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Central New York Chapter honors two local champions of civil liberties at its annual Spring Dinner
Marsha Weissman, executive director of the Center for Community Alternatives received the Kharas Award for Distinguished Service in Civil Liberties, which the chapter presents annually to an individual who has taken direct action to protect or promote civil liberties. Previous winners of the Kharas Award have included Jerry Berrigan, Alan Rosenthal, Karen DeCrow, Vivian Moore, Joseph Heath, Bill Cuddy, Kathleen Rumpf, Magda Bayoumi, Michael Schwartz, Donna Reese and Beth Broadway.
Attorney Susan Horn, president and CEO of the Hiscock Legal Aid Society, was the first-ever recipient of the Seidenberg Award, a new honor named after noted civil rights attorney Faith Seidenberg <!--(link to bio)-->. This new award was created to recognize members of the legal community who have furthered the cause of civil rights and civil liberties.
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Standing Up for Immigrant Families in Syracuse
Nearly 50 people came out in freezing weather for a noontime interfaith vigil for immigration reform in front of Senator Charles Schumer’s Syracuse office on February 2.
The NYCLU Central New York Chapter Activist Task Force, joining with the Alliance of Communities Transforming Syracuse (ACTS) and other local immigration reform allies, sang, prayed, and spoke out about the importance of fair and humane immigration reform this year.
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Lobbying Congressman Bill Owens to preserve health insurance coverage for abortion in health care reform in Washington DC on December 2, 2009.
On Sept. 17, the chapter held its Annual Meeting and Potluck Dinner at the home of author, attorney and women's rights advocate Karen DeCrow in Jamesville, near Syracuse.
Chapter Director Barrie Gewanter discussed upcoming Banned Books Week events, the chapter Activist Task Force's current focus on immigrants' rights and comprehensive immigration reform, and a few other current projects.
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