Saturday Free LA Legal Clinics On the Ground Supporting Protests
Heidi • June 13, 2025
For tomorrow, Saturday June 14th, the free legal clinics offered the second Saturday of every month in Los Angeles will be moved to the streets to support people participating in the Los Angeles protests, as well as people most threatened by the ongoing ICE raids.
Free legal clinics and participatory defense, Saturday, June 14th locations:
- 10 am - Downtown Los Angeles at Metropolitan Detention Center, 535 Alameda Street, LA 90012 (North of Temple): Water and distribution of protective gear available (goggles, masks, ear plugs) while supplies last, supplies for sign-making and know-your-rights information. Follow Everyday Heroes LA (@everydayheroes_la on Instagram) or Love Streets (@lovestreetsca on Instagram) for location updates as the crowd moves.
- 2p-3:30 pm - Sisters of Watts Community Center (@sisters_of_watts on Instagram), 1530 East 101st Street, LA 90002 for participatory defense and case support.
- 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. with Healing Los Angeles Together (@healinglosangelestogether on Instagram) at 7th and Alvarado streets, at the southeast corner of MacArthur Park.
Water and protective gear available for 500 people. Feel free to bring additional water and supplies.
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