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NYCLU The Oyster Bay Town Board is targeting Latino day laborers with a new law that criminalizes day-to-day activities like standing outside and “waving arms, making hand signals, shouting to someone in a vehicle, jumping up and down and waving signs soliciting employment.” Violations of the law are subject to a $250 fine. Though aimed at Latino day laborers, the law violates everyone’s First Amendment rights. Additionally, the law’s aim at Latinos is blatantly discriminatory, and in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment’s guarantee that we all be treated equal. The NYCLU testified against the law at a hearing in May, and we will continue fighting it with every means available. If you’re interested in joining our work on immigrants’ rights, call 516-741-8520 or email nassau@nyclu.org. II: Student Rights Conference Are you a high school student or teacher
interested in learning about your rights on campus? Join us for
our Student Conference on the 3 R’s: Rights,
Responsibilities and Remedies. Frank LoMonte, executive director
of the What: Student Conference on the 3 R’s: Rights, Responsibilities and Remedies Where: When: 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 28 Free and open to students in grades 9
– 12 and their teachers! III. The Extent and Limits of Our
Civil Liberties Come on out for an invigorating discussion about free speech, police issues and civil liberties with Nassau Chapter Director Samantha Fredrickson. What: Chapter Director Where: When: 8 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 9 Free and open to the public. No RSVP
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