NY Events by the Center for Constitutional Rights - 4/17 and 4/19

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Dear Zeeshan, Please join us for one or both of these exciting events. Racism, the Criminal Justice System and Guantánamo Bay: Imprisonment and the Prison-Industrial Complex Date and time: Thursday, April 19, 2007, @7:00 PM Location: St. Mary's Church- 521 W. 126th St., NYC CCR attorney Gita Gutierrez, the first civilian attorney to visit Guantánamo Bay, will participate in a panel discussion exploring the similarities between imprisonment and criminalization in New York City and that in Guantánamo Bay. (details below) and... disAPPEARing justice? Date and time: Tuesday, April 17, 2007, 7:30pm Location: The Calhoun School- 433 West End Ave at 81st St., NYC Former CCR legal Director Bill Goodman will participate in an expert panel discussion on the conflict between those who argue that our civil liberties are being erased versus those who believe changes are vital in order to protect the very liberties we enjoy as Americans.(details below) DETAILS The Center for Constitutional Rights presents the latest event in our series: DETENTION, RACISM, WAR: Struggles for Justice, from our communities to Guantánamo Bay Racism, the Criminal Justice System and Guantánamo Bay Thursday, April 19, 2007 7:00 PM St. Mary's Church 521 W. 126th St., NYC Subway: 1/A/B/C/D to 125th FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! Join us on Thursday, April 19, 2007, for an exciting panel of speakers from the legal and activist communities confronting imprisonment and criminalization in New York City and in Guantanámo Bay, including: Gitanjali Gutierrez, Center for Constitutional Rights Chino Hardin, Prison Moratorium Project Judith Greene, researcher on sentencing and imprisonment Rafael Mutis, JusticeWorks Community Seven Neighborhood Action Project Reginald Gossett, Critical Resistance And more! Explore the connections between imprisonment here and the acceptance of arbitrary detention at Guantanamo, and find out what you can do to support struggles for justice! For more information about this event, please contact Lynne Kates at LKates@ccr-ny.org or call 212-614-6443. disAPPEARing JUSTICE? An expert panel discusses the conflicts between those who argue that our civil liberties are being erased vs. those who believe changes are vital in order to protect the very liberties we enjoy as Americans. Panelists include: Bill Goodman, Former Legal Director, Center for Constitutional Rights Timothy Bakken, Professor of Law, United States Military Academy at West Point James Copland, Director, Center for Legal Policy, Manhattan Institute Beth Haroules, Staff Attorney, NY Civil Liberties Union Udi Ofer, Field Director & Legislative Council, NY Civil Liberties Union DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, April 17, 2007, 7:30pm TICKETS : $10/adults, $5 students & senior citizens RESERVATIONS: RSVP call 212-497-6528 LOCATION: The Mary Lea Johnson Performing Arts Center, The Calhoun School, 433 West End Av (at 81st)