Enjoy an evening of funky, folky, fabulous fun with Nellie McKay and other young and emerging artists at the "Voices for Change" concert to benefit the NYCLU.

Where:
Thalia Theater, Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street

Who:
Nellie McKay, Jenny Bruce, Clinton Curtis, Megan Fogarty, Rachael Sage, Liana Stampur and Lucy Woodward.

The NYCLU Civil Liberties Discussion Series takes place from 7 – 8:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month. Each session consists of two parts: a guest speaker and open discussion.

Each month the Discussion Series hosts a speaker from the NYCLU, ACLU or other advocacy group to discuss a current civil liberties issue or controversy.

Please join us Tuesday, April 1 at 7 p.m. in our offices at 125 Broad St., 19th floor.

Following the presentations, NYCLU staff will lead a discussion with the speakers and attendees. Pizza and drinks will be provided to get the discussion going.

AN INNOCENT MAN IN GUANTANAMO: Five Years of My Life

When: 7 p.m. Friday, April 4

Where: South Court Auditorium
Humanities and Social Sciences Library
5th Avenue at 42nd Street

Cost: $15 general admission and $10 library donors, seniors and students with valid identification

Buy tickets now.

In October 2001, 19-year-old Murat Kurnaz, a Turkish citizen and legal resident of Germany, traveled to Pakistan to learn more about his Muslim faith. A few weeks later, on the day he was to return to Germany, Kurnaz was arrested at a police checkpoint without explanation. Kurnaz was then handed over to the U.S. military and transported to a U.S. military base in Afghanistan. After two months, Kurnaz was taken to Guantanamo and held prisoner for five years.

The New York Civil Liberties Union has launched a new program to engage New York City young professionals between the ages of 24 and 40 in the civil rights/social justice movement.

Are you a young NYCLU supporter who is able and excited to …

- serve as an ambassador for a great organization and contribute your skills and creativity to the forming and shaping of this group,

Join the NYCLU at the second annual peaceXpiece Earth Day concert and fair! Stop by our table for information, giveaways or just to say hi.

Noon Saturday, April 19 at the Central Park Bandshell.

Admission Free!

The fesitval includes creation of a 1,000 piece green mural; performances by five nationally touring music acts including Matt Pond PA, Glint and supernumblivemachine; and keynote speeches from political leaders including NYCLU Executive Director Donna Lieberman.

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New York was the first state in the country to agree to President Bush’s Real ID Act, America’s first-ever national identity card. Join a panel of experts to learn what a national ID system will mean for your privacy, security and wallet. Find out what you can do to stop the Real ID Act.

Your Papers Please: What the Real ID Act Means for American Values

Thursday, April 24 at 7 p.m.

This vigil will honor the life of Lawrence King and other LGBTQ youth victims and survivors of violence, and allow LGBTQ/allied youth, providers and others to come together and inspire each other.

Friday, April 25 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Christopher Street Park

Directions: A,C,E,F,V to West 4th Street; 1 to Christopher Street

Glow-sticks will be distributed for the vigil, or bring your own.

For more information, please contact Erica Braudy at ebraudy@nyclu.org or 212.607.3361.

Join the NYCLU at the fifth annual Brooklyn Peace Fair! Stop by our table for information, giveaways or just to say hi.

Saturday, April 26, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
At Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus
1 University Plaza, at the corner of Flatbush and DeKalb avenues

Admission Free! (Must bring photo ID)

Speakers and presenters include: Debbie Almontaser, Eric Adams and Major Owens

Performances by: Abiodun (Last Poets), Aja Monet (Def Poet), Ajah-Yo (Afoxe), Amanda Diva and Friends, Dragons of Zynth, Invincible (Anomolies), Mental Notes, Queen God!s, Ra Hendrix, Remi Kanazi, Stephanie Rooker, The Raging Grannies and their Daughters