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Events
Upcoming Events
Civil Liberties and the Rights of Minority Communities: A Forum in Long Island
It gives us great pleasure to invite you as our guest to a forum on civil liberties and the rights of minority communities in the United States at the Islamic Center of Long Island in Westbury. The event will be held on Sunday, April 15 at 3:00 p.m. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Azizah al-Hibri, founder and chair of KARAMAH: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights and a professor at the T.C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond.
In 1992, Dr. al-Hibri became the first Muslim woman law professor in the United States. Since then, she has written extensively on women’s issues, democracy and human rights from an Islamic perspective. Her scholarly works have appeared in a variety of publications, including the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law, the Harvard International Review, and Fordham International Law Journal.
Dr. al-Hibri was appointed to the US Commission on International Religious Freedom in June 2011 by President Barack Obama.
We at the Islamic Center of Long Island have a long and proud history of celebrating ethnic and religious diversity. Since its inception in 1984, ICLI has served its 5,000-strong congregation with the goal of reaching out to introduce Islam and Muslims as productive, thoughtful contributors to the array of vital issues facing immigrant communities in America.
ICLI gatherings are known for their collegial mix of Inter and Intra faith community leaders from diverse ethnic backgrounds that come together to form a strong community celebrating the American values of liberty and justice for all.
Islamic Center of Long Island in Westbury
Sunday, April 15 at 3:00 p.m.
Past Events
Annual Meeting
Please join us on Monday, Feb. 27 in Hempstead for the chapter’s annual meeting, which will include a panel discussion about the intersection of free speech and the police at Occupy Wall Street and beyond.
The panel will feature:
Chris Dunn, NYCLU associate legal director
James Coll, Nassau Community College professor and police detective
Omar Henriquez, part of the 99% at Occupy Wall Street
Moderated by Andrea Libresco, Nassau County board member and Hofstra professor
Monday, Feb. 27, 2012
7:30 p.m.
Hofstra Law School, Koppelman Hall Room 308
Winners of the Nassau Chapter Freedom of Expression Contest will be announced.
• Civil Rights Day -- A Look at the Contemporary State of Civil Rights
in the U.S., February 8, 2012.
A morning of discussion and workshops at Hofstra University
• Light in the Darkness: A Screening and Discussion in Manhasset, December 6, 2012
The 2008 stabbing death of Marcelo Lucero stunned and saddened Patchogue, Long Island. The senseless murder exposed the long-simmering hostility toward immigrants pervading the town. In its wake, people united to heal the community and address the underlying causes of anti-immigrant resentment. Their story is the subject of Not In Our Town: Light in the Darkness, a one-hour PBS documentary about confronting the intolerance and hatred that triggers violence against immigrants.
• Internet and Society, October 17,2011
• The Other Side of the Rainbow: Advocating for the Rights of LGBT Immigrants, October 6, 2011
• 50th Annual September Gala, September 25, 2011
• Bullying and the Law, Friday, September 16, 2011
• Rally Against E-Verify, Wednesday, September 14, 2011
• Civil Liberties: Ten Years After 9/11, September 8, 2011
• Stand with Planned Parenthood: a rally outside Congressman Peter King's district office against funding cuts, August 31, 2011
• A Hearing in Defense of Religious Freedom, June 14, 2011
• Long Island Pride, June 12, 2011
• Annual June Meeting. Bullying: Between The Lines -- Protecting students’ rights to free speech and a safe education in the Digital Age, June 9, 2011
• Long Island Rally Against Anti-Muslim Activity, May 21, 2011
• Nassau Rally for LGBT and Immigrants' Rights, May 5, 2011
• March for Immigration Reform in Hempstead, May 1, 20011
From Nassau to the North Fork: Immigrants’ Rights on 21st Century Long Island.
A community conversation to discuss the truth about immigrants.
Immigrants’ rights are under attack both nationwide and here in Long Island. Myths and misinformation are fueling this civil rights crisis. The New York Civil Liberties Union is countering those myths with facts, and we need your help.
On Monday, April 11th, the NYCLU’s Nassau County and Suffolk County chapters continued a year-long public education campaign on immigrants’ rights with “From Nassau to the North Fork: Immigrants’ Rights on 21st Century Long Island,” the second in a series of three community conversations to discuss the truth about immigrants.
Together, we discussed how immigrants strengthen our community, learned how anti-immigrant laws and policies affect all Long Islanders, and talked with neighbors and new friends over some delicious food.
Another event in Suffolk will follow later in the month. Questions or volunteer inquiries? Email emansfield@nyclu.org.
• From Nassau to the North Fork: Immigrants’ Rights on 21st Century Long Island. March 28, 2011.
• Civil Liberties in your Backyard: Stories of hope, struggle and the fight for social justice in Nassau County. March 13, 2011.
• Nassau Chapter Annual February Meeting -- Civil Liberties after the Fall. A discussion about the state of civil liberties and the landscape of state and federal politics after the midterm elections. March 3, 2011.
• Candlelight Vigil in Patchogue to Remember Marcelo Lucero. Two years ago, Marcelo Lucero, an Ecuadorian immigrant, was senselessly murdered in Patchogue by a group of local youths out harassing Latino immigrants for sport. On Monday, Nov. 8 we marked the anniversary of Marcelo's tragic death with a candlelight vigil and stood with our partners in the Long Island Immigrant Alliance to promote peace, justice and tolerance on Long Island.
• Chapter Talks Immigration Reform at Manhasset Forum: From the Border Wall to the Classroom, Arizona to Patchogue, Immigration as a Human Rights Issue, October 20, 2010
• 49th Annual September Party with Guest of Honor Amy Goodman -- A September Party to Remember, September 26, 2010
• Annual Meeting: Rights for All: Stories of Hope, Struggle and Change in the Immigrants' Rights Movement, June 16, 2010
• 2010 Long Island Pride Parade & Festival, June 13, 2010
• March and Rally for Immigration Reform, May 1, 2010
• Community Service: How and Why? 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. April 16, 2010
• Justice Speaks: An Open Mic Night in Hempstead to Promote Social Justice, March 25, 2010
• Long Islanders March For Immigration Reform In Washington, D.C., March 21, 2010
• Long Islanders Rally For Comprehensive Immigration Reform, March 4, 2010
• Separation Between Church & State: Are We Making Progress?, February 24, 2010
• Remembering Roe in Nassau County: An Evening with Aspen Baker, January 28, 2010
• Nassau County Rally to Oppose Anti-Immigrant Law, December 15, 2009
• Extent and Limits of our Civil Liberties, November 9, 2009
• Student Conference on the 3R's: Rights, Responsibilities and Remedies.
• 48th Annual Fabulous Lawn Cocktail Party.
• Long Island Pride Breakfast, Rally & Parade
• Annual June Membership Meeting
Special topic: Advocating Executive Accountability -- Truth & Reconciliation or Prosecution?
• Annual Winter Meeting February 2009
Free Speech: Dead or Alive? Director Morgan Spurlock Gives Us an Answer
• Student Essay and Art Contest 2008