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Dancing License Required--Do you have a license to Dance?

Submitted by Webmaster on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 3:17pm

Here's the speech I gave at the Dance Parade, on Saturday, May 17, 2008.

Let me know what you think. Thank-you very much.

NYC should be the Dance Capital of the World. Yet, incredibly, it’s just the opposite. When I tell people outside NY and in NY that unless an establishment which serves food and drink has a cabaret license—people are not permitted to dance, they think I’m making it up. They just don’t believe me. Yet, the painful and unbelievable reality is that it is true. No cabaret license means no dancing in NYC.

I'll be on Open Line on KISS-FM, discussing the Sean Bell case

Submitted by Webmaster on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 2:29pm
Be sure to listen to OPEN LINE on KISS-FM this Sunday, May 25, 2008, from 11:45am to Noon, 98.7 on your radio. Norman Siegel will be discussing the Sean Bell case this Sunday, May 25, 2008, on Open Line with Bob Slade, James Mtume, and Bob Pickett on KISS-FM 98.7 on the FM dial, from 11:45am to 12 noon.

DanceParade on Broadway (No Cabaret License Required)

Submitted by Webmaster on Fri, 05/16/2008 - 7:40pm

Norman will be boogie down Broadway, along with others will hula, Salsa and Waltz their way to DanceFest in Tompkins Square Park.

In the park--at DanceFest--there'll be free dance performances, dance lessons and a Dance Party.

The parade was born out of an urge to unify the region’s cultural and ethnic dance groups, and for some, a protest against the city's archaic Cabaret Laws.

Norman, one of the lawyers who filed the suit against the city, is scheduled to speak at 5:20 PM in Tompkins Square Park.

Campaign for Systemic Change Re: Police Misconduct Cases

Submitted by Webmaster on Sun, 04/27/2008 - 3:05pm

Statement of Norman Siegel-4/27/08

The verdict in the Sean Bell case underscores the need for systemic change in the way New York handles police misconduct cases.

First, We need to create a Statewide permanent Special Prosecutor for Corruption and Brutality.

Announcing: Lawyers For Norman Siegel

Submitted by Webmaster on Sun, 04/13/2008 - 9:59am

On the morning of Friday, March 28, we had our kick-off Lawyers For Norman Siegel event, a discussion between Norman and twenty other lawyers representing many different firms.

Steven Hyman, who was Chairman of the Board while Norman was director of the NYCLU, introduced him, recalled how the Norman made the organization more effective and responsive to the needs of New Yorkers.

On being an effective Public Advocate

Submitted by Webmaster on Sun, 02/03/2008 - 4:04pm

As the only city in America with an elected Public Advocate, New York has the opportunity to be a nationwide example for achieving oversight and accountability of government.

An effective Public Advocate can prove that the public’s best interests and hard won rights do matter and that it needs an independent watchdog to ensure that government performs the services for which it was created ... to protect and advance the well being of all people.

Decentralize the Public Advocate's office

Submitted by Webmaster on Sun, 02/03/2008 - 4:04pm

I want to attract people, especially young people, to government service. I want to build bridges across racial and geographic lines.

New York City faces unique challenges because of our wonderfully diverse population and prominence in the world, including: unequal educational opportunity for our children, insufficient affordable housing, racial tension, police/community problems, post 9/11 issues – addressing the appropriate balance between freedom and security.

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