Green and Black Cross

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Green and Black Cross (GBC) is an independent grassroots project, set up in the spirit of mutual aid and solidarity to support autonomous social struggles within the UK. Founded in November 2010 to provide legal support for protests against government spending cuts, the project supports struggles for social, economic and environmental justice, with roots in the environmental and climate justice movements. It is formed of two autonomous, volunteer-run collectives: the Training Collective, which develops and delivers legal trainings for protesters and protest support (Know Your Rights and Legal Observing), and the Resources Collective, which creates and maintains resources including the website, printed bustcards and booklets, an e-bustcard app and social media. These collectives work alongside independent legal-support groups including the Independent Legal Observer Network (ILON), a 24/7 protest support phone helpline, the Activist Court Aid Brigade (ACAB) and the Network for Police Monitoring (Netpol). The project is mostly based in London, with groups in Manchester and Cornwall.

Currently active

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Offers funding

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Founding year

2010

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Network for Police Monitoring (Netpol)

The Network for Police Monitoring (Netpol) monitors public order, protest and street policing and challenges policing that it considers excessive, discriminatory or a threat to civil rights. It operat… read more about Network for Police Monitoring (Netpol)

Additional Partnerships

Activist Court Aid Brigade (ACAB); Independent Legal Observer Network (ILON); Bristol Defendant Solidarity (BDS); Legal Defence & Monitoring Project; Newham Monitoring Project; UK Action Medics; Squatters Legal Network; Advisory Service for Squatters; Activist Trauma Support; Counselling for Social Change; Activists' Legal Project; Scottish Activists Legal Project (SCALP)