Upcoming NYCLU Events
Last month, in the landmark District of Columbia vs. Heller case, the Supreme Court decided for the first time that the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects an individual’s right to possess a firearm for private use.
Until Heller, the court held — and the ACLU agreed — that the Second Amendment protects a collective right that applies only to state-regulated militias.
Which interpretation is correct?
Join the NYCLU’s continuing Civil Liberties Discussion Series for an intriguing conversation between NYCLU Legal Director Arthur Eisenberg, Reason Magazine Associate Editor Damon Root and Manhattan Institute Senior Fellow Walter Olson about the intersection of civil liberties and guns. Should individuals have the right to bear arms? If so, is this a fundamental right guaranteed under the Constitution?
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In January, school safety agents handcuffed Denis Rivera, a 5-year-old special education student, for throwing a temper tantrum in his kindergarten class. Thirteen-year-old Chelsea Fraser was arrested last year after she wrote the word "okay" on her school desk. In October, East Side Community High School principal Mark Federman was arrested after he tried to prevent a student from being humiliated by the police.
We need your help to end the over-policing of schools, and to support graduation not incarceration!
On Thursday, Aug. 14, students, parents, teachers and principals will rally at City Hall to call on the City Council to pass the Student Safety Act. This civil rights bill will provide a common sense solution to the policing excesses besieging our schools.
Tell the New York City Council that you support it! Join the New York Civil Liberties Union and members of the Student Safety Coalition on the steps of City Hall, 260 Broadway, and tell your representatives to pass the Student Safety Act.
11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 14
260 Broadway, New York City
For more information, contact Angela Jones at ajones@nyclu.org or 212.607.3376.
The Rev. Barry Lynn, executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State speaking on "Piety and Politics: Why the Extreme Religious Right Is Still Dangerous"
Greece Baptist Church
1230 Long Pond Rd.
Greece, NY.
Sunday, Sept. 14 at 7:30 p.m.
The church is located just north of Ridge Road West (Route 104)
Free and open to the public
Americans United is supporting a lawsuit against the Town of Greece town board for its flagrant disregard of the First Amendment. Lynn will touch on the Greece suit and show how activities of extremists in the Religious Right endanger our fundamental American values contained in the constitution.
He has recently authored two books, Piety and Politics and First Freedom First.
For more information contact Robert Goldstein of Rochester Americans United at (585) 334-4557.
This event is being cosponsored by MCPEARL and the Genesee Valley Chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union.
This November, we will elect individuals to represent us in Albany and Washington. We will entrust these lawmakers to act on measures to restore justice to the criminal justice system, expand the rights of LGBT New Yorkers, ensure students' rights and protect women's health in New York State.
With such fundamental liberties at stake, make sure you have all the information you need to make an informed decision. Join the NYCLU in Rochester at a discussion hosted by Interfaith Impact and the Empire State Pride Agenda to talk about civil rights issues facing New York State in the 2008 Elections.
Thursday, September 25th, 6-8 p.m.
Hundreds of children are arrested each year in New York City for minor disciplinary violations. Children with special needs and students of color face the brunt of these aggressive police tactics.
If you are concerned about the over-policing of New York City schools, now is the time to take action!
Community Lobby Training
Thursday, September 25th, 6-8 p.m.
Judson Memorial Church
239 Thompson Street
New York, NY 10012
Last month, more than 200 community members lined the steps of City Hall in an effort to end the over-policing of schools. United, these individuals applauded Council Member Jackson and 24 of his colleague for introducing the Student Safety Act, which would bring accountability and transparency to school safety practices.
Thursday, September 25th, 6.30 p.m.
The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) and its allies are mobilizing volunteers from across the city to distribute critical know your rights information to students who face overly aggressive military recruitment in the schools. We need your help!
Fall is recruitment season. We need to make sure students are equipped with the tools to protect their privacy rights and make their own decisions about enlistment in the military. Each year schools release students’ contact information (name, address, phone number) to military recruiters. Many students and their parents are unaware that they can ‘opt-out’ and keep their personal information private.
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