“It’s encouraging to see new national climate plans (NDCs), but the fact that they still fall short of the 1.5°C survival limit is a collective failure." Read our response to the UN Special High-Level Event on Climate Action: oilchange.org/news/in-resp... #UNSG

Groups calling out Gov. Newsom during #ClimateWeekNYC He has a choice: Let Big Oil Trump your climate promises or fight for working people and our planet? @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social, which side are you on?

Authorities in India must immediately investigate use of lethal force against Leh protesters. Read more 👇

BREAKING: Trump signed a presidential memo threatening political opponents with criminal investigations. This is a dangerous, unconstitutional, and wildly unAmerican witch hunt He wants to intimidate and silence. We won't let him.

🔴 HAPPENING NOW: Join us for a conversation exploring new ideas to defend press freedom in Gaza, co-sponsored by @freedom.press, @columjournreview.bsky.social, and @columbiajournalism.bsky.social’s Simon and June Li Center for Global Journalism. Watch live:

🇺🇸 ⚖️ What does the #RICO Act mean, and how does it apply? ICNL’s new explainer outlines: • Core elements of the Federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act • Civil and criminal provisions • Safeguards against overbroad use Read here👉 www.icnl.org/our-work/us-...

A wonderful and timely resource from #ProtectTheProtest coalition member @nlgnews.bsky.social.

The tyrant wants to outlaw criticism of him. This is NOT how a free society functions! If you're not alarmed yet, you're not awake.

Brendan Carr isn't going to stop until someone makes him: In the wake of @jimmykimmel.com's suspension, experts say the FCC commissioner's conduct is flatly unconstitutional. They also expect him to keep going. Read this story by @wired.com's @makenakelly.bsky.social.

This might be useful to you and your audience: www.movementlawlab.org/nationalguard

“It’s a really critical moment for other organizations to stand in solidarity, loud and clear solidarity, with organizations facing repression. Now’s not the time for splitting hairs over smaller disagreements. If they come after one of us they will come after us all." #Solidarity #ProtectTheProtest

NLG is receiving more and more verified reports of federal agent door-knocks and contacts. If you are approached by federal law enforcement, don’t be afraid to alert your community!

Do you know about the Free to Speak Bill of Rights & Resource Hub? We helped build this collaborative tool with @rightsdissent.bsky.social + @greenpeaceusa.bsky.social to share resources that strengthen organizing, defend free speech and keep our coalitions grounded in shared values. Check it out!

NEW: Internal report reveals DHS intelligence portal was accidentally opened to tens of thousands of users for months, exposing sensitive intel about Americans. @brennancenter.org obtained the docs. @wired.com has the story. 🧵 www.wired.com/story/a-dhs-...

This is what authoritarianism looks like.

#TodayInProtestHistory: The Birmingham Church Bombing On September 15, 1963, white supremacists bombed the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four Black girls: Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley. They were preparing for Sunday service.

A federal district court judge in LA issued a sweeping preliminary injunction Wednesday barring DHS officers from “dispersing, threatening, or assaulting” journalists or legal observers, or using crowd control weapons on or shooting projectiles at anyone who doesn’t “pose a threat of imminent harm.”

Great news that the absurd RICO charges against Cop City protesters got thrown out. Prosecutors called everything from talking to reporters to recording cops to using encryption part of a conspiracy. We wrote about the threat to press freedom in 2023.

BREAKING: Amazon Watch Welcomes Historic Conviction of Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro for Coup Plot - “His arrest offers a welcome reprieve for the Amazon and its peoples by weakening the chance that his destructive agenda will return to the region." amazonwatch.org/news/2025/09...

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More than 1,000 students from four universities in Washington, DC walked out to protest President Donald Trump's deployment of National Guard troops and federalization of the Metropolitan Police Department. www.commondreams.org/news/dc-take...

"I applaud our allies at Greenpeace International for taking full advantage of the new anti-SLAPP directive in the European Union...It’s the exact reason Greenpeace USA continues to push for similar anti-SLAPP protections at the federal level in the United States." #StopSLAPPs #WeWillNotBeSilent

Greenpeace's Deepa Padmanabha on how the group is fighting a suit by oil company Energy Transfer accusing Greenpeace of coordinating the Standing Rock protests—the most significant Indigenous uprising in half a century—and what is at stake when it comes to free speech. @greenpeaceusa.bsky.social

Police in Nepal have used lethal force to suppress youth protests, killing at least 19 people and injuring over 300. The “Gen Z”-led protests were organized following a widespread social media ban, with many also expressing anger about pervasive political corruption and nepotism in government.

The First Amendment protects our right to record ICE officers and law enforcement in public, whether Secretary Noem likes it or not.

