NYC Civil Rights Organizations & Elected Officials Hold Press Conference Ahead of NYPD Surveillance Reform Hearing

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NYC Civil Rights Organizations & Elected Officials Hold Press Conference Ahead of NYPD Surveillance Reform Hearing

(NEW YORK, NY, 12/17/19) – On Wednesday, December 18th, a coalition of community groups, civil rights organizations, and elected officials will hold a press conference ahead of a hearing on the POST Act, a NYPD surveillance reform bill. The POST Act would require the NYPD to provide a privacy and use policy for every surveillance system it deploys in New York City. The press conference will take place on the New York City Hall steps at 1:00 PM, immediately before a Public Safety Committee hearing on the legislation.

WHAT: NYC Civil Rights Organizations & Elected Officials Hold Press Conference Ahead of NYPD Surveillance Reform Hearing
WHO: A coalition of civil rights organizations and elected officials
WHEN: Wednesday, December 18th, at 1:00 PM
WHERE: City Hall Steps, New York, NY 10007
CONTACT: Surveillance Technology Oversight Project Executive Director Albert Fox Cahn;

The POST Act is co-sponsored by 30 of the 51 New York City Council members and New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams. The bill has also been endorsed by the City Council’s Progressive and Black, Latino/a, and Asian Caucuses, the New York Times Editorial Board, and a coalition of 70 civil rights and community-based organizations.

SEE: POST Act Overview Website
https://www.postact.org/

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https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/18/opinion/nypd-post-act-surveillance.html  

Sign-on letter from 70 organizations supporting the POST Act
https://puma-turkey-lszz.squarespace.com/post-act-letter

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