Welcome

The National Lawyers Guild is an association dedicated to the need for basic change in the structure of our political and economic system. NLG seeks to unite the lawyers, law students, legal workers and jailhouse lawyers of America in an organization that shall function as an effective political and social force in the service of the people, to the end that human rights shall be more sacred than property interests.

NLG'S aim is to bring together all those who recognize the importance of safeguarding and extending the rights of workers, women, farmers and minority groups, upon whom the welfare of the entire nation depends; who seek actively to eliminate racism; who work to maintain and protect our civil rights and liberties in the face of persistent attacks upon them; and who look upon the law as an instrument for the protection of the people, rather than for their repression

In addition to being active in legal observing and mass defense, the NYU Chapter of the NLG has been involved in promoting educational campaigns on issues ranging from US Foreign Policy in Latin America, Immigrant Rights in NY, the Anti-Globalization movement, lobbying to change mandatory minimum sentence drug laws, and other local and global issues. This fall (2004) we are focusing our efforts on getting W out of office through both direct action and collaboration with other student, city, state and national organizations. Throughout the year, we will continue our bi-weekly political film series, our jailhouse lawyering program, speakers series, and general hell-raising throughout the law school.

Please contact one of us to get involved, and learn more about ways to add your voice and energy to this group of lifelong activist lawyers dedicated to taking stock of the inequities of our system and working tirelessly towards changing them.

For more information on the National Lawyers Guild: www.nlg.org