by Nada Khader | May 22, 2025 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Criminal Justice, Director's Blog, Economic and Human Rights, Environmental and Food Justice, Frontpage, Immigration, Militarism and Foreign Policy, Movement Building, Racial Justice
A wonderful short documentary film from Wilder Nicholson that captures the essence of the 2025 Lower Hudson Valley Social Forum. This footage gives us hope and joy in these dark and challenging times. We need to continue building community as we navigate our way to...
by Nada Khader | Mar 17, 2025 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Criminal Justice, Director's Blog, Economic and Human Rights
*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* March 17, 2025 Contact: [email protected] Sunshine Week: CANY Data Update Exposes Need for Transparency Visualized Data Shows Sharp Increase in Prison Deaths, Changes in Population Under Custody New York, NY – In...
by Nada Khader | Mar 17, 2025 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Criminal Justice, Director's Blog, Militarism and Foreign Policy, Movement Building, Racial Justice
As many of you know, my spouse James teaches at Columbia University, which has again been much in the news. Things have been moving so fast that it’s hard to keep up with a situation that grows ever more dire. On Friday, March 7 when the Horsemen of the...
by Nada Khader | Jan 30, 2025 | Blogs, Criminal Justice, Director's Blog, Economic and Human Rights, Movement Building, Racial Justice
The documentary The Strike will premiere on PBS Independent Lens on Monday, February 3rd (next week!). It will be available for free streaming on the PBS YouTube channel starting on February 3rd, and it will be available on PBS Independent Lens, PBS YouTube, and PBS...
by Nada Khader | Jan 16, 2025 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Criminal Justice, Director's Blog, Movement Building, Racial Justice
NYLJ: In the New Year, Take Another Look at Second Look The author writes “For nearly as long as I have been a judge, I have firmly believed in the importance of what I call demystifying the judiciary — that is, helping the public understand what judges do,...
by Nada Khader | Jan 13, 2025 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Criminal Justice, Director's Blog, Movement Building, Racial Justice
We are deeply disturbed by the recent video showing the horrific beating of Robert Brooks by corrections officers, medical staff, and state employees which caused his death. This violent act is not only unacceptable, but also inhumane and barbaric. Robert Brooks, a...
