CAIR-Cleveland & Northern Ohio

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  • CAIR-Cleveland Joins Civil Rights Groups in Release of Open Letter on Community Police Commission

    CAIR-Cleveland Joins Civil Rights Groups in Release of Open Letter on Community Police Commission

    (CLEVELAND, OH, 8/28/15) – The Cleveland branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the Collaborative for a Safe, Fair and Just Cleveland, and the Cleveland chapter of the National Lawyers Guild today released an open letter outlining issues that must be resolved to better ensure that the Community Police Commission may operate more effectively and inclusively once established.

    [NOTE: The Cleveland chapter of the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cleveland) is a founding member of the Collaborative for a Safe, Fair and Just Cleveland.]

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  • CAIR-Cleveland Joins Civil Rights Groups in Filing Amicus Brief on Concerns About Police Consent Decree

    CAIR-Cleveland Joins Civil Rights Groups in Filing Amicus Brief on Concerns About Police Consent Decree

    (CLEVELAND, OH, 6/29/15) – The Cleveland branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the Collaborative for a Safe, Fair and Just Cleveland, and the Cleveland Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild announced the filing of an Amicus Brief today in US Federal District Court in the matter of United States v. City of Cleveland (1:15-cv-01046). CAIR-Cleveland is a founding member of the Collaborative for a Safe, Fair and Just Cleveland.

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  • CAIR to Join Civil Rights Groups in Brief on DOJ’s Cleveland Police Consent Decree

    CAIR to Join Civil Rights Groups in Brief on DOJ’s Cleveland Police Consent Decree

    (CLEVELAND, OH, 6/26/15) – On Monday June 29, the Cleveland Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the Collaborative for a Safe, Fair and Just Cleveland and the Cleveland chapter of the National Lawyers Guild will hold a joint press conference to announce the filing of an amicus (friend of the court) brief in US Federal District Court in the matter of United States v. City of Cleveland (1:15-cv-01946).

    [NOTE: The Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cleveland) is a founding member of the Collaborative for a Safe, Fair and Just Cleveland.]

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  • CAIR-Cleveland Welcomes Judge’s Finding of Probable Cause to Charge Police Officers in Tamir Rice’s Death

    CAIR-Cleveland Welcomes Judge’s Finding of Probable Cause to Charge Police Officers in Tamir Rice’s Death

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    CAIR-Cleveland Welcomes Judge’s Finding of Probable Cause to Charge Police Officers inTamir Rice’s Death

    (CLEVELAND, OH, 6/12/15) – The Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cleveland) today welcomed a municipal court judge’s ruling Thursday that there is probable cause to charge two Cleveland police officers in the shooting death last November of 12-year-old Tamir Rice.

    SEE: Tamir Rice’s Family ‘Grateful’ After Judge Says There Is Probable Cause to Charge Cleveland Police Officers

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  • CAIR-Cleveland to Join Legal Effort by Religious, Civil Rights Groups Seeking Charges in Tamir Rice Case

    CAIR-Cleveland to Join Legal Effort by Religious, Civil Rights Groups Seeking Charges in Tamir Rice Case

    (CLEVELAND, OH 6/9/2015) – On Tuesday, June 9th, the Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cleveland) will join other civil rights leaders, activists, and clergy at a press conference in front of the Cuyahoga County Justice Center to announce that they are filing a number of citizens’ affidavits for probable cause in the death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, who was killed by Cleveland Police Officers on November 22, 2014.

    SEE: Cleveland Leaders Bypass Prosecutors to Seek Charge in Tamir Rice Case (more…)

  • 400+ Turn Out at CAIR-Cleveland Event to Honor Muslim Hero of Paris Kosher Grocery Attack

    400+ Turn Out at CAIR-Cleveland Event to Honor Muslim Hero of Paris Kosher Grocery Attack

    (CLEVELAND, OH, 5/6/15) – On Sunday May 3, more than 400 people turned out for the 13th Annual Civil Rights Banquet of the Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio), with the theme “Rooted in Faith: Growing Through Service,” at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Independence.

