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Washington D.C. Rally for Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:45:13 -0700

Start: Mar 21 2010 - 5:34pm

End: Mar 21 2010 - 5:34pm

The NYCLU’s going to Washington to fight for immigration reform.

Get on the bus!

Our broken immigration system has led to a civil rights and liberties crisis in New York and across the country. The NYCLU and our allies are mobilizing in Washington, D.C. to ensure that President Obama and Congress pass comprehensive immigration reform this year that protects everybody’s rights. Thousands of people will be there. Will you?

Oral Argument in Hurrell-Harring v. State of New York before the State Court of Appeals in Albany

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:51:08 -0700

Start: Mar 23 2010 - 2:00pm

End: Mar 23 2010 - 2:00pm

On Tuesday, March 23 at 2 p.m., the State Court of Appeals will hear oral argument in Hurrell-Harring v. State of New York, the NYCLU's landmark legal challenge to the state's fractured and dysfuctional public defense system.

The lawsuit argues that New York’s failure to provide adequate funding, resources and oversight to the public defense system threatens to deprive people cgharged with crimes who cannot afford lawyers of their constitutional right to meaningful and effective assistance of counsel.

Comprehensive Immigration Reform Discussion: Albany

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:06:49 -0800

Start: Mar 24 2010 - 4:00pm

End: Mar 24 2010 - 4:00pm

Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Presentation to the Action Program Commission of the Capital Area Council of Churches

4 p.m. Wednesday, March 24
First Lutheran Church
646 State St. at Cortland in Albany

Please call Melanie Trimble at (518) 436-8594 or email mtrimble@nyclu.org if you would like to attend this presentation.

Justice Speaks: An Open Mic Night in Hempstead to Promote Social Justice

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:59:34 -0800

Start: Mar 25 2010 - 7:00pm

End: Mar 25 2010 - 7:00pm

Click here to view or download the flier (PDF).

Join us on Thursday, March 25 in Hempstead for an open mic night to benefit the NYCLU.

Everyone's invited to take the stage and express themselves with a song, poem, story or however they choose.

Voices from the Community: A Buffalo Discussion on Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:15:36 -0700

Start: Mar 30 2010 - 7:00pm

End: Mar 30 2010 - 7:00pm

Join us at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo on Tuesday, March 30 for a community discussion on how comprehensive immigration reform can benefit citizens and immigrants alike. The discussion will approach this large and important issue from several angles, including immigrant, religious and civil liberties perspectives.

Panelists include:

Sophie Feal, supervising immigration attorney, Erie County Bar Association

Lourdes Iglesias, executive director, Hispanics United of Buffalo

NYC Civil Liberties Discussion Series: Who's Policing the Police?

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:16:41 -0700

Start: Apr 6 2010 - 7:00pm

End: Apr 6 2010 - 7:00pm

As part of the NYCLU’s continuing Civil Liberties Discussion Series, NYCLU Legislative Director Robert Perry will speak about dealing with NYPD misconduct and how to have real oversight over the police.

Please join us on Tuesday, April 6 at 7 p.m. in our offices at 125 Broad Street on the 19th floor.

Following the presentation, we will discuss how we can work together to achieve meaningful reform of New York City's Civilian Complaint Review Board, which is intended to provide accountability for acts of police misconduct. Pizza will be provided to get the conversation going.

NYCLU 2010 Legislative Briefing: A conversation about our civil liberties agenda in Albany and Washington, D.C.

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:15:02 -0700

Start: Apr 8 2010 - 6:30pm

End: Apr 8 2010 - 6:30pm

NYCLU 2010 Legislative Briefing: A conversation about our civil liberties agenda in Albany and Washington, D.C.

This is a private event for NYCLU donors. For more information, contact donorservices@nyclu.org.

Secularism, Islam, & Democracy - Muslims in Europe and the West -- NYC event

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 08:21:15 -0700

Start: Apr 8 2010 - 7:00pm

End: Apr 8 2010 - 7:00pm

Is there a fundamental clash of values between secularism and Islam and between freedom of expression and freedom of religion? In what ways are Muslims living in the West contributing to their democratic societies? Can Islam exist as a Western religion? Is it a Western religion already?

AAUP, ACLU, PEN American Center, and Slate present a panel discussion featuring:

Tariq Ramadan

Immigration Reform Rally at Sen. Schumer's Albany Office

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:09:56 -0700

Start: Apr 10 2010 - 1:30pm

End: Apr 10 2010 - 1:30pm

Click here to download/print the flier.

Join us on Saturday, April 10 in Albany as we urge Sen. Charles Schumer to introduce common-sense legislation this year to reform the nation's broken immigration system.

Immigrants' Rights Rally and Candlelight Vigil in Brighton

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:13:36 -0700

Start: Apr 10 2010 - 5:00pm

End: Apr 10 2010 - 5:00pm

Join us on Saturday, April 10 as we celebrate immigration and our nation's diverse cultural heritage with music, a rally and a candlelight vigil in Brighton.

The event will start at 5 p.m. at Triangle Park - Twelve Corners, which is located at the intersection of Elmwood Ave., Monroe Ave. and S. Winton Road in Brighton.

The rally and vigil is sponsored by Genesee Valley Immigration Coalition, CITA (Independent Farmworkers’ Center), Sisters of St. Joseph and the New York Civil Liberties Union.

The Big Gay Variety Show

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:12:34 -0700

Start: Apr 13 2010 - 7:00pm

End: Apr 13 2010 - 7:00pm

The Third Annual
BIG GAY VARIETY SHOW

hosted by

Performed at (Le) Poisson Rouge

158 Bleecker Street

Oral Argument in NSA Wiretapping Lawsuit before U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Manhattan

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 07:29:40 -0700

Start: Apr 16 2010 - 11:30am

End: Apr 16 2010 - 11:30am

Oral argument before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in our landmark challenge to FISA Amendments Act of 2008 will take place in Manhattan on Friday, April 16.

The NYCLU and ACLU filed the lawsuit in July 2008 to challenge the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, which gives the government virtually unchecked power to intercept Americans’ international e-mails and telephone calls. The NYCLU and ACLU argue that the new spying law violates Americans’ rights to free speech and privacy under the First and Fourth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

Nassau County -- Community Service: How and Why?

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:22:43 -0700

Start: Apr 16 2010 - 6:00pm

End: Apr 16 2010 - 6:00pm

A program to foster a sense of community service among young people and to better acquaint them with opportunities for service within their local communities.

Friday, April 16, 6 – 8:30 p.m. at the Nassau County Community College, CCB Bldg. Rm. 252/253. One Education Drive, Garden City, NY 11530.