On Thursday, January 23- We had a wonderful visit from Candis Tolliver from the NYCLU. We had contacted Candis and coordinated a visit in 2013, when we met with the NYCLU to talk about Stop and Frisk and Police brutality. (To see more look at post Visit With NYCLU) Riley had been contacting her, and…
On Wednesday, the 15th of January our group was honored to have Fernando Bermudez visit us at Middle School Meeting. Fernando Bermudez was wrongfully incarcerated for a murder he did not commit in 1991. He was imprisoned for 18 years, until in 2009, with the help of the Innocence Project and Karen Wagner he was…
Blog Post on NYCLU visit with Deandra Kohn and Candis Tolliver. After entering the large building in which the NYCLU is housed, we met with Deandra Kohn, an organizer for the NYCLU (New York City Liberties Union). We talked to the organization about their work with Stop and Frisk. They have worked with police brutality…
On Thursday, November 21st, after an email from Phil, we headed out to see Trilogy Film’s new film, “Gideon’s Army.” The film’s title is in reference to Clarence E. Gideon, a petty thief in Florida, who, in 1961, was convicted a felon for stealing 5 dollars. He could not afford an attorney and represented himself,…
On Tuesday, November 20th, our group of 3 people set out to meet with Kristin Pulkkinen at the Innocence Project. The Innocence Project is a organization created 20 years ago to use science to correct judicial miscarriages and exonerate innocent prisoners. Kristin Pulkkinen is the project’s Assistant Director of Individual giving, and was the person…
