Do you feel safe in your community? Do you think that the actions of your police department make things better, or worse?

Join the ACLU of Ohio for a program featuring Dr. Ronnie Dunn and Commander James Copeland to discuss building safe communities and ensuring police accountability.

 

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Frustrated state and local governments have begun passing anti-immigrant legislation that amounts to little more than racial profiling and violates due process rights.

Join Veronica Dahlberg, executive director of HOLA, a grassroots community-based Latino organization, for a conversation about the immigration challenges we are facing as a community and suggestions for effective reform.

This is the fifth in the 2010 Brown Bag Lecture Series. View the entire series here.

 

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What does a terrorist look like? Unfortunately, in post 9/11 America, many in government and the media portray “terrorist” and “Muslim” as interchangeable identities. As a result, Muslims are often targets of racial, ethnic and religious profiling.

Join Julia Shearson, executive director for the Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cleveland), for a discussion of religious profiling, national security, and religious freedom.

This is the fourth in the 2010 Brown Bag Lecture Series. View the entire series here.

 

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Far too often municipalities enact unconstitutional ordinances that criminalize homeless people and restrict their access to public space.

Join us for a discussion of the homeless community’s fight for equality with Brian Davis, executive director of the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless and advocate for the estimated 26,000 homeless in the Cleveland area.

This is the second in the 2010 Brown Bag Lecture Series. View the entire series here.

 

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Listen to ACLU National Racial Justice Project Director Dennis Parker discuss a new report released by the ACLU outlining the continued use of racial profiling by law enforcement.

 

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Commander James Copeland, former police commander and current teacher at Shaw High School discusses the need for improved training to facilitate and encourage better community and police relations. This event is the first in the 2009 Brown Bag Lecture Series. More information about the 2009 series can be found here.

 

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At this town-hall meeting, Citizens for a Safe and Fair Cleveland discuss the impact of selective enforcement practices of drug crimes within the City of Cleveland and develop objective solutions.

 

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Terry Gilbert, attorney at law, who has litigated numerous civil rights cases, shares perspectives on discretionary policies within the criminal justice system.

This event is part of the 2008 Brown Bag Lecture Series.

 

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A panel of experts discuss effective safety strategies to stem youth violence. They also discuss a a 2007 Justice Policy Institute Report titled Gang Wars.

Michael Ruff, E CITY’s new Director of Growth & Program Expansion, is determined to make E CITY a household word. Most recently he worked on behalf of Cuyahoga Community College’s Metro Campus, speaking to Cleveland high school students about the importance and accessibility of a college education.

Judith Greene is a criminal justice policy analyst and a founding partner in Justice Strategies. She is currently a research consultant for the Brennan Center for Justice, the Drug Policy Alliance, and the Mississippi ACLU.

 

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