🚨🚨🚨 Our *new research* finds that the U.S. federal government gives the fossil fuel industry a whopping $35 BILLION of handouts every single year, even as working families struggle with the rising cost of housing, groceries, and utilities. oilchange.org/paying-for-c...

Happening tomorrow! Join us for a virtual press conference with a coalition of civil rights advocates, grassroots organizers, and movement lawyers urging school leaders nationwide to take immediate action to protect immigrant students and their families. Register at bit.ly/ap-press-conference

After four weeks of federal control in DC, thousands of people marched across the city demanding a Free DC. This unwarranted military occupation must end. This is just one example of how we are coming together to resist Trump's blatant abuse of power.

HAPPENING NOW: Students across DC are walking out of class to stand up to Trump's fascist power grab and protest the federal takeover of the city.

#ProtectTheProtest member @ccrjustice.org is taking action on Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s role in violence against Palestinians in Gaza, including by calling on Delaware AG Kathy Jennings to investigate and dissolve its charter. Join the call to action: action.ccrjustice.org/a/tell-delaw...

Very important information from the NLG for members of the military about refusing illegal orders nlgmltf.org/military-law...

Today, on the anniversary of the 1963 #MarchOnWashington for Jobs and Freedom, we’re sharing a round up of stories that remind us what collective power can do in the face of hard times. Some of these pieces are recent, some are older, but all are worth revisiting right now. ✊ #SolidarityForever

Cool new resource from a #ProtectTheProtest member organization!

Great resources from some great organizations!

#TodayInProtestHistory: The March on Washington. On August 28, 1963 more than 250,000 people gathered in D.C. for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. It was a turning point in the fight for civil rights, and proof that mass protest can shift public opinion and force political change.

Do you know about the Free to Speak Bill of Rights & Resource Hub? We helped build this collaborative tool with @rightsdissent.bsky.social + @greenpeaceusa.bsky.social to share resources that strengthen organizing, defend free speech and keep our coalitions grounded in shared values. Check it out!

Read the Protect the Protest piece by @freedom.press's @seth-stern.bsky.social about Paramount's settlement with Trump that touches on these issues specifically👇 #FreeSpeech #PressFreedom #FirstAmendment

Arming the National Guard to police and intimidate communities is a violation of our constitutional rights. We must resist this militarization of our streets and stand up for our freedoms. #ProtecTheProtest

“It does not matter if you’re a citizen, here on a green card, or visiting Las Vegas for the weekend — you shouldn’t have to fear retaliation because the government doesn’t like what you have to say,” @thefireorg.bsky.social's @ctfitzpatrick.bsky.social said.

An easy and important ask from #ProtectTheProtest member organization Amazon Watch. Take action now! ⬇️

NEW: We told @apnews.com how essential it is that universities resist pressure from the Trump administration and work to preserve the academic freedom+ rights to expression of their students + faculty. apnews.com/article/coll...

Protesters from across #Indiana on Sunday said they don’t want Camp Atterbury to become a concentration camp. “I know that Noem is referring to what they’re doing in Indiana as the Speedway Slammer,” she said. “I don’t want that in my state, I don’t want that in my country.” #Resist

NEW: Los Angeles protesters successfully disrupted ICE's crackdown by targeting hotels where officers stayed, emails show. Widespread rallies led Army to make list of "hotels to avoid" due to "harassment." "When we don’t want ICE in our neighborhoods, we can actually take actions to force them out"

ICE agents arrested a protester in downtown San Francisco & pepper sprayed others this morning, after they arrested an asylum-seeker in court. Protesters have gathered regularly to decry the ICE arrests of immigrants in courtroom halls. missionlocal.org/2025/08/ice-...

We keep us safe www.wusa9.com/article/news...

A Yosemite National Park ranger has been fired, and others could still face charges, after a massive transgender pride flag was hung from El Capitan earlier this year. Shannon “SJ” Joslin, a bat biologist, received a termination letter last week citing “unacceptable conduct.”

A record number of Americans now have protections from SLAPP lawsuits, but some states still leave residents vulnerable. These laws are a critical tool to protect us from authoritarianism, and we still need federal anti-SLAPP legislation so that we are ALL protected. #FreeSpeech #StopSLAPPs #SLAPP

#TodayInProtestHistory: Kenosha Unrest On August 25, 2020, Kenosha, WI, became a flashpoint in the national uprising for racial justice as protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake entered a third night. What unfolded showed the power & peril of protest in an era of rising authoritarianism.

✊ Victory for protest rights! Pro-Palestine advocates in Chicago just defeated a baseless lawsuit that threatened their right to protest. #ProtectTheProtest #StopSLAPPs

🏆 Victory for free speech! Pro-Palestine advocates defeat SLAPP suit targeting Chicago protest rights. Court finds lawsuit was for "improper purpose of harassment" & grants sanctions. ➡️ Via @wearedissenters wearedissenters.org/victory-pro-...