Debate in the Neighborhood
ICNY’s Debate in the Neighborhood program finished up its third year with a final tournament on April 12. Students from Sikh, Hindu and Muslim communities debated topics straight out of today’s news headlines, including this debate on whether the MTA should refuse to display non-commercial ads in the transit system, and this prize-winning debate on whether school principals should get involved when cyberbullying takes place outside the school. We’d like to thank our final round judges Kimberly O’Haver (Open Society Foundation’s Youth Initiative), Hon. Kelly O’Neill Levy (Harlem Community Justice Center), Sandy Maskell (Mentoring USA), and Dr. Jeremy Waldron (NYU School of Law)/ Amd we encourage you to view the debate videos and be inspired by the intelligence, passion and energy these students bring to a discussion of security and freedom of speech.
