In 2019, New York state lawmakers passed a raft of progressive legislation that strengthened reproductive and voting rights, made our criminal legal system fairer and much more. Since then there have been additional victories for civil rights and civil liberties, but the momentum for positive change has slowed significantly. In some instances, wins have actually been rolled back. What are the roadblocks causing this lack of progress? How can we get back to the 2019-levels of change? And what wins and losses did we see in this year’s state legislative session?We discuss all these questions with Lee Rowland, who was until very recently the NYCLU’s policy director. Lee has just stepped down from her role at the NYCLU to take a position as the Executive Director of the National Coalition Against Censorship. We also talk to Naila Awan and Katharine Bodde who are now the NYCLU’s two co-directors of policy.Please download, rate, review, and subscribe to Rights This Way. It will help more people find this podcast.Resources:Previous episodes on NY’s Equal Rights Amendment:https://www.nyclu.org/en/publications/s1-ep-1-without-roe-are-abortion-rights-danger-nyhttps://www.nyclu.org/en/publications/ep-2-what-does-the-future-hold-abortion-access-nyPrevious episodes on bail:https://www.nyclu.org/en/publications/s2-ep1-backtracking-bail-reformhttps://www.nyclu.org/en/publications/ep-3-truth-about-bail-reformFor more on everything we discuss in this episode, visit https://www.nyclu.org/ For transcripts and additional information on the episodes, visit nyclu.org/en/rightsthisway.Follow NYCLU on Twitter and Instagram. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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