OMNI CONSTITUTION WEEK AND CITIZENSHIP DAY, SEPTEMBER 17,
2013, NEWSLETTER #6. Compiled by Dick Bennett, FOR A CULTURE OF PEACE. (See
#5 Sept. 17, 2012; #4 Sept.17, 2011; #3 September 17, 2010; #2 September 17, 2009;
#1: September 17, 2008).
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WHEN: WED. SEPT. 25, 2013
WHERE: OLD MAIN ,
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TITLE: "The World's Perception
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AUTHOR OF DISSENT: VOICES OF CONSCIENCE
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During the run-up to war in Iraq
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How to
organize a protest in your community [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#protest ]McPherson
Square Washington ,
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Microgrants offer opportunities for grassroots action [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#microgrants ]
[ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/07/#microgrants ]To help encourage outreach, public
education, and grassroots mobilization, BORDC has provided microgrants to
coalitions that have participated in one of BORDC's anchor convenings, such as
the May 2013 convening in the Bay Area, CA. Grants of $300 to $500 are
available to help active coalitions expand their local visibility, host events,
and/or build capacity.
Hold your elected officials and candidates for office accountable: pledge to
support only those who defend your civil liberties [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#pledge ]
[ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/07/#pledge ]Here's an online opportunity to
connect the dots and encourage greater respect for constitutional values by
your state and federal representatives.
How to organize a protest in your community [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#protest ]
Microgrants offer opportunities for grassroots action [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#microgrants ]
[ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/07/#microgrants ]To help encourage outreach, public education, and grassroots mobilization, BORDC has provided microgrants to coalitions that have participated in one of BORDC's anchor convenings, such as the May 2013 convening in the Bay Area, CA. Grants of $300 to $500 are available to help active coalitions expand their local visibility, host events, and/or build capacity.
Hold your elected officials and candidates for office accountable: pledge to support only those who defend your civil liberties [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#pledge ]
[ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/07/#pledge ]Here's an online opportunity to connect the dots and encourage greater respect for constitutional values by your state and federal representatives.
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August 2013, Vol. 12 No. 08
"View this newsletter as a webpage: http://www.bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/ [http://www.bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/ ]"
Controversy continues to mount over NSA dragnet domestic spying [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#lead ]
As the country continues to focus on the National Security Agency (NSA) spying scandal, a rising tide of criticism has confronted the surveillance state. _________________________________________
BORDC News [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/07/#bordcnews ]
BORDC in the news [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#inthenews ]
In the last month, BORDC and coalitions we support across the nation have appeared in various press outlets to promote concerns about constitutional rights and the powers of police and intelligence agencies that abuse them.
Read the latest news & analysis from the People's Blog for the Constitution [http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#blog ]
Have you read BORDC's blog lately? The People's Blog for the Constitution has attracted a growing audience that has tripled over the past year. Featuring news & analysis beyond the headlines on a daily basis, it offers a great way to stay up to date and informed.
Highlights from the past month include:
* USA vs. NSA: Legislative Efforts to Curtail Spying [ http://www.constitutioncampaign.org/blog/?p=14596 ] by Shahid Buttar [ http://www.constitutioncampaign.org/blog/?author=18 ]
* FBI answers questions about drones while evading real scrutiny [ http://www.constitutioncampaign.org/blog/?p=14489 ] by Nadia Kayyali [ http://www.constitutioncampaign.org/blog/?author=91 ]
* The police state mindset in our public schools [ http://www.constitutioncampaign.org/blog/?p=14565 ] by John Whitehead
* Stop and Frisk found unconstitutional, communities vindicated [ http://www.constitutioncampaign.org/blog/?p=14576 ] by Michael Figura [ http://www.constitutioncampaign.org/blog/?author=90 ]
* Media coverage bolsters the anti-surveillance movement [ http://www.constitutioncampaign.org/blog/?p=14480 ] by Isaac Kornblatt-Stier [ http://www.constitutioncampaign.org/blog/?author=107 ]
* North Carolina move to restrict license plate scanners [ http://www.constitutioncampaign.org/blog/?p=14445 ] by Chris Burnett [ http://www.constitutioncampaign.org/blog/?author=106 ]
* BORDC welcomes Communications Specialist [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/index.php#adwoa ] Adwoa Masozi
* BORDC welcomes new Legal Fellow Matthew Kellegrew [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#matt ]
* [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#matt ]BORDC seeks [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#interns ]Fall 2013 interns [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#interns ] [http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#interns ]
* [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#borrn ]BORDC to rebrand [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#borrn ] as BORRN and launch new website
* BORDC's George Friday and Shahid Buttar present at Democracy Conference [http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#demconf ]
_________________________________________
Grassroots News [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/07/#grassnews ]
July 2013 Patriot Award: Janet Weil from San Francisco, CA [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#patriot ]
Every month, BORDC honors an individual who has made an outstanding contribution in his or her community to the movement to restore civil liberties and the rule of law. This month, the Patriot Award goes to Janet Weil for her extraordinary and committed activism and organizing over the last three decades.