    The event honored Lassana Bathily, the Malian Muslim who was recently declared a French National Hero for saving customers in the Hyper Cacher Kosher grocery store in Paris during terrorist attacks in January. Bathily received the I-CAIR Courage and Honor Award at the banquet.
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  • CAIR-Cleveland to Honor French Muslim Hero Who Rescued Customers in Paris Kosher Supermarket Attack

    CAIR-Cleveland to Honor French Muslim Hero Who Rescued Customers in Paris Kosher Supermarket Attack

    (CLEVELAND, OH, 4/14/15) — On Sunday May 3, the Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OHIO) will hold its 13th Annual Civil Rights Banquet, with the theme “Rooted in Faith: Growing Through Service,” at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Independence.

    At the event, CAIR will present the I-CAIR Honor and Courage Award to Lassana Bathily, the Malian Muslim who was recently declared a French National Hero for saving customers in the Hyper Cacher Kosher grocery store in Paris during terrorist attacks in January. (more…)

  • CAIR-Cleveland Joins Call for City Hall Accountability in Needed Police Reforms

    CAIR-Cleveland Joins Call for City Hall Accountability in Needed Police Reforms

    Muslim civil rights group calls on people of all faiths to join rally tonight outside Cleveland City Hall

    (CLEVELAND, OH, 12/8/14) – The Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Cleveland) today joined the call by religious leaders to attend a peaceful rally outside Cleveland City Hall this evening to push for police reforms.

    CAIR-Cleveland is also calling on all people of conscience to join with the New Abolitionist Association of the Children’s Defense Fund to attend tonight’s Cleveland City Council meeting after the rally to demand accountability on the part of City Council in implementing needed reforms to the Cleveland Division of Police.

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  • CAIR-Ohio Rep Addresses the Erosion of Civil Liberties in the Post 9/11 Era

    CAIR-Ohio Rep Addresses the Erosion of Civil Liberties in the Post 9/11 Era

    (CLEVELAND, OH – 1/31/12) – A representative of the Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) gave a presentation on the erosion of civil liberties and targeting of Muslims in the post 9/11 area during the weekly meeting of the New Muslim Support Network at the Islamic Center of Cleveland.

    The talk, entitled Profiling Islam: Faith Under Surveillance, offered an in-depth look at various national security policies that have undermined civil liberties and dramatically increased racial, religious, and ethnic profiling in America. Presented by Julia Shearson, executive director of CAIR-Cleveland, the talk showed how the federal government’s ineffective, misguided and costly dragnet approach to national security makes us less safe and less free.

    “Government policies that promote profiling and erode civil liberties are out of line with core American values and are counterproductive to national security.” CAIR-Cleveland Executive Director Julia A. Shearson said. “Such ineffective policies should be realigned with constitutional norms or they should be dismantled.”

    CONTACT:  CAIR-Ohio Communications Coordinator Hanna Tyler, 614-451-3232, E-Mail: htyler@cair.com.

  • CAIR-Ohio Rep Addresses the Erosion of Civil Liberties in the Post 9/11 Era

    CAIR-Ohio Rep Addresses the Erosion of Civil Liberties in the Post 9/11 Era

    (CLEVELAND, OH – 1/4/12) – A representative of the Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) gave a presentation on the erosion of civil liberties in the post 9/11 area during the monthly meeting of the Libertarian Party of Cuyahoga County.

    The talk, entitled the Erosion of Civil Liberties in the War on Terror, offered an in-depth look at various national security policies that have undermined civil liberties and dramatically increased racial, religious, and ethnic profiling in America. Presented by Julia Shearson, executive director of CAIR-Cleveland, the talk showed how the federal government’s ineffective, misguided and costly dragnet approach to national security makes us less safe and less free.

    “Government policies that promote profiling and erode civil liberties are out of line with core American values and are counterproductive to national security.” CAIR-Cleveland Executive Director Julia A. Shearson said. “Such ineffective policies should be realigned with constitutional norms or they should be dismantled.”

    Note: CAIR-Ohio is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that does not endorse or support political candidates or political parties.

    CONTACT:  CAIR-Ohio Communications Coordinator Nijma Darwish, 614-451-3232, E-Mail: ndarwish@cair.com.