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 NJCRDC Events

Monthly Meeting

Tuesday, October 25, 2005, 7:30 PM


Christ Church
5 Paterson Street
New Brunwick, NJ


 Other Events

Bush Crimes Commission

Oct 21st and 22nd, 2005 in New York City.

The commission aims to both frame and fuel a society-wide discussion of whether, or not, the administration of George W. Bush is guilty of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other high crimes. It will do this by bringing the truth to light, and by applying exacting standards, to determine if unpardonable crimes have been committed.

This discussion, in these terms, is both sorely needed and increasingly possible now because of actual events and the rising public anger at the Bush administration. With a deep sense of responsibility to the people of the world, we have to seize this moment -- a time to change how people see and think about the Bush administration and its actions.

The Commission will be conducted in two sessions. The first session will be held on October 21 and 22. The second session will be held within the next few months.

NJ Civil Rights Defense Committee has been involved in preparing the indictment and organizing the evidence. Barbara Olshansky, Center for Constitutional Rights and coordinator of Guantanamo detainee defense will act as a prosecutor.

Click on: The 2005 International Commission of Inquiry on Crimes Against Humanity Committed by the Bush Administration of the United States


Fire the Boss!

Meet with members of Argentinian Recuperated Factory Workers and Unemployed Worker Movements

Thursday, November 3rd at 6:30 pm at Rutgers-New Brunswick

Workers from Argentina and North America will share their experiences on the shop floor, in their communities, and in the streets. We hope to create a space where we can learn from each others struggles, find common ground, and forge strategies for building international solidarity.

In 2001, Argentina’s economy collapsed. Factories began closing, foreign banks began pulling their money out of the country leaving the poor of the country in shambles. But the workers in Argentina didn’t take this laying down. Instead they started to organize.

Workers took control over their factories, seized the machines and once again started to produce, without the boss. The unemployed movements continued to provide for the unmet needs of their communities, creating bakeries, small cooperatives, and community gardens to provide food and jobs.

The meeting will be in Spanish with English translation.

Graduate Student Lounge right next to Au Bon Pain in the Student Center on College Avenue

Speakers:
Carlos Alberto Barra from the Movimiento de Trabajadores Desocupados (MTD- Unemployed Worker Movement) Allen, Rio Negro, South Argentina.
Noelia Lecerfs from Hotel Bauen
Elsa Montero from the Clinica Fenix (x-IMECC)
Eulalia Alicia Perez from the CUC (United Cooperative of Shoe-Makers) Ex-Adidas Factory
For more information on the specific projects represented please see the Fire the Boss! Tour web site at: web site

In The News
Oct. 19, 2005
Jail ends kosher and halal meals

Herald News
Story

Oct. 1, 2005
Showdown at Sheriff's Plaza

Counterpunch
Story

Aug. 26, 2005
Speziale may allow review of jail conditions to resume

Herald News
Story

Aug. 26, 2005
Sheriff considers lifting ban on federal auditors at jail

Herald News
Story

Aug. 26, 2005
Detainee Justice

Bergen County Record
Op-Ed

Aug. 24, 2005
2 men say Passiac Jail denied them AIDS drugs

Herald News
Story

Aug. 17, 2005
Speziale boots feds probing alleged abuse of detainees

Herald News
Story

Jul. 20, 2005
Judge Dread

Counterpunch
Story

Jun. 29, 2005
Jail officials deny beating of immigration detainee

Herald News
Story

Jun. 3, 2005
Federal detainees, county headaches

The Star-Ledger (NJ.com)
Story

Apr. 26, 2005
Nowhere to go

Herald News
Story

Mar. 16, 2005
Immigrant detainee breaks fast in Passaic

Herald News
Story

Mar. 15, 2005
Jailed immigrant on hunger strike

Herald News
Story

Mar. 12, 2005
Judge rules businessman must leave

Home News Tribune
Story

Mar. 11, 2005
Deporting Lin would be unjust

Home News Tribune
Op-Ed

Mar. 11, 2005
Deportation case focuses on definition of torture

New York Times
Story

Feb. 25, 2005
Carcel de Passaic en la mira

El Diario
Story

Feb. 20, 2005
Brooklyn's Abu Graib

New York Daily News
Story

Feb. 16, 2005
Recently released from prison, Cuban refugees who came to the United States in the 1980 Mariel boatlift are left to fend for themselves

The Times-Picayune
Story

Feb. 15, 2005
12 Cuban detainees released in Newark following court ruling

Star-Ledger
Story

Feb. 12, 2005
Testimony danger is cited

Home News Tribune
Story

Jan. 25, 2005
Immigrant may get Feb. ruling

Home News Tribune
Story

Jan. 25, 2005
Expert: If deported, man faces torture

The Star Ledger
Story

Jan. 24, 2005
A Cry for Mercy

The Star Ledger
Story

Jan. 23, 2005
Tiananmen organizer faces U.S. expulsion

The Star Ledger
Story

Jan. 15, 2005
Detainee records request is denied

Herald News
Story

Jan. 12, 2005
Supreme Court Limits Detention of Immigrants

The Boston Globe
Story

Dec. 17, 2004
Borough backs store owner in deportation fight

Home News Tribune
Story

Dec. 7, 2004
Detainee rights battle

The Bergen Herald
Story

Dec. 7, 2004
Jails must stop using dogs near immigration detainees

News Day (Associated Press Article)
Story

Dec. 6, 2004
Celebran triunfo de inmigrantes

El Diario/La Prenza
Story

Nov. 18, 2004
Perros para torturar a detenidos

El Diario/La Prensa
Story

Jun. 29, 2004
Journalist Deported

Home News Tribune
Story

May. 23, 2004
Journalist from Sierra Leone fears Deportation and Reprisals

Home News Tribune
Story

Mar. 23, 2004
Detainee Newsletter

NJCRDC
Article

Mar. 14, 2004
Inside Guantanamo

The Observer
Story

Mar. 14, 2004
Inside Guantanamo

The Observer
Story

Feb. 16, 2004
Detainees in, out of county jail

The Herald News
Article

Feb. 3, 2004
Professors take aim at Patriot Act

The Morning Call
Article

Feb. 1, 2004
AFTER THE WAR

Herald News
Story

Dec. 8, 2003
Southern Discomfort: Local Deportees Sent Out of State

City Limits WEEKLY
Story