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)

Event: talk with Giuliana Sgrena, the Italian Journalist abducted in Iraq - 3/14

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Dear Zeeshan, CCR would like to invite you to an event this Wednesday featuring Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now! ; Giuliana Sgrena, the Italian Journalist abducted in Iraq and shot at by U.S. forces when returning to the Baghdad airport after her release, and Vincent Warren, the Executive Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights. FRIENDLY FIRE An Independent Journalist's Story of Being Abducted in Iraq, Rescued, and Shot by U.S. Forces Wednesday, March 14 7 pm Judson Church 55 Washington Square South New York, NY http://www.judson.org/ Subway: A, C, E, F, B, V to West 4th Street station; R to 8th Street-NYU; or 1 to Christopher Street-Sheridan Square. Sponsored by the Center for Constitutional Rights and Haymarket Books About the book: While reporting the effects on civilians of the U.S. bombing campaign in Falluja, Giuliana Sgrena was taken hostage in Iraq on February 4, 2005, and held for one month. On the day of her release, as she was being escorted to Baghdad Airport by Italian security, U.S. forces fired on her vehicle, killing Major General Nicola Calipari as he shielded Sgrena. Mario Lozano, the soldier who shot at her vehicle, will be placed on trial April 17th for voluntary manslaughter. Giuliana Sgrena demands that the Pentagon be held responsible for the shooting - a product of the U.S. occupation of Iraq, and not the actions of an individual soldier. About the author: An expert on the Arab world, Sgrena has reported frequently from Afghanistan and Iraq, for which the president of Italy awarded her the prestigious Cavaliere del Lavoro Prize. In her book, Friendly Fire: The Remarkable Story of a Journalist Kidnapped in Iraq, Rescued by an Italian Secret Service Agent, and Shot by U.S. Forces (Haymarket), Sgrena describes her experience as a hostage, exposes U.S. war crimes in Iraq and provides unique insights into the situation of Iraq under occupation. If you have questions or requests please contact: C. Lynne Kates 212-614-6443 -- LKates@ccr-ny.org

Event: Guantánamo Bay: The Global Effects of Wrongful Detention, Torture, and Unchecked Executive Power - 3/23

The New York City Law Review of City University of New York School of Law cordially invites you to its 2007 symposium:

Guantánamo Bay: The Global Effects of Wrongful Detention, Torture, and Unchecked Executive Power.

Friday, March 23, 2007, New York City

8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Gerald W. Lynch Theater
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
899 Tenth Avenue
(Between West 58th and 59th)
New York, NY 10019

Free and Open to the Public / Offering 7 CLE Credits for $25*

For registration, complete symposium program, and more information, please visit www.nyclawreview.org

This symposium will be the first in the nation to focus solely on the legal issues stemming from the detention of individuals by the United States government in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. The Guantánamo detainees have had a considerable impact on American and international jurisprudence. They have sparked a debate in the wider legal community about the fairness and legality of their detention and treatment: Do they have a right to seek relief from American courts? If so, can such a right be affected by Congress? Do they have any status under international humanitarian law, and if so, what? Should they have protections against torture and coercion? Should they be tried, and if so, when, for what crimes, and under what procedures? If tried, would they then have a right to appeal and, if so, to whom? Should they be released and, if so, when? Will they be tortured by their governments when they are released? What are the powers and proper roles of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the United States government in dealing with the detainees? What is the legal status of detainees being held at locations other than Guantánamo Bay during the "War on Terror?"

The symposium is co-sponsored by the Center for Constitutional Rights, the Center for International Human Rights at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and the CUNY University Student Senate. It will also commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the Center for Constitutional Rights and honor the organization's leading role in protecting and promoting constitutional and human rights.

* This traditional, non-transitional course has been approved in accordance with the requirements of the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board for a maximum of seven (7) credit hours, which can be applied to the Professional Practice requirement. Accredited by CUNY School of Law. Credits are being offered for $25 (payable at the symposium by check/cash). However, a fee waiver for economic hardship is available upon written request by emailing John Hynes at johnhynesr@verizon.net. CLE packet will be made available at www.nyclawreview.org by March 10, 2007, and will be available at the symposium in CD-ROM format. Please download and print this material from the website in advance of the symposium.

Conference on Guantanamo Bay, human rights and civil liberties - 2/10

Dear friends,

I'm writing to inform you of a conference that will be taking place this Saturday, February 10 at the CUNY Graduate Center (365 Fifth Avenue, between 34th and 35th sts.) from 1-3 P.M. (followed by a video screening of the documentary "Outlawed"). I would appreciate it if you could forward the information to students or anyone else you think may be interested.

The focus of the event is Guantanamo Bay and post-9/11 civil liberties in America. Adem Carroll of the Muslim Consultative Network and Lynne Kates from the Center for Constitutional Rights will be speaking on their work with the Guantanamo issue and civil liberties in general as well as giving advice to students interested in careers in the field. In addition to this specific topic, we want to address the disconnect between expert opinion on these types of issues and actual U.S. policy, in an attempt to learn how to make our careers as influential as possible.

The conference will be open to 20-25 qualified students, giving them a chance to have all of their questions answered and ideas critiqued, as well as offering great networking opportunities.

An invitation is below, and I would greatly appreciate it if you would forward it to students you think may be interested.

Thank you in advance for your support,

Zeeshan Suhail

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Saturday, February 10, 2007
1 PM
at the CUNY Graduate Center

Guantanamo Bay & Post-9/11 Civil Liberties in America

Who are the most influential figures when it comes to U.S. decisions affecting civil liberties? How do we balance civil liberties with national security concerns after the 9/11 attacks? How can we impact positive, meaningful change when states are listening less and less to their citizenry?

Adem Carroll (Muslim Consultative Network) will speak on infringement on rights and liberties of Muslims after 9/11

Lynn Kates (Center for Constitutional Rights) will speak on the state of affairs of civil liberties and human rights at Guantanamo Bay (and elsewhere) after 9/11

A brief panel discussion will be followed by an open dialogue between the experts and attendees. Come share your views on Guantanamo and civil liberties in America and find out how to have the most impact on U.S. security policy.

Please RSVP with a short bio to clmadden@gmail.com for details.

NY event: FROM PINOCHET TO RUMSFELD: Accountability of US Officials for Torture - 1/25

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Please Join CCR this Thursday, January 25, for an event at the New York Society for Ethical Culture co-sponsored by The Nation,

FROM PINOCHET TO RUMSFELD: Accountability of US Officials for Torture.

In the wake of CCR's groundbreaking filing of war crimes charges against Donald Rumsfeld, this program aims to examine different strategies for holding international officials accountable for their actions. The program will explore the devastating effects of torture techniques employed by the U.S. Government, and will include original video interviews from torture survivors such as CCR client Maher Arar, and French journalist Henri Alleg.

Featured speakers include:

Janis Karpinski
Former US Commanding Officer at Abu Ghraib prison, Iraq

Vincent Warren
Executive Director, Center for Constitutional Rights

Scott Horton
Chair, International Law Committee, NY Bar Association

LOCATION

7-9 PM at the NY Society for Ethical Culture Auditorium
2 West 64th Street at Central Park West
New York, NY

Subway: 1 to 66th and Broadway; A/B/C/D to Columbus Circle

Free and open to the public

For more information, please visit our website at www.ccr-ny.org.

Make a donation to help CCR fight for justice.

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My Name is Rachel Corrie - 10/16

In conjunction with the opening of the play, “My Name is Rachel Corrie,” the Center for Constitutional Rights invites you to:

Rachel’s Legacy
An Evening of Art & Discussion on How Activists Today Are Working to Uphold International Human Rights in the Occupied Territories

Monday, October 16, 2006

7:00pm
Judson Memorial Church
243 Thompson Street entrance
At the corner of Thompson Street and Washington Square South

Free and Open to the Public

Doors open at 6:00pm; program begins at 7:00pm
Wheelchair accessible

featuring:

Craig and Cindy Corrie, Rachel Corrie’s parents
on their daughter’s life, their trips to Palestine, and their fight for justice

Maria LaHood, Center for Constitutional Rights
on the case against Caterpillar and the status of the lawsuit

Huwaida Arraf and Adam Shapiro, International Solidarity Movement
on their work today in Palestine and Lebanon

Installation of various artists from Three Cities Against the Wall


Rachel Corrie, an American peace activist, was killed by a Caterpillar D9 bulldozer in 2003 as she stood in front of a Palestinian family’s home, protecting it from being demolished while the family was inside.

For more information, please visit our website at www.ccr-ny.org.