Upcoming NYCLU Events
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10 / 28
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Each honoree has done tremendous work over the years in the fields of gender equality, reproductive rights, sexuality education, & social activism. Click here to donate to the NYCLU's Reproductive Rights Project HONOREES: Ann Cook, Angela Maresca, May Del Rio, Eileen Fisher, and Marcia Ann Gillespie. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:30 pm
The Syracuse Peace Council hosts a multimedia presentation on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. about protecting free speech in an era of surveillance and increasing government supression of dissent. The event will be held at the ArtRage Gallery at 505 Hawley Ave. in Syracuse. Barrie Gewanter, director of the NYCLU's Central New York Chapter, is among the featured speakers. The event will include reports from recent protests and peace events, including Syracuse anti-war actions and Republican national Convention demonstrations. It will also feature video of protestors being arrested at the RNC and an open discussion on expanding free spech rights and reclaiming the public space for peaceful assembly. | ||
10 / 29
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10 / 30
Start: 12:20 pm
End: 1:20 pm
NYCLU Central New York Chapter Director Barrie Gewanter will speak about students' rights on Oct. 30 at Wells College in Aurora. The lecture will begin at 12:20 p.m. and last an hour in the art exhibit room on the second floor of Macmillan Hall. The public is invited. Admission is free. Wells College is located at 170 Main St. in Aurora. For more information, contact Christine Iacobucci, visiting assistant professor of sociology: 315-364-3240. Start: 5:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
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 overaggressive police tactics. If you are concerned about the over-policing of New York City schools, now is the time to take action! We need your help in getting the Student Safety Act passed. Whether you’re a parent, student, teacher or concerned New Yorker, this is your opportunity to get involved in shaping our children's future. On Thursday, Oct. 30 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. and again from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Judson Memorial Church, the NYCLU and the Student Safety Coalition will host Community Lobby Training and Public Education workshops to teach New Yorkers how to be effective lobbyists on behalf of the Student Safety Act. | ||
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11 / 1
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11 / 3
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 9:00 pm
PHONE BANKING RESCHEDULED New Day: Monday, November 3rd, 6:30-9 The votes cast on November 4th will have an enormous impact on reproductive rights in the 21st century. While most of the country and the world will be watching what states go red, and what states go blue, many of our colleagues and allies will also be watching South Dakota, as the state’s residents vote again on a near complete ban on all abortions. A sweeping ban, like the one on the ballot, would be a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade and would be challenged -- possibly all the way to the Supreme Court. As we saw with the Supreme Court’s decision upholding the federal ban on a certain method of performing abortions, we cannot rely on this court to protect women's right to make fundamental decisions for ourselves and our families. We cannot sit by as the future of reproductive freedom nationwide is threatened in South Dakota. | ||
11 / 4
The NYCLU Young Professionals, the Planned Parenthood of New York City Activist Council and Living Liberally will host an Election Night '08 Watch Party starting at 8 p.m. at Comix comedy club at 353 W. 14th St. in Manhattan. There will be free admission, raffle prizes, food and drink specials, and plenty of TVs to track the election results. To secure free admission, RSVP at www.ppnyc.org. | ||
11 / 5
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11 / 6
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11 / 7
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11 / 8
Start: 10:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
The Suffolk County Chapter will hold its annual meeting on Saturday, Nov. 8 from 10 a.m. to noon at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at Stony Brook. Joshua Colangelo-Bryan, an international human rights lawyer who has represented a number of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, is the keynote speaker. Josh has also served on the United Nations Mission in Kosovo, where he particpated in the prosecution of war crimes and terrorism cases. Before that, he performed post-conflict humanitarian aid work in the Balkans. In addition to the keynote address, the meeting will feature a review of the chapter's work and the election of board members. | ||
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11 / 23
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 2:00 pm
On Sunday, Nov. 23, hundreds of students, the Urban Youth Collaborative, and the Student Safety Coalition will rally on the steps of City Hall to protest the City Council’s failure to address the problem of excessive policing in the public schools. Students will call on the City Council to schedule an immediate hearing on the Student Safety Act, Intro. 816 – legislation that would bring transparency and accountability to NYPD practices in the city’s schools. Rally for the Student Safety Act | ||
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12 / 1
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12 / 2
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
As part of the NYCLU’s monthly Civil Liberties Discussion Series, Statewide Campaigns Coordinator Ari Rosmarin will lead a discussion about the ACLU’s first-year civil liberties agenda for the new presidential administration. Participants will be invited to share their civil liberties priorities for the new administration. After eight years of Bush administration attacks on Americans’ rights and freedoms, the Obama administration and Congress face tremendous challenges in undoing the damage to our civil rights and liberties. In response to this challenge, the ACLU has put together its Actions for Restoring America laying out its civil liberties priorities for the first year of the Obama administration. | ||
12 / 3
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12 / 5
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12 / 6
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12 / 7
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12 / 8
Start: 5:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
The NYCLU's Genesee Valley Chapter is cosponsoring a panel discussion on the School to prison Pipeline on Monday, Dec. 8 at the Downtown Presbyterian Church in Rochester. The School to Prison Pipeline is a nationwide system of local, | ||
12 / 9
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12 / 10
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
The event marks the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal of Human Rights. The Obama administration has a historic opportunity to reengage with the principles on which the United States was founded while restoring America’s leadership at home and abroad. | ||
12 / 11
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12 / 14
Joine elected officials; Bushwick residents; African-American, Latino and Asian community groups and other concerned New Yorkers as they light candles and call for long-term solutions to intolerance. What: A march, vigil and press conference to condemn the hate crime committed against the Sucuzhanay brothers. Groups will also call for long-term solutions to intolerance such as anti-harassment legislation in city schools, comprehensive immigration reform, and full civil rights for LGBT people. When: Sunday, Dec. 14 at 2 p.m. Where: Gather at Make the Road New York Children’s Grove Park, corner of Myrtle Ave and Grove Street in Brooklyn and march to the corner where the incident happened, the intersection of Bushwick Ave. and Kossuth Pl. | ||
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