Grassroots updates [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/07/#updates ]
To view campaigns supported by BORDC at a glance, visit our interactive campaign maps for local coalitions addressing surveillance and profiling by local law enforcement, or military detention under the NDAA. To get involved in any of these efforts, please email the BORDC Organizing Team at organizing (at) bordc (dot) org [ mailto:organizing@bordc.org ]. We're eager to hear from you and help support your activism!
* Nationwide: [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#nationwide ] Activists challenge Congress during August Recess
* Montgomery County, MD: [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#montgomery ] Grassroots activists challenge NSA spying
* Boston, MA: [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#boston ] Coalition of privacy activists grows
* Providence, RI: [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#ri ] Townhall challenges local politicians
* New York, NY: [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#nyc ] Amash amendment supporter challenged by constituents
* Chicago, IL: [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#chicago ] Coalitions voice support to defund NSA
* San Francisco, CA: [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#sanfran ] Activists protest Pelosi
* Washington, DC: [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#dc ] Coalition plans national mobilization challenging renewal of Verizon court order
* Miami, Orlando, and Tallahassee, FL: [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#fl ] Statewide mobilization on immigration, mass incarceration
* New Orleans, LA and Newark, NJ: [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#ice ]Cities adopt policies to limit cooperation with ICE
* King County, WA: [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#king ] Moves towards ending local law enforcement immigration support
_________________________________________
Law and Policy [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#lawandpolicy ]
*War on the whistleblowers continues in Bradley Manning trial [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/index.php#manning ]*
At the end of July, a military court acquitted Pfc. Bradley Manning of "aiding the enemy," a charge with dangerous implications for journalists. Manning supporters, however, should not be too quick to celebrate; the court convicted him of twenty other crimes and Manning faces nearly 100 years in prison.
*New York City: Floyd and Communities United for Police Reform challenge profiling [http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#floyd ]*
On Monday, August 12, New Yorkers won a historic victory with a federal court ruling that the New York City Police Department's (NYPD) use of stop and frisk policing violated the constitution. Judge Shira Scheindlin found that the tactic violated both the Fourth Amendment's protections against unreasonable search and seizure and the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause. The plaintiffs and their attorneys, the Center for Constitutional Rights, brought the case to challenge blatant racial profiling by the NYPD.
Momentum builds to hold senior officials accountable [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/index.php#momentum ]
Calls for Director of National Intelligence James Clapper to face prosecution for lying to Congress continues to escalate. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) has been one of the strongest voices for transparency around NSA surveillance.
August 2013, Vol. 12 No. 08
"View this newsletter as a webpage: http://www.bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/ [http://www.bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/ ]"
Controversy continues to mount over NSA dragnet domestic spying [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#lead ]
As the country continues to focus on the National Security Agency (NSA) spying scandal, a rising tide of criticism has confronted the surveillance state. _________________________________________
BORDC News [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/07/#bordcnews ]
BORDC in the news [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#inthenews ]
In the last month, BORDC and coalitions we support across the nation have appeared in various press outlets to promote concerns about constitutional rights and the powers of police and intelligence agencies that abuse them.
Read the latest news & analysis from the People's Blog for the Constitution [http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#blog ]
Have you read BORDC's blog lately? The People's Blog for the Constitution has attracted a growing audience that has tripled over the past year. Featuring news & analysis beyond the headlines on a daily basis, it offers a great way to stay up to date and informed.
Highlights from the past month include:
* USA vs. NSA: Legislative Efforts to Curtail Spying [ http://www.constitutioncampaign.org/blog/?p=14596 ] by Shahid Buttar [ http://www.constitutioncampaign.org/blog/?author=18 ]
* FBI answers questions about drones while evading real scrutiny [ http://www.constitutioncampaign.org/blog/?p=14489 ] by Nadia Kayyali [ http://www.constitutioncampaign.org/blog/?author=91 ]
* The police state mindset in our public schools [ http://www.constitutioncampaign.org/blog/?p=14565 ] by John Whitehead
* Stop and Frisk found unconstitutional, communities vindicated [ http://www.constitutioncampaign.org/blog/?p=14576 ] by Michael Figura [ http://www.constitutioncampaign.org/blog/?author=90 ]
* Media coverage bolsters the anti-surveillance movement [ http://www.constitutioncampaign.org/blog/?p=14480 ] by Isaac Kornblatt-Stier [ http://www.constitutioncampaign.org/blog/?author=107 ]
* North Carolina move to restrict license plate scanners [ http://www.constitutioncampaign.org/blog/?p=14445 ] by Chris Burnett [ http://www.constitutioncampaign.org/blog/?author=106 ]
* BORDC welcomes Communications Specialist [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/index.php#adwoa ] Adwoa Masozi
* BORDC welcomes new Legal Fellow Matthew Kellegrew [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#matt ]
* [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#matt ]BORDC seeks [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#interns ]Fall 2013 interns [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#interns ] [http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#interns ]
* [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#borrn ]BORDC to rebrand [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#borrn ] as BORRN and launch new website
* BORDC's George Friday and Shahid Buttar present at Democracy Conference [http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#demconf ]
_________________________________________
Grassroots News [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/07/#grassnews ]
July 2013 Patriot Award: Janet Weil from San Francisco, CA [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#patriot ]
Every month, BORDC honors an individual who has made an outstanding contribution in his or her community to the movement to restore civil liberties and the rule of law. This month, the Patriot Award goes to Janet Weil for her extraordinary and committed activism and organizing over the last three decades.
