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

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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

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Monday, April 28
8 p.m.
103 Jerome Greene Hall
Columbia Law School
116th St. and Amsterdam

Forty years ago, students at Columbia University and throughout the United States brought major universities to a standstill with massive student protests and strikes that drew world attention to causes such as racism, war and injustice.

Since then, student activists have looked back at the events of 1968 to draw inspiration and learn lessons from their predecessors. What is the role of students in a national or global movement for justice? Was the student movement of the 1960s ultimately successful? How do today’s student activists work to address wrongs of the government and their institutions?

On Tuesday, April 29, 2008 join hundreds of New Yorkers in Albany as we help win marriage fairness, transgender non-discrimination protections, safe schools for LGBT youth, and more funding for our community’s health and human services needs.

Last year more than 1,100 people from all across New York ascended on Albany to tell elected officials face-to-face that all families deserve fairness and protection. This year, come with us to show our sheer power and determination. We are counting on you!

The Real ID Act will create America’s first-ever national identity card system.

Under the Bush Administration's vision, a Real ID card will become an internal passport for Americans and part of everyday life --a way to keep track of your movements, your activities and your lifestyle. In addition, the plan will have a disastrous impact on immigrant communities, workers and the LGBT community. Come find out what you can do to help stop the Real ID Act.

Sunday, May 4 at 3 p.m.
Vassar College
Rocky Hall 200
Poughkeepsie, NY
Free and Open Admission

Speakers include: Udi Ofer, Advoca

Earlier this month, Texas authorities raided a Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) ranch and took more than 400 children into state custody. As the custody hearings regarding these children continue, questions of the child, parental and religious rights implicated in the controversy continue to emerge.

As part of the NYCLU's continuing Civil Liberties Discussion Series, Lisa Graybill of the ACLU of Texas will discuss the civil rights and civil liberties issues at play in FLDS case.

Please join us Tuesday, May 6 at 7 p.m. in our offices at 125 Broad Street on the 19th floor.

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With the increasing pressure to fill wartime quotas, military recruiters are aggressively targeting New York City students while school officials turn a blind eye. With consistent reports of recruitment in classrooms, wholesale violations of student and parent privacy, and deliberate recruiter misinformation, the NYC Department of Education continually refuses to address or acknowledge this crisis.

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,

Thursday, May 22
6 to 9 p.m.
B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation
420 Whitehall Rd., Albany

Guest SpeakerUdi Ofer, NYCLU Advocacy Director

Topic of discussion
'The Real Deal on Real ID'
Why New York State should 'Just Say No'

Reception immediately following.

All members of the New York Civil Liberties Union residing in the Capital Region (Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren and Washington counties), and all interested persons are invited to attend this annual gathering.