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2011 Community Events

Islip Empowerment Project (IEP) is a non-partisan democracy project which is designed to promote the civic and political participation of African-Americans, Latinos and immigrant residents in Brentwood and Central Islip.

IEP es un proyecto organizador, no partidario, de derechos designado a promover la participación cívica y política de residentes Africanos Americanos, Latinos, e inmigrantes de Brentwood y Central Islip.

A cross-racial democracy project of LatinoJustice PRLDEF (formerly, Puerto Rican Legal Defense & Education Fund, Inc.) supported by The Hagedorn Foundation and LI Community Foundation

2011 Community Events and Workshops

La Redistribución de Distritos / El rediseño de distritos

Redistricting Basics in 2012

Empowering Our Communities in

SUFFOLK COUNTYNew York

Why Is Redistricting Important?

How lines and political district maps are drawn will affect -

Who can run, who gets elected Whether a community can elect candidates of

choice Who serves on local school boards, city / town

councils, state legislature and U.S. Congress Whether elected officials are responsive to your

needs Whether policies you want are made Whether minorities will have a fair chance to elect

their own

ON POLICE ENCOUNTERS

Host:

LatinoJustice.org

Islip Empowerment

Project

Long Island Minority High School Youth Meeting -Workshop at Touro Law Center Friday, April 8, 2011

Every person has constitutional rights4th Amendment –

“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause ….”

If a one gives consent to a search, a warrant is not required. If an officer is lawfully present, he may seize objects that are

found in "plain view". But, the officer must have had probable cause to believe that the objects are contraband..

5th Amendment - The Right Not to Incriminate Oneself (also called, the “right to

remain silent” and refuse to answer) The Right To Consult A Lawyer

Key phrases

If you are stopped by police on the street:

POLITELY:Ask: “Officer, am I under arrest?”Ask: “Why am I being stopped?

Ask: “What am I being arrested for? “Is there a warrant for me?”

Ask: “Can I go now?’ (If Yes, walk away slowly.)

Say: “I do not consent to this search.”

Immediately upon your arrest - say nothing, except: Say: “I want to see a lawyer.”Say: “I assert my right to be remain silent.”Say: “I want to contact my parents.”

It’s up to YOU to learn about and defend your rights

When any law enforcement agent approaches you -

(i.e., plain-clothes, uniformed, sheriff, police, highway patrol, immigration, FBI or other peace officer)Think carefully about your words, movement,

body language, and emotions.What you say can be used against you, and can give the police an excuse to arrest you…

U.S. Civil Rights laws

Title VI

Title VII

Title IX