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Animal Friendly NYC: Getting Animal Issues on the Political Radar |
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Written by Tracey Denton
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Monday, 25 July 2005 |
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Animal Friendly NYC is a political action committee that endorses and works directly on campaigns of candidates who support legislation that will benefit our non-human friends. AFNYC was formed in 2002 to bring animal issues into local politics and has worked on four campaigns in three election cycles. Senator Liz Krueger, the first candidate endorsed by AFNYC, calls us "a potent force throughout New York City" on animal issues. Public sentiment about the place and treatment of animals in American society has changed enormously in the last 25 years. Unfortunately, laws haven't caught up with public opinion. Though dozens of bills designed to protect animals are introduced every year in the New York State Legislature and New York City Council, very few are passed into law because too few legislators go into office aware of animal issues. AFNYC works with candidates to make sure they go into office with an Animal Friendly agenda. |
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Local Civil Rights Restoration Act (Intro 22-A) |
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Written by Tracey_Keij_Denton
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Tuesday, 19 July 2005 |
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UPDATE!
The City Council's General Welfare Committee has unanimously approved Intro 22-A (the Local Civil Rights Restorations Act). The bill now has 39 sponsors including Speaker Miller, a "veto-proof majority." It is scheduled to pass at the September 15th Council meeting
View the list of sposors.
If your councilmember is on the list, please write to them and thank them for their support.
DFNYC has endorsed Intro 22 by a unanimous vote.
Intro 22, the Local Civil Rights Restoration Act, is currently pending in the New York City Council. If passed, Intro 22 will restore principles and strength to our local NYC Human Rights Law.
The Good News: New York City has a tradition of protecting human rights, and our human rights laws are stronger and broader then those at the state and federal level. For example, in 1958, our human rights law was the first in the nation to protect individuals from discrimination in private housing. In 1986, we outlawed discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, a human right that the state goverment did not recognize until 2003 and that the federal government still does not recognize. While the Bush administration and conservatives have taken our federal and state laws in a dangerous direction, New York City continues to have vigorous human rights laws here at the local level.
The Bad News: Our New York City human rights laws are being interpreted by federal and state judges using definitions and legal approaches from federal and state cases. Our New York City human rights laws should be judged on their own merits and interpreted in accordance with the City's intentions. By importing legal approaches from more conservative judicial opinions on more conservative laws, judges are weakening our local human rights laws. For example, all New Yorkers should be free from harassment in stores, restaurants and other public places. Unfortunately, judges effectively prevented New York City's human rights law from preventing such harassment unless it includes monetary damages to the victim. The requirement of monetary damages is not included in our local human rights law, and this outside interpretation makes it difficult for victims of harassment to bring cases and easier for the perpetrators of harassment to avoid punishment.
A Proposed Solution: The Local Civil Rights Restoration Act (Intro 22) seeks to protect the vigor and independence of the City's Human Rights Law against the attacks of an increasingly conservative state and federal judiciary. It is a bill that simultaneously sends a strong message about the City's commitment to the preservation of civil rights and takes practical and concrete steps to improve the efficacy of civil rights enforcement.
More Information: To read more about Intro 22, please visit www.antibiaslaw.com, a project of the Anti-Discrimiation Center of Metro New York, Inc. Also, the Brennan Center has signed on to Intro 22 and has a great memorandum explanation - click here to visit their website and find out more.
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Iraq Exit Strategy Resolutions |
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Written by Heather Woodfield
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Monday, 18 July 2005 |
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Below is the text of a letter that Democracy for NYC has sent to all of our New York City Representatives in Congress. This letter has been drafted on behalf of our membership based on the feedback they provided us.
Vist our Iraq Exit Strategy page to read more about the resolutions.
To Our Representatives in the Congress of the United States:
Democracy for NYC declares its wholehearted and enthusiastic support of Homeward Bound H.J. Res. 55 and Senate Resolution 171.
Homeward Bound is a bi-partisan resolution co-sponsored by Representatives Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Walter Jones (R-FL), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Ron Paul (R-TX), Marty Meehan (D-MA), Lynn Woolsey (D-CA), and Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) which requires President Bush to create a realistic exit strategy for the withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Iraq.
Senate Resolution 171, introduced by Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI), asks the President to submit to Congress a report on the time frame for the withdrawal of United States troops from Iraq including any variables that could alter the determined time frame.
Our membership believes that these bills are good and appropriate first steps toward ending the U.S. occupation of Iraq and bringing our troops home safely.
Democracy for NYC respectfully and urgently requests that our Senators and Representatives in the House sponsor and vote for these resolutions.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 01 April 2008 )
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Chelsea Neighbors United to End the War |
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Written by Bernadette E.
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Sunday, 17 July 2005 |
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Chelsea Neighbors United to End the War is an all volunteer, consensus group of Chelsea residents who believe that people should work in their community to carry the message forth to "Stop the War in Iraq and Bring the Troops Home Safely." Each and every Tuesday (rain or shine), Chelsea Neighbors United to End the War facilitates Chelsea Stands Up Against the War from 6-7pm at 8th Avenue and 24th Street. At the "Stand Up" people hold up banners and signs to spread the message to vehicular trafic, distribute leaflets to passersby, collect signatures on a petition to Congressman Nadler to co-sponsor The Withdrawal From Iraq Resolution, sell their peace buttons and talk to friends and neighbors about "why we should all work to end this illegal and immoral war." All are welcome to stand up with Chelsea Neighbors against the war regardless of what neighborhood you live in. To read about Chelsea Neighbors United to End the War go to www.ChelseaNeighborsUnited.org For more information or to volunteer, email ChelseaNeighborsUnited-at-yahoo.com (replace -at- with @). |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 05 August 2007 )
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Patriot Act Reform SAFE & CLRA |
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Written by Bernadette Evangelist
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Thursday, 14 July 2005 |
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DFNYC has endorsed the Security and Freedom Enhancement Act (SAFE) and the Civil Liberties Resoration Act (CLRA).
The Security and Freedom Enhancement (SAFE) Act and Civil Liberties Restoration Act (CLRA) are improvements to the Patriot Act, which would restore checks and balances on the exercise of Patriot Act powers. (Scroll down for links to summaries and the full text of both acts.)
You can support these acts now by joining the New York Civil Liberties Union, the People For the American Way, and the New York Bill of Rights Defense Campaign in calling on Congress to reform the Patriot Act. You can contact Senator Charles E. Schumer who sits on the Judiciary Committee in the Senate and ask him to co-sponsor the Security and Freedom Enhancement (SAFE) Act and Civil Liberties Restoration Act (CLRA). You can also call on your legislators to sign on as co=sponsors.
Sen. Charles Schumer: Phone 212-486-4430 Website: www.schumer.senate.gov
To learn more about the SAFE Act, the CLR Act, and the New York City Bill of Rights Campaign, please visit www.nycbordc.org.
CLICK HERE to read the summary SAFE.
CLICK HERE to read the full text SAFE.
CLICK HERE for a list of co-sponsors for SAFE.
CLICK HERE to read the summary of CLRA.
CLICK HERE to read the full text of CLRA.
CLICK HERE for a list of co-sponsors for CLRA.
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