Join members of Decarcerate Western MA Bailout Project for a court watch training at the Northampton District Court.

Court watch helps us build our knowledge about how the legal system operates, and it increases our comfort in legal environments, so that we can be strong advocates and movement members. Court watch also makes legal actors feel observed, which can be a powerful movement tool: it is much harder to violate a person’s human rights when someone else is watching. Lastly but very importantly, court watch is a way to visibly show up and support our loved ones and comrades who are being subjected to legal processes and let them know they are not alone.

Please RSVP in case we need to reschedule so we can contact you. The training is open to any community member who is interested!