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Kirsten John Foy, Michael A. Hardy to Host Top NYPD Brass at House of Justice

***MEDIA ADVISORY***

KIRSTEN JOHN FOY, NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK’S (NAN) NORTHEAST REGIONAL DIRECTOR ALONG WITH ATTORNEY MICHAEL A. HARDY, NAN’S GENERAL COUNSEL TO HOST TOP NYPD BRASS AT NAN’S HOUSE OF JUSTICE TO DISCUSS POLICE & COMMUNITY RELATIONS

WHO:

Meeting attendees:
Minister Kirsten John Foy, Northeast Regional Director, National Action Network
Michael A. Hardy, Esq., EVP & General Counsel, National Action Network
Hazel M. Dukes, President, New York State Chapter, NAACP
Donna Lieberman Executive Director, NYCLU
Arva Rice, President, New York Urban League
Joo-Hyun Kang, Communities United for Police Reform
Priscilla Gonzalez, Communities United for Police Reform
Tamika Mallory, Justice League
Carmen Perez, Justice League

NYPD Officials:
Ben Tucker, 1st Deputy Commissioner, NYPD
Edna Handy, Counsel to the Police Commissioner, NYPD
James P. O’Neill, Chief of the Department, NYPD

WHEN:
Wednesday, February 11, 2015—
1:00 p.m. EST Private meeting
2:15 p.m. EST Press availability

WHERE:
National Action Network
106 West 145th Street (Lenox Avenue)
Harlem, New York

WHAT:
NAN’s Northeast Regional Director Minister Kirsten John Foy, along with NAN’s General Counsel Michael A. Hardy, Esq., to convene a meeting between major civil rights and police reform groups; along with NYPD officials to deliberate over the mission of the new strategic response unit and protest protocols. Min. Foy will also be available to respond to the indictment of Officer Peter Liang in the Akai Gurley case.
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