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Ribbon for Immigrant Respect
Model United Nations
Sep 12, ’11
3:51 PM
In Model UN, students step into the shoes of ambassadors from UN member states to debate current issues on the organization’s agenda. Students make speeches, prepare draft resolutions, negotiate with allies and adversaries, resolve conflicts, and navigate the conference rules of procedure – all in the interest of mobilizing “international cooperation” to resolve problems that affect countries all over the world…
Court says public has right to video police in public places
Sep 12, ’11
3:42 PM
Court says public has right to video police in public places
A Boston lawyer suing the city and police officers who arrested him for using his cell phone to record a drug arrest on the Common won a victory today when a federal appeals court said the officers could not claim “qualified immunity” because they were performing their job when they arrested him under a state law that bars audio recordings without the consent of both parties.
In its ruling, which lets Simon Glik continue his lawsuit, the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston said the way Glik was arrested and his phone seized under a state wiretapping law violated his First and Fourth Amendment rights:…
Nouriel ‘Dr. Doom’ Roubini: ‘Karl Marx Was Right’
Sep 9, ’11
8:18 PM
Nouriel ‘Dr. Doom’ Roubini: ‘Karl Marx Was Right’
There’s an old axiom that goes, “wise is the person who appreciates candor almost as much as good news.” With that as a guide, place the forthcoming decidedly in the category of candor.
Economist Nouriel “Dr. Doom” Roubini, the New York University professor who four years ago accurately predicted the global financial crisis, said one of economist Karl Marx’s critiques of capitalism is playing itself out in the current global financial crisis.
Marx, among other theories, argued that capitalism had an internal contradiction that would cyclically lead to crises, and that, at minimum, would place pressure on the economic system.
Companies, Roubini said, are motivated to minimize costs, to save and stockpile cash, but this leads to less money in the hands of employees, which means they have less money to spend and flow back to companies.
Now, in the current financial crisis, consumers, in addition to having less money to spend due to the above, are also motivated to minimize costs, to save and stockpile cash, magnifying the effect of less money flowing back to companies.
“Karl Marx had it right,” Roubini said in an interview with wsj.com. “At some point capitalism can self-destroy itself. That’s because you can not keep on shifting income from labor to capital without not having an excess capacity and a lack of aggregate demand. We thought that markets work. They are not working. What’s individually rational … is a self-destructive process.”…
Cultural History of German Law Since the Renaissance
Sep 9, ’11
6:59 PM
Cultural History of German Law Since the Renaissance
History 230A/B Tuesday: 4:00-7:00
Winter/Spring 1995
Haines 82
Mr. Sabean
This research seminar is an introduction to the history of German legal culture and practice. During the winter quarter, students will read widely in the secondary literature and report on various themes. Each session will be composed of three parts: 1) discussion of a book assigned to all participants; 2) a report by one of the participants on a particular issue; 3) the close reading of a short text. The Spring quarter will be devoted to discussion of research papers presented by students…
Palestinians to present statehood bid to UN general assembly
Sep 9, ’11
5:45 PM
Palestinians to present statehood bid to UN general assembly
Palestinian leaders have said that they will formally request recognition of their state and full membership of the UN next month, despite strong US opposition amid warnings that such a move would jeopardise future peace talks.
Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, will personally present the application to the UN secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, before the UN general assembly opens on 20 September.
The UN has the moral, legal, political and historical responsibility to recognise Palestine and “to put an end to the Israeli occupation”, said Ryad Malki, the Palestinian foreign minister.
Abbas is to travel to Lebanon on Tuesday to discuss the plan. Lebanon will hold the rotating presidency of the UN security council next month and is expected to be sympathetic to the Palestinian campaign…
‘Make a Movement’ Sundays: 9/11 (The War on Immigrants), September 11, 10-5pm
Sep 7, ’11
5:52 PM
‘Make a Movement’ Sundays: 9/11 (The War on Immigrants), September 11, 10-5pm
The attacks of September 11, 2001 and the emergence of The War on Terrorism have produced aggressive networks of punishment, mass warehousing, and criminalization that deploy an unjust system of detention and deportation. Recent reports and academic research indicate that the U.S. government’s trend has been to increase the privatization of the detention center system as a way to increase national security measures. With the help of scholars, activists and legal advocates, awareness about the conditions and treatment of detained immigrants help in pressuring government officials to adopt reformative detention guidelines. To address this current reality, ‘Make a Movement’ Sundays: 9/11 (The War on Immigrants)” IRATE/First Friends will train people to participate in a visitor program to visit immigrants detained at the Elizabeth Detention Center in Elizabeth, NJ. After the training the participants will travel to Elizabeth to visit immigrants who have been converted into prisoners of the ”nation of immigrants.”
Please RSVP before Sept. 9 at 5pm to people@immigrant-movement.us. Please note that it is important to bring a valid ID or a passport and proof of residency (like a bill sent to your house).
Event Schedule:
9:30 – 10:00 am : Everyone arrives at Immigrant Movement International HQ. We will also be doing a pick up in Manhattan, let us know if you would rather meet there.
10:00 am: Leave to Elizabeth
11:00 am: Arrive at St. Mary – The Assumption Parish (321 South Broad St., Elizabeth, NJ 07203)
11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Visitor training session led by Sally Pillay
12:00 pm: Leave to the detention center
12:10 pm: Arrive at Elizabeth Detention Center (625 Evans Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07201)
12:10 pm – 1:00 pm: Visit male immigrants
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm: Visit female immigrants
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Meet with group, start drawings
3:00pm - Transportation back to IM International HQ
4:00pm – Arrive back at IM International HQ.
‘Make a Movement’ Sundays is a community-oriented event series which takes place the first Sunday of every month.
