Civil Rights Groups and Lawmakers Call On New York City Council to Enact Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology (POST) Act Ahead of Thursday Vote

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View this email in your browser ***Media Advisory*** Civil Rights Groups and Lawmakers Call On New York City Council to Enact Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology (POST) Act Ahead of Thursday Vote   (NEW YORK, NY, 6/16/19) – Today, the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.), American Civil Liberties Union, Brennan Center for Justice, Empire State Indivisible, Legal Aid Society, National Action Network, National Lawyers Guild, New York Civil Liberties Union, and elected officials announced they will hold an online press conference before the New York City Council’s June 18 vote on the landmark legislation. Advocates say that passing the POST Act will allow lawmakers and the public to understand what surveillance tools the NYPD uses, including tools used to track Black Lives Matter protests.   SEE: New York City Oversight Bill to Force Police to Detail Surveillance Tools https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/06/12/technology/12reuters-minneapolis-police-surveillance.html   WHEN: Wednesday, June 17th, at 10:00 AM WHERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1P11kJp5R7yIs5Tx2B6zAg WHO: Speakers include:  Hon. Jumaane Williams, New York City Public Advocate (confirmation pending) Hon. Corey Johnson, New York City Council Speaker (confirmation pending) Hon. Vanessa Gibson, New York City Council Member Albert Fox Cahn, Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (STOP) Ángel Díaz, Brennan Center for Justice Chad Marlow, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Yves Filius, New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) Erica Johnson, National Lawyers Guild (NLG) Jerome Greco, Legal-Aid Society (LAS) Derek Perkinson, National Action Network (NAN) Ricky Silver, Empire State Indivisible. WHAT: Civil rights groups and lawmakers will voice their support for passage of the Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology (“POST”) Act, which  would require the NYPD to post a privacy and use policy for every surveillance system it uses in New York City. Advocates say the POST Act is even more critical given escalating surveillance of protesters. The POST Act is co-sponsored by 36 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 more than 100 civil rights and community-based organizations.   SEE: POST Act Overview Website https://www.postact.org/   San Francisco Banned Facial Recognition. New York Isn’t Even Close. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/18/opinion/nypd-post-act-surveillance.html      Sign-on letter from 70 organizations supporting the POST Act https://stopspying.org/post-act-letter   Sign-on letter from 42 organizations supporting the POST Act https://www.stopspying.org/post-act-letter-may-2020  - END –   Copyright © 2019 Surveillance Technology Oversight Project, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.