Politics

Brad Lander: NYPD Surveillance: What We Don’t Know, And Why It Matters

Brad Lander: NYPD Surveillance: What We Don’t Know, And Why It Matters. Every federal agency (including the FBI and CIA) has one, as do many city agencies. In fact, the NYPD — despite its size and operations — stands alone among major American police departments for lacking any meaningful independent oversight (L.A., Chicago, and Philadelphia all have broad independent bodies with subpoena power, for example). IGs help agencies work better. When they are following the law and doing the job right, IGs help provide independent confirmation and legitimacy. When there are ways to do it better, IGs suggest them. The…

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Web/Tech

On Utah’s ‘Silicon Slopes,’ Tech Jobs Get A Lift : NPR

I’m posting this story, because it really is an education story. Look at the quotes. Yes, these companies need engineers, but they also need people who are culturally aware, language savvy, creative and in general, all the things a good humanities/liberal arts education will get you. The future is not an either/or proposition between engineering and literature, but a combination of the two. Unfortunately, as start-ups are looking for these skills, higher education is scaling them back, seeing them as impractical and not profit-making. Too bad the people actually making the money aren’t making the decisions. I actually think higher…

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Politics

Interfaith Voices on NYPD Surveillance & Accountability Issues « MACLC’s Weblog

Interfaith Voices on NYPD Surveillance & Accountability Issues « MACLC’s Weblog. Recalling that March 13 marks the 10th anniversary of NYPD Operations Order 11 explicitly forbidding racial profiling, representatives called on the NYPD to add religion to the list of characteristics such as color, race, and ethnicity, that it would not use to profile New Yorkers, and to put into practice what Commissioner Kelly promulgated 10 years ago.

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Inter-faith

Viewpoints: UNC Hillel won’t stand for vilification of Muslim students | Islamophobia Today eNewspaper

Viewpoints: UNC Hillel won’t stand for vilification of Muslim students | Islamophobia Today eNewspaper. We will not stand for discriminatory generalizations directed toward any group of students on this campus, especially ones with whom we have such a good relationship. UNC Hillel students stand in public solidarity with the UNC Muslim Student Association and all those whom Horowitz has offended. Hate speech has no place in our community.

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Inter-faith

NYC Speaking Event: Sharing Sacred Space in Jerusalem – Mar. 27, 2012

Media Contact : Rubenstein Associates, Melissa Mandel Kvitko, 212-843-8060, mmandel@rubenstein.com Fordham Law Presents Interfaith Speaker Series on Sharing Sacred Space in Jerusalem Fordham Law School’s Institute on Religion, Law & Lawyer’s Work will host Part I of its Interfaith Speaker Series, titled “Sharing Sacred Space in Jerusalem,” on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 from 6 to 8:00 p.m. at Fordham Law School in New York City. … McNally Amphitheatre Sponsor: The Fordham Law Institute on Religion, Law & Lawyer’s Work Media contact: Melissa Mandel Kvitko, Rubenstein Associates, 212-843-8060, mmandel@rubenstein.com Additional contact: Ana Renata Dias Email: LawReligion@law.fordham.edu Telephone: 212-636-7699   Website: Institute on Religion, Law and Lawyer’s Work CLE information : www.law.fordham.edu/cle ATT00001-2.jpeg

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Books

All American Muslim Men

Very excited that the website for a book in which I have an essay is up. All American Muslim Men. Contributors include high profile figures in the American Muslim community, representing a new generation that is making a profound impact inside and outside the Muslim world.

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Politics

Quote For The Day

It is the responsibility of conservatives to police the right in its excesses, just as the liberals unfailingly fail to police the excesses in their own side. And it was depressing, because what it indicates is that the Republican leaders are afraid of Rush Limbaugh.

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Politics

ACTION ALERT- Follow Our Lead on Friday And Say #ThankYou @Twitter

ACTION ALERT- Follow Our Lead on Friday And Say #Thank You @Twitter. Muslims and non-Muslims in New York City and across the country have been upset by the news about the NYPD’s surveillance of Muslims. The news is disturbing and deeply concerning to say the least. However, we are heartened by and very appreciative of the number of people and organizations that have come forth to support us, to speak out with us and for us – and to defend civil rights for all.

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