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18rileys

My names Riley Siltler, and I find wrongful incarceration and police brutality a big problem in our city. Me and my social justice group have gone on many trips to figure out why this is such a big and under appreciated topic. Living in New York I often see people being stopped by the police for no reason. I think that it is important for us to fight for these people and their rights. Stop and frisk is also a big issue for our group and we have taken it into our own hands to educate the youth of our school about how to handle situations like these.


Visit from Fernando Bermudez Wednesday January 15

On Wednesday the 15th of january the middle school received a special visit from fernando bermudez. We had seen him speak before but the thi [...]

Screening of Gideon’s Army at New York University

Our group was lucky enough to get to visit New York University and see a screening of Gideon’s Army. The movie shows us the life of a [...]

NYCLU visit, Candis Toiliver and Deandrea Khan November 26

We recently visited the NYCLU. They are a organization that mainly focuses on police brutality, stop and frisk and knowing your rights. Stop [...]

Innocence Project, Interview with Kristen Pulkinnen, Wednesday November 20, 11:00

Our goal visiting the Innocence Project was to find out how people and organizations helped with wrongful incarceration. The Innocence Proje [...]
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