2011 Community Events

Islip Empowerment Project
(IEP) is a nonpartisan 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.
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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

La Redistribución de Distritos
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El rediseño de distritos
Redistricting Basics in 2012
SUFFOLK COUNTY
New York

Why Is Redistricting
How lines and political district maps are drawn will affect -
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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 rights
4 th Amendment –
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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..
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5 th Amendment -
The Right Not to Incriminate Oneself (also called, the “right to remain silent” and refuse to answer)
The Right To Consult A Lawyer

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