protect our civil rights and liberties in the face of persistent attacks upon them; to use the law as an instrument for the protection of the people, rather than for their repression. The NLG has historically been noted for championing of progressive and left-wing causes. It has supported the Stolen Lives Project, which documents police brutality. Currently, the NLG opposes the PATRIOT Act, corporate globalization, the World Trade Organization, and has called for the adoption of "the Plan of Action from the 2001 UN World Conference Against Racism, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance." The NLG also helps to train and provide legal observers for political demonstrations. The NLG has supported Palestinian rights and a number of other causes. With the Center for Constitutional Rights, the NLG published a revised Jailhouse Lawyers Handbook, and annually distributes thousands of copies to inmates seeking legal information and resources. In November 2007, the NLG passed a resolution calling for the impeachment of then President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. Most of the work of the Guild is done by committees, project and task forces. These include Anti-racism Committee Anti-Sexism Committee/Women's Caucus Environmental Justice Project International Committee Africa Subcommittee Cuba Subcommittee Free Palestine Subcommittee Haiti Subcommittee International Labor Justice working group Korean Peace Project Mideast Subcommittee Philippines Subcommittee Task Force on the Americas United Nations Subcommittee Labor and Employment Committee Legal Workers Committee Mass Defense Committee Military Law Task Force National Immigration Project National Police Accountability Project Next Generation Caucus NLG Center for Democratic Communications NLG Sugar Law Center for Economic Justice Prison Law project Queer Caucus TUPOCC (The United People of Color Caucus) The NLG is affiliated with the International Association of Democratic Lawyers. Chapters Before mid-March 1937, within two weeks of its founding, the NLG formed chapters in New York City, Newark, Detroit, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, St. Louis, and Chicago. As of 2022, NLG regional chapters include: Northwest Region: Idaho Montana Oregon: Eugene/Southern Oregon, Portland Washington: Seattle, Whatcom-Skagit Far West Region: California: Central Valley, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco/Bay Area Southwest Region: Arizona: Central, Southern Colorado Nevada: Las Vegas New Mexico: Texoma Region Oklahoma Texas: Austin, El Paso, San Antonio Southern Region: Alabama Arkansas Florida: Central, Gainesville, South Georgia: Atlanta and Greater Atlanta Kentucky Louisiana North Carolina Tennessee: Chattanooga, Knoxville Midwest Region Illinois: Chicago Indiana Kansas: Kansas City Minnesota Missouri: Kansas City, St. Louis Wisconsin: Madison, Milwaukee Mideast Region: