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public spaces

20-May-05 00:00

Defenders of Limits on Great Lawn Show Their Numbers

NEW YORK, May 20 - Over several hours about one hundred New Yorkers filed into the gymnasium at the Chelsea Recreation Center on West 25th Street to sign their name to a list and get in line for their five minutes of free speech at a public hearing about proposed new Parks Department rules to restrict large gatherings on Central Park's Great Lawn.

[ NYCLU press release ]

Civil Liberties Conference

05-Apr-05 23:51

State your Reaction to State Repression

On April 24th, 2005, Syracuse University will be the site of a timely and highly important forum on civil liberties, the Bill of Rights, and freedom of expression, thought, and speech, at the State Your Re-Action to State Repression Conference.

new threat to civil liberties

11-Jan-05 16:11

Bush Nominates Michael Chertoff as Secretary of Homeland Security

Michael Chertoff, Bush's nominee to succeed Ridge as head of Homeland Security, promises to be every bit as scary as the rest of Bush's appointments.

[ Chertoff's Resume (DOJ) | Chertoff: "Lock 'em Up Until We Figure Out What's Going On" | Michael Chertoff: Ashcroft's Top Gremlin | Transcript of Bush's Announcement ]

RNC Protests

28-Sep-04 18:13

Target: Dissent

When cops play peacekeeper, free speech too often becomes the enemy. (A decent article from the Village Voice.)

Photo Gallery

02-Sep-04 12:58

Police Intimidation and Repression during the Republican National Convention

These images, presented in no particular order, provide evidence that the NYPD used diverse means to interrupt and discourage Constitutionally protected dissent, through illegal arrest, intimidation, and other tactics. Photos were taken between 8/28 and 9/1/2004.

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Video

01-Sep-04 19:58

Chemical Burns from Pier 57