NYCLU Co-Hosts Mayoral Candidates’ Civil Rights Forum

Tonight, the New York Civil Liberties Union, joined by dozens of civil rights organizations, will sponsor a civil rights forum at New York Law School featuring candidates vying for the position of mayor of New York City.

Award-winning WNBC journalist Andrew Siff will moderate the discussion, the only forum that will focus exclusively on civil rights and liberties issues, including the aggressive policing of the city’s schools and the NYPD’s racially skewed stop-and-frisk practices, as well as LGBT rights, immigrants’ rights, voting rights, reproductive rights and racial justice. The participating candidates are Comptroller Bill Thompson, City Councilman Tony Avella, the Rev. Billy Talen and Roland Rogers.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s campaign has not responded to repeated invitations from the civil rights community via mail, email and phone.

Joining the NYCLU on the forum’s host committee are Common Cause New York, Drum Major Institute, Justice Action Center at New York Law School and New York Public Interest Research Group. Two dozen civil rights organizations, representing a diverse collection of communities and interests, have endorsed the event.

The NYCLU is a non-partisan organization and does not endorse candidates for public office.

What: Civil rights forum featuring candidates for New York City mayor

When: Tuesday, Aug. 4, 7 p.m. No RSVP required.

Where: New York Law School, 57 Worth St. in Tribeca

Who: Andrew Siff, award-winning WNBC journalist, Bill Thompson, candidate, Tony Avella, candidate, The Rev. Billy Talen, candidate, Roland Rogers, candidate

Tags: Andrew Siff, Bill Thompson, Common Cause New York, Drum Major Institute, Justice Action Center, michael bloomberg, mike bloomberg, New York Civil Liberties Union, New York Public Interest Research Group, Rev. Billy Talen, Roland Rogers, Tony Avella, William Thompson

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