Grassroots updates [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/07/#updates ]
To view campaigns supported by BORDC at a glance, visit our interactive campaign maps for local coalitions addressing surveillance and profiling by local law enforcement, or military detention under the NDAA. To get involved in any of these efforts, please email the BORDC Organizing Team at organizing (at) bordc (dot) org [ mailto:organizing@bordc.org ]. We're eager to hear from you and help support your activism!
* Nationwide: [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#nationwide ] Activists challenge Congress during August Recess
* Montgomery County, MD: [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#montgomery ] Grassroots activists challenge NSA spying
* Boston, MA: [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#boston ] Coalition of privacy activists grows
* Providence, RI: [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#ri ] Townhall challenges local politicians
* New York, NY: [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#nyc ] Amash amendment supporter challenged by constituents
* Chicago, IL: [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#chicago ] Coalitions voice support to defund NSA
* San Francisco, CA: [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#sanfran ] Activists protest Pelosi
* Washington, DC: [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#dc ] Coalition plans national mobilization challenging renewal of Verizon court order
* Miami, Orlando, and Tallahassee, FL: [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#fl ] Statewide mobilization on immigration, mass incarceration
* New Orleans, LA and Newark, NJ: [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#ice ]Cities adopt policies to limit cooperation with ICE
* King County, WA: [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#king ] Moves towards ending local law enforcement immigration support
_________________________________________
Law and Policy [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#lawandpolicy ]
*War on the whistleblowers continues in Bradley Manning trial [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/index.php#manning ]*
At the end of July, a military court acquitted Pfc. Bradley Manning of "aiding the enemy," a charge with dangerous implications for journalists. Manning supporters, however, should not be too quick to celebrate; the court convicted him of twenty other crimes and Manning faces nearly 100 years in prison.
*New York City: Floyd and Communities United for Police Reform challenge profiling [http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#floyd ]*
On Monday, August 12, New Yorkers won a historic victory with a federal court ruling that the New York City Police Department's (NYPD) use of stop and frisk policing violated the constitution. Judge Shira Scheindlin found that the tactic violated both the Fourth Amendment's protections against unreasonable search and seizure and the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause. The plaintiffs and their attorneys, the Center for Constitutional Rights, brought the case to challenge blatant racial profiling by the NYPD.
Momentum builds to hold senior officials accountable [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/index.php#momentum ]
Calls for Director of National Intelligence James Clapper to face prosecution for lying to Congress continues to escalate. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) has been one of the strongest voices for transparency around NSA surveillance.
Federal
appellate court dismisses Hedges lawsuit challenging NDAA detention powers [http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#hedges ]
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently rejected a challenge to the sections of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that could allow for indefinite military detention of those who are suspected of substantially supporting terrorism.
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently rejected a challenge to the sections of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that could allow for indefinite military detention of those who are suspected of substantially supporting terrorism.
President considers Ray Kelly to lead DHS despite dismal civil liberties record at NYPD [http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#dhs ] As Janet Napolitano steps down as Secretary of Homeland Security, President Obama has looked for a new candidate to fill the position. Raymond Kelly, Police Commissioner of
New Resources & Opportunities [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/07/#resources ]
August Recess 2013 [ http://www.bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/#toolkit ]
BORDC recently developed a grassroots action toolkit, a resource to provide guidance to grassroots constitutionalists engaging federal policymakers while in their home districts on recess.
National march on
August 28, 2013, marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on
Constitution Day [ http://bordc.org/newsletter/2013/08/index.php#cons ]
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Events
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Constitution
Day 2013 – False Confessions: When the Innocent Confess and the Guilty Go Free
Constitution Day 2013 – False Confessions: When
the Innocent Confess and the Guilty Go Free
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September
17, 2013
New
York City ’s Central Park in 1989,
in part, based upon their false confessions. But unfortunately, their case is not an anomaly – false confessions are one
of the leading causes of wrongful convictions in this country. The
panel discussion will explore the phenomenon of innocent people confessing to
crimes they did not commit and policies that can be adopted to help fix the
problem. There are various factors that contribute to false confessions –
the age and mental state of the suspect, police interrogation tactics – but
research shows that practical steps can be taken to protect the innocent while
improving policing capabilities and the justice system as a whole. The panel
will explore the various best practices being adopted by law enforcement
agencies across the country to help prevent the tragedy of wrongful
convictions.
SUSAN HERMAN, TAKING LIBERTIES
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12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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