L.E.A.P. Workshop Calendar
Know Your Rights; It’s the Best Defense
NCHR's Legal Education and Assistance Project (LEAP) announces a free workshop
series on civil rights. All workshops will be done in Haitian Creole and
English. Participants will have ample time to ask questions and offer their
opinions on the topics discussed.
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| Cost: |
FREE but participants must register by calling 212-337-0005 ext. 19. |
| Where: |
Medgar Evers
College, Bedford Avenue Building at
1650 Bedford
Avenue in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights section, in the Norman Johnson lecture hall, room 20-08.
See map below. |
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Directions: |
Medgar Evers College Bedford Avenue building can be reached by
subway; Flatbush line to President Street or Sterling Street; the D or the Q to Prospect
Park; and buses number 41, 44,
49. |
| When: |
Saturdays, 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
See dates below. |
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| May 5, 2001 |
Constitutional Rights: The First Amendment. An overview of the First Amendment rights as it applies to everyday life and local police procedures. |
| May 12, 2001 |
Constitutional Rights: The Fourth Amendment.
A discussion of when and where one is entitled to an expectation of
privacy, what constitutes unreasonable search and seizure; etc. |
| May 26, 2001 |
What to do if the police stop you. Based upon a Creole translation of the popular New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) palm card this general-purpose workshop covers what people need to know when dealing with the police. The workshop also covers cross-cultural issues and is conducted with the active participation of members of the Haitian American Law Enforcement Fraternal Organization (HALEFO). |
| June 2, 2001 |
Police in School: A discussion of the impact, limits and implications of the presence of police personnel in many New York City High
Schools. |
| June 9, 2001 |
An overview of the criminal justice system. An exploratory explanation of the criminal justice systems; its parts and components; and terminology. |
| June 16, 2001 |
Conflict Resolution: a discussion of causes of conflicts, their evolution; and appropriate strategies to effectively resolve them before they escalate into public disturbances requiring police or other official intervention. |
These workshops are possible due to the collaboration of 18 Mai Committee and Medgar Evers College.
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