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...
by Nada Khader | Oct 27, 2024 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Criminal Justice, Director's Blog, Racial Justice
Better Oversight Needed at Juvenile Justice Facilities The New York State Office of Children and Family Services is not adequately overseeing juvenile justice facilities outside New York City to ensure they meet State regulations for the health and safety of the youth...
by Nada Khader | Dec 18, 2023 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Criminal Justice, Director's Blog, Economic and Human Rights, Militarism and Foreign Policy, Racial Justice
12-year-old Dunia lost her leg in an Israeli airstrike that killed her whole family. We filmed this video with Dunia during the seven-day truce, and yesterday an Israeli tank-fired shell killed her while she was recovering in Naser Hospital in Khan Younis....
by Nada Khader | Dec 18, 2023 | Blogs, Director's Blog, Economic and Human Rights, Militarism and Foreign Policy, Movement Building, Racial Justice
WESPACers are attending a rally Thursday in NYC with Adalah Justice Project (AJP), United Auto Workers (UAW) Region 9A, NYC Democratic Socialists of America (NYC-DSA), Jewish Voice for Peace-NY (JVP-NY), Desis Rising Up and Moving (DRUM), Bangladeshi Americans for...
by Nada Khader | Nov 20, 2023 | Blogs, Director's Blog, Militarism and Foreign Policy, Movement Building, Racial Justice
Israel’s War on American Student Activists For years the Israel on Campus Coalition—a little-known organization with links to Israeli intelligence—has used student informants to spy on pro-Palestinian campus groups. Students gather in support of Palestine at Harvard...