NYCLU Executive Director Donna Lieberman said remarks by the group’s Rochester leader were unacceptable and are under review.
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Local NYCLU leader clarifies “We know where your children go to school” remark
Iman Abid-Thompson said her comment to District Attorney’s Office workers, “We know where your children go to school,” was not a threat.
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Ashley Gantt’s organizing principles
Ashley Gantt, a leader in the Black Lives Matter movement and an emerging voice, reflects on organizing for social and racial justice.
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Groups ask Dinolfo not to sign first responder harassment law
They’re also urging the public to speak out at the December 10 County Legislature meeting.
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Nuisance Abatement Law gets overhaul
Rochester City Council adopted changes to the nuisance law after a review process lasting a couple of years.
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Local immigration rights advocates call on Greyhound to stop bus raids
The American Civil Liberties Union yesterday issued an open letter to the president and CEO of Greyhound, calling for them to refuse Customs and Border Protection permission to conduct bus raids without a warrant. The letter cited instances in Washington, California, Vermont, Michigan, Florida, Arizona, and here in Western New York of border patrol agents […]
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A year of Trump: activists see fatigue, but stay hopeful
A year ago next Sunday, around 2,000 people turned out for the People’s Solidarity Rally in Rochester’s Washington Square Park. Simultaneously, millions of people around the world — an estimated 500,000 in Washington, D.C., alone — participated in Women’s March protests the day after Donald Trump’s inauguration. Organized and led by women, the national movement […]
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NYCLU condemns solitary
The New York Civil Liberties Union and Legal Services of Central New York filed a class-action lawsuit in district court last month against the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office for its alleged use of solitary confinement for 16 and 17 year olds. The NYCLU says that the young people, many of whom are mentally ill, are […]
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Analysis finds racial disparity in pot arrests
Blacks in Monroe County are 6.5 times more likely than whites to be arrested for possessing pot, says an analysis released today by the New York Civil Liberties Union. The organization looked at marijuana arrests in counties across New York from 2001 to 2010. It found that, statewide, blacks are 4.5 times as likely as […]
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NYCLU calls on state officials to reform solitary confinement practices
A new report from the New York Civil Liberties Union raises some serious questions about the use of punitive solitary confinement in the state’s prisons. The state has approximately 5,000 beds in special housing units (SHU’s) — many of them built during the last 20 years — at 39 prisons, says the report. Each day, […]
