[ACLU-announce] Support Police Transparency in San Jose

[Peter Yessne]

Attend the San Jose Police Records Hearing
and Support Open Records!
 
Dear Friend of the ACLU of Santa Clara Valley,
 
This Tuesday October 14th, from 9 am - 12 noon, the Rules Committee of the San Jose City Council will discuss a proposal by the San Jose Sunshine Reform Task Force to require that records of the San Jose Police Department be made available upon request to the public.  The Santa Clara Valley chapter of the ACLU of Northern California supports this reform which will increase the transparency of the SJ Police Department as well as improve the level of public trust in San Jose.
 
We need Santa Clara Valley residents who support this reform to attend the Rules Committee hearing next Tuesday at San Jose City Hall and speak for one or two minutes each in favor of the San Jose Sunshine Reform Task Force recommendations for the SJPD.  Please join us! 
 
ALSO PLEASE CONSIDER THESE OTHER IMPORTANT ELECTION RELATED ACTIVTIES:
 
"No on Prop. 8" Phone Bank Volunteers Needed  -- Help Defeat Prop. 8!

The Defrank Center  Mondays & Tuesdays   6:30 PM  to 9:30 PM   938 The Alameda San Jose      
 
Prop 8 Panel

Wed Oct 15th 12-1pm
Bannan Hall 127
Santa Clara University

Law Professors Gerald Uelmen, Pat Cain, and Margalynne Armstrong will be on this panel addressing Prop 8.

They will discuss the legal history of gay marriage in CA, the court's reach into the initiative process and why they didn't take on the request to remove prop 8 from the ballot, fallout for families who have gotten married since the case should the prop pass - are their marriages still good, what about getting divorced, property, etc.

Cosponsored by BGLAd, PISJC, Amnesty Intl, and The Center for Social Justice

Vote For Justice
Thursday Oct 16th 12-1pm
Bannan Hall 142
Santa Clara University

Panelists from various community organizations will discuss how a “yes” or “no” vote on the ballot propositions is a Vote for Justice. Law Professor David Yosifon will moderate. Speakers from various organizations will discuss Props 5, 6, 9, & 11 and handouts will be available on all Props on the ballot.

Cosponsored by ACLU, PISJC, La Raza, and the American Constitution Society
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