'Right now, law enforcement, private companies, landlords, and other government agencies use highly flawed, racially biased facial recognition technologies with free rein.' - NYCLU's Daniel Schwarz

.NYCLU Executive Director Donna Lieberman joined Zerlina Maxwell this morning to discuss the NYCLU lawsuit against Columbia University for suspending its chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP).

Listen: siriusxm.us/Zerlina

“The Citizen Review Board...was designed to be a citizen led initiative. There should be no fundamental changes to the legislation without citizen involvement.” - Deka Dancil

This bill weakening the CRB was passed w/o community input. It must be vetoed.
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History has repeatedly shown that arresting peaceful protestors will only escalate, not calm, tensions on campuses.

Students and faculty must be free to express their political opinions without fear of disproportionate punishment or censure. latimes.com/business/story…

No one is above the law - that includes elected officials.

The Rochester City Council is right to call for an independent investigation. The commission the Governor has referred DA Dooley to isn't even operational.

This is a job for the NY AG James.
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Freedom of the press is critical to our democracy.

Retaliation against journalists covering student protests isn't just wrong — it's illegal.

Slavery *still* exists in New York State. An exception to the U.S. Constitution’s 13th Amendment legalized modern-day slavery for incarcerated folks in New York. A clear violation of labor rights, racial justice and basic human dignity.
#NoSlaveryinNY will change this 💪

Jordan Neely deserved basic human rights: a safe place to live, enough to eat, and access to mental health care. But last May, he was choked to death on the subway.

New York City failed Jordan. He should still be alive today.

Columbia - and ALL universities - should be creating an environment for its students that prioritizes participating in hard discussions and engaging with global events — not threatening punishment as retribution for speaking out.

THIS WEEK ⤵️⤵️

Turn out to tell Syracuse Mayor Walsh to veto a harmful bill that would undermine the strength of the Citizen Review Board, the city's police watchdog group.

📅 Wednesday, May 1
⏰ 10:30am
📍 Mayor's Conference Room, Syracuse City Hall

📣 Calling the police on campus 'in response to nonviolent student protest is beyond the pale, and it really undermines the standing of the university as a place of free, open, and robust dialogue and debate.”
Donna Lieberman
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