Zone 5 PSC

Today in the United States we face a human rights emergency. The deployment of National Guard and ICE agents in major cities usurps the basic rights of residents as well as local authority. Rights to free speech and assembly are under attack, and courts are failing to hold leaders accountable to the law. The international human rights system can provide a court of appeal for situations like this. This panel of legal experts, advocates, and scholars will discuss how international human rights can be a tool for cities and local movements serving as the front line defenders of human rights. REGISTER HERE

Panelists: Lisa Borden, Deputy Federal Policy Director, Southern Poverty Law Center; Jamil Dakwar, Director, Human Rights Program, American Civil Liberties Union; Amy Berquist, Associate Program Director, International Justice Program, The Advocates for Human Rights (Minneapolis)

Facilitator: Manisha Desai, Director, Center for Changing Systems of Power at Stony Brook University & Board member, Human Rights Cities Alliance

Co-sponsored by the Human Rights Cities Alliance, US Human Rights Network, and Center for Changing Systems of Power at Stony Brook University

For more information see human-rights-cities.org
Email: [email protected]

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Zone 5 Community News - April 2026 Email from City of Pittsburgh Welcome to our NEW Zone 5 Community Newsletter       Zone 5 Community News April 2026   A monthly resource for those who live, work, and play in the neighborhoods of Poli

Zone 5 Public Safety Council Meeting
Tuesday, March 10th, at 6 pm
Kingsley Association, 6435 Frankstown Ave, 3rd floor
(behind the East Liberty Target and caddy-corner from the East Liberty Post Office)

TOPIC: Casa San Jose will be presenting on "Know Your Rights when ICE is in your community".

Hot dinner courtesy of Operation Better Block and Shumanns Homewood so come a few minutes early to get a seat and something to eat! All Zone 5 residents are welcome to attend.

Let’s help our next generation be great readers! Because reading is FUNDAMENTAL.

Neighbors— if you need a winter coat, please visit the coat drive on February 9.