creating a safety plan and practice de-escalation for any scenarios that may arise.

Williston has long housed an intel center run by federal immigration authorities. Now, it is at the heart of ICE's expansion into social media and other web surveillance.

Over the last six months, we’ve witnessed an alarming rise in disappearances, surveillance, and secretive operations targeting immigrants, international students, researchers, leaders of organizations, protestors, and even elected officials—often under the guise of federal law enforcement. Across the country, individuals have reportedly been abducted by masked, unidentified officers, taken without notice, and detained without immediate access to lawyers or families. In many cases, those targeted have not been accused of a crime, only of participating in protests, speaking out about U.S. foreign policy, or simply being present at immigrant-heavy protests and institutions like universities. In other cases, they are alleged to have obstructed or assaulted law enforcement, even when video evidence contradicts those claims.